HOLLYWOOD DIRT OVERFLOW (11-17-10)
PALIN PANDEMONIUM
DID SARAH PALIN'S 16-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER WILLOW USE GAY SLURS DURING A FACEBOOK WAR?
SARAH PALIN'S 16-year-old daughter Willow is accused of using GAY SLURS during an argument with a guy on Facebook. --And those slurs include the one that rhymes with the last name of the finest actor and standup comedian working today, BOB SAGET. --It happened Sunday night, during the premiere of the Palins' new reality show, "Sarah Palin's Alaska". --Some guy named "Tre", who went to school with some of the Palin kids, wrote a status update on his page that said, quote, "Sarah Palin's Alaska, is failing so hard right now." --To which BRISTOL PALIN replied, quote, "You're running your mouth just to talk (crap)." --That set off a little war between the Palins and some other people who were obviously goading them. --During the online brawl, Willow said to Tre, quote, "Haha your so gay. I have no idea who you are, but what I've seen pictures of, your disgusting . . . My sister had a kid and is still hot." --Then she added, quote, "Tre stfu. Your such a (--Rhymes with SAGET)." --Here's another nugget from Bristol . . . quote, "You'll be as successful as my baby daddy, And actually I do work my ass off. I've been a single mom for the last two years." (--There's more. You can read the posts here . . .)
http://tmz.vo.llnwd.net/o28/newsdesk/tmz_documents/1116_palin.pdf
BRISTOL PALIN AND THE SITUATION DID A POORLY-ACTED PSA FOR SAFE SEX:
BRISTOL PALIN and MIKE "THE SITUATION" SORRENTINO from "Jersey Shore" did a PSA for safe sex. A very poorly-acted PSA. --It was shot for the Candies Foundation, but it might as well be an advertisement for Magnum condoms.
(--Check it out here . . .)
http://www.usmagazine.com/healthylifestyle/news/the-situation-offers-bristol-palin-magnum-condoms-20101611
(--Bristol and The Situation are both contestants on "Dancing with the Stars". The Situation is long gone, but Bristol is in the finals, despite an obvious inability to dance and chronic low scores from the judges.)
HERE'S VIDEO OF OKSANA GRIGORIEVA SAYING SHE THOUGHT MEL GIBSON WOULD KILL HER:
OKSANA GRIGORIEVA appears on "Larry King Live" tonight. The interview was already filmed, and we have a preview clip in which Oksana explains why she started taping MEL GIBSON'S phone calls. --It's because she was afraid he was going to KILL her. --She said, quote, "I started taping it around 11:00 o'clock because I thought, 'I'm actually not going to live through the night.'" --She added, quote, "I wanted my mother to be able to prove that if I'm dead that this is who did it." --She also says she gave Mel another chance after the alleged assault in January because, quote, "He begged. He cried. He cried on his knees." --And here's one more thing that's pretty interesting: Oksana says NONE of Mel's insanity was fueled by alcohol. He never touched a drop while they were dating, except for one time when he was away. (--Here's the preview clip . . .)
http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2010/11/video-oksana-grigorieva-says-mel-gibson-begged-cried-her-stay
IT'S ON!!! BETWEEN JANET JACKSON AND OPRAH WINFREY . . . ACCORDING TO THE "NATIONAL ENQUIRER", ANYWAY:
JANET JACKSON was NOT happy that OPRAH WINFREY put her brother MICHAEL'S kids on her show. And now IT'S ON!!! At least that's what the "National Enquirer" says. --A so-called "source" says, quote, "Janet is furious. She thinks Oprah took advantage of Michael's children for TV ratings. Janet told her Michael would be heartsick that Oprah used his kids as pawns." --On the day the show was taped, Janet and Oprah had a nasty phone conversation, which ended with Janet screaming, quote, "Oprah, you make me sick!" --But Janet has a plan to get back at Oprah . . . by revealing some incriminating info she's learned from their mutual friend, TYLER PERRY. --The "source" says, quote, "Janet has let Oprah know that Tyler has been very candid about sharing Oprah's secrets with her . . . and Oprah's definitely got secrets. --"Janet is so outraged that she's not above getting back at Oprah by spreading those secrets."
PRINCE WILLIAM IS ENGAGED . . . AND HE GAVE HIS FIANCEE PRINCESS DIANA'S ENGAGEMENT RING:
For some reason, people all over the world are losing their minds over this: PRINCE WILLIAM is engaged. William is, of course, the son of PRINCE CHARLES and the late PRINCESS DIANA. --His bride-to-be is a girl named Kate Middleton. They've been dating on-and-off for eight years. They're both 28. --The wedding will take place either in the spring or summer of next year, and people are expecting an event to rival the size and pageantry of Charles and Diana's wedding back in 1981. --The ring William slipped on Kate's finger is an oval sapphire surrounded by diamonds. And if it looks familiar, that's because it's the ring Charles gave to Diana when he asked her to marry him. --When Diana died in 1997, William's younger brother HARRY took the ring. But he gave it to William for the occasion. --A so-called "source" says, quote, "Harry was happy to give the ring to his brother. He loves William and thinks it's only right that one day the woman sitting next to the King will be wearing his mother's ring. That's the way Diana would have wanted it."
PINK ADMITS SHE'S PREGNANT:
In an interview airing today on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show", PINK admits she's pregnant. She says, quote, "I'm eating for two these days." --She adds, quote, "I was just really nervous. I have had a miscarriage before, but if I was going to talk about it with anyone, it was going to be with you." --Pink tells Ellen the baby was definitely planned . . . quote, "I worked for it . . . It was not an 'Oops.'" --Pink and her husband, CAREY HART, don't know the gender yet, but she said, quote, "I'm terrified because [my doctor] thinks it's a girl! --"My mom has always wished me a daughter just like me. I'm terrified one of us will go to jail."
DON'T BELIEVE THE RUMORS JUST YET . . . TONY PARKER DID NOT FILE FOR DIVORCE FROM EVA LONGORIA ON MONDAY:
Yesterday, TMZ "reported" that TONY PARKER had filed for divorce Monday from EVA LONGORIA. It wasn't true. --Reps for both Tony and Eva say no papers were filed . . . and Tony's rep added that he doesn't even have a divorce lawyer. --HOWEVER . . . that doesn't mean there's not trouble in the marriage. --A so-called "source" told "People" magazine that Eva IS planning on filing for divorce. -Supposedly she has been, quote, "totally and completely blindsided by reports appearing this week of infidelity" by Tony. (--Despite all the misreporting and anonymous sourcing, we've still heard nothing official from Eva or Tony.)
ROSIE O'DONNELL IS CANCER-FREE:
ROSIE O'DONNELL is cancer free. She got the news yesterday that the lumps in her breasts are benign. --She made the announcement on her blog, not surprisingly. And she also gave a shout-out to the other women she met during her ordeal. --She said, quote, "i see the faces of the women in the waiting room / praying they too got good news today."
KANYE WEST WILL PERFORM ON NBC ON THANKSGIVING DAY:
KANYE WEST canceled his performance on NBC's "Today" show the day after Thanksgiving because he thought MATT LAUER screwed him during their interview last week. --But Kanye is still scheduled to perform at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade . . . which will be televised by NBC and co-hosted by . . . MATT LAUER.
DANIEL RADCLIFFE SAYS J.K. ROWLING WON'T WRITE ANY MORE "HARRY POTTER" BOOKS:
On "Oprah" last month, J.K. ROWLING hinted that she wouldn't necessarily be against writing more "Harry Potter" books in the future. But it sounds like she's had a change of heart. --DANIEL RADCLIFFE himself delivered the news on Monday night . . . on the red carpet of the U.S. premiere of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1" in New York City. --He said that Rowling sent him a text last week, pretty much letting him off the hook . . . quote, "Basically, it amounted to the fact that she felt I had been very good in this 'Harry Potter' film, and as a reward for that, she wasn't going to [write] any more." --He added, quote, "I'm sure she will be writing other books. But I can pretty much guarantee that Harry will not be a feature." --As for his feelings about being done with "Harry Potter", he said, quote, "It's sad, absolutely. But we're going out on a high note. --"To sustain this level of quality for 10 years is a very rare thing in a big franchise. I think it's us and 'Toy Story', to be honest. I think we've done amazingly. I'm thrilled."
CHECK OUT THE TRAILER FOR RYAN REYNOLDS' "GREEN LANTERN" MOVIE:
RYAN REYNOLDS hits movie screens next June as the "Green Lantern". Will he be the next superhero sensation, or are we looking at another dud along the lines of BEN AFFLECK'S "Daredevil"? --There's a new trailer online, so you can judge for yourself. (--Check it out . . .) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJABsJQCZHA
CHECK OUT THE "CARS 2" TRAILER:
"Cars 2" hits theaters next June . . . but the new trailer is online NOW. (--Check it out here . . .) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFTfAdauCOo
DID PBS CENSOR JOKES TINA FEY MADE ABOUT SARAH PALIN IN AN ACCEPTANCE SPEECH?
