FUNNY VIDEO

AMERICA IS WATCHING!!

America's Funniest Home Video's begins it's 19th season this Sunday at 7pm on ABC.. He is a sneak peak at a bunch of men having their chests waxed... Guys, this is pretty painful to watch!!

LIVING TOGETHER?

***SHOULD YOU MOVE IN TOGETHER?***

So, you've been together for a while and you're thinking about taking the next step. A lot of couples move in together because splitting the rent makes financial sense . . . but moving in before you're READY can mean the end of the relationship . . .

--So, here are five things to ask yourself before you sign the lease . . .

#1.) HAVE YOU BEEN DATING LONG ENOUGH? Until you know someone really well, you aren't familiar with their little imperfections, and they don't know yours either. So, if you haven't been dating for AT LEAST six months, you should think twice.

#2.) HOW OFTEN DO YOU SLEEP OVER? If you don't stay over very often, you should try it before you move in, because it'll give you an idea of what to expect. If you're already staying over five nights a week, moving in might make sense.

#3.) ARE YOU BOTH THINKING LONG-TERM? If one of you thinks moving in will lead to an engagement, but the other just wants to do it for practical reasons, DON'T bother packing.

#4.) IS HALF YOUR STUFF ALREADY MOVED IN? A toothbrush is one thing, but if a lot of your clothing and toiletries are already at the other person's apartment, it shows that you're comfortable sharing space.

#5.) DO YOU WANT TO SPEND MORE TIME TOGETHER? It's a good sign if you're with the person A LOT, but it still isn't enough. Splitting rent and utilities will be nice, but wanting to see each other more often should be your MAIN motivation. (Cosmopolitan.com)

Leaked Simpsons Election Day Scene

I STRONGLY DISAGREE

COLUMBUS, OHIO, HAS THE MOST AVID SPORTS FANS IN THE U.S.:

Yesterday, Scarborough Sports Marketing released a list of the U.S. cities with the most avid sports fans.

Here's a look at the top ten cities:
#10.) Cleveland, Ohio
#9.) Louisville, Kentucky
#8.) Rochester, New York
#7.) Denver, Colorado
#6.) Providence, Rhode Island
#5.) Green Bay, Wisconsin
#4.) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#3.) Buffalo, New York
#2.) Boston, Massachusetts
#1.) Columbus, Ohio

(PR Newswire)

(--You can FULL list here . . .)http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/10-01-2008/0004895996&EDATE

WHAT?? Boston is #2??? After the Sox winning twice in 4 years. The Pats back to back victories & the Celtics championship run, we're only #2??? WE DEMAND A RECOUNT!!!! – What do you think? Sound off!! -- Nazzy

IT'S THE NAME GAME

WOULD YOU LIKE TO NAME A SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT IN FLORIDA???

Would you like to name a sewage treatment plant after yourself (--or maybe someone you don't like very much)? If so, you're in luck . . --Right now, Webber International University (--which is in Babson Park, Florida . . . about 60 miles east of Tampa) is building a new sewage treatment plant . . . and they're auctioning off the right to name the facility on eBay.

(--So you know, the auction ends on Monday . . . and as of last night, the bidding was up to $4,450.) (MyFox - Tampa Bay)

(--You can place your bid on the plant's naming rights here . . .)http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320304726235

POPULAR PET NAMES

HERE'S A LIST OF THE MOST POPULAR CAT AND DOG NAMES:

Yesterday, a company called Veterinary Pet Insurance released a list of the ten most popular names for cats and dogs.

--The ten most popular cat names are:

#10.) Princess #9.) Sophie #8.) Bella #7.) Oliver #6.) Smoky #5.) Tiger #4.) Tigger #3.) Lucy #2.) Chloe #1.) Max

--And the ten most popular dog names are:

#10.) Rocky #9.) Bailey #8.) Jake #7.) Daisy #6.) Maggie #5.) Lucy #4.) Bella #3.) Buddy #2.) Molly #1.) Max

(--So why is Max such a popular pet name? According to the researchers, it's because it only has one syllable and it's easy for people and pets to remember.) (PR Newswire)

VIDEO GAMER'S ARE BETTER THAN YOU

NO LIE: THERE'S A DECENT CHANCE THE AVERAGE VIDEO GAME PLAYER IS IN BETTER SHAPE THAN YOU:

I don't know about you, but when I imagine a typical video game player, I picture a chubby kid with bad skin. But according to a new survey of "EverQuest Two" players . . . which is an online fantasy role-playing game . . . that stereotype isn't very accurate. --So what does a typical video gamer look like?

