February 16, 2010

HOLLYWOOD DIRT OVERFLOW

A U.S. SNOWBOARDER IS SELLING PANTIES FOR HAITI:

It's great to see a successful athlete give back. And when that athlete is smoking hot, it's even better. --Meet snowboarder HANNAH TETER. She won the gold in the half-pipe in 2006 and she's competing again this year. She also posed in this year's "Sports Illustrated" swimsuit issue. --Hannah is donating ALL HER PRIZE MONEY from this season to help the recovery in Haiti. She also tried to raise more money online by selling maple syrup. --Now she's found a more marketable product: Sweet Cheeks Panties, a company that sells 'boy-shorts' with "Make Love Not War" printed on the backside. --A pair costs $18, and five bucks from each sale goes to Doctors Without Borders. --The site has inspirational slogans like "Peace of Ass", "Do Your Civic Booty", and "Baby Gave Back", but those slogans aren't available yet. There'll be a new one each month. (--You can pick up a pair here: http://www.sweetcheekspanties.com.)(--If you're more into syrup, try: http://www.hannahsgold.com) (--And if you just want to ogle Hannah and other sexy winter Olympians . . .) http://guyism.com/2010/02/your-guide-to-the-sexy-olympians-of-vancouver-2010.html


IS THE INTEGRITY OF SNOWBOARDING RUINED BY TIGHT PANTS?

The Canadian Snowboard Cross team is creating a controversy in Vancouver . . . because their PANTS are TOO TIGHT. --Snowboarders have always been the pot-smoking, long-haired outlaws of the Winter Olympics. And they always wear baggy pants. --But in their quest to represent their home country this year, Canadian snowboarders are wearing aerodynamic body suits. --The Americans tried to get the International Ski Federation to set a minimum pant-leg width for snowboard events, but they were voted down. Don't laugh, the X Games already has one. --Since then, snowboarders have had a sort of gentleman's agreement to go baggy. --But now that the Canadians have VIOLATED that agreement, U.S. team members are complaining. NATE HOLLAND said it endangers, quote, "the integrity" of the sport. --Nate finished fourth today. Behind one of the Canadians in their performance-enhancing pants. --And NICK BAUMGARTNER said, quote, "We want to keep the 'cool' factor in snowboarding." (Toronto Star)


IT'S ON BETWEEN SOUTH KOREA AND CHINA'S SPEEDSKATERS!

I don't want to alarm anyone, but there seems to be a speedskating FEUD between ASIAN SUPERPOWERS. --It started when the coach of South Korea's women's short-track speedskating team . . . a guy named GUANG-BOK CHOI . . . got upset at practice when he noticed a Chinese official taping his team. Which is NOT illegal by the way. --The Chinese cameraman refused to stop taping . . . so Choi threw a bunch of water bottles at him. But he missed and hit the seats in front of the guy. (Yahoo)

WINTER OLYMPICS RESULTS

WINTER OLYMPICS MEDAL COUNT . . . WE'RE STILL WINNING:
After three days of competition, the U.S. remained atop the medal count. (--Not that it matters. The Olympics are about the joy of competition. And endorsement deals.)
#1.) THE UNITED STATES, with 8 Medals: 2 Gold, 2 Silver, and 4 Bronze.#2.) GERMANY, with 5: 1 Gold, 3 Silver, and 1 Bronze.#3.) TIED at 4: FRANCE with 2 Gold and 2 Bronze, and CANADA with 1 Gold, 2 Silver, and 1 Bronze.#4.) TIED: NORWAY, ITALY, SWITZERLAND, and SOUTH KOREA with 3 each


YESTERDAY'S NEW MEDALS FOR THE UNITED STATES:

U.S. Olympians won one gold medal and one bronze medal yesterday. Here’s a breakdown of the medal winning events for the United States on Day 3:
--Men's Snowboard Cross: GOLD, Seth Wescott --Men's Downhill Alpine Skiing: BRONZE, Bode Miller (--Wescott also won gold in 2006, when Snowboard Cross made its Olympic debut. So he's the ONLY OLYMPIC CHAMPION the sport has EVER KNOWN. )

#1.) The "National Enquirer" claims that "Gossip Girl" star BLAKE LIVELY is considering an offer to pose for "Playboy". They say she wants to start distancing herself from the younger demographic that watches her show. (--Blake is 22.)