TINA FEY has received a lot of love for her spot-on impersonations of SARAH PALIN over the past few years . . . --But now PBS is being accused of censoring some sharp jabs she took at Palin during her acceptance speech for the Kennedy Center's Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, when they aired the show Sunday night. --Tina kicked off her comments on Sarah by saying, quote, "I would be a liar and an idiot if I didn't thank Sarah Palin for helping get me here tonight. --"My partial resemblance and her crazy voice are the two luckiest things that have ever happened to me." That WAS included in the broadcast. But the following, more "controversial" commentary was NOT. --Tina continued, quote, "Politics aside, the success of Sarah Palin and women like her is good for all women . . . except, of course, those who will end up paying for their own rape kit and stuff. But for everybody else, it's a win-win. --"Unless you're a gay woman who wants to marry your partner of 20 years. Whatever. But for most women, the success of conservative women is good for all of us. Unless you believe in evolution. --"You know . . . actually, I take it back. The whole thing's a disaster." --So why didn't that appear in the broadcast? Well, there's a simple explanation . . . and it's the same reason Frank the Tank wasn't sure if he'd be able to make it to Bed, Bath and Beyond in "Old School" . . . Not enough time. --Executive producer Peter Kaminsky tells the "Washington Post", quote, "It was not a political decision. We had zero problems with anything she said. We took a lot out. We snipped from everyone." --He said the show was pre-taped, and ran 20 minutes over its scheduled 90-minute time slot. --But despite the apparently dire time constraints, this much LESS controversial part was left in: Tina said, quote, "I'm so proud to represent American humor, I am proud to be an American, and I am proud to make my home in the 'not real' America. --"And I am most proud that during trying times, like an orange [terror] alert, a bad economy or a contentious election that we as a nation retain our sense of humor." --Ironically, they also left in this: Tina said, quote, "I want to thank the great Robert Carlock, my friend and partner at '30 Rock' . . . I hope you really take my gratitude to heart in this moment, because we are probably gonna cut this part for the broadcast." --Anyway, PBS did leave ALL Tina's comments intact for the online version of her acceptance speech. (--You can watch the Sarah Palin lines that were omitted from the broadcast beginning at the 12:30-mark at this link . . .) http://video.pbs.org/video/1645426185
(--While it seems odd that . . . of all networks . . . PBS would be accused of censoring liberal comments, it does seem very convenient that the comments that were cut just happened to be the most "controversial" of anything she said.)
"GLEE" CASTING WILL NOW BECOME A REALITY SHOW COMPETITION:
Now that "Glee" has become a TV sensation, there are people who think that the show's CASTING SESSIONS could also become a big hit. And there was a chance that could happen . . . until they decided to air them on the Oxygen network --Here's the deal: --Oxygen is doing a show called "The Glee Project", in which contestants will compete for a guest-starring role on "Glee". It'll begin airing next June, so the guest spot would be for next season. --The winner will eventually appear in "multiple" episodes of "Glee". --Production will begin next month. Oxygen has announced that they will be holding casting calls in Chicago on December 18th and 19th . . . and in Dallas on January 8th and 9th. (--It's unclear whether or not more cities and dates will be added.) --They're looking for, quote, "talented young men and women with strong vocal, acting, dancing abilities and big personalities! Musical theater experience is a plus, but not required." You also have to be at least 18 years old. (--And it would probably benefit you to LOOK like you're 18 . . . or YOUNGER.) --For more information, hit up TheGleeProject.Oxygen.com or GleeCasting.com. (--You'd think that since "Glee" and "American Idol" are both Fox shows that they could kill two birds with one stone. I mean, just look at the incredible acting talent they were able to harness in "From Justin to Kelly".)
ABC IS DEVELOPING A "HULK" SERIES . . . AND IT COULD BE COOL:
ABC is working on a live-action "Hulk" series, and it could actually be cool. --That's because the development is being overseen by GUILLERMO DEL TORO . . . the guy behind "Pan's Labyrinth" and "Hellboy" . . . along with "Battlestar Galactica" executive producer David Eick. --Unlike the recent "Hulk" movies, the monster won't be entirely computer imaging. Instead, it'll be created using a combination of prosthetics, puppetry, and computer effects. Word has it that ABC is hoping to have it ready for the Fall of 2012. (--The upcoming "Avengers" movie, which also features The Hulk, is scheduled to hit theaters the summer before that.)
MAYIM BIALIK IS NOW A REGULAR ON "THE BIG BANG THEORY":
"Blossom" minx MAYIM BIALIK has been promoted from a guest to a series regular on "The Big Bang Theory". --She might not be in every episode, but she will remain a recurring character on the show throughout the rest of the current season, at least. (--In my opinionation, this rules!) (???)
"SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL" BEAT "DANCING WITH THE STARS":
"Sunday Night Football" is back on top of the TV ratings. It beat "Dancing with the Stars" by a little over one million viewers. 21 million people tuned in to watch TOM BRADY'S Patriots take down BEN ROETHLISBERGER and the Steelers. --Meanwhile, the CMA Awards didn't do too bad either. They came in at #7 with 16.5 million viewers. Here's a quick look at all of last week's
TV REMINDERS
WEDNESDAY TV REMINDERS: (--Check your local listings.)
--"Human Target" [2nd Season Premiere] . . . 8:00 to 9:00 P.M. on Fox. (--The show picks up some eye candy as Janet Montgomery from "Entourage" and an Indian minx named Indira Varma join the cast.)
--"Better With You" . . . 8:30 to 9:00 P.M. on ABC. (--Reba McEntire guest stars as Mia's high-maintenance wedding planner. Mia's played by JoAnna Garcia, who was Reba's TV daughter Cheyenne on "Reba".)
--"Law & Order: SVU" . . . 9:00 to 10:00 P.M. on NBC. (--Christine Lahti returns as A.D.A. Sonya Paxton to prosecute a rape case.)
--"25 Years of Sexy: People Magazine's Sexiest Man Alive!" . . . 10:00 to 11:00 P.M. on ABC. (--Kim Kardashian hosts a look at 25 years of "People Magazine's" "Sexiest Man Alive" issue before revealing the 2010 honoree.)
--"Finding Hulk Hogan" . . . 10:00 to 11:00 P.M. on A&E. (--A one-hour special in which Hulk Hogan tells his side of the story regarding his divorce and his son Nick's car accident that ruined another kid's life.)
--"South Park" [14th Season Finale] . . . 10:00 to 10:30 P.M. on Comedy Central. (--Stan's life is in turmoil both at home and in school while Randy's obsession with the "Food Network" forces Sharon to explore new interests.)
--"Top Chef Just Desserts" [1st Season Finale] . . . 10:00 to 11:00 P.M. on Bravo.
--"What's Eating You" [1st Season Finale] . . . 10:00 to 11:00 P.M. on E!
--"Ugly Americans" [1st Season Finale] . . . 10:30 to 11:00 P.M. on Comedy Central.
THE BEATLES ARE ON ITUNES . . . FINALLY:
iTunes has FINALLY landed THE BEATLES. --Yesterday . . . after YEARS of dead-end rumors and speculation . . . Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced that the Beatles were finally ending their digital holdout. --All 13 of the Beatles' re-mastered studio albums are now available on iTunes . . . along with compilations and anthologies. Complete albums are being sold for $12.99, individual tracks cost $1.29 each, and the double albums will run you $19.99. --For now, it seems like Apple has the EXCLUSIVE digital rights to the catalog. There's no indication that the Beatles will pursue deals with other online retailers. --All four members of the Beatles had to sign off on the iTunes deal: PAUL MCCARTNEY, RINGO STARR and the estates of GEORGE HARRISON and JOHN LENNON. --Paul released this statement: Quote, "We're really excited to bring the Beatles' music to iTunes. It's fantastic to see the songs we originally released on vinyl receive as much love in the digital world as they did the first time around." --Meanwhile, Ringo is just relieved to not be bothered about it again. --He says, quote, "I'm particularly glad to no longer be asked when the Beatles are coming to iTunes. At last, if you want it . . . you can get it now . . . The Beatles from Liverpool to now! Peace and Love, Ringo." --Within hours of being unleashed, the Beatles were climbing up iTunes' album and singles charts. Five albums . . . including "The White Album" and "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" . . . cracked the Top 20. --And "Here Comes the Sun", "Let It Be" and "Blackbird" were among the six Beatles singles that had infiltrated iTunes' Top 100 individual downloads. --Just to be clear, the Beatles may have been the most prominent iTunes holdout . . . but they weren't the last. The remaining holdouts include: AC/DC, Garth Brooks, Kid Rock, Bob Seger, Def Leppard and Tool. --Most of these artists are refusing iTunes either because they're unhappy with the royalties they'd receive . . . or they don't want their tracks sold individually online. (--You can check out a rundown of these artists' positions on iTunes, here.)
METALLICA'S KIRK HAMMETT ACCIDENTALLY KNOCKED A CHILD OFF THE STAGE DURING A SHOW IN AUSTRALIA:
METALLICA guitarist KIRK HAMMETT accidentally KNOCKED a small child off the stage during a gig in Australia last week. --Kirk was kicking giant balloons off the stage during the last song, and didn't realize a small kid was standing behind one of them on some stairs near the edge of the stage. --When he kicked the balloon, it DRILLED the kid in the head and knocked him down the stairs. (--Amazingly, there's a pretty clear video of Kirk's inadvertent child-punting. The child is standing on the edge of the stage in the middle of the frame.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSfUrAATiWA
(--And here's another, longer video, from a different angle. It shows the kid being taken backstage by a roadie after being knocked off the stage . . .)
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=bf3_1289830325
--At first, the child was believed to be the son of singer JAMES HETFIELD, but Blabbermouth.net says that's not true. They say the kid is the daughter of one of the band's managers. --Regardless, the child was NOT hurt. Thankfully.
AKON DISAGREES WITH WILL.I.AM'S CLAIM THAT THE NEW MICHAEL JACKSON ALBUM IS "DISRESPECTFUL":
WILL.I.AM recently spoke out against the upcoming MICHAEL JACKSON album "Michael" . . . saying that it was, quote, "disrespectful" to put it out, because Michael isn't around to put his finishing touches on it. --But AKON doesn't agree. --He says, quote, "I don't see anything disrespectful about it, [Michael's] people [are] taking care of it . . . these records would have come out if [Michael] was alive or dead so I think this actually helps to keep his legacy alive. --"I honestly disagree with that." (--You can watch a paparazzi video of Akon's comments, here.) --Of course, Akon DOES have a stake in this. He's on the disc, singing a duet with Michael on "Hold My Hand", which is streaming on MichaelJackson.com.
