MONDAY, Jan 27 – DAILY PREP TEXT VERSION

MORNING SIDEKICK DAILY PREP TEXT VERSION FOR MONDAY, January 27, 2025
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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 – including “holidays” created by the National Day Calendar and Wellcat websites to drive traffic to their websites – or the hundreds of disease awareness listings which occur each year.)

AUSCHWITZ LIBERATION DAY / INTERNATIONAL HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY

INTERNATIONAL MOBILE PHONE RECYCLING DAY

NATIONAL CHOCOLATE CAKE DAY

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC DAY
The History website says this:
“On January 27, 1888, the National Geographic Society was founded in Washington, D.C., for ‘the increase and diffusion of geographical knowledge.'”

PUNCH THE CLOCK DAY
The Snagajob website says this:
“In 1888, a jeweler named William Bundy invented the first time clock. His invention came just after the industrial revolution at a time when working conditions were still very hazardous and employees were treated poorly. The time clock helped improve working conditions by providing an accountable method for recording hours and helping to eliminate dishonest practices.”

THOMAS CRAPPER DAY
The Examiner website says this:
“His name is synonymous with one of the best inventions of all time – the toilet! Thomas Crapper was born in Yorkshire, England, in 1836. He was a plumber with a reputation for quality workmanship and was a shrewd businessman. Although he is often associated with inventing the flushing toilet, he did not. But he did hold numerous patents for plumbing related products that helped popularize the toilet. Crapper invented the bathroom fittings showroom and displayed his products in large plate glass windows which, at the time, caused quite the commotion. Ladies who observed the display reportedly became faint ‘at the shocking sight!’ Crapper died on January 27, 1910 at age 73. His company, Thomas Crapper & Co., is still in business.”

VIETNAM PEACE DAY
The National Today website says this:
“Vietnam Peace Day, on January 27, is an important day in the history of America and Vietnam as it marks the day that the United States, South Vietnam, Viet Cong, and North Vietnam signed the Paris Peace Accords or the ‘Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Viet Nam.’ This effectively ceased America’s involvement in the Vietnam War.”

January is:

Adopt a Rescued Bird Month
Be Kind to Food Servers Month
Family Fit Lifestyle Month
Financial Wellness Month
Get Organized Month
National Candy Month
National Clean Up Your Computer Month
National Hobby Month
National Skating Month
National Train Your Dog Month
Walk Your Pet Month

ENTERTAINMENT & CELEBRITIES

WHAT TO WATCH – New and Returning Shows and Movies
Premiering Monday through Wednesday
Listings sourced from the TV Guide, EW and other websites

MONDAY, Jan 27

Season Premieres:
ABC – “The Bachelor”

TUESDAY, Jan 28

“Paradise”
Hulu – New Series
Synopsis: In a seemingly idyllic community inhabited by powerful individuals, tranquility is shattered when a former president is found dead. The Secret Service agent who discovered the body becomes the prime suspect, and must navigate complex relationships and hidden secrets to uncover the truth.

WEDNESDAY, Jan 29

“Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man”
Disney+ – New Animated Series
Synopsis: Follows Peter Parker on his way to becoming a hero, with a journey unlike we’ve ever seen and a style that celebrates the character’s early comic book roots.

Season Premieres:
Apple TV+ – “Mythic Quest”
MTV – “The Challenge: All Stars”

ADELE’S “HAUNTED” MANSION UNSELLABLE, SAYS CURRENT OWNER

The owner of a mansion in southern England where Adele once lived claims the singer’s suggestion that the property was haunted has made it unsellable. Back in 2012, Anderson Cooper interviewed Adele at the 10-bedroom property in West Sussex, southern England, for “60 Minutes.” While showing Cooper around the house, she said the estate had been a “convent for a little while,” and said: “This bit’s all quite scary, really.” After that, Hello! magazine ran a story headlined “Celebrity haunted houses: Jennifer Aniston, Adele, Miley Cyrus & more.” Now Nicholas Sutton, who currently owns the property, claims those comments have made the place unsellable because it’s rumored to be haunted. He’s using that as a reason for asking the local planning board for permission to convert it into apartments.
* So he’s only tried to sell the mansion to stupid people?
* This way, the ghosts can terrify several different families, instead of just one.
* Translation: Nicholas Sutton doesn’t have enough money to bribe the planning board, so he’s come up with this.
* There are plenty of suckers I mean nice people who would happily pay good money for a haunted house.
* Adele has said that she was a “borderline alcoholic” in her 20s and has since quit drinking. But I bet there’s still a lot of boos in that house, if you’re looking for ghosts.

