Five Jokes: 10-18-2023
Iran Tries Dragging The U.S. Into A Holy War, A.I. Reads Ancient Text, Lowriders No Longer Banned In California, The IRS Launches A Free Online Filing Service, and Amazon Adds More Robots
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Iran has threatened to drag the U.S. into a regional holy war. Can’t say we don’t have plenty of practice… Remember the Chicken Sandwich Wars of 2019?
A college student used AI to read ancient Roman scrolls that had been illegible for 2,000 years. The parents are immensely proud of him, but a little concerned about his glowing red eyes and new ability to levitate.
Lowriders are no longer banned from roaming free in California — and Optimus Prime took fans by surprise with his response:
The IRS will officially launch a free online tax filing service for the 2024 tax season. In compete, Turbo Tax is now scrambling to become a product that works.
Finally…
Amazon is overhauling its warehouse operations with new artificial intelligence and robotics capabilities to help workers identify products and speed up deliveries — and Optimus Prime took fans by surprise again with his response:
But wait, Optimus, don’t you protect humanity?
Okay, okay. Amazon probably does owe you money for using your last name. But, you have to understand that your real problem is with Amazon, not the workers. Companies aren’t people.
Where is all of this coming from?! You don’t like being a truck anymore? That’s your whole thing!
Okay… Wow. Glad I could help? Let’s talk more after thi— wait… where did you go?!
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