ASHTON KUTCHER WAS MILA'S FIRST KISS...
For some reason that 3OH!3 and KE$HA song comes to mind..."my first kiss went a little like this...and twist"
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20590644,00.html
ADAM LEVINE...JENNIFER LOVE HEWITTEarlier this month, JENNIFER LOVE HEWITT appeared on "Ellen"...and gushed over a newly-single ADAM LEVINE.
Well, Adam showed up on "Ellen" Thursday. So how does he feel about all that attention? He joked, "That was aggressive."
Then he added, "It was really sweet and flattering. Beautiful life, you know, beautiful woman says nice things about you."
But when Ellen suggested that she could help make it happen, Adam seemed to back off. He said, "I'm cool."
Whaaaa......hey, Jenny Love...call me, Rob...call your boy. Let's make it happen.
NO MORE FOOTBALL?The lamest football game of the year doesn't occur in Division 69 college ball...or even in the Arena Football League. It's an NFL game. We call it the Pro Bowl. But it might just be a thing of the past.
Chris Mortensen of ESPN says the League is seriously considering getting rid of the game. They're so serious about it that there might not even be one next year.
He says, "As one person told me last night, it is DOA, Dead on Arrival.
"At the same time, the league, I believe, will instruct teams to continue to put Pro Bowl incentives in contracts; if players have Pro Bowl incentives, to go ahead and pay them so they don't have a problem with the union."
Mortensen added that Commissioner ROGER GOODELL himself has declared the game, "on life support."
PARTY ROCK MOVIE?The official video for LMFAO'S "Party Rock Anthem" has been viewed over 425 MILLION TIMES...and this has the group thinking about releasing a full-on MOVIE.
They're still just kicking around the idea, so there aren't any real details yet, but if they do it...you can expect it to be CRAZY.
REDFOO says, "It might be too much for the world. You might have to do some sit-ups and stuff [because] you might be laughing...you might have to stretch your stomach muscles."
They say their goal would be to, "change movies," but they didn't really elaborate on that...other than to suggest that it could be interactive.
Redfoo says, "The etiquette in movie theaters [is] 'Be quiet!' We might say, 'Everybody, right now tweet something!'...or, 'Take a picture of what's on the screen right now and tweet it out!' What if we did that in the movie?"
"IN THE CAR...I JUST CAN'T WAIT...TO PICK YOU UP FOR OUR VERY FIRST DATE"Thanks to the guys of BLINK-182.
Match.com just did a survey to figure out the rules of first dates. Here's what they found...
Kissing Is Okay: 85% of people said a peck on the cheek is an appropriate way to end a first date. But some ARE open to going further...with the right person.
40% would make out on a first date. Only 1.4% of women will sleep with someone on the first date, and only 12% would do it within three dates.
Don't Wait To Call: 31% of guys will call the day after the date, while only 25% wait the standard two or three days. 47% of women will wait for the guy to call after the date.
Facebook Is More of a Commitment Than Calling: 20% of men and 16% of women wait two or three dates before sending a friend request.
16% of women wait until the relationship is exclusive before friending, but 10% of men send a request BEFORE the first date.
SHOCKER: WE'RE OBSESSED WITH FACEBOOKI've got the results of a new survey about Facebook that found we're obsessed with it, we do embarrassing things on it...and yet we think most of what it offers is useless and we wouldn't pay for it.
#1.) 44% of people check Facebook before they even brush their teeth in the morning.
GUILTY.
#2.) 79% say they can't go more than 24 hours without checking Facebook...and almost half are scared by how dependent they are on it.
GUILTY but I wouldn't say it scares me.
#3.) BUT...70% would stop using Facebook if it became a paid service.
I'd go Tweet sh*t.
#4.) And only 8% of people think most Facebook status updates provide helpful or useful information.
MINE ALWAYS DO!!!!
#5.) 46% are tagged in photos where they're clearly intoxicated.
NOT A CHANCE
#6.) 65% say they'd be embarrassed if people could see which friends they look at most frequently.
NAH.
MOM'S DAY SHTUFF
But she SAID she loved it.
She didn't.
According to a new survey by Harris Interactive, 31% of mothers say they USUALLY have to PRETEND to like the Mother's Day gifts they get from their family. That's one-third of moms faking it.
Translation: Call your siblings, pool your money, and spring for an iPad, a spa treatment, or a tropical vacation.
STUPID MOM'S DAY GIFT IDEA
And if you'd like to ensure that YOUR mother is one of the 31%...well, here ya go.
A company in Wisconsin just rolled out frying pans in the shape of the 48 states in the continental U.S. (It's really hard to shape Hawaii)
So you could buy Rhode Island and make silver dollar pancakes, Colorado to make square eggs, California to make huge omelets, Florida to make things in the shape of male genitalia...the possibilities are really endless.
There are only two little catches. One, they're charging A LOT for these frying pans. The prices vary based on the size and complexity of the state...Rhode Island is $150, Texas is $2,500 (!!!), and that doesn't include shipping.
And two, they're backordered, and the company that makes them is predicting a six-week delivery time. So on Mother's Day itself, you'd just have to give your mom a photo of the gift.
You can check out the pans at FelionStudios.com
THIEVES...According to a study of almost 5,000 people, almost one-third admit they've stolen something at a grocery store self-checkout.
The most common technique is picking a cheaper fruit or vegetable when they're weighing their produce. Other people pick "small" when they're asked to enter a size...and some just put stuff in their bags without paying for it.
MORE ON JENNY LOVE/ADAM LEVINEEarlier this month, JENNIFER LOVE HEWITT was on the "Ellen" show and said she had a crush on ADAM LEVINE.
Then, last week, Adam told ELLEN DEGENERES that when he heard about Jennifer's comments, he thought, "That was aggressive...it was really sweet and flattering."
So Jennifer headed to Twitter to talk about how it felt to get SHOT DOWN like that.
She wrote, quote, "The moment when you make a comment about something or someone and the world makes you feel like a total fool. #KeepCrushesQuiet."
"Thank you to Adam Levine for being so gracious on 'Ellen' about my crush heard 'round the world. I've learned a lesson. #Sssh."
COMING OFF......our Back In The Day weekend, this is a cool look at some couples you PROBABLY forgot about...
http://www.buzzfeed.com/peggy/forgotten-couples-of-the-90s
THE WANTED SAY X-TINA...
The British boy band THE WANTED, with their smash "Glad You Came", recently performed on "The Voice"...and apparently CHRISTINA AGUILERA gave them the cold shoulder, because the group slammed her in a radio interview.
MAX GEORGE said, "She was a bit scary to be honest." And SIVA KANESWARAN added, "She was quite rude."
TOM PARKER went a little further. He said, "She was a total bitch! She might not be a bitch in real life, but to us she was a bitch to us. She just sat there and didn't speak to us. Wouldn't even look at us."
The Wanted also recently appeared on "American Idol"...and they loved JENNIFER LOPEZ. In fact, Max gave her a kiss. When asked about it, he said, "Yeah, well J-Lo's hot, Christina's nothing special."
Yesterday, Tom apologized...but he still thinks Christina was rude to them.
He told the paparazzi, "We shouldn't have said it, to be honest with you. We just think manners cost nothing, you know what I mean?"
SOME BIG NAMES FOR "SNL"WILL FERRELL is coming back to host "Saturday Night Live" on May 12th. The musical guest is USHER. This will be the third time Will has hosted "SNL" since leaving in 2002. He also hosted in 2005 and 2009.
New York Giants quarterback ELI MANNING is hosting this Saturday. RIHANNA is the musical guest.
WHY WERE YOU SPEEDING?
This clearly WON'T get you out of a speeding ticket. But as far as excuses go...at least this guy was honest.
21-year-old Zachary Ramirez got stopped by police in suburban Chicago on Saturday night.
He was clocked going 104 miles-per-hour in a 45 zone, then sped up to 111 miles an hour. He also ran a stop sign. But he had a good reason for speeding...
According to the police report, he was, "trying to go have sex with a girl he liked."
Unfortunately for Zachary, the police you-know-what blocked him big time. He got arrested on five charges, including marijuana possession when an officer found a fraction of a gram in the car.
Monday, April 30, 2012
Thursday, April 26, 2012
SCREAM
NICKI MINAJ REJOINS TWITTERLast week, NICKI MINAJ suddenly quit Twitter, and it wasn't
immediately clear if humanity would continue. It did. And everyone forgot
about Nicki's stupid Twitter account.
Well, guess what: Yesterday, she rejoined Twitter. All her old Tweets are there, except a few missing ones that she sent out right before pulling the plug.
Like this one: "Like seriously, its but so much a person can take. Good [effing] bye." (Word has it she was upset at a fan site for leaking music, but she hasn't confirmed that.)
She later said, "A voice in my head told me to delete my Twitter and that's what I did. I had 11 million followers and I hope they will wait for me."
And in another interview, she added, quote, "Let's set the record straight: I just needed a moment to myself. Because some page posted things about me? I mean, I've read horrible things about myself. I wouldn't delete my Twitter over that."
Nicki's followers did NOT remain intact. But as of late last night, she was already back up to 1.6 million followers. (Her handle is @NickiMinaj.)
Oh, to live in a world where your biggest problem is people misunderstanding your rationale for quitting Twitter, and rejoining nine days later.
DOLLAR DOLLAR BILL Y'ALL
Let's say your husband or wife went behind your back and racked up $20,000 in credit card debt. Would you be as upset as if they'd had adulterous sex at a cheap motel with one of their coworkers?
Most people say...YES.
According to a new survey, almost two-thirds of people say that honesty about money in a relationship is as important as being faithful.
And that's too bad...because 37% of men and 56% of women admit that, at some point, they haven't told their partner the truth about money.
25% of women and 8% of men have said they bought something on sale when it wasn't. Women are also twice as likely as men to hide receipts or purchases.
OH WHY NOT: DIRTY SPORTS NAMES
A website called Sports Pickle came up with the funniest names in sports history, and it was a tough competition.
Because former pitcher Dick Pole, Olympic volleyball player Yoshie Takeshita (Tock-ay-SHEE-tuh), and swimmer Misty Hyman didn't even make the cut.
Here are the top 10. (Yes, I'm immature)
#1.) Lucious Pusey (LOO shus poo-SAY): He was a linebacker for Eastern Illinois University in 2006 . . . and he changed his name to Lucious Seymour when he turned 18.
#2.) Rusty Kuntz (Coonts): He was an outfielder who won a World Series with the Tigers in 1984.
#3.) Dick Trickle: He's a NASCAR driver . . . and one of his two career wins was the 1998 Dura-Lube 200.
#4.) Ivana Mandic: She played women's basketball for the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in 2002, and went by the nickname Ivi.
#5.) Chubby Cox: He played basketball for Villanova and briefly in the NBA. He's also Kobe Bryant's uncle.
#6.) Johnny Dickshot: He played outfield for the Pirates, Giants and White Sox in the 1930s and 1940s. And his nickname was "Ugly Johnny."
#7.) DeWanna Bonner (BONN-er): She's a WNBA player and won the Sixth Woman of the Year the last three years.
#8.) Jack Glasscock: He was a shortstop in the late 1800s.
#9.) Dick Shiner: He was a quarterback for six NFL teams in the 1960s and 1970s, including the Steelers.
#10.) Dick Paradise: He was a minor league hockey player in the early 1970s.
BUD LIGHT LIME-A-RITAWhen Bud Light Lime came out a few years back, it was a pretty big success. And now, you can spend the summer with its newer, drunker cousin.
Anheuser-Busch just introduced a new product called Lime-A-Rita which is, "the flavor of an authentic margarita with a refreshing splash of Bud Light Lime."
I'm not sure I'VE ever been to a Mexican restaurant, drank a margarita, and thought to myself, "Ya know, this tastes okay but it could sure use some Bud Light poured in"...but I guess someone has.
Even if the flavor sounds kind of strange, here's a plus. It's more alcoholic than regular beer...it's 8% alcohol-by-volume. Regular Bud Light and Bud Light Lime are just 4.2%.
The Lime-a-Rita has been rolling out nationwide this month in both cans and bottles.
PEACEFUL, EASY FEELING
The Institute for Economics and Peace just rolled out their annual list ranking the U.S. states from MOST PEACEFUL to LEAST PEACEFUL. And for the 11th year in a row, they have some serious beef with Louisiana.
Louisiana has been named the least peaceful state every year since 2000. This year, for the first time, Maine was named the most peaceful state.
The rankings are based on five criteria: Homicides per capita, violent crimes, incarceration rate, number of police employees, and availability of small arms. I'm not sure why they penalize states for having more cops, but whatever.
The top 10 most peaceful states in 2011 were: Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Minnesota, Utah, North Dakota, Washington, Hawaii, Rhode Island, and Iowa.
The 10 least peaceful states were: Louisiana, Tennessee, Nevada, Florida, Arizona, Missouri, Texas, Arkansas, South Carolina, and Mississippi.
Ohio is at #22
The study also ranks cities by their peacefulness. Cambridge, Massachusetts was named the most peaceful city in the U.S....Detroit was the least.
http://www.visionofhumanity.org/uspeaceindex/
BOY BAND NEWS
ONE DIRECTION'S NIALL HORAN..."The Blonde One"...wants to dye his hair black, but SIMON COWELL won't let him.
A source tells Britain's "Sun" tabloid, "Niall was desperate to get rid of his blonde locks and go black just for an experiment, like loads of normal teens."
He sent Simon a text to see if it was OK, and Simon responded, "no way." The "Sun" speculates that Simon shot him down because he, "fears it will lose the group fans."
Would One Direction really hemorrhage teenage fans if Niall dyed his hair? Who knows. But it would mean that we couldn't describe him as 'The Blonde One' anymore.
So I hit up some girly fan pages online, and came up with some possible alternatives. Niall could be: "The Irish One"..."The One Who Has 'Nerves of Steel'"...or "The One Who Would Rather Lick a Fat Man's Armpit Than Drown in a Sea of Mayonnaise"
I can't vouch for any of those facts. You know how Internet research is.
'PEOPLE' MAG NAMES BEYONCE
"People" magazine has crowned BEYONCÉ the World's Most Beautiful Woman.
Last year, they gave it to JENNIFER LOPEZ. And frankly, I'd have given it to her again. Somehow, J-Lo just keeps getting HOTTER as she ages. I don't feel Beyonce is quite deserving of the honor, but what do I know. You all (mostly) agreed with my on my FB fan page yesterday.
Beyoncé says, "I feel more beautiful than I've ever felt because I've given birth. I have never felt so connected, never felt like I had such a purpose on this earth."
She adds that since giving birth to her daughter Blue Ivy, "the word love means something completely different now."
Runners up for the honor include Sofia Vergara, Charlize Theron, Michelle Williams, Lily Collins, "Hunger Games" star Jennifer Lawrence, Adele, Megan Fox, Kate Middleton, Julia Roberts, Nicole Kidman and two "Mad Men" minxes, Christina Hendricks and Jessica Paré.
ASHTON AND MILA: MAYBE NOTDespite spending all of last weekend with him, MILA KUNIS says she's NOT dating ASHTON KUTCHER. She calls the rumors "absurd" and says, "a friend is a friend."
However...a source (those are my favorite) says they're friends WITH BENEFITS...quote, "There's nothing serious going on...just friends having fun."
That's an interesting idea, since Ashton and Mila starred in competing "friends with benefits" movies last year. Mila's was of course "Friends With Benefits" along with JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE.
Ashton starred with NATALIE PORTMAN in "No Strings Attached".
Meanwhile..."In Touch Weekly" says Ashton has been hooking up a lot since splitting with Demi Moore. No surprise there.
"YER AN ALIEN"One of the fun things about the "Men In Black" movies is seeing which celebrities will be "outed" as aliens. Well, sorry...I'm about to spoil that for you.
Directory BARRY SONNENFELD says that LADY GAGA, JUSTIN BIEBER and TIM BURTON will be aliens in "Men In Black 3".
That doesn't mean they'll make cameos. Their faces will just be shown on the alien surveillance board at Men In Black headquarters.
Sonnenfeld says, "The challenge is you have to get permission from these celebrities...and you don't want to go with people that are either a flash in the pan, or political, or people that then in 10 years no one will know who you're talking about."
"Men In Black 3" hits theaters on May 25th.
YOUNG AND WILD AND FREEEEEEWIZ KHALIFA was busted for pot possession over the weekend.
He was staying at a hotel in Nashville on Saturday night, when some neighbors smelled THE REEF, and called the cops. When they came, they reportedly saw Wiz throw a blunt out the window.
The officers questioned Wiz and his friend, and eventually they admitted to having weed. They were cited for misdemeanor pot possession, and have to show up in court next month.
BACK IN THE DAY MUSIC NEWS: BRANDYThis weekend on Q92, its a BACK IN THE DAY WEEKEND, with 90's and 2000's requests from YOU.
