Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Thursday, May 24, 2012
LEADING OFF AGAIN TODAY WITH KATY PERRY
KATY PERRY addresses her failed marriage to RUSSELL BRAND in her new movie "Katy Perry: Part of Me". But she does so tastefully. At least that's what she told ELLEN DEGENERES yesterday.
She said, "I thought it was important to show everything in between. I think sometimes people think that we're perfect, and we know we're not perfect, at all.
"I think it's important to start breaking down the idea that to achieve your dreams, you always have to be perfect or flawless or live in some kind of fantasy world. So that's why I decided to put everything into the film. In the most tasteful way."
BRITNEY'S 'X-FACTOR' DEMANDSThe not-always-reliable British tabloids claim BRITNEY SPEARS is demanding a boatload of diet coke and Doritos in her "X Factor" rider.
Here's a rundown of what she wants:
12 Snickers bars...six cases of Diet Coke containing 24 cans, which must be replenished every week...10 bags of Doritos for her and her team a day...12 vases of magnolia blossoms in her dressing room...
And 10 pieces of chicken and four pints of potato salad every week. She also requested a "beauty team," which includes a personal manicurist, a facialist and a massage therapist.
For the record, it is NOT fair to say: Britney is being paid $15 million a year, and she's making all these "diva demands."
Even if this report is true, there's no indication how different this is from a typical production. I'd assume that most shows provide these sorts of things for their stars. Plus, this isn't all JUST for Britney. It's for her and her team. Yeah.
YOU BETTER LISTEN TO YOUR MOMLadies, the results of this survey just prove what we all already knew, deep down: You will NEVER gain full independence from your mother.
In the survey, 75% of adult women admitted they STILL run all major life decisions by their mothers for approval.
85% say they go to their mother first when they feel sick.
And the average woman consults with her mom for advice at least twice a week.
The only time it seems the majority of women DON'T consult their mother is when it comes to GETTING-IT-ON...only 8% turn to their mother for sex advice.
TRAFFIC!You might think the drive at 5:15pm on Route 62 is a nightmare (and I might think that too), but really...traffic in Canton ain't so bad.
Anyway, a traffic research company called INRIX just released new data on commuting, traffic, and the amount of time we spend sitting in our cars. Here are seven of their big findings:
#1.) Nationwide, it takes people 6% longer to drive somewhere during peak traffic times than non-peak times.
#2.) Tuesdays have the busiest overall morning commute, with the peak at 8:00 A.M. Fridays have the busiest overall evening commute, with the peak at 5:30 P.M. In both cases, it takes people an average of 16% longer to get where they're going.
#3.) Overall, nationwide congestion peaks between 7:45 and 8:00 A.M., then peaks again between 5:30 and 5:45 P.M.
#4.) Monday mornings and evenings have the fastest overall commutes.
#5.) Lower gas prices actually might be screwing up your commute. Big cities where gas prices were around the national average...like Atlanta, Austin, and Miami...experienced the biggest traffic increases in 2011.
#6.) The 10 worst traffic cities in the U.S. for 2011 were: Honolulu...Los Angeles...San Francisco...New York...Bridgeport, Connecticut...Washington D.C....Seattle...Austin...Boston...and Chicago.
#7.) Drivers in those 10 cities spent an average of more than FORTY HOURS a year just idling in their cars. In Honolulu, it was 58 hours...in Los Angeles it was 56.
http://scorecard.inrix.com/scorecard/summary.asp
LYING TO GET A JOBBY JOBWhen you're putting your resume together, it's tempting to enhance things. Like if you spent a summer as a head lifeguard, you might want to say you coordinated tactical aquatic search-and-rescue missions.
In a new survey by the website FindLaw.com, 8% of Americans admit they LIED on their resume. That's about one in 12.
And a surprisingly high number of them were CAUGHT. 27% say they LOST THEIR JOB when someone figured out they had fake info on their resume.
3% say their lies were uncovered during the job application process, and they weren't offered the job.
6% say they were caught in the lie but DIDN'T lose their job.
I actually worked with someone once who lied about something on an application...when it was found out, he was fired after about 3 or 4 months on the job.
TATTOO REMOVALThe tattoo craze may have finally hit its peak. Because suddenly, a lot of people are realizing the tribal pattern tattooed on their neck might hurt their career as a claims adjuster.
