HOLLYWOOD DIRT OVERFLOW (11-12-10)

JESSICA SIMPSON SAYS SHE'S "EXTREMELY HAPPY" FOR NICK LACHEY:

How does JESSICA SIMPSON really feel about NICK LACHEY'S engagement to VANESSA MINNILLO? --On RYAN SEACREST'S radio show yesterday, she said, quote, "I am extremely, extremely happy for him. I couldn't be more happy for Nick." --And she denied reports that she's NOT happy for Nick . . . quote, "I don't know where all those rumors came from . . . --"You know, our relationship was over a really long time ago, so it would be nice if everybody could move on with us and really just celebrate the love between him and Vanessa. I do, and I wish them nothing but the best."


HULK HOGAN HAS APPLIED FOR A MARRIAGE LICENSE:

57-year-old HULK HOGAN and his 35-year-old fiancée Jennifer McDaniel have applied for a marriage license. There's no word on a wedding date, but the license expires on January 11th . . . so obviously, it should be before then. --E! Online says that Hulk's son NICK will be the best man.


TRACY MORGAN'S GOAL WHEN HE DOES STANDUP IS TO MAKE WOMEN FART:

A standup comedian can have many objectives when he or she gets up on that stage: To entertain, to inform, to illuminate . . . or even just to make a ton of money. --But I'm sure TRACY MORGAN is the only comedian who does what he does because he wants to cause FEMALE FLATULENCE. --He says, quote, "Whenever I do stand-up, my goal, my aim is to make the cute girl in the front row fart. I want her to laugh so hard it burns. When we would do our thing and it smelled like marijuana and fart." (???)


EDDIE MUNSTER IS IN REHAB:

BUTCH PATRICK is in rehab. He's the guy who played the little kid, Eddie, on "The Munsters" in the 1960s. --Butch is 57 years old now, and his agent says he's been struggling with drug and alcohol addiction since he was 17. Even so, this will be his first time in rehab. --Butch's addiction took a turn for the worse recently, when his fiancée left him. She's a former Philadelphia Eagles cheerleader and a HUGE "Munsters" fan. --She actually started corresponding with Butch back when the show was on the air. They lost touch . . . but found each other again a few years ago on the Internet. They got engaged in July, but she dumped him right after Halloween. (--At least she didn't ruin Eddie Munster's Halloween. That's like how normal people wait until after Christmas to break someone's heart.)


BRAD PITT AND ANGELINA JOLIE'S DAUGHTER WANTED A "DEAD PET":

Now that she's a mom, it's fun to see ANGELINA JOLIE get forced into the position of being the responsible, mature adult when her kids do weird stuff. Like this: --Angelina and BRAD PITT'S daughter Shiloh recently announced that she wanted a DEAD PET. Which is something Angelina herself probably would have been into 10 years ago. But she had to confront this situation like a grown-up. --She tells "Vogue" magazine, quote, "Shiloh found a dead bird, so she came in and said, 'Can I have a dead pet?' And I'm . . . 'Uh-uh, I don't think it's healthy, honey. I think they have to put him in a box.' --"And I had to run out to find, like, a taxidermy bird. I just worked it out for her." --Elsewhere in the interview, Angelina revealed that she's not a very good cook . . . but she's, quote, "getting better at bacon." --She says, quote, "I'm not the best cook. Pax . . . (--who turns 7 this month) . . . is a better cook than me. Pax likes to cook. But I try to when I can. Any house that we're in, we all chip in. --"But the kids are very sweet . . . so enthusiastic anytime I cook. Especially Maddox, he's just this little man that's very supportive of me . . . it's like he's raised me a bit. --"So I cooked them all breakfast before school this morning, and he has that kind of 'Thanks, Mom! Good job!'"
MATT LAUER DEFENDS HIS INTERVIEW WITH KANYE WEST:

On yesterday's "Today" show, MATT LAUER ran the interview he did with KANYE WEST . . . the one that got Kanye all riled up on Wednesday. --There appear to be two moments that really got under Kanye's skin. The first was when Lauer made Kanye look at video of GEORGE W. BUSH, before answering a question. --Kanye was obviously frustrated by that, and he said, quote, "I didn't need you guys to show me the tape in order to like prompt my emotion to what I'm going to say. --"I came up here because I wanted to say something right after the fact. This is the reality, this is the real thing going on. I don't need all the jazz." --Then, when Kanye was discussing the TAYLOR SWIFT incident, that video started playing, with the sound low, but still audible. --Kanye said, quote, "Yo, how am I supposed to talk if you gonna run this thing in the middle, while I'm talking? Please don't let that happen again, it's like ridiculous." --After showing the interview, Lauer defended himself and the "Today" show from the Wrath of Kanye. --He said, quote, "It's something we do every day . . . when a guest is talking about an incident or a location, we run video of that. --"There was nothing improper about it, nothing unusual about it whatsoever." (--Here's video of the Kanye interview . . . which was taped on Tuesday night . . . and Matt's response . . .)
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891/vp/40128321#40128321


IT'S DENZEL WASHINGTON VERSUS THE SCI-FI FLICK "SKYLINE":

#1.) "Skyline" (PG-13)

A sci-fi flick about an alien invasion, with people being sucked up into weird lights in the sky. Apparently anyone who looks into the light somehow falls under the aliens' control.(--You can upload a picture to see your own face with alien special effects here.) --It's got Eric Balfour, Donald Faison from "Scrubs", and Scottie Thompson, who "NCIS" fans would know as the chick who broke DiNozzo's heart a few seasons back.
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDJfue-Aanw

Official Site: http://www.iamrogue.com/skyline


#2.) "Unstoppable" (PG-13)

Denzel Washington and "Star Trek's" Chris Pine try to stop a runaway train of hazardous chemicals before it hits a densely populated area. It's directed by Tony Scott, who's worked with Denzel on three other movies, including "Crimson Tide" and "Man on Fire". Rosario Dawson is also in it.
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JA63glohLhg

Official Site: http://www.unstoppablemovie.com/

#3.) "Morning Glory" (PG-13) (Opened Wednesday)

Rachel McAdams plays an ambitious TV producer trying to fix a morning show's weak ratings. So she hires veteran news anchor Harrison Ford . . . who refuses to do any of the standard fluff pieces and takes an immediate disliking to his co-host, Diane Keaton.

Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlVNDf28xxw

Official Site: http://www.morningglorymovie.com/


THE TOP 15 MOST POPULAR SHOWS AMONG REPUBLICANS . . . AND DEMOCRATS:

A consumer research company called Experian Simmons has released a new study of The Top 15 Most Popular TV Shows For Republicans and Democrats. --The #1 Republican show was "Glenn Beck" on Fox News, and the top Democrat show was "Countdown with Keith Olbermann" on MSNBC. But after that, the lists weren't political at all.

--Here are the Top 15 Most Popular Shows For Republicans:

#1.) "Glenn Beck", Fox News

#2.) "The Amazing Race", CBS

#3.) "Modern Family", ABC

#4 and #5.) Tied: "American Idol" on Fox . . . and "V" on ABC

#6 and #7.) Tied: "The Big Bang Theory" and "The Mentalist", both on CBS

#8.) "Survivor", CBS

#9.) "Dancing with the Stars", ABC

#10.) "Desperate Housewives", ABC

#11.) "NCIS", CBS

#12 and #13.) Tied "The Bachelor" on ABC, and "Lie to Me" on Fox

#14.) "How I Met Your Mother", CBS

#15.) "Two and a Half Men", CBS

--And here are the Top 15 Most Popular Shows For Democrats:

#1.) "Countdown with Keith Olbermann", MSNBC

#2.) "Mad Men", AMC

#3.) "Dexter", Showtime

#4.) "Kourtney & Khloe Take Miami", E!

#5.) "90210", the CW

#6 and #7.) Tied: "Private Practice" and "Brothers & Sisters", both on ABC

#8.) "30 Rock", NBC

#9.) "The Good Wife", CBS

#10.) "Damages", FX

#11 and #12.) "Community", and "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit", NBC

#13.) "Friday Night Lights", NBC / DirecTV

#14.) "Parks and Recreation", NBC

#15.) "Breaking Bad", AMC


"JERSEY SHORE'S" ANGELINA HAS RECORDED A RAP SONG:

Angelina from "Jersey Shore" has recorded a RAP song. --A portion of the song hit the Internet yesterday, and it's . . . brace yourself . . . HORRIFIC. I know, I'm floored, too. Still, it's worth a listen for its amusement factor. --Here's a sample of Angelina's lyrical brilliance: --Quote, "I'm hot, so hot / I'm like an ice cream cone with a cherry on top. And I got, a lot, no I won't stop 'til I pop to the top. I take a shot, It hits the spot / Then dance a lot, until I drop / I shop, and shop, I just can't stop . . ." --And later she raps, quote, "You can't replace, or crowd my space / So step off (B-word), or I'll punch your face . . ." (--Listen to the clip from the song, here . . .)
http://tmz.vo.llnwd.net/o28/newsdesk/tmz_audio/111110_angelina_song.mp3


"THE SIMPSONS" HAS BEEN RENEWED FOR A 23rd SEASON:

Fox has renewed "The Simpsons" for a 23rd season. (--That's for next year, of course. Its 22nd season is currently in progress.) --By the end of the 23rd season, there will be 515 episodes of "The Simpsons" . . . dating back to the first season in 1989. And there's no indication that it'll be the final season. --Executive producer Al Jean joked, quote, "Like many 22-year-olds, 'The Simpsons' is extremely happy remaining at home, on Fox, and hopes it doesn't have to go out into the real world for many years to come."


WEEKEND TV REMINDERS
FRIDAY TV REMINDERS:

--"Smallville" . . . 8:00 to 9:00 P.M. on the CW. (--Teri Hatcher played Lois Lane opposite Dean Cain on "Lois & Clark" back in the '90s. Tonight she guest stars as Lois' mom. And the wife of the guy who plays Green Arrow will be playing a villain.)

--"Avalon High" . . . 8:00 to 9:30 P.M. on the Disney Channel. (--A movie about high school kids who are the reincarnated knights of King Arthur's court.)

--"Primetime: What Would You Do?" . . . 9:00 to 10:00 P.M. on ABC. (--Scenarios include doctors drinking in a bar before going on their shifts.)

--"Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible" . . . 9:00 to 10:00 P.M. on Encore. (--A tribute to the Lucasfilm special effects company, Industrial Light and Magic, narrated by Tom Cruise.)

--"Wizards of Waverly Place" [4th Season Premiere] . . . 9:30 to 10:00 P.M. on the Disney Channel.

--"24/7" [10th Season Finale] . . . 9:30 to 10:00 P.M. on HBO.

--"Friday Night Alright" . . . 11:00 to 11:30 P.M. on VH1. (--Paul McCartney, Pink and the Strokes perform from the Isle of Wight Festival 2010.)

SATURDAY TV REMINDERS:

--"Outlaw" [SERIES Finale] . . . 8:00 to 9:00 P.M. on NBC.

--"Behind the Music: Hall & Oates" . . . 9:00 to 10:00 P.M. on VH1 Classic.

--"Tracy Morgan: Black & Blue" . . . 10:00 to 11:00 P.M. on HBO. (--"30 Rock's" Tracy Morgan performs at the Apollo Theatre in New York.)

--"Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy Camp" [1st Season Finale] . . . 10:00 to 11:00 P.M. on VH1 Classic.

--"Back From Hell: A Tribute to Sam Kinison" . . . 10:00 to 11:15 P.M. on Comedy Central. (--Denis Leary, Chris Rock, George Lopez, Kathy Griffin, and Jay Leno share memories and discuss the impact Sam Kinison had on comedy.)

--"That Metal Show" . . . 11:00 P.M. to Midnight on VH1 Classic. (--Tesla's Jeff Keith and Frank Hannon along with Testament's Chuck Billy are guests.)

--"Saturday Night Live" . . . 11:30 P.M. to 1:00 A.M. on NBC. (--Scarlett Johansson guest hosts and Arcade Fire is the musical guest.)

SUNDAY TV REMINDERS:

--"Sunday Night Football" . . . 8:15 to 11:15 P.M. Eastern on NBC. (--The Pittsburgh Steelers host the New England Patriots at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh.)

--"Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" . . . 8:00 to 9:00 P.M. on ABC. (--Carrie Underwood, LeAnn Rimes and Keith Urban, along with real life "The Blind Side" mom Leigh Anne Tuohy, help Ty and his crew build a school in Tennessee.)

--"Betty White: America's Golden Girl" . . . 8:00 to 9:00 P.M. on TVLand. (--Betty White's career and marriage to Allen Ludden is profiled.)

--"Tina Fey: The Mark Twain Prize" . . . 9:00 to 10:30 P.M. on PBS. (--"30 Rock's" Tina Fey is awarded the Kennedy Center's Mark Twain Prize for American Humor featuring Jimmy Fallon, Jon Hamm, Betty White, Steve Carell, Amy Poehler and Steve Martin.)

--"Sarah Palin's Alaska" [SERIES Premiere] . . . 9:00 to 10:00 P.M. on TLC. (--Former governor Sarah Palin shows off her state's natural wonders.)

--"American Dad" . . . 9:30 to 10:00 P.M. on Fox. (--Hayden Panettiere plays a new girl in school who invites Steve to her house while her parents are out of town.)

--"Bored To Death" [2nd Season Finale] . . . 10:00 to 10:30 P.M. on HBO.

--"Amazing Wedding Cakes" [3rd Season Finale] . . . 10:00 to 11:00 P.M. on WE.


