Five Jokes: 5-28-2025
CDC vs COVID Vaccines, HBO's Harry Potter Cast, An Orphaned Bear Cub, The Supreme Court vs Controversial TV Shirts, and The Woes Of C-SPAN
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The CDC will no longer recommend Covid shots for children and pregnant women — stating, “What do I look like? Some sort of center that controls diseases?”
HBO’s Harry Potter series has found its trio of young leads. However, with the current speed of making anything in Hollywood they’ll be starring is a series titled Wizards of a Certain Age.
An orphaned bear cub is finding comfort in a teddy bear and costumed caregivers. The costumed caregivers, however, are concerned they found the wrong address for FurryFest2025.
The Supreme Court allowed a middle school's ban on a student's controversial T-shirt to remain in place, declining to take a case related to the child's “THERE ARE ONLY TWO GENDERS" message. However, this was overwhelmingly due to the court’s disinterest in introducing Clarence Thomas to new porn categories.
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C-SPAN faces a funding crisis amid cord cutting. In a last-ditch attempt at attracting viewers, senate hearings will now be controlled and moderated by gamers on Twitch. “Woah, what cheat code did you use to make RFK Jr. say that?!”
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