Hollywood Dirt Overflow (8-30-10)

PARIS HILTON HAS BEEN ARRESTED FOR COCAINE POSSESSION:

PARIS HILTON was arrested in Las Vegas Friday night for COCAINE POSSESSION. --Police pulled over a black Escalade on the Las Vegas strip shortly before midnight, after they saw what they thought was POT SMOKE billowing out of the windows. --Paris was inside the car, and her boyfriend Cy Waits was driving. Police allegedly found cocaine in Paris' purse, and hauled her in on a possession charge. Cy was booked for DUI. --Here's how they found the coke: Police say that Paris asked to go inside the Wynn hotel, which they were in front of at the time . . . for privacy. --She went to grab some lip balm out of her purse, and out fell, quote, "a bindle of cocaine in a small plastic bag." (--A bindle is a little envelope you make by folding a piece of paper.) Police said it was a SMALL amount. --Paris was released three hours later. At about 5:00 A.M. Saturday morning, she Tweeted, quote, "In bed watching 'Family Guy'. Love this show! So hilarious! Stewie is my favorite :) love his accent." --There's no word when Cy was released. But he was given another "release" . . . when he was FIRED FROM HIS JOB. --Cy Waits and his twin brother had just been hired this past Wednesday to head up nightclub operations for the Wynn. But Cy got CANNED shortly after his arrest. --Not surprisingly, Paris' attorney is trying to downplay her arrest. --He says, quote, "This matter will be dealt with in the courts, not in the media, and I encourage people not to rush to judgment until all of the facts have been dealt with in a court of law." --And then there's this: Paris allegedly told the cops the cocaine wasn't hers . . . and neither was the purse. Supposedly, she borrowed a friend's purse at the last minute, because hers didn't match her outfit. --As you may recall, Paris used the "It wasn't mine" excuse when she got busted for pot possession at the World Cup in South Africa. She claimed the weed belonged to someone else in her entourage . . . and it WORKED. --Paris also got caught with pot this summer on the French island of Corsica. And she wasn't charged there, either. --Here's an interesting aside: The local NBC affiliate says that Paris was offered limo service for the night, but she turned it down, saying, quote, "My boyfriend will drive me."
(--here's some VERY UNINTERESTING video of the traffic stop . . .)
http://www.tmz.com/2010/08/28/paris-hilton-arrested-cocaine-las-vegas-photo/


LADY GAGA SAYS PARIS HILTON IS NOT AN ARTIST:

LADY GAGA went to high school with PARIS HILTON. But according to Gaga, that's where the comparisons end. She says, quote, "I don't see Paris as an artist. --"I was the smart, studious theater and music student. I didn't hang out with all the popular blonde girls. I wasn't blonde really until I was 20 years old." (--I doubt that IT'S ON between Paris and Gaga now. Because I can't imagine Gaga said anything here that Paris would disagree with. I mean, if Paris actually does believe she's an artist, she needs a SERIOUS reality check.)


PARIS HILTON'S BOYFRIEND HELD HER INTRUDER AT GUNPOINT:

When police arrested that guy who tried to break into PARIS HILTON'S house last week, they had some help. --Paris' boyfriend, Cy Waits, was actually holding the guy at gunpoint when they arrived. --He apparently saw the guy staring at Paris through one of her windows and sprang into action. --A so-called "source" said, quote, "He told the prowler to get on the ground and then kicked the knives away. He had him at gunpoint until the police arrived." --By the way . . . E! Online says the suspect, Nathan Lee Parada, found Paris' house on one of those maps of celebrities' homes that you can buy all around L.A.


GEORGE MICHAEL IS GETTING DRUG COUNSELING:

After pleading guilty to driving under the influence of THE WACKY WEED, GEORGE MICHAEL has revealed that he's getting drug counseling. --George actually checked himself into a clinic for a 14-day detox program, and now he's getting outpatient treatment several times a week. --He issued a statement saying, quote, "Personal problems which I had tried to deal with myself had clearly got the better of me, and I am sorry that my pride has prevented me from seeking help before now. --"I would also like to express my thanks to those whose discretion allowed me to begin this process in private, which has helped me greatly." --George was arrested last month after smashing his Range Rover into a storefront in London.


