Five Jokes: 3-3-2025
Sean Baker Wins Big, Marco Rubio Bypasses Congress, A Depressed German Loaf Of Bread, Messengers New Look, and A $87,000 Cheeto
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Sean Baker won Oscars for writing, editing and directing 'Anora.' Streamers have moved cloning him to priority one. “If only we can get him to act too!”
Marco Rubio has bypassed congress to send Israel $4 billion in arms. Knowing the White House, there’s a 50/50 chance it’s a shipment human limbs.
A depressed German loaf of bread named Bernd das Brot is celebrating his 25th anniversary as the reluctant star of a children’s television program that accidentally became equally popular with adults. However, some have distanced themselves from the loaf due to rumored ties to the far rye.
Meta has ditched the pink/purple hued design it introduced in 2020 and replaced it with a more boring version that looks similar to previous all blue Messenger logos. The app is now the first in history to have experimented in college.
Finally…
A singular Cheeto shaped in the form of a Pokémon character has just sold for over $87,000. Meanwhile, a Cheeto shaped like Jesus Christ just had a long, hard talk with its manager.
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Baker won four Oscars, since he was also a producer of the film. The last time anyone earned four Academy Awards in one night was Walt Disney in 1953; he is still the person who has won the most.