Joe Toplyn

Month: November 2021

  • Joke About Black Friday Shopping

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    The joke: It’s the day after Thanksgiving, one of the biggest shopping days of the year, and the crowds are huge. Over 600 people are in line waiting to get into some stores in California…and those are just the shoplifters. How I wrote it: I wanted to write a joke about Black Friday because it’s…

  • Joke About a Ban on Ketchup Packets

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    The joke: To cut down on waste, a new ordinance in Los Angeles will ban free ketchup packets unless diners ask for them first. And it gets better. If diners want salt, they’ll have to settle for the sweat dripping off the fry cook’s forehead. How I wrote it: The original news item seemed promising…

  • Joke About Tuna DNA at Subway

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    The joke: A lawsuit filed in California says that the tuna in Subway restaurants contains no detectable tuna DNA. The good news is, the DNA tests also prove that Subway’s Italian cold cuts can trace their ancestry back to Julius Caesar. How I wrote it: I thought I could write a good joke about this…

  • Joke About Daylight Saving Time in Washington

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    The joke: Daylight Saving Time ends this Sunday but they’re still arguing about the details in Washington. The Republicans are only agreeing to set clocks back half an hour and the Democrats want to buy everybody in America a new clock. How I wrote it: I wanted to do a joke about Daylight Saving Time…

  • Joke About Mark Zuckerberg and Meta

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    The joke: Today Mark Zuckerberg said that Facebook will change its corporate name to Meta because of its new focus on the metaverse. He said the exciting virtual world of the metaverse will have no limits, no boundaries, and no congressional hearings. How I wrote it: I focused on this news item because it was…