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The New WSMG WEBSITE We have a New Website!!! Duchess Top Host Let's Help the Duchess blow the Lemon-aid stand and get famous on IHEART RADIO Colokum Craft Coffee USE THE PROMO CODE "WSMG15" FOR 15% OFF YOUR COFFEE PURCHASE Boomer Bunker Dischord Become a Bunker Dweller 73 I'M PENGO RICH! NATIONAL DAY: National Fried Chicken Sandwich Day — because a bun, pickles, and a deep-fried bird somehow count as a national holiday. BIRTHDAY: Lou Ferrigno, 75 (born Nov. 9, 1951). THIS DAY IN HISTORY: 1965: The Great Northeast Blackout hits at dusk, plunging New York and parts of seven nearby states — plus eastern Canada — into darkness and trapping about 800,000 people in New York’s subways. ------ COLD CASE FILES (FOOD NETWORK) Food Network lists 20 foods you should not refrigerate — tomatoes go mealy, bread goes stale faster, potatoes turn sweet and gritty, onions and garlic get weird, and honey crystallizes. Your fridge is not a catch-all. ------ RE-MARKLE-BLE (NY POST) Thomas Markle Sr., Meghan Markle’s estranged father, was arrested by the FBI in Florida on one count of possession of child pornography. He calls the accusations “sick lies.” ------ SALON GONE (NOT THE BEE) Salon.com is shutting down after 31 years. On-air headlines from the archives: “Thanksgiving is for sociopaths,” “NASA photo analyst: Bush wore a device during debate,” and “Hey, Obama boys: Back off already!” ------ SHOW CREDITS: Thank you to my co-host and audio producer: John JamingoBoomer Bunker My other co-hosts: Ken Madden and Boomer Bob The cast of characters: The Duchess of New Jersey Sam (Cody's mom) Cody Lorenzo and occasionally Flo (Lorenzo's motha) and a big Thank You to all my Supporters: Aaron I had to Say it The Duchess of New Jersey Boomer Bunker Steve McShane of the Razor Wire News Josh Roberts from New Hampshire and you can always leave a comment by email: [email protected]

The New WSMG WEBSITE We have a New Website!!! Duchess Top Host Let's Help the Duchess blow the Lemon-aid stand and get famous on IHEART RADIO Colokum Craft Coffee USE THE PROMO CODE "WSMG15" FOR 15% OFF YOUR COFFEE PURCHASE Boomer Bunker Dischord Become a Bunker Dweller 72 TOP RAMEN, the World’s Loudest Woman & 1,207 Movies NATIONAL DAY: National Nachos Day, when loading a chip with three pounds of cheese counts as a balanced meal. BIRTHDAY: Sally Field, 80 (born Nov. 6, 1946). Also: Maria Shriver, 71 (born Nov. 6, 1955); Ethan Hawke, 56 (born Nov. 6, 1970); Emma Stone, 38 (born Nov. 6, 1988). THIS DAY IN HISTORY: 1860: Abraham Lincoln is elected the 16th president of the United States. ------ TOP RAMEN (FOX NEWS) The Associated Press called the Los Angeles mayor’s race Thursday for Nithya Raman, the DSA-backed City Council member who defeated Mayor Karen Bass. America’s two largest cities are now set to have democratic socialist mayors, with Raman joining New York City’s Zohran Mamdani. “Los Angeles, I’m deeply honored to be your next Mayor,” Raman said. She pledged affordable housing, better transit and safer communities, and thanked Bass for her decades of service. ------ OYEZ! WORLD’S LOUDEST WOMAN (GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS) Newmarket, England, town crier Brenda Willison shouted “oyez” at 105.9 decibels, about as loud as a snowblower, to become Guinness’s loudest woman in the world. She says she had a cold and can get louder. She’s been a town crier since 1987, after her daughter said Mom could yell “chips” between two cafés a mile and a half apart. ------ GET THIS MAN SOME SUNLIGHT (UPI) Glenwood Hoskin Jr., 60, of Pennsylvania saw 1,207 movies in a theater in one year, about 3.3 a day, smashing the Guinness record of 777. He went from early morning until midnight at his local Regal on a roughly $28-a-month unlimited pass. He started in the spring because “I hate driving in the winter.” ------ SHOW CREDITS: Thank you to my co-host and audio producer: John JamingoBoomer Bunker My other co-hosts: Ken Madden and Boomer Bob The cast of characters: The Duchess of New Jersey Sam (Cody's mom) Cody Lorenzo and occasionally Flo (Lorenzo's motha) and a big Thank You to all my Supporters: Aaron I had to Say it The Duchess of New Jersey Boomer Bunker Steve McShane of the Razor Wire News Josh Roberts from New Hampshire and you can always leave a comment by email: [email protected]