NEIL YOUNG'S ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY CAR IGNITED A FIRE THAT CAUSED OVER $1 MILLION IN DAMAGE:
Hybrid cars are better for you AND the environment . . . that is, as long as you can keep them from spontaneously combusting. -NEIL YOUNG recently converted a gas-sucking 1959 Lincoln Continental convertible into a hybrid vehicle that ran on batteries and a biodiesel-powered generator. (--The conversion was tracked on the website LincVolt.com . . . and the car inspired Neil's album "Fork in the Road", which was released last summer.) --Well, the car ignited a fire in the storage warehouse where it was being kept. Firefighters were able to save most of what was in the warehouse, but the LincVolt suffered some serious damage. --Neil said that he's still trying to determine how the fire began, but he thinks it may have started in an untested part of the car's charging system. --The fire caused over $1 MILLION in damage.
A T.I. TRACK FEATURING EMINEM HAS LEAKED ONLINE:
A new T.I. track called "All She Wrote" has leaked online. It features EMINEM . . . and will be included on T.I.'s "No Mercy" disc, which drops on December 7th. --The track features the hook: Quote, "I don't really care what you call me, just as long as you don't call me broke / I bet they knew as soon as they saw me, good night it's over with that's all she wrote . . . --"Streets like cold Chicago, ain't nothing new, I seen it all before / But still I ball like no tomorrow, good night it's over with that's all she wrote." (--You can listen to "All She Wrote" at the link below. ***WARNING***: This version is loaded with UNCENSORED PROFANITY, including F-words, N-words and B-words . . ..) http://nahright.com/news/2010/11/16/t-i-ft-eminem-all-she-wrote/
IS LADY ANTEBELLUM'S "NEED YOU NOW" A "LAZY RIPOFF" OF THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT SONG "EYE IN THE SKY"?
LADY ANTEBELLUM'S "Need You Now" is one of the biggest crossover smashes of the year. It's certainly the band's career song at this point. But there's a problem. --Some people think it sounds eerily similar to a different crossover hit from back in the '80s . . . a song called "Eye in the Sky", by THE ALAN PARSON'S PROJECT. --An "Executive Personal Assistant to Alan Parsons" sent a letter to "Nashville Scene" saying that "hundreds of Alan Parson's fans" . . . yes, he has them . . . are saying "Need You Now" is a LAZY RIPOFF of "Eye In The Sky". --I take that to mean Lady Antebellum didn't actively rip the song off . . . but when the "familiar" melody came into their heads, they went with it, instead of digging deeper for something more original. --Somebody put together a mashup of the two songs, and they blend seamlessly together. (--You can check it out here and decide for yourself . . .)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sS1z2inwJ2o
(--As a Lady Antebellum fan I can't take this too seriously. But as a long-suffering Alan Parsons fan I'm appalled that anyone would claim there's even a remote similarity to the MUSICAL MASTERPIECE that is "Eye in the Sky".) --By the way . . . there's no talk of a lawsuit yet . . . and as of last night, there was no comment from Lady Antebellum.
WEDNESDAY'S SHOWBIZ QUICK HITS
TONI BRAXTON revealed yesterday that she's suffering from lupus, in addition to the chronic heart ailment that's been giving her problems over the years.
http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b211694_toni_braxton_reveals_life-threatening.html
"GQ" magazine has unveiled its Men of the Year. They are: JEFF BRIDGES, STEPHEN COLBERT, JAMES FRANCO, DRAKE and . . . SCARLETT JOHANSSON. (???) They named her the "Babe of the Year".
http://www.gq.com/entertainment/men-of-the-year/2010/men-of-the-year-issue-covers-portfolio-franco-bridges-colbert-scarlett-johansson#slide=1
ADAM LAMBERT'S "Acoustic Live!" album comes out December 6th.
http://www.billboard.com/news#/news/adam-lambert-reveals-acoustic-ep-cover-release-1004126904.story
KID ROCK kicks off a U.S. tour at Ford Field in Detroit on January 15th.
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1652440/20101116/kid_rock.jhtml
NAZZY’S RANDOM STUFF
NEW RESEARCH SAYS THERE ARE FIVE STYLES OF FLIRTING . . . WHICH ONE DO YOU USE?
Jeffrey Hall is an assistant professor of communications at the University of Kansas, and he just released a study on FLIRTING. Yes, people actually study things like that. --And according to Hall, after surveying more than 5,100 people, the way men and women flirt falls into five very clear categories:
#1.) PHYSICAL. With this style, you flirt by showing sexual interest in the person . . . either with what you say, or by making lots of physical contact. When it works, it mostly leads to quick relationships with lots of sexual chemistry.
#2.) TRADITIONAL. Here, the man makes the first move and the woman plays it passive and coy. It's most common with SHY people, and usually they've known each other for a while before this type of flirting starts.
#3.) POLITE. This focuses on proper manners and NEVER saying sexual stuff. Which rarely happens when someone approaches a stranger. It usually happens when you're set-up with co-workers or friends. And it usually leads to long-term relationships.
#4.) SINCERE. In this style, you try to create emotional connections and communicate genuine interest by having meaningful conversations and opening up. Women say they like this style the best, and it leads to meaningful relationships.
#5.) PLAYFUL. This involves making a lot of jokes . . . some of which are directed at the person you're flirting with. Mostly, people who do this are trying to enhance their own self-esteem . . . and their relationships are shorter and less meaningful.
--Hall also put together a quiz online where you can figure out how much you use each of these five flirting styles. It's available at http://connect.ku.edu/tests/flirt/. (KU)
WEBSITE OF THE DAY: CAN YOU DO BETTER THAN THE PERSON YOU'RE DATING?
We've got a website to tell you about today that will FINALLY answer the question everyone faces when they're dating: Can I do better? Am I currently exploring the loins of someone who's WAY TOO UGLY for me? You get the idea. --The site is called CanDoBetter.com. You upload your photo and the photo of the person you're dating, and then random strangers vote on which one of you can do better . . . or if you're a perfect match. (--Check out the site here . . .) http://www.candobetter.com
WORD OF THE DAY: SUBPRIME RIB:
Subprime rib: Meaning "a low quality cut of beef . . . as opposed to prime rib." --Here's an example: "I got the steak and eggs for breakfast at Denny's. The eggs were pretty good, but they really serve up that subprime rib."
MEN ARE THREE TIMES MORE LIKELY TO COOK IN THE NUDE THAN WOMEN:
I'm not sure why anyone would want to COOK NUDE. Not only are you putting your genitalia in dangerous proximity to scalding hot liquid and metal . . . it's just nasty. --But apparently people still do it. A LOT. And men are FAR more likely to do it than women.
--According to a new survey, 12% of men, or about one in eight, say they cook nude.
--Only 4% of women, or one out of 25, say they cook naked.
--That means men are THREE TIMES more likely to cook naked than women.
--The most popular thing to wear when you're NOT cooking nude is warm-up or sweatpants . . . 46% of men and 60% of women say that's their favorite cooking outfit.
--For what it's worth, JAMIE OLIVER . . . who became famous for calling himself the Naked Chef . . . says he stopped cooking in the nude a long time ago, quote, "because it will end in tears." (Express.co.uk)
A MAN ESCAPES FROM HIS HOUSE WHEN IT CATCHES ON FIRE . . . BUT RUNS BACK INSIDE TO GRAB SOME PANTS:
Americans are FAR more concerned with being NUDE IN PUBLIC than people in most other countries. Which is fine, I suppose . . . except for times like this when it puts our LIVES in danger. --A man in Portland, Oregon was showering on Tuesday morning when he heard his smoke alarm going off. --It turned out his house was on FIRE, so he immediately sprinted outside. But once he got out, he realized he was NAKED . . . that's what happens when you run out of the shower . . . and he got hit with a blast of modesty. --So he went next door, asked a neighbor to call 911 . . . then ran BACK into his BURNING HOUSE, through the flames, to grab himself some pants. --Thankfully, he got in and out quickly and without getting burned or inhaling smoke. Firefighters were able to put the fire out in about an hour, and there's no word on how much damage it caused.--Paul Corah is one of the firefighters who was on the scene. He says that even though Paul turned out okay, quote, "Never return to a burning building. It's better to be embarrassed than burned." (FOX 12 - Portland)
A WOMAN ON THE TOILET GETS ROBBED BY A MEDIOCRE CRIMINAL IN A CLOWN MASK:
Breaking into someone's home is bad. But breaking into someone's home . . . and then breaking in on them when they're sitting on the can? Downright unforgiveable. --Around 2:00 A.M. on Saturday, 70-year-old Jacqueline Cutright of Akron, Ohio was in her bathroom, on the toilet . . . taking care of business. --Suddenly the bathroom door swung open . . . and Jacqueline found herself face-to-face with a man in a CLOWN MASK holding a KNIFE. --And Jacqueline responded to the knife-wielding clown interrupting her on the toilet the only way you can . . . by making a joke. --She told him, quote, "Boy, did you break into the wrong house, a poor person lives here." --The clown demanded her money and drugs but Jacqueline wasn't lying about the poor thing. He ended up taking $28 from her purse and about $1,000 worth of costume jewelry. Then he stole her 1991 Ford Escort and drove off. --As the cops arrived, they saw the clown FLIP the car twice and then crawl out of the window. --They pulled off his mask, Scooby Doo style, and revealed he was . . . some random 22-year-old drug addict named Cory Buckley. --He's been charged with robbery with a deadly weapon, burglary with a deadly weapon, kidnapping, and theft. --As for Jacqueline, she's wondering if she could've fought him off. Quote, "I thought about doing some ninja stuff to him but I thought, 'No, he's faster than I am,' so I more or less just sat there on the lid." (FOX 8 - Cleveland)
10% OF CHILD BEAUTY PAGEANT CONTESTANTS ARE NOW BOYS?
