joke
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The only obvious joke in the film comes near the end.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026
“Starship Troopers” was the Dutch director’s joke about how quickly the U.S. could slide into unwitting fascism, using author Robert Heinlein’s unironic authoritarian bent as the set-up to his punchline.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026
According to the famous joke, “On the internet, nobody knows you are a dog.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
A little meta-theatrical hamminess goes a long way, and actors in general have a tendency to overdo the joke.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
I use one of her own lines against her: “This isn’t something I’d joke about.”
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
Michigan was the butt of jokes all week after a lucky break put a second on the clock and gave Underwood another chance to complete a game-winning pass.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
While Garcia, 28, bounced between insults, threats and jokes, Benn remained relatively composed.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Mays jokes he said yes because “it was only fair after I hornswoggled Darko into ‘Amadeus.’
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
WSJ readers weighed in on the trend with anecdotes, opinions, and of course, a few jokes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
For not understanding that the time for jokes was over.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
“I joked, ‘I’m trying to figure out when to retire but you—97, still going strong?’”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
"It is so beautiful that a show about treachery and betrayal brings people together," he joked, as he also thanked his dog Lala, "the perfect co-host".
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Sanchez joked that Canada "wasn't that far" geographically overall, given its proximity to the Danish autonomous territory of Greenland.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
Online, people joked that a Cheesy Gordita Crunch remained worth the risk and treated their loyalty to the chain almost as a point of honor.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
Adams joked about these stories: “They ought to gratify your vanity,” he wrote Abigail, “enough to cure you and bring you here.”
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Afterwards, Sabalenka played down the significance of losing her ranking, joking she did not care about it.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
“I’m not even joking, it sounded like a gunshot,” said Nguyen, 26, who lives in Louisiana.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
“I’ve always thought that comedy and joking is something that is joyful and light, but almost always has a hint of the truth in it,” she added.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 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
Column space for joking articles about ghosts and gossip diminished as the idea of Southern secession grew more common.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
