Five Jokes: 6-12-2024
X's Plan To Hide "Likes," Waffle House Employee Raise, The Expansion Of Mobile Driver's Licenses, Pope Francis' A.I. Tips, and A 30+ Restaurant
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X is about to start hiding all likes. However, you should still be careful because this man (who I am told is a CEO and not the guy you see on the train before thinking “oh, THAT’S why there’s barely anyone in this car”) can still see them:
Waffle House has raised worker pay after strikes and pressure from labor organizers. But if its anything like the aftermath of the writers and actors strikes, Waffle House will rebrand as Water House — selling nothing but H20 via vending machines.
Mobile driver’s licenses are coming to New York state starting June 11th — suddenly making, “I’m old enough to drink! I swear! It’s just… my ID is dead…” a viable excuse.
G7 leaders are turning to special guest — Pope Francis — for advice on AI. And to prove that his thoughts on the issue weren’t written by ChatGPT, Francis kicked things off by placing his notes on a stool and pacing the stage before asking, “So… who here is in a relationship?”
Finally…
A new Missouri restaurant is banning patrons under thirty. The owner hopes the trend will expand into a global block of venues where Drake and Leonardo DiCaprio can’t bring a date.
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Let me guess: the owners of the Missouri restaurant are as fed up with badly behaved kids in those places as everyone else...