Radio Recap (Tuesday 05/05/2020)

Bible Trivia Question:

To what man did an angel appear warning him to take his baby son to Egypt for safety?
A. Joseph
B. David
C. Moses
D. Jacob



In The News:


- Each year on May 12th, millions of people observe National Fibromyalgia Awareness Day. This day shares the spotlight with other May 12 awareness days such as International Fibromyalgia Awareness Day, Fibromyalgia Awareness Day, International Awareness Day for Chronic Immunological and Neurological Diseases or International Awareness Day for MCS, ME/CFS and FM, which are observed globally. Symptoms may come and go, lasting a few minutes, an hour, a day, a week, a month, or a year. While there is no cure for fibromyalgia, a variety of treatments and therapies focus on reducing the amount and frequency of pain.

- The Muffler Man is finally standing at the new Route 66 Food Truck Park on St Louis Street! A new landmark in Springfield… Come and meet Karl! They Are open Tuesday-Saturday from 11am-7pm.

- Ketchup all red Puzzle. If you're looking for another way to entertain yourself and your family while on quarantine, Heinz ketchup has come up with an all red puzzle to keep you busy. The puzzle contains 570 pieces and they're all red. No images, no lines, nothing. If you want to get your hands on the puzzle, it can be ordered online, picked up at the store, or if you're lucky you can register to win one of 57 puzzles that will be given away. To register, just comment on the Heinz Instagram post that shows off the puzzle. Good luck!

- Subscription Services Benefit. Now more than ever people are relying on subscription services to get them through the coronavirus shutdown. According to the Subscription Trade Association, "consumers are using subscriptions to have shopping experiences that they can't have now in stores." One big thing consumers are getting involved with more is subscription boxes that provide you with something different on a regular basis. No one is really sure what this could mean for these types of services as shutdowns end, but the theory is that many will stick with the process even after the shutdown?

- Observed annually on May 12th, National Limerick Day celebrates the birthday of English artist, illustrator, author, and poet Edward Lear (May 12, 1812 – Jan. 29, 1888). Lear is known mostly for his literary nonsense in poetry, prose, and limericks.

The day also celebrates the limerick poem. Limerick poems were popularized by Edward Lear’s book “Book of Nonsense” in 1846. A limerick is a very short, humorous, nonsense poem. Within a limerick, there are five lines. The first two lines rhyme with the fifth line and the third and fourth line rhyme together.



There once was a woman named June,
Who spent her time learning to croon.
Left to her devices, she tried exercises
But still couldn’t carry a tune.


An ambitious young fellow named Matt,
Tried to parachute using his hat.
Folks below looked so small,
As he started to fall,
Then got bigger and bigger and SPLAT!
#NationalLimerickDay


There was a young lady of Kent,
Whose nose was most awfully bent.
She followed her nose,
One day, I suppose,
And no one knows which way she went.



An elderly man called Keith,
Mislaid his set of false teeth.
They'd been laid on a chair,
He'd forgot they were there,
Sat down, and was bitten beneath.
#NationalLimerickDay


A circus performer named Brian,
Once smiled as he rode on a lion.
They came back from the ride,
But with Brian inside,
And the smile on the face of the lion.



There was a man named Cedric,
Whose name hard to pick quick,
Although he was smart, kind and bright,
And his voice sounded alright,
He only had this lonely limerick.


https://pun.me/pages/funny-limericks.php


- Store your face mask. Wearing face masks has become the new normal in the United States and around the world during the coronavirus pandemic, with some states even making it mandatory for residents to wear them while out in public. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), these pieces of protective equipment are strongly recommended as a method to help slow the spread of COVID-19. However, this does not mean that masks themselves are immune to contamination, which is why experts say the way in which you handle, wear, and store them is so important to their ability to provide protection. “A paper bag is best and the current CDC recommendation, but a plastic Ziploc bag, like what you put a sandwich in, is okay and better than no protection — or placing the mask in your purse or pocket. If you cannot obtain a paper bag, then consider a plastic bag with a zipper seal to let air in and out.”

- Staring at screens. The average adult will spend the equivalent of 34 years of their lives staring at screens. Research found more than 4,866 hours a year are spent glued to gadgets such as phones, laptops and televisions. This equates to an astonishing 301,733 hours over the average adult lifetime of 62 years. Up to three-and-a-half hours a day will be spent looking at TV screens, with at least four hours staring at laptops, and two hours and 25 minutes gazing at phones. E-readers and gaming devices also contribute to a total of more than 13 hours a day spent looking at a screen.

