Five Jokes: 1-17-2025
RIP David Lynch, Apple's Flawed AI-Generated News Alerts, New York Mayor Adams To Meet Donald Trump, Polar Vortex Weekend, and State Farm Ditches The Super Bowl
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David Lynch, director of off-kilter classics like Eraserhead and Twin Peaks, has died at 78. May we all find comfort in the fact that, heaven or hell, no one quite knows what to do with him.
Apple has canceled its AI-generated news alerts after a series of high-profile SNAFUs — namely, one headline placing CEO Tim Cook at the top of a “69 Single Hotties Under 69” list.
Indicted New York Mayor Eric Adams will meet Donald Trump in Mar-a-Lago. To get a sense of what their conversation might sound like, listen to literally any podcast where two men talk in a basement.
Bone-chilling poler vortex temperatures will envelop millions of Americans this weekend. A concerning sign of the times: Many of those millions consider being enveloped by a bone-chilling polar vortex “kinda sexy.”
Finally…
State Farm Home Insurance, long a stalwart of Super Bowl advertising, is pulling a commercial from next month's big game following the devastating California wildfires. Hey, it was either that, or change the jingle to 🎵 LIKE A WEIRD NEIGHBOR, STATE FARM HAS A WHOLE LOT OF YOUR MONEY AND WAY TOO MUCH INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR HOUSE 🎵
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IN OTHER NEWS…
[Interesting Headlines Minus Jokes]
Biden commuted more sentences, this time for 2,500 non-violent drug offenders.
The DoJ released its Tulsa race massacre report over 100 years after initial review.
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