Five Jokes: 9-10-2024
Big Lots Bankruptcy, Harris/Trump Debate, Robotic Mission Impossible, Billionaire SpaceX Program, Ryan Seacrest's 'Wheel Of Fortune' Debut
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Big Lots is closing stores and filing for bankruptcy. When asked how much they they owe, execs sighed and repeated the name of the brand.
Harris and Trump are making final preparations for tonight’s crucial debate. And we know Trump is taking it seriously because he only ordered one sausage-sausage-and-sausage McGriddle for breakfast this morning.
A long robot entered a damaged reactor at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power plant, beginning a two-week, high-stakes mission to retrieve for the first time a tiny amount of melted fuel debris from the bottom. Hear that? Take notes, men!
SpaceX launched a mission to carry a billionaire astronaut further from Earth than any human since the Apollo project. It’s the first space mission designed exclusively by Bernie Sanders.
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Ryan Seacrest made his debut as the new ‘Wheel of Fortune’ host. Any more opportunities like this and he’ll wind up replacing Face on Nick Jr.
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