If you didn't catch BRANDY'S VH1 "Behind the Music" special last night, then you missed her talking about that car accident she was in back in 2006, in which a woman was killed.
Brandy was investigated for vehicular manslaughter, but authorities dropped the case due to insufficient evidence. The accident still haunts her, though...especially when people use it against her.
Brandy cried as she said, "Still to this day they know that that's a button. They know that they can call me a murderer or call me someone that killed someone. They know that is a button for me.
"[But] a murderer is someone who premeditates it. I didn't wake up that day to be involved in a fatal car crash. I didn't plan for that. And if I could take it back, I would."
She added, "You don't like me? Fine. But don't use this situation to try to hurt me, because the guilt of being involved is enough. It's something that I'll never truly, truly get over. Ever."
BACK IN THE DAY MUSIC NEWS: MARIAH
The Essential Mariah Carey, out May 8, celebrates the singer’s first decade on Columbia Records, which helped her earn five consecutive number singles, something no other pop artist had done before in the history of the Billboard Hot 100.
From 1990 to 1999, she put out 15 number one singles, 14 of which are featured on this 28-track, 2 CD-collection. But, Carey didn’t want it to be just like her last greatest hits album, which was released in 2001, so she delved into her back catalogue.
“I wanted to create a collection of some of my favorite songs,” Carey said in a statement. “Several of them are very big hits and some are more obscure favorites of mine as well as fan faves.”
Carey even handpicked four of her favorite recordings to include on the disc like “Vanishing,” a song from her first album that marked her debut as a producer. She also picked “Close My Eyes” from 1997′s Butterfly, which was about being a single woman.
Carey divorced her first husband that same year and later made headlines for dating Yankees star Derek Jeter before marrying Nick Cannon in 2008.
For super fans, Carey included two alternate remixes of “Emotions” from back in 1991 and “Anytime You Need a Friend” from her third album, Music Box.
Disc 1
BEFORE THEY WERE FAMOUS
http://www.toofab.com/2012/04/25/beyonce-knowles-mariah-carey-adam-levine-high-school-yearbook-pictures/
THEN AND NOW
http://www.toofab.com/2012/03/23/willa-ford-i-wanna-be-bad-then-now-photos/
FIGHTING IN BEDAccording to a new poll, the average couple argues in bed 167 times a year...that's almost EVERY OTHER NIGHT. Here are the top 10 things we're arguing about...
#1.) Hogging the covers.
#2.) Snoring.
#3.) Being too hot.
#4.) Not being in the mood for sex.
#5.) Whether to let the kids sleep in the bed. (??)
#6.) Taking up too much of the bed.
#7.) Being too cold.
#8.) The other person's cold feet touching you.
#9.) When to turn off the lights and go to sleep.
#10.) Leaving a light on.
LIGHTS...L-L-I-I-I-I-LIGHTS4%is usually a low number, but here it seems INCREDIBLY HIGH.
According to a new survey by the shopping channel QVC, 4% of people say they sleep with the lights on. I've never met a single adult in my entire life who does that, and they say it's one out of 25. So who knows?
They also asked adults if they bring a teddy bear to bed...and 16% said yes. That's gotta be girls who get bears from their guys, right? Gotta be.
This is actually the third survey I've seen in less than a year to ask adults if they sleep with a teddy bear...the other ones have reported 33% and 10%, so this is somewhere in the middle.)
And finally, one in six adults say they generally go more than a MONTH without washing their sheets...and one in five say they almost never wash them.
IT'S A GOOD STORY...
Watching porno for the plot is like reading "Playboy" for the articles...it's a joke. At least we THOUGHT it was a joke. Maybe not.
According to a survey by the upstanding pornographers at Vivid Entertainment, a solid 14% of men say the most important element for them in a porno is the STORY. That's one out of seven men who prefer their nasty porno sex with a plot.
And 5.4% of the men surveyed say the most important element for them in porno is ACTION. Not sexual action...car chases, fistfights, or explosions. Seriously.
64% of men say SEX is the most important part of porn. And 22% say that a specific porn star is the most important element.
The survey also found that 52% of men say they're aroused watching porno "most of the time"...34% always get aroused...13% get aroused "some of the time"...and 0.4% NEVER get turned on watching porno.
TAXESThink YOURS are bad? This is just OUTRAGEOUS. This year, (GE) General Electric filed a 57,000-PAGE tax return. They e-filed, but if you printed all that, it would be 19 FEET HIGH. And thanks to all the loopholes, they paid ZERO TAX on $14 BILLION in profits.
Well, guess what: Yesterday, she rejoined Twitter. All her old Tweets are there, except a few missing ones that she sent out right before pulling the plug.
Like this one: "Like seriously, its but so much a person can take. Good [effing] bye." (Word has it she was upset at a fan site for leaking music, but she hasn't confirmed that.)
She later said, "A voice in my head told me to delete my Twitter and that's what I did. I had 11 million followers and I hope they will wait for me."
And in another interview, she added, quote, "Let's set the record straight: I just needed a moment to myself. Because some page posted things about me? I mean, I've read horrible things about myself. I wouldn't delete my Twitter over that."
Nicki's followers did NOT remain intact. But as of late last night, she was already back up to 1.6 million followers. (Her handle is @NickiMinaj.)
Oh, to live in a world where your biggest problem is people misunderstanding your rationale for quitting Twitter, and rejoining nine days later.
DOLLAR DOLLAR BILL Y'ALL
Let's say your husband or wife went behind your back and racked up $20,000 in credit card debt. Would you be as upset as if they'd had adulterous sex at a cheap motel with one of their coworkers?
Most people say...YES.
According to a new survey, almost two-thirds of people say that honesty about money in a relationship is as important as being faithful.
And that's too bad...because 37% of men and 56% of women admit that, at some point, they haven't told their partner the truth about money.
25% of women and 8% of men have said they bought something on sale when it wasn't. Women are also twice as likely as men to hide receipts or purchases.
OH WHY NOT: DIRTY SPORTS NAMES
A website called Sports Pickle came up with the funniest names in sports history, and it was a tough competition.
Because former pitcher Dick Pole, Olympic volleyball player Yoshie Takeshita (Tock-ay-SHEE-tuh), and swimmer Misty Hyman didn't even make the cut.
Here are the top 10. (Yes, I'm immature)
#1.) Lucious Pusey (LOO shus poo-SAY): He was a linebacker for Eastern Illinois University in 2006 . . . and he changed his name to Lucious Seymour when he turned 18.
#2.) Rusty Kuntz (Coonts): He was an outfielder who won a World Series with the Tigers in 1984.
#3.) Dick Trickle: He's a NASCAR driver . . . and one of his two career wins was the 1998 Dura-Lube 200.
#4.) Ivana Mandic: She played women's basketball for the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in 2002, and went by the nickname Ivi.
#5.) Chubby Cox: He played basketball for Villanova and briefly in the NBA. He's also Kobe Bryant's uncle.
#6.) Johnny Dickshot: He played outfield for the Pirates, Giants and White Sox in the 1930s and 1940s. And his nickname was "Ugly Johnny."
#7.) DeWanna Bonner (BONN-er): She's a WNBA player and won the Sixth Woman of the Year the last three years.
#8.) Jack Glasscock: He was a shortstop in the late 1800s.
#9.) Dick Shiner: He was a quarterback for six NFL teams in the 1960s and 1970s, including the Steelers.
#10.) Dick Paradise: He was a minor league hockey player in the early 1970s.
BUD LIGHT LIME-A-RITAWhen Bud Light Lime came out a few years back, it was a pretty big success. And now, you can spend the summer with its newer, drunker cousin.
Anheuser-Busch just introduced a new product called Lime-A-Rita which is, "the flavor of an authentic margarita with a refreshing splash of Bud Light Lime."
I'm not sure I'VE ever been to a Mexican restaurant, drank a margarita, and thought to myself, "Ya know, this tastes okay but it could sure use some Bud Light poured in"...but I guess someone has.
Even if the flavor sounds kind of strange, here's a plus. It's more alcoholic than regular beer...it's 8% alcohol-by-volume. Regular Bud Light and Bud Light Lime are just 4.2%.
The Lime-a-Rita has been rolling out nationwide this month in both cans and bottles.
PEACEFUL, EASY FEELING
The Institute for Economics and Peace just rolled out their annual list ranking the U.S. states from MOST PEACEFUL to LEAST PEACEFUL. And for the 11th year in a row, they have some serious beef with Louisiana.
Louisiana has been named the least peaceful state every year since 2000. This year, for the first time, Maine was named the most peaceful state.
The rankings are based on five criteria: Homicides per capita, violent crimes, incarceration rate, number of police employees, and availability of small arms. I'm not sure why they penalize states for having more cops, but whatever.
The top 10 most peaceful states in 2011 were: Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Minnesota, Utah, North Dakota, Washington, Hawaii, Rhode Island, and Iowa.
The 10 least peaceful states were: Louisiana, Tennessee, Nevada, Florida, Arizona, Missouri, Texas, Arkansas, South Carolina, and Mississippi.
Ohio is at #22
The study also ranks cities by their peacefulness. Cambridge, Massachusetts was named the most peaceful city in the U.S....Detroit was the least.
http://www.visionofhumanity.org/uspeaceindex/
BOY BAND NEWS
ONE DIRECTION'S NIALL HORAN..."The Blonde One"...wants to dye his hair black, but SIMON COWELL won't let him.
A source tells Britain's "Sun" tabloid, "Niall was desperate to get rid of his blonde locks and go black just for an experiment, like loads of normal teens."
He sent Simon a text to see if it was OK, and Simon responded, "no way." The "Sun" speculates that Simon shot him down because he, "fears it will lose the group fans."
Would One Direction really hemorrhage teenage fans if Niall dyed his hair? Who knows. But it would mean that we couldn't describe him as 'The Blonde One' anymore.
So I hit up some girly fan pages online, and came up with some possible alternatives. Niall could be: "The Irish One"..."The One Who Has 'Nerves of Steel'"...or "The One Who Would Rather Lick a Fat Man's Armpit Than Drown in a Sea of Mayonnaise"
I can't vouch for any of those facts. You know how Internet research is.
'PEOPLE' MAG NAMES BEYONCE
"People" magazine has crowned BEYONCÉ the World's Most Beautiful Woman.
Last year, they gave it to JENNIFER LOPEZ. And frankly, I'd have given it to her again. Somehow, J-Lo just keeps getting HOTTER as she ages. I don't feel Beyonce is quite deserving of the honor, but what do I know. You all (mostly) agreed with my on my FB fan page yesterday.
Beyoncé says, "I feel more beautiful than I've ever felt because I've given birth. I have never felt so connected, never felt like I had such a purpose on this earth."
She adds that since giving birth to her daughter Blue Ivy, "the word love means something completely different now."
Runners up for the honor include Sofia Vergara, Charlize Theron, Michelle Williams, Lily Collins, "Hunger Games" star Jennifer Lawrence, Adele, Megan Fox, Kate Middleton, Julia Roberts, Nicole Kidman and two "Mad Men" minxes, Christina Hendricks and Jessica Paré.
ASHTON AND MILA: MAYBE NOTDespite spending all of last weekend with him, MILA KUNIS says she's NOT dating ASHTON KUTCHER. She calls the rumors "absurd" and says, "a friend is a friend."
However...a source (those are my favorite) says they're friends WITH BENEFITS...quote, "There's nothing serious going on...just friends having fun."
That's an interesting idea, since Ashton and Mila starred in competing "friends with benefits" movies last year. Mila's was of course "Friends With Benefits" along with JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE.
Ashton starred with NATALIE PORTMAN in "No Strings Attached".
Meanwhile..."In Touch Weekly" says Ashton has been hooking up a lot since splitting with Demi Moore. No surprise there.
"YER AN ALIEN"One of the fun things about the "Men In Black" movies is seeing which celebrities will be "outed" as aliens. Well, sorry...I'm about to spoil that for you.
Directory BARRY SONNENFELD says that LADY GAGA, JUSTIN BIEBER and TIM BURTON will be aliens in "Men In Black 3".
That doesn't mean they'll make cameos. Their faces will just be shown on the alien surveillance board at Men In Black headquarters.
Sonnenfeld says, "The challenge is you have to get permission from these celebrities...and you don't want to go with people that are either a flash in the pan, or political, or people that then in 10 years no one will know who you're talking about."
"Men In Black 3" hits theaters on May 25th.
YOUNG AND WILD AND FREEEEEEWIZ KHALIFA was busted for pot possession over the weekend.
He was staying at a hotel in Nashville on Saturday night, when some neighbors smelled THE REEF, and called the cops. When they came, they reportedly saw Wiz throw a blunt out the window.
The officers questioned Wiz and his friend, and eventually they admitted to having weed. They were cited for misdemeanor pot possession, and have to show up in court next month.
BACK IN THE DAY MUSIC NEWS: BRANDYThis weekend on Q92, its a BACK IN THE DAY WEEKEND, with 90's and 2000's requests from YOU.
If you didn't catch BRANDY'S VH1 "Behind the Music" special last night, then you missed her talking about that car accident she was in back in 2006, in which a woman was killed.
Brandy was investigated for vehicular manslaughter, but authorities dropped the case due to insufficient evidence. The accident still haunts her, though...especially when people use it against her.
Brandy cried as she said, "Still to this day they know that that's a button. They know that they can call me a murderer or call me someone that killed someone. They know that is a button for me.
"[But] a murderer is someone who premeditates it. I didn't wake up that day to be involved in a fatal car crash. I didn't plan for that. And if I could take it back, I would."
She added, "You don't like me? Fine. But don't use this situation to try to hurt me, because the guilt of being involved is enough. It's something that I'll never truly, truly get over. Ever."
BACK IN THE DAY MUSIC NEWS: MARIAH
The Essential Mariah Carey, out May 8, celebrates the singer’s first decade on Columbia Records, which helped her earn five consecutive number singles, something no other pop artist had done before in the history of the Billboard Hot 100.
From 1990 to 1999, she put out 15 number one singles, 14 of which are featured on this 28-track, 2 CD-collection. But, Carey didn’t want it to be just like her last greatest hits album, which was released in 2001, so she delved into her back catalogue.
“I wanted to create a collection of some of my favorite songs,” Carey said in a statement. “Several of them are very big hits and some are more obscure favorites of mine as well as fan faves.”
Carey divorced her first husband that same year and later made headlines for dating Yankees star Derek Jeter before marrying Nick Cannon in 2008.
For super fans, Carey included two alternate remixes of “Emotions” from back in 1991 and “Anytime You Need a Friend” from her third album, Music Box.
Disc 1
- Vision of Love
- Love Takes Time
- Vanishing
- I Don’t Wanna Cry
- Emotions (12-inch Mix)
- Can’t Let Go
- Make It Happen
- I’ll Be There (featuring Trey Lorenz)
- Dreamlover
- Hero
- Without You
- Anytime You Need A Friend (C+C Club Remix)
- Endless Love (Duet With Luther Vandross)
- Fantasy
- One Sweet Day (Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men)
- Always Be My Baby
- Underneath the Stars
- Honey
- Butterfly
- My All
- Close My Eyes
- The Roof (Mobb Deep Extended Version)
- When You Believe (From the Prince of Egypt, Mariah Carey & Whitney Houston)
- I Still Believe
- Heartbreaker (featuring Jay-Z)
- Bliss
- Thank God I Found You (featuring Joe & 98 Degrees)
- Can’t Take That Away (Mariah’s Theme)
BEFORE THEY WERE FAMOUS
http://www.toofab.com/2012/04/25/beyonce-knowles-mariah-carey-adam-levine-high-school-yearbook-pictures/
THEN AND NOW
http://www.toofab.com/2012/03/23/willa-ford-i-wanna-be-bad-then-now-photos/
FIGHTING IN BEDAccording to a new poll, the average couple argues in bed 167 times a year...that's almost EVERY OTHER NIGHT. Here are the top 10 things we're arguing about...
#1.) Hogging the covers.
#2.) Snoring.
#3.) Being too hot.
#4.) Not being in the mood for sex.
#5.) Whether to let the kids sleep in the bed. (??)
#6.) Taking up too much of the bed.
#7.) Being too cold.
#8.) The other person's cold feet touching you.
#9.) When to turn off the lights and go to sleep.
#10.) Leaving a light on.
LIGHTS...L-L-I-I-I-I-LIGHTS4%is usually a low number, but here it seems INCREDIBLY HIGH.
According to a new survey by the shopping channel QVC, 4% of people say they sleep with the lights on. I've never met a single adult in my entire life who does that, and they say it's one out of 25. So who knows?
They also asked adults if they bring a teddy bear to bed...and 16% said yes. That's gotta be girls who get bears from their guys, right? Gotta be.
This is actually the third survey I've seen in less than a year to ask adults if they sleep with a teddy bear...the other ones have reported 33% and 10%, so this is somewhere in the middle.)
And finally, one in six adults say they generally go more than a MONTH without washing their sheets...and one in five say they almost never wash them.
