Born on this day!! Actor Claudia Cardinale (“Son of the Pink Panther”) is 84. Singer-guitarist Dave Edmunds is 79. Actor Michael Tucci (“Diagnosis Murder”) is 76. Actor Lois Chiles (“Austin Powers”) is 75. Actor Amy Wright is 72. Actor Sam McMurray (“The King of Queens,” “The Tracey Ullman Show”) is 70. Actor Emma Thompson is 63. Singer Samantha Fox is 56. Guitarist Ed O’Brien of Radiohead is 54. Actor Flex Alexander (“One on One”) is 52. Actor Danny Pino (“Cold Case”) is 48. Country singer Chris Stapleton is 44. Actor Luke Evans (“The Hobbit”) is 43. Drummer Patrick Carney of The Black Keys is 42. Bassist Zach Carothers of Portugal. The Man is 41. Actor Seth Rogen is 40. Actor Alice Braga (“I Am Legend”) is 39. Singer-songwriter Margo Price is 39. Drummer De’Mar Hamilton of Plain White T’s is 38. Actor Samira Wiley (“Orange Is the New Black”) is 35. Actor Leonie Elliott (“Call the Midwife”) is 34. Actor Emma Watson (“Harry Potter” movies) is 32. Actor Maisie Williams (“Game of Thrones”) is 25.
THIS DAY IN GENIUS HISTORY
1755 – Samuel Johnson published his Dictionary of the English Language.
1817 – Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet opened the first free American school for the deaf in Hartford, Conn.
1861 – In response to the attack on Fort Sumter three days earlier, President Abraham Lincoln declared a state of insurrection and called out Union troops.
1912 – Titanic sank off the coast of Newfoundland on its maiden voyage after it struck an iceberg.
1920 – A paymaster and guard were murdered in Braintree, Mass. Sacco and Vanzetti were accused of the crime.
1945 – Nazi concentration camp Bergen-Belsen was liberated by Canadian and British forces.
1947 – Jackie Robinson made his Brooklyn Dodger debut and scored the game-winning run. On April 15, 1997, his number, 42, was retired.
1955 – Ray Kroc acquired McDonald’s and opened his first restaurant in Des Plaines, Ill., today the official McDonald’s Corporate Museum.
1996 – The 100th Boston Marathon was won by Moses Tanui of Kenya.
1998 – Cambodian despot Pol Pot, leader of the Khmer Rouge, died.
2013 – Two bombs exploded at the Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts, killing 3 and injuring at least 170 others.
Today Is: Good Friday, Income Tax Pay Day, Jackie Robinson Day, McDonald’s Day, National ASL Day (American Sign Language), National Clean Out Your Medicine Cabinet Day, One Boston Day, Passover, Pesach, Purple Up! Day, Rubber Eraser Day, Take a Wild Guess Day, That Sucks Day, World Art Day, World Marbles Day
TODAY ON TV!
Primetime TV (All Times Eastern)
CBS – 8:00 – Come Dance With Me / 10:00 – Blue Bloods
NBC – 8:00 – Blacklist / 9:00 – Dateline NBC
ABC – 8:00 – Shark Tank / 9:00 – 2020
FOX – 8:00 – Friday Night Smackdown
CW – 8:00 – Charmed / 9:00 – Dynasty
TV Talk Shows
Jimmy Fallon: Hugh Jackman, Bridget Everett, Red Hot Chili Peppers (R 4/1/22)
Stephen Colbert: Josh Brolin, The Who
Seth Meyers: Taylor Schilling, Chris Redd, Todd Sucherman (R 3/10/22)
James Corden: Pamela Adlon, Taika Waititi, Pinegrove (R 3/1/22)
The View: Bob Odenkirk, guest co-host Michele Tafoya (R 3/1/22)
The Talk: Mark Wahlberg, Elisha Cuthbert
Live with Kelly and Ryan: Kim & Kourtney Kardashian, Kendall Jenner, Patric Richardson
Ellen DeGeneres: Chrissy Metz, Christina Perri, guest host Mario Lopez
Wendy Williams: Ludacris, guest hosts Fat Joe & Remy Ma (R 2/11/22)
The Real: Joseph Sikora
Kelly Clarkson: Seth Meyers, Marlee Matlin, Emilia Jones, Troy Kotsur, Daniel Durant, Eugenio Derbez (R 3/17/22)
Tamron Hall: T.D. Jakes, Sarah Jakes Roberts, Craig Duke, Tiffany Duke
Drew Barrymore: Garcelle Beauvais
WHAT ARE YOU TALKIN’ ABOUT? Here are today’s PPM-Friendly Topics!
