Five Jokes: 6-20-2024

George Washington's Cherries, Prized Upbeat Employees, Stonehenge Goes Orange, Adobe's A.I. Stance, and Presidential Debate Cutoffs

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• Centuries-old cherries were found at George Washington's home. And to avoid being made fun of, no one has agreed to pop one.

• The Wall Street Journal reports that bosses challenged with building camaraderie on hybrid schedules prize upbeat employees whose energy is (hopefully) infectious. That is of course after those same bosses reach the end of their long soulful journey and finally accept that they were never the “fun” one.

• 2 activists were arrested after spraying orange paint on Stonehenge. They either did it to heighten awareness of the climate crisis, or to summon the mythical Chester Cheetah .

  

• Adobe says it won’t train A.I. using artists’ work. Which is a lot like Leonardo DiCaprio saying “I won’t break up with you as the clock strikes midnight on your 25th birthday.”

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• RFK Jr. missed a midnight deadline to qualify for the CNN presidential debate. However, one of the worms in his brain did. Look forward to a lot of Dune related questions this election year.

  

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