Article: Joke book no laughing matter: Editor settles suit with Leno

Article: Jay Leno and Fellow Comedians Represented by Gibson Dunn Put a Stop to Unauthorized Copying of Their Jokes in 'Joke Books'.
PR Newswire;  January 23, 2008 ;     427 words ......thousands of the comedians' jokes without their permission. Leno, who along with...of the plaintiffs' jokes without express permission to do so. The suit...again to publish their jokes without asking their permission to do so. CONTACT...

Article: `JAP' Jokes: Baiting or Hating? A New Wave of Anti-Feminist Anti-Semitism Hits the Campus
The Washington Post;  December 4, 1988 ;     700+ words ......educate people about the underlying messages behind the JAP jokes. "We've seen an evolution of the stereotype, so that today...extensive study and research on the dynamics behind JAP jokes. He coined the term "JAP-baiting" to describe verbal assault...traditionally self-mocking and self-critical, started JAP ...

Article: Permission is hereby granted, to all
The Topeka Capital-Journal;  September 14, 2000 ;     605 words ......she feels she "should" like, because now, she has "permission." We could debate for days why any intelligent grown-up would feel the need for permission to follow his or her own inclinations, but that would...which to do it, I hereby offer you the following permission slip: I, Lloyd Olivia Davis, give my ...

Article: BRIEF: Stop jokes about don, Pak, cops tell comic.
Hindustan Times (New Delhi, India);  January 31, 2009 ;     228 words ......Shrivastav has been asked not to mention Pakistan in his jokes, he added. For 15 days, Raju had been getting calls telling him to stop referring to 'Bhai' in his jokes on TV, said his brother Deepu. The caller also threatened...847-635-6550, send a fax to 847-635-6968, or write to The Permissions Group ...

Article: Crowe's son entertains journos with his jokes
The Hindustan Times;  October 23, 2007 ;     209 words ......press junket when he regaled the gathered journalists with jokes. Charles was sitting on Crowe's lap as the actor and his co-st...audience of radio journalists, saying, 'I'm gonna do some jokes. How do you stop a baby from walking? Pull off his arms and...an actor here, Russell'." Published by HT Syndication ...

Article: NSW: APEC pranksters say police gave them permission
AAP General News (Australia);  September 7, 2007 ;     408 words ......APEC pranksters say police gave them permission By Paul Carter SYDNEY, Sept 7 AAP...W Bush's hotel say police gave them permission. ABC TV which airs the satirical The...proceeded down Macquarie Street with the permission of police. "When the Chaser reached...

Article: BOARD GETS SERIOUS ABOUT JOKES, ITEMS OF QUESTIONABLE TASTE; EMPLOYEES MUST GET PERMISSION TO POST MATERIALS ON TOWN PROPERTY.(Neighbors West)
The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY);  January 31, 2002 ;     386 words ......off the wall - for Camillus town employees. So are cartoons, jokes, pictures, calendars and other materials that someone might...the employee handbook Jan. 22 to order workers to get written permission from the town board or its designee before they post anything...

Article: The Temp: Permission to tell jokes, sir?
The Independent - London;  December 2, 1998 ;     652 words ......instantly regret, I thought. "Well," said Graham, "I don't call that much of a joke myself. I'd be grateful if you'd confine your jokes to outside office hours in future. Now. Are you ready to take some dictation?" "No," I started, then changed my mind. "Of course...

Article: The BBC's prim and proper guide to jokes sparing blushes
The Independent - London;  August 14, 1998 ;     231 words ......considered vulgar, while special permission was needed to impersonate Vera...making for their audience. Jokes about ladies' underwear are...joke. All mimicry needs the permission of the people being impersonated...ignored rule is the outlawing of jokes that might be taken to encourage...

Article: When young subscribe to SMS jokes
New Straits Times;  March 11, 2004 ;     172 words ......New Straits Times 03-11-2004 When young subscribe to SMS jokes Byline: Gan K.J. Edition: Main/Lifestyle; 2* Section: Letters...through SMS. Recently my little girl subscribed to SMS jokes without my knowledge. I tried to cancel the subscription...subscription. In that time, I "lost" RM4 to them (for two ...

Article: Colorado governor criticized for anti-French jokes made during speech
AP Worldstream;  May 25, 2004 ;     273 words ......unfortunate and ill-informed" jokes about the French during a speech...John Kerry "would wait for a permission slip to be filled out by the...before rebuilding Iraq. The jokes drew laughter and applause...Director Tom Clark said Owens' jokes are old chestnuts used for...said. People are going to ...

Article: NO LAUGHING MATTER; Captain Ernie Blanchard was a career Coast Guard man, a credit to the uniform, until the day he stood up at a dinner and told some dirty jokes. He found himself in the treacherous waters of political correctness. And he drowned.
The Washington Post;  July 7, 1996 ;     700+ words ...The jokes had worked before. In the same kind of room. On just such...followed his rousing speech, which followed his opening jokes, which 14 years later, on a January night in 1995 in New...career was over, let alone his life. Blanchard's failed jokes -- dated, unfunny and, worst of all, sexual -- ...

Article: Now, a software to allow disabled kids to generate jokes
The Hindustan Times;  August 24, 2006 ;     180 words ......24 -- A computer system that generates simple word-play jokes could help disabled children develop better language skills...definitions, sounds and syntax to generate simple play-on-words jokes, or puns, on a chosen subject. Called the System to Augment...type what they want to say." Waller admits that some of ...

Article: BRITISH-INDIAN SHOPKEEPER BANNED FROM TELLING JOKES!
The Hindustan Times;  December 19, 2008 ;     142 words ......has been told he faces prosecution unless he stops putting jokes on leaflets advertising his store over Christmas. Police...The world has gone crazy. They wouldn't tell me which jokes were offensive or who had complained about them," he added. Some of Singh's jokes include: What is the technical name for ...