HOLLYWOOD DIRT OVERFLOW (08-25-10)
LINDSAY LOHAN IS OUT OF REHAB:
Judge Elden Fox was supposed to issue some kind of ruling today regarding the LINDSAY LOHAN case. He didn't. --Instead, he just sprung her from rehab. --On Day 23 of what was supposed to be a 90-day stay, Lindsay checked out of UCLA Medical Center yesterday. They rushed her out a backdoor to a waiting vehicle, in order to avoid the media. --It was the doctors at UCLA who told Judge Fox that Lindsay should be released. They decided that Lindsay's addiction and psychiatric problems were not nearly as bad as they've been depicted up to now. --Apparently, a big part of Lindsay's problem was that she was misdiagnosed with ADHD and placed on Adderall . . . which is a powerful stimulant that can have an effect similar to that of METH . . . especially in someone who doesn't need it. --According to RadarOnline.com, Lindsay will continue to receive outpatient treatment two or three times a week at UCLA.
A MAN WITH TWO KNIVES TRIED TO GET INTO PARIS HILTON'S HOUSE YESTERDAY MORNING:
PARIS HILTON awoke at about 6:30 yesterday morning, only to discover a man with TWO KNIVES trying to get into her house. Luckily, he tripped the alarm system, and police got there before he could get in --The perp . . . a 31-year-old man named Nathan Lee Parada . . . was arrested on one count of felony burglary. As of last night, he was being held on $50,000 bail. --Shortly after the incident, Paris Tweeted, quote, "So Scary, just got woken up to a guy trying to break into my house holding 2 big knifes. Cops are here arresting him."
--Her rep said, quote, "Paris is naturally shaken by the events but is unharmed and well. She is very thankful to her security team and the police for their swift and diligent response."
(--Here's footage from a news chopper of Paris walking out onto her balcony wrapped in a blanket .. .)
http://www.ktla.com/videobeta/03fa8e11-a6da-47f7-9659-7bf6f95971ee/News/KTLA-Knife-Wielding-Man-Arrested-Outside-Paris-Hilton-s-Home
(--Paris had an incident at this house before. It was back in 1998, when someone broke in and stole about $2 million worth of stuff.)
GEORGE MICHAEL ADMITS HE WAS HIGH WHEN HE CRASHED HIS CAR INTO A STORE:
GEORGE MICHAEL admitted yesterday that he was HIGH when he crashed his Range Rover into a London storefront last month. --He didn't say it in so many words . . . but he did stand before a judge and plead GUILTY to two charges: Driving under the influence of drugs and possession of marijuana. He'll be sentenced September 14th. --The judge told him this was a, quote, "serious matter" . . . especially given the fact that he's got a similar conviction from three years ago. --He told George that all sentencing options are on the table, including JAIL TIME. --He also suspended George's license for six months . . . although George told him that he'd taken HIMSELF off the road after last month's incident. (--Apparently, George Michael's celebrity still rates pretty high in the U.K., because the British press was all over this. Check out this video of George being swarmed by the media after his hearing . . .)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11070361
SOFIA VERGARA'S BOYFRIEND WAS IN A PRETTY BAD CAR WRECK:
"Modern Family" star SOFIA VERGARA has had a rough couple of days. Her boyfriend, a businessman by the name of Nick Loeb, was in a pretty bad wreck on Monday. --Loeb veered off the road while driving in Los Angeles. There's no word what caused the accident, but he was pretty messed up. --Sofia did Tweet some good news yesterday, though. She said, quote, "Thanks everybody, Nick is doing very good. Pelvic fracture, lots of pain but he is going to be ok. Gracias!!!"
MICHAEL DOUGLAS' EX-WIFE IS STILL SUING HIM, DESPITE HIS CANCER:
Back in June, MICHAEL DOUGLAS' ex-wife Diandra sued him for 50% of whatever he's going to make on the upcoming "Wall Street" sequel. --See, there's a clause in their divorce settlement that gives her half of what he earned for any movies he made while they were together. That includes residuals, merchandising and ancillary rights. -Diandra claims the agreement also covers SEQUELS. And since the original "Wall Street" was made during their marriage, she thinks she gets her 50% on the new one.
-As you've probably heard, Michael announced last week that he has THROAT CANCER. Now, you might think Diandra would be sympathetic to that, and withdraw her lawsuit. But that's not happening.
-She did offer to postpone a hearing that was scheduled for yesterday, but Michael declined. A so-called "source" says, quote, "He wants to get this over with as soon as possible." (--Perhaps that has something to do with the fact that he DOESN'T KNOW HOW MUCH TIME HE HAS LEFT, and he doesn't want to spend it battling his ex-wife in court.) (--Is Diandra being HEARTLESS by not dropping this lawsuit? What if she actually DESERVES THE MONEY . . . which is debatable. But if she really does, should she stick to her guns, or back off out of sympathy and / or respect?)
KIM KARDASHIAN SAYS SHE WOULD DATE JUSTIN BIEBER IF HE WERE OLDER:
Here's some material for Bill O'Reilly's next few shows: KIM KARDASHIAN says she would date JUSTIN BIEBER if he were older. --On last night's "Lopez Tonight", Kim said she'd be up for it if Justin were, quote, "of legal age." --She added, quote, "He definitely has this swag to him." --Kim also defended the photo shoot she did with Justin . . . the one that upset O'Reilly so much in the first place. --She said, quote, "I thought the shoot was all in fun, we had a good time. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion on it."
IS HEIDI MONTAG NEGOTIATING WITH VIVID ENTERTAINMENT???
TMZ claims that HEIDI MONTAG might be ready to jump on board the celebrity sex tape train. --She's supposedly in negotiations now with Vivid Entertainment . . . the porno company that SPENCER PRATT is threatening to sell their sex tapes to. --TMZ says, quote, "Heidi wants [Vivid] to provide her with the sales numbers on Kim Kardashian's sex tape, which was also released through Vivid, because Heidi may be interested in working out a deal." (--Obviously, Heidi will never admit to this . . . so there's no use waiting for the "official word." Even if she signs off on the tape, she'll continue to deny she did . . . even while standing in line at the bank to cash the checks.)
AT LEAST JENNA JAMESON OWNS UP TO HER SMUT:
Say what you want about JENNA JAMESON, but at least she's honest about her smut. She says, quote, "Why do people do porno tapes, sell them, make boatloads of money, then LIE about being victimized? --"I own up to my porn. I don't cry and say my boyfriend stole it."
THE DEATH-PREDICTING CAT IS GETTING ITS OWN MOVIE:
At some point over the past few years, you've probably heard of a cat named Oscar. Oscar lives at a nursing home in Rhode Island, and he has an unusual talent. --He can predict when old people are about to die. (???) --Seriously. Nursing home staff say that Oscar will curl up next to a patient . . . and within a few hours, that patient is no more. --They claim he's correctly predicted 50 deaths like this in five years. (--At least that was the total as of this past February. I couldn't find a more current count.) --Anyway, somebody wrote a book about Oscar called "Making the Rounds with Oscar: The Extraordinary Gift of an Ordinary Cat" . . . and somebody just bought the film rights . . . meaning that there may soon be a movie in the works.
(--You can read more about Oscar here . . .)
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/35179218
JAMES FRANCO IS IN A NEW MOVIE ABOUT THE MOUNTAIN CLIMBER WHO HAD TO CUT OFF HIS OWN ARM:
JAMES FRANCO stars in a new movie called "127 Hours". It's about a mountain climber named ARON RALSTON. --If that name rings a bell, it's because Aron made news all over the world back in 2003, when his arm became trapped by a boulder, and he had to AMPUTATE IT WITH A DULL KNIFE in order to survive. (--There appears to be a little more to the movie than just Aron getting trapped and sawing off his arm. Check out the trailer here . . .)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-3AHv2E5jg
(--"127 Hours" was directed by DANNY BOYLE . . . the man responsible for "Trainspotting", "28 Days Later" and "Slumdog Millionaire". It comes out November 5th.)
WILL ANGELINA JOLIE WRITE AND DIRECT HER OWN MOVIE?