- Airplane food. Imperfect Foods, an online stock grocery store, is selling airplane food online and many are flocking to have the food delivered to their homes. Fewer people are flying these days and since their stuck at home people are looking for the airplane experience that they miss so much. According to an executive with Imperfect Foods, they've already sold 40,000 snack trays and says that other companies are looking for ways to get rid of their extra stock.

- Bug in the eye. When 6-year-old SibiKaia Monk woke up around 1:30 AM on April 29, she was crying profusely with a burning sensation in her left eye. She went to her mother, Kris, who noticed a “black thing,” on her daughter’s eyeball. Thinking it may be botfly eggs, Kris woke up her husband and they rushed SibiKaia to the closest hospital in Laclede County, Missouri… When they arrived, SibiKaia’s eye began producing pus. Then SibiKaia squeezed her eye shut and when she opened her eye it slid out. Mom says, “The nurse was like, ‘Oh my God’ and grabbed a tissue, and I was like, ‘Oh my God, it’s a bug.’” … The kidney bean-sized black cedar beetle — which had been roaming SibiKaia’s eyeball after becoming lodged beneath her eyelid — had finally died, and her body had successfully rejected it… The nurse, doctor and Kris all responded with a “full-body shudder,” but the little girl was excited to see what had been hiding in her eyeball and decided to name it Todd.

- On this day in • 1932: A new character, Dippy Dawg, appeared in the cartoon “Mickey’s Revue” by Walt Disney. Later, Disney changed Dippy’s name to Goofy.





- On this day in • 2012: A missing piece of the Mayan calendar was discovered, proving the Maya didn’t believe 2012 would be the end of the world.

- When do we become OLD. Age is just a number, of course. But according to a new survey of 2,000 Americans, once you reach a certain age it doesn’t matter how you feel on the inside — you’re old. It may sound a bit early to some, but an individual is officially elderly once they turn 57. Wait, what? 57?… The research (conducted by OnePoll) asked participants about a variety of age-related topics, including their top concerns about getting older. Unsurprisingly, declining health (39%) was the number one aging-related worry reported by respondents, followed by wrinkles (36%), weight gain (36%), gray hair (35%), and hair loss (34%).

- Are you fat? Heard of BMI? It’s the numerical value of your weight in relation to your height, and indicates how much body fat you have. But BMI can’t tell the difference between excess fat and muscle, which weighs more than fat. Nor does it know where you hold your excess fat, since having it in some parts of the body — like your belly — can indicate bigger health problems. So scientists came up with a better fat tester: a piece of string… Here’s how it works: You measure your height with a piece of string, then fold it in half and see if you can get it around your waist. If so, great. If not, you may be an unhealthy size. International studies have shown for years that you’re at lower risk of heart disease if your waist circumference is half your height.

- Speeding twice. A woman was arrested by New Hampshire State Police after being clocked driving 111 mph in a 65 zone Saturday. It was the woman’s second stop in 13 minutes; she’d been doing 90 in a 50 the first time.

- A beary scary visit. Two friends on vacation in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, had a close encounter with a black bear when it forced its way into their rental cabin. The women immediately went to a bedroom for safety. If one bear inside the cabin wasn’t scary enough, there were three more bears lingering around the porch. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency says black bears are coming out of winter hibernation… Police were called, eventually getting the bear out of the cabin and the other three bears away from the porch, but the bears did not leave without taking a few souvenirs with them: they got 5 pounds of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, a pound of M&M’s, two pounds of Sour Patch Kids, two bags of potato chips, two beers, two Diet Cokes and about 20 Zyrtecs.

- 32 billion: Pieces of bacon consumed in the U.S. each year. The average piece is about an ounce.



Fun Fact:

The very first vending machines in the U.S. dispensed … Gum. #funfact




Bonus News (not mentioned on-air):

A newlywed couple in China filed a complaint against a local hotel after the groom broke his arm during bedroom fun and games. The groom tumbled off the bed breaking his left arm. The couple said the hotel had provided unsafe facilities.


Matt's Musing:

90% of parenting is just yelling at your kids to stop yelling... #musing



Matt's Pick Song:

“He’s Leading Me” by The Williamsons


Bible Trivia Answer:

A. Joseph (Matthew 2:13-19)