September 2017 - Joe Toplyn

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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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

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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

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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

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Joe Toplyn 17 hours ago

It's Cinco de Mayo 2021. People are celebrating with Mexican food and margaritas. Pfizer is even serving vaccine syringes with salt around the rim.

Joe Toplyn 1 day ago

Today is May the Fourth, Star Wars Day, when Stars Wars fans dress in costumes and duel with lightsabers. It's a date that's very important to some people who have never been on one.

Joe Toplyn 3 days ago

Yesterday Elon Musk’s Dragon capsule safely splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico. Coincidentally, also splashing down in the Gulf of Mexico was one of Elon Musk's Teslas on Autopilot.

Joe Toplyn 3 days ago

This joke about Biden's spending plan...how was it written? Learn how in my two-minute Joke Writing Workshop: bit.ly/3aXNLzn

Joe Toplyn 4 days ago

President Biden is building support for his $4 trillion spending plan. For example, he's telling Americans that he'll charge it to a credit card and share the 4 trillion reward miles.

Joe Toplyn 5 days ago

Yesterday Queen Elizabeth gave an award for sales growth to a sex toy company in the U.K. Their bestsellers include toys called Big Ben, the Tower of London, and a variety pack they call Bonehenge.