#1.) The average gamer is in their 30s. And even though only ONE in FIVE players are female . . . the gamers who spend the most time playing tend to be women.

#2.) The average gamer spends 26 hours a week playing video games . . . but they spend about TEN fewer hours a week watching TV than the average American.

#3.) The average gamer works out once or twice a week . . . and is 10% thinner than the average American. (MSNBC)

(--Now for the downside: Video gamers, on average, are 50% more likely to suffer from depression, and are 20% more likely to have a substance abuse problem. Still . . . who knew video game players were in such good shape?)

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IF YOU'RE A VIDEO GAME NERD, YOU'LL PROBABLY THINK THIS SERIES OF PICTURES IS HILARIOUS:

Are you a total video game nerd? If so, you'll probably think this series of pictures is hilarious . . . (Digg)

(--Basically, two kids standing in front of a blackboard, and they've drawn on the chalkboard to make it look like they're "fighting" video game-style.)

LIGHTBULB SMASHER

WHY?

GO JO-BRO GO

NICK JONAS CAN GO FAST!

Not too long ago, Nick Jonas turned 16. As a gift, his family gave him a 1968 MUSTANG!
(FYI: This car is 24 years older than he is . . .) I wonder if he still has to be home by 10pm??

JYY HERO OF THE WEEK (9-30)

Heroes: Day-Care Drama A man with a gun, a roomful of screaming children -- and a mom who wouldn't back down.

Louise Zoller thought it was awfully quiet at the day-care center in Cape Coral, Florida. Planning to celebrate her mother's birthday that afternoon, Zoller, 33, had arrived 45 minutes earlier than usual to pick up two-year-old Hannah, with her 11-year-old, Morgan, in tow.

As mother and daughter approached the entrance, the center's director swung open the door and hurried them inside. Zoller overheard snippets of a cell phone conversation: "Yes, there's a man outside. I believe he has a gun." But the words didn't quite register. Entering Hannah's classroom, Zoller could see her daughter and several other children huddled with their teacher, Christine Dunn, in a bathroom.
"Mommy," Hannah called out. Morgan went to her sister as Zoller asked Dunn what was going on.

"We're just taking precautions," Dunn told her calmly. "There's somebody outside." Throughout the seven-classroom day-care center, teachers had gathered the children into bathrooms for safety.

"Is it true he has a gun?" Zoller asked.

"We think so, but we're not sure," replied Dunn.

Zoller spotted a teacher and more children in another bathroom. Seeing the fear in the kids' eyes, she gave them some toys to keep them occupied. As she turned back to join Hannah and Morgan, a man walked past her. At first, she thought he was a staffer.
Then she saw the gun.

It was military green and appeared to be plastic. "It didn't look real," says Zoller, who has no experience with firearms.

"Where is [she]?" the man demanded.

"I don't know who you're talking about," Zoller replied. Still thinking the gun was fake, she tried to steer him away from the children. "Why don't you follow me, and we'll try to find her," she said.
Suddenly the intruder turned toward the bathroom where Hannah and Morgan were-and Zoller realized it was Hannah's teacher, Christine Dunn, he was hunting. In that same instant, she saw the man step into the bathroom and extend his arm. A shot rang out, followed by the sound of screaming children.
Zoller grabbed the man's arm. "Please stop," she cried. "You're scaring the children." He shoved her to the floor. As Zoller got up, she again saw the man raise his arm. Again the gun went off.
Over the gunman's outstretched arm, Zoller saw Morgan's anguished face as she cried out, "Mom!"

"Everything else became blank," Zoller recalls. "There was nothing else around, just her face."
Zoller grabbed the man's arm with both hands and pulled him into the hallway. As they fell to the ground, she knocked the gun from his hand, then grabbed it and tossed it toward the front lobby. Standing, the man thrust his arm at Zoller's chest. "Where's my gun?" he shouted.
Zoller told him it was in a reception area off the lobby, in the opposite direction from where she'd thrown it. The man fell for the trick and ran off.
Zoller raced to the lobby, scooped up the pistol, and ran outside-straight into a phalanx of police officers, their weapons trained on her. "I have it, I have it," she shouted, throwing the gun to the ground.

