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Smithsonian Joke Telling Contest Draws Mississippi Humor
The first Joe Miller cup joke-telling match at the Smithsonian’s history and technology museum pitted New York comedians against Washington humorists. The New Yorkers won amid jokes about the National Art Gallery, fortune cookies, and a room on 58th street, while Vice President Humphrey sent doodles as Johnson stayed in Texas.
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