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COMEDY MP3s POSTED ON OUR PREP SITE FOR TODAY: A & M AUTOLAND – Contest

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 BASKETBALL DAY

NATIONAL HEALTHY EATING DAY

NATIONAL NACHOS DAY

SAXOPHONE DAY

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

 

THE BUZZ

A BIG RED FLAG

Reddit asked, “What is a red flag to see in someone’s home?” Some of the responses:
– “I saw my mother-in-law mop the floors on Christmas after dinner and then proceed to mop the kitchen table with the same floor mop.”
– “One litterbox and ten cats. True story from when I helped someone move.”
– “No sheets on their bed but clearly they sleep on it.”
– “Holes punched in the wall. No thanks.”
– “A stick of butter IN THE SHOWER? What?”
– “Black garbage bags as window curtains.”
– “Eye boogers on the cat. Clean them off for godssake.”
– “A ‘live laugh love’ sign.”
– “A sign in the kitchen that says KITCHEN.”
– “I was looking at an apartment to rent. I went to the other part of the place where the landlord lived. Above his fireplace was a portrait – of Nathan Bedford Forrest. Founder of the KKK. I got out of there.”
– “Large political flags on the wall. I don’t care what your political affiliations are, if you feel the need to hang a huge flag in your living room to announce them, that’s a no from me.”
– “A parrot. No normal person lives with a parrot.”
– “Had dinner with my friend’s family. They had a bottle of something called “Beano” on the table, and they each took turns passing it around and adding it to their food. I asked and my friend and he said it was “anti-fart drops”. He later told me that his family farts a whole ton so the Beano mitigates the grossness. I couldn’t shake that he has a weird fart family and never went back. I guess that’s not really a red flag. They were just sweet people with fart problems.”
* QUESTION: What is something you saw in someone’s home that clued you in that something was off?

CLIP: This ties in with that last response. Our classic “Beano Shortage” parody spot. (Warning: there’s a lot of farts.)

U.S. NEWS

DIRTY DIAPERS CONVERTED TO ELECTRICITY

A day care company and a waste management facility in Massachusetts have teamed up to turn dirty diapers into electricity. Diapers are one of the biggest sources of U.S. household waste. Six Bright Horizons child care centers are collecting all of their used diapers and wipes into special bins. The bins are taken to a company called Reworld in Haverhill, Massachusetts, where they are steam sterilized to kill bacteria and then mixed up with other waste. The waste goes into a boiler, which creates steam that turns a turbine and creates electricity for the local power grid. Since January, the pilot program has kept more than 33,000 pounds of diapers out of landfills and generated three-megawatt hours. That’s enough to power five local homes for a month.
* Mar-a Lago could power half of Florida.
* Converting diapers to electricity. More than a few times I’ve opened a baby diaper and been shocked.
* Be sure to visit Reworld next time you’re in Massachusetts. Just roll down the window, you’ll find it.
* It’s about time babies started contributing something to society. They can be lazy little buggers.
* That’s great. Now do those cheap plastic shell boxes from the grocery store.

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS ACCIDENTALLY BLESSED BY THE POPE

Pope Francis inadvertently blessed the New Orleans Saints on Tuesday morning when he posted to X a message reading: “The #Saints are precious pearls and are always living and relevant, because they provide a fascinating commentary on the Gospel.” By putting a hashtag on the word “Saints”, the app automatically added the team’s logo, a fleur-de-lis. The message continued: “Their lives are an illustration of the Good News that Jesus brought to humanity: God is our Father, who loves everyone with boundless love.”
* Well, everyone but head coach Dennis Allen. They fired his ass on Monday after the team lost their seventh straight game.
* Accidentally is the only way the Saints ever get blessed
* The Pope loves football. He’s really into the Hail Mary pass.
* And he’s always pushing for the conversion.
* And this season, he added a tailgate to the Popemobile.

FOUR MEN STEAL SKI MASK

Police say four men approached an Oak Park, Illinois, resident back on October 29 around 7:30 pm. The men attempted to purchase a Nike ski mask from the man. The man declined, and the four men stole the ski mask while one of them pulled out a firearm. The men left in a black SUV. The estimated loss is $40.
* Police are on the lookout for three men attempting to steal three more ski masks.
* In case you’re confused, yes, you’re supposed to have the ski mask on BEFORE you do the robbery.
* Maybe it was just some kind og gang initiation scavenger hunt.
* What I’m taking from this is, who can afford to ski if a stupid ski mask costs $40?