This statistic CAN'T be right. According to a report on ABC News, right now, about 10% of the children competing in beauty pageants are MALE. That's right. One out of 10 child beauty pageant contestants is a BOY. --That's DOUBLE the amount of boys who were competing in pageants five years ago. --Which brings us to WHY a boy would enter a beauty pageant: Are his parents pushing him because they wish they had girls? Is he going to come out as gay or transgender when he's older? Who knows. Maybe it's sort of like male models. --Ken Corbett is a psychoanalyst who specializes in gender issues. And he says that pageants just appeal to some boys . . . and it's not necessarily them sending any deeper issue about questioning their gender or sexuality. --Quote, "Some children just like to experiment. We don't want to jump to assumptions about any child." --Zander Miller is a six-year-old boy from Missouri who competes in beauty pageants against girls. He says he does it because, quote, "They're fun, and you get to win a bunch of trophies and crowns." (ABC News) (--Here's the news report on "Pageant Boys" . . .) http://soc.li/gwuG2QQ
A PHOTOGRAPHY PROFESSOR IS HAVING A CAMERA IMPLANTED IN THE BACK OF HIS HEAD FOR A YEAR:
We're getting closer and closer to the day when there's ALWAYS a camera pointed on you . . . and freaky experiments like this aren't helping the cause. --Waffa Bilal is an assistant professor of photography at New York University. And he's decided to have a camera IMPLANTED IN HIS HEAD. --Waffa will have the camera surgically placed in the back of his head. And for a full year, it will take one picture every 60 seconds. --The camera is about the size of your thumbnail, and it's going to be implanted in his head using something that resembles a large piercing. --Waffa is calling it an ART PROJECT, called "The Third 'I'". He says it's, quote, "a comment on the inaccessibility of time, and the inability to capture memory and experience." --The higher-ups at NYU weren't thrilled when they found out about his plan . . . he DOES work for them, after all, and the camera will clearly be capturing their students, faculty and staff . . . not necessarily with permission. --Waffa and the NYU administration eventually reached an agreement that he'd put a lens cap on the camera when he's teaching on NYU property. (Wall Street Journal)
A MAN CALLS THE POLICE TO REPORT A SUSPICIOUS BOX ON HIS PORCH . . . WHICH TURNS OUT TO BE A PACKAGE HE ORDERED FROM AMAZON:
This is one of those police blotter stories from a small town newspaper that we're all going to miss when newspapers are gone. --It's from the "Hudson Hub Times", which covers Portage County, Ohio. And according to their police blotter, earlier this month, the police got a call from a man who wanted to report a suspicious package on his front porch. --He said he'd seen a stranger leave the package on the porch, and now he was worried. --An officer headed out to his home, looked at the package . . . and noticed an Amazon.com logo clearly printed on the side of the box. --He asked the man if he'd recently ordered anything from Amazon, and the guy responded, quote, "Why yes, I did." --The cop told him that his package from Amazon had arrived, and the guy thanked him and told him he was now comfortable opening the box. (Hudson Hub Times)
A ROBBER IS IN CRITICAL CONDITION AFTER TRIPPING OVER AND STABBING HIMSELF WITH HIS OWN KNIFE:
Well, this idiot REALLY had it coming. --On Monday, an unidentified man in his early 20s went into a convenience store in Ottawa, Canada . . . pulled out a medium-sized kitchen knife . . . and demanded money. --The owner of the store emptied the contents of the cash register into the guy's bag. Then the robber took off running. --BUT . . . on his way out of the store, he tripped . . . and fell onto HIS OWN KNIFE. Doctors say it nicked one of his LUNGS. -The robber still tried to get away, and dragged his bleeding body down the street. He made it to a friend's house almost a mile away . . . leaving a trail of blood behind. --The cops followed the blood trail and caught up with him, and he was rushed to the hospital. --He's still hospitalized, in critical condition. (Toronto Sun)
WEDNESDAY'S QUICK HITS
Introducing the 'T-Box' . . . a plastic box that sticks to the side of the toilet and holds tampons. That way, ladies don't have to do "the waddle" to find their stash. You can email the inventor, Molly Watson, at mollygirl@suddenlink.net:
www.tboxgirl.com
Refugees from a volcano in Indonesia have been living in a large tent for weeks. They have food and water, but they've requested a separate "love chamber" to take care of 'other' needs:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20101116/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_indonesia_volcano
A new study says overweight people are better at smelling food:
http://gawker.com/5690996/overweight-people-better-at-smelling-food
Google saves lives! A guy saw a photo of himself on Google Street View, and was so ashamed by his appearance that he lost 100 pounds:
http://gizmodo.com/5690838/shameful-google-street-view-photo-prompts-man-to-lose-100-pounds
Kissing and other 'intimate contact' can cause severe allergic reactions in people with egg, dairy, and nut allergies:
http://www.aolhealth.com/2010/11/15/bad-romance-kissing-can-cause-severe-allergic-reactions/?icid=maingmain53link525623
Does your kid have a ton of Silly Bandz? This Christmas, get them a 'Silly Stand' to help organize them all:
http://smallbusiness.aol.com/2010/11/15/why-didnt-i-think-of-that-the-silly-stand-for-silly-bandz/?icid=maingmain53link625623
A prison gave a check to a newly released inmate to help him transition into the real world . . . so he took the account number and wrote thousands of dollars in bad checks:
http://www.koat.com/r-video/25803910/detail.html
11- to 14-year-old kids who hate school are twice as likely to have sex:
http://www.y100.com/cc-common/seasonal/health/sub.html?feed=104679&article=7841508
A 3-year-old girl complained to a daycare worker that her shoe was tight. So the teacher looked inside and found 17 baggies of crack:
http://bostonherald.com/news/regional/view.bg?articleid=1296654
NAZZY’S SILLY VIDEOS OF THE DAY
#1.) A FIGHT BROKE OUT AT A DENNY'S ON HALLOWEEN:
Two groups of teenage girls in Oakland, California got into a MASSIVE fight at a Denny's on Halloween, and ended up trashing the place. They threw plates, chairs, and just about everything else they could find.
(--Search for "Denny's Oakland Halloween fight video.")
(--WARNING: This video includes the F-word.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnWlTyZLQhQ
#3.) A BULL JUMPED INTO THE STANDS AT A BULLFIGHT IN MEXICO CITY:
A half-ton bull jumped into the stands during a bullfight in Mexico City on Sunday. Amazingly, no spectators were injured, and the bull returned to the ring . . . where it was promptly killed. (--Search for "Mexico City bull jumped in stands.")
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjPrimdrM94
#4.) WHY DOES KE$HA HAVE A DOLLAR SIGN IN HER NAME?
KE$HA did a stupid new video for FunnyOrDie.com where she explains why her name has a dollar sign in it. --The whole thing is a joke, but she says it's because she had a birthday party at a pizza place when she was a kid, and they put her name on the sign out front . . . but didn't have the letter "S". (--Search for "Kesha FunnyOrDie.com") (--WARNING: This video includes the F-word.)
http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/f6f8af76f6/ke-ha-the-story-of-the
#5.) HERE'S A GOOD EXAMPLE OF HOW MUCH CATS LOVE BOXES:
Someone posted a video on YouTube of their cat trying to fit into progressively smaller and smaller boxes. It starts with a box that's already WAY too small, and the best part is when it tries to jump into a tall, thin one for that's meant to hold magazines.
(--Search for "small boxes and Maru." It tries to jump into the tall skinny box at 2:16.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XID_W4neJo
#6.) DO YOU LIKE YOUR CELL PHONE RARE OR WELL-DONE?
Here's something pointless but fun: A company that makes disposable grills is getting cheap publicity because they put an iPhone 4, an Android, and a Windows Phone on a flaming grill to see which one would survive the longest. --The Windows Phone lasted the longest, but I'm not sure the test was all that scientific.
(--Search for "EZGrill what grills faster.")
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gm0AkFUYpLQ
CHECK OUT EIGHT THINGS YOUR BRAIN IS GOOD AT . . . AND THE TIMES DURING THE DAY WHEN YOU SHOULD DO THEM:
Because of your body's internal clock, your hormone levels fluctuate throughout the day. Which means your brain can be great at one thing early in the day . . . like problem solving . . . but bad at it later. --So here's a list from the magazine "Prevention" of the best ways to use your brain, depending on what time of day it is . . .
BETWEEN 7 A.M. AND 9 A.M. IS A GOOD TIME FOR BONDING. Early in the morning, men and women both have high levels of the "love hormone" oxytocin
(--pronounced oxih-TOE-sin).
--So let me just repeat that: Right after you wake up is a good time to "BOND" with your significant other. You're welcome, guys.
BETWEEN 9 A.M. AND 11 A.M. IS THE BEST TIME FOR CREATIVITY. It's true for people in their 20's, 30's, and 40's, but it's especially true if you're older. Once you hit your 50's and 60's, you're much more alert in the morning than at night.
--And mid-morning is a good time for creativity because it's when you have moderate levels of the stress hormone cortisol, which helps you focus.
BETWEEN 11 A.M. AND 2 P.M. IS THE BEST TIME TO GET WORK DONE. Research shows it's when we're most capable of doing several tasks back-to-back without screwing them up.
BETWEEN 2 P.M. AND 3 P.M. IS THE BEST TIME TO TAKE A BREAK. Your body has to digest lunch, so it draws blood away from your brain and redirects it to your stomach. That's one reason you always feel sluggish after a big meal.
--But when you're at work and you CAN'T take a break, drinking a glass of water and walking around for a few minutes can help. Both will get blood moving back to your brain and wake you up.
BETWEEN 3 P.M. AND 6 P.M. IS THE BEST TIME TO COLLABORATE. It's because your brain isn't as sharp as it was in the morning, but you're a little more easygoing because your body is producing less cortisol.
--And it's also a good time to work out. Studies show that early evening is when your grip strength, dexterity, and other physical skills are at their strongest. But working out any later can interfere with your sleep.
BETWEEN 6 P.M. AND 8 P.M. IS THE BEST TIME TO SOCIALIZE OR RUN ERRANDS. It's when your production of the sleep hormone melatonin is at an all-day low, which means you should still have plenty of energy left.
BETWEEN 8 P.M. AND 10 P.M. IS THE BEST TIME TO RELAX. It's when your body starts to naturally get ready for sleep, and your melatonin levels start to shoot up, while your serotonin levels start to fade.
AND FROM 10 P.M. ON IS THE BEST TIME FOR SLEEP. But again, this is for an "average" person. And if you start working the graveyard shift, your body naturally adjusts. The important thing is to always get between 7 and 9 hours of sleep.
