Five Jokes: 1-6-2025
Shrinking American Homes, Exploding Tesla Data, Popeye In The Public Domain, CEO’s Bowing To Trump, and The Golden Globes
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Hey! It’s Monday, the second week of a bold new year, and national “Wait, Is That Uncle Joey Farting Into A Lit Match At The Capitol?” day for white people in America. Nevertheless, I’m —
Anyway, here are FIVE JOKES!
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American homes are shrinking, and hallways are getting left on the cutting-room floor — keep it up and we’ll be calling it “the step of shame.”
Elon Musk's willingness to share information about the recent Cybertruck explosion has highlighted how much data cars collect - and left some drivers uneasy. Their main worry: “The wife finding out how much Blue (Da Ba Dee) I listen to on my way to the mistress.”
— meaning you’re finally able to combine them into one cartoon called PopPop the Sailor Reporter. 🎵 YES, HE’S POP-POP THE SAILOR REPORTER / HE’S PAID BY THE PAPER IN QUARTERS / HE LIKES TO SOLVE CRIMES FUELED BY SPINACH AND DIMES / HE’S POP-POP THE SAILOR REPORTER!🎵
Catchy, right? There’s actually more…
🎵 OH, HE’S POP-POP THE SAILOR REPORTER / AND HE’S GOT A BIG SLEEPING DISORDER / SINCE ALL THE LAYOFFS / HE DRIVES UBERS NON-STOP / HE’S POP-POP THE SAILOR REPORTER!🎵
This is getting kinda sad, isn’t it…
🎵 BUT DON’T WORRY ‘BOUT OLD POP-POP / HE’S GOT A BIG SCOOP ON THE COPS / THEY GRANTED HIS WISH / NOW HE SLEEPS WITH THE FISH / AS POP-POP THE SAILOR REPORTER!🎵
The list of companies and CEOs lining up to visit Donald Trump and give money to his committee include Apple, Facebook, OpenAI, Amazon, Toyota, Ford, Uber, and GM. Naturally, their “donations” are tiered — half a million for Trump with ads, 2 million for him uncut.
Finally…
Kathy Bates ripped her acceptance speech after losing at the Golden Globes. But upon close inspection afterward, the title of the speech appears to read “How I Framed Luigi…”
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STRAY THOUGHT
NOT QUITE THE NEW YORKER…
An early morning attempt at a funny cartoon.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Speaking of cartoons and CEO’s bowing to Trump, has a powerful piece about her decision to leave the Washington Post due to internal discourse surrounding this drawing:
I’ve worked for the Washington Post since 2008 as an editorial cartoonist. I have had editorial feedback and productive conversations—and some differences—about cartoons I have submitted for publication, but in all that time I’ve never had a cartoon killed because of who or what I chose to aim my pen at. Until now. (FULL PIECE)
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I assume that PopPop will be accompanied on his adventures by his girlfriend Motor Oil and his avuncular acquaintance Captain Salmon.