Joe Toplyn

Tag: USC

  • Joke About Osama bin Laden’s Son

    —

    by

    Joe Toplyn
    in

    The joke: According to U.S. officials, Osama bin Laden’s son is believed to be dead. Bad timing for him: He had just gotten into USC as an elite rower. How I wrote it: Jokes about death can be tricky because the subject can bring out negative emotions in an audience that make it hard for…

  • Joke About Pi Day

    —

    by

    Joe Toplyn
    in

    The joke:It’s March 14, Pi Day. To celebrate, a USC athletic coach took a bribe of 3.14 million dollars. How I wrote it:The topic of Pi Day caught my eye because it promised to be a fertile topic for joke writing. That’s because pi, the number 3.14…, has a lot of associations that can be…