Best of the Week!
Sci-Fi Fuel #3 + Top 5 Jokes + an Andy Kindler Interview from the Vault!
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Best of the Best!: Vote!
Somethin’ Else!: Andy Kindler Interview
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Hey, happy Saturday! Let’s dive in to some highlights from the week!
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Sci-Fi Fuel # 3!
Sci-Fi fuel returns a third time!
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: 10-16-2023
Disney is now 100 years old. Which means its time to do some math on my new, patented Black calculator (a.k.a. Blackulator)!
Let’s see...
Slavery was abolished for 60 years by the time we got Mickey Mouse (+PLUS+) 83 years by the time we got Song of the South (÷DIVIDED BY÷) 146 years by the time we got a Black Disney princes (=SOMEHOW EQUALS=) 200 years until Toontown passes the Voting Rights Act.
[read the other jokes from that day here]
TUESDAY: 10-17-2023
AI chatbots can guess your personal information from what you type. This is embarrassing — based on all of the jokes I’ve written so far, the chatbots have calculated that I’m “An Out Of Work Comedy Writer Who Needs A Haircut.” Brutal.
[read the other jokes from that day here]
WEDNESDAY: 10-18-2023
Lowriders are no longer banned from roaming free in California — and Optimus Prime took fans by surprise with his response:
[read the other jokes from that day here]
THURSDAY: 10-19-2023
JK Rowling says she would “happily” do prison time over her transgender views. But her supporters worry that prison could push her away from their values. The last thing they need is a witch who self-identifies as a grand wizard.
[read the other jokes from that day here]
FRIDAY : 10-20-2023
The Supreme Court has delayed efforts to redraw Louisiana’s voting map. Clarence Thomas is reportedly the prime cause of the delay due to somehow only having white markers in his Crayola box.
[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!
This month I’m experimenting with having you vote on your favorite joke among the top 5 — that was I can email the “Top Jokes of October” in my November letter.
Ready? Set… Go! (You Have A Full Week To Vote)
SOMETHIN’ ELSE!
I dunno… How about listening to my 2015 interview with Andy Kindler?
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See you next week with 25 more jokes!
