Saturday 1/27/24
Sunday 1/28/24
Celebrate:
Saturday
International Port Wine Day
Local Quilt Shop Day
National Chocolate Cake Day
National Geographic Day
National Seed Swap Day
Punch the Clock Day
Thomas Crapper Day - didin't create the toilet, but helped perfect and popularize it.
World Breast Pumping Day
Sunday
Child Labor Day
Daisy Day
Data Privacy Day
Global Community Engagement Day
International LEGO Day
National Blueberry Pancake Day
National Gift of the Ladybug Day - honors all children with critical illnesses
Naitonal Kazoo Day
Pop Art Day
Rattlesnake Roundup Day
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No new movies this weekend, but some Oscar noms have returned.
Godzilla Minus One Minus Color (it's in black and white)
Barbie, Killers of the Flower Moon, The Holdovers are all back.
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Costco is apparently selling a giant chocolate Easter Bunny that's TWO FEET TALL and almost four-and-a-half pounds.
Their biggest problem is it costs $64 . . . and it's HOLLOW. The top comment on TikTok is at that price, "I need it solid chocolate."
The mom says it's some of the best chocolate she's ever had.
Wait.....It's not even Easter yet!!! Lady!!!!!! it's March 31st if you are interested.
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A husband in Missouri bought a lottery ticket, only scratched off the bar code to scan it, and found out it hit for $100,000. But then he didn't tell his wife, and left it for HER to scratch off. So she got the full experience of hitting the jackpot.
By the way, Friday's Megamillions is at $285million, and Saturday's Powerball is $164million
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The newest TikTok food trend is . . . deep-fried toothpicks.
It's mainly a thing in South Korea. Health officials there just had to put out a statement telling people to stop doing it. Quote, "This is not a product to eat. Their safety has not been verified."
BUT...Most toothpicks in South Korea are made using a mix of corn and potato starch, not wood like ours.
The are green and puff up and kind of look like shoestring fries. Then you toss some seasoning or powdered cheese on top. People say they have a similar consistency to rice cakes.
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A pet duck in Michigan named Sophia was sad and lonely after another duck named Evie recently died. So her owners used Facebook like a matchmaking service for ducks and went looking for a friend.
It worked, and hundreds of people reached out. They ended up getting two more ducks named Lucy and Goosey, and Sophia's doing a lot better. It sounds like one of them might be a boy, because they're hoping for ducklings this spring.
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When you flush..lid up or down. Earlier this week we mentioned that down is best, BUT a team of microbiologists from the University of Arizona put out a new study . . . and there's not much difference whether you leave the lid up or down.
Either way, the powerful whoosh sends viral particles and germs shooting into the air, and onto the floor and other nearby surfaces. They do say closing the lid can reduce "the bigger particles that come flying out."
The only meaningful way to reduce the spread of viral pathogens is to regularly CLEAN and sanitize your toilet and the surrounding area . . . often.
Experts recommend putting toothbrushes away and not leaving them out . . . as well as cosmetics that you apply to your face. And yeah, they're once again reminding us NOT to handle our phones while using the toilet. (like that is going to happen.)
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They have remade "Road House" with Jake Gyllenhaal as Dalton. But instead of a professional bouncer, he's a former UFC fighter who's down on his luck when he takes the bouncing job.
Speaking of the UFC, pro fighter Conor McGregor plays one of the bad guys. It's his first film role.
The director is skipping the films premiere becasue Amazon decided to stream it instead of put it in theaters.
March 21st is when it drops..but will it be a hit? Just watch the guilty pleasure with Patrick Swayze.
He says, quote, "Amazon will sell more toasters if it has more subscribers; it will have more subscribers if it doesn't have to compete with movie theaters . . . [they] are using 'Road House' to sell plumbing fixtures."
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Dumb names in racing, Formula One to be exact. Jenson Button was on the team known as AlphaTauri which is being renamed Visa Cash App RB F1. (the RB stands for Red Bull)
“People are talking about it, right?” he asked. “So that's good. It's obviously worked in getting people to talk about it.” (well yea..cause it's stupid and unmemorable.)
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Politicians can't seem to work together on anything these days, and they all just fling insults. Just when you thought that congress couldn't get any more insane..
A Republican politician in Missouri wants to bring back DUELING. (that doesn't end well for someone usually..I think there was a musical about it.)
Nick Schroer is a state senator and member of the Freedom Caucus. He just proposed a new resolution to bring it back.
It says the duel would take place on an agreed-upon date, "in the well of the senate" at high noon.
Meanwhile..nothing is getting done to help the country.
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