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The book’s title is a wry joke — “Yellow Pine” is not a forest, not a tree.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

“My joke is: Within reason, elect whoever you want,” Angelo said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

My imaginary scenario could still be decades in the future, but a reality where people pay for air doesn’t seem like a joke anymore.

From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026

Lib Dem leader Sir Ed said he could not "back joke figures with ridiculous policies" adding: "Which is why I'm supporting Count Binface."

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

The other kids laughed like I’d told some kind of a joke, and I felt my face burn red.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

But here are two jokes from a place where magic is real.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

Poop jokes and memes aside, cyclosporiasis is a serious parasitic foodborne intestinal illness whose symptoms include nausea, fatigue, and explosive diarrhea that can last weeks or even months without antibiotic treatment.

From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026

Locke, 22, jokes that a lot of the time people are just handed producer credits, but clarifies "we actually put some effort in and took it seriously".

From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026

"We will turn the war into a data platform," he said after being appointed in a speech punctuated with jokes.

From Barron's ● Jul. 16, 2026

If George was making jokes, he was all right.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

“I hope you poop a little bit,” he joked.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

“IBM trading like Claude murdered Watson,” Ken Wattana, founder of an AI agentic company called Conto, joked on X Tuesday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026

"So there's a lot that's not great about an Oscar. And you don't get any money. They could give you a few bob with it, at least," she joked.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

New Servite coach Rick Garretson later joked that back at his former home in Arizona, the temperature was over 100 degrees.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026

“We might as well set up a chair here,” he joked.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn

And when they turned to humour, it was almost always self-directed: joking about the kilometres logged fleeing baton charges or the absurdity of filming an outfit reveal moments before running into tear gas.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

He worked the room - and it was a very big room - with great patience, hugging and chatting, joking, posing for pictures, trying out a few of the sports events.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

Back in October, Swift told TV host Graham Norton that she was casting a wide net with the guest list, joking that she would invite “anyone I’ve ever talked to.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026

President Donald Trump riffed on his White House predecessors in a children's podcast Friday, while also joking about his weight and musing as to whether his body is swimsuit-ready.

From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026

“You’re joking, right? One time, a mouse found its way inside our cabin at camp, and I almost peed in my pants and died.”

From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks