FRIDAY, Nov 10 – DAILY PREP TEXT VERSION

MORNING SIDEKICK DAILY PREP TEXT VERSION FOR FRIDAY, November 10, 2023
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TODAY IS …
(All days repeat annually on today’s date unless otherwise noted; days may or may not be called “National”/”International”/”World” depending on source; sources listed often have additional info. We generally do not list special days which were created by commercial companies for the purpose of marketing, or the hundreds of disease awareness listings which occur each year.)

FORGET-ME-NOT DAY
The Holiday Insights website says this:
“Forget-Me-Not Day is a day to remember family, friends, and loved ones. People use this day to get in touch with those who we haven’t seen in a while. You don’t want them to forget you, do you? This day is intended to remember the living, but some people have used it to memorialize a loved one who is no longer with us. Here are some great ways to celebrate National Forget-Me-Not Day: Send ecards to everyone on your email address book; send flowers to people you haven’t seen in a while; give flower seed packets to family and friends – this is very popular because the seed packets are very inexpensive and easy to mail; phone people you haven’t seen in a while and wish them a happy National Forget-Me-Not Day. They will get the message.”

NATIONAL VANILLA CUPCAKE DAY

USMC DAY
The Holiday Insights website says this:
“USMC Day celebrates the birth of the United States Marine Corps. The Marine Corps were created during the Revolutionary War. The Continental Congress of the newly created United States of America authorized the creation of the Continental Marines on November 10, 1775. It was later renamed the U.S. Marine Corps. It is often abbreviated as USMC. The Marine Corps has proudly participated in every war that has involved the United States. If you see a Marine today, thank them for their contributions to protecting our country. Active or retired, they deserve our thanks and appreciation.”

November is:

Adopt a Senior Pet Month
Great American Smoke Out Month
National Adoption Month
National Military Family Month
National Native American Heritage Month
Raisin Bread Month
Stamp Collecting Month
Vegan Month

ENTERTAINMENT & CELEBRITIES

JARED LETO CLIMBS EMPIRE STATE BUILDING

Jared Leto climbed a portion of the Empire State Building Wednesday morning. Leto, 51, said he attempted the feat to cross off a coveted item on his bucket list, and also to promote the upcoming world tour of his band, Thirty Seconds to Mars (* Oh – THERE’S the reason he did it). He climbed the east side of the building from floors 86 to 104, a roughly 20-minute climb to a point nearly 1,300 feet up in the air. He was on a safety line the whole time. While he is fond of national parks like Yosemite, Leto says he enjoys urban climbing. “I do like to climb buildings in cities,” he said. “It’s a really fun thing to do.”
* And I’m sure, if you ask nicely, the Empire State building people will gladly let anybody climb it.
* When I see Jared Leto in something, I want to climb the walls.
* “Spider-Man 9: The Mid-Life Crisis.”
* Tom Cruise is going, “Damn, that was my stunt for Mission Impossible 9.”

ROBERT DE NIRO LOSES DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT

A jury decided Robert De Niro’s company should pay more than $1.2 million to his former personal assistant after finding his production company engaged in gender discrimination and retaliation. While the jury found De Niro was not personally liable for the abuse, they said his production company, Canal Productions, should pay his longtime personal assistant, Graham Chase Robinson. Robinson, 41, claimed that De Niro, 80, and his girlfriend, Tiffany Chen, teamed up against her to turn a job she once loved into a nightmare. De Niro and Chen countered that he boosted Robinson’s salary from less than $100,000 annually to $300,000 and elevated her title to vice president of production and finance at her request, even though her responsibilities remained largely the same. When she quit, De Niro said, Robinson took 5 million airline miles from his company’s accounts, but he acknowledged that he had told her she could take 2 million miles and that there were no strict rules. De Niro acknowledged that he may have told her that his personal trainer was paid more than her in part because he had a family to support. He also admitted to asking Robinson to scratch his back, twice. Robinson said she has suffered from anxiety and depression since quitting and hasn’t worked in four years despite applying for 638 jobs.
* Suffering from anxiety and depression? Ask your doctor if “suing your former boss” is right for you!
* This takes “You scratch my back, I’ll scratch yours” to a whole new level.
* So De Niro has to pay $1.2 million. Time for Dirty Grampa 2.
* When will rich, white movie stars ever get a break?

