The Daily Dozen 6.16.20

Wait – there are people don’t get sick from eating at Shake Shack?

 

Today would’ve been Tupac’s 49th birthday. Though it was weird when people posted about it on Facebook, then saw it was liked by Tupac.

 

Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said he’s no longer confident there will be a 2020 season. You can tell baseball’s in trouble because in Iowa, Ray Kinsella just turned his cornfield into a Quidditch pitch.

 

ESPN did a “30 for 30” on Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa, and McGwire’s 70th home run ball went from being worth $3 million to $250,000. Asked if any balls decreased more, McGwire said, “Yeah - mine.”

 

The FDA revoked its authorization of hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine to treat COVID-19. In fact, they even released this PSA that warns on the dangers of taking the drugs:

If you’re still sad about “Gone With the Wind,” there’s your new four-our time-killer.

 

A new poll says Joe Biden is leading Trump by 14 points. In response, Biden did 14 points.

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Biden even added insult to injury to doing some stick skateboard tricks on that ramp.

 

Trump incorrectly stated that there is an AIDS vaccine. Then he said, “Well if there isn’t, how come all my aides quit?”

Yeah, people immediately corrected Trump, saying there is now cure for HIV. Then Trump said, “If you’re gonna do that thing where you spell big words, I’d like you to S-T-O-P-P.”

 

I read that many police officers across the country are quitting rather than working with communities to end brutality. Or as one guy put it…

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Saturday is the Belmont Stakes. And you can tell the pandemic and quarantine had an effect just by the horse’s names.

There’s…

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 Next up, we have…

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After him, a favorite…

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This one kind of worries me, it’s…

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Then there’s the filly…

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I actually don’t get that, unless the next one…

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Ah, there we go.

  

Schools named after New Hampshire native, President Franklin Pierce are being urged to change their names due to his ties to slavery. So an early congrats to graduates of the Triple H School of Nursing.

 

Jeremy Piven says that for $15,000, he’ll call you on Zoom. And for $16,000, he won’t.

 

Scientists said an edit to human embryos had a lot of unintended consequences. When asked what, scientists said, “Unfortunately, they took our charts when they flew away.”

 

Over 40,000 pounds of ground beef has been recalled due to E. coli. In related news, the Belmont Stakes has been canceled. (Look forward to your Belmont Steaks.)

And lastly, Hilton laid off thousands of employees. Which explains that new reality star: Paris Red Roof.

 

Keep Your Mood Up,

Jon