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Fired for Jokes

The Aflac duck was canned after an ill-advised attempt at humor involving the Japan tsunami. From a Haley Barbour aide (the earthquake) to Howard Stern (bestiality), see more jokes that cost the tellers their jobs.

Published Mar. 15 2011 12:46PM EDT

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galleries/2011/03/15/fired-for-jokes/fired-for-jokes---gottfried_c21dbo — In the wake of the 9.0-magnitude earthquake that triggered a massive tsunami, wreaking havoc on the coastal cities of Japan with an estimated death toll of 10,000, comedian Gilbert Gottfried, best known for his wildly obnoxious voice, decided to offer up this joke on Twitter: "Japan is really advanced.