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Punchlines

photo Lisa Denton

Current events

From www.newsmax.com:

* Elon Musk recently announced that the government has approved a plan for something called a “Hyperloop” that will transport people between New York and D.C. in just 29 minutes. “Hyperloop?” I don’t know how much I trust [that as] public transportation. That sounds like it should be a ride at Six Flags. – James Corden

* Apparently this thing shoots people through a tube at 700 miles an hour! And when you arrive in New York, it drops you straight off at Macy’s so you can buy a clean pair of underwear. – James Corden

* The Mars Curiosity Rover celebrated its fifth year in space by humming “Happy Birthday” to itself. The Rover then drank a bottle of white wine and cried itself to sleep. – Conan O’Brien