Five Jokes: 10-18-2024
King Charles In Australia, WNBA Salary Woes, Walter White vs. Litter, OpenAI and Microsoft's Big Question, and Netflix Exceeds Expectations
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King Charles III's Australia visit has rekindled debates on cutting ties to the British monarchy. Basically making making King Charles the royal equivalent of that distant acquaintance who only brings paper plates to the potluck. “Paper plates? What? No, I swear these… are tortillas. See! Mmm… It’s a little rough to digest the first time, but—”
Angel Reese revealed that her WNBA salary barely covers her everyday expenses. However, she has denied that new WNBA player, Lenga Eseer, is herself in disguise collecting enough money for groceries.
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OpenAI and Microsoft are trying to answer a $14 billion question. Unfortunately, it’s just “How does Microsoft turn it’s OpenAI investment into equity?” and not “Who murdered Clippy?”
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Netflix reported results that topped expectations in all its major areas - especially in the category of “Most Hours Spent Scrolling For A Movie That Reminds You Of Some Movie From A Different Service For So Long That You Forgot What The Original Movie Was, So I Guess It’s Autoplaying Clips From The Top Ten For Dinner Again, Kids.”
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