# How can I make money with my joke?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-make-money-with-my-joke/494677>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [April 28, 2009, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-make-money-with-my-joke/494677 "2009-04-28T23:39:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Mosier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ea924/32.png) [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2009, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-make-money-with-my-joke/494677/21 "2009-04-29T15:03:41Z")

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Can we get a hint?

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**Author:** ![Cliffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/59ef9b/32.png) [@Cliffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cliffy)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2009, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-make-money-with-my-joke/494677/22 "2009-04-29T15:06:46Z")

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If it’s too blue for Reader’s Digest, I think Playboy is your best bet. It’s been quite some time since I looked at a new Playboy (summer of '95 – Girls of the Ivy League edition), but they traditionally have a joke page which runs the gamut from risque to profane. I don’t know of any other magazines that will buy just a single joke.

–Cliffy

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**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2009, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-make-money-with-my-joke/494677/23 "2009-04-29T15:07:37Z")

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Chances are it’s probably not that funny anyway. Don’t quit your day job.

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**Author:** ![drastic\_quench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e36b37/32.png) [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2009, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-make-money-with-my-joke/494677/24 "2009-04-29T15:11:21Z")

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Thanks. I think the Playboy and Ebay ideas might work. I know it’s silly, but these days I’m trying to squeeze every nickel out of the smallest efforts.

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**Author:** ![Duke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e8c25b/32.png) [@Duke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2009, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-make-money-with-my-joke/494677/25 "2009-04-29T15:12:42Z")

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> [@Boyo\_Jim](#):
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> I [wrote a punch line](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=11088190&postcount=40)earlier today.

Not that it’s worth a dime, **Boyo** , but that was freakin’ hilarious.

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**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2009, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-make-money-with-my-joke/494677/26 "2009-04-29T15:20:17Z")

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> [@Duke](#):
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> Not that it’s worth a dime, **Boyo** , but that was freakin’ hilarious.

Thanks, stick around for the 2 pm matinee.

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**Author:** ![Daithi\_Lacha](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/daithi_lacha/32/5430_2.png) [@Daithi\_Lacha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daithi_Lacha)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2009, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-make-money-with-my-joke/494677/27 "2009-04-29T19:14:22Z")

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> [@Boyo\_Jim](#):
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> Thanks, stick around for the 2 pm matinee.

And try the brisket.

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