#2.) Just a quick FYI: LEONARDO DICAPRIO did NOT propose to his girlfriend, BAR REFAELI, on Valentine's Day. There's a rumor going around that he did.

#3.) NICOLE RICHIE and JOEL MADDEN are getting married. Nicole announced last night on "The Late Show with David Letterman" that she and Joel are finally engaged. --Nicole and Joel have been together for three years. They have two kids . . . a 2-year-old daughter named Harlow and a 5-month-old son named Sparrow.

#4.) E! Online says that AVRIL LAVIGNE and BRODY JENNER . . . (--Stepbrother to the Kardashian clan) . . . have been HOOKING UP for the last few weeks. (--Brody broke up with "Playboy" Playmate JAYDE NICOLE in December. Avril filed for divorce from DERYCK WHIBLEY last October.)

DID TIGER WOODS IMPREGNATE ONE OF HIS MISTRESSES . . . TWICE???

JOSLYN JAMES . . . the MATTRESS ACTRESS who claims to be one of TIGER WOODS' many mistresses . . . says that Tiger impregnated her. TWICE. Both times while he was married to ELIN NORDEGREN. --Joslyn tells "Us Weekly" that she miscarried the first child . . . but she aborted the second because it would have been due around the same time that Elin was going to give birth to Tiger's son Charlie . . . who just turned a year old. --She says, quote, "I just didn't want to ruin anything." Joslyn didn't tell Tiger about either pregnancy --Joslyn . . . who claims her affair with Tiger lasted from 2006 through last year . . . now says she feels bad for Elin . . . quote, "She didn't deserve this, and she didn't deserve being humiliated."


TIGER WOODS AND ELIN NORDEGREN HAD NO CONTACT ON VALENTINE'S DAY:

Not surprisingly, it was NOT a good Valentine's Day for TIGER WOODS. ELIN NORDEGREN basically shut him out. --Tiger and Elin are reportedly living in separate homes near each other in Florida. --And a so-called "source" says, quote, "Valentine's Day was not a day for Elin and Tiger to be close. They had no physical contact. She pretty much only sees him when she drops off the kids for him to see." --On Saturday night, Elin went out with a group of friends to celebrate someone's birthday . . . and she flat-out told Tiger beforehand that he was not welcome to join her. --Another source says, quote, "The marriage is very much up in the air right now. A few weeks ago she was determined to save it. Now that he's been home she can't bring herself to go near him. --"She still very, very hurt. No one knows what she's going to do. I'm not sure that she knows what she's going to do."


CHYNNA PHILLIPS IS IN REHAB FOR "ANXIETY":

CHYNNA PHILLIPS . . . the blonde, short-haired one from WILSON PHILLIPS . . . has checked into rehab for ANXIETY. --Her rep says, quote, "With the full support of her family and friends, she is looking forward to her recovery. We ask that people respect her and her family's privacy at this time." --There's no word if Chynna's anxiety is related to the UTTER CHAOS that has enveloped her family since late last year . . . --. . . when Chynna's half-sister MACKENZIE PHILLIPS revealed that she'd had a 10-year sexual relationship with their father, JOHN PHILLIPS . . . (--Of THE MAMAS AND THE PAPAS.) --Chynna was one of the few high-profile members of the family who actually stuck her neck out to SUPPORT Mackenzie. --Mackenzie issued the following statement yesterday . . . quote, "I love my sister so much. She was there for me, and I am here for her . . . She is so very strong and funny. She is going to be just fine, I know it."


