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Overnight Briefing & General Reality Check - Nov 21, 2016
November 21, 2016
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Thanksgiving preview:
This is, of course, a short work week --only three days in many cases, since many people include Friday in their Thanksgiving holiday. Lots of people will close the office early on Wednesday, getting' ready to travel wherever if need be, gobble till they wobble, then shop till you drop. Our sympathies to anyone who has to work on Friday.
As we mentioned last week, the Butterball Turkey Talk Line is up and running for the year, designed to answer questions asked by the poultry impaired: 1-800-BUTTERBALL between the hours of 6 am-6 pm (Eastern), through Thanksgiving Day, or you can hit up the website any time: butterball.com.
And while we're at it: Just in time for your holiday chow down, it's the Thanksgiving menu of chemicals in your food. It lists all the chemicals in all the Thanksgiving day grub we eat, then, explains what all those chemicals are. Appetizing!
Head HERE, then get sick.Going Geek-dot-com /Caught in the Web:
Facebook is fabulous for kitty videos, offensive political jokes and sharing recipes you'll never make, but the social media site also excels at bringing back bad memories! Sick of seeing your ex smiling that cheesy grin when the "On This Day" feature pops up? Fear not --the brainiacs at Cosmopolitanmagazine are here to get him or her off your screen forever! The key is to open your account in an internet browser, look for the Apps section on the left-hand side of your news feed and click on "On this Day." The Memories page will open, click the Preferences button and filter out those folks for good! (Lee)
Tis the Shopping Season:
GWYNETH PALTROW's annual Goop Holiday Gift Guide is here and it's every bit as absurd and ridiculous as ever. The Hollywood Reportersays this year's recommendations include:
--A $3,000 dollar leather bicycle
--An $8,300 dollar yurt
--A $3,000 dollar infared sauna.
--A $510-dollar boobs necklace or a $370 dollar butt necklace by designer ANISSA KERMICHE. (Bartha)Cops & robbers:
Authorities in Massachusetts are looking for an alleged bank robber who can't spell.
The FBI has dubbed him the "spelling bee bandit." That's because his robbery notes contain a single misspelled word: "robery" spelled with one B. His most recent heist took place Sunday at the TD Bank in Peabody. Cops say he's hit three other banks, passing the same misspelled note to tellers each time. The FBI is increasing efforts to catch him because they say he's getting increasingly aggressive toward employees. (Still) -
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