Monday 9/9/24
Celebrate:
Care Bears Share Your Care Day
I'm on Top of it Day
International Buy a Priest a Beer Day
International Sudoku Day
National "I Love Food" Day
National Boss/Employee Exchange Day
National Steak au Poivre Day - translated - Pepper Steak
National Teddy Bear Day
National Weiner Schnitzel Day
Tester's Day
Wonderful Weirdos Day
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Weekend Box Office
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice won big at the Box Office. It is the third-best opening weekend of the year with $110 Million.
36 years after the original sits behind Inside Out 2 and Deadpool & Wolverine for third best of the year.
The sequel is the second-highest grossing September movie of all time, only behind 2017’s “It,” which opened with a staggering $123 million.
Seems no one went to see any of the other movies.
2. Deadpool & Wolverine $7.2M
3. Reagan $5.2M
4. Alien: Romulus $3.9M
5. It Ends with Us $3.8M
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Grammy superstar Kendrick Lamar will pop out on the NFL's biggest stage next year as he headlines The Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show in New Orleans.
The rap megastar, who has won 17 Grammys, said he’s looking forward to bringing hip-hop to the NFL's championship game, where he performed as a guest artist with Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, 50 Cent and Eminem in 2022.
“Rap music is still the most impactful genre to date," Lamar said in a statement. "And I’ll be there to remind the world why. They got the right one.”
See it all on Feb 9th.
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Reddit's latest thread - Did you ever tell a little white lie when you were young, and it backfired? Or has your kid ever done it? Here are some answers.
1. A guy told his classmates he had a girlfriend at a different school. But one kid's mom was a teacher there and confirmed the girl didn't exist.
2. A kid wrote their sister's name on a wall in crayon and tried to frame her for it. But she was too young and didn't know how to write yet.
3. A kid went to their friend's house after school and told the mom their parents knew they were there. But they didn't know and reported the kid missing.
4. Someone pretended to be blind because they thought glasses were cool. Their parents paid for three different doctors before one realized it was a lie.
5. Someone made a fake Valentine's Day card for their stepdad from a "secret admirer" . . . put it next to his bed . . . and it caused major drama. It turned out the guy was a habitual cheater.
6. A kid cracked their new phone and claimed it happened when their teacher took it during a test. They didn't expect their mom to call the school and complain.
7. Someone failed a math test in fourth grade, and their parent had to sign the test. So they tried to forge their signature . . . in crayon.
8. A kid pooped in their dog's doghouse when they were eight . . . just for fun . . . and blamed the dog. But their mom knew they were lying.
9. Not exactly a lie, but this one got the most likes: Someone had a standardized test in third grade, and their teacher said once they finished, they could have recess the rest of the day. So they just filled in random answers as fast as possible . . . had the best day ever . . . and ended up in special ed.
10. While their parents were gone, someone prank called 911 and said, "There's an escaped murderer in my house." Then just as their parents got home, the cops arrived . . . and pulled a gun on their dad.
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In March 2025, Saturn’s rings will become virtually invisible to Earth-based observers.
This phenomenon occurs due to the unique tilt of Saturn’s axis, which will position the rings edge-on to our line of sight.
Saturn’s axis is tilted, just like Earth’s. For half of its year, the ringed planet leans toward the Sun, lighting up the top of its rings. For the other half, it tilts back, and the Sun shines on Saturn’s south pole and the bottom of the rings.
Interestingly, there are two brief times during Saturn’s orbit when the ring edge points directly at the Sun. This event, known as an equinox, gives both Saturn’s northern and southern hemispheres some equal sunlight for a short while.
Thankfully, this isn’t a permanent change. It’s a fleeting cosmic event that recurs every 29.5 (earth) years, which is how long it takes Saturn to orbit the Sun. After March 2025, Saturn’s axial tilt will bring the rings back into view, then vanish again in November 2025.
Saturn’s axial tilt, which is the angle its axis leans compared to its orbit around the Sun, is about 27 degrees. As Saturn moves during its 29.5 year orbit around the Sun, this tilt means different parts of its rings and moons get sunlight at different angles, changing how they look.
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The "South Park" guys are tired of presidential politics. That's one reason why Season 27 is being delayed until next year.
Matt Stone says, quote, "We've tried to do 'South Park' through four or five presidential elections, and it is such a hard thing to do. It's such a mind scramble, and it seems like it takes outsized importance . . .
"It kind of takes over everything and we just have less fun."
Trey Parker adds, quote, "I don't know what more we could possibly say about Trump."
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Today’s Useless Fact of the Day - "Ad lib" is short for the Latin phrase "ad libitum," which means "at one's pleasure."
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