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October 1, 2019 9:35 am Published by

A truck that was hauling dice to a gaming company took a corner too sharp and spilled about 216,000 dice onto an Atlanta highway.  The company says the average roll for two six-sided dice is seven, so the company estimated the truck rolled a perfect 756,000.

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According to a new survey, women were better at spotting carpenter ants

(43 percent vs 39 percent). And while men were better at identifying ticks (53 percent vs. 43 percent), women were more likely to know that cockroaches can lay over 50 eggs at once.

Men are more likely to be “very scared” of bugs than women.

32% of men say they’re very scared, versus 22% of women.

Here’s the scene from the football movie “The Replacements,” when Gene Hackman asks the team what they’re afraid of.

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ENTERTAINMENT

  • “Toy Story 4” (G, Animation/Family):  When a new toy called “Forky” joins Woody and the gang. (Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Annie Potts)
  • “Stuber” (R-Rated, Action/Comedy):  A mild-mannered Uber driver named Stu picks up a passenger who turns out to be a cop hot on the trail of a brutal killer. (Dave Bautista, Kumail Nanjiani)

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John Cena was on “Ellen” yesterday and claims he’s never taken a vacation.  As for why, he says, quote, “I play fight with people for a living.  That shouldn’t be a job, so I really enjoy it and I love what I do.”

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TODAY IS……………….

  • “October”, which actually means ‘8th month’ but has been the 10th month ever since New Year’s Day was moved from March to January.

 

  • “International Coffee Day” (celebrated in some places on Sunday)

 

  • “World Vegetarian Day”, to create awareness of a vegetarian lifestyle.

 

1982 [37] The first music ‘CD’ is released, Billy Joel’s “52nd Street”

1991 [28] The world’s most valuable golf glove — the original, crystal-studded one Michael Jackson wore – is stolen from the Motown Museum in Detroit. It’s recovered by police two days later.

2017 [02] During Jason Aldean’s headlining set at the Route 91 Harvest festival on the Las Vegas strip, the killer opens fire from his suite at the nearby Mandalay Bay hotel, killing 58 and injuring over 500 in the deadliest mass shooting in US history.

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COUNTRY MUSIC NOTE

 

Kenny Rogers earned a Number One country single in Billboard with “Daytime Friends” in 1977.

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RANDOM REPORT

  1.  The theme song from “The Jetsons”made it to number nine on the Billboard charts in 1986.

 

  1. The person who invented dunking your donut in coffee was a silent film star named Mae Murray.  She dropped her donut in coffee in the 1920s, liked the taste, and started spreading the word.

 

  1. Dr. Seuss’slicense plate was “GRINCH.”

 

  1. Manute Bol. . . who was 7-foot-7 . . . is the only player in NBA history with more blocked shots in his career than points.

 

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GOOD NEWS

A guy named Herbert Dixon lives in Bartow, Florida, about 40 miles east of Tampa.  And just he had a very big 100th birthday week.

 

His golf club held a tournament in his name last weekend to honor him for everything he’s brought to the game.

 

He started golfing at 14, and got pretty good.  But he couldn’t try out for the PGA Tour because of segregation.

 

He won over 50 tournaments in a league that was just for African-Americans.  And he was inducted into the National Black Golf Hall of Fame back in 1998.

 

Even now, he still plays almost every day.  And check this out . . .

 

Two days after his 100th birthday last week . . . he got a HOLE-IN-ONE.

 

It’s not the first ace he’s ever had.  He’s now had EIGHT of them over the course of 86 years.  But obviously this one was pretty special.

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BIRTHDAYS

[95] Jimmy Carter, (39th president of the United States who became the first to receive a Nobel Peace Prize after leaving office)

 

[84] Julie Andrews, actress (“The Princess Diaries”, “The Sound of Music”)/Broadway actress (“Victor/Victoria”, “My Fair Lady”)

 

[50] Zach Galifianakis, actor

 

[30] Brie Larson, actress (“The Room”) COMING UP…”Captain Marvel” 2019

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COFFEE STATS

A new survey found 43% of coffee drinkers consider themselves to be “coffee connoisseurs.”  That includes 47% of men and 36% of women.

 

The top sign you’re a coffee snob is you prefer making it at home, so you have more control over the taste.  Not because it’s cheaper.  Here are a few more stats . . .

 

  1. The average coffee drinker has two cups a day, and takes their first sip at 7:35 A.M.

 

  1. 42% said they don’t really NEED coffee in the morning.  They wake up fine without it.  So it’s more about the taste and routine for a lot of us.

 

  1. 30% of self-proclaimed coffee experts order specialty drinks that aren’t on the menu.

 

  1. 45% of coffee snobs will JUDGE you for pronouncing “espresso” as EX-presso.  Even though that group was more likely to admit they’ve mispronounced it before.

 

  1. The thing we care most about is how fresh our coffee is, followed by how much caffeine it’s packing.  A coffee’s “taste profile” came in third.

 

  1. The average person would drive two miles out of their way for better coffee.

 

  1. How old were you when you had your first cup?  The average answer was 16.

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TUESDAY OCTOBER 1ST                                             

 

  1. NFL

Pittsburgh        27        Cincinnati        3

 

Oakland Raiders linebacker VONTAZE BURFICT has been suspended for the rest of the season, after he delivered a vicious, pointless helmet-to-helmet shot to Colts tight end JACK DOYLE on Sunday.

This is the longest-ever suspension for an on-field incident, but the NFL factored in his REPEATED violations of unnecessary roughness rules.  This is actually the FOURTH ban of his career.

