FRIDAY, May 10 – DAILY PREP TEXT VERSION

MORNING SIDEKICK DAILY PREP TEXT VERSION FOR FRIDAY, May 10, 2024
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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.)

NATIONAL BIKE TO SCHOOL DAY

NATIONAL CLEAN UP YOUR ROOM DAY – “I mean it this time!”

NATIONAL SHRIMP DAY

MILITARY SPOUSE APPRECIATION DAY – Friday Before Mother’s Day

May is:

Chip Your Pet Month / Pet Month
Date Your Mate Month
International Civility Awareness Month
National Barbeque Month
National Bike Month
National Egg Month
National Hamburger Month
National Military Appreciation Month
National Salad Month
National Salsa Month
Older Americans Month

ENTERTAINMENT & CELEBRITIES

VIDEO HALL OF FAME ANNOUNCES WINNERS

The World Video Game Hall of Fame inducted its 10th class of honorees Thursday: Asteroids, Myst, Resident Evil, SimCity and Ultima all made it in for their impacts on the video game industry and popular culture. The Hall of Fame recognizes electronic games of all types — arcade, console, computer, handheld, and mobile. The Class of 2024 was selected by experts from among a field of 12 finalists that also included Elite, Guitar Hero, Metroid, Neopets, Tokimeki Memorial, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater and You Don’t Know Jack.
* Boy, there’s about 12,000 hours of my childhood right there, man.
* In its acceptance speech, Asteroids said, “Thanks for all the quarters!”
* It’s nice of the experts to put their controllers down for five minutes every year while they discuss this matter.
* The World Video Game Hall of Fame. Their motto is, “Homework, Schmomework.”
* Video Games. The crowning achievement for opposable thumbs.

THE BUZZ

SURVEY: PEOPLE FEEL UNCOOL AT 39

According to a new survey of 2,000 Americans from Talker Research, the average person starts to feel out of touch with modern society and uncool at the age of 39. Almost half of us – 49 percent – feel they are out of touch with society today. In addition, respondents were asked to rate themselves on how up-to-date they felt with the latest trends and what society deems cool:
– 60% felt they are familiar with the cool music of today.
– 50% believe they are hip to the new movies.
– 60% think they are hip to social media.
– 35% say they’ve lost touch on who the current hot celebrities are.
– Virtually all respondents say they are not up on current slang.
* Well… groovy.
* Staying in touch with what’s cool … is there seriously not an app for that? A couple dozen TikTok channels?
* I guess just having Entertainment Tonight on in the background doesn’t cut it anymore.
* Hey, 56% of the population is 35 and over. We’ll tell the rest of you what’s cool, thank you very much.

NEW TREND: DR. PEPPER WITH PICKLES

A TikTok user calling herself Mississippi Memaw shared a video of her ordering a large Dr. Pepper with pickles in it at a Sonic drive-through. The video generated 3.8 million views and brought attention to a weird regionalism. In the video, Memaw says, “Did you hear her, the way she took my order? I’m not the only person that’s ever ordered this.” She takes off the top, showing off floating dill pickle slices in her pop. “It’s really good. Y’all should try it.”
* It’s a dilly, I bet.
* Sure, she shows the pickle slices in the cup, but do we see her actually drinkit?
* You’d think the tartness would lead to what they call Dr. Pepper pickle puss.
* Would a real doctor approve of this?
* Offer a pickled Dr. Pepper to a friend as a joke. Play hide the pickle.
* PHONE BIT: Go buy a fast food Dr Pepper with pickles, and drink it live on the air. Get people to try Dr. Pepper with Pickles and call in with their reaction.

U.S. NEWS

SUBWAY STORE MANAGER PUNCHED OVER HAM

In Madera, California, an angry Subway customer slugged a store manager after the workers refused to put extra meat on his sandwich. The man claimed he had paid for double the meat than what was already put on the sub, and demanded 12 extra slices of ham on the sandwich instead of the 6 extra he had paid for. The store showed him the receipt proving he’d only paid for what they gave him – proof of his exact order. The 6-foot-5 man walked around the counter. The manager, Monique Larios, said, “What are you going to do, hit me over ham?” And he did. Started punching the 4-foot-11 Larios. Another customer jumped on the man’s back and hit him in the face, allowing the workers to run to safety. The man was arrested later in the day and charged with battery.
* Sounds like he had a beef.
* There’s “hangry,” and then there’s borderline psychotic.
* Big guy, temper … his name’s not Bruce Banner is it?
* That Samaritan customer was a real hero. Or hoagie, as they call them in New Jersey.

WOMAN HAD BEEN LIVING IN SUPERMARKET ROOF SIGN FOR OVER A YEAR

Contractors hired to work on the roof at the Family Fare Supermarket in Midland, Michigan, were surprised to find an extension cord leading to the store’s sign on the roof. Inside the space where the sign sits was a furnished living space, with a mini-desk, flooring, a pantry of food and a houseplant. A woman had been living there for over a year. She did not work for the supermarket but did have a job, and a car. Police officers were called in to remove the 34-year-old woman, telling her she needed to find somewhere else to live.
* I hear Walmart has some availability behind that big asterisk thing on their logo.
* They better check the air ducts, too.
* She also had six pairs of sunglasses for trying to sleep at night.
* Given the high cost of rent and the thin operating margins stores are running on, renting out these odd little spaces could be mutually beneficial.
* At least she didn’t have a meth lab in there.

