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Opinion: My joke packet for Mike Bloomberg

Mic drop, haha! (Patrick Semansky/AP)

I see that Mike Bloomberg hired a comedy writer to write jokes for him. I join the rest of the Internet in submitting a packet.

What’s the difference between my opponent’s health-care plan and this campaign? One costs millions of dollars and will not work, whereas the other costs millions of dollars and is already not working!

What is black and white and read all over? Not my tax returns, yet!

Knock knock. / Who’s there? / I’m here from the Bloomberg campaign. Do you have a minute so that I can talk to you about a candidate I’m genuinely excited about? / I’m here from the Bloomberg campaign. Do you have a minute so that I can talk to you about a candidate I’m genuinely excited about — who? / Elizabeth Warren.

Did you ever notice how unpleasant it is to travel economy on an airplane? No.

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Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani and Mike Bloomberg go out for a round of golf. (It’s funny because it’s true!)

What is more useful when it is broken? The system of election financing!

A major donor to Republican campaigns, a bad boss and the architect of stop-and-frisk walks into a bar. “Hello, Mayor Bloomberg,” the bartender says.

A man rode out of town on Sunday, stayed the whole night at a hotel, and rode back into town on Sunday. How is this possible? Sunday is his private jet.

I’ve been on a campaign diet! I’ve lost three states already!

How many Bloomberg supporters does it take to change a lightbulb? I don’t know, but here is $80 million.

Your mama’s life expectancy is so high because she lives in New York City under Mike Bloomberg’s leadership.

What’s a reference everyone in America will understand without any further explanation? The Naked Cowboy.

What did the billionaire say to the blonde? The answer is still covered by a nondisclosure agreement.

I’m sorry if anyone was offended. (This apology is a joke!)

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