THE BUZZ

IMPROVING YOUR MENTAL HEALTH

Some people seem quite relaxed and happy all the time. Others aren’t. Reddit asked, “What massively improved your mental health?” Some of the responses:
– “Sleep”
– “Quit teaching high school. So much less stress I finally quit smoking.”
– “Learning to say no.”
– “Knowing it’s okay to leave some people behind.”
– “Knowing that it’s ok to be left behind.”
– “Removed myself from all social media and quit caring about other peoples’ opinions of me.”
– “Getting outside.”
– “Going for regular walks has improved my mental health a ton.”
– “Making my bed in the morning and having a routine.”
– “Birding. I installed an app that identifies what kind it is. Even if I’m just wandering around my backyard, it still gets me outside and in the sun.”
– “Quit alcohol, exercise everyday, journal everyday. Life changed significantly!”
– “The unconditional love of an animal has lifted me out of some pretty dark places.”
– “Moving out of my parent’s house.”
– “Having kids. All of a sudden I couldn’t stay in my own head and had to take care of their needs. It helped me become less self centered. That said, it’s not for everyone.”
– “Swapping instant streaming music for vinyl records. It’s slows me down mentally, gives me the peace of mind to actually listen and forget life outside for a little.”
– “Stopped watching cable news.”
* PHONE TOPIC: What thing did you do that greatly improved your mental health?

BOSS EMBARRASSED OVER DUMB STUNT

This comes from the “askmanager dot org” website (It’s been edited for length)
A reader writes: “I (40s Female), my boss (50s Male), and a fellow coworker (60s Female) all happen to share a hobby. In August, I made the mistake of going on a weekend trip with them. We rented a one-bedroom condo with two lofts. The lofts faced each other across the living room. I had one loft; my boss had the other. Friday night was fine, but Saturday he got drunk. After we all went to bed, he stood in his loft and asked if I wanted to sing while he did a striptease. I did not and told him so. Anyway, he proceeded to take off his clothes. I rolled over and faced the wall once his shirt came off. I heard his belt buckle hit the floor not long after. I have no idea if he stopped there or if the performance ended with full-frontal nudity. Before this happened, our relationship was great. But ever since, he has completely ignored me at work. He won’t take or return calls and doesn’t respond to emails. At present, I can go a couple weeks without seeing or hearing from him at all. I’ve kept all my messages friendly and upbeat because I’m pretty sure he’s just embarrassed and realizes he made a huge mistake. The other person we were with doesn’t know and I have no plans of telling her or HR. I’ve got boys and have held leadership roles in the scouting program for over 12 years, so trust me, I’ve seen men do a lot of stupid things. Camping, beer, and stupidity are the holy trinity of male outings. This is just par for the course. Anyway, I’m pretty sure he’s embarrassed. Possibly even terrified that I’ll go to HR. I won’t do that for one bad decision, which he obviously regrets. However, this is affecting my performance at work, so something has got to change. How do I resolve this issue?”
* Easy. Blackmail, small denominations, once a week in a small envelope left in your desk drawer.
* Yes, he made “one bad decision.” He didn’t drink enough to completely blot the whole evening from his memory.
* She could have shut him down by agreeing to sing while he stripped, and then launching into “Tiny Dancer.”
* Heck, just the fact that he feels ashamed puts him above 90% of guys.
* At the very least, she should expect a tremendous Christmas bonus and a better parking space.
* PHONE TOPIC: Has your boss – or any co-worker, friend or family member – pulled an embarrassing stunt and now is ashamed to be in your presence?

