Born on this day!!  Newsman Morton Dean is 88. TV writer/producer David Chase (“The Sopranos”) is 78. Correspondent Steve Kroft (“60 Minutes”) is 78. Guitarist David Marks of The Beach Boys is 75. Guitarist Vernon Reid of Living Colour is 65. Country singer Collin Raye is 63. Actor Regina Taylor (“The Unit,” ″I’ll Fly Away”) is 63. Singer Roland Orzabal of Tears for Fears is 62. Drummer Debbi Peterson of The Bangles is 62. Guitarist Gary Lee Conner of Screaming Trees is 61. Singer Tori Amos is 60. Country singer Mila Mason is 60. Keyboardist James DeBarge of DeBarge is 60. Rapper GZA (Wu-Tang Clan) is 57. Actor Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (“Oz,” “Lost”) is 56. Actor Ty Burrell (“Modern Family”) is 56. Celebrity chef Giada DeLaurentiis is 53. Actor Melinda Page Hamilton (“Devious Maids,” ″Mad Men,”) is 52. Actor Rick Yune (“Die Another Day,” “The Fast and the Furious”) is 52. Guitarist Paul Doucette of Matchbox Twenty is 51. Rapper Beenie Man is 50. Singer Howie Dorough of the Backstreet Boys is 50. Comedian Kristen Wiig (“Bridesmaids,” ″Saturday Night Live”) is 50. Actor Jenna Leigh Green (“Sabrina the Teenage Witch”) is 49. Keyboardist Bo Koster of My Morning Jacket is 49. Bassist Dean Back of Theory of a Deadman is 48. Actor and TV host James Corden is 45. Guitarist Jeff Stinco of Simple Plan is 45. Actor Brandon Adams (“The Mighty Ducks”) is 44. Actor Aya Sumika (“Numb3rs”) is 43. Actor Ari Stidham (TV’s “Scorpion”) is 31.

 

THIS DAY IN GENIUS HISTORY

1775 – King George III proclaimed the American colonies to be in open rebellion.
1642 – The English Civil War began between supporters of King Charles I (Royalists or Cavaliers) and those of Oliver Cromwell (Roundheads).
1846 – The United States annexed New Mexico.
1851 – The U.S. yacht America outraced the British Aurora off the English coast to win a trophy that became known as the America’s Cup.
1902 – Theodore Roosevelt became the first United States president to ride in an automobile.
1910 – Korea was annexed by Japan after five years as a protectorate.
1989 – Black Panther co-founder Huey P. Newton was shot to death in Oakland, Calif.
2003 – Alabama’s chief justice, Roy Moore, was suspended for refusing to move a Ten Commandments monument from the state courthouse.
2004 – A version of Edvard Munch’s painting The Scream was stolen in Norway. Another version had been stolen in 1994.

Today Is: Be An Angel Day, National Bao Day, National Surgical Oncologist Day, National Tooth Fairy Day, Never Bean Better Day, Southern Hemisphere Hoodie Hoo Day, National Bring Your Cat To The Vet Day, World Plant Milk Day

TODAY ON TV!
Primetime TV (All Times Eastern)

CBS – 8:00 – FBI / 9:00 – FBI International / 10:00 – FBI Most Wanted
NBC – 8:00 – America’s Got Talent  / 10:00 – That’s My Jam
ABC – 8:00 – Celebrity Wheel Of Fortune  /  9:00 – Jeopardy Masters  /  10:00 – The Chase
FOX – 8:00 – Beat Shazam / 9:00 – Don’t Forget The Lyrics
CW – 8:00 – Fight To Survive  /  9:00 – Fight To Survive

TV Talk Shows

**Due to the ongoing writers/ actors strike most shows are in reruns. (Stay Tuned!)

WHAT ARE YOU TALKIN’ ABOUT? Here are today’s PPM-Friendly Topics!

QUESTION: What’s it like being an NFL WIFE?? This one says “At the games, the wives are in the first row and the girlfriends are three rows back!!!” Wow!!!

 

QUESTION: What’s YOUR addiction?? From junk food to pornography to social media, is modern life turning the human race into a BUNCH OF ADDICTS??

 

QUESTION: How MUCH did the media hype the rainstorm in L.A.?? Someone faked a pic of a SHARK swimming the freeway.. and TED CRUZ thought it was real!!

QUESTION: Was she out to create “Bad Blood??” This Taylor Swift lookalike hit the streets of SoCal and the FANS WENT NUTS!! Irresponsible?? Of course!!!!

QUESTION: Is it REAL? Is it PHOTOSHOPPED? Or is it simply.. A WIG?? Prince Harry debuts a new, thicker, darker head of hair.. and PEOPLE NOTICED!!!!

National Cinema Day Offering Cheap Movie Tickets This Sunday

**********This Sunday, more than 3,000 theaters are offering $4 tickets.. all formats, all movies!!
*******Of course, popcorn is still $15 a bag!!
******Theaters have already had a bangin’ summer because of “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer!!”
******Last year, Cinema day drew 8.1 million people to theaters with a $3 ticket.
****Mainly, they want you in there so they can show the trailers for this falls releases!! Smart!!

Charlize Theron Denies Having Bad Plastic Surgery

**********She tells Allure magazine: “My face is changing. I love that my face is changing and aging.” OK… that’s lie number one!
********She’s also the face of a new perfume campaign for Dior.. and people say she’s had bad plastic surgery!! Hey.. it happens!!
******That’s why Dior got her so cheap!!
******Then she goes on to say, “blah blah blah not fair, blah blah blah men get to age, blah blah blah, women age like cut flowers, blah blah blah… not fair…”

Jeffery Epstein Said That Prince Andrew Liked Sex More Than He Did

*****That’s because Prince Andrew doesn’t sweat!! Remember that??
*****Actually , it’s hard to say whether Andrew sweats or not, since he’s never done an honest day’s work in his life!!
*****This is all in a new documentary on A&E called “Secrets of Prince Andrew!”
****They say that Epstein and Andrew were very close and saw each other almost every week. Andrew brought Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell to “the very heart of the royal family!”
*****Meanwhile, we still don’t know who else was on Epstein’s list. Wonder why??

