Joke Contest — Creative Humor Writing
Our joke writing theme for April is Quirky Sports Teams. This is an exercise for linking words in a creative way. Often you’re looking for a word with a double meaning to trigger a joke.
We announce a new joke contest each month around the 15th.
Look for our new Cartoon Caption Contest on May 1.
Here are some examples for Quirky Sports Team one liners:
A football team of Chicago nudists — The Chicago Bares
A bicycle club for political advisors — The Spin Cyclists
A running club for cross-dressers — The Drag Racers
Put your thinking cap on and see what you can come up with. Edit your best lines and then submit them to us at HumorPowerTips@HumorPower.com by April 30, 2008.
April 16th, 2008 at 2:03 am
Hi John, I just love these pun-based contests…thanks a lot for helping me excercise my grey cells …and keep them coming ..hopefully I shall crack the cartoon caption contest too one day…
I have sent in my entries for this one…it was tougher that the last 3 contests I reckon…
how do you come up with the themes?this one was as quirky as they get !
April 16th, 2008 at 8:18 am
Hi Arun,
For the most part the ideas for the contests just pop into my head. Occasionally, a reader will submit an idea. I’ve received contest themes from Sol Morrison, Steve Pavlina, Les Harden, Nancy Lininger. If you come up with a theme, send it in! I also found this month’s theme more challenging (I have to write the examples). I stick mostly to pun-type contests because classic jokes usually take a set up and that would involve too much text for a contest. A one liner with word play is good practice to sharpen one’s general humor writing ability. I’m always amazed with what our readers come up with. John