(Prevention)
DID SARAH PALIN'S 16-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER WILLOW USE GAY SLURS DURING A FACEBOOK WAR?
SARAH PALIN'S 16-year-old daughter Willow is accused of using GAY SLURS during an argument with a guy on Facebook. --And those slurs include the one that rhymes with the last name of the finest actor and standup comedian working today, BOB SAGET. --It happened Sunday night, during the premiere of the Palins' new reality show, "Sarah Palin's Alaska". --Some guy named "Tre", who went to school with some of the Palin kids, wrote a status update on his page that said, quote, "Sarah Palin's Alaska, is failing so hard right now." --To which BRISTOL PALIN replied, quote, "You're running your mouth just to talk (crap)." --That set off a little war between the Palins and some other people who were obviously goading them. --During the online brawl, Willow said to Tre, quote, "Haha your so gay. I have no idea who you are, but what I've seen pictures of, your disgusting . . . My sister had a kid and is still hot." --Then she added, quote, "Tre stfu. Your such a (--Rhymes with SAGET)." --Here's another nugget from Bristol . . . quote, "You'll be as successful as my baby daddy, And actually I do work my ass off. I've been a single mom for the last two years." (--There's more. You can read the posts here . . .)
http://tmz.vo.llnwd.net/o28/newsdesk/tmz_documents/1116_palin.pdf
BRISTOL PALIN AND THE SITUATION DID A POORLY-ACTED PSA FOR SAFE SEX:
BRISTOL PALIN and MIKE "THE SITUATION" SORRENTINO from "Jersey Shore" did a PSA for safe sex. A very poorly-acted PSA. --It was shot for the Candies Foundation, but it might as well be an advertisement for Magnum condoms.
(--Check it out here . . .)
http://www.usmagazine.com/healthylifestyle/news/the-situation-offers-bristol-palin-magnum-condoms-20101611
(--Bristol and The Situation are both contestants on "Dancing with the Stars". The Situation is long gone, but Bristol is in the finals, despite an obvious inability to dance and chronic low scores from the judges.)
HERE'S VIDEO OF OKSANA GRIGORIEVA SAYING SHE THOUGHT MEL GIBSON WOULD KILL HER:
OKSANA GRIGORIEVA appears on "Larry King Live" tonight. The interview was already filmed, and we have a preview clip in which Oksana explains why she started taping MEL GIBSON'S phone calls. --It's because she was afraid he was going to KILL her. --She said, quote, "I started taping it around 11:00 o'clock because I thought, 'I'm actually not going to live through the night.'" --She added, quote, "I wanted my mother to be able to prove that if I'm dead that this is who did it." --She also says she gave Mel another chance after the alleged assault in January because, quote, "He begged. He cried. He cried on his knees." --And here's one more thing that's pretty interesting: Oksana says NONE of Mel's insanity was fueled by alcohol. He never touched a drop while they were dating, except for one time when he was away. (--Here's the preview clip . . .)
http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2010/11/video-oksana-grigorieva-says-mel-gibson-begged-cried-her-stay
IT'S ON!!! BETWEEN JANET JACKSON AND OPRAH WINFREY . . . ACCORDING TO THE "NATIONAL ENQUIRER", ANYWAY:
JANET JACKSON was NOT happy that OPRAH WINFREY put her brother MICHAEL'S kids on her show. And now IT'S ON!!! At least that's what the "National Enquirer" says. --A so-called "source" says, quote, "Janet is furious. She thinks Oprah took advantage of Michael's children for TV ratings. Janet told her Michael would be heartsick that Oprah used his kids as pawns." --On the day the show was taped, Janet and Oprah had a nasty phone conversation, which ended with Janet screaming, quote, "Oprah, you make me sick!" --But Janet has a plan to get back at Oprah . . . by revealing some incriminating info she's learned from their mutual friend, TYLER PERRY. --The "source" says, quote, "Janet has let Oprah know that Tyler has been very candid about sharing Oprah's secrets with her . . . and Oprah's definitely got secrets. --"Janet is so outraged that she's not above getting back at Oprah by spreading those secrets."
PRINCE WILLIAM IS ENGAGED . . . AND HE GAVE HIS FIANCEE PRINCESS DIANA'S ENGAGEMENT RING:
For some reason, people all over the world are losing their minds over this: PRINCE WILLIAM is engaged. William is, of course, the son of PRINCE CHARLES and the late PRINCESS DIANA. --His bride-to-be is a girl named Kate Middleton. They've been dating on-and-off for eight years. They're both 28. --The wedding will take place either in the spring or summer of next year, and people are expecting an event to rival the size and pageantry of Charles and Diana's wedding back in 1981. --The ring William slipped on Kate's finger is an oval sapphire surrounded by diamonds. And if it looks familiar, that's because it's the ring Charles gave to Diana when he asked her to marry him. --When Diana died in 1997, William's younger brother HARRY took the ring. But he gave it to William for the occasion. --A so-called "source" says, quote, "Harry was happy to give the ring to his brother. He loves William and thinks it's only right that one day the woman sitting next to the King will be wearing his mother's ring. That's the way Diana would have wanted it."
PINK ADMITS SHE'S PREGNANT:
In an interview airing today on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show", PINK admits she's pregnant. She says, quote, "I'm eating for two these days." --She adds, quote, "I was just really nervous. I have had a miscarriage before, but if I was going to talk about it with anyone, it was going to be with you." --Pink tells Ellen the baby was definitely planned . . . quote, "I worked for it . . . It was not an 'Oops.'" --Pink and her husband, CAREY HART, don't know the gender yet, but she said, quote, "I'm terrified because [my doctor] thinks it's a girl! --"My mom has always wished me a daughter just like me. I'm terrified one of us will go to jail."
DON'T BELIEVE THE RUMORS JUST YET . . . TONY PARKER DID NOT FILE FOR DIVORCE FROM EVA LONGORIA ON MONDAY:
Yesterday, TMZ "reported" that TONY PARKER had filed for divorce Monday from EVA LONGORIA. It wasn't true. --Reps for both Tony and Eva say no papers were filed . . . and Tony's rep added that he doesn't even have a divorce lawyer. --HOWEVER . . . that doesn't mean there's not trouble in the marriage. --A so-called "source" told "People" magazine that Eva IS planning on filing for divorce. -Supposedly she has been, quote, "totally and completely blindsided by reports appearing this week of infidelity" by Tony. (--Despite all the misreporting and anonymous sourcing, we've still heard nothing official from Eva or Tony.)
ROSIE O'DONNELL IS CANCER-FREE:
ROSIE O'DONNELL is cancer free. She got the news yesterday that the lumps in her breasts are benign. --She made the announcement on her blog, not surprisingly. And she also gave a shout-out to the other women she met during her ordeal. --She said, quote, "i see the faces of the women in the waiting room / praying they too got good news today."
KANYE WEST WILL PERFORM ON NBC ON THANKSGIVING DAY:
KANYE WEST canceled his performance on NBC's "Today" show the day after Thanksgiving because he thought MATT LAUER screwed him during their interview last week. --But Kanye is still scheduled to perform at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade . . . which will be televised by NBC and co-hosted by . . . MATT LAUER.
DANIEL RADCLIFFE SAYS J.K. ROWLING WON'T WRITE ANY MORE "HARRY POTTER" BOOKS:
On "Oprah" last month, J.K. ROWLING hinted that she wouldn't necessarily be against writing more "Harry Potter" books in the future. But it sounds like she's had a change of heart. --DANIEL RADCLIFFE himself delivered the news on Monday night . . . on the red carpet of the U.S. premiere of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1" in New York City. --He said that Rowling sent him a text last week, pretty much letting him off the hook . . . quote, "Basically, it amounted to the fact that she felt I had been very good in this 'Harry Potter' film, and as a reward for that, she wasn't going to [write] any more." --He added, quote, "I'm sure she will be writing other books. But I can pretty much guarantee that Harry will not be a feature." --As for his feelings about being done with "Harry Potter", he said, quote, "It's sad, absolutely. But we're going out on a high note. --"To sustain this level of quality for 10 years is a very rare thing in a big franchise. I think it's us and 'Toy Story', to be honest. I think we've done amazingly. I'm thrilled."
CHECK OUT THE TRAILER FOR RYAN REYNOLDS' "GREEN LANTERN" MOVIE:
RYAN REYNOLDS hits movie screens next June as the "Green Lantern". Will he be the next superhero sensation, or are we looking at another dud along the lines of BEN AFFLECK'S "Daredevil"? --There's a new trailer online, so you can judge for yourself. (--Check it out . . .) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJABsJQCZHA
CHECK OUT THE "CARS 2" TRAILER:
"Cars 2" hits theaters next June . . . but the new trailer is online NOW. (--Check it out here . . .) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFTfAdauCOo
DID PBS CENSOR JOKES TINA FEY MADE ABOUT SARAH PALIN IN AN ACCEPTANCE SPEECH?
