Best of the Week!
January Letter, A Lip Reading Transcript + Top 5 Jokes!
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January Letter, Lip Reading Transcript
Vote For Your Favorite Jokes!
Prep For The Return Of ‘You Are The Genre’!
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Hey, happy Saturday! And despite all week feeling like this —
— it’s been fun writing the first batch of jokes of the new year.
On a serious note:
Here is info on how to help victims of the horrifying wildfires
Here are steps you can take to stay safe
Here’s where to find shelters…
And here is a list of Black families devastated by the Altadena fires
On an unserious note, let’s dive in to some newsletters highlights from the week!
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LETTER: Welcome To January 2025
My January letter is now available to all subscribers!
POST: LIP READING TRANSCRIPT —
It’s not real, but it feels real…
TOP FIVE JOKES OF THE WEEK!
Note: Whenever there is a tie, I become the deciding vote.
MONDAY: 1-6-2024
— meaning you’re finally able to combine them into one cartoon called PopPop the Sailor Reporter. 🎵 YES, HE’S POP-POP THE SAILOR REPORTER / HE’S PAID BY THE PAPER IN QUARTERS / HE LIKES TO SOLVE CRIMES FUELED BY SPINACH AND DIMES / HE’S POP-POP THE SAILOR REPORTER!🎵
Catchy, right? There’s actually more…
🎵 OH, HE’S POP-POP THE SAILOR REPORTER / AND HE’S GOT A BIG SLEEPING DISORDER / SINCE ALL THE LAYOFFS / HE DRIVES UBERS NON-STOP / HE’S POP-POP THE SAILOR REPORTER!🎵
This is getting kinda sad, isn’t it…
🎵 BUT DON’T WORRY ‘BOUT OLD POP-POP / HE’S GOT A BIG SCOOP ON THE COPS / THEY GRANTED HIS WISH / NOW HE SLEEPS WITH THE FISH / AS POP-POP THE SAILOR REPORTER!🎵
[read the other jokes from that day here]
TUESDAY: 1-7-2025
Justin Trudeau has announced his intention to resign as Canadian prime minister. Upon hearing the news, President Biden spit out his Metamucil and shouted “YOU CAN DO THAT?!”
[read the other jokes from that day here]
WEDNESDAY: 1-8-2025
Joe Biden was forced to spend an unexpected night in Los Angeles due to the powerful winds and wildfires pounding the county. He’s said to have used the time as practice for repeating “this is fine” to himself during the inauguration.
[read the other jokes from that day here]
THURSDAY: 1-9-2025
All 5 living presidents attended Jimmy Carter's National Cathedral funeral. Sorry, one moment… unlike Facebook,
Letters From African America has an actual internal fact checking system… Okay, yes, I see… Thank you. Let’s start again. Whileall 5 living presidents attended Jimmy Carter's National Cathedral funeral—none of them are technically alive inside.
[read the other jokes from that day here]
FRIDAY : 1-10-2025
Facebook employees are furious about a new policy that allows users to call LGBTQ+ people "mentally ill." An understandable frustration… Why single out one group when the “mentally ill” label fits anyone who logs into or works at Facebook?
[read the other jokes from that day here]
If you enjoyed those Five Jokes, check out the top jokes from last year!
BEST OF THE BEST!
Vote on your favorite joke among the top 5 — that way I can email the “Top Jokes of January” in an upcoming letter.
Ready? Set… Go! (You Have A Full Week To Vote)
SOMETHIN’ ELSE!
The You Are The Genre podcast returns next week! Get caught up wherever you find podcasts. Here’s the season 1 finale where interviews me about my own journey and why I launched the show:
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