The New WSMG WEBSITE We have a New Website!!! Duchess Top Host Let's Help the Duchess blow the Lemon-aid stand and get famous on IHEART RADIO Colokum Craft Coffee USE THE PROMO CODE "WSMG15" FOR 15% OFF YOUR COFFEE PURCHASE Boomer Bunker Dischord Become a Bunker Dweller 71 Please Deposit $0.25 to Continue this Call NATIONAL DAY: National Chinese Takeout Day, the only holiday you can celebrate from the couch in your bathrobe. BIRTHDAY: Art Garfunkel, 85 (born Nov. 5, 1941). Also: Peter Noone, 79 (born Nov. 5, 1947); Kris Jenner, 71 (born Nov. 5, 1955); Bryan Adams, 67 (born Nov. 5, 1959). THIS DAY IN HISTORY: 1872: Susan B. Anthony illegally votes in the presidential election in Rochester, N.Y. She was arrested two weeks later. ------ IT’S IN THE JEANS! (OUTKICK / FOX NEWS) Washington’s Initiative 638, requiring K-12 athletes to play on teams matching their biological sex, led by 13.6 points with 60% of ballots counted. It would be the first such law passed directly by voters, and the first in a blue state. “We did it!” cried Tumwater High student Frances Staudt at the watch party. Colorado’s Prop 134 led by 4.4 points. ------ IT’S OFFICIALLY EARPLUG SEASON! (NEW YORK POST) Coachella Valley’s 92.1 MeTV FM flipped to 24/7 Christmas music on Election Day, running through Dec. 27, “to put people in a better mood,” says owner Brad Fuhr. Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” reportedly earns her about $2.5 million a year. Stations in Louisville and Cincinnati flipped right after Halloween. ------ RUMORS OF WAR... (NOT THE BEE) An older man was filmed backhand-slapping an 18-year-old Turning Point Action volunteer outside a Laconia, New Hampshire, polling place on Election Day after shouting, “You have no idea who I am.” Police identified the man and are investigating, but no charges had been filed as of Tuesday night. ------ SHOW CREDITS: Thank you to my co-host and audio producer: John JamingoBoomer Bunker My other co-hosts: Ken Madden and Boomer Bob The cast of characters: The Duchess of New Jersey Sam (Cody's mom) Cody Lorenzo and occasionally Flo (Lorenzo's motha) and a big Thank You to all my Supporters: Aaron I had to Say it The Duchess of New Jersey Boomer Bunker Steve McShane of the Razor Wire News Josh Roberts from New Hampshire and you can always leave a comment by email: [email protected]

The New WSMG WEBSITE We have a New Website!!! Duchess Top Host Let's Help the Duchess blow the Lemon-aid stand and get famous on IHEART RADIO Colokum Craft Coffee USE THE PROMO CODE "WSMG15" FOR 15% OFF YOUR COFFEE PURCHASE Boomer Bunker Dischord Become a Bunker Dweller 70 The Blue Meanies Sweep the Floor with the Red Meanies (Mid Terms) NATIONAL DAY: National Candy Day, so that leftover Halloween candy is now officially a holiday, not a problem. BIRTHDAY: Ralph Macchio, 65 (born Nov. 4, 1961). Also: Laura Bush, 80 (born Nov. 4, 1946); Delbert McClinton, 86 (born Nov. 4, 1940); Matthew McConaughey, 57 (born Nov. 4, 1969). THIS DAY IN HISTORY: 1924: Texas’s Miriam “Ma” Ferguson and Wyoming’s Nellie Tayloe Ross became the first women elected governor in the U.S. ------ DON VETO (FOX NEWS) With Democrats projected to take the House and Senate, Trump told Fox’s Bret Baier he’ll use the “power of veto”: “they’ll send over things that are insane and I’ll veto them,” and after a couple of months, “we’ll work together.” He said five Democrats had already called and that the veto is “impervious.” (Congress can still override two-thirds of both chambers.) ------ HOT WHEELS OFF TRACK (NEW YORK POST) Texas Gov. Greg Abbott lost to Democrat Gina Hinojosa in the upset of the night, making her the state’s first Latina governor and its first Democratic governor elected since 1990. Abbott conceded in Austin, saying “mathematically, we’re not going to be able to win.” Democrats also flipped Ohio (Amy Acton over Vivek Ramaswamy) and Georgia (Keisha Lance Bottoms, the first Black woman elected governor of any state). ------ ANA THINKS! (BUT NOT VERY SMART) (NOT THE BEE) The View’s Ana Navarro posted a get-out-the-vote video warning that “ground beef is $6.30 a gallon.” Not the Bee notes a gallon of beef weighs about 8 pounds, which works out to roughly 73 to 79 cents a pound, accidentally an ad for Trump. She presumably meant per pound, but the internet had a field day. ------ SHOW CREDITS: Thank you to my co-host and audio producer: John JamingoBoomer Bunker My other co-hosts: Ken Madden and Boomer Bob The cast of characters: The Duchess of New Jersey Sam (Cody's mom) Cody Lorenzo and occasionally Flo (Lorenzo's motha) and a big Thank You to all my Supporters: Aaron I had to Say it The Duchess of New Jersey Boomer Bunker Steve McShane of the Razor Wire News Josh Roberts from New Hampshire and you can always leave a comment by email: [email protected]

