Wednesday, June 26, 2019 Edition: #6481

Here’s More Bull Roar!

BS SUBSCRIBER NOTE:
There’ll be no “BS” service for Monday July 1 to observe the Canada Day holiday. All subscribers will receive credit for the missed service day. The Bull Sheet will resume publication on Tuesday, July 2.

BS SHOW BIZ BUZZ:
★ George Clooney has found his next feature film to both direct and star in. He’s currently in pre-production on an untitled film based on the sci-fi novel “Good Morning, Midnight” for Netflix. It’s a post-apocalyptic tale about the parallel stories of Augustine, played by Clooney, a lonely scientist in the Arctic, as he races to make contact with the crew of a spacecraft as they try to return home to Earth. Production is set to begin in October.
-TheWrap
★ Tom Holland was a real-life superhero to a young fan in New York while signing autographs. He was captured on camera threatening some professional autograph hunters, or “graphers” as they are known, who were crushing a young girl. In the video, Holland can be seen and heard telling someone he would throw their things on the ground if they did not stop pushing the young woman who said she was having a panic attack.
-YahooMovies
★ Roseanne Barr and Andrew Dice Clay have announced a new comedy tour together called “Mr. And Mrs. America.” In preparation for the show, Clay said that they were inspired by the current national obsession with political discourse in addition to the alleged policing of comedians’ language. And he’s no stranger to controversy. He was banned for life by MTV for his scandalous comedy and has been the subject of several protests.
-Canoe
★ Director Danny Boyle has confirmed that he is working on a third “28 Days Later” movie. He says that writer ”Alex Garland and I have a wonderful idea for the third part.” The original post-apocalyptic film followed a courier who wakes up from a coma after 28 days to discover society has broken down following the accidental release of a highly contagious virus which has turned the population of the UK into violent zombies. It spawned a 2007 sequel entitled “28 Weeks Later”, and led to a resurgence in zombie drama.
-ContactMusic

TODAY’S SHOW BIZ SKED:
• “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (ABC/Global): Tom Holland, Jake Gyllenhaal, Zendaya, Cobie Smulders, Jacob Batalon, Vampire Weekend (R)
• “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon” (NBC/CTV): Daisy Ridley, Colin Quinn, Little Big Town
• “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (CBS/Global): Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Incubus
• “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (NBC/CTV):Terry Crews, Anthony Jeselnik, Jon Wurster
• “The Late Late Show with James Corden” (CBS/CTV): Rob Lowe, Elle Fanning, Blood Orange (R)
• “Conan” (TBS): Bill Hader (R)
• “Watch What Happens Live” (Bravo): Chaka Khan, Adam Lambert
• “The View” (ABC/CTV): Terry Crews
• “The Talk” (CBS): Adam Scott
• “Live with Kelly and Ryan” (ABC/CTV): Viola Davis, Christina Applegate, Asia Kate Dillon, Meaghan Murphy
• “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” (NBC/CTV): Favorite funny ladies, including Kristen Bell, Chrissy Teigen, Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Maya Rudolph
• “Are You The One?” (MTV): 16 singles head to Hawaii to find their perfect matches and for a chance to split the $1 million prize, and for the first time ever, all the singles are sexually fluid, which means there are no gender limitations: The one could be anyone.

