SURELY, YOU CAN'T BE SERIOUS:  Today marks the 35th anniversary of the release of Airplane!  Make sure not to have the fish, OK?

A WICKED PISSAH:  Among the terms now added to the Oxford English Dictionary are crowdfund,  hot mess, half-ass, stank, shizzle, uncanny valley, tramp stamp, and Masshole.

WHERE WALLACE IS:  Creed, first trailer. Although, as Dan McQuade notes:

Almost 40 years later, the flaming barrel in the Italian Market has finally been extinguished. http://t.co/3RXsbPMiBq pic.twitter.com/8bGpC6DiJT

— Dan McQuade (@dhm) July 1, 2015

I CAN'T HELP BUT THINK HE WILL DO A GOOD JOB:  I cannot tell you how delighted I am that JK Simmons will be doing the voice work for Stan Pines' twin brother in Gravity Falls.

ALL THE CHILDREN REMAIN ABOVE AVERAGE:  Garrison Keillor intends to step down as regular host of A Prarie Home Companion at the end of the 2015-2016 season, to be replaced on a full time basis by Chris Thile, and an increased focus on music rather than comedy sketches and storytelling.

NEIGHBORS TO THE NORTH DESK:  Happy Canada Day, everyone!  There is, of course, only one way to celebrate.

HAPPY BOBBY BONILLA PAY DAY!  Because in 2000, Bonilla agreed to waive his $5.9M option in exchange for $1,193,248.20 annually from 2011-2035, which may not have been unreasonable at the time. As the WSJ summarized in 2010

In fact, according to Mr. Gilbert [Bonilla's financial planner], the only real sticking point in the deal was the interest rate. The two sides eventually agreed on 8 percent. In January 2000, the U.S. Prime Rate was 8.5 percent, according to FedPrimeRate.com. 

Years earlier, Mr. Gilbert had negotiated with former Mets general manager Al Harazin a similar deal for Bret Saberhagen, who pitched for the team from 1992 to 1995. For 25 years starting in 2004, Mr. Saberhagen receives annual deferred payments of $250,000. So when the Mets decided to buy out Mr. Bonilla's contract, they had precedent and a template already in place for such an agreement. 

By postponing their payments to Mr. Bonilla for 11 years, the Mets freed enough money to trade for starting pitcher Mike Hampton and outfielder Derek Bell and sign first baseman Todd Zeile. Those three players earned a combined $15.1 million in 2000, and the Mets reached the World Series that year for the first time since 1986.