LITTLE GIRL GETS $300,000 AFTER COUNTY FAIR KILLED HER PET GOAT

A young girl in Shasta County, California, will receive $300,000 in reparations for her pet goat, which was seized and slaughtered against her wishes. The 9-year-old owner of Cedar the goat raised him to be sold in a junior livestock auction at the 2022 county fair, but she changed her mind and tried to pull the animal from the sale before bidding began. The Shasta Fair Association refused to allow her to do that. So, the family took the goat home after he was sold and said they would pay money to whoever bought the goat. Despite this, Shasta County fair officials claimed the goat belonged to the county. Sheriff’s deputies drove 500 miles to seize Cedar from his farm home in Sonoma County. He was later killed. The girl’s family sued for violation of due process and unreasonable search and seizure. The county agreed to a settlement and will pay $300,000 to the girl and her family. The family still has a lawsuit pending against the Shasta Fair. They want to know about Cedar’s final days, including who killed him, and where his remains are located.
* Also, what sauce was used and what was the side vegetable?
* County fairs are supposed to teach kids about animals, but this girl learned the true value of a good lawyer.
* I’m sure Cedar the goat had a very nice life on a farm somewhere. An alligator farm is a kind of farm, right?

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

JAPANESE BOYS NEED TO KISS MORE

Japan is experiencing a seriously declining birth rate, and so they are doing whatever they can to get people to partner up. A new survey of high schoolers finds that just over one-fifth – 22.8% – of boys in high school – ages 15 to 18 – have experienced a first kiss, the lowest number since the agency began surveying sexual behavior a half-century ago. Back in 2005, that number was at 50%. Girls in the 15-to-18 bracket who have kissed someone are at 27.5%, Japan currently has 125 million people; experts say it could have a population of just 53 million by the end of the century if young people don’t start with the kissing and stuff.
* Have they considered teaching co-ed sumo wrestling in gym class?
* They need less “Hello Kitty” and more “Kimono My House.”

ALMANAC

NOTABLE DATES, UPCOMING U.S. OBSERVANCES

Nov. 11, Monday – Veterans Day
Nov. 28, Thursday – Thanksgiving
Dec. 21, Saturday – Winter begins, winter solstice occurs at 4:21 a.m. (EST)
Dec. 25, Wednesday – Christmas
Dec. 31, Tuesday – New Year’s Eve
Jan. 1, Wednesday – New Year’s Day

BIRTHDAYS

Emma Stone (actress) … 36
Patina Miller (actress, “Madam Secretary”) … 40
Zoe McLellan (actress, “NCIS: New Orleans”) … 50
Ethan Hawke (actor) … 54
Maria Shriver (former TV newsperson, former Mrs. Arnold Schwarzenegger) … 69
Sally Field (actress) … 78

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

“I was just a ham since about the age of five. I was never all that funny; I was just obnoxious and loud.”

(A) Stephen Colbert
(B) Jimmy Kimmel
(C) Emma Stone

ANSWER: (C) Emma Stone

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

2002 – A jury in Beverly Hills, CA, convicted actress Winona Ryder of stealing $5,500 worth of merchandise from Saks Fifth Avenue. She was later placed on three years’ probation.
* “Girl, Interrupted – While Shoplifting.”

1987 – A busy railway station in India ground to a halt when passengers rushed to watch a porn film which was appearing on the television screens instead of the train times.
* “Wow – look what’s going on in the dining car of the 3:15 to Calcutta!”

1923 – The electric shaver was patented.
* Now when you shaved in the shower, it would REALLY wake you up!

1883 – A cross-country race was first run in the United States.
* And that day also saw the first use of the word “short-cut”.

THIS DAY IN MUSIC HISTORY

2014 – Taylor Swift’s album “1989” debuted at No.1 on the Billboard albums chart, selling 1.287 million copies in its first week, the largest sales week for an album since Eminem’s “The Eminem Show” which was released 12 years earlier. Swift became the first act to earn three million-selling weeks with an album.

2007 – Meat Loaf cancelled his European tour after being diagnosed with a cyst on his vocal cords. The 60-year-old had already scrapped two gigs on doctor’s orders.

2005 – Madonna scored her 36th Top Ten single with “Hung Up,” equaling the record with Elvis Presley for the most Top Ten singles. “Hung Up” was also Madonna’s 47th Top Forty single, the most for any female artist.

1999 – Lee Ann Womack married longtime beau, Frank Liddell, in a private ceremony.

1996 – Police closed the Paris Hard Rock Cafe after it was claimed they’d found 700 pounds of mad-cow infected beef there.

1975 – The Sex Pistols gave their first public performance.

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. According to a recent survey, 60 percent of parents think 12 is the perfect age for their kids to do THIS. What is it?
Get their own cell phone

2. According to a recent survey, mothers are more likely than fathers to admit THIS about their children. What is it?
They have a favorite child

3. Most people think Dad is a better choice than Mom when it comes to THIS. What is it?
Teaching kids to drive

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