HOLLYWOOD DIRT OVERFLOW (10-20-10)
DID SAMANTHA RONSON BREAK UP CHRISTINA AGUILERA'S MARRIAGE?
Everyone knows CHRISTINA AGUILERA has a thing for the ladies. Whether she was acting on it during her marriage to Jordan Bratman has yet to be proven. --But a so-called "source" close to Christina says that a major factor in their breakup was Christina's, quote, "close emotional friendship" with LINDSAY LOHAN'S ex, SAMANTHA RONSON. --The source says, quote, "Christina's been friends with Sam for a while, like they all went to Cabo in September with Nicole Richie, but they were hanging out a lot more in recent months, and they created a new posse of girls that Christina hung out with. --"It started to be really frustrating for Jordan, that she had this relationship with these girls, but particularly this close one with Sam." --Meanwhile . . . another source says Christina and Jordan broke up because Christina's big musical comeback was such a bomb . . . quote, "She feels that Jordan held her back when she wanted to focus more on her career."
DID LADY GAGA AND HER BOYFRIEND HAVE A COMMITMENT CEREMONY?
LADY GAGA and her boyfriend, Luc Carl, may have taken their relationship to the next level. Italy's "Grazia" magazine says that they had a, quote, "spiritual commitment ceremony" last week on the Greek island of Crete. --All that means is that they exchanged hand-written vows saying they're, quote, "committed to each other and want to spend the rest of their lives together." --They plan to get married . . . but not until they have time to plan a big, Italian wedding. --For the record, Gaga's rep says this story is, quote, "completely untrue."
TOM BOSLEY . . . MR. CUNNINGHAM ON "HAPPY DAYS" . . . HAS PASSED AWAY:
The world has lost another one of its most treasured sitcom parents. TOM BOSLEY died yesterday of a staph infection following a battle with lung cancer. He was 83. --Bosley was, of course, Mr. Cunningham on "Happy Days" . . . a sitcom about the 1950s that ran from 1974 to 1984. --He followed that up by playing a crime-solving priest in "The Father Dowling Mysteries", from 1987 to 1991. --He was also a frequent guest on ANGELA LANSBURY'S "Murder, She Wrote". (--That OTHER sitcom parent we just lost would be BARBARA BILLINGSLEY . . . the mom on "Leave It To Beaver". That show not only took place in the 1950s . . . it actually AIRED in the 1950s.) --Bosley is survived by his second wife, whom he married in 1980. His first wife died in 1978. He also has a daughter. --Here's what some of Bosley's "Happy Days" co-stars had to say . . .
--HENRY WINKLER . . . a.k.a. Fonzie . . . said, quote, "I'm in shock, I really am. I spoke to him just a few weeks ago and he seemed to be getting his strength back." --He added, quote, "We were a make-believe family for 10 years, and like a real family for over 30. He will be so, so missed."
--SCOTT BAIO . . . Chachi . . . said, quote, "He was like everybody's father on 'Happy Days'. --"He was a good guy and he helped us all within the business and in terms of business. He was a professional and funny guy. I miss him."
--Then there's RON HOWARD . . . who played Bosley's son, Richie Cunningham. He said, quote, "I'm so saddened by the loss of our wonderful Tom Bosley. --"Remarkable on so many levels, Tom's insight, talent, strength of character and comic timing made him a vital central figure in the 'Happy Days' experience. --"A great father and husband, and a wonderful artist, Tom lead by example, and made us all laugh while he was doing it . . . I miss him already."
--And MARION ROSS . . . who played his wife, Marion Cunningham . . . said, quote, "He was my husband of 11 years and the father of the company in many ways. --"He was so smart, he could make up a new end to fix a scene on the spot. We made a perfect couple. I played piccolo to his tuba." (--That sounds mildly sexual, which is cool.) (???)
(--Here's some TBT . . . Tom Bosley Trivia, that is . . . Tom's voice was often confused with that of fellow actor DAVID DOYLE.)
(--So when producers cast David in "Charlie's Angels", they purposely named his character BOSLEY. Sadly, David won't be commenting on Tom Bosley's death, since David himself died back in 1997.)
JEAN-CLAUDE VAN DAMME SUFFERED A MINOR HEART ATTACK:
JEAN-CLAUDE VAN DAMME suffered a minor heart attack last week . . . after arriving in New Orleans to film his latest movie. --Van Damme . . . who just turned 50 on Monday . . . was briefly hospitalized, then flew home to Belgium to recover. --Reached for comment, his rep would only say, quote, "He is okay."
JUSTIN BIEBER'S ALLEGED ASSAULT VICTIM HAS FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT:
The father of the 12-year-old boy who CLAIMS that JUSTIN BIEBER punched him during a game of laser tag has filed a formal complaint with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. (--I'm no legal expert, but what this means to me is that we can expect a LAWSUIT. The only problem is, if the Mounties investigate and decide Justin DIDN'T punch the kid . . . that would probably HURT their chances in court.)
"GLEE’S" LEA MICHELE IS PROUD SHE NEVER GOT A NOSE JOB:
"Glee" star LEA MICHELE has a nose that'll never get her invited to a Mel Gibson barbecue . . . if you know what I mean and I think you do . . . but she's PROUD she never let a plastic surgeon near it. --She tells "GQ" magazine, quote, "I was one of the only girls in my high school that didn't get one. And if anybody needed it, I probably did. --"But my mom always told me, growing up, 'Barbra Streisand didn't get a nose job. You're not getting a nose job.' And I didn't. (Eff) those people. --"That's why I'm proud to be on a positive show and to be a voice for girls and say, 'You don't need to look like everybody else. Love who you are.'"
KRISTEN STEWART WENT INTO A STRIP CLUB TO RESEARCH A ROLE . . . AND THEY OFFERED HER A JOB:
In her upcoming movie, "Welcome to the Rileys", KRISTEN STEWART plays a teen runaway who becomes a stripper. --The movie was shot in New Orleans . . . and Kristen decided to do a little research one day by visiting one of the city's many fine gentlemen's clubs with the director and costume designer. --Club personnel apparently didn't recognize her, because she says, quote, "I was, like, straight-up offered a job."
A WOMAN FROM THE MOVIE "GONE BABY GONE" HAS BEEN ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH A BURGLARY IN THE BOSTON AREA:
A 35-year-old woman who appeared in BEN AFFLECK'S movie "Gone Baby Gone" has been arrested for taking part in a burglary in Quincy, Massachusetts. --JILL QUIGG . . . who played Dottie in the movie . . . was booked on charges of breaking and entering, larceny and wanton destruction of property, along with her 28-year-old male accomplice. --They pleaded not guilty and were released on their own recognizance. --Someone called police this past Friday to report that Quigg and her friend had broken into the apartment. Police found the two suspects not far from the place . . . but they tried to lie their way out of getting arrested. --They said they saw a BLACK MAN break into the place and steal a 32-inch flat-screen TV and a new computer printer. So they chased the guy. He got away, but he had to drop his loot in order to do so. --So Quigg and her friend grabbed the stolen stuff . . . and for some reason, decided to STORE IT AT HER HOUSE instead of returning it to apartment it was taken from. --Obviously, police didn't buy it . . . and they had several eyewitnesses who saw Quigg and her friend commit the robbery. So they cuffed them. --Quigg has a history of drug problems . . . so the judge ordered her to enter a treatment program and abstain from drugs and alcohol. --Quigg had never acted before snagging her role in "Gone Baby Gone". Affleck cast her after she approached him during a shoot.
DOES THE OCTOMOM STILL HAVE 29 FROZEN EMBRYOS?
In an interview back in January, "Octomom" NADYA SULEMAN said that she had used up all her frozen embryos. But she may have lied. --The California Board of Medical Examiners is currently debating whether or not to revoke the license of Nadya's fertility doctor, Michael Kamrava. And in a hearing on Monday, another doctor testified that Nadya still has 29 embryos frozen and potentially ready to go. --Nadya's octuplets were the result of the implantation of 12 embryos . . . which is a pretty outrageous number. Dr. Kamrava's critics say it was dangerous and a violation of national standards of care. (--Nadya hasn't indicated that she plans on USING those embryos. But the fact that she lied about them is a little scary. So I say DESTROY THEM NOW, just in case.)
LINDSAY LOHAN HAS A HEARING ON FRIDAY . . . AND HER LEGAL TEAM IS AFRAID SHE'LL BE SENT BACK TO JAIL:
LINDSAY LOHAN will be in court Friday to answer for her failed drug test. And her legal team is starting to worry that she's going to be sent back to jail. --E! Online says that Lindsay's attorney, Shawn Chapman Holley, has been trying to get a meeting with Judge Elden Fox prior to the hearing. But he keeps REFUSING to meet with her. --And that COULD mean he's getting ready to throw the book at her, and isn't interested in hearing any more pleas for leniency. --A so-called "source" says, quote, "The judge won't meet with Shawn ahead of time to say what he is planning. --"They were hoping he'll give her 30 more days at Betty Ford, but because of this odd silence, they are kind of expecting the worst from him." --On a related note, ELTON JOHN doesn't approve of Lindsay's stay at Betty Ford. He says, quote, "Lindsay needs to go away to somewhere like Hazelden in Minnesota, which is a kind of boot camp. --"To get well, you don't go to treatment centers that have televisions and swimming pools." He also calls Lindsay's family, quote, "enablers."
MOVIEFONE HAS PUT TOGETHER A LIST OF THE HOTTEST STARS UNDER 25:
MovieFone.com has released its "25 Under 25" . . . which is a list of the hottest stars under the age of 25. Here are the big names . . .
--ELLEN PAGE, 23
--KRISTEN STEWART, 20
--TAYLOR LAUTNER, 18
--ROBERT PATTINSON, 24
--SHIA LABEOUF, 24
-JADEN SMITH, 12
--MICHAEL CERA, 22
--ZAC EFRON, 23
--VANESSA HUDGENS, 21
--BLAKE LIVELY, 23
--DANIEL RADCLIFFE, 21
--EMMA WATSON, 20
--EMMA ROBERTS, 19
--EMMA STONE, 21
--AMANDA SEYFRIED, 24
(--Those are the biggest names on the list. If you'd like to see the rest, here's the link. Just be sure to ignore "Star Trek" stud Chris Pine in the photo gallery, which mistakenly shows 26 pictures. Chris is actually 30.)
http://blog.moviefone.com/photos/25-under-25/3479010/
ELTON JOHN WANTS THE GAY JOKE TAKEN OUT OF "THE DILEMMA":
ELTON JOHN has joined ANDERSON COOPER'S crusade against the line "Electric cars are gay", from the upcoming VINCE VAUGHN movie, "The Dilemma". --He would also like it taken out of the movie. -He says, quote, "[Anderson Cooper] is one of the most important people on television. --"His heart is in exactly the right place, same as mine. He thinks the way I do. He's intelligent, and he's on the side of what we're on. I hate bigotry. I hate racial hatred. I hate sexual hatred. I mean, Anderson is on our side."
(--Notice he said Anderson is "on our SIDE" . . . and not, "Anderson is on our TEAM." Which is probably what he WISHES he could say . . . if Anderson would let him.)
