The Daily Friday: Friday 3/1

Happy Friday. Here’s what you need to sound smart today.

1. RIP to Richard Lewis, who passed away at 76. All time GOAT Curbed character. Here’s a compilation to warm your heart.

2. Oprah steps down from Weight Watchers board after revealing use of weight loss drug. This would be like finding out porn stars weren’t actually in love when they had sex. That would crush me.

3. Mitch McConnell will step down as Republican Senate leader in November, but stay on as Senator through 2027. 3 more years of freezing/cumming his brains out at press conferences 🙏🏻

4. Caitlin Clark declares for draft, leaving her with just one game to score 18 points and break Pete Maravich’s NCAA scoring record. Sad to think I’ll never watch her play again (sorry WNBA.)

5. Bradley Cooper is the unquestioned father of the year. LET’S BREAK IT DOWN.

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WHAT IS BRADLEY COOPER EVEN TALKING ABOUT?

Bradley Cooper has been on a historic media tour lately as he tries to get an Oscar for Maestro, including crying about missing a man he never met and claiming he spent 6 years learning to conduct for literally one scene in the movie.

However, nothing will top his time on Dak Sheppard’s podcast , where he discussed life as a parent and dropped some quotes so insane that it’s hard to decipher if they’re fake. In fact, it’s so hard, I think it’s high time time we play a little game called 2 quotes and a lie.

Here’s how it works: I’ll give you three quotes (2 real, one fake,) you reply to this email with the fake one and first 5 correct guesses get our first piece of Daily Friday Merch ever for free (this is an insane deal.)

NO CHEATING.

1. “I’m totally fine being naked around the house….My dad was always nude, always took showers with him.”

2. “Sometimes I see my daughter and I’m like…you know I was in The Hangover trilogy right? And I basically came up with the whole idea for Limitless? I’m best friends with Jason Alexander. Show some respect.”

3. “I’ll be honest, in the first 8 months I didn’t really know if I loved the kid….would I die if someone came in with a gun?”

REPLY WITH YOUR ANSWERS. We need to get him on Willy D’s 60for60 and he’ll really start gabbing.

THIS IS MY FAVORITE STORY RIGHT NOW

All time story from VICE HQ, where the CEO had to end a company video Zoom Town Hall after the employees repeatedly barraged her with thumbs down emojiis throughout the entire meeting. Legendary move. We need to bring virtually booing to the mainstream ASAP.

This might be the most electric Zoom meeting since Jeffrey Toobin cranked hog at the New Yorker. I’m not usually jealous of other people’s virtual town halls, but I’ll make an exception for this one. If I had more than $402 in my checking account, I’d buy Vice right now and promote everyone.

COMMENCE SOCO SOUR SUCKDOWN

For your next pregame, watch party, throwdown, or whenever you’re in the mood to be So Tasteful, plan to pick up some SoCo. And the next time you’re at the bar, go-ahead and order some SoCo Sour shots. On me. (just kidding. But maybe though.) 

Created in 1874 with an innovative blend of stone fruit and spices, SoCo Whiskey is the ORIGINAL ready-for-anything spirit. Satisfying on its own and ideal in any mixed drink, Southern Comfort is tasteful and approachable however you drink it and whoever you drink it with. 

My personal favorite blends? It’s a two-way tie between the SoCo Original and SoCo Black. Either way you can’t go wrong.

When you hit that happy hour tonight, make sure you order a Soco Sour. One Part Soco + Two Parts Sour Mix.

Southern Comfort, Spirit Whiskey with Natural Flavors and Caramel Color, 35% and 40% Alc/Vol, Sazerac Company, Louisville, KY

WHAT ELSE IS GOOD

Shoutout to Elizabeth Hurley’s son for directing a film and including sex scenes with his mother. You gotta use the tools at your disposal.

At long last, Dune 2 is in theaters and the popcorn bucket is available for sale nationwide. Finally, I can swap out my old cum bucket for a new one.

Shoutout to my girlfriend for stripping naked and standing up to the waitress who got my brunch order wrong. Love when you take charge babe.

Everyone lay off the guy who got married while wearing Vision Pro Goggles. He was in the middle of locking down longest road in his Settlers of Catan campaign.

THIS ONE SLAPPED

Gotta say, the best part about this was the 30 seconds of cutting back and forth using the same exact shots. That’s the Almost Friday TV difference.

STUFF TO CLICK WHEN YOU’RE BORED TODAY

• Dropping LSD at the Dolphin Research Lab? Could be the move.

• This Al Franken story about Ted Cruz is hilarious. We need more comedians in politics and I’m not even really kidding.

• Read this on your lunch break: How the Pentagon used targeted ads to find targets and Putin.

• If you’re wondering why everyone on Twitter has been talking about Meek Mill, Diddy, Usher and a sex trafficking ring in the hip hop industry, this article does a good job breaking it down.

• Liam Neeson is going to be in the Nakd Gun reboot. This clip convinced me that he can carry on the legacy.

• Throw this live Bald Eagle cam up at the pregame if you want an electric start to the night.