IT'S A GOOD STORY...
Watching porno for the plot is like reading "Playboy" for the articles...it's a joke. At least we THOUGHT it was a joke. Maybe not.
According to a survey by the upstanding pornographers at Vivid Entertainment, a solid 14% of men say the most important element for them in a porno is the STORY. That's one out of seven men who prefer their nasty porno sex with a plot.
And 5.4% of the men surveyed say the most important element for them in porno is ACTION. Not sexual action...car chases, fistfights, or explosions. Seriously.
64% of men say SEX is the most important part of porn. And 22% say that a specific porn star is the most important element.
The survey also found that 52% of men say they're aroused watching porno "most of the time"...34% always get aroused...13% get aroused "some of the time"...and 0.4% NEVER get turned on watching porno.
TAXESThink YOURS are bad? This is just OUTRAGEOUS. This year, (GE) General Electric filed a 57,000-PAGE tax return. They e-filed, but if you printed all that, it would be 19 FEET HIGH. And thanks to all the loopholes, they paid ZERO TAX on $14 BILLION in profits.
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Cheerio!
...FRUITY PEBBLES! uh, anyway.
ZAC EFRON...
Here's why..."Because they smile. And they're fun to kiss."
Witty, Zac.
If you want to get Zac's attention, don't tell him he's hot, or that you love "High School Musical". Tell him he's INTERESTING.
He says, "A woman called me interesting once, and it kind of blew my mind. She said, 'You're one of the most interesting people I've ever met,' and I was like, 'Wow.' I'm still high on that one."
As for pickup lines, Zac doesn't really have any. His advice is to go with the flow. He says, "If the situation's right, buy someone a drink. Think on your toes, use what's around you, and come up with something organic and fun."
Zac says that when it comes to keeping a lady happy, it's the little things that count.
He says, "I'm a fan of small romantic gestures. I've done things like write a romantic song for a girl or do a painting or something like that. Those are more up my alley, I think."
Which probably wouldn't be a very big deal if Rihanna's date wasn't a WOMAN.
Her name is Melissa Forde.
Throughout the night, Rihanna posted some interesting Tweets, like "Beautiful is great, submissive is even better. Boss bitch who's submissive yet the captain of the ship n HONEST...#priceless #marryME."
And under a photo of the two of them she posted, "#datenight my lover for the night."
At Coachella this weekend, she was spotted holding hands with guitarist ROBERT ACKROYD while watching RIHANNA perform.
And a source says, "Backstage at the Artist Lounge at Coachella last weekend, Katy kept saying her boyfriend was the guitar player for Florence + the Machine.
"She and a bunch of friends were supposed to go see Dr. Dre together, but Katy said she was waiting to watch her boyfriend perform!"
Meanwhile, Ackroyd Tweeted, "Best Coachella ever. Scratch that, best weekend ever. Dre, Snoop, Pac, Nate, Fiddy & KP."
BOW CHICKA WOW WOW!
WOMEN OFFENDING MEN
Apparently, men are SO sensitive that the most insulting thing you can say to them is totally FCC-friendly.
This isn't a scientific study or anything, but according to an article on the website Jezebel.com, the word that seems to offend men the most is when women call them...CREEPY.
Creepy beat out things like d-bag, a-hole, and the p-word that rhymes with wussy. See. We can't really say any of those on-air. But "creepy"? We can say that all day long.
Why is "creepy" so bad? Because it speaks so strongly to how women actually FEEL about a guy...and it's hard to disprove once you've been branded "creepy."
The p-word is about how his behavior appears...calling him a creep is how he makes women FEEL. He can prove the p-word isn't true by doing something manly...it's almost impossible to prove he's not creepy.
MEN vs. WOMEN
Here's an interesting finding about who women call throughout their life. When women are under 18, they make the most calls to female friends. When women are between 18 and 39, they make the most calls to boyfriends and then their husband.
But once women are in their 40s, their husbands drop to number two...and they call their daughters the most. Men always call a woman the most, from their mothers to female friends to their girlfriends and wives.
--MORE--
A new study found the reason men flirt with female coworkers is...THEY'RE BORED. It's not because they want to cheat. It's not because they're deviants. They're just sick of working, and flirting is a good way to break up the day.
The survey found the opposite with women...women who flirt at work are the ones who are HAPPIEST with their jobs and not bored.
MOOCHES!Wow, turns out EVERYONE'S a horrible mooch still hitting up their parents for money...That's both reassuring and horrifying. I can honestly say, I don't think I've EVER done that in my adult life.
According to a new survey, the average person under 40 borrows about $155 every single month from their family, friends, and coworkers.
Mostly their moms, though. Everyone hits up their moms. The majority of people surveyed say their mother is the first place they go if they need a few bucks.
And our mothers are reinforcing our leeching...because they're the most likely to lend money. The average mother gives her adult children money 1.72 times per year.
Women borrow one-third more money than men...people 18 to 24 borrow twice as much as people over 30...and people living in the city borrow twice as much as people living in rural areas.
The survey didn't get into how much of the $155 the average person pays back every month. And while that sounds high...think about how often one of your friends gets lunch or coffee and you promise to pay them back.
BODY PARTS ON THE BLACK MARKET
Ever been SO desperate for cash that you've thought about selling a kidney on the black market? This might make you want to. Even though you REALLY SHOULDN'T.
A website compiled info from FBI and other government reports on how much different body parts have sold for on the black market. And the going rate for a kidney in the U.S. is $262,000. Here's more on what your body is worth . . .
Kidney, $262,000 in the U.S., $62,000 in China, $15,000 in India.
Liver, $157,000.
Heart, $119,000.
Small intestine, $2,519.
Pair of eyeballs, $1,525.
Coronary artery, $1,525.
Gallbladder, $1,219.
Skull with teeth, $1,200.
Scalp, $607.
Spleen, $508.
Stomach, $508.
Hand and forearm, $385.
Pint of blood, $337 in the U.S., just $25 in India.
Skin, $10 per square inch.
That means, when you die, your body could be harvested for $810,381, not counting your blood or skin, which varies by size. But your skin could get you another $30,000 or so, and your blood could add on around $3,370.
And here's WHY there's a black market. In the U.S., there are about 113,100 people currently waiting for an organ transplant . . . and there were 14,144 organs donated in 2011. Eighteen people die every day waiting for a transplant.
We don't exactly know how you'd go about selling your organs on the black market . . . and even though the money's good, we wouldn't recommend finding out. It's an ENORMOUS RISK in so many ways.
MILA AND ASHTONRumor has it that MILA KUNIS and ASHTON KUTCHER could be a couple. Tell me, haven't we heard THAT before? Check this out
http://www.tmz.com/2012/04/24/ashton-kutcher-mila-kunis-weekend-getaway-photos-picture/#.T5a6DqtYu2Y
I GOTTA FEELINGA new study found that the BLACK EYED PEAS song "I Gotta Feeling" is now the most popular song to be played at weddings.
Note: The study was conducted in the U.K., but it doesn't have too many strange "overly British" songs, so it could translate to American weddings as well.
To come up with a Top 20, the "researchers" looked at 78,000 wedding playlists on Spotify. In general, they found that couples wanted more modern "party" songs, and fewer traditional, quieter love songs.
Here's the list:
1.) "I Gotta Feeling", The Black Eyed Peas (2009)
2.) "Sex on Fire", Kings of Leon (2008)
3.) "Mr. Brightside", The Killers (2004)
4.) "Superstition", Stevie Wonder (1972)
5.) "Dancing Queen", ABBA (1976)
6.) "Don't Stop Believin'", Journey (1981)
7.) "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)", Beyoncé (2008)
8.) "White Wedding", Billy Idol (1982)
9.) "Hey Ya!", Outkast (2003)
10.) "Make You Feel My Love", Adele (2008)
11.) "I'm Yours", Jason Mraz (2008)
12.) "Signed, Sealed and Delivered (I'm Yours)", Stevie Wonder (1970)
13.) "Blame It on the Boogie", Jackson 5 (1978)
14.) "Crazy in Love", Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z (2003)
15.) "Let's Stay Together", Al Green (1971)
16.) "Greatest Day", Take That (2008) . . . They had one hit here in the 90's, "Back For Good"
17.) "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)", The Proclaimers (1993)
18.) "You're the First, the Last, My Everything", Barry White (1974)
19.) "9 to 5", Dolly Parton (1980)
20.) "(I've Had) the Time of My Life", Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes (1987)
DEMI LOVATO OPENS UP ABOUT DRUG USEIn an interview with Britain's "Fabulous" magazine, DEMI LOVATO admits that DRUGS AND ALCOHOL were part of the reason she went to rehab in 2010.
She says, "Promoters gave me drugs and alcohol in restaurants or clubs. They wanted me to come back so I would be seen there. They were basically kissing my ass. I thought they were my friends. I thought I was having fun."
She adds, "Being a celebrity can be dangerous. Nobody says 'no.' That's why so many end up overdosing and dying. It could definitely have happened to me."
Demi admits that COCAINE was among the drugs she was doing. She says, "It's something I don't really want to talk about. What I can say is that I was depressed.
"I would come off stage in front of 18,000 people and suddenly be alone in a hotel room. I'd come crashing down and would try to find a way to recreate that feeling, to stay up."
As for where her head's at now, she says, "I'm not saying I'm perfect, or fixed, but I am learning to love and accept myself. My outlook is more positive and I am happy."
She's still not quite there, though...especially when it comes to her looks. She says, "I need to be secure in my body before I go back in front of the camera...Knowing I have bad angles and the photographer can take a bad shot makes me insecure."
NEWS TEAM THROWDOWN
We're all rooting for "Anchorman 2" to be awesome...and this might help:
There will be another NEWS TEAM THROWDOWN...like the big brawl in the original. Director and co-writer ADAM MCKAY says, "We already have a couple ideas for it."
There's no word if any of the news teams from the original will be back...like the rival squad led by VINCE VAUGHN...or BEN STILLER and the Spanish-Language news team.
And let's not forget the public broadcasters led by TIM ROBBINS...or LUKE WILSON and the Channel 2 news team.
There's a chance they WON'T all return, because the sequel takes place during the rise of cable and the 24-hour news cycle.
Plus, if Luke Wilson returns, he'll be ARMLESS, thanks to Tim Robbins and an angry grizzly bear.
No matter who participates, though, McKay and WILL FERRELL have a daunting task ahead of them: Finding something even cooler than a trident for STEVE CARELL to kill a guy with.
BAD NEWSThis is really bad news for women who think the key to self-esteem is sleeping around. And even worse for the dirtbag guys who can spot those women.
According to a new survey, sex DOESN'T boost women's self-esteem. Yeah...who knew, right?
The survey found that 41% of women say a COMPLIMENT is one of the best ways to boost their self-esteem...even something as simple as "you look nice today." Only 15% said sex boosts their self-esteem.
Being out in the sun, getting your hair done, and getting a nice text message are all better ways to boost your self-esteem than sex.
The only thing that sex beat out was chocolate...only 11% said eating chocolate helped raise their self-esteem.
DO YOU?Here's a sad sign of the times. In a new study by Dove, only 13% of women say they consider themselves attractive.
27% say they put the most pressure on themselves to look good...19% say society puts the most pressure on them, and 13% blame the media.
A separate study found that for most women, just IMAGINING the process of trying on bathing suits can worsen a bad mood.
FIX UP THE BATHROOM
We've got the results here of a new survey that found the top five things that make up a good bathroom...and the top five things you should NOT have in your bathroom. To sum it up, modern and expensive is good, menstruation is bad.
The five things that make up a cool, modern bathroom, are, in order . . .
#1.) Anything but a shower curtain...whether it's a glass door, a shower screen, or something else, just don't have a shower curtain.
#2.) Minimal clutter.
#3.) Tiles or linoleum.
#4.) Matching towels and bath mat.
#5.) High-end products on display.
The five things you should NOT have on display in your bathroom are . . .
#1.) Tampons, maxi pads, and other feminine products.
#2.) Cleaning products.
#3.) Old magazines.
#4.) Generic shower and bath products.
#5.) Knitted or doll-shaped toilet paper cosies.
MOTHER'S DAY IS COMINGA survey by PriceGrabber found that you're a terrible, ungrateful child. That's because 38% of people plan to spend more than $100 on a Mother's Day gift this year...and 8% will spend more than $250. Here are the most popular gifts:
#1.) Flowers: 43% of people plan to get mom flowers this year.
#2.) Gift cards: 22% are basically letting mom shop for herself.
#3.) Clothing: 17%
#4.) Jewelry: 15%
#5.) An experience: 15% are planning to take their mom to dinner or a show this Mother's Day. (People could pick more than one gift, so the percentages add up to more than 100%.)
ZAC EFRON...
He reveals his favorite female body part in the new issue of "Women's Health" magazine. And it's...drum roll please...THE LIPS.
Here's why..."Because they smile. And they're fun to kiss."
Witty, Zac.
If you want to get Zac's attention, don't tell him he's hot, or that you love "High School Musical". Tell him he's INTERESTING.
He says, "A woman called me interesting once, and it kind of blew my mind. She said, 'You're one of the most interesting people I've ever met,' and I was like, 'Wow.' I'm still high on that one."
As for pickup lines, Zac doesn't really have any. His advice is to go with the flow. He says, "If the situation's right, buy someone a drink. Think on your toes, use what's around you, and come up with something organic and fun."
Zac says that when it comes to keeping a lady happy, it's the little things that count.
He says, "I'm a fan of small romantic gestures. I've done things like write a romantic song for a girl or do a painting or something like that. Those are more up my alley, I think."
RIHANNA'S DATING LIFE...
Late Thursday night, RIHANNA posted that she was, quote "on my first date in almost 2 yearz." Rihanna and her "date" held hands as they went to dinner and then a club.
Which probably wouldn't be a very big deal if Rihanna's date wasn't a WOMAN.
Her name is Melissa Forde.
Throughout the night, Rihanna posted some interesting Tweets, like "Beautiful is great, submissive is even better. Boss bitch who's submissive yet the captain of the ship n HONEST...#priceless #marryME."
"But she bad... So maybe she won't.... But [crap], then again maybe she will."
And under a photo of the two of them she posted, "#datenight my lover for the night."
KATY'S DATING LIFESHE might be dating a guy from FLORENCE + THE MACHINE. (And no, I'm not talking about Florence.)
At Coachella this weekend, she was spotted holding hands with guitarist ROBERT ACKROYD while watching RIHANNA perform.
And a source says, "Backstage at the Artist Lounge at Coachella last weekend, Katy kept saying her boyfriend was the guitar player for Florence + the Machine.
"She and a bunch of friends were supposed to go see Dr. Dre together, but Katy said she was waiting to watch her boyfriend perform!"
Meanwhile, Ackroyd Tweeted, "Best Coachella ever. Scratch that, best weekend ever. Dre, Snoop, Pac, Nate, Fiddy & KP."
BOW CHICKA WOW WOW!
Apparently, men are SO sensitive that the most insulting thing you can say to them is totally FCC-friendly.
This isn't a scientific study or anything, but according to an article on the website Jezebel.com, the word that seems to offend men the most is when women call them...CREEPY.
Creepy beat out things like d-bag, a-hole, and the p-word that rhymes with wussy. See. We can't really say any of those on-air. But "creepy"? We can say that all day long.
Why is "creepy" so bad? Because it speaks so strongly to how women actually FEEL about a guy...and it's hard to disprove once you've been branded "creepy."
The p-word is about how his behavior appears...calling him a creep is how he makes women FEEL. He can prove the p-word isn't true by doing something manly...it's almost impossible to prove he's not creepy.
MEN vs. WOMEN
Here's an interesting finding about who women call throughout their life. When women are under 18, they make the most calls to female friends. When women are between 18 and 39, they make the most calls to boyfriends and then their husband.
But once women are in their 40s, their husbands drop to number two...and they call their daughters the most. Men always call a woman the most, from their mothers to female friends to their girlfriends and wives.
--MORE--
A new study found the reason men flirt with female coworkers is...THEY'RE BORED. It's not because they want to cheat. It's not because they're deviants. They're just sick of working, and flirting is a good way to break up the day.
The survey found the opposite with women...women who flirt at work are the ones who are HAPPIEST with their jobs and not bored.
MOOCHES!Wow, turns out EVERYONE'S a horrible mooch still hitting up their parents for money...That's both reassuring and horrifying. I can honestly say, I don't think I've EVER done that in my adult life.
According to a new survey, the average person under 40 borrows about $155 every single month from their family, friends, and coworkers.
Mostly their moms, though. Everyone hits up their moms. The majority of people surveyed say their mother is the first place they go if they need a few bucks.
And our mothers are reinforcing our leeching...because they're the most likely to lend money. The average mother gives her adult children money 1.72 times per year.
Women borrow one-third more money than men...people 18 to 24 borrow twice as much as people over 30...and people living in the city borrow twice as much as people living in rural areas.