SCARLETT JOHANSSON WILL REPLACE NATALIE PORTMAN IN "PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES":
"Pride and Prejudice and Zombies" is NOT dead. MTV News says that SCARLETT JOHANSSON is going to replace NATALIE PORTMAN in the lead role of Elizabeth Bennet. --Portman stepped down recently, but she's still on board as a producer. There's also a rumor going around that BRADLEY COOPER will play Elizabeth's suitor, Mr. Darcy. --There's no word yet on a new director. David O. Russell walked when Natalie quit.
CHECK OUT THE LATEST "SCREAM 4" TRAILER:
A new "Scream 4" trailer leaked online yesterday. The movie comes out next April. (--Look for the cameo from Anna Paquin and Kristen Bell at the 1:04 mark. Check it out here . . .)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeFcVvn-Ics
(--And here's a back up link in case the other one gets pulled . . .)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H546bgDxj2Y
IT SOUNDS LIKE JAMES CAMERON WANTS TO DIRECT ANGELINA JOLIE AS CLEOPATRA:
We heard a rumor last week that JAMES CAMERON might direct ANGELINA JOLIE in a 3D movie about the life of Cleopatra. Well, believe it or not, that rumor is TRUE. He actually MIGHT direct the movie. --He hasn't signed anything yet, but he sounds pretty stoked about the idea. He says, quote, "It sounds hot, doesn't it? I mean, Angelina Jolie and Cleopatra? To me, that's like a slam dunk. --"Whether I wind up doing it or not, I think it's going to be a great project."
GABOUREY SIDIBE IS JOINING BEN STILLER AND EDDIE MURPHY IN "TOWER HEIST":
GABOUREY SIDIBE has joined the cast of "Tower Heist" . . . a comedy starring Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy and Alan Alda. --The movie is about employees at a high-rise who decide to rob the rich, sleazy Wall Street guy who's under house arrest in the penthouse. --Gabourey will play one of the employees, along with Ben and Eddie. Alan Alda plays the rich guy.
AND NOW . . . PRESIDENT OBAMA IS COMING TO "THE DAILY SHOW":
Who says the sitting U.S. President can't do TV? --PRESIDENT OBAMA has done "The Tonight Show", "Letterman", "The View" . . . and he's even taped an upcoming appearance on "Mythbusters". --And now he's coming to "The Daily Show". --He'll be on the show next week . . . probably on Wednesday. (--Obama will "tape" his appearance next Wednesday. We're assuming it'll air later that night.) --"The Daily Show" will be in Washington, D.C. all next week . . . and next Saturday, JON STEWART will hold his Rally to Restore Sanity on the National Mall. --Obama has endorsed the rally, so he and Jon will probably talk about that . . . along with the upcoming mid-term elections. (--Election Day is Tuesday, November 2nd.) (--This will be Obama's fifth time on the show, but his first as President. He was last on in 2008, just before the presidential election.)
IT'S OFFICIAL: JIMMY VIVINO IS CONAN O'BRIEN'S NEW BANDLEADER:
TBS has confirmed that JIMMY VIVINO will be CONAN O'BRIEN'S new bandleader. His group will be called Jimmy Vivino and the Basic Cable Band. --Jimmy is taking over for MAX WEINBERG, who decided he wanted to do his own thing after undergoing "massively invasive open heart surgery" earlier this year. (--The members of the new band were all in "The Max Weinberg 7". Jimmy regularly took over the reins when Max would take breaks to tour with BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN AND THE E STREET BAND.) --Conan's new show, "Conan", premieres on November 8th.
"DANCING WITH THE STARS" IS STILL YOUR #1 SHOW:
It was close this week, but so far nobody can dethrone "Dancing with the Stars" from the top of the ratings. 19.5 million people tuned in to last week's performance show, making it the most-watched show on TV yet again. --"NCIS" was right behind it with 19.2 million viewers, while 19.1 million people watched Sunday's Colts-Redskins game.
1.) The "Dancing with the Stars" performance show, ABC, 19.5 million viewers
2.) "NCIS", CBS, 19.2 million viewers
3.) "Sunday Night Football", NBC, 19.1 million viewers (--The Indianapolis Colts beat the Washington Redskins by a score of 27-24.)
WEDNESDAY TV REMINDERS: (--Check your local listings.)
--"The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes" [SERIES Premiere] . . . 8:30 to 9:30 P.M. on Disney XD. (--A new Marvel comics animated series about the Avengers, featuring heroes like Iron Man, Thor, Hulk, and Captain America.)
--"Dog the Bounty Hunter" . . . 9:30 to 10:00 P.M. on A&E. (--Beth takes the women out to hunt a female fugitive while Dog babysits his granddaughter.)
--"South Park" . . . 10:00 to 10:30 P.M. on Comedy Central. (--Stan is sent to the school counselor, Mr. Mackey, for a hoarding disorder.)
--"Changing Lanes" [1st Season Finale] . . . 10:00 to 11:00 P.M. on BET.
--"The Real World/Road Rules Challenge" . . . 10:00 to 11:00 P.M. on MTV.
--"Lay It Down" [SERIES Premiere] . . . 11:00 to 11:30 P.M. on Fuse. (--Cee Lo Green hosts this R&B / Hip-hop talk show with a performance by Ludacris.)
SUSAN BOYLE WAS BULLIED WHEN SHE WAS YOUNGER:
SUSAN BOYLE became a WORLDWIDE PHENOMENON for her unique ability to sound gorgeous, while looking like a nursery rhyme villain. But it wasn't always easy for her. (--It's like FANTASIA BARRINO says, "Life is not a fairytale.") (???) --On yesterday's "Oprah", Susan said she was bullied and taunted in school. The other kids called her names . . . and would even burn her clothes with cigarettes. --Susan said, quote, "It made me feel as if nobody loved me, I didn't really matter. I was just a target." But she added, quote, "[Now,] I feel like a princess and I feel loved for the first time in my life." --Oprah suggested that she seek a little revenge. She said, quote, "send them a signed autographed CD saying 'how ya like me now?'" (--Except then you're giving them something they can sell on eBay for a few extra bucks.) (--You can find a clip from the interview, here . . .)
http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2010/10/video-susan-boyle-says-she-was-bullied-her-clothes-burned-with-a-cigarette
LADY GAGA WOULD LIKE KIDS TO CHANNEL THEIR FRUSTRATIONS WITH BULLIES INTO . . . PIPE DREAMS:
LADY GAGA went off on another one of her signature, mid-concert rants at a show in Norway over the weekend. --The topic this time was BULLIES, and Gaga took the opportunity to share some invaluable advice with the kids out there who are being tortured by other kids. --It was basically this: Things get a lot better . . . when you become an international superstar. So if you have a pipe dream, you should get on it. --She said, quote, "I used to get made fun of every day by these really rich mean girls with no (breasts). I still get made fun of every day by really mean rich girls with no (breasts). Nothing's really changed. --"But my point is, I used to get bullied in school. So, for those of you who are being bullied . . . just remember, that someday you will be looking at those people while you are a shining star on stage." (???)
(--There's video below. ***WARNING***: This part is at the very beginning, and she does say the naughty word for "teats." Later in the clip, there's more uncensored language, including S-words.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gx5wOQZl5Wg
KRIS ALLEN ONCE SLEEPWALKED HIS WAY OUT OF HIS HOTEL ROOM . . . NAKED . . . AND GOT LOCKED OUT:
Remember KRIS ALLEN? He was the guy who beat ADAM LAMBERT to become the eighth "American Idol". --Anyway, he just told MTV News an amusing tour story. Apparently, he once sleepwalked his way out of his hotel room . . . naked . . . and got locked out. And this happened in Hershey, Pennsylvania, if you think that makes it worse. --Here's how Kris told the story . . . quote, "At about 2:00 A.M., I wake up outside my bedroom, for some reason. I don't know if I'm sleepwalking or what's going on. The door closes, and I wake up and I go, 'What the heck? I'm locked out of my room!' --"The bad thing was I went to bed that night in the buff. So I am locked out of my room, butt-naked, in Hershey. --"At that point you're so defeated. It's not like I'm running down the halls trying to find something. I'm just walking around [with my hand covering my junk, thinking], 'If somebody sees me, they see me. --"So [then I think] somebody's had some room service, so maybe I can find a napkin or something and cover me up and go down to the lobby. There's nothing, obviously. I don't want to go down the elevator. That would be stupid, right? --"So I [finally] find this phone and I call the front desk and I go, 'Hey, man. This is a little weird, but I'm locked out of my room. Can you please come up here?' --"So I'm waiting for the guy to come. I'm kind of bent over a little bit [peeking around a corner looking towards the elevator]. For some reason, the guy comes up from behind me and so he sees everything. From behind, which is not cool. --"He goes, 'Hey, man.' I'm like, 'Oh, gosh. Hey, dude. How's it going? Can you please unlock the door?' And he, like, does it really fast and then runs." --But that's not all. Kris said the very next night his key stopped working . . . so he was forced to go down and talk to the same front desk guy. --Kris said, quote, "He goes, 'Nice night last night, eh?' And I'm like, 'Oh, dude, I'm sorry.' I'm deeply sorry that he had to see that. Man parts are not meant to be seen out in the open."
KANYE WEST ONCE CONTEMPLATED SUICIDE:
KANYE WEST screened his new, 35-minute film, "Runaway", for a V.I.P. crowd in L.A. on Monday night . . . and he took that opportunity to reveal that he once thought of KILLING HIMSELF. (???) --He said, quote, "There were times that I contemplated suicide, [but] I will not give up on life again. There's so many people that will never get the chance to have their voice heard . . . I do [my work] for them." --Kanye didn't elaborate on WHEN he had these thoughts, but it may have been somewhat recently. He said he dealt with the deaths of three close family members over the past three years . . . including his mother, Donda, who died in 2007. --He told the crowd, quote, "Everything has been taken away from me. I'm so not . . . scared. I so don't care." --Meanwhile . . . On "Ellen" yesterday, Kanye explained how he went off the grid after ruining TAYLOR SWIFT'S night at last year's MTV Video Music Awards. --He said, quote, "I left America. I stopped doing music all together. I just took some time. I went to Japan just so I could get away from paparazzi all together. --"Then in November I moved to Rome . . . and when I came back to the states I moved to Hawaii. I lived there for about six months and just worked on music." --He added that he collected himself during that time, and finally allowed himself to mourn the loss of his mother. -And for the record, Kanye doesn't plan on making a total fool of himself at any future award shows. He said, quote, "For your whole world to completely crash off of a moment of sincerity or alcohol or whatever it is . . . --"I feel like in some ways I'm a soldier of culture. I realize that no one wants that to be my job and I'll never go onstage again. I'll never sit in an awards show again." (--We're assuming that Kanye means he's going to keep it strictly business at award shows from now on, because he DID show up at this year's VMAs . . . but only to perform.)
