Month: May 2019
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Joke About Trump and Wine Day
The joke: Today is National Wine Day. To mark the occasion, congressional Democrats sent over to President Trump a Subpoena Grigio. How I wrote it: The topic caught my eye because the handle “wine” has a lot of associations that can be used to create punch lines. The other possible handle in the topic is…
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Joke About Goodwill’s Hand Grenade
The joke: In Florida yesterday, workers at a Goodwill store emptied a donation bin and found a hand grenade. That’s weird. Wouldn’t you donate a hand grenade to The Salvation Army? How I wrote it: To construct the punch line I used my Punch Line Maker #4: Find a play on words in the topic.…
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Joke About Trump and Mother’s Day
The joke: It’s Mother’s Day. But President Trump told Melania he couldn’t give her a card because the IRS is auditing it. How I wrote it: The topic of Mother’s Day drew my focus because holidays tend to have lots of associations that can be used to create punch lines. To write this joke I…
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Joke About Woody Allen’s Memoir
The joke: A New York Times report says that multiple publishers rejected Woody Allen’s memoir. Woody Allen defended the book, calling it “a touching children’s story.” How I wrote it: I went with my Punch Line Maker #4: Find a play on words in the topic. This punch line uses wordplay to link an association…