One year after the Jan. 6 insurrection, let’s just say that things haven’t worked out well for the QAnon Shaman (real name Jacob Chansley). The freedom-loving dude who posed on the Senate floor while wearing a “Chewbacca Bikini” outfit claimed to have saved the muffins, and all he got for his trouble was a 41-month prison sentence. He’s not only angry that the media made him the face of the insurrection, but he’s also appealing the outcome of his guilty plea. Meanwhile, his attorney who took an unorthodox approach (to say the very least) is again talking about what happened.
Albert Watkins famously attempted to gain leniency for the Shaman by claiming that Trump “groomed” the MAGAs to be rabid conspiracy theorists. Watkins also (via Talking Points Memo) characterized the rioters as “people with brain damage, they’re f*cking r***rded, they’re on the goddamn spectrum.” He also claimed, “[T]hey’re all f*cking short-bus people.” Yikes. Now Watkins is now saying that he has no apologies for his quoted words, via Raw Story, because he believes that this helped his client:
“All it took was one carefully crafted, vulgar, inappropriate quote, well placed for maximum disclosure, to garner within 24 hours mental health care that my client needed, a psych evaluation ordered by the court, and steps of immediate measures to be taken to save my client from the proverbial mental abyss. Once it became clear what I was doing and once the diagnosis of [Chansley] was reconfirmed in 2021, and once the explanation for the basis of doing it came out, I garnered a remarkable amount of support from the very individuals who wanted to string me up by my nether regions.”
Well, the guy has a way with words, and it’s not a great one. And it’s kind-of questionable for Watkins to claim that his “vulgar, inappropriate” description is what led Chansley to receive a psych eval. We’ll probably never know whether or not that’s the case, but one can guess that Watkins’ “defense” tactic certainly didn’t win the Shaman many favors with the court. After all, he didn’t receive credit for time served when a judge handed him 41 months behind bars.
The end of the 2021 NFL season is upon us with the league’s first-ever Week 18 slate. As usual, the final weekend of the regular season is a mess with regard to teams taking it easy with starters, fully packing it in or, in some cases, competing to the end with important matchups. Before we roll through Week 18, though, Week 17 ended up being relatively positive in this space, though the news (and player availability fallout) broke against us in multiple games. Still, we press on with a quality season-long output, and we’ll try to keep it going.
Now, a quick glance at the 17-week progress before getting to the five-pack of selections.
Last Week: 3-2
2021 Season: 48-36-1
Come get these winners.
Denver Broncos (+11.5) over Kansas City Chiefs
It’s extremely difficult to handicap Week 18, simply because of all the scenarios in play. This is a game that pits one team (Kansas City) that has incentive to win for playoff seeding and another (Denver) that is playing for nothing. As such, this line is a couple of points higher than it should be for a game in the Mile High City. The Broncos aren’t fantastic on offense by any stretch, but there is no indication that Denver won’t give effort, and professionals are professionals that need to put quality play on tape. Give me the points.
Detroit Lions (+4) over Green Bay Packers
I have to be honest. I’m going to despise this play if Tim Boyle is the quarterback for Detroit. Alas, it seems like Jared Goff should be ready to go on Sunday, and the Lions have been very frisky down the stretch of the season. More importantly, the Packers aren’t playing Aaron Rodgers in this game, and I would give Green Bay a power rating at least a touchdown lower with Jordan Love. Moreover, Green Bay isn’t likely to press hard at other positions. It’s also a play on the number, and four is enough for Detroit at home.
Miami Dolphins (+6.5) over New England Patriots
This is similar to the first game, with the Patriots needing to win and the Dolphins having nothing to play for. That clearly swung the line at least a field goal in New England’s favor, and that is a pretty significant overreaction. There isn’t a power rating in the world that can get you to Miami being almost a touchdown underdog at home here, and we’ll hope for the Dolphins to play for pride.