SOME GIRL IS TRYING TO WIN OVER JUSTIN BIEBER WITH A SONG:

A 14-year-old girl named Michaela Wallace is apparently trying to win JUSTIN BIEBER'S affection by releasing her own song on YouTube. --It's called "Justin Bieber's Girlfriend" . . . and admittedly it's pretty catchy. -The lyrics include the line, quote, "18,000 other girls here, but he'll be lookin' at me. I'll hold up a homemade sign, 'Will you marry me?'" --And the chorus goes like this: Quote, "Gonna be Justin Bieber's girlfriend tonight, and we're gonna be dancin' in the moonlight. He'll play my song, then it's love at first sight . . . gonna be Justin Bieber's girlfriend tonight." (--You can listen to the song, here . . .)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jP1WqkqDcpo
(--If you think about it, releasing the well-done pop song is a win-win for this girl. First off, she has a decent chance of getting Justin's attention . . .) (--But even if that doesn't work out, she's going to score at least 15 minutes of fame out of this. The video has already been viewed over 260,000 times. For better or worse, this probably isn't the last we've heard of Michaela Wallace.) (--I just hope she's very careful with her heart. Because we should never forget, Justin Bieber also has the power to make little girls cry . . .) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTCm8tdHkfI


LADY GAGA HAS A RESTRAINING ORDER AGAINST A PSYCHO FAN:

LADY GAGA likes to call her fans 'little monsters' . . . but when she was confronted by a fan who really DOES sound like a monster, she panicked. --Gaga has reportedly taken out a restraining order against some psychotic, 26-year-old chick who's sent her some very disturbing letters. --She allegedly wrote, quote, "You come to my dreams. I want to die and I want to die together with you. I am not Mark Chapman. It is not only you who will die. I will shoot a bullet through my head, too." (--She's talking about Mark David Chapman . . . the nut-job who killed JOHN LENNON back in 1980. So yeah, you can see how Lady Gaga is a little spooked. This chick has been ordered not to come within 500 yards of Gaga.)


THE NEXT GORILLAZ ALBUM IS BEING CREATED ON AN IPAD:

GORILLAZ hope to have a new album before Christmas. There's no release date yet. (--Their last album 'Plastic Beach" just came out March.) --Singer DAMON ALBARN says that he's been recording the album while out on tour. He says he's been creating the music in various hotel rooms . . . on an iPAD. He's assuming this will be the FIRST album created solely on an iPad.


NIKKI SIXX IS COOL WITH STEVEN TYLER'S DECISION TO DO "AMERICAN IDOL":

You can now add MOTLEY CRUE bassist NIKKI SIXX to the list of people who are COOL with STEVEN TYLER doing "American Idol". -He was responding to KID ROCK, who he said Steven was, quote, "stupid" for agreeing to do "Idol". --Nikki said, quote, "[Kid Rock is] trying to say 'American Idol' is cheesy . . . but the whole point of Steven Tyler being on 'American Idol' is to not make it cheesy!" --"[Steven is] a real artist . . . he knows how to write songs, he plays instruments . . . he's one of the greatest singers and one of the greatest front men of all time. So who's better to judge somebody then Steven?" (--We're keeping track of which musicians are PRO Steven Tyler as a judge, and which ones are against it.) (--For now, Kid Rock and SLASH have come out criticizing the move, while GODSMACK singer SULLY ERNA and now Nikki Sixx are cool with it.)


MC HAMMER HAS OFFICIALLY EXTINGUISHED HIS BEEF WITH JAY-Z:

MC HAMMER has officially announced the end of his short beef with JAY-Z. --Hammer released this thoroughly ridiculous statement: Quote, "As a responsible veteran of twenty something years of [Hip-Hop], I can't leave it out there with tensions. --"I am reading comments on both sides, it's not about that, I have seen all of that before. There is an opportunity to say at some point. We onto the next thing. You know, Jay took his shot and I answered. Now let's move on." --The strange thing is, there was never really anything to this beef in the first place. --Jay rapped about Hammer being "broke" on KANYE WEST'S track "So Appalled", but later said that he didn't mean it as an attack. But Hammer took it personally, and dissed Jay-Z in the video for his track "Better Run Run". --But that's all water under the bride now. --Hammer added, quote, "Seven days [of beefing] is enough. I'm accepting Jay Z at his 'word' and moving on. I made my point."


FRIDAY'S SHOWBIZ QUICK HITS


On Wednesday's "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson", DICK VAN DYKE revealed that he was saved by porpoises years ago, when he fell asleep on his surfboard and drifted out to sea.

(--To hear Dick tell the story, skip to the 8:24 mark at this link . . .)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A75QAw5nank



Legendary movie producer DINO DE LAURENTIIS . . . the grandfather of Food Network minx GIADA DE LAURENTIIS . . . died yesterday at the age of 91. Without him, we might never have had "War and Peace", "Barbarella", "Serpico", "Death Wish", "Conan the Barbarian" or . . . "ARMY OF DARKNESS"!!!

http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20441312,00.html



"Entertainment Weekly" has compiled a list of the 25 Best TV Title Sequences of All Time. They include "The Twilight Zone", "Mission: Impossible", "The Brady Bunch", "The Cosby Show", "Mad Men" and "Lost".

http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20302134_20440684,00.html?xid=email-ThisWeekend-20101111-5Things-Story4


"Call of Duty: Black Ops" sold 5.6 million copies in its first day on the shelves . . . for a total take of $360 million. That breaks the single-day record set by "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2", which made $310 million on sales of 4.7 million units.

http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9JE7KHO0.htm



The trailer for the new NICOLAS CAGE movie, "Season of the Witch" has hit the web. Nic does some old-school "witch-finding" with the help of Ron "Hellboy" Perlman. The legendary Christopher Lee is also in it. It comes out January 7th.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/blogs/heat-vision/video-season-witch-starring-nicolas-44584



Some guy tried to break into the home of 'N SYNC superstar JC CHASEZ on Wednesday . . . but JC was home. He chased the dude off by yelling at him and calling 911. Police haven't caught him yet.

http://www.tmz.com/2010/11/11/jc-chasez-nsync-house-home-burglary-robbery-home-invasion-police-manhunt/



NAZZY’S RANDOM STUFF

MONEY IS THE BIGGEST SOURCE OF STRESS FOR AMERICANS TODAY:

I hope you're sitting down, because we have some SHOCKING, EARTH-SHATTERING NEWS. Americans are stressed out about money. I know, right? Who knew? --According to the American Psychological Association's annual study on stress in the U.S., 76% of us . . . or three out of four . . . are stressed out about money. That makes it the biggest source of stress in the country in 2010. --Here's the list of the top 10 things causing us stress. The percentages add up to way more than 100% because people were allowed to give more than one answer.

#1.) Money, 76%

#2.) Work, 70%

#3.) The economy, 65%

#4.) Family responsibilities, 58%

#5.) Relationships, either with a partner, your kids, or both, 55%

#6.) Personal health concerns, 52%

#7.) Housing costs, either your mortgage or rent, 52%

#8.) Job stability, 49%

#9.) Health problems affecting your family, 47%

#10.) Personal safety, 30% (AOL Health)


IF YOU'RE A WOMAN, THE STUFF PEOPLE SAY IN YOUR LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION MIGHT BE COSTING YOU JOBS:

Researchers at Rice University in Houston, Texas just finished a study that analyzed the letters of recommendation people wrote for job candidates. And they found one major pattern. --Without even realizing it, people are COMPLETELY SEXIST. --The researchers found that in almost every case, people writing letters of recommendation described women with more social and emotional terms . . . and described men with more active and assertive terms. --Check out some of the words and phrases that showed up a lot in the descriptions of women: affectionate, helpful, kind, sympathetic, nurturing, tactful, agreeable, helps others, takes direction well, and maintains relationships. --For men, it was . . . confident, aggressive, ambitious, dominant, forceful, independent, daring, outspoken, intellectual, speaks assertively, influences others, and initiates tasks. --The researchers also found that, in general, managers are MUCH more likely to look for all of those active, assertive terms when they're making hiring decisions. So, the softer descriptions of women could actually be costing them jobs. (Eurekalert)
MORE WOMEN ARE MAKING SURE TO DRESS UP AND WEAR MAKE-UP WHEN THEY GIVE BIRTH . . . BECAUSE OF FACEBOOK:

People, we live in an era of OUT-OF-CONTROL VANITY. So this shouldn't be any sort of surprise. --More and more women are dressing up and wearing make-up these days . . . when they GIVE BIRTH. The days of letting yourself look like a pale, sweaty, disheveled train wreck in the delivery room are OVER. --Abigail Tuller is the editor-in-chief of "Pregnancy" magazine. And she says it's all because we live in the public photo-sharing age. --Quote, "The boundaries of the birthing room are being expanded. People are Facebooking from the delivery room . . . they're texting during labor. Everyone wants their information out there. You need to look good." --How good, though? A style blogger named Roxanna Sarmiento says, quote, "It's not about looking like you came from the runway. But those pictures last forever. Anyone can see them five or 10 years from now. Even future employers." --27-year-old Ashley Steele of Boston, Massachusetts is due in three months. And she says she's packing eye shadow, mascara, foundation, concealer, and bronzer when she goes to the hospital. --Quote, "Now your photos go up immediately on Facebook. It's not about me. It's 100% about the baby. But I have to be in some of those photos and I want to look as good as I can." (Boston Globe)


COULD YOU WALK AROUND IN NINE-INCH HIGH HEELS?

I'm not sure even the most BALANCED runway models or the most motivated drag queens could handle THESE high heels. --In London, a new high heeled shoe is about to go on sale . . . and it's got a stiletto heel that's almost NINE INCHES HIGH. The stiletto is 22-and-a-half centimeters, or 8.85 inches . . . but apparently it's got the structural integrity to hold up a person. --The shoe is called the Sky Heel. "Guinness" doesn't track high heel height, but the Sky Heel could very well be the tallest high heel that's ever been mass-produced. --They're set to go on sale next year and sell for only about $65 a pair. To start, they're only going to be available in British stores and on the website ParmarShoes.co.uk. (London Sun)


WALMART TAKES ANOTHER SHOT IN THE HOLIDAY PRICE WAR . . . BY OFFERING FREE SHIPPING ON PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING THEY SELL:

On Wednesday, we told you that four of the biggest toy sellers in the country . . . Target, Walmart, Toys "R" Us, and Amazon.com . . . are getting into a PRICE WAR to try to win your business this holiday season. Well . . . Walmart just fired another shot. --Yesterday, they put out a press release announcing that basically EVERYTHING they sell online is going to be available with free shipping until December 20th. There's no minimum purchase required. (PR Newswire)


MICROSOFT IS TRYING TO BEAT GOOGLE MAPS BY FOLLOWING CAB DRIVERS TO GET THE BEST ROUTES AROUND CITIES:

No one knows how to get around a city like a cab driver. They know the fastest routes and short cuts . . . or, if you look like a tourist, they know the slowest routes. (--And they especially know how to get to the best Pakistani restaurants.) --And now . . . the "good" people at Microsoft are planning to steal that knowledge in another attempt to compete with Google. --Microsoft created the search engine Bing to compete with Google, and they want Bing Maps to compete with Google Maps. But to do that, they're looking for an edge . . . and one edge could come from giving BETTER DIRECTIONS. --So, to figure out the best directions, they've actually started following around taxis to see the routes the cab drivers take. Then they'll apply those routes in Bing Maps. --So far, they've only done it in Beijing, China. They followed around Beijing's 33,000 taxis and charted their movements. Then they ran tests . . . comparing those routes to the routes proposed by Google Maps. --In the 30 tests, people who followed Bing Maps got to their destination about 15% faster than people who followed Google Maps. --Microsoft hasn't said if or when they're going to start following around cab drivers in the U.S. to figure out the best routes here. (New Scientist)


PHONEBOOKS ARE GETTING CLOSER AND CLOSER TO TOTAL EXTINCTION:

A child born in the next few years probably isn't going to know what a "phonebook" is. Phonebooks, especially the White Pages, are rapidly moving closer and closer to extinction . . . and could be gone within the next decade. --In 2008, a study found that only 11% of people were still relying on the White Pages when they wanted to look up someone's number. That was down from 25% in 2005. And if they ran the survey again now, it would probably be in the single digits. --Fifteen states have given phone companies permission to stop printing phonebooks: Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin. --AT&T has set up a system in some of those states where they'll only provide a phonebook on request. Only about 2% of households have requested one. --The reasons for the phonebooks disappearing are obvious. More of us use cell phones, which aren't listed in the phonebook . . . our cell phones store important numbers . . . and it's faster to just look up a person or business online. --The White Pages will definitely disappear faster than the Yellow Pages. According to the Yellow Pages Association trade group, HALF of all people in the U.S. still look something up in the Yellow Pages every month. (???) --If the directories go extinct, it could save at least 100,000 TONS of paper every year. -Robert Thompson is a professor at Syracuse University. He says, quote, "Anybody who doesn't have access to some kind of online way to look things up now is probably too old to be able to read the print in the White Pages anyway." (Yahoo News)


SCIENTISTS DISCOVER A NEW SPECIES OF LIZARD . . . AT A LUNCH BUFFET IN VIETNAM:

Let this be a warning to you if you're ever in Asia and decide to sample some of the mysterious animals they love to eat. You REALLY don't know what animal you're eating. And they might not know either. --A pair of scientists discovered a NEW SPECIES of lizard . . . and they found it at a LUNCH BUFFET in rural Vietnam. --Ngo Van Tri is a scientist at the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology. A little while back, he was eating at a lunch buffet in southern Vietnam and noticed that all of the GRILLED LIZARDS they were serving appeared to be female. --He thought that was strange, so he contacted a friend of his . . . Dr. Lee Grismer, a reptile and amphibian expert at La Sierra University in Riverside, California. --Grismer and Tri made the restaurant owner PROMISE not to serve the lizards until they could check them out . . . then Grismer flew out to see them. --The only problem? By the time Grismer got to rural Vietnam, the restaurant owner had gotten DRUNK and accidentally grilled up and served all of the lizards. --So Grismer and Tri paid local kids to track down more of the lizards in the Mekong River. The kids found more than 60 of them. And Grismer and Tri's suspicions were right: It was a new species. --These lizards are classified as Leiolepis ngovantrii . . . they're all female and reproduce by CLONING THEMSELVES. They're doing more studies on the lizards now. The restaurant is still serving them, by the way. (CNN)


A CITY IN ARIZONA HAS TO PUT UP SIGNS TELLING PEOPLE NOT TO DRINK OUT OF THE TOILETS AND URINALS:

You'd THINK this goes without saying. Apparently, it does not. The city of Chandler, Arizona had to put signs up around their City Hall telling people NOT to drink the water out of their toilets and urinals. --The signs read, quote, "Urinals and toilets are served with gray water. Do not drink." --Gray water is a term for reused wastewater. In other words, sewage water that hasn't been treated, processed, or made safe for drinking. Using gray water in public toilets is one of the environmental measures the city is trying to take. --Craig Younger is a spokesman for the city of Chandler. He says they didn't post the signs because they've had problems with people drinking out of the toilets . . . they posted them because they HAD to. --He says the city needed to get a building code variance to use the gray water in their toilets . . . and as part of the deal, they were required to post the signs. (Arizona Republic)


