Five Jokes: 3-20-2024
The Truth About Cicadas, United Airlines Mechanical Issues, Apple In Conversation With Google, The Reality Bending Power Of The Princess Of Wales, and A.I. Veterans
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Scientists have discovered that cicadas produce jets of pee instead of urinating in droplets. Meanwhile, their spouses have discovered the downside of asking, “Is that new cologne?”
United Airlines suffered its 11th mechanical issue in two weeks — and is now seeking the ingredients to a pill that can… you know… fix aeronautical dysfunction.
Apple and Google are discussing a deal to bring Google’s A.I. technology to iPhones. But things will likely go downhill once they realize Gwyneth Paltrow owns the rights to the word Goople.
Experts believe online speculation about Kate, Princess of Wales, reveals an urge to question reality. Kate is trying her best to reassure the public with this new “unaltered” photo:
Finally…
An interactive exhibit at the National WWII Museum will use artificial intelligence to let visitors hold virtual conversations with images of veterans. Test patrons boast, “It’s just like being in the same space as an actual veteran, minus the racial slurs!”
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