U.S. NEWS

WHEEL OF FLORIDA MAN! – MAN HAD FIVE (BLANKS) IN HIS BATHTUB

Time to play Wheel of Florida Man! (play sounder)
SOUNDER URL: morningsidekick(dot)(com)/prep/wp-content/uploads/WheelOfFloridaMan-Intro(dot)mp3
You read the headline, have listeners guess the missing word. The headline:
“A Florida Man Was Found With Five _________ In His Bathtub”
The story:
A Florida man has been ordered to appear in court after officers found five young alligators living in his bathtub. An anonymous tip led officers to 38-year-old Robert Robinson’s house back on on October 23. Robinson told the officers that he caught the alligators from a pond near his home, but it remains unclear how long he kept them in his possession. A person needs a permit to possess wildlife as a personal pet in Florida. The alligators were released into Lake Tohopekaliga.
* Gesundheit!
* At least you know nobody’s gonna take a long shower at HIS house.
* I hear a small alligator makes a great exfolliant.
* You know what they said when they released the five gators into the lake? “See ya later, see ya later, see ya later, see ya later, see ya later.”
* “Anybody seen my cat?”

FLORIDA MAN HAS HEART ATTACK, FOUR DOCTORS AT NEXT TABLE

A Florida man, Eddy Montero, was out eating dinner with his children and grandchildren in Orlando, when he began to feel dizzy and collapsed. Montero had gone into cardiac arrest. Fortunately for him, there were four doctors finishing up their meal at the next table. They all kicked into action and initiated CPR until an ambulance arrived. To top it off, one of those four doctors was assigned to attend to Montero when he was recovering in Florida Osceola Hospital.
* And later, it all turned out to be an elaborate dine-and-dash scheme.
* Fortunately, the doctors were all in-network with Mr. Montero’s table.
* Sadly, Eddy was taken away before he got his dessert – Death by Chocolate.
* Was there a toxicologist at any of the tables who could test what this guy had for dinner?
* “Try Our New Blowfish Gumbo – It’s To Die For!”

TWINS TRY TO SWITCH PLACES TO AVOID ARREST IN DEADLY CRASH

A Minnesota woman tried to have her twin sister take the blame for her involvement in a fatal crash with an Amish buggy carrying four children earlier this year. The crash killed two of the children and sent the other two to the hospital. Sarah Petersen claimed she was the driver of the silver Toyota 4Runner that slammed into the buggy. However, her twin sister Samantha Petersen was also at the crash site with her own Toyota SUV. Some of evidence:
– Samantha had left work at the nearby Hy-Vee convenience store in Rochester shortly before the crash. She was seen getting into the silver SUV and leaving.
– Police dashcam footage appears to show the twins finishing switching clothes to make it appear that Sarah was the one who left the Hy-Vee, where they both work.
– Phone records showed that a number belonging to Samantha called 911 to report the crash. That caller also admitted that they hit the buggy.
– Deputies listened back to audio recorded inside a police cruiser when Sarah was being held in the back. While unattended, Samantha approached the passenger window to talk with Sarah about how the deputies couldn’t tell them apart.
– Why did they do all this? So Sarah could pretend to be the one who was driving. Sarah was subjected to a field sobriety test and came up clean. However, Samantha admitted to using methamphetamines and being high at the time of the collision.
* Confused? You won’t be after the next episode of Soap!!!
* It definitely sounds like drugs were involved in coming up with this idea.
* I think we’ve got the plot of the next “Knives Out” movie.
* The only real question here is which twin will get the top bunk in prison?

