Ten bad topical jokes I wrote in 2000
- “You know, the Y2K bug was supposed to shut down all our computers. Instead, it just made everyone who stockpiled canned goods for the apocalypse look really, really paranoid.”
- “The latest trend is these tiny cell phones. They’re so small, I accidentally swallowed mine thinking it was a Tic Tac. On the plus side, I get great reception in my stomach.”
- “The U.S. election was so close this year, they had to do a recount in Florida. I haven’t seen people in Florida count that slowly since… well, every early bird special ever.”
- “Britney Spears and NSYNC are topping the charts. It’s a great time to be alive… unless you’re a CD player, because you’re about to become extinct.”
- “Have you tried this new thing called ‘Napster’? It’s amazing! You can download any song you want. It’s like a record store where the only currency is guilt.”
- “The Summer Olympics were held in Sydney this year. The U.S. did great, but I was disappointed to find out ‘Kangaroo Boxing’ isn’t an official event.”
- “Bill Gates stepped down as CEO of Microsoft. He said he wanted to spend more time with his money. I mean, family. Definitely family.”
- “The dot-com bubble burst this year. I knew I should’ve been suspicious when my grandma tried to pitch me her startup idea: ‘ElderlyBay’.”
- “The first ‘Survivor’ show aired this year. People stranded on an island, competing for food and shelter. Or as New Yorkers call it, ‘apartment hunting’.”
- “They’ve released this new movie, ‘Gladiator’. It’s about a guy who fights in an arena for the entertainment of others. Or as we call it in 2000, ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?'”
Ten bad topical jokes I wrote in 2000.
