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Article: Take these e-jokes, please

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July 16, 1999
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How many jokes has Gary Lewis sent by e-mail over the last month?

Like a lot of jokes that circulate on the Internet, it isn't even funny. Lewis, an architect who lives in Lake Mohegan, N.Y., is a human hub on what may be the Internet's most far-flung network: joke tellers and their electronically captive audiences. Lewis' modest goal is to put a little laughter into the lives of his 32 or so closest friends and acquaintances.

Lately, however, some of his material hasn't been going over so well.

"Some people have asked to be taken off the list," Lewis said ruefully. "You start seeing the same jokes over and over again. So I try to do the right thing and spend more time editing. But then you ...

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