Joe Toplyn

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  • Joke About Amazon Buying MGM

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    The joke: Amazon is in talks to buy Hollywood studio MGM, home of the James Bond movies. In fact, Amazon is already planning to remake one of them and call it “From Russia with Free Shipping.” How I wrote it: The original news headline was something like “Amazon in talks to buy Hollywood studio MGM…

  • Joke About a Bond Girl

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    The joke: Actress Honor Blackman, who played Bond girl Pussy Galore, passed away. Memorial donations may be made to the American Cooter Society. How I wrote it: I wanted to turn this news item into a joke because the single entendre “Pussy Galore” was just begging to be mocked. The other topic handle, “passed away,”…