Five Jokes: 10-27-2023
Mike Johnson's First Day, Scorsese On Letterboxd, The Internet (Musk's Version), and Gen Z Hats Sex Scenes + NEW SEGMENT: "Stray Thoughts"
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The challenges that Mike Johnson faced on his first day as House speaker included a shutdown, two wars, a divided Congress — and what to do about the Beetlejuice tickets that mysteriously slid under his door.
Martin Scorsese joined the movie review app, Letterboxd. And the more new apps he joins, the closer he gets to filmmaking on OnlyFans. Frankly, critics can’t wait to see how much he can pull off in one take.
According to new study, TV shows with sex scenes are growing more unpopular with Gen Z. It could have something to do with the growing number of Gen Z-ers living at home with their parents. But, oddly, according to the same study, “That ain’t stoppin’ the parents from watchin’ ‘em,.”
Elon Musk is preparing to challenge YouTube and LinkedIn. So look out for videos where people unbox a job. "Oh! It’s… a gig monitoring self checkout machines… yay…”
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STRAY THOUGHT
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