Five Jokes: 7-5-2024
ABC's Much Anticipated Biden Interview, Canada's Chip Investment, ChatGPT's Secrets, How Dog's React To Tears, and Zuckerberg's Surfing Skills
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ABC News plans to air its much-anticipated interview with President Biden in its entirety at 8 p.m. ET. That is, unless Sesame Street offers to have someone reach in and puppeteer him for re-shoots.
Canada is investing millions into building a national chip network. But it’ll never compare to the billions of variety pack bags I have hidden in various locations of my kitchen.
Hackers breached ChatGPT creator OpenAI’s internal messaging system in 2023–but the company never told the FBI — leaving the the Federal Bureau of Investigation wondering if they were ever truly friends at all. “Wow, so I guess I won’t be seeing you at my B.Y.O.-wiretap party?”
In a new study, dogs — and pet pigs — were discovered to be able to tell the difference between humans vocally crying and humming, but the dogs were seen to get more stressed out by the crying than the pigs. So, yes, I would like to order the pork chop.
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Mark Zuckerberg marked Independence Day by sharing a video on Instagram showing him surfing while wearing a tuxedo and holding a U.S. flag. Meta employees insist that everything is okay, and that their founder is simply “being 40.”
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