Five Jokes: 12-10-2024
Mystery Pope Bruise, Luigi, Missing Virus Vials, Jeremy The Hutt, and Toy Tarifs
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Pope Francis has sparked a new wave of concern for his health after appearing with a black bruise and a swollen neck at a Vatican event. The Pope and Jay Leno owe the same person money because the “falling down a 60-foot hill on my way out for dinner” excuse is getting old.
Police in Altoona, Pennsylvania, have arrested 26-year-old Luigi Mangione in connection with the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Joker fans are disappointed that he looks like one of the popular kids.
Hundreds of vials containing live viruses have gone missing from a laboratory in Australia, sparking an investigation. But all signs point toward the gruff man selling, quote, “loose viruses” on the train.
The Star Wars Mandalorian & Grogu movie has added The Bear star Jeremy Allen White in the role of Jabba the Hutt’s son, Rotta the Hutt — causing an uptick fitness trainers offering the “gangster space slugs” workout,
Finally…
Toymakers are bracing for Trump's tariffs. Taking note, the next Toy Story film centers around the mystery of how the family can afford them.
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