Wednesday September 9: Daily Links

Published by Interrobang Staff at September 9, 2020

WEDNESDAY 9.9

NEWS STORIES

Texas Chain Fuddruckers is Up for Sale in Liquidation Move

The most mispronounced chain restaurant in America is liquidating if it doesn’t find a buyer fast.

“World’s Greatest Burgers” was always too wild of a claim but we didn’t want to see you fizzle out in 2020. Only ones happy are the elk.

Seven People Killed In California Growhouse Hit

An illegal marijuana growhouse in Inland Empire in California was attacked and seven people shot to death. Millions of dollars worth of weed was at the scene. Netflix is already given a screenwriter $10 million dollars to start writing up the based on a true story screenplay.

The Sky Is Bleeding In Oregon

The skies above a town in Oregon have turned blood red due to the fires ravaging the state. Or this is the fourth season of Stranger Things.

Video Shows Hikers Trapped By Fire In California

200 hikers had to be airlifted out of the Mammoth Pool area of California due to the wildfires. That helicopter bill is really gonna empty out the pockets of these hikers.

SPORTS

It's Official! Bucs Over Ravens Super Bowl in Tampa

Peter King has picked Tompa Bay to beat Baltimore in what will be know as the Fez-Wicki Showdown. Any thing less and Brady sucks.

ESPN Drops Hank Jr MNF Song Due To COVID

ESPN decided to drop ‘All My Rowdy Friends Are Here On Monday Night’ by Hank Williams, Jr this year because the song encourages social gatherings. They couldn’t get a remake of ‘Don’t Stand So Close To Me’ done in time for the Monday Night Football opener.

ENTERTAINMENT

Keeping Up with the Kardashians Closing It Down

I’m so glad we had this time together
Just to have a laugh or sing a song
Seems we just get started
and before you know it
Comes the time we have to say
So long
Goodnight!
(Ear pull)

Borat 2 Is Already Being Screened

Word around Hollywood is Borat 2 has been shot and screened for people in the industry. No one is sure of the plot or who besides Sasha Baron Cohen is behind the film. All that is certain it’ll finally be cool again to do your Borat impression.

If You Want A Best Picture Oscar, You're Going To Have To Mee The Academy's Inclusion Standards

Starting in 2024, the Academy has announced that films that want to be nominated for Best Picture need to meet two out of four criteria centered around inclusion of women and minorities. The full list of their criteria is below and now the hashtag #oscarssowhite can finally be retired.

Ellen Announces Her Return Date, Plans To Address All The Rumors

Ellen is coming back on September 21st and she plans to address all the accusations of her toxic work environment. And if anyone makes eye contact with her during her opening segment they’re going to be waterboarded.

Travis Scott Gets Mobbed By Fans At Mickey D’s

To celebrate the launch of the Travis Scott Meal, the rapper appeared at a McDonald’s in California and promptly caused fans to forget about social distancing. It would’ve been easier to have him meet people at the drive-thru window.

GOING VIRAL

Wes Anderson Scene Thief

Damn The French Dispatch, now I gotta watch it. Also wish Paul Newman was in every Wes Anderson film.

Go Wes young man.

This Dog has a Perfect Woof

Trust me you are going rewatch this and then send to every friend that smokes weed.

Will the Woof survive?

The most pronounced woof I've ever heard pic.twitter.com/j1m15CUYVF

— Back To Nature (@backt0nature) September 7, 2020

STUDIES, LISTS & RANKS

12 Kids Movies That are Ridiculously Dangerous

Mel Magazine says we used to put kids in way too much danger in our ‘family’ movies.

What’s the number for Child Protective Services?? Just call when you finish the movie.

Study Links Sturgis Rally to 250,000 Covid Cases

A new study from the IZA Institute of Labor Economics is staying that the crowding that took place at the Sturgis motorcycle rally this year may have caused as much as $12 billion in public health costs and 250,000 covid cases. 400,000 people attended the 10 day event which had very little use of masks or social distancing.

Judge them for being super spreaders all you want but did you get to watch Smash Mouth on a Harley???

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna1239577

Official List of the Most Popular Baby Names of 2019

The reign of Emma is over. The Social Security Administration has released its annual list of most popular baby names for 2019 and Emma has been dethroned after spending 5 years as the #1 girls name on the list. Oliva is now the most popular girls name. Liam has stayed at number one for the third year in a row.

Congrats little Olivia and Liam, you got here just in time to see the shit hit the fan!