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TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: Pizza Place Surprises Employees With Appreciation Day Payout

I love a good pizza story and this is a great one.

A lot of small businesses and restaurants have been through a rough few years with the pandemic and everything going on. One pizza place in Ohio called Heavenly Pizza (great name btw!) decided to have an Employee Appreciation Day last week. The way it worked was the owner agreed to have ALL the money they brought in that day go right to the staff. They managed to do $6,300 in sales, and got another $1,200 in tips. That meant it worked out to each worker making $78 an hour that day. Love that!

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MUNDANE MYSTERIES: What makes men’s and women’s dress shirts different?

If you’re back in the office like a lot of people now and getting dressed in fancy clothes again you may have noticed that men’s and women’s dress shirts are different for one reason. Men’s have the buttons on the right, but women’s shirts have the buttons on the left. Why is that?

In the old days women would have servants who would dress them, so buttoning the shirt straight on is easier with them on the left. Men mostly always dressed themselves, hence having the buttons on the right was easier. It was also done with male soldiers in mind. It was easier to draw their sword or gun with the buttons on the right side.

You’re definitely going to think of this next time you’re buttoning that shirt.

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Singing Helps You Overcome Social Anxiety…Does It Work?

Singing in public forces you to confront your specific fear, like others judging you, public humiliation, etc. Will Anna be able to find someone to sing to someone in the office to overcome social anxiety?

Wellness Wednesday: Sing, Sing, Sing!

Do you often struggle with social anxiety? We found a great way to crush the stress of social interactions! It may seem weird or terrifying at first, but it really does work! We had Producer Sean try it out and even he stands by it!

Wednesday July 14, 2021: Bad Influence; Pool Towel Protocol; Big Decisions

If you get remarried, should your ex-spouse be at the ceremony? Maybe not, but hopefully your ex won’t spend that day being passive aggressive on social media like this celebrity was! (:17)

Do you have someone in your life who’s a bad influence on you? Anna spoke about why her husband gets a look of fear in his eyes every time she hangs out with her friend Danielle! (3:08)

Do you have a fear of public speaking? Most people do but there is one trick you can do to help you conquer it. Anna and Raven sent Producer Sean out in the streets to try it out personally! (10:05)

It’s nice to be in love, but if you’re making out in a zoo, particularly this part of the zoo, that’s all I need to know about you! (17:07)

What’s your pool towel protocol? Are you the type of person who brings your own towel to a pool party or do you rely on the host to provide it for you? (20:59)

Do you have a big decision to make today? Raven is trying to figure out whether he’s going to buy a new jetski, but one caller’s big decision may have a long term effect on her marriage! (27:16)

Rick and Alicia have been dating for 4 months, and Alicia loves it when he holds doors open for her, and orders for her at the restaurant. But some of these typically “chivalrous” acts are starting to make Rick uncomfortable. Who’s side are you on? (34:43)

Raven is on a roll and the jackpot is up to $800! Does Joann have what it takes to beat him at pop culture trivia and claim the prize? (41:51)

I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT! This is the top thing parents still help their children pay for once they move out of the house

This week I have tickets to see AJR at the Toyota Oakdale Theatre on September 25th. Play every afternoon at 4pm to win.

Here’s today’s question if you missed it…

Q: This is the top thing parents still help their children pay for once they move out of the house

A: Groceries

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TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: Guy gets lost wedding ring back with help from a 10-year-old

There’s no worse feeling than losing something sentimental like a wedding ring. And there is no BETTER feeling then actually getting it back!

This happened recently to a police officer from Georgia. He was on vacation in Florida and lost his wedding ring while swimming in a state park. Assuming it was gone forever, they wrapped up their vacation and left. Then a few days later a 10-year-old girl was swimming in the area and found the ring! Her mom posted a photo of it on Facebook. That’s when another officer who works with the guy saw the post and realized it might be the one he lost. Turns out it was, and he got his ring back. The police department even gave the girl an award for being so honest.

What a great ending!

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MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Why are they called French Fries if they’re not from France?

Today is apparently National French Fry Day? I know, I know… eye roll emoji. But it got me wondering how they got their name since they actually weren’t invented in France at all.

The French Fry was created back during World War I. American soldiers who were stationed in Belgium were being served these delicious potatoes known as “friets” at the time. Since the dominant language of southern Belgium is French the Americans just started calling them French Friets. Which then later got Americanized into “French Fries”

Now my mouth is watering. I may need to order some tonight.

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Anna & Raven’s Would You Rather!

Being stuck in an elevator is no fun, but having to choose which of these two you would have to be stuck with just makes the thought of it worse! Which would you choose though, and why!?

The Thing’s Left Behind By Previous Owners…

When you moved into a new place, did you find anything weird left over from the last occupant? One guy was remodeling his back deck and found 158 of the most random objects under his back step!