Monologue Jokes – August 22, 2013

1. A new study found that a child is killed by a falling TV every three weeks. Luckily for Casey Anthony, Best Buy has a very lenient return policy.

2. It was announced on Tuesday that N’SYNC will reunite for a one-time only show during this weekend’s Video Music Awards on MTV. As a result, Beyonce has been ducking Kelly Rowland’s calls all week.

3. Maine Governor Paul LePage has come under fire for reportedly saying that President Barack Obama “hates white people.” But, to be fair, you’d hate white people too if you had to hang around Joe Biden all day.

4. Dr. Phil has incurred the wrath of the internet after a tweet posted on his verified Twitter account asked if it’s okay to have sex with a drunk girl. But, in his defense, I don’t know how he’d get a girl to sleep with him otherwise.

5. Dr. Phil has incurred the wrath of the internet after a tweet posted on his verified Twitter account asked if it’s okay to have sex with a drunk girl. So, I guess Lindsay Lohan’s gonna be on the show soon.

6. On Wednesday, an Egyptian court ordered the release of disgraced former-leader Hosni Mubarak. Mubarak reportedly took one step outside, saw what was going on in that country, and decided to stay in prison.

7. On Wednesday, Microsoft unveiled a new ad-free Bing search engine for schools, in an attempt to gain ground on its rival Google. The ad-free Bing works great, if you type in “Google” it takes you right there.

8. UPS is planning on dropping 15,000 workers’ spouses from its health insurance package, citing higher costs due to Obamacare. Luckily, UPS has years of practice dropping packages.

9. Netflix shareholders failed to persuade a federal judge that the video streaming and rental company had misled them about the business prospects for its streaming operations. The judge reached this decision a few days ago, but the verdict was delayed due to buffering.

10. Media advocacy group GLAAD said in a report released on Wednesday, that fewer than 15 percent of major Hollywood films last year included gay characters. But GLAAD conceded that their numbers could be off because the “Lone Ranger” may have been full of gay characters but someone, anyone, would have had to seen it to know.