Thursday July 27 Daily Links

THURSDAY 7.27


NEWS STORIES

 



NYC Crane Collapse

A construction crane standing 45 stories above the street burst into flames and partially collapsed onto a nearby high-rise in Manhattan Wednesday — in a wild scene that injured a dozen people and sent panicked New Yorkers scrambling for safety.

And by the time I got home…I forgot to tell my wife.

Read more at NY Post.


Take Aways From UFO Hearings

Want to read the highlights? Go to this link.

But the only takeaway we need is, this country is batshit.

Read more at CBS News


Rudy Giuliani Admits to False Statements About GEorgia Election Workers

Oh…you mean lies? You mean you lied aboiut two innocent women whose lives were upended by your ‘false statements;?

No shit. Way to make people go underground.

Read more at NY Post.


DeSantis Fired Staffer Over Holocaust Tweet

Ron DeSantis’ presidential campaign fired a staffer who over the weekend promoted an online video that superimposed Nazi imagery over DeSantis’ face.

Surprised he didn’t make him VP.

Read more at NBC News


Florida Man Goes To Jail For Hose Spray

A homeowner sprayed a woman passing by his house with a water hose. Now he’s in jail.

Seems like a great way to get out of the heat.

Read more at miami herald.


Biden Says He Cured Cancer

“One of the things I’m always asked is, ‘Why Americans have sort of lost faith for a while in being able to do big things?’ ‘If you could do anything at all, Joe, what would you do? I said I’d cure cancer,” he claimed. “They looked at me like, why cancer? Because no one thinks we can. That’s why, and we can. That’s why we ended cancer as we know it,” added Biden.

Hooray! Now can we get some people under the age of 100 in office?

Read more at NY POst.


New Drugs Help You Lose Weight, and Maybe Paralyze Your Stomach

Designer weight loss drugs like Ozempic aren’t easy on the body and there are increasing numbers of reports of people whose stomachs are frozen from the drug leaving them unable to digest food, vomiting regularly.

Frozen is great for a daiquiri, bad for your stomach.

Read more at CNN


Atlantic Ocean Circulation is In Trouble

A system of ocean currents that is incredible important to life on earth is headed for collapse, and we’re talking near future not distant future.

Hopefully that will put an end to all these rip tides.

Read more at CNN


Heinz 57 Has 57 Varieties of What?

Why is Heinz ketchup Heinz 57 and why does the label say 57 varieties? People have a lot of guesses. 57 years, 57 recipes till they got it right, 57 seasonings. The answer is nothing. Mr Heinz picked a random number and liked the number 57.

Always thought it meant 57 chemicals.

Read more at NY Post.


Do Not Call Your Flight Attendant a Waiter

A flight leaving NYC heading for Guyana was turned around and sent back to NY because of a “disruptive passenger.” The passenger was mad that the flight attendant wouldn’t help him with his bag, so when the attendant asked what he wanted to drink, he called the attendant a waiter. The waiter– i mean flight attendant– said they’ll turn this plane around. And they did.

Whose flying this thing? My dad? #knockitoff #orilturnthiscararound

Would sky waiter have been better?

Read more at NY Post



CELEBS & ENTERTAINMENT



Mick Jagger Turns 80

The greatest living rock and roll front man is 80 and still on fire on stage.

He’s about the same age as Mitch McConnell.

Read more at france24


Sinead OConnor Has Died

She was only 56 when she died, less than two years after the death of her son.

Has Joe Pesci apologized yet?

Read more at Mirror.


Kevin Spacey Sobs After Verdict Read

Spacey wept as he was cleared of all charges after 12 hours and 26 minutes deliberation.

Looks like it’s time to do Seven 2

Read more at The Sun




TRENDING & VIRAL



2000 Foot Barbie Freaks Out City

This 2000 foot 3D ad in Dubai made it look like a godzilla sized barbie was attacking the city.

Mostly they were scared because they never saw blond hair before.

Read more at NY Post.


Benching is the Dating Trend That Makes People Sad

Maybe you’re not exactly ghosted, but have you been benched? Are you a back up? Are you someone to keep around in case the starting lineup doesn’t show up?

You’ve been benched.

Remember when dating slang was so much more fun? We had side pieces…and felching.

Read more at NY Post



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