FANTASIA BARRINO SEEMS TO THINK SOMEONE ELSE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR HER SUICIDE ATTEMPT:

FANTASIA BARRINO performed a surprise mini-concert at a Las Vegas nightclub on Friday night. And she seemed to be of the opinion that someone else was responsible for an entire bottle of pills making its way down her throat earlier this month. --She told the crowd, quote, "They thought I was finished, they thought I was done, they counted me out. But I will never, ever stop, I don't care what nobody say about me." --She added, quote, "Don't let your haters stop you. Don't let nobody stand in the way of your destiny." (--Here's video . . .) http://www.tmz.com/videos?autoplay=true&mediaKey=4c7c942c-fc3d-434f-bd38-e003b1921bb7
--By the way . . . RadarOnline.com is claiming that Fantasia has been FETUSED by her married boyfriend, Antwaun Cook.


WHOOPI GOLDBERG HAD TO LEAVE THE "SISTER ACT" PLAY IN LONDON AFTER HER MOTHER SUFFERED A STROKE:

WHOOPI GOLDBERG was playing Mother Superior in a stage version of the movie "Sister Act" in London. But she had to fly home on Friday, after her mother suffered a stroke. --There's no official word on her condition, but unnamed sources say it was a pretty severe stroke. (--Whoopi starred in the two "Sister Act" movies back in the 1990s as Deloris van Cartier (slash) Sister Mary Clarence. Maggie Smith, whom your kids know as Professor McGonagall in the "Harry Potter" flicks, played Mother Superior.) --Whoopi is still scheduled to be on the panel when "The View" returns for its 14th season on Tuesday, September 7th.


USHER DOESN'T REGRET HIS MARRIAGE:

USHER'S marriage to TAMEKA FOSTER didn't survive. But he doesn't regret it. --He says, quote, "I appreciate the relationship for what it was. Even though it didn't work out, I'm glad we got together. I love her as the mother of my children; we just couldn't be married." --Usher says the relationship started going south after the birth of their second child, when they started disagreeing on everything from parenting style to Usher's busy schedule. --He says, quote, "We're two different people, and we have two different goals. It just was never going to work out 100%." (--Usher and Tameka have two kids . . . 2-year-old Usher the 5th and 1-year-old Naviyd.)


NICK CANNON SAYS MARIAH CAREY WILL BE "THE BEST MOM":

Still no word on MARIAH CAREY'S alleged pregnancy. But NICK CANNON is still dancing around the issue. --He tells "People" magazine, quote, "She's very nurturing. She's nurturing with me and makes me breakfast at anytime and that's my favorite food. It would be like 3 o'clock in the morning and she will still make me waffles. She'll be the best mom."


"THE LAST EXORCISM" AND "TAKERS" EACH MADE $21 MILLION:

Early estimates show "The Last Exorcism" narrowly beating out the new CHRIS BROWN movie "Takers", with just over $21 million. That may change when the official numbers are released later today, as a mere $300,000 separates the two films.

--Here are the Top 10 movies . . .

1.) (NEW) "The Last Exorcism", $21.3 million
2.) (NEW) "Takers", $21 million
3.) "The Expendables", $9.5 million (--Up to $82 million in its 3rd week.)


"TOY STORY 3" HAS MADE $1 BILLION WORLDWIDE:

"Toy Story 3" was already the most successful animated film of all time coming into this past weekend. And now, it has hit another milestone. It just crossed the $1 BILLION mark worldwide. --Since TIM BURTON'S "Alice In Wonderland" hit that plateau earlier this summer, Disney now claims to be the first studio in history to have TWO movies do it in a single year. --Only seven movies in history have crossed the $1 billion threshold. Disney is responsible for one more of them: "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest". --The others are "The Dark Knight", "The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King", "Titanic" and "Avatar".

