TUESDAY, Sept 24 – DAILY PREP TEXT VERSION

MORNING SIDEKICK DAILY PREP TEXT VERSION FOR TUESDAY, September 24, 2024
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TODAY IS …
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NATIONAL CHERRIES JUBILEE DAY
The Punchbowl website says this:
“Cherries jubilee is a classic flambé dessert made with cherries and liqueur (typically kirsch or brandy), served over vanilla ice cream. The original recipe is attributed to French chef Auguste Escoffie who prepared the dish for one of Queen Victoria’s jubilee celebrations. For many years, cherries jubilee was a standard menu item at America’s finest restaurants, reaching the peak of its popularity in the 1950s and 1960s.”

NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION DAY (Fourth Tuesday in September)

September is:

Baby Safety Month
Better Breakfast Month
Chicken Month
Classical Music Month
Hispanic Heritage Month
Honey Month
Little League Month
National Piano Month
Self Improvement Month

THE BUZZIT’S HARD TO BE BEAUTIFUL

Reddit asked, “Attractive people – what was your horrible experience for being attractive?” Some of the responses:
– “Sometimes people think I’m stuck up, when actually I’m shy with social anxiety and an unfortunate resting bitch face.”
– “I’ve had male friends jump to my defense and play pretend-husband to keep strangers away from me, so I’d be safe, because other men were being awful to me.”
– “I was in a relationship with a really beautiful girl. It was the most surreal year of my life. Men were hitting on her 24/7. Guys were hitting on her in front of me. She handled it with more grace than I could have managed.”
– “Every time I start a new job the women hate me.”
– “I used to work in nursing and witnessed what women can do to each other firsthand: An attractive looking occupational therapist joined our team and co-workers who I previously thought were cool people started a smear campaign against her out of nothing. Went as far as reporting her to the boss for all kinds of trivial things she didn’t do.”
– “You are presumed to be dumb. It’s fascinating how the intelligence bar is pretty low for attractive people.”
– “A random guy had to be intercepted by the police for taking photos of me using a long range camera.”
– “Apparently I want everyone’s husbands.”
– “I am 6’4 and my girlfriend is 6’1, and we’re constantly approached and told how tall we are and that we should model…. 1) we know we’re tall and 2) no thank you. Also, small children are often scared of us lol.”
* Boy, it’s like reading my diary.
* You listeners out there should know that I am stunning. That’s why I’m working in radio.
* PHONE TOPIC: Are you attractive? Can you relate to these stories?

MEN’S BRAINS SHRINK AT NIGHT

A new study from the University of California, Santa Barbara, published in The Journal of Neuroscience, says that men’s brains shrink at night. Researchers scanned a 26-year-old’s brain 40 times over 30 days. They found that his overall brain volume decreased throughout the day, as did the thickness of the cortex, the brain’s outermost layer. It has to do with hormones. Researchers say this cycle of growing and shrinking coincides with rising and falling levels of the hormones testosterone, cortisol and estradiol. There can be a 70 per cent decrease from morning to night in steroid hormones. Less hormones means a smaller brain. The study says women’s hormones also fluctuate daily but it’s not as pronounced as in men. The researchers point out that they only did the research on one person, so it can’t necessarily be applied to a wider population.
* Aw, jeeze, couldn’t you at least have done two — the other guy, and yourself while you’re at it? Would that have been so hard?
* And scanning somebody’s brain 40 times in 30 days can’t be good.
* Sure, our brains shrink at night but, come on… it’s colder at night.
* This explains why I can’t do differential calculus when I’m dreaming. I mean, I can’t do it during the day either, but I’m just sayin’.
* I’m guessing the researchers thought up this study in the middle of the night when their brains were the tiniest.

