The Big Apple: “Where do construction workers go to drink?"/"The Rebar.”

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Entry from October 16, 2017

“Where do construction workers go to drink?"/"The Rebar.”

A construction riddle is:

Q: Where do construction workers go to drink?
A: The Rebar.

The joke was posted on Twitter on June 18, 2014, and on Reddit—Jokes on October 17, 2017.

Wikipedia: Rebar
Rebar (short for reinforcing bar), collectively known as reinforcing steel and reinforcement steel, is a steel bar or mesh of steel wires used as a tension device in reinforced concrete and reinforced masonry structures to strengthen and hold the concrete in tension. Rebar’s surface is often patterned to form a better bond with the concrete.

Twitter
Ravi Mikkelsen‏
@RaviMikkelsen
Replying to @neiltyson
@neiltyson Where do construction workers go to get a drink? A: At the Re-Bar
6:09 PM - 18 Jun 2014

Twitter
Rob Warner‏
@djrobwarner
@neiltyson don’t forget… Q: Where do construction workers go to get a drink? A: The Rebar
6:43 PM - 18 Jun 2014

Twitter
Renésident Evil ☣️‏
@robobeau
Replying to @neiltyson
@neiltyson Last one: Where do Construction Workers go to get a drink? The Rebar.
7:51 AM - 19 Jun 2014

Reddit—Jokes
To my knowledge this is original…
submitted October 17, 2017 by Matttagram89
Where do construction workers go to drink?
The Rebar

Posted by Barry Popik
New York City • Buildings/Housing/Parks • Monday, October 16, 2017 • Permalink