JAMES CAMERON DOESN'T LIKE PEOPLE BUYING DVDS:

When the jazzed-up version of "Avatar" hits DVD and Blu-ray in November, DON'T BUY it. JAMES CAMERON doesn't want you to. --Okay, he didn't exactly say that. But he might as well have. --Cameron's not a big fan of DVDs because they're BAD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT. --He says, quote, "DVDs are wasteful . . . It's a consumer product like any consumer product. I think ultimately we're going to bypass a physical medium and go directly to a download model and then it's just bits moving in the system. --"And then the only impact to the environment is the power it takes to run the computers, run the devices. I think that we're not there yet, but we're moving that direction." --He adds, quote, "When I do my next film, we're going to go much farther than we did in terms of running a green set." (--In the meantime, "Avatar" comes out in November on DVD and Blu-ray. And the 3D version is due out next year.)


THE EMMYS

"MAD MEN" AND "MODERN FAMILY" TOOK TOP HONORS AT LAST NIGHT'S EMMYS:

"Mad Men" and "Modern Family" were big winners at last night's Emmys . . . taking Best Drama and Best Comedy, respectively. Meanwhile, "Lost" was COMPLETELY SHUT OUT in its final season. --It was also a disappointing night for "Glee", which walked away with TWO awards, despite being the most-nominated series going into the night. (--with 19 nominations.) --The amazing JANE LYNCH won Best Supporting Actress . . . and thanked her WIFE during her acceptance speech. The show also won a directing award. --For "Mad Men", it was the third consecutive win for Best Drama. Meanwhile, another AMC series, "Breaking Bad", swept the Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor categories, thanks to BRYAN CRANSTON and AARON PAUL. --"Modern Family" won SIX awards . . . including those Creative Arts Emmys that were given out last week. That was the most for any network series. Its only acting award was ERIC STONESTREET'S win for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy. --There was a big upset in the race for Outstanding Reality Competition. "The Amazing Race" . . . which had won the award for SEVEN STRAIGHT YEARS . . . lost out to "Top Chef". --Sadly, "The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien" did NOT win Outstanding Variety, Musical or Comedy Series . . . which is what the ENTIRE WORLD was hoping for. --Instead, Emmy voters made the very uninspired choice of giving it to "The Daily Show" for the EIGHTH straight time. (--Which robbed us of whatever Conan might have said during his acceptance speech.) --Host JIMMY FALLON did get in a jab at the whole "Tonight Show" mess at the beginning of the show. --Describing NBC's decision to give him the hosting gig, he said, quote, "NBC asking the host of a late-night show to come to L.A. to host a different show, what could possibly go wrong?" --Fallon did a good job hosting . . . although the high point was the opening musical number, which included the cast of "Glee", JORGE GARCIA from "Lost", TINA FEY, JON HAMM from "Mad Men", JOEL MCHALE from "Community" . . . --. . . RANDY JACKSON, KATE GOSSELIN . . . and, because she's in everything else, BETTY WHITE. (--Here's the end part of it . . .)
http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2010/08/video-jimmy-fallon-joins-glee-club-spectacular-opening-emmys
--Another fun moment was RICKY GERVAIS goofing on the name BUCKY GUNTS. Bucky was a nominee for his work directing the Winter Olympics in Vancouver. --Ricky joked, quote, "I didn't know you could say that on television." Then he added, quote, "Let's face it, we're all Bucky Gunts here." (--Bucky WON, by the way.)
(--You can grab the COMPLETE list of Emmy winners from both last night . . . and the more technical, "Creative Arts Emmys", which taped last weekend, and aired this past Friday night on E! . . . at the Emmys site, here . . .)
http://www.emmys.tv/awards/primetime-emmy-awards/62nd-primetime-emmy-awards


"AMERICAN IDOL" IS STILL CHASING AFTER ELTON JOHN:

Officially, "American Idol" is expected to announce its judges for next season sometime soon after Labor Day weekend. But unofficially, it sounds like everything we've heard over the past few weeks may not be as final as it has seemed. --That's because "Idol" executive producer NIGEL LYTHGOE is apparently STILL hoping to land ELTON JOHN to anchor the panel. --Nigel tells Deadline.com, quote, "I must say, I really do love Elton John. He's a huge favorite of mine." However, he did add that Elton's stacked schedule is, quote, "always the problem." --But Nigel did suggest that something could happen IF Elton was willing to work with them. He said, quote, "It depends on whether [he] wants to give back." --But just to be clear, nothing between Elton and "Idol" is coming together yet. Just a few weeks ago, Elton's publicist told Deadline.com, quote, "There's more chance of me (effing) you than Elton being on 'Idol'." (!!!) --In another interview . . . when asked about the status of rumored judges STEVEN TYLER and JENNIFER LOPEZ . . . Nigel said, quote, "All the seats are open." --But that's not supposed to be a comment on RANDY JACKSON, who IS signed through next season . . . because Nigel later clarified, quote, "Randy's still there." --And in yet another interview, Nigel said, quote, "[All] negotiations are still ongoing . . . the candidates for judges, they have other commitments [we'll have to work around]."




