1,622. One to tell the original joke, and the rest to submit give some minor variation of it! For example:
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Because all his uncles were "ants"!
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In the dictionary.
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None, because they were copycats
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Because her mom would make her take it back.
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An onion
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Twenty. One to hold the bulb, two to turn the ladder, and 17 to be on the guest list.
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