Atlanta Falcons (+4) over New Orleans Saints
Oh look, a game with one team needing to win and the other eliminated from contention. The themes are the same and, in this case, New Orleans doesn’t have a trustworthy offense and this is a rivalry game. I know there aren’t too many true rivalries in the NFL, but the Falcons aren’t going to pack it in against the Saints, and this number should be Saints -1.5 if that.
Las Vegas Raiders (+3) over Los Angeles Chargers
This is the Sunday night game for a reason, with real stakes on both sides. Normally, I like to fade the Chargers in Los Angeles, but this number is out of whack. The Raiders are undervalued in getting a full field goal at home, and the world will be playing catch-up on the Chargers by kickoff. Give me Las Vegas.
Donald Trump already made his incredibly angry thoughts known about how President Joe Biden marked the one-year anniversary of the January 6 attack with a fiery speech. In this address, Biden accurately stated that an insurrectionist siege (in which MAGA diehards rioted because they wanted the Senate to refuse to certify Biden’s 2020 election win) on the U.S. Capitol included violent attacks on cops and people “literally defecating in the hallways,” arguably at the behest of “a defeated former president.”
Multiple far-right congresspeople marked January 6 by insisting that they are “ashamed of nothing” regarding the siege, and Lindsey Graham is apparently hopping on a nearby train. In a whiny tweet, Graham complained that Biden was committing a “brazen politicization of January 6.” He added, “I wonder if the Taliban who now rule Afghanistan with al-Qaeda elements present, contrary to President Biden’s beliefs, are allowing this speech to be carried?”
What brazen politicization of January 6 by President Biden.
I wonder if the Taliban who now rule Afghanistan with al-Qaeda elements present, contrary to President Biden’s beliefs, are allowing this speech to be carried?
Oh boy. Multiple deaths transpired as a result of the failed MAGA coup, which Trump reportedly loved so much that he rewound the footage so that he could watch it twice. Yet Graham seems to be falling back into lockstep with Trump, who accused Democrats of “lies and polarizations.” And yes, that’s very strange, considering that Trump instructed his MAGA crowd to “fight like hell” during his “Stop the Steal” rally. As CNN is pointing out, “Words fail” to express how bizarre it is for Graham to suggest that the insurrection itself wasn’t political, and Jake Tapper hit the Twitter button to point out that Graham also reportedly asked the Georgia secretary of state to “try to throw away ballots.”
On that same note, people can’t believe that Graham seems to believe that the far-right’s failed coup, which meant to overthrow democracy, somehow was not political.
So your party’s attempt to overthrow democracy was a non-partisan event? Once you were a Senator, grudgingly respected by your opponents. Now you are a Trump Whore. Flee the country.
It took Lindsey Graham just a couple weeks to go from “humiliated and embarrassed” after the attack on the Capitol to flying down to Mar-a-Lago to golf and bear hug Donald Trump. #MrCountMeOuthttps://t.co/9mZXCdClSW
— Jaime Harrison, DNC Chair (@harrisonjaime) January 6, 2022
I’m pretty sure Jan. 6th was politicized the moment your political base attempted to siege the Capitol with an intent to kill the Vice President.
Yeah, wouldn’t want the make the leader of the Republican Party inciting an insurrection on the US Capitol for the express purpose of anointing himself the winner of an election that he lost “politicized.”
“It breaks my heart that my friend, a president of consequence, were to allow yesterday to happen, and it will be a major part of his presidency. It was a self-inflicted wound. It was going too far.” — @LindseyGrahamSC, 1-7-2021 https://t.co/xUcdf3Gk9N
Finally, lookie here. Famed Trump MAGA fans want Graham to “stay away from President Trump.” They added, “Lindsey Graham is nothing but a snake in the grass!”
We wish Lindsey Graham would stay away from President Trump. Lindsey Graham is nothing but a snake in the grass!
