Tuesday, October 11, 2022 – Edition: #7334
Here’s More Bull Roar!
BS SHOW BIZ BUZZ:
★ Madonna has seemingly come out. In a new video shared to TikTok Sunday, the pop icon implied that she’s gay. Jumping on the back of a new TikTok trend, a pink-haired Madonna aimed to throw a pair of fuchsia underwear in the garbage. The words “If I miss, I’m Gay,” flashed across the screen as the 64-year-old threw and failed to sink the underwear into the open garbage can. She is then seen throwing her hands up in acceptance and playfully turns away from the camera, hand on hip. The video comes after Madonna was spotted kissing female Dominican rapper, Tokischa while sitting front row at New York Fashion Week, and during a Pride event over the summer. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/2bea9esd
-ETCanada
★ Sorry America, but President Rock will not be sworn into office anytime soon. After toying with the idea for years, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has declared that a presidential run is officially, “off the table”. In an interview with “CBS Sunday Morning”, he said: “I love our country and everyone in it,” but “I also love being a daddy.” The 50-year-old father of 3 girls – ranging in age from 4 to 21, called his daughters his “No. 1 priority…Especially during this…critical time in my daughters’ lives.” He said he knows what it’s like to be “so busy that I was absent for a lot of years for my first daughter’s growing up…And that’s what the presidency will do.”
-E!
★ Tom Cruise apparently has plans to one-up his astonishing fighter jet scenes in in “Top Gun: Maverick”, because for his next flick he wants to go nose-up into space. He’s in the process of making a deal with Universal to shoot a movie on the International Space Station. And that, of course, that would require he and other stars to be rocketed up there. He’s actually been tossing the idea around for a few years, but it was shelved during the pandemic. Universal seems to be on board, with Chairman Donna Langley saying, “That’s the plan.” Cruise would not only be the first actor to shoot a movie in space, he could also become the first to do a space walk, because as you probably know, he famously does his own stunts.
-TMZ
★ Actor-comedian T.J. Miller says he’s not interested in returning for “Deadpool 3” because Ryan Reynolds “hates” him. Miller, who played blunt bartender ‘Weasel’ in the first 2 films, recalled a time when Reynolds allegedly requested another take to belittle Miller in front of the cast and crew. He told Adam Corolla he was taken aback when Reynolds said: “You know what’s great about you, Weasel? You’re not the star, but you do just enough exposition that it’s funny, and then we can leave and get back to the real movie.” Miller said the moment told him all he needed to know about Reynolds, and he wouldn’t work with him again, but he “sorta” wishes him well, “because he’s so good at Deadpool”.
-EW
TODAY’S SHOW BIZ SKED:
• “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (ABC/Global): Jamie Lee Curtis, Lucas Bravo, Midland featuring Jon Pardi
• “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon” (NBC/CTV): Pierce Brosnan, Charlie Puth, Kate del Castillo
• “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (CBS/Global): John Lithgow, Wendell Pierce
• “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (NBC/CTV): Brendan Gleeson, Colin Farrell, Kaitlyn Dever
• “The Late Late Show with James Corden” (CBS/CTV): Nick Kroll, Florence Welch, Florence + the Machine
• “Watch What Happens Live” (Bravo): Melissa Etheridge, Rachel Maddow
• The View” (ABC/CTV): Geena Davis, Antoni Porowski
• “The Talk” (CBS): Mark Wahlberg
• “Live with Kelly and Ryan” (ABC/CTV): Geena Davis, Kaitlyn Dever, guest co-host Mark Consuelos
• “The Kelly Clarkson Show” (Check local listings): Sam Smith, Jacob Anderson
• “The Drew Barrymore Show” (Check local listings): Naomi Watts, Jacob Batalon
• “Jennifer Hudson Show” (Check local listings): Kevin McKidd, NCT 127, Dalen Spratt, Juwan Mass, Marcus Harvey
• “Sherri” (Check local listings): Loni Love, Pia Toscano
• “Bachelor in Paradise” (ABC): Salley arrives and 2 women jump at the opportunity to confront about her intentions; Shanae sorts out her feelings; Ashley and Jared make the most of their last night on the beach.
• “The Voice” (NBC): The battle rounds begin as the coaches enlist Jimmie Allen, Sean Paul, Charlie Puth and Jazmine Sullivan to prepare their artists to go head-to-head.
• “The Resident” (Fox): Ian is faced with performing a surgery on a neonatal patient while he struggles with personal issues; Conrad asks Devon to cover his shift so he can be at home with an anxious Gigi.
