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I was reading a CNN piece on what Michael Jackson’s death did to the Internet, and happened across what I thought was a particularly savage joke:

One Wikipedia prankster wrote that Jackson had been “savagely murdered” by his brother Tito, who had strangled him “with a microphone cord.”

Really? Not even Colbert or Stewart would go for the jugular that quick. The fake wiki’s got me thinking about Jackson’s legacy, so to speak. When JFK died, president jokes died with him. But after 9/11 some of my friends were cracking twin tower jokes within a week. “Hey, there’s still the twin towers in my pants.” How should one have responded? Oh, well that makes me feel better. Looks like our culture has changed a lot.

So should we hold a funeral, wake, or such for Jackson jokes? What about a holiday or vacation? Which ones should we retire? Which ones will stand? Take a look at this article and let me know what you think: Jackson Jokes Stop, for Now.