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Welcome to SNX DLX, our weekly roundup of the best sneakers to hit the market. This is a big day for SNX — no, we don’t have an ultra dope release to get hyped up about, there isn’t a super rare collaboration scheduled this week that is guaranteed to crash the Nike servers or get the internet talking, but it IS the first week of 2022. Meaning that it’s the start of a brand new year of sneaker drops.
Two years ago it was the year of the Dunks, last year was the year of the Jordan 1, what 2022 brings we can only guess but we’re psyched nonetheless. Considering this week’s sneaker output, our excitement for this year is just about all we’ve got. Your Apple Watch might read 2022 but you wouldn’t know it looking at this week’s drops, because it seems like the big brands are still out on vacation and all we’re getting are the leftovers from the previous year.
Save for a handful of releases, this week is looking even duller than the final two weeks of 2021. It’s not a major issue since this week’s highlights are still pretty fire, but we’re hoping we have a more substantial list next week. This time around we’re going to have to keep the list light, let’s dive in!
Nike ACG Air Mowabb Trails End Brown
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Part ‘90s design, part hiking sneaker of the future, the Air Mowabb is one of Tinker Hatfield’s most underappreciated designs. It’s not as sleek as the Jordan 4, or as futuristic as the Air Max 90, the Air Mowabb favors functionality over fashion.
Featuring an inner bootie housed by a premium reinforced upper, the Air Mowabb is designed with durability in mind and features a stretch collar and enhanced comfortability by way of an extra soft foam midsole. This week’s Mowabb is part of Nike’s performance-focused ACG imprint and drops in an earthy yet flashy colorway that combines Trails End Brown with Prism Violet.
The Nike ACG Air Mowabb Trails End Brown is out now for a retail price of $160. Pick up a pair via the Nike SNKRS app.
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Louis Vuitton LV Trainer
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Okay, admittedly this is more a curiosity or a conversation piece than it is a shoe that we actually think you should purchase, but as we said, it’s a slow week and this is definitely one of the most interesting pairs of sneakers to drop this week.
The LV Trainer is adorned with tiny crystals of varying color across the sneaker’s entire upper and requires seven hours of stitching to put together. The double sneaker drop is available in two colorways, a blue, pink, and purple rendition, or a louder electric yellow, black and grey scheme with both colorways featuring monogram branding on the outsole and LV branding at the midfoot.
The Louis Vuitton LV Trainer pack is out now for a retail price of, wait for it… $5350 for the pink, blue and purple pair, and an even $6000 for the yellow. Pick up a pair at the Louis Vuitton website.
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Adidas Ozealia
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If you’re looking for a running sneaker that captures the vibe of what Yeezy brand gives you without having to worry about ruining a $300 pair of sneakers, the Ozealia captures some of the magic of the Yeezy 700 at about half the price. Featuring a chunky ‘90s inspired design, the Ozealia sports Adiprene shock-absorbent cushioning, a fully synthetic upper made from 50% recycled content, and reflective details through the snug fit silhouette.
The Adidas Ozealia is out now in a variety of colors for a retail price of $100. Pick up a pair at the Adidas webstore.
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Nike Air Jordan 13 Court Purple
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This week the Air Jordan 13 finally gets the Court Purple treatment. This colorway is no stranger to the Jordan lineage, it’s shown up on various models throughout the 26 shoe family, but strangely it hasn’t appeared on a 13 until now. Featuring a mix of black textiles with suede overlays of deep violet, this colorway exudes luxury and royalty.
Rounding out the design is a classic cat-eye hologram at the collar, a wrapped midsole, and reflective details throughout.
The Air Jordan 13 in Court Purple is set to drop on January 8th for a retail price of $190. Pick up a pair via the Nike SNKRS app or on aftermarket sites like GOAT and Flight Club.
