Monday, April 15, 2024 — Edition: #7698

Sheet Happens!

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BS SHOW BIZ BUZZ:
★ When Suki Waterhouse hit the stage at Coachella on Friday, she shared that she and fiancé Robert Pattinson recently welcomed a baby girl. The singer and “Daisy Jones & The Six: actress said to the audience: “I love amazing ladies and I’ve been very lucky to have my own little amazing lady and meet the love of my life.” The update came a week after Waterhouse officially confirmed the arrival of their bundle of joy, sharing the newborn’s first photo on Instagram, alongside the message, “welcome to the world angel”, but she never revealed the baby’s gender.
-E!
★ She’s not ready to give up the bling. Theresa Nist, who married Gerry Turner after meeting on the “The Golden Bachelor,” was spotted still wearing her diamond-encrusted wedding band on Friday, despite their separation. Pics show the reality star with the platinum eternity band — which features 18 diamonds — still on her left ring finger. However, she was not wearing the engagement ring that Turner gave to her on the show. In their divorce announcement, Nist said she would have to return that.
-PageSix
★ The box office is united behind “Civil War.” The dystopian thriller earned an estimated domestic total of $26 million over the weekend. After 2 weeks on top of the charts, “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” slid to second place with $15 million, but pushed beyond $150 million domestically to go along with more than $225 million overseas. “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire” landed in third place.
-Variety
★ “The Talk” is coming to an end: CBS revealed on Friday that its daytime talk show has been picked up for a 15th and final season, and will wrap its run in December. A statement says: “The Talk broke new ground when it launched 14 years ago by returning daytime talk to CBS with a refreshing and award-winning format…For the final season, we plan to celebrate the show and give it the proper sendoff it deserves.” No decisions have been made about how CBS will fill the daytime time slot after December.
-Deadline
★ The debut of the trailer for the upcoming movie Joker: Folie à Deux was more than Kenough to beat “Barbie”. Numbers for the trailer were bigger than that of the first Barbie trailer, drawing more than 167 million views in its first 24 hours. The night it premiered, it was the #1 trending video on YouTube, and in just 2 days, it’s racked up more than 20 million views on that platform alone. On X, 10 terms related to the movie were trending the night of the launch, including Lady Gaga and her character, ‘Harley Quinn’. But Joker wasn’t able to beat the record holder, Marvel’s “Deadpool and Wolverine”, which collected 365 million views. Earlier this year. “Joker: Folie à Deux” comes out Oct. 4.
-Variety

TODAY’S SHOW BIZ SKED:
• “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” (ABC/Global): Seth Meyers, Riley Keough, Black Pumas
• “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” (NBC/CTV): Jennifer Lopez, Alan Ritchson, Gary Clark Jr. (R)
• “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (CBS/Global): Salman Rushdie, Anna Sawai, Terence Blanchard
• “After Midnight” (CBS/Global): Hari Kondabolu, Dave Hill, Liz Miele
• “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (NBC/CTV): Kristen Stewart, Walton Goggins, Aric Improta (R)
• “Watch What Happens Live” (Bravo): Ben Platt, Sara Bareilles
• “The Daily Show” (COM): Host Jon Stewart
• “The View” (ABC/CTV): George Lopez and Mayan Lopez
• “The Talk” (CBS): Gary Cole, Sean Murray, Rocky Carroll, Vanessa Lachey
• “Live With Kelly and Mark” (ABC/CTV): Liev Schreiber, Carol Kane
• “The Kelly Clarkson Show” (Check local listings): Hillary Clinton, Shaina Taub
• “The Drew Barrymore Show” (Check local listings): Valerie Bertinelli
• “Jennifer Hudson Show” (Check local listings): Nikki and Brie Garcia,  Jason Tartick
• “The Neighborhood (ABC): Gemma and Tina are at odds, and Dave and Calvin try to bring them together; Marty is sick, so Malcolm fills in for him and goes to a baby class with Courtney.
• “American Idol (ABC): Top 14 reveal
• “The Voice” (NBC): The Knockouts Part 2. Keith Urban serves as mega mentor.