TINA FEY has received a lot of love for her spot-on impersonations of SARAH PALIN over the past few years . . . --But now PBS is being accused of censoring some sharp jabs she took at Palin during her acceptance speech for the Kennedy Center's Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, when they aired the show Sunday night. --Tina kicked off her comments on Sarah by saying, quote, "I would be a liar and an idiot if I didn't thank Sarah Palin for helping get me here tonight. --"My partial resemblance and her crazy voice are the two luckiest things that have ever happened to me." That WAS included in the broadcast. But the following, more "controversial" commentary was NOT. --Tina continued, quote, "Politics aside, the success of Sarah Palin and women like her is good for all women . . . except, of course, those who will end up paying for their own rape kit and stuff. But for everybody else, it's a win-win. --"Unless you're a gay woman who wants to marry your partner of 20 years. Whatever. But for most women, the success of conservative women is good for all of us. Unless you believe in evolution. --"You know . . . actually, I take it back. The whole thing's a disaster." --So why didn't that appear in the broadcast? Well, there's a simple explanation . . . and it's the same reason Frank the Tank wasn't sure if he'd be able to make it to Bed, Bath and Beyond in "Old School" . . . Not enough time. --Executive producer Peter Kaminsky tells the "Washington Post", quote, "It was not a political decision. We had zero problems with anything she said. We took a lot out. We snipped from everyone." --He said the show was pre-taped, and ran 20 minutes over its scheduled 90-minute time slot. --But despite the apparently dire time constraints, this much LESS controversial part was left in: Tina said, quote, "I'm so proud to represent American humor, I am proud to be an American, and I am proud to make my home in the 'not real' America. --"And I am most proud that during trying times, like an orange [terror] alert, a bad economy or a contentious election that we as a nation retain our sense of humor." --Ironically, they also left in this: Tina said, quote, "I want to thank the great Robert Carlock, my friend and partner at '30 Rock' . . . I hope you really take my gratitude to heart in this moment, because we are probably gonna cut this part for the broadcast." --Anyway, PBS did leave ALL Tina's comments intact for the online version of her acceptance speech. (--You can watch the Sarah Palin lines that were omitted from the broadcast beginning at the 12:30-mark at this link . . .) http://video.pbs.org/video/1645426185
(--While it seems odd that . . . of all networks . . . PBS would be accused of censoring liberal comments, it does seem very convenient that the comments that were cut just happened to be the most "controversial" of anything she said.)
"GLEE" CASTING WILL NOW BECOME A REALITY SHOW COMPETITION:
Now that "Glee" has become a TV sensation, there are people who think that the show's CASTING SESSIONS could also become a big hit. And there was a chance that could happen . . . until they decided to air them on the Oxygen network --Here's the deal: --Oxygen is doing a show called "The Glee Project", in which contestants will compete for a guest-starring role on "Glee". It'll begin airing next June, so the guest spot would be for next season. --The winner will eventually appear in "multiple" episodes of "Glee". --Production will begin next month. Oxygen has announced that they will be holding casting calls in Chicago on December 18th and 19th . . . and in Dallas on January 8th and 9th. (--It's unclear whether or not more cities and dates will be added.) --They're looking for, quote, "talented young men and women with strong vocal, acting, dancing abilities and big personalities! Musical theater experience is a plus, but not required." You also have to be at least 18 years old. (--And it would probably benefit you to LOOK like you're 18 . . . or YOUNGER.) --For more information, hit up TheGleeProject.Oxygen.com or GleeCasting.com. (--You'd think that since "Glee" and "American Idol" are both Fox shows that they could kill two birds with one stone. I mean, just look at the incredible acting talent they were able to harness in "From Justin to Kelly".)
ABC IS DEVELOPING A "HULK" SERIES . . . AND IT COULD BE COOL:
ABC is working on a live-action "Hulk" series, and it could actually be cool. --That's because the development is being overseen by GUILLERMO DEL TORO . . . the guy behind "Pan's Labyrinth" and "Hellboy" . . . along with "Battlestar Galactica" executive producer David Eick. --Unlike the recent "Hulk" movies, the monster won't be entirely computer imaging. Instead, it'll be created using a combination of prosthetics, puppetry, and computer effects. Word has it that ABC is hoping to have it ready for the Fall of 2012. (--The upcoming "Avengers" movie, which also features The Hulk, is scheduled to hit theaters the summer before that.)
MAYIM BIALIK IS NOW A REGULAR ON "THE BIG BANG THEORY":
"Blossom" minx MAYIM BIALIK has been promoted from a guest to a series regular on "The Big Bang Theory". --She might not be in every episode, but she will remain a recurring character on the show throughout the rest of the current season, at least. (--In my opinionation, this rules!) (???)
"SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL" BEAT "DANCING WITH THE STARS":
"Sunday Night Football" is back on top of the TV ratings. It beat "Dancing with the Stars" by a little over one million viewers. 21 million people tuned in to watch TOM BRADY'S Patriots take down BEN ROETHLISBERGER and the Steelers. --Meanwhile, the CMA Awards didn't do too bad either. They came in at #7 with 16.5 million viewers. Here's a quick look at all of last week's
TV REMINDERS
WEDNESDAY TV REMINDERS: (--Check your local listings.)
--"Human Target" [2nd Season Premiere] . . . 8:00 to 9:00 P.M. on Fox. (--The show picks up some eye candy as Janet Montgomery from "Entourage" and an Indian minx named Indira Varma join the cast.)
--"Better With You" . . . 8:30 to 9:00 P.M. on ABC. (--Reba McEntire guest stars as Mia's high-maintenance wedding planner. Mia's played by JoAnna Garcia, who was Reba's TV daughter Cheyenne on "Reba".)
--"Law & Order: SVU" . . . 9:00 to 10:00 P.M. on NBC. (--Christine Lahti returns as A.D.A. Sonya Paxton to prosecute a rape case.)
--"25 Years of Sexy: People Magazine's Sexiest Man Alive!" . . . 10:00 to 11:00 P.M. on ABC. (--Kim Kardashian hosts a look at 25 years of "People Magazine's" "Sexiest Man Alive" issue before revealing the 2010 honoree.)
--"Finding Hulk Hogan" . . . 10:00 to 11:00 P.M. on A&E. (--A one-hour special in which Hulk Hogan tells his side of the story regarding his divorce and his son Nick's car accident that ruined another kid's life.)
--"South Park" [14th Season Finale] . . . 10:00 to 10:30 P.M. on Comedy Central. (--Stan's life is in turmoil both at home and in school while Randy's obsession with the "Food Network" forces Sharon to explore new interests.)
--"Top Chef Just Desserts" [1st Season Finale] . . . 10:00 to 11:00 P.M. on Bravo.
--"What's Eating You" [1st Season Finale] . . . 10:00 to 11:00 P.M. on E!
--"Ugly Americans" [1st Season Finale] . . . 10:30 to 11:00 P.M. on Comedy Central.
THE BEATLES ARE ON ITUNES . . . FINALLY:
iTunes has FINALLY landed THE BEATLES. --Yesterday . . . after YEARS of dead-end rumors and speculation . . . Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced that the Beatles were finally ending their digital holdout. --All 13 of the Beatles' re-mastered studio albums are now available on iTunes . . . along with compilations and anthologies. Complete albums are being sold for $12.99, individual tracks cost $1.29 each, and the double albums will run you $19.99. --For now, it seems like Apple has the EXCLUSIVE digital rights to the catalog. There's no indication that the Beatles will pursue deals with other online retailers. --All four members of the Beatles had to sign off on the iTunes deal: PAUL MCCARTNEY, RINGO STARR and the estates of GEORGE HARRISON and JOHN LENNON. --Paul released this statement: Quote, "We're really excited to bring the Beatles' music to iTunes. It's fantastic to see the songs we originally released on vinyl receive as much love in the digital world as they did the first time around." --Meanwhile, Ringo is just relieved to not be bothered about it again. --He says, quote, "I'm particularly glad to no longer be asked when the Beatles are coming to iTunes. At last, if you want it . . . you can get it now . . . The Beatles from Liverpool to now! Peace and Love, Ringo." --Within hours of being unleashed, the Beatles were climbing up iTunes' album and singles charts. Five albums . . . including "The White Album" and "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" . . . cracked the Top 20. --And "Here Comes the Sun", "Let It Be" and "Blackbird" were among the six Beatles singles that had infiltrated iTunes' Top 100 individual downloads. --Just to be clear, the Beatles may have been the most prominent iTunes holdout . . . but they weren't the last. The remaining holdouts include: AC/DC, Garth Brooks, Kid Rock, Bob Seger, Def Leppard and Tool. --Most of these artists are refusing iTunes either because they're unhappy with the royalties they'd receive . . . or they don't want their tracks sold individually online. (--You can check out a rundown of these artists' positions on iTunes, here.)
METALLICA'S KIRK HAMMETT ACCIDENTALLY KNOCKED A CHILD OFF THE STAGE DURING A SHOW IN AUSTRALIA:
METALLICA guitarist KIRK HAMMETT accidentally KNOCKED a small child off the stage during a gig in Australia last week. --Kirk was kicking giant balloons off the stage during the last song, and didn't realize a small kid was standing behind one of them on some stairs near the edge of the stage. --When he kicked the balloon, it DRILLED the kid in the head and knocked him down the stairs. (--Amazingly, there's a pretty clear video of Kirk's inadvertent child-punting. The child is standing on the edge of the stage in the middle of the frame.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSfUrAATiWA
(--And here's another, longer video, from a different angle. It shows the kid being taken backstage by a roadie after being knocked off the stage . . .)
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=bf3_1289830325
--At first, the child was believed to be the son of singer JAMES HETFIELD, but Blabbermouth.net says that's not true. They say the kid is the daughter of one of the band's managers. --Regardless, the child was NOT hurt. Thankfully.
AKON DISAGREES WITH WILL.I.AM'S CLAIM THAT THE NEW MICHAEL JACKSON ALBUM IS "DISRESPECTFUL":
WILL.I.AM recently spoke out against the upcoming MICHAEL JACKSON album "Michael" . . . saying that it was, quote, "disrespectful" to put it out, because Michael isn't around to put his finishing touches on it. --But AKON doesn't agree. --He says, quote, "I don't see anything disrespectful about it, [Michael's] people [are] taking care of it . . . these records would have come out if [Michael] was alive or dead so I think this actually helps to keep his legacy alive. --"I honestly disagree with that." (--You can watch a paparazzi video of Akon's comments, here.) --Of course, Akon DOES have a stake in this. He's on the disc, singing a duet with Michael on "Hold My Hand", which is streaming on MichaelJackson.com.
NEIL YOUNG'S ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY CAR IGNITED A FIRE THAT CAUSED OVER $1 MILLION IN DAMAGE:
Hybrid cars are better for you AND the environment . . . that is, as long as you can keep them from spontaneously combusting. -NEIL YOUNG recently converted a gas-sucking 1959 Lincoln Continental convertible into a hybrid vehicle that ran on batteries and a biodiesel-powered generator. (--The conversion was tracked on the website LincVolt.com . . . and the car inspired Neil's album "Fork in the Road", which was released last summer.) --Well, the car ignited a fire in the storage warehouse where it was being kept. Firefighters were able to save most of what was in the warehouse, but the LincVolt suffered some serious damage. --Neil said that he's still trying to determine how the fire began, but he thinks it may have started in an untested part of the car's charging system. --The fire caused over $1 MILLION in damage.