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White Mountaineering x Mizuno Wave Prophecy 10
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We have White Mountaineering founder Yosuke Aizawa to thank for giving us our first dope sneaker release of 2022! Made in collaboration with Mizuno, the Wave Prophecy 10 features a stealthy design with a hallow but chunky midsole and minimal graphic work across the midfoot.
Rounding out the design are a few reflective accents, White Mountaineering’s plastic branded heel caps, and a speckled midsole meant to mimic snow.
The White Mountaineering x Mizuno Wave Prophecy 10 is set to drop on January 8th for a retail price of $260. Pick up a pair via the White Mountaineering website.
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New Balance 550 Burgundy/Blue
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Released exclusively through Spanish retailer Foot District, this beautiful burgundy and white New Balance 550 drops in a full-size run and features a lightweight leather upper in white with rich collar panels with baby blue accents highlighting the N logo and 550 silhouette number.
It’s not flashy or accompanied by a famous name, but it doesn’t need to be, it’s a simple colorway on one of New Balance’s best silhouettes of all time.
The New Balance 550 Burgundy/Blue is set to drop on January 8th at Foot District and aftermarket sites like Flight Club for a retail price of $120.
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Extra Butter x Saucony Shadow 6000 White Rabbit
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The major collaborations are few and far between this week, but luckily we still have this dope team-up between Saucony and New York’s Extra Butter. The Shadow 6000 White Rabbit features a mixed leather and suede upper with triangular lugs, alternating red and blue accents, and a soft cushioning system.
The sneaker drops in a swirling psychedelic box with intricate mushroom graphics.
The Extra Butter x Saucony Shadow 600 is out now for a retail price of $130. Pick up a pair via the Extra Butter webstore.
With Omicron racing around the globe, the idea of international travel seems unlikely for the time being. But that doesn’t mean you can’t plan adventures — like traveling to one of the greatest cities on earth. For Below Deck’s Eddie Lucas case, that means the beachy, cultured megalopolis of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
In addition to serving in his new role as First Officer in the latest season of Below Deck– set in the beautiful tropical waters of St. Kitts — Lucas has a background in paddling, skiing, and scuba diving, and has worked as the first mate on a four-man tugboat crew, so he’s no stranger to life’s most beautiful and breathtaking locales. When we hit him up for a travel guide of his favorite city on earth, he wanted to go with one he appreciates deeply, and knows intimately. Rio was his immediate pick.
Check out Eddie Lucas’ guide to all the best food, drinks, sights, and things to do in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil below and catch Below Deck on Bravo and Peacock every Monday night to help satiate your wanderlust.
Best time of the year for a trip to Rio?
Early March
Best time to visit is the end of February early March, right around when Carnival is. It’s not just in Rio but all over the country people are partying and celebrating for weeks, it’s an amazing time to be in Brazil.
Where is your favorite beach that gives you that Brazilian experience, and why?
Impanema
For the Brazilian experience, I would definitely go with Ipanema. It is a wild and bustling beach where vendors are selling fresh caipirinhas and other street food. Just keep an eye on your valuables. The most beautiful beach would be Joatinga beach — which is a little hidden gem in Rio — but you have to know how to get there.
From a good breakfast spot to the perfect morning activity, what is the best way to start off your day in Rio?
The best way would be to go to my favorite breakfast spot, BB Lanches in Leblon. Get some fresh juice, they have every juice you can imagine, mine is maracujá com mamão, and then grab a fresh pastel and head to the beach.
I don’t really go to clubs anymore, but my favorite bar would be Academia da Cachaça. They have an extensive list of cachaça, and the best garotinho which is a small perfectly poured tap beer. If you are looking for a fun night try out Lapa, it’s a great neighborhood to go to with tons of bars and lots of places to dance forro.
The first time I went to Brazil I actually took forro lessons — it’s one of my favorite things to do while I’m down there.
What district or part of the city is a must-visit in Rio and why?
