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Hey, happy Saturday! Let’s dive in to some highlights from the week! And don’t forget — the great

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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.

Note: Whenever there is a tie, I become the deciding vote.

MONDAY: 9-9-2024

• The share of Black students fell at some of the most selective U.S. colleges this fall and leaders of those institutions are now trying to figure out why. Seismologists clarify that it wasn’t an earthquake you just felt — merely the result of every Black person murmuring “Mhmmm…” in unison.

[read the other jokes from that day here]

TUESDAY: 9-10-2024

• Big Lots is closing stores and filing for bankruptcy. When asked how much they they owe, execs sighed and repeated the name of the brand.

[read the other jokes from that day here]

WEDNESDAY: 9-11-2024

• During the debate, Vice President Kamala Harris reminded Americans that she too is a gun owner — insisting that she’s a straight shooter who also believes in the rights of LGBTQ shooters.

[read the other jokes from that day here]

THURSDAY:9-12-2024

• After initially claiming he was hacked, football Hall of Famer Shannon Sharpe admitted Wednesday that he inadvertently livestreamed audio of him having sex to his roughly 3.2 million followers on Instagram. Listeners were shocked to learn that even in the act of making love, Shannon pauses to promote his branded cognac.

[read the other jokes from that day here]

FRIDAY : 9-13-2024

• Rangers at Carlsbad Caverns National Park in southern New Mexico described a bag of Cheetos left on the floor as a “world-changing” event for the tiny microbes and insects that call this specialized subterranean environment home. It’s reported the the microbes are now wearing sunglasses and communicating in a manner that is “smooth as hell.”

[read the other jokes from that day here]

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BEST OF THE BEST!

Vote on your favorite joke among the top 5 — that way I can email the “Top Jokes of September” in an upcoming letter.

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A [TEXT MESSAGE] Conversation with Dillon Stevenson

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