Tim Phillips Show, 7/2/26

The Top Tens website ranked the funniest movies of all time and — if the list is correct — it's been a while since we've seen an all-time classic funny movie. Here are the top 10 funniest movies, according to TheTopTens.com:

Monty Python and the Holy Grail — 1975
Airplane! — 1980
Dumb and Dumber — 1994
Borat — 2006
Anchorman: The Legend Of Ron Burgundy — 2004
Happy Gilmore — 1996
Step Brothers — 2008
The Hangover — 2009
Blazing Saddles — 1974
Superbad — 2007

Throwback Thursday to 2018 

Alfie's Song - The Bleachers

Top 10 Stores Wealthy People Shop At … According to a new survey by YouGov
Costco: 11% 
Kroger: 10%
Walmart Supercenter: 8%
Aldi: 6%
Trader Joe's: 5%
Safeway: 4% (tie)
Publix: 4% (tie)
H-E-B: 4% (tie)
Walmart: 4% (tie)
*14% of respondents named "other" as their primary grocery store.

 Here are some Fourth of July facts:
Americans will spend $9.4 billion for July 4th food. 
57% of Americans plan to spend less money this Fourth of July than last year.
72.2 million Americans will travel 50+ miles from home this Fourth of July holiday.
150 million hot dogs are eaten each Fourth of July.
July 4th is America’s top beer drinking holiday. 
$4 billion will be spent on beer and wine.
62% of Americans will attend a July 4th BBQ or picnic.
16,000 fireworks displays are held each Fourth of July.
44% of Americans will attend a July 4th fireworks display.
66% of fireworks injuries occur within a month of July 4th. 
640 people go to the emergency room with fireworks-related issues each July 4th.
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The world's first hotel run entirely by robots is set to open in China next year
Robots will handle every hospitality job, including reception, room service, cleaning, food prep, and guest support, with no human staff and, as the company puts it, no service gaps or human interruptions
A trial run begins later this year when a handful of rooms and robot services will open to the public, offering robot check-in and in-room delivery
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When kids go back to school in the fall at the Salamanca City Central School District on the Seneca Nation Reservation in New York, they're going to have a very different looking teacher in the classroom. The district is bringing in a full humanoid robot made by Realbotix to help teach. The M-Series robot uses facial expressions and natural conversation to interact with students and show them the kind of tech they’ll be working with as adults. The robot is paired with the Optio AI software platform that will be a teacher’s assistant during the day and a tutor after school hours. Students will be able to interact with personalized avatars trained on the district’s own curriculum, get homework help, and one-on-one tutoring in several languages.
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The Marietta Daily Journal says a Rome, Georgia man was recently arrested for banging on car windows while naked at a shopping center. Brice Alan Williams only had shoes and socks on. He was charged with public indecency. Williams gave no reason for his actions. 
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CBS says a Hernando County, Florida man recently called an Uber in order to escape from  deputies after a crash  Emmanuel Ayala rear-ended another vehicle and then drove away.  He left his car, removed the license plate, and hid in the woods.  Ayala then ordered an Uber. The Uber driver spotted the police and told deputies about Ayala’s pickup spot. Ayala was arrested and jailed without bond.
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CBS says a San Diego gentlemen's club was recently robbed of $25,000 worth of one dollar bills.  Surveillance video shows the suspect jumping a wall and crawling toward a back door. Dino Palmiotto, owner of Exposé, A True Gentleman’s Club, says he believes the break-in was an inside job.  The thief used a former manager’s alarm code and spent several minutes inside.  The club is offering a $3,000 reward for tips and says it has photos and fingerprints.