A MAN BUYS A SANDWICH AT A DELI . . . GETS SHOT IN THE GROIN . . . BUT REFUSES TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL UNTIL HE CAN EAT HIS SANDWICH:

You know those people who get hungry and then CANNOT FUNCTION AS HUMANS until they eat? I'm thinking this next guy qualifies as one of those people. --On Tuesday in New Haven, Connecticut, an unidentified 25-year-old bought a sandwich at a deli. When he stepped outside, he heard GUNSHOTS. And TWO of the bullets hit him . . . one in the thigh, one in the GROIN. --And even though he was in pain, he wasn't about to let getting SHOT stand in the way of eating that sandwich. So he went home . . . ate and enjoyed his sandwich . . . THEN went to the hospital. --It looks like he's going to be okay. He gave a description of the two shooters but the police haven't tracked them down yet. (New Haven Independent)


A MAN GETS SHOT IN THE GROIN DURING A GAME OF MONOPOLY:

How many more people can Monopoly hurt? That game somehow just always leads to VIOLENCE. Here's the latest. Late on Wednesday, a man and woman in San Antonio, Texas were playing Monopoly. Their names haven't been released. --There's no word on what exactly went wrong . . . whether they fought over Monopoly or were just messing around . . . but eventually the woman pulled a gun. And she FIRED it . . . straight into the man's GROIN. --He was rushed to the hospital, and fortunately the bullet didn't hit any major arteries or genitals . . . so it looks like he's going to be okay. The woman said she didn't know the gun was loaded, and so far she hasn't been charged. (San Antonio Express-News)
FRIDAY'S QUICK HITS


Veteran's Day Stupidity Part One: Was Garfield's Veteran's Day strip offensive? It was written a year ago, but it showed a spider daring Garfield to squash it, and saying, "they will hold an annual day of remembrance in my honor." The last panel showed a teacher asking students if they know why spiders celebrate "National Stupid Day."

http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/2010-11-11-garfield-apology_N.htm


Veteran's Day Stupidity Part Two: Was Google's Veterans Day logo secretly Muslim?! The American flag covered the top part of the 'e' in Google, and made the bottom part look crescent-shaped:

http://gawker.com/5687649/does-this-google-veterans-days-logo-look-muslim-to-you


Mugshot of the Day: Check out this dude missing his front teeth and snarling at the camera. He was arrested for shoving a stranger to the ground, and stomping on the hood of a car:

http://nyc.barstoolsports.com/random-thoughts/does-this-look-like-the-face-of-the-greatest-does-this-look-like-the-face-of-of-all-time/


Keystone State Stupidity Part One: When two cops in western Pennsylvania tried to serve warrants, people would run off when they saw the patrol car. So the cops used a van painted in Steelers colors instead:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2010/11/11/national/a082539S02.DTL


Keystone State Stupidity Part Two: A Pennsylvania home was so infested with rats, they were a foot deep in places. Now the place is going to be demolished:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101111/ap_on_fe_st/us_odd_overrun_by_rats


Photos of the Day Part One: Special Forces in the war in Afghanistan use parachuting German shepherds with cameras mounted on their heads to report on the Taliban, and attack people:

http://www.pawnation.com/2010/11/10/should-canine-paratroopers-be-helping-battle-the-taliban-in-afgh/?icid=maingmain55link624671


Photos of the Day Part Two: A Tiger shark grabbed photo equipment from an underwater photographer and swam off with it:

http://www.news.com.au/world/terrifying-moment-shark-took-a-bite-out-of-sea-paparazzi/story-e6frfkyi-1225952336232


A new underwear company called Hanky Panky makes one-size-fits-all lingerie:

http://shopping.aol.com/articles/2010/11/09/hanky-panky-reviews/?ncid=AOLCOMMshopDYNLsec0001&icid=maingmain57link724616


A cop in Washington is in trouble for accidentally broadcasting ten seconds of him having sex while on duty over his two-way radio:

http://www.king5.com/news/snohomish-deputy-sexual-misconduct-investigation-107014248.html


Playing Tetris reduces the effects of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder . . . playing Pub Quiz trivia games doesn't:

http://www.latimes.com/health/hc-weir-story-tetris-1110-20101110,0,5960212.column


A guy robbed a hotel and was caught at a bar next door called . . . The Alibi Bar:

http://www.azcentral.com/offbeat/articles/2010/11/11/20101111idaho-burglar-next-door-at-bar.html



NAZZY’S SILLY VIDEOS OF THE DAY

#1.) THE DEMOLITION OF A 275-FOOT SMOKESTACK DIDN'T GO WELL:

On Wednesday, a 275-foot smokestack was demolished at a power plant in Springfield, Ohio. But it fell the wrong way, knocking down power lines and destroying a small building. --The video is cool because the camera was right under the power lines when they came down. (--Search for "Mad River power plant demolition." They set off the blast at :17, but it doesn't start to fall until around :30.)
http://www.break.com/index/family-sends-tower-crashing-the-wrong-way-1951760


#2.) COULD THE JETS HEAD COACH BE ANY MORE RIDICULOUS?

The New York Jets play the Cleveland Browns on Sunday. And on Wednesday, Jets head coach REX RYAN held a ridiculous press conference dressed as is brother ROB RYAN, the Browns' defensive coordinator. --He said he was placing a bounty on his brother's head . . . meaning his OWN head. Then he was asked what he thinks about Rex Ryan, and said he's a "great coach . . . a great person, [and] very handsome".

(--Search for "Rex Ryan dresses like his brother Rob Ryan.")
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnCQ4XvGOLo


#3.) YOU'VE HEARD OF REMOTE CONTROL PLANES . . . BUT JETS?

You've heard of remote control toy airplanes, but did you know they have remote control JETS? There are a bunch of videos of them on YouTube, and they use actual jet fuel. So when they crash, there's a huge fireball. (--Search for "Stupid Videos remote control plane crash 1." It crashes at :18.)
http://www.stupidvideos.com/video/Remote_Control_Plane_Crash_1/?m=new#322483


#4.) HERE'S A COOL SHORT FILM CALLED "A LIFE ON FACEBOOK":

Someone made a short film called "A Life On Facebook" that shows a guy go from being single, to having a girlfriend, LOSING a girlfriend, having kids and growing old. But it doesn't show any scenes, just pictures and posts from his Facebook page. --Just to be clear, it's not about a real guy. But it's still cool. (--Search for "A Life On Facebook Maxime Luere.")
(--WARNING: This video includes the F-word and other profanity onscreen.)
http://vimeo.com/16691850


#5.) WATCH THIS WOMAN FREAK OUT ON "WHEEL OF FORTUNE":

On last night's "Wheel of Fortune", a blonde solved the puzzle in the Bonus Round and COMPLETELY flipped out when she won. (--Search for "Girl Goes Crazy After Winning on Wheel of Fortune.)
http://tv.gawker.com/5687954/girl-goes-crazy-after-winning-on-wheel-of-fortune
SIX THINGS YOU SHOULD NEVER DO AT A CLUB:

If you're going out this weekend, Gawker has a list of the six things you should never do at a club . . . because they annoy everyone around you.

#1.) DON'T TAKE PICTURES. Nightclubs are dark, so anyone who happens to be looking in your direction will be blinded by the flash. Plus, everyone's there to let loose: Knowing your ridiculous behavior is being documented can be kind of a buzz-kill.


#2.) DON'T STAND ON THE STAIRS. You should only be using them if you're going up or down. Otherwise, you're just in the way . . . and eventually someone's going to spill a drink, or use it as an excuse to talk smack.


#3.) DON'T YELL FOR THE BARTENDER. If it's loud . . . which clubs always are . . . they probably won't hear you. And you'll just annoy the guy standing next to you by yelling in his ear. -To get a drink at the bar, just keep your money out and wait until the bartender looks your way. Yelling won't help. If anything, it'll hurt your chances of getting served.


#4.) DON'T ORDER A MARTINI. Martini glasses are only good if you have a table to put them on. If you try to carry one through a crowd, you'll end up spilling on someone.


#5.) DON'T HOLD HANDS WHILE YOU WALK THROUGH THE CLUB. Girls are the worst about this because they do it with guys AND other girls. They hold hands so they don't get separated, but it makes it harder for everyone ELSE to move around.


#6.) DON'T DANCE ON THE BAR. Unless it's clearly allowed, leave it to the pros. But chances are, you'll spill someone's drink, fall, break a heel, show everyone your crotch, and then get kicked out. But hey . . . it's the weekend, so don't let US stop you.
(Gawker)

HOLLYWOOD DIRT OVERFLOW (11-11-10)

THE DEMI DRAMA

TWO SOURCES CLAIM DEMI LOVATO WAS SNORTING COCAINE AT A PARTY LAST DECEMBER:

Two independent sources claim to have seen DEMI LOVATO snort cocaine at a party in Texas back in December. --One of those sources says, quote, "She was doing line after line like a pro . . . and she was 17 at the time. I just remember her doing it as if she had been doing it for a long time. It didn't seem like something new to her." --A second source says that the host of the party shot VIDEO of Demi snorting coke, and acting out in other ways . . . quote, "Demi was belligerent, being slutty and doing coke all over the house. --"[In the video] Demi is screaming, '(Eff) all of you, I'm famous, I don't care what any of you think of me the whole world loves me.' He shot her in the bathroom as she was finishing a line." (--The video is supposedly being shopped around to the media . . . but nobody in the media has admitted to actually seeing it yet . . . so we've no idea if it's legit.) --Demi's people continue to deny she's in rehab for substance abuse. They're sticking to their initial claim . . . that Demi is seeking treatment for, quote, "emotional and physical issues she has dealt with for some time." --MEANWHILE . . . TMZ says that a radio station in Salt Lake City, Utah reported that Demi is PREGNANT. Her reps say that's also not true.


KANYE WEST APOLOGIZED FOR SAYING GEORGE W. BUSH DOESN'T CARE ABOUT BLACK PEOPLE . . . GEORGE W. BUSH ACCEPTED . . . AND FOR SOME REASON, KANYE FEELS VICTIMIZED AGAIN:

KANYE WEST apologized, more or less, for saying GEORGE W. BUSH doesn't care about black people. Bush accepted the apology. So it's over now, right? No, it's not . . . because Kanye now feels VICTIMIZED. --Here's what happened . . . --On Tuesday, Kanye stopped by the "Today" show studios to talk to MATT LAUER about this whole mess.--And he told Matt, quote, "I would tell George Bush in my moment of frustration, I didn't have the grounds to call him a racist. I believe that in a situation of high emotion like that we as human beings don't always choose the right words." --During a live interview with Bush on Wednesday morning, Lauer played a clip of that statement. And Bush responded in a very positive manner. --He said, quote, "I appreciate that. It wasn't just Kanye West who was talking like that during Katrina. I cited him as an example. I cited others as well. I appreciate that." --He added, quote, "I'm not a hater. I don't hate Kanye West. I was talking about an environment in which people were willing to say things that hurt. Nobody wants to be called a racist if in your heart you believe in equality of races." --Instead of letting it go at that, however, Kanye WENT OFF on Lauer on Twitter last night. --He shot off a seemingly endless barrage of Tweets, with the basic gist being that he felt USED. --He said, quote, "He tried to force my answers. It was very brutal and I came there with only positive intent. I feel very alone very used very tortured very forced very misunderstood very hollow very very misused . . . --"I don't trust anyone but myself! Everyone has an agenda. I don't do press anymore. I can't be everything to everybody anymore . . . I can't be everybody's hero and villain savior and sinner Christian and anti Christ! --"I can't take anymore advice!!! I create, I'm creative, I have a good heart, everyone will see and understand one day." --One thing in particular that ticked Kanye off was that while he was trying to speak, Lauer supposedly started playing the video of Kanye's TAYLOR SWIFT incident from the 2009 "VMAs". (--Here's video from yesterday's "Today" show . . .)
http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b210484_george_w_bush_cares_about_kanye_wests.html


KANYE WEST THINKS HE'S "THREE OR FIVE SPOTS FROM THE TOP":

KANYE WEST demonstrated his trademark lack of humility in an interview for the new issue of "Rolling Stone" . . . when he pegged himself as one of the greatest rappers of all time. --He said, quote, "Right now I'm maybe three, or five spots from the top . . . historically speaking . . . with Biggie, Jay, Eminem and Wayne. --"I'm not saying I'm the best, I'm just saying it's a goal of mine, and anybody who tries to knock my goals can eat (crap)."


PINK MIGHT BE PREGNANT:

PINK has one of the tightest bodies in the entertainment world. But it might not stay that way for much longer. "Us Weekly" claims she pregnant by her husband CAREY HART. --The pregnancy might have something to do with their brief separation in 2008. A so-called "source" says, quote, "Pink was determined to make the relationship solid. --"Now she's really happy, and she's excited she got pregnant so fast! She'll be a brilliant mother." (--Pink is 31 . . . Carey is 35.)


JOHN MAYER AND FOOD NETWORK STAR GIADA DE LAURENTIIS DENY THEY SLEPT TOGETHER:

The "Star" tabloid claims that JOHN MAYER and GIADA DE LAURENTIIS from the Food Network are dating. Which would be troublesome for Giada not only because he's John Mayer . . . but also because she's been married for seven years. --But Giada's rep says there's, quote, "not a sliver of truth" to the story . . . and Mayer's rep calls it, quote, "absolutely ridiculous."


DID JUSTIN BIEBER AND SELENA GOMEZ GO ON A DATE?

While DEMI LOVATO is going through her own personal hell, her old friend SELENA GOMEZ is having the time of her life with JUSTIN BIEBER. --Selena and Justin went out for frozen yogurt in Encino the other day. (--Here's a picture of them together . . .)
http://x17online.com/celebrities/justin_bieber/justin_bieber_and_selena_gomez_date_at_mench.php
(--Justin is 16. Selena is a cougar-iffic 18!) (???)


OPRAH WINFREY IS HOLLYWOOD'S TOP-EARNING WOMAN:

Forbes.com has dropped its list of Hollywood's Top-Earning Women. And not surprisingly, OPRAH WINFREY is securely at #1. --With a take of $315 million over the past year, Oprah actually out-earned everyone on the MEN'S list, too.

--Here's the Top 10 . . .


