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Stephen Hawking & the ALS Challenge

<blockquote class=”twitter-tweet” lang=”en”><p>i nominate Stephen Hawking to do the ALS challenge</p>— jar(od) (@thestorysojar) <a…Twitter user @thestorysojar was first to make a (yes, cruel) joke about Stephen Hawking and the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge on Aug. 15 at 5:07 p.m. ET. Many others made the same joke in the days and weeks that followed. The First Joke email-interviewed the guy who tweeted it first. Interview conducted Aug. 22, 2014. The First Joke: So why’s the joke funny? Jarod Danscuk: I thought it was funny because Stephen Hawking is inclined to an electric wheelchair, so he can’t pour a bucket of ice over…

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