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LIFESTYLE
A guy named John Wilson and a friend stole several hundred dollars worth of alcohol from a grocery store in Wisconsin last week.
The cops started chasing them, and John got out and ran. And he actually got away . . . until about an hour later, when he surrendered.
Why’d he give himself up? Because there were so many MOSQUITOES swarming in the area that he couldn’t take it anymore.
And he wasn’t kidding. When the cops cuffed him, about 20 mosquitoes swarmed onto his forehead and he asked the cops to wipe them away.
He was charged with fleeing, theft, and obstructing an officer. The cops are still trying to track down his buddy.
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A company that manufactures home pizza ovens is offering the chance to stuff your face and your wallet with a job that involves making and eating tons of pies. The company, Ooni, will pay the lucky workers up to $1,000 a day to create pizzas with its portable, wood-fired ovens. Pay is commensurate with pizza experience, the company says.
Job responsibilities include testing and providing feedback on various recipes, and maybe throwing the company a bone with a social media post or two. Oh, and you’ll need a yard: Ooni’s ovens are for outdoor use only. Candidates can apply through Oct. 14 by sending Ooni a 60-second video that demonstrates their pizza prowess.
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ENTERTAINMENT
“This Is Us” has been a sensation since Day One, and now the cast is being rewarded. The five main stars got massive pay raises for Season Three, which premiered last night.
Milo Ventimiglia (Jack), Mandy Moore (Rebecca), Sterling K. Brown (Randall), Chrissy Metz (Kate), and Justin Hartley(Kevin) will make $250,000 per episode, or roughly $4.5 million per season.
TODAY IS……………….
- “Better Breakfast Day”, to create awareness that eating a healthy breakfast can get you and your family on track to making healthier choices throughout the day
- “National Pancake Day”,
A new survey for National Pancake Day found only 7% of people don’t like them, including 2% who said they HATE pancakes. 62% of us think syrup is the best topping . . . 10% think the butter is more important . . . and 4% say PEANUT BUTTER is the best thing to put on a pancake.
- “National Women’s Health & Fitness Day”, the goal is to encourage women to take control of their personal health.
1962, “The Beverly Hillbillies” debuted on CBS. It was the #1 show on TV during its first two seasons.
1968, “Hawaii Five-O” debuted on CBS
982, “Knight Rider”, starring DAVID HASSELHOFF, debuted on NBC.
1986, “Crocodile Dundee” was released
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COUNTRY MUSIC NOTE
SEPTEMBER 26th, 1989 Dwight Yoakam’s Just Lookin’ For A Hit album was released
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TODAY’S GOOD NEWS
A guy who spent nearly three decades in prison was released this week after his conviction was overturned . . . all thanks to an article in “Golf Digest”.
Back in 1992, Valentino Dixon was sentenced to 39 years-to-life for a murder in New York. Then about six years ago, “Golf Digest” did a story on him, because he’s an ARTIST who loves drawing pictures of golf courses.
He’s never played golf in his life. But his jail warden showed him a photo of the 12th hole at Augusta National . . . asked if he could draw it . . . and he became OBSESSED with drawing golf courses after that.
A “Golf Digest” writer named Max Adler did an article about it in 2012, and realized the case against Valentino was REALLY flimsy. There was conflicting testimony, no physical evidence, and another guy had even CONFESSED to the murder. So most of the article ended up being about Valentino’s case instead of his artwork.
After that, other people started looking into it. Then a group of law students at Georgetown spent the past semester trying to prove he was innocent. And they DID it.
The guy who’d confessed was already serving a life sentence for armed robbery. And once he pleaded guilty on Wednesday, Valentino went free after 27 YEARS in jail.
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BIRTHDAYS
[70] Olivia Newton-John,
[62] Linda Hamilton, actress (“Terminator” franchise)
[37] Serena Williams, /23 Grand Slam singles championships
$75 GROCERY BILL
Liberal Leader Philippe Couillard is standing by his claim that $75 is enough for a family of three to feed itself for a week, saying it just requires a lot of work and an eye for bargains.
When presented the grocery question out of the blue during an interview, Couillard answered it would be possible to feed an adult and two teenagers on that amount, acknowledging later to reporters the menu would lack meat and variety.
“You look through all the flyers, and you shop only for what is on sale,” Couillard said. “It’s almost a full-time job.” He gave the example of a roast pork bought on special that is used in macaroni the next day, shepherd’s pie the third day and sandwiches the day after.
One of the authors of Canada’s Food Price Report said $75 would not suffice.
Dalhousie University Prof. Sylvain Charlebois said that in 2017 the bare minimum grocery bill for a Quebec family of two adults and two children, including one teen, would have been $149 a week, double the amount in Couillard’s example for three people.
The only way to make it work on $75 would be to resort to food banks, he said. Otherwise the family would “end up with a diet that has no variety, and the nutritional value would be severely compromised.”
A Quebec family of four last year spent on average $233 a week on groceries, Charlebois said, the third-most per capita after Saskatchewan and British Columbia.
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RANDOM REPORT
- Thomas Edisonpredicted in 1894 that it would be scientifically impossible for someone to ever make a phone call across the Atlantic Ocean. But obviously it was possible, and it happened for the first time in 1927, a few years before he died.
- Mike Tysononly got $50,000 from Nintendo for “Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out”.
- James Cameronworked as a truck driver after he dropped out of college in 1974, but he was inspired to quit and take a shot at the film industry after he saw “Star Wars” in 1977.
- The three largest employers in the world are the U.S. Department of Defense, the Chinese military, and Walmart.
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 26TH
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS
[70] Olivia Newton-John,
[62] Linda Hamilton, actress (“Terminator” franchise)
[37] Serena Williams, /23 Grand Slam singles championships
- BILL COSBY was sentenced to 3 to 10 years in prison yesterday for sexual assault, and he was led away in handcuffs to begin serving his time immediately.
- WILL SMITH celebrated his 50th birthday yesterday by bungee jumping out of a helicopter over the Grand Canyon. He survived, but the video is so terrifying that it’s a wonder he did.
- Monday’s “Big Bang Theory”premiere attracted 12.9 million viewers, which should be disappointing. Last year’s premiere attracted 17.6 million viewers, and the show averaged 18.6 million for the season.
- LUKE BRYAN is working with the CMA Foundation to invest in music education programs, and he reminisced about the teacher who inspired him to pursue his own career in music.
- Someone posted a video where they’re frying sausages in a pan, and it sounds like people screaming. You might have noticed it yourself if you’ve ever cooked sausages. It’s caused by the water and fat inside.
Chris Young – had a personal dream come true when he headlined his hometown digs—Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena—on Saturday night. And things got even more surreal when he was joined on stage by Brad Paisley for a duet of Paisley’s ‘I’m Still a Guy’. Cassadee Pope also showed up to sing their #1 duet “Think of You”
