5/12/25 - Mom Polls, Cars, and Hitchhiking
- bribriny
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Monday 5/12/25
Celebrate:
International Awareness Day
International Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Awareness Day
International Nurses Day
Limerick Day
National Fibromyalgia Awareness Day
National Nutty Fudge Day
National Odometer Day
Check-Up Day
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Weekend Box Office
1. Thunderbolts* $33.1M
2. Sinners $21.1M
3. A Minecraft Movie $8.0M
4. The Accountant 2 $6.1M
5. Clown in a Cornfield $3.7M
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Some fun leftover Mother’s Day things.
Have you ever aspired to be like a mom you've seen on screen? People over at Ranker.com are voting for the most inspirational moms in movies.
Here are the Top 10:
1. Holly Hunter as Elastigirl in "The Incredibles". (2004)
2. Julie Walters as Molly Weasley in the "Harry Potter" movies. (2001 - 2011)
3. Sally Field as Mrs. Gump in "Forrest Gump". (1994)
4. Julie Andrews as Fraulein Maria in "The Sound of Music". (1965)
5. Verna Felton as Mrs. Jumbo in "Dumbo". (1941)
6. Linda Hamilton as Sarah Connor in "The Terminator". (1984)
7. Susan Sarandon as Marmee March in the 1994 version of "Little Women"
8. Sally Field as M'Lynn Eatenton in "Steel Magnolias". (1989)
9. Sandra Bullock as Leigh Anne Tuohy in "The Blind Side". (2009)
10. Paula Winslowe as Bambi's mother in "Bambi". (1942)
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And what about Bad Moms?
GoldDerby.com put together a list of the 25 Meanest, Nastiest Movie Moms. Here's the Top 10:
1. Angela Lansbury as Eleanor Iselin in "The Manchurian Candidate". (1962)
2. Allison Janney as LaVona Golden in "I, Tonya". (2017)
3. Faye Dunaway as Joan Crawford in "Mommie Dearest". (1981)
4. Lucille La Verne as The Evil Queen / Old Hag in "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs". (1937)
5. Anne Ramsey as Momma Lift in "Throw Momma from the Train". (1987)
6. Margaret Wycherly as Ma Jarrett in "White Heat". (1949)
7. Piper Laurie as Margaret White in "Carrie". (1976)
8. Mo'Nique as Mary Lee Johnston in "Precious". (2009)
9. Bette Davis as Regina Giddens in "The Little Foxes". (1941)
10. Anne Bancroft as Mrs. Robinson in "The Graduate". (1967)
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This is a classic move a lot of parents make when their kid turns 16. But maybe they shouldn't?
A study found giving your teenager your old car isn't the smartest move, and not just because they can't drive a stick. It could be a DEADLY decision.
Teens in cars that are more than five years old are 19% more likely to die in a fatal crash. For cars over 15 years old, it jumps to 31%.
Giving your kid your old car is a popular move for parents, because it usually means you get a new car. Plus, you don't care as much if they're in a fender bender or spill something on the seat.
But according to the study, it's a safer call to give your KID the new car. Or, maybe just trade the old one in for something that rolled off the production line after 2020 because of all the safety features.
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A 29-year old man visiting a zoo in the Philippines was attacked by a crocodile after he climbed into its enclosure last week. Police say he thought the croc was FAKE, and wanted to pose for a photo with it.
Dude..it's a zoo!
He also got a tour of a local hospital where he received more than 50 stitches.
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In a new poll, only 11% of people say they HAVE hitchhiked and would do it again. Another 20% have in the past, but wouldn't do it again.
11% of people have never hitchhiked, but have considered it . . . and 53% of people haven't done it, and would never consider it.
Men are far more likely to do it or to consider it . . . and younger adults are more open to it than older adults. It doesn't really matter what part of the country you're in, but people out West are SLIGHTLY more likely to do it.
It's a sign of the times: Among people 65 and older, a whopping 37% say they HAVE hitchhiked in the past, but would never do it again.
And when asked if they've ever PICKED UP a hitchhiker, the results are similar: 14% have done it, and would again . . . 17% would not do it again . . . 11% have not done it, but have considered it . . . and 52% have not, and wouldn't do it.
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Today's Useless Fact of the Day - When a mosquito bites you, it needs to clear room in its body for the blood . . . so it pees on you.
(That Bitch!!!)
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