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This is a reference to one of Shakespeare's less famous plays, "The Winter's Tale." In one scene, a character is chased offstage by a bear, with the stage instructions reading: \[Exit, pursued by a bear\]
A "Bear" is also slang for a large and masculine gay man.
The joke states that Shakespeare entered a gay bar, therefore we can assume the "bear" which pursues him is not of the zoological variety.
In the play the bear is never referenced and never prompted to enter the scene. It's left a bunch of play directors to come up with a solution as to how a bear enters the scene and chases away the character.
It also directs the bear to viciously maul and kill the character offstage which is also an incredible challenge and leads to a lot of hilarious screaming and shouting often involving a "oh no if this bear doesn't stop mauling me I will soon perish" style of writing
A bear walks into a bar. A woman starts to rudely complain about him. Both annoyed and hungry, the bear immediately kills and eats the woman. He then orders a beer.
"Can't serve you, bear," says the bartender. "You're on drugs."
"What do you mean? I'm not on drugs."
"You don't fool me, bear. I saw that bar bitch you ate."
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This is a reference to one of Shakespeare's less famous plays, "The Winter's Tale." In one scene, a character is chased offstage by a bear, with the stage instructions reading: \[Exit, pursued by a bear\] A "Bear" is also slang for a large and masculine gay man. The joke states that Shakespeare entered a gay bar, therefore we can assume the "bear" which pursues him is not of the zoological variety.
But you know what? The zoological one is funnier
That would be unexpected.
It would explain why he left the gay bar.
YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE IS UNEXPECTED https://preview.redd.it/sna063whqcvc1.png?width=271&format=png&auto=webp&s=a183ba3855302e61e3cb2631197c27a335bc67a3
NO ONE EXPECTS THE SPANISH INQUISITION
Python is always expected in my house. (Side note: my family hates me)
r/unexpectedspanishinquisition
I read that in Muscle Man’a voice, I didn’t scroll down enough to see the image, I was soooo hoping for a “MY MOM” bit XXD
So, it's a gay Bear I think this is called furry
No. Gay bear and furry are two different types of people
I'm a gay bear furry. I identify as a dragon though. 😉
I’m just a gay bear 🙂
Hey just a gay bear. I'm dad.
I think the term is daddy
There are furries who are bears who are bears however
So, what's a manbearpig?
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What if the zoological one is not heterosexual?
"This is worse than that time Shakespeare went to that gay bar." "Oh Romeo, Romeo, where art thy Romeo?" (Gets mauled by a fucking bear.)
"Wherefore"
Shutup Meg.
did you hear about the bear that escaped the zoo?
It is a classic.
https://preview.redd.it/1p8z2wp6vavc1.jpeg?width=680&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=01e7ac9e049ee7690209c62a6b97fbf6903a76a3
In the play the bear is never referenced and never prompted to enter the scene. It's left a bunch of play directors to come up with a solution as to how a bear enters the scene and chases away the character. It also directs the bear to viciously maul and kill the character offstage which is also an incredible challenge and leads to a lot of hilarious screaming and shouting often involving a "oh no if this bear doesn't stop mauling me I will soon perish" style of writing
Willy never was much of a writer lol
And "exit".
Bears are typically overweight and hairy too. Also the animals.
Oh I didn’t realize that. I thought it was absurdism
Knowing Shakespeare, I wouldn't be surprised if this meaning existed 400 years ago and this was the original joke, too.
Also a lot of jokes involving a man walking into a bar involve a bear for some reason
Bruh, I'm also called a bear, but not bc I'm gay. But because I'm huge, strong, fat, and a beast in Rugby Guess slang differs
The fact that there is no other mention of a bear in this scene is the most damning evidence for don't read shakespear. It should he watched.
Nah, you just gotta yogi
Marvelous
I didn't know that's what a bear meant so I was trying to remember if the bear was gay coded or something
https://i.redd.it/a0lyc18wwavc1.gif
i see you too are a gentleman and a scholar.
The bartender says get out ‘you’re bard’
Muffled sounds of bear "violence"?
Best bear joke of 1897
A bear walks into a bar. A woman starts to rudely complain about him. Both annoyed and hungry, the bear immediately kills and eats the woman. He then orders a beer. "Can't serve you, bear," says the bartender. "You're on drugs." "What do you mean? I'm not on drugs." "You don't fool me, bear. I saw that bar bitch you ate."
Joke^2
It's also funny because the gay bar is perhaps the pest place to "shake your spear".
shakespirits