FRIDAY, Dec 10 – DAILY PREP TEXT VERSION

MORNING SIDEKICK DAILY PREP TEXT VERSION FOR FRIDAY, December 10, 2021
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COMEDY MP3s POSTED ON OUR PREP SITE FOR TODAY: SONG – ALL I WANT FOR XMAS IS A FLU SHOT PLEASE

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.)

DEWEY DECIMAL SYSTEM DAY
The Time And Date Website says this:
“December 10 is Dewey Decimal System Day. The day commemorates the birth of Melville Dewey, the inventor of the Dewey Decimal System of library classification. Dewey Decimal is one of the most popularly used library organization system in the world. The system, first published in 1876, organizes library materials by fields. There are 10 main fields that are further divided into smaller, more specialized area. Libraries around the world use the system to organize and classify their books.”

HUMAN RIGHTS DAY
The Holiday Insights website says this:
“Human Rights Day, created by the United Nations, promotes awareness of the importance of Human Rights issues around the world. On this date in 1948, the UN General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Each year, the United Nations establishes a new theme for the year. Human rights is something we easily take for granted in the United States. Elsewhere, freedom and basic human rights are not a given. Participate in this day by learning more about human rights issues around the globe. Offer your time and money in support of a human rights issue that is important to you.”

INTERNATIONAL ANIMAL RIGHTS DAY
The Uncaged website says this:
“The annual International Animal Rights Day (IARD) aims to remember the animal victims of human tyranny and call for the recognition of our Universal Declaration of Animal Rights (UDAR). The goal of this historic campaign is to build on the recognition of human rights, and persuade humanity that kindness and respect is due to all sentient creatures.”

NATIONAL LAGER DAY
The Punchbowl website says this:
“It’s National Lager Day! Lager is a type of German beer that is bottom fermented and lightly hopped. It is usually stored for at least three weeks after brewing before it is served. Lager is the dominant style of beer throughout the world, except in England where ale is the favorite style. The only real difference between ale and lager is that ales ferment and age quickly at warm temperatures, while lagers ferment and age slowly at cool temperatures. These different types of fermentation allow for a vast difference in flavor and aroma. To celebrate National Lager Day, head to your favorite pub and enjoy a refreshing brew of your favorite lager or try brewing your own!”

NOBEL PRIZE DAY
The National Day Calendar website says this:
“Nobel Prize Day is celebrated annually on December 10. At the age of 17, Swedish Alfred Nobel spoke five languages fluently. Nobel became an inventor and businessman, and at the time of his death on 10 December 1896, he had 355 patents worldwide – one of them was the patent on dynamite. Furthermore, he had started 87 companies all over the world. According to his will, Alfred Nobel’s enormous fortune was to be used to establish prizes to award those who had done their best to benefit mankind in the fields of physics, chemistry, medicine, literature and peace. The first Nobel Prizes were awarded in 1901, five years after Nobel’s death. In 1969, another prize was added – The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel. The Nobel Laureates are announced at the beginning of October each year. A couple of months later, on 10 December, the anniversary of Alfred Nobel’s death, they receive their prizes from the Swedish King – a Nobel diploma, a medal, and 10 million Swedish crowns per prize. All Nobel Prizes are awarded in Stockholm, Sweden, except for the Nobel Peace Prize, which is awarded in Oslo, Norway.”

December is:

Exotic/Tropical Fruits Month
National Egg Nog Month
National Fruit Cake Month
National Stress-Free Family Holiday Month
National Write a Business Plan Month
Safe Toys and Gifts Month
Tomato Month
Winter Squash Month

ENTERTAINMENT & CELEBRITIES

AUDIO: LAW FIRM FIGURES HOMER SIMPSON HAS RACKED UP $143 MILLION IN MEDICAL FEES

A law firm has done the math and estimated that Homer Simpson would have payed out about $143 million in medical fees for injuries sustained over the course of the show’s 33-seasons-and-counting. Researchers for the injury attorneys at DTLA Law Group in Los Angeles analyzed 50 of the most well-known injuries to befall Homer over the past three decades, including multiple broken bones, head injuries, brain damage, animal attacks, radiation exposure and food poisoning. They said if this were an average medical bill, the total could equate to a staggering $143M over the course of the series.
* Wow, that’s a lot of d’oh! (see clip below)
* DTLA Law Group – you know their slogan: “We’re here for YOU – when we’re not screwing around watching the Simpsons all the time.”
* I don’t want to tell these lawyers their business, but have they never heard of Workers Comp or Homeowners Insurance?
* Coincidentally, 143 million is about what each of the principal cast members has earned over the past 33 years.
* The firm intends to spend the next six months figuring out all the personal injury lawsuits from those darn Jurassic Park dinosaurs.
CLIP: Homer says “D’oh.”
CLIP URL: morningsidekick(dot)(com)/prep/wp-content/uploads/05-11-HomerDoh(dot)mp3

THE BUZZ

TOP GOOGLE SEARCHES OF 2021

Google released its report of Top Searches for 2021 in different categories. Some interesting findings:
– “How to ask for a raise” was the top searched ‘how to ask” in 2021.
– The world searched for ‘how to start a business’ more than ‘how to get a job’ in 2021.
* Next year’s top search will be ‘how to get through bankruptcy.’