QUESTION: Best airport prank EVER??? Son rigs his dad’s suitcase to emit PORNOGRAPHIC MOANS!! (Dad’s mortified.. and his son CAPTURES IT ON VIDEO!!)
QUESTION: Why is Kim K so PARANOID that another sex tape may be coming out?? She thinks Ray J used a “FOREIGN OBJECT” while she was sleeping!!! Riiiight!!!!!!!!!
QUESTION: Is it even POSSIBLE to live on less than $10,000 a month?? This 25-year-old model says, “It’s just not a lot of money!” The Internet goes ballistic!!!!
QUESTION: Is it KINDA CRAZY to relive all the details of your bad marriage on LIVE TV?? Yep, but that’s exactly what JOHNNY DEPP and AMBER HEARD are doing!!!!!!!!
QUESTION: Does ELON MUSK’S takeover offer for Twitter contain a POT JOKE?? His offer is $54.20 a share, or over $43 BILLION!! (Notice the “420” in the offer price!)
Billie Eilish To Appear On The Simpsons
Billie Eilish will appear in a new Simpsons short coming to Disney+. The streaming service said Thursday that Eilish and her brother, singer and music producer Finneas will appear in the short “When Billie Met Lisa.” “When Billie Met Lisa” will see Lisa Simpson get discovered by Eilish and Finneas while searching for a quiet place to practice her saxophone. Billie invites Lisa to her studio for a special jam session she’ll never forget. The short will premiere April 22 on Disney+. See the photo HERE.
*********Hey kids: It’s Disney, so make sure your parents aren’t in the room!!
Does Kim Kardashian Want More Kids?
Kim Kardashian and her siblings were asked in an interview with Access about whom they believed would have six children, like their mother Kris Jenner. All the Kardashian sisters held up a picture of Kourtney Kardashian with Kim being the exception. Kim held up a picture of herself and her sister, Kourtney. “You guys didn’t get me?” she said to her family. Kim shares her four children: North, 8, Saint, 6, Chicago, 4, and Psalm, 2, with her estranged husband, Kanye West. Kim was officially declared single by a judge in February 2021 and has been dating Pete Davidson. Pete has shared in the past that he is open to having children in his future. In February 2020, Davidson shared with Charlamagne Tha God that one day becoming a father would be an “awesome” experience. “I want to be there for something or do something that I didn’t have growing up. That’s my biggest thing,” he shared to the rapper. “I just want to have a kid, that’s it. … [They] would keep me around, keep my head up.”
********No word yet on whose womb would carry the child!!
****Did Kim freeze her eggs when we weren’t looking??
*****We know he’s packing, but she’d better look at Pete’s FACE before she commits!!!
HEY!! She IS paying attention!! She photoshopped Pete’s face in a recent post!!
Alec Baldwin Explains His Large Family
Alec Baldwin finally clarified why he and wife Hilaria Baldwin keep on popping out kids: because they love it. He posted a video to Instagram Thursday of his daughter María Lucía cooing and showing off her two front teeth that came in, writing, “People ask why. This is why. Being a parent is the ultimate journey.” The Baldwins shocked fans and followers last month when Hilaria, who was born in Boston with the name Hillary, announced she is pregnant with their seventh child together. They are already parents to daughters Carmen, 8, and María Lucía, 1, and sons Rafael, 6, Leonardo, 5, Romeo, 3, and Eduardo “Edu,” 1. He is also dad to 26-year-old daughter Ireland Baldwin, whom he shares with ex-wife Kim Basinger, so he has been on the “journey” for quite some time.