In the past year, tattoo removal procedures in the U.S. are up a massive 32%.
A new survey asked 700 people who had tattoos removed last year WHY they did it...and yes, job reasons was the number one answer at 40%.
18% of people said they had their tattoo removed because it was their ex's name...16% removed it after a change in beliefs...and 11% said they were unhappy with their tattoo or didn't like it anymore.
AUTO-CORRECT HAS MADE YOU STUPID!!
A British literacy group called Mencap gave people a five-question test, and found that most of us depend so much on autocorrect and spell-check...we can't spell some common words. See how you do:
#1.) Necessary: 65% of people got it wrong, by adding an extra 'c' or 'r' to the word.
#2.) Definitely: 33% spelled it wrong, by using an 'a' in the middle or adding an extra 'f’.
#3.) Separate: 33% had an 'e' in the middle or added a second 'p'.
#4.) It's or its: They didn't give a percentage, but most people didn't know which word completed this sentence: "I'm afraid BLANK going to be a long season." (The right answer is "it's".)
#5.) There, their, or they're: Only 21% of people knew which one completed this sentence: "BLANK are no excuses." (It should be "There".)
PEE IN THE POOL!!!!Memorial Day is coming up, which means people will be opening their pools for the summer. And if you know what's good for you, you'll STAY AWAY.
A survey by the Water Quality and Health Council found that one in five adults admit that they've PEED in the POOL.
The Council did a similar survey in 2009, and found almost the EXACT same results.
And if you're lucky enough to be swimming next to one of the 80% of people who AREN'T relieving themselves, you're probably STILL in their dirty water.
That's because 40% of people admit that they NEVER shower before getting in the pool. Another 28% say they SOMETIMES skip the shower.
KATY PERRY addresses her failed marriage to RUSSELL BRAND in her new movie "Katy Perry: Part of Me". But she does so tastefully. At least that's what she told ELLEN DEGENERES yesterday.
She said, "I thought it was important to show everything in between. I think sometimes people think that we're perfect, and we know we're not perfect, at all.
"I think it's important to start breaking down the idea that to achieve your dreams, you always have to be perfect or flawless or live in some kind of fantasy world. So that's why I decided to put everything into the film. In the most tasteful way."
BRITNEY'S 'X-FACTOR' DEMANDSThe not-always-reliable British tabloids claim BRITNEY SPEARS is demanding a boatload of diet coke and Doritos in her "X Factor" rider.
Here's a rundown of what she wants:
12 Snickers bars...six cases of Diet Coke containing 24 cans, which must be replenished every week...10 bags of Doritos for her and her team a day...12 vases of magnolia blossoms in her dressing room...
And 10 pieces of chicken and four pints of potato salad every week. She also requested a "beauty team," which includes a personal manicurist, a facialist and a massage therapist.
For the record, it is NOT fair to say: Britney is being paid $15 million a year, and she's making all these "diva demands."
Even if this report is true, there's no indication how different this is from a typical production. I'd assume that most shows provide these sorts of things for their stars. Plus, this isn't all JUST for Britney. It's for her and her team. Yeah.
YOU BETTER LISTEN TO YOUR MOMLadies, the results of this survey just prove what we all already knew, deep down: You will NEVER gain full independence from your mother.
In the survey, 75% of adult women admitted they STILL run all major life decisions by their mothers for approval.
85% say they go to their mother first when they feel sick.
And the average woman consults with her mom for advice at least twice a week.
The only time it seems the majority of women DON'T consult their mother is when it comes to GETTING-IT-ON...only 8% turn to their mother for sex advice.
TRAFFIC!You might think the drive at 5:15pm on Route 62 is a nightmare (and I might think that too), but really...traffic in Canton ain't so bad.
Anyway, a traffic research company called INRIX just released new data on commuting, traffic, and the amount of time we spend sitting in our cars. Here are seven of their big findings:
#1.) Nationwide, it takes people 6% longer to drive somewhere during peak traffic times than non-peak times.
#2.) Tuesdays have the busiest overall morning commute, with the peak at 8:00 A.M. Fridays have the busiest overall evening commute, with the peak at 5:30 P.M. In both cases, it takes people an average of 16% longer to get where they're going.