Obviously, Christ the Redeemer and the Sugar Loaf. But aside from the obvious must-see tourist attractions, visiting the diverse neighborhoods the city has to offer is a must. Going to Santa Teresa, which is one of the oldest neighborhoods, you are able to experience the well-kept architectural beauty of the city’s heritage. Don’t miss out on this restaurant called Bar do Mineiro while you’re up there and order the feijoada croquetes (I am a foodie!).
Additionally, to experience some samba, go to the downtown city center. You can sit at any bar on the strip and listen to some samba or even dance it yourself if you are courageous enough because Brazilians know how to move their legs! Pedra do Sal and Largo de Sao Francisco da Prainha are my favorite spots to do that.
What’s your favorite dinner or after-hours snack spot in Rio?
My favorite restaurant has to be Sushi Leblon. The ambiance is intimate and upbeat at the same time. Absolutely anything you order is so fresh and what differs itself is the quality and creativity in which the dishes are made. Must-try items are the quail eggs nigiri, salmon topped with crispy quinoa flakes, and tuna tartar with caipira yolk.
For a late-night snack, my go-to is the 24hr bakery called Rio Lisboa also located in Leblon (since it’s where my GF lives). You can buy cookies, bread or sit at the counter and order anything you want! But if you want to be a local, you have to order the “pão francês com ovo mexido e polenguinho” which is a French roll with scrambled eggs and a Brazilian cream cheese. They smash it like a panini and it hits the spot at a late night out!
I haven’t done too much hiking around Rio, but I have hiked just south of Rio in Ilha Grande. It is a beautiful small island with no cars and almost completely covered by rain forest. It’s my favorite place to get away from the wildness of the city.
What is your favorite thing to do in Rio?
Go to the beach! Eat food, drink beer!
The people in Rio are very enchanting, their warm and happy demeanor makes any tourist feel loved and want to drop their lives and open a coconut stand at the beach, which I have thought about myself since going to the beach is by far my favorite thing to do in Rio.
Waking up and walking through the Portuguese mosaic pavements, known as “calçadas portuguesas,” passing by massive intricate trees with their roots bulging off and lifting the ground, it feels like you are in this mix of tropical rainforest intertwined with urban life. Any beach in Rio is so special because it is accessible for everyone. You can play volleyball at the beach or lay your beach towel on the sand and relax as vendors walk by to sell food and booze (that is where you will find me!)
Don’t miss out on the caipirinhas, Globo biscuits, and the coalho cheese while you are there!
Britney Spears is clearly enjoying her newfound freedom after being released from the terms of her long-running conservatorship, enjoying her first glass of red wine and airing out her family’s last decade of dirty laundry. She’s also, apparently, enjoying pushing new boundaries now that those old ones have been removed — namely, in this case, the terms of Instagram’s explicit content policy. Spears’ latest post, captioned “Free woman energy has never felt better,” finds the pop star baring it all in a pair of nude mirror selfies, using some strategically placed heart and flower emojis to obscure her bits.
Spears’ social media has offered a font of insight into her mindset as she explores her autonomy; in one recent post, she wrote, “I just realized this today guys … after what my family tried to do to me three years ago. I needed to be my own cheerleader [shrugging emoji] !!!! God knows they weren’t… I’m not auditioning for anything !!!! I’m reminding myself and the world of who I am !!!! Yes … I will be my own cheerleader.” She also teased that a new song was “in the works” and unfollowed her younger sister Jamie Lynn to start the new year.
This isn’t the first time the singer has posted risque content to the ‘gram. Last summer, she posted another set of nude photos with similar emoji adornments to celebrate her vacation with partner Sam Asghari.
It’s been a year since the January 6 insurrection at the Capitol Building and it’s clear that America has failed to learn the lessons of the uprising. The attack on the Capitol left five dead and defaced a monument to the greatest gift that humankind has bestowed upon itself, democracy.
It was a prime example of the damage that has been done to this country by opportunists on the right who promoted the false narrative that the 2020 election was stolen.