The survey didn't get into how much of the $155 the average person pays back every month. And while that sounds high...think about how often one of your friends gets lunch or coffee and you promise to pay them back.
BODY PARTS ON THE BLACK MARKET
Ever been SO desperate for cash that you've thought about selling a kidney on the black market? This might make you want to. Even though you REALLY SHOULDN'T.
A website compiled info from FBI and other government reports on how much different body parts have sold for on the black market. And the going rate for a kidney in the U.S. is $262,000. Here's more on what your body is worth . . .
Kidney, $262,000 in the U.S., $62,000 in China, $15,000 in India.
Liver, $157,000.
Heart, $119,000.
Small intestine, $2,519.
Pair of eyeballs, $1,525.
Coronary artery, $1,525.
Gallbladder, $1,219.
Skull with teeth, $1,200.
Scalp, $607.
Spleen, $508.
Stomach, $508.
Hand and forearm, $385.
Pint of blood, $337 in the U.S., just $25 in India.
Skin, $10 per square inch.
That means, when you die, your body could be harvested for $810,381, not counting your blood or skin, which varies by size. But your skin could get you another $30,000 or so, and your blood could add on around $3,370.
And here's WHY there's a black market. In the U.S., there are about 113,100 people currently waiting for an organ transplant . . . and there were 14,144 organs donated in 2011. Eighteen people die every day waiting for a transplant.
We don't exactly know how you'd go about selling your organs on the black market . . . and even though the money's good, we wouldn't recommend finding out. It's an ENORMOUS RISK in so many ways.
MILA AND ASHTONRumor has it that MILA KUNIS and ASHTON KUTCHER could be a couple. Tell me, haven't we heard THAT before? Check this out
http://www.tmz.com/2012/04/24/ashton-kutcher-mila-kunis-weekend-getaway-photos-picture/#.T5a6DqtYu2Y
I GOTTA FEELINGA new study found that the BLACK EYED PEAS song "I Gotta Feeling" is now the most popular song to be played at weddings.
Note: The study was conducted in the U.K., but it doesn't have too many strange "overly British" songs, so it could translate to American weddings as well.
To come up with a Top 20, the "researchers" looked at 78,000 wedding playlists on Spotify. In general, they found that couples wanted more modern "party" songs, and fewer traditional, quieter love songs.
Here's the list:
1.) "I Gotta Feeling", The Black Eyed Peas (2009)
2.) "Sex on Fire", Kings of Leon (2008)
3.) "Mr. Brightside", The Killers (2004)
4.) "Superstition", Stevie Wonder (1972)
5.) "Dancing Queen", ABBA (1976)
6.) "Don't Stop Believin'", Journey (1981)
7.) "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)", Beyoncé (2008)
8.) "White Wedding", Billy Idol (1982)
9.) "Hey Ya!", Outkast (2003)
10.) "Make You Feel My Love", Adele (2008)
11.) "I'm Yours", Jason Mraz (2008)
12.) "Signed, Sealed and Delivered (I'm Yours)", Stevie Wonder (1970)
13.) "Blame It on the Boogie", Jackson 5 (1978)
14.) "Crazy in Love", Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z (2003)
15.) "Let's Stay Together", Al Green (1971)
16.) "Greatest Day", Take That (2008) . . . They had one hit here in the 90's, "Back For Good"
17.) "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)", The Proclaimers (1993)
18.) "You're the First, the Last, My Everything", Barry White (1974)
19.) "9 to 5", Dolly Parton (1980)
20.) "(I've Had) the Time of My Life", Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes (1987)
DEMI LOVATO OPENS UP ABOUT DRUG USEIn an interview with Britain's "Fabulous" magazine, DEMI LOVATO admits that DRUGS AND ALCOHOL were part of the reason she went to rehab in 2010.
She says, "Promoters gave me drugs and alcohol in restaurants or clubs. They wanted me to come back so I would be seen there. They were basically kissing my ass. I thought they were my friends. I thought I was having fun."
She adds, "Being a celebrity can be dangerous. Nobody says 'no.' That's why so many end up overdosing and dying. It could definitely have happened to me."
Demi admits that COCAINE was among the drugs she was doing. She says, "It's something I don't really want to talk about. What I can say is that I was depressed.
"I would come off stage in front of 18,000 people and suddenly be alone in a hotel room. I'd come crashing down and would try to find a way to recreate that feeling, to stay up."
As for where her head's at now, she says, "I'm not saying I'm perfect, or fixed, but I am learning to love and accept myself. My outlook is more positive and I am happy."
She's still not quite there, though...especially when it comes to her looks. She says, "I need to be secure in my body before I go back in front of the camera...Knowing I have bad angles and the photographer can take a bad shot makes me insecure."
NEWS TEAM THROWDOWN
We're all rooting for "Anchorman 2" to be awesome...and this might help:
There will be another NEWS TEAM THROWDOWN...like the big brawl in the original. Director and co-writer ADAM MCKAY says, "We already have a couple ideas for it."
There's no word if any of the news teams from the original will be back...like the rival squad led by VINCE VAUGHN...or BEN STILLER and the Spanish-Language news team.
And let's not forget the public broadcasters led by TIM ROBBINS...or LUKE WILSON and the Channel 2 news team.
There's a chance they WON'T all return, because the sequel takes place during the rise of cable and the 24-hour news cycle.
Plus, if Luke Wilson returns, he'll be ARMLESS, thanks to Tim Robbins and an angry grizzly bear.
No matter who participates, though, McKay and WILL FERRELL have a daunting task ahead of them: Finding something even cooler than a trident for STEVE CARELL to kill a guy with.
BAD NEWSThis is really bad news for women who think the key to self-esteem is sleeping around. And even worse for the dirtbag guys who can spot those women.
According to a new survey, sex DOESN'T boost women's self-esteem. Yeah...who knew, right?
The survey found that 41% of women say a COMPLIMENT is one of the best ways to boost their self-esteem...even something as simple as "you look nice today." Only 15% said sex boosts their self-esteem.
Being out in the sun, getting your hair done, and getting a nice text message are all better ways to boost your self-esteem than sex.
The only thing that sex beat out was chocolate...only 11% said eating chocolate helped raise their self-esteem.
DO YOU?Here's a sad sign of the times. In a new study by Dove, only 13% of women say they consider themselves attractive.
27% say they put the most pressure on themselves to look good...19% say society puts the most pressure on them, and 13% blame the media.
A separate study found that for most women, just IMAGINING the process of trying on bathing suits can worsen a bad mood.
FIX UP THE BATHROOM
We've got the results here of a new survey that found the top five things that make up a good bathroom...and the top five things you should NOT have in your bathroom. To sum it up, modern and expensive is good, menstruation is bad.
The five things that make up a cool, modern bathroom, are, in order . . .
#1.) Anything but a shower curtain...whether it's a glass door, a shower screen, or something else, just don't have a shower curtain.
#2.) Minimal clutter.
#3.) Tiles or linoleum.
#4.) Matching towels and bath mat.
#5.) High-end products on display.
The five things you should NOT have on display in your bathroom are . . .
#1.) Tampons, maxi pads, and other feminine products.
#2.) Cleaning products.
#3.) Old magazines.
#4.) Generic shower and bath products.
#5.) Knitted or doll-shaped toilet paper cosies.
MOTHER'S DAY IS COMINGA survey by PriceGrabber found that you're a terrible, ungrateful child. That's because 38% of people plan to spend more than $100 on a Mother's Day gift this year...and 8% will spend more than $250. Here are the most popular gifts:
#1.) Flowers: 43% of people plan to get mom flowers this year.
#2.) Gift cards: 22% are basically letting mom shop for herself.
#3.) Clothing: 17%
#4.) Jewelry: 15%
#5.) An experience: 15% are planning to take their mom to dinner or a show this Mother's Day. (People could pick more than one gift, so the percentages add up to more than 100%.)
Monday, April 23, 2012
they changed the blog
and, I don't know how it looks to you...but it looks VERY DIFFERENT to me as I type it! Regardless, here we go...
ONE DIRECTION SNUBS TAYLOR... Apparently, 18-year-old Harry Styles from One Direction has asked out 32-year-old Jillian Harris, who was "The Bachelorette" in 2009. She apparently rejected him because she thought he was too young. Of course, Taylor Swift has a little crush on Harry. No word on if its' mutual. But omg, I'll let you know if I hear anything more!
BEST COMPLIMENTS...AND WORST...FOR WOMEN
A survey of women found that the best compliment you can give them is "Have you lost weight?" Complementing the way they smell, their hair, or their eyes are also winning moves.
Here are five things NOT to say:
#1.) Avoid anything that can be interpreted as "fat": Broad and curvy are adjectives you'll want to avoid.
#2.) Don't ask them if they're sick: "You look tired" and "Are you feeling okay?" are bad ideas.
#3.) No back-handed complements: It should be a no-brainer, but don’t say "You're not as stupid as you look" or "You don't look as bad as I thought you would."
#4.) Don't imply that they're getting old: "You look like your father/mother" won't go over well.
#5.) Don't mention their makeup: No matter what you say, they'll interpret it as "You're wearing too much".
WOMEN ARE WORSE DRIVERS!
A study by the National Highway Safety Administration found that women drivers are twice as likely as men to mistake the gas pedal for the brake pedal and get in a car accident.
There are about 15 car crashes a month in the U.S. caused by hitting the wrong pedal, and women are the drivers in 10 of them.
The NHSA isn't sure why women would be more likely to hit the gas instead of the brakes. Most of the accidents occur in store parking lots, and it's possible that there are more women drivers there. It also might be because they're smaller than men, on average, and don't fit in the driver's seat the same way.
Men...are three times more likely to be killed in a car crash. (!!!)
PROM SEASON!
It's spring, which means the start of prom season...and if your kid wants to go, it'll cost you.
A survey by Visa found that the average prom costs $1,078, up more than 33% over last year.
The survey also found that families that earn the LEAST spend the MOST on prom preparation. Families that make under $50,000 a year spend $1,300 on the prom...and families that make $20,000 to $30,000 spend DOUBLE that, $2,600.
On average, parents cover 61% of their kids' prom expenses, while the kids only pay 39%
BUT WAIT, THIS JUST IN
HARRY STYLES from the boy band ONE DIRECTION is KIND OF denying there's anything going on between him and TAYLOR SWIFT.
He says, "We met in America, she's very nice, yes. She is very talented...She's very nice...We're friends."
Sources had said that Harry and Taylor hooked up after meeting at the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards.
WHAT? HOW RIDICULOUS
Even in today's job market, single people would HAPPILY give up their fat salaries if it meant they had someone great to mash genitals with on a nightly basis.
According to a new survey of 1,600 single people by the website Chemistry.com, almost THREE-QUARTERS say they'd be willing to give up a high-paying job for a relationship.
Believe it or not, men are actually MORE LIKELY to say they'd ditch a good job for a good girlfriend. 75% of men say they'd leave a job for a relationship versus 70% of women. Call me crazy if you wish, but HELL NAW!
The survey also found men are more willing to pool their money with a fiancée than women. 33% of men are willing to do a joint bank account after an engagement but before marriage...only 14% of women say they'd do that.
21% of men would even be willing to pool money after just ONE YEAR OF DATING...only 8% of women say they'd do that.
WHERE DO *YOU* GET LUNCH?
A market research company called Scarborough surveyed adults on fast food lunches. More than three-quarters of people ate fast food for lunch in the past month...but only 2% went to Dunkin' Donuts, making it the least popular spot.
McDonald's was the most popular...43% of Americans ate lunch at McDonald's in the past 30 days. Even Americans who consider themselves "health conscious" eat lunch there...36% of them had McDonald's for lunch in the past month.
The rest of the 10 most popular fast food lunch spots are: Subway, Wendy's, Burger King, Taco Bell, Chick-fil-A, Arby's, KFC, Panera Bread, and Pizza Hut.
On the other end, Dunkin' Donuts is the least popular, just below Papa John's, White Castle, Church's Chicken, and Long John Silver's.
GOT A SECRET?
Every time you go to a barbecue, the guy at the grill claims that he's using a SECRET RECIPE to season the meat, right? And I always think: Throwing garlic powder or Lawry's Seasoning Salt on a steak doesn't count as a secret recipe, guy.
According to a new survey by the people at Weber grills, a lot of us have experienced that. They found that HALF of people claim they have a special grilling secret...whether it's a spice, a marinade, or both.
The survey also found the average American grills at least five times a month during the summer.
MANLIENESS!
We see signs all the time that TRUE MANLINESS is dying. Studies about how men can't do basic household repairs anymore...trends like pantyhose or Brazilian waxes for men...kids joining gangs that have dance battles instead of drive-bys.
So here's some help to reclaim the manliness. Planters nuts and "Men's Health" surveyed men and put together these lists of the top three manliest foods, sports, and drinks. Check 'em out.
Manliest Foods. BEEF JERKY was rated the manliest food, ahead of mixed nuts and peanuts. (Keep in mind who DID the study)
Manliest Sports. FOOTBALL is the manliest, followed by hockey, and then basketball.
Manliest Drinks. BEER was rated the manliest, bourbon was second, rum and Coke was third.
WRONG SEXT!
A survey by a British cell phone company named Recombu found that nearly half of adults have sexted someone. 47% of us admit to sending a sexy phone message to our significant other...and one in NINE people sext their partner every day.
But one in 10 people have accidentally sent one to the WRONG person. One in five people in a relationship have sexted people other than their partner. One in seven cheaters delete any sexts they receive, so they don't get caught.
But covering your tracks doesn't help if you're sloppy. One in 10 cheating guys have accidentally sent a dirty message intended for their mistress...to their spouse.
AFTER-SEX ROUTINES
Chalk this up as ANOTHER thing your kids will NEVER KNOW ABOUT, along with VCRs, phone books, and the Montreal Expos: The tradition of rolling over and SMOKING A CIGARETTE after sex.
According to a new survey, only 3% of people say they still smoke a cigarette after getting-it-on.
Check out THIS sign of the times: People are almost 12 times more likely to roll over and grab their CELL PHONE than roll over and grab a cigarette.
35% of people say the first thing they reach for after sex is their phone. Ever smell your phone? What? Nevermind.
25% of people say they don't reach for anything after sex...they just roll over and go to sleep.
WHAT HIS PET SAYS ABOUT HIS RELATIONSHIP POTENTIAL
The dating website YourTango.com has a list of pets and what they say about a guy's relationship potential. Here's what they say.
#1.) If He Owns a Dog. It means he's loyal, and he's probably okay with commitment. Because as far as pets go, a dog is as close as it gets to having a kid.
#2.) If He Owns a Cat. It means he's more likely to be sensitive...but the list doesn't really explain WHY. They just say cat-owning guys tend to take a lot of pictures of their cats, and post them on Facebook...which a guy with a dog would NEVER do? It could also mean he's not ready for the commitment that comes with taking care of a dog...or a kid...or even a girlfriend.
#3.) If He Has a Fish Tank. He might not be very open about his emotions, and might not enjoy cuddling up with things...including YOU. On the other hand, he might just have allergies.
#4.) If He Has a Parrot. This doesn't make a ton of sense, but they say it might mean he's an egomaniac...because he likes having a pet that can learn all the dumb lines HE thinks are funny. OR...he might just like birds.
#5.) If He Has a Rabbit. It means he's still clinging to his childhood...because he always WANTED a rabbit but couldn't have one. Again, it might mean he's not ready to commit, because he's not mature enough yet.
#6.) If He Owns a Rodent. Like a rat, a mouse, a hamster, or a guinea pig...it might mean he has a dark side. And there seems to be a theme here...but it means he might still be a "boy" and not a "man."
#7.) If He Owns a Reptile. Like a snake or an iguana...he probably likes FEELING tough, but he might not BE that tough. OR he got it years ago because his frat brothers thought it was cool. And now he can't bear to give it away. If that's the case, he could be more sensitive than you think...because it's pretty tough to get emotionally attached to something that smells with its tongue.
ONE DIRECTION SNUBS TAYLOR... Apparently, 18-year-old Harry Styles from One Direction has asked out 32-year-old Jillian Harris, who was "The Bachelorette" in 2009. She apparently rejected him because she thought he was too young. Of course, Taylor Swift has a little crush on Harry. No word on if its' mutual. But omg, I'll let you know if I hear anything more!
BEST COMPLIMENTS...AND WORST...FOR WOMEN
A survey of women found that the best compliment you can give them is "Have you lost weight?" Complementing the way they smell, their hair, or their eyes are also winning moves.
Here are five things NOT to say:
#1.) Avoid anything that can be interpreted as "fat": Broad and curvy are adjectives you'll want to avoid.
#2.) Don't ask them if they're sick: "You look tired" and "Are you feeling okay?" are bad ideas.
#3.) No back-handed complements: It should be a no-brainer, but don’t say "You're not as stupid as you look" or "You don't look as bad as I thought you would."
#4.) Don't imply that they're getting old: "You look like your father/mother" won't go over well.