********He needs to develop some other hobbies!!!
******The wife is a baby machine!!
*****She doesn’t need a doctor anymore… they just walk out!!!
*****When she gives birth, it’s kinda like a skydiving team following each other out of the plane!!
Ben Affleck’s Dad Didn’t Know About Engagement
Ben Affleck’s father, Timothy Affleck, revealed he had no idea that his son had asked Jennifer Lopez for her hand in marriage again. “I haven’t talked to them in ages, but if everything one reads on the internet is true, they’re having a good time together,” He told The US Sun in an interview published Wednesday. “He’s quite busy with all of his newfound activities. He’s been working a lot, which no one seems to care about. They care about romance.” When asked whether he approves of the pair getting married, Timothy told the outlet, “That’s fine by me! I’m happy about it.” Timothy expressed that he believes they will be able to make things work this time around, unlike in the early 2000s when they called off their first engagement. “I don’t know anything about wedding plans or anything like that. But I don’t imagine there will be a repeat of the last wedding arrangements,” he said. “The last time the media went berserk. They just went crazy, and I’m sure that had an effect; it would have an effect on anyone, really. But I imagine they can handle it more now, I hope so. Ben’s getting up there; he’s pushing 50.” While the actor and his dad are not close, Timothy shared that he recently saw Ben’s three children, Violet, 16, Seraphina, 13, and Samuel, 10, whom he shares with ex-wife Jennifer Garner.
*****Oh? He wasn’t there for J Lo’s bubble bath??
*****Between his gambling, drinking, and starting and ending relationships, Ben doesn’t have a lot of free time!!
*******His dad’s wedding gift will be addressed “to whom it may concern!!”
Social Media Goes After Pat Sajak
Social media users are collectively rolling their eyes and groaning at “Wheel of Fortune” host Pat Sajak’s latest blunder. Wednesday’s episode featured Sajak asking Vanna White a shocking question that made fans sigh behind their computer screens. Contestant Ashley Fabian is a professional opera singer and scored $67,410 throughout the regular play round and bonus puzzle. But she seemingly got caught in the crossfire of a weird conversation between Sajak and White. “Are you an opera buff at all?” Sajak asked, to which White responded, “Yes. I’m not a buff, but I like opera.” That’s when things got nakedly bizarre. “Have you ever watched opera in the buff?” Sajak then wondered. “I’m just curious.” White responded with a firm “No,” and seemed to laugh it off. But eyebrows were raised and fingers were click-clacking as the strange moment unfolded. “I feel like I just witnessed a #metoo moment on @WheelofFortune?” one user tweeted. “Did Pat Sajak just ask Vanna White if she watches the opera naked? #WhatInTheWhatNow? #WheelofFortune #TheWheel,” asked another show-watcher. Still another chimed in: “@WheelofFortune someone please replace this man. @patsajak is absolutely inappropriate asking @TheVannaWhite if she’s watched opera naked? Are you serious? Gross.” See the video HERE.
***********Lighten up!! Maybe Pat knows something YOU don’t know!!
TOPIC: What do YOU do naked that might surprise people??
Ripping The Tabloids (Throughout the week, we’ll give you the stories from that weeks tabs!)
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Say What?!-(Life & Style)
“It’s very difficult to shot a movie and then go off into the studio or make a song. It’s like trying to build a souffle while making a brick wall.”-Idris Elba, on his second career as a music DJ.
“I’m friends with Jennifer Lawrence, and she is the face of Dior and I am the body of Mayo.”-Amy Schumer, on the different commercial work the duo attract.
“Once my mom said-and I still have it on a post-it-‘If only you were neater, I would love you more.’”-Sandra Oh, on mother Young-Nam being “Tiny, but fierce.”
STUPID NEWS
Quail Highway
Drivers on a Georgia highway encountered an unusual traffic hazard Wednesday when 22 crates filled with live quail apparently fell from the back of a truck. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post that deputies responded to reports of a traffic obstruction Wednesday morning at the intersection of Highway 24 East and Highway 231 in Davisboro. The deputies arrived to find 22 crates of live quail spread across the road. Some of the birds had escaped from the crates, leading deputies and bystanders on a brief chase. The sheriff’s office said it was able to contact the owner of the birds and they were loaded onto a vehicle “to continue their journey.”
*********The quail didn’t know what to do, so they were winging it!!!
******They almost wound up at the “Roadkill Cafe!!
TV Theme Helps Find Lost Bird
A Pennsylvania family’s pet cockatiel was identified after three years on the loose thanks to the bird’s love for a classic TV theme song. Louise Duncan said she knew the bird she found on the front porch of Christ United Methodist Church in Lancaster County was not a native species. “I knew it was not a normal bird that comes by because it had an orange or yellow plume,” Duncan told WGAL-TV. Duncan and Pastor Roseann Goldberg-Taylor wrangled the bird into a box and contacted local animal rescue group ORCA. ORCA posted photos of the bird on Facebook, and soon received a message from a family in Ephrata who reported their cockatiel, named Lucky, had escaped from their home three years earlier. Libby Rannels of ORCA said rescue workers and the family compared the bird to photos of Lucky and were pretty sure of the bird’s identity, but a family member suggested another test: seeing if the cockatiel would react to the theme song from The Andy Griffith Show. “He started whistling that song, and the bird started dancing, kind of bobbing his head, so we knew then that it had to be the same bird,” Rannels said. See the video HERE.
