10/16/25 - Hated Songs, Afraid Of The Dark, and Who's Your Industry's "Don't Trust" Person
- bribriny
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Thursday 10/16/25
Celebrate:
Conflict Resolution Day
Get to Know Your Customers Day
Global Cat Day
International Credit Union Day
International ShakeOut Day
National Boss Day
National Cut Up Your Credit Card Day
National Department Store Day
National Dictionary Day
National Get Smart About Credit Day
National Learn a Word Day
National Liqueur Day
National Sports Day
Spirit Day
World Bread Day
World Food Day
World Spine Day
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Halloween is a lot of fun for kids . . . but forget about them for a second. Should adults get their own night to celebrate Halloween?
The term "ADULToween" is back in the news. The folks at Ferrero candies got it trending last year.
Most of us agree Halloween isn't just for kids. 62% think it's "as much for adults as it is for children." That jumps to 71% for parents.
It's a very nostalgic holiday. 60% said they celebrate for nostalgic reasons. It jumps to 68% for parents.
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UltimateClassicRock.com has a list of the most hated songs and albums. some of the most annoying or universally hated that live forever.
The Most Hated Songs:
"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing", Aerosmith
For the record, it isn't a bad song. It just isn't an Aerosmith song.
"Kokomo", The Beach Boys
Brian Wilson is nowhere to be found on this blemish to the Beach Boys' extensive catalog. Neither is there any of the group's classic sense of style and grace.
"Sussudio", Phil Collins
"Shiny Happy People", R.E.M.
"We Didn't Start the Fire", Billy Joel
graceless and ham-fisted history lesson disguised as a Deep Pop Song.
"We Built This City", Starship
There was hardly a trace of Jefferson Airplane's fighting spirit left in 1985 when the diluted version of the band. Buried in synths, confusing lyrics and totally '80s production, it's a perennial on worst-song-ever lists. If any one song captures the slick, corporate sheen of the era in five eye-rolling minutes, it's "We Built This City."
And an album.
Various Artists Soundtrack, 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'
Bee Gees were riding a Saturday Night Fever high when they took the lead roles in this way-off-base movie loosely inspired by the Beatles' 1967 album. Aerosmith, Alice Cooper and Peter Frampton were also on board for both the film and its soundtrack. Only Earth, Wind & Fire got to leave with some of their dignity. An embarrassing flop for everyone else involved.
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Yesterday was Global Handwashing Day!
In a new survey, 77% of Americans say they see other people leave restrooms without washing their hands. That's up from last year when 68% said the same.
As usual, men are the biggest culprits. 85% of women report "always" washing their hands in public restrooms, compared with 77% of men.
45% of people admit to sometimes rinsing with only water, no soap. And yes, men are more likely than women to skip the soap.
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In a new survey, 29% of American adults admit that they're still afraid of the dark. In fact, 24% say they "sleep with a nightlight" . . . and 10% prefer to "sleep with the lights on." Men are more likely to admit to this than women.
28% of people say they LOVE watching horror movies. And some people ENJOY being scared, so there could be some overlap between the people who like horror movies and people who are afraid of the dark.
Men are more likely to love horror movies than women (33% vs. 24%) . . . but MEN are more likely to admit to having nightmares after watching a scary movie.
28% of people say they're more likely to wake up in the middle of the night after watching a horror movie . . . 22% say they're more likely to have worse sleep . . . and 12% say they're more likely to sleep for fewer hours.
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The internet can ask fun playful questions sometimes. AskReddit asked
"What's the 'Don't trust a skinny food critic" of your industry?"
"If he's got an iPad and a white button-down shirt, he's not there to fix your equipment . . . he's there to try to sell you new equipment."
"Don't trust a pastor who wears expensive shoes and watches."
"Don't trust the scientist who can't say, 'I don't know.' A good scientist knows they don't know everything."
"Be careful of personal injury attorneys who excessively advertise."
"Don't trust a principal who was never a teacher."
"Don't trust a teacher who isn't interested in learning new things."
"Don't trust a restaurant manager who has never waited a table."
"Don't trust an I.T. person who hasn't caused an organization-wide outage at least once. Also don't trust them if they've caused more than five."
"Do not trust an electrician with no eyebrows." But someone else said, "As an electrician . . . never trust an electrician who's never been shocked."
"Don't trust a wine sales rep who wears heavy cologne and perfume. It messes up your ability to taste samples in sales meetings."
"You should not trust any engineer who tells you it's okay to do a product push at 3:30 on a Friday afternoon."
"I work in finance. The more a dude gels his hair, the more of a pain in the [butt] he's going to be to work with."
"Don't trust a plumber who bites his nails."
"I'm a contractor. Be wary of a customer who claims they know how to do what they're paying you to do."
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Yesterday I was talking about Halloween candy, and asked if you buy stuff you like (and proceed to eat beforehand..but will enjoy if it’s left over, OR buy stuff you don’t like so you won’t eat it.
I also asked Reddit.
We buy bags of assorted candies which usually have a lot of things we like, and one or two that we don't. Generally speaking we tend to give out the "icky" stuff first (extra-sours, gummies, lollipops, bubble gum) so that if it turns out we bought too much, the leftovers won't be wasted.
We buy what we like. The bonus is if no one comes it won't get wasted.
We buy what we like because we don't actually get trick or treaters where we are. But my husband is a candy vacuum so it's fine
I buy whatever is priced the best, sometimes it's what I like and sometimes not. I wait closer to Halloween when stores start to discount heavily, and aim for a price of $0.10/unit of candy or less. I buy in bulk as much as possible because I love giving out big handfuls to each kid. There's never anything leftover because I make sure it all gets handed out.
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Today's Useless Fact of the Day - Spelling bees are mostly unique to the English language due to its spelling irregularities. Other languages . . . like Hindi, Italian, German, and Turkish . . . have highly phonetic writing systems, with a virtually one-to-one ratio of letters to sound, which makes "spelling" predictable.
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