#1.) Oprah Winfrey, $315 million

#2.) Beyoncé, $87 million

#3.) Britney Spears, $64 million

#4.) Lady Gaga, $62 million

#5.) Madonna, $58 million

#6.) Sandra Bullock, $56 million

#7.) Ellen DeGeneres, $55 million

#8.) Miley Cyrus, $48 million

#9.) (tie) Taylor Swift and Judge Judy, $45 million



THE KING OF THE SMALL-TIME CRIMINALS IS BACK! SHIA LABEOUF GOT CHEWED OUT FOR PARKING TOO CLOSE TO ANOTHER CAR:

You may not remember this, but a few years back, we crowned SHIA LABEOUF the King of the Small-Time Criminals . . . because of his uncanny ability to get in trouble for the most inconsequential things. --In a relatively short period of time, Shia received citations for loitering at a Chicago-area Wal-Mart while slightly intoxicated and smoking a cigarette on a Burbank sidewalk where it was illegal to smoke. --Then he had his truck impounded because he illegally parked it in front of a driveway, blocking about 100 residents of an apartment building. --He also got LECTURED because he tried to sneak a smoke in the bathroom of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., and he set off a smoke alarm. --And finally, the paparazzi caught him riding a scooter in Sherman Oaks, California without a helmet. That in itself was a crime. But he also shouldn't have been driving, because he'd previously lost his license. (--He didn't get in trouble for that one, though, because the cops never caught him.) --Well, the King of the Small-Time Criminals disappeared for a while . . . but he made his triumphant return last weekend in the parking lot of a mall in Los Angeles. --Shia parked his pickup truck RIDICULOUSLY close to a Porsche . . . allowing the driver ZERO room to get into it. --Instead of getting in the passenger side and scooching over, the guy waited 40 MINUTES for Shia to return to his truck so he could talk to him. But Shia straight-up IGNORED the guy. --But the guy had already ratted Shia out to a mall cop . . . who tried to have a few words with Shia before he drove off. --Shia didn't get in any trouble or anything . . . because really, what can a mall cop do? But the Porsche driver did get video.
(--You can check it out here . . .)
http://www.tmz.com/videos?autoplay=true&mediaKey=966d5721-7b9b-4e26-a7a7-feafab149e0a


MEL GIBSON AND OKSANA GRIGORIEVA WERE IN COURT YESTERDAY:

MEL GIBSON and OKSANA GRIGORIEVA faced off in court yesterday, over custody issues pertaining to their 1-year-old daughter Lucia. --Oksana was trying to get the judge to end Mel's overnight, unsupervised visits with Lucia . . . claiming that when Mel has her, it's really a nanny that's doing all the parenting. -She also claimed that Lucia acts strange whenever she comes back from Mel's house. But she didn't explain what she meant by that. --The judge decided NOT to make a ruling on the overnights until a later hearing. But he did clear up some money issues. --He ordered Mel to pay Oksana $60,000 in back child support. --Mel is supposed to pay Oksana $20,000 a month in support. But he stopped sending the cash a few months ago, because he wanted to see if he could subtract the $6,000 he's already paying Oksana for the house she's living in. --The judge DENIED Mel his deduction.


JIM CARREY IS DEFINITELY OUT OF THE "THREE STOOGES" MOVIE . . . BECAUSE HE DOESN'T THINK HE CAN GAIN ENOUGH WEIGHT:

For a brief moment, it seemed like the Farrelly Brothers' long-awaited "Three Stooges" movie was actually going to happen. --They had BENICIO DEL TORO, SEAN PENN and JIM CARREY lined up to play Moe, Larry and Curly, respectively. But then it all fell apart. --Penn dropped out to deal with his crumbling marriage . . . and Carrey left soon after. --Now, Carrey has revealed that he quit because he didn't think he could gain enough weight to play Curly . . . quote, "For me, I don't really want to do anything halfway, and I don't feel like a fat suit does it. --"I started experimenting with it a little bit, and I gained 35, 40 pounds. I wanted to gain another 30, 40. When you're [Robert] De Niro in your 20s or early 30s, you can kind of come back from that. --"It's a tough thing to come back from when you're upwards of 30. Your body can't carry it or you can have a cardiac arrest." --He added, quote, "I think [the movie is] dead. It's dead at least with me."


THERE MIGHT BE A RUBIK'S CUBE MOVIE:

Since they're making movies based on Monopoly, Battleship and the Ouija Board, you had to know this was coming: Someone is developing a movie based on the RUBIK'S CUBE. --It's in the very early planning stages right now, so we don't have any details. Basically, someone just bought the rights to make the movie, and now they're figuring out how they want to approach it.


LIAM NEESON SAYS MEL GIBSON IS COOL WITH HIM TAKING THE "HANGOVER 2" CAMEO:

LIAM NEESON says MEL GIBSON isn't mad at him for taking the "Hangover 2" cameo that he lost. --He says, quote, "I spoke to Mel. Mel's cool about it. We're all cool." He also said that his conversation with Mel was, quote, "very pleasant."


CONAN O'BRIEN LOST ONE-THIRD OF HIS AUDIENCE TUESDAY NIGHT:

The enthusiasm over CONAN O'BRIEN'S new TBS show appears to be waning. --The second episode of "Conan" drew 2.8 million viewers on Tuesday night, which was down 32% from the 4.2 million who tuned in for the premiere on Monday night. --The numbers for JAY LENO and DAVID LETTERMAN haven't come in yet, but they probably both beat Conan. (--Leno has been averaging 3.6 million viewers.) --That being said, "Conan" still attracted 2.1 million viewers in the coveted ad demographic of 18- to 49-year-olds, which is expected to EASILY eclipse whatever Leno and Letterman had. (--On Monday, Leno had 950,000 in that demographic.) (--Naturally, everyone was expecting the numbers to fall a little after the first episode . . . but what matters is how much they fall.) (--It sounds like the consensus is that "Conan" dropped SLIGHTLY more and faster than most people were predicting. However, TBS will probably be more than happy if Conan is able to hold an edge in young adult viewers.) (--Let's revisit this in a few weeks . . . when we have enough data to work with.)


AND NOW . . . CBS IS REMAKING "THE WILD WILD WEST":

CBS is remaking yet another old series. --This time they've targeted the western, "The Wild Wild West", which originally ran for four seasons on CBS from 1965 to 1969. It's in the early stages of development, so there isn't any more info on it yet. (--The original series starred Robert Conrad as sort of an old west version of James Bond. He was a government agent who used cool gadgets to fight evil. Will Smith and Kevin Kline made a TERRIBLE movie version in 1999.) (--You can watch the opening sequence from the original show, here.) (--And just for fun, you can watch the trailer for the Will Smith movie, here.) --CBS also has that "Hawaii Five-0" remake on their schedule. It's strange, it's like CBS is going through some serious '60s withdrawal now . . . but then again, I suppose their audience is, too. The average CBS viewer is 55 years old. Yes, 55.


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

--"30 Rock" . . . 8:30 to 9:00 P.M. on NBC. (--John Slattery, who plays Roger Sterling on AMC's "Mad Men", guest stars as a Rhode Island independent congressional candidate whom Jack tries to endorse.)

--"The Office" . . . 9:00 to 9:30 P.M. on NBC. (--Michael is troubled by people calling Gabe his "boss", and Andy is jealous of Gabe's relationship with Erin.)

--"Grey's Anatomy" . . . 9:00 to 10:00 P.M. on ABC. (--Peter MacNicol guests as a pediatrician.)

--"Deadly Women" [4th Season Finale] . . . 9:00 to 10:00 P.M. on Investigation Discovery.

--"Wartorn: 1861-2010" . . . 9:00 to 10:15 P.M. on HBO. (--James Gandolfini from "The Sopranos" interviews soldiers, veterans and their families in this documentary about the lasting effects of military conflict.)

--"Burn Notice" [4th Season Premiere] . . . 10:00 to 11:00 P.M. on USA.

--"The Apprentice" . . . 10:00 to 11:00 P.M. on NBC. (--Kim Kardashian stops in when the contestants are asked to create an in-store display for a fragrance.)

--"It Only Hurts When I Laugh" [2nd Season Premiere] . . . 10:00 to 11:00 P.M. on TruTV.


Top 15 Bands From the '90s We Used to Listen To . . . But Don't Anymore:

A website called AutoStraddle.com has put together an amusing list of the Top 15 Bands from the '90s We Used to Listen to . . . But Don't Anymore.

--Here's their Top 15 . . . along with a few of OUR comments:

#1.) Oasis . . . The album "(What's the Story) Morning Glory?" is a classic.

#2.) Goo Goo Dolls . . . Not tellin' no one your name since 1995.

#3.) Hootie & the Blowfish . . . You had to see this coming. How many of the 16 million people who bought "Cracked Rear View" . . . bought it enthusiastically? (--It's the 16th highest-selling album of ALL TIME. No joke.)

#4.) Belly . . . You might remember them from the song "Feed the Tree". I don't. Maybe it was a lesbian thing.

#5.) Lemonheads . . . They had a couple hits with "Into Your Arms" and their cover of Simon & Garfunkel's "Mrs. Robinson".

#6.) Spin Doctors . . . Probably universally accepted as the epitome of the '90s.

#7.) Stone Temple Pilots . . . I don't know about the lesbian community, but I don't think it's lame to still listen to STP.

#8.) Live . . . I really thought Live was going to stick around . . . and I wouldn't have had a problem with that. But after "Throwing Copper", they got a little TOO weird with the decent follow-up "Secret Samadhi", and then they completely lost it.

#9.) Offspring . . . They should've done more of whatever Green Day did.

#10.) Blues Traveler . . . They sold six million copies of that album "Four" . . . and roughly 17 of those are still in personal CD collections somewhere.

#11.) Bush . . . Bush were unstoppable, until they had to release a second album. "Razorblade Suitcase" is arguably the worst album of the '90s. If you don't believe me, buy a copy. There are 454 of them on sale for a penny on Amazon Marketplace.

#12.) Crash Test Dummies . . . For a band that became popular for a song called "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm", they're actually not a horrible band. I'm just not sure that mainstream rock was their ticket.

#13.) Blind Melon . . . Singer Shannon Hoon's overdose ruined what could have been a great band. They had a unique-enough sound to stick around.

#14.) 10,000 Maniacs . . . Natalie Merchant is still doing solo discs. Who knew?

#15.) Matchbox Twenty . . . They shouldn't have started spelling out "20."


ANd: 11 Bands Who Peaked in the '90s . . . WHOSE '90s Albums We *Still* Listen To:

The "girl-on-girl" culture website AutoStraddle.com has (also) compiled a list of the 11 Bands Who Peaked in the '90s . . . Whose '90s Albums We *Still* Listen To.

--Here's their Top 11 . . . along with the particular albums:

#1.) Counting Crows . . . "August and Everything After" (1993)


#2.) Nirvana . . . "MTV Unplugged", "In Utero", "Nevermind" (Early '90s)


#3.) Cake . . . "Fashion Nugget" (1996)


#4.) Nine Inch Nails . . . "The Downward Spiral" (1994)


#5.) Pearl Jam . . . "Vitalogy" (1994) and "Vs." (1993)


#6.) The Fugees . . . "The Score" (1996)


#7.) The Smashing Pumpkins . . . "Siamese Dream" (1993)


#8.) Dave Matthews Band . . . "Crash" (1996) and "Under the Table and Dreaming" (1994)


#9.) The Cranberries . . . "Everybody Else Is Doing It So Why Can't We?" (1993)


#10.) The Cardigans . . . "First Band on the Moon" (1996)


#11.) Radiohead . . . "The Bends" (1995) and "OK Computer" (1997)


BRUNO MARS SAYS WE NEED POP STARS LIKE JUSTIN BIEBER:

BRUNO MARS says he's glad JUSTIN BIEBER is lighting up the pop charts. -He says, quote, "The world needs pop stars like New Kids on the Block or 'N SYNC. I grew up on New Edition. I'm not mad at [the] Justin Bieber [phenomenon] at all." (--Sadly, Bruno didn't explain WHY we need pop stars like Justin . . . and didn't comment on whether we STILL need New Kids on the Block, because they're in their 40s and they're still at it. We can't possibly need them anymore, right?)


JOURNEY, FOREIGNER AND STYX ARE TOURING EUROPE TOGETHER . . . ALL WITHOUT THE LEAD SINGERS YOU KNOW AND LOVE:

JOURNEY, FOREIGNER and STYX will play five shows together in Europe next summer. For now, there's no indication that they'll team up for any shows in the U.S. --The interesting thing about these shows is that all three of these bands will be WITHOUT their classic singer. Journey is still without Steve Perry, Foreigner is without Lou Gramm, and Styx is without Dennis DeYoung. (--So can this be called the "Just Accept the Vocals for What They Are" Tour?)


CHER IS UPSET THAT SHE'S NOT IN THE rock and roll hall of fame:

Shockingly, SONNY & CHER are not in the rock and roll hall of fame yet. --That's 'shocking,' not out of sarcasm . . . and not because they were talented ROCKERS . . . but because the rock hall seems to have an entirely arbitrary system of letting in completely random performers and groups. --And Sonny & Cher seem like the type of act that would've already been the beneficiary of that. --But no, they're not in. And apparently, Cher is OFFENDED by that. --She tells "Vanity Fair", quote, "Sonny and I still aren't in the [rock and roll] hall of fame, and it just seems kind of rude. Sonny was a good writer, and we started something that no one else was doing. --"We were weird hippies before there was a name for it, when the Beatles were wearing sweet little haircuts and round-collared suits . . . we influenced a generation, and it's like: What more do you want?" (--Sonny & Cher have been eligible for induction since 1990.)


T.I. WILL GET OUT OF THE CLINK IN 11 MONTHS . . . BUT THEN HE'LL BE STUCK IN NORTHERN GEORGIA:

T.I. just began serving an 11-month sentence for violating his probation. --But the terms of the NEW one-year probation he'll have when he gets out will be much tougher than what he had to adhere to before. (--And what he FAILED to adhere to before.) --TMZ reports that T.I. will be "barred from leaving the northern half of Georgia" unless he can prove that it's for, quote, "verified employment within the United States." --So, it sounds like he'll be able to tour as long as he doesn't leave the country, but that's not all . . . it's going to have to be a very carefully planned tour. --That's because T.I. can't go outside of Northern Georgia for more than seven days per calendar month . . . or for more than seven days straight. (--So no cleverly-planned long trips that straddle the end of one month and the beginning of the next. Man, they really thought of everything, didn't they?) --T.I. also can't drive, can't own "a firearm, dangerous weapon or other destructive device," and he must submit to alcohol and drug testing.