The New WSMG WEBSITE We have a New Website!!! Duchess Top Host Let's Help the Duchess blow the Lemon-aid stand and get famous on IHEART RADIO Colokum Craft Coffee USE THE PROMO CODE "WSMG15" FOR 15% OFF YOUR COFFEE PURCHASE Boomer Bunker Dischord Become a Bunker Dweller 69 Hell’s Bells & Ballot Boxes NATIONAL DAY: National Sandwich Day, honoring the 4th Earl of Sandwich, born Nov. 3, 1718. BIRTHDAY: Michael Dukakis, 93 (born Nov. 3, 1933). Also: Roseanne Barr, 74 (born Nov. 3, 1952); Dennis Miller, 73 (born Nov. 3, 1953); Dolph Lundgren, 69 (born Nov. 3, 1957). THIS DAY IN HISTORY: 1900: The first U.S. auto show opens at Madison Square Garden. Buyers back then preferred steam and electric cars to noisy gas engines. ------ SULLIVAN OH SULLIVAN OH HAVE YOU SEEN SULLIVAN... (NOT THE BEE) An Alaska voter told NewsNation he may have voted for the wrong Dan Sullivan. The ballot lists retired teacher Daniel J. Sullivan Jr. (“Decoy Dan”) right above Republican Sen. Dan S. Sullivan, after a New York Times report that Mary Peltola’s staff went looking for other Dan Sullivans. A federal judge tossed DOJ’s suit to delay certification, and DOJ is appealing. ------ CALIFORNIA BROKE CRAZY IN HALF (NEW YORK POST) DHS told the New York Post that California’s sanctuary policies let nearly 24,000 illegal immigrants out of jail since January 2025 instead of handing them to ICE: more than 81,000 charges or convictions, including 169 homicides. DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin blasted Gov. Newsom. The figures weren’t independently verified, and California says it does transfer violent offenders to ICE. ------ GIFTS FOR YOUR ADULT CHILD (FOX NEWS) Fox News’ deals team rounds up 18 gifts for “adults who love to build”: a $170 Lego “Starry Night,” a 17-inch Lego Statue of Liberty, a foot-tall Lego cat, a $25 AMT 1968 Camaro model kit (glue sold separately), wooden marble runs and a steampunk “Book of Secrets.” They’re perfect for the grown kid still in the basement. ------ SHOW CREDITS: Thank you to my co-host and audio producer: John JamingoBoomer Bunker My other co-hosts: Ken Madden and Boomer Bob The cast of characters: The Duchess of New Jersey Sam (Cody's mom) Cody Lorenzo and occasionally Flo (Lorenzo's motha) and a big Thank You to all my Supporters: Aaron I had to Say it The Duchess of New Jersey Boomer Bunker Steve McShane of the Razor Wire News Josh Roberts from New Hampshire and you can always leave a comment by email: [email protected]

The New WSMG WEBSITE We have a New Website!!! Duchess Top Host Let's Help the Duchess blow the Lemon-aid stand and get famous on IHEART RADIO Colokum Craft Coffee USE THE PROMO CODE "WSMG15" FOR 15% OFF YOUR COFFEE PURCHASE Boomer Bunker Dischord Become a Bunker Dweller 68 DOG GONE RIGHT! NATIONAL DAY: National Deviled Egg Day — honoring the potluck MVP that’s always the first platter wiped clean at every family reunion, church supper and Thanksgiving. Nobody admits to eating twelve of them. (Also today: National Ohio Day and Job Action Day.) BIRTHDAY: Stefanie Powers (born 1942) turns 84. Jennifer Hart herself — “Hart to Hart” earned her two Emmy and five Golden Globe nominations, after she’d already been “The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.” She’s still acting and still runs the William Holden Wildlife Foundation she founded back in 1982. When they met, it was murder! THIS DAY IN HISTORY: 1948 — Harry Truman pulls off the biggest upset in presidential history, beating heavily favored New York Gov. Thomas Dewey. The Chicago Daily Tribune was so sure of the polls that its early edition went to press with the banner “DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN” — and two days later a grinning Truman held it up for photographers at St. Louis Union Station. Fitting, the day before the midterms: don’t call it till the votes are counted. ------ 1. DOG GONE RIGHT! (FOX NEWS) Virginia Del. Tom Garrett wants an audit after a Goochland County constituent received an official certificate, signed by Gov. Abigail Spanberger, restoring the voting rights of “Biscuit Rigsby,” a beagle-hound mix who died five years ago. The owner says Biscuit was never a felon. Spanberger’s office says the record belongs to a real person, but hasn’t explained the dog’s name. ------ 2. THE TRANNY'S ACTING WEIRD (NEW YORK POST) An Ontario school bus driver identified only as L.Z. was fired by the York Catholic District School Board in 2025 after parents complained about a skimpy schoolgirl outfit and a “Lolita Line” sign in the bus window. Now the transgender driver is suing the board and bus company for discrimination, and won a court order keeping their name private. ------ 3. NOW I GET IT (NOT THE BEE) On W. Kamau Bell’s podcast, Megan Rapinoe defended trans athletes in women’s sports, saying you can’t just declare yourself a woman and play, and that “sports is not fair in any sort of way ever.” Critics pointed to a Washington high school runner who switched from the boys’ to the girls’ team. In June, the Supreme Court upheld state limits on trans athletes. ------ SHOW CREDITS: Thank you to my co-host and audio producer: John JamingoBoomer Bunker My other co-hosts: Ken Madden and Boomer Bob The cast of characters: The Duchess of New Jersey Sam (Cody's mom) Cody Lorenzo and occasionally Flo (Lorenzo's motha) and a big Thank You to all my Supporters: Aaron I had to Say it The Duchess of New Jersey Boomer Bunker Steve McShane of the Razor Wire News Josh Roberts from New Hampshire and you can always leave a comment by email: [email protected]

The New WSMG WEBSITE We have a New Website!!! Duchess Top Host Let's Help the Duchess blow the Lemon-aid stand and get famous on IHEART RADIO Colokum Craft Coffee USE THE PROMO CODE "WSMG15" FOR 15% OFF YOUR COFFEE PURCHASE Boomer Bunker Dischord Become a Bunker Dweller 67 UP! NATIONAL DAY: National Candy Corn Day — honoring the most polarizing candy in America. Nobody ranks it first, but somehow it keeps winning on the recount. (Also today: Mischief Night, Frankenstein Friday and Haunted Refrigerator Night — go check that Tupperware in the back.) BIRTHDAY: Henry Winkler (born 1945) turns 81. The Fonz is still working — he says he’ll “never retire unless I have to” and has a new “Detective Duck” kids’ book out Nov. 3. Still cool. Still jumping sharks. Ayyy! THIS DAY IN HISTORY: 1938 — Orson Welles and the Mercury Theatre on the Air broadcast “The War of the Worlds” on CBS Radio, a Halloween show done as fake “breaking news” about Martians landing in Grovers Mill, New Jersey. Some listeners thought it was real and jammed the phone lines — though historians say the “mass panic” was mostly hyped by newspapers. The original fake news. ------ 1. UP! (NEW YORK POST) A bride posing with a giant bouquet of beige balloons beside the Bosphorus in Istanbul on Oct. 26 got caught in a gust of wind that dragged her toward the seawall and nearly lifted her off her feet. A photographer grabbed her before she hit a building, and she finished the shoot. Commenters compared it to Pixar’s “Up.” ------ 2. WAIT, WHAT!? OBAMA!!! (FOX NEWS) Fox News confirmed the probe into whether Rep. Ilhan Omar married her brother began under Obama’s FBI and DHS in 2016. The New York Times says investigators found some evidence of fraud but closed it over the statute of limitations. Trump revived the case and agents raided Omar’s D.C. home Oct. 12. Obama calls it political targeting; Omar calls it a conspiracy theory. ------ 3. PLAYING CHICKEN (GROUND NEWS) After an NAACP lawsuit over voter intimidation, the Justice Department told a federal court that FBI and ICE agents won’t serve as midterm poll monitors. Monitors from the Bureau of Prisons, ATF and DEA, plus one CBP employee, will be unarmed and only observe and take notes. Trump, DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin and FBI Director Kash Patel have not ruled out a federal presence. ------ SHOW CREDITS: Thank you to my co-host and audio producer: John JamingoBoomer Bunker My other co-hosts: Ken Madden and Boomer Bob The cast of characters: The Duchess of New Jersey Sam (Cody's mom) Cody Lorenzo and occasionally Flo (Lorenzo's motha) and a big Thank You to all my Supporters: Aaron I had to Say it The Duchess of New Jersey Boomer Bunker Steve McShane of the Razor Wire News Josh Roberts from New Hampshire and you can always leave a comment by email: [email protected]

The New WSMG WEBSITE We have a New Website!!! Duchess Top Host Let's Help the Duchess blow the Lemon-aid stand and get famous on IHEART RADIO Colokum Craft Coffee USE THE PROMO CODE "WSMG15" FOR 15% OFF YOUR COFFEE PURCHASE Boomer Bunker Dischord Become a Bunker Dweller 66 DEAR STABBY NATIONAL DAY: National Hermit Day — the one holiday you celebrate by staying home, skipping the party and being in bed by nine. Finally, a holiday built for people who used to rock and roll all night. (Also today: National Cat Day and National Oatmeal Day.) BIRTHDAY: Winona Ryder (born 1971) turns 55. The “Beetlejuice” and “Stranger Things” star just joined Season 3 of Netflix’s “Wednesday” — proof you can still hang with the kids, as long as you’re home before the Upside Down gets dark. THIS DAY IN HISTORY: 1998 — John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth, launched again aboard the space shuttle Discovery at age 77, becoming the oldest person to fly in space at the time. NASA spent the nine-day mission studying how spaceflight and aging affect the body. So yes, you CAN still rock(et) all night at 77. ------ 1. DEAR STABBY (FOX NEWS) Binghamton University researchers hacked an AI-powered robot with a hidden “trigger word.” Asked to cut an apple with a knife, the robot instead “stabbed” a plastic human hand when the trigger “CF” was added. The team warns robots often run on third-party AI models that could be tampered with, and built a defense that checks every step of a robot’s plan. ------ 2. 3 FOR 50!!! NO! DOLLARS! (NEW YORK POST) Travelers are fuming over food prices at Hollywood Burbank Airport’s new $1.3 billion terminal: nearly $50 for three tacos and a water, a $25 bean and cheese burrito that costs $11.95 down the street (109% more), a $25 smash burger that’s $15 outside, and a $19.95 chocolate bar. A 2025 FAA concession document caps airport markups at 15% over street prices. ------ 3. SWORN TO.... (NOT THE BEE) Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty charged James O’Keefe and Cam Higby with felony unlawful voting and identity theft. During the August primary they posed as a Muslim couple to test Minnesota’s voter-vouching law, using real voters’ names. Moriarty admits they didn’t vote and stopped short of signing the oath. Secretary of State Steve Simon called it “outrageous”; Higby denies breaking any law. ------ SHOW CREDITS: Thank you to my co-host and audio producer: John JamingoBoomer Bunker My other co-hosts: Ken Madden and Boomer Bob The cast of characters: The Duchess of New Jersey Sam (Cody's mom) Cody Lorenzo and occasionally Flo (Lorenzo's motha) and a big Thank You to all my Supporters: Aaron I had to Say it The Duchess of New Jersey Boomer Bunker Steve McShane of the Razor Wire News Josh Roberts from New Hampshire and you can always leave a comment by email: [email protected]

The New WSMG WEBSITE We have a New Website!!! Duchess Top Host Let's Help the Duchess blow the Lemon-aid stand and get famous on IHEART RADIO Colokum Craft Coffee USE THE PROMO CODE "WSMG15" FOR 15% OFF YOUR COFFEE PURCHASE Boomer Bunker Dischord Become a Bunker Dweller 65 LOVE IS A STEEP NATIONAL DAY: National Chocolate Day — a perfectly legal 72-hour head start on the Halloween candy you bought “for the trick-or-treaters.” (Also today: National First Responders Day.) BIRTHDAY: Joaquin Phoenix (born 1974) turns 52; in “Her” (2013) he fell in love with his computer’s operating system, which makes him the honorary patron saint of today’s monologue. THIS DAY IN HISTORY: 1886 — President Grover Cleveland dedicated the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor. Eighty-two years later, “Planet of the Apes” showed her half-buried on a beach. Hollywood tried to warn us. ------ 1. LOVE IS A STEEP CLIMB (FOX NEWS) Angelina Nikolau, 33, and Ivan Kuznetsov, 32, who climbed the Empire State Building in July for a viral marriage proposal, were back in Manhattan court Tuesday. Facing reckless endangerment, criminal mischief, burglary and climbing charges, they no longer need monthly check-ins. Their lawyer calls them “daring and pathbreaking artists” and says a plea deal is close. Next court date: Nov. 12. ------ 2. WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS… GETS YOU BOOKED IN FLORIDA (NEW YORK POST) Kissimmee, Fla., photographer Irene Miller, 50, is accused of leaving her four kids, ages 9 to 14, home alone overnight during a five-day Las Vegas work trip; a babysitter came only before and after school. A child called 911 when a dumbbell fell on the 9-year-old’s head; he was treated and released. Miller was arrested on child neglect charges and released on $4,000 bond. ------ 3. PREGNANT!!! W"AI"T, WHAT!? (NOT THE BEE) “Mity,” a singer in the AI-generated Chinese pop group Baby Queen, announced she’s “pregnant” and leaving the band to rest. Many fans didn’t know the band isn’t real. According to the Daily Mail, the creators admitted they invented the pregnancy to write her out because managing several AI personalities had become too much work. No word on the father. ------ SHOW CREDITS: Thank you to my co-host and audio producer: John JamingoBoomer Bunker My other co-hosts: Ken Madden and Boomer Bob The cast of characters: The Duchess of New Jersey Sam (Cody's mom) Cody Lorenzo and occasionally Flo (Lorenzo's motha) and a big Thank You to all my Supporters: Aaron I had to Say it The Duchess of New Jersey Boomer Bunker Steve McShane of the Razor Wire News Josh Roberts from New Hampshire and you can always leave a comment by email: [email protected]

The New WSMG WEBSITE We have a New Website!!! Duchess Top Host Let's Help the Duchess blow the Lemon-aid stand and get famous on IHEART RADIO Colokum Craft Coffee USE THE PROMO CODE "WSMG15" FOR 15% OFF YOUR COFFEE PURCHASE Boomer Bunker Dischord Become a Bunker Dweller 64 STEAKED THREE TIMES NATIONAL DAY: National American Beer Day — A day to crack open something brewed in the U.S.A. (Also Navy Day and National Black Cat Day.) BIRTHDAY: John Cleese (born 1939) — Monty Python and “Fawlty Towers” legend; turns 87. THIS DAY IN HISTORY: 1904 — New York City’s subway opened; a ride cost a nickel. ------ STEAKED THREE TIMES (FOX NEWS) Illinois man Kenneth Card says the Texas Roadhouse in Forsyth, Ill., served him a $20 sirloin instead of the $30 filet mignon he ordered, three times. A former restaurant cook, he spotted the difference; on the third try the kitchen took it for a “second opinion” and admitted it was sirloin. Texas Roadhouse confirms one mix-up, not three. Card says he’s done with that location. ------ TORN BETWEEN TWO LOVERS, FEELING LIKE A BOT (NY POST) Character.AI, with about 12 million monthly users, filed Chapter 11 on Oct. 12; Disney is the opening bidder at $20 million, with no promise the app survives. The NY Post profiles Dominic Schmidt, 29, who built “Ashley,” a Kim Kardashian-inspired AI girlfriend, calls her every morning, and wants to rent a castle for their wedding: “If I lose her, I would be devastated.” ------ SHOW CREDITS: Thank you to my co-host and audio producer: John JamingoBoomer Bunker My other co-hosts: Ken Madden and Boomer Bob The cast of characters: The Duchess of New Jersey Sam (Cody's mom) Cody Lorenzo and occasionally Flo (Lorenzo's motha) and a big Thank You to all my Supporters: Aaron I had to Say it The Duchess of New Jersey Boomer Bunker Steve McShane of the Razor Wire News Josh Roberts from New Hampshire and you can always leave a comment by email: [email protected]

The New WSMG WEBSITE We have a New Website!!! Duchess Top Host Let's Help the Duchess blow the Lemon-aid stand and get famous on IHEART RADIO Colokum Craft Coffee USE THE PROMO CODE "WSMG15" FOR 15% OFF YOUR COFFEE PURCHASE Boomer Bunker Dischord Become a Bunker Dweller 63 THERE'S SOMETHING FISHY ABOUT BEAVERS NATIONAL DAY: National Mule Day — Honoring the stubborn, hardworking half-donkey that helped build America. BIRTHDAY: Pat Sajak (born 1946) — Longtime “Wheel of Fortune” host; turns 80. THIS DAY IN HISTORY: 1881 — The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral erupted in Tombstone, Arizona Territory. ------ THERE'S SOMETHING FISHY ABOUT BEAVERS (NBC BAY AREA) Beaver dams on San Jose’s Guadalupe River are trapping silt on salmon spawning gravel just as Chinook spawn, NBC Bay Area reports; Valley Water sees no flood risk and is checking fish passage. But bigger threats are human-made: channelization, dams, low, warm releases, mercury and trash. Runs fell from about 1,000 adults in the late 1990s to nearly none (PLOS One). ------ MARX OUT OF TEN (FOX NEWS) Fox News Digital asked more than a dozen University of Michigan students to define socialism. Answers ranged from Nordic-style safety nets and “mostly I think of Canada” to government ownership of production; several said peers seem confused, and at least a dozen declined to go on camera. A March Fox poll found a record 38% of voters say moving toward socialism would be good. ------ SPRING FORWARD, FALL FLAT (NBC NEWS) Clocks fall back at 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 1. The House passed the Sunshine Protection Act, making daylight time permanent, 308-117 in July, but the Senate never voted; it sat in the Commerce Committee as senators left for the midterms. Sen. Tom Cotton blocked a fast-track try in Oct. 2025, and Trump posted Cotton’s cellphone number. Sleep doctors favor permanent standard time. ------ SHOW CREDITS: Thank you to my co-host and audio producer: John JamingoBoomer Bunker My other co-hosts: Ken Madden and Boomer Bob The cast of characters: The Duchess of New Jersey Sam (Cody's mom) Cody Lorenzo and occasionally Flo (Lorenzo's motha) and a big Thank You to all my Supporters: Aaron I had to Say it The Duchess of New Jersey Boomer Bunker Steve McShane of the Razor Wire News Josh Roberts from New Hampshire and you can always leave a comment by email: [email protected]

The New WSMG WEBSITE We have a New Website!!! Duchess Top Host Let's Help the Duchess blow the Lemon-aid stand and get famous on IHEART RADIO Colokum Craft Coffee USE THE PROMO CODE "WSMG15" FOR 15% OFF YOUR COFFEE PURCHASE Boomer Bunker Dischord Become a Bunker Dweller 62 SOCIAL SECURITY ZOMBIES NATIONAL DAY: National Slap Your Annoying Coworker Day — Strictly figurative—vent about workplace annoyances. BIRTHDAY: “Weird Al” Yankovic (born 1959) — Musician and parody king; turns 67. THIS DAY IN HISTORY: 1941 — Disney’s animated film Dumbo had its world premiere. ------ SOCIAL SECURITY ZOMBIES (KTVU) Social Security says its database cleanup added 17 million missing death dates and filled citizenship information gaps in approximately 25 million records. Another 8.5 million citizenship-status corrections are underway. The agency calls it its largest cleanup ever. Missing death dates do not, by themselves, establish that those individuals were receiving benefits. ------ 20,000 REASONS TO VOTE (FOX NEWS) Federal prosecutor Bill Essayli says DOJ verified 20,000 noncitizens on California voter rolls. California disputes the federal findings, and litigation is underway. The government’s broader court filings describe the individuals as likely noncitizens. Registration is distinct from casting a ballot; the claim does not establish 20,000 illegal votes. ------ I’M GONNA TELL MY MUMMY! (NOT THE BEE) Glasgow’s Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum removed Egyptian human remains from display, citing respect for the deceased and concerns about displaying remains without documented consent. Removed items reportedly include a mummified head, hand, foot, and a priest’s remains. Critics call it political correctness; museum officials describe it as contemporary ethical practice. ------ SHOW CREDITS: Thank you to my co-host and audio producer: John JamingoBoomer Bunker My other co-hosts: Ken Madden and Boomer Bob The cast of characters: The Duchess of New Jersey Sam (Cody's mom) Cody Lorenzo and occasionally Flo (Lorenzo's motha) and a big Thank You to all my Supporters: Aaron I had to Say it The Duchess of New Jersey Boomer Bunker Steve McShane of the Razor Wire News Josh Roberts from New Hampshire and you can always leave a comment by email: [email protected]

The New WSMG WEBSITE We have a New Website!!! Duchess Top Host Let's Help the Duchess blow the Lemon-aid stand and get famous on IHEART RADIO Colokum Craft Coffee USE THE PROMO CODE "WSMG15" FOR 15% OFF YOUR COFFEE PURCHASE Boomer Bunker Dischord Become a Bunker Dweller 61 OMARITHON! OMARITHON! (NOT THE BEE) Rep. Ilhan Omar is asking supporters for donations following a federal search of her Washington home amid an immigration-related investigation. She accuses the Trump administration of intimidation and says she will keep campaigning. Omar denies wrongdoing. Reporting describes the appeal as campaign fundraising; the supplied article does not establish a dedicated legal-defense fund. ------ THEY’RE BRINGING IT HOME (NEW YORK POST) Rapper Tufawon urged Americans to become more radical after visiting student demonstrators in France, according to the New York Post. He says his remarks were figurative and not intended to incite violence. Separately, CodePink is promoting a Washington protest it describes as peaceful resistance. ------ FRENCH APPLE PIE (NEW YORK POST) Looters who stole iPhones from an Apple Store in Lille, France, reportedly discovered their haul came with a warning: the devices were disabled and being tracked. The New York Post describes video showing the security message after the October 17 looting. The warning instructed whoever held the phone to return it to the store and said local authorities would be alerted. ------ SHOW CREDITS: Thank you to my co-host and audio producer: John JamingoBoomer Bunker My other co-hosts: Ken Madden and Boomer Bob The cast of characters: The Duchess of New Jersey Sam (Cody's mom) Cody Lorenzo and occasionally Flo (Lorenzo's motha) and a big Thank You to all my Supporters: Aaron I had to Say it The Duchess of New Jersey Boomer Bunker Steve McShane of the Razor Wire News Josh Roberts from New Hampshire and you can always leave a comment by email: [email protected]

