A truck that was hauling dice to a gaming company took a corner too sharp and\u00a0spilled\u00a0about 216,000 dice onto an Atlanta highway.\u00a0 The company says the average roll for two six-sided dice is seven, so the company estimated the truck rolled a perfect 756,000.<\/p>\n
______________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n According to a new\u00a0survey, women were better at spotting carpenter ants<\/p>\n (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.<\/p>\n Men are more likely to be “very scared” of bugs than women.<\/p>\n 32% of men say they’re very scared, versus 22% of women.<\/p>\n Here’s the scene from the football movie “The Replacements,” when Gene Hackman asks the team what they’re afraid of.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n ______________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n ENTERTAINMENT<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n ______________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n John Cena was on “Ellen” yesterday and claims he’s never taken a vacation.\u00a0 As for why, he\u00a0says, quote, “I play fight with people for a living.\u00a0 That shouldn’t be a job, so I really enjoy it and I love what I do.”<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong>_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n <\/p>\n TODAY IS\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1982 [37] The first music \u2018CD\u2019 is released, Billy Joel\u2019s \u201c52nd Street\u201d<\/p>\n 1991 [28] The world\u2019s most valuable golf glove \u2014 the original, crystal-studded one Michael Jackson wore \u2013 is stolen from the Motown Museum in Detroit. It\u2019s recovered by police two days later.<\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n 2017 [02] During Jason Aldean\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n _____________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n COUNTRY MUSIC NOTE<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Kenny Rogers<\/strong>\u00a0earned a Number One country single in\u00a0Billboard\u00a0with “Daytime Friends” in 1977.<\/p>\n _____________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n RANDOM REPORT<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0_____________________________________________________________________________________________<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n GOOD NEWS <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n A guy named Herbert Dixon lives in Bartow, Florida, about 40 miles east of Tampa.\u00a0 And just he had a very big 100th birthday week.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n His golf club held a tournament in his name last weekend to honor him for everything he’s brought to the game.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n He started golfing at 14, and got pretty good.\u00a0 But he couldn’t try out for the PGA Tour because of segregation.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n He won over 50 tournaments in a league that was just for African-Americans.\u00a0 And he was inducted into the National Black Golf Hall of Fame back in 1998.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Even now, he still plays almost every day.\u00a0 And check this out . . .<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Two days after his 100th birthday last week . . . he got a HOLE-IN-ONE.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n It’s not the first ace he’s ever had.\u00a0 He’s now had EIGHT of them over the course of 86 years.\u00a0 But obviously this one was pretty special.<\/p>\n ______________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n BIRTHDAYS <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n [95] Jimmy Carter, (39th president of the United States who became the first to receive a Nobel Peace Prize after leaving office)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [84] Julie Andrews, actress (\u201cThe Princess Diaries\u201d, \u201cThe Sound of Music\u201d)\/Broadway actress (\u201cVictor\/Victoria\u201d, \u201cMy Fair Lady\u201d)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [50] Zach Galifianakis, actor<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [30] Brie Larson, actress (\u201cThe Room\u201d) COMING UP\u2026\u201dCaptain Marvel\u201d 2019<\/p>\n \u00a0________________________________________________________________________________________<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n COFFEE STATS<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n A new survey found 43% of coffee drinkers consider themselves to be “coffee connoisseurs.”\u00a0 That includes 47% of men and 36% of women.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The top sign you’re a coffee snob is you prefer making it at home, so you have more control over the taste.\u00a0 Not because it’s cheaper.\u00a0 Here are a few more stats . . .<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n ______________________________________________________________________________<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n TUESDAY OCTOBER 1ST<\/sup> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Pittsburgh \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 27\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cincinnati \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Oakland Raiders linebacker\u00a0VONTAZE BURFICT<\/strong>\u00a0has been suspended for the rest of the season, after he delivered a vicious, pointless helmet-to-helmet\u00a0shot\u00a0to Colts tight end\u00a0JACK DOYLE<\/strong>\u00a0on Sunday.<\/p>\n This is the longest-ever suspension for an on-field incident, but the NFL factored in his REPEATED violations of unnecessary roughness rules.\u00a0 This is actually the FOURTH ban of his career.<\/p>\n Burfict won’t be paid during his suspension, and it does cover the postseason.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Four Things to Look Forward to in October<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n We’ve made it another month!\u00a0 Here are a few things to look forward to in October . . .