Wednesday, November 13, 2019        Edition: #6572

Thanks a Sheetload for Choosing “BS”!

BS SHOW BIZ BUZZ:
★ Ricky Gervais is back! The comedian is returning as host of the Golden Globes for the fifth time. In a statement, Gervais said: “Once again, they’ve made me an offer I can’t refuse. But this is the very last time I’m doing this, which could make for a fun evening.” Hollywood Foreign Press Association  president Lorenzo Soria said, “When Ricky Gervais is at the helm of the Golden Globes Awards, we can always expect the unexpected. We’re excited to see it all unfold on Jan. 5!”  Gervais hosted the Globes in 2010-12 and returned in 2016.
-Yahoo
★ After a four-year break, “The Soup” is coming back. E! has announced it will return early next year with actress-comedian Jade Catta-Preta as host. The “reimagined” and “supercharged” new version of The Soup will continue its long tradition of skewering pop culture. The show premiered in 1991 as “Talk Soup” and famously launched the career of original host Greg Kinnear, who hosted until 1995. E! most recently canceled the show at the end of 2015 after 22 years.
-Deadline
★ Fans are eagerly anticipating the third season of “The Crown”, as the storyline moves into the tumultuous 1960s and 1970s. Some of the upcoming storylines are already causing some serious pearl-clutching among royal watchers. One involves the Queen’s obsessive interest in horses, resulting in her leaving Buckingham Palace on a mission to visit stud farms in Kentucky, accompanied by her childhood friend Lord Porchester, who shares her passion for all things equestrian. When she returns to Buckingham Palace, a chilly scene finds Prince Philip gently wondering if her friendship with old “Porchie” may be something more.
-MSN
★ “Avengers: Endgame’s” Robert Downey Jr. dedicated his E! People’s Choice Awards 2019 accolade to Stan Lee on Sunday night, as the film took home three prizes. He was presented with the Male Movie Star of 2019 gong for his role as ‘Tony Stark/Iron Man’, and he paid tribute to the ”late, great” comic book writing legend who passed away a year ago at age 95. Downey Jr. told the crowd: ”I just got to come up here and open the show so I’ll just say thank you Disney, thank you Marvel, thank you Russo brothers. ”And most of all, to the late, great Stan Lee, this is for you, buddy.”
-ContactMusic

TODAY’S SHOW BIZ SKED:
• “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (ABC/Global): Ray Romano, Don Johnson, Maren Morris, Zac Brown Band
• “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon” (NBC/CTV): Rachel Maddow, Tony Hale, Dominic Fike
• “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (CBS/Global): Tim Robbins, Nicole Wallace
• “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (NBC/CTV): Sebastian Maniscalo, Liz Phair, Chris Johnson
• “The Late Late Show with James Corden” (CBS/CTV): Beth Behrs, Sam Claflin, Grace VanderWaal
• “Lights Out with David Spade” (COMEDY): Chris Hardwick, Brian Posehn
• “Conan” (TBS): Jenny Slate
• “Watch What Happens Live” (Bravo): Leslie Grossman, Melissa Gorga
• “The View” (ABC/CTV): Day of Hot Topics
• “The Talk” (CBS): Marla Gibbs
• “Live with Kelly and Ryan” (ABC/CTV): Idina Menzel, Tony Hale
• “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” (NBC/CTV): Ray Romano
• “The Kelly Clarkson Show” (CHECK LOCAL LISTINGS): Jason Momoa, Alfre Woodard, Kaleb Lee
• “The 53rd Annual CMA Awards” (ABC): Live from Bridgestone Arena in Nashville; Carrie Underwood, Reba McEntire and Dolly Parton host. Performers include Kelsea Ballerini and Garth Brooks
• “American Horror Story” (F/X): Season 9 finale
• “Survivor” (CBS): We Made It to the Merge!

