Five Jokes: 1-12-2024
North Korea First Tourists Since 2020, Ariana Grande's New Single, Biden's Student Loan Update, Usher's Halftime Teaser, and A Rare Cicada Phenomenon
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North Korea is poised to admit its first known tourists since 2020. And they’ll have a perfectly great time as long as they don’t attempt launching a Footloose style uprising via the power of dance.
Ariana Grande is celebrating the release of her new single ‘Yes, And?’ — which kicks off her surprise pivot to improv comedy. Concerts begin with the singer asking crowds for a suggestion of a fruit, followed the catchiest song imaginable about pineapples.
Some Americans will get their student loans canceled in February as Biden accelerates his new plan — to have students stop shouting “ceasefire now” at his campaign rallies.
Usher’s Super Bowl halftime show is teased in star-studded new trailer:
And I, for one, can’t wait to see which football player he decides to serenade in the middle of the performance. Football wives, watch out!
Finally…
In an extremely rare natural phenomenon, two different cicada broods will explode from the ground at the same time this year. Experts call it the Republican National Convention.
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A JOKE FROM SOMEONE ELSE
Wisdom, by Skyler Higley:
https://twitter.com/skyler_higley/status/1743693001929736389
STRAY THOUGHT
This is a new segment for a joke or “stray” thought of mine that doesn’t fit the standard setup/punchline format. Hopefully it’ll make me post on Twitter less. Enjoy (and feel free to share!):
SOMETHIN’ FROM THE VAULT!
A little reminder from 2015 to take this 2024 election year seriously:
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