#3.) Overall, nationwide congestion peaks between 7:45 and 8:00 A.M., then peaks again between 5:30 and 5:45 P.M.
#4.) Monday mornings and evenings have the fastest overall commutes.
#5.) Lower gas prices actually might be screwing up your commute. Big cities where gas prices were around the national average...like Atlanta, Austin, and Miami...experienced the biggest traffic increases in 2011.
#6.) The 10 worst traffic cities in the U.S. for 2011 were: Honolulu...Los Angeles...San Francisco...New York...Bridgeport, Connecticut...Washington D.C....Seattle...Austin...Boston...and Chicago.
#7.) Drivers in those 10 cities spent an average of more than FORTY HOURS a year just idling in their cars. In Honolulu, it was 58 hours...in Los Angeles it was 56.
http://scorecard.inrix.com/scorecard/summary.asp
LYING TO GET A JOBBY JOBWhen you're putting your resume together, it's tempting to enhance things. Like if you spent a summer as a head lifeguard, you might want to say you coordinated tactical aquatic search-and-rescue missions.
In a new survey by the website FindLaw.com, 8% of Americans admit they LIED on their resume. That's about one in 12.
And a surprisingly high number of them were CAUGHT. 27% say they LOST THEIR JOB when someone figured out they had fake info on their resume.
3% say their lies were uncovered during the job application process, and they weren't offered the job.
6% say they were caught in the lie but DIDN'T lose their job.
I actually worked with someone once who lied about something on an application...when it was found out, he was fired after about 3 or 4 months on the job.
TATTOO REMOVALThe tattoo craze may have finally hit its peak. Because suddenly, a lot of people are realizing the tribal pattern tattooed on their neck might hurt their career as a claims adjuster.
In the past year, tattoo removal procedures in the U.S. are up a massive 32%.
A new survey asked 700 people who had tattoos removed last year WHY they did it...and yes, job reasons was the number one answer at 40%.
18% of people said they had their tattoo removed because it was their ex's name...16% removed it after a change in beliefs...and 11% said they were unhappy with their tattoo or didn't like it anymore.
AUTO-CORRECT HAS MADE YOU STUPID!!
A British literacy group called Mencap gave people a five-question test, and found that most of us depend so much on autocorrect and spell-check...we can't spell some common words. See how you do:
#1.) Necessary: 65% of people got it wrong, by adding an extra 'c' or 'r' to the word.
#2.) Definitely: 33% spelled it wrong, by using an 'a' in the middle or adding an extra 'f’.
#3.) Separate: 33% had an 'e' in the middle or added a second 'p'.
#4.) It's or its: They didn't give a percentage, but most people didn't know which word completed this sentence: "I'm afraid BLANK going to be a long season." (The right answer is "it's".)
#5.) There, their, or they're: Only 21% of people knew which one completed this sentence: "BLANK are no excuses." (It should be "There".)
PEE IN THE POOL!!!!Memorial Day is coming up, which means people will be opening their pools for the summer. And if you know what's good for you, you'll STAY AWAY.
A survey by the Water Quality and Health Council found that one in five adults admit that they've PEED in the POOL.
The Council did a similar survey in 2009, and found almost the EXACT same results.
And if you're lucky enough to be swimming next to one of the 80% of people who AREN'T relieving themselves, you're probably STILL in their dirty water.
That's because 40% of people admit that they NEVER shower before getting in the pool. Another 28% say they SOMETIMES skip the shower.
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
IN CASE YOU WANTED THE UPDATE ON KATY'S DATING LIFEKATY PERRY is no longer fornicating with FLORENCE + THE MACHINE guitarist ROBERT ACKROYD.
A source says, "It wasn't that serious. It's not a nasty thing and they are still talking, but Katy told him to do his thing and they'll talk soon. No hard feelings. She's really busy and so is he."
BUT SHE'S PERFECTLY GOOD AT IT
RIHANNA doesn't seem to do much these days besides take her clothes off and party...and that might be catching up with her.
The not-always-reliable "National Enquirer" says Rihanna is partying so much she might be putting her health...and her liver...at risk.
A source says, "Rihanna is spiraling out of control and is headed for an early grave. It never seems to be one beer or one cocktail.
