1 00:00:02,520 --> 00:00:09,240 The Shark Deck. I'm Johnny Mack with five good news stories. He good 2 00:00:09,240 --> 00:00:12,519 news for me. I'm going to see Taylor Swift tomorrow night. Yeah. 3 00:00:13,000 --> 00:00:15,720 Did I sell the ticke us from fifteen hundred dollars? I did not. 4 00:00:15,919 --> 00:00:19,120 I'm going to see the concert, but I'm hoping she doesn't start teaching us 5 00:00:19,160 --> 00:00:23,039 the timetables. You see, there's a teacher who's using Taylor Swift Shake it 6 00:00:23,120 --> 00:00:27,160 Off to teach math to children. What are you doing? Mister C has 7 00:00:27,199 --> 00:00:31,519 gone viral. He rewrote Taylor Swift Shake it Off lyrics to include multiplications. 8 00:00:31,879 --> 00:00:35,880 The new version is called count by eight. Students sing along to the iconic 9 00:00:35,920 --> 00:00:39,000 shake it Off while learning their times tables. The lyrics start and I'm not 10 00:00:39,039 --> 00:00:41,520 going to sing it. I can count by eight. Got so much of 11 00:00:41,560 --> 00:00:46,880 my brain eight sixteen twenty four four four four eight sixteen twenty four four four 12 00:00:46,960 --> 00:00:50,560 four mm. You can sing it yourself. Oh you want more lyrics? 13 00:00:50,600 --> 00:00:53,520 Okay, thirty two forty but wait there's also forty eight, fifty six and 14 00:00:53,600 --> 00:00:57,079 sixty four. All right, I'm stopping. Want to watch the video. 15 00:00:57,159 --> 00:01:00,439 Look up at teach with mister C. He said his students are so hype 16 00:01:00,479 --> 00:01:06,480 for the RAS's tour. This is not his first math themed song. He 17 00:01:06,680 --> 00:01:11,879 previously taught geometry by singing along to Adele's Hello those lyrics, and I'm not 18 00:01:11,920 --> 00:01:15,480 gonna sing Hello from the other side. We never touch, We're parallel lines. 19 00:01:17,120 --> 00:01:21,400 Okay. This next story heartbreaking. It ends, okay, but we're 20 00:01:21,439 --> 00:01:23,519 gonna go on and down or here? All right. I read this and 21 00:01:23,560 --> 00:01:27,000 I was like, oh man, all right. Poor German shepherd Nikki spent 22 00:01:27,159 --> 00:01:33,159 months wandering the streets after her owner passed away. Even more heartbreaking, the 23 00:01:33,239 --> 00:01:37,359 dog was seen clutching at teddy bear in her mouth. There's pictures on the 24 00:01:37,359 --> 00:01:40,840 internet. I was like, I just wanted to cry looking at this thing. 25 00:01:41,319 --> 00:01:46,079 Nicky made her way to South Leone Murphy Lost Animal Recovery. One of 26 00:01:46,079 --> 00:01:49,079 the rescue workers said, we have a name for him, Nicky, who 27 00:01:49,120 --> 00:01:53,120 honors Nicholas, Who's a young man that left us too soon. Nicky's owner 28 00:01:53,200 --> 00:01:56,200 died and was dumped with his teddy Bear. Struck with grief and loneliness, 29 00:01:56,640 --> 00:02:00,239 Nikki carries the teddy bear around everywhere. This is heartbreaking. Nikki has been 30 00:02:00,239 --> 00:02:04,879 matched with a foster family who have vowed to spoil her rotten until a new 31 00:02:04,920 --> 00:02:08,599 owner is found speaking in Nicky's voice. A rescue worker from Almost Home said, 32 00:02:08,639 --> 00:02:12,639 just checking in and let you know him with the best foster couple ever. 33 00:02:12,800 --> 00:02:15,280 One's name is Danny, the other one's name is Mommy. It was 34 00:02:15,319 --> 00:02:16,879 in really rough shape in the beginning. You see, I have heartworm disease. 