NEVER FORGET - 10/7/2023

One year ago today… Hamas terrorists invaded Israel resulting in the mass murder of nearly 1200 people - including over 30 Americans. More than 250 people were also kidnapped that day. 101 hostages remain in captivity as of this writing. The events of that day led to the current War in the Middle East.

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As North Carolina and other states reel from the unprecedented devastation of Hurricane Helene… another monster storm - Hurricane Milton - is barreling toward the Gulf Coast of Florida. Now another Category 4 Storm… Milton… is expected to make landfall Wednesday night into Thursday morning. Evacuation warnings are in effect up and down the West Coast of the state with heavy rain, wind and a 8-10 foot storm surge expected. Stay tuned…

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According to a new study, 60% of the average American's diet comes from ultra-processed foods like chips, soda and ice cream.

- The other 40% eat “Soda & Ice Cream Flavored Chips”. Yum.

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A Florida woman broke off her engagement with groom-to-be - to marry her maid of honor.

- Is this an actual news story or the plot of an upcoming movie on the Lifetime Channel?

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Over the weekend, Vanderbilt fans celebrated their victory over Alabama by ripping out the goalpost and dumping it in the Cumberland River.

I miss the old fashioned days when kids would just set the couches on fire at Cedar Village up at MSU.

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In Brooklyn, New York, police found a gang of squatters who had taken over an abandoned $4 MILLION House.

- Well they didn’t expect one squatter to keep up a $4MILLION home all by themselves did they?

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Amazon’s Streaming TV service has scrapped plans for a re-do of the “Who's the Boss?”.

Instead… they’re going to aim a camera at the White House and let everyone guess!

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Dolly Parton donated $1 MILLION for Hurricane Relief.

-She says if necessary, she’s also willing to step in and offer her chest up as a flotation device.

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Have a great day and I’ll see you back here Tuesday!

-Dick