On Today’s Show
LIFESTYLE
Police in Britain said a pet owner contacted authorities when their cat came home toting an unusual trophy — a bag of drugs. The Bristol Police said shared a photo of the drugs on Twitter. “Look what the cat dragged in. The owner got a bit of a shock but called us straight away!” Police commended the cat for taking the drugs off the street. “Forget police dogs, we should start training up cats,” the department joked.
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Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks, along with the Bozeman Police Department, responded to a residence on Thursday, to remove a sleeping bear from a garage.
According to police, a homeowner found the 25-year-old female black bear sleeping in their garage. They said it appeared the bear had dipped into the neighbors honey bee hives before laying down to rest.
Eventually Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, with the help of the police department, tranquilized and removed the bear, before releasing her back into the wild.
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ENTERTAINMENT
Season 15 of “Grey’s Anatomy” premieres tonight, and star Ellen Pompeo hinted in a recent interview that the show could be ending after Season 16. Pompeo said that she isn’t ready to make a formal announcement, but she feels that they have told most of the stories they can tell. She is one of four actors who has been on the show since it premiered in 2004 — and her contract is up at the end of Season 16. Pompeo says that it’s about time to mix things up, and she is looking for a change.
TODAY IS……………….
- “Chocolate Milk Day”, something unheard of until the Van Houten company in Amsterdam, Holland invented a cocoa pressing method in 1828. In 2006, a study determined that chocolate milk is a better post-workout recovery drink than white milk, water, or most sports drinks.
- “Crush a Can Day”, a day to remind everyone to do their part in recycling. Here are some facts about cans:
⇒ If you laid all the aluminum cans recycled in 2010 end to end, they would circle the earth 169 times.
⇒ In America, 105,800 cans are recycled every minute.
⇒ Your television can run for 3 hours from the energy saved by recycling one can.
⇒ Aluminum cans are worth about a penny each.
⇒The industry pays more than $1 billion annually for recycled cans.
- “World Tourism Day”, as declared by the UN’s World Tourism Organization. The 2018 theme is ‘Tourism and the Digital Transformation’.
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COUNTRY MUSIC NOTE
SEPTEMBER 27TH, 1991 “Rodeo” by GARTH BROOKS hit #1.
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TODAY’S GOOD NEWS
There’s an animal shelter in Green Bay called Safe Haven Pet Sanctuary. Last Tuesday, they posted photos of an older guy who comes in and takes naps with their cats. And now they’re getting a TON of donations because of it.
His name is Terry Lauerman, and he’s 75. Back in 2016, he walked in and asked if he could volunteer. So they had him hang out with the cats and brush them. Then it turned into a regular thing after he retired.
The shelter doesn’t have cages, so the cats just roam around. And there are a bunch of couches and comfy chairs to sit on. So the napping part isn’t really SUPPOSED to be part of it . . . he’s just 75 years old and exhausted.
It DOES help them though, because they’re all special needs cats. And they need to get used to socializing with people so they can be adopted.
Anyway, after the photos went viral, the shelter started getting a ton of donations. At one point, their website had 1,000 hits a SECOND. And in four days, they raised over FORTY GRAND.
It’s not clear what the total is up to now. But they’ve already raised more than a year’s worth of funds. And even though it’s all thanks to Terry, he doesn’t really want credit for it. He told a local paper that he, quote, “literally did nothing.”
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BIRTHDAYS
Gwyneth Paltrow is 46
WILFORD BRIMLEY! is 84. Quaker Oats pitchman, sworn enemy of the dreaded diabeetus . . . and the nasty head of security in “The Firm”.
(Wilford is a LEGIT cowboy. Back in the day, he was a rodeo rider, a blacksmith, a bodyguard for Howard Hughes, and a stuntman, before becoming an actor.)
OPTICAL ILLUSION AFFECTED BY AGE?
There’s a famous optical illusion you’ve probably seen at some point. It’s called “My Wife and My Mother-in-Law,” and it either shows a young woman looking away . . . or an old woman looking straight ahead.
A new study looked into WHY you see the young woman or the old woman. And the researchers found it has to do with your subconscious bias toward your own age.