The riot showed what people in power put at risk when they spread misinformation and cast doubt on the democratic process. Surely, this horrific example would have caused people in power—whether in Washington, the media, or America’s religious institutions—to cool down the rhetoric and restore faith in democracy.
But sadly, it hasn’t.
A new NRR Ipsos poll found that two-thirds of GOP voters, and just over one-third of all voters, still believe the “Big Lie.”
On the one-year anniversary of the attack, former president Jimmy Carter wrote an op-ed for The New York Times to warn America of the danger of promoting the “Big Lie” and how it can lead to the downfall of our “precious democracy.” But he didn’t just sound the alarm, he also provided four practical steps on which Americans of all political stripes can reverse course and improve our collective faith in vital institutions.
Carter opens “I Fear for Our Democracy” by lamenting the fact the uprising hasn’t been taken seriously enough.
“There followed a brief hope that the insurrection would shock the nation into addressing the toxic polarization that threatens our democracy,” Carter writes. “However, one year on, promoters of the lie that the election was stolen have taken over one political party and stoked distrust in our electoral systems.”
Carter has a real fear that Americans may lose democracy altogether.
“I now fear that what we have fought so hard to achieve globally—the right to free, fair elections, unhindered by strongman politicians who seek nothing more than to grow their own power—has become dangerously fragile at home,” Carter writes.
The former president has a long history of promoting democracy abroad and understands its power to transform a nation.
“After I left the White House and founded the Carter Center, we worked to promote free, fair and orderly elections across the globe,” Carter writes. “I led dozens of election observation missions in Africa, Latin America and Asia, starting with Panama in 1989, where I put a simple question to administrators: ‘Are you honest officials or thieves?’”
Ever the pragmatic politician, Carter laid out four ways that Americans can work together, regardless of party, to undo the damage done to the democratic process over the last few years.
1. Gather around common values.
“First, while citizens can disagree on policies, people of all political stripes must agree on fundamental constitutional principles and norms of fairness, civility, and respect for the rule of law.”
2. Reform the election system.
“Second, we must push for reforms that ensure the security and accessibility of our elections and ensure public confidence in the accuracy of results.”
3. Be about more than politics.
“Third, we must resist the polarization that is reshaping our identities around politics. We must focus on a few core truths: that we are all human, we are all Americans and we have common hopes for our communities and our country to thrive.”
4. Fight disinformation.
“Lastly, the spread of disinformation, especially on social media, must be addressed.”
In the op-ed, Carter refrains from speculating on what would happen in America if its citizens completely lost all faith in the democratic process. But it’s not hard to imagine it would quickly lead to the decay of every institution that upholds the fragile framework for freedom and civility.
“Our great nation now teeters on the brink of a widening abyss,” Carter warns in his final paragraph. “Without immediate action, we are at genuine risk of civil conflict and losing our precious democracy. Americans must set aside differences and work together before it is too late.”
Ah, useless facts. Random knowledge that serves no purpose other than to take up space in our brains, and maybe, just maybe, win a trivia game (yeah right) or kill time at a party (I’ve forgotten, what’s a party?).
Leave it to Ask Reddit to resurface all things odd and amusing, though. People shared their own useless facts that live rent free in their heads. And though they might be pointless, they are certainly entertaining.
Yep, this useless fact has stayed with us since elementary school On the bright side, it’s been the source of many a fun meme.
Vending machines are more deadly than sharks.
Think about this next time you go to retrieve a Snickers bar: Between 2002 and 2015, the National Electronic Surveillance System reported that vending machines caused four deaths per year in the U.S. Mostly due to people tipping the machines onto themselves.
Compare that to the shark-related deaths averaging out to just 0.6 deaths per year. Not sure how only about half of a person is considered dead, but math was never my strength.
This statistic might need to be taken with a grain of sea salt however, given that those in landlocked states have next-to-zero chances of experiencing a shark attack. But there you have it, a useless fact to use when you’re at the beach.