"Us Weekly" claims that ANGELINA JOLIE is going to write and direct her very own movie, for a British company called GK films. --There's no word on a title, but the movie will be a romance set against the Bosnian war of 1992 to 1995. Angelina will NOT act in it, and the cast will mostly be made up of, quote, "various ethnicities of the former Yugoslavia."
WILL JESSICA ALBA STAR IN A NEW "SPY KIDS" MOVIE?
ROBERT RODRIGUEZ is working on a fourth "Spy Kids" movie . . . and JESSICA ALBA is in talks to star in it. (--Robert and Jessica have previously worked together on "Sin City" and the upcoming "Machete".) --She would play a retired spy who gets reactivated. She's also the mother of a baby and two preteen stepchildren. --Those stepchildren will be the NEW Spy Kids. The "kids" from the first three movies aren't exactly kids anymore. ALEXA VEGA turns 22 this week . . . and DARYL SABARA . . . who IS signed on for the fourth flick . . . is 18. (--Vega and Antonio Banderas are also supposed to return. There's no word on anyone else from the previous flicks. Those names include Carla Gugino, Salma Hayek, Emily Osment, Steve Buscemi, Cheech Marin, Danny Trejo, Alan Cumming and "Beavis & Butthead" (slash) "King of the Hill" creator Mike Judge.)
WILL JENNIFER ANISTON FINALLY GIVE UP ROMANTIC COMEDIES?
JENNIFER ANISTON'S latest romantic comedy, "The Switch", earned $8.4 million in its opening weekend. In other words, it was another bomb. --And it sounds like she's finally getting the hint . . . and getting out of the romantic comedy racket. --A so-called "source" says, quote, "Jen thinks she's outgrown these types of movies. They were cute and audiences loved them years ago, but that's not what they want to see . . . or, at least, not with Jen. --"She kind of knew this was coming, but she didn't expect 'The Switch' to do that badly at the box office." --Jen has some stuff lined up that's a little bit off the beaten path for her. In the dark comedy "Horrible Bosses", she plays an oversexed dentist who sexually harasses an employee. --She's also planning on starring in and directing "The Goree Girls" . . . the true story of a female inmates in the 1940s who formed a country and western group. --Then there's "Counter-Clockwise" . . . a movie she plans to direct about a psychologist who "reverses" the aging process by making her patients believe they're younger.
THE LATEST "DANCING WITH THE STARS" RUMORS FEATURE DAVID HASSELHOFF AND MICHAEL BOLTON:
The "Dancing with the Stars" cast will be officially announced during "Bachelor Pad" next Monday night . . . but in the meantime, the rumors continue to roll in. --Here's the latest: RadarOnline.com says that MICHAEL BOLTON . . . who was your mom's favorite singer in the '90s . . . has been in talks to do the show for about a month now. Supposedly, he's pretty excited about doing it. --And "Access Hollywood" claims DAVID HASSELHOFF has signed on. (--Other rumored "stars" include: "Jersey Shore's" Mike "The Situation" . . . "Hills" minx AUDRINA PATRIDGE . . . singer BRANDY . . . and retired NFL quarterback Kurt Warner.)
THE "CBS EVENING NEWS" IS STILL TANKING IN THE RATINGS:
It's been a little while since we've checked in with KATIE COURIC'S "CBS Evening News" ratings. --Well, they still suck. Last week, the show averaged 4.89 million viewers, which is tied for an ALL TIME LOW. (--The "CBS Evening News" also dipped to 4.89 million viewers during a week this past June.) --By comparison, "NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams" averaged 7.42 million viewers last week, and ABC's "World News" attracted 6.51 million viewers.
THE "MISS UNIVERSE PAGEANT" DID AVERAGE IN THE RATINGS:
You can count the number of people who watched Monday night's "Miss Universe Pageant" on 1.2 million hands . . . but if that sounds impressive, it's not. --An estimated 6 million people tuned in . . . so yeah, that's 1.2 million hands, assuming you count thumbs . . . and well, that's pretty average for "Miss Universe" these days. Last year's pageant drew 5.9 million people. (--That would be roughly 11.8 million eyeballs . . . if that makes it sound any more awesome. Either way, let's just move on . . . unless you were one of the contestants, it really isn't important.)
11 MILLION PEOPLE WATCHED BRETT FAVRE'S PRE-SEASON DEBUT:
The "Sunday Night Football" preseason game between the Minnesota Vikings and San Francisco 49ers came in #1 last week, with nearly 11 million people tuning in to watch BRETT FAVRE'S debut. The 49ers beat the Vikings 10 to 15. --Last week's two episodes of "America's Got Talent" rounded out the top three.
WEDNESDAY TV REMINDERS: (--Check your local listings.)
--"Big Brother 12" [Power of Veto competition] . . . 8:00 to 9:00 P.M. on CBS.
--"America's Got Talent" [Results Show] . . . 9:00 to 10:00 P.M. on NBC. (--Five semi-finalists are chosen for the Top 10.)
--"Ghost Hunters" [6th Season Premiere] . . . 9:00 to 10:00 P.M. on Syfy.
--"Criss Angel: Mindfreak" . . . 10:00 to 11:00 P.M. on A&E. (--Criss Angel attempts to set a Guinness World Record for the most people made to "vanish" in one place by shackling 100 randomly picked participants together.)
--"Monsters Inside Me" [2nd Season Finale] . . . 10:00 to 11:00 P.M. on Animal Planet.
--"The Real World: New Orleans" . . . 10:00 to 11:00 P.M. on MTV.
--"Pros vs. Joes" . . . 10:00 to 11:00 P.M. on Spike TV. (--Current and former NFL stars Derrick Brooks, Warrick Dunn and Michael Vick take on the Joes in a three-on-three matchup.)
KATY PERRY SAYS "PEACOCK" IS "THE WORLD'S BIGGEST INNUENDO":
KATY PERRY can't stop talking about her "innuendo"-filled song, "Peacock", which includes the lyric: Quote, "Are you brave enough to let me see your peacock?" --Now, she's calling "Peacock", quote, "the world's biggest innuendo." (???) --Katy adds, quote, "With me there are a lot of double entendres. There's a lot of puns. […] I'm always kind of looking for that one thing that's really normal that you can make twisted." (--Her new album, "Teenage Dream", came out yesterday.)
CHECK OUT VIDEOS OF NICK JONAS . . . AND HIS GRANDPA . . . FALLING DOWN:
The JONAS BROTHERS brought their grandfather onstage during a show in New York over the weekend . . . to give him a cake and wish him a Happy 70th Birthday. --But Grandpa Jonas tried to do some dancing . . . and fell on his backside. (--It's pretty amusing. You can watch him fall backwards at the 1:22 mark in this video . . .)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TYYBPUnwog
--Then . . . at the same show . . . NICK JONAS tripped and fell while fooling around onstage during the encore. (--He falls at the very end of this video . . .)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgIcvuWcorg
(--By the way, if you're a diehard Jonas fan . . . or know someone who is . . . check out the nine-minute video below. It's basically a tour of the Jonases' new house . . . including Nick's bedroom, which has a White House theme.) (--They also visit the old two-bedroom apartment where their family lived before they became famous. Here it is . . .)
http://video.aol.com/aolvideo/null/cambio-goes-home-with-the-jonas-brothers/593415481001
A MICHAEL JACKSON VIDEO GAME WILL HIT STORES IN NOVEMBER:
We finally have some more details on the MICHAEL JACKSON video game we heard about a while back. Here's what we know: --Basically, it sounds similar to "Dance Dance Revolution" . . . in that it'll teach players Michael's dance moves, while tracking players' bodies to rate their progress. --The game . . . called "Michael Jackson: The Experience" will be available for Wii, Xbox 360, PS3, PSP and Nintendo DS sometime in November. (--On each of the larger platforms, the game will utilize some sort of motion-detecting technology.) (--You can find a little more detailed info at MichaelJackson.com, HERE.)