BS MUSIC NOTES:
• Billie Eilish – made a surprise appearance at Coachella on Friday, joining Lana Del Rey onstage and performing her tune ‘Ocean Eyes’, with an assist from Del Ray. Next, the pair dueted on Lana’s song ‘Video Games’. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/34ne6486
• Justin Bieber – is no longer the world’s most popular Canadian. According to a study conducted by CanadaCasino, Ryan Reynolds received more than 4 million global monthly Google searches and his Wikipedia page was viewed over 62 million times. Bieber saw 2 million more monthly Google searches than Reynolds but 9 million fewer Wikipedia page views.
• Harry Styles – was spotted at the Masters Tournament last week. He told a reporter that not only has he played the course, he has “a couple birdies” to his credit at Augusta National.
• Eminem – is calling all ‘Stans’ to fill out an online survey for possible inclusion in an upcoming documentary about his most hardcore fans. The questionnaire asks followers to describe why they consider themselves Stans and if Slim Shady’s music has helped them through a rough patch. LINK: https://stansfilm.castingcrane.com/
• Dave Matthews Band – is atop the leaderboard in Rock and Roll Hall of Fame fan voting, which ends today. At last check, DMB had over 563,000 votes, with Foreigner second, less than 1,000 votes ahead of Peter Frampton’s 506,000. [***UPDATES: https://vote.rockhall.com/standings ***]
• Hall & Oates — John Oates says the musical duo is done. He said to Rolling Stone: “You can ask Daryl the same question. But, yes. As far as I’m concerned, I’ve moved on. I feel like I have a new lease on my creative life.” The 2 have been embroiled for months in public, ongoing litigation.
• Eric Church – led a star-packed singalong of ‘Margaritaville’ on Thursday at the Hollywood Bowl. “Keep the Party Going: A Tribute to Jimmy Buffett” also featured Kenny Chesney, Eagles, Jon Bon Jovi, Jackson Browne, Brandi Carlile, Paul McCartney, Sheryl Crow, Vince Gill and Jake Owen.
• ERNEST – Friday, he dropped his second album “NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE,” a tribute to his hometown. It features 26 songs, including his collab with Jelly Roll ‘I Went to College/I Went to Jail’. Lainey Wilson, Morgan Wallen, Lukas Nelson and HARDY also make appearances.
• Thomas Rhett — will host the 2024 Canadian Country Music Association Awards on September 14, at Rogers Place in Edmonton. He’ll be joined by homegrown star in the making, singer-actress MacKenzie Porter. Rhett has 16 #1 hits on Canadian country radio.

SHOOTING THE BULL

WORKING REMOTELY – REALLY, REALLY REMOTELY:
I’ve heard of working from home – but working from home – for a restaurant? That’s new to me. A patron of the New York City Japanese restaurant Sansan Chicken, wrote on X that that the person taking his order was located on a different continent. Cashiers at Sansan Chicken and those at 2 sister chains work from their homes in the Philippines, interacting with diners via Zoom. They’re employed by the company Happy Cashier, which enables restaurants benefit their bottom line by outsourcing labor to other countries. When contacted by a reporter, one remote Sansan employee said that they receive tips, splitting them with service staff who actually do work on the premises. And if you think THAT’S weird, listen to THIS: A reply to that X post shows a remote security guard simultaneously working at multiple buildings in Uruguay. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/3x4dfy8h
(What does a remote security guard do if someone does something shady? Ask “remote police” to join the meeting?)
(Having staff in another country not only saves a company money on wages, it saves a TON on booze at the remote staff Christmas party!)
-MorningBrew

GIBLET POSITIONING SYSTEM?
To combat the growing problem of shoplifting, an Australian supermarket chain is putting GPS locators…on meat. Drakes has become so exasperated with meat theft that it is conducting a trial where cuts of expensive meat are put into transparent cases fitted with GPS locators that allow the product to be tracked. The polpolycarbonate cases are usually used to prevent theft of high-priced items in supermarkets, but Drakes is the first in Australia to use them on meat. The store says it is only using the GPS locators on meat that costs $50-$100 per kilo, “the highest-end meat” they offer. Drakes believes that its expensive meat is often targeted by criminals, who sell it for drugs and other goods.
(Finally! An answer to the age-old question: “Where’s the beef?”!!)
(Wow — $100 per kilo? Apparently at Drakes, the steaks are high!)
-OddityCentral

