River Reno

09/04/2024

The four-year-old who broke a 3,500-year-old jug at a museum in Israel got to go back for another tour over the weekend. They even let him glue a replica together to show him how the restoration process works. But the glue didn't hold, and it broke apart.
Ouch -- Mike R

09/04/2024

You just know this guy is gonna razz his buddy forever: A man in West Virginia caught a record-breaking fish this month . . . a 17.4-inch black crappie that broke the state record.
Then just over an hour later, a friend he was fishing with caught an even bigger one that was 17.8 inches. The first guy's record only stood for 75 minutes.
-Mike R

09/03/2024

OK, it's only in a couple of cities, but Pizza Hut's latest gimmick is a pizza box that's also a coffee table.
It's meant for people who are moving to a new place and haven't set up their furniture yet. The bottom folds out into a "sturdy base." But they mean sturdy enough for a pizza . . . not sturdy enough to put your feet up on it.
They did a poll that found 87% of Americans have ordered pizza during a move, and 79% ate it on the floor.
The most people move in the Spring or Fall in the US.
--Mike R

08/29/2024

Not here yet, I guess, but more school cell phone bans: Students returning to school in a growing number of states and districts are facing tight restrictions and outright bans on cell phone use as evidence mounts of the damaging impact persistent connection to the internet has on teenagers.
For example in Los Angeles, the second-largest district in the country, the school board voted in June to ban cellphone use. In Clark County, Nevada, the district will require students in middle and high schools to store phones in pouches during the day, starting NOW!
---- Mike R

08/29/2024

CONGRATS to KATHY & the crew at CALRAMIC TECHNOLOGY in Reno! They got free lunch today from Panama & Mike and PIZZA FACTORY! "They Toss 'Em... They're Awesome"
Pizza-Factory
Pizza Factory Reno Southwest

08/27/2024

I know the holidays are still off in the furture, but there's a common myth that the word "Xmas" started out as a way to de-emphasize religious tradition . . . as in, "taking the 'Christ' out of 'Christmas.'" But the term actually dates back to Christian churches in the 16th century.
The "X" in "Merry Xmas" is the Greek letter "Chi," which is an abbreviation for Christ in Greek!
---Mike R

08/26/2024

A guy in North Carolina bought a house, then hit the lottery the next day for $440,000. He says when he closed on the house, someone made a joke that he could lower his monthly payment if he ever won the lottery.
He's using the money to pay off his house and go on a big fishing trip. He says he'll save whatever's left.
---Mike R

08/26/2024

08/26/2024

A guy in Massachusetts delivered his wife's baby on the side of the highway this month after they couldn't quite make it to the hospital. He called her "an absolutely legend," and their new daughter Summer is doing great.
And bonus: He DIDN'T lose his wedding ring. It came off during the delivery. He was pretty sure it was somewhere in the grass. So he went back to the side of the highway and found it with a metal detector.
---Mike R

08/23/2024

"Fun" is a relative concept: New survey says that the #1 most fun state is: Florida. (It's all fun and games until you're caught . . . and your "Florida Man" mugshot goes viral.)
The rest of the 10 "most fun" states are: Nevada . . . California . . . New York . . . Colorado . . . Illinois . . . Texas . . . Washington . . . Minnesota . . . and Louisiana.
The 10 LEAST fun are: West Virginia . . . Mississippi . . . Delaware . . . Rhode Island . . . Arkansas . . . Vermont . . . Connecticut . . . New Hampshire . . . Kentucky . . . and North Dakota.
---Mike R

08/22/2024

CONGRATS to JASON & the crew at TOOL SOURCE WAREHOUSE! They are enjoying free food from PIZZA FACTORY! "they toss 'em... they're awesome"!!

08/21/2024

"Old People" Things That Millennials Agree With:
New car headlights are too bright.
Social media was better when it only showed you content from friends and followed pages . . . and it was easier to pick up where your last scroll left off.
People shouldn't listen to music or have videos and calls played on their phones in public without headphones.
You shouldn't have to download an app for EVERYTHING.
Not everything needs to be recorded, photographed, and posted online.
---Mike R

08/20/2024

Yup, it pays to remember birthdays, guys! A guy in Massachusetts went out to buy his girl friend a birthday gift . . . picked up a lottery ticket along the way . . . and won $4 million.
---Mike R

08/19/2024

From the truth is stranger than fiction dept:
A wedding ring lost in 1963 just turned up 61 years later. A guy in Kentucky named Glenn Gregory lost it near a tree on his farm that he planted with his wife Barbara right after they got married. They looked and looked, but never found it.
Sadly, Glenn passed away in December. Barbara had him buried under that same tree, and finally just got around to adding the headstone this month. And while workers were digging a trench for the headstone, they found the ring.
---Mike R

