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Two men walk into a bar. One man orders H2O. The other says: "I'll have H2O too". The second man dies.
by flurdy 7y ago
Two men walk into a bar.
One man orders H2O.
The other says: "I'll have H2O too".
The second man dies.
- hinkley 7y agoAlways reminds me of the limerick that ends “what he thought was H2O was H2SO4”
- kerkeslager 7y agoNot a limerick, though it has a similar feel. The way I originally heard it was: Once there was a chemist There isn't any more What he thought was H2O Was H2SO4. I've heard a few variants, such as "Bobby was a chemist" or "There isn't one no more". At least one blog[1] claims the original poem from 1894 is: Our Willie passed away today, His face we’ll see no more; What Willie thought was H2O Proved H2SO4. [1] https://www.barrypopik.com/index.php/new_york_city/entry/johnny_thought_that_h2o_was_h2so4 https://www.barrypopik.com/index.php/new_york_city/entry/joh...
- daeken 7y agoI've always heard it as: Billy was a chemist's son But Billy is no more For what he thought was H2O Was H2SO4.
- ohyeshedid 7y agoand I heard it as: Little Timmy took a drink But he will drink no more For what he thought was H2O Was H2SO4
- kerkeslager 7y agoI went down a bit of a rabbit hole with this yesterday. It's interesting--there's clearly some parts of the poem that are effective and lasting, while other parts aren't. "thought was H20 was H2SO4" is identical in all the variants I found after the mid-20th-century. Most, but not all, have "What he thought was H20 was H2SO4". It seems like they "perfected" that part and it hasn't really changed since. But the rest is very changeable--a few variants mention chemists and most mention a male name of some sort, but most have nothing else in common.
- JackFr 7y agoTwo scientists walk into a bar. "I'll have H2O," says the 1st. "I'll have H2O, too," says the 2nd. Bartender gives them water because he is able to distinguish the boundary tones that dictate the grammatical function of homonyms in coda position, as well as pragmatic context. https://twitter.com/dianeturnshek/status/939155156645699584?s=21 https://twitter.com/dianeturnshek/status/939155156645699584?...
- whatshisface 7y agoTwo Nobel laureates walk into a bar. They order Bud Lights because they've got nothing to prove. ;)
- lordgrenville 7y agoAs she notes in the thread, the original author appears to be here: https://notallwugs.tumblr.com/post/93075748270/two-scientists-walk-into-a-bar-ill-have-an https://notallwugs.tumblr.com/post/93075748270/two-scientist...