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For Less Than $10,000, You Can Buy Your Own Flame-Throwing Robot Dog...WHAT??
I'm equally as intrigued as I am concerned An Ohio company is selling a robot dog with a flamethrower on its back - Not sure why you'd want one, but here you go...in case you got the extra jing just lying around.
16h ago
The consumer can win?!?!
Yes you can save some money. How? Skip the store? Many brands that ordinarily sell most of their product through department stores or big box stores have caught the direct-to-consumer bug, and have tried to stand up digital stores as well as company stores so they can soak up more of the value of the sale price. That s...
21h ago
PB&J from North Dakota
Remember when a small North Dakota company took the crust of your old reliable peanut butter and jelly? The story just gets better and better! Smucker's brand of premade sandwich-esque ravioli called Uncrustables has been on a tear, reaching $686 million in sales in 2023 and poised to hit $1 billion in sales in 2026. B...
Apr 22, 2024
Getting taken at the movie theatre
Ever complained about the cost of candy or popcorn at a movie theatre? A proposed class-action suit has been filed in Texas against movie theater chain Cinemark, lodging the explosive allegation that Cinemark's 24-ounce cups are, upon inspection, only capable of holding 22 ounces of liquid. While the movie industry has...
Apr 19, 2024
A New Lennon-McCartney Song Dropped, But You Won't Believe Who Did This One! LISTEN:
This is exciting news... A new Lennon-McCartney song dropped, but this one is by John's and Paul's sons! Chips Off the old block...I think you're gonna like it ~ RD
Apr 18, 2024
How many people went to a place of worship at least once?
We hear so much about church attendance on decline but a new working paper posted to the National Bureau of Economic Research sought to examine the polling data that indicates 22 percent of Americans reported attending religious services on a weekly basis. They did this by looking at geodata from smartphones of 2 milli...
Apr 17, 2024
Turning your mall into a home?
What will become of some of the vacant strip malls? The United States is home to 947.5 million square feet of strip mall space, and lots of those physical retail environments have been struggling amid digital competition, with many malls in general falling into disuse. Converting that unneeded retail space to high-dema...
Apr 15, 2024
Music as mind control?
Yes it happens. More than we want to believe? Music as mind control? The dictator-controlled autonomous region of Chechnya has banned any music that is slower than 80 beats per minute or more than 116 beats per minute, as well as music that does not "conform to the Chechen mentality and sense of rhythm." The ...
Apr 11, 2024
Are you addicted to.....
....fiber? America's insatiable desire for nutritional supplements has made a surprise hit out of fiber, long held to be the most boring of all nutrients. Metamucil, the Procter & Gamble staple for 90 years, has seen sales double in the past five years. Other innovators see the obvious, that all you need is a marke...
Apr 10, 2024
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Would you drink camel milk?
Camels thrive in dry and hot places, which some think makes them particularly well-suited to endure the effects of climate change. In particular, they're seen as possible replacements for dairy in places that might be getting too hot for cows, and as a result the industrial camel dairy industry has emerged. The largest...
Apr 09, 2024
Why don't you wear a seatbelt?
I grew up in an era when seatbelt use went from suggested to "mandatory" 40 years later I wonder why you wouldn't wear a seatbelt? The study by injury lawyers Bader Scott analyzed data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to see which states had the lowest rate of seat belt use on average b...
Apr 08, 2024
What if it's more than just an "eclipse"?
We go about our day to day business. Working. Living. Working. We have our diversions. Fishing, sports, exercise. You hear in the news of a significant event taking place in the galaxy. For some it's worth changing plans and making adjustments. For others it's, "oh that's interesting"? But what if..... This i...
Apr 05, 2024
How's your New Year's Resolution Going?
A new poll from YouGov found that 70 percent of adults who made a New Year's resolution said they have mostly or entirely stuck to them, with just 20 percent conceding that they have mostly or entirely given up on them. This stands against the perception that most people have, with 54 percent of respondents saying they...
Apr 03, 2024
Well Then, I've Been A Big Slacker...Questions Anyone?
When it comes to blogging, yeah I'm weak. Why is it so hard? According to the internet: "Blogging is an art that requires persistence, creativity, and above all, hard work." But I'm not so sure on that last part...hard work? Maybe. Like dusting. It's kinda hard but it's one of those things you just put off. U...
Apr 02, 2024
An egg is an egg?
Eggland's Best, the egg company, is the target of a class-action lawsuit claiming that the company falsely advertises its eggs as containing more nutritional benefits and less saturated fat than rivals. This is one of the latest in a trend of class-action litigation against food and beverage companies, most of which ha...
Apr 01, 2024
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What do you put Ranch dressing on?
Since 1972, the largest producer of ranch dressing - Hidden Valley - has been inexplicably owned by Clorox, which I guess sees some benefit in hawking food products that could stain clothes? Hidden Valley sold $1.3 billion worth of ranch in the U.S. last year, and it's the flagship in Clorox's play to compete in the co...
Mar 25, 2024
What's next? Coffee price is going up....
The cost of coffee beans in international markets is at record highs, with the cost of robusta coffee futures peaking on London's exchange at $3,497 per tonne on March 7 and remaining at $3,421 as of Tuesday of this week. Arabica futures in New York, which are the better beans used for more premium coffee, are trading ...
Mar 21, 2024
Are you keeping up with the new slang?
A new survey of parents of children who can be considered to be in the so-called Gen Alpha, which is the generation following Gen Z, has come to report the most common slang words among the youths currently in play. Overall, 33 percent reported hearing their youngest child use the word "bet," which expresses ...
Mar 20, 2024
Are you a fan of Beyonce' the country singer?
Beyoncé has a hit country song out in "Texas Hold 'Em," but it's caused controversy in the country music radio scene. Before Beyoncé, just seven Black women have appeared on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in the entire history of the chart, and radio airplay remains critical for the succe...
Mar 19, 2024
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Do you believe in UFO's?
A new survey found that 63 percent of American adults - including 83 percent of people who think there is definitely life on other planets - think that the U.S. government knows more about UFOs than it's telling the public, compared to just 11 percent who said that the government has told the public everything it knows...
Mar 15, 2024