BS MUSIC NOTES:
• Tyler The Creator – Fans who attended his Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival in L.A. were disappointed that the surprise headliner was – Drake. Posters for the event featured question marks instead of naming the actual headliner. It seems the crowd was expecting to see Tyler’s former bandmate Frank Ocean, but instead, they got Drake, who performed nine songs, and when he asked the crowd whether they wanted him to continue, they straight up booed him.
• Ariana Grande – is teasing a new “Sweetener” live album. She shared clips on her Instagram stories of her scrolling through audio files with the names of different cities she played in on the ‘Sweetener’ world tour. Last month, she tweeted: “so …. i got a bunch of my live vocals from tour on my laptop…about to start comping thru and picking my favorite…performance moments…just in case u want a live album one day.”
• Brian Setzer – has canceled his “Christmas Rocks!” tour with the Brian Setzer Orchestra. According to a press release, Setzer has been diagnosed with a severe case of tinnitus, a condition that causes sufferers to hear a constant noise or ringing in their ears.
• The Who – Pete Townshend says their new song ‘I Don’t Wanna Get Wise’ is ”a twist” on ‘My Generation, except instead of being about ”not wanting to die before you get old”, ‘I Don’t Wanna Get Wise’ is written from a young person’s perspective and is about that ”discomforting” feeling when you realize you ”know nothing” as you look to the future.
• Ozzy Osbourne — has announced his rescheduled ‘No More Tours 2’ dates in the UK and Europe after having to postpone things when he was hospitalized with pneumonia and later suffered a bad fall. The new dates kick off in Newcastle, UK on October 23, before wrapping on December 7 in Helsinki, Finland.
• Fleetwood Mac — Mick Fleetwood has assembled an all-star lineup, including Steven Tyler, Billy Gibbons and David Gilmour, to pay tribute to founding guitarist Peter Green. Also on the bill: former Rolling Stone Bill Wyman, Christine McVie, John Mayall, Zak Starkey, Andy Fairweather Low and Jonny Lang. The concert will take place on Feb. 25 at the London Palladium.
• RaeLynn – “The Voice” alum has been added to the roster of Round Here Records. She is the first female artist signed to the label launched by Florida Georgia Line members Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley. Hubbard shared the news on social media, along with a tease of RaeLynn’s new single, ‘Bra Off’.
• Shania Twain – will perform at The 2019 American Music Awards. The AMAs air live on Sunday, Nov. 24. The performance will be Twain’s first at the awards show since 2003, and will see the Queen of Country Pop singing a medley of her greatest hits spanning her career.

IN BAD TASTE:
If your kids gag when you try to get them to eat certain vegetables, it might not be picky eaters that you’re dealing with. You might have “super-tasters” on your hands. Super-tasters are people who are genetically predisposed to taste food differently. Super-tasters are extremely sensitive to bitterness, a common characteristic of many dark green, leafy veggies such as broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage and Brussels sprouts. People with the “bitter gene” are 2.6 times more likely to eat fewer vegetables than people who don’t have that gene. Although food scientists are developing ways to reduce the bitterness in veggies, experts say cooking techniques such as adding a little fat, a little bit of sweetness, strong flavors like garlic or roasting them in the oven, which brings out natural sweetness, can all enhance the taste of the vegetable and block the bitterness.
(I don’t know if I’m a super-taster, but I sure get a bitter taste in my mouth when I have to eat Brussels sprouts!)
(Of course, because it is a genetic condition, if your kids are super-tasters, chances are that you are too. So if you aren’t, don’t fall for the old “I’m a super-taster” line!)
(If I didn’t taste food differently from others, I could never eat my own cooking!)
-CNN

WHEN PIGS FLY:
Brace yourself. It’s the world’s first therapy pig. 5-year old ‘LiLou the therapy pig’ is part of San Francisco International Airport’s “Wag Brigade” — a program that brings therapy animals to the airport to cheer passengers up and help ease travel anxieties. When on duty, LiLou dresses in a pilot’s cap with toenails painted bright red. She raises a hoof in greeting, poses for selfies and entertains departing passengers with a tune on her toy piano. When not at work, LiLou lives in an apartment with her owner, Tatyana Danilova, where she enjoys a diet of organic vegetables and protein pellets, sleeps in her own bed and goes for daily walks around the neighborhood. Danilova says that LiLou loves interacting with people, but, as a prey animal, doesn’t like having anyone approach her from behind.
(I’m not sure how therapeutic it would be to see a pig wearing a captain’s hat…at the airport!)
-NYPost

