joke
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According to the famous joke, “On the internet, nobody knows you are a dog.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Instead, a year later, his legacy has become a joke.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
Welcome to this week’s edition of the Surge, Slate’s politics newsletter that has no time for a joke right here because we have important business to discuss.
From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026
“Jong was not serious and did not believe the candidate was a terrorist, but admitted the remark was an off-color joke and inappropriate for the workplace.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
George had made a joke that was off script!
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
Speaking on behalf of his family, Cleveland Police Federation chair Lauren Somerville said "life feels unbearably quiet" without the father-of-two's "silly jokes" and laughter.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
Hart telling critics that “tasteless” jokes have always been part of any roast only intensified the ire.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
“All our budget’s gone on to the lighting designer,” jokes Brownstein.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
"She was in labour pain but she was still in good spirits and cracking jokes," Lorna said.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
First he would play jokes on the dog pulling next to him.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
After beating Russian 21st seed Anna Kalinskaya on Ashe in the last 16, Navarro joked she should have tried getting the home fans on her side before facing Pegula.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
"If it's adult, probably I will look at him very hard or start to speak, but it's just a baby," Zheng joked.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
A lifelong fan of the Jurassic Park movies, Suravech joked that his work lacks Hollywood's deep pockets.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
“I can say that about me for sure,” joked Koch, who is 56.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
Insiders joked that its initials stood for “No Such Agency.”
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
During her internal affairs interviews, Burgos denied providing information to other agencies, saying it was clear from her laughter on the recording that she was joking.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
"That was just me joking about. I got about 15 minutes once."
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Boca Juniors posted a photo on X of its midfielder Santiago Ascacibar celebrating a goal and joking that his aura was unbeatable.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
He described attempting the keto diet as a “near-psychotic event” brought on by sugar withdrawal, joking that giving someone in his position that much irritability could have geopolitical consequences.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
“And Nell, you’re quite brave, too—for a ghoul,” came Detective Webster’s jolly, joking whisper on the other side of me.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
