The Daily Show has a predictably good laugh at South Dakota's 'Don't Jerk and Drive' campaign

The Daily Show has a predictably good laugh at South Dakota&#039;s &#039;Don&#039;t Jerk and Drive&#039; campaign

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last updated 8 January 2015

Tuesday night's Daily Show was for the adolescent inside all of us — and particularly Jon Stewart. The subject was South Dakota's ill-fated "Don't Jerk and Drive" campaign to lower road fatalities. The defunct campaign was actually supposed to grab your attention, but is using sexual puns to promote public safety really the best idea? Stewart asked. "We don't fight bullying with a 'No Fisting' campaign." The jokes really could have ended there, but Stewart threw the mic to Aasif Mandvi, who beat it over the head. Some of this segment is probably not super safe for work — or people who don't enjoy crude humor. --Peter Weber

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.