Here are some of the other top searches of 2021:
People:
1. Alec Baldwin
2. Kyle Rittenhouse
3. Christian Eriksen (Danish soccer player)
4. Tiger Woods
5. Simone Biles
6. Joe Biden
7. Emma Raducanu (British tennis player)
8. Derek Chauvin
9. Henry Ruggs III (the NFLer who caused a horrible traffic accident.)
10. Pete Davidson

Movies:
1. Eternals
2. Black WIdow
3. Dune
4. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
5. Red Notice
6. Mortal Combat
7. Cruella
8. Halloween Kills
9. Godzilla vs. Kong (* Why google it? Isn’t everything you need to know right there in the title?)
10. Army of the Dead

Food:
1. Birria tacos
2. Nasi goreng (* Nazi Goering?) (Nasi goreng is Indonesian fried rice)
3. Feta pasta
4. Charcuterie board
5. Shōgayaki
6. Potato Soup
7. Teriyaki Amberjack
8. Tonjiru
9. Baked oats
10. Overnight oats
* Now we all have to google “Birria tacos” to find out what they are.
* Why am I not seeing “Where’s the cheapest beef?”?

“How to be…”
1. How to be eligible for stimulus check
2. How to be more attractive
3. How to be happy alone
4. How to be a baddie
5. How to be a good boyfriend
* Well, now we know what people all over the world are doing when they should be working.
* Hey, the word “Kardashian” doesn’t appear anywhere! Things are looking up!

U.S. NEWS

BEEF JERKY THIEVES

Amarillo, Texas police are looking for a pair of suspected beef jerky thieves. The two people are suspected of taking over $1,000 of beef jerky from various convenience stores in recent months. Police are offering a reward of up to $1,000 for anyone who submits a tip leading to an arrest.
* The suspect is slim and answers to the name of “Jim.”
* This will go down in the Amarillo crime annals right next to The Great Pork Rinds Heist of 2007.
* Seems to me a police dog could solve the case in about two minutes.
* Who steals $1,000 worth of beef jerky? That’s, like, 25 sticks. A lifetime supply.
* They need to stop them now before this escalates to them stealing those desiccated rotisserie hotdogs.
* This is a jerky crime in more ways than one.

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

WOMAN, ANGRY AT HER BOSS, BLOWS UP OIL WAREHOUSE

A woman in Thailand blew up the oil warehouse where she worked because she was angry with her boss. 38-year-old Ann Sriya allegedly used a lighter to set fire to a piece of paper before throwing it on to a fuel container at the Prapakorn Oil warehouse. The fire quickly spread through the building, which was used to store thousands of liters of oil inside tanks. More than 40 fire engines spent four hours battling the blaze before it was eventually brought under control. The fire caused more than a million dollars worth of damage. She allegedly told police she did not expect the fire she started to cause this level of damage. (* Fire – how does it work?) She claims she started the fire in anger at her boss who had scolded her and discussed ways she could improve her work.
* Offhand, I can think of one really good way she can improve her work.
* She always did have a fiery personality.
* What a hothead!
* Too bad she didn’t work at, like, a stone quarry.
* Burning down a warehouse seems like a reasonable response to a job performance review.
* There goes that Christmas bonus, too, I bet.
* I would probably store oil in underground tanks, but that’s just me.

INDIAN MAN STARES AT SUN FOR AN HOUR WITHOUT BLINKING

An Indian man recently set a bizarre new national record after allegedly spending an entire hour staring directly at the sun without sunglasses and without blinking once. The 70-year-old Mr. M.S. Verma said he trained for this feat for 25 years, after being inspired by an Indian guru. After an hour of staring directly at the sun without sunglasses and without even blinking, Mr. Verma’s eyesight was deemed normal, as was his overall eye health.
* But he reduced a couple of bystanders to ash just by looking at them.
* Did we establish that it wasn’t a cloudy day?
* Here’s a retired man who could really use a new hobby.
* Isn’t this how Superman got his X-ray vision?
* The painful part was putting the SPF 75 sunscreen on his corneas.
* He stared at the sun after being inspired by an Indian guru? So he … saw the light?

TRENDING

JAKE OWEN’S BUSINESS VANDALIZED

Country star Jake Owen turned to social media Thursday for help finding the man who defaced his Good Company Entertainment headquarters Wednesday night. He’s offering a $5,000 reward. Owen said someone vandalized their building in the Charlotte Pike/46th Street area of Nashville “for no reason other than he’s a punk.” He writes, “I have all the video footage and even a silly little drawing on our wall that came from his small, little, non-creative peanut-sized brain.” Owen posted a photo of the guy he suspects is guilty and said he would “personally pay” the reward for information about the incident and for help identifying the man.

