TUESDAY, Nov 28 – DAILY PREP TEXT VERSION

MORNING SIDEKICK DAILY PREP TEXT VERSION FOR TUESDAY, November 28, 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.)

NATIONAL FRENCH TOAST DAY

RED PLANET DAY
The Holiday Insights website says this:
“Red Planet Day commemorates the launch of the Spacecraft Mariner 4 on November 28,1964. The 228 day mission of Mariner 4 brought the spacecraft within 6,118 miles of Mars on July 14, 1965.”

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

TAYLOR SWIFT’S ERA’S TOUR MOVIE TO STREAM ON TV IN DECEMBER

Did you pay movie theater prices to see Taylor Swift’s Era’s Tour movie in the theater? Suckers. Taylor Swift announced that the concert film will start streaming on TV on Dec. 13 on Swift’s birthday. What’s more, the on-demand version will feature three songs not included in the theatrical release, “Wildest Dreams,” “The Archer” and “Long Live.” Swift’s website seems to indicate the film will be available to Apple TV, Vudu, Prime Video, Xfinity, Google Play and YouTube.
* Every. Last. Nickel.
* You just know her people did a calculation to see what they’d make if they included commercials.
* Once again, I’ll wait for the Lego version of this movie.
* Many people don’t know this, but back in the 60’s, the Beatles would release a song – two songs, actually, an A-side and a B-side – on a 45 rpm single, and then do a full album without the two songs on the single, because they didn’t think it was fair for the fans to have to pay twice for the same music. You may not know that. Taylor Swift sure doesn’t.
* Some of her fans who aren’t so smart have started camping out in front of their TVs.

THE BUZZ

SPYING ON YOUR PARTNER

Researchers from the BonusFinder website spoke to 5,000 participants and found nearly half say they have had a partner who was unfaithful. The respondents discovered this by spying on their partner. More than 40% of American respondents revealed that they have been cheated on by their partners.
– 12.8% of those people discovered their partner was cheating after engaging in some form of spying: tracking their phone, checking their social media, checking phone bills, going through their pockets, following them after they left the house, or even using a private eye.
– The top ten states of people most likely to spy on their partners: Alaska, Vermont, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Hawaii, Indiana, Arkansas, Iowa, Illinois, Colorado.
– No one from North Dakota admitted to spying on their partner.
* BonusFinder? Finding out your partner is cheating is a helluva bonus.
* “I discovered you’re cheating!” “Serves you right for spying on me!”
* 40%. The remaining 60% covered their tracks better.
* Now the BonusFinder researchers are wondering about their own partners.
* PHONE TOPIC: Have you spied on your partner? Just a little or did you go all-out? Did it turn out good or bad?

I SPENT HOURS LEARNING THIS, AND NOW IT’S USELESS

Reddit asked, “What is that one thing that you have invested thousands of hours working on it and now it’s useless?” Some of the responses:
– “Naming all the files in my mp3 music collection. Hundreds of thousands of songs all named in the same format with album art and now we have Spotify.”
– “Tae Kwon Do. It took a freshman wrestler to show me how useless karate was.”
– “I have a friend who spent a couple years becoming fluent in Klingon.”
– “World of Warcraft.”
– “I practiced piano for hours every day for 15+ years, performed in multiple countries, originally went to college for it. Hooray arthritis.”
– “In the beginnings of the internet, I spent an insane amount of time creating a very comprehensive website on cats; history, breeds, genetics, care, everything. It was located on one of those free domain hosting sites. After a few years of being up I got an email from the domain provider saying it had been accidentally erased from the server.”
– “My horse. Boarding fees, vets, tack, competition fees. Now he’s 27 and retired. I love him to death but all he does is eat and crap.”
– “Studying Japanese when I lived there. Just completely useless outside of Japan.”
– “I spent three years scanning all my family’s photos, dating back to the 1880s, organizing them in chronological order. It was a massive project. After they were all safely downloaded, in order, on my iMac, I received notice of a computer update. Of course, I did the update. The next time I checked my photos, they were all scrambled out of order.”
– “Parkour. I was good at it. Today I am a software consultant.”
– “Motorcycle. I’ve spent the past year rebuilding it. Went to start it and I have no idea what’s wrong with it.”
– “I covered a huge polystyrene egg with thumbtacks to make a dragon egg for no reason. It cost me about $150 and it took me two months. Sat in my closet for years and I accidentally crushed it while tidying up.”
* Oh, come on, people! You might as well say “Changing my underwear. Did it all my life, what has it got me?”
* Nothing is wasted, everything you’ve ever learned will come back to help you later in life. Except for maybe that thumbtack dinosaur egg thing. That was just stupid.
* If I just imagine going parkour today, I sprain something.
* Everything is worthwhile doing at the time, especially if it keeps you from watching reality television.
* PHONE TOPIC: Is there something you feel you’ve massively wasted your time on? And you can’t say “my marriage.”

U.S. NEWS

PASSENGER OPENS EMERGENCY DOOR, JUMPS OUT ON WING OF SOUTHWEST AIR FLIGHT

A man was arrested after jumping out of an emergency hatch on a Southwest Airlines flight Sunday in New Orleans, climbing out onto the plane’s wing, and attempting to run away as the aircraft sat waiting to push back from the gate for takeoff. Witnesses said the man had been walking on the airplane’s wing before jumping down and running across the tarmac where he was stopped by authorities.
* And that was just the pilot.
* He wasn’t sure how to exit the plane, so he just winged it.
* “Hey! Where’s the cool inflatable slide?”
* They caught the guy, stuffed him back onto the plane and made him fly Southwest.
* Look, forgetting your Thanksgiving leftovers back at mom’s house is no excuse for doing this.

