Saturday 8/31/24
Sunday 9/1/24 Happy September
Celebrate:
Saturday
East Outside Day
Franchise Appreciation Day
International Bacon Day
National Matchmaker Day
National Trail Mix Day
Play Music on the Porch Day
Pony Express Day
Speak Kind Words Saturday
We Love Memoirs Day
Sunday
American Chess Day
Building and Code Staff Appreciation Day
Chicken Boy's Dau
Ginger Cat Appreciation Day
National Acne Positivity Day
National Burnt Ends Day
National Cherry Popover Day
National Forgiveness Day
National Gyro Day
National No Rhyme or Reason Day
National Pastor's Spouses Day
Pet Rock Day
Pink Cadillac Day
Toy Tips Executive Toy Test Day
World Letter Writing Day
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There was a time when people heard the phone ring, and picked it up. But telemarketers, robocalls, and scammers have made it so that 80% of us don't like to answer the phone if it's an unknown number.
In a poll, 54% of people say they NEVER answer calls from unknown numbers, and another 27% say "it depends." Those may be cases when they're expecting calls from people they don't know . . . personally or for work.
Only 20% of people say they ALWAYS answer them.
33% of us get one to five unknown callers per week. 30% are lucky enough to get LESS than that . . . but 37% of us get MORE, with 8% claiming they get more than 20 per week.
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The TSA went viral after tweeting that "peanut butter is a liquid."
It's been viewed more than 20 million times in the last few days. The post said, quote, "Peanut butter is a liquid. We said what we said."
They obviously meant to irk people with it. But they really do classify it as a liquid. If you want to carry peanut butter on a plane, it has to be 3.4 ounces or less.
Some nerdy internet sleuths pointed out that technically, peanut butter is NOT a liquid . . . it's a non-Newtonian fluid.
The reactions online have been fun. One person called for a congressional oversight hearing . . . another joked they can no longer wash down their meal "with a nice cold glass of peanut butter" . . . and a third person was blunt with it, telling the TSA, "This is why no one likes you."
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Yeti teamed up with the bottled water brand Liquid Death for an ice cooler that looks like a casket.
It's life-sized and bright white. Other than two small logos on the front, it looks just like the real thing. But it's insulated and lined with their Triple Foam ColdCell technology.
Without ice, they say it's big enough to hold 378 beers. So . . . just enough to get you and one friend through Labor Day weekend.
The bad news is you'll have to pony up a LOT of cash if you want one, because there's ONLY one. They're auctioning it off on Liquid Death's website.
The sale ends(ed) today, and at one time the top bid was up around $30,000
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Google looked at the top questions people ask about birth order. So, the oldest, youngest, and middle child. Here are the top three for each.
Oldest first . . .
1. Why is the oldest child the shortest? (???) It might be true for some reason, but it's not clear if it really is. Several studies have had conflicting results.
2. Why does the oldest child get blamed for everything? Because they should know better.
3. Why is being the oldest so hard? Because you get blamed for everything.
Now, the middle child . . .
1. Why is the middle child always hated? Is that really true . . . or do people just not CARE about the middle child? (Oh, snap!)
2. Why is the middle child always forgotten? See question #1.
3. Why is the middle child always left out? See question #2.
Now, the youngest . . .
1. Why is the youngest child the favorite? Because it teaches you to manipulate your parents' emotions.
2. Why is the youngest child always spoiled? See question #1.
3. Why does the youngest child get away with everything? Because their parents have fully given up by then.
They also looked at the top questions people ask about ONLY children . . .
1. Why are only children weird? Because their best friend was the cat.
2. Why are only children so sensitive? Because they didn't have an older sibling to pound on them.
3. Why are only children spoiled? Because there's no competition.
So I’m an only child and we aren’t weird! Oh and even though I had the whole back seat to myself when we travelled, there is no one to blame if something goes wrong. It’s always you that did it!!! So it’s a trade off!!!
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A life hack expert on TikTok revealed the correct way to fill your ice cube tray. You're supposed to aim the water at the little flat spots while the tray is at an angle, and let the water trickle down from there.
Although, if you've been doing it a different way your whole life, and you were still able to make ice . . . congratulations.
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