THE 44TH ANNUAL CMA AWARDS

What a difference a year makes. Last year TAYLOR SWIFT owned the CMAs . . . winning all four awards she was nominated for. But this year's CMAs belonged to MIRANDA LAMBERT. --Her song "The House That Built Me" won Music Video of the Year . . . and Song of the Year. (--Technically, that trophy goes to the songwriters.) --Miranda also won Album of the Year for "Revolution" . . . AND Female Vocalist of the Year. And did I mention it was her 27th birthday? But it was Miranda who gave VIEWERS a present, by wearing various miniskirts that showed off her tight, muscular thighs. --Even Miranda's fiancé BLAKE SHELTON got into the act. He won Male Vocalist of the Year . . . plus he and TRACE ADKINS took home the Music Event of the Year trophy for their song "Hillbilly Bone". --Here's an interesting piece of trivia. The only other romantically-linked couple to win both the Male and Female Vocalist awards in the same year were TIM MCGRAW and FAITH HILL back in 2000. --LADY ANTEBELLUM won multiple awards too. They took home the Vocal Group of the Year award . . . and Single of the Year for their monster hit "Need You Now". --And congratulations to BRAD PAISLEY for winning the Entertainer of the Year award. I couldn't tell who was happier, Brad, or the entire CMA audience cheering like crazy for him. --As far as the show: Co-hosts BRAD PAISLEY and CARRIE UNDERWOOD have become the SONNY & CHER of the CMAs. And I mean that in a good way. Brad works the naïve side of the joke while she plays it straight. It's funny and it works. --They even made the Nashville flood disaster funny . . . thanks to LITTLE JIMMY DICKENS acting as a flood warning level. That guy's a good sport. --As always, there was a mix of good and bad performances. Lady Antebellum's "Hello World" was great. GEORGE STRAIT'S, "The Breath You Take" was solid, as usual. RASCAL FLATTS was boring. Yeah, I said it. --And who knew TAYLOR SWIFT could play the piano? She went unplugged with a string section backing her on "Back To December" and pulled it off nicely. --Thanks to ZAC BROWN for staying with his lumberjack look . . . full beard, stocking cap, jeans. More importantly, he and his band can pick it. --SUGARLAND looked like some kind of carnival act performing "Stuck Like Glue". But huge props to JENNIFER NETTLES for pulling off white tights with no hint of a camel toe. Yes, I checked. Repeatedly. It's my job. --The LORETTA LYNN tribute was great. And GWYNETH PALTROW overcame her nerves and did a respectable job performing the theme song of her new movie "Country Strong".

THURSDAY'S SHOWBIZ QUICK HITS

OPRAH WINFREY had some "classic" talk show hosts on her show yesterday, like Montel Williams, Geraldo Rivera and Sally Jesse Raphael. And she basically rubbed their noses in the fact that she whooped all their asses in the ratings for 25 years straight.

http://tv.gawker.com/5686810/oprah-winfrey-welcomes-her-former-colleagues-brags-to-their-faces?skyline=true&s=i



Same-sex marriage opponent CARRIE PREJEAN and her husband, Oakland Raiders quarterback KYLE BOLLER, are expecting their first child together. Carrie is three months pregnant.

http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2010/11/10/exclusive-carrie-prejean-expecting-child/



There's now VIDEO of TOM CRUISE doing stunt work for "Mission: Impossible 4" outside the world's tallest building in Dubai. And it's pretty impressive. This guy definitely has a set of stones.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_QXKgYqg4c



OK GO have released another one of their high-concept videos. This one is for the song "Last Leaf", and it features a cartoon that plays out on 2,430 pieces of toast.

http://www.spinner.com/2010/11/10/ok-go-toast-last-leaf-video/



PAT SAJAK has apologized for supposedly introducing the world to MSNBC psycho KEITH OLBERMANN on the old "Pat Sajak Show" back in 1989. Olbermann responded by denying that his big break came from Sajak.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/keith-olbermann-fires-pat-sajak-43997



LIL WAYNE just finished up an eight-month jail term for gun possession. Now he's being hit with a paternity suit by a Missouri woman who claims he fathered her son back in 2002. Wayne already has four children with four different mothers.

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/51942/232559



SNOOP DOGG will drop a new album, titled "Doggumentary Music", next March.

http://www.allhiphop.com/stories/news/archive/2010/11/10/22478448.aspx



"American Idol" runner-up CRYSTAL BOWERSOX will drop her debut album on December 14th. She's calling it "Farmer's Daughter".

http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b210520_american_idols_crystal_bowersox.html


NAZZY’S RANDOM STUFF

COMPARED TO THE REST OF THE WORLD, AMERICAN WOMEN ARE THE SECOND-LEAST LIKELY TO MAKE THE FIRST MOVE:

Who knew that American women were so PAINFULLY SHY? --According to a study by the social networking and dating site Badoo, American women are the second-least likely to make the first move and flirt with a guy, compared to the rest of the women in the world. -Of the 20 countries in their study, only the women of Ecuador were more cowardly. (--But keep in mind, the study didn't include the notoriously shy women of some Asian cultures.) --The average American woman starts an average of 0.63 conversations with guys every month . . . or less than one a month. That just beat out Ecuador, where women start an average of 0.62 conversations per month. --To contrast that with the most flirtatious women in the world, the women of Spain initiate 1.33 conversations per month . . . or more than twice as many as American women. --The top 10 countries with the most flirtatious women are, in order: Spain, Poland, Dominican Republic, Argentina, Italy, Brazil, Chile, Portugal, Canada, and Venezuela. --The bottom 10 are: Ecuador, U.S., Belgium, France, Mexico, Czech Republic, United Kingdom, Colombia, Germany, and the Netherlands. (Badoo)


A MAN IN NEW YORK TRYING TO BUY DRUGS CALLS THE WRONG NUMBER . . . AND ENDS UP GETTING THE CRIME STOPPERS HOTLINE:

I feel like in the cell phone age, we call a lot fewer wrong numbers . . . so IDIOTIC wrong number accidents like the one in this story are a dying breed. --A man in Clarence, New York, whose name hasn't been released, tried to call up his dealer to get, quote, "hooked up" with some drugs on Monday. But he accidentally called the Erie County Sheriff's Department's CRIME STOPPERS HOTLINE instead. --The caller didn't realize it and tried to order drugs from the detective who answered. That detective got the caller to NARC on his dealer and they were able to arrest 35-year-old Tracy Tarsey of Depew, New York for selling prescription painkillers. (UPI)


THE FIRST SEX TOY DRIVE-THRU IN THE U.S. HAS OPENED IN . . . ALABAMA?

When we think of places that are leading the drive toward sex toy innovation we tend to think of Japan, or Amsterdam, or maybe California. Last on the list is Alabama . . . the only U.S. state that actually BANS stores from selling love toys. --So NO ONE saw THIS coming. Alabama is now the home of the very first sex toy DRIVE-THRU in the country. --On Saturday, a store called Pleasures in Huntsville, Alabama opened their three-lane drive-thru. You pull up, place your order, and your toy appears in the drawer in front of you inside an unmarked brown paper bag. --Now, to discuss the obvious question: If Alabama has a statewide ban on selling sex toys, how is this place selling them . . . in a drive-thru or otherwise? --Well . . . under Alabama's law, you CAN purchase an item designed for, quote, "stimulation of human genital organs" if it's for, quote, "a bona fide medical, scientific, educational, legislative, judicial, or law enforcement purpose." --So when you go to Pleasures, on foot or the drive-thru, you have to fill out a quick medical questionnaire describing your health-related reason for needing a sex toy. --Pleasures is in Madison County, Alabama. (--NOT the Madison County with bridges. That's in Iowa.) The district attorney there is named Rob Broussard and he says they're not planning on shutting down the Pleasures drive-thru. --Quote, "Priority-wise, for the safety of the citizens of Madison County, with violent crime and drugs on our streets, we've got our hands full on a lot more pressing issues." (Huntsville Times)


A 56-YEAR-OLD WOMAN IS ARRESTED FOR ATTACKING A POLICE OFFICER WITH A "RIGID FEMININE PLEASURE DEVICE":

And now, a story about a RANDY, AGGRESSIVE middle-aged woman who's willing to invest in a good sex toy . . . but not a good meal. --On Tuesday, 56-year-old Carolee Bildsten of Gurnee, Illinois went to a restaurant called Joe's Crab Shack. But she bailed without paying her bill, and it wasn't the first time she'd pulled that move there, so the restaurant called the police. --An officer went to Carolee's house. But she wasn't going without a fight. --She started attacking the officer with the weapon in her hand . . . which was described by a police spokesman as, quote, "a rigid feminine pleasure device." --They didn't say WHY it was in her hand . . . or if the cop arrived at her house while she was making sweet solo love. They just say she was swinging it at the cop, and some of the blows from the rigid feminine pleasure device were landing. --The cop was finally able to overpower her and get her in handcuffs. She was arrested and charged with aggravated assault, and theft of labor or services. (Chicago Tribune Local)


MR. GOODWRENCH IS DEAD, AT AGE 37:

We're saddened today to announce the passing of Mr. Goodwrench at age 37. Cause of death: Becoming more popular than the car brands he was created to fix. --General Motors announced that they're killing off their "Mr. Goodwrench" character and concept, which started back in early 1974. --Originally, "Mr. Goodwrench" was designed to be a friendly, highly skilled mechanic who made sure to keep your GM car in perfect service. He eventually evolved into a tough guy holding up the GM logo. --Either way, GM feels that the concept of Mr. Goodwrench ended up getting away from them. His name became used to describe anyone who's handy or good with cars . . . most people don't even remember he has anything to do with GM. --So, because he's way cooler than GM is, they're killing him off. He'll be completely phased out by February 1st of next year. --He won't be replaced by a mascot or character. Instead of getting "Mr. Goodwrench" service with your GM car, you'll now get "certified service." --Steve Hill is the VP of customer car and after-sales services for GM. He says the company realized that Mr. Goodwrench became, quote, "disconnected" from GM and its brands and "certified service" will, quote, "link buying a car with service." --GM is down to only four brands: Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, and Cadillac. In the past few years they've dumped Oldsmobile, Pontiac, Saturn, and Hummer. (Daily Stamford)


FOLLOW-UP: EXPERTS SAY THE "MISSILE" LAUNCHED FROM LOS ANGELES WAS ACTUALLY JUST A PLANE:

Yesterday, we told you about the video that seemed to capture a MISSILE being launched off the California coast on Monday. And no one in the military could identify who shot the missile. --Well . . . the military still isn't talking, but some civilian experts are. And they're saying that even though it LOOKS like a missile, it's really just an optical illusion . . . and it's actually just an airplane. --John Pike is a defense expert. He says that it's moving too slowly to be a missile. Quote, "There's a reason that they're called rockets. The thing is so obviously an airplane contrail, yet [we] can't find someone to stand up and say it." --As for the optical illusion part, he says the contrail begins on the horizon and runs parallel to the ground . . . which is why it looked like the trail starts from somewhere on the ground. (Washington Post) (--I don't know . . . that seems a little too convenient for me. Just to be on the safe side, I'm going to pull my tinfoil hat out of storage and restock the canned peas in my bomb shelter. You know . . . just in case.)
(--Here's the video of the "missile" . . .)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_3mSyAlpIg


A CAT STARTS A HOUSE FIRE WHEN IT TRIES TO HIDE FROM THE FAMILY DOG, JUMPS ON A TOASTER, AND ACCIDENTALLY TURNS IT ON:

Anyone who's lived in a house with a dog and a cat knows that, unless you've got the laziest dog or friendliest cat in the world, the two of them are going to be involved in an eternal Bloods-versus-Crips-style turf war. --And that's how accidents like this happen. --In Port Townsend, Washington a cat set a family's house on fire when she jumped on the toaster . . . and accidentally turned it on . . . trying to get away from the family dog. --Lois Lund owns the house. She says her cat, Osiris, has hated it ever since the family got a dog . . . and usually hides on top of the toaster to avoid him. When Osiris started the fire, she accidentally kicked the lever on the toaster, turning it on. --Fortunately, Lois spotted the fire, ran outside, grabbed her garden hose . . . and sprayed it before it could spread. --No one . . . and no pets . . . ended up hurt in the fire, but there was about $20,000 worth of damage to the kitchen. (Peninsula Daily News)


A MAN ACCIDENTALLY SETS HIS HOUSE ON FIRE TRYING TO BURN PHOTOS OF HIS EX-GIRLFRIEND:

We've seen stories like this before, but they keep happening . . . so now we've got to issue a warning. If you decide to BURN the photos of you and your ex, keep a fire extinguisher on hand. Your TEARS can't put out the fire if it spreads. --On Monday night, 33-year-old Leonard Spagnolo of Greenfield, Pennsylvania got into a fight with his girlfriend over whether or not he was still hung up on his ex. He decided to prove he was over his ex by setting all of his photos of her on fire. --Of course, rather than do it outdoors . . . and rather than take our advice and have a fire extinguisher handy . . . he threw all the photos on the bedroom floor and set them on fire. --Naturally, the fire got out of control and he had to call the fire department. --They were able to put out the fire before it could spread beyond the bedroom. No one was hurt but there's no estimate yet on the damage. --As for Leonard, he was arrested for arson, reckless endangerment, and causing or risking catastrophe. --He was also arrested for simple assault because, before the fire, he SHOVED his girlfriend against a wall during their argument. (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)


A MAN STOPS A BURGLAR BY KNOCKING HIM DOWN WITH A PUMPKIN TO THE HEAD:

If you still haven't thrown out your pumpkins from Halloween, maybe this story will inspire you to . . . keep them around for a whole lot longer. Let those bad boys ROT. Because OLD PUMPKINS FIGHT CRIME --On Sunday afternoon, Zack Bridges of Albuquerque, New Mexico got home and found his place had been robbed. Neighbors had seen the robber run away a few seconds earlier, so Zack started chasing him. --He chased him for about a mile . . . and that's when he decided to end things. Zack grabbed a GIANT PUMPKIN that someone had on their lawn from Halloween . . . and lobbed it at the robber's head. --It made square contact . . . split on the guy's head . . . and knocked him down. --The robber fell into the pumpkin splatter, and Zack held him down until the police arrived. --They identified the robber as a man named Joseph Ortega. Then they gave the usual boilerplate speech for these cases, where they thank Zack for catching the robber, but remind people that vigilante justice can be dangerous. (ABC 7 - Albuquerque)


