Two Terrorists Walk Into a Bar

Two Terrorists walk into a Bar

Two Terrorists walk into a bar. This is an age old setup for a joke. Quite a classic, if you believe people who say things are classic before they have passed the twenty-five year mark. The someone walks into a bar with someone else joke has been around ever since Hitler and a Churchill walked into a bar which started back in 1943. The funny thing about these jokes is they always have a shred of truth to them. Here is the background behind one of today’s most popular jokes.

Two terrorists walk into a bar. One was named Billy Bob and the other Akmed. This is where the similarities end. The joke goes down the tired path of Mid-American Mountain Man/ Middle Eastern religious, socioeconomic, and cultural strife. In reality, Both men sat down, had a drink, shook hands, and left twenty minutes apart. Whatever colorful direction the joke teller attempts to steer the listener, he always ends it with both men detonating the explosives they happen to be carrying on their person. If this was the case who would be left alive to relate the meeting of these two mismatched individuals? Although boring, the truth is they nodded toward each other, shared a drink, shook hands and left.

And kids that’s why we celebrate Joke History month, if we don’t know the truth behind a joke, the joke is on us!