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Monthly Archives: September 2017

Joke About Trump and Dolly Parton

Posted on September 26, 2017 by Joe Toplyn

Setup: Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda, and Lily Tomlin Take a Shot at Trump at the Emmys

Punch Line: Trump responds by saying they have gone from 9’s to 5’s. Sad!

Writer: Robb

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Posted in Joke Writing Workshop | Tags: 9 to 5, Dolly Parton, Emmys, Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Nine to Five, Trump |

Joke About Hillary Clinton’s New Book

Posted on September 18, 2017 by Joe Toplyn

Setup: One-star reviews of Hillary Clinton’s “What Happened” disappear on Amazon

Punch Line: They’re not missing. They’re just displayed on a private server.

Writer: Antoinette Scherer

Joe’s analysis of the joke

Posted in Joke Writing Workshop | Tags: Amazon, Hillary Clinton, review, What Happened |

Joke About the “Doomsday Clock”

Posted on September 11, 2017 by Joe Toplyn

Setup: “Doomsday clock” scientists use to predict disaster scarily close to midnight

Punch Line: Don’t fret, in the fall you set back your disaster clocks a disaster hour.

Writer: Charlie Currie

Joe’s analysis of the joke

Posted in Joke Writing Workshop | Tags: Doomsday clock |

Joke About Dog Biscuits for Lunch

Posted on September 6, 2017 by Joe Toplyn

Setup: Mum accidentally fed her kids pet food after she filled their school lunch box with dog biscuits.

Punch Line: That was for lunch. For dinner they ate their homework.

Writer: Sam Gregory

Joe’s analysis of the joke

Posted in Joke Writing Workshop | Tags: dog biscuits, lunch, lunch box |

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USER: Scientists found yeast in the guts of a frozen mummy and used it to make sourdough bread.
WITSCRIPT: And because it’s 3,000 years old, it pairs great with room-temp Busch Light.

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22 Jun

USER: Gerald Shreiber, who turned the SuperPretzel into a popular snack at stadiums, died at 84.
WITSCRIPT: In his honor, flags will be lowered… into cheese sauce.

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21 Jun

USER: A big teachers’ union is asking schools to limit A.I. chatbots and screen time for students.
WITSCRIPT: Let kids learn the old-fashioned way—by passing notes and Googling answers under the desk.

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19 Jun

Planning to attend #ACL2026? Consider joining our virtual workshop #CHum2026 on computational humour! We have a great lineup of 8 paper presentations plus invited talks by @Giligg, @bradtem, @JoeToplyn, and Laura E. Little. https://chumweb.org/

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