KANYE WEST'S NEW ALBUM WILL HAVE *FIVE* COVERS, AND WAL-MART SAYS THEY HAVEN'T BANNED ANY OF THEM . . . YET:
In a series of Twitter posts this week, KANYE WEST implied that Wal-Mart had BANNED the cover for his new album, "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy". (--He said, quote, "Yoooo they banned my album cover!!!!! Banned in the USA!!! They don't want me chilling on the couch with my phoenix!" . . .) (--And added, quote, "In all honesty, I really don't be thinking about Wal-Mart when I make my music or album covers. I wanna sell albums but not at the expense of my true creativity.") (--The cover is a painting featuring two naked, humanlike monsters in a somewhat sexual position. The "male" monster is a representation of Kanye himself. If you want to see it again, you can find it HERE.) --Well, Wal-Mart says they did NOT reject the cover . . . because they haven't even seen it yet. They released a statement saying, quote, "We're excited about Kanye West's new album and we look forward to carrying it on November 22nd. --"As always, it's our standard practice to carry the edited parental advisory version. We did not reject the cover artwork and it was never presented to us to view." (--Once it is presented to them, expect them to promptly reject it. They didn't say that . . . but remember, this is Wal-Mart we're talking about here.) --None of this should be an issue though, because Kanye now says that there will be FIVE different covers . . . and that all of them will come with each copy. --It's unclear if the other ones will be done in the same style, or if they'll all be completely different. (--We assume that Kanye means all five will be tucked into the CD sleeve, with a random one being featured through the jewel case.) (--Obviously, the one that Wal-Mart sells will be TAMER than the cover we've already seen.)
IS TAYLOR SWIFT'S SONG "DEAR JOHN" ABOUT HER RELATIONSHIP WITH JOHN MAYER?
You may have heard that TAYLOR SWIFT'S song "Dear John" . . . on her new album "Speak Now" . . . talks about her relationship with JOHN MAYER. If that's true, then they were a lot more involved than most of us knew. --The best way to examine it is to look at some of the recently released lyrics. Here are a few samples . . . --"Dear John, I see it all now that you're gone. Don't you think I was too young . . . to be messed with? The girl in the dress . . . cried the whole way home . . . I should've known. --"It was wrong. Don't you think nineteen's too young . . . to be played . . . by your dark, twisted games . . . when I loved you so. --"My mother accused me of losing my mind . . . but I swore I was fine. You'll add my name to your long list of traitors who don't understand. And I'll look back in regret . . . I ignored what they said . . . run as fast as you can." --The most obvious reference is putting the name "John" in the title, but as far as the lyrics, she asks if 19 is too young: She was 19 when they were dating. She's 20 now, and Mayer is 33. And then there's the line, "long list of traitors". --That's a pretty clear reference to John Mayer being "handy with a lance", if you know what I mean. Anyway, I'm convinced. As I said earlier, I knew they dated but I didn't think it was serious. Seems like it was to Taylor. (--"Speak Now" drops Monday.)
NAZZY’S RANDOM STUFF
THE MILITARY HAS STARTED TAKING APPLICATIONS FROM GAY AND LESBIAN RECRUITS:
There was some great news yesterday for gay and lesbian Americans who want to risk their lives for their country: The military has officially started accepting applications from gay and lesbian recruits. --That's because "Don't ask, don't tell" was recently declared unconstitutional by a federal court. There's only one problem. --"Don't ask, don't tell" could be back sooner rather than later: The Pentagon's still conducting a review of the policy, and the Obama administration wants to keep it in place until they finish. --In other words . . . if the policy IS reinstated, openly gay and lesbian soldiers could get thrown right back out of the military. --So . . . by all reports, there hasn't exactly been a massive influx of gays and lesbians applying so far. --Aaron Belkin is the director of the Palm Center, which is a think tank on gays in the military. And he's afraid the "don't ask, don't tell" repeal is just a stunt, because he expects the ban to be reinstated by an appeals court while they review the case. --But he says, quote, "For the first time in 65 years, gays and lesbians can serve openly in the military, and we haven't seen any negative reports of any consequences." (Los Angeles Times)
SIX RANDOM FACTS ABOUT PUMPKINS:
#1.) One-third of the pumpkins grown in the U.S. are canned. About 90% to 95% of the pumpkins that get processed are grown in Illinois.
#2.) Pumpkins are completely indigenous to the Western hemisphere. When the Europeans first came over here, they'd never seen pumpkins before. Now, pumpkins are grown on every continent except Antarctica.
#3.) Before pumpkin carving became a tradition, people in Ireland would carve faces in TURNIPS to try to keep evil spirits away. When the Irish came to America, they started using pumpkins because they were larger and easier to carve.
#4.) Pumpkin seeds that date back 9,000 years have been found in caves in Mexico.
#5.) The biggest pumpkin pie ever was baked in Ohio in 2005. It was 12 feet, four inches across, and four inches deep. It weighed 2,020 pounds, and used 900 pounds of pumpkins, 1,860 eggs, and 300 pounds of sugar.
#6.) In 1999, a man named Jerry Ayers set a record by carving faces into 2,000 pounds of pumpkins in seven hours and 11 minutes. Each face had eyes, ears, a nose, a mouth, and eyebrows. (Holidash)
HERE'S THE NEW OFFICIAL GUIDE FOR HOW MUCH YOU SHOULD SPEND ON WEDDING AND SHOWER GIFTS:
The people at WeddingChannel.com put together a guide to help you figure out how much to spend on wedding gifts, shower gifts, engagement gifts, and even bachelorette gifts. Maybe now you'll only feel PARTIALLY scammed.
--For a best friend or close family member. You should spend $100 on a wedding gift, $35 on a shower gift, $25 on an engagement gift, and $5 on a bachelorette party gift.
--For a friend. You should spend $70 on a wedding gift, $30 on a shower gift, $20 on an engagement gift, and $5 on a bachelorette party gift.
--For an acquaintance or colleague. You should spend $70 on a wedding gift, $30 on a shower gift, and not buy an engagement or bachelorette party gift.
--More bad news. If you're part of a couple that was invited to the wedding, you should DOUBLE the numbers . . . and if you live in a big city with a higher cost of living, you should add about $25 to $50.
--If the numbers sound too low or too high to you, figure out what your budget is, then put 60% toward the wedding gift, 20% to the shower, 15% to the engagement, and 5% to the bachelorette party. (Lemondrop)
AIRLINE DELAYS COST PASSENGERS $16.7 BILLION EVERY YEAR:
The American movie industry is worth about $11 BILLION a year. So think about THIS: We waste MORE money than that just because the airlines can't get their planes to take off on time. --According to a new study by the FAA, airline delays cost American passengers $16.7 BILLION per year. --That's based on all the costs that come with a flight being delayed, including the productivity you lose because of all the hours you end up wasting. --The delays also cost the airlines . . . but only half what they cost the passengers, at $8.3 BILLION. That cost to the airlines is from fuel, crew salaries, and maintenance. --Last year, there were about 85,000 flights that were delayed and 63,000 that were cancelled. --The FAA says that delays will always happen because of weather or mechanical issues . . . but other delays could be avoided by expanding airports and updating the air traffic control systems. --They're starting a program that will try to make those fixes . . . which will cost the government and the airline industry about $40 BILLION. (--Some of which, of course, will come from your tax dollars.) (Yahoo News)
HOW MUCH IS A COLLEGE DEGREE REALLY WORTH?
No matter what happens with the economy, college tuition keeps going up. So a lot of people are asking whether it's still worth it to get a degree. And the answer is . . . yes. --A new report from the College Board . . . the jerks behind the SAT . . . says it's more important than EVER. -According to them, employees with a four-year college degree earn much more than people with just a high school diploma, and they're less likely to be unemployed. Check out some of their findings: --In 2008, full-time workers with bachelor's degrees had a median salary of $55,700. For people without a degree, the median salary was $33,800. --In 2009, the unemployment rate for college graduates over the age of 25 was 4.6%. For people with just high school diplomas, it was 9.7%. --Male college graduates between the ages of 25 and 34 earned 74% more than high school-only grads, and women with college degrees between the ages of 25 and 34 earned 79% more than female high school grads. --And finally . . . college graduates are more likely to vote, to volunteer and to exercise, and are less likely to smoke or become obese. --But not everyone is down with the study, because it doesn't take into account WHAT you get a degree in, WHERE you got it, or the fact that some high school grads do just as well . . . if not better . . . than college grads. (Wallet Pop)
WOMEN ALWAYS EARN MORE MONEY WHEN THEY HAVE A COLLEGE DEGREE . . . BUT WITH MEN IT DEPENDS WHAT THEY STUDY:
The latest U.S. studies say college is still worth the investment, no matter what. But a new study out of the UK dug a little deeper . . . and guys, let's just hope the results don't apply here. --The researchers looked at the income levels of 80,000 people who graduated from college between 1997 and 2009, and compared it with people who left school when they were 18. Here's what they found . . . --Women who get a college degree ALWAYS earn more than women who don't. No matter what their degree is in. But it's a little different for guys. --Men with college degrees DON'T necessarily earn more than men without college degrees, especially if they get a, quote, "useless degree." And a "useless" degree is basically everything in the arts, humanities, and social sciences. --In fact, guys with those degrees often make LESS than guys with no degree at all, especially if they got bad grades. --But none of that's true if you're a guy who majored in something like economics or management. And guys with degrees in science, technology, engineering, and math did better than high school grads too. (Lemon Drop / Telegraph)
A SCHOOL DISTRICT IN MINNESOTA IS DECIDING WHETHER TO SELL ADVERTISING SPACE ON ITS LOCKERS:
Here we go . . . we've taken another step closer to the day when every square inch of space is covered with advertising. --The Centennial school district in Minnesota is considering a plan that would allow companies to buy advertising space on their LOCKERS. So when kids go to put away their coat and get their books, they'll be face-to-face with an ad. --The school district is also considering selling ad space on their walls and floors as a way to deal with $3.6 MILLION in budget cuts. --Giving up 10% of their available surfaces to advertising would earn them $184,000 per year. --If Centennial approves the plan, they wouldn't be alone . . . other schools around the country are also starting to allow advertisements on their lockers as a way of trying to fight against major budget cuts. (Minneapolis Star Tribune)
A WOMAN IN FLORIDA IS ARRESTED AND ARGUES THAT SHE'S TOO RICH TO GO TO JAIL . . . BECAUSE HER DAD PAID CASH FOR HER COROLLA?
