# Can you tell a joke in 4 words or less?

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [May 4, 2017, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-tell-a-joke-in-4-words-or-less/785851 "2017-05-04T13:09:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![HipGnosis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/76d3ee/32.png) [@HipGnosis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HipGnosis)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2017, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-tell-a-joke-in-4-words-or-less/785851/82 "2017-05-13T03:14:57Z")

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> [@hogarth](#):
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> Take my wife. Please!

That’s the first one I thought of!

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**Author:** ![Philliam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/philliam/32/3011_2.png) [@Philliam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philliam)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2017, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-tell-a-joke-in-4-words-or-less/785851/83 "2017-05-13T19:37:50Z")

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Hangman, slacken your noo…

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**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2017, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-tell-a-joke-in-4-words-or-less/785851/84 "2017-05-13T22:50:43Z")

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Cupcake. Cookie. Chicken. Pickle.

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