CEE-LO HAS RECORDED A CURSE-FREE VERSION OF "(EFF) YOU":
CEE-LO has recorded a CURSE-FREE version of his new single, "(Eff) You", which has become a SENSATION online. (--The VERY UNCENSORED YouTube version of "(Eff) You" has been seen over 2 MILLION TIMES in five days.) -The clean version will be called "Forget You". Cee-Lo says, quote, "It's pretty close to the original, but not as effective. But it's politically correct." (--It's unclear when it'll be out, but Cee-Lo says he'll be sending it off to radio stations.) --By the way, Cee-Lo says he and DANGER MOUSE will "definitely" record another GNARLS BARKLEY album, but they haven't started it yet.
WHAT'S HAPPENING IN HIP-HOP? NOTHING. ALL WE'VE GOT IS A SOMEWHAT AMUSING PARODY OF EMINEM'S NEW VIDEO:
The hip-hop world is eerily quiet today. There aren't any hot new dis tracks . . . ridiculous beefs . . . rappers saying cool stuff . . . rappers saying stupid stuff . . . rappers getting arrested for carrying around drugs or weapons they don't need . . . . . . and perhaps most surprisingly, DMX hasn't had a run-in with the police . . . (--at least as of late, late last night. Again, with DMX you really have to clarify these things. You never know when he's going to unleash the crazy.) --So all we've got today is this pretty AMAZING parody that someone did of EMINEM and RIHANNA'S new "Love the Way You Lie" video. --It basically turns the song into an elementary school break-up.
(--You can check it out, here . . .)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dNryy5elc8
(--You can revisit the ORIGINAL video . . . starring MEGAN FOX and "Lost" star DOMINIC MONAGHAN . . . below. ***WARNING***: This video contains UNCENSORED PROFANITY. .)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uelHwf8o7_U
NAZZY’S RANDOM STUFF
IF YOU WERE GOING ON A BLIND DATE WITH SOMEONE "FRUGAL," HOW WOULD YOU PICTURE THEM?
With the economy where it is, being frugal with your money seems like a pretty good sign of brains and discipline. But it still isn't SEXY. --ING Direct surveyed 1,000 people and asked: If you were going on a blind date with someone who was described as "frugal," what other words come to mind about that person? --Only 3.7% of people . . . or less than one out of 25 . . . said the word "frugal" makes them think someone's going to be SEXY. --49% of people said the word "frugal" made them think of the word SMART, making it the most common answer. --27% thought of the word STINGY. --And 15% thought of the word BORING. --Men were more likely than women to say that "frugal" makes them think the person is smart . . . 56% to 42%. Women were more likely than men to say frugal makes them think the person is stingy . . . 33% to 20%. --And in a separate survey, eHarmony.com found that people were 25% more likely to get a date if they identified themselves as "savers" and not "spenders." (New York Times)
Judge Elden Fox was supposed to issue some kind of ruling today regarding the LINDSAY LOHAN case. He didn't. --Instead, he just sprung her from rehab. --On Day 23 of what was supposed to be a 90-day stay, Lindsay checked out of UCLA Medical Center yesterday. They rushed her out a backdoor to a waiting vehicle, in order to avoid the media. --It was the doctors at UCLA who told Judge Fox that Lindsay should be released. They decided that Lindsay's addiction and psychiatric problems were not nearly as bad as they've been depicted up to now. --Apparently, a big part of Lindsay's problem was that she was misdiagnosed with ADHD and placed on Adderall . . . which is a powerful stimulant that can have an effect similar to that of METH . . . especially in someone who doesn't need it. --According to RadarOnline.com, Lindsay will continue to receive outpatient treatment two or three times a week at UCLA.
A MAN WITH TWO KNIVES TRIED TO GET INTO PARIS HILTON'S HOUSE YESTERDAY MORNING:
PARIS HILTON awoke at about 6:30 yesterday morning, only to discover a man with TWO KNIVES trying to get into her house. Luckily, he tripped the alarm system, and police got there before he could get in --The perp . . . a 31-year-old man named Nathan Lee Parada . . . was arrested on one count of felony burglary. As of last night, he was being held on $50,000 bail. --Shortly after the incident, Paris Tweeted, quote, "So Scary, just got woken up to a guy trying to break into my house holding 2 big knifes. Cops are here arresting him."
--Her rep said, quote, "Paris is naturally shaken by the events but is unharmed and well. She is very thankful to her security team and the police for their swift and diligent response."
(--Here's footage from a news chopper of Paris walking out onto her balcony wrapped in a blanket .. .)
http://www.ktla.com/videobeta/03fa8e11-a6da-47f7-9659-7bf6f95971ee/News/KTLA-Knife-Wielding-Man-Arrested-Outside-Paris-Hilton-s-Home
(--Paris had an incident at this house before. It was back in 1998, when someone broke in and stole about $2 million worth of stuff.)
GEORGE MICHAEL ADMITS HE WAS HIGH WHEN HE CRASHED HIS CAR INTO A STORE:
GEORGE MICHAEL admitted yesterday that he was HIGH when he crashed his Range Rover into a London storefront last month. --He didn't say it in so many words . . . but he did stand before a judge and plead GUILTY to two charges: Driving under the influence of drugs and possession of marijuana. He'll be sentenced September 14th. --The judge told him this was a, quote, "serious matter" . . . especially given the fact that he's got a similar conviction from three years ago. --He told George that all sentencing options are on the table, including JAIL TIME. --He also suspended George's license for six months . . . although George told him that he'd taken HIMSELF off the road after last month's incident. (--Apparently, George Michael's celebrity still rates pretty high in the U.K., because the British press was all over this. Check out this video of George being swarmed by the media after his hearing . . .)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11070361
SOFIA VERGARA'S BOYFRIEND WAS IN A PRETTY BAD CAR WRECK:
"Modern Family" star SOFIA VERGARA has had a rough couple of days. Her boyfriend, a businessman by the name of Nick Loeb, was in a pretty bad wreck on Monday. --Loeb veered off the road while driving in Los Angeles. There's no word what caused the accident, but he was pretty messed up. --Sofia did Tweet some good news yesterday, though. She said, quote, "Thanks everybody, Nick is doing very good. Pelvic fracture, lots of pain but he is going to be ok. Gracias!!!"
MICHAEL DOUGLAS' EX-WIFE IS STILL SUING HIM, DESPITE HIS CANCER:
Back in June, MICHAEL DOUGLAS' ex-wife Diandra sued him for 50% of whatever he's going to make on the upcoming "Wall Street" sequel. --See, there's a clause in their divorce settlement that gives her half of what he earned for any movies he made while they were together. That includes residuals, merchandising and ancillary rights. -Diandra claims the agreement also covers SEQUELS. And since the original "Wall Street" was made during their marriage, she thinks she gets her 50% on the new one.
-As you've probably heard, Michael announced last week that he has THROAT CANCER. Now, you might think Diandra would be sympathetic to that, and withdraw her lawsuit. But that's not happening.
-She did offer to postpone a hearing that was scheduled for yesterday, but Michael declined. A so-called "source" says, quote, "He wants to get this over with as soon as possible." (--Perhaps that has something to do with the fact that he DOESN'T KNOW HOW MUCH TIME HE HAS LEFT, and he doesn't want to spend it battling his ex-wife in court.) (--Is Diandra being HEARTLESS by not dropping this lawsuit? What if she actually DESERVES THE MONEY . . . which is debatable. But if she really does, should she stick to her guns, or back off out of sympathy and / or respect?)
KIM KARDASHIAN SAYS SHE WOULD DATE JUSTIN BIEBER IF HE WERE OLDER:
Here's some material for Bill O'Reilly's next few shows: KIM KARDASHIAN says she would date JUSTIN BIEBER if he were older. --On last night's "Lopez Tonight", Kim said she'd be up for it if Justin were, quote, "of legal age." --She added, quote, "He definitely has this swag to him." --Kim also defended the photo shoot she did with Justin . . . the one that upset O'Reilly so much in the first place. --She said, quote, "I thought the shoot was all in fun, we had a good time. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion on it."
IS HEIDI MONTAG NEGOTIATING WITH VIVID ENTERTAINMENT???