ALMANACNOTABLE DATES, UPCOMING U.S. OBSERVANCES

TOMORROW – Veterans Day
Nov. 23, Thursday – Thanksgiving
Dec. 21, Thursday – Winter begins, winter solstice occurs at 10:27 P.M. EST
Dec. 25, Monday – Christmas
Dec. 31, Sunday – New Year’s Eve
Jan. 1, Monday – New Year’s Day 2024

BIRTHDAYS

Miranda Lambert (country music artist) … 40
Walton Goggins (actor, “The Unicorn”) … 52
Ellen Pompeo (actress, “Grey’s Anatomy”) … 54
Tracy Morgan, (actor, “30 Rock,” “Saturday Night Live”) … 55
Hugh Bonneville (actor, “The Gold,” “Downton Abbey,” “Paddington” films) … 60
Mackenzie Phillips (actress, original “One Day at a Time”) … 64
Sinbad (comedian, actor, real name David Adkins) … 67

BIRTHDAY QUOTE QUIZ – Ask your listeners “Who said it?” HINT: Today’s their birthday!

“If you’re not polarizing, you failed, in my opinion.”

(A) Ye
(B) Meghan Markle
(C) Miranda Lambert

ANSWER: (C) Miranda Lambert

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1975 – The ore carrier “Edmund Fitzgerald” broke in two during a big storm on Lake Superior, claiming 29 lives.
* Bad news for them, good news for Gordon Lightfoot.

1969 – “Sesame Street” – the PBS children’s television show that started a revolution in pre-school learning – debuted.
* It started a revolution in pre-school learning, AND in children’s toy marketing.

1951 – The first direct-dial long-distance telephone call was placed, when the mayor of Englewood, New Jersey called the mayor of Alameda, California, without using an operator.
* He was calling to see if they had any jobs in California for laid-off telephone operators.

1917 – Forty-one women were arrested outside the White House and sentenced to six months in jail for demonstrating for the right to vote.
* Finally, women did get the right to vote. And look how much better things are now.

1871 – Newspaper reporter Henry Morton Stanley found the missing Scottish explorer David Livingstone in Zanzibar, Africa, and said the immortal words, “Dr. Livingstone, I presume?”
* People seldom mention Dr. Livingstone’s response: “That’s my name, don’t wear it out.”

1775 – The United States Marine Corps was founded.
* Just in time for the Revolution!

THIS DAY IN MUSIC HISTORY

2008 – Coldplay was declared the biggest-selling act of 2008 at the World Music Awards held in Monaco. The band picked up the prize, along with the Rock Act Of The Year award, after their current album “Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends” topped charts around the globe.

2002 – Eminem was at No. 1 on the U.S. album chart with the “8 Mile” soundtrack.

1992 – Axl Rose was found guilty of property damage and assault at a 1991 Guns N’ Roses concert in Maryland Heights, Mo. He was given two years’ probation and ordered to pay $50,000 to community groups.

1990 – Mariah Carey started a three-week run at No.1 on the U.S. singles chart with “Love Takes Time,” her second U.S. No.1.

1990 – Vanilla Ice started a 16-week run at No.1 on the U.S. album chart with “To The Extreme.”

1983 – Dire Straits guitarist/singer Mark Knopfler married Lourdes Salamona.

1979 – The Eagles went to No.1 on the U.S. singles chart with “Heartache Tonight,” the group’s 5th and final U.S. No.1.

1973 – Elton John started an eight-week run at No. 1 on the U.S. album chart with “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road,” the singer’s third U.S. No.1.

1963 – Appearing at The Crawdaddy Club, England: The Yardbirds, with Eric Clapton on guitar.

X-TREME TRIVIA CHALLENGE

Every installment of X-Treme Trivia Challenge includes three mystery factoids. Create your own “Impossible Question” contest – great for listener giveaways and phone interaction starters! Also a perfect sponsorship opportunity!

1. 30% of mothers surveyed said they would not share THIS. What is it?
Babysitter info

2. 65% of fathers surveyed said they refuse to allow their children to touch THIS. What is it?
The thermostat

3. 70% of parents surveyed said they allow their kids to do THIS on vacation, but won’t allow them to do it at home. What it is?
Jump on the bed

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