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1997 Vintage: The Bar Tab

 A guy looks at his tab and says, “I didn’t know I bought the bar.” The bartender says, “You didn’t, but you paid for the electricity for the next month.”

Part of the 72 Bar Jokes: The 1997 “Cocktail Renaissance & Spice Girls” Edition archive. Historically Verified

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@Dark_Knight_Joker04/28/2001 05:52Why so serious? Read this joke!
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