BS MUSIC NOTES:
• Taylor Swift — has applied to trademark her cat. She adopted Benjamin Button after he appeared in her ‘ME!’ video earlier this year and she’s now applied for the rights to his name, after previously doing so for her other feline friends, Meredith Grey and Olivia Benson. (Note to Taylor: There’s a pretty good chance that it has already been trademarked by the people who made the movie of the same name…or the person who wrote the book!)
• Ariana Grande — revealed a new tattoo on her Instagram story. It showed a picture of a Jim Carrey quote from The Truman Show, “In case I don’t see ya, good afternoon, good evening and good night!” The tattoo was a screenshot from her friend’s matching tattoo, and Grande wrote that hers is the same, “but upside down”. Grande is a big fan of Carrey and used to run a fan page dedicated to him as “JimCarreyFan42”.
• Avicii — The video for his song ‘Heaven’ from his posthumous album “Tim” was released Monday. It is set in Madagascar, where the late producer spent 19 days after his final gig in Ibiza. The cinematographer says he filmed during that trip and returned after Avicii’s death “to remember Tim, to honor his legacy, and to recreate the memories that will stay with us forever.” Avicii died by suicide in April, 2018.
• Avril Lavigne – has announced she’s about to tour for the first time in five years. The “Head Above Water” tour will play 15 cities across North America. $1 from each ticket sold will go to The Avril Lavigne Foundation in support of people with Lyme disease, as well as other illnesses or disabilities.
• George Michael – his London home is available for rent. Wealthy fans are able to stay there for the reasonable sum of just $19,000 per week. A source said: “The family don’t want to let it go yet, instead they want others to enjoy the beautiful house. Nobody knows which A-lister will be in there yet, but it is likely to be somebody really big.”
• Foo Fighters — Frontman Dave Grohl and ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons are reportedly among the names lending their talents to the next Queens of the Stone Age record. The group is working on the follow-up to “Villains”, which was released in August 2017.
• Blake Shelton – told ET’s Nancy O’Dell that despite the wedding rumors about him and Gwen Stefani which crop up every once in a while, “I promise you, we won’t break the news in any of the grocery store trash magazines.” He went on to say that “WHEN” it happens, “you’ll hear about it from somebody like you. Maybe even you, exclusively. You’re credible.” (Yes, that was a ‘when’, not an ‘if’.)
• Miranda Lambert – says her upcoming album will have a bit of a “rock vibe”. She explains that she has been spending time in New York and “I got married and I’m happy”. When asked if she brought some “New York grit” to the new album, she agreed.

PICK ME UP A SEVEN-PACK:
How about a seven-pack? In an effort to help curb plastic pollution, Corona has come up with a new type of beer can that might make those plastic six-pack rings a thing of the past. They have come up with a can design which has threading at the top and bottom that allows them to be connected and stacked on top of each other. “Corona Fit Packs” will not only allow Corona to sell beer cans without the plastic rings, but they will also allow for a wider variety of quantities to be sold. The new design is said so allow you to fasten together as many as ten cans in a single stack. Keep in mind, though, that ten cans would stand about four-feet-tall, which wouldn’t be easy to carry around, much less store in a fridge or cooler without taking the time to take them apart. The cans are currently being tested in Mexico.
(I can’t wait to see what drinking games they make out of THIS!)
(The only problem so far is that after drinking 4 of them, nobody can figure out how to get the next one off!)
(“Fit Packs”? They need a catchier name…and I don’t think “Screw Corona” is the way to go!)
-NYPost

“BROWNED” COFFEE:
From the department of good news, scientists are saying that coffee just might the secret to battling obesity…and diabetes. It has to do with the fact that java has been found to help the body stimulate brown fat in the body. Brown fat is the “good fat” which generates body heat by burning calories. By stimulating brown fat, which also helps burn off the bad white fat, coffee could help prevent obesity and diabetes, according to the study conducted by the University of Nottingham. Until now, there was no known way to stimulate brown fat. Scientists are unsure if it’s the caffeine in coffee that’s responsible for this, but with more testing, they may be able to use coffee as part of a weight management regime, or as part of a glucose program to prevent diabetes.
(Sounds great…until I load my coffee up with three spoonfuls of sugar and a bunch of cream!)
(If this is true, can you imagine how huge I’d be if I DIDN’T drink coffee!)
(I’m guessing we can’t increase our brown fat by switching to brown sugar, can we?)
-NYPost

DID YOU KNOW?
People are more likely to return a lost wallet if it contains money, and the more cash, the better, according to an experiment carried out in 355 cities in 40 countries. The presence of money in a wallet boosted the return rate to about 51 per cent, versus 40 per for wallets containing no cash. The author of the study says the evidence suggests people have an aversion to seeing themselves as a thief.
-AP

