1 April 2008 - they laughed

Jay Scott : Daily Whale : archive : 2008 : 1 April 2008

They laughed when I sat down at the keyboard, and did not stop until I had written a joke.

(No humans were harmed in the making of this Whale, but I will keep trying.)

clue:

The Daily Whale restarted ten years ago today. Including the Whales from 1991-1994, I have written 4787 Whales.