He wanted to win the no-bell prize!
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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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In the alphabed.
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A pork chop.
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The question is irrelevant, since you couldn't find the dolls even if you knew how many. (Note: Well, this was a good joke in 1983-84. . . .)
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