Burfict won’t be paid during his suspension, and it does cover the postseason.

 

  1. • “Toy Story 4” (G, Animation/Family):  When a new toy called “Forky” joins Woody and the gang. (Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Annie Potts)
  • “Stuber” (R-Rated, Action/Comedy):  A mild-mannered Uber driver named Stu picks up a passenger who turns out to be a cop hot on the trail of a brutal killer. (Dave Bautista, Kumail Nanjiani)

 

  1. A group in North Carolina attacked an IHOP manager last Thursday when he told them that refills on orange juice aren’t free.  Here’s a cop and the owner of a neighboring business talking about it.

 

  1. Ryan Hamilton says “tripping” is when you’re young, “falling” is when you’re old.  (From “The Tonight Show”)

 

 

Four Things to Look Forward to in October

We’ve made it another month!  Here are a few things to look forward to in October . . .

 

  1. Candy.  Start stocking up for Halloween early, so you can eat half of it YOURSELF this month.  And it’s also time to start worrying about costumes.

 

  1. October’s always a big month for sports fans:  We’ve got lots of football, plus the baseball playoffs start today . . . the new NHL season starts tomorrow . . . and the NBA season starts October 22nd.

 

  1. Some big new films hit this month:  The new JOKER movie opens nationwide this Friday . . . the “Breaking Bad”sequel EL CAMINO hits Netflix on October 11th . . . and ZOMBIELAND DOUBLE TAP“ lands October 18th.

 

  1. Obviously Halloween is the big holiday this month.  But here are few more to mark on your calendar .

 

National Taco Day and National Vodka Day are both this Friday  . . . Yom Kippur starts October 8th . . . Columbus Day is October 14th . . . Sweetest Day is October 19th . . . and yes, this is real:  Wednesday, October 23rd is “Slap Your Annoying Coworker Day.”

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JON PARDI PERFORMS FIRST OF TWO SOLD-OUT RYMAN SHOWS TONIGHT

Jon Pardi kicks off his Heartache Medication headlining tour with a sold-out two-night stand at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville beginning tonight (Tuesday, October 1st) and Wednesday (October 2nd). Newcomer Riley Green is set to open the shows.

[“Headlining the Ryman and playing The Ryman is amazing. It’s like the mecca of country music, you know, and I love playing there just as a guest. But I really can’t even talk to you about what it’s gonna feel like, but we’re really excited, and I know it’s gonna be, kind of hit you. (It’ll) definitely be something I’ll never forget, l and I know the crowd’s ready, and I think it’s gonna be a great show. I cthink the crowd’s gonna be awesome. I think it’s gonna be really loud. I think the crowd’s gonna be really loud down at The Ryman. We’ve got rowdy Pardi people coming out, and I’m excited.”]

Jon’s new Heartache Medication album was released on Friday (Septembere 27th). The title track is making its way up the country charts.

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JUSTIN MOORE – PARTICIPATION RIBBONS

Justin Moore thinks participation ribbons are a terrible idea.  He says it’s important that kids learn how to fail and succeed, because in life, you’re going to do both and you have to know how to deal with it.

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Here’s How Cody Johnson Is Bringing Back ’90s Music

Some country stars write all of their songs, some don’t write any . . . but most seem to combine the two.  And when they’re looking for outside stuff to record, they listen to what’s coming in from the hottest new songwriters.

And that’s why this story is really interesting.  CODY JOHNSON wants his next album to have a ’90s feel to it, but he’s not just saying that.  He’s digging up songs written before 2000 that may have “slipped through the cracks.”

His team threw a party and invited successful, old school songwriters.  We’re talking people who wrote or co-wrote songs like CHATTAHOOCHEE, STRANGER IN MY HOUSE and LOVE WITHOUT END, AMEN.

A Music City insider said, quote, “I’ve never had that request before.  That’s what made it so intriguing . . . that they don’t want any of the modern stuff.”

A rep said Cody’s drawn to “classic songwriting without the current terminology or phrasing.”  So instead of hearing another take on “Cruise” or “Body Like a Back Road” . . . Cody’s new album will be fresh, by being old.  And classic.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

International Coffee Day

It’s time for “Yes or B.S.”  We give you a statement, and you decide YES, it’s true . . . or NO, it’s total B.S.  It’s INTERNATIONAL COFFEE DAY, so the topic is coffee facts . . .

 

  1. “Espresso” in Italian literally means “fast.”

 

B.S.  It’s ES-presso, not EX-presso.  It literally means “to press out.”

 

  1. The country that produces the most coffee is . . . Brazil.

 

Yes:  The top five coffee-producing countries are Brazil, Vietnam, Colombia, Indonesia, and Ethiopia.  Most of the world’s coffee comes from countries around the equator, and the U.S. produces almost NO coffee.

 

  1. The U.S. CONSUMES more coffee than any other country.

 

Yes:  The U.S. drinks the most overall, followed by Germany.  But PER CAPITA, they’re not even in the top 20.  Finland is first at 27 pounds per person, followed by Sweden, Iceland, Norway, and Austria.

 

  1. One of the most expensive coffee beans in the world is harvested from POOP.

 

Yes:  “Civet coffee” is eaten by a cat-like animal in the tropics called a civit.  (pronounced “SIH-vit”)  Then the partially digested beans are turned into a drink that costs up to $80 a cup.

 

  1. Coffee is technically a fruit.

 

Yes:  Coffee “beans” are actually the pit of a small berry.  They grow on small, bushy trees and look a lot like cherries before they’re picked.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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This post was written by Dave Palmer