"Once she gets started, Rihanna pounds drinks all night long, sometimes until the sun comes up. She definitely goes on binges.
"She’s been a hard drinker since her teens and her friends and family are desperately urging her to get into rehab."
Rihanna called in "sick" to her "Saturday Night Live" dress rehearsal on May 5th...then landed in the hospital a few days later with "exhaustion and dehydration". She even Tweeted a picture of her IV drip.
This past weekend, Rihanna's over-partying caused her to miss a flight out of London. But she used the extra day in the U.K. to show up onstage during a KANYE WEST / JAY-Z gig.
MAXIM HOT 100"Maxim" magazine released its annual Hot 100 list yesterday...and LEONARDO DICAPRIO'S ex-girlfriend BAR REFAELI tops it.
Speaking of ladies Leo's been all up in, BLAKE LIVELY made it to #13, but GISELE BUNDCHEN failed to make the cut.
This year's list was voted on by readers, which is how STEPHEN COLBERT managed to get to #69. And Lois Griffin, a cartoon character from "Family Guy", is #85.
KIM KARDASHIAN also didn't make the list...but Britain's "Zoo" magazine just named her the Hottest Woman in the World.
Here's the "Maxim" Top 20...
#1.) Bar Refaeli
#2.) Olivia Munn
#3.) Mila Kunis (yes)
#4.) Katy Perry
#5.) Olivia Wilde
#6.) "Hunger Games" minx Jennifer Lawrence
#7.) Emma Stone
#8.) Megan Fox
#9.) Malin Akerman
#10.) Adrianne Palicki
#11.) Rosie Huntington-Whiteley
#12.) Kate Beckinsale
#13.) Blake Lively
#14.) Lea Michele
#15.) Kristen Stewart
#16.) Charlize Theron
#17.) Scarlett Johansson
#18.) Katrina Bowden
#19.) Victoria Justice
#20.) Jennifer Love Hewitt
Want the whole 100? Want pics? http://www.maxim.com/hot-100/2012
THIS MAKES ME LAUGH, CAUSE THIS IS SO MEBreakfast may be the most important meal of the day, but lunch is the most boring.
A survey by Whole Foods found that one in three people eat the same thing for lunch EVERY SINGLE DAY. And half of THOSE people have eaten the same thing for at least SIX years.
Cheese sandwiches are the most popular thing to eat on a daily basis (could you BE anymore boring?!), followed by ham sandwiches. And various types of chicken or chicken-salad sandwiches were also popular.
One in three people say they're sick of what they have for lunch, but 40% say they keep eating the same thing because it's easy to make. (This is me too...hahahahah)
More than 5% of people blame their SPOUSE, since that's who makes their lunch for them. (I need a spouse, then I'll blame them)
FACEBOOK RELATIONSHIP DRAMAAs you know, a marriage isn't TRULY official anymore until both people change their Facebook relationship status to "married."
A 28-year-old woman in Hyderabad, India knew that. And last week, she decided to DIVORCE her 31-year-old husband, because he STILL hadn't switched his Facebook status after two months of marriage.
We're guessing there were probably more issues than that...but the Facebook thing was her last straw.
Her husband told the judge that he'd just FORGOTTEN to make the change. The judge told them to get counseling. (LOL)
AVOID THE FIGHTGuys...ever been in one of those arguments with your girlfriend where you want NOTHING MORE than to bail IMMEDIATELY, just to get away from the fight? Of course you have...sometimes we just don't wanna fight.
On Sunday morning, a 27-year-old guy from Phoenix, Arizona and his girlfriend were both passengers in a friend's 1995 Chevy pickup. And they were having a HUGE fight.
The guy decided he just couldn't take it anymore...so, to avoid the argument, he decided to open the door and JUMP OUT of the moving pickup.
There's no word how fast the truck was going when he bailed...but it DIDN'T go smoothly. The man suffered LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES, and he's currently in the hospital in critical condition.
The friend who was driving was sober at the time, and isn't facing any charges. There's no word on what the guy and his girlfriend were arguing about.
JUST BUY ONE!If you're a single guy without a girlfriend, but REALLY need a woman's help...this site could be your answer.
