Joe Toplyn

Tag: vaccination

  • Joke About the Iowa State Fair

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    The joke: The Iowa State Fair is offering fairgoers free Covid-19 vaccinations. State health officials are concerned about the delta variant, the lambda variant, and because it’s a state fair, a deep-fried variant. How I wrote it: I thought I could get a good joke out of this news story because the topic handles–“state fair”…

  • Joke About the Bridgestone Tire Vaccine

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    The joke: Today the Bridgestone tire company said it will offer its employees $100 to get a Covid vaccine shot. Apparently some employees are worried that the puncture might give them a flat arm. How I wrote it: I focused on this news item because both topic handles–“tire” and “vaccine”–seemed to have useful associations for…