A survey of 2,000 adults finds that 29% admit their brain “shuts down” when they see or hear the word “data.”
- My brain shuts down when I hear the words, “Medicare Part B”.
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The IRS announced that individuals will be able to contribute more money to their 401 retirement accounts in 2023.
- Great! How bout we start with them giving back all the money we lost during 2022??
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An Indonesian Grandmother went out to do some gardening near her home in the jungles of Sumatra and ended up getting attacked and swallowed alive by a 22 foot Python snake.
- On a bright note… She won’t have to sit through anymore of those “Medicare Advantage Enrollment Period” Commercials with JJ Walker, Joe Namath & William Shatner!!!
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Kim Kardashian's 42nd Birthday celebration in Vegas was canceled after strong winds forced Kylie Jenner's private jet make an unscheduled landing.
- Amazingly… the winds were INSIDE the plane. Turns out Kim and Kylie got up to change seats and they created such a tail wind they overshot Los Angeles.
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Boy George posted an Instagram video in which he slammed Kim Kardashian for not publicly condemning Kanye West's antisemitic remarks.
- Boy George said of Kim, "You'll get yours... cuz Karma, karma, karma, karma, karma chameleon's a bitch!" (The Millennial version of “What goes around, comes around!”)
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Pharma giant Pfizer plans to sell its new COVID vaccine with a 10,000% markup - despite revenues tripling and the CEO pocketing $50 MILLION during the Pandemic.
- G… It’s been a while since I’ve been in High School, but that seems more like MATH to me than SCIENCE.
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An Iranian hermit known as “The World’s Dirtiest Man” has died at the ripe age of 94. The man, known as “Uncle Haji”, hadn’t bathed in decades because he believing bathing would make him sick. Uncle Haji never married and had no children.
- Well that’s a big surprise.
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A mother-to-be has inspired women, fishing hobbyists, and others after she pole-speared a potential world record fish while freediving at eight months pregnant.
- Oh yeah? I once ate a Filet o Fish while my wife was IN LABOR with one of my Daughters!!! So there!!!
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DON’T RIP… Jerry Lee Lewis… On Wednesday, Media outlets erroneously reported that the 87 year old singer of “Great Balls of Fire” had died at his home in Memphis… but it turns out… HE’S ALIVE!!!
- Doctors thought his heart had stopped, but it turns out, there was still a Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On!
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Have a great day and I’ll see you back here Friday!
-Dick