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Happy 420 Day

04.20.22 | Shop Talk explores an article that says it is OK to let your mind wander each day. Caught My Eye warns us to be careful with self-pleasure for fear of a torn lung. Also, why is there an “r” in Mrs. (Missus)? Corporate and wholesale printing giant Glen Taylor is our Business Birthday. Happy 81st!

TFG Unbuttoned: Government takes a backseat again

04.19.22 | With at least 15 states enacting or considering bans on gender-affirming care for transgender youth, the U.S. Air Force is offering medical, legal, and relocation assistance to servicemembers whose families have been harmed by recent laws. While Roe V Wade is under attack in several states, YELP, and other companies are offering to pay the expenses of employees who need to travel in search of reproductive care. Finally, a javelina breaks into a Subaru wagon for a bag of Cheetos.

MAGA Boycott Bust

04.13.22 | Shop Talk covers the latest hypocritical boycotts from the MAGA crowd. Caught My Eye explains why some Coke bottles this time of year have yellow caps. Also, Elon Musk, the latest Twitter investor, creates a poll asking if the Twitter San Francisco HQ should be a homeless shelter instead. The inventor of Scrabble, Alfred Butts, is our Business Birthday.

TFG Unbuttoned: Peanuts and Cracker Jill

04.12.22 | After 125 years, PepsiCo, the owner of Cracker Jack, has launched a brand extension called: Cracker Jill. There are 5 different versions of Jill and monies raised will go towards supporting The Women’s Sports Foundation. Then, educators in Irving, Texas may lose their jobs over placing Rainbow Stickers outside their classrooms signaling a safe space for LGBTQ students. Finally, a man buys a cruise ship off Craigslist and finds out it was the inspiration for the show The Love Boat as well as being featured in the James Bond Flick, “From Russia with Love.”

Save a Tree use a Busch

04.06.22 | Shop Talk covers the 71 countries where being LGBTQ is “illegal.” Caught My Eye finds a marble lawn sculpture in England that may be worth $10 million and Busch Lite’s “Save a Tree Pee in a Busch” advertising campaign are discussed. The inventor of the Taser Stun gun, Jack Cover, is our Business Birthday.

TFG Unbuttoned: Russian Plane Heist

04.05.22 | Two lesbians sue fertility clinic for the birth of a boy. They wanted a girl, and according to the story out of NY, they are uncomfortable with the boy because of social norms related to masculinity. Then, the Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton, says celebrating Pride Week in the Austin School System is illegal. Finally, Russia has seized about $10 billion worth of aircraft leased from the EU and others as a counter to sanctions placed on Russia.

People’s Convoy Stalled

03.30.22 | Shop Talk shares advice from LGBTQ people about getting through life with these experiences that many other Americans probably don’t think about. Caught My Eye includes a smart investment by Lance Armstrong that saved his family, and the slow death of the Peoples Convoy in DC. The founder of IKEA, Ingvar Kamprad, is our Business Birthday.

TFG Unbuttoned: Putin and his Puffer

03.29.22 | Comrade Vlad has a penchant for fancy Italian duds. At a recent unity rally, Putin was spied wearing a Loro Piana Puffer Coat that will set you back $14,000. Add this to his suits and watches costing in the hundreds of thousand dollars and we cannot help to think of the good old days when Raisa Gorbachev shopped Madison Avenue for sensible slingbacks with her Amex Card! Also, an Applebee’s Exec is in hot water for an email where he celebrated the economic downturn because it would force people back to taking low paying jobs. Finally, global fugitive and Asian Gatsby, Jho Low, blows close to $2 million in 90 minutes while in Vegas.

Hiring secrets from Apple

03.23.22 | Shop Talk reveals the 3 E’s that Apple deploys when hiring. Caught My Eye includes a store in Chicago selling LEGO like Zelensky figures with Molotov cocktails. Also, “The Price is Right” celebrated their 50th Anniversary last month and kicked off the celebration by giving away 12 cars on the first show! Bette Nesmith Graham is our Business Birthday. She was the inventor of Liquid Paper and the mother to Michael Nesmith of The Monkees.

TFG Unbuttoned: Cher Shares

03.22.22 | A North Carolina shelter received a middle-aged dog dropped off by heartless owners because they thought Fezco was gay. The mixed-breed pup would occasionally show dominance by mounting other dogs—ordinary behavior, the dog is not gay. Let’s hope Fezco lands in a much better home from whence he came. Then, inflation is shrinking everything from your wallet to toilet paper. Inflation is not our friend. Finally, global Super Star Cher has offered to house refugees from Ukraine and has challenged others like her to do the same. Imagine living with Cher and asking her where she put the remote!

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