It's called GirlfriendHire.com. Women post ads about what girlfriend-like tasks they'll do for you...critique your clothing, send you flirtatious text messages, post on your wall to make another woman jealous, whatever.
Every task costs $5. And no, they're not allowed to do anything sexual.
The site's founder says that since he opened it last month, it's received 100,000 visitors and 300 orders so far.
WE'RE NOT THAT LAZY!Americans get a bad rap for being LAZY...especially when our efforts are compared to the surging Chinese economy. But check THIS out...
According to a new survey by the software company Kronos, 11% of Americans say they've called in sick to stay home and watch sports, or go to a game in person. Which seems like a lot.
But the number is FIVE TIMES higher in China, where 54% have done it. And while 7% of Americans have called in sick AFTER staying up late watching sports, 58% have done that in China.
India is in second place when it comes to blowing off work for sports, and Britain was third. The only country LESS likely than us to fake a sick day for sports was France, where almost NO ONE said they did it.
Americans are most likely to skip work for football. The British skip for soccer, India does it for cricket, and China does it for basketball. So either the Chinese love sports more than we do, or they don't lie on surveys as well.
A source says, "It wasn't that serious. It's not a nasty thing and they are still talking, but Katy told him to do his thing and they'll talk soon. No hard feelings. She's really busy and so is he."
BUT SHE'S PERFECTLY GOOD AT IT
RIHANNA doesn't seem to do much these days besides take her clothes off and party...and that might be catching up with her.
The not-always-reliable "National Enquirer" says Rihanna is partying so much she might be putting her health...and her liver...at risk.
A source says, "Rihanna is spiraling out of control and is headed for an early grave. It never seems to be one beer or one cocktail.
"Once she gets started, Rihanna pounds drinks all night long, sometimes until the sun comes up. She definitely goes on binges.
"She’s been a hard drinker since her teens and her friends and family are desperately urging her to get into rehab."
Rihanna called in "sick" to her "Saturday Night Live" dress rehearsal on May 5th...then landed in the hospital a few days later with "exhaustion and dehydration". She even Tweeted a picture of her IV drip.
This past weekend, Rihanna's over-partying caused her to miss a flight out of London. But she used the extra day in the U.K. to show up onstage during a KANYE WEST / JAY-Z gig.
MAXIM HOT 100"Maxim" magazine released its annual Hot 100 list yesterday...and LEONARDO DICAPRIO'S ex-girlfriend BAR REFAELI tops it.
Speaking of ladies Leo's been all up in, BLAKE LIVELY made it to #13, but GISELE BUNDCHEN failed to make the cut.
This year's list was voted on by readers, which is how STEPHEN COLBERT managed to get to #69. And Lois Griffin, a cartoon character from "Family Guy", is #85.
KIM KARDASHIAN also didn't make the list...but Britain's "Zoo" magazine just named her the Hottest Woman in the World.
Here's the "Maxim" Top 20...
#1.) Bar Refaeli
#2.) Olivia Munn
#3.) Mila Kunis (yes)
#4.) Katy Perry
#5.) Olivia Wilde
#6.) "Hunger Games" minx Jennifer Lawrence
#7.) Emma Stone
#8.) Megan Fox
#9.) Malin Akerman
#10.) Adrianne Palicki
#11.) Rosie Huntington-Whiteley
#12.) Kate Beckinsale
#13.) Blake Lively
#14.) Lea Michele
#15.) Kristen Stewart
#16.) Charlize Theron
#17.) Scarlett Johansson
#18.) Katrina Bowden
#19.) Victoria Justice
#20.) Jennifer Love Hewitt
Want the whole 100? Want pics? http://www.maxim.com/hot-100/2012
THIS MAKES ME LAUGH, CAUSE THIS IS SO MEBreakfast may be the most important meal of the day, but lunch is the most boring.
A survey by Whole Foods found that one in three people eat the same thing for lunch EVERY SINGLE DAY. And half of THOSE people have eaten the same thing for at least SIX years.
Cheese sandwiches are the most popular thing to eat on a daily basis (could you BE anymore boring?!), followed by ham sandwiches. And various types of chicken or chicken-salad sandwiches were also popular.
