Thursday 10/21/21
Celebrate National Which Hazel, Pumpkin Cheesecake, Reptile Awareness, Get Smart About Credit, Get to Know Your Customers, Back to the Future Day (In the second movie they travel to today in 2015), Apple, Babbling, Check Your Meds, Count Your Buttons, Garbanzo Bean, International Day of the Nacho, and Wear Purple for Domestic Violence Awareness Day
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There seems to be a new concept called "slow living." There are more than 3.5 million posts for #TheArtOfSlowLiving on Instagram, and things like self-care, "me-time," and saying "no" to invites are now being celebrated on social media.
"Slow living" fans argue life is better when you can appreciate things as they happen rather than manically ticking things off your to-do list.
It's unclear if the pandemic had an impact on this becoming a thing. But it definitely forced people to spend more time at home and it cut back on the running around that many people did in their pre-pandemic hustle.
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An 11-year-old in Arkansas named Allan Baltz just won best mullet in an annual contest through MulletChamp.com. And he donated all of his prize money to charity. He and his sister were both foster kids before they got adopted six years ago and he donated the entire $2,500 grand prize to two foster care organizations in Arkansas. Now other people have donated thousands more in Allan's name.
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Researchers at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley say it's horseback riding. There are more hospital admissions due to horseback riding injuries than any other sport. And they can be serious.
Chest injuries are the most common but injuries to the head and neck can be lethal. Between 2007 and 2016, more than 24,000 people were hospitalized with horseback riding injuries, and 320 people died.
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DirecTV surveyed 2,200 people to find out which TV show has the most recognizable theme song. They created a list of 15 shows and played a 10 second clip to see if people could identify them.
"Jeopardy!" was #1, recognized by 76%. It was closely followed by "Seinfeld", "Friends", and "The Simpsons" with 71%.
"The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" and "Law & Order" tied for about 70%. Then "Game of Thrones" had 58%.
"New Girl", "Family Matters", "Rugrats", and "Gilmore Girls" all scored a little above 50%.
"Stranger Things" scored exactly 50%, with "Survivor" and "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" following a bit behind.
The least recognizable in the survey was "Bones" with only 22% of people getting it right.
https://www.usdirect.com/directv-stream#tv-show-theme-songs
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A guy named Candy Franklin went to a Waffle House in downtown Atlanta on Wednesday. It's not clear if he'd been drinking or not, but it was one in the morning. So, right when all the drunk people come in.
Anyway, his order included some eggs with cheese, but they forgot them. So he complained. Then when they did finally bring the eggs, they didn't have cheese. So he complained again.
He eventually did get the cheesy eggs he ordered. But then while he was checking to make sure they were right, he saw people running out of the restaurant. And when he looked up, his waitress had a gun.
Her name is Angelic Patterson. He says she pointed the gun directly at him and threatened to shoot. So he decided to call her bluff.
He told her there was no way she'd shoot him over some eggs. But then she cocked the gun, and he realized she might actually do it. So he took off.
In the end, she didn't fire any shots, and no one got hurt. But she's now facing charges for aggravated assault.
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The average American admits to using five different "cleaning shortcuts."
The most common one is air freshener. 40% of people say they'll just spray it, rather than cleaning the root cause of the smell. 37% will light a candle to mask all the bad odors.
Other "shortcuts" include: Making the bed but leaving the room a mess and packing clutter into a closet or cupboard.
Not surprisingly, young adults use the most shortcuts. 72% of all people say their cleaning routine has improved as they've gotten older. And 60% have adopted new cleaning habits since the start of the pandemic.
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Two-thirds of Americans think they're bad at carving pumpkins. In a new poll, only 1 in 3 people said they're good at it, 8% said "very" good, and 24% said "somewhat" good. Everyone else said bad.
Around 1 in 4 people never carve pumpkins, so they don't know if they're good at it. Men tend to think they're better at it than women, or might just have lower standards. 36% of men and 28% of women said they've got a knack for carving pumpkins.
The poll also asked people what they do with all those pumpkin seeds after they've scooped them out. The #1 answer was eat them. "Throw them away" was a close second.
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