The officers rushed into the building, where they found Dunn in the bathroom. She was dead. Her two-year-old, Allyson, was found unharmed.
Outside, Zoller waited anxiously for her children. Hannah came out first, carried by another parent. Zoller grabbed her and held her close. She wasn't hurt. Less than a minute later-"It felt like forever," says Zoller-Morgan walked out, with a child holding each hand.
Today, recalling Morgan's composure, Zoller can't conceal her pride. "After seeing what she saw, she was smiling at them and telling them it was going to be okay."
As other children emerged from the building, Zoller saw that some were covered in blood. "That's when I realized it was real," she says. Miraculously, none of the children had been harmed.
The police arrested Robert Dunn, the victim's estranged husband, at the scene. Angry about his impending divorce and frustrated because he was unable to see his daughter without supervision, he had bought the gun at a pawnshop, according to the police.
Dunn, indicted on a charge of first-degree murder, pleaded not guilty in March. Christine Dunn's parents are now caring for her daughter.
In recognition of Zoller's actions that day, Cape Coral mayor Eric Feichthaler awarded her the keys to the city. "That kind of heroism is very rare," he said. Zoller has a slightly different take. "I was just being a mom," she says. (From Reader's Digest - June 2008)

For her heroic act, Louise Zoller is the JYY Hero Of the Week!!

THE CASTLE THAT HSM BUILT

HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL'S VANESSA HUDGENS LIVES IN.

Remember how hard it was when you were 19, to scrape enough change out of the couch cushions for a McDonald's Extra Value Meal??? Well, 19-year-old VANESSA HUDGENS doesn't have to worry about that anytime soon. She's too busy decorating her new, $2.75 MILLION house.

Vanessa's new place is located in Studio City, California. It's 5,200 square feet, with SIX bedrooms and SIX-AND-A-HALF bathrooms.

If you're the parent of a child under the age of 10, YOU probably helped Vanessa pay for this. Maybe if you stopped by, she'd let you take a dip in the pool . . . ???

BACON-WRAPPED CINNAMON ROLLS?

WOULD YOU EAT A BACON-WRAPPED CINNAMON ROLL?

I don't know about you, but personally, I love bacon and I love cinnamon rolls. That said, it stands to reason that since I like each of those things individually . . . I'd probably like them together, too.

Or maybe not. Either way, I tracked down a great recipe for making cinnamon rolls . . . that are wrapped with bacon. (SlashFood)

(--Unhealthy? Extremely. Delicious? Maybe. You can find out for yourself here . . .)

http://bacontoday.com/bacon-cinnamon-rolls.html

START NOW! SAVING FOR THE HOLIDAYS

***FOUR TIPS ON SAVING FOR THE HOLIDAYS***

This might sound premature, but it's NOT too early to start saving for the holidays. And if you're feeling the pinch like most people, you should start saving NOW. Here are four tips to make sure you have enough cash this holiday season . . .

#1.) PAY DOWN YOUR CREDIT CARDS. If you can pay a little bit extra on your credit cards in the next few months, DO IT. It's easy to overspend during the holidays, so it's a good idea to plan ahead and give yourself some breathing room.

#2.) CREATE A SPENDING PLAN. You can't decide how much to set aside until you know how much you're going to SPEND. So make your list as early as possible this year and figure out EXACTLY how much money you'll need.

#3.) MAKE SOME EXTRA CASH. Sell stuff you don't want or need on sites like EBAY and CRAIGSLIST. You probably don't have enough junk lying around to make a CAREER out of it . . . but you could make a few hundred bucks.

#4.) FORCE YOURSELF TO SAVE. It might feel impossible, but if you can make a few tiny cuts in your budget, you'll have extra funds for the holiday season . . .

