Thursday 8/12/21
Celebrate National Julienne Fries, Vinyl Record, and Middle Child Day.
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If you observe Lent, one of the things you do is give something up for 40 days, and avoiding the temptation, like abstaining from alcohol or Big Macs.
I say Big Macs, because there is a Russian woman who couldn't make it through, and now she's suing McDonald's because their burger ads were too tempting.
She's an orthodox Christian, and she says that in April of 2019, she'd made it most of the way through Lent. But then she saw a McDonald's ad and "couldn't help herself." She says she immediately went to McDonald's and got a cheeseburger.
The woman is claiming it's a "violation of the consumer protection law," and she wants the court to investigate. She wants McDonald's to compensate her for moral damage, in the amount of 1,000 rubles or about $14.
(insert judge laughing now...oh oh..send her to Judge Judy..I'd love to hear her)
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Speaking of Big Macs, Donald Gorske from Fond du Lac, Wisconsin has held the Guinness World Record for the most Big Macs eaten since 1999. And he's still going. He first started eating Big Macs in 1972, and has averaged two a day since then. Although at the beginning, he was having nine a day. The record now stands at 32,340.
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The VMA's are September 12th, and the nominations were released yesterday. Justin Bieber leads the pack with seven nods, followed by Megan Thee Stallion with six, and Billie Eilish, Giveon, Olivia Rodrigo, BTS, Doja Cat, Drake and Lil Nas X with five each.
http://www.mtv.com/news/3179856/vma-nominees-2021-justin-bieber-megan-thee-stallion/
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What is: Two Jeopardy hosts?
Sony Pictures Television confirmed on Wednesday that executive producer and previously revealed frontrunner Mike Richards will replace the late Alex Trebek as Jeopardy host. But in an unexpected twist, Big Bang Theory star Mayim Bialik is also set to serve as a permanent host.
Here's how it will work: Beginning with season 38, Richards will be the full-time host of the daily syndicated show, while Bialik will take on the role for Jeopardy's prime-time and spin-off series, including next year's Jeopardy! National College Championship.
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People Magazine reports that Dolly Parton revealed that she's writing her first novel with bestselling author James Patterson. Their book, Run, Rose, Run, will be published by Little, Brown and Company on March 7, 2022. The eponymous album, containing 12 original songs inspired by the book, will be released simultaneously.
"All new songs were written based on the characters and situations in the book. I hope you enjoy the book and the songs as much as we've enjoyed putting it all together!"
According to the press released, Run, Rose, Run follows a young woman who moves to Nashville to fulfill her dreams of becoming a star. "The source of her heart-wrenching songs is a brutal secret she has done everything to hide, But the past she has fled is reaching out to control her future—even if it means destroying everything she has worked for."
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