THE BUZZ

MY STRANGEST PUNISHMENT

Reddit asked, “What the strangest punishment your parents ever gave you? Some of the responses:
– “My dad made me cut the lawn with scissors.”
– “Walk backwards around the house 3 times.”
– “My grandma made me talk for 10 minutes straight in 2nd grade, because I was chatting too much and wasn’t doing my homework.”
– “Sit on the stairs and think about what I did. I don’t think I’ll ever understand this.”
– “Knees on uncooked rice.”
– “My school made me copy the bible when you did something bad, The point I assume was to make a good Christian, just made me hate the bible.”
– “Dad got mad at me and my cousin for leaving our toys laying around, he screamed and yelled at us the whole time we were picking them up. And when we picked up every toy, he dumped the buckets and scattered them all over and forced us to do it again.”
– “Made me and my older brother hug each other in the middle of the living room floor, for god knows how long saying ‘I love you.’ Worst punishment ever.”
– “As a kid, my aunt would force me to study and read my textbooks instead of watching TV, it was odd because I actually liked to study.”
– “Spinning with my arms outstretched holding buckets of water saying ‘Rub a dub dub, I’m a Maytag washer.'”
PHONE TOPIC: What’s the oddest punishment you were ever given? (Note: watch out for flat-out abuse stories!)

U.S. NEWS

WOMAN GIVES BIRTH IN KRISPY KREME LOT; FREE DONUTS FOR A YEAR

Last Wednesday in Dothan, Alabama, a woman went into labor in the middle of the snowstorm that hit the south. Sha’Nya Bennett, her partner, Keon Mitchell, and their 4-year-old son began heading to Flowers Hospital. About a mile from the hospital Bennett began screaming that she couldn’t wait. Her husband pulled into the parking lot of a closed Krispy Kreme, and moments later, their new son popped out. The manager of the Krispy Kreme later heard the story of what happened, and has offered the couple free doughnuts for a year, and to host the baby’s first birthday party at Krispy Kreme.
* And that’s the hole story, folks.
* Sometimes the baby’s so pushy, the mother doesn’t have to push.
* I thought maybe the baby would have come out with sprinkles or something, but no.
* Dothan must be the only U.S. city that doesn’t have an Urgent Care Center every three blocks.
* If you’re having a baby, decide in advance which parking lot you’re gonna pull into in order to get free stuff.
* In this case, it’s Alabama. I’m sure the husband is sorry he didn’t pull into an auto parts store lot. Free parts for a year!

PHILADELPHIA WOMAN NAMES HER SON CHEESESTEAK

A Philadelphia woman is going viral after naming her new baby after Philly’s most popular food item: The Philly Cheesesteak. In an Facebook post, a woman with the handle “La Gloria” welcomed her new son (and you’re going to want to spell this out), “Phileigh Cheez’e Steache Grays Jr” saying he’s “7 Pounds 3 ounces 19 1/2 inches.” It’s not known if this is a joke, or if there really is a Phileigh Cheez’e Steache Grays Senior.
* He’s so cute you could just eat him up.
* A 7-pound cheesesteak. That could get me through the entire Super Bowl.
* It’s not often you name you baby after one of your pregnancy cravings.
* And meet his sister, Soft Pretzel With Mustard.

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

DAD SCOLDS SON, SON SNITCHES ON DAD TO COPS

In China, a 10-year-old boy reprimanded by his father for not completing his homework took revenge by calling the police and telling them that his father was hiding drugs. After being severely scolded by his father for not completing his homework on time, the boy reportedly stormed out of the house and went straight to a nearby store and asked if he could use the phone. He called 911 and said he had proof his father was concealing poppy shells, which are considered an illegal drug in China. Police found eight dried poppy shells. The boy’s father admitted to buying them but added that he only planned to use them for medicinal purposes. Police passed on the case to the Anti-Narcotics Brigade.
* I’m sure China’s police will show leniency, as they always do.
* Then they gave the kid’s name to the Bad Students Brigade.
* Good move, kid. Now who’s gonna drive you to school?
* Oh, wait – maybe that was his plan.
* Poppy seeds are just the gateway drug. Then you move on to the harder stuff, like grass seed and gladiola bulbs.

MAN’S PENIS STUCK TO FROZEN STREET

In Alberta, Canada, police were called to the scene of a fight outside a bar in Fort Murray. An intoxicated man got into a fight with other bar patrons, and during the scuffle, the man’s pants fell down and his, uh, member became frozen to ice on the street. There was video of people trying, unsuccessfully, to pull the man up. First responders managed to detach his unit without injuring him. Police said he was not charged.
* It’s like the deleted triple dog dare scene from A Christmas Story.
* Dude, start wearing underpants! It’s Canada in January!!!
* Nothing worse than a stuck stick.
* In Canada, they call this getting coldcocked.

RECORD SET FOR UNDERWATER LIVING: 120 DAYS

A German aerospace engineer just set the world record for living underwater for the longest time without depressurization. Rudiger Koch, 59, spent 120 days in a submerged 320-square-foot capsule off the coast of Panama before emerging Friday. Although the capsule was 36 feet below sea level, Koch wasn’t exactly roughing it. Submerged 15 minutes away from shore, his space included a bed, toilet, TV, computer, internet, and an exercise bike. There was no shower, but there was a backup generator. Solar panels provided electricity. The capsule was also attached to another chamber above the water that provided a way for Koch to receive food, visitors, and doctor visits. Koch said, “What we are trying to do here is prove that the seas are actually a viable environment for human expansion.”
* If you don’t mind never showering.
* Thirty-six feet underwater – the length of a school bus. How did he survive???
* His fingers should stop being pruny by Valentine’s Day.
* Asked how he wanted to celebrate, he said, “Anything but fish.”

