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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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?
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
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.
Barbie’s opening weekend was $337M. That’s nearly 2x Oppenheimer’s $174M.
Warner Brother's insane ”Operation Barbie Summer” is a big part of that success.
These are 50 of the team's most amazing marketing stunts:
1. 3D ad in front of Burj Khalifapic.twitter.com/MJAUVSGSa5
— Aakash Gupta 🚀 Product Growth Guy (@aakashg0) July 25, 2023
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.
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