Tuesday 6/13/23
Celebrate:
Call Your Doctor Day
National Kitchen Klutzes of America Day
Random Acts of Light Day
Sewing Machine ay
Weed Your Garden Day
World Pet Memorial Day
World Softball Day
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Pat Sajak will end his four-decade run as host of Wheel of Fortune after the 2023-24 season.
“Well, the time has come. I’ve decided that our 41st season, which begins in September, will be my last,” Sajak said in a statement Monday. “It’s been a wonderful ride, and I’ll have more to say in the coming months. Many thanks to you all.
He has hosted the syndicated version of the game show since its debut in 1983, and also hosted a daytime edition on NBC from 1981-89.
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There's a hoax happening in Missouri, where homeowners are being sent fake notices, saying "the land surrounding your home has been selected as a Game Preserve, and that the first shipment of 550 buffalo will arrive at your home at 3:45 a.m. on June 29th."
But the Missouri Department of Conservation wants to make it clear: NO ONE is being sent hundreds of buffalo in the middle of the night. It's unclear what the point of the scam is . . . or if it's just a prank.
But it's apparently widespread enough that there's been a lot of confusion.
Officials say you can always call the Missouri Department of Conservation if you have any questions . . . but 550 buffalo would be a HUGE introduction, and that's "not even feasible on the current 21st Century Missouri landscape."
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The Detroit-based chain Jet's Pizza enlisted an AI-powered chatbot to create a "truly delicious pizza combination" . . . and here's what it came up with:
It's a "ranch veggie pizza" . . . topped with Jet’s ranch as the sauce, mozzarella, feta, mushrooms, onions, green peppers, black olives, and tomatoes.
And if that sounds good to you, Jet's is adding it to their menu for a month . . . through July 10th.
So... AI is vegetarian. good to know.
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Top 5 Phrases Young People Use That the Rest of Us Don't Get.
"Fam." It's short for "Family." Which raises the question: What's Gen Z doing with that extra time they save not saying two syllables?
"Dank." It means something is excellent or very high quality. I'll use it in a sentence: Nothing you buy at Walmart is "dank."
"Salty." It means jealous. It describes how all the other guys at the 30th high school reunion feel when someone shows up with hair.
"Big yikes." It's what you say after you do something really embarrassing . . . like use the phrase "Big yikes."
"Bougie." It means extravagantly fancy. Which is why nobody who listens to THIS show will ever use it.
"Living rent free." It describes something you obsess over. Coincidentally, it also describes what everyone who says it is doing in their parents' basement.
"Ghosting." It means to stop communicating with a romantic partner. It's a condition also known as "marriage."
"Simp." It's someone who pays way too much attention to another person. It's a good way to describe your liberal friend about Donald Trump.
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Spending 30 minutes on the phone with customer support can cause anyone's blood to boil . . . but can the same be said for chatting with your sweet, old grandma?
A new, 12-year study has found that spending just 30 minutes talking on the phone each week . . . can lead to a 12% risk of higher blood pressure. And that's TOTAL minutes, not just a 30-minute call.
It isn't the stress of dealing with someone on the other end . . . or even making sure grandma remembers to take her meds.
The idea is that cell phone usage emits low levels of radiofrequency energy . . . and even in short-term exposure, it's been linked to hypertension.
Naturally, the risk goes UP the more time you spend on the phone. It's 13% for people who talk one to three hours per week . . . 16% for four to six hours . . . and 25% for those on the phone longer than six hours a week.
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Today's Useless Fact of the Day - Before water fountains were used for people to drink water in public, people used to drink from something called the "common cup," which was a shared and very unhygienic cup or ladle-type spoon attached by a string.
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