Five Jokes: 7-9-2025
Marco Rubio’s Audio Imposter, 80-Year-Old Wedding Cake, Type 1 Diabetes Barbie, Peter Jackson’s Bon Collection, and The Rise Of Beer Alternatives
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The US State Department is investigating an imposter who used artificial intelligence to impersonate Secretary of State Marco Rubio and contact three foreign ministers. The department is baffled. Apparently the culprit could’ve imitated Rubio just fine with “artifice” but went above and beyond by adding “intelligence” into the mix.
A man who won a $36,000 slice of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip’s wedding cake at auction says he fully intends to eat the nearly 80-year-old dessert. Doctors have advised onlookers to stay away from the splash zone.
Mattel has released its first Barbie doll with Type 1 diabetes. We still don’t know if a second Barbie movie in the works, but, medically speaking, this Type 1 doll will definitely have a sequel.
Filmmaker Peter Jackson owns one of the largest private collections of bones of an extinct New Zealand bird called the moa and his fascination has led to an unusual partnership with a biotech company known for its grand and controversial plans to bring back lost species. So, it’s clear that we’ll soon see an island filled of cloned dinosaurs and John Lennons.
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Struggling brewers are pushing to make nonalcoholic beer more than a fad. Enter, Mike’s Soft Bitter Water.
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