Tag: arrest
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Joke About Gunplay at Burger King
The joke: In Tennessee, two people were arrested for reportedly shooting up a Burger King after a dispute over a chicken sandwich. Apparently for them, “Have It Your Way” included wearing handcuffs. How I wrote it: This news item caught my attention because the crime it describes is so dumb. Plus the news item includes…
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Joke About Expensive Beer
The joke: A vendor was arrested at Sunday’s Miami Dolphins game after he charged a fan $724 for two beers. That’s outrageous. $724 is the price for three beers. How I wrote it: I gravitated toward this news item because it has two handles–“$724” and “two beers”–that seemed to have a lot of associations that…