CHARLIE SHEEN'S WIFE MAY BE IN REHAB:

A few semi-reputable websites are reporting that CHARLIE SHEEN'S wife, BROOKE MUELLER, is in rehab. --TMZ claims that she checked into a place called The Canyon in Malibu this past Tuesday . . . one day after she and Charlie went to Aspen, Colorado to sort out their legal issues. --And RadarOnline.com says that Brooke seriously tied one on the night before she checked in. --A so-called "source" says, quote, "It got to the point where even Charlie told her to go to rehab because of their kids. --"She had one final party, drinking pretty heavily, and Charlie was with her part of the time. But when he left it didn't stop. The next day she was in bad, bad shape and that's when she went into rehab."


BETTY WHITE KNOWS YOU WANT HER TO HOST "SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE" . . . AND IT SOUNDS LIKE SHE'S INTO IT:

If you haven't heard, someone has started a Facebook campaign to try to get BETTY WHITE a hosting gig on Saturday Night Live". --The page is called: "Betty White to Host SNL (please?)!" . . . and as of late last night, more than 336,000 people had become "fans" of it. (--Here's the link . . .) http://www.facebook.com/pages/Betty-White-to-Host-SNL-please/266442514828?v=info --Anyway, Betty IS aware of the campaign. She tells E! Online, quote, "I'm just amazed. I would think by now that they've had such an overdose of Betty White that they'd be throwing rocks instead. --"I don't know where it came from. I have no idea where it started, but it just keeps growing." --And it sounds like she'd be down for it. She says, quote, "That would depend on scheduling and all that. But who knows? You can't ever say yes or no or never . . . you just wait to see what happens." --And in a separate interview, she added, quote, "That would be up to ['SNL' executive producer] Lorne Michaels." (--There's no comment from "SNL" yet.)

#1.) On "The View" yesterday, BARBARA WALTERS announced that her annual pre-Oscars specials will end after this year's show, which will air on March 7th. So far, two guests have been announced: SANDRA BULLOCK and MO'NIQUE. --She said, quote, "ABC has asked me to keep doing these specials as they have been so successful . . . and I'm thrilled we have such great stars and have such a wonderful show . . . but to be honest, I feel like I've been there, done that."

#2.) Former "King of Queens" star KEVIN JAMES . . . who also starred in "Paul Blart: Mall Cop" . . . will host this year's Kids' Choice Awards on March 27th. --The nominees are out, and not surprisingly, the stars of the "Twilight" movies led everyone with five nominations. MILEY CYRUS was next with four. (--You can find the complete list of nominees, here . . .)http://www.nick.com/kids-choice-awards/nominees/

#3.) 17-year-old SELENA GOMEZ pulls down $11,025 per episode of her Disney Channel series, "Wizards of Waverly Place" . . . at least, according to TMZ. --The show's current, third season includes 35 episodes . . . meaning that she is earning over $385,000 a year on the show. (--That may seem like a lot, but it isn't much of a raise from the $10,000 an episode she earned during the first season.)

AEROSMITH HAS BOOKED A GIG *WITH* STEVEN TYLER:

Maybe AEROSMITH won't replace singer STEVEN TYLER after all. --According to "Classic Rock" magazine, Aerosmith . . . WITH Steven . . . has been booked to play at Britain's Download music festival, which takes place in June. --In a statement, Steven seems to confirm the news . . . quote, "In the early days of Aerosmith, we were infected with the vibe coming out of the U.K. with The Yardbirds, Blues Breakers, Pretty Things and the [Rolling] Stones. --"We wanted what they had bad. So baby, we're coming home. Rock and roll can be pure sex and we can't wait to Download."

GUNS N' ROSES HAVE PLAYED ANOTHER "SURPRISE" U.S. GIG:

GUNS N' ROSES played their second "surprise" show in the U.S. in less than a week on Sunday night. Like the first one, this one went down in New York City. (--Again, although they've been performing in places like Asia and Canada, these are Guns' first U.S. gigs since a short, two-song set in L.A. back in 2007.)

50 CENT'S PRODUCTION COMPANY IS SHOOTING A MOVIE:

50 CENT'S production company is filming a movie called "Love Me, Love Me Not" at Grand Valley State University in Michigan. It's reportedly about a football player who is diagnosed with cancer. 50 is in the movie, but it's unclear if he's playing the football player.