#5.) Don't mention their makeup: No matter what you say, they'll interpret it as "You're wearing too much".
WOMEN ARE WORSE DRIVERS!
A study by the National Highway Safety Administration found that women drivers are twice as likely as men to mistake the gas pedal for the brake pedal and get in a car accident.
There are about 15 car crashes a month in the U.S. caused by hitting the wrong pedal, and women are the drivers in 10 of them.
The NHSA isn't sure why women would be more likely to hit the gas instead of the brakes. Most of the accidents occur in store parking lots, and it's possible that there are more women drivers there. It also might be because they're smaller than men, on average, and don't fit in the driver's seat the same way.
Men...are three times more likely to be killed in a car crash. (!!!)
PROM SEASON!
It's spring, which means the start of prom season...and if your kid wants to go, it'll cost you.
A survey by Visa found that the average prom costs $1,078, up more than 33% over last year.
The survey also found that families that earn the LEAST spend the MOST on prom preparation. Families that make under $50,000 a year spend $1,300 on the prom...and families that make $20,000 to $30,000 spend DOUBLE that, $2,600.
On average, parents cover 61% of their kids' prom expenses, while the kids only pay 39%
BUT WAIT, THIS JUST IN
HARRY STYLES from the boy band ONE DIRECTION is KIND OF denying there's anything going on between him and TAYLOR SWIFT.
He says, "We met in America, she's very nice, yes. She is very talented...She's very nice...We're friends."
Sources had said that Harry and Taylor hooked up after meeting at the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards.
WHAT? HOW RIDICULOUS
Even in today's job market, single people would HAPPILY give up their fat salaries if it meant they had someone great to mash genitals with on a nightly basis.
According to a new survey of 1,600 single people by the website Chemistry.com, almost THREE-QUARTERS say they'd be willing to give up a high-paying job for a relationship.
Believe it or not, men are actually MORE LIKELY to say they'd ditch a good job for a good girlfriend. 75% of men say they'd leave a job for a relationship versus 70% of women. Call me crazy if you wish, but HELL NAW!
The survey also found men are more willing to pool their money with a fiancée than women. 33% of men are willing to do a joint bank account after an engagement but before marriage...only 14% of women say they'd do that.
21% of men would even be willing to pool money after just ONE YEAR OF DATING...only 8% of women say they'd do that.
WHERE DO *YOU* GET LUNCH?
A market research company called Scarborough surveyed adults on fast food lunches. More than three-quarters of people ate fast food for lunch in the past month...but only 2% went to Dunkin' Donuts, making it the least popular spot.
McDonald's was the most popular...43% of Americans ate lunch at McDonald's in the past 30 days. Even Americans who consider themselves "health conscious" eat lunch there...36% of them had McDonald's for lunch in the past month.
The rest of the 10 most popular fast food lunch spots are: Subway, Wendy's, Burger King, Taco Bell, Chick-fil-A, Arby's, KFC, Panera Bread, and Pizza Hut.
On the other end, Dunkin' Donuts is the least popular, just below Papa John's, White Castle, Church's Chicken, and Long John Silver's.
GOT A SECRET?
Every time you go to a barbecue, the guy at the grill claims that he's using a SECRET RECIPE to season the meat, right? And I always think: Throwing garlic powder or Lawry's Seasoning Salt on a steak doesn't count as a secret recipe, guy.
According to a new survey by the people at Weber grills, a lot of us have experienced that. They found that HALF of people claim they have a special grilling secret...whether it's a spice, a marinade, or both.
The survey also found the average American grills at least five times a month during the summer.
MANLIENESS!
We see signs all the time that TRUE MANLINESS is dying. Studies about how men can't do basic household repairs anymore...trends like pantyhose or Brazilian waxes for men...kids joining gangs that have dance battles instead of drive-bys.
So here's some help to reclaim the manliness. Planters nuts and "Men's Health" surveyed men and put together these lists of the top three manliest foods, sports, and drinks. Check 'em out.
Manliest Foods. BEEF JERKY was rated the manliest food, ahead of mixed nuts and peanuts. (Keep in mind who DID the study)
Manliest Sports. FOOTBALL is the manliest, followed by hockey, and then basketball.
Manliest Drinks. BEER was rated the manliest, bourbon was second, rum and Coke was third.
WRONG SEXT!
A survey by a British cell phone company named Recombu found that nearly half of adults have sexted someone. 47% of us admit to sending a sexy phone message to our significant other...and one in NINE people sext their partner every day.
But one in 10 people have accidentally sent one to the WRONG person. One in five people in a relationship have sexted people other than their partner. One in seven cheaters delete any sexts they receive, so they don't get caught.
But covering your tracks doesn't help if you're sloppy. One in 10 cheating guys have accidentally sent a dirty message intended for their mistress...to their spouse.
AFTER-SEX ROUTINES
Chalk this up as ANOTHER thing your kids will NEVER KNOW ABOUT, along with VCRs, phone books, and the Montreal Expos: The tradition of rolling over and SMOKING A CIGARETTE after sex.
According to a new survey, only 3% of people say they still smoke a cigarette after getting-it-on.
Check out THIS sign of the times: People are almost 12 times more likely to roll over and grab their CELL PHONE than roll over and grab a cigarette.
35% of people say the first thing they reach for after sex is their phone. Ever smell your phone? What? Nevermind.
25% of people say they don't reach for anything after sex...they just roll over and go to sleep.
WHAT HIS PET SAYS ABOUT HIS RELATIONSHIP POTENTIAL
The dating website YourTango.com has a list of pets and what they say about a guy's relationship potential. Here's what they say.
#1.) If He Owns a Dog. It means he's loyal, and he's probably okay with commitment. Because as far as pets go, a dog is as close as it gets to having a kid.
#2.) If He Owns a Cat. It means he's more likely to be sensitive...but the list doesn't really explain WHY. They just say cat-owning guys tend to take a lot of pictures of their cats, and post them on Facebook...which a guy with a dog would NEVER do? It could also mean he's not ready for the commitment that comes with taking care of a dog...or a kid...or even a girlfriend.
#3.) If He Has a Fish Tank. He might not be very open about his emotions, and might not enjoy cuddling up with things...including YOU. On the other hand, he might just have allergies.
#4.) If He Has a Parrot. This doesn't make a ton of sense, but they say it might mean he's an egomaniac...because he likes having a pet that can learn all the dumb lines HE thinks are funny. OR...he might just like birds.
#5.) If He Has a Rabbit. It means he's still clinging to his childhood...because he always WANTED a rabbit but couldn't have one. Again, it might mean he's not ready to commit, because he's not mature enough yet.
#6.) If He Owns a Rodent. Like a rat, a mouse, a hamster, or a guinea pig...it might mean he has a dark side. And there seems to be a theme here...but it means he might still be a "boy" and not a "man."
#7.) If He Owns a Reptile. Like a snake or an iguana...he probably likes FEELING tough, but he might not BE that tough. OR he got it years ago because his frat brothers thought it was cool. And now he can't bear to give it away. If that's the case, he could be more sensitive than you think...because it's pretty tough to get emotionally attached to something that smells with its tongue.
Monday, April 16, 2012
THE DON'T BLOG
DON'T GET BUSY TO *THESE* SONGS
The site XOJane.com recently put together a list of The 50 Worst Songs to Have Sex To...and ERIC CLAPTON'S "Tears in Heaven" was given the #1 spot.
That's not a bad choice. If you don't know...It's a sad song that Clapton wrote after the traumatic death of his four-year-old son, who fell from the window of a 53rd-floor apartment in New York City.
Coming in second was "The Cosby Show" theme song. (???)
It's called "Kiss Me", and it was originally co-written by BILL COSBY. The music was tweaked by BOBBY MCFERRIN for Season Four...and was altered several more times for later seasons. No particular version was specified.
Here's the Top 20:
1.) "Tears in Heaven", Eric Clapton
2.) "The Cosby Show" theme
3.) "Silent All These Years", Tori Amos
4.) "Takin' It to the Streets", The Doobie Brothers
5.) "Baby Baby", Amy Grant
6.) "Mambo Number 5 (A Little Bit Of...)", Lou Bega
7.) "Love Can Move Mountains", Celine Dion
8.) "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)", Enya
9.) "It's Wasn't Me", Shaggy (LOL!)
10.) "Scream", Michael Jackson...A duet with Janet Jackson, written in response to the tabloid coverage of the child sexual abuse accusations made against him in 1993.
11.) "I Can Transform Ya", universally-renowned romantic Chris Brown
12.) "Only Wanna Be with You", Hootie and the Blowfish (...what's wrong with that?)
13.) "Sweet Caroline", Neil Diamond
14.) "Angel", Sarah McLachlan...(btw if you never knew what the song was actually about...It's about the Smashing Pumpkins touring keyboard player Jonathan Melvoin, who overdosed on heroin and died in 1996....and also designed to turn you into a blubbering, sobbing fool when it plays underneath those 'save-the-animals' commercials)
15.) "Don't Worry, Be Happy", Bobby McFerrin
16.) Anything by The Vienna Boys' Choir
17.) "Short People", Randy Newman
18.) "La La", Ashlee Simpson
19.) Anything by "Weird Al" Yankovic
20.) "Love Song", Sara Bareilles
You can find the complete list at XOJane.com.)
Some other highlights include: "Tubthumping" by Chumbawamba at #23..."Barbie Girl" by Aqua at #31..."Where Is the Love?" by the Black Eyed Peas at #35...and,"Anything by the cast of 'Glee'" at #47.
DON'T COMPARE NICKI AND GAGA
In an interview with "Nightline", NICKI MINAJ admitted that she isn't thrilled to be compared to LADY GAGA...even though she DOES seem similar to Gaga.
When asked if the comparisons offended her, Nicki said, "Offends me, no...irks me, yes. We are in completely different lanes. First of all, I'm a rapper. I'm from southside Jamaica, Queens."
But Gaga is also from New York City...so that doesn't really fly.
The interviewer, Juju Chang, then suggested a few things that seemed to link Nicki and Gaga, like wigs and over-the-top costumes...but Nicki shot her down.
She said, "Wigs? Every female in this game, every female in this game, wears wigs...over-the-top costumes? Eh. Try again!"
But Nicki doesn't have anything against Lady Gaga. She said, "Gaga's a fantastic artist, you know, she paved her way. She's opened her own lane. But I think that I have my own lane, and we never cross. Ever.
"So, you know, I really don't get the comparison anymore. Our music doesn't sound the same. Our stage presence is not the same. I just can't see the similarities."
DON'T GO FOR THE UN-PERFECT GUY...
Who IS the perfect guy? This will make you feel inadequate at life. A clothing company called Austin Reed surveyed 2,000 women to figure out the qualities that make up the "PERFECT MAN." See how many of these 26 criteria you meet...
Physical.
Six feet tall. (nope) Muscularly toned and athletic. (LOL!) Brown eyes. (the blue are sexier. wanna see?) Short dark hair. (win!) Clean shaven. (some days) Good fashion sense (sometimes), but gets ready in 17 minutes or less. Wears jeans (fo sho) and a v-neck sweater (what? no).
Habits.
Non-smoker (yep). Prefers beer over wine or cocktails (absolutely). Admits when he looks at other women (I can admit that, sure). Eats meat (duh).
Education, Career, Money.
College degree. Earns more than you...approximately $76,000-a-year. Drives an Audi.
(what?)
Hobbies.
Loves shopping (NO STRAIGHT GUY "loves" shopping! Unless it is at Best Buy, Home Depot/Lowe's or Fishers/Acme/Giant Eagle). Watches football (Go BROWNS). Can swim (LOL) and ride a bike (weeeee). Knows how to change a tire (but will bitch about it the whole time). Has a driver's license (I would hope!). Likes dramas and reality shows (nearly-no straight guy loves reality shows).
Other Emotional Stuff.
Calls his mom twice a week (once should be fine). Says "I love you" only when he means it (right). Is sensitive when you're upset. Has a good sense of humor. Wants a family.
DON'T DIET
Good news, ladies. If you've always wanted to be a size six, don't waste your time dieting or working out like a sucker. If you stay gorgeous and chubby long enough, size six will come to YOU.
According to a new study out of England, the definition of women's sizes keeps changing.
The study found a woman who was a U.S. size 12 in 1975 is a size 8 now. And that shift has happened across all sizes...so a size 18 in 1975 is a size 14 now, and so on.
There's some level of "vanity sizing" involved...people want to believe they're smaller sizes, and that makes them more likely to buy the clothes.
But...human beings are also getting LARGER. So the sizes are adjusting what it means to be small, medium, and large. The average hip size has gone up THREE INCHES in the past 40 years.
DON'T HESITATE TO SHOW SOME LEG:
I'm a fan of sexy, beautiful legs on a woman. Weakness for sure. A British study found that women show the most leg at age 23, then their skirts get longer. But they start showing more leg again at age 40. Here's a timeline of the average woman's skirt length:
Teenagers: From age 14 until age 16, girls wear skirts that are 18 inches long on average. By their late teens, it drops to 14 inches.
Twenties: Women show more and more leg until age 23, when their skirts are just 12 and a half inches long. But skirts get two inches longer in their mid-20s, as they get serious boyfriends. Then they show a little more leg at age 28, when it's time to land a husband.
Thirties and beyond: Women show less leg in their 30s, but go BACK to 14-inch skirts once they reach 40. By 49, their skirts are back below their knees...and when they're in their 60s, their skirts are more than 30 inches long (as they probably should be)
DON'T GO HYBRID
You'll just come back! And the majority of people do. A new study found only 35% of hybrid owners buy another one. That drops to 25% when you take out Prius drivers. Everyone else goes back to traditional gas-guzzling cars.
Last year, hybrids only made up 2.4% of the new car market. That's down from the peak of 2.9% in 2008.
DON'T FORGET THE PORN
In case you're wondering, yep, the Internet is still nothing but porno. According to a new study, 30% of all web traffic is porno-related.
BACHELORS, DON'T EAT THESE
Obviously, you shouldn't survive on frozen dinners alone, because most of them are bad for you. But it's okay every now and then if you don't have time to cook...or if you are single. As long as you don't eat any of the stuff on THIS list.
Here are the seven unhealthiest frozen dinners you can buy.
#1.) The Hot Pockets Calzone with Pepperoni. Here's a good rule of thumb: The more ingredients something has, the worse it is for you. And the Hot Pockets Calzone has over a HUNDRED ingredients.
#2.) Kashi's Sweet and Sour Chicken. Most Kashi products are fairly healthy. But this one is LOADED with sugar. One serving has 25 grams of it...which is the same as two DONUTS. I say have the donuts! DONUTS FTW!!!
#3.) Banquet's Boneless Pork Ribs. The first red flag should be the way it's described on the box. They call it a "shaped patty meal."
Then if you look at the ingredients, you'll find out it contains all kinds of junk...including MSG.
Another Banquet brand product made the list: Their Mexican Style Enchilada Combo Meal also has a ton of MSG in it. And even though it LOOKS like you're eating beef...it's mostly just meat-flavored soy.
#4.) Boston Market's Chicken Pot Pie. The kind they sell frozen at the grocery store has 780 calories and 48 grams of fat. Just to put that in context, a Big Mac has 260 calories and 29 grams of fat.
#5.) Totino's Party Pizza with Hamburger. One serving has 5 grams of trans fat, which raises your "bad" cholesterol and lowers you "good" cholesterol.
A better choice is the Pepperoni French Bread Pizza from Healthy Choice, which has 75% less fat, and NO trans fat.
#6.) Bourbon Steak Strips from Hungry Man. It has 9 grams of saturated fat, and 72% of the salt you should get in a day.
#7.) Buitoni's Four Cheese Spinach Ravioli. If you only eat one serving, it's not that bad. The problem is, it has two servings per box...and the box is about the same size as a normal SINGLE-serving frozen dinner.
If you eat BOTH servings...which a lot of people do...you end up getting 42 grams of fat, two-thirds of the cholesterol you're supposed to get in a day, and 78% of the salt.
DON'T DO THAT TO ADAM!
But, since you did...I know MANY ladies who will step in to comfort him.
When ADAM LEVINE and his girlfriend ANNE VYALITSYNA broke up, she released a statement saying, "Adam and I have decided to separate in an amicable and supportive manner. We still love and respect each other as friends."
That made the split sound mutual. But that may not have been the case.
A source says Adam was BLINDSIDED by the announcement..."Adam's heartbroken. He wasn't even fully sure they were really broken up."
The source added that Anne made the surprise announcement because, "she didn't want it to look like he broke up with her."
But another source says it was inevitable...because Adam didn't pay Anne enough attention, and even though they'd been together two years, he wasn't ready to get married (of course he wasn't. 350,000 women wanna sleep with him)
DON'T THINK IT'S GONNA STAY THIS WAY
KATY PERRY'S last album "Teenage Dream" may have inspired bright, colorful images of candy, flowers and happy stuff like that. Getting into her skin-tight jeans. Oh yes. But her next album is going to be completely different.
