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LIFESTYLE

The police in Blackpool, England posted a surveillance photo on Facebook of a guy who committed a robbery, and asked people if they recognized him.

They didn’t get any leads, but a ton of people pointed out that he looks just like DAVID SCHWIMMER.

The cops received SO many “tips” that it was David, that they actually updated the post, adding, quote, “We have investigated this matter thoroughly and have confirmed that David Schwimmer was in America on this date.

And someone on social media joked, quote, “I don’t think it’s been this guy’s day, his week, his month or even his year.”

The story went VIRAL, and David responded with an ALIBI.  He said, quote, “Officers, I swear it wasn’t me.  As you can see, I was in New York.  To the hardworking Blackpool Police, good luck with the investigation.”

He attached a video where he’s carrying an armful of beer just like the suspect, but he’s in a New York supermarket with ads for the YANKEES.

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There’s a single mother in Merseyside, England who just posted a job ad on a British site called Childcare.co.uk.

Quote, “I get very scared at Halloween because of the costumes and speaking to strangers to ask for sweets for kids.  I have severe social anxiety and am uncomfortable trick-or-treating, but I’d like for my kids to experience it.”

So . . . she’s looking to hire someone to take her nine-year-old, her seven-year-old, and her three-year-old trick-or-treating.

She’s offering to pay $65-an-hour and she figures it should take about four hours total.  So it’s actually a really good deal for whoever gets the gig.

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ENTERTAINMENT

A remake of the movie “Indecent Proposal” is in the works.  The original was released in 1993, and starred ROBERT REDFORD as a lonely billionaire who offers a young married couple a million dollars to spend a night with the woman.

DEMI MOORE and WOODY HARRELSON played the couple . . . and the arrangement did NOT work out well for their relationship.  There aren’t any details on the remake yet.

By the way, the original was a big success, raking in $266 million worldwide.

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TIM ALLEN says that he was close to getting “Home Improvement” revived before Fox brought back “Last Man Standing”.  It sounds like he expected Patricia Richardson and all three boys back . . . meaning we missed out on the return of JONATHAN TAYLOR THOMAS!

TODAY IS……………….

• “Greasy Foods Day”. From pizza and nachos to burgers and French fries, it’s nearly impossible to ignore this guilty pleasure.

1978 [40] “Halloween”, directed by John Carpenter, starring Donald Pleasence and Jamie Lee Curtis in her film debut, is released (Latest “Halloween” movie was released Oct. 19)

1955, The FIRST MICROWAVE OVEN was sold. . . by Tappan.  It cost $1,200. . . but it could cook bacon in 90 seconds.

2010, Sony discontinued the production of the original cassette Walkman.

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COUNTRY MUSIC NOTE

2017 [01] Nashville stages a star-studded farewell concert for Kenny Rogers, who is retiring after a 60-year career. Among the tributes, Chris Stapleton sings ‘The Gambler’, Lionel Richie with ‘Lady’ and Don Henley performing the Eagles’ ‘Desperado’, which Rogers covered. The highlight of the evening is when Rogers takes the stage with Dolly Parton, and the two close out the night with ‘Islands in the Stream’.

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RANDOM REPORT

1. None of the original eight “Harry Potter”movies ever won an Oscar.  But the first spin-off, “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them”, won for Best Costume Design.

2. No century can ever start on a Sunday, Wednesday, or Friday.  There’s a long mathematical explanation for why, but basically, because of how the calendar repeats, new centuries have to start on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, or Saturdays.

3. The all-time high temperature in Antarctica is 63 degrees, and it happened in 2015.  The high before that was 62.6 degrees back in 1976.

4. Bob Rosspainted 381 pictures in the 11 years “The Joy of Painting” was on PBS.  And 91% of them contained at least one “happy little tree.”

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TODAY’S GOOD NEWS

33-year-old Megan Yunn used to run a youth program in Pittsburgh.  And back in 2011, she was helping a 12-year-old girl named Beverly with her vocabulary homework when she found out the girl had never had a birthday party.

She tried to explain what the word “accustomed” meant by asking her what people are “accustomed” to eating at birthday parties.  But Beverly didn’t know the answer was cake, because she’d never HAD birthday cake.

Her parents were having major financial issues.  And Megan says she cried in her car on the way home just thinking about it.

So a few months later, she started a nonprofit called Beverly’s Birthdays that throws birthday parties for homeless kids.

It got going in February of 2012.  And since then, she and about 200 volunteers have thrown parties and given presents to over 30 THOUSAND kids.

Megan says it’s never really been about birthdays though.  She says that when you quote, “strip away the birthday aspect, [it’s just] about letting children and their parents know they MATTER.”

They also do baby showers for women in shelters.

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BIRTHDAYS

[90] Marion Ross, actress (“Marion Cunningham” on “Happy Days” 1974-1984)

[61] Nancy Cartwright, really rich voice actress (‘Bart Simpson’ and others on “The Simpsons” since 1989)

[49] Samantha Bee, Toronto ON, comedian/TV personality

[47] Craig Robinson, actor (“Hot Tub Time Machine” films)/“The Office)

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Woman Admits She Secretly Plumped Up Her Bridesmaids Before Her Wedding

There’s a woman in Australia named Penny.  And she just shared the story of what she did before her wedding to try to guarantee she’d look better than her bridesmaids . . . her older sister Maggie and her younger sister Charlie.