WINE MYTHBUSTING:
➢ Only cheap wines have screw tops:  That used to be true. These days, winemakers all over the world have come around to the benefits of the screw top, like the facts that they are airtight, and they don’t crumble into the bottle like a cork. (And it’s easier to re-seal the bottle if you don’t finish it…or so I’ve heard!)
➢ Sulfites give you red-wine headaches:  If you can eat dried fruit or deli meat without issues, you probably don’t have a sulfite sensitivity, as both are generally much higher in sulfites than red wine. In fact, even white wine has more sulfites than red wine. The likely cause of your headache is dehydration.
➢ Certain wines require certain glasses:  The explosion of wine-glass diversity didn’t happen until 1973. And studies have found that the effect of different-shaped glasses on the taste of wine is limited. So, it might be worth investing in a few styles of stemware if you consider yourself a serious taster, but otherwise, pretty much any glass will do. (Any suggestions on straws?)
➢ Red wine goes with red meat, white wine goes with fish:  Wine color is only one element that dictates its ideal food pairings — acidity, tannins, fruit flavors, oak treatment, and other factors can all have an impact on whether your bottle of vino tastes great with that home-cooked meal. (Now, which goes with Barbecue chips, again?)
➢ Red wine shouldn’t go in the fridge, and white wine should stay chilled:  The recommended serving temperature for red wine is between 62 and 68 degrees Fahrenheit (17-20 Celsius), so “room temperature” might not be where you want your wine to be. And the recommended serving temperature for white wine is between 49 and 55 degrees Fahrenheit (9-13 Celsius), yet the FDA-recommended refrigerator temperature is 40 degrees (4 Celsius).
-Curiosity

BS CHRONOMETER 06.26.19

TODAY’S CELEBIRTHDAYS . . .
1959 [60] Mark McKinney, Ottawa Canada, TV actor (‘Glenn Sturgis’ on “Superstore” since 2015, “The Kids in the Hall” 1988-1995)

1970 [49] Chris O’Donnell, Winnetka IL, TV actor (“NCIS: Los Angeles” since 2009)/movie actor (“Batman & Robin”)

1970 [49] Sean Hayes, Glen Ellyn, IL, TV actor (‘Jack McFarland’ on “Will & Grace” 1998-2006, 2018)

1970 [49] Nick Offerman, Minooka IL, TV actor (“Parks & Recreation” 2009-15) COMING UP…”Lucy in the Sky”, 2019

1973 [46] Gretchen Wilson, Pocahontas IL, country singer (‘Redneck Woman’)

1974 [45] Derek Jeter, Pequannock, NJ, retired baseball pro, (New York Yankees shortstop 1995-2014, 5-time World Series champ), CEO and part owner of Miami Marlins

1979 [40] Nathan Followill, Oklahoma City OK, alt-rock drummer-vocalist (Kings of Leon -‘Use Somebody’, ‘Sex on Fire’)

1979 [40] Ryan Tedder, Tulsa OK, pop-rock singer (OneRepublic–‘Counting Stars’)/songwriter-producer (Adele, Beyoncé, Carrie Underwood, Jennifer Lopez, etc.)

1984 [35] Aubrey Plaza, Wilmington DE, TV actress (“Parks & Recreation” 2009-15, “Legion” since 2017)

1993 [26] Ariana Grande, Boca Raton FL, pop singer (Ft. Zedd -‘Break Free’, ‘thank u, next’)

TODAY’S BS REASONS TO PARTY . . .
• “Beautician’s Day”, your chance to show your appreciation to those who make you look beautiful. That includes your hairstylist, manicurist, esthetician (and Photoshop).

• “Chocolate Pudding Day”, celebrating the ooey-gooey dessert most toddlers like to eat … with their hands.

• “Tropical Cocktails Day”, don’t forget to add a few frilly umbrellas for extra flair!

• “International Day Against Drug Abuse & Illicit Trafficking”, a UN observance established in 1987 with the goal of achieving an international society free of drug abuse.

