HOLY MACKEREL!

Starting off with one of the most RANDOM polls. EVER. Fitting, right?

After millions of people lost power in the wake of Hurricane Irene, GE Generator Systems took a poll, asking families who they'd want to spend time with in the event of a power outage of at least 48 hours.

And your choice, America, (or at least East Coast) was ELLEN DEGENERES.

It sounds like the choices were all TV hosts...and while we don't have a complete rundown, GE says Ellen got 21% of the vote, which was far ahead of such other choices as Regis & Kelly and Matt Lauer.









WANNA GET IT ON? TRY THESE TYPES OF PEOPLE...
A British dating site conducted this study, but there's no reason to believe it's any different here in the States.

The dating site FreeDating.co.uk asked its members how likely they were to have sex on a first date, then looked at which dating profile details were most likely to indicate a person was easy.

As you might expect, it's far easier to find a guy willing to go all the way on the first date. Four in six men are open to it, while only one in six ladies are.

The attribute that best predicted whether a woman would go all the way on a first date was...her size. Overweight women were far more likely than thin girls to give it up on the first date, and women over 5'9" were more likely than shorter women.

And the overall female profile most likely to be down with first-date sex is: Tall, heavier, separated, white, in her early 20s, moderate drinker, and poorly educated.

Go figure!

For men, the best way to predict first-date sex was marital status. Married men were far more likely to go all the way on a first date.

The male profile most likely to have sex on the first date is a guy who's married, mixed-race, in his late 20s, athletic, well-educated, and a moderate drinker and smoker.

And for both genders, the older a person gets, the less likely they are to have sex on the first date. Damn.









SOCIAL NETWORKING FOR COUPLES?
If you're annoyed by couples who use Facebook to post sappy declarations of love for each other...or you're part of one of those couples, and Facebook doesn't do it for you...listen up.

The latest trend is a social network for COUPLES. There are new social networks geared towards couples that allow you to interact with your significant other online...but in private.

Um...don't you see them all the time? Why the HELL do you need a social network to interact with them. Here's a concept...TALK TO THEM! OK, I'm behind the times or something...

One of the new sites is named Snuggle Cloud, and their ads explain that, "While Facebook is like a party for your friends, Snuggle Cloud is like a candlelit dinner."

Snuggle Cloud has been around since November, but they're launching an app version next week. It allows you to engage in e-flirting, post gift ideas for each other, and keep track of important dates in your relationship. (well THAT could be handy!)

Coming next month is Kahnoodle, which focuses more on the couple's relationship between the sheets.

You have to be over 21 to use Kahnoodle, and they'll let you exchange "love taps" with your partner, which are a combination of a Facebook poke and a straight-out request for sex that night. (!)








THE BEERS THAT NO LONGER SATISFY YOUR CRAVING...
A website called 24/7 Wall Street crunched some data and came up with a list called "The Eight Beers Americans No Longer Drink." That's how they presented it anyway, but it's actually "The Eight Beers Americans No Longer Love."

Because some of the beers on the list are HUGE. In fact, number eight is Budweiser. But the point of the list is to show which American beers have seen a MASSIVE dive in national sales because of weakening demand.

All eight have lost 30% or more in sales between 2005 and 2010. It's because more and more people are drinking imports and micro-brewed craft beers. Check 'em out.

#1.) Michelob...down 72%. Think about it: When's the last time you had one?

#2.) Michelob Light...down 68%. Same thing. But both are brewed by Anheuser-Busch InBev, the Belgian company that now owns Budweiser. More about them later.

Michelob Light was the beer Anheuser-Busch first put up against Miller Lite, before they came up with Bud Light. So, basically it lost that three-way race.

#3.) Bud Select...down 60%. That's Bud's super low-calorie beer.

#4.) Milwaukee's Best...down 53%. The Beast! It's made by MillerCoors, but it's taking hits from PBR and Keystone, which have better ad campaigns.

#5.) Old Milwaukee...down 52%. Not to be confused with The Beast, it's actually made by Pabst.

#6.) Miller Genuine Draft...down 51%.

#7.) Milwaukee's Best Light...down 34%. A light version of The Beast. Again, they just can't compete with the successful marketing of Bud Light and Miller Lite.

#8.) Budweiser...down 30%. The only beer that's more popular is Bud Light, so I'm sure they're not worried. But when you're that huge, and you're selling 7 million barrels less than you're used to, that's not good.








SHADY, SNEAKY WOMEN...
Gender stereotypes say that women like to SPY and GOSSIP more than men. And a new survey has found that stereotype is...absolutely right.

In the survey, about 20% of women admitted they've broken into their partner's email or Facebook. HALF as many men...10%...have done the same.