OLYMPIC SKIER WILL BRANDENBURG SAYS HE'D LIKE TO TAKE TAYLOR SWIFT OUT FOR DINNER AND A MOVIE:

One of the many cool things about being a stud athlete in the Olympics is that people pay attention to what you say. For example, downhill skier WILL BRANDENBURG mentioned in an interview that he has a crush on TAYLOR SWIFT . . . and that lead to more interviews. --Here's how it started. He said, quote, "I think me and Taylor could have a good time. She's got that girl next door attitude. I like it a lot. A nice little dinner and a movie date, something like that. So if you're out there, Taylor." --Word got around pretty quickly so someone else brought it up and Will ran with it. He said, quote, "I've had a crush on her for a while so I thought I'd give it a shot and see what happens. --"I'm a straight shooter, so I just went at it and asked her out. I'm a simple guy, so a nice little dinner and a movie, and if she wants to learn how to ski, I'll take her skiing. --"They (guys on the ski team) like to give me a hard time about that and I said, 'She's really cool. She's like the girl next door.' They gave me even more (grief) about that." (--You can check out portions of those two interviews here . . .) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H61pagDZheE-Will Brandenburg would probably have a better shot at Taylor if he was a medal contender, but from what I've read, he's not. And yet, anything can happen. He'll be competing TODAY in the men's Super Combined, which is scheduled to go down this morning.

NAZZY'S RANDOM STUFF

THE RED CROSS COLLECTED $255 MILLION FOR THE HAITI RELIEF EFFORT . . . BUT ONLY SENT $80 MILLION TO HAITI:

After the earthquake in Haiti, the American Red Cross became the go-to nonprofit for donating to the Haitian relief effort, since they could be trusted to properly handle your money. Or so we thought. --Now it turns out that of the $255 MILLION the Red Cross collected for the relief effort, only $80 MILLION of it actually made its way to Haiti. That leaves $175 MILLION of YOUR donations unaccounted for. --The obvious question is: Where did it go? --Well, according to the website for the Red Cross, quote, "On those rare occasions when donations exceed Red Cross expenses for a specific disaster, contributions are used to prepare for and serve victims of OTHER disasters. --"Your gift enables the Red Cross to provide shelter, food, emotional support and other assistance to victims of all disasters." --In other words, the Red Cross decided Haiti only needed $80 MILLION. So any money they receive over that amount is being used to pad their general fund. Which isn't such a bad thing. But it's not the first time they've done this:
#1.) In 1989, the Red Cross raised $50 MILLION for the victims of the San Francisco earthquake. But it's estimated that only $10 MILLION of it was turned over to the actual victims.
#2.) After September 11th, the Red Cross raised $543 MILLION for the family members of people who died in the attacks. But they held back more than HALF of that money, which eventually led to the dismissal of their president.
#3.) In 2004, the Red Cross raised $3.21 BILLION to aid the victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami. But they're still holding onto $500 MILLION of it.
#4.) And in 2005, the Red Cross raised $1.1 BILLION to aid the victims of Hurricane Katrina. But they kept $200 MILLION of it to, quote, "prepare for future disasters."
(FWIX / MSNBC / Reuters / Socialist Worker / Duke City Fix)


YOU'RE NOT LAZY, YOU JUST SUFFER FROM SLUGGISH COGNITIVE TEMPO DISORDER:

In 2012, the American Psychiatric Association is going to release a new edition of the "Diagnostics and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders", which you can think of as a sort of "bible" for psychiatric disorders. --Anyway, there's a version of the manual online, and it includes nearly 300 conditions, including several new disorders that . . . to be honest . . . don't sound like "disorders" at all. Here's what I'm talking about . . .
#1.) If you're passive and inactive, you're not just lazy . . . you have Sluggish Cognitive Tempo Disorder.
#2.) If you're going through a divorce and are having a hard time getting along with your ex, you're not just having a normal reaction to major emotional stress . . . you have Relational Disorder.
#3.) If you're always complaining, you might not just be a whiner . . . you have Negativistic Personality Disorder.
#4.) If you sometimes lose your temper and suddenly become very angry, you don't just have a bad temper . . . you have Intermittent Explosive Disorder.
#5.) If you get a kick out of being appalled by pornography and other obscenities, you're not just a self-righteous prude . . . you have Mary Whitehouse Syndrome.
#6.) If your kid is uncomfortable with his or her gender, they're not just struggling to figure out their sexuality and define who they are . . . they have Gender Incongruence.
#7.) If you can't stop picking up bar skanks, you're not just a male slut with a high sex drive . . . you've got Hypersexual Disorder.
#8.) If you get really moody when you're PMSing, you're not just a normal woman . . . you've got Premenstrual Dysphonic Disorder.
#9.) And if you don't care about the planet, you're not just a REPUBLICAN . . . you've got Nature Deficit Disorder.
(--You can link to a working draft of the "Diagnostics and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders" here . . .)http://www.dsm5.org/Pages/Default.aspx
(Daily Mail)

A GUY WHO WAS CONVICTED OF VEHICULAR HOMICIDE WANTS HIS CASE REOPENED BECAUSE OF THE TOYOTA RECALL:

The moment Toyota announced all those recalls, we should have known a bunch of cases like THIS were going to pop up . . . --In June of 2006, 32-year-old Koua Fong Lee of St. Paul, Minnesota, was getting off the highway in his 1996 Toyota Camry. But he accidentally hit the gas instead of the brakes, and slammed into another car at 90 miles per hour. --Three people were killed in the crash, and Koua was sentenced to eight years in prison for criminal vehicular homicide, careless driving, and several other charges. --But now, Koua is requesting that his case be reopened. He swears he didn't step on the wrong pedal, and he's convinced that Toyota and its faulty engineering is to blame for the accident. --Koua says, quote, "I think that might be the reason why I'm in here . . . I know that I stepped on the brake. I was pressing it to the max, but it wasn't working." --For the record, Koua's Camry is not one of the models that's been recalled . . . yet. But according to the prosecutor on his case, quote, "If there's some proof that there are problems with the car, of course we'll analyze it." (Pioneer Press)

A TSA AGENT FORCED A DISABLED KID TO TAKE OFF HIS LEG BRACES AND WALK THROUGH THE METAL DETECTOR ON HIS OWN:

Last March, a 53-year-old cop named Bob Thomas took a trip to Disney World with his wife, Leona, and their disabled son, Ryan, to celebrate Ryan's fourth birthday. --At the airport in Philadelphia, Ryan's LEG BRACES set off the metal detector, and a TSA agent refused to let him through security until he took the braces off and walked through the metal detector on his own. (???) (Philadelphia Inquirer) (--You can link to the full story here . . .)http://www.philly.com/philly/news/local/84368492.html

THE AVERAGE TEEN SENDS TEN TEXT MESSAGES PER HOUR:

According to a new study by the Nielsen Company, the average teen sends TEN text messages an hour. Or 240 text messages a day. Or 87,600 text messages a year. (!!!) (Parent Dish) (--You can link to the full story here . . .)http://www.parentdish.com/2010/02/11/nielsen-teens-sends-an-average-of-10-text-messages-per-hour/

A WOMAN IS SUING A HOSPITAL FOR $30,000 FOR ACCIDENTALLY GIVING HER THE WRONG BABY TO BREASTFEED:

Two years ago, 33-year-old Jennifer Spiegel gave birth to a healthy baby boy at the Evanston Hospital in Evanston, Illinois.--Now, she's suing the hospital for at least $30,000 because a nurse accidentally handed her the wrong baby to BREASTFEED, which Jennifer says left her with a, quote, "awful internal feeling." (???) (Chicago Sun-Times) (--You can link to the full story here . . .)http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/2046505,CST-NWS-baby14.article

A STATE SENATOR FROM UTAH WANTS 12TH GRADE TO BE OPTIONAL:

