Welcome to episode 89 of the official podcast of Your Unofficial Boys. Every week we review beers, talk sports and discuss funny current events. Please like and Subscribe!
Episode Guide:
Beers of the Week:
- HazeGlare IPA by VooDoo Ranger (Fort Collins, CO) - Rating: 3.75
- Oktoberfest by Red Oak (Whitsett, NC) - Rating: 4.25
Facts of the Week:
- A 104-year-old woman dies before Guinness can confirm her record as oldest skydiver. Dorothy Hoffner jumped 13,500 feet from a plane with Skydive Chicago in Ottawa, Ill., on Oct. 1. She likely died in her sleep Monday at Brookdale Senior Living, the center said
- While Halloween is seemingly all about ghosts and ghouls, there’s also an amorous element. Some Halloween rituals saw women looking for clues about their future husbands. In the 18th century, women threw apple peels over their shoulders, hoping to see the initials of their future love.
- While bonfires are linked to Bonfire Night traditionally, they’re also common at Halloween, and their past is also a little spookier than you’d imagine. Original Celtic bonfires were more aptly named ‘bone fires’ as the Celts threw animal bones into the flames to ward off those evil spirits again.
- While many people don’t enjoy the scary and the spooky, not many can say they have a genuine, recognised phobia of this time of the year. Some people can, however, and the official name for this fear is ‘Samhainophobia’. People suffering from Samhainophobia experience anxiety and terror about anything Halloween-related, and seeking professional therapy is the best next step!'
- The rituals of the ancient Celts were more bloodthirsty than the costumes of modern-day Halloween. In traditional Samhain celebrations, the Celts’ masks were made from animal skins and other parts of dead animals. The masks were said to ward off evil spirits as they passed on at this spooky time of year.
Unofficial News
- Hans Niemann pooh-poohs a chess cheating theory that's based on vibrating beads
- Florida men allegedly kidnapped the wrong person, waterboarded him into luring intended target
- A Japanese airline is forced to put on extra flight after a group of sumo wrestlers were booked on the same plane - making it too heavy to take off.
- Woman returns from vacation to find her Atlanta home demolished by mistake.
Unofficial Fanzone:
- NFL Week 8 Match-Ups.
- MLB World Series
- NHL Standings.
- NBA Standings.
Unofficial Thoughts:
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