U.S. NEWS

NAVY SEAL WORKOUT WIPES OUT COLLEGE LACROSSE TEAM

The Tufts University lacrosse coach thought it would be a good idea to bring in a Navy SEAL to supervise a training session, to toughen the boys up a bit. The result – twelve of them ended up going to the hospital. The September 16 workout was instructed by a Tufts alumnus who is also a recent graduate of the Navy SEAL training program. The workout left the team with a rare life-threatening condition called rhabdomyolysis, which happens when muscles break down and possibly even disintegrate after a strenuous workout. Broken-down muscle fibers can contain large amounts of potassium and phosphate that can be released into the bloodstream, causing complications with the kidneys. Twelve members of the team were hospitalized with the condition; five had extended stays to receive longer treatment.
* Was the lacrosse team planning on planting explosives on the opposing team’s submarine?
* Next week, the workout will be led by a guy who trained the winner of the Kentucky Derby.
* So the team was over-exercised because the coach was too lazy to do it himself. That’s what they call “bad optics.”
* Another reason to just join the Chess Club.

AUDIO: OCTOMOM IS A GRANDMA

Remember Octomom? Nadya Suleman, 49, who became famous as the “Octomom” when, in 2009, she gave birth to octuplets through in vitro fertilization – after already having six children – is now a grandmother. She posted a photo Sunday on Instagram of her new little granddaughter’s baby foot poking out from underneath a blanket. She wrote “Thank you my son and daughter-in-law for giving us this beautiful gift! We are so blessed that she is a new addition to our family! Baby girl, you are so very loved and we can’t wait to watch you grow!” Suleman did not say which of her children is the parent to this baby, but we can assume it’s one of her first six children. The oldest – a son – was born in 2002.
* The family is still searching for a name for the baby. They’ve used pretty much all the names up.
* One more year until all the octuplets get their learner’s permits. The fights over the car will never end.
* There are so many kids, you have to start saving up for Christmas presents on December 26.
* You know, by 2028 whichever political party gets their claws into all those kids, it could sway the election.
* But how could the Democrats accept them? They’ve got a bigger carbon footprint than Taylor Swift’s private jet!
CLIP: We did this back in 2009, but it still pretty much applies today: “Fertility Clinic”.
CLIP URL: morningsidekick(dot)com/prep/wp-content/uploads/02-18-FertilityClinic(dot)mp3

NASA CONTEST TO HELP MOON ASTRONAUTS

NASA is seeking the public’s help for creating a method to help Artemis astronauts navigate in and around the Moon. The Lunar Navigation Challenge seeks ideas for a low-tech backup navigational device astronauts can use to find their way across the surface of the moon, traveling to and from the lunar lander. Designs submitted for consideration must take into account the extreme environment of the lunar surface and ensure accuracy, ease of use and autonomy — meaning they cannot rely on power, electronics or internal software. Submissions for the challenge must be received by Nov. 25.
* Send your ideas to Giant Wastebasket, care of NASA, Washington D.C.
* Navigating to and from the lunar lander. Okay, off the top of my head: A trail of breadcrumbs, or unspooling string as you go. You’re welcome.
* And if it helps, my Gramma used to have a plastic Garfield head stuck on her car antenna so she could find it in the supermarket parking lot.
* We’ve got a buttload of unused Razor Scooters lying around here on Earth. We could send those up there. Razor Scooters and rollerblades.
* How about skateboards propelled by astronaut farts? It would take a redesign of the space suit, but I bet it would work in a low-gravity environment.

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

TWO MEN WITH SAME NAME GO ON CRIME SPREE

Two men with the same name who paired up for a 10-day crime spree in England have been jailed. There’s Bernie McDonagh, 56, of Romford, and then there’s Bernie McDonagh, 35, of Coventry. During 10 days in August, the two men with the same name traveled around Warwickshire, England in a black Lexus, targeting homes and stealing items including a TV, jewelry, and a yellow floral pillow case. The men were caught on security cameras multiple time driving in the Lexus up to a home that they then burglarized. The older Bernie McDonagh was sentenced to four years, nine months. The younger Bernie McDonagh was sentenced to two years in prison.
* Odd that they not only have the same name, but the same hobbies and interests.
* Did they use the yellow floral pillow case to carry the stolen jewelry, or was it just a really adorable pillow case?
* “Hi, I’m Larry, this is my brother Bernie, and this is my other brother Bernie.”
* At least it made the job easier for whoever filled out the arrest report. Type it up once and Xerox it.
* This story brought to you by Ancestry Dot Com.