• “National Canoe Day” in Canada. There are two types of canoes, the K-boat, or kayak, a closed decked vessel, is generally meant for one person and is propelled by a single paddle with a blade at either end. The second type is the more traditional C-boat, or Canadian. The canoe has been chosen as one of the ‘Seven Wonders of Canada’. Quote: “A true Canadian is one who can make love in a canoe without tipping.” – Pierre Berton

• “Forgiveness Day”, troubles and disputes should be ended on Forgiveness Day. It would be a nice idea to reconnect with someone whom you have not spoken to in a while because of a prior disagreement. (But he started it!!)

COMING UP . . .
[Thurs] Helen Keller Day
[Thurs] Handshake Day
[Fri] National Food Truck Day
[Fri] INTERNATIONAL CAPS LOCK DAY

TODAY’S (NOT SO) SPORTING EVENT:
2014 [05] Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez is thrown out of the World Cup for biting Italian player Giorgio Chiellini on the shoulder (also banned from 9 international matches and handed a 4-month suspension)

TODAY’S MUSIC EVENTS . . .
1977 [42] A pale, weak, and obese Elvis Presley performs what will be his final concert, at the Market Square Arena in Indianapolis, Indiana for a crowd of 18,000 (he dies August 16th)

2005 [14] Pink proposes to her boyfriend, motocross rider Carey Hart, by holding up a sign that says “Will You Marry Me?” while he is racing in Mammoth, California. On the next lap, she adds, “I’m Serious.” He pulls out of the race to say yes.

2018 [01] Barry Gibb of Bee Gees is knighted by Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace.

TODAY’S FIRSTS . . .
1974 [45] 1st UPC grocery scanner is installed at a supermarket in Troy, Ohio (1st product to carry a UPC ‘bar code’ is Wrigley’s chewing gum)

1997 [22] “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone”, the 1st book in J. K. Rowling’s best-selling series, is published

TODAY’S RECORD . . .
1981 [38] ‘Most Coupons Used in a Single Purchase’ as Virginia Campbell of Mountain Home, Idaho buys $24,460 worth of groceries in a supermarket and uses clipped coupons and rebates to cover all but 67 cents of the bill

BULL’S BITS

BS WHACK FACTS:
✓ The longest lightning bolt ever recorded was 118 miles long.
✓ Some pumpkins can grow 15 miles of roots.
✓ Onions, apples and potatoes all have the same taste. Their smells are what gives them different flavors.
✓ Lime Jell-O produces the same brain waves as adult humans when hooked up to an EEG machine.
✓ Mr. Potato Head once got four votes for mayor of Boise, Idaho in an election.
✓ A Venus flytrap can eat a whole cheeseburger.
-TotallyAwesomeUselessInformation

BS STUPID QUESTIONS FOR AUSTRALIANS:
• What do you didgeridoo for a living?
• Why do you throw shrimp on a helpless doll?
• Is Paul Hogan related to Hulk Hogan?
• How do you throw away your old boomerangs?
• Is that Men at Work song your National Anthem?
• Vegemite is just a joke you trick us foreigners with, right?
• Is a lazy kangaroo called a ‘pouch potato’?
• Every time I attempt your accent I sound like an extra trailer park-y Britney Spears, and yours sounds so cool. Why?
• What g’day is it?
• Is this a knife?
-Twitter

BS BAD COOKOUT DISHES:
• Chocolate covered Salmon
• Carrot dogs
• Beard hair salad
• Leftover potato salad from last week’s cookout
• Veggie tray. Don’t be that guy.
• Fava beans and a nice Chianti
• Gas station sushi
• Anything that is imprisoned inside Jell-O
• Fruitcake
• Anything and everything containing mayonnaise
-Twitter, first published in ‘BS’ in 2018

BS PHONE STARTER:
What’s your worst example of tourists behaving badly?

BS RANDOM JOKE:
I read recipes the same way I read science fiction. I get to the end and I think, “Well, that’s not going to happen.”

BS WATER COOLER QUESTION:
Question:  39% of women say they are attracted to men, who wear THIS. What is it?
Answer:  A bow tie

BS DEEP THOUGHT:
Work hard enough that one day your signature will be called an autograph.