TMZ claims that HEIDI MONTAG might be ready to jump on board the celebrity sex tape train. --She's supposedly in negotiations now with Vivid Entertainment . . . the porno company that SPENCER PRATT is threatening to sell their sex tapes to. --TMZ says, quote, "Heidi wants [Vivid] to provide her with the sales numbers on Kim Kardashian's sex tape, which was also released through Vivid, because Heidi may be interested in working out a deal." (--Obviously, Heidi will never admit to this . . . so there's no use waiting for the "official word." Even if she signs off on the tape, she'll continue to deny she did . . . even while standing in line at the bank to cash the checks.)
AT LEAST JENNA JAMESON OWNS UP TO HER SMUT:
Say what you want about JENNA JAMESON, but at least she's honest about her smut. She says, quote, "Why do people do porno tapes, sell them, make boatloads of money, then LIE about being victimized? --"I own up to my porn. I don't cry and say my boyfriend stole it."
THE DEATH-PREDICTING CAT IS GETTING ITS OWN MOVIE:
At some point over the past few years, you've probably heard of a cat named Oscar. Oscar lives at a nursing home in Rhode Island, and he has an unusual talent. --He can predict when old people are about to die. (???) --Seriously. Nursing home staff say that Oscar will curl up next to a patient . . . and within a few hours, that patient is no more. --They claim he's correctly predicted 50 deaths like this in five years. (--At least that was the total as of this past February. I couldn't find a more current count.) --Anyway, somebody wrote a book about Oscar called "Making the Rounds with Oscar: The Extraordinary Gift of an Ordinary Cat" . . . and somebody just bought the film rights . . . meaning that there may soon be a movie in the works.
(--You can read more about Oscar here . . .)
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/35179218
JAMES FRANCO IS IN A NEW MOVIE ABOUT THE MOUNTAIN CLIMBER WHO HAD TO CUT OFF HIS OWN ARM:
JAMES FRANCO stars in a new movie called "127 Hours". It's about a mountain climber named ARON RALSTON. --If that name rings a bell, it's because Aron made news all over the world back in 2003, when his arm became trapped by a boulder, and he had to AMPUTATE IT WITH A DULL KNIFE in order to survive. (--There appears to be a little more to the movie than just Aron getting trapped and sawing off his arm. Check out the trailer here . . .)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-3AHv2E5jg
(--"127 Hours" was directed by DANNY BOYLE . . . the man responsible for "Trainspotting", "28 Days Later" and "Slumdog Millionaire". It comes out November 5th.)
WILL ANGELINA JOLIE WRITE AND DIRECT HER OWN MOVIE?
"Us Weekly" claims that ANGELINA JOLIE is going to write and direct her very own movie, for a British company called GK films. --There's no word on a title, but the movie will be a romance set against the Bosnian war of 1992 to 1995. Angelina will NOT act in it, and the cast will mostly be made up of, quote, "various ethnicities of the former Yugoslavia."
WILL JESSICA ALBA STAR IN A NEW "SPY KIDS" MOVIE?
ROBERT RODRIGUEZ is working on a fourth "Spy Kids" movie . . . and JESSICA ALBA is in talks to star in it. (--Robert and Jessica have previously worked together on "Sin City" and the upcoming "Machete".) --She would play a retired spy who gets reactivated. She's also the mother of a baby and two preteen stepchildren. --Those stepchildren will be the NEW Spy Kids. The "kids" from the first three movies aren't exactly kids anymore. ALEXA VEGA turns 22 this week . . . and DARYL SABARA . . . who IS signed on for the fourth flick . . . is 18. (--Vega and Antonio Banderas are also supposed to return. There's no word on anyone else from the previous flicks. Those names include Carla Gugino, Salma Hayek, Emily Osment, Steve Buscemi, Cheech Marin, Danny Trejo, Alan Cumming and "Beavis & Butthead" (slash) "King of the Hill" creator Mike Judge.)
WILL JENNIFER ANISTON FINALLY GIVE UP ROMANTIC COMEDIES?
JENNIFER ANISTON'S latest romantic comedy, "The Switch", earned $8.4 million in its opening weekend. In other words, it was another bomb. --And it sounds like she's finally getting the hint . . . and getting out of the romantic comedy racket. --A so-called "source" says, quote, "Jen thinks she's outgrown these types of movies. They were cute and audiences loved them years ago, but that's not what they want to see . . . or, at least, not with Jen. --"She kind of knew this was coming, but she didn't expect 'The Switch' to do that badly at the box office." --Jen has some stuff lined up that's a little bit off the beaten path for her. In the dark comedy "Horrible Bosses", she plays an oversexed dentist who sexually harasses an employee. --She's also planning on starring in and directing "The Goree Girls" . . . the true story of a female inmates in the 1940s who formed a country and western group. --Then there's "Counter-Clockwise" . . . a movie she plans to direct about a psychologist who "reverses" the aging process by making her patients believe they're younger.
THE LATEST "DANCING WITH THE STARS" RUMORS FEATURE DAVID HASSELHOFF AND MICHAEL BOLTON:
The "Dancing with the Stars" cast will be officially announced during "Bachelor Pad" next Monday night . . . but in the meantime, the rumors continue to roll in. --Here's the latest: RadarOnline.com says that MICHAEL BOLTON . . . who was your mom's favorite singer in the '90s . . . has been in talks to do the show for about a month now. Supposedly, he's pretty excited about doing it. --And "Access Hollywood" claims DAVID HASSELHOFF has signed on. (--Other rumored "stars" include: "Jersey Shore's" Mike "The Situation" . . . "Hills" minx AUDRINA PATRIDGE . . . singer BRANDY . . . and retired NFL quarterback Kurt Warner.)
THE "CBS EVENING NEWS" IS STILL TANKING IN THE RATINGS:
It's been a little while since we've checked in with KATIE COURIC'S "CBS Evening News" ratings. --Well, they still suck. Last week, the show averaged 4.89 million viewers, which is tied for an ALL TIME LOW. (--The "CBS Evening News" also dipped to 4.89 million viewers during a week this past June.) --By comparison, "NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams" averaged 7.42 million viewers last week, and ABC's "World News" attracted 6.51 million viewers.
THE "MISS UNIVERSE PAGEANT" DID AVERAGE IN THE RATINGS:
You can count the number of people who watched Monday night's "Miss Universe Pageant" on 1.2 million hands . . . but if that sounds impressive, it's not. --An estimated 6 million people tuned in . . . so yeah, that's 1.2 million hands, assuming you count thumbs . . . and well, that's pretty average for "Miss Universe" these days. Last year's pageant drew 5.9 million people. (--That would be roughly 11.8 million eyeballs . . . if that makes it sound any more awesome. Either way, let's just move on . . . unless you were one of the contestants, it really isn't important.)
11 MILLION PEOPLE WATCHED BRETT FAVRE'S PRE-SEASON DEBUT:
The "Sunday Night Football" preseason game between the Minnesota Vikings and San Francisco 49ers came in #1 last week, with nearly 11 million people tuning in to watch BRETT FAVRE'S debut. The 49ers beat the Vikings 10 to 15. --Last week's two episodes of "America's Got Talent" rounded out the top three.
WEDNESDAY TV REMINDERS: (--Check your local listings.)
--"Big Brother 12" [Power of Veto competition] . . . 8:00 to 9:00 P.M. on CBS.
--"America's Got Talent" [Results Show] . . . 9:00 to 10:00 P.M. on NBC. (--Five semi-finalists are chosen for the Top 10.)
--"Ghost Hunters" [6th Season Premiere] . . . 9:00 to 10:00 P.M. on Syfy.
--"Criss Angel: Mindfreak" . . . 10:00 to 11:00 P.M. on A&E. (--Criss Angel attempts to set a Guinness World Record for the most people made to "vanish" in one place by shackling 100 randomly picked participants together.)
--"Monsters Inside Me" [2nd Season Finale] . . . 10:00 to 11:00 P.M. on Animal Planet.
--"The Real World: New Orleans" . . . 10:00 to 11:00 P.M. on MTV.
--"Pros vs. Joes" . . . 10:00 to 11:00 P.M. on Spike TV. (--Current and former NFL stars Derrick Brooks, Warrick Dunn and Michael Vick take on the Joes in a three-on-three matchup.)
