joke

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At one point, he riffs on George  Orwell's famous line that "every joke is a tiny revolution".

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

It’s a joke with its own Wikipedia page, one economists tell on economists, about being stuck on a deserted island with a can of food and no way open it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

It’s a brilliantly edited joke, a bit that puts the “punch” in “punchline.”

From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026

“I sometimes joke that for me arriving off-Broadway was like arriving at a party as the police were showing up.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

The trolls begin laughing and babbling as if Tano’s declarations are a hilarious joke.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer