Chicago Moves deadline for transit money is today!

Chicago is helping residents pay for transportation in a lottery system. Over the course of several months Chicago Moves will end up providing $12.5 million in transportation relief in the form of gas cards and prepaid transit cards. Today is the deadline for May to sign up. You need to be a Chicago resident, at least 18 years old, have a current valid City sticker with correct mailing information for the vehicle, and if you’re not selected for the drawing this month, you’ll automatically be entered into the next month.

https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/sites/chicago-moves/home.html

Make Brian, Ali, & Justin’s “HELLO?” montages your new ringtone

You asked for it, thus you shall receive. Here are the infamous Brian, Ali, & Justin “HELLO?” montages for your listening pleasure.

Adele – Hello
Beatles – Hello, Goodbye
NASCAR
Lionel Richie – Hello, Is It Me You’re Looking For
House of Pain – Jump Around
Scarface
Sublime – Wrong Way
The Doors – Hello, I Love You
“You had me at hello”

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Secrets the FBI doesn’t want you to know

Here are some of the more sensational secrets unearthed about the FBI, Federal Bureau of Investigation. It’s their job to be sneaky and they have a ton of things that are confidential, most things they can’t tell their friends and family. But somehow some of these secrets snuck through the cracks!

  • Even with no arrests, your fingerprints are probably on file in Clarksburg, VW
  • The FBI didn’t go digital until 2012 because of coding issues
  • They spent years investigating ESP
  • Walt Disney was an informant
  • Knowing your family tree could cost you your privacy
https://www.rd.com/list/secrets-fbi-doesnt-want-you-to-know/

Disgusting facts you won’t believe are true!

Here are more disgusting facts to freak people out. These are random, but I can guarantee you don’t know any of these things and they will have you looking at word differently. The belly button one got me, and who knew butterflies could be so vicious!

A girl prank calls her dad from “jail”

Pretending to call your parents from jail and asking for bail is more than risky. This girl did it anyway to her dad and his response was 15/10. You’d hope that your parents would react like this if you had to make this phone call from Cook County jail. Not only is he understanding, he’s also ready to find bail money. She needs to get him an extra nice gift for Father’s Day now for putting him through that.

@thebaileymail

Mr.Kunkel wins dad of the year

♬ original sound – Bailey

The healthiest county in IL is…

According to County Health Rankings and Roadmaps, DuPage County is the healthiest in Illinois! They use factors like, tobacco use, employment, and percentage of the population that is uninsured. They also calculate things like length of life, and quality of life. Four metro counties made it into the top ten. DuPage #1, Lake #5, Kendall #6, McHenry #8. There are 102 counties in the state.

https://www.countyhealthrankings.org/app/illinois/2022/overview

Korn covers… The Backstreet Boys?

Korn has covered Radiohead, and Pink Floyd, but this might be their best yet. In this video you can see them pretending to be Backstreet Boys singing their smash hit from 1999, “I Want It That Way.” Will they come out with a covers album dedicated to pop songs, probably not, but it would be cool!

Awolnation covers album and new tour dates.

Awolnation will release an album of covers this Friday, “My Echo, My Shadow, My Covers & Me” which includes collaborations with Beck, Tim from Rise Against, Grouplove and others.

Track list here:

“Beds Are Burning” feat. Tim McIlrath of Rise Against
“Eye in the Sky” feat. Beck
“Take a Chance on Me” feat. Jewel
“Maniac” feat. Conor Mason of Nothing But Thieves
“Just a Friend” feat. Hyro The Hero
“Material Girl” feat. Taylor Hanson of Hanson
“Wind of Change” feat. Brandon Boyd of Incubus & Portugal. The Man
“Waiting Room” feat. Grouplove
“Flagpole Sitta” feat. Elohim
“Alone Again” feat. Midland

Awolnation will return to Chicago with Badflower to play The Riv – October 13th.

Life hack: The 8 min power nap

Sometimes all you need is a few minutes of sleep when you’re dead tired. But who can do that? You’ve heard your grandpa say he would take a 10 minute power nap, but he didn’t have the noise in his head that we do today. Or did he? There is a way to nap really quick that’s actually used in the military. This Navy Seal breaks it down , take notes, and get some much needed Z’s! You only need 8 min!

Life expectancy depending on which state you live in

In 2019, the national average of life expectancy was about 78.8 years. Not bad. Hawaii had the highest, with 80 years and Mississippi was the lowest at 74.4 years. A lot of the lower rated states are in the south due to economic factors. Illinois falls into the second highest category at 78.4- 79.5. We can live with that!

The real origins of “That’s What She Said”

Michael Scott was not the originator of “That’s What She Said.” In fact, it’s first documented use was with Chevy Chase on SNL in the 1970’s. Then it was used again in the movie Wayne’s World, and made popular again by our favorite TV boss, Michael Scott. He made it so popular you probably can’t get through the week without hearing it once… especially if you’re friends are immature.

World toilet paper consumption, visualized

Do you ever wonder how much toilet paper you actually use in a year? The average American uses about 141 rolls! It’s no surprise that the U.S. ranks high in toilet paper usage across the globe, but we’re not number one. Portugal ranks the highest for overall in a lifetime. China has the most rolls per year as to be expected given their population, 4 billion miles of the stuff each year, whoa!

https://www.qssupplies.co.uk/world-toilet-paper-consumed-visualised.html

5.1.2022 History Of Alternative

Hour 1

  • Faith No More – We Care A Lot
  • Young The Giant – Cough Syrup
  • Jane’s Addiction – Been Caught Stealing
  • Squeeze – Tempted
  • Jimmy Eat World – A Praise Chorus
  • The Breeders – Cannonball
  • R.E.M. – Stand
  • Dandy Warhols – We Used To Be Friends
  • Soundgarden – My Wave
  • When In Rome – The Promise
  • Alanis Morissette – Ironic
  • Incubus – Anna Molly
  • Weezer – Say It Ain’t So

Hour 2

  • EMF – Unbelievable
  • Coldplay – In My Place
  • Beck – Where It’s At
  • Love And Rockets – No New Tale To Tell
  • Nirvana – Polly
  • Snow Patrol – Hands Open
  • No Doubt – Don’t Speak
  • They Might Be Giants – Don’t Let’s Start
  • Pearl Jam – Nothingman
  • Blondie – One Way Or Another
  • Bush – The Chemicals Between Us
  • Sonic Youth – Bull In The Heather
  • Red Hot Chili Peppers – Tell Me Baby

Hour 3

  • The Ramones – Rock N Roll High School
  • Folk Implosion – Natural One
  • Smashing Pumpkins – Perfect
  • Talking Heads – Burning Down The House
  • Garbage – Special
  • Nine Inch Nails – Every Day Is Exactly The Same
  • Depeche Mode – Everything Counts
  • Geggy Tah – Whoever You Are
  • Beastie Boys – Sure Shot
  • The Pretenders – Middle Of The Road
  • Violent Femmes – American Music
  • The Stone Roses – I Wanna Be Adored
  • Foo Fighters – Times Like These

Hour 4

  • Rancid – Ruby Soho
  • New Order – Regret
  • Green Day – J.A.R.
  • The Church – Under The Milky Way
  • Social Distortion – Ring Of Fire
  • Tegan And Sara – Walking With A Ghost
  • Stone Temple Pilots – Interstate Love Song
  • Fall Out Boy – A Little Less Sixteen Candles…
  • Live – Selling The Drama
  • The Smiths – There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
  • Black Keys – Gold On The Ceiling
  • The B-52’s – Roam

Remember the Snuggie? How about the Weezer Snuggie?

It’s been a crappy spring in Chicago. Don’t you wish you could buy the Weezer Snuggie?

More than a decade ago now,  the band was doing promotion for their newly released album Raditude. Being no stranger to tapping into all kinds of cultural phenomena, Rivers and company knew immediately….slapping their name on the front of a blanket with sleeves was a — winner?  As Rivers recounted in an interview, he wasn’t sure why:

“It’s hard to understand the appeal of this product,” Cuomo told MTV News. “Obviously it’s a giant hit, but I don’t really understand why. But as soon as we came up with the idea, we were like, ‘Yes! This is it!’ Cultural critics are going to have to go back and figure out what was going on here. It was genius, but at this moment we don’t know why.”

If you’re hoping to snag a Snuggie at the merch table this Tuesday during Ahoy! with Weezer, I wouldn’t bet on it.  Perhaps eBay can be your savior? — [eric] 

Half-century old fries found inside wall of suburban Chicago home

Photo by Dzenina Lukac

That fast food may stick to your hips a little longer than you thought.

During a home remodeling project in suburban Crystal Lake, a couple found decades old McDonald’s wrappers and a bag of still intact French fries inside the walls of their bathroom.

The Jones family say their home was built in 1959 and a franchise of the popular fast food restaurant opened up around that time. As to how those fries survived the test of time?

“My thoughts are that it was likely the salt that dried out and preserved the fries, not actual preservatives,” said Grace Jones, “Or at least that’s what I’m telling myself.”

A guy on Tinder sent a dating “application”

A woman was on Tinder recently and matched with a cute guy. Instead of trying to get to know her right away, or even say ‘hello’, he sent her a dating application filled with weird questions. They started off simple, then got more weird as it went on. It even asked her to rate the quiz at the end. It’s been shared on social and has since blown up. What would you do?