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THE WRITING GAME
by Rob Loughran

A writer walks into a bar and orders a bourbon. “How’s the writing game?” asks the bartender.

“Not too good, I sent an article into the local paper and it came back with a rejection slip.”

“What was the name of the article?”

The writer says, “I *Screwed a Bear.”

“No wonder it got rejected. You have to improve the title.”

A month later the writer returns and orders a bourbon. “How’s the writing game?” asks the bartender.

“Not too good, I renamed the article, sent it back into the paper and it came back with a rejection slip.”

“What did you rename the article?”

The writer says, “I Screwed a Bear for the FBI.”

“That title is terrible. It’s offensive. You have to rename it.”

A month later the writer returns and orders a bourbon. “How’s the writing game?” asks the bartender.

“Fantastic. I renamed the article, sold it to the paper, they printed it and it was picked up by Parade Magazine, Reader’s Digest, and The Christian Science Monitor. I just sold the movie rights to Disney and A&E is turning it into a documentary.”

“What did you rename the article?”

“I Screwed a Bear for the FBI and Found Jesus.”

*Original joke contained the F-word

Rob Loughran’s novel High Steaks won the 2002 New Mystery Award and his second novel Norman Babbit, Scientist will be published in 2006. He has a series of obscene jokebooks available at www.lulu.com