Conflicting Reports About A King Charles and Prince Harry Peace Meeting

********They’d like a little father-son time!! Is that so wrong??
*******One source says a meeting is set at the palace on September 17th, but the Royals say the report is bogus!!
*****That means it’s true.
****They’ll be playing rock, paper scissors!! Loser gets beheaded!!!

Sam Asghari Jokes That He’s Looking For A Paparazzi Disguise

******Just put a bag over your head, you jerk!
****On Insta, he’s trying on various wigs!! Ha ha!!
********Oh well.. lay down with dogs.. get up with fleas!!

 

 

TABLOID FODDER

Taylor Takes On TV-(Star)

She’s dominating the music industry and won Oscar buzz for directing All Too Well:  The Short Film.  It’s only natural that Taylor Swift would expand her media reach to television.  According to a new report, the 33-year-old is in talks with British playwright and screenwriter Alice Birch to create her own show.  “Taylor and Alice have been tossing ideas around, and no doubt Taylor’s own colorful dating history will provide a lot of inspiration,” an insider says.  After all, exes from Jake Gyllenhaal to Harry Styles have already been memorialized in her songs.

 

 

PHONE TOPIC STARTERS

Ever get mistaken for a celebrity??
Our wedding almost got called off!!
What’s YOUR addiction???

 

 

STUPID NEWS

Raccoon Breaks Into Wisconsin Church!

*********The raccoon didn’t realize that the trash cans are OUTSIDE the church!!!
*******Maybe the little trash bandit was trying to confess!!!
********The pastor let the raccoon go, but not until after he baptized him!!

Florida Man Disposes Homemade Pipe Bomb In Public Trash Can At Carwash

**********Well??? He was cleaning out the car and came across a pipe bomb!! What did you WANT him to do??
*******The guy’s wife told deputies that he had more bomb-making stuff at home. Must be a hobby!!!
*******He’s going through a divorce. That’s why she finked on him!!!

Florida Woman Spikes Drink With Cockroach Spray

*****Hi honey, I’m home!!!!
********She met a guy at a bar and invited him back to her place for more drinks!!
*****After he had two more drinks, she told him, “by the way, I sprayed those drinks with bug spray!!”
******After he threw up for awhile, he called the cops!! They found her behind a bush in the backyard!!
TIP: Never pick up a woman in a bar in FLORIDA!!!!!

Dog Eats Boston Man’s Passport Before Destination Wedding

**********He was going to get married in Italy.. but then his dog ate his passport!! One week before the trip!!
******Sounds like a perfect excuse to get out of the wedding, but then the passport agency gave him expedited service!!
*****Thanks! Thanks a lot!!
*******The dog stayed home.
TOPIC: The wedding that almost got called off.

 

 

STUFF THAT’S COOL AND VIRAL

 

VIDEO: SOMEHOW THE SPANISH LONG JUMPING COMPETITION GOT A LOT OF ATTENTION!!!

VIDEO: GUY SINGING ON HIS BALCONY CATCHES L.A. EARTHQUAKE!

 

A LIST FOR TUESDAY

 

The Germiest Places In Schools (And How To Keep Your Kid Healthy)

HUFFINGTON POST

Door Handles

As mentioned above, high-touch surfaces are really germy — and this goes for door handles, which are touched by essentially every person in a class.  “People will cough into their hand as they’re walking into a classroom and then open the door and then right after them come the other kids and all touching the same surfaces,” Liu said.  According to Liu, if a long period of time passes between door handle touches, there is less risk for virus spread. But for somewhere like a school ― where students are likely heading into a classroom back to back ― there isn’t time for the amount of virus on a handle to decrease.  “Especially during the seasons when kids who are having symptoms and coughing and sneezing into their hands, those [high-touch] objects will probably carry a lot of transmissible viable virus,” Liu added.  Liu noted that kids, particularly, have a hard time refraining from unconsciously touching their faces, which can allow sicknesses picked up from places like door handles to spread into their mouths, eyes or noses. She stressed that it’s important to teach children about the importance of proper handwashing ahead of back-to-school season.

Water Fountains

“Multiple studies have shown that water fountains can be a place where microbes congregate, as the human mouth is loaded with bacteria, and water tends to splash onto the faucet from the face and mouth,” Long said.  Additionally, these are one of those shared high-touch surfaces that carry an increased risk for virus spread.  Just think about it: Lots of kids touch the water fountain every day, whether they’re getting a sip of water or filling up their reusable water bottles.

Shared Keyboards And Shared Computer Mice

According to Liu, other high-touch shared objects like any communal keyboards or computer mice are also red flags for germ spread. This could be computers in the school library or even a computer used for student presentations.  It’s important that children (and teachers!) sanitize or wash their hands after putting their hands on these potentially grubby surfaces.

Reusable Cafeteria Trays

While cafeteria plates and cups get washed after every use, the same isn’t always said for reusable cafeteria trays.  They’re touched by lots of different students without cleaning, which makes them a germy item. According to Long, these reusable trays can be “sources of infection.”

Note: bathrooms aren’t as germy as you’d think.

“Interestingly, restroom surfaces are often cleaned frequently, so restrooms may be one of the cleanest locations in a school,” Long said. (But it’s still crucial to wash your hands after using the bathroom.)

But while bathrooms themselves aren’t as dirty as often assumed, the door handles can be, Long noted.

 

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