I have a VERY different definition of what it means to be rich than the woman in this story. --She's 28-year-old Jessica Hincapie of Bonita Springs, Florida. And over the weekend, she and a friend got into a fight while they were riding in a taxi. --Apparently, they were drinking in the cab, started arguing . . . and then started to get physical. So the cab driver called the cops, who came to break it up. --And when they did, Jessica flipped out on them. --She told them, quote, "You are in trouble because I'm a New Yorker and my brother is [a] CSI. My dad paid cash for my Toyota Corolla, and I am too rich to go to jail." --The cop decided to take his chances arresting a wealthy Corolla owner and took Jessica to the station. She was charged with disorderly conduct. (MSNBC)
A STRIPPER WORKING AS A CONFIDENTIAL INFORMANT FOR THE FBI POSTS ON FACEBOOK THAT SHE'S A CONFIDENTIAL INFORMANT:
27-year-old Sherry Ann Ramos of Atlanta is a stripper. She was also a confidential informant for the FBI in a major drug and gun case against a federal judge named Jack Camp. --Well . . . apparently she wasn't so clear on the whole "confidential" part of being an informant. --In her witness testimony against the crooked judge, she's identified as "C.I.-One" . . . which is an abbreviation for "Confidential Informant One." But Sherry didn't quite get that. --So last week, she changed her Facebook profile picture to a graphic that reads . . . C.I.-One. --Prosecutors were trying to keep her identity protected because, in their protective order, it reads, quote, "public disclosure of certain information could pose a threat to [her] safety." --In her testimony against the judge, Sherry claims he used to buy cocaine and other drugs . . . they'd use them together . . . and then he'd pay her for sex. --She was busted in 2005 for distributing meth and agreed to cooperate with the FBI for a lesser charge. There's no word on what they're going to do now that she's broadcasted her confidential informer status on Facebook. (The Smoking Gun)
TWO WOMEN STEAL $3,800 WORTH OF LIQUOR BY STUFFING BOTTLES IN THEIR UNDERWEAR AND BETWEEN THEIR THIGHS:
On Sunday night in Pembroke Park, Florida, three women stole $3,800 worth of alcohol from a liquor store . . . by lifting up their skirts, and jamming the bottles in their underwear and between their thighs. --During the robbery, one of the women distracted the employees and the owner while the other two shoved bottles of expensive liquors . . . including Grey Goose vodka and some cognac . . . into their plus-sized underwear. --And all three women managed to get away before the employees realized what had happened. In fact, the employees are STUNNED that the women were able to walk with almost $4,000 worth of booze in their underwear and between their thighs. --David Rassi owns the store, which is called DBF Liquors, and he says, quote, "I went home and I tried to do it, [to] walk around with a bottle of wine [up there] and it didn't work, it kept falling." --They have security footage of the robbery, and the Broward County Sheriff's Office is investigating. (NBC Miami)
(--Here's the surveillance footage of the thefts . . .)
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/videobeta/b3346753-b55d-4770-8620-676eff7261a8/News/Raw-Video-Shoplifter-uses-skirt-to-hide-booze
POLICE BUST A WOMAN WHO TRIES TO ROB A JEWELRY STORE . . . AND BUST THE GUY PUSHING HER GETAWAY WHEELCHAIR TOO:
There's just so much that's WRONG with this robbery attempt. From the disguise to the execution to the getaway vehicle . . . it was really destined to flop spectacularly. --On Tuesday, 44-year-old Noemi Duchene and 45-year-old Luis Del Castillo of El Paso, Texas tried to rob a jewelry store. --Surveillance video shows Luis pushing Noemi in a wheelchair out of their apartment across the street, and toward the jewelry store. There's no word on why Noemi uses a wheelchair, but for what it's worth, she appears to be a larger lady. --When they got outside the store, Noemi stood up out of her chair . . . put a black garbage bag with eyeholes over her head and upper body . . . then went into the store, wielding a KITCHEN KNIFE. --According to Linda Bradely, who owns the store, Noemi said she wanted, quote, "everything." Linda decided against that, and pulled out a TASER from behind the counter. Then she started chasing Noemi around. --Since Noemi uses a wheelchair, it's clear she's not meant to be in chases. Linda says, quote, "I knew I could outrun her because she was obviously not very quick." --Eventually another customer tackled Noemi, and the police came to arrest her. They also arrested Luis, who was still waiting outside with the getaway wheelchair. (NBC 2 - Fort Myers, Florida) (--Here's some fantastic video of the entire robbery . . .)
http://www.nbc-2.com/Global/story.asp?S=13341685
A GUY GOT THROWN OUT OF A CLUB FOR GRABBING A WOMAN'S BUTT . . . COMPLAINED TO THE COPS . . . AND GOT ARRESTED FOR HAVING DRUGS:
Here it is . . . your Meatball Criminal of the Day! He's 21-year-old Justin McDonald of Okaloosa Island, Florida. --Justin was at a club called The Swamp and allegedly grabbed a woman's buttocks . . . right in front of her husband. Rather than KILL Justin, the husband complained, Justin denied everything, fought with security, and they threw him out. --He was furious, so he went up to a sheriff's deputy . . . who was in FULL UNIFORM . . . and complained that the club had discriminated against him and had thrown him out for no reason. --The sheriff's deputy ran Justin's name on his computer, and found that Justin had two outstanding warrants, one in California, one in Arizona. So the deputy searched him, and found a bottle containing 112 OxyContin tablets. --Justin was arrested and charged with one count of felony possession of a controlled substance without a prescription. There's no word why he had the two warrants, but both states were notified that Florida has Justin locked up. (Northwest Florida Daily News)
WEDNESDAY'S SILLY QUICK HITS
Just in time for Halloween . . . the inflatable sex doll costume:
http://www.thefrisky.com/post/246-sex-doll-costume/
A robbery was foiled when one of the thieves tripped over his baggy pants:
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/local/20101019_Casino_winner_fights_off_attack_near_home.html
A serial iPhone thief in Florida has been identified . . . based on the "I'm Me" tattoo on his forehead:
http://gizmodo.com/5668087/serial-iphone-thief-identified-by-im-me-tattoo-on-forehead
A guy killed his roommate's cat by throwing it off a 6th floor balcony . . . where it landed in front of a bunch of cops:
http://www.newsherald.com/news/city-87863-floor-panama.html
A pizza shop owner who committed sales tax fraud was sentenced to deliver pizzas to the poor. He has to send 12 sheet pizzas each week to a local mission:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101019/ap_on_fe_st/us_odd_pizza_sentence
A stranger enters an unlocked Chicago apartment during the night, takes a dump, and leaves his pants behind:
http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/crime_and_courts/article_b9b2365c-dae0-11df-9442-001cc4c002e0.html
It turns out the world may not end in December, 2012 after all. A conversion of the Mayan calendar to modern dates may be off by as much as 50 to 100 years:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20101019/sc_livescience/endoftheearthpostponed
NAZZY’S SILLY VIDEOS OF THE DAY
#1.) A CANDIDATE FROM THE "RENT IS TOO DAMN HIGH PARTY" IS RUNNING FOR GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK:
There's a candidate for Governor of New York named JIMMY MCMILLAN, and you might say he's a long-shot: He's running as a member of the "Rent Is Too Damn High Party", and he actually got to take part in the debate on Monday night. --At one point, he talked about his karate skills, and when someone brought up gay marriage, he said, quote, "If you want to marry a shoe, I'LL marry you." Jimmy also ran unsuccessfully for mayor of New York City in 2005 and 2009.
(--Search for "Jimmy McMillan debate")
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4o-TeMHys0
#2.) A CONSERVATIVE GROUP TRIED TO RUN AN AD TELLING LATINOS "DON'T VOTE":
There's a group in Virginia called "Latinos For Reform", but it's a conservative group. So they planned to run an ad on the Spanish-speaking network Univision that explicitly told Latino voters NOT to vote this year. --Basically, it said Democrats take Latinos for granted, and that not voting is the only way to send a message. --A radio version ran five times on Tuesday, but it's been pulled. And Univision says they won't run the TV version at all. But it's on YouTube in Spanish and in English.
(--Search for "Latinos For Reform Don't Vote." Here it is in English and Spanish.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKFAiMbm1Fc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YP7_JMtPMRM
#3.) STEPHEN COLBERT STORMED OFF "THE VIEW" TO DEFEND BILL O'REILLY'S HONOR:
STEPHEN COLBERT was on "The View" yesterday, and he stormed off the set while pretending to defend the honor of BILL O'REILLY. Actually, it was BARBARA WALTERS' idea . . . --Colbert was bickering with WHOOPI GOLDBERG, and Barbara looked like she was just sick of people talking over each other. So she said, "I'm gonna walk off," but Colbert took that as HIS cue, and left the set . . . for about five seconds.
(--Search for "Stephen Colbert defends Bill O'Reilly's honor on The View.")
http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b206382_stephen_colbert_defends_papa_bear_bill.html
#4.) A MAN AND HIS 7-YEAR-OLD SON SENT A WEATHER BALLOON 100,000 FEET IN THE AIR AND ATTACHED AN IPHONE TO RECORD IT:
A cinematographer from Brooklyn and his 7-year-old son successfully sent a weather balloon 100,000 feet up into the stratosphere, and they attached an iPhone to capture video of it. --When the balloon popped, the iPhone fell back to Earth attached to a parachute. And because it has GPS, they were able to find it in the middle of the night 30 miles away from where they launched it.
(--Search for "Luke Geissbuhler iPhone video." They launch it at 2:20, and it pops at 5:10.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6ZMscMp8UM
#5.) THE TOP TEN COMMERCIALS MADE BY FAMOUS DIRECTORS:
AskMen.com has a list of the top ten commercials done by famous directors. A few of them are classics, like the one SPIKE LEE did with MICHAEL JORDAN. But most of them you probably haven't seen. --There's a great Gap ad by SPIKE JONZE, who directed "Where The Wild Things Are", and there's a Victoria's Secret ad done by "Transformers" director MICHAEL BAY.
(--Search for "AskMen.com commercials from famous directors.")
http://www.askmen.com/top_10/entertainment/top-10-commercials-from-famous-directors_10.html
#6.) CHECK OUT LAURENCE FISHBURNE AUDITIONING FOR "APOCALYPSE NOW" WHEN HE WAS 14 YEARS OLD:
"Apocalypse Now" came out on Blu-ray yesterday, and it has all kinds of extras, including footage of LAURENCE FISHBURNE at the age of 14, reading for the part of Tyrone. --According to one of the producers, he said he was "17 or 18," and didn't tell them he was 14 until they got to the Philippines to start shooting.
(--Search for "Laurence Fishburne Apocalypse Now Blu-ray extra.")
http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2010/10/19/apocalypse-now-exclusive-blu-ray-extra-laurence-fishburne/
HERE'S WHAT THE LOUDSPEAKER CODES AT WAL-MART MEAN:
WalletPop.com asked former employees of Kmart, Wal-Mart, and other department stores to explain the color-coded messages they sometimes say over the loudspeaker. They vary from store to store, but here's what they came up with . . .
#1.) CODE RED. It means there is, or was, a fire somewhere in the store. If they're not telling you about it, you probably don't need to know. But it wouldn't be a bad idea to look for smoke before you keep shopping.
#2.) CODE ORANGE. It means there's been a chemical spill.
#3.) CODE BLACK. It means there's some sort of severe weather event going on.
#4.) CODE BLUE. Don't confuse it with a "Blue Light Special." "Code Blue" means there's a BOMB in the building.
#5.) CODE BROWN. In case you still have the sense of humor of a 10-year-old . . . no, it doesn't mean someone soiled themselves. --A code brown means there's either been a shooting, or there's a hostage situation . . . so if you hear "Code Brown" over the loudspeaker, YOU should soil yourself.