One in three people say they're sick of what they have for lunch, but 40% say they keep eating the same thing because it's easy to make. (This is me too...hahahahah)
More than 5% of people blame their SPOUSE, since that's who makes their lunch for them. (I need a spouse, then I'll blame them)
FACEBOOK RELATIONSHIP DRAMAAs you know, a marriage isn't TRULY official anymore until both people change their Facebook relationship status to "married."
A 28-year-old woman in Hyderabad, India knew that. And last week, she decided to DIVORCE her 31-year-old husband, because he STILL hadn't switched his Facebook status after two months of marriage.
We're guessing there were probably more issues than that...but the Facebook thing was her last straw.
Her husband told the judge that he'd just FORGOTTEN to make the change. The judge told them to get counseling. (LOL)
AVOID THE FIGHTGuys...ever been in one of those arguments with your girlfriend where you want NOTHING MORE than to bail IMMEDIATELY, just to get away from the fight? Of course you have...sometimes we just don't wanna fight.
On Sunday morning, a 27-year-old guy from Phoenix, Arizona and his girlfriend were both passengers in a friend's 1995 Chevy pickup. And they were having a HUGE fight.
The guy decided he just couldn't take it anymore...so, to avoid the argument, he decided to open the door and JUMP OUT of the moving pickup.
There's no word how fast the truck was going when he bailed...but it DIDN'T go smoothly. The man suffered LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES, and he's currently in the hospital in critical condition.
The friend who was driving was sober at the time, and isn't facing any charges. There's no word on what the guy and his girlfriend were arguing about.
JUST BUY ONE!If you're a single guy without a girlfriend, but REALLY need a woman's help...this site could be your answer.
It's called GirlfriendHire.com. Women post ads about what girlfriend-like tasks they'll do for you...critique your clothing, send you flirtatious text messages, post on your wall to make another woman jealous, whatever.
Every task costs $5. And no, they're not allowed to do anything sexual.
The site's founder says that since he opened it last month, it's received 100,000 visitors and 300 orders so far.
WE'RE NOT THAT LAZY!Americans get a bad rap for being LAZY...especially when our efforts are compared to the surging Chinese economy. But check THIS out...
According to a new survey by the software company Kronos, 11% of Americans say they've called in sick to stay home and watch sports, or go to a game in person. Which seems like a lot.
But the number is FIVE TIMES higher in China, where 54% have done it. And while 7% of Americans have called in sick AFTER staying up late watching sports, 58% have done that in China.
India is in second place when it comes to blowing off work for sports, and Britain was third. The only country LESS likely than us to fake a sick day for sports was France, where almost NO ONE said they did it.
Americans are most likely to skip work for football. The British skip for soccer, India does it for cricket, and China does it for basketball. So either the Chinese love sports more than we do, or they don't lie on surveys as well.
Monday, May 21, 2012
GUN SHOTS? NOPE. THE BURGER DID IT!
Last week, 50 CENT was hospitalized with a severe stomach problem...and he almost had to have surgery to relieve a blockage in his small intestine. Well, EMINEM found this amusing.
50 says, "I'm in a dead serious moment like, 'Damn, I don't believe this is happenin' right now.' And that's when Eminem called.
50 said: "He goes, 'Yo Fif, you were shot nine times! Man, if you die over a burger, this [crap] ain't gonna go right. People ain't gonna be feelin' this.'"
BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS
ADELE slaughtered the competition, taking home 12 trophies. LMFAO finished a distant second with SIX wins. COLDPLAY and LIL WAYNE got four wins each.
Peep the complete winners list here: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/earshot/billboard-music-awards-2012-winners-327091
J.LO/IDOLThere are a lot of rumors out there...but over the weekend, JENNIFER LOPEZ Tweeted, "There is no truth to reports that say I am definitely leaving 'American Idol'. All I said was I haven't decided what I am doing next year.
"When I know for sure what I'm doing I will let [you] know!"
There you have it.
NO PRE-NUP? GO FOR THE POST-NUP!If you've been thinking, "You know, my marriage is going too smoothly, we really need to get a lawyer involved to mess things up"...here's a great opportunity.
According to the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, there's been a steady rise in the number of married couples getting POST-NUPTIAL AGREEMENTS.
And those are just what they sound like. Couples have a lawyer draw up a post-nup to resolve new issues that have come up since they got married.
