Tuesday 10/18/22
Celebrate:
Information Overload Awareness Day
National Chocolate Cupcake Day
National No Beard Day
National Pharmacy Technician Day
World Menopause Day
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8,000 singles were polled and these are the emerging dating trends
1. Main Character Energy: Focusing on yourself instead of wasting time on people who don't meet your standards or needs.
2. Eco-Dumping: Dating (or NOT dating) someone based on how environmentally conscious they are (or are NOT).
One in five singles say they know someone who's dumped someone because their views on climate change and the environment didn't align.
3. Heat Doming: Dating someone specifically for their household amenities . . . basically just to mooch off their air conditioning, pool, WiFi, or comfortable bed.
4. Infla-Dating: Going on less expensive dates because of inflation and the current economic environment.
5. James-Webbing: This is silly. It's deciding to date someone after "seeing them through a different lens." You know, like how NASA's new space telescope is giving us a closer, better look at things.
6. OnlyPlans: Repeatedly planning dates with someone, but never actually following through on them . . . due to an array of (mostly contrived) excuses.
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In 2005, we found a pile of noodles in an overturned bowl in China, buried under 10 feet of dirt, take that Italians!!!!
Someone polled 1,000 people in Italy to find the top things you might be doing wrong with pasta, according to Italians.
1. Ketchup on pasta. (thanks Honey Boo-Boo) 89% of Italians say it's unacceptable. But one in six Americans say go for it.
2. Cutting pasta with a knife. 69% of Italians say no, never do that.
3. Putting pasta in cold water, then boiling it. 81% think it's unacceptable. You have to boil it first, then put the pasta in.
4. Boiling it in plain water without salting it. Only 53% of Italians say you have to salt the water. 36% say not necessary, and 11% don't know or care.
5. Putting oil in the water. Basically a tie. 44% say it's fine, and 43% say it's not. Most experts say don't though. It makes the pasta too slippery, and the sauce can't cling to it.
6. Breaking dry spaghetti in half, so it fits in the pot. Another tie. 47% of Italians say unacceptable . . . 46% say fine . . . the rest don't have an opinion.
7. Having pasta as a side dish. 72% say no, it's always the main dish. But 79% of Americans think a side of pasta is okay.
8. Rinsing pasta after you cook it. 58% of Italians say you shouldn't do it.
9. Putting pasta on your plate, then sauce on top of it. 44% say it's fine. But 48% say no, you should always mix the sauce in before you serve it.
10. Garlic bread with pasta. 48% of Italians say unacceptable. That's partly because the kind we eat is made with a French baguette, not ciabatta bread.
Here's one you can do though: 75% of Italians say it's okay to pair spaghetti with meatballs. Only 4% of Americans disagree with that.
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People were asked what they'd be willing to give up for just one, totally stress-free day.
1. Your favorite foods. 45% would give them up for a zero-stress day. 43% specifically said they'd give up chocolate if that's what it took.
2. Shopping, 35%.
3. Skip some important meetings, 30%.
4. Sacrifice a week's worth of productivity, 30%.
5. An entire paycheck, 28%.
6. No exercise equipment, 28%.
7. Sex. 26% would give it up.
8. Any and all leeway with deadlines at work, 23%.
9. Instagram, 22%.
10. Hanging out with friends, also 22%.
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A fancy restaurant in London was looking for a "grape feeder" who would feed customers grapes and they actually put out an ad to fill the position.
It was published in the U.K. "Sunday Times", and it said, "Applicants must have: Gorgeous hands, and a basic grasp of Greek and Latin." Perks include: "Regular manicures and the finest food and wine."
The position was filled almost immediately.
The restaurant is called "Bacchanalia" and it's "a celebration of exceptional Greek and Italian cuisine, exquisite wines, and exuberant revelry."
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America has spoken. The most loved member of The Beatles is . . . Paul McCartney.
In a YouGov poll, 2,000 people were asked how they feel about each member. Here are the results:
1. Paul McCartney: 43% love him, 46% are okay with him, 9% are not a fan, and 2% are not familiar with him
2. John Lennon: 34% love him, 49% are okay with him, 14% are not a fan, and 2% aren't familiar with him
3. Ringo Starr: 32% love him, 54% are okay with him, 9% are not a fan, and 5% are not familiar with him
4. George Harrison: 31% love him, 53% are okay with him, 7% are not a fan, and 9% are not familiar with him
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Today's Useless Fact of the Day - Frosting and icing have different definitions: Frosting is fluffy and made with a base of cream or butter. Icing is a thin glaze that's made with a base of sugar or egg whites.
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