What Folks Care About Online Today - January 8th

It’s Propose Day. Just sayin’.

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For those curious, yes, Elon Musk did send his own personal Tesla Roadster into space. And yes, it is playing David Bowie on a loop.

https://www.facebook.com/TheNewMail/videos/1251953171572962/

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There are NEW words in the dictionary! The Oxford English dictionary added more than a 1000 words official including: Aunt Flo, e-publishing, Disney and mansplain.

Find the full list HERE.

& for anyone unsure on what a #TomSwifty is – the term is, as of last week, defined in the OED as "a humorous sentence typically consisting of reported speech attributed to a speaker (frequently ‘Tom’), followed by an adverb which relates punningly to what has been said".

— The OED (@OED) February 5, 2018

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And fans of Stranger Things will love this. As we all know, our dear Barb did not make it to Season 2. In fact, she didn’t even make it to the end of Season 1. #RIPBarb.

Actress Shannon Purser, who played the feisty redhead, dropped by a Starbucks just to have thee most EPIC doodle scrawled on her cup. Love this.

https://twitter.com/shannonpurser/status/961359576674152448

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PLUS – Dierks Bentley can’t slow down (and why should he?). In addition to a new album, new tour, a new bar, he’s now got a new clothing line called Desert Son.

He makes the best of us look bored. Congrats Dierks!

DESERT SON w/ @flagandanthemco https://t.co/vJsJ00KAje

— Dierks Bentley (@DierksBentley) February 8, 2018

~ Care 🙂

photo via Dierks’ Twitter page