TRENDING

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE (January 24-26)

1. Flight Risk – $12 million
2. Mufasa – $8.7 million
3. One of Them Days – $8 million
4. Sonic the Hedgehog 3 – $5.5 million
4. Moana 2 – $4.3 million

ALMANAC

NOTABLE DATES, UPCOMING U.S. OBSERVANCES

TODAY – Auschwitz Liberation Day / Int’l Holocaust Remembrance Day
January 29, Wednesday – Chinese New Year (The Year of the Wood Snake)
February 2, Sunday – Groundhog Day
February 12, Wednesday – Lincoln’s Birthday
February 14, Friday – Valentine’s Day
February 17, Monday – Presidents Day / Washington’s Birthday
March 9, Tuesday – Shrove Tuesday/Mardi Gras
March 9, Sunday – Daylight Saving Time Begins
March 17, Monday – St. Patrick’s Day
March 20, Thursday – Spring begins, Spring Equinox is 5:01 a.m. EDT

BIRTHDAYS

Patton Oswalt (comedian, actor, “The Goldbergs,” “A.P. Bio,” “Agents of SHIELD”) … 56
Alan Cumming (host of “The Traitors” reality TV competition, actor) … 60
Bridget Fonda (actress) … 61
Mikhail Baryshnikov (ballet dancer turned actor, “Sex And The City”) … 77
Nick Mason (drummer with Pink Floyd) … 81
James Cromwell (actor, “Succession,” “Star Trek: First Contact,” ″Babe”) … 85

Today’s Birthdays grade: A solid lineup of respectable if not outstanding performers, plus a founding member of Pink Floyd. Grade: C, if you’re a Pink Floyd fan, B-plus.

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

“I fantasize and idealize myself as Bugs Bunny, but I know deep down I’m Daffy Duck.”

(A) Joe Biden
(B) Kim Jong-un
(C) Patton Oswalt

ANSWER: (C) Patton Oswalt

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

2010 – Steve Jobs unveiled the Apple iPad.
* Sorry, laptops!

2006 – Western Union delivered its last telegram.
* Whatever that is.

1998 – First lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, appearing on NBC’s “Today” show, said that allegations against her husband were the work of a “vast right-wing conspiracy.”
* Of women. That he slept with.

1973 – Representatives of the US, South Vietnam, North Vietnam and the Viet Cong signed the Vietnam Cease-Fire Agreement, which ended the longest war in American history.
* If you don’t count the war between the “tastes great” and “less filling” crowds.

1948 – The Wire Recording Corporation of America introduced the first magnetic tape recorder.
* It was a great invention that made possible the Age of Bootlegs.

1926 – Scottish inventor John Logie Baird unveiled the first true television system during a demonstration in London. Baird used his “televisor” for the very first “TV show,” featuring two ventriloquist’s dummies Baird operated himself.
* The show was so bad, it kept television back twenty more years.

1880 – Thomas Edison patented the electric light.
* And another guy who got rich soon afterwards was the guy who patented the electric light wall switch.

THIS DAY IN MUSIC HISTORY

2015 – Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne were given a song writing credit on Sam Smith’s hit “Stay With Me,” because of the similarities to Petty’s 1989 track “I Won’t Back Down.” “Stay With Me” had been nominated for three Grammys, including song of the year – which honors the writers of the track. Petty’s publisher had contacted Smith’s publisher who made an out-of-court settlement.

2002 – Alan Jackson started a three-week run at No.1 on the U.S. album chart with “Drive.”

1998 – James Brown was charged with possession of marijuana and unlawful use of a firearm after police were called to his South Carolina home. Brown later claimed the drugs were used to help his eyesight.

1984 – Michael Jackson’s hair caught on fire during the filming of a Pepsi commercial. The incident left him with major reconstructive surgery on his scalp due to second- and third-degree burns, and contributed to an addiction to painkillers.

1976 – David Bowie filed suit against attorney Michael Lippman claiming that he had taken a 15% agent’s fee instead of the customary 10%.

1973 – “Superstition” gave Stevie Wonder his second No.1 single in the U.S., 10 years after his first No.1.

1971 – David Bowie arrived in the U.S. for the first time. He couldn’t play live because of work permit restrictions, but attracted publicity when he wore a dress at a promotional event.

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. Studies show that women are more creative at work when they have THESE nearby. What are they?
Flowers

2. In a survey, 61% of women said THIS is the first thing they do when they get home from work. What is it?
Change into pajamas or sweats

3. 25% of people do THIS at work to relax; twice as many women do it than men. What is it?
Take off their shoes

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