Five Jokes: 1-20-2025
CIA Chatbots, Inaugural Rappers, A.I. In 'The Brutalist,' Bob Dylan Draft Lyrics, and Costco Workers' Authorized Strike
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Hey! It’s Monday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, AND inauguration day in America — best summarized by this sign from the People's March in Washington, D.C. over the weekend:
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And one healthy distraction from the inauguration: This classic You Are The Genre interview with Severance co-star Zach Cherry (a new episode of the podcast comes out Wednesday featuring my interview with ):
Anyway, here are FIVE JOKES!
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The C.I.A. has developed a chatbot that lets analysts talk with virtual versions of foreign leaders — and you’d be surprised by how often Netanyahu uses the phrase “chillin’ like a villain…”
Snoop Dogg, Rick Ross and Soulja Boy are just some of the rappers in D.C. for the president-elect’s inauguration events. And after a full day of hearing republicans say his name, I’m willing to bet Soulja Boy will regret it the most. Just a pinch too slavery-ish.
The Adrien Brody drama “The Brutalist” is coming under fire for its use of artificial intelligence to fill in language gaps left by Brody and co-star Felicity Jones. The CIA is now using similar tech to bridge the massive language gaps between Donald Trump and any dictionary ever printed.
Draft lyrics to ‘Mr. Tambourine Man’ sell for $508K at US auction. The document is most notable for containing crossed out lyrics to what somehow ended up being Cardi B. and Megan Thee Stallion’s “W.A.P.”
Finally…
Costco's unionized workers voted to authorize a strike. The company has ordered an emergency bulk shipment of jumbo scab clusters.
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