Small Talk - HBO Max’s Emmy Dominance, Stamp Hikes, and the Oldest Truck Driver! Buckle up, fam, 'cause we’re diving into some wild topics today! HBO Max is crushin’ it with 122 Emmy noms, leaving Netflix in the dust—like, can we just get a medal for remembering which app has what show? 😂 And speaking of prices, get ready to fork out more dough for those forever stamps, 'cause they’re climbing again! Oh, and wait 'til you hear about the 93-year-old truck driver who’s basically the Yoda of the open road—5 million miles and counting! Plus, we’ve got Dolly Parton takin’ Broadway by storm and some divorced queens turning those wedding bands into sassy divorce rings! 🎉 So, grab your snacks and let’s get gigglin’!
Takeaways:
HBO Max is totally owning the Emmy Awards this year, leading with 122 noms!
Stamps are getting pricier again—$0.78 to $0.82 for forever stamps, which is just wild!
This 93-year-old truck driver is about to break records; he's probably seen more than Google Maps!
Dolly Parton is hitting Broadway with a musical on her birthday—get ready to party!
Divorced women are turning their wedding bands into divorce rings—talk about sending a message!
United Airlines might need a new motto: 'Imagination is the best window view!'
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It's haystack time for some small talk.
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HBO Max leads the Emmy Awards.
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The nominations that were announced HBO Max with 122 ahead of Netflix's 111 and a record for Apple TV.
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They got 87 this go round.
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You know, the real Emmy at this point should go to anyone who can remember what app has what show.
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The minefield out there trying to remember what show is where Stamp prices are rising yet again.
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A first class forever stamp, $0.78 now is going to go up to $0.82 on Sunday, the eighth increase in just five years.
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You know, that's why they call it the forever stamp, because forever is how long the price will continue to go up.
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The oldest truck driver in the world about to happen.
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A 93 year old Iowa man has driven more than 70 years over 5 million miles on the road and will soon attain the world record for oldest truck driver.
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He's probably his gps probably has to ask him for directions.
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He's seen it all, man.
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70 Years, 5 million miles.
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That's amazing.
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A Dolly Parton musical based on her life and music set to hit Broadway on her birthday January 19th.
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There's a new trend in divorce where some divorced women are turning their wedding bands into divorce rings, having them resized and wearing them on their middle fingers.
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Talk about jewelry with a very specific message.
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I, I kind of love that.
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I got to admit.
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United Airlines in a lawsuit over claims that passengers paid extra for window seats but had blank walls instead of an actual window.
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I guess the view is available for an additional fee.
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Your imagination fee unlocks the chance for you to close your eyes and pretends that that's a window.
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Ridiculous.
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Speaking of airplane drama, this one is, it's sad, but it's also fascinating.
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And over Argentina, a flight instructor has a 22 year old student pilot with them.
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And the instructor looks to the student and basically says, you know what to do.
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Jumps from the small plane, leaving the 22 year old student to alert authorities and have to land the plane by themselves.
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Some teachers give pop quizzes and I guess this instructor decided to do a drop quiz instead because they just dropped right out to airplane.