08/19/2024

Scrabble Is Adding More Slang Terms! Here's some of them:
Yeet . . . meaning "to throw," but also used to express excitement.
Bacne . . . short for back acne.
Boujee . . . fancy or luxurious. They added multiple spellings.
Floof . . . slang for any furry animal.
Nibling . . . a gender-neutral term for a niece or nephew.
---Mike R

08/19/2024

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08/16/2024

Just amazing retired guy in Pennsylvania combined a three-wheeled motorcycle with a 2007 Chevy Aveo, and fulfilled his very strange dream . . . of building a street-legal bumper car.
His name is Dan Hryhorcoff and here's his photo.
---Mike R

08/16/2024

A guy in Massachusetts went out to buy his friend a birthday gift . . . one the way home he picked up a lottery ticket . . . and won $4 million.
---Mike R

08/15/2024

A woman in Florida was helping clean up after Hurricane Debby and found a message in a bottle from 1945. It's a note written to a friend, and it's on official U.S. Navy letterhead. Historians are trying to track down more info.
Speaking of the armed forces: A retired Marine in Pennsylvania named Joseph DeMarco just turned 100 years old. And people in his town threw him a big surprise party with a police es**rt and special guests.
---Mike R

08/15/2024

Congrats to Rich and the crew at S&W TRACTOR in CARSON CITY! P&M just dropped off free food from PIZZA FACTORY! Remember, "we toss 'em... they're awesome"!!!
Pizza Factory Reno Southwest

08/15/2024

It rub off on the kids! Funny parents raise happier kids: More than half of a study’s participants said that being raised by parents who used humor said they either use or plan to use humor with their own children. Perhaps the most striking finding, however, was the correlation between a parent’s use of humor and a better quality of their relationship with their children.
---Mike r

08/14/2024

According to a new poll, the average American needs five lazy days a month to feel rested and relaxed. That's 60 per year, and a little more than one a week.
Obviously, lazy days don't usually happen on their own, so 21% plan their lazy days in advance . . . and 11% actually put them on their calendar.
So what is a "lazy day"? Here's how the people in the poll shaped it:
3 hours . . . doing absolutely nothing
3 hours . . . just sitting and enjoying your living space
3 hours . . . watching movies and TV
2 hours . . . in bed
2 hours . . . napping
2 hours . . . scrolling on your phone
1 hour . . . eating
--Mike R

08/13/2024

Tomorrow morning just after 8am, join Panama and Mike! We'll talk to drummer and founding member of Foghat, Roger Earl! They're coming to the Nugget Casino Resort for the Best in the West Rib Cook Off August 31st!
Panama

08/13/2024

Couple charges wedding guests $333 each in an effort to save money: To cut down on spending, newlyweds Nova and Reemo Styles got creative, thinking of their nuptials like a concert and charging guests to attend their celebration.
People did come, but there was also some pushback.
however, the tickets, priced at $333 apiece, earned guests a seat on their double-decker bus and a 12-hour adventure in New York City.
Their strategy spared them $70,000 in wedding expenses.
WOW - Mike R

08/13/2024

Woman Arrested After Sharing Her Applebee’s All You Can Eat Appetizer: A woman shared her “all you can eat” appetizers with the table, and when confronted became belligerent; forcing the restaurant to call the police. She was then arrested.
No-win situation for the restaurant and I think the customer was probably wrong in how she acted!
---Mike r

08/12/2024

The Reno Media Group stations are working with the Richard Harris Law Firm to help kids get a good start on the school year. We have supply of FREE backpacks available right now at our studios. Stop by 961 Matley Lane #120 and pick up backpacks for your family! No strings. We're open 8a-5p, Monday thru Friday!

08/12/2024

It's early August, but Pumpkin Spice Latte season just arrived . . . and now you can get DRUNK off of them. Dunkin' just debuted a new canned Pumpkin Spice Latte drink that's 6% alcohol. So, a little boozier than an average beer.
It's part of the Dunkin' Spiked line they launched last year. It's called the Dunkin' Spiked Pumpkin Spice Iced Latte. They're made with real coffee, pumpkin spice flavoring, and a vegan creamer that's non-dairy.
Only available in: Alabama, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, West Virginia and Wisconsin
Guess we're left out?
---Mike R

08/12/2024

Ya Never Know What's gonna be lucky? A dad in West Virginia broke a state record with a 47-pound catfish he caught while using his three-year-old daughter's pink fishing pole.
---Mike R

08/12/2024

Win Tix with P&M in the AM on 103.7 the River

08/12/2024

UNHEALTHY AIR WARNING!!
Smoke from the Gold Ranch Fire is getting worse!
People with heart or lung disease, older adults, children and teens – take any of these steps to reduce your exposure:

Avoid strenuous outdoor activities.
Keep outdoor activities short.
Consider moving physical activities indoors or rescheduling them.

Everyone else – take any of these steps to reduce your exposure:

Choose less strenuous activities (like walking instead of running) so you don’t breathe as hard.
Shorten the amount of time you are active outdoors.
Be active outdoors when air quality is better.