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  <intro>&lt;p&gt;Welcome to the December edition of the Write Your Own Joke (WYOJ) contest. As always, I will supply two potential set-ups from today&amp;rsquo;s sports news. Your job is to supply the punchlines.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Here they are:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Topic 1&lt;/strong&gt;: &amp;ldquo;Giants LB &lt;strong&gt;Antonio Pierce&lt;/strong&gt; will reportedly testify against teammate &lt;strong&gt;Plaxico Burress&lt;/strong&gt; in front of a grand jury. __________.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/p&gt;</intro>
  <title>Write Your Own Joke contest</title>
  <published-at type="datetime">2008-12-04T16:08:09-05:00</published-at>
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          <created-at>2009-05-11T13:09:20-04:00</created-at>
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          <quoted-text>Nuh-uh...</quoted-text>
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          <body>so sorry.</body>
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        <quoted-text>so sorry.</quoted-text>
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        <body>Suck it, Trebeck!</body>
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          <created-at>2009-05-05T14:20:56-04:00</created-at>
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          <quoted-text>last</quoted-text>
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          <body>Nuh-uh...</body>
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        <quoted-text>Nuh-uh...</quoted-text>
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        <body>so sorry.</body>
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          <created-at>2009-04-30T11:32:36-04:00</created-at>
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          <body>last</body>
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        <quoted-text>last</quoted-text>
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        <body>Nuh-uh...</body>
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        <body>last</body>
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          <created-at>2008-12-05T10:53:10-05:00</created-at>
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          <body>No one seems to have switched their ipods to a Christmas mix. I listened to 9 different versions of &amp;quot;Have yourself a merry little Christmas&amp;quot; on the way to w*rk this morning. You will be happy to know that Judy Garland is still the best.  Lined up for the ride home: 8 versions of &amp;quot;White Christmas&amp;quot;</body>
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        <created-at>2008-12-05T10:58:24-05:00</created-at>
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        <quoted-text>No one seems to have switched their ipods to a Christmas mix. I listened to 9 different versions of &quot;Have yourself a merry little Christmas&quot; on the way to w*rk this morning. You will be happy to know that Judy Garland is still the best. Lined up for the ride home: 8 versions of &quot;White Christmas&quot;</quoted-text>
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        <body>G-beard, I'm with ya....</body>
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        <created-at>2008-12-05T10:58:16-05:00</created-at>
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        <body>WYOJ results are up, along with a programming announcement.</body>
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          <body>No one seems to have switched their ipods to a Christmas mix. I listened to 9 different versions of &amp;quot;Have yourself a merry little Christmas&amp;quot; on the way to w*rk this morning. You will be happy to know that Judy Garland is still the best.  Lined up for the ride home: 8 versions of &amp;quot;White Christmas&amp;quot;</body>
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        <created-at>2008-12-05T10:57:59-05:00</created-at>
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        <quoted-text>Lined up for the ride home: 8 versions of &quot;White Christmas&quot;</quoted-text>
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        <body>I love the version from Uncle Buck. I think the Drifters...Elvis does OK, too. Bing is King, though...</body>
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        <created-at>2008-12-05T10:57:52-05:00</created-at>
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        <body>O Holy Night - Josh Groban</body>
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          <created-at>2008-12-05T10:55:26-05:00</created-at>
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          <quoted-text>If it weren't for my horse, I wouldn't have spent that year in college.</quoted-text>
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          <body>I once saw a Starbucks across the street from another Starbucks.</body>
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        <quoted-text>I once saw a Starbucks across the street from another Starbucks.</quoted-text>
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        <body>and they were picketing each other?</body>
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          <quoted-text>Don't know. After hearing that my brain initiated an involuntary blackout to avoid having to hear more.</quoted-text>
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          <body>If it weren't for my horse, I wouldn't have spent that year in college.</body>
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        <quoted-text>If it weren't for my horse, I wouldn't have spent that year in college.</quoted-text>
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        <body>I once saw a Starbucks across the street from another Starbucks.</body>
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  <body>&lt;p&gt;Welcome to the December edition of the Write Your Own Joke (WYOJ) contest. As always, I will supply two potential set-ups from today&amp;rsquo;s sports news. Your job is to supply the punchlines.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Here they are:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Topic 1&lt;/strong&gt;: &amp;ldquo;Giants LB &lt;strong&gt;Antonio Pierce&lt;/strong&gt; will reportedly testify against teammate &lt;strong&gt;Plaxico Burress&lt;/strong&gt; in front of a grand jury. __________.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Topic 2&lt;/strong&gt;: &amp;ldquo;Auburn AD &lt;strong&gt;Jay Jacobs&lt;/strong&gt; says he was &amp;lsquo;shocked&amp;rsquo; when &lt;strong&gt;Tommy Tuberville&lt;/strong&gt; resigned as football coach yesterday, and had never considered firing him. __________.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Everyone knows the rules by now. If not, please observe your neighbor.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I will post a winner and some honorable mention selections from each set-up as tomorrow&amp;rsquo;s morning post. Good luck, and have fun.&lt;/p&gt;</body>
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