7/1/25 - Warning Labels, Sponge Bob Stamps, and Fish Bones

Tuesday 7/1/25

Happy July!

Celebrate:

American Zoo Day

blink-182 Day (Pop-punk band blink-182 is celebrated today, on this 182nd day of the year)

Canada Day

Devotion to Duty Day

Early Bird Day

International Chicken Wing Day

International Joke Day

International Reggae Day

Madeira Day

National Creative Ice Cream Flavor Day

National Financial Freedom Day

National Gingersnap Day

National Postal Workers Day

National Television Heritage Day

Second Half of the Year

US Postage Stamp Day

Zip Code Day - Zone Improvement Plan introduced in 1963. The term ZIP was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently and quickly. 

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The 11th and final "Fast and Furious" movie has been slated for an April 2027 release.  And it will mark the return of Paul Walker.  (correct..he's dead)

Vin Diesel says the finale will include a reunion of their characters, Dom and Brian. Brian wasn't killed off . . . he "retired" to spend time with his family.

Obviously, Paul Walker can't actually come back, since he died in a car accident in 2013.  But if you recall, that happened during the filming of "Fast and Furious 7".

So they used digital effects, plus Paul's brothers Cody and Caleb Walter, to finish the movie and give Brian a proper send-off.  It seems logical that they'll do the same for the final film.

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The American Farm Bureau Federation released its annual report on the cost of an average Fourth of July cookout.  And it's actually DOWN a tad from last year, but not enough to move the needle.

The "average" backyard barbecue for 10 people will cost $70.92 this year, down 30 cents from 2024.  That's just over $7 per person.

They say inflation and lower availability for some stuff has kept prices "stubbornly high."

If you're just doing burgers and dogs, it might cost even less.  If you're doing ribeyes, obviously more.

The 12 items they factor in are ground beef . . . chicken . . . pork chops . . . buns . . . cheese . . . potato salad . . . pork-and-beans . . . potato chips . . . cookies . . . ice cream . . . strawberries . . . and lemonade. 

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The U.S. Postal Service is launching a set of four limited-edition "SpongeBob SquarePants" this summer.

Available Aug. 1, the "SpongeBob SquarePants" stamps are a part of the USPS' specialty summer offerings. Two of the stamps feature SpongeBob's face, one features SpongeBob and his best friend Patrick Star, and the other features SpongeBob, Patrick, Squidward, Mr. Krabs, Sandy Cheeks, Plankton and Gary the Snail. 

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Fish is one of the healthiest proteins you can eat, assuming THIS doesn't happen . . .

A guy in Thailand shared a photo on Facebook after his wife swallowed a fishbone and forgot all about it . . . until it came out the side of her NECK. 

It was about an inch long.  She felt it as soon as she swallowed and went to the E.R.  But they couldn't see anything in the X-rays, so they sent her home.

She assumed the bone had dislodged itself.  She still had a sore throat, but figured it was just residual pain.  But then two weeks later, she noticed a spot on the right side of her neck looked swollen.

She thought it might be a thyroid thing.  So she went back to the hospital.  But a second round of X-rays still didn't show anything.  They gave her pain meds and sent her home again.

She didn't realize it was the bone until she was applying a pain patch they gave her, pushed down on her neck . . . and one end of the bone POPPED OUT.

She went back to the E.R. a third time, and they yanked the bone out.  Her doctors said they'd never seen anything like it.

She told reporters she's planning to avoid fish for a while, possibly forever. 

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AskReddit's question is - You're suddenly legally required to carry a warning label. What does yours say?

Caution: Overthinks everything, fueled by caffeine, may randomly disappear for mental recharge.

Great listener, but immediately forgets what you said.

WARNING IN ORDER TO AVOID AWKWARD SILENCES, WILL OVERSHARE INAPPROPRIATELY FINER DETAILS OF ENTIRE LIFE STORY.

WARNING: Can not start conversations but will engage in one if given the opportunity. May also not look at you when talking.

Undiagnosed but something is not right

If you don't want the answer, don't ask.

Sorry I will apologize every 7 minutes.

WARNING! Does not understand social cues. Please be clear and blunt.

Warning: Prone to overthinking, unexpected sarcasm, and emotionally attaching to fictional characters.

WARNING ! EXTREME SARCASM also fluent in Movie quotes and little known facts you will have to GOOGLE. (i would add song lyrics)

NO MAGA ALLOWED

See the thread here.

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It was one of the worst soccer games ever...not humans, but AI robots

Four teams of humanoid robots took each other on in Beijing, in games of three-a-side powered by artificial intelligence.

Footage of the humanoid kickabout showed the robots struggling to kick the ball or stay upright, performing pratfalls that would have earned their flesh-and-blood counterparts a yellow card for diving. At least two robots were stretchered off after failing to regain their feet after going to ground.

Someone watching online got a littly snarky and said, "Not bad. The robots are at the same leve as China's national football team. They could probably replace the team in the near future."

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Today's Useless Fact of the Day - The color distribution in the average package of Reese's Pieces is roughly 50% orange, 25% yellow, and 25% brown.

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