Month: March 2020
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Joke About a Toilet Paper Calculator
The joke: A new website can calculate how long your supply of toilet paper will last. You just input your height, your weight, and whether you eat at Chipotle. How I wrote it: I picked this topic because a joke about calculating toilet paper usage seemed like it could proceed in a lot of different…
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Joke About Google and the Coronavirus
The joke: Today Google announced a website in the U.S. where you can go to get information about the coronavirus. They’re calling it “Google.” How I wrote it: One reason this news item attracted my attention is that both topic handles–“Google” and “coronavirus”–have multiple associations that might be linked to create a punch line. So…
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Joke About Jussie Smollett
The joke: Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson tested positive for coronavirus. Not to be outdone, Jussie Smollett says he was attacked by a coronavirus wearing a MAGA hat. How I wrote it: I started with the punch line and worked backwards using my Punch Line Maker #2–Link the topic to pop culture. The coronavirus pandemic…
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Joke About the New James Bond Movie
The joke: The release of the new James Bond movie has been postponed to November because of the coronavirus. Apparently they’re adding a scene where Q gives Bond a special wristwatch that shoots hand sanitizer. How I wrote it: I gravitated toward this news item because it combines two topics that many people are interested…
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Joke About Jussie Smollett
The joke: Actor Jussie Smollett faces new charges of lying to the police about being attacked. Apparently for Valentine’s Day, he told the police he was shot with an arrow by a chubby little guy with wings and a diaper. How I wrote it: In Touch Weekly reprinted this joke in its March 9, 2020,…