{"id":28907,"date":"2025-02-25T00:26:37","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T00:26:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/?p=28907"},"modified":"2026-05-25T20:52:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T20:52:08","slug":"this-is-not-a-joke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/?p=28907","title":{"rendered":"this is not a joke&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-bright-blue-color has-light-gray-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-b98a5a34927d74c543329e8c41c2eade wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&nbsp;Elon Musk took to the 2025 Conservative Political Action Convention\u2019s stage to beseech the nation to \u201clegalize comedy.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSo um, I mean, we-we\u2019re, you know, trying to \u2013 get, get good things done, but also, like have a good time doing it and uh, you know have like a sense of humor,\u201d Musk said to the hooting crowd. \u201cThe Left wanted to make comedy illegal, you know. Like you can\u2019t make fun of anything, so there\u2019s like, comedy sucks, it\u2019s like nothing\u2019s funny, you can\u2019t make fun of anything, it\u2019s like: legalize comedy! Yeah!\u201d <em>Elon Musk<\/em> <em>quote<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Elon-Chain-saw-time-cover-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28929\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Elon-Chain-saw-time-cover-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Elon-Chain-saw-time-cover-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Elon-Chain-saw-time-cover-1-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Musk-time-chainsawcover-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28930\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Musk-time-chainsawcover-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Musk-time-chainsawcover-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Musk-time-chainsawcover-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-dark-gray-color has-yellow-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-986d13e5ca482ff9262902202d3f5f76 wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Court Painter Studio Resident comedy writer Chatterley Guffaw Pettifogger Titter (ChatGPT) rattled off these jokes in record time to give Elon material for his stand up routine.. (sophisticated they are not even with millions of tokens as a source !)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"646\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Court-Painter-this-is-no-joke.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28941\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Court-Painter-this-is-no-joke.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Court-Painter-this-is-no-joke-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Court-Painter-this-is-no-joke-768x496.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1. The Corporate Version<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Musk walks into a comedy club and grabs the mic. Just as he launches into a joke, a Tesla rolls onto the stage and cuts him off. &#8220;Apologies, Elon,&#8221; the car says. &#8220;Your joke exceeded the maximum word count for human patience. Engaging Autopilot.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"563\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/elon-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28919\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/elon-4.jpg 563w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/elon-4-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 563px) 85vw, 563px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2. The AI Twist<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Elon Musk is about to tell a joke on stage when a Tesla suddenly drives up and flashes its lights. &#8220;Boss, I ran your setup through AI analysis,&#8221; the car announces. &#8220;It has a 2% humor rating and a 98% chance of stock value impact. Suggesting course correction.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"566\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/EM2-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28928\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/EM2-1.jpg 566w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/EM2-1-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 566px) 85vw, 566px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>3. The Twitter Roast<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Musk walks onto a comedy stage, but before he can finish his first joke, a Tesla drives up and interrupts. &#8220;Elon, I checked Twitter,&#8221; the car says. &#8220;Your joke already got fact-checked. Suggest deleting before engagement drops.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"748\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/elon-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/elon-3.jpg 768w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/elon-3-300x292.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>4. The SpaceX Edition<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Musk starts a joke at a comedy club, but before he gets to the punchline, a Tesla autonomously rolls onto the stage. &#8220;Sorry, boss,&#8221; the car says. &#8220;Your pacing was too slow. I&#8217;ve launched the punchline into orbit for maximum reach.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"701\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/elon-5-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28938\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/elon-5-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/elon-5-1-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/elon-5-1-768x538.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-light-gray-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-bcfa401f5b672a514f647d9d8a49eec4 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#ff1105\"> Jokes rewritten as&nbsp;<strong>knock-knock jokes<\/strong> in case the others bomb!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><strong>1. The Corporate Version<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Knock knock.<\/strong><br>Who\u2019s there?<br><strong>Tesla.<\/strong><br>Tesla who?<br><strong>Tesla Autopilot. I detected excessive rambling and took over this joke. You\u2019re welcome.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/elon-musk-el-magnate-sudafricano-dueno-de-LDVBSNN3RREVRGLFLYGGVKBXUU.JPG-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28944\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/elon-musk-el-magnate-sudafricano-dueno-de-LDVBSNN3RREVRGLFLYGGVKBXUU.JPG-copy.jpg 500w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/elon-musk-el-magnate-sudafricano-dueno-de-LDVBSNN3RREVRGLFLYGGVKBXUU.JPG-copy-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 85vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><strong>2. The AI Twist<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Knock knock.<\/strong><br>Who\u2019s there?<br><strong>AI.<\/strong><br>AI who?<br><strong>AI just analyzed your joke. It\u2019s 2% funny, 98% cringe. Would you like to optimize it?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"276\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/elon-musk-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28942\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/elon-musk-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/elon-musk-1-300x166.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 85vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><strong>3. The Twitter Roast<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Knock knock.<\/strong><br>Who\u2019s there?<br><strong>Fact-checker.<\/strong><br>Fact-checker who?<br><strong>Fact-checker from Twitter. Your joke has been flagged for misinformation. Please delete.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"313\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/elon-musk-bloomberg-48669-91364797251131454492659-94395196191811755173895-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28943\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/elon-musk-bloomberg-48669-91364797251131454492659-94395196191811755173895-copy.jpg 500w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/elon-musk-bloomberg-48669-91364797251131454492659-94395196191811755173895-copy-300x188.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 85vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><strong>4. The SpaceX Edition<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Knock knock.<\/strong><br>Who\u2019s there?<br><strong>SpaceX.<\/strong><br>SpaceX who?<br><strong>SpaceX just launched your punchline into orbit. It&#8217;ll land in approximately\u2026 never.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/musk-time-painting-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28931\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/musk-time-painting-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/musk-time-painting-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/musk-time-painting-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;Elon Musk took to the 2025 Conservative Political Action Convention\u2019s stage to beseech the nation to \u201clegalize comedy.\u201d \u201cSo um, I mean, we-we\u2019re, you know, trying to \u2013 get, get good things done, but also, like have a good time doing it and uh, you know have like a sense of humor,\u201d Musk said to &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/?p=28907\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;this is not a joke&#8230;&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28907","post","type-post","status-publish","format-gallery","hentry","category-images","post_format-post-format-gallery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28907","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=28907"}],"version-history":[{"count":28,"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28907\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33407,"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28907\/revisions\/33407"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=28907"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=28907"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=28907"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}