#6.) CODE YELLOW. If some guy DID soil himself, it would probably be a "Code Yellow", which technically means a CHILD had an "accident." (WalletPop.com)
Everyone knows CHRISTINA AGUILERA has a thing for the ladies. Whether she was acting on it during her marriage to Jordan Bratman has yet to be proven. --But a so-called "source" close to Christina says that a major factor in their breakup was Christina's, quote, "close emotional friendship" with LINDSAY LOHAN'S ex, SAMANTHA RONSON. --The source says, quote, "Christina's been friends with Sam for a while, like they all went to Cabo in September with Nicole Richie, but they were hanging out a lot more in recent months, and they created a new posse of girls that Christina hung out with. --"It started to be really frustrating for Jordan, that she had this relationship with these girls, but particularly this close one with Sam." --Meanwhile . . . another source says Christina and Jordan broke up because Christina's big musical comeback was such a bomb . . . quote, "She feels that Jordan held her back when she wanted to focus more on her career."
DID LADY GAGA AND HER BOYFRIEND HAVE A COMMITMENT CEREMONY?
LADY GAGA and her boyfriend, Luc Carl, may have taken their relationship to the next level. Italy's "Grazia" magazine says that they had a, quote, "spiritual commitment ceremony" last week on the Greek island of Crete. --All that means is that they exchanged hand-written vows saying they're, quote, "committed to each other and want to spend the rest of their lives together." --They plan to get married . . . but not until they have time to plan a big, Italian wedding. --For the record, Gaga's rep says this story is, quote, "completely untrue."
TOM BOSLEY . . . MR. CUNNINGHAM ON "HAPPY DAYS" . . . HAS PASSED AWAY:
The world has lost another one of its most treasured sitcom parents. TOM BOSLEY died yesterday of a staph infection following a battle with lung cancer. He was 83. --Bosley was, of course, Mr. Cunningham on "Happy Days" . . . a sitcom about the 1950s that ran from 1974 to 1984. --He followed that up by playing a crime-solving priest in "The Father Dowling Mysteries", from 1987 to 1991. --He was also a frequent guest on ANGELA LANSBURY'S "Murder, She Wrote". (--That OTHER sitcom parent we just lost would be BARBARA BILLINGSLEY . . . the mom on "Leave It To Beaver". That show not only took place in the 1950s . . . it actually AIRED in the 1950s.) --Bosley is survived by his second wife, whom he married in 1980. His first wife died in 1978. He also has a daughter. --Here's what some of Bosley's "Happy Days" co-stars had to say . . .
--HENRY WINKLER . . . a.k.a. Fonzie . . . said, quote, "I'm in shock, I really am. I spoke to him just a few weeks ago and he seemed to be getting his strength back." --He added, quote, "We were a make-believe family for 10 years, and like a real family for over 30. He will be so, so missed."
--SCOTT BAIO . . . Chachi . . . said, quote, "He was like everybody's father on 'Happy Days'. --"He was a good guy and he helped us all within the business and in terms of business. He was a professional and funny guy. I miss him."
--Then there's RON HOWARD . . . who played Bosley's son, Richie Cunningham. He said, quote, "I'm so saddened by the loss of our wonderful Tom Bosley. --"Remarkable on so many levels, Tom's insight, talent, strength of character and comic timing made him a vital central figure in the 'Happy Days' experience. --"A great father and husband, and a wonderful artist, Tom lead by example, and made us all laugh while he was doing it . . . I miss him already."
--And MARION ROSS . . . who played his wife, Marion Cunningham . . . said, quote, "He was my husband of 11 years and the father of the company in many ways. --"He was so smart, he could make up a new end to fix a scene on the spot. We made a perfect couple. I played piccolo to his tuba." (--That sounds mildly sexual, which is cool.) (???)
(--Here's some TBT . . . Tom Bosley Trivia, that is . . . Tom's voice was often confused with that of fellow actor DAVID DOYLE.)
(--So when producers cast David in "Charlie's Angels", they purposely named his character BOSLEY. Sadly, David won't be commenting on Tom Bosley's death, since David himself died back in 1997.)
JEAN-CLAUDE VAN DAMME SUFFERED A MINOR HEART ATTACK:
JEAN-CLAUDE VAN DAMME suffered a minor heart attack last week . . . after arriving in New Orleans to film his latest movie. --Van Damme . . . who just turned 50 on Monday . . . was briefly hospitalized, then flew home to Belgium to recover. --Reached for comment, his rep would only say, quote, "He is okay."
JUSTIN BIEBER'S ALLEGED ASSAULT VICTIM HAS FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT:
The father of the 12-year-old boy who CLAIMS that JUSTIN BIEBER punched him during a game of laser tag has filed a formal complaint with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. (--I'm no legal expert, but what this means to me is that we can expect a LAWSUIT. The only problem is, if the Mounties investigate and decide Justin DIDN'T punch the kid . . . that would probably HURT their chances in court.)
"GLEE’S" LEA MICHELE IS PROUD SHE NEVER GOT A NOSE JOB:
"Glee" star LEA MICHELE has a nose that'll never get her invited to a Mel Gibson barbecue . . . if you know what I mean and I think you do . . . but she's PROUD she never let a plastic surgeon near it. --She tells "GQ" magazine, quote, "I was one of the only girls in my high school that didn't get one. And if anybody needed it, I probably did. --"But my mom always told me, growing up, 'Barbra Streisand didn't get a nose job. You're not getting a nose job.' And I didn't. (Eff) those people. --"That's why I'm proud to be on a positive show and to be a voice for girls and say, 'You don't need to look like everybody else. Love who you are.'"
KRISTEN STEWART WENT INTO A STRIP CLUB TO RESEARCH A ROLE . . . AND THEY OFFERED HER A JOB:
In her upcoming movie, "Welcome to the Rileys", KRISTEN STEWART plays a teen runaway who becomes a stripper. --The movie was shot in New Orleans . . . and Kristen decided to do a little research one day by visiting one of the city's many fine gentlemen's clubs with the director and costume designer. --Club personnel apparently didn't recognize her, because she says, quote, "I was, like, straight-up offered a job."
A WOMAN FROM THE MOVIE "GONE BABY GONE" HAS BEEN ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH A BURGLARY IN THE BOSTON AREA:
A 35-year-old woman who appeared in BEN AFFLECK'S movie "Gone Baby Gone" has been arrested for taking part in a burglary in Quincy, Massachusetts. --JILL QUIGG . . . who played Dottie in the movie . . . was booked on charges of breaking and entering, larceny and wanton destruction of property, along with her 28-year-old male accomplice. --They pleaded not guilty and were released on their own recognizance. --Someone called police this past Friday to report that Quigg and her friend had broken into the apartment. Police found the two suspects not far from the place . . . but they tried to lie their way out of getting arrested. --They said they saw a BLACK MAN break into the place and steal a 32-inch flat-screen TV and a new computer printer. So they chased the guy. He got away, but he had to drop his loot in order to do so. --So Quigg and her friend grabbed the stolen stuff . . . and for some reason, decided to STORE IT AT HER HOUSE instead of returning it to apartment it was taken from. --Obviously, police didn't buy it . . . and they had several eyewitnesses who saw Quigg and her friend commit the robbery. So they cuffed them. --Quigg has a history of drug problems . . . so the judge ordered her to enter a treatment program and abstain from drugs and alcohol. --Quigg had never acted before snagging her role in "Gone Baby Gone". Affleck cast her after she approached him during a shoot.
DOES THE OCTOMOM STILL HAVE 29 FROZEN EMBRYOS?
In an interview back in January, "Octomom" NADYA SULEMAN said that she had used up all her frozen embryos. But she may have lied. --The California Board of Medical Examiners is currently debating whether or not to revoke the license of Nadya's fertility doctor, Michael Kamrava. And in a hearing on Monday, another doctor testified that Nadya still has 29 embryos frozen and potentially ready to go. --Nadya's octuplets were the result of the implantation of 12 embryos . . . which is a pretty outrageous number. Dr. Kamrava's critics say it was dangerous and a violation of national standards of care. (--Nadya hasn't indicated that she plans on USING those embryos. But the fact that she lied about them is a little scary. So I say DESTROY THEM NOW, just in case.)
LINDSAY LOHAN HAS A HEARING ON FRIDAY . . . AND HER LEGAL TEAM IS AFRAID SHE'LL BE SENT BACK TO JAIL:
LINDSAY LOHAN will be in court Friday to answer for her failed drug test. And her legal team is starting to worry that she's going to be sent back to jail. --E! Online says that Lindsay's attorney, Shawn Chapman Holley, has been trying to get a meeting with Judge Elden Fox prior to the hearing. But he keeps REFUSING to meet with her. --And that COULD mean he's getting ready to throw the book at her, and isn't interested in hearing any more pleas for leniency. --A so-called "source" says, quote, "The judge won't meet with Shawn ahead of time to say what he is planning. --"They were hoping he'll give her 30 more days at Betty Ford, but because of this odd silence, they are kind of expecting the worst from him." --On a related note, ELTON JOHN doesn't approve of Lindsay's stay at Betty Ford. He says, quote, "Lindsay needs to go away to somewhere like Hazelden in Minnesota, which is a kind of boot camp. --"To get well, you don't go to treatment centers that have televisions and swimming pools." He also calls Lindsay's family, quote, "enablers."
MOVIEFONE HAS PUT TOGETHER A LIST OF THE HOTTEST STARS UNDER 25:
MovieFone.com has released its "25 Under 25" . . . which is a list of the hottest stars under the age of 25. Here are the big names . . .
--ELLEN PAGE, 23
--KRISTEN STEWART, 20
--TAYLOR LAUTNER, 18
--ROBERT PATTINSON, 24
--SHIA LABEOUF, 24
-JADEN SMITH, 12
--MICHAEL CERA, 22
--ZAC EFRON, 23
--VANESSA HUDGENS, 21
--BLAKE LIVELY, 23
--DANIEL RADCLIFFE, 21
--EMMA WATSON, 20
--EMMA ROBERTS, 19
--EMMA STONE, 21
--AMANDA SEYFRIED, 24
(--Those are the biggest names on the list. If you'd like to see the rest, here's the link. Just be sure to ignore "Star Trek" stud Chris Pine in the photo gallery, which mistakenly shows 26 pictures. Chris is actually 30.)
http://blog.moviefone.com/photos/25-under-25/3479010/
ELTON JOHN WANTS THE GAY JOKE TAKEN OUT OF "THE DILEMMA":
ELTON JOHN has joined ANDERSON COOPER'S crusade against the line "Electric cars are gay", from the upcoming VINCE VAUGHN movie, "The Dilemma". --He would also like it taken out of the movie. -He says, quote, "[Anderson Cooper] is one of the most important people on television. --"His heart is in exactly the right place, same as mine. He thinks the way I do. He's intelligent, and he's on the side of what we're on. I hate bigotry. I hate racial hatred. I hate sexual hatred. I mean, Anderson is on our side."
(--Notice he said Anderson is "on our SIDE" . . . and not, "Anderson is on our TEAM." Which is probably what he WISHES he could say . . . if Anderson would let him.)
