Clint Eastwood is not only directing a movie about "Sully" Sullenberger, the hero pilot who safely landed that U.S. Airways flight in the middle of the Hudson River, but also wrote some of the dialogue.
- So look for the part where Sully goes on the plane's PA system and asks the passengers, "Are you feeling lucky, Punks?".
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Taco Bell announced that they will begin serving beer and wine at some of their locations.
- I guess they figure the people who eat Taco Bell just aren't drunk enough.
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U of M's Women's Softball Team lost to Florida last night, 4 to 1, losing the Women's College World Series Championship.
- The team would have called the Tigers for pre-game advice...but then they remembered that the Tigs had lost 5 in a row. (Now 6!)
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For the first time in her 56-year history, Barbie can now wear both heels and flats - opening up her footwear possibilities.
- The same thing happened to Bruce Jenner earlier this week.
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A BBC reporter is in trouble for Tweeting that Queen Elizabeth had died.
- But he's in way less trouble than Prince Charles who immediately tweeted "FINALLY!" #WhoDaKing?I'mDaKing!
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Comedian Jeffrey Ross says that Martha Stewart smoked weed after filming the "Justin Bieber Roast".
- Martha admitted it's true...but says she grew the pot in her kitchen window herb garden, mixed it with a touch of basil and fresh parsley, then rolled it in handmade parchment paper.
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Last night on "Jeopardy" Alex Trebek read the clue: “Here she is at her confirmation hearing to be our nation’s top cop", while showing a pic of the new US Attorney General. Not one of the 3 contestants clicked in to even attempt a guess.
- Proving that even some of the smartest people in the country have no idea what's going on with the U.S. Government.
FYI: When time ran out, Trebek was forced to disclose, “And that is Loretta Lynch.”
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Have a great day and I'll see you back here Friday with a brand spanking new Podcast!
-Dick