If there's one thing I'm sure we can all agree on, it's that Americans are TOO SMART and TOO EDUCATED. -So it makes perfect sense that a Republican state senator from Utah named Chris Buttars is suggesting the state's public high schools make 12th grade OPTIONAL for students who've already completed their required credits.--According to Buttars, the state could save $60 million a year by letting students graduate early, instead of forcing them to come back for senior year when . . . let's face it . . . a lot of them are just going to goof off the whole time anyway. (--You can get more information about Senator Buttars' proposal here . . .)http://www.sltrib.com/ci_14361726(Salt Lake Tribune)

THERE'S A FLOATING WEDDING CHAPEL OFF THE COAST OF FLORIDA:

If you're trying to plan a unique, memorable wedding, you might want to check out the 'Floating Chapel on the Bay' by a company called Weddings on Water. --Basically, Weddings on Water operates a FLOATING WEDDING CHAPEL off the coast of Florida just south of St. Petersburg. And it bills itself as "America's only floating chapel," which seems highly likely. --Jill Chandler Fisher and Captain Jerry "Orca" Fisher own the Floating Chapel. They say it's large enough to hold 100 guests, and wedding services are performed seven days a week, ranging from $700 and up. (Bay News 9 - Tampa) (--You can take a look at their website here . . .)http://www.weddingsonwater.com/

AND NOW . . . ENJOY SOME UNFORTUNATE CORPORATE LOGOS:

You have to love it when a company blows a bunch of money trying to decide on the perfect corporate logo . . . only to pick one resembling a certain part of the male anatomy, or one that looks like two people doing the nasty. (--With that in mind, you can link to a collection of 20 unfortunate corporate logos, here . . .) http://www.manofest.com/Galleries/Bizarre/20-Unfortunate-Logos/


HERE'S A WEDDING RING FOR *REAL* MEN:

A jewelry company called Kinekt Designs wanted to create a wedding ring for REAL men. --So they came up with the Gear Ring, which is a titanium ring with mechanized gears that allow the top and bottom of the ring to spin in opposite directions. The Gear Ring sells for $165. (Luxist) (--You can check out Kinekt's website here . . . http://kinektdesign.com/(--And you can link to the full story here . . .)http://www.luxist.com/2010/02/11/the-gear-ring-by-kinekt/(Luxist)

THERE'S A WEBSITE THAT ONLY SELLS TRAVEL-SIZED BATH PRODUCTS:

If you're sick of the TSA taking your toothpaste, face cream, and contact solution every time you travel, you might want to check out a new website we found called 3floz.com (--pronounced "three fluid ounces dot com"). --As the name suggests, the website sells all sorts of bathroom products in three-ounce containers, which is the largest size allowed by the Transportation Security Administration for carry-on luggage. It's so awesome. (???) (Gadling) http://3floz.com/(Gadling)

INDONESIA TOOK DOWN A STATUE OF PRESIDENT OBAMA BECAUSE HE HASN'T DONE ANYTHING FOR THEM:

When he was a kid, PRESIDENT OBAMA spent four years living in Indonesia. So last year, government officials decided to honor him by ERECTING a bronze statue of Obama as a kid in a park in the country's capital of Jakarta. --But last month, Indonesians started complaining that the statue should be taken down since Obama hasn't done anything to help the country. --Yesterday, the statue was removed from the park, and moved to a nearby elementary school that Obama attended when he was a kid. --According to a school spokesman, quote, "There is no controversy about the statue being here. Everyone at the school welcomes it." (Yahoo News)

MORE THAN HALF OF ALL U.S. PRESIDENTS HAD LAW DEGREES:

Yesterday was President's Day . . . a phony "holiday" we invented to honor a bunch of bums who disappointed us while they were in office. --Anyway, we were wondering what sort of academic credentials a person should have if they're crazy enough to want to become president. So we took a look at what degrees some of our past presidents have gotten. Check it out: --BARACK OBAMA spent two years at Occidental College in Los Angeles before transferring to Columbia University, where he earned his bachelor's degree in political science. He also has a law degree from Harvard University. --GEORGE W. BUSH got his bachelor's degree in history from Yale University. He also holds a master's of business administration from Harvard Business School, and is the only U.S. president to have earned an MBA. --BILL CLINTON got his bachelor's degree in foreign service from Georgetown University. He also has a law degree from Yale University. -GEORGE H.W. BUSH got his bachelor's degree in economics from Yale University . . . and he did it in just two and a half years. --RONALD REAGAN got his bachelor's degree in economics and sociology from Eureka College in Illinois. --LYNDON B. JOHNSON got his bachelor's degree in teaching from Southwest Texas State Teachers College, which is now called Texas State University at San Marcos. --JOHN F. KENNEDY got his bachelor's degree in international affairs from Harvard University. --THOMAS JEFFERSON got his degree in mathematics, metaphysics, and philosophy from the College of William and Mary. But listen to this . . . --Neither ABRAHAM LINCOLN or GEORGE WASHINGTON graduated from college. Washington had something called a surveyor's certificate from the College of William and Mary, and Lincoln only had 18 months of formal education. --Overall, 23 of the 44 U.S. presidents have held law degrees. (--So what can you take from this? If you want to be president, you need to get a law degree from an Ivy League school. But if you want to be a GREAT president, you shouldn't go to college at all.) (???) (Yahoo Education)


NAZZY'S SILLY VIDEOS OF THE DAY

#1.) OPRAH didn't realize that New Orleans Saints quarterback DREW BREES has a birthmark on his cheek. So when he sat down for an interview, she thought it was lipstick and tried to wipe it off.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZFs8fZVOAk(Search Terms: Oprah Drew Brees birthmark video)

#2.) The waves at this weekend's Mavricks Surf Contest near San Francisco were so big, they reached a crowd of spectators and injured a bunch of people.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jV7KhSdUQPU(Search Terms: Mavericks Surf Contest Half Moon Bay massive wave video)

#3.) This failed marriage proposal at a New York Rangers hockey game was actually a hoax. The big screen shows the guy propose, and then the woman storms out.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4AlDQT5sM8(Search Terms: marriage proposal fail New York Rangers Valentine's Day)

#4.) This guy set the world record for receiving the hardest kick to the groin without wearing a cup. He gets kicked by an MMA fighter, but he's so used to it, it barely even fazes him. (--He gets kicked at :45 and they explain why it doesn't hurt at 2:10.)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a86cQobU-n4(Search Terms: Sports Science world record kick to the groin part 2 video)

FOUR WAYS TO PROMOTE YOURSELF AT WORK:

According to a recent study, the more you speak up at work, the more capable people think you are . . . even if what you say isn't particularly brilliant. So stop letting your work speak for itself. Here's a list from "Psychology Today" magazine of four ways to promote yourself at work if you're shy.
#1.) SAY HI. Just staying visible and making good eye contact goes a long way. If you like hiding in your cubicle all day, make sure you say hello to people when you pass them in the hallway. That way, at least they'll know you're alive.
#2.) WRITE. People who don't like having face-to-face conversations tend to rely on writing more often. And they tend to be good at it too. So don't fight it. --Make sure you write smart emails, and think about starting a blog or opening a Twitter account. Instead of bragging out loud, you can post a message on Facebook, or send a Tweet. Use your boss's email address to find his Twitter or Facebook account and link up.
#3.) ORGANIZE AN EVENT. It can be anything. And it doesn't have to be big. It can be suggesting a new place for lunch, or putting together the March Madness pool. Whatever it is, you'll be the one who does the planning. So they'll start to think of you as a "go-to" person.
#4.) TRY PUBLIC SPEAKING. If you're shy, you're probably saying "NO WAY." But public speaking is actually a really great tool for shy people because you get to prepare. --And then when you do it, it's like pulling off a band-aid really quickly. You talk to everybody at once, and then you don't have to talk to each one of them face-to-face. (PyscholgyToday.com)