Penny says that in the month leading up to the wedding, she’d make them breakfast smoothies every day.  She SAID they were, quote, “slimming smoothies” so all three of them would look skinny at the wedding.

But she was secretly putting a triple serving of WEIGHT GAIN POWDER from a bodybuilding shop in her sisters’ drinks . . . to plump them up so she’d look skinnier next to them in photos.

And her plan worked . . . they both gained enough weight that they had to have their dresses altered to fit.

So Penny says when she looks at her wedding photos now, quote, “I sometimes feel a twinge of guilt . . . but mostly I feel happy.”

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HELPING YOU QUIT

There’s a company in Japan called Exit, and they only do one thing:  Quit your job for you.

If you want to leave your job, but you’re too afraid to have that talk with your boss, you pay Exit $450 and they take care of it.  They call your boss and the HR department, break the news, and get the paperwork started.

The people at Exit say most of their clients are in their 20s and 30s, and the main reasons they want someone to quit for them are they’re afraid their bosses will try to talk them into staying . . . or, yeah, they’re just too nervous to do it themselves.

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Have You Been Using Cheese Graters Wrong Your Whole Life?

Recently someone posted a video that shows how most of us use can openers so the part you crank is facing off to the side.  But they were designed to be used with that part facing UP.

And if you do it the right way, it’s easier to get the lid off, because it won’t fall into the can.

Now there’s another video that claims we’ve also been using CHEESE GRATERS wrong.

It’s about a specific type of cheese grater called a box grater . . . the kind with four sides and a handle on top, so all the cheese falls out the bottom.

And we’re not totally sold on the idea this is how they’re really INTENDED to be used.  But we’ve seen people online who’ve tried it, and they claim it does make the process a little easier.

Here’s what to do:  Instead of holding it so the cheese falls down through the bottom, try turning it on its SIDE and grating the cheese that way.

Instead of an up-and-down motion, you can go back-and-forth.  Which they claim is easier and saves time.

If you do it that way, all the cheese still stays inside the grater, and you can dump it out into a bowl when you’re done.  The video on how to do it has racked up about 3 million hits on Twitter.

THURSDAY OCTOBER 25^TH                 

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS

Katy Perry is 34.  “American Idol” judge

Craig Robinson is 47.  Darryl on “The Office” . . .

MARION ROSS is 90.  Mrs. “C”.  Marion Cunningham on “Happy Days”.

1. The Boston Red Sox won Game 2 of the World Series last night, 4 to 2.  They now lead the Dodgers 2 games to none.  The series moves to L.A. now, with Game 3 going down tomorrow night.

2. We may never know who won the $1.537 BILLION Mega Millions jackpot on Tuesday night.  That’s because South Carolina is one of just seven states where lottery winners don’t have to be identified publicly.

As for the winner in South Carolina, they have six months to claim the prize.

3. Someone posted a picture of their ticket on Reddit yesterday.  They hit the first two numbers . . but then missed the other three numbers and the Mega Ball by JUST ONE DIGIT.  They had 63, 66, 69, and six for the Mega Ball . . . the results were 62, 65, 70, and five. So instead of splitting the jackpot . . . the ticket was worth nothing.

4. A new poll says that “The Exorcist”is the best horror movie of all time, followed by “Halloween” and “A Nightmare on Elm Street”.  And “Elm Street’s” Freddy Krueger is the best horror movie VILLAIN.

LADY ANTEBELLUM TAKE ON FIRST VEGAS RESIDENCY NEXT YEAR                       

Lady Antebellum has announced their first-ever Las Vegas residency, called Our Kind of Vegas. The shows will run on select dates throughout February, May and August at the Palms Casino Resort’s Pearl Concert Theater beginning on February 8th.

The trio plans to bring Nashville to Sin City with stripped-down performances each night that will often feature the songwriters behind the group’s fan-favorite hits

Tickets are available to fan club members beginning on Monday (October 29th) before the public on sale date of Friday, November 2nd at 10 a.m. PT through www.ticketmaster.com/LadyA.

THOMAS RHETT AND WIFE LAUREN DON’T SEE EYE TO EYE ON ONE THING – (10/15/2018)

Thomas Rhett and his wife, Lauren, celebrated their wedding anniversary this weekend and he posted this: “Happy 6th anniversary babe. You will forever be my favorite person on the planet. I hope we are still spinning DJ sets when we are 90.” The happy couple does have one ongoing disagreement though and that’s football. He’s a Georgia Bulldog fan and she roots for the UT Vols. He says when his team wins, it’s best to keep quiet and not gloat.

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Midland singer Mark Wystrach says the most fun he ever had dressing up for Halloween was going as The Dude from “The Big Lewbowski”.  From the robe, sandals, and boxers . . . to shaving his beard down to the exact same goatee.

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This post was written by Dave Palmer