A T.I. TRACK FEATURING EMINEM HAS LEAKED ONLINE:
A new T.I. track called "All She Wrote" has leaked online. It features EMINEM . . . and will be included on T.I.'s "No Mercy" disc, which drops on December 7th. --The track features the hook: Quote, "I don't really care what you call me, just as long as you don't call me broke / I bet they knew as soon as they saw me, good night it's over with that's all she wrote . . . --"Streets like cold Chicago, ain't nothing new, I seen it all before / But still I ball like no tomorrow, good night it's over with that's all she wrote." (--You can listen to "All She Wrote" at the link below. ***WARNING***: This version is loaded with UNCENSORED PROFANITY, including F-words, N-words and B-words . . ..) http://nahright.com/news/2010/11/16/t-i-ft-eminem-all-she-wrote/
IS LADY ANTEBELLUM'S "NEED YOU NOW" A "LAZY RIPOFF" OF THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT SONG "EYE IN THE SKY"?
LADY ANTEBELLUM'S "Need You Now" is one of the biggest crossover smashes of the year. It's certainly the band's career song at this point. But there's a problem. --Some people think it sounds eerily similar to a different crossover hit from back in the '80s . . . a song called "Eye in the Sky", by THE ALAN PARSON'S PROJECT. --An "Executive Personal Assistant to Alan Parsons" sent a letter to "Nashville Scene" saying that "hundreds of Alan Parson's fans" . . . yes, he has them . . . are saying "Need You Now" is a LAZY RIPOFF of "Eye In The Sky". --I take that to mean Lady Antebellum didn't actively rip the song off . . . but when the "familiar" melody came into their heads, they went with it, instead of digging deeper for something more original. --Somebody put together a mashup of the two songs, and they blend seamlessly together. (--You can check it out here and decide for yourself . . .)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sS1z2inwJ2o
(--As a Lady Antebellum fan I can't take this too seriously. But as a long-suffering Alan Parsons fan I'm appalled that anyone would claim there's even a remote similarity to the MUSICAL MASTERPIECE that is "Eye in the Sky".) --By the way . . . there's no talk of a lawsuit yet . . . and as of last night, there was no comment from Lady Antebellum.
WEDNESDAY'S SHOWBIZ QUICK HITS
TONI BRAXTON revealed yesterday that she's suffering from lupus, in addition to the chronic heart ailment that's been giving her problems over the years.
http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b211694_toni_braxton_reveals_life-threatening.html
"GQ" magazine has unveiled its Men of the Year. They are: JEFF BRIDGES, STEPHEN COLBERT, JAMES FRANCO, DRAKE and . . . SCARLETT JOHANSSON. (???) They named her the "Babe of the Year".
http://www.gq.com/entertainment/men-of-the-year/2010/men-of-the-year-issue-covers-portfolio-franco-bridges-colbert-scarlett-johansson#slide=1
ADAM LAMBERT'S "Acoustic Live!" album comes out December 6th.
http://www.billboard.com/news#/news/adam-lambert-reveals-acoustic-ep-cover-release-1004126904.story
KID ROCK kicks off a U.S. tour at Ford Field in Detroit on January 15th.
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1652440/20101116/kid_rock.jhtml
NAZZY’S RANDOM STUFF
NEW RESEARCH SAYS THERE ARE FIVE STYLES OF FLIRTING . . . WHICH ONE DO YOU USE?
Jeffrey Hall is an assistant professor of communications at the University of Kansas, and he just released a study on FLIRTING. Yes, people actually study things like that. --And according to Hall, after surveying more than 5,100 people, the way men and women flirt falls into five very clear categories:
#1.) PHYSICAL. With this style, you flirt by showing sexual interest in the person . . . either with what you say, or by making lots of physical contact. When it works, it mostly leads to quick relationships with lots of sexual chemistry.
#2.) TRADITIONAL. Here, the man makes the first move and the woman plays it passive and coy. It's most common with SHY people, and usually they've known each other for a while before this type of flirting starts.
#3.) POLITE. This focuses on proper manners and NEVER saying sexual stuff. Which rarely happens when someone approaches a stranger. It usually happens when you're set-up with co-workers or friends. And it usually leads to long-term relationships.
#4.) SINCERE. In this style, you try to create emotional connections and communicate genuine interest by having meaningful conversations and opening up. Women say they like this style the best, and it leads to meaningful relationships.
#5.) PLAYFUL. This involves making a lot of jokes . . . some of which are directed at the person you're flirting with. Mostly, people who do this are trying to enhance their own self-esteem . . . and their relationships are shorter and less meaningful.
--Hall also put together a quiz online where you can figure out how much you use each of these five flirting styles. It's available at http://connect.ku.edu/tests/flirt/. (KU)
WEBSITE OF THE DAY: CAN YOU DO BETTER THAN THE PERSON YOU'RE DATING?
We've got a website to tell you about today that will FINALLY answer the question everyone faces when they're dating: Can I do better? Am I currently exploring the loins of someone who's WAY TOO UGLY for me? You get the idea. --The site is called CanDoBetter.com. You upload your photo and the photo of the person you're dating, and then random strangers vote on which one of you can do better . . . or if you're a perfect match. (--Check out the site here . . .) http://www.candobetter.com
WORD OF THE DAY: SUBPRIME RIB:
Subprime rib: Meaning "a low quality cut of beef . . . as opposed to prime rib." --Here's an example: "I got the steak and eggs for breakfast at Denny's. The eggs were pretty good, but they really serve up that subprime rib."
MEN ARE THREE TIMES MORE LIKELY TO COOK IN THE NUDE THAN WOMEN:
I'm not sure why anyone would want to COOK NUDE. Not only are you putting your genitalia in dangerous proximity to scalding hot liquid and metal . . . it's just nasty. --But apparently people still do it. A LOT. And men are FAR more likely to do it than women.
--According to a new survey, 12% of men, or about one in eight, say they cook nude.
--Only 4% of women, or one out of 25, say they cook naked.
--That means men are THREE TIMES more likely to cook naked than women.
--The most popular thing to wear when you're NOT cooking nude is warm-up or sweatpants . . . 46% of men and 60% of women say that's their favorite cooking outfit.
--For what it's worth, JAMIE OLIVER . . . who became famous for calling himself the Naked Chef . . . says he stopped cooking in the nude a long time ago, quote, "because it will end in tears." (Express.co.uk)
A MAN ESCAPES FROM HIS HOUSE WHEN IT CATCHES ON FIRE . . . BUT RUNS BACK INSIDE TO GRAB SOME PANTS:
Americans are FAR more concerned with being NUDE IN PUBLIC than people in most other countries. Which is fine, I suppose . . . except for times like this when it puts our LIVES in danger. --A man in Portland, Oregon was showering on Tuesday morning when he heard his smoke alarm going off. --It turned out his house was on FIRE, so he immediately sprinted outside. But once he got out, he realized he was NAKED . . . that's what happens when you run out of the shower . . . and he got hit with a blast of modesty. --So he went next door, asked a neighbor to call 911 . . . then ran BACK into his BURNING HOUSE, through the flames, to grab himself some pants. --Thankfully, he got in and out quickly and without getting burned or inhaling smoke. Firefighters were able to put the fire out in about an hour, and there's no word on how much damage it caused.--Paul Corah is one of the firefighters who was on the scene. He says that even though Paul turned out okay, quote, "Never return to a burning building. It's better to be embarrassed than burned." (FOX 12 - Portland)
A WOMAN ON THE TOILET GETS ROBBED BY A MEDIOCRE CRIMINAL IN A CLOWN MASK:
Breaking into someone's home is bad. But breaking into someone's home . . . and then breaking in on them when they're sitting on the can? Downright unforgiveable. --Around 2:00 A.M. on Saturday, 70-year-old Jacqueline Cutright of Akron, Ohio was in her bathroom, on the toilet . . . taking care of business. --Suddenly the bathroom door swung open . . . and Jacqueline found herself face-to-face with a man in a CLOWN MASK holding a KNIFE. --And Jacqueline responded to the knife-wielding clown interrupting her on the toilet the only way you can . . . by making a joke. --She told him, quote, "Boy, did you break into the wrong house, a poor person lives here." --The clown demanded her money and drugs but Jacqueline wasn't lying about the poor thing. He ended up taking $28 from her purse and about $1,000 worth of costume jewelry. Then he stole her 1991 Ford Escort and drove off. --As the cops arrived, they saw the clown FLIP the car twice and then crawl out of the window. --They pulled off his mask, Scooby Doo style, and revealed he was . . . some random 22-year-old drug addict named Cory Buckley. --He's been charged with robbery with a deadly weapon, burglary with a deadly weapon, kidnapping, and theft. --As for Jacqueline, she's wondering if she could've fought him off. Quote, "I thought about doing some ninja stuff to him but I thought, 'No, he's faster than I am,' so I more or less just sat there on the lid." (FOX 8 - Cleveland)
10% OF CHILD BEAUTY PAGEANT CONTESTANTS ARE NOW BOYS?