The survey also found that 15% of women have used the info they found to start a FIGHT. Less than half as many men, 7% have done the same.









NAKEDNESS ON GOOGLE MAPS!!!
The Internet isn't exactly lacking in nude photos...but when one like this manages to light up that deviant, voyeuristic part of your brain, it rises to the top of the pile.

You may not have used Google Maps STREET VIEW tool before, but it's AWESOME. Check it out at googlemaps.com
To make their Street View maps, Google sends cars around taking photos. And sometimes, those photos capture people. And this time, they captured a FULLY NUDE WOMAN.

The woman was standing on the doorstep of her house in Miami...completely naked. It appears she's holding a jug of water. (Although that won't be the jug that catches your eye. HI-YO!)

Usually Google pixelates people's faces on their Street View maps...but this one managed to slip through for a few days before they caught it and censored the woman's face and body.

NSFW: http://forum.talknightlife.com/download/file.php?id=2092&sid=d68a63d259b746ffcf12d60c064129e4&mode=view








GAGA'S NEW TOY...
LADY GAGA has been nailing actor TAYLOR KINNEY...the guy in her "You & I" video. And now the "Star" tabloid claims she stole him from another woman.

A source says, "Kinney said he told Gaga he had a girlfriend. He never tried to hide it, but Gaga didn't care."

And how did Kinney's girlfriend find out he was cheating on her? She got a POCKET DIAL from him, and heard them making out.

Allegedly.









HOW MEN AND WOMEN REACT TO CHEATERS...
According to a new study by the University of Scranton in Pennsylvania, there's a big difference in the way that men and women react when they find out someone is cheating on them.

They're both FURIOUS and feel like their world is collapsing...that's universal. But their reason for being furious is different.

Women mainly worry their husband has fallen in LOVE with another woman...men mainly worry about all of the nasty sexual things some other dude did to their wife.

The study found when a woman finds out she's been cheated on, 71% of her questions focus on the emotional side of the affair and 29% focus on the sex. For men, 57% of questions are about the sex, 43% are about emotions.

The researchers behind the study say this is basic evolutionary biology.

Men are wired to worry about providing for and raising a child that's not theirs. So when their wife cheats, their main concern is she's been knocked up by the other guy.

Women are wired to worry about having a man stick with them. So when their husband cheats, their main concern is he's now devoted to another woman and will abandon his family.








HALLOWEEN IS APPROACHING...
Almost time to think Halloween! That 'superstore' is gearing up on 62.

According to a new survey, two out of three adults plan to wear a costume this Halloween. Nine out of ten that are dressing up plan to buy a new costume this year, instead of reusing an old one.

87% of kids are dressing up for Halloween, and 93% of the ones that are say they want a new costume too.

The average adult spends 61 days planning and putting together their costume. One in eight begin planning a YEAR in advance.

Adults are so serious about Halloween that they plan to spend more on their costume than on their kid's. They'll spend $52 on their own costume, but just $32 per child.

Pet owners plan to spend $59 on a Halloween costume for their dog or cat. That's seven dollars more than they're spending on themselves, and $25 more than they're spending on their kid.








WORK RECESS?
If you got to run around outside for a few minutes every day, maybe swing on some monkey bars or throw around a football...would it make you a better worker?

An outdoor footwear company called KEEN surveyed full-time American workers to find ways they could improve productivity. The answer: Recess.

53% of the workers surveyed thought that taking a 10-minute outdoor recess each day would make them happier, healthier and more productive.

Two in five workers thought it would be a good way to reduce workplace stress. One in three thought it would make them more productive all day long.

Nearly three in four workers said they'd never had a recess break at work. (Where do the other one in four work?)

Despite the fact that 53% thought it was a good idea, only 44% of workers say they'd actually TAKE RECESS if their company offered it.

Women and young employees were most likely to say they'd take a recess.









ROAST BEEF ART THIEF...
This just might be the lamest ART HEIST in history.

It happened back during Labor Day weekend but just made the news now. In Johnson City, Tennessee, (YEE-HAW!) two middle-aged women were arrested for stealing art...off the walls of an ARBY'S.

I didn't even know they HAD art on the walls of Arby's...but I'd guess it's just that generic, mass-produced stuff that's meant to blend into the background so you subconsciously feel a little classy as you gorge on curly fries.

Anyway, on September 3rd, 45-year-old Connie Sumlin and 58-year-old Gail Johnson went to an Arby's in Johnson City...and yanked a piece of art off the wall.

The police didn't describe the piece of art they took, but apparently it wasn't that cheap...because when they were arrested, they were both charged with theft of over $500.