They found that people under 30 saw the young woman the first time they looked at the picture . . . while people over 30 were more likely to see the old woman.
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GIANT SPIDER WEB STRETCHES 1,000 FEET ACROSS LAGOON
If you have a fear of spider you should prepare for some nightmares tonight. A lagoon in western Greece has basically been taken over by Tetragnatha spiders, also known as “stretch spiders” for their long bodies.
Their thick, sticky cobwebs have taken over the greenery surrounding the lagoon in Aitoliko. Wildlife experts say it’s not uncommon for spiders to build massive nests for mating, especially at this time of year, when the weather is ideal for the creatures.
Fortunately, they shouldn’t cause any permanent issues to the area’s plants, and likely won’t stay long, as experts say the spiders die after mating.
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RANDOM REPORT
- The term “smart aleck” comes from a PIMP named Alec Hoag from New York City in the 1840s.
He’d rob his prostitute’s clients and thought he could get away with it by bribing the cops . . . but they eventually decided he thought he was too “smart” for his own good and arrested him.
- 92.3% of serial killers in the U.S. are men.
- The first person to show their belly button on TV was Cherin 1975.
- Giraffes and humans have the same number of vertebra in their necks: seven. The only difference is that each vertebra in a giraffe is about 10 inches long.
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 27TH
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS
Gwyneth Paltrow is 46
WILFORD BRIMLEY! is 84. Quaker Oats pitchman, sworn enemy of the dreaded diabeetus . . . and the nasty head of security in “The Firm”.
(Wilford is a LEGIT cowboy. Back in the day, he was a rodeo rider, a blacksmith, a bodyguard for Howard Hughes, and a stuntman, before becoming an actor.)
- The Milwaukee Brewers clinched their first spot in the playoffs since 2011 last night with a 2-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. The Chicago Cubs also got a postseason berth, thanks to the Cardinals’ loss.
A statistics website says the Houston Astros have the best chance of winning the World Series, at 24%. They’re followed, in this order, by the Red Sox, the Dodgers, the Indians, the Cubs, and the Yankees.
- KEVIN HART went on ESPN yesterday and demonstrated how to “properly” sack a quarterback in the NFL this season. It included laying him down gently on a pillow, putting a blanket over him, and telling him a story.
Kevin Hart told Seth Meyers about the first time he was asked for his autograph. A guy asked him to autograph a bootleg of “Soul Plane” . . . and the movie hadn’t even come out yet.
- Two golf partners in London beat INSANE odds on Tuesday when they both hit a hole-in-one on the same hole, back-to-back. What are the odds of that happening? One in 17 MILLION.
- A group of teenagers broke into a marijuana shop in Colorado yesterday and stole a bunch of weed from the display cases. Except . . . it turns out the store doesn’t put real weed in the cases, so the burglars actually stole OREGANO. The cops are trying to track them down.
LUKE BRYAN KICKS OFF FARM TOUR TONIGHT
Luke Bryan takes a break from arenas and stadiums to kick off his 10th annual Farm Tour 2018 tonight (Thursday, September 27th) at the Ayars Family Farm in Irwin, Ohio. Joining Luke in saluting the American farmer are guests Chase Rice, Jon Langston, the Peach Pickers and DJ Rock.
Over 100,000 fans have attended the tour each year since its inception in 2009. Luke will continue giving back to the farmers by awarding college scholarships to students from farming families who are attending the local college or university near the tour stops. To date, more than 50 scholarships have been granted.
FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE TAP CANAAN SMITH FOR VEGAS RESIDENCY
Florida Georgia Line has added Canaan Smith to the lineup of their Live From Vegas shows at Planet Hollywood’s Zappos Theater in December. Canaan has co-written hits cut by FGL, Jason Aldean, and Cole Swindell, not to mention his own chart-topping song, “Love You Like That,” in 2014.
Tyler Hubbard says that though the duo has been to Vegas many times over the years, they’ve yet to really spend any time there. Tickets to Florida Georgia Line Live From Vegas are on sale online at ticketmaster.com or in-person at the Planet Hollywood box office. The shows will also feature 11-year-old Mason Ramsey.