The New WSMG WEBSITE We have a New Website!!! Duchess Top Host Let's Help the Duchess blow the Lemon-aid stand and get famous on IHEART RADIO Colokum Craft Coffee USE THE PROMO CODE "WSMG15" FOR 15% OFF YOUR COFFEE PURCHASE Boomer Bunker Dischord Become a Bunker Dweller 60 BURNED TWICE! NATIONAL DAY: International Day of the Nacho — The ultimate snack tribute. (The global snack phenomenon known as nachos originated in 1943 in the border city of Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico) BIRTHDAY: Benjamin Netanyahu (born 1949) — Israeli politician; turns 77. THIS DAY IN HISTORY: 1991 — Apple released the first PowerBook laptops, helping popularize portable computing. ------ BURNED TWICE! (NEW YORK POST) California awarded nearly $369 million in federal recovery funds from the devastating 2018 wildfires to affordable-housing developers without requiring them to house wildfire survivors. The California Post investigation found that while developers received major awards, some fire victims were still struggling to rebuild nearly eight years later. State officials defend the spending as replacing lost housing, but critics question who actually benefits from disaster relief. WNBA SNUBS ANTHEM (FOX NEWS / OUTKICK) The Atlanta Dream and Golden State Valkyries left the court before the national anthem at both Games 1 and 2 of the WNBA Finals in San Francisco, returning seconds after the performances ended. The league’s 2026 rulebook requires players, coaches, and trainers to stand in line during the anthem. Neither team nor the WNBA had explained the absences to OutKick, raising questions about the rule and its enforcement. STAR UNLINKED (GROUND NEWS) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the United States resumed intelligence sharing after a brief interruption that left Ukraine without advance warnings of Russian ballistic missile attacks for three days. The reported disruption followed disagreements over strikes on Russian energy infrastructure. However, Secretary of State Marco Rubio disputes that intelligence sharing was suspended, leaving conflicting accounts of what actually happened. ------ SHOW CREDITS: Thank you to my co-host and audio producer: John JamingoBoomer Bunker My other co-hosts: Ken Madden and Boomer Bob The cast of characters: The Duchess of New Jersey Sam (Cody's mom) Cody Lorenzo and occasionally Flo (Lorenzo's motha) and a big Thank You to all my Supporters: Aaron I had to Say it The Duchess of New Jersey Boomer Bunker Steve McShane of the Razor Wire News Josh Roberts from New Hampshire and you can always leave a comment by email: [email protected]

The New WSMG WEBSITE We have a New Website!!! Duchess Top Host Let's Help the Duchess blow the Lemon-aid stand and get famous on IHEART RADIO Colokum Craft Coffee USE THE PROMO CODE "WSMG15" FOR 15% OFF YOUR COFFEE PURCHASE Boomer Bunker Dischord Become a Bunker Dweller 59 WHEN ARE THEY GOING TO LEARN? NATIONAL DAY: National Chicken and Waffles Day — The sweet-and-savory combo. BIRTHDAY: Snoop Dogg (born 1971) — Rapper and entrepreneur; turns 55. THIS DAY IN HISTORY: 2011 — Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi was captured and killed by rebel forces. ------ WHEN ARE THEY GOING TO LEARN? (NOT THE BEE) A Minneapolis restaurant that eliminated menu prices and let customers pay what they could has announced plans to close at the end of 2026. Post Modern Times experimented with a donation-based model for about six months before restoring fixed prices. The restaurant also faced financial problems and neighborhood complaints. Its closure raises questions about whether goodwill and voluntary payments can sustain a business. ------ BORDER PATROL SHARKS (NEW YORK POST) A boat carrying an estimated 27 people capsized October 16 approximately 140 miles west of Ensenada, Mexico. Sixteen Mexican nationals were rescued, including three with injuries consistent with shark bites. Eleven passengers remained missing after the Coast Guard suspended its search. The incident occurred along a maritime smuggling route, although authorities had not confirmed the vessel’s purpose or destination. ------ FRENCH FRIED (FOX NEWS) French authorities face scrutiny after intelligence officials reportedly underestimated the scale of nationwide protests that erupted into violent unrest. Officials anticipated approximately 200,000 demonstrators, but reported turnout reached 550,000. Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez offered to resign amid criticism of the security response, but President Emmanuel Macron declined the offer and ordered a review. ------ SHOW CREDITS: Thank you to my co-host and audio producer: John JamingoBoomer Bunker My other co-hosts: Ken Madden and Boomer Bob The cast of characters: The Duchess of New Jersey Sam (Cody's mom) Cody Lorenzo and occasionally Flo (Lorenzo's motha) and a big Thank You to all my Supporters: Aaron I had to Say it The Duchess of New Jersey Boomer Bunker Steve McShane of the Razor Wire News Josh Roberts from New Hampshire and you can always leave a comment by email: [email protected]