IS SIMON COWELL THE REASON WHY ELLEN DEGENERES QUIT "IDOL"?

"American Idol" executive producer NIGEL LYTHGOE may be presiding over a JUDGE MESS right now . . . but if he had his way, he would've liked to have kept ELLEN DEGENERES. --Ellen quit "Idol" last month, and Nigel . . . even though he wasn't with the show last season . . . thinks SIMON COWELL may have had something to do with it. --Nigel says, quote, "I'm sorry she's gone. […] She wasn't given a fair opportunity. Ellen was constantly apologizing and overwhelmed, I think, by Simon. There was no chemistry between she and the rest of the panel, but to my mind it wasn't her fault. --"She was misused. And I'm sorry that turned out to be the case."


JOEY LAWRENCE WAS HURT ON SET . . . BY A SCRIPT:

First, JOEY LAWRENCE shaved off his GORGEOUS hair . . . apparently because he wanted to "move on" from his old, teen idol days . . . and now, his BEAUTIFUL brown eyes have been damaged. At least, temporarily. --Check this out: Joey was hanging out on the set of his new ABC Family sitcom "Melissa & Joey" last week . . . when he was accidentally hit in the face by a script. The papers got him directly in the eye . . . and he suffered a, quote, "ripped cornea." --He went to a doctor, but he'll be fine. In fact, he's probably back at work by now.


MONDAY TV REMINDERS: (--Check your local listings.)

--"Bachelor Pad" . . . 8:00 to 10:00 P.M. on ABC. (--Tom Bergeron will be announcing this season's "Dancing with the Stars" cast.)

--"Huge" [1st Season Finale] . . . 9:00 to 10:00 P.M. on ABC Family.

--"The Closer" . . . 9:00 to 10:00 P.M. on TNT. (--Gary Cole plays a military liaison officer who interferes with Brenda's investigation into the shooting deaths of three soldiers who had just returned home from Afghanistan.) (--Kyra Sedgwick just won Best Actress in a Drama Series for "The Closer" at last night's Emmy Awards.)

--"WWE Raw" . . . 9:00 to 11:00 P.M. on USA. (--This is its 900th episode.)

--"Aftermath with William Shatner" . . . 10:00 to 11:00 P.M. on Bio. (--William Shatner interviews Sara Weaver, daughter of white separatist Randy Weaver, about the siege in Ruby Ridge, Idaho that took the lives of her mother and brother.)

--"Dance Your Ass Off" [2nd Season Finale] . . . 10:00 to 11:00 P.M. on Oxygen.

--"The Real Housewives of New Jersey" [Reunion Part 1] . . . 10:00 to 11:15 P.M. on Bravo.

--"Warren the Ape" [1st Season Finale] . . . 10:30 to 11:00 P.M. on MTV.


JUSTIN BIEBER IS SICK!!!

JUSTIN BIEBER came down with some sort of illness last Friday. But don't worry, your girls already know about it. He announced it to the world on Twitter. He said, quote, "[I've] been super sick lately but u guys are carrying me." -"I'm getting rest right now and trying to recover from the not so good news from the doctor . . . I'm gonna be OK just need 2 rest, but I wanted all of u 2 know I never want to let any of u down. Ever. I really appreciate all the kind words. This really sucks." --The "I never want to let any of you down" part was probably about a concert he canceled over the weekend. He was supposed to perform at the New York State Fair last night . . . but now, it's been rescheduled for this Wednesday night. (--Assuming he's better by then, I guess. By the way, there's no word on what Justin's got. Anyone know if he's had the Chicken Pox yet???) --Meanwhile, the not-always-reliable British press is reporting that Justin is being considered for a so-called "reboot" of the "Back to the Future" franchise. (--I'm sure I don't need to tell you, but that definitely SHOULDN'T happen.) --Justin, of course, is being considered for the lead role . . . which was played by MICHAEL J. FOX in the original movies . . . assuming that the casting people find that he's, quote, "capable of acting at that level."