• “MLB League Division Series” (Check local listings): Game 1: Philadelphia @ Atlanta, San Diego @ LA Dodgers, Cleveland @ NY Yankees, Seattle @ Houston
BS MUSIC NOTES:
• Kanye West – His Instagram has been restricted and some content was deleted for violating policy. That came after a now-deleted reported exchange between West and Diddy that some users deemed anti-Semitic. West responded by hopping on Twitter for the first time in nearly 2 years Sat. night, and he was “locked out due to a violation of Twitter’s policies” by the next morning.
• The Kid LAROI and Doechii — will take the stage at the NBA on TNT American Express Road Show on Oct. 18. The day-long fan experience at the University of California, San Francisco will include a variety attractions hosted by Ernie Johnson, Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith and Shaquille O’Neal.
• Journey — Metallica’s Kirk Hammett joined them onstage Thursday to play ‘Wheel in the Sky’ followed by his own band’s ‘Enter Sandman’. The guest appearance took place at the Neal S. Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/22m45z8c
• John Mellencamp – Friday, he shared the previously unreleased song ‘Carolina Shag’, one of many unheard tunes included in the upcoming remastered deluxe version of 1985’s “Scarecrow” album. The full 2CD/LP/Blu-ray package drops Nov. 4. LINK: https://youtu.be/_sIfVM8u5ao
• Stevie Nicks and Dave Stewart – have released ‘Face to Face’, a single in support of Ukraine. The song features Russian musician Boris Grebenshchikov and Ukrainian Serhii Babkin. It ties in with the launch of the Collaborate for Peace foundation, in support of Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky’s Global United 24 project. LINK: https://youtu.be/dRFIoyeU_bg
• Ashley McBryde — will soon become a member of the Grand Ole Opry. She found out the news courtesy of Garth Brooks, who invited her during a segment on “CBS Mornings” Thursday. She cried upon receiving the invite, and said: “It would be the great joy and the great honor of my life,”
• Darius Rucker and Lyle Lovett – have both scored guest roles on the ABC drama “Big Sky”. The show already features Reba McEntire playing recurring character ‘Sunny Barnes’. Rucker will play a “hired gun” who works in tandem with an expert tracker, played by Lovett.
• Toby Keith — is this year’s BMI Icon Award recipient. The award is in recognition of his lengthy career, dating back to his 1993 hit debut single ‘Should’ve Been a Cowboy’. He’ll be celebrated at the 2022 BMI Country Awards, Nov. 8 in Nashville.
SHOOTING THE BULL
CRAVEMAN:
Many of us blame our bad habits on our parents. But it might go back further than that. Waaay further. A group of scientists say they have found that Neanderthal DNA likely contributes to human behavioral patterns around smoking, alcohol consumption and sleeping. An international team, led by researchers from the Estonian University of Tartu, analyzed Neanderthal DNA associations, tracing a wide range of human habits and psychological patterns, and determined that Neanderthals carried multiple variants that substantially increase the smoking risk in people today. They feel that associations of Neanderthal DNA with alcohol and smoking habits might “help us to unravel the evolutionary origin of addictive and reward-seeking behavior.” They say their results require more analysis, but it’s important to note that sleep problems, and alcohol and nicotine use have all been consistently identified as common risk factors for “a range of neurological and psychiatric disorders”.
(Well, I do understand they liked to go “clubbing”!)
(My only sleep problem is my alarm clock. The others? No comment!)
-CTV
NETFLIX AND CHILDREN:
It’s definitely one of the guilty pleasures of parenting; hunkering down with your kids after a long day to watch TV. But maybe, we shouldn’t feel guilty about it at all. According to a new study, watching television with your kids is actually beneficial. Researchers from the University of Portsmouth and Paris Nanterre University delved into findings from 478 studies over the last 2 years about early exposure to television. While they concluded that too much exposure to screens at an early age can be detrimental to development, they also found that some screen exposure can be beneficial, depending on the context. They say the presence of an engaged family member who talks with them about what’s on screen can enhance their understanding of the content, and help reinforce their learning during educational programs.
(Great. Now if only I could get them to watch something besides “Paw Patrol”…over and over again!)
(Awesome. Now, please tell me that those crappy snacks we always eat in front of the TV are good for them, too!)
-Romper
WORK FROM WORK:
Who knew? Over half of us actually enjoy going to work, according to a new survey. A poll of 2,000 US office workers looking into what a return to the office looks like found that 54% actually prefer heading to work, rather than working from home all or part of the time. As for what aspects of the office that people like, #1 was tech equipment (such as printers/scanners, 31%), followed by co-workers, work computers, the conversations they have at the office, and the fast internet connection. A spokesperson from Industrious, which commissioned the survey, said the results show that in spite of the fact that there have been reports that make it seem like we’d all like to be able to work from home forever, “most people don’t actually want to spend the next 10 years working from their couches at home.”
(I do. Well, except for the WORKING part…)
(Yup. You heard that right. Your co-workers like the printer more than they like YOU!)
