Friday 10/13/23
Celebrate:
English Language Day
Good Samaritan Day
International Day of Disaster Risk Reduction
International Day for Failure
International Plain Language Day
International Suit Up Day
Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day
National Haunted House Day
National M&M Day
National No Bra Day
National Train Your Brain Day
National Yorkshire Pudding Day
Silly Sayings Day
US Navy's Birthday
Vet Nurse Day
World Egg Day
–
Today is Friday the 13th.
Why are we afraid of 13 especially when it’s on a Friday?
From Norse Myth and then the bible, a 13th guest, to Friday being a day of fateful events, check out smithsonianmag.com's look at these two things.
Good luck today!!
–
New at the Box Office
Taylor Swift - The Eras Tour Predicted to make between $105 - $140 Million
–
Congratulations to Grazer, the overwhelming favorite at this year's Fat Bear Week at Alaska's Katmai National Park. The 18-year-old is "one of the best anglers" on her river and a fierce mother who fears no one. "She often preemptively confronts and attacks much larger bears — even large and dominant adult males — in order to ensure her cubs are safe," contest organizers said.
--
"Huff Post" just did its annual round-up of the WEIRDEST Halloween costumes you can buy. Here are the highlights . . .
1. Ceiling Fan. The hat is supposed to look like a fan, and it comes with a shirt that says, "Let's Go, Ceiling!"
2. A Utility Pole costume for couples. You're each a utility pole, and you're connected by straps that look like power lines.
3. A "Before, During, and After" you go to the BATHROOM costume. It requires three people. One costume is a full roll of toilet paper . . . another is an empty roll . . . and the third costume is poop.
4. Sexy Ronald McDonald. The lingerie site 3Wishes.com is selling it.
5. Sexy Patrick from "SpongeBob SquarePants". He's the pink starfish.
6. "Sexy Red Super Plumber", a.k.a. Mario. It's one of the rare "sexy" costumes meant for guys. You can also get Sexy Unicorn and Sexy Vampire costumes for men this year.
7. Botched Surgery costume. Your whole body is covered in bandages, so it looks like you had a nose job, face lift, and every other cosmetic procedure.
8. Charcuterie Board. It hangs on your chest and has pictures of various meats and cheeses. They suggest pairing it with a glass of red wine.
9. Moscow Mule. A copper mug with ice and garnishes on top. Bonus: The bartender will know your drink order.
10. A Bud Light couples costume. Each of you are a can of Bud Light.
11. A Price Is Right Four-Pack meant for FOUR people. Each person wears a belt that looks like the podiums contestants stand behind. One of you is biding $1700 . . . another is $800 . . . another says $801 . . . and the last person bid a buck.
12. Dumpster fire. A burning dumpster, and you're the trash.
13. A Kale Salad and Ranch costume for couples. One of you is a piece of kale, and the other is a bottle of ranch. It's for couples where one person eats healthy, and the other doesn't.
14 Chicken Nugget being dipped in sauce. That one's kind of cute. It's a costume for toddlers.
15. A taco costume for guinea pigs. Petco sells it. There's also a sushi costume for pet lizards.
--
Jada Pinkett Smith is out promoting her new memoir, "Worthy" in which she reveals that she and Will have been living separate lives since 2016.
They're not technically divorced, and they aren't planning to file but they are no longer "romantically" together.
In an interview with Hoda Kotb on the "Today" show yesterday, Jada said they weren't ready because, quote, "[We were] still trying to figure out between the two of us how to be in partnership."
Jada said "a lot of things" contributed to their split. Quote, "I think by the time we got to 2016, we were just exhausted with trying. I think we were both kind of just still stuck in our fantasy of what we thought the other person should be."
In a People Magazine interview she says, "We just got deep love for each other and we are going to figure out what that looks like for us."
--
The opening scene of a horror movie is important for two reasons. It grabs your attention, and it sets the tone for the rest of the movie. Nerdist.com put together a list of the movies that did it best. Here they are, in no particular order:
"Get Out" (2017)
"Jaws" (1975)
"It Follows" (2014)
"Suspiria" (1977)
"Smile" (2022)
"Scream" (1996)
"Jurassic Park" (1993)
"The Hitcher" (1986)
"Fear Street Part One: 1994" (2021)
"Dawn of the Dead" (2004)
See their full list here.
https://nerdist.com/article/best-opening-scenes-in-horror-movie-history/
--
Today's Useless Fact of the Day - The "PT" in PT Cruiser stood for "personal transport."
–
Comments