NEW GOOD NEWS:
➢ New technology to help drivers escape if their vehicle becomes submerged in water, has been developed by a Kitchener ON company. Automatic Window Opening Systems Technologies says its vehicle escape system works by automatically lowering windows and connecting to emergency services, assisting drivers and passengers with getting out safely. Pressure from water pushing against a car can make it near impossible for the windows to open. And if the electrical system malfunctions, the windows may not work at all. With the new tech, even if the vehicle lands upside down in the water, it will roll itself to an upright position, and delay the opening of the windows until the vehicle is right side up. With the potential of saving hundreds of lives annually, AWOS hopes it can become a standard system in vehicles within the next 3-5 years. (We’re hoping it knows the difference between a river bed and a car wash!) LINK: https://youtu.be/ZqmAHdeF1Qk
➢A homeowner in Florida got the surprise of a lifetime when police showed up at his door. In late March, delivery driver Richard Robertson, who was wanted on felony charges, was spotted by Titusville cops. After arresting the suspect, officers decided to fulfill his pending delivery order. Joe Neu posted ring camera footage of police appearing at his door. It shows an officer explaining: “Your driver got arrested, so we’re delivering your groceries.” Neu’s wife responds: “Wow, I haven’t had that before,” which makes the officer smile and say, “No, but we didn’t want your groceries to go to waste.” After 2 cops carry the groceries inside the home, the resident is heard joking: “I’ll make sure you get his tip.”  LINK: https://tinyurl.com/ymbku6tc
-CTV, People

ODD COLORS YOU HAVEN’T HEARD OF:
• Razzmatazz: (reddish-pink)
• Xanadu: (green-gray)
• Smaragdine: (emerald green)
• Gamboge (dark yellow)
• Caput Mortuum (purple-brown)
• Fulvous (brownish-yellow)
• Arsenic (dark gray-blue)
-BathroomReadersInstitute

WACKY PET NAMES:
The pet health insurance company Nationwide invited people to vote in its “Wacky Pet Names” contest. These are the finalists (voting closed on Friday)…
• DOGS:
Boots With the Fur, ChugChug Pickles, Lil’ Richard Simmons Sweatin’ to the Oldies, Lord Waddles, Lulu the Conqueror, Molly From Corporate, Mr. Pizza Puff, One Love Tiny Dancer Princess Margaret Rose Windsor (all one name), Team “The Bandit” Player, and The News.
• CATS: Balsamic Vin, Car Alarm, Itty Bitty Kitty Committee, Meownnaise, Minerva Meowgonagall, Necronomicat, Samsung Family Hub Refrigerator, Skullcrusher, Steph Purrrry, and Tony “Scarface” Baloney.
• EXOTIC PETS: A rabbit named BeezelBun, a ferret named Boo Boo Bean, a snake named Boop Noodle, a guinea pig named Cowpig, a tegu lizard named Frosted Mini Wheats, a macaw named Magic Nugget, a tortoise named Midsize Sedan, a ferret named Mumbo Jumbo, a pig named Snoop Hoggy Hogg, and a rabbit named Thor Odinbun God of Bunder.
(We bet any pet named ‘Nationwide’ would mysteriously win!)
-UPI, Nationwide

DID YOU KNOW?
Mark Zuckerberg thought of Facebook’s “poke” feature when he was drunk. The poke was one of the earliest features of Facebook, which Zuckerberg launched in college in 2004 as “The Facebook”. In 2005, when Facebook was still open only to college kids, he told “CBS Sunday Morning”: “I thought about it when I was drunk or something. And people really like poking each other for some reason that I don’t think anyone can really explain.” Lately, improbably, the poke is having a comeback. Facebook recently made the poke button more prominent, and also made it easier to find the page where all your pokes live (try searching “pokes” on Facebook).
-BusinessInsider

