Wednesday March 8 Daily Links
WEDNESDAY 3.8
NEWS STORIES
DOJ Looks to Block Airline Merger
Jet Blue and Spirit Airlines are hoping to merge but the justice department is filing an anti trust action to block the marriage.
Guess nobody wants two small shitty airlines to become one big shitty airline.
Tiny Roman Sphinx Unearthed
The discovery of a Sphinx bearing the likeness of Roman Emperor Claudius was discovered in Northern Africa. It’s really more of a mini sphinx, though.
Looks like he bought it at the mall.
Sorry Toblerone You Can't Use Those Mountains
The triangular candy with the signature Swiss Alp mountain logo will have to find a new design for their packaging. The swiss are taking back the image of the Matterhorn because they say the company is in violation of the Swissness Act which requires companies to meet certain criteria to use Swiss symbolism.
Can’t they just replace it with Camelback. Who doesn’t love camelback?
Little Kids Beat NASA to Space Discovery
A group of Canadian gifted schoolchildren discovered that epi pens which can save someone’s life here on earth, are poisonous to humans if used in space. Samples of the drug were sent to the edge of space using rockets and balloons, and then tested by U of Ottawa researchers. And the cool part is that NASA didn’t know that happens.
Figures these nerds would be worried about an epi pen in space.
Duo Gets 4 Years For Stealing Almost 2 Million in Wine
A Mexican woman and her Romanian Dutch companion stole $1.7 million in wine from a Spanish restaurant. They were sentenced four years for their crimes.
Well whatever you think of them, it’s still better than stealing chicken wings from cafeterias.
BORG Takes Down Dozens of Students at U Mass
28 ambulances were needed to transport dozens of U Mass Amherst students to a hospital after they blacked out while drinking BORGs as part of a tiktok trend .Black Out Rage Gallons involve drinking massive amounts of alcohol mixed with water and electrolytes.
Let’s also test for oxy to be sure.
Airline Passenger Attacked Flight Attendant With a Spoon
A man went apeshit on a flight from LA to Boston, screaming at passengers, trying to open the hatch mid flight and promising a bloodbath. He confronted flight attendants with a broken spoon.
TMZ got the scoop.
SPORTS
Grant Williams Double Jinxed Hid Game
The NBA star choked after taunting another player that he would make both his foul shots at the end of a game against the Cavaliers.
Just because you’re wearing a Celtics jersey doesn’t make you Larry Bird, Grant.
That's Fucked UP: Veterans Stadium Edition
Dangerous chemicals labeled “forever chemicals” have been found in the turf that was used at Veterans Stadium. An investigation was launched after a player, David West, died last year under circumstances that suggested a problematic pattern. He was the sixth Phillies player to die of brain cancer.
These families need to be the six new owners of the Philadelphia Phillies.
CELEBS & ENTERTAINMENT
Eddie Izzard Changed Their Name
Gender fluid comedian, activist, athlete, writer, performer Eddie Izzard has announced that they have taken on the name they have loved since they were ten and will now be known as Suzy Eddie Izzard.
No matter what you call them, they’re hilarious.
Not So Fast Goosebumps
The author of the young adult Goosebumps series of books says contrary to yesterdays news, he was not involved in any decision to modify editions of his beloved books to make them more inclusive.
Start blaming Gen Z.
Christine Taylor Explains Why She and Ben Stiller Split
She said they grew in different directions.
Come on, we know it’s cause he’s annoying. You don’t have to explain.
Disney Punished Rebel Wilson With a 30 Day Ban
While appearing on the Daily Show, Wilson said she was banned from Disney after taking a photo in a secret bathroom in violation of the rules.
She’s a rebel and she’ll never ever be any good.
Barry is Ending
Bill Hader says he’s ending his HBO series Barry at the end of the upcoming fourth season. He said the reason, quite simply, was that a good ending presented itself.
The real reason is despite the critical love, most people have never heard of it.
Chris Rock Special Makes Netflix Top 10 in US
The special is in the US top ten, but missed out on being a top 10 worldwide.
All that hype and it wasn’t #1? For Christ sake you had Bono and Paul McCartney push this thing.
Star Wars Projects Shelved
Two separate Star Wars projects, one with Kevin Feige and another with Patty Jenkins appear to be shelved, after a period of time where it seemed there could be no end to new Star Wars tv series and movies.
This has gone from being Star Wars to Starbucks with one on every corner.
Paris Hilton Was Coerced Into Sex Tape
Hilton says ex boyfriend Rick Salomon coerced her into that sex tape, and she had to drug herself up to even get through it.
Yeah. It looked it.
VIRAL & TRENDING
Wheel of Fortune Viewers Furious With Stupid Contestant
With one million dollars on the line, and a puzzle so obvious a child could guess it, a contestant guessed S. The puzzle was A FIRE IN A FIRE_ _A_E.
Its bad enough you lost a million but you did it in public.
STUDIES, SURVEYS, RANKINGS
Guns Advertised to People Who Tweet N-Word
Rolling Stone says that Twitter users who use the n-word have seen a surge of ads for guns, and its raised a number of concerns.
This is marketing 101. Know your client.
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