Snails have teeth.
“They’re not big enough teeth to hurt humans. That’s what makes it a useless fact to know. & it won’t leave my head because it’s juuuuuust disturbing enough to make me rethink my entire opinion on snails.” – ghosts-go-boo
But cows do not.
At least, no upper front teeth. Makes chewing—and dentist visits—easier I suppose.
The Sun is about 400 times bigger than the Moon but also about 400 times farther away from Earth. So they look to be about the same size.
This explains how the sun can be completely blocked in an eclipse.
Pigeons and doves are in the same bird family.
Columbidae is a subspecies of birds that are stout bodied, with short necks, and primarily feed on seeds, fruits and plants. Though one lives on as a symbol of peace and love, and the other is often considered a flying rat, the names are practically interchangeable.
However, thinking about Stevie Nicks singing, “just like a white-winged pigeon” doesn’t have quite the same ring to it.
The length of a jiffy…
According to ScienceFocus.com, physicists use a “jiffy” to define how long light takes to travel one femtometer (which is a tiny fraction of a millimeter). In layman’s terms, one jiffy equals one-fiftieth of a second.
So next time you say, “be back in a jiffy,” know that you better return really, really, really fast.
Most corn is inedible for humans.
“1% of the corn grown in the USA is sweet corn (the corn you eat as corn). The other 99% is field corn (or dent corn), which is fairly inedible raw and needs to be processed before human consumption. This field corn is also what they use for non-edible corn products, like ethanol, paint, cosmetics, etc. Yes, most corn goes to livestock feed. Ethanol and High Fructose Corn Syrup are up there as well. Yes, if you’re driving on a highway and are passing fields of corn, you very likely cannot eat it.” – Kat_lbltko1pl
Infants have flexible bones.
Ever wonder why toddlers seem so much more flexible? This is because a baby’s skeleton if very different from an adult’s. Babies are born with about 300 bones (94 more than adults) that are joined together with pliable cartilage to make that whole birth thing possible. As they get older, the bones will fuse together. And suddenly that toe touch is nothing but a distant dream of the past.
Numbers from 1-999 don’t have the letter “a” in word form.
Some vowels just don’t get the respect they deserve.
John Wilkes Booth and Lee Harvey Oswald are both known by three names. And each full name is composed of 15 letters.
Actually, this is not entirely correct. Oswald’s full name was not used until after Kennedy’s assassination, due to his habit of adopting false names.
Cockroaches molt.
Unlike a reptile shedding it’s skin, cockroaches molt out of their entire exoskeleton. Out crawls a soft, fleshy, ghostly-white creature that will turn brown over a few hours. You’re welcome for the nightmare fuel.
There you have it. Gems of wisdom no one asked for. They say knowledge is power. But in this case, I’d say knowledge is unnecessary. But still fun!
Sometimes it’s surprising how quickly politicians can step in it, even when they’re trying to say something legitimately important or helpful.
In trying to convince the public that people who can’t work remotely need the support of other New Yorkers during the current wave of COVID-19 infections, New York City Mayor Eric Adams artlessly referred to cooks, messengers, shoe shiners and Dunkin’ Donuts employees as “low-skill workers” who “don’t have the academic skills to sit in a corner office.”
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To be fair, he was trying express support for the workers he seems to insult, but it came across all wrong. His remarks set off a firestorm of responses from people who have worked as service workers and who took issue with the idea of those jobs being “low-skill.”
I second that. I’m a Grocery store worker and I challenge anyone to come and work one single holiday week of their choice and then call us “low skill”nnI’ve been working in a grocery store for 8 years now and I’m terrified of trying to be a server in a restaurant.
Hardest job I’ve ever had. You get in the weeds and the whole place goes down. A restaurant has to run like a Ferrari engine just to keep that from happening. Waited tables next to a guy with an MBA as well. This guy has no clue.
