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senseandsensibility

(22,984 posts) Wed Jul 16, 2025, 07:26 PM Jul 16

Do you get this riddle? [View all]

I heard Ari Melber say it to the Australian economist with the blond curly hair that some DUers are familiar with. Anyway, I didn't get it.

Why can't you trust kangaroos with the economy?
Their checks always bounce.

Please explain if you get it.

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Do you get this riddle? [View all] senseandsensibility Jul 16 OP

I don't think it's a riddle, rather D. Spaulding Jul 16 #1

Okay, better than anything I could come up with senseandsensibility Jul 16 #2

Are you young enough that HelpImSurrounded Jul 16 #3

I know what a bounced check is senseandsensibility Jul 16 #6

You have to think like a 5 year old. HelpImSurrounded Jul 17 #12

loved it as a pun. serious pun lover here . also shared it with a friend who had 25 years AllaN01Bear Jul 16 #4

Kangaroos... bouncing... Just that, I think. hlthe2b Jul 16 #5

It's Ari Melber. He thinks he's funny, and isn't. rsdsharp Jul 16 #7

Kangaroo ''Pouch Checking'' is also a term used by their caretakers and by roadside rescuers Donkees Jul 16 #8

Seems Pretty Clear To Me ProfessorGAC Jul 16 #9

Here's an old, related quip. Kangeroos can not be led, but can be guided by their tales. brush Jul 16 #10

Prefer qualified people to run the Fed that have an impeccable record of non-political public service? BootinUp Jul 16 #11