She told Britain's "Sun" tabloid that her music, "is about to get real [effing] dark." (???)
If she's SERIOUS about that, her music could address her failed marriage to RUSSELL BRAND. I'd like to point our how UNSUCCESSFUL KELLY CLARKSON and RIHANNA were with that.
When asked about him, she said, "I'd like to use a time machine and go back to a specific date, please."
Meanwhile, Katy is taking some heat for telling "Teen Vogue", quote, "I'm tired of being famous already. But I'm not tired of creating." (Obviously, that sounds like she wants all the positives of being a celebrity, without all the negatives.)
SHARON OSBOURNE ripped her for the comment, saying "What are you doing you silly little girl? You wanted it, you got it, now shut up!"
But Katy says she didn't mean it that way.
She Tweeted, "Oh, the joy of something verbally said being taking out of complete context in PRINT...the fame quote was spoken in jest, which is typical of me...I could not be more grateful for [my success and my fans]."
DON'T EXPECT TO SEE TOO MUCH T SWEEZY
TAYLOR SWIFT'S acting career is just getting started. She's done a guest spot on "CSI", had a small part in "Valentine's Day", and did voice work for "The Lorax". But that doesn't mean she's going to be showing up in one silly movie after another.
Taylor says, "When I look at acting careers that I really admire, I see that it's been a precise decision-making process for these people. They make decisions based on what they love and they do only the things that they are passionate about.
"They play only characters that they can’t stop thinking about."
Taylor's also concerned with only picking what she feels are quality scripts. She says, "I'm such a fan of great writing and great storytelling.
"I'm looking for great, powerful writing behind whatever cast is surrounding it, whatever director is steering it...that would all be peripheral to the fact that the story is brilliant and has to be told."
While we're on the subject of Taylor: You may remember that First Lady MICHELLE OBAMA gave her that Big Help Award at the "Kids' Choice Awards". Well, Taylor's still buzzing about that.
She says, "I've never gotten to meet her before and I'd always just been really nervous about meeting her 'cause I'm such a big fan and she's such a role model. And she was so cool! She was so cool and she was so nice, and I met her daughters!"
DON'T WORRY, I STILL THINK INSTAGRAM IS STUPID
Last Monday, Facebook announced it was buying Instagram for $1 BILLION...that's the smartphone app where you make photos look old. It's stupid. And we heard the founder and CEO of Instagram stood to make $400 MILLION.
But all of the OTHER employees are going to make big money too. The company only had 11 people...and they'll split around $100 MILLION between them, based on their levels of equity.
So ALL of them will be multimillionaires...even a software designer named Maykel Loomans, who just started working there THREE WEEKS AGO.
Like almost all startups, he traded a lower salary for a stake in the company. So even after less than a MONTH of work, he's going to become a multimillionaire.
Right place, right time, MASSIVE amount of luck.
DON'T EAT!!!
We talked about this Friday night, got lots of good calls from you guys with the dangerous stuff YOU do behind the wheel.
Believe it or not, a new study found EATING while driving is more dangerous than all of the other things we THINK are more dangerous.
The study found people who ate while they were driving had 44% slower reaction times than normal.
Texting caused 37.4% slower reactions. Having a phone conversation with a hands-free set caused 26.5% slower reactions. And finally, driving at the legal alcohol limit of .08 caused 12.5% slower reactions.
That's not to say drunk driving is safe...it's more that the others are also really dangerous. Especially eating, apparently.
The site XOJane.com recently put together a list of The 50 Worst Songs to Have Sex To...and ERIC CLAPTON'S "Tears in Heaven" was given the #1 spot.
That's not a bad choice. If you don't know...It's a sad song that Clapton wrote after the traumatic death of his four-year-old son, who fell from the window of a 53rd-floor apartment in New York City.
Coming in second was "The Cosby Show" theme song. (???)
It's called "Kiss Me", and it was originally co-written by BILL COSBY. The music was tweaked by BOBBY MCFERRIN for Season Four...and was altered several more times for later seasons. No particular version was specified.
Here's the Top 20:
1.) "Tears in Heaven", Eric Clapton
2.) "The Cosby Show" theme
3.) "Silent All These Years", Tori Amos
4.) "Takin' It to the Streets", The Doobie Brothers
5.) "Baby Baby", Amy Grant
6.) "Mambo Number 5 (A Little Bit Of...)", Lou Bega
7.) "Love Can Move Mountains", Celine Dion
8.) "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)", Enya
9.) "It's Wasn't Me", Shaggy (LOL!)
10.) "Scream", Michael Jackson...A duet with Janet Jackson, written in response to the tabloid coverage of the child sexual abuse accusations made against him in 1993.
11.) "I Can Transform Ya", universally-renowned romantic Chris Brown
12.) "Only Wanna Be with You", Hootie and the Blowfish (...what's wrong with that?)
13.) "Sweet Caroline", Neil Diamond
14.) "Angel", Sarah McLachlan...(btw if you never knew what the song was actually about...It's about the Smashing Pumpkins touring keyboard player Jonathan Melvoin, who overdosed on heroin and died in 1996....and also designed to turn you into a blubbering, sobbing fool when it plays underneath those 'save-the-animals' commercials)
15.) "Don't Worry, Be Happy", Bobby McFerrin
16.) Anything by The Vienna Boys' Choir
17.) "Short People", Randy Newman
18.) "La La", Ashlee Simpson
19.) Anything by "Weird Al" Yankovic
20.) "Love Song", Sara Bareilles
You can find the complete list at XOJane.com.)
Some other highlights include: "Tubthumping" by Chumbawamba at #23..."Barbie Girl" by Aqua at #31..."Where Is the Love?" by the Black Eyed Peas at #35...and,"Anything by the cast of 'Glee'" at #47.
DON'T COMPARE NICKI AND GAGA
In an interview with "Nightline", NICKI MINAJ admitted that she isn't thrilled to be compared to LADY GAGA...even though she DOES seem similar to Gaga.
When asked if the comparisons offended her, Nicki said, "Offends me, no...irks me, yes. We are in completely different lanes. First of all, I'm a rapper. I'm from southside Jamaica, Queens."
But Gaga is also from New York City...so that doesn't really fly.
The interviewer, Juju Chang, then suggested a few things that seemed to link Nicki and Gaga, like wigs and over-the-top costumes...but Nicki shot her down.
She said, "Wigs? Every female in this game, every female in this game, wears wigs...over-the-top costumes? Eh. Try again!"
But Nicki doesn't have anything against Lady Gaga. She said, "Gaga's a fantastic artist, you know, she paved her way. She's opened her own lane. But I think that I have my own lane, and we never cross. Ever.
"So, you know, I really don't get the comparison anymore. Our music doesn't sound the same. Our stage presence is not the same. I just can't see the similarities."
DON'T GO FOR THE UN-PERFECT GUY...
Who IS the perfect guy? This will make you feel inadequate at life. A clothing company called Austin Reed surveyed 2,000 women to figure out the qualities that make up the "PERFECT MAN." See how many of these 26 criteria you meet...
Physical.
Six feet tall. (nope) Muscularly toned and athletic. (LOL!) Brown eyes. (the blue are sexier. wanna see?) Short dark hair. (win!) Clean shaven. (some days) Good fashion sense (sometimes), but gets ready in 17 minutes or less. Wears jeans (fo sho) and a v-neck sweater (what? no).
Habits.
Non-smoker (yep). Prefers beer over wine or cocktails (absolutely). Admits when he looks at other women (I can admit that, sure). Eats meat (duh).
Education, Career, Money.
College degree. Earns more than you...approximately $76,000-a-year. Drives an Audi.
(what?)
Hobbies.
Loves shopping (NO STRAIGHT GUY "loves" shopping! Unless it is at Best Buy, Home Depot/Lowe's or Fishers/Acme/Giant Eagle). Watches football (Go BROWNS). Can swim (LOL) and ride a bike (weeeee). Knows how to change a tire (but will bitch about it the whole time). Has a driver's license (I would hope!). Likes dramas and reality shows (nearly-no straight guy loves reality shows).
Other Emotional Stuff.
Calls his mom twice a week (once should be fine). Says "I love you" only when he means it (right). Is sensitive when you're upset. Has a good sense of humor. Wants a family.
DON'T DIET
Good news, ladies. If you've always wanted to be a size six, don't waste your time dieting or working out like a sucker. If you stay gorgeous and chubby long enough, size six will come to YOU.
According to a new study out of England, the definition of women's sizes keeps changing.
The study found a woman who was a U.S. size 12 in 1975 is a size 8 now. And that shift has happened across all sizes...so a size 18 in 1975 is a size 14 now, and so on.
There's some level of "vanity sizing" involved...people want to believe they're smaller sizes, and that makes them more likely to buy the clothes.
But...human beings are also getting LARGER. So the sizes are adjusting what it means to be small, medium, and large. The average hip size has gone up THREE INCHES in the past 40 years.
DON'T HESITATE TO SHOW SOME LEG:
I'm a fan of sexy, beautiful legs on a woman. Weakness for sure. A British study found that women show the most leg at age 23, then their skirts get longer. But they start showing more leg again at age 40. Here's a timeline of the average woman's skirt length:
Teenagers: From age 14 until age 16, girls wear skirts that are 18 inches long on average. By their late teens, it drops to 14 inches.
Twenties: Women show more and more leg until age 23, when their skirts are just 12 and a half inches long. But skirts get two inches longer in their mid-20s, as they get serious boyfriends. Then they show a little more leg at age 28, when it's time to land a husband.
Thirties and beyond: Women show less leg in their 30s, but go BACK to 14-inch skirts once they reach 40. By 49, their skirts are back below their knees...and when they're in their 60s, their skirts are more than 30 inches long (as they probably should be)
DON'T GO HYBRID
You'll just come back! And the majority of people do. A new study found only 35% of hybrid owners buy another one. That drops to 25% when you take out Prius drivers. Everyone else goes back to traditional gas-guzzling cars.
Last year, hybrids only made up 2.4% of the new car market. That's down from the peak of 2.9% in 2008.
DON'T FORGET THE PORN
In case you're wondering, yep, the Internet is still nothing but porno. According to a new study, 30% of all web traffic is porno-related.
BACHELORS, DON'T EAT THESE
Obviously, you shouldn't survive on frozen dinners alone, because most of them are bad for you. But it's okay every now and then if you don't have time to cook...or if you are single. As long as you don't eat any of the stuff on THIS list.
Here are the seven unhealthiest frozen dinners you can buy.
#1.) The Hot Pockets Calzone with Pepperoni. Here's a good rule of thumb: The more ingredients something has, the worse it is for you. And the Hot Pockets Calzone has over a HUNDRED ingredients.
#2.) Kashi's Sweet and Sour Chicken. Most Kashi products are fairly healthy. But this one is LOADED with sugar. One serving has 25 grams of it...which is the same as two DONUTS. I say have the donuts! DONUTS FTW!!!
#3.) Banquet's Boneless Pork Ribs. The first red flag should be the way it's described on the box. They call it a "shaped patty meal."
Then if you look at the ingredients, you'll find out it contains all kinds of junk...including MSG.
Another Banquet brand product made the list: Their Mexican Style Enchilada Combo Meal also has a ton of MSG in it. And even though it LOOKS like you're eating beef...it's mostly just meat-flavored soy.
#4.) Boston Market's Chicken Pot Pie. The kind they sell frozen at the grocery store has 780 calories and 48 grams of fat. Just to put that in context, a Big Mac has 260 calories and 29 grams of fat.
#5.) Totino's Party Pizza with Hamburger. One serving has 5 grams of trans fat, which raises your "bad" cholesterol and lowers you "good" cholesterol.
A better choice is the Pepperoni French Bread Pizza from Healthy Choice, which has 75% less fat, and NO trans fat.
#6.) Bourbon Steak Strips from Hungry Man. It has 9 grams of saturated fat, and 72% of the salt you should get in a day.
#7.) Buitoni's Four Cheese Spinach Ravioli. If you only eat one serving, it's not that bad. The problem is, it has two servings per box...and the box is about the same size as a normal SINGLE-serving frozen dinner.
If you eat BOTH servings...which a lot of people do...you end up getting 42 grams of fat, two-thirds of the cholesterol you're supposed to get in a day, and 78% of the salt.
DON'T DO THAT TO ADAM!
But, since you did...I know MANY ladies who will step in to comfort him.
When ADAM LEVINE and his girlfriend ANNE VYALITSYNA broke up, she released a statement saying, "Adam and I have decided to separate in an amicable and supportive manner. We still love and respect each other as friends."
That made the split sound mutual. But that may not have been the case.
A source says Adam was BLINDSIDED by the announcement..."Adam's heartbroken. He wasn't even fully sure they were really broken up."
The source added that Anne made the surprise announcement because, "she didn't want it to look like he broke up with her."
But another source says it was inevitable...because Adam didn't pay Anne enough attention, and even though they'd been together two years, he wasn't ready to get married (of course he wasn't. 350,000 women wanna sleep with him)
DON'T THINK IT'S GONNA STAY THIS WAY
KATY PERRY'S last album "Teenage Dream" may have inspired bright, colorful images of candy, flowers and happy stuff like that. Getting into her skin-tight jeans. Oh yes. But her next album is going to be completely different.
She told Britain's "Sun" tabloid that her music, "is about to get real [effing] dark." (???)
If she's SERIOUS about that, her music could address her failed marriage to RUSSELL BRAND. I'd like to point our how UNSUCCESSFUL KELLY CLARKSON and RIHANNA were with that.
When asked about him, she said, "I'd like to use a time machine and go back to a specific date, please."
Meanwhile, Katy is taking some heat for telling "Teen Vogue", quote, "I'm tired of being famous already. But I'm not tired of creating." (Obviously, that sounds like she wants all the positives of being a celebrity, without all the negatives.)
SHARON OSBOURNE ripped her for the comment, saying "What are you doing you silly little girl? You wanted it, you got it, now shut up!"
But Katy says she didn't mean it that way.
She Tweeted, "Oh, the joy of something verbally said being taking out of complete context in PRINT...the fame quote was spoken in jest, which is typical of me...I could not be more grateful for [my success and my fans]."
DON'T EXPECT TO SEE TOO MUCH T SWEEZY
TAYLOR SWIFT'S acting career is just getting started. She's done a guest spot on "CSI", had a small part in "Valentine's Day", and did voice work for "The Lorax". But that doesn't mean she's going to be showing up in one silly movie after another.
Taylor says, "When I look at acting careers that I really admire, I see that it's been a precise decision-making process for these people. They make decisions based on what they love and they do only the things that they are passionate about.
"They play only characters that they can’t stop thinking about."
Taylor's also concerned with only picking what she feels are quality scripts. She says, "I'm such a fan of great writing and great storytelling.
"I'm looking for great, powerful writing behind whatever cast is surrounding it, whatever director is steering it...that would all be peripheral to the fact that the story is brilliant and has to be told."
While we're on the subject of Taylor: You may remember that First Lady MICHELLE OBAMA gave her that Big Help Award at the "Kids' Choice Awards". Well, Taylor's still buzzing about that.
She says, "I've never gotten to meet her before and I'd always just been really nervous about meeting her 'cause I'm such a big fan and she's such a role model. And she was so cool! She was so cool and she was so nice, and I met her daughters!"
DON'T WORRY, I STILL THINK INSTAGRAM IS STUPID
Last Monday, Facebook announced it was buying Instagram for $1 BILLION...that's the smartphone app where you make photos look old. It's stupid. And we heard the founder and CEO of Instagram stood to make $400 MILLION.
But all of the OTHER employees are going to make big money too. The company only had 11 people...and they'll split around $100 MILLION between them, based on their levels of equity.
So ALL of them will be multimillionaires...even a software designer named Maykel Loomans, who just started working there THREE WEEKS AGO.
Like almost all startups, he traded a lower salary for a stake in the company. So even after less than a MONTH of work, he's going to become a multimillionaire.
Right place, right time, MASSIVE amount of luck.
DON'T EAT!!!
We talked about this Friday night, got lots of good calls from you guys with the dangerous stuff YOU do behind the wheel.
Believe it or not, a new study found EATING while driving is more dangerous than all of the other things we THINK are more dangerous.
The study found people who ate while they were driving had 44% slower reaction times than normal.
Texting caused 37.4% slower reactions. Having a phone conversation with a hands-free set caused 26.5% slower reactions. And finally, driving at the legal alcohol limit of .08 caused 12.5% slower reactions.
That's not to say drunk driving is safe...it's more that the others are also really dangerous. Especially eating, apparently.
Thursday, April 12, 2012
TAYLOR SWIFT...AND ONE DIRECTION?
Justin Bieber says that he’s sworn to secrecy, but the rumor mill has been going crazy that Harry Styles from ONE DIRECTION and TAYLOR SWIFT are crushing on each other. Bieber said that there’s a big time star that has a huge crush on Styles, but he’ll never tell.