--Make your morning coffee at home . . . or bring a packed lunch to work twice a week. Skipping the gourmet coffee and fast food can mean a few extra hundred dollars . . . AND your waistline will be ready for all those big holiday meals. (iVillage.com)

HOW BIZARRE NEWS (9/29/08)

A GUY IN COLORADO WAS HIT BY A TRAIN . . . SEVEN HOURS AFTER BEING HIT BY A CAR:

So, maybe you're a little hung over, or maybe your car wouldn't start this morning . . . but if you think you're having a bad day, this guy in Colorado will make you feel a lot better!!! --On Tuesday night at about 10:00 P.M., 46-year-old Robert Evans of Boulder, Colorado, was riding his bike when he was struck by a hit-and-run driver. --Robert was taken to the emergency room, treated, and released around 3:00 A.M. Wednesday morning. --Then, less than two hours later at 4:45 A.M., Robert was found lying underneath a railroad bridge with injuries to his head and leg.

--Apparently, after he'd been released from the hospital, Robert was crossing the bridge on his way home . . . when he was struck by a train. (!!!) --Robert was again taken to the emergency room . . . and doctors think he's going to be OK. (KMGH News 7 - Denver)

(--Are you ready for the cherry on top? Now, police are thinking of citing Robert for trespassing . . . because he wasn't supposed to be on the train tracks. Nice.)

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A MAN WAS SUSPENDED FROM HIS TEACHING JOB FOR TWO YEARS, AND LAST WEEK, HE FINALLY RETURNED . . . AS A WOMAN:

Jay (Before the Surgery)

Jay (After the surgery) Now, names Joy

Two years ago, just days after getting tenure at Yeshiva University in New York City, a 47-year-old Literature professor named Jay Ladin announced to his superiors that he's transgendered . . . and in the process of becoming a woman. (--In other words, Jay is a woman living in a man's body.) --Anyway, it seems Jay's announcement didn't go over very well with his bosses . . . because he was suspended from teaching for the last two years. (--Yeshiva University is a private, Jewish school, and, apparently, being transgendered is against the teachings of the Torah . . . or at least that's the argument that's being made.)

--But last week, after threatening to sue for discrimination, Jay finally returned to his teaching position . . . as a woman named Joy.
(New York Post)

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YOU CAN BUY A MICROWAVE . . . FOR YOUR CAR???

You've got your cell phone, your Ipod, and maybe even a GPS in your car. But if you feel that you still don't have enough distractions while you're driving . . . maybe you should pick up a mobile microwave. --What's a mobile microwave? --According to the website that sells it, the mobile microwave is just like a regular microwave . . . only it plugs into your car's cigarette lighter so you can have, quote, "meals on the move." Seriously. --This way, if you're on the road and you're too busy to stop for lunch, you can just pop a burrito into the mobile microwave . . . and you're good to go. (Switched)(--Are you interested in buying a mobile microwave? Hey, why not? You can get one for $180 here . . .)

http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=225121

JOB SEARCH MISTAKES

***FIVE COMMON JOB SEARCH MISHAPS***

With the economy the way it is, now would be a great time to have a steady job. So if you're still out there job hunting, here are five mishaps that can happen during your job search . . . and how to deal with them.

#1.) YOU'RE LATE FOR AN INTERVIEW. Even if you leave yourself plenty of time to get to your interview, you could still hit heavy traffic and realize you're not going to make it on time.

--But don't panic. If you think you MIGHT be late, call as soon as you can, to give your interviewer a heads-up. Whatever you do, DON'T wait until the last minute to call them.

#2.) YOU ARRIVE EARLY. Some people think arriving early to an interview is a good thing. IT'S NOT. Getting there super early makes the hiring manager feel pressured. So, if you're there with time to spare, just WAIT IN THE CAR.

#3.) YOU MESS UP AN INTERVIEW QUESTION. At some point in your job search, you'll flub the answer to a question. Again . . . DON'T PANIC. If you can come up with a better answer later in the interview, don't be afraid to redirect the conversation and revisit that subject.

#4.) YOU HIT "SEND" TOO SOON. If you've ever sent an important email before you meant to, you know that it can be absolutely DEVASTATING. So don't pretend that it never happened. Instead, send a second email to apologize and explain yourself.

--If you think it's appropriate, make a joke about it . . . but whatever you do, don't let yourself seem even MORE incompetent.

#5.) YOU LOWBALL YOURSELF. If the hiring manager asks you for your salary requirements, and later you find out the salary you asked for is WAY too low, not all is lost. You might risk losing the job to someone else, but you CAN ask for more money.

--Explain why you deserve more than you told them you did . . . and make sure you're convincing. Because if they DON'T go for it, you might still be searching for a job. (CareerBuilder.com)