Best of the Week!
Best of the Week!
Best Jokes of The Week + Sci-Fi Fuel #10 & an 'Uncertain Life' Comic!
In This Newsletter:
Sci-Fi Fuel #10!
Vote For Your Favorite!
An Uncertain Life Comic
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Hey, happy Saturday! Let’s dive in to some highlights from the week! Also — as mentioned yesterday, I’m taking the rest of the year off from posting Five Jokes! But they’ll be back for you bright and early at the start of January.
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(my alternate newsletter) I posted issue #10 of Sci-Fi Fuel!
TOP FIVE JOKES OF THE WEEK!
Each weekday, I send five topical jokes. Subscribers (yes, you!) have voted on what made them laugh the most. Here are the top 5!
Note: Whenever there is a tie, I become the deciding vote.
MONDAY: 12-11-2023
Wildlife officials plan to release gray wolves in Colorado at the behest of urban voters and to the dismay of rural residents. In a surprising consensus, leaders on the far left and far right of American politics worry that the wolves will further divide the nation by forming a Super Pack.
[read other jokes from that day here]
TUESDAY: 12-12-2023
A man who flew into the U.S. without a ticket or passport claims he doesn’t know how. Security footage of him tiptoeing through the airport in a green screen suit says otherwise.
[read the other jokes from that day here]
WEDNESDAY: 13-6-2023
The pope says he wants to be buried in the Rome basilica, not in the Vatican. Taking matters in his own hands, he’s already programmed the popemobile to do just that when the time comes. / Tesla is recalling nearly all vehicles sold in the U.S. to fix a system that monitors drivers using autopilot. The manufacturer cites a bizarre glitch that auto-drives people toward the Rome basilica to bury them instead.
[read the other jokes from that day here]
THURSDAY: 12-14-2023
The earliest version of Mickey Mouse is set to become public domain in 2024 — and rival companies have already released teasers for how they’ll use him:
[read the other jokes from that day here]
FRIDAY : 12-15-2023
According to a new poll, Americans agree that the 2024 election will be pivotal for democracy, but for different reasons. 60% believe a new Trump term will speed us down the road to fascism, while the remaining 40% think it’ll be a slower ride with frequent stops at McDonald’s.
[read the other jokes from that day here]
If you enjoyed those Five Jokes, check out the most recent batch of Top Five Jokes!
BEST OF THE BEST!
Vote on your favorite joke among the top 5 — that way I can email the “Top Jokes of December” in next month’s letter.
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See you next year with roughly 1,300 more jokes!