The word is that Swift and Styles met last month at the Kids Choice Awards, where she told Bieber that she has a crush on him.
Sources say that Swift went into the back after the show and waited outside the One Direction dressing room for a last chance to say “Goodbye” to the guys. After that happened they said:
“she started dramatically fanning herself afterwards making out like she was overwhelmed which got everyone laughing. She really likes Harry but made Justin promise not to go on the record about it.”
The word is that Swift and Styles met last month at the Kids Choice Awards, where she told Bieber that she has a crush on him.
Sources say that Swift went into the back after the show and waited outside the One Direction dressing room for a last chance to say “Goodbye” to the guys. After that happened they said:
“she started dramatically fanning herself afterwards making out like she was overwhelmed which got everyone laughing. She really likes Harry but made Justin promise not to go on the record about it.”
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
AAR in CLEVELAND: SMASHING...LITERALLY
The ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS came to Northeast Ohio last night for a show at HOB. The show didn't pass without controversy. AAR guitarist Mike Kennerty hit a local photographer, Jimmy Davis.
Davis told a reporter, “I had no problems all the way throughout the show until about the sixth or seventh song…next thing I know I’m getting hit by the guitarist Mike in the face while shooting a picture of him. I’ve never been touched by an artist before so I was kind of really in shock at that point.”
The photographer contacted the record label after the incident. “I called the Universal Music Group contact I had and then I also called the tour manager who immediately came and got me and whisked me backstage. That’s where Mike came out…he apologized a bunch of times.”
There was a second incident at the show last night in which a concert-goer had her iPad smashed by lead singer TYSON RITTER. Davis was a witness to that, explaining, “A girl in the front row had a brand new iPad,” he said. “Tyson, the lead singer, took it and smashed it right in half.”
The singer reportedly gave the girl $1000 in cash backstage.
There are stories circulating from other photographers who also had to deal with hassles, and close-calls with damage to their valuable equipment at the show last night.
I've gone on record, many times, on the air saying that I was a fan of their live performances and of the band in general...but I may be changing my tune if this is the way they treat their fans. Not cool at all.
Davis told a reporter, “I had no problems all the way throughout the show until about the sixth or seventh song…next thing I know I’m getting hit by the guitarist Mike in the face while shooting a picture of him. I’ve never been touched by an artist before so I was kind of really in shock at that point.”
The photographer contacted the record label after the incident. “I called the Universal Music Group contact I had and then I also called the tour manager who immediately came and got me and whisked me backstage. That’s where Mike came out…he apologized a bunch of times.”
There was a second incident at the show last night in which a concert-goer had her iPad smashed by lead singer TYSON RITTER. Davis was a witness to that, explaining, “A girl in the front row had a brand new iPad,” he said. “Tyson, the lead singer, took it and smashed it right in half.”
The singer reportedly gave the girl $1000 in cash backstage.
There are stories circulating from other photographers who also had to deal with hassles, and close-calls with damage to their valuable equipment at the show last night.
I've gone on record, many times, on the air saying that I was a fan of their live performances and of the band in general...but I may be changing my tune if this is the way they treat their fans. Not cool at all.
Monday, April 9, 2012
I WILL NOT CALL THIS A 'MANIC MONDAY' BLOG...
LADIES, CALM DOWN...
A rumor started circulating on Twitter the other day that BRUNO MARS came out of the closet. It apparently started out as a CNN iReport. But calm yourselves, it's NOT TRUE!
Bruno's rep says the rumor is "completely fabricated [and] false."
THEY CHANGED A SCENE IN THE NEW TITANIC...
JAMES CAMERON digitally altered a scene for the 3D re-release of "Titanic". But don't worry, you won't even notice it.
In the original film, in the scene where KATE WINSLET is lying on a piece of driftwood after the boat sinks, there's a mistake: The stars in the sky are in the wrong position. Apparently.
Astronomer NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON noticed that, and he sent director JAMES CAMERON an e-mail to inform him.
Cameron replied "Mr. Tyson, when was the last time you got laid?"
Kidding. But he should have.
No big surprise here: Cameron was too much of a perfectionist to let it slide.
"So I said, 'All right, you son of a [B-word], send me the right stars for the exact time, 4:20 A.M. on April 15th, 1912, and I'll put it in the movie,' So that's the one shot that has been changed."
LETTERMAN LONGER...
DAVID LETTERMAN and CRAIG FERGUSON have extended their deals with CBS, which will keep their late-night shows rolling through 2014. There's no word what the deals are worth.
This means Letterman will break JOHNNY CARSON'S record of 30 consecutive years hosting a late-night show. Carson hosted "The Tonight Show" from 1962 to 1992. As of right now, they're TIED, although Letterman did it with TWO shows.
He began hosting "Late Night with David Letterman" on NBC in 1982...and 10 years later, he jumped to CBS to begin his current gig on "The Late Show".
YER STARVING YOURSELF...
You've really got to eat more. According to a new study, the average person only eats ELEVEN full meals a week...or less than two a day.
About half of people skip breakfast daily...30% regularly skip lunch...and one-third skip dinner.
GOOD NEWS!!
AAA says that by the year 2020, one out of every six drivers will be older than 65.
A survey of older drivers found that most of them "self police", because they know they aren't as good of a driver as they used to be.
Half of them won't drive at night, and 61% won't drive in bad weather.
42% avoid heavy traffic, and 37% only drive on roads they're familiar with.
Tonight after 9, we'll talk about your BIGGEST pet peeves on the road!
LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT
Buying a house is the biggest financial decision a lot of us will ever make...but that doesn't mean we use logic and common sense to make it.
A survey by Coldwell Banker found that most people rely on their hearts instead of their minds when buying a house.
60% of people believe in love at first sight when it comes to house shopping. Meaning they know whether a house is the right one for them the first time they see it.
28% of women and 25% of men said that their FEELINGS about a house are a more important factor in their decision than size, layout, or even price.
THIS IS SMART...
On Sunday, around 2:30 A.M., 21-year-old Marques Hoskins broke into a woman's apartment in New York City while she was out walking her dog.
When the woman got back, she and the dog scared Marques off...but he managed to grab her cell phone.
So she called the cops. About two hours later, one of the cops used his phone to text the stolen phone. And, idiotically, Marques responded.
He clearly didn't realize the cops were texting him, so he made an offer. He wanted $500 for the stolen phone...or to HOOK UP with the woman. The cops accepted, and asked him to meet that night.
He went to the location assuming he was going to meet the woman to hook up...and instead, the cops arrested him.
REUNION: THAT 70's SHOW
The cast of "That '70s Show" will reunite on a special celebrating Fox's 25th anniversary...but unfortunately, it won't be a full reunion.
It will feature Ashton Kutcher, Laura Prepon, Mila Kunis and Wilmer Valderrama. Apparently, Topher Grace and Danny Masterson won't be there...or Lisa Robin Kelly, who played Topher's sister.
She was arrested last weekend on a FELONY charge of spousal abuse.
It's unclear if more cast members are expected to join in.
Former "Married...with Children" stars Ed O'Neill, Katey Sagal, Christina Applegate and David Faustino will also be there, along with former "X-Files" stars David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson.
Fox's two-hour "25th Anniversary Special" airs Sunday, April 22nd.
Fox's 25th anniversary is technically passed. The network launched Joan Rivers' late night show on October 9th, 1986 but they're not counting that. They're going by the anniversary of their first primetime shows, which started on April 5th, 1987 with "Married with Children" and the "Tracy Ullman Show".
BASEBALL!!!
The season has BEGUN! Went to the Tribe game over the weekend and found some interesting stats from the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council.
Oh, and the Pittsburgh Pirates have already been mathematically eliminated from the playoffs.
This year, Americans will eat 20.5 million hot dogs at Major League ballparks. (It's not clear if they count hot dogs eaten at Toronto Blue Jays games, or if they only cover U.S. teams. Maybe Canadians don't eat hot dogs. I mean, they ARE Canadians.)
All of those hot dogs could stretch from the new Marlins stadium in Miami, Florida to Coors Field in Denver, Colorado. Or they could round the bases 28,489 times.
We'll also eat 5.2 million sausages at ballparks this year.
The Texas Rangers are expected to serve the most hot dogs this year...1.6 million. So even if they lose their third straight World Series, at least they've won SOMETHING.
(Just kidding, Rangers fans. You're both amazing.)
The Phillies and the Red Sox are expected to sell 1.5 million hot dogs each, the Dodgers will sell the fourth-most hot dogs...and Yankee Stadium will be fifth.
DIRTY DIRTY
We've seen PLENTY of reports on how innocent things you touch every day are filthy and germ-infested. And here's another one.
According to a new study, the average computer mouse is THREE TIMES FILTHIER than a toilet seat. The study also found that the average keyboard, office chair, desk, phone, and elevator button were all more germ-covered than a toilet too.
I should probably just go eat my sammich on the toilet then.
PEACE AND QUIET?
Silence is deafening, IMO. The Guinness World Record for the quietest place on Earth is a laboratory in Minneapolis.
It's 99.99% sound absorbent. And if you're alone in the room in the dark for 45 minutes...you actually go INSANE.
You start hallucinating, especially when you can hear your heart beating, and your lungs and stomach.
WOMEN'S EXCUSES TO AVOID SEX
A British website surveyed women and asked them what excuses they've used to avoid having RELATIONS. Which, I have to wonder WHY. Sex is awesome and fun. Yer lying if you say it isn't. Or yer boyfriend is crappy in the sack.
Here's the top 10:
#1.) "I'm too tired," 69%.
#2.) "I have to get up early," 61%.
#3.) "I have a headache," 57%.
#4.) "I feel too chubby," 54%.
#5.) "I don't have time," 48%.
#6.) "I'm just not in the mood right now," 47%.
#7.) "I feel sick," 39%.
#8.) Pretending to be asleep, 33%.
#9.) "I'm too full after dinner," 28%.
#10.) "I haven't shaved or waxed and I'm really hairy down there," 27%.
The only valid excuse is #10. And even then, a few days is fine.
PAY ATTENTION
Did that work?
If you want people to pay attention...whether you're making a website, giving a presentation, or whatever...here's the key. Show them photos of a CAKE, a woman in a BIKINI, and two cars about to CRASH.
It's because the most primitive parts of your brain scan everything for food, sex, and danger...so when you see photos of all three, you can't HELP but pay attention.
HIPSTER HAVEN
When a hipster finds out they're in one of America's top hipster cities, how do they react? Shrug and act disinterested? Or move, now that the city's too mainstream?
"Travel and Leisure" magazine just released a list of the top U.S. cities for HIPSTERS, based on criteria like live music, coffee bars, local microbrews, tech-savviness, and performance art venues. Here's the top 10...
#1.) Seattle, Washington
#2.) Portland, Oregon
#3.) San Francisco, California
#4.) New Orleans, Louisiana
#5.) Portland, Maine
#6.) Providence, Rhode Island
#7.) Austin, Texas
#8.) San Juan, Puerto Rico
#9.) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#10.) Denver, Colorado
http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/americas-best-cities-for-hipsters
CHRIS DAUGHTRY SUED
CHRIS DAUGHTRY became a sensation after being a finalist on Season Five of "American Idol"...and now the members of the band he was in before "Idol" are suing him for ripping them off.
The band was called ABSENT ELEMENT...and in their lawsuit, the other three members claim they helped him write music that appeared on "Daughtry", the album he put out after his "Idol" run.
The songs included his single "Home"...along with "Breakdown" and "Gone".
According to the suit, "Breakdown" features words and music from the Absent Element songs "Break Down" and "Conviction"...and "Gone" lifts quite a bit from a song they had called "Sinking".
The band claims Chris committed, "constructive fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, unfair trade practices, and other deceptive and wrongful conduct"...because he didn't give them a cut. There's no word how much they're asking for in damages.
Chris responded to the lawsuit with this message on his website: "I am very hurt by these false accusations. The songs listed in this lawsuit were written solely by me, and no one else...and at this time, I have no further comment."
MILEY'S VERTICAL SMILE
Just because you MIGHT be interested. WARNING: NSFW
http://egotastic.com/2012/04/miley-cyrus-upskirt-flashes-her-lady-nest-and-its-bare/
BIEBS IS JEALOUS!!!
SELENA GOMEZ was recently in Miami to film a movie called "Spring Breakers", which also stars Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Benson and James Franco.
"In Touch Weekly" claims James Franco's presence made JUSTIN BIEBER a little jealous.
A so-called "insider" says, "[The girls] think [James is] hilarious and so cute. There's been a lot of flirting, and James keeps everyone laughing and excited."
So does Justin have anything to worry about? No...In Touch" says James sees the girls "more as sisters than potential conquests!"
For the record, Justin is 18, Selena is 19 and James Franco turns 34 next Thursday.
MORE TOMORROW...IF NOT TOMORROW, SOON!
A rumor started circulating on Twitter the other day that BRUNO MARS came out of the closet. It apparently started out as a CNN iReport. But calm yourselves, it's NOT TRUE!
Bruno's rep says the rumor is "completely fabricated [and] false."
THEY CHANGED A SCENE IN THE NEW TITANIC...
JAMES CAMERON digitally altered a scene for the 3D re-release of "Titanic". But don't worry, you won't even notice it.
In the original film, in the scene where KATE WINSLET is lying on a piece of driftwood after the boat sinks, there's a mistake: The stars in the sky are in the wrong position. Apparently.
Astronomer NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON noticed that, and he sent director JAMES CAMERON an e-mail to inform him.
Cameron replied "Mr. Tyson, when was the last time you got laid?"
Kidding. But he should have.
No big surprise here: Cameron was too much of a perfectionist to let it slide.
"So I said, 'All right, you son of a [B-word], send me the right stars for the exact time, 4:20 A.M. on April 15th, 1912, and I'll put it in the movie,' So that's the one shot that has been changed."
LETTERMAN LONGER...
DAVID LETTERMAN and CRAIG FERGUSON have extended their deals with CBS, which will keep their late-night shows rolling through 2014. There's no word what the deals are worth.
This means Letterman will break JOHNNY CARSON'S record of 30 consecutive years hosting a late-night show. Carson hosted "The Tonight Show" from 1962 to 1992. As of right now, they're TIED, although Letterman did it with TWO shows.
He began hosting "Late Night with David Letterman" on NBC in 1982...and 10 years later, he jumped to CBS to begin his current gig on "The Late Show".
YER STARVING YOURSELF...
You've really got to eat more. According to a new study, the average person only eats ELEVEN full meals a week...or less than two a day.
About half of people skip breakfast daily...30% regularly skip lunch...and one-third skip dinner.
GOOD NEWS!!
AAA says that by the year 2020, one out of every six drivers will be older than 65.
A survey of older drivers found that most of them "self police", because they know they aren't as good of a driver as they used to be.
Half of them won't drive at night, and 61% won't drive in bad weather.
42% avoid heavy traffic, and 37% only drive on roads they're familiar with.
Tonight after 9, we'll talk about your BIGGEST pet peeves on the road!
LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT
Buying a house is the biggest financial decision a lot of us will ever make...but that doesn't mean we use logic and common sense to make it.
A survey by Coldwell Banker found that most people rely on their hearts instead of their minds when buying a house.
60% of people believe in love at first sight when it comes to house shopping. Meaning they know whether a house is the right one for them the first time they see it.
28% of women and 25% of men said that their FEELINGS about a house are a more important factor in their decision than size, layout, or even price.
THIS IS SMART...
On Sunday, around 2:30 A.M., 21-year-old Marques Hoskins broke into a woman's apartment in New York City while she was out walking her dog.
When the woman got back, she and the dog scared Marques off...but he managed to grab her cell phone.
So she called the cops. About two hours later, one of the cops used his phone to text the stolen phone. And, idiotically, Marques responded.
He clearly didn't realize the cops were texting him, so he made an offer. He wanted $500 for the stolen phone...or to HOOK UP with the woman. The cops accepted, and asked him to meet that night.
He went to the location assuming he was going to meet the woman to hook up...and instead, the cops arrested him.
REUNION: THAT 70's SHOW
The cast of "That '70s Show" will reunite on a special celebrating Fox's 25th anniversary...but unfortunately, it won't be a full reunion.
It will feature Ashton Kutcher, Laura Prepon, Mila Kunis and Wilmer Valderrama. Apparently, Topher Grace and Danny Masterson won't be there...or Lisa Robin Kelly, who played Topher's sister.
She was arrested last weekend on a FELONY charge of spousal abuse.
It's unclear if more cast members are expected to join in.
Former "Married...with Children" stars Ed O'Neill, Katey Sagal, Christina Applegate and David Faustino will also be there, along with former "X-Files" stars David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson.
Fox's two-hour "25th Anniversary Special" airs Sunday, April 22nd.