KATY PERRY SAYS "PEACOCK" IS "THE WORLD'S BIGGEST INNUENDO":
KATY PERRY can't stop talking about her "innuendo"-filled song, "Peacock", which includes the lyric: Quote, "Are you brave enough to let me see your peacock?" --Now, she's calling "Peacock", quote, "the world's biggest innuendo." (???) --Katy adds, quote, "With me there are a lot of double entendres. There's a lot of puns. […] I'm always kind of looking for that one thing that's really normal that you can make twisted." (--Her new album, "Teenage Dream", came out yesterday.)
CHECK OUT VIDEOS OF NICK JONAS . . . AND HIS GRANDPA . . . FALLING DOWN:
The JONAS BROTHERS brought their grandfather onstage during a show in New York over the weekend . . . to give him a cake and wish him a Happy 70th Birthday. --But Grandpa Jonas tried to do some dancing . . . and fell on his backside. (--It's pretty amusing. You can watch him fall backwards at the 1:22 mark in this video . . .)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TYYBPUnwog
--Then . . . at the same show . . . NICK JONAS tripped and fell while fooling around onstage during the encore. (--He falls at the very end of this video . . .)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgIcvuWcorg
(--By the way, if you're a diehard Jonas fan . . . or know someone who is . . . check out the nine-minute video below. It's basically a tour of the Jonases' new house . . . including Nick's bedroom, which has a White House theme.) (--They also visit the old two-bedroom apartment where their family lived before they became famous. Here it is . . .)
http://video.aol.com/aolvideo/null/cambio-goes-home-with-the-jonas-brothers/593415481001
A MICHAEL JACKSON VIDEO GAME WILL HIT STORES IN NOVEMBER:
We finally have some more details on the MICHAEL JACKSON video game we heard about a while back. Here's what we know: --Basically, it sounds similar to "Dance Dance Revolution" . . . in that it'll teach players Michael's dance moves, while tracking players' bodies to rate their progress. --The game . . . called "Michael Jackson: The Experience" will be available for Wii, Xbox 360, PS3, PSP and Nintendo DS sometime in November. (--On each of the larger platforms, the game will utilize some sort of motion-detecting technology.) (--You can find a little more detailed info at MichaelJackson.com, HERE.)
CEE-LO HAS RECORDED A CURSE-FREE VERSION OF "(EFF) YOU":
CEE-LO has recorded a CURSE-FREE version of his new single, "(Eff) You", which has become a SENSATION online. (--The VERY UNCENSORED YouTube version of "(Eff) You" has been seen over 2 MILLION TIMES in five days.) -The clean version will be called "Forget You". Cee-Lo says, quote, "It's pretty close to the original, but not as effective. But it's politically correct." (--It's unclear when it'll be out, but Cee-Lo says he'll be sending it off to radio stations.) --By the way, Cee-Lo says he and DANGER MOUSE will "definitely" record another GNARLS BARKLEY album, but they haven't started it yet.
WHAT'S HAPPENING IN HIP-HOP? NOTHING. ALL WE'VE GOT IS A SOMEWHAT AMUSING PARODY OF EMINEM'S NEW VIDEO:
The hip-hop world is eerily quiet today. There aren't any hot new dis tracks . . . ridiculous beefs . . . rappers saying cool stuff . . . rappers saying stupid stuff . . . rappers getting arrested for carrying around drugs or weapons they don't need . . . . . . and perhaps most surprisingly, DMX hasn't had a run-in with the police . . . (--at least as of late, late last night. Again, with DMX you really have to clarify these things. You never know when he's going to unleash the crazy.) --So all we've got today is this pretty AMAZING parody that someone did of EMINEM and RIHANNA'S new "Love the Way You Lie" video. --It basically turns the song into an elementary school break-up.
(--You can check it out, here . . .)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dNryy5elc8
(--You can revisit the ORIGINAL video . . . starring MEGAN FOX and "Lost" star DOMINIC MONAGHAN . . . below. ***WARNING***: This video contains UNCENSORED PROFANITY. .)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uelHwf8o7_U
NAZZY’S RANDOM STUFF
IF YOU WERE GOING ON A BLIND DATE WITH SOMEONE "FRUGAL," HOW WOULD YOU PICTURE THEM?
With the economy where it is, being frugal with your money seems like a pretty good sign of brains and discipline. But it still isn't SEXY. --ING Direct surveyed 1,000 people and asked: If you were going on a blind date with someone who was described as "frugal," what other words come to mind about that person? --Only 3.7% of people . . . or less than one out of 25 . . . said the word "frugal" makes them think someone's going to be SEXY. --49% of people said the word "frugal" made them think of the word SMART, making it the most common answer. --27% thought of the word STINGY. --And 15% thought of the word BORING. --Men were more likely than women to say that "frugal" makes them think the person is smart . . . 56% to 42%. Women were more likely than men to say frugal makes them think the person is stingy . . . 33% to 20%. --And in a separate survey, eHarmony.com found that people were 25% more likely to get a date if they identified themselves as "savers" and not "spenders." (New York Times)
WHETHER YOU HAVE SEX ON THE FIRST DATE, OR SEX AFTER YOUR WEDDING, IT DOESN'T AFFECT THE QUALITY OF YOUR RELATIONSHIP:
It turns out that casual sex might NOT be a plague ruining the youth of America and keeping them from achieving happiness and true love. --Anthony Paik is a sociologist at the University of Iowa. He just finished up a study that compared the quality of long-term relationships between couples who started off hooking up, versus couples who waited a while to have sex. --And he found that . . . there's really NO DIFFERENCE. If you meet someone and have sex that night, then start getting serious after a month of random casual sex, you're no worse off than a couple that held off on sex until their wedding night. --Anthony says, "We didn't see much evidence that relationships were lower quality because they started off as hook-ups . . . it's possible for true love to emerge if things start off when people become sexually involved and then build a relationship." --Paik found that the lowest quality relationships happen when two people are hooking up and at least one of them has ZERO interest in things ever becoming serious. Then, in the end, the relationship doesn't turn out so well. --But as long as both people start hooking up with a thought in the back of their mind that it COULD end up being a serious relationship, things can turn out great. (Jezebel)
ACCORDING TO A NEW POLL, THE BEST NAME TO CALL BOOBS IS . . . BOOBS:
Guys LOVE coming up with new terms for women's breasts. I'm guessing that's why the website jezebel.com took a poll to come up with our favorite all-time term. But strangely, the winner was . . . boobs. --Just plain-old, middle-aged-Dads-goofing-off-at-the-barbecue "boobs." And they won by a MASSIVE margin, with 47% of the vote. The next runner-up was . . . a word we can't say on-air that rhymes with 'Ritz.' That got 23% of the vote. --Some of the other popular terms were: Knockers . . . chesticles . . . "the girls" . . . jubblies . . . ta-tas . . . and rack. --And some of the less popular submissions in the poll were: Sack of angry rabbits . . . womanly protuberances . . . "Thelma and Louise" . . . nortons (???) . . . and "Tweety and Sylvester." (Jezebel)
NEW JERSEY IS SPRAYING ITS LANDFILLS WITH A SPECIAL FRAGRANCE TO COVER UP THEIR HORRIBLE SMELL:
New Jersey is starting to smell WAY too much like trash. And that's not the setup to a "Jersey Shore" joke. Literally, the state smells like garbage. --It's especially bad at the Middlesex County Landfill in East Brunswick, New Jersey. More than 1,000 TONS of garbage is dumped there every day, and the people in the area say the smell has reached the point of being unbearable. --So New Jersey decided to do what the people of New Jersey do when THEY smell bad: Spray on some cologne or perfume. --The Middlesex County Utilities Authority (MCUA) has started using a flatbed truck with nozzles attached to spray a special FRAGRANCE on the landfill. It's a soapy spray that has a light citrus scent. --The director of the MCUA says, quote, "It has a pleasant, showery smell. It's not offensive and it's not overpowering. It's a light scent." --So far the residents in nose-shot have given the plan mixed reviews. While some of them say the garbage smell has been cut down, others say it's still as BRUTAL as ever. --Jerri Shink lives near the landfill in East Brunswick. She says, quote, "We go to the grocery store and my son tells people 'We live in the stinkiest part of town.' You can't open a window. At times it will permeate the walls." (Newark Star-Ledger)
IF YOU VOLUNTEER AND DO A LOT OF GOOD DEEDS . . . YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY WILL QUICKLY GROW TO HATE YOU:
I'm not saying you should think twice before you volunteer to deliver meals to the elderly, or serve food at a soup kitchen. Just know that all that good karma doesn't come without a price. --Your lazier, more selfish friends and family are going to see you doing all those good deeds . . . and they're going to start HATING YOU for it. --A series of studies at Washington State University found that people who do a lot of nice, generous or charitable things become ALIENTATED from other people. --And that's even if you do things FOR those people, like giving them random gifts or volunteering to help them move before they even ask. --The main reason is that your friends and family feel GUILTY because of all your selfless work . . . and they think you're making them LOOK BAD. (Daily Mail)
A GUY SAVES A BOY FROM DROWNING . . . AND GETS ARRESTED BECAUSE OF AN OUTSTANDING WARRANT:
This is one straight out of the "No Good Deed Goes Unpunished" file. --Two weeks ago, a 15-year-old boy was trying to swim across Detroit Lake in Oregon when he started struggling . . . and then slipped under the water. A guy on the shore saw him drowning, swam out to him, pulled him to shore, and saved his life. --The man told the cops his name was Craig Hemengway, and in a news release, the local sheriff's office, quote, "applauded [him for his] heroic action." --And that was that . . . until Craig's 81-year-old grandma read about the story in the paper, and saw that "33-year-old Craig Hemengway of Portland, Oregon" was credited with saving the boy's life. --She wrote to the newspaper to tell them they had it wrong . . . it wasn't Craig Hemengway, it was Erik Hemenway. And the paper forwarded that info on to the police, so they could correct their records. --And that's when the cops realized Erik had given them a fake name. And he had a good reason: There's been a WARRANT out for his arrest for the past five years. --In 2005, Erik was busted for drunk driving and fleeing the scene. He only paid about half his fines, so the warrant was issued. --The Mario County Sheriff's Department asked Erik to come forward . . . but they say they're being patient with him because of his heroic efforts to save the boy's life.