**********And YOU call ’em “bird brains!!”
TRIVIA: The Andy Griffith Show theme song has a name!! What is it?? (“The Fishing Hole”)
******They knew it was the same bird when he did his Barney Fife impression!!
Dog Steals Chicken During Morning Show
A British morning show’s interview with a woman who claims to be able to psychically communicate with animals was interrupted when the woman’s dog ran off to raid food intended for a cooking segment. Vernon Kay and Josie Gibson, the temporary hosts of ITV’s This Morning while regular team Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield are on vacation, brought Beth Lee-Crowther on the show Wednesday morning to talk about her purported ability to communicate telepathically with animals. The segment was interrupted when Lee-Crowther’s dog, Misty, dashed away from the couch and went wandering around the studio. The cameras caught the moment Misty found her way to the set’s kitchen and raided a chicken dish intended for a cooking segment later in the show. The footage shows stage hands taking the dish away from the dog and attempting to herd Misty back to the couch. “What do you think Misty is thinking right now because she’s actually done a runner,” Gibson asks Lee-Crowther in the clip. See the video HERE.
********If she’s psychic, why didn’t she see THAT coming???
******We always knew what our dog was thinking!! One of three things: “Must sniff butts,” “I gotta poop,” or “What’s for lunch?”
*******Every smart hosts knows: never work with kids or animals!!!
Man Uses Stolen Credit Cards To Buy Guitars
Volusia County deputies are looking for a man accused of using a 78-year-old woman’s credit card to purchase around $17,000 worth of items, including 11 guitars. Deputies said 49-year-old Mystery Shiloh Demarest was given access to the elderly victim’s bank card after she allowed the suspect to move into her home to help her as she cared for her sick husband. Demarest is wanted on charges of grand theft and fraudulent use of a credit card dating back to May 2019, when he initially moved in with the victim to help her with chores and household shopping, according to investigators. “Days after (the victim) first gave Demarest her bank card to use at Publix, large packages started showing up at the house with Demarest’s name on them,” the sheriff’s office said. According to investigators, Demarest told the victim his girlfriend was responsible for the purchased packages and promised her he would return everything for a refund. The victim then lost contact with Demarest, and upon checking her bank records, found 11 unrefunded charges at GuitarAttic and Reverb.com, a plane ticket charge, a hotel room charge and a $318 DeLand Extra Space Storage charge, deputies said. Detectives said they obtained a search warrant and found 11 Gibson Les Paul guitars, two Marshall reverb boards, seven large speakers, a drum set and several music stands inside the storage unit.
**********He was going on tour with Electric Light Orchestra!!
STUFF THAT’S COOL AND VIRAL
VIDEO: GILBERT GOTTFRIED COULD CARE LESS WHILE ON CELEBRITY APPRENTICE.
A LIST FOR FRIDAY
“David” Has Replaced “Karen” As Worst Complainer In 2022
Move over, Karen. There’s a new annoying complainer on the block in 2022.
Karens have gotten a bad reputation over the past couple of years. It only takes one rotten egg to give them all a bad name, and I think that was the case with “Karen”. Even if your name isn’t Karen, you could still be identified as a Karen…which isn’t something that you want to have tied to your character.
However, in 2022, there is a new “Karen” that has taken over, and it’s a man! David has become the new Karen now. I know, this might take a while to get used to. According to new research from both TripAdvisor and Trustpilot, the most common name of online complaints in the past year was “David”. Here’s the kicker, “Karen” didn’t even make the top ten. Nice work, Karen, on being a little more reasonable in 2022.
Top Ten Names For Complainers Online
So, we already have established that “David” is the king of complaining in 2022, but what are some of the other names associated with complainers online? According to the New York Post, the majority of these names are mens’ names. In fact, the article says
Check out the top ten names of internet complainers below:
- David
- Paul
- John
- Mark
- Chris
- James
- Michael
- Andrew
- Peter
- Sarah
While Karen has stepped up her game, she’s still not in the clear yet. Karen is the second-worst female for online complaints. But hey, it’s progress. Now, we just have to keep an eye out for David!
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