Tag: anniversary
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Joke About the Birthday of the ATM
The joke: The inventor of the bank ATM machine is celebrating its 50th birthday. Actually, he celebrated its 20th birthday, then its 20th birthday again, and then its 10th birthday. How I wrote it: News items about interesting people who are marking some milestone, like a birthday, tend to attract my attention for joke writing.…
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Joke About Apollo 11
The joke: Tomorrow is the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing. President Trump celebrated by telling Buzz Aldrin to go back to the moon where he came from. How I wrote it: One of the big news stories at the time was how President Trump tweeted that four congresswomen should “go back” to the…