Month: April 2021
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Joke About Earth Day
The joke: It’s Earth Day 2021, and President Biden is taking deforestation very seriously. This morning he looked in the mirror and made a solemn pledge to plant 100 new hair plugs. How I wrote it: I chose Earth Day as a joke topic because holidays tend to have a lot of associations that can…
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Joke About Disney’s New Dress Code
The joke: This week Disney announced that its theme park employees will have a more flexible dress code. And it’s about time. Finally, animation fans can go Donald Duck-style: no pants. How I wrote it: I gravitate toward news stories about Disney for joke writing because the topic has so many well-known associations that can…
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Joke About Vladimir Putin
The joke: Today Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law allowing him to run for president two more times. The law also extended absentee voting: whoever votes against Putin goes mysteriously absent. How I wrote it: I focused on this news item because I felt like, for a change, writing a joke about a politician…
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Joke About Marshmallow Peeps
The joke: It’s almost Easter, and for a lot of people that means Marshmallow Peeps. There are marshmallow bunnies, marshmallow chicks, and new this year for Covid–marshmallow bats. How I wrote it: I wanted to write a joke about Easter because the holiday, two days away, was in a lot of people’s minds. Plus the…