TRENDING

BILLY JOEL SELLING LONG ISLAND MANSION FOR $49.9 MILLION

Billy Joel is looking for a buyer for his sprawling Long Island estate after a five-year, multimillion-dollar renovation. Asking price: $49.9 million. The 26-acre spread features four homes and offers more than 2,000 feet of private beach along Long Island’s affluent Gold Coast. The estate is highlighted by its 20,000-square-foot main house, which features oversized living spaces, five bedrooms, eight bathrooms and breathtaking 180-degree views of the Long Island Sound. There are 30-foot cathedral ceilings, marble and hardwood floors, a spa, ballroom, wine cellar and bowling alley. Billy Joel says he’s not leaving Long Island – he has another house there.

ALMANAC

NOTABLE DATES, UPCOMING U.S. OBSERVANCES

Oct. 14, Monday – Columbus Day
Oct. 16, Wednesday – National Boss’s Day
Oct. 31, Thursday – Halloween
Nov. 3, Sunday – Daylight Saving Time Ends, turn clocks back 1 hour
Nov. 11, Monday – Veterans Day
Nov. 28, Thursday – Thanksgiving

BIRTHDAYS

Ben Platt (actor, “Dear Evan Hansen) … 31
Grey Damon (actor, “Station 19”) … 37
Ian Bohen (actor, “Yellowstone,” “Teen Wolf”) … 48
Kevin Sorbo (actor, “Hercules,” “Andromeda”) … 66

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

“There’s Viking blood coursing through my veins. Sometimes I just get this unstoppable urge to pillage.”

(A) Vladimir Putin
(B) Dwayne Johnson
(C) Kevin Sorbo

ANSWER: (C) Kevin Sorbo

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

2017 – Plastic polystyrene rubbish is discovered for first time only 1,000 miles from the north pole by an international team of scientists.
* Shame on you, Santa! Start recycling!

2007 – “The Big Bang Theory” premiered on CBS.
* Such a monster hit, it might as well be called “Revenge of the Nerds.”

2002 – British Prime Minister Tony Blair told a special session of Parliament that Iraq had a growing arsenal of chemical and biological weapons and planned to use them.
* Then he added, “And I am NOT George Bush’s lap dog!”

1998 – The U.S. Federal Reserve released into circulation $2 billion in new, harder-to-counterfeit $20 bills.
* Replacing the old picture of Andrew Jackson with Zoltar from the planet Xenon.

1996 – The U.S. and the world’s other major nuclear powers signed a treaty to end all testing and development of nuclear weapons.
* Great. But I don’t think it’s the “major” nuclear powers we have to worry about.

1960 – The first nuclear powered aircraft carrier, the USS Enterprise, was launched.
* Going where no half-ton of fissionable materials had ever gone before.

1933 – The first dramatic presentation for radio was broadcast, entitled “Roses and Drums”.
* The drums I understand, but how do you do a rose on radio?

THIS DAY IN MUSIC HISTORY

2012 – Mumford & Sons released their second studio album ‘Babel’ which debuted at number one on both the U.S. Billboard 200 and the U.K. Albums Chart.

2003 – The Dave Matthews Band played at Central Park in New York City, in front of almost 100,000, the band’s largest audience to date. The Central Park Concert was later released as an album.

1993 – Guns N’ Roses reached a settlement with their former drummer Steven Adler. Adler had been fired from the band for not kicking his heroin habit.

1988 – James Brown was arrested in Georgia after a two-state car chase. He had barged into a nearby seminar wielding a shotgun and accusing seminar participants of using the restroom in his office.

1977 – The first Elvis Presley convention took place in Memphis, TN.

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. Only 28% of women say they like THIS on a man. What is it?
Chest hair

2. 22% of women say too much of THIS is unattractive on a man. What is it?
Muscles

3. 69% of women say men who do THIS are more attractive. What is it?
Travel

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