Monologue Jokes – May 20, 2013

1. A custom-made electric guitar played by the late John Lennon and George Harrison of the Beatles sold at auction on Saturday for $408,000. It would have sold for more, but Yoko Ono played it once.

2. The Yahoo board has reportedly approved a deal to pay $1.1 billion in cash for the blogging site Tumblr. So congrats Yahoo, hope you like porn.

3. A 27-year-old woman has made history by becoming the first Saudi woman to climb Mount Everest, and, in the process, fulfilled her lifelong goal of being stoned-to-death atop Mount Everest.

4. A 27-year-old woman has made history by becoming the first Saudi woman to climb Mount Everest. She also now holds the title of being the hairiest woman to climb the mountain.

5. The Christian Broadcasting Network is apologizing on behalf of “The 700 Club” host Pat Robertson, who, in response to a viewer’s question about forgiving her adulterous husband, seemed to condone adultery in men. But, in his defense, what kind of advice did you expect to get from an 83-year-old man who blamed Hurrican Katrina on America’s abortion policy and the 2010 Haiti earthquake on a pact the Haitian people made with the devil. (ALL TRUE)

6. The nightclub dancer at the center of former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s sex trail told a courtroom that guests at the tycoon’s parties dressed up as nuns and nurses. “Do you have to be born in Italy to run for Prime Minister?” said Bill Clinton.

7. An Australian politician suffered gashes to one of his legs after a close encounter with a kangaroo. Said witnesses, “Oh, that’s what a walking stereotype looks like.”

8. According to a CNN survey released Sunday, President Obama’s approval rating rose from 51% to 53% over the past month. Proving, once again, that Americans don’t listen to the news.

9. Michael Jackson’s nephew revealed Thursday that when he was molested as a child, the pop star “was a support system for me.” Adding, “Michael was very concerned and wanted to hear my entire story, down to every painful detail. And he was so outrage that every one of our phone conversations ended with Michael saying, ‘I’ve finished.'”

10. A single winning ticket for the record Powerball lottery jackpot worth $590.5 million was sold in the small town of Zephyrhills in Western Florida, but the winner has yet to come forward. So if you’re reading this, or just able to read in general, you probably didn’t win.