Pope
Francis delivered his Sunday prayer and message from the chapel of his
Vatican residence instead of from the balcony overlooking St. Peter's
Square. The Pope's remarks were televised so he didn't have to
venture outside in the cold. *OK, this whole work from home thing has
officially gone too far. (Paul Dudley)
Video
out of Disneyland shows a streaker on the iconic "It's a Small World"
ride. A man reportedly stripped down and started roaming
around and then jumped into the water completely naked before being
carried away by police. *After jumping into the water naked it
was a...small, small world for him indeed. (Rick Fancy)
A
man was arrested Tuesday afternoon for allegedly trashing a Yuba City,
California Target store with a baseball bat. Police say Macio Barilla,
caused at least one-hundred-thousand dollars damage during his
rampage. *He is however being scouted by several last place MLB
teams. (Paul Dudley)
Some
members of Generation Z might not be able to make it home for the
holidays. A Credit Karma survey finds many Gen Z Americans won't
be able to afford traveling home for the holidays because of their
student loan payments. *Times have changed, I used to avoid going
home because of my grades. (Paul Dudley)
Retailers
across the nation welcomed shoppers on Black Friday. More
Americans are taking their shopping online, making Black Friday less
important. *Last year was awesome shopping in my
underwear...right up until they kicked me out of the Family Dollar
store. (Paul Dudley)
On
this date in 2009, golf superstar Tiger Woods was involved in a car
accident that later led to revelations of infidelity and eventually
Woods' divorce from Elin Nordegren. *Turned out Tiger’s
definition of the 19th hole was different than most people. (Rick
Fancy)
Google's
former CEO says A.I. could endanger humanity within the decade. Eric
Schmidt said the dangers of AI begin when "the computer can start to
make its own decision to do things," including discovering
weapons. *Forget weapons, the real problem comes when A.I.
figures out how to order Grub Hub and watch Netflix all day.
(Paul Dudley)
The
latest Auto Reliability study from Consumer Reports finds Detroit's
automakers did not perform well. The top five spots were taken by
imported cars, while Buick was the best performing U.S. brand at number
12. *So clearly American senior citizens know how to pick reliable
cars. (Paul Dudley)
Houston
is one of the "Most Sinful Cities in America." Website WalletHub
compared over 180 cities across 40 key indicators of "vices and illicit
behavior." The only city that's more sinful than Houston is Las
Vegas. *In this situation, second place can officially be
called...first place loser. (Rick Fancy)
A
Connecticut woman is suing the salad chain Chopt, claiming she found
part of a finger in her salad. The woman claims she has suffered
from shock, panic attacks, traumatic stress, nausea and neck and
shoulder pain. *Of course, all normal reactions most Americans
have when they actually eat a healthy salad. (Paul Dudley)
Popular
Science will no longer be offered as a magazine. The 151-year-old
publication printed its last physical copy in 2018, but an online
version that has been around since, will be scaled back. *Readers
are being asked to pour out the contents of their pocket protectors on
the Popular Science grave this afternoon at 3:14. (Paul Dudley)
Meghan
Markle and Prince Harry are shopping for a house in Los Angeles.
Harry said in 2020, they secretly lived in Los Angeles, undetected for
weeks, saying even the Royal Family thought they went to Canada.
*It’s odd the royal family thought Harry and Meghan would go to
Canada...when the family clearly instructed them to GO to hell.
(Paul Dudley)
In
2019, The Pope returned a wood fragment to Bethlehem believed to be
from Jesus' manger. *The old scrap wood was left over when they updated
the inside of birthplace to a mid-century modern manger. (Rick
Fancy)