TELLING OUT-OF-SCHOOL TALES:
Although most young people still believe in the value of higher education, many believe that a high school diploma alone is enough to succeed in life, according to a survey by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. While more than half of Americans ages 13 through 29 do see college as a path to economic success, about half said their high school education has provided the skills they need to get a good job right after they graduate. And 45% say a high school diploma is good preparation for future successful workers. Researchers say it has been decades since a high school diploma was enough to ensure a good living.
(Well, that’s ONE school of thought…)
(You know what high school prepares you for? College. Hopefully.)
-AP

FUNNIEST-SOUNDING WORDS IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE:
(According to a study of the reactions of 821people to 4,997 common words…)
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1. Booty
2. Tit
3. Booby
4. Hooter
5. Nitwit
6. Twit
7. Waddle
8. Tinkle
9. Bebop
10. Egghead
11. Ass
12. Twerp
Other hi-lights (or low-lights) of this study: Men tended to get giddy over the words bondage, chauffeur, raccoon, birthmark, and orgy. Women were tickled by the words jiggle, humbug, beast, circus, and juju. Younger participants like the words goatee and joint, while older people got a kick out of burlesque and pong.
-Curiosity

DID YOU KNOW?
Many airports make you walk a certain distance to the baggage claim so that you don’t get there before your luggage does. People don’t mind walking to get their luggage, but will complain if they have to stand around for five minutes.
-22Words.

BS CHRONOMETER 11.13.19

TODAY’S CELEBIRTHDAYS . . .
1953 [66] Frances Conroy, Monroe GA, TV actress (“Six Feet Under” 2001-1005, “American Horror Story” 2011-18)/movie actress (“Joker”)

1954 [65] Chris Noth, Madison WI, TV actor (‘Peter Florrick’ on “The Good Wife” 2009-16, “Sex & The City” 1998-2004, “Law & Order” 1990-95)/movie actor (“Sex & The City” films)

1955 [64] Whoopi Goldberg (Caryn Johnson), NYC, TV personality (“The View” since 2007, “Hollywood Squares” 1998-2002)/movie actress (“Sister Act”, “Ghost”)

1960 [59] Neil Flynn. Chicago IL, TV actor (‘Mike Heck’ on “The Middle” 2009-18)

1967 [52] Jimmy Kimmel, Brooklyn NY, TV host (“Jimmy Kimmel Live” since 2003, “The Man Show” 1999-2003, “Win Ben Stein’s Money” 1997-2001)

1967 [52] Steve Zahn, Marshall MN, movie actor (“Dallas Buyers Club”, “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” franchise) COMING UP…”Robodog”

1969 [50] Gerard Butler, Paisley, Scotland, movie actor (“The Phantom of the Opera”, “300″) COMING UP…“Greenland”

1978 [41] Nikolai Fraiture, NYC, rock bassist (The Strokes- ‘Last Nite’, ‘Juicebox’)

TODAY’S BS REASON TO PARTY . . .
• “World Kindness Day”, when we’re encouraged to perform acts of kindness for others. A few suggestions just in case you can’t think of any …
✓ Randomly place boxes of condoms in people’s shopping carts when they aren’t looking.
✓ Walk into a bar and offer to buy a round for everyone. Leave.
✓ Give another driver your parking spot. Next to a fire hydrant.
✓ Take the parking ticket off some poor driver’s windshield.  Put it on someone else’s windshield.
(When you do a good deed, get a receipt, in case heaven is like the tax man.)

• “Actors Day”, dedicated to all the talents who have acted or auditioned for even a small role in any film, TV, or theater project.  (My only acting experience is when I’ve said: “No, officer, I DON’T know how fast I was going….)

• “Moms & Dads Day”, because apparently “Mother’s Day” and Father’s Day” celebrations just aren’t enough pressure for kids to deal with … thanks a lot! (Do I have to buy a card for this one too?)