(KATU 2 - Portland)
A FEDERAL COURT RULES THAT OLD FOLKS DON'T HAVE THE RIGHT TO DEMAND "I DON'T WANT A BLACK NURSE":
Bad news, super racist elderly people: If you're dying at your old folks home and a black nurse is the only staff member around . . . even though you don't like black people, she's going to go ahead and save your life anyway. --Until now . . . she actually couldn't. --Back in 1987, Congress took steps to reform nursing homes so the elderly wouldn't be abused. That was a good thing. --But a bad side effect was that patients got SO many rights that they could legally discriminate against the staff based on race. If a patient said, "no black nurses," then black nurses wouldn't be able to help them. --And since there's no racism like old person racism . . . a lot of them took advantage of that. According to nursing home industry experts, there's racial tension between patients and staff in virtually every state in the country. --Finally, the courts have stepped in and ruled that this is DISCRIMINATION. A federal court ruled that the caregivers' civil rights are being violated when patients refuse to let them do their jobs. --Patients are still allowed to refuse treatment from caregivers of the opposite sex . . . the court ruled that that's in their rights based on privacy issues. (Yahoo News)
YOU THOUGHT YOUR COMMUTE WAS BAD
China worked Tuesday to unclog the world’s longest traffic jam, stretching from Beijing to the northern province of Inner Mongolia. The 60-mile backup on the country’s main north-south highway was being shifted to a parallel road, but that road was also experiencing a slowdown. The backup was caused by thousands of trucks bringing coal and perishable goods into Beijing. As a result of the overload, trucks were crawling along at approximately 2 miles per day. The massive traffic jam sent entrepreneurs onto the highway to sell fruit, nuts, water and instant noodles to stranded truck drivers who passed the time playing cards.
NAZZY’S SILLY VIDEOS OF THE DAY
#1.) A GUY CRASHED HIS CAR GOING 100 MILES AN HOUR . . . AND SURVIVED:
A 19-year-old crashed his car going 100 miles an hour just outside Dayton, Ohio, on Monday. His car hit the median, sailed up into the air like he'd gone off a ramp, hit the pillar of an overpass, and broke into three pieces. -The driver was ejected from the car, but somehow he survived. And he passed a cop RIGHT BEFORE the crash, so the dash cam footage is all over the Internet. (--Search for "100 mph car crash Ohio." The crash happens at :18.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unz3tznUNHc
#2.) A SKYDIVER GOT SNAGGED ON A FLAGPOLE AT A BASEBALL GAME:
The U.S. Army parachute team 'The Golden Knights' landed at a Texas Rangers game yesterday, but one of them got stuck on a flagpole, and had to cut himself down. --Search for "Golden Knights Rangers video." Here's cell phone footage, and a news report that includes a close-up shot. In the first video, it happens at 1:10.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dST6zVY5Pzg
http://www.myfoxdfw.com/dpp/news/weird/082410-skydiver-stuck-on-pole-at-rangers-game
#3.) A MODEL PLANE COLLIDED WITH A REAL PLANE IN MID-AIR:
Two weekends ago, a remote-control plane and a REAL plane collided at a small airport 20 miles north of Denver, Colorado. The model plane had a wingspan of about six feet, but luckily the real plane blew right through it and no one was hurt. -Now the FAA is investigating, and there's cell phone footage of it online. (--Search for "biplane destroys R.C. plane mid-air." It happens at :37.)
http://www.break.com/index/biplane-destroys-rc-plane-in-mid-air
It turns out that casual sex might NOT be a plague ruining the youth of America and keeping them from achieving happiness and true love. --Anthony Paik is a sociologist at the University of Iowa. He just finished up a study that compared the quality of long-term relationships between couples who started off hooking up, versus couples who waited a while to have sex. --And he found that . . . there's really NO DIFFERENCE. If you meet someone and have sex that night, then start getting serious after a month of random casual sex, you're no worse off than a couple that held off on sex until their wedding night. --Anthony says, "We didn't see much evidence that relationships were lower quality because they started off as hook-ups . . . it's possible for true love to emerge if things start off when people become sexually involved and then build a relationship." --Paik found that the lowest quality relationships happen when two people are hooking up and at least one of them has ZERO interest in things ever becoming serious. Then, in the end, the relationship doesn't turn out so well. --But as long as both people start hooking up with a thought in the back of their mind that it COULD end up being a serious relationship, things can turn out great. (Jezebel)
ACCORDING TO A NEW POLL, THE BEST NAME TO CALL BOOBS IS . . . BOOBS:
Guys LOVE coming up with new terms for women's breasts. I'm guessing that's why the website jezebel.com took a poll to come up with our favorite all-time term. But strangely, the winner was . . . boobs. --Just plain-old, middle-aged-Dads-goofing-off-at-the-barbecue "boobs." And they won by a MASSIVE margin, with 47% of the vote. The next runner-up was . . . a word we can't say on-air that rhymes with 'Ritz.' That got 23% of the vote. --Some of the other popular terms were: Knockers . . . chesticles . . . "the girls" . . . jubblies . . . ta-tas . . . and rack. --And some of the less popular submissions in the poll were: Sack of angry rabbits . . . womanly protuberances . . . "Thelma and Louise" . . . nortons (???) . . . and "Tweety and Sylvester." (Jezebel)
NEW JERSEY IS SPRAYING ITS LANDFILLS WITH A SPECIAL FRAGRANCE TO COVER UP THEIR HORRIBLE SMELL:
New Jersey is starting to smell WAY too much like trash. And that's not the setup to a "Jersey Shore" joke. Literally, the state smells like garbage. --It's especially bad at the Middlesex County Landfill in East Brunswick, New Jersey. More than 1,000 TONS of garbage is dumped there every day, and the people in the area say the smell has reached the point of being unbearable. --So New Jersey decided to do what the people of New Jersey do when THEY smell bad: Spray on some cologne or perfume. --The Middlesex County Utilities Authority (MCUA) has started using a flatbed truck with nozzles attached to spray a special FRAGRANCE on the landfill. It's a soapy spray that has a light citrus scent. --The director of the MCUA says, quote, "It has a pleasant, showery smell. It's not offensive and it's not overpowering. It's a light scent." --So far the residents in nose-shot have given the plan mixed reviews. While some of them say the garbage smell has been cut down, others say it's still as BRUTAL as ever. --Jerri Shink lives near the landfill in East Brunswick. She says, quote, "We go to the grocery store and my son tells people 'We live in the stinkiest part of town.' You can't open a window. At times it will permeate the walls." (Newark Star-Ledger)
IF YOU VOLUNTEER AND DO A LOT OF GOOD DEEDS . . . YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY WILL QUICKLY GROW TO HATE YOU:
I'm not saying you should think twice before you volunteer to deliver meals to the elderly, or serve food at a soup kitchen. Just know that all that good karma doesn't come without a price. --Your lazier, more selfish friends and family are going to see you doing all those good deeds . . . and they're going to start HATING YOU for it. --A series of studies at Washington State University found that people who do a lot of nice, generous or charitable things become ALIENTATED from other people. --And that's even if you do things FOR those people, like giving them random gifts or volunteering to help them move before they even ask. --The main reason is that your friends and family feel GUILTY because of all your selfless work . . . and they think you're making them LOOK BAD. (Daily Mail)
