Tag: scam
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Joke About Counterfeit Grocery Coupons
The joke: This week a Virginia woman was sentenced to 12 years in prison for running a massive scam involving counterfeit grocery coupons. The good news is, her sentence was 50% off. How I wrote it: This news item got my attention because it has two topic handles that seemed to have enough associations to…
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Joke About Jussie Smollett
The joke: Jussie Smollett did not win Best Supporting Actor at the NAACP Image Awards. On the plus side, the story about his attack did win an Imaginary Award. How I wrote it: I picked this topic to write a joke about because the mass media are still covering the Jussie Smollett controversy enthusiastically. That’s…
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Joke About a Lunch Lady Scam
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