SCARLETT JOHANSSON WILL REPLACE NATALIE PORTMAN IN "PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES":
"Pride and Prejudice and Zombies" is NOT dead. MTV News says that SCARLETT JOHANSSON is going to replace NATALIE PORTMAN in the lead role of Elizabeth Bennet. --Portman stepped down recently, but she's still on board as a producer. There's also a rumor going around that BRADLEY COOPER will play Elizabeth's suitor, Mr. Darcy. --There's no word yet on a new director. David O. Russell walked when Natalie quit.
CHECK OUT THE LATEST "SCREAM 4" TRAILER:
A new "Scream 4" trailer leaked online yesterday. The movie comes out next April. (--Look for the cameo from Anna Paquin and Kristen Bell at the 1:04 mark. Check it out here . . .)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeFcVvn-Ics
(--And here's a back up link in case the other one gets pulled . . .)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H546bgDxj2Y
IT SOUNDS LIKE JAMES CAMERON WANTS TO DIRECT ANGELINA JOLIE AS CLEOPATRA:
We heard a rumor last week that JAMES CAMERON might direct ANGELINA JOLIE in a 3D movie about the life of Cleopatra. Well, believe it or not, that rumor is TRUE. He actually MIGHT direct the movie. --He hasn't signed anything yet, but he sounds pretty stoked about the idea. He says, quote, "It sounds hot, doesn't it? I mean, Angelina Jolie and Cleopatra? To me, that's like a slam dunk. --"Whether I wind up doing it or not, I think it's going to be a great project."
GABOUREY SIDIBE IS JOINING BEN STILLER AND EDDIE MURPHY IN "TOWER HEIST":
GABOUREY SIDIBE has joined the cast of "Tower Heist" . . . a comedy starring Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy and Alan Alda. --The movie is about employees at a high-rise who decide to rob the rich, sleazy Wall Street guy who's under house arrest in the penthouse. --Gabourey will play one of the employees, along with Ben and Eddie. Alan Alda plays the rich guy.
AND NOW . . . PRESIDENT OBAMA IS COMING TO "THE DAILY SHOW":
Who says the sitting U.S. President can't do TV? --PRESIDENT OBAMA has done "The Tonight Show", "Letterman", "The View" . . . and he's even taped an upcoming appearance on "Mythbusters". --And now he's coming to "The Daily Show". --He'll be on the show next week . . . probably on Wednesday. (--Obama will "tape" his appearance next Wednesday. We're assuming it'll air later that night.) --"The Daily Show" will be in Washington, D.C. all next week . . . and next Saturday, JON STEWART will hold his Rally to Restore Sanity on the National Mall. --Obama has endorsed the rally, so he and Jon will probably talk about that . . . along with the upcoming mid-term elections. (--Election Day is Tuesday, November 2nd.) (--This will be Obama's fifth time on the show, but his first as President. He was last on in 2008, just before the presidential election.)
IT'S OFFICIAL: JIMMY VIVINO IS CONAN O'BRIEN'S NEW BANDLEADER:
TBS has confirmed that JIMMY VIVINO will be CONAN O'BRIEN'S new bandleader. His group will be called Jimmy Vivino and the Basic Cable Band. --Jimmy is taking over for MAX WEINBERG, who decided he wanted to do his own thing after undergoing "massively invasive open heart surgery" earlier this year. (--The members of the new band were all in "The Max Weinberg 7". Jimmy regularly took over the reins when Max would take breaks to tour with BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN AND THE E STREET BAND.) --Conan's new show, "Conan", premieres on November 8th.
"DANCING WITH THE STARS" IS STILL YOUR #1 SHOW:
It was close this week, but so far nobody can dethrone "Dancing with the Stars" from the top of the ratings. 19.5 million people tuned in to last week's performance show, making it the most-watched show on TV yet again. --"NCIS" was right behind it with 19.2 million viewers, while 19.1 million people watched Sunday's Colts-Redskins game.
1.) The "Dancing with the Stars" performance show, ABC, 19.5 million viewers
2.) "NCIS", CBS, 19.2 million viewers
3.) "Sunday Night Football", NBC, 19.1 million viewers (--The Indianapolis Colts beat the Washington Redskins by a score of 27-24.)
WEDNESDAY TV REMINDERS: (--Check your local listings.)
--"The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes" [SERIES Premiere] . . . 8:30 to 9:30 P.M. on Disney XD. (--A new Marvel comics animated series about the Avengers, featuring heroes like Iron Man, Thor, Hulk, and Captain America.)
--"Dog the Bounty Hunter" . . . 9:30 to 10:00 P.M. on A&E. (--Beth takes the women out to hunt a female fugitive while Dog babysits his granddaughter.)
--"South Park" . . . 10:00 to 10:30 P.M. on Comedy Central. (--Stan is sent to the school counselor, Mr. Mackey, for a hoarding disorder.)
--"Changing Lanes" [1st Season Finale] . . . 10:00 to 11:00 P.M. on BET.
--"The Real World/Road Rules Challenge" . . . 10:00 to 11:00 P.M. on MTV.
--"Lay It Down" [SERIES Premiere] . . . 11:00 to 11:30 P.M. on Fuse. (--Cee Lo Green hosts this R&B / Hip-hop talk show with a performance by Ludacris.)
SUSAN BOYLE WAS BULLIED WHEN SHE WAS YOUNGER:
SUSAN BOYLE became a WORLDWIDE PHENOMENON for her unique ability to sound gorgeous, while looking like a nursery rhyme villain. But it wasn't always easy for her. (--It's like FANTASIA BARRINO says, "Life is not a fairytale.") (???) --On yesterday's "Oprah", Susan said she was bullied and taunted in school. The other kids called her names . . . and would even burn her clothes with cigarettes. --Susan said, quote, "It made me feel as if nobody loved me, I didn't really matter. I was just a target." But she added, quote, "[Now,] I feel like a princess and I feel loved for the first time in my life." --Oprah suggested that she seek a little revenge. She said, quote, "send them a signed autographed CD saying 'how ya like me now?'" (--Except then you're giving them something they can sell on eBay for a few extra bucks.) (--You can find a clip from the interview, here . . .)
http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2010/10/video-susan-boyle-says-she-was-bullied-her-clothes-burned-with-a-cigarette
LADY GAGA WOULD LIKE KIDS TO CHANNEL THEIR FRUSTRATIONS WITH BULLIES INTO . . . PIPE DREAMS:
LADY GAGA went off on another one of her signature, mid-concert rants at a show in Norway over the weekend. --The topic this time was BULLIES, and Gaga took the opportunity to share some invaluable advice with the kids out there who are being tortured by other kids. --It was basically this: Things get a lot better . . . when you become an international superstar. So if you have a pipe dream, you should get on it. --She said, quote, "I used to get made fun of every day by these really rich mean girls with no (breasts). I still get made fun of every day by really mean rich girls with no (breasts). Nothing's really changed. --"But my point is, I used to get bullied in school. So, for those of you who are being bullied . . . just remember, that someday you will be looking at those people while you are a shining star on stage." (???)
(--There's video below. ***WARNING***: This part is at the very beginning, and she does say the naughty word for "teats." Later in the clip, there's more uncensored language, including S-words.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gx5wOQZl5Wg
KRIS ALLEN ONCE SLEEPWALKED HIS WAY OUT OF HIS HOTEL ROOM . . . NAKED . . . AND GOT LOCKED OUT:
Remember KRIS ALLEN? He was the guy who beat ADAM LAMBERT to become the eighth "American Idol". --Anyway, he just told MTV News an amusing tour story. Apparently, he once sleepwalked his way out of his hotel room . . . naked . . . and got locked out. And this happened in Hershey, Pennsylvania, if you think that makes it worse. --Here's how Kris told the story . . . quote, "At about 2:00 A.M., I wake up outside my bedroom, for some reason. I don't know if I'm sleepwalking or what's going on. The door closes, and I wake up and I go, 'What the heck? I'm locked out of my room!' --"The bad thing was I went to bed that night in the buff. So I am locked out of my room, butt-naked, in Hershey. --"At that point you're so defeated. It's not like I'm running down the halls trying to find something. I'm just walking around [with my hand covering my junk, thinking], 'If somebody sees me, they see me. --"So [then I think] somebody's had some room service, so maybe I can find a napkin or something and cover me up and go down to the lobby. There's nothing, obviously. I don't want to go down the elevator. That would be stupid, right? --"So I [finally] find this phone and I call the front desk and I go, 'Hey, man. This is a little weird, but I'm locked out of my room. Can you please come up here?' --"So I'm waiting for the guy to come. I'm kind of bent over a little bit [peeking around a corner looking towards the elevator]. For some reason, the guy comes up from behind me and so he sees everything. From behind, which is not cool. --"He goes, 'Hey, man.' I'm like, 'Oh, gosh. Hey, dude. How's it going? Can you please unlock the door?' And he, like, does it really fast and then runs." --But that's not all. Kris said the very next night his key stopped working . . . so he was forced to go down and talk to the same front desk guy. --Kris said, quote, "He goes, 'Nice night last night, eh?' And I'm like, 'Oh, dude, I'm sorry.' I'm deeply sorry that he had to see that. Man parts are not meant to be seen out in the open."
KANYE WEST ONCE CONTEMPLATED SUICIDE:
KANYE WEST screened his new, 35-minute film, "Runaway", for a V.I.P. crowd in L.A. on Monday night . . . and he took that opportunity to reveal that he once thought of KILLING HIMSELF. (???) --He said, quote, "There were times that I contemplated suicide, [but] I will not give up on life again. There's so many people that will never get the chance to have their voice heard . . . I do [my work] for them." --Kanye didn't elaborate on WHEN he had these thoughts, but it may have been somewhat recently. He said he dealt with the deaths of three close family members over the past three years . . . including his mother, Donda, who died in 2007. --He told the crowd, quote, "Everything has been taken away from me. I'm so not . . . scared. I so don't care." --Meanwhile . . . On "Ellen" yesterday, Kanye explained how he went off the grid after ruining TAYLOR SWIFT'S night at last year's MTV Video Music Awards. --He said, quote, "I left America. I stopped doing music all together. I just took some time. I went to Japan just so I could get away from paparazzi all together. --"Then in November I moved to Rome . . . and when I came back to the states I moved to Hawaii. I lived there for about six months and just worked on music." --He added that he collected himself during that time, and finally allowed himself to mourn the loss of his mother. -And for the record, Kanye doesn't plan on making a total fool of himself at any future award shows. He said, quote, "For your whole world to completely crash off of a moment of sincerity or alcohol or whatever it is . . . --"I feel like in some ways I'm a soldier of culture. I realize that no one wants that to be my job and I'll never go onstage again. I'll never sit in an awards show again." (--We're assuming that Kanye means he's going to keep it strictly business at award shows from now on, because he DID show up at this year's VMAs . . . but only to perform.)
