Saturday 3/30/24
Sunday 3/31/2024 - Easter
Celebrate:
Saturday
Brothers' and Sisters' Day
Earth Hour
Grass is Always Browner on the Other Side of the Fence Day
National Doctors Day
National Hot Chicken Day
National I am in Control Day
National Virtual Vacation Day
Pencil Day
Take a Walk in the Park Day
Turkey Neck Soup Day
World Bipolar Day
Sunday:
Dance Marathon Day
Eiffel Tower Day
International Taco Day
International Transgender Day of Visibility
National "She's Funny That Way" Day - pay tribute to the humorous nature of women, by listing the top five ways in which women in [their] lives make [them] laugh."
National Baked Ham with Pineapple Day
National Bunsen Burner Day
National Clams on the Half Shell Day
National Crayon Day
National Farm Workers Day
National Prom Day
National Tater Day
Neighbour Day
World Backup Day
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New this weekend at the movies
Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire - Remember Godzilla Vs. Kong during the pandemic? Here's the sequel.
Speaking of movies,
The trailer for Jerry Seinfeld's Pop-Tart movie dropped yesterday, and it looks pretty hilarious. It's called "Unfrosted", and they obviously went just as much for comedy as they did historical accuracy. It hits Netflix on May 3rd.
Part of what makes it so awesome is the LOADED cast. In addition to Jerry, it stars Melissa McCarthy, Amy Schumer, Jim Gaffigan, Hugh Grant, Bill Burr, Peter Dinklage, Christian Slater, Dan Levy, James Marsden, Jack McBrayer, Thomas Lennon, Tony McHale, Sebastian Maniscalco, Cedric the Entertainer, Fred Armisen, Jon Hamm, and more.
Yes...it's hilarious!
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Louis Gossett Jr., who won a supporting actor Oscar for playing the hard-as-nails drill instructor in 1982’s “An Officer and a Gentleman” a few years after winning an Emmy for his role as the cunning Fiddler in “Roots,” has died, the AP reports. He was 87.
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What to learn about the traditions of Easter? Find the facts here!
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Americans will spend an estimated $22 billion on Easter . . . that's roughly $177 per person celebrating.
91 million chocolate bunnies are sold in the U.S. every Easter season, and 78% of people say they eat chocolate bunnies' ears first. 16% eat the feet first, and 6% always eat the tail first. (I go for the candy eyes first if they are there, that way, the bunny can't see what's coming next)
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The "New York Post" has an article complaining about how Easter is becoming too commercialized . . . and the Easter Bunny is infringing on Santa's territory, by bringing gifts on top of all the candy.
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In a poll on holidays, 13% of Americans say Easter is their favorite holiday of the year. 3% say it's their least favorite.
In another poll, people were asked how they planned to celebrate Easter . . . and the top answer was having a special meal with family and / or friends. 21% said that. 14% said going to church
Another 14% said buying and eating candy . . . 13% said dyeing Easter eggs . . . and 12% said attending an Easter egg hunt.
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Easter is on Sunday and April Fools' Day is on Monday, so there's a chance for some crossover. Here are a few Easter-themed pranks to be on the lookout for . . . or to try yourself . . .
1. Dyed raw eggs. Someone's bound to break one while tossing it into their basket.
(You can tell by spinning, then touch the egg lightly enough to make it stop spinning, and then lift your finger off.
If the egg is hard boiled it will stay in place.
If the egg is raw, it will amazingly start spinning again.)
2. Plastic eggs filled with silly unexpected stuff. Instead of candy, the eggs are filled with things like baby carrots, frozen peas, or shaving cream.
3. Wrapped grapes in foil. You can unwrap those small chocolate eggs, and use the wrapper to wrap grapes instead. They'll look just like chocolate eggs to an unsuspecting mark.
4. Gross tasting jellybeans. According to a recent ranking, the three worst Jelly Belly flavors are Buttered Popcorn . . . Licorice . . . and Chili Mango.
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After 138 years, Punxsutawney Phil and his wife Phyliss are new parents. She gave birth to two healthy groundhog babies the other day. They kept the pregnancy quiet. Even their handlers didn't know.
The head of the "Punxsutawney Groundhog Club's Inner Circle" says they went to feed them, and there were just two babies there. Phil told him they haven't settled on names just yet.
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Workouts are rendered worthless by soda consumption, scientists warn.
Drinking just two 12-ounce cans of pop per week can effectively erase the heart health gains made during exercise,
Researchers conceded that artificially sweetened drinks didn’t have the same negative impact per their findings. Nevertheless, Drouin-Chartier concluded, “the best drink option remains water.”
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