I think my liver is going to file a lawsuit against me.
Oktoberfest 2025 is in the books and I’m glad…because I need a break!
Hope you had a blast this weekend and didn’t get in too much trouble.
In the news this morning, more shootings in America this weekend. One at a church (https://apnews.com/article/mormon-church-shooting-michigan-dcb79ee701b0b8076bf73e30e10ba2b7) in Michigan, one at a waterfront bar in North Carolina (https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/3-killed-8-injured-gunman-044305663.html) , and a drive-by shooting (https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/arrest-made-canadian-man-shot-killed-wisconsin-golf-trip-1.7645678) in Sheboygan Falls last week. Also in the news, a candidate (https://fox11online.com/news/state/wisconsin-gop-candidate-bill-berrien-ends-campaign-citing-media-attack-sexually-explicit-accounts-nonbinary-pornography-governors-race-republican-josh-schoemann-tom-tiffany-sara-rodriguez-david-crowley-kelda-roys) for Governor of Wisconsin drops out of the race.
The Brewers (https://apnews.com/article/reds-brewers-score-7113fee905b74b7a7fcac7c60a5d92ec) wrapped up the regular season with a win over the Reds yesterday, the Packers (https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=401772921) played to a 40-40 tie with the Cowboys last night, and a look at the upcoming MLB playoffs (https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2025/09/28/mlb-playoff-bracket-wild-card-standings-predictions/86402005007/) . Plus, Lamar Jackson (https://www.si.com/nfl/lamar-jackson-exits-ravens-chiefs-hamstring-injury) injures his hamstring, and the NASCAR results (https://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/story/_/id/46415085/chase-elliott-wins-sprint-advance-nascar-playoffs) from yesterday’s race at Kansas.
We talked about what’s on TV today/tonight and what we watched over the weekend. And have you seen this statue of Tina Turner (https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/music-legends-hometown-statue-horrifies-the-internet/news-story/006ebe76858b683bd861813612ad58cf) that just got unveiled in her hometown? It’s another in a loooooooooooong line of interesting-looking attempts.
Elsewhere in sports, the NFL officially announced that it’ll be Bad Bunny (https://people.com/2026-super-bowl-halftime-show-performer-bad-bunny-11804029) doing the halftime show at this season’s Super Bowl, the Steelers backup QB (https://www.tmz.com/2025/09/28/steelers-skylar-thompson-reportedly-assaulted-robbed-dublin/) apparently got beaten up & robbed while bar-hopping in Ireland, and a look at what the hell happened at this weekend’s Ryder Cup (https://www.foxnews.com/sports/rory-mcilroy-discusses-bethpage-black-fans-whether-hed-want-ryder-cup-back-new-york) .
We shared a bunch of stats & info for “National Coffee Day” along with some deals (https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/food/2025/09/28/national-coffee-day-free-deals-dunkin-krispy-kreme/86309879007/) at national chains.
Couple of cool stories to lighten the mood on a Monday: An extremely rare orange lobster (https://13wham.com/elections/local/brighton-man-rescues-lobster-from-supermarket-jean-claude-claws-its-way-to-freedom-rare-orange-crustation-animal-activists-jefferson-road-tops-friendly-markets-humane-society-long-island-national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration) gets saved from a tank at the grocery store, some kids got dropped off at school by a steam train (https://www.wgal.com/article/pa-students-ride-century-old-steam-locomotive-school/68083211) last week, and a guy in Canada who takes his wiener dog for a walk while wearing a matching wiener dog blow-up costume (https://www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/article/oshawa-man-who-dresses-as-a-dachshund-is-gaining-popularity-one-walk-at-a-time/) .
And in today’s edition of “Bad News with Happy Music”, we had stories about a couple of guys from Texas who had a fight about a Netflix (https://foxsanantonio.com/newsletter-daily/two-men-arrested-after-fight-over-netflix-account-escalates-to-gunfire-gun-violence-switch-television) account that ended in gunfire, a #FloridaThrouple (https://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/crime/polygamess-638591) that didn’t end well, a guy in NY who admitted (https://www.ksl.com/article/51381499/man-admits-in-tv-interview-to-killing-and-burying-his-parents) to killing his parents while filming an interview, a teacher (https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/teacher-apologizes-kitten-fed-snake-alvord/3924445/) in Texas who fed a kitten to a snake in front of some students, and people in China are apparently selling their fingernail (https://www.odditycentral.com/news/people-in-china-are-selling-their-fingernail-clippings-online.html) clippings online.
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