KANYE WEST'S NEW ALBUM WILL HAVE *FIVE* COVERS, AND WAL-MART SAYS THEY HAVEN'T BANNED ANY OF THEM . . . YET:
In a series of Twitter posts this week, KANYE WEST implied that Wal-Mart had BANNED the cover for his new album, "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy". (--He said, quote, "Yoooo they banned my album cover!!!!! Banned in the USA!!! They don't want me chilling on the couch with my phoenix!" . . .) (--And added, quote, "In all honesty, I really don't be thinking about Wal-Mart when I make my music or album covers. I wanna sell albums but not at the expense of my true creativity.") (--The cover is a painting featuring two naked, humanlike monsters in a somewhat sexual position. The "male" monster is a representation of Kanye himself. If you want to see it again, you can find it HERE.) --Well, Wal-Mart says they did NOT reject the cover . . . because they haven't even seen it yet. They released a statement saying, quote, "We're excited about Kanye West's new album and we look forward to carrying it on November 22nd. --"As always, it's our standard practice to carry the edited parental advisory version. We did not reject the cover artwork and it was never presented to us to view." (--Once it is presented to them, expect them to promptly reject it. They didn't say that . . . but remember, this is Wal-Mart we're talking about here.) --None of this should be an issue though, because Kanye now says that there will be FIVE different covers . . . and that all of them will come with each copy. --It's unclear if the other ones will be done in the same style, or if they'll all be completely different. (--We assume that Kanye means all five will be tucked into the CD sleeve, with a random one being featured through the jewel case.) (--Obviously, the one that Wal-Mart sells will be TAMER than the cover we've already seen.)
IS TAYLOR SWIFT'S SONG "DEAR JOHN" ABOUT HER RELATIONSHIP WITH JOHN MAYER?
You may have heard that TAYLOR SWIFT'S song "Dear John" . . . on her new album "Speak Now" . . . talks about her relationship with JOHN MAYER. If that's true, then they were a lot more involved than most of us knew. --The best way to examine it is to look at some of the recently released lyrics. Here are a few samples . . . --"Dear John, I see it all now that you're gone. Don't you think I was too young . . . to be messed with? The girl in the dress . . . cried the whole way home . . . I should've known. --"It was wrong. Don't you think nineteen's too young . . . to be played . . . by your dark, twisted games . . . when I loved you so. --"My mother accused me of losing my mind . . . but I swore I was fine. You'll add my name to your long list of traitors who don't understand. And I'll look back in regret . . . I ignored what they said . . . run as fast as you can." --The most obvious reference is putting the name "John" in the title, but as far as the lyrics, she asks if 19 is too young: She was 19 when they were dating. She's 20 now, and Mayer is 33. And then there's the line, "long list of traitors". --That's a pretty clear reference to John Mayer being "handy with a lance", if you know what I mean. Anyway, I'm convinced. As I said earlier, I knew they dated but I didn't think it was serious. Seems like it was to Taylor. (--"Speak Now" drops Monday.)
NAZZY’S RANDOM STUFF
THE MILITARY HAS STARTED TAKING APPLICATIONS FROM GAY AND LESBIAN RECRUITS:
There was some great news yesterday for gay and lesbian Americans who want to risk their lives for their country: The military has officially started accepting applications from gay and lesbian recruits. --That's because "Don't ask, don't tell" was recently declared unconstitutional by a federal court. There's only one problem. --"Don't ask, don't tell" could be back sooner rather than later: The Pentagon's still conducting a review of the policy, and the Obama administration wants to keep it in place until they finish. --In other words . . . if the policy IS reinstated, openly gay and lesbian soldiers could get thrown right back out of the military. --So . . . by all reports, there hasn't exactly been a massive influx of gays and lesbians applying so far. --Aaron Belkin is the director of the Palm Center, which is a think tank on gays in the military. And he's afraid the "don't ask, don't tell" repeal is just a stunt, because he expects the ban to be reinstated by an appeals court while they review the case. --But he says, quote, "For the first time in 65 years, gays and lesbians can serve openly in the military, and we haven't seen any negative reports of any consequences." (Los Angeles Times)
SIX RANDOM FACTS ABOUT PUMPKINS:
#1.) One-third of the pumpkins grown in the U.S. are canned. About 90% to 95% of the pumpkins that get processed are grown in Illinois.
#2.) Pumpkins are completely indigenous to the Western hemisphere. When the Europeans first came over here, they'd never seen pumpkins before. Now, pumpkins are grown on every continent except Antarctica.
#3.) Before pumpkin carving became a tradition, people in Ireland would carve faces in TURNIPS to try to keep evil spirits away. When the Irish came to America, they started using pumpkins because they were larger and easier to carve.
#4.) Pumpkin seeds that date back 9,000 years have been found in caves in Mexico.
#5.) The biggest pumpkin pie ever was baked in Ohio in 2005. It was 12 feet, four inches across, and four inches deep. It weighed 2,020 pounds, and used 900 pounds of pumpkins, 1,860 eggs, and 300 pounds of sugar.
#6.) In 1999, a man named Jerry Ayers set a record by carving faces into 2,000 pounds of pumpkins in seven hours and 11 minutes. Each face had eyes, ears, a nose, a mouth, and eyebrows. (Holidash)
HERE'S THE NEW OFFICIAL GUIDE FOR HOW MUCH YOU SHOULD SPEND ON WEDDING AND SHOWER GIFTS:
The people at WeddingChannel.com put together a guide to help you figure out how much to spend on wedding gifts, shower gifts, engagement gifts, and even bachelorette gifts. Maybe now you'll only feel PARTIALLY scammed.
--For a best friend or close family member. You should spend $100 on a wedding gift, $35 on a shower gift, $25 on an engagement gift, and $5 on a bachelorette party gift.
--For a friend. You should spend $70 on a wedding gift, $30 on a shower gift, $20 on an engagement gift, and $5 on a bachelorette party gift.
--For an acquaintance or colleague. You should spend $70 on a wedding gift, $30 on a shower gift, and not buy an engagement or bachelorette party gift.
--More bad news. If you're part of a couple that was invited to the wedding, you should DOUBLE the numbers . . . and if you live in a big city with a higher cost of living, you should add about $25 to $50.
--If the numbers sound too low or too high to you, figure out what your budget is, then put 60% toward the wedding gift, 20% to the shower, 15% to the engagement, and 5% to the bachelorette party. (Lemondrop)
AIRLINE DELAYS COST PASSENGERS $16.7 BILLION EVERY YEAR:
The American movie industry is worth about $11 BILLION a year. So think about THIS: We waste MORE money than that just because the airlines can't get their planes to take off on time. --According to a new study by the FAA, airline delays cost American passengers $16.7 BILLION per year. --That's based on all the costs that come with a flight being delayed, including the productivity you lose because of all the hours you end up wasting. --The delays also cost the airlines . . . but only half what they cost the passengers, at $8.3 BILLION. That cost to the airlines is from fuel, crew salaries, and maintenance. --Last year, there were about 85,000 flights that were delayed and 63,000 that were cancelled. --The FAA says that delays will always happen because of weather or mechanical issues . . . but other delays could be avoided by expanding airports and updating the air traffic control systems. --They're starting a program that will try to make those fixes . . . which will cost the government and the airline industry about $40 BILLION. (--Some of which, of course, will come from your tax dollars.) (Yahoo News)
HOW MUCH IS A COLLEGE DEGREE REALLY WORTH?
No matter what happens with the economy, college tuition keeps going up. So a lot of people are asking whether it's still worth it to get a degree. And the answer is . . . yes. --A new report from the College Board . . . the jerks behind the SAT . . . says it's more important than EVER. -According to them, employees with a four-year college degree earn much more than people with just a high school diploma, and they're less likely to be unemployed. Check out some of their findings: --In 2008, full-time workers with bachelor's degrees had a median salary of $55,700. For people without a degree, the median salary was $33,800. --In 2009, the unemployment rate for college graduates over the age of 25 was 4.6%. For people with just high school diplomas, it was 9.7%. --Male college graduates between the ages of 25 and 34 earned 74% more than high school-only grads, and women with college degrees between the ages of 25 and 34 earned 79% more than female high school grads. --And finally . . . college graduates are more likely to vote, to volunteer and to exercise, and are less likely to smoke or become obese. --But not everyone is down with the study, because it doesn't take into account WHAT you get a degree in, WHERE you got it, or the fact that some high school grads do just as well . . . if not better . . . than college grads. (Wallet Pop)
WOMEN ALWAYS EARN MORE MONEY WHEN THEY HAVE A COLLEGE DEGREE . . . BUT WITH MEN IT DEPENDS WHAT THEY STUDY:
The latest U.S. studies say college is still worth the investment, no matter what. But a new study out of the UK dug a little deeper . . . and guys, let's just hope the results don't apply here. --The researchers looked at the income levels of 80,000 people who graduated from college between 1997 and 2009, and compared it with people who left school when they were 18. Here's what they found . . . --Women who get a college degree ALWAYS earn more than women who don't. No matter what their degree is in. But it's a little different for guys. --Men with college degrees DON'T necessarily earn more than men without college degrees, especially if they get a, quote, "useless degree." And a "useless" degree is basically everything in the arts, humanities, and social sciences. --In fact, guys with those degrees often make LESS than guys with no degree at all, especially if they got bad grades. --But none of that's true if you're a guy who majored in something like economics or management. And guys with degrees in science, technology, engineering, and math did better than high school grads too. (Lemon Drop / Telegraph)
A SCHOOL DISTRICT IN MINNESOTA IS DECIDING WHETHER TO SELL ADVERTISING SPACE ON ITS LOCKERS:
Here we go . . . we've taken another step closer to the day when every square inch of space is covered with advertising. --The Centennial school district in Minnesota is considering a plan that would allow companies to buy advertising space on their LOCKERS. So when kids go to put away their coat and get their books, they'll be face-to-face with an ad. --The school district is also considering selling ad space on their walls and floors as a way to deal with $3.6 MILLION in budget cuts. --Giving up 10% of their available surfaces to advertising would earn them $184,000 per year. --If Centennial approves the plan, they wouldn't be alone . . . other schools around the country are also starting to allow advertisements on their lockers as a way of trying to fight against major budget cuts. (Minneapolis Star Tribune)
A WOMAN IN FLORIDA IS ARRESTED AND ARGUES THAT SHE'S TOO RICH TO GO TO JAIL . . . BECAUSE HER DAD PAID CASH FOR HER COROLLA?
