Thursday 5/18/23
Celebrate:
Brown Bag It Thursday
Global Accessibility Awareness Day
HIV Vaccine Awareness Day
Hummus Day
I Love Reese's Day
International Museum Day
National Aperitif Day
National Cheese Souffle Day
National Notebook Day
National Speech Pathologist Day
National Visit Your Relatives Day
No Dirty Dishes Day
Send an Electronic Greeting Card Day
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ABC is coming out with a new dating series this fall called "The Golden Bachelor". It'll be "The Bachelor" but with senior citizens.
ABC said, quote, "One hopeless romantic is given a second chance at love in the search for a partner with whom to share the sunset years of life . . .
"The women arriving at the mansion have a lifetime of experience, living through love, loss and laughter, hoping for a spark that ignites a future full of endless possibilities."
No other details have been announced, like the age range of the contestants or a premiere date.(and no…i will not be watching.)
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According to "The Wall Street Journal", the Department of Agriculture is thinking of removing chocolate milk from public school cafeterias, along with all other flavored milk. They have more sugar, so that's why.
People in favor of a ban say it could keep kids healthy, and lower rates of childhood diabetes.
People against it say chocolate milk is still a net benefit because of all the calcium, potassium, and vitamin D. And if their only option is regular milk, kids might not drink it at all.
High schools would still be allowed to have it. Just elementary and middle schools wouldn't. But they're supposedly considering two different options . . .
One would be a full ban. The other would just limit the amount of added sugar allowed.
Some cities have already done this on their own, by the way. For example, Boston took chocolate milk off its cafeteria menus a while back.
Also, a ban like this wouldn't actually be unprecedented. The federal government already banned whole milk AND 2% milk back in 2010.
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With Blake Shelton wrapping his time at The Voice, Country music star Reba McEntire, who’s coming off a role as mega mentor on Season 23 of NBC’s The Voice, has been promoted to judge for Season 24, taking over Blake’s red chair. She joins veteran coach John Legend and returning coaches Niall Horan and Gwen Stefani.
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The 76th annual Cannes Film Festival is set to get underway, and as a slew of Hollywood heavy-hitters convene to watch a crop of highly-anticipated projects, the festival isn't coming free of a little drama.
The weekend will start with the premiere of Jeanne du Barry, starring Johnny Depp in his first major role in over three years. The film comes on the heels of Depp's tumultuous defamation lawsuit against his ex-wife Amber Heard.
Also making Cannes headlines is the unlikely collaboration between rapper 50 Cent and director and actor (and controversial figure himself) Mel Gibson. The duo teamed up on a Lionsgate-led project titled Boneyard, a crime drama that sees the two working to solve the serial murders of 11 women.
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There's a comprehensive survey out on men's bathroom habits that spans 13 countries and it found that the place where men are most likely to sit down on the toilet to relieve themselves is Germany.
40% of German men say they sit down every time . . . and another 22% say they sit "most times." Only 10% of German men say they "never" sit down to pee.
It's so common that they even have a TERM for it. A man who sits down is a "sitzpinkler" . . . although it's got a negative connotation.
That said, it isn't always a choice. It's required in some public restrooms. You'll see signs in Germany asking men to sit down on the toilet.
The other countries with a lot of male toilet sitters are Sweden . . . Denmark . . . Canada . . . and Australia.
The place where men are the least likely to sit to pee is Mexico. Only 6% of men there sit every time . . . and 36% say they NEVER do.
The U.S. is kind of in the middle, at 9th out of the 13 countries.
In America, 10% of men say they sit every time . . . another 13% say they sit "most times" . . . another 23% will "sometimes" . . . and 17% say they will, but rarely. 31% of American men say they never sit just to pee.
In most countries, it's more common for older men over 55 to take a seat. In Germany, 49% of older men sit, compared to just 28% of 18- to 34-year-olds.
But in four countries, always sitting is more common among the younger generations. They are: Italy . . . Britain . . . Australia . . . and the U.S.
In America, 11% of 18- to 34-year-old men say they ALWAYS sit, compared to just 8% of men 55 and older.
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People on social media are talking about the things that they "no longer have any patience for" . . . and here are some of the best responses for things we just dong have the energy to put up with:
1. Family drama.
2. Working outside of work hours.
3. People who text and drive.
4. Waiting on people who are constantly late to plans.
5. People who litter.
6. People who constantly blame others for the situation they are in.
7. Anything that has "influencer" in it.
8. People being on their phone while in a conversation with you.
9. Slow Wi-Fi.
10. People who go out of their way to pick fights with people or be jerks . . . especially online.
11. People who attempt to force their beliefs and opinions on you.
12. Outrage culture. Though, people point out that "some of the memes that come from it are funny."
13. Adults who act like high school kids.
14. The airport.
15. The full-on MEMOIR before every single online recipe.
See the conversation on Reddit here.
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/12oicyw/what_is_something_you_no_longer_have_patience_for/
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Today’s Useless Fact of the Day - The President of France is Emmanuel Macron and the transliteration of his name into Chinese roughly means "horse overcomes dragon."
Five years ago, he gave Chinese leader Xi Jinping a horse as a gift, which some people found interesting since China considers itself as "descendants of the dragon." Though, that's probably reading too much into it.
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