Today we visit the the lovely Brooke Burns (Baywatch, Melrose Place & More)
She is the host of the NEW VERSION of Tic Tac Dough on Gameshow Network. Weeknights at 7pm E, 6pm Central. https://www.gameshownetwork.com/tic-tac-dough
TODAY'S REASON TO PARTY! (special thanks to ListOfNationalDays.com)
national truffel day
https://www.bigy.com/rs/recipes/chocolate-truffle-cocktail/11541
SURVEYS, STUDIES & SUCH
If you’re as cheap – errr… as ‘frugal’ as I am, your time has finally come! That’s because taking pains to avoid parting with a buck has become fashionable, according to the results of a new survey. The poll of 2,000 adults in the US, split evenly by generation and gender, found that 61% agree that it’s less tacky to be frugal these days than it was 10 years ago. In fact, to most, the word no longer holds a negative connotation. Respondents were likeliest to say that it’s about being careful with money (46%) and avoiding unnecessary spending (43%), as opposed to being “cheap” (23%). Almost three-quarters (72%) agree that being honest and open about being on a budget is more socially acceptable today. On the other hand, 26% admitted they’d rather talk to friends about who they voted for than how much money is in their bank account. Other things they’d rather share than their bank balance include: their medical concerns (19%) and how often they shower (18%).
BIG SCREEN-LITTLE SCREEN
CBS has lined up comedian Nate Bargatze to host the 77th Emmy Awards. Bargatze’s comedy shows sold more than 1.2 million tickets in 2024. He hosted SNL for the second time last fall, and in December, he co-produced the holiday variety special “Nate Bargatze’s Nashville Christmas” with Lorne Michaels. The Emmys will air live from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on Sept. 14. Emmy nominations will be announced July 15.
Time magazine has announced its annual list of 100 most influential people in the world, and the entertainment industries are represented this year by, among others, Demi Moore, Snoop Dogg, Ted Sarandos, Lorne Michaels, Nikki Glaser and Broadway’s Nicole Scherzinger, playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and Daniel Dae Kim. In all, more than a dozen entertainers are featured on this year’s list, also including Scarlett Johansson, Ed Sheeran, Kristen Bell, Adrien Brody, Blake Lively, Adam Scott, Kristen Wiig, Hozier, Myles Smith, and more.
DID YA KNOW!?
Did you know the average U.S. household has 300,000 things in it? No matter how many times you follow Marie Kondo’s advice to “spark joy”, you probably still have more than you need in your home. According to recent reports, the average U.S. house has around 300,000 things in it.
JOKE
OF THE DAY
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HEIDI)
SCOOP
OF THE DAY
To go to a game at Yankee Stadium will now cost a family of 4 an average of $355.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been testifying in the Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust trial against his company. Here are few revelations that have surfaced as a result
He admitted that one of the big reasons that his company (then known as Facebook) decided to purchase Instagram was because it had a “better” camera than Facebook. At the time, Facebook was doing a “build vs. buy analysis” on developing a camera for its mobile app, and according to Zuck, he “thought that Instagram was better at that, so…it was better to buy them.” Facebook bought Instagram for $1 billion in 2012.
Zuckerberg toyed with a “potentially crazy idea” to help boost Facebook usage. His thought was to erase every users’ “friends” from their profiles, in hopes that would lead to them spending more time on Facebook, adding their deleted friends back. An internal email shows that in 2022, he suggested “wiping everyone’s graphs and having them start again.”
QUOTE OF THE DAY
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“My friends tell me I have an intimacy problem. But they don’t really know me.” — Garry Shandling
NEWS TO ME
(FROM HEIDI)
FUN
FACT FOR YOU:
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✓ The average pencil can write 45,000 words.
✓ The blob of toothpaste on a brush is called a “nurdle”.
✓ A toaster uses almost half as much energy as a full-sized oven.
✓ An apple, potato, and onion all taste the same if you eat them with your nose plugged.
✓ You cannot snore and dream at the same time.
WEIRD NEWS
It’s one of the most-popular tastes of all time – so why not make a toothpaste out of it? That must have been what KFC engineers were thinking when they came up with the new fried chicken-flavored toothpaste. A KFC news release says the toothpaste flavor is “inspired by all of KFC’s 11 herbs and spices.” The fast-food chain says the “toothpaste is irresistible, coating your teeth in flavor before leaving your mouth feeling fresh and clean.” KFC has partnered with toothpaste manufacturer Hismile to unveil the new $13 dental hygiene product, available for a limited time. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/y95peuyu
QUESTION OF THE DAY
A survey found that just over 10% of people prefer THIS food to be well-done — or even burnt. What is it?
Answer: Grilled cheese
HEIDI HAS SOMETHING SPECIAL
(FROM HEIDI)
THE LIST
NEW OLD WORDS: (DAY TWO)
The Oxford English Dictionary is adding 42 of what it calls “untranslatable” words (and terms) from South Africa, Ireland, and Southeast Asia, in its quarterly update. Here are some of them…try to work at least 3 into a conversation today…
➢ Gigil: From the Philippines, it’s “a feeling we get when we see someone or something cute…so intense that it gives us the irresistible urge to…clench our hands, grit our teeth, and pinch or squeeze…whatever it is we find so adorable, whether it be a chubby-cheeked baby or a fluffy little kitten”
➢ Alamak (Malyasia): an interjection expressing shock, dismay, or outrage
➢ Zol (South Africa): colloquial for “marijuana”
➢ Ludraman (Ireland): a lazy, unproductive, or stupid person
➢ Gatvol (South Africa): having had enough of a person or situation
➢ Mineral (Ireland): a carbonated soft drink
➢ Videoke (Philippines): local version of karaoke that uses a scoring system
➢ Moggy (South Africa): extremely irrational; out of touch with reality
➢ Act the maggot (Ireland): to behave foolishly
➢ Sharp-sharp (South Africa): a casual salutation
➢ Mat rempit (Malaysia): a [typically young] man who participates in illegal motorcycle street racing and…performs dangerous stunts
GOOD NEWS
Man
Gets Trapped In Quicksand Again, This Time He Emerges With A
Girlfriend
https://www.sunnyskyz.com/good-news
