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Monthly Archives: November 2017

Joke About Personality and Intelligence

Posted on November 27, 2017 by Joe Toplyn

Setup: The one personality trait intelligent people have, and stupid people don’t

Punch Line: The ability not to open click-bait articles.

Writer: Costa Tsimiklis

Joe’s analysis of the joke

Posted in Joke Writing Workshop | Tags: click bait, clickbait, intelligence, personality |

Joke About Star Scrabble Player

Posted on November 21, 2017 by Joe Toplyn

Setup: UK Scrabble group bans star player for breaking tile rule

Punch Line: I have no words for this.

Writer: Andrew Fruchtman

Joe’s analysis of the joke

Posted in Joke Writing Workshop | Tags: cheat, Scrabble, UK |

Joke About Louis C.K.’s Movie

Posted on November 14, 2017 by Joe Toplyn

Setup: Universal Drops Louis C.K. From ‘The Secret Life of Pets 2’

Punch Line: Couldn’t they just neuter him?

Writer: Peter Swanz

Joe’s analysis of the joke

Posted in Joke Writing Workshop | Tags: Louis C.K., Secret Life of Pets |

Joke About Smashing Walnuts

Posted on November 7, 2017 by Joe Toplyn

Setup: Man smashes record 302 walnuts in 55 seconds

Punch Line: Just a few less nut smashes per minute than America’s Funniest Home Videos.

Writer: Nick Staron

Joe’s analysis of the joke

Posted in Joke Writing Workshop | Tags: record, smashing, walnuts |

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USER: The Nashville Zoo is trying to stop a data center from being built next door.
WITSCRIPT: They said the last thing the monkeys need is faster internet.

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7 Jun

USER: A Florida man was arrested for having his pants pulled down outside a Taco Bell.
WITSCRIPT: He told cops he was just trying to “think outside the buns.”

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6 Jun

USER: Britney Spears showed off her first new hairstyle in four years.
WITSCRIPT: Yeah, it’s called “Oops! I Did My Roots Again.”

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5 Jun

USER: Donald Trump says the UFC arena at the White House could stay there permanently.
WITSCRIPT: Yeah, till the first filibuster ends in a rear-naked choke.

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