BS CHRONOMETER 04.15.24

TODAY’S BS REASONS TO PARTY . . .
• “ASL Day”, a day of observance celebrating American Sign Language. On April 15, 1817, the first school for the deaf in the US opened. According to Communication Services for the Deaf: 98% of deaf people do not receive education in sign language, and 72% of families do not sign with their deaf children.
• “McDonald’s Day”, the anniversary of the date in 1955 when Ray Kroc opened a McDonald’s in Des Plaines, Illinois. This was the first franchised McD’s, and the 9^th McDonald’s restaurant overall. He helped make it the best-known restaurant in the world. (Remember when they added ribeye to the menu? That was a big McSteak!)
• “IRS Income Tax Day” in the USA, the official deadline for filing an individual tax return (also the deadline to pay, if you owe…or to request for an extension).
• “Boston Marathon Day”, when the oldest annual marathon in the world is held. It was first held in 1897, when 15 runners participated. It was inspired by the first Olympic marathon, which was held the previous year in Greece. At first, it was a local event, but runners now come from all over the world.
• “Anime Day”, celebrating the style of animation popular in Japanese films and intended primarily for the Japanese market. It has, however, found love around the world with series such as “Pokemon”, thanks to the rise of streaming services.
• “That Sucks Day”, the 20th annual, celebrating failure, incompetence, dissatisfaction, mediocrity, apathy, chaos, tomfoolery, buffoonery, and jackassery. (Sounds like my last work evaluation!) LINK: http://www.thatsucks.net
• “Gripers’ Day”, created in 1984 “to give the disgruntled, disappointed and depressed a new audience.” (***a good day to have listeners call in with life’s little annoyances such as …***)
– Trying to open a band-aid wrapper while bleeding profusely.
– Discovering that you set your alarm for 7pm instead of 7am.
– Plastic ties that connect new shoes so you can’t walk when you try them on.
– When you open a can of soup and the lid falls in.
– Those little dryer sheets that get stuck in your underwear.

• “Rubber Eraser Day”, honoring English chemist Joseph Priestley’s 1770 discovery that a small cube of latex could be used to correct boo-boos. He coined the word ‘eraser’.
• “Take a Wild Guess Day”, honoring hunches, guesses, speculation, and other forms of intuitive intelligence.
• “World Art Day”, an international celebration of the fine arts initiated by the International Association of Art (IAA) to promote awareness of creative activity worldwide.
AND REMEMBER . . .
[Tues] Wear Your Pajamas to Work Day
[Tues] World Semicolon Day
[Wed] Bat Appreciation Day
[Thurs] High Five Day
This Week is…Coin Week
This Month is…Jazz Appreciation Month

TODAY’S CELEBIRTHDAYS . . .
1959 [65] [Dame] Emma Thompson, London England, movie actress (“Harry Potter” films, “Howard’s End”)/screenwriter (“Sense & Sensibility”) COMING UP… “The Fisherwoman”

1965 [59] Linda Perry, Springfield MS, pop-rock singer (4 Non Blondes-‘What’s Up’)/songwriter of hits for Pink, Gwen Stefani, Courtney Love, Adele, Christina Aguilera…/Songwriters Hall of Fame 2015

1966 [58] Samantha Fox, London England, pop singer (‘Touch Me [I Want Your Body]’, ‘Naughty Girls [Need Love Too]’)/model

1968 [56] Ed O’Brien, Oxford England, rock guitarist (Radiohead-‘Paranoid Android’, ‘Creep’)

1978 [46] Chris Stapleton, Lexington KY, country singer (‘Tennessee Whiskey’, ‘Broken Halos’)

1978 [46] Luis Fonsi (López-Cepero), San Juan Puerto Rico, Latin pop singer-songwriter (w/Daddy Yankee, Justin Bieber-‘Despacito’)

1979 [42] Luke Evans, Pontypool Wales, movie actor (“The Hobbit” films, “Fast & Furious 6”) COMING UP… “World Breaker”

1980 [44] Patrick Carney, Akron OH, rock drummer (The Black Keys-‘Howlin’ For You’, ‘Tighten Up’)

1982 [42] Seth Rogen, Vancouver BC, movie actor (“Pineapple Express”, “Knocked Up”)/TV actor-host (“Freaks & Geeks”, “The Great Canadian Pottery Throw Down” since 2024/co-owner of the cannabis and lifestyle brand “Houseplant”/COMING UP… “Good Fortune”

1987 [37] Samira Wiley, Washington DC, TV actress (“Orange is the New Black” 2013-19, “The Handmaids Tale” since 2017)

1990 [34] Emma Watson, Paris France, movie actress (“Beauty and the Beast”, “Harry Potter” films)

1997 [27] Maisie Williams, Bristol England, TV actress (‘Arya Stark’ on “Game of Thrones” 2011-19, “Dr. Who” 2015)

ON THIS DATE . . .
1912 [112] RMS Titanic sinks at 2:27 AM off Newfoundland as the band plays on, with the loss of between 1,490 and 1,635 people