A GUY SAVES A BOY FROM DROWNING . . . AND GETS ARRESTED BECAUSE OF AN OUTSTANDING WARRANT:
This is one straight out of the "No Good Deed Goes Unpunished" file. --Two weeks ago, a 15-year-old boy was trying to swim across Detroit Lake in Oregon when he started struggling . . . and then slipped under the water. A guy on the shore saw him drowning, swam out to him, pulled him to shore, and saved his life. --The man told the cops his name was Craig Hemengway, and in a news release, the local sheriff's office, quote, "applauded [him for his] heroic action." --And that was that . . . until Craig's 81-year-old grandma read about the story in the paper, and saw that "33-year-old Craig Hemengway of Portland, Oregon" was credited with saving the boy's life. --She wrote to the newspaper to tell them they had it wrong . . . it wasn't Craig Hemengway, it was Erik Hemenway. And the paper forwarded that info on to the police, so they could correct their records. --And that's when the cops realized Erik had given them a fake name. And he had a good reason: There's been a WARRANT out for his arrest for the past five years. --In 2005, Erik was busted for drunk driving and fleeing the scene. He only paid about half his fines, so the warrant was issued. --The Mario County Sheriff's Department asked Erik to come forward . . . but they say they're being patient with him because of his heroic efforts to save the boy's life.
(KATU 2 - Portland)
A FEDERAL COURT RULES THAT OLD FOLKS DON'T HAVE THE RIGHT TO DEMAND "I DON'T WANT A BLACK NURSE":
Bad news, super racist elderly people: If you're dying at your old folks home and a black nurse is the only staff member around . . . even though you don't like black people, she's going to go ahead and save your life anyway. --Until now . . . she actually couldn't. --Back in 1987, Congress took steps to reform nursing homes so the elderly wouldn't be abused. That was a good thing. --But a bad side effect was that patients got SO many rights that they could legally discriminate against the staff based on race. If a patient said, "no black nurses," then black nurses wouldn't be able to help them. --And since there's no racism like old person racism . . . a lot of them took advantage of that. According to nursing home industry experts, there's racial tension between patients and staff in virtually every state in the country. --Finally, the courts have stepped in and ruled that this is DISCRIMINATION. A federal court ruled that the caregivers' civil rights are being violated when patients refuse to let them do their jobs. --Patients are still allowed to refuse treatment from caregivers of the opposite sex . . . the court ruled that that's in their rights based on privacy issues. (Yahoo News)
YOU THOUGHT YOUR COMMUTE WAS BAD
China worked Tuesday to unclog the world’s longest traffic jam, stretching from Beijing to the northern province of Inner Mongolia. The 60-mile backup on the country’s main north-south highway was being shifted to a parallel road, but that road was also experiencing a slowdown. The backup was caused by thousands of trucks bringing coal and perishable goods into Beijing. As a result of the overload, trucks were crawling along at approximately 2 miles per day. The massive traffic jam sent entrepreneurs onto the highway to sell fruit, nuts, water and instant noodles to stranded truck drivers who passed the time playing cards.
NAZZY’S SILLY VIDEOS OF THE DAY
#1.) A GUY CRASHED HIS CAR GOING 100 MILES AN HOUR . . . AND SURVIVED:
A 19-year-old crashed his car going 100 miles an hour just outside Dayton, Ohio, on Monday. His car hit the median, sailed up into the air like he'd gone off a ramp, hit the pillar of an overpass, and broke into three pieces. -The driver was ejected from the car, but somehow he survived. And he passed a cop RIGHT BEFORE the crash, so the dash cam footage is all over the Internet. (--Search for "100 mph car crash Ohio." The crash happens at :18.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unz3tznUNHc
#2.) A SKYDIVER GOT SNAGGED ON A FLAGPOLE AT A BASEBALL GAME:
The U.S. Army parachute team 'The Golden Knights' landed at a Texas Rangers game yesterday, but one of them got stuck on a flagpole, and had to cut himself down. --Search for "Golden Knights Rangers video." Here's cell phone footage, and a news report that includes a close-up shot. In the first video, it happens at 1:10.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dST6zVY5Pzg
http://www.myfoxdfw.com/dpp/news/weird/082410-skydiver-stuck-on-pole-at-rangers-game
#3.) A MODEL PLANE COLLIDED WITH A REAL PLANE IN MID-AIR:
Two weekends ago, a remote-control plane and a REAL plane collided at a small airport 20 miles north of Denver, Colorado. The model plane had a wingspan of about six feet, but luckily the real plane blew right through it and no one was hurt. -Now the FAA is investigating, and there's cell phone footage of it online. (--Search for "biplane destroys R.C. plane mid-air." It happens at :37.)
http://www.break.com/index/biplane-destroys-rc-plane-in-mid-air
#4.) A RACE HORSE NAMED "MY WIFE KNOWS EVERYTHING" BEAT A HORSE NAMED "THE WIFE DOESN'T KNOW":
At a horse race in New Jersey over the weekend, a horse named "My Wife Knows Everything" beat a horse named "The Wife Doesn't Know," and the video of it is hilarious because the announcer yells their names over and over again. (--Search for "horse race wife doesn't know wife knows everything." They start to take the lead around 1:30.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVMY-VX7NyA
#5.) THE GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK MADE A HILARIOUS FREUDIAN SLIP WHEN TALKING ABOUT OBAMA'S "RACE TO THE TOP" CONTEST:
There's a government program called "Race to the Top" where states compete for federal education money, and yesterday New York Governor DAVID PATERSON held a press conference to announce they were one of the winners. --Only, instead of calling the contest the "Race to the Top," he called it the "Race to the word-that-rhymes-with-Tock." (--Search for "New York schools win Obama's 'Race to the Cock'". He says it at :06. Watch the woman on his left try to keep a straight face afterwards . . .)
http://gawker.com/5621043/new-york-schools-win-obamas-race-to-the-cock
#6.) A REPUBLICAN PRIMARY DEBATE MENTIONED 'SNOOKI':
During a "lightning round" at the New York Republican Primary debate on Monday, the candidates were asked if they knew who 'Snooki' from "Jersey Shore" was. Just like OBAMA was asked on "The View". And, like Obama, they both said no. (--Search for "America's New 'Snooki' litmus test." It happens at 3:20.)
http://gawker.com/5620931/americas-new-snooki-litmus-test
#7.) IT'S THE LIL' TMZ PLAYSET'!
Cracked.com has a spoof of TMZ where they advertise 'The Lil' TMZ Playset.' It's a set of cameras and recorders for kids, so they can catch their parents in embarrassing situations, like "Daddy's Drugged Daze" and "Mommy's Upskirt Surprise." (--Search for "It's the Lil' TMZ Playset!")
http://www.cracked.com/video_18211_its-lil-tmz-playset21.html
FIVE WAYS TO HELP YOUR KIDS DO WELL IN SCHOOL:
No pressure here, but how your kids do in school influences their self-esteem, their future job prospects, and their financial success. And if you really want your kids to do well, you can't just rely on their teachers. --So here are five ways YOU can help your kids do better in school . . .
