2/10/26 - Embarrassing First Dates, DWI Wheelchair, and 4-Day Work Week
- bribriny
- 2 days ago
- 3 min read
Tuesday 2/10/26
Celebrate:
Extraterrestrial Culture Day
International Cribbage Day
National "Have a Brownie" Day
National Cream Cheese Brownie Day
National Flannel Day
National Home Warranty Day
Plimsoll Day - made the lives of sailors better
Safer Internet Day
Teddy Day
Umbrella Day
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A German man was fined for driving a wheelchair under the influence of alcohol. Police say the man was driving his wheelchair in the road, weaving recklessly from one lane to another. He was so intoxicated he even popped a wheelie in front of police.
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A man in Florida woke up today to find his bed halfway down a 15-foot sinkhole that opened up directly under his master suite. He managed to scramble to safety, but the incident has prompted a localized evacuation as geologists check for more subterranean voids.
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Researchers have created a data storage system that uses synthetic DNA in a liquid solution. It can store the entire contents of the Library of Congress in a space no bigger than a sugar cube and lasts for thousands of years without power.
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A massive trial involving 5,000 workers in the UK concluded today with "stunning" results: 96% of companies are making the 4-day week permanent, citing higher profits and nearly zero employee burnout.
So I will be taking Friday off....just so you know.
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The internet has the most embarrassing first dates.
I forgot my own age. She asked how old I was, and I legit ended up having to take my ID out to do the math.
Called them by the wrong name as soon as we met. Things were a bit frosty after that.
"He told me I looked like I’d be a good woman to have kids with, and our genes would blend so well together…on the first date."
"He asked to go on a double date (which was weird for a first date anyway). At dinner, the other 'couple' was acting like they didn’t know each other and weren’t talking. The vibes were definitely off."
"The other girl and I talked in the bathroom, and we were actually going on a date with the same guy. His friend was just a decoy.
"He told me, while I was mid-sentence, that he didn't see a future with me because my eyebrows were too intimidating when I spoke. Those were his exact words."
"Not me, but my mom went on a first date where the man shoveled chicken masala into his mouth with his bare hands and didn't wipe his face until my mom told him to as they were leaving the restaurant. He then asked if she thought they would make out, she said 'No, probably not', but continued the date."
"He proceeded to drink a singular beer at the next location before turning to her, saying he was too drunk to drive, and asking if it would be okay if he slept over at her house. She told him to figure it out himself and got an Uber home."
"He told me that if I wanted to date him, I had to give up custody of my son, as he didn’t take care of other men's kids. Yet, I would have to take on his kids as my own. I threw a drink in his face and left."
The back end of my giant burrito busted open and ended up in my lap.
."He asked me to be his girlfriend on the way to our first date. When I said no, he cried so hard he threw up, and I had to drive him home."
We do not speak of said date.
Here's more from one of the sited I used.
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Today's Useless Fact of the Day - 1940, MGM released the animated short Puss Gets the Boot.
This was the first appearance of the characters we now know as Tom and Jerry. However, in this first cartoon, the cat was named Jasper and the mouse was unnamed (though the animators called him Jinx).
The names "Tom and Jerry" were chosen after an animator won an intra-studio contest and $50 for coming up with them. The name "Tom and Jerry" was actually a common 19th-century London slang term for "riotous youngsters."
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