-NYPost
MOVIES THAT ARE SO BAD, PEOPLE COULDN’T FINISH WATCHING THEM:
A Reddit thread asked people to reveal the horrible movie that they started watching, but just couldn’t bring themselves to finish…
✗ “My mom recorded Tyler Perry’s A Madea Family Funeral the other day because that’s just how bored she is. She doesn’t even like Madea. I sat through the first 5 minutes before I couldn’t take any more. Later, she finished it and told me ‘…yep. Madea still sucks.’”
✗ “The Mummy 3. I loved the Mummy series and Brendan Fraser is awesome but my god that was a hot pile…and the only movie I ever walked out of in a theatre.”
✗ “50 Shades of Gray. I was out as soon as she walked into Christian’s office and tripped over NOTHING. Cause, you know, she s just so quirky and clumsy.”
✗ “The Robin Hood movie from (2018). The bad guys have machine gun crossbows.”
✗ “Ghostbuster, female cast remake. I was on a plane, almost walked out.”
✗ “Marvel’s Eternals. The first marvel movie I fell asleep at.”
✗ ““The Emoji movie. It was almost a parody of every CGI kids movie.”
✗ “About 75% of the movies that I start watching on Netflix.”
-Reddit
DID YOU KNOW?
New research suggests many sellers on Amazon are being less than honest. A collaborative US study found that over a quarter of vacuum cleaners sold on Amazon have at some point pretended to offer a discount when the price actually increased. Many dealers were found to add a previously unadvertised “list price”, crossing out the more-expensive list price, and giving shoppers the impression that they’re getting a better deal. This practice signals to shoppers that they are taking advantage of a discount when they’re actually paying 23% more, on average. Study authors saw sellers of digital cameras, blenders, drones, and books employing the same misleading strategy.
-StudyFinds
BS CHRONOMETER 10.11.22
TODAY’S BS REASONS TO PARTY . . .
• “Coming Out Day”, a day to ‘announce your sexuality and be proud of it’, sponsored by the Human Rights Campaign to encourage gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people to “Talk About It” with their families and friends. LINK: https://www.hrc.org/resources/national-coming-out-day
• “International Day of the Girl”, an observance by the UN to increase awareness of the inequality faced by girls worldwide based upon their gender. The gap affects access to education, nutrition, legal rights, medical care, and protection from violence.
• “You Go, Girl Day”, celebrating women who break down gender barriers and stereotypes. More specifically, the day celebrates Kathryn Dwyer Sullivan, who became the first American woman to walk in space, on this date in 1984.
• “Southern Food Heritage Day”, the official day to pull out your cast iron pans and start up the smoker to enjoy your favorite traditional dishes from America’s South. (Which is best? Catfish? Gumbo? Jambalaya? Pork jowls fried in possum fat?)
• “It’s My Party Day”, What a great opportunity to have some fun. It’s a party day. You can make it simple, or elaborate. Invite family and friends. (Also, you can “cry if you want to”!)
• “International Face Your Fears Day”, to give people the permission, the encouragement and the little nudge they need to step up to their fears and say ‘no more.’ Whether your deepest fear is to fly, to encounter snakes or spiders, or to seek a better job, or a new romantic relationship, today is the day to overcome your trepidations. (Fine. Just don’t make me speak in public!)
AND REMEMBER…
[Wed] Emergency Nurses Day
[Wed] International Moment of Frustration Scream Day
[Thurs] Good Samaritan Day
[Fri] Be Bald and Be Free Day
This Week is…Improve Your Home Office Week
This Month is…Bat Appreciation Month
TODAY’S CELEBIRTHDAYS . . .
1946 [76] Daryl Hall, Pottstown PA, pop singer/guitarist/keyboardist (Hall & Oates – ‘Private Eyes’, ‘Kiss on My List’)/Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2014/Songwriters Hall of Fame 2004
1961 [61] Steve Young, Salt Lake City UT, NFL analyst (“ESPN Monday Night Football” since 2001)/former NFL QB (3-time Super Bowl champ with San Francisco 49ers)/Pro Football Hall of Fame 2005
1962 [60] Joan Cusack, Evanston IL, movie actress (“Working Girl”, “In & Out”, “Addams Family Values”)/TV actress (“Saturday Night Live” 1985-86, “Shameless” 2011-15)/sister of John Cusack
1965 [57] Lennie James, Nottingham England, TV actor (“The Walking Dead” 2010-18, “Fear the Walking Dead” since 2018)
1968 [54] Jane Krakowski, Parsippany NJ, TV actress (“30 Rock” 2006-13, 2020, “Ally McBeal” 1997-2002)/movie actress (“Vacation”)/Broadway actress (Tony Award-“Nine”, “Grand Hotel”)
1976 [46] Emily Deschanel, LA CA, TV actress (‘Dr Temperance Brennan’ on “Bones” 2005-2017)/sister of Zooey Deschanel
1977 [45] Matt Bomer, Webster Groves TX, TV actor (“White Collar” 2009-2014, “American Horror Story” since 2014), “Will & Grace” 2018-20/movie actor (“Flightplan”)
1985 [37] Michelle Trachtenberg, New York NY, TV actress (“Buffy the Vampire Slayer” 2000–03, “Gossip Girl” 2007-12)/movie actress (“Harriet the Spy”)
1989 [33] Michelle Wie, Honolulu HI, pro golfer (US Open winner 2014)/at 13, the youngest to qualify for an LPGA Tour event
1992 [30] Cardi B, The Bronx NY, rapper (‘Bodak Yellow’, ft. Megan Thee Stallion-‘WAP’)
THIS DAY IN SHOW BIZ . . .
