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Tease: Coming up in ___________ minutes, the largest county in the US reinstates mask mandates  

Los Angeles County, the largest in the US, will reinstate its mask mandate starting at 11:59pm Saturday night. The order will require masking indoors regardless of vaccination status. The more contagious Delta variant has caused a surge in cases in almost every US state. Guess I better pull my masks out of the trash and wash them. (Additional Out) Something I’m sure the airline isn’t loving.  

Tease: In ___­­­­___ minutes, someone is crawfishing on the Bezos space flight  

The person who spent $28 million for a seat on the Bezos space flight has bailed due to a ‘scheduling conflict’. The passengers for the upcoming Blue Origin space mission were set to include Jeff Bezos, his brother, an 82-year old pilot and an anonymous bidder. But, the anonymous bidder backed out at the last minute for scheduling reasons. That or he just realized he spent 28 mil to ride along with the second billionaire to go into space. (Additional Out) Not sure what could be more important than the space flight you dropped 28 mil on.  

Tease: Coming up at ­­­­­­­­­­­­_____, a 500 year old fingerprint belonging to this famous figure may have been discovered  

A fingerprint found on a 500-year-old statue may belong to Michelangelo. Museum experts discovered what they believe to be the Renaissance master’s fingerprint pressed into the material of a small wax model he made for a larger unfinished marble sculpture. I assume they mean the famous artist and not the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle. (Additional Out) So somebody had a good day at work this week.  

Tease: In _____ minutes, what critics are saying about Space Jam 2  

Space Jam: A New Legacy has a 38% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The LeBron James version of the Michael Jordan classic premiers in theaters and on HBO Max today. But critics have been less than kind, with one calling it a ‘shameless, tired exercise in IP-driven branding’. Keep in mind though, those are the same people who rated The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then The Bigfoot certified fresh. (Additional out) However as a general rule, if the critics hate it, I love it.  

Phone Topic/Web Poll Salad bars went away during the lockdown and may never come back. Most grocery stores and restaurant salad bars have yet to reopen and many aren’t saying whether they plan on bringing them back at all. What do you think, will salad bars ever come back and who had the best salad bar? Golden Coral, Jason’s Deli, Central Market, Saladworks, Sizzler, Luby’s, or somewhere else?  

Contest Tease: Coming up at _____________, what’s the most popular one of these things many of us use daily? The correct answer wins ________.    

[Contest setup] Researchers at Adobe surveyed 7,000 users from across the globe about their use of emojis ahead of World Emoji Day tomorrow. According to their findings, what’s the most popular emoji in the world?  

A: Thumbs up  

B: Red heart  

C: Laugh out loud  

Answer: C, the ‘laugh out loud’ face is officially the world’s most popular emoji, followed by the ‘thumbs up’, ‘red heart’ and the ‘wink and kiss’ emojis. Adobe says the three most misunderstood emojis are the ‘eggplant’, the ‘peach’ and the ‘clown’. When in doubt, just assume they all mean something naughty.  

[DIY Feature] Fast Five Fridays: If you can name five in five seconds you’ll win _________. Call for your chance to win.  

Fast Five Friday Topic:  Cheese  

(Read once you get the caller on the line)   

Name 5 of the top 10 best cheeses for grilled cheese sandwiches according to the Daily Meal dot com (American, Gruyere, Gouda, Manchego, Havarti, Fontina, Pepper Jack, Cheddar, Muenster, Provolone)  

Name 5 of the 10 most popular cheeses in America (Mozzarella, Cheddar, Parmigiano-Reggiano, Provolone, Brie, Swiss, Monterey Jack, Feta, Limburger, Gjetost) 

5 Things You Need to Know  

1) Los Angeles County, the largest in the US, will reinstate its mask mandate starting at 11:59pm Saturday night. The order will require masking indoors regardless of vaccination status. The more contagious Delta variant has caused a surge in cases in almost every US state. Guess I better pull my masks out of the trash and wash them.  

2) The person who spent $28 million for a seat on the Bezos space flight has bailed due to a ‘scheduling conflict’. The passengers for the upcoming Blue Origin space mission were set to include Jeff Bezos, his brother, an 82-year old pilot and an anonymous bidder. But, the anonymous bidder backed out at the last minute for scheduling reasons. That or he just realized he spent 28 mil to ride along with the second billionaire to go into space.  

3) A fingerprint found on a 500-year-old statue may belong to Michelangelo. Museum experts discovered what they believe to be the Renaissance master’s fingerprint pressed into the material of a small wax model he made for a larger unfinished marble sculpture. I assume they mean the famous artist and not the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle.  

4) Space Jam: A New Legacy has a 38% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The LeBron James version of the Michael Jordan classic premiers in theaters and on HBO Max today. But critics have been less than kind, with one calling it a ‘shameless, tired exercise in IP-driven branding’. Keep in mind though, those are the same people who rated The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then The Bigfoot certified fresh.  

5) The ‘laugh out loud’ face is officially the world’s most popular emoji. That’s according to researchers from Adobe. The ‘thumbs up’ emoji came in second, followed by the ‘red heart’, the flirtation ‘wink and kiss’ and the ‘sad face with a tear’. Adobe says the three most misunderstood emojis are the ‘eggplant’, the ‘peach’ and the ‘clown’. When in doubt, just assume they all mean something naughty.  

Who Had the Best Salad Bar?  

Salad bars went away during the lockdown and may never come back. Most grocery stores and restaurant salad bars have yet to reopen and many aren’t saying whether they plan on bringing them back at all. What do you think, will salad bars ever come back and who had the best salad bar? Golden Coral, Jason’s Deli, Central Market, Saladworks, Sizzler, Luby’s, or somewhere else? We posed those questions to our  _________ listeners, click below to hear their responses, take the web polls to weigh in, then listen Monday at _______ to hear the results.  

(Upload audio from your best calls)  

(Web poll)  

Will salad bars ever come back?  

Yes  

No  

Who had the best salad bar?  

Golden Corral  

Jason’s Deli  

Central Market  

Saladworks  

Sizzler  

Luby’s  

(Other suggestions from on-air)