Friday, August 9, 2019

News for Week Ending Friday, Aug 9, 2019


1.   After years of study, scientists have concluded that animal bones found in New Zealand are from a giant parrot that lived 20 million years ago and was over 3 feet tall.  ***  In those days, if Polly wanted a cracker, you darn well better give her one.

2.   A South Korean cult leader was arrested after convincing her followers to pay $25,000 so they could travel to Fiji, where they would “live for eternity.”  ***  Yeah, immortality would be nice…if it wasn’t so darn expensive.

3.   President Trump has spoken out against video games that feature excessive violence.  ***  He said every game should allow players to avoid violent combat scenarios by going to “Settings” and clicking on “Bone Spurs.”

4.   A Word-of-the-Day recently featured by Word Genius was “senescence,” which means “the aging process.”  ***   To further explain it, here’s the word used in a sentence: “Senescence sucks.”

5.   The founders of Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream have created a new flavor, “Bernie’s Back,” to honor Bernie Sanders.   ***  It tastes pretty good, but you have to share it with everyone who doesn’t have any ice cream.

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