Five Jokes: 10-12-2023
A Three-Year Chatbot Romance, A24 Action Movies, Studios Suspend Talks With SAG, Beyoncé Joins Taylor Swift At Movie Premiere, Space Dirt Revelations, The IRS vs Microsoft, & More
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Business Insider profiled a three-year relationship between an AI chatbot and a 47-year-old man. The couple says the secret to their longevity is:
Love
Forgiveness
And the fact that he can’t figure out how to delete the app
A24 is reportedly searching for “action and big IP projects” in an effort “to expand into more commercial films.” But that’s easy to achieve with what they’ve already got. Look at the recent A24 film, You Hurt My Feelings, for instance. It only takes one word to broaden its appeal:
Space dirt retrieved from an asteroid includes clay minerals that could explain how Earth got its water. NASA scientists were thrilled by the discovery until they found a clay piece with a Dasani logo.
Studios have suspended talks with the actors guild. Insiders say it’s because they’re emotionally drained by SAG’s secret weapon: Meryl Streep and Viola Davis reciting lines from Doubt.
Finally…
Beyoncé joined Taylor Swift at her ‘Eras Tour’ film premiere. However, things got a little awkward when Beyoncé turned to Taylor and said, “Hey! What’s your name?”
BONUS JOKES:
Since I didn’t post any jokes on Monday, here are a few more for today!
The IRS says Microsoft may owe more than $29 billion in back taxes. In response, Clippy said:
A player in California has won the $1.7 billion Powerball lottery. And it’ll be interesting to see how all of that money changes them. For instance… If they’re political leftists now, they’ll likely slowly move to the right. But if they’re already on the right, they’ll likely slowly move to Mars.
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You may remember Comedian Josh Nasser as the first guest of my text interview series…
Well, he has an album of new music out called songs about love. They’re all incredibly funny and uniquely Josh. Check it out here!
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