GUNS N' ROSES WERE LATE FOR A FESTIVAL GIG IN BRITAIN . . . AND HAD THE POWER TURNED OFF ON THEM:

GUNS 'N ROSES are irritating Britain with their tardiness. --On Friday night, Guns showed up an hour late to their gig at Britain's Reading Festival. Before they went on, the promoters warned them that they were dealing with a curfew, but apparently the band just ignored them. --Guns were allowed to play 30 minutes past the curfew . . . but during their encore, when they were playing "Paradise City" . . . they had the power shut off on them. -At that point, AXL ROSE pulled out a megaphone and blasted the promoters . . . and said that they would be canceling a gig that was scheduled for last night at Britain's Leeds festival, because it was being promoted by the same people. (--Here's a video of the aftermath. Some fans booed . . . others wanted to ROCK. ***WARNING***: This clip contains a lot of UNCENSORED PROFANITY.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOpEiwl99ts
--But as it turned out, Guns DID show at Leeds . . . a half-hour late, of course. --When they came out for the encore at that show, Axl said, quote, "We would like to play a few more songs for you tonight. But someone is telling us the show's over. This war ain't over yet." --Axl wrapped up his set, and told the crowd, quote, "Be safe getting out of here. And for the problems with the promoters, (eff) you."


DOES MADONNA WANT TO TOUR WITH LADY GAGA?

This comes to us from the often NOT reliable "News of the World" tabloid . . . but it would be pretty epic if it happened, so we thought we'd toss it out there. --Supposedly, MADONNA wants to tour with LADY GAGA, because she's, quote, "absolutely obsessed with [her]." --A so-called "source" says, quote, "She thinks she is the most cutting-edge star to come out of pop in ages and desperately wants to work with her. Basically Gaga can name her price."


LIL WAYNE IS A DIEHARD TENNIS FAN . . . APPARENTLY:

LIL WAYNE wrote a hand-written letter to "Sports Illustrated" to give his predictions for Tennis' U.S. Open, which kicks off today and runs through September 12th. --Yes. Lil Wayne is a huge tennis fan . . . apparently. --In the letter, he explains that his love affair with tennis began after he "tried to play" and found it, quote, "unbelievably difficult." (???) He adds that ANDRE AGASSI was, quote, "like a pop star when I was a kid." -His favorite players right now are VENUS and SERENA WILLIAMS . . . MARIA SHARAPOVA and RAFAEL NADAL. --And Wayne is not only rooting for Nadal to win the U.S. Open, which he'll have to follow from Rikers Island prison . . . he's predicting Nadal will, quote, "win it all." His pick on the women's side is KIM CLIJSTERS. (--Pronounced KLEYE-sters.) (--Wayne does say that he's only picking Kim because Serena Williams was forced to withdraw due to a foot injury.) (--If you'd like to see Wayne showing off all of his tennis knowledge, you can check out his entire letter, here . . .)
http://us-open-tennis.si.com/2010/08/27/lil-wayne-backs-nadal-clijsters-in-u-s-open/


KANYE WEST SAYS HE WILL DO A JOINT ALBUM WITH JAY-Z:

KANYE WEST says that he and JAY-Z will release a five-song joint album called "Watch the Throne". --Kanye made the announcement on Twitter . . . so there aren't many more details beyond that. As for WHEN it could come out, Kanye merely said that they're, quote, "about to drop" it. (--This is just a guess, but the songs could be released as part of Kanye's new "Good Fridays" thing, where he releases a new track . . . by him or someone else . . . every Friday through his Twitter account.)