2012 [12] Major League Baseball commemorates the 65th anniversary of Jackie Robinson becoming the first to break baseball’s ‘color barrier’ with every ballplayer, coach, and manager wearing #42, Robinson’s number with the Brooklyn Dodgers

THIS DAY IN SHOW BIZ . . .
1990 [34] The sketch comedy show “In Living Color”, created, written and starring Keenen Ivory Wayans, and starring Jim Carrey, premieres on FOX-TV

TODAY’S MUSIC EVENTS . . .
2001 [23] Joey Ramone of the Ramones dies of lymphoma at age 49

2018 [06] Carrie Underwood debuts her song ‘Cry Pretty’ at the Academy of Country Music Awards. It’s her first appearance since a fall 6 months earlier that required over 40 stitches in her face.

TODAY’S FIRSTS . . .
2014 [10] Google publicly offers ‘Google Glass’ computer headgear for the first time in a 1-day online sale — at $1,500 apiece (well, that caught on, didn’t it?)

2015 [09] For the first time, it’s reported that digital music revenues matched physical sales over the previous year, thanks to strong growth in download sales and streaming

BULL’S BITS

BS WHACK FACTS:
✓ There is a “Cinderella” story in Finnish folklore. But the girl’s name isn’t ‘Cinderella’. It’s ‘Tuna’.
✓ Half of all bank robberies in the U.S. are done on a Friday.
✓ Red-haired men are most likely to go bald.
✓ To save on laundry costs, in the 1800s men’s dress shirt collars were detachable.
✓ A jumbo jet tank contains enough fuel to drive a car around the world 4 times.
✓ At the first professional baseball game, the umpire was fined 6 cents for swearing.
-BathroomReadersInstitute

Best of BS . . .
LESSER KNOWN DA VINCI INVENTIONS:
Today is the birth anniversary of Leonardo da Vinci (April 15, 1452), the Italian painter and scientist credited with envisioning numerous inventions like the helicopter and optical lenses. But were you aware he likely never thought of these, too?
• Impact-Triggered Parachute
• Motorcycle Ashtray
• Tub Toaster
• All-Terrain Roller Blades
• World’s Largest Microchip
• Compact Limousine
• Imitation Cubic Zirconia
• Steel Bristle Retina Brush
• Glow-in-the-Dark Sundial
• Armpit-Scented Deodorant
-First published in BS in 1997

TODAY’S SCOOP OF BS:
➠ The Masters Golf Tournament Just wrapped up. Did you know:  Tiger Woods has won 5 green jackets.  (Okay, TWO green jackets. Thanks, divorce…)
➠ Funeral arrangements are being made for OJ Simpson, who died last week at 76. (They were thinking of having Al Cowlings drive the hearse…but he drives too slow!)
➠ In an interview, Leonardo DiCaprio said he thinks of himself as an underdog. (Then he signed another $30 million movie contract, fell ass-backwards into a pile of supermodels, and flew away in his private jet…)
➠ Fact of the Day: Roughly 6 billion people on Earth own a phone, but only 4.5 billion have access to a working toilet. (“By working toilet”, I think they mean a NOKIA!)
➠ A study shows social media is responsible for making people ruder. (…or at least that’s what I read on Facebook this morning while tailgating some obnoxious a-hole who tried to cut me off!)

BS WEB GOODIE:
I feel like I’ve had this conversation:  https://tinyurl.com/5n7s3sxf

BS RANDOM JOKE:
I went on a once-in-a-lifetime holiday. Never again.

BS U-PICK TRIVIA:
• Which of these gemstones is usually red?
a) Emerald
b) Aquamarine
c) Ruby [CORRECT]
d) Diamond

• ‘Tony the Tiger’ reps what cereal?
a) Fruit Loops
b) Frosted Flakes [CORRECT]
c) Cheerios
d) Antonios

• “French Knot”, “Flip” and “Beehive” are all types of what?
a) Hair styles [CORRECT]
b) Gymnastic moves
c) Military maneuvers
d) Stomach ailments
-WhoWantstobeaMillionaire

BS PHONE STARTER:
Confession time: What’s your weirdest habit?

BS WATER COOLER QUESTION:
Studies show that you’re more likely to have nightmares if you do THIS. What is it?
Answer:  Sleep naked

BS DEEP THOUGHT:
Don’t be pushed by your problems — be led by your dreams.