Sunday October 31: Daily Links

SATURDAY 10.31


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American Airlines Proud to Be First to Offer installment Plans

American is teaming up with a company called Affirm to allow customers to purchase airline tickets using installment plans. They’re the first airline ever to offer payment plans.

WTF? Said every credit card company

Read more at CNET


Salmon Swimming Uproad?

After heavy rains in Washington State, someone filmed a bunch of salmon swimming across a flooded road.

Not even Door Dash can get salmon to your house this fresh.

Read more at Food and Wine.


Man Who Purchased Epstein Plane is Suing

A pilot who bought one of Epsteins planes is suing to get his money back. He said the stigma associated with the vehicle rendered it worthless.

The whole plane stunk of pop rocks and butterfingers.

Read more at Washington Post.


McDonalds Is Going Full AI in Drive thrus

The fast food giant is teaming up with IBM to develop systems that will allow Artificial Intelligence to take your order at the drive-thru.

Expect the opposite experience of Have It Your Way

Read more at FoxTV


The Most Haunted Hotel in the US is in Oklahoma City

Looking for a place to spend Halloween night with an amorous but deceased chambermaid? Head to the Slavin Hotel. Plenty of overnight guests have alleged they’ve been molested by Effie, a Prohibition-era chambermaid who jumped to her death with a love child fathered by the hotel’s founder.

Face it. You guys are just jacking off.

Read more at BBC


Tiny Halloween Whoppers?

If you’re trick or treating in Puerto Rico you might score a handful if micro-mini Burger King Whoppers- the size of a salt water taffy- in your candy sack this year.

The good news? They’re adorable. The bad news? They still taste like a Whopper



SPORTS



Michigan State Fans Burn Shit After win

After beating University of Michigan on Saturday fans of Michigan State went crazy, flipping cars and burning couches.

Imagine what they would do if they lost?

Read more at TMZ

https://www.tmz.com/2021/10/30/michigan-state-football-fans-burn-couches-flip-cars-after-beating-rival-michigan/


Runners High and High Runners

Science says a little marijuana can really up your running game. The chemical that helps you feel a runners high is very connected to the chemical in weed, and somehow this all translates to THC being a positive addition to your exercise regimen. Or at least thats what science says.

Good news for weed, bad news for steroids and opiates

Read more at The Daily Beast


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CELEBS & ENTERTAINMENT



Will Smith Considered Suicide

In a trailer for his new book and docuseries, Will Smith admits that there was a time in his life that he contemplated suicide. The trailer is for the series ““Best Shape of My Life” which documents Smith losing 20 lbs in 20 weeks.

What happened Will? Did you finally decide to watch Wild Wild West?

Read more at Page six


Will Ferrell Turned Down Almost $30 Million for Elf 2

While promoting his new movie, The Shrink Next Door, Ferrell shocked fans by admitting he turned down a $29 million dollar offer to do a sequel to his hit holiday movie Elf. The script was written but he hated the premise and said he couldn’t bring himself to promote the movie. He says he couldn’t be dishonest, but he also couldn’t say “oh no, it’s not good I just couldn’t turn down that much money.”

Uh Will? You can put a bad movie behind you, but you may need $29 mil one day.

Read more at Yahoo.


Vermont Bar Closes So Alec Baldwin Can Eat There

Sometimes you’re involved in a deadly investigation where you didn’t mean to hurt anyone but your actions caused a death, but you still need to be able to go out for dinner and drinks. But with all that heat and attention on you, how can you? Well if you’re Alec Baldwin, maybe an establishment will close to the public so you can get some small plates and a non-alcoholic IPA.

The bar was shut down, just like the movie set

Read more at foxnews.


Which Kids Movies Scarred You For Life?

When you were a kid, it didn’t take a horror movie to scar you in deep dark places. Willy Wonka, Wizard of Oz and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang may have seemed harmless, but a kid never forgets….

How come deep throat isn’t on the list.

Read more at Lifehacker.


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VIRAL & TRENDING



Girl Explains Why She Has the Hairiest Leg You've Ever Seen

It’s a medical condition, she explains.

We all know what she’s going as for Halloween. #wolfman


Runaway FireBall Hauls Ass Down Volcano Slope

Watch this lava bomb tearing down the side of an active volcano.

Quick! Somebody photoshop Harrison Ford running in front of it!

Read more at gizmodo



STUDIES, SURVEYS, RANKINGS



Rank the 45 Best Halloween Candies

Gawker thinks there are 45 Halloween Candy choices worth ranking, but they include bit-o-honey and circus peanuts. At the top of course, is the almighty undisputed Reese’s Cup.

If you give away anything other than the top 3 this year, the kids will hate you.

Read more at gawker.



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