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Given the immensity of many venues — and because the toilets are often buried deep in the bowels — this is a running joke.
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Will Noble, CNN, 23 Nov. 2024
Although Culkin made the most of the running joke, the odds of Burrow dressing up as the mischievous kid are highly unlikely as the star QB isn't a fan of dressing up for Halloween.
—Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 31 Oct. 2024
Nation’s McFlurry machines to get faster repairs A running joke among both fans and critics of McDonald’s is that the fast food chain’s McFlurry machines are always broken.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 29 Oct. 2024
After all, for many folks under 35, Matlock is only known as a running gag on The Simpsons involving its appeal to Grampa Simpson and his geriatric friends.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2024
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Will Noble, CNN, 23 Nov. 2024
Although Culkin made the most of the running joke, the odds of Burrow dressing up as the mischievous kid are highly unlikely as the star QB isn't a fan of dressing up for Halloween.
—Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 31 Oct. 2024
Nation’s McFlurry machines to get faster repairs A running joke among both fans and critics of McDonald’s is that the fast food chain’s McFlurry machines are always broken.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 29 Oct. 2024
After all, for many folks under 35, Matlock is only known as a running gag on The Simpsons involving its appeal to Grampa Simpson and his geriatric friends.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Running joke/gag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/running%20joke%2Fgag. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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