THURSDAY'S QUICK HITS

New Jersey conducts a "safe surrender" program, allowing people with outstanding warrants to surrender. But 14% of the people who showed up . . . 550 people . . . hadn't done anything wrong:

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/11/more_than_3900_fugitives_turn.html



Irish employees at the accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers are in trouble for sending out an email ranking the 10 hottest women in the office:

http://gawker.com/5686676/the-top-10-office-email-thats-scandalizing-ireland



I think it's fair to say THESE guys are going straight to hell: Scam artists managed to steal $42 million in damages from a fund for Holocaust victims:

http://www.nonprofitquarterly.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7151



A teacher was awarded $240,000 after she lost her voice screaming at her class:

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3219368/Speechless.html



Ten times as many Federal workers make $150,000 as five years ago. And the number has DOUBLED under Obama:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-11-10-1Afedpay10_ST_N.htm?csp=34


Dire global warming news: Scientists say more and more whales are suffering from sunburn, and it's because of the ozone layer. Remember the ozone layer?

http://news.discovery.com/animals/whales-sunburn-ozone.html



A graffiti tagger in Australia peed on a high voltage transformer . . . and was electrocuted:

http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/graffiti-tagger-who-urinated-on-transformer-gets-shock-of-his-life/story-e6freoof-1225950312671



Wendy's is revamping their French fry recipe! They're using Russet potatoes, leaving the skin on, and using sea salt:

http://www.wtam.com/cc-common/news/sections/newsarticle.html?feed=122520&article=7823184


A bear was run over by farm combine in Minnesota:

http://www.twincities.com/ci_16559512


NAZZY'S SILLY VIDEOS OF THE DAY

#1.) THE LIP-SYNC KID FROM YOUTUBE TEAMED UP WITH 50 CENT:

There's a 15-year-old named Keenan Cahill who suffers from a disease called Maroteaux-Lamy Syndrome (--pronounced mar-oh-toe la-MEE). It caused him to stop growing when he was around eight years old. --You might have heard his name before, because he posts videos on YouTube where he lip-syncs to popular songs. He does a new one every week, and the one he did for KATY PERRY'S "Teenage Dream" in August has gotten over 15 million views. --But his newest video is for the 50 CENT song "Down On Me" . . . and 50 Cent actually PARTICIPATES in it. They recorded it the other day when Keenan was a guest on "Chelsea Lately".
(--Search for "Keenan Cahill and 50 Cent." 50 Cent arrives at 1:22. Warning: There's some bleeped profanity and other questionable language in the video.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dwimc4cvUmQ

#2.) DON'T WATCH THIS IF YOU'RE AFRAID OF HEIGHTS:

A group of crazy Russian kids somehow made it to the top of a massive metal tower, then climbed out onto the steel beams without any safety equipment. Supposedly they're 900 feet up . . . and it looks it. --One of the kids even has the nerve to crawl out to the most dangerous spot, and STAND UP. If you're afraid of heights, the video is hard to watch. (--Search for "walk like a boss 900ft tower." He stands up at :52.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=od1Ep47sSVk


#3.) DARTH VADER IS SELLING CELL PHONES IN JAPAN:

Japan's largest cell phone carrier is running an ad that features people playing guitar, clubbing, skateboarding, or just crossing the street . . . all while DARTH VADER follows them. --It's for a phone called the "Galaxy S", and it's part of an ad campaign they started earlier this year. (--Search for "Darth Vader Docomo Walk With You ad.")
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BB7nMNjt5u0


#4.) COLLEGEHUMOR.COM DID A FRIAR'S CLUB "ROAST" OF MARIO FROM "SUPER MARIO BROTHERS":

Comedy Central always does those 'celebrity' roasts, sort of like the Friar's Club, but without real celebrities. Now the website CollegeHumor.com has an animated one for video game fans. It's the roast of Mario . . . from "Super Mario Brothers". --It sounds like TREY PARKER from "South Park" does one of the voices, and you need a little video game knowledge to get some of the jokes. (--Search for "CollegeHumor.com Mario roast." See if you can spot Master Chief from "Halo", Patrick from "SpongeBob", and the laughing dog from "Duck Hunt" in the 'audience.')
(--WARNING: This video includes the D-word, the B-word, bleeped profanity, and sexual innuendo.)
http://www.collegehumor.com:8081/video:1943487

#5.) A "FAMILY FEUD" CONTESTANT ANSWERED "NAKED GRANDMA!" . . . AND IT WAS CORRECT:

On "Family Feud" the other day, host STEVE HARVEY asked for "something a burglar would not want to see when he breaks into a house." And the guy who buzzed in yelled "NAKED GRANDMA". --But here's the funny part: He was RIGHT. According to the show's STRICT standards, "naked grandma" qualifies as a, quote, "gun (slash) occupant" . . . which was the second most popular answer.
(--Search for "Family Feud naked grandma.")
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqDGK_UjfFI


HERE'S WHAT YOUR FAVORITE TV SHOW SAYS ABOUT YOU:

If you've ever wondered what your favorite TV show says about you, you're in luck: An advertising research group called Mindset Media studied seven popular shows, and the common characteristics of the people who watch them. Check this out:


#1.) "Mad Men": People who watch it are 41% more likely to be creative and socially liberal. And they also prefer trendier brands . . . so they go for Macs over PCs.


#2.) "Family Guy": You're 61% more likely to watch it if you consider yourself a "rebel." And you're 50% more likely to watch if you're a risk taker.


#3.) "Glee": "Glee" viewers are more likely to be creative and willing to try new things. Creative types are 17% more likely to tune in, and people who search out unique and diverse experiences are 24% more likely to watch.


#4.) "Dancing With The Stars": People who like stability and respect authority are 21% more likely to watch it than people who are more rebellious.


#5.) "The Office": You're more likely to be an ELITIST. People who consider themselves superior to others are 47% more likely to watch. And viewers are also more likely to brag about their accomplishments than the average person.


#6.) "The Biggest Loser": Viewers are 24% more likely to be traditional rather than rebellious. And they're 20% more likely to watch it if they consider themselves to be practical and realistic.


#7.) "The Real Housewives": Not surprisingly, people who speak their minds and don't shy away from arguments are 33% more likely to watch. And type-A personalities are 25% more likely to watch. (Advertising Age)

HOLLYWOOD DIRT OVERFLOW (11-10-10)

BRET MICHAELS SAYS HE DID NOT HAVE RELATIONS WITH TISH CYRUS:

BRET MICHAELS categorically denied having an affair with TISH CYRUS during an appearance yesterday morning on "Fox and Friends". --He said, quote, "Did I or didn't I? The answer is no. But here's the thing: I've been friends with their family forever."
(--Here's video . . .)
http://www.tmz.com/videos?autoplay=true&mediaKey=6ff01831-691a-429b-bc8b-f627096c9598



RACHEL WEISZ AND DIRECTOR DARREN ARONOFSKY HAVE SPLIT UP . . . DID DANIEL CRAIG HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH IT?

RACHEL WEISZ and director DARREN ARONOFSKY have broken up. They dated for NINE YEARS, and got engaged in 2005. They have a 4-year-old son named Henry. --They issued a statement yesterday, saying that they actually separated several months ago, and that they, quote, "remain close friends and are committed to raising their son together in New York City." --Rachel is the chick from the first two "Mummy" movies. She was also in Aronofsky's 2006 film "The Fountain". His other movies include "The Wrestler" and the upcoming thriller "Black Swan". He's 41 . . . she's 40. --There's a rumor going around that DANIEL CRAIG had something to do with the breakup. Supposedly, he and Rachel became a little more than co-stars while filming a movie called "Dream House" earlier this year.


HARRISON FORD HAD TO SHOW I.D. TO GET BEER:

Up to a certain age . . . like, say, your 30s . . . people LOVE to get carded when they try to buy alcohol. It makes them feel young. --But AFTER a certain age, it's just a nuisance. Everybody knows you don't look under 21, and there's just no need for it. --68-year-old HARRISON FORD knows how that feels . . . because HE was asked for his I.D. recently when he went to buy some beer. --He says, quote, "I said, 'I'm 68 years old,' and the guy said, 'Young people complain about being singled out, so we ask everyone to show proof.' --"I said, 'Take a look at me. Are you kidding?' But he still wanted to see it." (--I understand those "better-safe-than-sorry" policies. If you ask EVERYONE for I.D., then it's impossible to make a bad judgment call and sell to someone underage. It makes sense.) (--But at the same time, when a dude is 68, why bother? Harrison Ford looks damn good for his age. But even if you're being as generous as you can possibly be, you really can't peg him as younger than 55.)


COURTNEY LOVE PAID $17,000 FOR TEA WITH ADRIEN BRODY:

COURTNEY LOVE is constantly complaining about her financial situation. But somehow, she was able to come up with $17,000 last Friday to pay for tea with ADRIEN BRODY. (???) --Adrien was being auctioned off as part of a fundraiser for Haitian schools. Courtney got into a bidding war with GERARD BUTLER, but she went a little higher than he was willing to.


JOE JACKSON IS NOT FORCING MICHAEL'S KIDS INTO SHOWBIZ:

During the Jackson Family's sit-down with OPRAH WINFREY, MICHAEL JACKSON'S kids talked about wanting to get into showbiz when they're older. --That conjured up images in some people's minds of JOE JACKSON standing over them with THE STRAP and forcing them to sing and dance . . . like he allegedly did with his own children. But that's not the case. --KATHERINE JACKSON'S rep said yesterday that the kids expressed their desire to get into showbiz ON THEIR OWN. And he added, quote, "[Katherine hopes the fans] don't think anyone like Joe or the family is pushing the kids." --Meanwhile . . . so-called "family sources" say Katherine doesn't lay a hand on Prince, Paris or "Blanket", and she doesn't let Joe do it either.


KATHERINE JACKSON IS KICKING SOME PEOPLE OUT OF HER HOUSE:

KATHERINE JACKSON has decided to make room in her Encino home . . . by showing some people the door --Traditionally, the Jackson Family compound has been home to as many as 20 people. But now that Katherine has to focus on raising Michael's kids, she's making some of her other houseguests walk. --That includes Alejandra Jackson and four of the five children she had with members of the Jackson Family. --Check it out . . . Alejandra hooked up with RANDY JACKSON in the late 1980s, when he was still married to someone else. They had a daughter in 1989, and two sons, born in 1991 and '92. --After they broke up, Alejandra was knocked up by Randy's brother JERMAINE. She bore him two sons . . . in 1996 and 2000. --Jermaine and Alejandra even got married . . . but Jermaine had it annulled after he found out she hadn't even divorced her first husband. --Alejandra and the four boys have been living at Katherine's house for years, but she's moving them out by the end of the year. --A source says, quote, "Alejandra won't be living on the streets, she will be taken care of. Katherine is very generous, probably to a fault."


"TWILIGHT" LEADS THE "PEOPLE'S CHOICE" NOMINATIONS:

It's going to be strange a few years from now, when we can watch an award show that "Twilight" does NOT dominate. --The nominees for the "People's Choice Awards" were announced yesterday, and "Twilight: Eclipse" led everyone and everything with EIGHT nominations. --This is the award show that covers just about every category you can think of, in Movies, Music and TV. And lately, they've even been branching out to the Internet. --This year, there's a category for Favorite Viral Video Star . . . and it includes the DOUBLE RAINBOW GUY. (!!!) --The "People's Choice Awards" air January 5th on CBS. QUEEN LATIFAH is your sexually-ambiguous host.
(--Check out the complete list of roughly 10 million categories and 90 million nominees at the following link . . .)
http://www.peopleschoice.com/pca/awards/nominees/


CHECK OUT THE TRAILER FOR UWE BOLL'S UPCOMING MOVIE . . . "BLUBBERELLA":

UWE BOLL is the most hated director of our time. But you have to admire his gusto. As ill-conceived and ultimately terrible as they are, this guy just keeps making his movies. And he keeps making them HIS WAY. --Even though you hated "Bloodrayne" and didn't even know there was a "Bloodrayne 2", Uwe went ahead and shot "Bloodrayne 3: The Third Reich". --He actually made TWO movies at the same time. The second movie is called "Blubberella". It uses the same cast and sets . . . and it takes place during World War 2, just like "Bloodrayne". --But there are two major differences: "Blubberella" is a comedy . . . and he took out the sexy heroine from "Bloodrayne" and replaced her with a very candy-coated actress named LINDSAY HOLLISTER. --Lindsay plays Blubberella . . . a supersized half-vampire Nazi-fighting superhero. Oh, and Uwe himself plays Hitler. --We don't know where or when you'll be able to see either of these masterpieces. "Bloodrayne 3" is supposed to be out this year . . . but chances are it'll go straight to DVD. "Blubberella" is supposedly coming out sometime next year. (--You can check out the trailers for both movies at the following links . . .)
(--WARNING!!! There is UNBLEEPED PROFANITY in the "Blubberella" clip . . .)
"Blubberella": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mt-DOdPLMLI
"Bloodrayne 3": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKusGsQfeco


CONAN O'BRIEN'S FIRST SHOW EASILY BEAT LENO AND LETTERMAN IN THE RATINGS:

The early numbers are in: CONAN O'BRIEN'S debut on TBS easily defeated "The Tonight Show" and "The Late Show with David Letterman" in the ratings. --According to the "Hollywood Reporter", "Conan" drew 4.2 million viewers on Monday night. By comparison, 3.5 million watched JAY LENO . . . and 3.4 million tuned in to "Letterman". --Naturally, he also beat "The Daily Show", which attracted 1.3 million viewers, and "The Colbert Report", which had 1 million. --Despite being on basic cable, "Conan" also annihilated "The Tonight Show" in the coveted ad demographic of 18- to 49-year-olds. "Conan" had 3.3 million viewers in that category. "The Tonight Show" had just 950,000. --"Letterman" beat Jay in that area too. Dave had 1.3 million 18- to 49-year-olds. (--Obviously, "Conan" drew a lot of interest because it was his debut. It'll be interesting to see where he stands once the dust settles. Conan's audience fell over 50% after his first week on "The Tonight Show" last year.)


