Monday 10/23/22
Celebrate:
40 Hour Work Week Day
Black Thursday - in 1929 it was the stock market crash that lead to the great depression
Food Day
National Bologna Day
National Crazy Day
National Good & Plenty Day
Take Back Your Time Day
United Nations Day
World Development Information Day
World Polio Day
World Tripe Day
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Huffpost had a bunch of etiquette experts come up with a list of the ten rudest things you can do in someone else's house. They kept it pretty broad all of them are fairly common things people do, even though they shouldn't.
1. Moving things around. Like rearranging cupboards, or saying, "That chair should really go right over here."
2. Overstaying your welcome. Whether you're there for a party or staying for a full week, be mindful about that.
3. Hiding or ignoring a mess. If you spill wine on the rug, tell them about it. Don't just pretend it didn't happen.
4. Snooping. Don't rifle through their medicine cabinet or go through any drawers. Drawers in bedside tables are especially off limits.
5. Bringing an uninvited plus-one. Again, whether it's a party or a weekend visit, don't assume they agree with "the more the merrier." Always check first. That also applies to pets.
6. Showing up and THEN telling them about dietary restrictions. Plans have already been made at that point. So if you can't eat the food they made because you're gluten-free, that's on you.
7. Feeding their pets from the table. Always ask first, or just don't do it at all.
8. Disrespecting house rules. Like if it's a "shoes off at the door" house, do your best to remember and be respectful about it.
9. Showing up empty-handed. Like going to a party and not bringing a bottle of wine, or a six-pack.
10. Expecting a tour. Some people apparently WANT to do the whole "let me give you a tour" thing. But let the host offer, don't ask for one.
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Mental Floss has a list of movies that are horror flicks, but are the 20 least scary movies of all time, based on their number of jump scares: (like that should be selling point..those are the best part of a horror flick) The formula: Taking a list of the top 100 horror films from IMDb.com, each title was searched at wheresthejump.com, which tracks jump scares in films. The fewer the jump scares, the less scary the movie.
1. "The Silence of the Lambs" (1991): Zero jump scares
2. "Cannibal Holocaust" (1980): Zero jump scares
3. "The Blair Witch Project" (1999): Zero jump scares
4. "Bone Tomahawk" (2015): Zero jump scares
5. "Carrie" (1976): One jump scare
Psycho, The Fly, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Shining, The Others, and Bird Box are also on the list.
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This weekend box office…
Dwayne Johnson opened Black Adam to $67million for the weekend.
Following in second place was the George Clooney and Julia Roberts movie Ticket to Paradise opening at $16million.
Horror film Smile and Halloween Ends were next followed by Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile.
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The NFL found a day where there was no football, and they remedied that situation.
Beginning next year, there will be a game on Black Friday on Amazon Prime.
That's good for Amazon, since "Thursday Night Football" doesn't happen on Thanksgiving. CBS and Fox have a lock on Turkey Day games.
So Amazon still gets to participate over Thanksgiving weekend . . . which, as a bonus, is also the kickoff to the holiday shopping season.
Despite this year's games generally being trash, "Thursday Night Football" is averaging about 10.8 million viewers a week.
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Today’s Useless Fact of the Day - Maine is the only state that shares a border with just one other state . . . New Hampshire. Every other state borders at least two other states, except Alaska and Hawaii, which don't touch any other states.
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