Thursday February 10: Daily Links
THURSDAY 2.10
NEWS STORIES
Brits Are Pissed that Americans Coopted Wordle
As the wordle craze swept through the US and more and more Americans were playing, the game slowly evolved to use American words and spellings, and the Brit players are pissed off.
Sorry boys, but maybe you haven’t heard. It’s a New York Times game.
Three Men Who Have Been to Every Super Bowl Ever Say This is It
Three friends were at the very first super bowl, and they went the following year, and continued the tradition for 55 years. But this year will be the last, at least as far as the three attending the game together, as one of them has said he’s calling it quits.
The oldest guy is two years younger than Tom Brady
Vegan NYC Mayor Eric Adams Compares Cheese To Heroin
Heroin is fucking dead as… dead. Cheddar, it’s coming back in a big fucking way.
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SPORTS
Hall of Fame Says Packers Should Be Thinking About Trading Aaron Rodgers
Charles Woodson, who used to play with Rodgers said on Good Morning Football, “If I’m putting my GM hat on, I’m thinking about trading Aaron Rodgers.”
Would that keep him in the news?
ManningCast Deal Just Got Bigger
MNF With Peyton and Eli has been extended through the 2024 season and the agreement includes a deal for the creation of similar programming in other fields.
Lemme guess. Two brothers talking about….
Goodell Says He’s Going to Re-Evaluate Hiring Rules
In the wake of the Flores lawsuit, Roger Goodell told the media he wants to see more black coaches in the NFL and plans to make changes. “We want to see Black head coaches in the NFL. And coaches of people of color, and eventually gender. That we think is all important.”
Great. He must have heard about The 5.
Floyd Mayweather Hands Out Cash to Kids
Mayweather was making it rain Ben Franklins at a laker game, handing out hundreds to kids.
Jeffrey Epstein used to do the same thing.
Germany Will Host NFL Games Over The Next Four Years
The NFL’s announced they’ll be having a game in Munich, Germany next year and four games total over the next four years.
Read more on Twitter.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced that Munich will host a game in 2022, and there will be four total games in Germany over 4 years — two in Munich, two in Frankfurt. In addition, there will be a game in Mexico this coming season.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) February 9, 2022
No Shit Report: Roger Goodell Sez The Commanders Can't Investigate Themselves
Roger Goodell has spoken out about the new investigation into the Commanders and stated “I do not see a way that a team can do an investigation of itself.” Thanks for coming to the same conclusions everyone else has come to over the past two years.
Read more on Twitter.
Roger Goodell on the Commanders: “I do not see a way that a team can do an investigation of itself.”
That would be correct.
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) February 9, 2022
CELEBS & ENTERTAINMENT
Real Housewives Teen Daughter Comes Out
Heather Dubrow, from Real Housewives of Orange County with a 19 year old daughter who came out as bi. Now her 15 year old has revealed that she is a lesbian.
Why is this a national story.
Alec Baldwin Goes Back To Work, Says It Feels Strange
“It’s strange to go back to work. I haven’t worked since October 21 of last year when this horrible thing happened on the set of this film and the death of our cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.” Baldwin said in an Instagram.
Well Alec, at least you’re alive.
Mick Jagger Imposter Causes Trouble in Florida Bars
A man who said he was Mick Jagger was causing all sorts of trouble in Naples, jumped on a stage, told cops not to fuck with him, and puked in a cop car.
Finally Mick Jagger gets recognized and it’s not him.
Dave Chappelle Putting the Kibosh on Affordable Housing in His Hometown and Everyone Wants to Know Why
Complaints about a new affordable housing section in Yellow Springs Ohio will not proceed after numbers residents including the town’s most famous resident expressed their opposition. According to the Dayton Daily News, Dave threatened to pull plans for a restaurant and a comedy club if the town went ahead with the development. “I am not bluffing,” Chappelle said. “I will take it all off the table.”
This does sound like progress.
dave chappelle being a freak loser on a local level. and they say triple threats dont exist anymore. https://t.co/Di3clAh5io
— samuel (@samtrayter) February 9, 2022
Futurama Revival Coming to Hulu!
Many original cast members are on board, although the voice of Bender will not be a part of the new series.
Finally a cartoon for grandparents.
VIRAL & TRENDING
Man Balances Tree on his Chin
If you’ve ever wondered who holds the world record for balancing a Christmas Tree on his chin, wonder no more.
That’s not all he’s balancing on his chin.
STUDIES, SURVEYS, RANKINGS
This Report Says If You Get One More Hours of Sleep Every Night, You’ll Eat Fewer Calories
Sleep deprivation makes people eat more, a new study says, and so you can cut back on your calorie count if you get an extra hour of sleep a night.
Will it still work if I sleep with a pork chop in my mouth?
Are These The Jobs Americans Most Want?
Vox looked at data from Google Trends and found that the most search for “how to become a” professions in 2021 were – real estate agent, flight attendant and notary. Who the hell needs a notary in 2022?
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