Monday 4/3/23
Celebrate:
American Circus Day
Armenian Appreciation Day
Find a Rainbow Day
Fish Fingers and Custard Day - From the debut of the Eleventh Doctor Who Matt Smith in 2010.
Free Cone Day
National Chocolate Mousse Day
National Don't Go to Work Unless It's Fun Day
National Film Score Day
National Fun Day
Pony Express Day
Sweet Potato Day
Tweed Day
World Party Day
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The box office for the weekend
1. Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves $38.5 Million
2. John Wick: Chapter 4 $28.2
3. His Only Son $5.5 Million
4. Scream VI $5.3 Million
5. Creed III $5.0 Million
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Seymour Stein, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member who was the co-founder of Sire Records, the former vice president at Warner Bros. Records and who, many years ago, began his storied career in the industry at Billboard, has died at 80.
Stein signed such music legends as Madonna and The Ramones at Sire. The legendary roster at Sire included Madonna, The Ramones, The Smiths, Talking Heads, The Pretenders, The Cure, Depeche Mode, Ice-T, and many, many more.
Of first bringing Madonna to Sire, Stein said, “I signed her because I believed in Mark Kamins, who I thought was the greatest DJ, and he wanted to be a producer. So I gave him some money to bring me an artist and the third or fourth thing he brought me was Madonna. And yes, I was very involved in the beginning. Then I realized, ‘This woman is smarter than all of us. Just get out of her way.'”
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People used to make a big deal out of secret family recipes but now, they're tripping over themselves to reveal anything they can on TikTok.
In a new poll, 46% of people say they have at least one "secret" family recipe, with 10% saying it's their parents' recipe . . . 16% saying it dates back to their grandparents' generation . . . and 10% saying it's even older than that.
And 6% say it's from their generation, which apparently means they (or a sibling) created it.
When asked how likely it was that at least one of the "secret recipes" originated in a cookbook or a magazine, 11% of people admitted that it's "very likely" and 14% said it's "somewhat likely."
19% of people insist that it's a family creation that their family invented.
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How old were you when you finally felt like an adult?
Someone polled 1,000 Millennials and Gen Zers between 18 and 42. And 57% said they still don't have a handle on the whole "adulting" thing . . . 80% of Gen Zers, and half of Millennials.
It found the hardest parts about adulthood are managing money . . . saving for retirement . . . saving for a home . . . finding a job you like . . . and figuring out relationships.
It also looked at some specific life skills adults under 40 still don't have .
1. Car stuff. 63% couldn't change their own oil if they had to . . . 48% couldn't change a tire . . . and 42% couldn't jumpstart a car.
2. Tying a tie. 46% never have. It made the top five for women AND men.
3. Sewing up a hole. 41% wouldn't know where to start.
4. Changing a diaper. 32% said they can't do it.
5. Filing your taxes. 22% don't know how it works.
6. Using a grill to barbecue. 18% don't know how.
7. Ironing something. 12% can't iron.
A third also said planning out meals is one of the hardest parts of growing up. So this last stat makes sense: 46% of people 42 and under have had ramen in the past month.
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There are two schools of thought for removing band-aids: Slow and painful, or quick and painful. But what if there was a THIRD way? Some guy on TikTok posted a band-aid trick that's supposed to let you remove them with NO pain.
So what's the hack? Here's a hint: Have you ever used Command Strips before?
They're the sticky things people use to hang stuff. Their big selling point is they don't leave a mark on your wall when you take them off. To remove them, you pull a tab at one end of the strip, so it slowly stretches its way off.
If you do it right, it doesn't rip any paint off.
The band-aid hack works the same way. Get one end up a little, just enough to get a grip on it. Then instead of pulling it away from your skin, pull along your skin so it stretches.
A bunch of people online tried it and claim it works.
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Here's one for you: "Did you hear about the guy who got caught stealing a calendar? He got twelve months." You can groan if you want, but "dad jokes" like that are actually good for kids.
Dad jokes are usually wholesome, corny puns . . . and because they're so soft, they're sometimes criticized for being stupid and lame.
But a new study says that "dad jokes" actually have a positive effect on kids' development. The researchers say that when fathers embarrass their children with unfunny jokes, it teaches them how to overcome awkwardness.
Seriously . . . pushing your kids' limits on how much embarrassment they can handle shows them that embarrassment is common, and not a big deal.
So keep repeating the same old stale puns, year-in and year-out . . . it's your DUTY to your kids. Like this one: "Your mom asked me if you kids were spoiled. And I told her, 'No, I think most kids smell that way!'"
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Today's Useless Fact of the Day - Fishing is America's second-most dangerous profession . . . after logging. Roofing is third.
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