I have a VERY different definition of what it means to be rich than the woman in this story. --She's 28-year-old Jessica Hincapie of Bonita Springs, Florida. And over the weekend, she and a friend got into a fight while they were riding in a taxi. --Apparently, they were drinking in the cab, started arguing . . . and then started to get physical. So the cab driver called the cops, who came to break it up. --And when they did, Jessica flipped out on them. --She told them, quote, "You are in trouble because I'm a New Yorker and my brother is [a] CSI. My dad paid cash for my Toyota Corolla, and I am too rich to go to jail." --The cop decided to take his chances arresting a wealthy Corolla owner and took Jessica to the station. She was charged with disorderly conduct. (MSNBC)
A STRIPPER WORKING AS A CONFIDENTIAL INFORMANT FOR THE FBI POSTS ON FACEBOOK THAT SHE'S A CONFIDENTIAL INFORMANT:
27-year-old Sherry Ann Ramos of Atlanta is a stripper. She was also a confidential informant for the FBI in a major drug and gun case against a federal judge named Jack Camp. --Well . . . apparently she wasn't so clear on the whole "confidential" part of being an informant. --In her witness testimony against the crooked judge, she's identified as "C.I.-One" . . . which is an abbreviation for "Confidential Informant One." But Sherry didn't quite get that. --So last week, she changed her Facebook profile picture to a graphic that reads . . . C.I.-One. --Prosecutors were trying to keep her identity protected because, in their protective order, it reads, quote, "public disclosure of certain information could pose a threat to [her] safety." --In her testimony against the judge, Sherry claims he used to buy cocaine and other drugs . . . they'd use them together . . . and then he'd pay her for sex. --She was busted in 2005 for distributing meth and agreed to cooperate with the FBI for a lesser charge. There's no word on what they're going to do now that she's broadcasted her confidential informer status on Facebook. (The Smoking Gun)
TWO WOMEN STEAL $3,800 WORTH OF LIQUOR BY STUFFING BOTTLES IN THEIR UNDERWEAR AND BETWEEN THEIR THIGHS:
On Sunday night in Pembroke Park, Florida, three women stole $3,800 worth of alcohol from a liquor store . . . by lifting up their skirts, and jamming the bottles in their underwear and between their thighs. --During the robbery, one of the women distracted the employees and the owner while the other two shoved bottles of expensive liquors . . . including Grey Goose vodka and some cognac . . . into their plus-sized underwear. --And all three women managed to get away before the employees realized what had happened. In fact, the employees are STUNNED that the women were able to walk with almost $4,000 worth of booze in their underwear and between their thighs. --David Rassi owns the store, which is called DBF Liquors, and he says, quote, "I went home and I tried to do it, [to] walk around with a bottle of wine [up there] and it didn't work, it kept falling." --They have security footage of the robbery, and the Broward County Sheriff's Office is investigating. (NBC Miami)
(--Here's the surveillance footage of the thefts . . .)
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/videobeta/b3346753-b55d-4770-8620-676eff7261a8/News/Raw-Video-Shoplifter-uses-skirt-to-hide-booze
POLICE BUST A WOMAN WHO TRIES TO ROB A JEWELRY STORE . . . AND BUST THE GUY PUSHING HER GETAWAY WHEELCHAIR TOO:
There's just so much that's WRONG with this robbery attempt. From the disguise to the execution to the getaway vehicle . . . it was really destined to flop spectacularly. --On Tuesday, 44-year-old Noemi Duchene and 45-year-old Luis Del Castillo of El Paso, Texas tried to rob a jewelry store. --Surveillance video shows Luis pushing Noemi in a wheelchair out of their apartment across the street, and toward the jewelry store. There's no word on why Noemi uses a wheelchair, but for what it's worth, she appears to be a larger lady. --When they got outside the store, Noemi stood up out of her chair . . . put a black garbage bag with eyeholes over her head and upper body . . . then went into the store, wielding a KITCHEN KNIFE. --According to Linda Bradely, who owns the store, Noemi said she wanted, quote, "everything." Linda decided against that, and pulled out a TASER from behind the counter. Then she started chasing Noemi around. --Since Noemi uses a wheelchair, it's clear she's not meant to be in chases. Linda says, quote, "I knew I could outrun her because she was obviously not very quick." --Eventually another customer tackled Noemi, and the police came to arrest her. They also arrested Luis, who was still waiting outside with the getaway wheelchair. (NBC 2 - Fort Myers, Florida) (--Here's some fantastic video of the entire robbery . . .)
http://www.nbc-2.com/Global/story.asp?S=13341685
A GUY GOT THROWN OUT OF A CLUB FOR GRABBING A WOMAN'S BUTT . . . COMPLAINED TO THE COPS . . . AND GOT ARRESTED FOR HAVING DRUGS:
Here it is . . . your Meatball Criminal of the Day! He's 21-year-old Justin McDonald of Okaloosa Island, Florida. --Justin was at a club called The Swamp and allegedly grabbed a woman's buttocks . . . right in front of her husband. Rather than KILL Justin, the husband complained, Justin denied everything, fought with security, and they threw him out. --He was furious, so he went up to a sheriff's deputy . . . who was in FULL UNIFORM . . . and complained that the club had discriminated against him and had thrown him out for no reason. --The sheriff's deputy ran Justin's name on his computer, and found that Justin had two outstanding warrants, one in California, one in Arizona. So the deputy searched him, and found a bottle containing 112 OxyContin tablets. --Justin was arrested and charged with one count of felony possession of a controlled substance without a prescription. There's no word why he had the two warrants, but both states were notified that Florida has Justin locked up. (Northwest Florida Daily News)
WEDNESDAY'S SILLY QUICK HITS
Just in time for Halloween . . . the inflatable sex doll costume:
http://www.thefrisky.com/post/246-sex-doll-costume/
A robbery was foiled when one of the thieves tripped over his baggy pants:
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/local/20101019_Casino_winner_fights_off_attack_near_home.html
A serial iPhone thief in Florida has been identified . . . based on the "I'm Me" tattoo on his forehead:
http://gizmodo.com/5668087/serial-iphone-thief-identified-by-im-me-tattoo-on-forehead
A guy killed his roommate's cat by throwing it off a 6th floor balcony . . . where it landed in front of a bunch of cops:
http://www.newsherald.com/news/city-87863-floor-panama.html
A pizza shop owner who committed sales tax fraud was sentenced to deliver pizzas to the poor. He has to send 12 sheet pizzas each week to a local mission:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101019/ap_on_fe_st/us_odd_pizza_sentence
A stranger enters an unlocked Chicago apartment during the night, takes a dump, and leaves his pants behind:
http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/crime_and_courts/article_b9b2365c-dae0-11df-9442-001cc4c002e0.html
It turns out the world may not end in December, 2012 after all. A conversion of the Mayan calendar to modern dates may be off by as much as 50 to 100 years:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20101019/sc_livescience/endoftheearthpostponed
NAZZY’S SILLY VIDEOS OF THE DAY
#1.) A CANDIDATE FROM THE "RENT IS TOO DAMN HIGH PARTY" IS RUNNING FOR GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK:
There's a candidate for Governor of New York named JIMMY MCMILLAN, and you might say he's a long-shot: He's running as a member of the "Rent Is Too Damn High Party", and he actually got to take part in the debate on Monday night. --At one point, he talked about his karate skills, and when someone brought up gay marriage, he said, quote, "If you want to marry a shoe, I'LL marry you." Jimmy also ran unsuccessfully for mayor of New York City in 2005 and 2009.
(--Search for "Jimmy McMillan debate")
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4o-TeMHys0
#2.) A CONSERVATIVE GROUP TRIED TO RUN AN AD TELLING LATINOS "DON'T VOTE":
There's a group in Virginia called "Latinos For Reform", but it's a conservative group. So they planned to run an ad on the Spanish-speaking network Univision that explicitly told Latino voters NOT to vote this year. --Basically, it said Democrats take Latinos for granted, and that not voting is the only way to send a message. --A radio version ran five times on Tuesday, but it's been pulled. And Univision says they won't run the TV version at all. But it's on YouTube in Spanish and in English.
(--Search for "Latinos For Reform Don't Vote." Here it is in English and Spanish.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKFAiMbm1Fc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YP7_JMtPMRM
#3.) STEPHEN COLBERT STORMED OFF "THE VIEW" TO DEFEND BILL O'REILLY'S HONOR:
STEPHEN COLBERT was on "The View" yesterday, and he stormed off the set while pretending to defend the honor of BILL O'REILLY. Actually, it was BARBARA WALTERS' idea . . . --Colbert was bickering with WHOOPI GOLDBERG, and Barbara looked like she was just sick of people talking over each other. So she said, "I'm gonna walk off," but Colbert took that as HIS cue, and left the set . . . for about five seconds.
(--Search for "Stephen Colbert defends Bill O'Reilly's honor on The View.")
http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b206382_stephen_colbert_defends_papa_bear_bill.html
#4.) A MAN AND HIS 7-YEAR-OLD SON SENT A WEATHER BALLOON 100,000 FEET IN THE AIR AND ATTACHED AN IPHONE TO RECORD IT:
A cinematographer from Brooklyn and his 7-year-old son successfully sent a weather balloon 100,000 feet up into the stratosphere, and they attached an iPhone to capture video of it. --When the balloon popped, the iPhone fell back to Earth attached to a parachute. And because it has GPS, they were able to find it in the middle of the night 30 miles away from where they launched it.
(--Search for "Luke Geissbuhler iPhone video." They launch it at 2:20, and it pops at 5:10.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6ZMscMp8UM
#5.) THE TOP TEN COMMERCIALS MADE BY FAMOUS DIRECTORS:
AskMen.com has a list of the top ten commercials done by famous directors. A few of them are classics, like the one SPIKE LEE did with MICHAEL JORDAN. But most of them you probably haven't seen. --There's a great Gap ad by SPIKE JONZE, who directed "Where The Wild Things Are", and there's a Victoria's Secret ad done by "Transformers" director MICHAEL BAY.
(--Search for "AskMen.com commercials from famous directors.")
http://www.askmen.com/top_10/entertainment/top-10-commercials-from-famous-directors_10.html
#6.) CHECK OUT LAURENCE FISHBURNE AUDITIONING FOR "APOCALYPSE NOW" WHEN HE WAS 14 YEARS OLD:
"Apocalypse Now" came out on Blu-ray yesterday, and it has all kinds of extras, including footage of LAURENCE FISHBURNE at the age of 14, reading for the part of Tyrone. --According to one of the producers, he said he was "17 or 18," and didn't tell them he was 14 until they got to the Philippines to start shooting.
(--Search for "Laurence Fishburne Apocalypse Now Blu-ray extra.")
http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2010/10/19/apocalypse-now-exclusive-blu-ray-extra-laurence-fishburne/
HERE'S WHAT THE LOUDSPEAKER CODES AT WAL-MART MEAN:
WalletPop.com asked former employees of Kmart, Wal-Mart, and other department stores to explain the color-coded messages they sometimes say over the loudspeaker. They vary from store to store, but here's what they came up with . . .
#1.) CODE RED. It means there is, or was, a fire somewhere in the store. If they're not telling you about it, you probably don't need to know. But it wouldn't be a bad idea to look for smoke before you keep shopping.
#2.) CODE ORANGE. It means there's been a chemical spill.
#3.) CODE BLACK. It means there's some sort of severe weather event going on.
#4.) CODE BLUE. Don't confuse it with a "Blue Light Special." "Code Blue" means there's a BOMB in the building.
#5.) CODE BROWN. In case you still have the sense of humor of a 10-year-old . . . no, it doesn't mean someone soiled themselves. --A code brown means there's either been a shooting, or there's a hostage situation . . . so if you hear "Code Brown" over the loudspeaker, YOU should soil yourself.
#6.) CODE YELLOW. If some guy DID soil himself, it would probably be a "Code Yellow", which technically means a CHILD had an "accident." (WalletPop.com)
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