Five Jokes: 7-15-2024
Trump's Bloody Ear, Musk's Full Endorsement, Ukrainian Low-Cost War-Bots, Krispy Kreme Olympic Doughnuts, and 'Minions' Breaks Movie Record
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Former President Donald Trump took to Truth Social on Saturday night to thank the law enforcement officials for their quick actions after he was "shot with a bullet that pierced the upper part of my right ear." Due to the massive influx of attention, the former president’s right ear has signed with the Hollywood talent agency UTA.
Elon Musk endorsed Donald Trump for reelection Saturday evening shortly after gunshots appear to have been fired at the former president's campaign rally in Pennsylvania. Those close to Musk can attest that he had a long-standing partial endorsement of Trump until taking “a special pill…” that evening.
Ukrainian startups are creating low-cost robots to fight Russia. And to stop the opposition from doing the same, they’ve made instruction manuals for the war machines as complex as the ones for your average IKEA couch.
Krispy Kreme unveiled a new Paris-inspired doughnut collection ahead of 2024 Olympics. However, warning: “Please do not attempt playing a sport of any kind after taking a bite.”
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The joint Despicable Me and Minions franchise shattered the box office record for animated movies with $5 billion in global ticket sales. Not realizing these were the names of movies instead of descriptions of his campaign, Donald Trump took credit.
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You’re on a roll today, and Mr. Barnes, please tell me why Donald’s synthetic weave DID NOT erupt into flames when his ear was grazed by the bullet?