Thursday October 21: Daily Links

THURSDAY 10.21


NEWS STORIES

 



We Need 80,000 Truckers to Fix Our Supply Problems

The CEO of the American Trucking association says that we are short about 80,000 truckers right now, and they’re looking to hire.

Yeah okay. So rookie truck drivers are the solution to save the world. Great.

Read more at CNN.


Las Vegas Governor Candidate Busts Out Explosive Campaign Ad

Well they certainly got our attention. I mean she’s got our attention


Bitcoin Hits All Time High

On Wednesday bitcoin broke records rising to a new value of $66,000.

This can only mean one thing. Chris Stanley sold all his bitcoin on Tuesday. #jinx

Read more at CNBC.


Weather Report Predicts Porn!?

A weather reporter had no clue that as she was reading the forecast, porn was showing on the screen behind her.

They reported a 90 percent chance of squirting.

Read more at mediaite


Trump Launches His Own Social Media Platform, It Gets Hacked Immediately

Donald Trump announced the launch of his social media platform, Truth Social, and hours later it was hacked. This is what happens when you make the My Pillow guy head of your IT department.

Read more on Twitter and Newsweek.



SPORTS



Carmelo Anthony Forgets to Throw During Free Throw Attempt

It’s your first game with your new team, you’re at the free throw line. What do you do? Most players throw the ball but somehow Carmello Anthony forgot to do just that in the weirdest basketball blunder imaginable.

All the Washington Generals fell for his prank.


Jack is Back!

Jack Nicholson made his return to the public eye for the first Lakers game of the season. The 84 year old showed up looking every bit a celebrity in signature sunglasses, and signed autographs before heading in to sit courtside.

After seeing that appallingl Carmelo Anthony free throw fail, he may never come back again.

Read more at Page Six.


Watch James Harden Find Out He's An All Time Great

When Harden was told he just made the list of 75 of the best NBA players of all time, he was stunned.

Sorry Kyrie. You have to be vaccinated to make the list.


The Two Minute Drive is King in 2021

This year the two minute drive has been remarkably successful with offenses scoring in these circumstances 30% of the time. This is the first time the success rate is over 18% in two decades.

So why aren’t we always using a two min offense?

Read more at washington post.


China Removes Celtic Games After Player Shows Support For Tibet

Celtics player Enes Kanter showed support for Tibet so the Chinese government pulled all Celtic’s games from streaming in the country. And if you own a Larry Bird jersey you’re gonna end up in a work camp.

Read more at MSN.



CELEBS & ENTERTAINMENT



Behold! The Worlds Most Expensive Concert TShirt

A Sotheby’s auction of Grateful Dead items set a record for the sale of one of the first Grateful Dead concert tees. The yellow 1967 shirt sold for $17,640 breaking the previous record by a wide margin.

Coo. How much can I get for a Foghat hoodie?

Read more at Boing Boing


Dr. Dre, You've Been Served...at a Funeral

The recording artist and headphone mogul was served with divorce papers this week. If that wasn’t cold enough, he received the papers while attending his grandmothers burial.

Why didn’t the process server “Forget About Dre”

Read more at TMZ


Fashion Award Winner Zendaya's Greatest Hits

If she’s so great why isn’t she with Timothee Chalamet?

Read more at buzzfeed.


Why Did The Undertaker Intro Pitbull During A Concert In Saudi Arabia!?

During a concert in Saudi Arabia, the Undertaker came out to bring Pitbull out on stage. They would have used Kane but they didn’t want a Great White situation.

Watch the video at Barstool.


No Shit Report: Epstein Ranch Had Computer Rooms Set Up To Spy On Guests

A former victim of Jeffrey Epstein claims that he had multiple giant computer surveillance rooms on his Zorro Ranch property to spy on guests. What a lot of people don’t know is Epstein originally wanted to call it Blackmail Ranch but it didn’t track well.

Read more at The Sun.


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VIRAL & TRENDING



Little Kid Really Wants To Wear The Popes Hat

This kid would not let up on trying to wear the Pope’s skullcap. He’s gonna have to say about 300 rosary’s to get out of this one.


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STUDIES, SURVEYS, RANKINGS



Want to Retire? Head South

According to US News & World Report the #1 place to retire is Sarasota. Beautiful beaches, cheap living, and a film festival.

Shocking that the place where everyone goes to retire makes the list. Who are the retirement wizards who figured this one out?

Read more at US News



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