I cleaned toilets, swung a pick axe, hauled garbage and climbed inside dry cleaning machines, among other things, to get my JD magna cum laude from Harvard. I think we can put to rest the notion that the skills required are low or that people who do those things can’t think.
“There’s no such thing as a ‘low-skilled’ worker.”
“Anybody can flip a burger at McDonald’s” not actually true. Also, frankly, a lot of the office workers I know also don’t have a great deal of academic skill. You don’t need to be a rocket surgeon to answer phones.
— You, in the bushes. (@You, in the bushes.) 1641331053
Let’s be honest, academic skill isn’t necessary for most office jobs in the first place.nnIt’s just an acceptable way to filter “less desirable” applicants.nnI’m confident I could teach the folks from my local Dunks to do most jobs at my firm. All they’d need is time to learn.
Naturally, different jobs require different skills, and “academic skills” could mean a lot of different things. But “low-skill” has an insulting ring to it
Adams tried to clarify his meaning in an interview on CBS This Morning, saying, “The goal is we need to open the city so low-wage employees are able to survive.”
If he meant “low-wage,” he probably should have said so. And that correction doesn’t really address the “lacking-the-academic-skills-for-a-corner-office” thing.
Some people pointed out that “low-skill” or “unskilled” jobs are an actual category of work, meaning that they don’t require any specialized education or long-term training. However, that wording minimizes the skills that are required to succeed in many of those jobs, so perhaps we should reconsider that wording altogether.
What Mayor Adams really meant was that people who work in jobs that can’t be done remotely still need to be paid during the pandemic. Is encouraging office workers to go into the office in the middle of a raging pandemic so they can help keep those people employed the way to go? Questionable, but everything is questionable right now.
What’s clear is that while his intentions may have been good, his delivery definitely needed some polishing. Don’t insult a large swath of your constituents by saying they don’t have the brains for a corner office. Not a good message, not a good look.
If you grew up in the ’90s then you were part of the last generation of kids who lived without being constantly connected to the internet. You lived during that last gasp of the analog era where most of your entertainment came on tape and if you wanted a new pair of Guess jeans or LA Gear shoes, you had to drive to the mall.
Also, if you wore pants that looked like this, people actually thought you were cool.
Families mattered on Friday nights.
People listened to rock ‘n’ roll because it was important.
Hip-hop was at its peak.
People spent time talking to each other instead of staring at their phones.
It was a time of hope and optimism.
Some folks over at Reddit have been sharing funny memes that explain exactly what life was like in the ’90s. From the terrible pastel-colored designs that were everywhere to the charming, but antiquated, technology kids today will never understand.
How in the world did they cram 25 different colored pens into one super writing utensil?
9. Nu metal didn’t last long
A.D.I.D.A.S.
10. People aged quickly in the ’90s
This is what happens when you have children.
11. This weighed 25 pounds and went everywhere you went
I can still hear the sound of the rumpling plastic as I flip through the pages.
12. They got ‘Jerry Maguire’?
Of course they have “Jerry Maguire.” In fact, they have 500 copies of “Jerry Maguire.”
13. The hippest computer lab ever
After the iMac dropped, only vertified dorks used an IBM.
14. Just looking at this hurts
This may have hurt your fingers, but was probably safer than licking the battery to see if it still had “juice.”
15. It’s like they didn’t want you to play solitaire
Solitaire wasted more people’s time in 1998 than Instagram does in 2022.
16. In 1993 this could cure anything
Stomach ache? Flu? Munchausen’s syndrome? This unique combination would have you back on your feet in no time.
17. Synergy
To quote a popular philosopher from the ’90s, they went together like “peas and carrots.”
18. This cup went perfect with pizza
If the joint had all-you-can-drink refills, you drank ’em out of this cup. It held tokens, too.
19. The only pattern that mattered in the ’90s
Throw on those shorts, then hop in your Miata and get yourself some action!
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