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   Hi, Anton!  Recently you wrote in a message to Ardith Hinton:   
      
   AH>  If a joke begins with e.g. "Three guys go into a bar"   
   AH>  I expect it to continue in the same vein.   
      
   AS>  Do not they "walk" into a bar?   
      
      
               Usually they do, AFAIK... and I considered saying "walk".  But   
   I've also seen variations like the one Denis posted here in which the three   
   guys are replaced by an animal (even a kangaroo?), or by musical instruments &   
   suchlike. While I understand the term "walking bass", I'm not sure I know how   
   to describe accurately what method of locomotion others use.  When I asked my   
   friends Barry Sax, Otto Harp, and Penny Whistle for input on the topic they   
   all replied sadly   
   ... because of the COVID-19 situation... "Don't get around much any more".  :-Q   
      
      
      
   AS>  I compiled an epic list of English-related bar jokes by   
   AS>  members of alt.usage.english.usage   
      
      
               You've obviously done a lot more research on them than I have.    
   But what matters for purposes of this discussion is how we use verb   
   tenses....  :-)   
      
      
      
      
   --- timEd/386 1.10.y2k+   
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