“Why are Americans so dumb?”/“Because they shoot the ones who go to school.”

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Entry from July 14, 2018

“Why are Americans so dumb?”/“Because they shoot the ones who go to school.”

A possibly politically incorrect joke on the subject of school shootings was posted on Reddit—MeanJokes on July 6, 2018:

Q: Why are Americans so dumb?
A: Because they shoot the ones who go to school.

The joke was posted on Reddit—Jokes on July 13, 2018.

“Summer means about three months of no school shootings” is a saying about school shootings.

Reddit—MeanJokes
Why are Americans so dumb? (self.MeanJokes)
submitted July 6, 2018 by Stampsvsflames=
Because they shoot the ones who go to school

Reddit—Jokes
Why are Americans so dumb?
submitted July 13, 2018 by BraySC
Because they shoot the ones that go to school

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Brata George
@BrataGeorge
Why are Americans so dumb? Because they shoot the ones that go to school #smile #reddit #jokes
9:41 AM - 13 Jul 2018

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Mr. Drinks On Me #FRA 🇫🇷
@Mr_DrinksOnMe
Why are Americans so dumb?
Because they shoot the ones that go to school.
8:07 PM - 13 Jul 2018

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RedditJokeOfTheDay
@Sunnynagam
Daily Reddit Joke:
Why are Americans so dumb?
Because they shoot the ones that go to school
6:01 AM - 14 Jul 2018

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