Joe Toplyn

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  • Joke About Henry Thomas’s DUI

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    Joe Toplyn
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    The joke: The actor who played the young boy in “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial,” Henry Thomas, was arrested for DUI. H.T. phoned home…for bail money. How I wrote it: This news item caught my eye because “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial” has the familiar association “E.T. phone home.” And I thought I could probably use my Punch Line…