35 00:02:16,919 --> 00:02:20,120 I also have a lot of other medical issues. But I'm seeing the 36 00:02:20,199 --> 00:02:22,800 vet, so I hope I can be the best I can. Good luck 37 00:02:22,840 --> 00:02:23,560 to you, Nicky. All right, now that I brought you down, 38 00:02:23,680 --> 00:02:27,759 let me bring you back up. A man took to social media to share 39 00:02:27,800 --> 00:02:31,319 the quote petty revenge. He took on an obnoxious plane passenger who wouldn't stop 40 00:02:31,400 --> 00:02:34,599 kicking his seat. All right, we're all in a good mood now, 41 00:02:34,599 --> 00:02:37,319 because like, yeah, what'd you do? So? The man said on 42 00:02:37,360 --> 00:02:39,439 Reddit. I turned around on my seat about four times to ask another passenger, 43 00:02:39,560 --> 00:02:43,400 could you hate your touch screen gently? Instead of banging it? She 44 00:02:43,520 --> 00:02:46,639 kept stabbing the screen and headrest while not giving a hoots. I clean that 45 00:02:46,719 --> 00:02:49,199 up a little. Each time I asked her to take care, you just 46 00:02:49,280 --> 00:02:52,280 stared at me in silence. After the fourth time, she replied, just 47 00:02:52,360 --> 00:02:54,360 deal with it. This is about a third of away into a thirteen hour 48 00:02:54,439 --> 00:02:59,759 flight, so he gave another passenger fifty bucks to mess with her. He 49 00:03:00,039 --> 00:03:01,759 at On my next bathroom break, I went up to the young man seated 50 00:03:01,800 --> 00:03:06,120 behind her and showed him a message I wrote on my notesap and said, 51 00:03:06,479 --> 00:03:08,439 the ladies sitting in front of you is playing whackam all with my head rest. 52 00:03:08,520 --> 00:03:12,280 I'll give you fifty bucks if you mess with her for at least an 53 00:03:12,319 --> 00:03:15,199 hour. The guy laughed and nodded. About an hour later, I heard 54 00:03:15,199 --> 00:03:17,879 commotion behind me. The woman was saying quit it. The young man pretended 55 00:03:17,879 --> 00:03:23,080 to be asleep with his headphones on while purposely hitting her seat while readjusting. 56 00:03:23,520 --> 00:03:25,599 He just ignore her. When she finally got up and tapped him, he 57 00:03:25,680 --> 00:03:29,400 made a fuss about it, waking up in confusion, offered apologies, and 58 00:03:29,439 --> 00:03:32,159 continued on readjusting his feet every so often for what seemed like the rest of 59 00:03:32,159 --> 00:03:36,759 the flight. Upon exiting, I waited the gate for him, and he 60 00:03:36,759 --> 00:03:46,400 waved away my offer to pay him. Really nice guy. I am Patty 61 00:03:46,479 --> 00:03:50,759 Callahan, Henry, I am Mary kay Andrews. I'm Kristin Harmel, and 62 00:03:50,840 --> 00:03:54,759 I'm Kristy Woodson Harvey. Friends in fiction is led by four longtime friends, 63 00:03:54,879 --> 00:04:00,439 The four of us with more than seventy five published books between us. Through 64 00:04:00,560 --> 00:04:03,719 end depth conversations and interviews, we discussed the books we've written, the books 65 00:04:03,759 --> 00:04:09,280 we're reading, and the art of storytelling. We are here with endless stories 66 00:04:09,360 --> 00:04:15,080 to support indie bookstores, authors, librarians and readers just like you. We 67 00:04:15,159 --> 00:04:20,199 are always seeking innovative ways to introduce dynamic voices and trends in publishing. On 68 00:04:20,240 --> 00:04:24,839 this channel, you will find hundreds of episodes with some of your favorite authors, 69 00:04:25,040 --> 00:04:28,439 including the four of us with our new releases. As we reveal the 70 00:04:28,519 --> 00:04:32,439 stories behind the stories, offer writing tips and talk about the creation of novels, 71 00:04:32,480 --> 00:04:39,000 memoirs, and nonfiction titles. So if you love books and you're curious 72 00:04:39,040 --> 00:04:43,279 about the writing world, you are in the right place. You can listen 73 00:04:43,319 --> 00:04:55,560 to Friends and Fiction on any major streaming platform. This next stories a little 74 00:04:55,639 --> 00:04:59,120 naughty, so you might want to switch off the podcast if your kids are 75 00:04:59,120 --> 00:05:02,360 sitting next to you. A woman said she had no choice but to give 76 00:05:02,360 --> 00:05:06,560 