NO DIGGING HOLES AT THE JERSEY SHORE

Sorry, kids. There will be no digging of large holes at the New Jersey shore this summer. The town of Sea Girt, New Jersey, has banned the digging of large holes and burying of people in the sand. Under the new rules, holes cannot be deeper than 12″ or deeper than the knees of the shortest participant, whichever is shorter. Holes cannot be left unattended and must be filled before leaving the area. The ordinance also bans “‘burying’ persons below grade or in standing position.” The towns of Seaside Heights and Belmar are two other Jersey towns known to have anti-hole digging ordinances. Sea Girt beach manager Jim Freda notes that it’s not uncommon for there to be several sand-related deaths along the Atlantic coast annually. “Hole digging is a universal beach problem,” he said.
* Now how are you supposed to torment your little sister?
* Your sand castle is not going to have a dungeon.
* If someone can find a way to die from digging a hole at the beach, do we really want them in the gene pool?
* Can you bury someone if they’re wearing scuba tanks?
* It’s New Jersey. They’re tired of people digging up bodies that have been whacked by the mob.

TRENDING“THE BEAR” RETURNS JUNE 27

The highly anticipated next season of “The Bear” will drop all 10 episodes on Hulu on June 27. Season three will follow Carmy, Sydney and Richie as they work to elevate The Bear, their new fine-dining restaurant, to the highest level and fight to stay in business when every day is a losing battle. “Their quest for culinary excellence will propel the crew to new levels and stress the bonds that hold the restaurant together. As the team grows in size, each member will strive to reach a greater level of service within their role.” Yes, chef!

PEABODY AWARDS ANNOUNCED

The Peabody Awards announced its 2024 winners for excellence in broadcasting. The 34 recipients include the shows Bluey, The Bear, The Last of Us and Fellow Travelers. Last Week Tonight was also honored with its third Peabody award, while Reservation Dogs won its second Peabody. Also Judy Blume Forever, 20 Days in Mariupol, All the Beauty and The Bloodshed, Bobi Wine: The People’s President, Dead Ringers, Jury Duty, Reality and Somebody Somewhere. Plus – knowing how to suck up to a fanbase – Peabody is also honoring Star Trek with its Institutional Award.

ALMANAC

NOTABLE DATES, UPCOMING U.S. OBSERVANCES

May 12, Sunday – Mother’s Day
May 27, Monday – Memorial Day
June 14, Friday – Flag Day
June 16, Sunday – Father’s Day
June 20, Thursday – Summer begins (The June solstice occurs at 4:50 P.M. EST)

BIRTHDAYS

Lauren Potter (actress, “Glee”) … 34
Kenan Thompson (comedian, actor, “Kenan,” “Saturday Night Live”) … 46
Linda Evangelista (supermodel) … 59
Bono (singer with U2, born Paul Hewson) … 64
Donovan (singer-songwriter, born Donovan Leitch) … 78

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

“Books! I dunno if I ever told you this, but books are the greatest gift one person can give another.”

(A) Kim Kardashian
(B) Britney Spears
(C) Bono

ANSWER: (C) Bono

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

2017 – Apple became the first company to be worth more than $800 billion.
* Every iPhone assembler in China got a nice thank-you card! Nah – they didn’t even get that.

2013 – In New York, NY, crane operators hoisted the final pieces of the spire atop One World Trade Center (formerly called the Freedom Tower).
* It would have been a nice touch to hang Osama bin Laden from it.

2003 – The New York Times announced that one of its reporters, Jayson Blair, had “committed frequent acts of journalistic fraud.”
* This was before EVERYBODY started doing “fake news.”

1960 – The American atomic sub USS Triton completed the first around the world underwater trip, in part to test the physical and psychological effects on humans when deprived of sunlight and fresh air for an extended length of time.
* Laying the research groundwork for the construction of modern shopping malls.

1928 – WGY in Schenectady, New York became the first TV station to begin regular broadcasts.
* For American culture it was all downhill from there.

1908 – The nation’s first Mother’s Day observance was on this date during church services in Grafton, West Virginia.
* Then all the Moms had to get home to clean the house.

1869 – East met West when the new Transcontinental Railroad line was completed with the driving of the ‘Golden Spike’ into the last railroad tie at Promontory, Utah.
* And 50,000 Chinese laborers could finally get the song “I’ve Been Workin’ on the Railroad” out of their heads.

1853 – Chef George Chum of the Carey Moon Lake House in Saratoga Springs, New York invented the potato chip.
* Soon, people were sitting around munching them saying, “Gee, if only there was such a thing as a football game to watch.”

1752 – Benjamin Franklin first tested the lightning rod.
* And became the first white person to sport an afro.

THIS DAY IN MUSIC HISTORY

2007 – U.S. hip-hop artist Akon apologized after footage of him dancing provocatively on stage with a teenage girl was posted on the internet. It led to telecommunications company Verizon pulling out as a sponsor of his U.S. tour with Gwen Stefani.

2005 – Seal married German supermodel Heidi Klum in a low-key ceremony on a beach in Mexico near the singer’s home on the luxurious Costa Careyes.

2000 – Michael Bolton lost his appeal against a court ruling that he stole part of his 1991 hit “Love Is a Wonderful Thing” from an Isley Brothers song.

2000 – Bobby Brown was arrested at Newark airport, New Jersey for breaking his probation order. He had been wanted in Florida since 1999 when his probation officer reported that a urine test proved positive for cocaine use.

1994 – Rapper Tupac Shakur began serving a 15-day county jail term for attacking director Allen Hughes on a video set.

1985 – All-girl band the Go-Gos called a press conference to announce their split.

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. A pound of THESE will cost you $454. What are they?
Dollar bills

2. On average, committing to do THIS will cost you nearly $2,000 by the time its over. What is it?
Being a bridesmaid

3. The average person spends $451 a year on THIS. What is it?
Pizza

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