Five Jokes: 7-10-2024

Joe Rogan vs Bill Maher, Elephant Sculpture Adventure, Flying Car Delay, Russian Bots, and The American Copper Rush

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• Joe Rogan has taken aim at fellow comedian Bill Maher, calling him a "heretic" over his political stance. He rescinded the statement,however, after realizing he was facing himself in a fun-house mirror.

• 100 life-size sculptures of elephants are beginning a cross-country journey to spread awareness about conservation efforts - and freak out anyone on the road who forgot their glasses.

  

• Pivotal, the flying-car venture backed by Google co-founder Larry Page, delayed its first shipments to customers by another nine months — which is at least quicker than its previous estimate of “When pigs fly.”

• The U.S. says a Russian bot farm used AI to impersonate Americans. This of course comes from the White House’s latest hire, A.I. specialist North K. Notabot.

  

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• Thieves have stripped copper wire out of thousands of U.S. streetlights, taking advantage of increased demand for metals. A true sign of the times… We’ve gone from “You better come home when the street lights turn on” to “You better NOT come home until you’ve stripped some dinner copper from at least one street light.”

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