#1.) MAKE SURE THEY GET ENOUGH SLEEP. A recent study showed that missing just one hour of sleep a night can lower a child's cognitive ability by almost TWO YEARS. --In other words, a NINTH-grader who gets six hours of sleep instead of seven will only perform at a SEVENTH-grade level the next day. --So when they go to bed, make sure that they actually GO TO SLEEP, and that they're not playing games on the computer or watching TV. 62% of kids admit to using their cell phones in bed, and their parents have no idea.
#2.) DON'T WORRY TOO MUCH ABOUT GRADES. Researchers at Columbia University found that it's better to concentrate on how HARD your kids are working, NOT how high their grades are. -The study showed that if you praise kids for how much they study, they're more likely to grow up thinking anything's possible if they just try hard enough.
#3.) RESPECT THEIR LEARNING STYLE. Just because YOU studied in complete silence doesn't mean your kids have to. Children learn in different ways. So if they want to listen to their iPods and do their homework in bed, let them.
--But when they're using their computer, just make sure they REALLY ARE studying, not talking to their friends online.
#4.) HAVE DINNER TOGETHER. According to a recent study, kids get better grades if they sit down for dinner with their family on a regular basis. --And they're also less likely to abuse drugs or develop an eating disorder.
#5.) DON'T STRESS THEM OUT. Fighting in front of your kids REALLY DOES affect them. Research shows that family-induced stress can lower a child's ability to learn for up to two days after the incident. --So, arguing in front of your kids on a Wednesday night can affect how they do on FRIDAY'S test. (GALTime.com)
SITE FOR SORE EYES:
www.lamebook.com
Lamebook is a fun humor blog that allows visitors to share and marvel at the funny, ridiculous, and outright crazy posts that can be found on your favorite social networking site. The website documents user-submitted content that ranges from family members sharing too much personal information to cringe-worthy conversations between lovers.
TOP 5 WORST FAST FOOD KIDS MEALS
The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine has released its Top 5 Worst Fast Food Kids Meals, and McDonald’s tops the list. The group says the Mighty Kids Meal, which consists of a double cheeseburger, fries and chocolate milk, contains 840 calories and 37 grams of fat. The Top 5 Worst Fast Food Kids Meals:
1. McDonald’s Mighty Kids Meal: Double Cheeseburger, French fries, and chocolate milk, 840 calories; 37 grams of fat.
2. Wendy’s Kids’ Meal: Chicken Sandwich, French fries, and chocolate Frosty, 770 calories; 34 grams of fat.
3. KFC Kids Meal: Popcorn chicken, potato wedges, string cheese, and soda, 800 calories; 1,800 milligrams of sodium.
4. A&W Kids Meal: Cheeseburger, French fries, and soda, 780 calories; 9 grams of saturated fat.
5. Burger King’s BK Kids Meal: Breakfast muffin sandwich meal, 95 milligrams of cholesterol; exceeds recommended limit on sodium intake.
At a horse race in New Jersey over the weekend, a horse named "My Wife Knows Everything" beat a horse named "The Wife Doesn't Know," and the video of it is hilarious because the announcer yells their names over and over again. (--Search for "horse race wife doesn't know wife knows everything." They start to take the lead around 1:30.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVMY-VX7NyA
#5.) THE GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK MADE A HILARIOUS FREUDIAN SLIP WHEN TALKING ABOUT OBAMA'S "RACE TO THE TOP" CONTEST:
There's a government program called "Race to the Top" where states compete for federal education money, and yesterday New York Governor DAVID PATERSON held a press conference to announce they were one of the winners. --Only, instead of calling the contest the "Race to the Top," he called it the "Race to the word-that-rhymes-with-Tock." (--Search for "New York schools win Obama's 'Race to the Cock'". He says it at :06. Watch the woman on his left try to keep a straight face afterwards . . .)
http://gawker.com/5621043/new-york-schools-win-obamas-race-to-the-cock
#6.) A REPUBLICAN PRIMARY DEBATE MENTIONED 'SNOOKI':
During a "lightning round" at the New York Republican Primary debate on Monday, the candidates were asked if they knew who 'Snooki' from "Jersey Shore" was. Just like OBAMA was asked on "The View". And, like Obama, they both said no. (--Search for "America's New 'Snooki' litmus test." It happens at 3:20.)
http://gawker.com/5620931/americas-new-snooki-litmus-test
#7.) IT'S THE LIL' TMZ PLAYSET'!
Cracked.com has a spoof of TMZ where they advertise 'The Lil' TMZ Playset.' It's a set of cameras and recorders for kids, so they can catch their parents in embarrassing situations, like "Daddy's Drugged Daze" and "Mommy's Upskirt Surprise." (--Search for "It's the Lil' TMZ Playset!")
http://www.cracked.com/video_18211_its-lil-tmz-playset21.html
FIVE WAYS TO HELP YOUR KIDS DO WELL IN SCHOOL:
No pressure here, but how your kids do in school influences their self-esteem, their future job prospects, and their financial success. And if you really want your kids to do well, you can't just rely on their teachers. --So here are five ways YOU can help your kids do better in school . . .
#1.) MAKE SURE THEY GET ENOUGH SLEEP. A recent study showed that missing just one hour of sleep a night can lower a child's cognitive ability by almost TWO YEARS. --In other words, a NINTH-grader who gets six hours of sleep instead of seven will only perform at a SEVENTH-grade level the next day. --So when they go to bed, make sure that they actually GO TO SLEEP, and that they're not playing games on the computer or watching TV. 62% of kids admit to using their cell phones in bed, and their parents have no idea.
#2.) DON'T WORRY TOO MUCH ABOUT GRADES. Researchers at Columbia University found that it's better to concentrate on how HARD your kids are working, NOT how high their grades are. -The study showed that if you praise kids for how much they study, they're more likely to grow up thinking anything's possible if they just try hard enough.
#3.) RESPECT THEIR LEARNING STYLE. Just because YOU studied in complete silence doesn't mean your kids have to. Children learn in different ways. So if they want to listen to their iPods and do their homework in bed, let them.
--But when they're using their computer, just make sure they REALLY ARE studying, not talking to their friends online.
#4.) HAVE DINNER TOGETHER. According to a recent study, kids get better grades if they sit down for dinner with their family on a regular basis. --And they're also less likely to abuse drugs or develop an eating disorder.
#5.) DON'T STRESS THEM OUT. Fighting in front of your kids REALLY DOES affect them. Research shows that family-induced stress can lower a child's ability to learn for up to two days after the incident. --So, arguing in front of your kids on a Wednesday night can affect how they do on FRIDAY'S test. (GALTime.com)
SITE FOR SORE EYES:
www.lamebook.com
Lamebook is a fun humor blog that allows visitors to share and marvel at the funny, ridiculous, and outright crazy posts that can be found on your favorite social networking site. The website documents user-submitted content that ranges from family members sharing too much personal information to cringe-worthy conversations between lovers.
TOP 5 WORST FAST FOOD KIDS MEALS
The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine has released its Top 5 Worst Fast Food Kids Meals, and McDonald’s tops the list. The group says the Mighty Kids Meal, which consists of a double cheeseburger, fries and chocolate milk, contains 840 calories and 37 grams of fat. The Top 5 Worst Fast Food Kids Meals:
1. McDonald’s Mighty Kids Meal: Double Cheeseburger, French fries, and chocolate milk, 840 calories; 37 grams of fat.
2. Wendy’s Kids’ Meal: Chicken Sandwich, French fries, and chocolate Frosty, 770 calories; 34 grams of fat.
3. KFC Kids Meal: Popcorn chicken, potato wedges, string cheese, and soda, 800 calories; 1,800 milligrams of sodium.
4. A&W Kids Meal: Cheeseburger, French fries, and soda, 780 calories; 9 grams of saturated fat.
5. Burger King’s BK Kids Meal: Breakfast muffin sandwich meal, 95 milligrams of cholesterol; exceeds recommended limit on sodium intake.
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