1975 [47] “Saturday Night Live” (then known as “Saturday Night”) premieres on NBC, with George Carlin as host. Billy Preston & Janis Ian are musical guests
2006 [16] The sitcom “30 Rock”, created by and starring Tina Fey alongside Alec Baldwin and Tracy Morgan, premieres on NBC
2013 [09] Lady Gaga makes her movie debut playing the shape-shifting assassin ‘La Camaleon’ in the Robert Rodriguez action-crime flick “Machete Kills”
TODAY’S MUSIC EVENTS . . .
2009 [13] 54-year-old Jo Wood, wife of Rolling Stones’ Ronnie Wood, is granted a divorce after 24 years of marriage on the grounds of adultery (64-year-old Ron had begun a relationship with a 20-year-old)
2009 [13] Barbra Streisand hits #1 on the album chart with “Love Is the Answer”, making her the only artist to have a #1 album in 5 different decades (now stands at 6 after her 2014 album, “Partners”)
2016 [06] Rod Stewart is knighted at Buckingham Palace, becoming Sir Roderick David Stewart.
THIS DAY IN SPORTS . . .
1992 [30] Deion Sanders plays a game for both the Atlanta Falcons (NFL) & Atlanta Braves (MLB), becoming the first athlete ever to suit up for 2 pro sports in the same day
BULL’S BITS
BS WHACK FACTS:
✓ The term “astronaut” comes from Greek words that mean “star” and “sailor.”
✓ Originally, bumper cars were not supposed to hit each other. Drivers were supposed to avoid crashing in spite of chaotic driving. The first company to patent bumper car was called “Dodgem” (1920).
✓ Zebras have only one toe on each foot.
✓ Ancient Roman surgeons were trained to block out the screams of human pain.
✓ Scientists believe that people who dream about an activity will actually get better at it in real life.
✓ To cook an egg, a sidewalk needs to be 158°F (70C).
-MentalFloss, BestLife
Best of BS . . .
EIGHTH DEADLY SINS (take your pick):
• Confusing Star Trek with Star Wars
• Pineapple on pizza
• Driving slowly in the fast lane
• Giving away the ending of a movie
• Using the wrong ‘your’
• Leaving the milk jug in the fridge with just a mouthful remaining
• Puns
• Ketchup on steak
• Dutch Oven
• Not enjoying the first 7 deadly sins
-Twitter, first published in BS in 2018
TODAY’S SCOOP OF BS:
➠ Scientists are a step closer to their goal of developing a handheld tool, similar to a Breathalyzer, that can detect THC on a person’s breath after they’ve smoked marijuana. (Yeah, their fancy name for the device: Your Mom.)
➠ A video showing a man taking a rescue camel to In-N-Out burger’s drive-thru in Las Vegas for French fries has gone viral. (You know, just a quick bite to get him over the hump! […hands off, Alpaca my bags!])
➠ A Johnny Depp impersonator was caught scamming a woman out of $40,000. (I know the feeling . . . he got me for 2 movie tickets and a tub of popcorn for that last “Pirates” flick!)
➠ FUN FACT: If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days, you would produce enough energy to heat one cup of coffee. (If that’s true, my wife is a Barista!)
➠ Vlad Putin turned 70 on Friday. (He celebrated the same way he always does…by having someone else try the cake first!)
BS WEB GOODIE:
I just gotta be me: https://tinyurl.com/47yav6xw
BS RANDOM JOKE:
It’s not the minutes spent at the table that put weight on, it’s the “seconds”.
BS PHONE STARTER:
What movie scene choked you up the most?
BS WATER COOLER QUESTION:
Question: Nearly 80% of women agree: THIS is one of their biggest regrets from high school. What is it?
Answer: Their hairstyle
BS DEEP THOUGHT:
Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.