<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n National Taco Day and National Vodka Day are both this Friday \u00a0. . . Yom Kippur starts October 8th . . . Columbus Day is October 14th . . . Sweetest Day is October 19th . . . and yes, this is real:\u00a0 Wednesday, October 23rd is “Slap Your Annoying Coworker Day.”<\/p>\n ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n JON PARDI PERFORMS FIRST OF TWO SOLD-OUT RYMAN SHOWS TONIGHT <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Jon Pardi\u00a0<\/strong>kicks off his\u00a0Heartache Medication\u00a0<\/em>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\u00a0Riley Green<\/strong>\u00a0is set to open the shows.<\/p>\n [\u201cHeadlining the Ryman and playing The Ryman is amazing. It\u2019s like the mecca of country music, you know, and I love playing there just as a guest. But I really can\u2019t even talk to you about what it\u2019s gonna feel like, but we\u2019re really excited, and I know it\u2019s gonna be, kind of hit you.\u00a0(It\u2019ll)\u00a0definitely be something I\u2019ll never forget, l and I know the crowd\u2019s ready, and I think it\u2019s gonna be a great show. I cthink the crowd\u2019s gonna be awesome. I think it\u2019s gonna be really loud. I think the crowd\u2019s gonna be really loud down at The Ryman. We\u2019ve got rowdy Pardi people coming out, and I\u2019m excited.\u201d]<\/p>\n Jon’s new\u00a0Heartache Medication<\/em>\u00a0album was released on Friday (Septembere 27th). The title track is making its way up the country charts.<\/p>\n ___________________________________________________________________________________<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n JUSTIN MOORE \u2013 PARTICIPATION RIBBONS <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Justin Moore thinks\u00a0participation ribbons are a terrible idea.\u00a0 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.<\/p>\n _____________________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Here’s How Cody Johnson Is Bringing Back ’90s Music<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Some country stars write all of their songs, some don’t write any . . . but most seem to combine the two.\u00a0 And when they’re looking for outside stuff to record, they listen to what’s coming in from the hottest new songwriters.<\/p>\n And that’s why this story is really interesting. \u00a0CODY JOHNSON<\/strong>\u00a0wants his next album to have a ’90s feel to it, but he’s not just saying that.\u00a0 He’s digging up songs written before 2000 that may have “slipped through the cracks.”<\/p>\n His team threw a party and invited successful, old school songwriters.\u00a0 We’re talking people who wrote or co-wrote songs like\u00a0CHATTAHOOCHEE,\u00a0STRANGER IN MY HOUSE and LOVE WITHOUT END, AMEN.<\/p>\n A Music City insider said, quote, “I’ve never had that request before.\u00a0 That’s what made it so intriguing . . . that they don’t want any of the modern stuff.”<\/p>\n A rep said Cody’s drawn to “classic songwriting without the current terminology or phrasing.”\u00a0 So instead of hearing another take on\u00a0“Cruise”<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0or\u00a0“Body Like a Back Road”<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0. . . Cody’s new album will be fresh, by being old.\u00a0 And classic.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n International Coffee Day<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n It’s time for “Yes or B.S.”\u00a0 We give you a statement, and you decide YES, it’s true . . . or NO, it’s total B.S.\u00a0 It’s INTERNATIONAL COFFEE DAY, so the topic is coffee facts . . .<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n B.S.<\/strong>\u00a0 It’s ES-presso, not EX-presso.\u00a0 It literally\u00a0means\u00a0“to press out.”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Yes:<\/strong>\u00a0 The top five coffee-producing countries\u00a0are\u00a0Brazil, Vietnam, Colombia, Indonesia, and Ethiopia.\u00a0 Most of the world’s coffee comes from countries around the equator, and the U.S. produces almost NO coffee.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Yes:<\/strong>\u00a0 The U.S. drinks the most\u00a0overall, followed by Germany.\u00a0 But PER CAPITA, they\u2019re not even in the top 20.\u00a0 Finland is first\u00a0at 27 pounds per person, followed\u00a0by\u00a0Sweden, Iceland, Norway, and Austria.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Yes:<\/strong>\u00a0 “Civet coffee” is eaten by a cat-like animal in the tropics called a civit.\u00a0\u00a0(pronounced “SIH-vit”)<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0 Then the partially digested beans are turned into a drink that\u00a0costs\u00a0up to $80 a cup.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Yes:<\/strong>\u00a0 Coffee “beans” are actually the pit of a small berry.\u00a0 They\u00a0grow\u00a0on small, bushy trees and look a lot like cherries before they’re picked.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"October 1st ","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":9941,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"featured_img_display":"Yes","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10254","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mornings"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-10 20:44:05","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"react_link":"https:\/\/country929.com\/blogs\/mornings\/2019\/10\/on-todays-show-245\/","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10254","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10254"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10254\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10259,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10254\/revisions\/10259"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9941"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10254"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10254"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10254"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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