Tuesday 2/15/22
Celebrate National Annoy Squidward, Gumdrop, Singles Awareness, Hippo, I Want Butterscotch, St. Skeletor's (created in 1998 by British comedian Richard Herring. He has said it is "a day for all the lost souls who don't have anyone to love," and that it is "devoted to the destruction of love), and Susan B. Anthony Day.
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Someone looked at different polls on gross-sounding words and came up with a master list of the grossest words in the English language. Here are the top ten . . .
1. "Pus." #1 word for women.
2. "Phlegm"
3. "Seepage." It's the grossest word according to men.
4. "Moist"
5. "Splooge"
6. "Fester"
7. "Mucus"
8. "Ooze"
9. "Putrid"
10. "Curd." As in cheese curds. (really??)
A few more that ranked high were: "Discharge", "loogie", "secrete", "diarrhea", "snot", and "congeal."
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Apparently, there's a new challenger to the "Wordle" game phenomenon on the scene, but instead of guessing five-letter words once a day, the player is meant to guess the name of a country based on the geographic shape presented. Incorrect guesses will provide clues including the distance/direction your guess is from the correct answer. Hence, the cheeky clone is called "Worldle."
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Ivan Reitman, the influential filmmaker and producer behind many of the most beloved comedies of the late 20th century, from “Animal House” to “Ghostbusters,” has died. He was 75.
Reitman died peacefully in his sleep Saturday night at his home in Montecito, Calif., his family told The Associated Press.
Known for bawdy comedies that caught the spirit of their time, Reitman’s big break came with the raucous, college fraternity sendup “National Lampoon’s Animal House,” which he produced. He directed Bill Murray in his first starring role in the summer camp flick “Meatballs,” and then again in 1981′s “Stripes,” but his most significant success came with 1984’s “Ghostbusters.”
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Love this review of the Super Bowl halftimes from Rolling Stone. May we have a moment of silence for The Black Eyed Peas who came in last..beaten by everything that came between 1964-1989 when it really wasn't a thing.
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-lists/super-bowl-halftime-shows-ranked-from-worst-to-best-14201/the-black-eyed-peas-2011-130102/
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Today's Useless Fact of the Day - Today is National Hippo Day, and they are considered the second-largest land animal on earth, only behind elephants, and can weigh up to 7054 pounds. That’s as much as three small cars!
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