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Joke About Cathay Pacific

Posted on September 25, 2018 by Joe Toplyn

Setup: Photo of an airliner with “Cathay Paciic” painted on the side.

Punch Line: Someone had no more “F”s to give.

Writer: Joel Bergen

Joe’s analysis of the joke

Posted in Joke Writing Workshop | Tags: cathay pacific, typo |

Joke About a Lunch Lady Scam

Posted on September 17, 2018 by Joe Toplyn

Setup: Lunch ladies charged in half-million dollar scam

Punch Line: I knew $5,000 was too much for tater tots.

Writer: Nathan Cowley

Joe’s analysis of the joke

Posted in Joke Writing Workshop | Tags: lunch lady, scam, tater tots |

Joke About $1 Trillion Amazon

Posted on September 11, 2018 by Joe Toplyn

Setup: Amazon is now worth $1,000,000,000,000.

Punch Line: Or from $500,000,000,000 used — click to see all buying options.

Writer: Chris Ballard

Joe’s analysis of the joke

Posted in Joke Writing Workshop | Tags: $1 trillion, Amazon, trillion |

Joke About an Airliner Lap Dance

Posted on September 5, 2018 by Joe Toplyn

Setup: EasyJet mass brawl ‘after woman gets breasts out’ and ‘gives lads lap dances’

Punch Line: Or maybe she was just trying to squeeze back into her window seat.

Writer: Leonie Rachel

Joe’s analysis of the joke

Posted in Joke Writing Workshop | Tags: brawl, EasyJet, lap dance, seats |

Joke About a New Hubble Photo

Posted on August 27, 2018 by Joe Toplyn

Setup: Hubble just took a brand new photo that will make you feel completely insignificant.

Punch Line: It’s a photo of your older sister being awarded her PhD.

Writer: Melissa McGlensey

Joe’s analysis of the joke

Posted in Joke Writing Workshop | Tags: astronomy, Hubble, telescope |

Joke About a Bear Attack

Posted on August 22, 2018 by Joe Toplyn

Setup: Woman who survived bear attack has no hard feelings.

Punch Line: That’s because she’s paralyzed.

Writer: Sarah Smith

Joe’s analysis of the joke

Posted in Joke Writing Workshop | Tags: attack, bear |

Joke About a Baby’s Tooth

Posted on August 13, 2018 by Joe Toplyn

Setup: Baby Born with Itty, Bitty Tooth…Which a Dentist Promptly Pulled

Punch Line: “It gets worse,” said the family’s Rabbi.

Writer: Taylor Wilson

Joe’s analysis of the joke

Posted in Joke Writing Workshop | Tags: baby, circumcision, rabbi, tooth |

Joke About a Mexican Plane Crash

Posted on August 7, 2018 by Joe Toplyn

Setup: A plane crashed in Mexico but everyone on board survived.

Punch Line: Wow. Even Death won’t let them cross over.

Writer: Michael Roy

Joe’s analysis of the joke

Posted in Joke Writing Workshop | Tags: crash, Mexico, plane |

Joke About Kit Kat Candy

Posted on August 1, 2018 by Joe Toplyn

Setup: Kit Kat Trademark Ruling: Candymaker Can’t Own a Shape

Punch Line: The company released a statement saying, “Give me a break.”

Writer: Brady Alland

Joe’s analysis of the joke

Posted in Joke Writing Workshop | Tags: candy, Kit Kat, shape, trademark |

Joke About the Apollo 11 Anniversary

Posted on July 24, 2018 by Joe Toplyn

Setup: Today, July 20, Is the 49th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing

Punch Line: It was one small step for man, one giant leap for conspiracy theorists.

Writer: Anthony Hudacs

Joe’s analysis of the joke

Posted in Joke Writing Workshop | Tags: Apollo 11, conspiracy theories, moon landing |
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USER: The U.S. Army is raising the maximum enlistment age from 35 years old to 42.
WITSCRIPT: At this rate, the new fitness test will just be who can find their reading glasses fastest.

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USER: More states are banning the sale and use of tianeptine, also known as "gas station heroin."
WITSCRIPT: Pretty soon the most dangerous thing you can buy at a gas station will be the hot dog.

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USER: Epic Games, the maker of the video game Fortnite, is laying off more than 1,000 workers.
WITSCRIPT: At least they’ll respawn at the unemployment checkpoint.

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