CONAN O'BRIEN PLAYED GUITAR WITH JACK WHITE MONDAY NIGHT . . . BUT IN 2002 HE MOCKED HOSTS WHO PERFORM WITH THEIR GUESTS:

Is CONAN O'BRIEN a guitar-playing hypocrite? Let me explain: --Conan picked up a guitar and performed with JACK WHITE on the premiere of his new TBS show Monday night. And on his last episode of "The Tonight Show", he played guitar along to a crazy rendition of "Free Bird". --But in a 2002 interview on "Last Call with Carson Daly", Conan slammed the idea of talk show hosts jamming on their shows. And he held up the great ALAN THICKE as an example. --Carson had asked Conan if he ever jammed with anyone on his show . . . --And Conan said, quote, "No . . . when I was in high school, Alan Thicke had a talk show, and they had all these posters up everywhere like, 'He's coming, it's gonna be better than Johnny Carson,' and I watched his first show . . . --"And he came running out . . . and the band's rocking out . . .and he runs down to the band and he picks up a guitar and he starts rocking out with the band, and I was sitting there and I was 14 and I'm like, 'You're an ass.' Click. --"I always knew that as a lesson, that [guitar playing] is my hobby, and I don't like it when celebrities inflict their hobby [on the audience] . . . It's one of those things that I'm very careful not to do."
(--Here's video of the interview. You can skip ahead to the 1:25 mark.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQGe6HxEXTk


THE PTC HAS RELEASED A REPORT ON PROFANITY IN PRIMETIME:

The Parents Television Council has released a report claiming that instances of profanity are increasing at an alarming rate in primetime. (--The report is titled: "A Habitat for Profanity: Broadcast TV's Sharp Increase in Foul Language".) --The report looked at the first two weeks of programming on the broadcast networks this season . . . and compared it with the first two weeks of the 2005 season.

--Here's an overview of their findings:

--"Across all networks, use of profanity on prime-time broadcast entertainment programming increased 69.3% from 2005 to 2010."

--"Use of the bleeped or muted F-words increased from 11 instances total in 2005 to 276 instances in 2010 . . . an increase of 2409%."

--"Use of the bleeped or muted S-word increased from 11 instances in 2005 to 95 instances in 2010 . . . an increase of 763%."

--"During the family hour [which is 8:00 to 9:00 P.M.], instances of the F-word increased from 10 in 2005 to 111 in 2010. Use of the S-word during the family hour increased from 11 instances in 2005 to 42 in 2010."

--"Fox showed the greatest per hour increase in use of profanity from 2005 to 2010 with a 269% increase across all prime-time hours."

--You can download the full report at ParentsTV.org/profanity. (--That link opens a seven-page .PDF. The most interesting information can be found on Page Six. There, you'll find a graph, which lists the instances of each "profane" word . . . per hour . . . in both 2005 and 2010.)


"DANCING WITH THE STARS" WON THE WEEKLY RATINGS WAR, WHILE THE FINAL GAME OF THE WORLD SERIES CAME IN AT #6:

"Sunday Night Football" is closing the gap on "Dancing with the Stars". There was only a difference of a half million viewers between them this week, with 19.4 million people tuning in to watch the Packers DESTROY the Cowboys, 45-7. --Meanwhile, the final game of the World Series mustered 15 million viewers to come in 6th place. . . .

1.) The "Dancing with the Stars" performance show, ABC, 19.9 million
2.) "Sunday Night Football", NBC, 19.4 million viewers (--The Green Bay Packers destroyed the Dallas Cowboys, 45-7.)
3.) The "Dancing with the Stars" results show, ABC, 16.9 million viewers


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

--"CMA Red Carpet Special 2010" . . . 7:00 to 8:00 P.M. on CMT.

--"The 44th Annual CMA Awards" . . . 8:00 to 11:00 P.M. on ABC. (--Gwyneth Paltrow performs the title track from her movie "Country Strong". Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood return as your hosts. You'll find all your nominees here.)

--"Criminal Minds" . . . 9:00 to 10:00 P.M. on CBS. (--"Prison Break's" Robert Knepper becomes a suspect when a woman is killed in a Georgetown alley.

--"Hellcats" . . . 9:00 to 10:00 P.M. on the CW. (--Fefe Dobson performs.)

--"Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" . . . 9:00 to 10:00 P.M. on NBC. (--Marcia Gay Harden plays an FBI agent who's the victim of a sexual assault.)

--"Most Shocking" [8th Season Premiere] . . . 9:00 to 10:00 P.M. on TruTV.

--"The Bee Gees: In Our Own Time" . . . 9:00 to 11:00 P.M. on Biography.

--"South Park" . . . 10:00 to 10:30 P.M. on Comedy Central. (--Coon and Friends are at the mercy of Cartman, who now has the dark lord doing his bidding. Meanwhile, Kenny struggles with his "curse" as his alter ego Mysterion.)

--"Who The (Bleep) Did I Marry?" [1st Season Finale] . . . 10:00 to 11:00 P.M. on Investigation Discovery.

--"Harry Loves Lisa" [1st Season Finale] . . . 10:00 to 11:00 P.M. on TVLand.

--"Black Gold" [3rd Season Finale] . . . 10:00 to 11:00 P.M. on TruTV.

--"Psych" [5th Season Premiere] . . . 10:00 to 11:00 P.M. on USA.


JUSTIN BIEBER HAS SURPASSED SIX MILLION TWITTER FOLLOWERS:

JUSTIN BIEBER has surpassed SIX MILLION Twitter followers, and he thanked his fans in a series of Tweets yesterday. --He said, quote, "WOW. WOW. WOW. So I wake up today to almost 15 million on Facebook, over a BILLION VIEWS on YouTube, and . . . 6 MILLION OF THE GREATEST FANS ON EARTH ON TWITTER!!!! THANK U. --"This is crazy . . . my hometown only has 30,000 people total! NUTS." --And then, he turned this into a cool motivational message to his young followers. --He said, quote, "So let me break this down for you. This is for all the kids out there with a dream: For every person out there who gets told you can't be somebody or achieve something. For everyone who dreams of something more . . . --"I'm from a small town many have never heard of . . . my parents had me as teenagers . . . me and my mom lived in a small apartment . . . no one in my family had really left my town or the area and I never thought leaving was possible . . . --"But then u all found me, and you all changed my life and showed me opportunity I didn't think existed. You taught me to dream big and never say never. So thank u." (--For now, LADY GAGA is still ahead of Justin on Twitter with over seven million followers.)


MORE DETAILS ON JUSTIN BIEBER'S ACOUSTIC ALBUM:

JUSTIN BIEBER'S unplugged album "My Worlds Acoustic" will no longer be unleashed to stores everywhere on November 23rd. Instead, it'll now be coming out on November 26th . . . a.k.a. Black Friday . . . and ONLY at Wal-Mart. --As we'd heard before, the album will feature a new track called "Pray" . . . plus acoustic versions of nine of his previously released songs. (--You can check out the album cover . . . and pre-order the disc . . . at JustinBieberMusic.com.)


JASON MRAZ HATES NICK JONAS' SONG "INTRODUCING ME" . . . AND HE THINKS IT RIPS OFF ONE OF HIS OWN SONGS:

JASON MRAZ has two things he'd like to share with us: First, he absolutely can't stand NICK JONAS' "Camp Rock 2" song "Introducing Me". And also, he thinks "Introducing Me" sounds a little like his hit, "I'm Yours". (--So, using the Transitive Property of Equality that I learned in high school algebra class . . . is Jason revealing that he thinks his own song sucks?) --He tells PopEater.com, quote, "I heard ['Introducing Me'], and it was just a tremendous, tremendous horror of a tune." --But he adds, quote, "I noticed a few similarities in the melody, but it wasn't enough to pick up the phone and argue with somebody about it. If anything, I just wanted [the] $1.29 back that [it cost me] on iTunes." (--You can compare "Introducing Me" to "I'm Yours" at the link below. There may be some slight similarities, but regardless, Jason's right . . . Nick's song is absolutely terrible.)
http://www.popeater.com/2010/11/09/jason-mraz-jonas-brothers-im-yours/
(--Below the two songs, you can watch video of Jason making the comments.) (--It sort of answers the question I had: Why is Jason Mraz downloading the "Camp Rock 2" soundtrack? Basically, Jason says he only bought it after a bunch of people told him they thought it ripped off his song.)


ENJOY THESE PICTURES OF MUSICIANS' MOUSTACHES:

For no reason whatsoever, here's a link to a picture gallery full of 12 of the best musicians' moustaches. And yes, JOHN OATES made the list. (--Here's the link.)


PHIL COLLINS DISCOVERED PARANORMAL ACTIVITY AT THE ALAMO . . . AND OCCASIONALLY HAS TROUBLE WIPING HIMSELF:

These days, PHIL COLLINS is more interested in the Battle of the Alamo than in music. And he's not just an Alamo history buff . . . he's a collector. He says he has hundreds of cannonballs, documents, and other artifacts in his basement in Switzerland. --And now, he thinks some of the photos he's taken at the site of the Alamo show GHOSTS . . . or something like them. --Phil told "Rolling Stone" there are, quote, "glowing, semi-transparent light orbs" in the pictures, and he believes they represent, quote, "paranormal energy." --Phil has also been told by a psychic that he fought at the Alamo in a previous life . . . and he thinks it could be true. --He says, quote, "I don't want to sound like a weirdo. I'm not Shirley MacLaine, but I'm prepared to believe. You've seen the pictures. You can't deny them." --Phil also talks about the neck and spinal cord injury that essentially makes it impossible for him to play the drums like he used to, because he can't grip the sticks. --He says, quote, "I was going to stop drumming anyway . . . I don't miss it." But it limits him in other ways too. He says he occasionally has trouble WIPING HIMSELF. --And he admits that he's had suicidal thoughts over the past few years . . . quote, "I wouldn't blow my head off. I'd overdose or do something that didn't hurt. But I wouldn't do that to the children. --"A comedian who committed suicide in the '60s left a note saying, 'Too many things went wrong too often.' I often think about that."


KANYE WEST ADMITS THAT HE'S "NOT A GOOD CELEBRITY":

By now, everyone knows that KANYE WEST'S biggest problem is that he won't stop talking about Kanye West. How it is that Kanye can't understand that is beyond me. --But Kanye is back in VICTIM mode. (--Kanye has THREE modes: "It's all about me, Attack mode," "It's all about me, victim mode," and "It's actually NOT all about me for now, COOL mode." He spends 99% of his time bouncing back and forth between the first two.) --On Twitter yesterday, Kanye whined, quote, "I've decided to fall back a bit on interviews in order to 'sell my album.' I can't come up with some magic trick to make people like me. --"I've made mistakes, I've paid the price, now it is what it is. I'm [going to] make this art, but I'm not going to be scrutinized as a human being. No more [GEORGE] Bush questions . . . no more Taylor [SWIFT] questions . . . --"No more relationship questions . . . and the music is unquestionable sooooo . . . --"I am a creative person. I'm not a good celebrity, but I'm a great artist. I'm tired of using my celebrity to sell my art."


EMINEM HAS ONLY EVER READ *ONE* BOOK . . . LL COOL J'S AUTOBIOGRAPHY:

EMINEM has only ever read ONE BOOK in his life . . . and it isn't something predictable like The Bible, "Catcher in the Rye" or "Jane Eyre". --It was LL COOL J's autobiography, "I Make My Own Rules". (--It was published in 1998.) --Eminem tells "Rolling Stone", quote, "The only book I ever read from front to back was LL's autobiography. I just never really got into books. But I've always been good at English and I always had a lot of words in my vocabulary." --By the way, Eminem also says that he does a lot of his writing . . . on the toilet. --He says, quote, "I think we do most of our best thinking on the (crapper). What else do you have to do in there besides think?"

WEDNESDAY'S SHOWBIZ QUICK HITS

DAKOTA FANNING has been voted her high school's homecoming queen for the second year in a row. She's 16, and a senior at Campbell Hall Episcopal High School in North Hollywood.

http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b210254_dakota_fanning_crowned_homecoming_queen.html



"Inception" tops the list of the Most Pirated Movies for the second week in a row.

http://torrentfreak.com/top-10-most-pirated-movies-on-bittorrent-101108/



After almost 40 years, film critic GENE SHALIT and his ridiculous moustache are leaving NBC's "Today" show. He's been with the show since 1973.

http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b210303_enough_already_gene_shalit_bids.html



R. KELLY drops his new album, "Love Letter", on December 14th.

http://www.billboard.com/#/news/r-kelly-sending-out-love-letter-on-dec-14-1004125917.story



NAZZY’S RANDOM STUFF


TODAY'S STUPID NEWS, IN BRIEF:

#1.) Here's a new idea for keeping your family from KILLING EACH OTHER during the holidays. A new study finds that people calm down if they see MEAT. It's because our ancestors relaxed when they had cooked meat in front of them, since it meant no survival worries for a little while. (Full story)


#2.) Good news this holiday season: Your toy dollars could go further because four major retailers are in a toy price WAR. Target, Wal-Mart, Toys 'R' Us and Amazon.com are all slashing prices to get the most business this year. (Full story)


#3.) Get ready to freak out, parents. A new study finds that teenagers who send more than 120 text messages a day are more likely to drink, smoke, do drugs, fight, and have sex than teenagers who don't. (Full story)


#4.) PRESIDENT OBAMA is back in Indonesia right now, where he spent some time during his childhood. And it turns out while he lived there, his nanny was an openly gay TRANSVESTITE. His nanny went on to join a transvestite group that entertains people by dancing and playing volleyball. (???) (Full story)


#5.) This ain't good. On Monday, a TV chopper got footage of a random MISSILE that was fired off the coast of Los Angeles. The military says they have NO IDEA where it came from, but they're sure it wasn't shot by a foreign military. (Full story)


#6.) Police in Ohio were called to a scene where a 19-year-old man was in a massive fistfight . . . WITH HIMSELF. The man said he felt terrible about cheating on his girlfriend, so he kept punching himself in the face. He ended up getting charged with public intoxication. (Full story)


#7.) An 11-year-old boy In England might have solved the mystery of who stole his family's camper from their driveway. The boy was looking at the street view of his house on Google Maps, and it appears that Google took the picture RIGHT when a man was stealing the camper. Police are looking for the guy now. (Full story)


#8.) In Florida, a young girl got CARJACKED . . . while driving around her small, pink, battery-operated Fisher-Price Power Wheels Barbie Jammin' Jeep. The thief turned out to be an acquaintance of the family, and she was arrested. (Full story)


#9.) Today's Idiot Criminal of the Day is a man in Houston, Texas who forged himself a $500,000 check and promptly tried to sign it over to a car dealership for two Bentleys. They figured out his scam and he was arrested. Because of priors, he could get LIFE IN PRISON if he's convicted. (Full story)


#10.) This is one way to get customer service, I guess. A man in Washington was so mad when Radio Shack wouldn't let him return a cell phone that he repeatedly called the store . . . and eventually threatened to rip the manager's head off and kill her son. He was arrested for felony telephone harassment. (Full story)


#11.) I don't think this guy is getting a letter of recommendation. A man was fired from his job at a baby merchandise store for threatening to beat up his FEMALE boss. When she fired him he followed through . . . and PUNCHED HER. He was arrested for battery. (Full story)


#12.) A 77-year-old man in Florida was mad when the manager of his trailer park came around demanding rent. So he responded by . . . letting his OLD MAN JUNK sag right out of the leg of his shorts. She ended up calling the cops on him, but he got a warning after telling the cop, quote, "I wear underwear, sir." (Full story)


WANT TO STOP PEOPLE FROM FIGHTING THIS THANKSGIVING? JUST MAKE SURE THEY CAN SEE THE TURKEY:

Researchers at McGill University in Montreal think they've found a way to stop your family from getting into its annual fight this Thanksgiving. And it DOESN'T involve thousands of dollars of therapy. --They just finished a study that found people get less aggressive when they see MEAT. So if you want to keep Thanksgiving peaceful, make sure everyone has a good view of the turkey. --Frank Kachanoff is the psychology researcher who led the study. He says he was surprised by the result . . . he figured meat would make people MORE aggressive, because, biologically, it would evoke thoughts of HUNTING. --But now he believes the sight of meat calms us down, because our ancestors knew that having meat in front of you meant you could relax, since you wouldn't have to worry about starvation and survival for a little while. --Even though we've evolved since then, we still have those instincts. --And now for PETA's response. They issued a statement saying, quote, "Clearly, eating meat does support horrible violence, but apparently seeing meat does not cause people to become more aggressive." --They also speculated that the sight of meat calms people down because it instantly makes us think of the physiological effects of eating meat . . . like slower blood flow and drowsiness. (Vancouver Sun)


GOOD NEWS: MAJOR RETAILERS ARE ENTERING INTO A MASSIVE PRICE WAR TO TRY TO SELL TOYS THIS HOLIDAY SEASON:

This is some good news for parents . . . especially parents whose kids don't like to hear words like "economy" or "recession" or "we can't buy you toys because ever since your father got fired all of our extra money goes toward buying scotch." --Four of the biggest toy retailers in the country are already getting into a MASSIVE price war . . . with each of them trying to provide the best deals and get your business this holiday season. Here's what they're doing.

--TARGET. They're already putting half of their 2,000 toys on sale this year, an increase of 10% from last year. They're also pushing their Target credit and debit cards, which give an extra 5% off . . . something no one else is offering.
--WAL-MART. They've basically gone through Target's prices and made sure all of their prices are lower . . . even if it's just by a few pennies. They're also focusing on bigger cuts on some of the most popular toys.

--TOYS "R" US. They're stocking a wider variety of toys than ever . . . offering free shipping deals online . . . and offering up to 10% back on holiday purchases over $500 if you join their loyalty program. The 10% back is in store credit, not cash.

--AMAZON.COM. Throughout the holiday season they're going to be offering 25% off different toys . . . it will change regularly. They also offer free shipping on all of the toys they stock. (Yahoo Finance)


TEENAGERS WHO SEND A LOT OF TEXTS ARE MORE LIKELY TO DRINK, USE DRUGS, AND HAVE SEX?

For as long as there have been parents, they've been FREAKING OUT about how new trends they don't fully understand will lead their sweet little angels to DEVIANCE. --They said it about cars, they said it about rock music, they said it about video games. And now . . . a new study is saying it about texting. --According to Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, teenagers who send at least 120 text messages a day are more likely to drink, smoke, fight, do drugs, and have sex. --The researchers studied more than 4,200 students at public high schools around Cleveland. They found kids who sent at least 120 texts each day were 350% more likely to have sex than kids who don't send as many texts. --They were also 40% more likely to smoke, 43% more likely to binge drink, 41% more likely to use drugs, and 55% more likely to be in a fight. --Now, the researchers say it's not quite time to panic about texting yet. Their best theory on why texting is connected to making bad choices comes back to the parents. --Dr. Scott Frank, who led the study, says, quote, "If parents are monitoring their kids' texting and social networking, they're probably monitoring other activities as well." (Cleveland Plain Dealer)


SO . . . UH . . . ANYONE KNOW WHO LAUNCHED A MISSILE OFF THE COAST OF CALIFORNIA ON MONDAY?

It's not exactly reassuring when MISSILES are flying around the country . . . and the military has NO idea who launched them or where they're headed. --And that seems to be what happened on Monday night. --On Monday around sunset, a news helicopter from KCBS in Los Angeles captured video of a missile that was launched off the coast. And no one seems to know where it came from. --No missile tests were scheduled by the U.S. military for Monday. None of the local bases or ships have claimed the missile. And no one seems to be able to figure it out. --John Cornelio is a spokesman with the North American Aerospace Defense Command . . . a.k.a. 'NORAD.' And he says they're, quote, "very confident that the missile was not fired from a foreign military." --"If it were an attack we would've known it and we would have done something about it." --The missile flew about 35 miles out to sea before the cameras lost sight of it. No one seems to know where it was headed or where it landed. --The military is still trying to determine if it was accidentally launched from a Naval station or Air Force base in Los Angeles, or from a U.S. sub or surface ship. (CBS News)
(--Check out video of the missile here . . .)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_3mSyAlpIg


AN 11-YEAR-OLD TRACKS DOWN THE MAN WHO STOLE HIS FAMILY'S CAMPER . . . USING GOOGLE STREET VIEW:

Google fights crime! Last June, someone stole a camper parked in the driveway of the Soames family in Derbyshire, England. Now, a year later, the family FINALLY has a lead on who took it . . . thanks to a combination of Google and crazy luck. --11-year-old Reuben Soames was messing around with Google Maps and searched for his family's address. When he found it, he pulled up the Google Street View. --If you aren't familiar, Google sends vans around the world taking pictures, so you can actually see what the area looks like at street level, instead of just looking at an aerial view. That's called Google Street View. --Well, in an AMAZING coincidence, it looks like the Google Street View photo was taken in June of 2009 . . . RIGHT when the camper was getting stolen. And there's a pretty clear look at the guy who probably stole it. --In the screenshot from Google, the guy is standing by his SUV . . . which he parked in the Soames' driveway . . . and looks to be buttoning or unbuttoning his pants. (--Um . . .) --The Soames family forwarded the info to the police, and they released the photo to the public, asking if anyone recognizes the man. They're still trying to track him down. (The Telegraph)


A YOUNG GIRL GETS CARJACKED . . . IN HER FISHER-PRICE POWER WHEELS BARBIE JAMMIN' JEEP:

Last week, a young girl in Crestview, Florida was riding around in her Fisher-Price Power Wheels Barbie Jammin' Jeep. That's one of those little battery-operated cars that kids can actually drive. This one's pink and covered in Barbie graphics. -As she was driving around outside her house, a grown woman drove up and CARJACKED the little girl. (--None of the names or ages of any of the people involved has been released.) --The woman forced the little girl out of the Barbie Jeep, loaded it into her car, and drove off. She ended up selling it for $20 . . . but it goes for about TWELVE TIMES THAT new, about $240. --And it turned out the woman who stole the Jeep knew the little girl's family. When the girl's family put all the clues together, they told the woman they wouldn't go to the cops if she returned the Jeep within 24 hours. --But the woman told them she'd already sold it. So the family called the police, and the woman was arrested.
(Northwest Florida Daily News)


A MAN IN ILLINOIS WAS ARRESTED FOR PUNCHING HIS FEMALE BOSS AFTER SHE FIRED HIM:

It's probably not a good idea to threaten your boss with physical violence. Especially if you're a man and your boss is a woman. But it's even worse to actually FOLLOW THROUGH on the violence, like the guy in this story. --Last Thursday, 32-year-old Michael Yarbrough of Glen Ellyn, Illinois returned to his job at a baby merchandise store called Buy Buy Baby, after two months out with a broken leg. He'd been with the store about two-and-a-half years before that. --He'd only been back working for a few hours when his female boss told him he wasn't doing a very good job on inventorying some of the merchandise. --They got into an argument, and he said to her, quote, "You're lucky we're on the clock." She responded, quote, "What are you going to do? Hit a girl?" And he answered, quote, "Yes." --So he was fired. --And that's when Michael followed through on his threat . . . and PUNCHED his female boss in the head. Then he turned around, punched a male store manager in the face, and walked out. --The store called the police, and Michael was arrested on two counts of battery. He's also prohibited from entering the store or having contact with either of the people he punched. (Chicago Tribune Local)


WEDNESDAY'S QUICK HITS

Veterans Day is tomorrow. If you're a Vet, that means you can eat free at places like Applebee's and Hooters . . . get a discount at Dollar General . . . or get a free cane at Sam's Club. Is this REALLY the best we can do for these men and women?

http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/11/06/veterans-day-freebies-and-deals-2010/?icid=maingmain57link724296


Check out some actual words that should make a comeback: Jargogle (to jumble), deliciate (to enjoy oneself), kench (laugh loudly) and jollux (a chubby person):

http://matadornetwork.com/abroad/20-obsolete-english-words-that-should-make-a-comeback/


A guy bought a used book online for $4.49 and found JFK 'S autograph inside:

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/nation/7285299.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+houstonchronicle%2Fnews-bizarre+%28chron.com+-+News+Bizarre%29


A company in Germany offers hand-carved, custom "made-to-measure" love toys for the ladies:

http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/845945-made-to-measure-dildos-match-clients-dimensions


A small town in Germany is trying to attract a new doctor since their only one retired . . . so local businesses are offering free bread, sausage, and haircuts:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20101109/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_germany_doctor


A butcher in North Dakota uses the size of pig spleens to predict winter weather, and he says this one will be cold and snowy. Don't laugh . . . he's been accurate for the last 15 years:

http://www.thedickinsonpress.com/event/article/id/41681/


The Heart Attack Grill in Arizona is offering free meals for anyone who weighs over 350 pounds:

http://newsfeed.time.com/2010/11/09/heart-attack-grill-free-food-for-customers-over-350-pounds/


A man mistakes his wife for a deer and shoots her:
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/bizarre/7286180.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+houstonchronicle%2Fnews-bizarre+%28chron.com+-+News+Bizarre%29


As if it hasn't been a bad enough week for the Dallas Cowboys, on the day they fired their coach, they forgot to renew their website domain name, and lost it:

http://newsfeed.time.com/2010/11/09/fire-the-webmaster-dallas-cowboys-forget-to-renew-team-website/


NAZZY’S SILLY VIDEOS OF THE DAY

#1.) A HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYER DID BACKFLIPS BEFORE A PLAY TO DISTRACT THE OTHER TEAM . . . AND GOT EJECTED:

On Friday, a high school football player and his coach were ejected from a game after the kid did back-handsprings across the field during a play. He was trying to distract the other team before the snap on a two-point conversion. --Actually, there's no RULE against it, and some people think there shouldn't have been a penalty, because it was a creative way to distract the other team.
(--Search for "Watauga trick play back-handsprings.")
http://rivals.yahoo.com/highschool/blog/prep_rally/post/Backflips-on-two-point-conversion-draw-flags-ej?urn=highschool-283559


#2.) CHECK OUT STEVE CARELL'S "ANCHORMAN" AUDITION:

One of the best parts of the movie "Anchorman" is STEVE CARELL as the idiot weatherman, Brick Tamland. But Carell didn't get the part out-right. Since he wasn't as famous back then, he had to audition for it. And the audition tape is HILARIOUS.
(--Search for "Steve Carell's Anchorman audition.")
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdtSkqYT6U8


#3.) A GUY IN A WHEELCHAIR STOPPED A ROBBERY:

A man in a wheelchair stopped a convenience store robbery in Vancouver the other day. He grabbed the robber and wouldn't let go, even when he got pulled out of his chair. Eventually the other people in the store helped, but at first they just watched.
(--Search for "man in wheelchair stopped robbery in Vancouver.")
http://www.break.com/index/guy-in-wheelchair-stops-robber-1950403


#4.) A CRYING KID ONLY CHILLS OUT WHEN BOB MARLEY IS PLAYING:

There's a kid on YouTube who apparently only settles down if he listens to reggae. In the video, he starts crying when his dad puts him in the car seat. --But when his dad switches the song from the GIPSY KINGS to "Buffalo Soldier" by BOB MARLEY, the kid instantly starts smiling and bobbing his head.
(--Search for "Bob Marley chills baby." He chills out at :34)
http://www.todaysbigthing.com/2010/11/09


FOUR WAYS TO JUDGE A GOOD BABY NAME:

When some couples have a baby, they can't settle on a name until the kid is two or three weeks old. It sounds weird but it's not that uncommon. --So whether you're expecting, or you just want to have kids SOMEDAY, here are four ways to judge a good baby name . . .

#1.) WHAT'S YOU'RE INSTANT REACTION? It's best to choose a name that makes you feel positive as soon as you hear it. You can definitely get USED to a name, but it's not ideal.


#2.) HOW MANY SYLLABLES DOES IT HAVE? A lot of people think names sound best if the first, middle, and last names all have a different number of syllables.


--So, if you like the name "Autumn", and your last name is "Jones", pick a middle name with three or four syllables. Or if you decide on a middle name FIRST, you can use that to help shorten your list of possible FIRST names.


#3.) WHAT WOULD THE INITIALS BE? Obviously, you'd probably notice if the initials spelled out S.T.D. But even initials like P.I.G. or D.U.H. might have a psychological effect on a child.


--In 1999, researchers at the University of California in San Diego studied death certificates from 1969 to 1995, and found 2,287 sets of initials that were deemed to be "negative".


--Then they also found 1,200 sets of "positive" initials, like A.C.E. and V.I.P. And on average, the people with positive initials lived about four-and-a-half years longer.


#4.) HOW EASY IS IT TO UNDERSTAND? If you're thinking about an uncommon name, try it out on people first and see how hard it is to understand. --Keep in mind that if people always need you to repeat it, that's probably what your child will have to deal with for the rest of their life. --But don't tell people it's a POSSIBLE baby name, because then they might not be honest about it. Just tell them you met someone with the name "Meredith" or "Duskin," then ask if they've ever met someone with that name before. (Nameberry.com)