In 2016, the bar was no longer a sanctuary from the internet; it was a “PokéStop.” If you weren’t “catching ’em all” near the dartboard,… Read More »55 Bar Jokes: The 2016 “Pokémon GO & Election” Edition

In 2015, the bar was a place of high-stakes internet debates and cinematic nostalgia. If you weren’t “checking in” on your Apple Watch, you were… Read More »53 Bar Jokes: The 2015 “Star Wars & Hotline Bling” Edition

In 2014, the bar was a place where you didn’t just drink—ids you were either doing the “Ice Bucket Challenge” for charity or screaming at… Read More »56 Bar Jokes: The 2014 “Ice Bucket Challenge & World Cup” Edition

In 2013, if you didn’t take a picture with your drink, it was like you weren’t even in a bar. That’s the year Vine was… Read More »53 Bar Jokes: The 2013 “Selfie & Harlem Shake” Edition

In 2012, bar culture was a mix of apocalypse parties and the peak of the viral internet. It was the year of the London Olympics,… Read More »52 Bar Jokes: The 2012 “End of the World & Gangnam Style” Edition

In 2011, you couldn’t escape the “Hipster” takeover. Bars started serving drinks in mason jars, and if your bartender didn’t have a handlebar mustache and… Read More »54 Bar Jokes: The 2011 “Royal Wedding & Skyrim” Edition

In 2010, the bar scene became visual. If you didn’t take a filtered photo of your craft beer, did you even drink it? It was… Read More »70 Bar Jokes: The 2010 “Inception & Instagram Launch” Edition

In 2009, the bar was a place of high-concept escapism. If you weren’t talking about the 3D graphics of Pandora, you were trying to piece… Read More »65 Bar Jokes: The 2009 “Hangover & Avatar” Edition

In 2008, bar talk shifted from “look at my cool new app” to “look at my disappearing 401k.” It was the year of the “iBeer”… Read More »62 Bar Jokes: The 2008 “Financial Crisis & Iron Man” Edition

In 2007, the bar scene was split in two. Half the room was ordering Old Fashioneds and trying to look like Don Draper, while the… Read More »78 Bar Jokes: The 2007 “iPhone & Mad Men” Edition