Briefly.
Kids today are so open to experiencing culture. They’ll try anything, from chicken tenders at a Mexican restaurant to chicken tenders at a Mediterranean restaurant.
Trivia #1: What was the first year of the World Baseball Classic and which two of the following countries have never won a championship? – USA, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Japan, Dominican Republic
Trivia #2: What NBA player was recently traded twice on consecutive days?
Trivia #3: Who is credited with coining the term “Super Bowl?”
Trivia #4: The Philadelphia Eagles have never lost to which two teams?
Trivia #5: Who wrote the song, “Spirit in the Sky?”
Chris Stapleton, please don’t let me down. Just sing the damn song.
Good luck on all of your Super Bowl wagers. According to the American Gaming Association, a record 50.4 million Americans (20%) plan to bet an estimated $16 billion on the game – a 61% and 110% increase over 2022 respectively.
On this day: February 10, 1971, the Royal Albert Hall banned a scheduled concert featuring Frank Zappa as management was outraged over Zappa’s lyrics.
My guitar wants to kill your mama
Yes, LeBron James broke Kareem’s all-time scoring record. The next night, before the game, he was honored by the Lakers at halfcourt. LeBron was so touched that he sat out the game with an apparent ankle injury. Yes, the night after breaking the record. What a fraud!
This week’s sign of the apocalypse: From a survey in our local newspaper: In December 2022, Oddspedia.com surveyed 1,053 people about their Super Bowl plans – 50% were male, 49% female and 1% non-binary/non-conforming.
Part duex: 12 Red Sox players will be playing in the World Baseball Classic next month, none of which are from the U.S.
Part trois: There is a Super Bowl prop bet on what color Rihanna’s hair will be during her halftime show.
I also read in that same newspaper as above: Top Super Bowl party cities across the country are Minneapolis, Atlanta and Raleigh, NC. Says who?! How was this determined??
Speaking of which, it’s probably not a bad time to be in Phoenix, AZ with Super Bowl weekend and the PGA’s Phoenix Open in nearby Glendale.
They said it: “China’s balloon saw more states than Forrest Gump on a jog.” – Fox News’ Greg Gutfeld
It’s Beanpot season! It’s hard to imagine that in the 70 years of the storied history of the Beanpot hockey tournament, Harvard and Northeastern are squaring off in the final for the first time, eva!
Stop complaining. Rescue teams battled snow and freezing temperatures to search for survivors following two earthquakes in Turkey and Syria as hopes fade of finding people alive on the fourth day. The death toll is more than 19,000!
Useless information supposed to fire my imagination: Jupiter now has 92 moons after new discovery
Article I’ll skip: Middleton’s chess move amid Prince Harry PR war, Markle sisters meltdown
Unfortunately… I do find everything funny.
Trivia #1 answer: What was the first year of the World Baseball Classic and which two of the following countries have never won a championship? – USA, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Japan, Dominican Republic – Puerto Rico and Cuba have never won
Trivia #2 answer: What NBA player was recently traded twice on consecutive days? – Jae Crowder was traded from the Nets to the Suns on Wednesday and from the Suns to the Bucks yesterday.
Trivia #3 answer: Trivia #3: Who is credited with coining the term “Super Bowl?” – Chiefs founder Lamar Hunt
Trivia #4 answer: The Philadelphia Eagles have never lost to which two teams? – The N.Y. Jets (12-0) and the Houston Texans (6-0)
Trivia #5 answer: Who wrote the song, “Spirit in the Sky?” – Norman Greenburg
Be careful out there. (It’s a jungle!)
Vegans confuse me with their fake meat. I don’t understand why someone would want to eat something that mimics an item that they don’t want to eat.
Happy National Bubble Gum Day!
I couldn’t find a Frank Zappa video worth posting.
“Prepare yourself, you know it’s a must
You gotta have a friend in Jesus
So you know that when you die
Gonna recommend you to the spirit in the sky
Gonna recommend you to the spirit in the sky
That’s where you’re gonna go when you die
When you die, and they lay you to rest
You’re gonna go to the place that’s the best”
– Norman Greenburg
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