Fox's 25th anniversary is technically passed. The network launched Joan Rivers' late night show on October 9th, 1986 but they're not counting that. They're going by the anniversary of their first primetime shows, which started on April 5th, 1987 with "Married with Children" and the "Tracy Ullman Show".
BASEBALL!!!
The season has BEGUN! Went to the Tribe game over the weekend and found some interesting stats from the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council.
Oh, and the Pittsburgh Pirates have already been mathematically eliminated from the playoffs.
This year, Americans will eat 20.5 million hot dogs at Major League ballparks. (It's not clear if they count hot dogs eaten at Toronto Blue Jays games, or if they only cover U.S. teams. Maybe Canadians don't eat hot dogs. I mean, they ARE Canadians.)
All of those hot dogs could stretch from the new Marlins stadium in Miami, Florida to Coors Field in Denver, Colorado. Or they could round the bases 28,489 times.
We'll also eat 5.2 million sausages at ballparks this year.
The Texas Rangers are expected to serve the most hot dogs this year...1.6 million. So even if they lose their third straight World Series, at least they've won SOMETHING.
(Just kidding, Rangers fans. You're both amazing.)
The Phillies and the Red Sox are expected to sell 1.5 million hot dogs each, the Dodgers will sell the fourth-most hot dogs...and Yankee Stadium will be fifth.
DIRTY DIRTY
We've seen PLENTY of reports on how innocent things you touch every day are filthy and germ-infested. And here's another one.
According to a new study, the average computer mouse is THREE TIMES FILTHIER than a toilet seat. The study also found that the average keyboard, office chair, desk, phone, and elevator button were all more germ-covered than a toilet too.
I should probably just go eat my sammich on the toilet then.
PEACE AND QUIET?
Silence is deafening, IMO. The Guinness World Record for the quietest place on Earth is a laboratory in Minneapolis.
It's 99.99% sound absorbent. And if you're alone in the room in the dark for 45 minutes...you actually go INSANE.
You start hallucinating, especially when you can hear your heart beating, and your lungs and stomach.
WOMEN'S EXCUSES TO AVOID SEX
A British website surveyed women and asked them what excuses they've used to avoid having RELATIONS. Which, I have to wonder WHY. Sex is awesome and fun. Yer lying if you say it isn't. Or yer boyfriend is crappy in the sack.
Here's the top 10:
#1.) "I'm too tired," 69%.
#2.) "I have to get up early," 61%.
#3.) "I have a headache," 57%.
#4.) "I feel too chubby," 54%.
#5.) "I don't have time," 48%.
#6.) "I'm just not in the mood right now," 47%.
#7.) "I feel sick," 39%.
#8.) Pretending to be asleep, 33%.
#9.) "I'm too full after dinner," 28%.
#10.) "I haven't shaved or waxed and I'm really hairy down there," 27%.
The only valid excuse is #10. And even then, a few days is fine.
PAY ATTENTION
Did that work?
If you want people to pay attention...whether you're making a website, giving a presentation, or whatever...here's the key. Show them photos of a CAKE, a woman in a BIKINI, and two cars about to CRASH.
It's because the most primitive parts of your brain scan everything for food, sex, and danger...so when you see photos of all three, you can't HELP but pay attention.
HIPSTER HAVEN
When a hipster finds out they're in one of America's top hipster cities, how do they react? Shrug and act disinterested? Or move, now that the city's too mainstream?
"Travel and Leisure" magazine just released a list of the top U.S. cities for HIPSTERS, based on criteria like live music, coffee bars, local microbrews, tech-savviness, and performance art venues. Here's the top 10...
#1.) Seattle, Washington
#2.) Portland, Oregon
#3.) San Francisco, California
#4.) New Orleans, Louisiana
#5.) Portland, Maine
#6.) Providence, Rhode Island
#7.) Austin, Texas
#8.) San Juan, Puerto Rico
#9.) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#10.) Denver, Colorado
http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/americas-best-cities-for-hipsters
CHRIS DAUGHTRY SUED
CHRIS DAUGHTRY became a sensation after being a finalist on Season Five of "American Idol"...and now the members of the band he was in before "Idol" are suing him for ripping them off.
The band was called ABSENT ELEMENT...and in their lawsuit, the other three members claim they helped him write music that appeared on "Daughtry", the album he put out after his "Idol" run.
The songs included his single "Home"...along with "Breakdown" and "Gone".
According to the suit, "Breakdown" features words and music from the Absent Element songs "Break Down" and "Conviction"...and "Gone" lifts quite a bit from a song they had called "Sinking".
The band claims Chris committed, "constructive fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, unfair trade practices, and other deceptive and wrongful conduct"...because he didn't give them a cut. There's no word how much they're asking for in damages.
Chris responded to the lawsuit with this message on his website: "I am very hurt by these false accusations. The songs listed in this lawsuit were written solely by me, and no one else...and at this time, I have no further comment."
MILEY'S VERTICAL SMILE
Just because you MIGHT be interested. WARNING: NSFW
http://egotastic.com/2012/04/miley-cyrus-upskirt-flashes-her-lady-nest-and-its-bare/
BIEBS IS JEALOUS!!!
SELENA GOMEZ was recently in Miami to film a movie called "Spring Breakers", which also stars Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Benson and James Franco.
"In Touch Weekly" claims James Franco's presence made JUSTIN BIEBER a little jealous.
A so-called "insider" says, "[The girls] think [James is] hilarious and so cute. There's been a lot of flirting, and James keeps everyone laughing and excited."
So does Justin have anything to worry about? No...In Touch" says James sees the girls "more as sisters than potential conquests!"
For the record, Justin is 18, Selena is 19 and James Franco turns 34 next Thursday.
MORE TOMORROW...IF NOT TOMORROW, SOON!
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
JUST CLICK IT, YOU DON'T NEED A SUBJECT LINE
QUIT IT!
You're all too hard on yourselves. Seriously. Where's the self-confidence hiding at?! Speaking of hard...apparently, just about every country in the world has more LIGHTS-ON SEX than we do. Who knew
In a new global survey, 64% of Americans say they regularly turn the lights off before they get-it-on. Only people in England do it in the dark more, at 65%.
People in Spain are most likely to leave the lights on...only 44% say they regularly have relations in the dark.
20% of Americans say their main reason for turning the lights off is they're self conscious.
Turn 'em on! High beams!
ADDICTED TO COFFEE...
If you never drank a sip of coffee, you could buy yourself a nice Ford Mustang or Toyota Corolla...in CASH.
According to a new survey, the average coffee drinker spends around $25,000 on coffee in their lifetime.
Of the 2,000 people in the survey, 69% say they spend between $1.50 and $8 at coffee shops, five days a week. The average came out to about $11 per week.
Assuming you work for 45 years with standard vacation time, that's around $25,000 total on coffee.
The survey also found 68% of people say they'd love to recreate Starbucks-style coffee at home but aren't confident they can. (LOL!) 38% own fancy coffee machines but say they never use them.
CHUBBY GUYS!!!!!!!
Men with excess body fat produce more of the sex hormone estradiol...(pronounced estra-DIE-all)...which helps them last longer in bed.
One study found that slightly overweight men lasted an average of 7.3 minutes in the sack. What? That's insanely LOW, right? Sheesh. I mean I'm not trying to brag over here but triple that, at least!
If THAT number seemed low, listen to this...guys who WEREN'T overweight lasted less than TWO minutes.
NEVER
I'm NEVER cleaning the Mack Mansion again!
Messy people tend to be more creative, more imaginative, and can even be more PRODUCTIVE.
FTW!!!
ASHTON PLAYS JOBS...
ASHTON KUTCHER will play STEVE JOBS in a new indie flick called "Jobs". It'll follow Steve's journey from, "wayward hippie" to the co-founder of Apple.
The movie will begin filming in May, when Ashton is on hiatus from "Two and a Half Men".
ASHTON playing the part of STEVE JOBS...RIHANNA has an iPhone...I KNEW IT!!! They're bangin'.
BOY BAND-OM
"Rolling Stone" recently polled their readers to come up with a list of the Top 10 Boy Bands of All Time. They released the results over the weekend.
The BACKSTREET BOYS came out on top, beating out...THE BEATLES. (???)
Yeah, "Rolling Stone" readers consider the Beatles a boy band. THE BEACH BOYS, too. What a mess. Seeing the Beatles sandwiched between Backstreet and NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK proves that the definition of "boy bands" is being unfairly stretched.
It should be noted: "Rolling Stone" suggested the Beatles qualified as a boy band in the intro to the poll. So maybe a lot of readers just thought: "Oh, well the Beatles are definitely better than the rest of this boy band crap."
Here's the list:
1.) The Backstreet Boys
2.) The Beatles
3.) New Kids on the Block
4.) The Jackson 5
5.) 'N Sync
6.) The Monkees
7.) The Jonas Brothers
8.) The Beach Boys
9.) Take That...the British boy band with Robbie Williams. They had one hit here in 1995, called "Back For Good"...look it up, you'll probably remember it.
10.) New Edition
To read "Rolling Stone's" write-up on each band, hit up this link:
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/photos/readers-poll-the-best-boy-bands-of-all-time-20120328
FLAUNT IT!
If you're a woman and you're NOT flaunting your breasts from time to time to get all sorts of advantages in life...you should probably start. Because everyone else is doing it.
According to a new survey, two-thirds of women say they've used their cleavage to get advantages. Here's the breakdown. Women could give more than one answer...
50% have shown their cleavage at a bar to get served quicker or get a free drink.
28% have busted out their cleavage to impress someone on first date.
16% have used their cleavage to jump a line.
14% have worn something low-cut at the WORKPLACE to try to help their career.
And finally, 8% say their breasts have gotten them out of a TICKET.
TOLD YOU: INSTAGRAM IS STUPID
It's an app that lets you tweak your cell phone photos and give them vintage looks. It's insanely popular...and stupid. Because it's 2012. Not 1954. So Instagram photos have FLOODED Facebook.
And it turns out...your friends HATE THEM. :::waves:::
In a new survey, Instagram and other faux-vintage photos have been voted THE most annoying types of photos people post on Facebook. 61% have hidden someone's posts because they're posting too many Instagram photos.
Number two most annoying are BABY PHOTOS.
Number three are photos that are supposed to look spontaneous but are obviously POSED.
Number four are holiday photos.
And the number five most annoying photos on Facebook are photos of food.
oops. Guilty. Just today!
WANNA LOSE WEIGHT?
Get a new gig!
A new study found that WAITERS and WAITRESSES are actually in the BEST SHAPE of any workers.
And it's because they're in constant motion...a server takes an average of 23,000 steps during a shift. It's recommended to take 10,000 steps a day...so servers are getting more than double that.
The rest of the top five fittest workers are nurses, retail staff, farmers, and stay-at-home mothers.
Office workers are in the worst shape of any workers. People who work at call centers are in the second-worst shape.
AMERICAN REUNION: THIS FRIDAY
JASON BIGGS does some FULL-FRONTAL in "American Reunion"...and he'd like you to know that's really his equipment.
He says, "That was me. That was all me...we made sure that there's a close up shot, and then we go to a wide shot. So that my face is in it with the penis. You see a full shot so that it's clear, or more obvious, that it's my penis.
"I remember in early cuts I kept telling the directors, 'I have one note. You have to hold on to that shot longer so that people will know that's my penis. Otherwise, what's the point of me doing this?' The plain truth is, that's my penis."
"American Reunion" hits theaters this Friday.
You're all too hard on yourselves. Seriously. Where's the self-confidence hiding at?! Speaking of hard...apparently, just about every country in the world has more LIGHTS-ON SEX than we do. Who knew
In a new global survey, 64% of Americans say they regularly turn the lights off before they get-it-on. Only people in England do it in the dark more, at 65%.
People in Spain are most likely to leave the lights on...only 44% say they regularly have relations in the dark.
20% of Americans say their main reason for turning the lights off is they're self conscious.
Turn 'em on! High beams!
ADDICTED TO COFFEE...
If you never drank a sip of coffee, you could buy yourself a nice Ford Mustang or Toyota Corolla...in CASH.
According to a new survey, the average coffee drinker spends around $25,000 on coffee in their lifetime.
Of the 2,000 people in the survey, 69% say they spend between $1.50 and $8 at coffee shops, five days a week. The average came out to about $11 per week.
Assuming you work for 45 years with standard vacation time, that's around $25,000 total on coffee.
The survey also found 68% of people say they'd love to recreate Starbucks-style coffee at home but aren't confident they can. (LOL!) 38% own fancy coffee machines but say they never use them.
CHUBBY GUYS!!!!!!!
Men with excess body fat produce more of the sex hormone estradiol...(pronounced estra-DIE-all)...which helps them last longer in bed.
One study found that slightly overweight men lasted an average of 7.3 minutes in the sack. What? That's insanely LOW, right? Sheesh. I mean I'm not trying to brag over here but triple that, at least!
If THAT number seemed low, listen to this...guys who WEREN'T overweight lasted less than TWO minutes.
NEVER
I'm NEVER cleaning the Mack Mansion again!
Messy people tend to be more creative, more imaginative, and can even be more PRODUCTIVE.
FTW!!!
ASHTON PLAYS JOBS...
ASHTON KUTCHER will play STEVE JOBS in a new indie flick called "Jobs". It'll follow Steve's journey from, "wayward hippie" to the co-founder of Apple.
The movie will begin filming in May, when Ashton is on hiatus from "Two and a Half Men".
ASHTON playing the part of STEVE JOBS...RIHANNA has an iPhone...I KNEW IT!!! They're bangin'.
BOY BAND-OM
"Rolling Stone" recently polled their readers to come up with a list of the Top 10 Boy Bands of All Time. They released the results over the weekend.
The BACKSTREET BOYS came out on top, beating out...THE BEATLES. (???)
Yeah, "Rolling Stone" readers consider the Beatles a boy band. THE BEACH BOYS, too. What a mess. Seeing the Beatles sandwiched between Backstreet and NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK proves that the definition of "boy bands" is being unfairly stretched.
It should be noted: "Rolling Stone" suggested the Beatles qualified as a boy band in the intro to the poll. So maybe a lot of readers just thought: "Oh, well the Beatles are definitely better than the rest of this boy band crap."
Here's the list:
1.) The Backstreet Boys
2.) The Beatles
3.) New Kids on the Block
4.) The Jackson 5
5.) 'N Sync
6.) The Monkees
7.) The Jonas Brothers
8.) The Beach Boys
9.) Take That...the British boy band with Robbie Williams. They had one hit here in 1995, called "Back For Good"...look it up, you'll probably remember it.
10.) New Edition
To read "Rolling Stone's" write-up on each band, hit up this link:
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/photos/readers-poll-the-best-boy-bands-of-all-time-20120328
FLAUNT IT!
If you're a woman and you're NOT flaunting your breasts from time to time to get all sorts of advantages in life...you should probably start. Because everyone else is doing it.
According to a new survey, two-thirds of women say they've used their cleavage to get advantages. Here's the breakdown. Women could give more than one answer...
50% have shown their cleavage at a bar to get served quicker or get a free drink.
28% have busted out their cleavage to impress someone on first date.
16% have used their cleavage to jump a line.
14% have worn something low-cut at the WORKPLACE to try to help their career.
And finally, 8% say their breasts have gotten them out of a TICKET.
TOLD YOU: INSTAGRAM IS STUPID
It's an app that lets you tweak your cell phone photos and give them vintage looks. It's insanely popular...and stupid. Because it's 2012. Not 1954. So Instagram photos have FLOODED Facebook.
And it turns out...your friends HATE THEM. :::waves:::
In a new survey, Instagram and other faux-vintage photos have been voted THE most annoying types of photos people post on Facebook. 61% have hidden someone's posts because they're posting too many Instagram photos.
Number two most annoying are BABY PHOTOS.
Number three are photos that are supposed to look spontaneous but are obviously POSED.
Number four are holiday photos.
And the number five most annoying photos on Facebook are photos of food.
oops. Guilty. Just today!
WANNA LOSE WEIGHT?
Get a new gig!
A new study found that WAITERS and WAITRESSES are actually in the BEST SHAPE of any workers.
And it's because they're in constant motion...a server takes an average of 23,000 steps during a shift. It's recommended to take 10,000 steps a day...so servers are getting more than double that.
The rest of the top five fittest workers are nurses, retail staff, farmers, and stay-at-home mothers.
Office workers are in the worst shape of any workers. People who work at call centers are in the second-worst shape.
AMERICAN REUNION: THIS FRIDAY
JASON BIGGS does some FULL-FRONTAL in "American Reunion"...and he'd like you to know that's really his equipment.
He says, "That was me. That was all me...we made sure that there's a close up shot, and then we go to a wide shot. So that my face is in it with the penis. You see a full shot so that it's clear, or more obvious, that it's my penis.
"I remember in early cuts I kept telling the directors, 'I have one note. You have to hold on to that shot longer so that people will know that's my penis. Otherwise, what's the point of me doing this?' The plain truth is, that's my penis."
"American Reunion" hits theaters this Friday.
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