Five Jokes: 6-18-2025
Honorary Oscars, Alex Jones' Secret Stash, Messaging App Ads, Amazon's A.I. Projections, and An Unemployment Low
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Tom Cruise is getting an honorary Oscar. That is, if he can make through the intricate array of laser trip-wires surrounding a confused Morgan Freeman presenting the award on stage.
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has been accused of hiding money from Sandy Hook families. Jones now regrets funneling funds into a cryptocurrency known as U.S. Dollars.
WhatsApp is rollout of ads. Hopefully, in time, we can be warned of when the ads will appear. Nothing classier than dropping “We’ll be right back after this word from our sponsors” into the group chat.
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said he expects artificial intelligence to eventually lead to cuts to the tech giant’s white-collar workforce. None on the white-collar force are more threatened than members of Amazon’s HR Department, who are currently learning code in hopes that robots accidentally say racist things to other robots.
Finally…
US unemployment claims dipped to 245,000 last week, hovering at historically low levels. However, this is due to the rise of “technically employed” people who who are working five jobs that are “technically not prostitution.”
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