Five Jokes: 5-7-2025
Vegas RoboTaxis, Stephen A. Smith In 'Law & Order,' A Massive Dum-Dum Order, Elon Musk's Bad Bots, and Weight Watchers Bankruptcy
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Amazon-owned Zoox says it issued a software recall for all 270 of its vehicles after an unoccupied robotaxi in Las Vegas crashed into a passenger vehicle on April 8th. As they say… What crashes in Vegas is probably an Amazon-owned robotaxi called Zoox.
Longtime ESPN commentator Stephen A. Smith will appear in this week’s episode of Law & Order. While the exact nature of his role is unknown, it’s likely that detectives will immediately regret asking his character, “Hey, what do you think about this?”
A Kentucky boy used his mother’s phone to order 70K Dum-Dum suckers to share with his friends. In a moment of tough love, she made him smoke a whole pack.
Elon Musk’s AI bot is undressing women on X. Worse: It’s the exact opposite of what users are asking the bot to do — which is to please, for the love of God, cover Elon Musk’s face. Don’t nobody want to see that mess during their morning scroll.
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WeightWatchers is filing for bankruptcy. But, don’t worry, just like their customers weight, the company’s wealth will bounce back.
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