• “Sadie Hawkins Day”, named after the “Li’l Abner” comic strip character ‘Sadie Hawkins, the homeliest gal in the hills’. The tradition that girls can ask boys out on this day was born in the “Li’l Abner” strip published on November 15, 1937.

• “Start a Rumor Day”, there isn’t much information available about this day, so there’s a good chance it got started by a rumor.

COMING UP . . .
[Thurs] International Girls Day
[Thurs] Guinness World Records Day
[Fri] Little Red Wagon Day
[Fri] National Bundt Day

TODAY’S MUSIC EVENTS . . .
2005 [14] Astronauts aboard the International Space Station are awakened by Paul McCartney singing ‘Good Day Sunshine’ live from his concert in Anaheim, California

2010 [09] Taylor Swift sets a record by becoming the first female artist to place 11 songs on the Hot 100 at the same time.

TODAY IN TECH . . .
2006 [13] After failing in their attempt at a video streaming service, Google buys YouTube for $1.65 billion, growing it into the second-most-popular website worldwide (after google.com)

TODAY’S FIRST . . .
2009 [10] NASA announces that water has been discovered on the Moon, thanks to data from the Lunar Crater Observation & Sensing Satellite

TODAY’S RECORD . . .
1995 [24] World’s only known ‘Green Cat’ is confirmed by a veterinary hospital in Copenhagen, Denmark, a condition vets say may be caused by a metabolism defect

BULL’S BITS

BS WHACK FACTS:
✓ Thanks to 3D printing, NASA can basically “email” tools to astronauts.
✓ Only a quarter of the Sahara Desert is sandy.
✓ In 1966, Mercedes invented a car controlled by joystick.
✓ Fall leaf colors are present year-round, but are only visible once chlorophyll — the chemical that makes leaves green — breaks down in the autumn.
✓ Studies show that smiling is actually contagious.
✓ Cows don’t have upper front teeth.
-ReadersDigest, GoodHousekeeping

Best of BS . . .
SIGNS YOU’RE MARRIED TO A SPY:
• When you tell him about your day, he says, “I know.”
• He introduces himself last name first, then first name followed by last name again.
• Whenever you use his pen, the grocery list turns into a smoking heap of ash.
• You grab the wrong book and a secret door swings open.
• When you sneak up on her to scare her for fun, she does a spin move and chokes you out.
• His Christmas wish list includes sharks with fricking laser beams attached to their heads.
• He owns an assortment of trench coats and has a penchant for hiding in bushes.  Note: He also might be a pervert.
• All text messages self destruct after 30 seconds.
• The names of all the women in his address book sound suspiciously like double-entendres.
• He sets his Amazon account to auto reorder piano wire every month, but you don’t own a piano.
• Someone is always trying to run you off the road.
• She tells you to talk dirty in bed. But closer to the microphone.
• You are a spy and you both work at the same place.
-Twitter, first published in ‘BS’ in 2017

BS SQUARE DANCING DO’S AND DON’TS:
• Do: Swing with a group of dancers. Don’t: Dance with a group of swingers.
• Do: Swing your partner round and round.  Don’t: Do it above your head.
• Do: Keep it square. Don’t: Pull out those fancy octagon moves.
• Do: Bow to your partner. Don’t: Tell your partner her skirt looks like a horse blanket.
• Do: Hold your partner close.  Don’t: Be partners with your cousin.
• Do: Spin your partner round and round. Don’t: Spin your partner right round baby right round like a record baby right round round round.
• Do: Make fun of square dancers.  Don’t: Stop
• And the #1 “don’t” about square dancing:  You do NOT talk about square dancing.
-Twitter

BS RANDOM JOKE:
Did you ever notice that prison walls aren’t built to scale?

BS PHONE STARTER:
What food do you absolutely hate that most others seems to LOVE?

BS WATER COOLER QUESTION:
Question:  28% of students carry THIS in their backpack.
Answer:  Hand sanitizer

BS DEEP THOUGHT:
If you choose not to find joy in the snow, you will have less joy in your life, but the same amount of snow.