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# Jokes

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# World War II
Researchers uncover 'dirty jokes' in Anne Frank's diary
Brown paper had been used to cover pages in her first diary.
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May 15th 2018, 10:54 PM
# Quiz
Can You Tell The Classic Simpsons Joke From Just One Scene?
Are you smrt?
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Apr 23rd 2017, 9:30 PM
# fighting the good fight
17 times Dara Ó Briain was the best thing on Twitter
Ar fheabhas.
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Mar 3rd 2017, 8:00 AM
# beymaculate conception
16 of the greatest reactions to Beyoncé's pregnancy announcement
“beyonce gone have 3 kids….. destiny’s child.”
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Feb 2nd 2017, 11:01 AM
# celebrity version
Every single person seemed to make the same joke about Celebrity Big Brother
“Seriously though, a celebrity version of celebrity BB would work well.”
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Jul 29th 2016, 11:26 AM
# Jokes
This Carlow café used their chalkboard to share the best bad jokes
These chancers.
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Apr 26th 2016, 9:51 PM
# awful
People have been sharing their best bad jokes and the results are gas
So stupid it’s funny.
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Apr 26th 2016, 11:53 AM
# mic drop
Google's April Fools' joke involving minions has seriously backfired
Replacing an important button with a Send + minion GIF. What could possibly go wrong?
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Apr 1st 2016, 9:14 AM
# best jokes
Twitter is planning to change its character limit and people are totally taking the piss
Just the casual 10,000 per tweet.
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Jan 6th 2016, 2:02 PM
# LOL
13 completely inoffensive and hilarious jokes that you can tell down the pub tonight
All the lols.
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Sep 25th 2015, 9:30 PM
# ladies and germs
Microsoft is teaching a robot to have a sense of humour
It’s to help The New Yorker sift through entries for its caption competition, but there’s a bigger reason behind it.
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Aug 11th 2015, 10:30 PM
# Parrots et em all
People are telling dad jokes on Twitter - and it's excellent
What’s E.T. short for? Because he’s only got little legs.
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Jun 21st 2015, 1:29 PM
# yes that's the joke
10 people who spectacularly failed at getting the joke
A new blog, Yes That’s The Joke, chronicles people not getting it. And it’s excruciating.
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May 1st 2015, 2:42 PM
# hey andrew
This guy annoys his colleagues all day with the WORST jokes, and it's hilarious
So bad, they’re brilliant.
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Mar 29th 2015, 10:30 AM
# in knope we trust
18 jokes and references only Parks and Rec fans will get
You’re 5,000 Candles in the Wind.
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Jan 18th 2015, 6:00 PM
# bad kids jokes
13 wonderfully bizarre jokes written by children
Because you have to grow into your sense of humour.
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Jan 1st 2015, 3:00 PM
# dirty joke
Watch this adorable 89-year-old man tell a highly amusing dirty joke
Slightly NSFW.
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Dec 29th 2014, 10:00 PM
# baaaaad joke
This sheep has the absolute perfect comedic timing
And he’s not just going for sheep laughs.
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Nov 21st 2014, 4:21 PM
# sarky
13 pieces of definitive proof that sarcasm is the highest form of wit
No. Really. This is a grreeeeeeat article.
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Jun 21st 2014, 8:15 PM
# daaaad
8 pieces of proof that Dad jokes are the absolute best
Ah, c’mere, go ‘way, wait til I tell you.
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Jun 1st 2014, 9:30 AM
Voices
PJ Gallagher: 'You live more in five minutes on a bike than most people do in a lifetime'
Telling jokes to buy bikes and riding bikes to save lives – Comedian PJ Gallagher on finding a passion for volunteering.
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May 12th 2014, 7:00 AM
# Gotcha
8 absolutely genius text-based pranks
Don’t be getting any ideas, now.
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May 6th 2014, 9:30 PM
# very punny
This hashtag will provide your daily dose of groan-worthy puns
Just let yourself go. Embrace the punnage.
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Apr 7th 2014, 4:21 PM
# for the day that's in it
So a lot of tech companies had fun with April Fools Day today
Especially Google, but that was already expected.
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Apr 1st 2014, 9:00 PM
# more fool you
Irish girls play extremely elaborate April Fool's prank on roommate
Is she the worst roommate ever, or the BEST?
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Apr 1st 2014, 2:39 PM
# Not happy
'This is not funny' - France prop Nicolas Mas walks out of press conference
The 33-year-old tighthead prop took exception to being quizzed about the problems of the French scrum.
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Mar 11th 2014, 6:44 PM
# I scream
Ice cream vendor serves up some tricks with his cones
Impressive, just don’t let it drip.
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Dec 30th 2013, 11:37 PM
# boom boom
BBC are looking for Irish people to tell their favourite jokes on TV
What’s brown and sticky? A stick.
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Dec 5th 2013, 5:27 PM
# Child's play
14 kids who have absolutely no idea how funny they're being
Not a notion.
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Nov 15th 2013, 1:00 PM
Stand-up destroys obnoxious heckler
Who’s laughing now?
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Nov 8th 2013, 4:55 PM
# wliia
7 awe-inspiring improvisations from Whose Line Is It Anyway?
It’s coming back!
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Jun 4th 2013, 5:51 PM
# Fergie Time
The 7 Alex Ferguson retirement jokes you'll be sick of by the end of today
Why do people keep telling us the same unfunny jokes?
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May 8th 2013, 4:27 PM
# evil
8 pranks your worst enemy would play on you
The fupping backstards.
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Apr 18th 2013, 10:30 PM
Voices
Column: I have Asperger's and I like being "different"
Fionn Hamill is a young boy who has Asperger’s Syndrome. Here he explains why he loves the way he is and how he never wishes he was any different.
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Feb 23rd 2013, 7:00 PM
# US 2012
US 2012: Obama and Romney trade jokes at dinner
The US presidential candidates scored big laughs at an annual fundraiser at New York’s Waldorf Astoria hotel last night.
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Oct 19th 2012, 8:47 AM
Voices
Column: Like Ireland’s football fans, we all want to belong
We define ourselves against others in order to join social groups, writes Professor Tom Inglis – but that can have sinister consequences.
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Oct 14th 2012, 8:30 AM
# irishthings
The 25 best tweets about #Irishthings
Joe Duffy, flat 7UP and leaving the immersion on – here’s the pick of the best #irishthings which have been trending on Twitter today.
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Jan 30th 2012, 2:02 PM
# april fools
Who's fooling who? The PR rush on April 1
Never mind the media – companies and brands have been trying to pull the wool over for a bit of publicity today… so here it is.
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Apr 1st 2011, 6:33 PM
# Toilet Humour
The worst of the internet's 'Young Boys' gags
The Swiss beat Spurs – but are still on the receiving end of some questionable online wit. If you’re easily offended, don’t look.
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Aug 18th 2010, 6:21 AM