NAZZY’S RANDOM STUFF

A WOMAN TRIED TO SMUGGLE A BABY TIGER OUT OF THAILAND BY PUTTING IT IN A SUITCASE WITH A STUFFED TOY TIGER:

Baby tigers are absolutely adorable. Sure, they have the potential to MAUL and KILL you at any given moment . . . but look at their little stripes! --Last week, 31-year-old Piyawan Palasarn of Bangkok, Thailand, was busted trying to smuggle a baby tiger cub out of the country . . . by flying to IRAN and checking the tiger in her suitcase. -To get away with it, she drugged him so he wouldn't move a lot . . . and put a stuffed TOY tiger in the suitcase with him. --But her suitcase was overweight, and officials at the airport in Bangkok decided to X-ray it to see what was going on. And obviously, the X-ray showed a live animal moving around inside. --Piyawan was arrested and charged with illegal wildlife smuggling. She could get up to four years in prison. --She was trying to smuggle the tiger to Iran, where it could've pulled in $3,200 on the black market. Turns out exotic pets are really popular in Iran. --Experts say the cub probably would've died on the flight . . . he was dehydrated when they found him, and several hours in the air could've killed him. He was taken to a wildlife preserve in Bangkok where he's recovering. (Associated Press)
(--Here's a news report that shows the tiger cub in the suitcase . . .)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tI8H091-TvI


IT'S NOT A MAN'S FAULT IF HE CHECKS OUT A WOMAN . . . HIS BRAIN DOES IT BEFORE HE CAN TELL IT NOT TO:

This is VERY big news for men . . . and you should probably have this defense ready to go for the rest of your life. When you're with your girlfriend or wife, a woman walks by, and you look her up and down like a raging pervert . . . IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT. --According to a book called "The Male Brain" by a neuropsychiatrist named Louann Brizendine, men CAN'T HELP IT when they check out women. The area of a man's brain that controls sexual pursuit is 250% larger than a woman's . . . and it's FAST, too. --When a woman walks by, within a fifth of a second you're checking her out and sizing up whether she's hot or not . . . and that's faster than your conscious mind can tell you "Don't check her out or you're going to get yelled at for an hour." (Toronto Star)


MARRIED PEOPLE ACTUALLY *DON'T* BECOME MORE ALIKE OVER TIME . . . EXCEPT WHEN IT COMES TO THEIR TEMPERS:

You know how people say that married couples start morphing into the same person over time? Well, according to a new study, that's MOSTLY not true. --Researchers at the Minnesota Center for Twin and Family Research found that there's only ONE way that married couples evolve to become similar: If one person's got a TEMPER . . . the other person eventually develops one too. --Other than that, people keep their own personalities, no matter how long they're married. The reason people THINK married couples become similar is ACTUALLY because most people choose a spouse who's already a lot like them. --A guy named Mikhila Humbad led the study, and he says the temper thing makes sense, quote, "If one person is violent, the other person may respond in a similar fashion and thus become more aggressive over time." (AOL Health)


30% OF PARENTS THINK THAT PLAYING WITH THEIR KIDS IS "BORING":

I know that playing peek-a-boo with your kid for seven hours isn't exactly riveting . . . even though the kid thinks it's the most fascinating game in the world. But still . . . isn't bonding with him the most fulfilling experience of your entire life? --Apparently . . . not. According to a survey by Disney, 30% of mothers and fathers say that playing with their kids is, quote, "BORING." --The survey also found that 55% of kids ages five to 15 wish their parents would spend more time playing with them . . . and 89% of kids would rather play with their parents than play computer or video games. (The Independent)


WHAT TEN DOG BREEDS ARE THE SMARTEST?

Billy Rafferty is a dog expert who put together this list of the 10 SMARTEST breeds of dogs. So, ya know, if your dog's ever feeling insecure about his brains because he just barked at his own reflection, maybe this list will help his self-esteem.

