THIS WEEK'S DEAR JOHN LETTER!
Dear John,
It's almost Christmas and my parents are being jerks. They've told me four times this year I had to move out and get my own place, but I thought it was a suggestion or encouragement. Apparently, it's not. They just got a court order to evict me from the house I grew up in. They've ordered me to vacate the house by the end of January. They claim that because I don't pay rent or contribute to living expenses, they can legally throw me out because I'm an adult. The judge agrees. They claim I won't help with chores and refuse to go get a job. I am willing to help out, but they never really tell me what they need. So that's on them. And I tried to get a job but can't find anything that interests me. But it will happen. It just hasn't yet. Look, I don't like living with them any more than they like having me there. But I don't have anywhere to go and have no money. Now I don't know what to do, but I only have a few weeks to figure it out. Merry Christmas...and Thanks, Mom and Dad. What should I do? Oh and not that it matters but you may want to know my age. I'm 27.
Signed
Sad Son
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National Energy Conservation Day
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Research has revealed that people tend to seek content on social media that triggers nostalgia. A team from the University of Gothenburg and University West in Sweden followed social media users over the course of a decade, offering a unique perspective on how these platforms have been used to document and share life experiences. The study identified a phenomenon known as “social media nostalgizing,” in which users actively seek out content that triggers our memories. In fact, participants in the study referred to this behavior as “treating themselves” to a nostalgic journey from time to time. Some social media platforms have responded to this trend by introducing “memories” features that enable users to engage with older content.
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likely to be narcissists. Romanian researchers had 559 people between
the ages of 18-45 complete a survey that involved tests evaluating
narcissism, stress, symptoms of social media addiction and nomophobia
(the fear of being detached from mobile phone connectivity). It was
noted that participants who scored higher on a scale of narcissistic
traits were more likely to experience significant levels of
nomophobia. Researchers also concluded that narcissists’ need to
feel important through admiration from others can easily be fulfilled
via likes and comments on social media.
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There’s nothing heroic about the final box office performance of “The Marvels.” The superhero sequel is officially the lowest-grossing movie in the history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. After 4 weeks on the big screen, The Marvels has scooped just $80 million in North America and $197 million globally. And Disney noted over the weekend in a press release that it will stop weekend reporting of the movie’s grosses, because it is not expected to generate notable returns in its remaining few weeks in theaters.
Booking.com is celebrating the release of “Wonka”, out Dec. 15, by booking Wonka’s Sweet Suites at hotels in New York and Los Angeles. Working in collaboration with Highgate Hotels, fans of the soon-to-be-released prequel starring Timothée Chalamet will be able to book stays in rooms which have been transformed into candified wonderlands. At Park Lane New York’s Conservatory Suite and Viceroy Santa Monica’s Palmetto King Suite, guests will be immersed in the film with features such as life-sized chocolate confections and a chocolate bar bed topped with marshmallows, which is “set amidst cotton candy clouds for the sweetest dreams.”
Disneyland is not cheap. Just ask Nick Cannon. The TV personality admitted that he drops about $200,000 a year to take his 12 kids to ‘The Happiest Place on Earth’. But it hasn’t always been this way. Cannon says he used to get comped by the theme park when he served as host of Disney’s Christmas morning parade from 2009-19. He claims he visits the place “literally” once a month.
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A study found that married couples live longer, happier lives than single people.
According to a poll, 45% of us would like to skip Christmas.
Because this is the type of information that you NEED TO KNOW, and because it’s the info that you count on us for…a “Sesame Street” staffer has spilled the baked goods on how the cookies are made that the ‘Cookie Monster’ scarfs down on the show. Puppet wrangler Lara McLean told the New York Times that the Cookie Monster’s cookies are, in fact real, although the recipe doesn’t sound all that appetizing. McLean, who started working for the show as an intern in 1992, bakes the cookies for the show at home. Ingredients include: Pancake mix, puffed rice, Grape-Nuts, instant coffee and water, flattened into cookie shape. The chocolate chips are dots of colored hot glue. She says this mixture results in a crispy, crackling, flat ‘cookie’, which is “kind of like a dog treat.” A typical episode requires about 2 dozen cookies. Ideally, the script calls for crumbs to fly all over the place, and when that happens, it’s best to be careful of the “shrapnel” that comes when the Cookie Monster is doing what he does best. After all, if he munched a cookie and it only broke into 2 pieces, that just wouldn’t be funny. McLean reinvented the “crumby” recipe in the 2000s, after the previous cookies just weren’t cutting it. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/2xkfsxa4
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✓ Although it may sound counterintuitive, your small intestine is actually the largest (internal) organ in your body.
✓ If you refrigerate rubber bands, they will last longer.
✓ Lions are the only cats that live in packs.
✓ Sea lions are the only animal that can clap to a beat.
✓ Calorie for calorie, broccoli contains more protein than steak.
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Question: 68% of kids have done THIS around the holidays. What is it?
Answer: Cried on Santa’s lap
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A couple in China were horrified to learn that they had been drinking toilet water for 6 months, after moving into their new apartment. The man, referred to as Mr. Tan by local media, and his unidentified girlfriend began experiencing strange health issues shortly after their move in May. When Tan realized he hadn’t paid a water bill in 6 months, but continued to receive water – he became suspicious. A plumber made the shocking discovery that an extra pipe that had gone unnoticed linked the toilet and tap water pipes – confirming that for 6 months, the couple had been using toilet water for drinking, bathing, and cooking. Tan is seeking monetary compensation from the rental firm.
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LESS-COMMON BABY NAMES:
Although it’s always interesting to look at those lists of the most-popular baby names each year, this is a year-end list not for 2023, but from 1923. What’s more, it is not a list of the most-popular names that year, but of some more “intriguing” choices some parents made that year for their children. Here are some less-common (OK, I’ll just say it: WEIRD) names bestowed on kids 100 years ago, according to the US Social Security Administration . . .
GIRLS: BOYS:
1. Clemma 1. Jolly
2. Peaches 2. Lieutenant
3. Evergreen 3. Everest
4. Splendora 4. Choice
5. Oval 5. Brutus
6. Curly 6. Craven
7. Haroldine 7. Bilbo
8. Canary 8. Grove
9. Valjean 9. Lazarus
10. Doll 10. Rome
11. Hixie 11. Garden
12. Glenola 12. Maywood
13. Pebble 13. York
14. Virgin (Thanks, Mom…) 14. Jock (Thanks, Dad…)
15. Leafy 15. Stillman
16. Maclovia 16. Omega
17. Corona 17. Benford
18. Novice 18. Lenzy
19. Brunette 19. Knowlton
20. Argentina 20. Chesterfield
21. Coma 21. Wise
22. Berdean 22. Press
23. Toy 23. Smiley
24. Anise 24. Polo
25. Nanny 25. Clover
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