her loud neighbors a note and a peace offering after she was kept up all 77 00:05:06,639 --> 00:05:12,120 night by their enthusiastic bedroom noises. Yeah, you know what was going on? 78 00:05:12,079 --> 00:05:15,560 In the other room. Ali just wanted to sleep, and she shared 79 00:05:15,600 --> 00:05:17,040 the note she wrote to them, which said, hey, neighbors, just 80 00:05:17,120 --> 00:05:20,639 a friendly reminder that the walls between our houses are much thinner than you might 81 00:05:20,720 --> 00:05:26,399 think. Congrats to you guys for your apparently very healthy sex life. Seriously 82 00:05:26,439 --> 00:05:29,319 good for you. However, I'd prefer not to be pored of it, 83 00:05:29,319 --> 00:05:31,040 and I'm sure you'd both prefer that as well. I plaud you both for 84 00:05:31,120 --> 00:05:34,800 your stamina. However, it's got another point that it's interfering with my sleep 85 00:05:34,839 --> 00:05:38,800 schedule, so I figured it was time to say something. Please accept these 86 00:05:38,839 --> 00:05:42,480 beers as a peace offering. I was hoping there might be enough to persuade 87 00:05:42,480 --> 00:05:45,480 you to maybe move your bed to the other side of the room. Apparently 88 00:05:45,680 --> 00:05:49,920 it has worked, and this next story I write for a podcast called Palace 89 00:05:50,000 --> 00:05:54,199 Intrigue. We cover the British royal family. I have seen this story in 90 00:05:54,240 --> 00:05:58,560 the past, but it resurfaced recently and it's a good one. Queen Elizabeth 91 00:05:58,920 --> 00:06:02,519 was quite funny. So one time the Queen was out walking on her Scottish 92 00:06:02,680 --> 00:06:08,680 estate and ran into some tourists. The tourists did not recognize the queen because 93 00:06:08,720 --> 00:06:14,279 she was kind of dressed down. As a story goes, two American hikers 94 00:06:14,480 --> 00:06:16,439 were walking and they ran into the queen and they said hello. And the 95 00:06:16,480 --> 00:06:20,600 American man asked the woman, the queen, if she lived in the area, 96 00:06:20,680 --> 00:06:24,720 and the queen said, yeah, she has a house nearby. She 97 00:06:24,839 --> 00:06:28,000 said she lived in London, but also as a house you know over there 98 00:06:28,040 --> 00:06:30,319 over the hill. Any queen in disguise said she'd be coming up here for 99 00:06:30,399 --> 00:06:33,360 more than eighty years. The American starts thinking, goes, well, if 100 00:06:33,360 --> 00:06:35,920 you've been coming up here for eighty years, you must have met the queen. 101 00:06:36,600 --> 00:06:40,079 And the queen says, well, I haven't, and she points at 102 00:06:40,120 --> 00:06:43,879 her security guarden goes, but Dick meets with her regularly. So the guy 103 00:06:43,920 --> 00:06:46,480 asked Dick the security guard what the queen is like, and the security guard 104 00:06:46,560 --> 00:06:48,360 said, I was with her a long time. I could pull her legs, 105 00:06:48,439 --> 00:06:51,399 so I said. She could be very contankerous at times, but she's 106 00:06:51,399 --> 00:06:56,360 got a lovely sense of humor. Next thing, the guy comes around, 107 00:06:56,360 --> 00:07:00,000 puts his arm around the guard's shoulder, and before he could see what's happened, 108 00:07:00,279 --> 00:07:01,920 he gave his camera to the queen and asked her to take a photo 109 00:07:01,959 --> 00:07:08,079 of this, I swapped places that I took a photo of them with the 110 00:07:08,160 --> 00:07:11,680 Queen, and we never told them who she was. Can you imagine those 111 00:07:11,720 --> 00:07:15,560 people get home and they're showing everybody their photo and they're like, you realize 112 00:07:15,600 --> 00:07:20,360 that's the Queen. Those are five good news stories for today. Follow the 113 00:07:20,399 --> 00:07:26,319 show for free on Apple Podcasts or Spotify or YouTube you who have a great day.