#10.) Australian Cattle Dog
#9.) Rottweiler
#8.) Papillion
#7.) Labrador Retriever
#6.) Shetland Sheepdog
#5.) Doberman Pinscher
#4.) Golden Retriever
#3.) German Shepherd
#2.) Poodle
#1.) Border Collie
(PawNation)


CHECK OUT THIS NEW MUG . . . WITH A BUILT-IN SLOT TO HOLD YOUR COOKIES:

This is definitely one of those inventions that makes you say: How the hell did it take so long for someone to think of this? A British company called Mocha is selling a mug that has a slot in the bottom . . . to hold your COOKIES. --It's called the Dunk Mug and sells for $22 at Mocha.uk.com. (Jezebel) (--You can purchase one here . . .)
http://www.mocha.uk.com/shop/index.cgi?command=moreinfo&search=DS01


NAZZYS SILLY VIDEOS OF THE DAY

#1.) HERE'S A WENDY'S TRAINING VIDEO THAT FEATURES A SONG CALLED "HOT DRINKS":

In the '90s, Wendy's made a horrible training video that featured a cheesy song called "Hot Drinks". (--Search for "Wendy's Hot Drinks song.")
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdcySIs2CQ8


#2.) THE MAYOR OF WINNIPEG ACCIDENTALLY KICKED A KID IN THE FACE DURING A CHARITY SOCCER MATCH:

Sam Katz, the Mayor of Winnipeg, was taking part in a charity soccer match last week, and he accidentally kicked a kid in the FACE. The kid was fine, but the best part was when the announcer said, quote, "He's booted him in the face in an election year."
(--Search for "Winnipeg mayor soccer kick video.")
http://www.break.com/index/winnipeg-mayor-kicks-kid-in-face


#3.) HERE'S A FOUL-MOUTHED 7-YEAR-OLD GIRL TRASH-TALKING DURING AN ONLINE VIDEO GAME:

When you play video games online, you can wear a headset and actually talk to the person you're playing. Some people like to trash-talk and scream at each other, and there's a video on YouTube of a foul-mouthed 7-YEAR-OLD GIRL doing it.
(--Search for "7-year-old girl trash talking Call Of Duty PS3.")
(--WARNING!!! This video is LOADED with profanity including repetitive use of the the F-word and N-word.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBsxGepJGe0


#4.) AND NOW . . . "THE PERFECT GIRLFIEND":

If you never saw it, there's an Australian ad for Jim Beam from a few years ago that features the "Perfect Girlfriend". She likes chubby guys who watch a lot of football and go to strip clubs. (--Search for "Jim Beam the girlfriend video.")
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xETFkI1NswY


#5.) MEET KEITH STONE . . . HE'S SO SMOOTH. ALWAYS:

If you haven't seen it yet, there's a new ad campaign for Keystone Light that's pretty funny. It features a guy named "Keith Stone" . . . and he's "ALWAYS SMOOTH". (--Search for "Keith Stone Keystone Light." Here are both commercials, and the Keith Stone Facebook page.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLStB-0K-jQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqPX12_tVL8&NR=1
http://www.facebook.com/KeystoneLight?v=app_113067875386306


SIX PHRASES YOU'RE SAYING WRONG:

99% of Americans over the age of 15 can read and write. But a lot of us still haven't MASTERED the English language. Here are six phrases people say wrong on a daily basis . . .

#1.) "I COULD CARE LESS." What you mean is, you "COULDN'T" care less. You're saying you already DON'T care about something SO MUCH that it's impossible to care less about it.

#2.) "MANO-E-MANO." It's "mano-A-mano," but you shouldn't even say THAT unless you're either talking about bullfighting . . . which is where the term originated . . . or you're talking about getting into a physical fight with someone. --In Spanish, "mano-a-mano" literally means "hand-to-hand" . . . as in, hand-to-hand combat.

#3.) "LESS THAN." If you're talking about a specific number of things, you should say "FEWER THAN." So . . . when you're using Twitter, your Tweets have to be "140 characters or FEWER," not "140 characters or less."

#4.) "HONE IN." It's HOME IN, like a homing pigeon. "Hone" . . . with an N . . . means "to sharpen." So saying you "honed in" on something doesn't really make sense. But you COULD say a pitcher is "honing his skills" in the minor leagues.

#5.) "I'LL TRY AND MAKE IT." You can SAY this one and get away with it, because most people won't even notice it's wrong. But when you're WRITING it, you should never say you'll "TRY AND" do anything. You "TRY TO" do things.
#6.) SUPPOSABLY. You should almost always say SUPPOSEDLY. Supposably IS a word. It means "conceivably." But 99% of the time, that's not what you mean. (Reader's Digest)