No "Waiter, there's a finger in my chili" jokes

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This goes without saying: in this contest, jokes about severed fingers in food are forbidden. Wendy’s is currently doing a promotion—now in the finalist stage—that attempts to promote clean comedy. Comedians from around the country submitted videos of 2 to 3 minute snippets of their acts, free from obscenities, sexually explicit material, or lewd, offensive or derogatory references. Wendy’s “Stand Up for Good Taste” Comedy Challenge will now send the five finalists to a laugh-off at The

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