Tuesday 11/28/23
Giving Tuesday
It's Letter Writing Day
Make Your Own Head Day
National French Toast Day
Red Planet Day
Turkey Leftover Day (see below)
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It's been five days since Thanksgiving, and lots of people STILL have leftovers in the fridge.
In a new poll, 7% of people say they're STILL eating leftovers . . . but food scientists say you should wrap it up.
Put together one last meal, or pack it up in the freezer . . . but everything else should be tossed.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service recommends throwing out refrigerated leftovers after three to four days. (so you’re actually over a day today) If they're kept in the freezer, they can stay good for three to four months.
There IS some flexibility, depending on the type of food. But be careful. The "smell-test" isn't 100% reliable, and you shouldn't push anything with meat and dairy. Also, Thanksgiving dishes may spoil faster than other leftovers because the food sits out longer than a typical meal.
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Americans spent a record $9.8 BILLION online on Black Friday this year. That's a 7.5% increase from 2022, according to Adobe Analytics. They don't track in-person sales, but Mastercard only saw a 1% bump at physical stores this time.
Just over half of those online purchases were made on phones, which tends to mean lots of impulse buys. So it wasn't all gifts. We bought plenty of stuff for ourselves too.
Thanksgiving Day is also becoming a popular one for online shopping. Americans bought $5.6 billion worth of stuff online last Thursday, up 5.5% from last year.
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"The Simpsons" is dropping one of its longest-running gags: child abuse.
In an episode a few weeks ago called "McMansion & Wife", Homer and Marge meet a new neighbor. When Homer shakes his hand, the guy comments on his strong grip.
Homer says, quote, "See, Marge, strangling the boy paid off." But then he adds, quote, "Just kidding, I don't do that anymore. Times have changed."
"The Simpsons" is in its 35th season.
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In a new poll, 13% of people said they weren't happy about their "sibling placement" . . . meaning they did NOT like being the oldest, the middle child, the youngest, the only child, or even . . . the 12th of 15 kids.
39% of people LIKED their situation in the family, and 43% didn't have an opinion.
70% of people said their "sibling placement" DID shape their personality . . . and 43% of people said it had a POSITIVE effect.
The poll also asked about people's ideal placement . . . and maybe the most interesting thing is how BALANCED it was. 11% said they'd want to be the only child . . . 21% said they'd want to be the oldest . . . 19% said they'd want to be a middle child . . . and 18% said they'd want to be the youngest.
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Everyone has their own taste in music, and with that preface,
People on social media have been suggesting singers and bands that are NOT good . . . NOT bad . . . just BORING. And the responses got controversial. Here are a few of the highlights:
1. Five Finger Death Punch . . . "They're the 'Nickleback' of metal."
2. Ed Sheeran . . . "Ed Sheeran is so boring, his favorite color is clear."
3. Maroon 5 . . . "They've been chasing ever single trend possible since 2017."
4. KISS . . . "Their live presence was silly . . . I don't get it."
5. Drake . . . "He's pretty bland."
6. Foo Fighters . . . "I love Dave Grohl, but all their new stuff sounds the same."
7. Coldplay . . . "The musical equivalent of watching grass grow."
8. Taylor Swift . . . "She's impressive professionally . . . and very talented . . . but her stuff is so dull."
9. Imagine Dragons . . . "The kind of band major corporations hire for team-bonding events. Edgy enough to be 'cool,' but safe enough to not upset anyone."
10. Mumford and Sons . . . Someone called them "Imagine Wagons."
11. Bon Jovi . . . "They have emotions and spirit, but there's no depth."
12. U2 . . . "Their '80s output rules. It's just the newer stuff that's boring."
13. Eagles . . . "The Bud Light of rock."
14. 3 Doors Down . . . "Sounds like what plain oatmeal tastes like."
15. The National . . . "Every song I've heard, the singer sounds like he just woke up and has no plans to get out of bed."
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Today's Useless Fact of the Day - The original name for the search engine Google was Backrub. It was renamed Google after the googol, which is the number one followed by 100 zeros.
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