This statistic CAN'T be right. According to a report on ABC News, right now, about 10% of the children competing in beauty pageants are MALE. That's right. One out of 10 child beauty pageant contestants is a BOY. --That's DOUBLE the amount of boys who were competing in pageants five years ago. --Which brings us to WHY a boy would enter a beauty pageant: Are his parents pushing him because they wish they had girls? Is he going to come out as gay or transgender when he's older? Who knows. Maybe it's sort of like male models. --Ken Corbett is a psychoanalyst who specializes in gender issues. And he says that pageants just appeal to some boys . . . and it's not necessarily them sending any deeper issue about questioning their gender or sexuality. --Quote, "Some children just like to experiment. We don't want to jump to assumptions about any child." --Zander Miller is a six-year-old boy from Missouri who competes in beauty pageants against girls. He says he does it because, quote, "They're fun, and you get to win a bunch of trophies and crowns." (ABC News) (--Here's the news report on "Pageant Boys" . . .) http://soc.li/gwuG2QQ
A PHOTOGRAPHY PROFESSOR IS HAVING A CAMERA IMPLANTED IN THE BACK OF HIS HEAD FOR A YEAR:
We're getting closer and closer to the day when there's ALWAYS a camera pointed on you . . . and freaky experiments like this aren't helping the cause. --Waffa Bilal is an assistant professor of photography at New York University. And he's decided to have a camera IMPLANTED IN HIS HEAD. --Waffa will have the camera surgically placed in the back of his head. And for a full year, it will take one picture every 60 seconds. --The camera is about the size of your thumbnail, and it's going to be implanted in his head using something that resembles a large piercing. --Waffa is calling it an ART PROJECT, called "The Third 'I'". He says it's, quote, "a comment on the inaccessibility of time, and the inability to capture memory and experience." --The higher-ups at NYU weren't thrilled when they found out about his plan . . . he DOES work for them, after all, and the camera will clearly be capturing their students, faculty and staff . . . not necessarily with permission. --Waffa and the NYU administration eventually reached an agreement that he'd put a lens cap on the camera when he's teaching on NYU property. (Wall Street Journal)
A MAN CALLS THE POLICE TO REPORT A SUSPICIOUS BOX ON HIS PORCH . . . WHICH TURNS OUT TO BE A PACKAGE HE ORDERED FROM AMAZON:
This is one of those police blotter stories from a small town newspaper that we're all going to miss when newspapers are gone. --It's from the "Hudson Hub Times", which covers Portage County, Ohio. And according to their police blotter, earlier this month, the police got a call from a man who wanted to report a suspicious package on his front porch. --He said he'd seen a stranger leave the package on the porch, and now he was worried. --An officer headed out to his home, looked at the package . . . and noticed an Amazon.com logo clearly printed on the side of the box. --He asked the man if he'd recently ordered anything from Amazon, and the guy responded, quote, "Why yes, I did." --The cop told him that his package from Amazon had arrived, and the guy thanked him and told him he was now comfortable opening the box. (Hudson Hub Times)
A ROBBER IS IN CRITICAL CONDITION AFTER TRIPPING OVER AND STABBING HIMSELF WITH HIS OWN KNIFE:
Well, this idiot REALLY had it coming. --On Monday, an unidentified man in his early 20s went into a convenience store in Ottawa, Canada . . . pulled out a medium-sized kitchen knife . . . and demanded money. --The owner of the store emptied the contents of the cash register into the guy's bag. Then the robber took off running. --BUT . . . on his way out of the store, he tripped . . . and fell onto HIS OWN KNIFE. Doctors say it nicked one of his LUNGS. -The robber still tried to get away, and dragged his bleeding body down the street. He made it to a friend's house almost a mile away . . . leaving a trail of blood behind. --The cops followed the blood trail and caught up with him, and he was rushed to the hospital. --He's still hospitalized, in critical condition. (Toronto Sun)
WEDNESDAY'S QUICK HITS
Introducing the 'T-Box' . . . a plastic box that sticks to the side of the toilet and holds tampons. That way, ladies don't have to do "the waddle" to find their stash. You can email the inventor, Molly Watson, at mollygirl@suddenlink.net:
www.tboxgirl.com
Refugees from a volcano in Indonesia have been living in a large tent for weeks. They have food and water, but they've requested a separate "love chamber" to take care of 'other' needs:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20101116/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_indonesia_volcano
A new study says overweight people are better at smelling food:
http://gawker.com/5690996/overweight-people-better-at-smelling-food
Google saves lives! A guy saw a photo of himself on Google Street View, and was so ashamed by his appearance that he lost 100 pounds:
http://gizmodo.com/5690838/shameful-google-street-view-photo-prompts-man-to-lose-100-pounds
Kissing and other 'intimate contact' can cause severe allergic reactions in people with egg, dairy, and nut allergies:
http://www.aolhealth.com/2010/11/15/bad-romance-kissing-can-cause-severe-allergic-reactions/?icid=maingmain53link525623
Does your kid have a ton of Silly Bandz? This Christmas, get them a 'Silly Stand' to help organize them all:
http://smallbusiness.aol.com/2010/11/15/why-didnt-i-think-of-that-the-silly-stand-for-silly-bandz/?icid=maingmain53link625623
A prison gave a check to a newly released inmate to help him transition into the real world . . . so he took the account number and wrote thousands of dollars in bad checks:
http://www.koat.com/r-video/25803910/detail.html
11- to 14-year-old kids who hate school are twice as likely to have sex:
http://www.y100.com/cc-common/seasonal/health/sub.html?feed=104679&article=7841508
A 3-year-old girl complained to a daycare worker that her shoe was tight. So the teacher looked inside and found 17 baggies of crack:
http://bostonherald.com/news/regional/view.bg?articleid=1296654
NAZZY’S SILLY VIDEOS OF THE DAY
#1.) A FIGHT BROKE OUT AT A DENNY'S ON HALLOWEEN:
Two groups of teenage girls in Oakland, California got into a MASSIVE fight at a Denny's on Halloween, and ended up trashing the place. They threw plates, chairs, and just about everything else they could find.
(--Search for "Denny's Oakland Halloween fight video.")
(--WARNING: This video includes the F-word.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnWlTyZLQhQ
#3.) A BULL JUMPED INTO THE STANDS AT A BULLFIGHT IN MEXICO CITY:
A half-ton bull jumped into the stands during a bullfight in Mexico City on Sunday. Amazingly, no spectators were injured, and the bull returned to the ring . . . where it was promptly killed. (--Search for "Mexico City bull jumped in stands.")
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjPrimdrM94
#4.) WHY DOES KE$HA HAVE A DOLLAR SIGN IN HER NAME?
KE$HA did a stupid new video for FunnyOrDie.com where she explains why her name has a dollar sign in it. --The whole thing is a joke, but she says it's because she had a birthday party at a pizza place when she was a kid, and they put her name on the sign out front . . . but didn't have the letter "S". (--Search for "Kesha FunnyOrDie.com") (--WARNING: This video includes the F-word.)
http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/f6f8af76f6/ke-ha-the-story-of-the
#5.) HERE'S A GOOD EXAMPLE OF HOW MUCH CATS LOVE BOXES:
Someone posted a video on YouTube of their cat trying to fit into progressively smaller and smaller boxes. It starts with a box that's already WAY too small, and the best part is when it tries to jump into a tall, thin one for that's meant to hold magazines.
(--Search for "small boxes and Maru." It tries to jump into the tall skinny box at 2:16.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XID_W4neJo
#6.) DO YOU LIKE YOUR CELL PHONE RARE OR WELL-DONE?
Here's something pointless but fun: A company that makes disposable grills is getting cheap publicity because they put an iPhone 4, an Android, and a Windows Phone on a flaming grill to see which one would survive the longest. --The Windows Phone lasted the longest, but I'm not sure the test was all that scientific.
(--Search for "EZGrill what grills faster.")
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gm0AkFUYpLQ
CHECK OUT EIGHT THINGS YOUR BRAIN IS GOOD AT . . . AND THE TIMES DURING THE DAY WHEN YOU SHOULD DO THEM:
Because of your body's internal clock, your hormone levels fluctuate throughout the day. Which means your brain can be great at one thing early in the day . . . like problem solving . . . but bad at it later. --So here's a list from the magazine "Prevention" of the best ways to use your brain, depending on what time of day it is . . .
BETWEEN 7 A.M. AND 9 A.M. IS A GOOD TIME FOR BONDING. Early in the morning, men and women both have high levels of the "love hormone" oxytocin
(--pronounced oxih-TOE-sin).
--So let me just repeat that: Right after you wake up is a good time to "BOND" with your significant other. You're welcome, guys.
BETWEEN 9 A.M. AND 11 A.M. IS THE BEST TIME FOR CREATIVITY. It's true for people in their 20's, 30's, and 40's, but it's especially true if you're older. Once you hit your 50's and 60's, you're much more alert in the morning than at night.
--And mid-morning is a good time for creativity because it's when you have moderate levels of the stress hormone cortisol, which helps you focus.
BETWEEN 11 A.M. AND 2 P.M. IS THE BEST TIME TO GET WORK DONE. Research shows it's when we're most capable of doing several tasks back-to-back without screwing them up.
BETWEEN 2 P.M. AND 3 P.M. IS THE BEST TIME TO TAKE A BREAK. Your body has to digest lunch, so it draws blood away from your brain and redirects it to your stomach. That's one reason you always feel sluggish after a big meal.
--But when you're at work and you CAN'T take a break, drinking a glass of water and walking around for a few minutes can help. Both will get blood moving back to your brain and wake you up.
BETWEEN 3 P.M. AND 6 P.M. IS THE BEST TIME TO COLLABORATE. It's because your brain isn't as sharp as it was in the morning, but you're a little more easygoing because your body is producing less cortisol.
--And it's also a good time to work out. Studies show that early evening is when your grip strength, dexterity, and other physical skills are at their strongest. But working out any later can interfere with your sleep.
BETWEEN 6 P.M. AND 8 P.M. IS THE BEST TIME TO SOCIALIZE OR RUN ERRANDS. It's when your production of the sleep hormone melatonin is at an all-day low, which means you should still have plenty of energy left.
BETWEEN 8 P.M. AND 10 P.M. IS THE BEST TIME TO RELAX. It's when your body starts to naturally get ready for sleep, and your melatonin levels start to shoot up, while your serotonin levels start to fade.
AND FROM 10 P.M. ON IS THE BEST TIME FOR SLEEP. But again, this is for an "average" person. And if you start working the graveyard shift, your body naturally adjusts. The important thing is to always get between 7 and 9 hours of sleep.
(Prevention)
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