As part of their “Zero Covid” Policy, China has begun testing not only fisherman as they return to shore… but also the fish they come back with… swabbing the mouths of the fish before they can go to market.

- Why don’t they put the swab up the fishes Nose like they do with us??

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We’ve heard that listening to music can help manage pain - well it turns out, getting to pick WHICH SONGS you listen to is essential to optimizing those pain-relieving benefits.

- I don’t know about DECREASING pain… but I know of two songs that can put me IN PAIN… “Loving You” by Minnie Ripperton, and “Midnight at the Oasis” by Maria Muldaur!!

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Variety Mag says the budget for the new “Joker” movie had to be doubled. Why?? Because it’s being turned into a Musical.

- Seriously?? I think “Riddler on the Roof” would stand a chance… but a musical “Joker” sounds pretty “Mediocre”.

- They remade the CLASSIC “West Side Story” and it tanked. What are the chances of a “Blockbuster” about two guys dancing around in capes solving crimes??

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According to new research, the modern person leaves behind an online trail of 9,828 photos, 10,811 social media posts, and 126 email addresses over their entire life.

- 126 email addresses?? I’ve got ONE and I haven’t checked it in two weeks because I can’t remember the password. (Unfortunately… I emailed it to myself).

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A monkey at a zoo in California found one of the Zookeepers cell phones and called 9-1-1.

- Actually that was his second call. The first was to a construction company to get some improvements done on the Monkey House. He just called “Tyler-APE 7100 for a Home Improvement Date”.

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A trucker was sentenced to four years in prison for smuggling more than $2.5-million-dollars of meth from the U.S. into Canada.

- Why didn’t he just drive it from Canada into the US?? We would have just let him go!!

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Citing “Customer Demand” Sonic Drive-Ins have brought back their “Pickle Juice Slush” - the fluorescent green beverage that combines the saltiness of a dill pickle with other sweet and tart juice flavors.

- Yum.

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A new survey finds a record-high number of registered voters think life for the next generation of Americans will be worse than it is today.

- Exhibit A: The return of the Pickle Juice Slush.

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Have a great day and I’ll see you back here Friday!

-Dick