Five Jokes: 6-13-2025
A New Music Category, A Birthday Military Parade, A 'Star Trek' Cutoff, MrBeast At Disneyland, and Eddie Munster's Instagram Surprise
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The Grammys have added a new ‘traditional country’ category following Beyoncé's win — and seeing as how banjos originated in sub-Saharan Africa, there’s a strong chance this could backfire on those who suggested it be made.
Hundreds of thousands are expected to gather on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on Saturday for a parade celebrating the 250th birthday of the United States Army, which also happens to be the 79th birthday of President Trump. So, if you do the math, The U.S. Army is a little over 3 Donald Trump’s old. Just something to consider whenever you hear him say “Make America Great Again.” It’s like a 3-year old saying “I really miss the good days.”
‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ is set to end with a shortened season 5 — meaning the Starship Enterprise will boldly go… where six more episodes will allow on a limited budget.
Disneyland says MrBeast's '$500,000' date was an after-hours experience — which sounds a lot like Disneyland is extorting MrBeast for more money due to footage they have of their “after hours” experience, a.k.a Mr. Beasts Wild Ride.
Finally…
Butch Patrick—who portrayed Eddie Munster in the hit 1960s TV show The Munsters—ignited fierce opposition among his fans after posting a photo of himself with Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Instagram. Herman Munster wrote in the comments: “Son… Of all the vampires in all the world, you had to take a selfie with that one.”
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The Grammy category thing has a precedent. They have long had categories for "traditional blues" recordings and "contemporary blues" recordings to better reflect the wide spread and elasticity of that genre.