MAILMAN LIES ABOUT ROBBERY TO GET OFF WORK

In Toledo, Ohio, a postal worker is facing charges for lying about getting robbed at gunpoint in order to get out of work. Letter carrier Cody Reardon claimed that on Saturday an unknown person approached him with a gun, demanding his mailbox key before fleeing. Investigators quickly found surveillance footage that showed the 20-year-old Reardon throwing a set of federal postal service keys into a yard. Reardon eventually admitted to making up the entire story “in order to get time off of work.”
* Well, it worked!
* Mr. Reardon has been forwarded to the nearest jail.
* He’s Gen Z. He respects email, not snail mail.
* As punishment, they’re making him work the front desk during holiday season back at the post office.

DISNEYLAND STREAKER

A 26-year-old man was arrested at Disneyland after he was filmed tearing off his clothes and crawling around “It’s a Small World” ride in front of terrified riders. The unidentified guest was filmed in his boxer shorts climbing over the animatronic figures and sitting in the pool in front of the Taj Mahal, surrounded by dancing dolls as flying carpets circled overhead. In the video, a guest cries out, “Oh God, he’s going to break all the stuff,” while another says, “They should stop the music.” (* Yes. Yes they should. Just stop the music.) The man eventually took off his boxers and waded buck named through the river until he exited the ride, where he was taken into custody by Disney security. Anaheim police arrested him for indecent exposure and being under the influence of a controlled substance. Sadly, the ride was able to resume operating around 3 p.m.
* One of the Dumbo’s got loose.
* All the people who saw him naked noted that it was, in fact, a small world after all.
* Those Disneyland admission fees cost the shirt off your back. And more!
* Not saying it’s right, but it’s hard to go on “It’s a Small World” unless you ARE under the influence of a controlled substance.
* Now he’s finding out it’s also a small jail cell, after all.

BODY FOUND IN ARTS CENTER AIR VENT

Authorities were called to Macomb, Michigan’s Community College on Sunday to investigate a “foul odor” in the school’s performance arts building. They found a body in the ventilation system. He was identified as Jason Anthony Thompson, 36, and had been reported missing since October 25th. Mr. Thompson was not affiliated with the school. Officials did not say how he might have gotten access to the performing arts building. The Macomb County medical examiner’s office is trying to determine the cause of death.
* Just spitballing here, but how about “stuck in an air vent?”
* What went wrong? In movies, the air vent always leads you straight to the bad guy’s control room.
* It’s always the last place you look, right?
* This is the worst Die Hard sequel ever.
* I don’t know what show they have planned at the arts center this month, but it stinks.

TRENDINGSTEPHEN COLBERT HAS RUPTURED APPENDIX

“Late Show” host Stephen Colbert has canceled this week’s episodes so that he can recover from a ruptured appendix. Colbert joked that many might think he ate too much turkey over the Thanksgiving weekend. “Actually I’m recovering from surgery for a ruptured appendix.” He joked that “Going forward, all emails to my appendix will be handled by my pancreas.”

ALMANAC

NOTABLE DATES, UPCOMING U.S. OBSERVANCES

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

Bryshere Gray (actor-rapper, “Empire”) … 30
Jon Stewart (comedian, TV host) … 61
Matt Cameron (drummer with Pearl Jam, Soundgarden) … 61
Judd Nelson (actor) … 64
Ed Harris (actor, “Westworld”) … 73
Paul Shaffer (musician, former bandleader on “The Late Show with David Letterman”) … 74
Randy Newman (singer/songwriter) … 80

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

“I am a tiny, neurotic man, standing in the back of the room throwing tomatoes at the chalk board.”

(A) Joe Rogan
(B) Bill Maher
(C) Jon Stewart

ANSWER: (C) Jon Stewart

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

2008 – New York Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress accidentally shot himself in the right thigh with a gun tucked into his waistband at a New York City nightclub.
* That’s not much of a night out – leaving the bar after just one shot.

1995 – President Clinton signed a $6 billion road bill that ended the 55 mph speed limit.
* Which motorists had ended years before anyway.

1948 – The first ever Polaroid instant cameras went on sale in Boston, MA.
* And, inside of a minute, we had the first ever instant photo of someone mooning out a car window.

1922 – The first skywriting took place as British Captain Cyril Turner of the Royal Air Force spelled out “Hello USA” over New York’s Times Square.
* The weird part was when he finished his message with “S.W.A.K.”

1895 – The first auto race was held with the winner traveling at a blistering speed of 7 1/2 miles per hour.
* Which is now about how fast we move during rush hour.

1776 – Washington crossed the Delaware.
* It was a difficult trip because of the freezing cold – plus they had to stop the boat and pose for that famous painting.

1520 – The Portuguese explorer Magellan discovered, and named, the Pacific Ocean.
* These days, it would be named “The AT&T Ocean,” or “The VISA Ocean,” or “The Lexus Ocean” …

THIS DAY IN MUSIC HISTORY

2016 – “Hamilton” set a new record for most money earned in a week on Broadway – $3.3 million.

2006 – Actress Pamela Anderson filed for divorce from rapper Kid Rock after four months of marriage.

1990 – In L.A., law enforcement officials announced that there was not enough evidence to prosecute Axl Rose for assaulting his neighbor with a wine bottle.

1979 – Paul Simon filed two lawsuits against his record label in attempt to leave them.

1979 – The original members of Kiss performed their last show together until 1996 when they reunited.

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. About 35% of Americans cannot do THIS. What is it?
Pass a U.S. citizenship test

2. 70% of Americans surveyed said they have only seen 10 or fewer of THESE. What are they?
U.S. states

3. 72% of us don’t know THIS person’s first and last name. Who is it?
Our next door neighbor

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