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11/5/24 - Vote! and We Lost a Legend

Tuesday 11/5/24


Election Day - Please vote..It’s really important.


Celebrate:

American Football Day

Bank Transfer Day

Commercial TV Broadcast Day

National Chinese Take-Out Day

National Doughnut Appreciation Day

National Gunpowder Day

National Love Your Red Hair Day

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We've lost a titan in music. Legendary!!!!!!

Quincy Jones, the multi-talented music titan whose vast legacy ranged from producing Michael Jackson’s historic “Thriller” album to writing prize-winning film and television scores and collaborating with Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles, and hundreds of other recording artists, has died at 91.

Honors include 28 Grammys, two honorary Academy Award, and an Emmy for “Roots. He also received France’s Legion d’Honneur, the Rudolph Valentino Award from the Republic of Italy and a Kennedy Center tribute for his contributions to American culture.


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69% of Americans say changing the clocks messes with their mood, energy levels, and ability to focus.

The older you are, the more likely you are to agree.  83% of Boomers are feeling it, compared to 54% of Gen Z'ers.

57% of parents say shifting the clocks has a "significant impact" on their children's sleep patterns.  So your kid might be feeling a little off today too.  

Even though we gained an hour..you're stil going to be off..maybe not as tired though.

Here's something else that could mess with your sleep this week:  29% of Americans expect to lose sleep over the election. 71% don't expect to.

You will most likey have a late night tonight.

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During an interview last week, Martha Stewart had this to say about Ryan Reynolds . . . quote, "You want to know something?  He's not so funny in real life.  No, he's not so funny."

Ryan knew better than to step up to Martha, though. 

Responding to a Tweet about Martha's comments, he said, quote, "I'd disagree with her.  But I tried that once.  The woman is unexpectedly spry.  She really closed the gap after a mile or so."

But Hugh Jackman didn't mind getting involved.  He replied, quote, "Finally someone says it."

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The Collins Dictionary has just announced that "brat" is its Word of the Year.  They define "brat" as "characterized by a confident, independent, and hedonistic attitude."

This was inspired by the Charli XCX album "Brat", which came out in June.  It led to the "brat summer" phenomenon, along with several "brat" memes.

Charli describes brat like this:  "You're just like that girl who's a little messy and likes to party and maybe says some dumb things sometimes.

"She like feels herself, but then also maybe has a breakdown but kind of like parties through it . . . is very honest . . . is very blunt, and a little bit volatile."


The other words that were in the running this year are:

1.  Brainrot (noun):  An inability to think clearly caused by excessive consumption of low-quality online content.


2.  Era (noun):  A period of one's life or career that's of a distinctive character.


3.  Looksmaxxing (noun):  Attempting to maximize the attractiveness of one's physical appearance.


4.  Rawdogging (noun):  The act of undertaking an activity without preparation, support, or equipment.


5.  Anti-tourism (noun):  Opposition to or action against large-scale tourism.


6.  Delulu (adjective):  Utterly mistaken or unrealistic in one's ideas or expectations.


7.  Romantasy (noun):  A literary genre combining romantic fiction with fantasy.


8.  Supermajority (noun):  A large majority in a legislative assembly that enables a government to pass laws without effective scrutiny.


9.  Yapping (noun):  Talking at length, especially about inconsequential matters.

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Today's Useless Fact of the Day - The 1876 presidential election had the highest voter turnout of any election in history . . . 81.8% of Americans voted.  It also had the smallest margin of victory ever.  Rutherford B. Hayes beat Samuel Tilden by only one electoral vote.

--brianbriefing

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