ALMANAC

NOTABLE DATES, UPCOMING U.S. OBSERVANCES

Dec. 21, Tuesday – Winter begins, winter solstice occurs at 10:59 am EST
Dec. 25, Saturday – Christmas
Dec. 31, Friday – New Year’s Eve
Jan. 1, Saturday – New Year’s Day

BIRTHDAYS

Raven-Symone (actress, “Raven’s Home,” “That’s So Raven”) … 36
Meghan Linsey (country singer) … 36
Patrick Flueger (actor, “Chicago P.D.”) … 38
Bobby Flay (TV chef) … 57
Kenneth Branagh (actor, director) … 61
Susan Dey (actress, “L.A. Law”, “The Partridge Family”) … 69

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

“It’s important to have balance in your life between work and play.”

(A) Nancy Pelosi
(B) Mitch McConnell
(C) Bobby Flay

ANSWER: (C) Bobby Flay

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

2012 – Google began selling $99 Chromebook laptops to schools.
* Guess which search engine they came with. C’mon – guess!

2007 – NFL star Michael Vick was sentenced to 23 months in prison for bankrolling a dogfighting operation and killing dogs that underperformed.
* Sick puppy!

1998 – Six astronauts entered the international space station, becoming its first occupants.
* It was just like rooming in college – cramped, noisy, cold, and everybody really high.

1984 – The first planet outside the solar system was discovered today in 1984.
* If you don’t count the ones on Star Trek.

1958 – The first domestic passenger jet flight took place in the United States as a National Airlines Boeing 707 flew 111 passengers from New York City to Miami.
* While another flew their luggage to Chicago.

1948 – The U.N. General Assembly adopted its Universal Declaration on Human Rights.
* Void where prohibited by law.

1901 – The Nobel prizes were awarded the first time, on the third anniversary of Alfred Nobel’s death, recognizing achievements in peace, economics, literature, physics, chemistry and medicine.
* At my school, all we got was a gold star.

1845 – Pneumatic tires were patented by Scottish inventor and civil engineer Robert Thompson.
* And they were an INCREDIBLE pain to inflate until someone invented the foot pump.

1582 – There was no December the 10th in this year in France, as it was the day they changed their calendar from the old Julian system to the Gregorian system that we use today. They had to lose December the 10th to the 19th in order to bring it up to date.
* Back in the 90s, I lost ten days, too, after a party.

THIS DAY IN MUSIC HISTORY

2015 – Janis Joplin’s psychedelic 1965 Porsche was sold at RM Sotheby’s car auction in New York City. Originally expected to fetch between $400,000 and $600,000, the car sold for $1.76 million.

2011 – A copy of The Beatles ‘Love Me Do’ 1962 Demonstration Record sold for $17,339.31 during a 10-day eBay auction.

2010 – The original hand-written lyrics to Bob Dylan’s ‘The Times They Are A-Changin’ sold at a New York auction for $422,500. Adam Sender, a hedge fund manager and art collector, outbid five others, placing telephone bids. The song, one of Dylan’s most politically charged, was the title track of his 1964 album.

2008 – The Associated Press reported that the US military used loud music to “create fear, disorient and prolong capture shock” for prisoners at military detention centers at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Among the songs blasted 24 hours a day were ‘Born In The USA’ by Bruce Springsteen, ‘Hell’s Bells’ by AC/DC, ‘White America’ by Eminem, ‘The Theme From Sesame Street’ and ‘I Love You’ from the Barney and Friends children’s TV show.

2007 – Led Zeppelin played their first concert in 19 years, at London’s 02 Arena. Original band members Jimmy Page, Robert Plant and John Paul Jones were joined on stage by Jason Bonham, the son of their late drummer John Bonham.

2003 – Coldplay singer Chris Martin married actress Gwyneth Paltrow in Santa Barbara, California. The couple also announced that Paltrow was pregnant.

1998 – A recording of a 1963 Beatles concert was sold at auction at Christies in London for $41,500. The tape of The Beatles’ 10-song concert was recorded by the chief technician at the Gaumont Theatre in Bournemouth during one of six consecutive nights which The Beatles played.

1990 – Janet Jackson was the big winner at the first Billboard Music Awards, taking home trophies in eight categories. Other multiple winners were New Kids on the Block, Randy Travis, Clint Black and Phil Collins.

1965 – The Grateful Dead played their first concert, at the Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco.

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. In a recent survey, 24% of women said they keep THIS in their purse. What is it?
A toothbrush

2. According to a recent survey, about 76% of women do THIS each day. What is it?
Make their bed

3. More than 25% of women say THIS can have a negative effect on their mood. What is it?
Underwear that is ill-fitting or unattractive

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