# Telegram Joke Bot

A simple Telegram bot that tells jokes when you send it the `/joke` command.

## Setup Instructions

1. **Install required packages**
   ```bash
   pip install -r requirements.txt
   ```

2. **Get a bot token**
   - Talk to [@BotFather](https://t.me/BotFather) on Telegram
   - Create a new bot with `/newbot`
   - Copy the token provided by BotFather

3. **Set your bot token**
   You can set your bot token in two ways:
   
   Option A: Set as environment variable
   ```bash
   export BOT_TOKEN="your_token_here"
   ```
   
   Option B: Replace "YOUR_BOT_TOKEN_HERE" in jokes.py with your actual token

4. **Run the bot**
   ```bash
   python jokes.py
   ```

## Bot Commands

- `/start` - Start the bot and get welcome message
- `/joke` - Get a random joke
- `/help` - Show help message

## Features

- Sends random jokes from a predefined list
- Easy to add more jokes to the collection
- Simple and lightweight implementation