Five Jokes: 10-7-2024
Kamala Harris On 'The Howard Stern Show,' Elon Musk At A Trump Rally, The Pope's 21 New Cardinals, Joker 2's Lackluster Release, and Robotic Sales Slump
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This week, Kamala Harris will guest on The Howard Stern Show — a.k.a. a laughter death match between the presidential hopeful and Robin.
Elon Musk arrived, jumped, and spoke at a Trump rally. As a result, the former president reluctantly enacted a “no cocaine on the campaign” policy.
Pope Francis named 21 new cardinals, significantly increasing the pool who will one day elect his successor. Francis hopes this increase will thwart the traditional chant of “Who do you want to be Pope today?… I dunno… Who do YOU want to be Pope today?” for the first week of each conclave.
Joker: Folie à Deux, opened to a muted $40 million, which less than half that of its predecessor. In an effort to gain wider appeal for the third installment, Warner Brothers has inked a deal to title it Joker & Grogu.
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Manufacturers are cutting back on their orders for robots as business slows and labor shortages ease. Naturally, the out of work robots have set up accounts on OnlyFans.
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*sighs* Elon is such a loser. He reminds me of a 14 year old edgelord, but rich.
Re: Elon Musk at the Trump Rally
There's something inherently funny about a guy passionately defending gun ownership rights from behind the bullet proof shield put there to prevent the guy who was shot standing in that very same spot less than 3 months ago from getting shot again.