Those issues can be financial...like one of the two people coming into a lot of money...or they can be legal arrangements over things like who does the dishes, or whose family you visit for Christmas.
And if you're actually in a place where your marriage needs legal intervention to compromise on doing the dishes...don't delete that divorce lawyer's number once the post-nup is done.
There aren't any official numbers on post-nups. Five years ago, a survey of AAML members found that about half had seen an increase, and some divorce lawyers today say they're doing post-nups for up to 10% of their clients.
LISTEN TO THIS APP:This app sounds pretty ambitious...and a great way to make people self-conscious. But if they can get it to work nationwide, it's going to be HUGE.
The app is called SceneTap. The company behind it installs cameras at bars, scans the people coming in, and uses facial recognition software and biometric rhythms to predict their age and gender.
That way, anyone who has the app can check out a bar before they leave the house, to make sure the crowd size, age range, and male-female ratio is where they want it to be. The app doesn't assess how GOOD LOOKING the crowd is.
Here's an example. On Friday night, a bar in San Francisco called Bar None first started using SceneTap. By 10:00 P.M., the app rated it "Lively"...it was a little less than half full, had a 50-50 male-female ratio, and an average age of 22.
Of course, some people are OUTRAGED about SceneTap. Even though it doesn't actually record anyone's face or take any personal information, they still think it's a major privacy violation.
Right now there are only cameras in a few bars in seven cities: Athens, Georgia...Austin, Texas...Bloomington, Indiana...Chicago...Gainesville, Florida...Madison, Wisconsin...and San Francisco.
The app is free for iPhone and Android phones. The company plans to keep on expanding to more bars and more cities.
STOLEN VAN
Before we get into this, it's important to note that a Chevy van is about six-and-a-half feet tall. Picture one of those vans that kidnappers always drive in movies. Or, a "Chester The Molester", raper van....THAT'S the type of Chevrolet van I'm talking about here.
Last week, a 78-year-old woman in Dacula, Georgia, called the police to report that her late husband's 1973 Chevy van had been STOLEN from her front yard.
The woman told the cops that the van was inoperative...and she was positive the doors had been locked...yet it had just disappeared.
Later that day, she called the police back to tell them she'd FOUND the van. And I hope she was at least a LITTLE embarrassed over what happened.
It turns out the woman wasn't much for landscaping...and her tall grass and weeds had grown SO HIGH they'd COMPLETLEY covered up the van. The van that's about six-and-a-half feet tall.
She won't be charged with making a false report.
I really wish there was a picture...but there is not.
9 EASY WAYS TO SAVE SOME CASH
1) Bottled water - Save $1,300 a year
If you buy a $1 bottle of water every day, that's $365 a year for one family member. Even if you buy in bulk, you might be spending upwards of $100 annually per person-and a bottle is only one quarter of what you should drink daily.
INSTEAD: Add a filter (about $30) to your tap and you can enjoy clean water in your glass and your kitchen. For fresh water on the go, pick up a self-filtering water bottle (for as little as $10).
2) Home phone line - Save $516 a year
It's time to ask the basic question: Do you really need your home phone? I've never even had one, myself! Why should you keep paying extra for a secondary line you rarely use?
INSTEAD: Consider putting the estimated $43 a month in savings toward your family's mobile bill.
3) Brand-name food staples - Save $288 a year
Basic ingredients and pantry must-haves such as flour, pasta, eggs and milk are generally the same no matter the producer, so why pay extra money for brand-name versions?
INSTEAD: Substitute store brands and save as much as $4 on some items. If you purchase six staples per month, you could save as much as $288 per year.
4) Cable TV - Save more than $1,000 a year
If you watch only a handful of the channels available to you, then you might be able to do without cable-and the monthly bill, which can run more than $100 per month.
INSTEAD: If you have a Roku box ($60; roku.com), Wii or other compatible gaming console, you can replace your cable service with online streaming. Purchase a Hulu Plus account ($8 per month), which gives you access to current popular shows and an archive of more than 33,000 episodes of your favorite series, plus a library of movies. If you watch the movie channels more often, consider a Netflix membership ($8 a month for online streaming only) or stream movies from amazon.com or itunes.com for as little as 99 cents each.
I've been saying it and I'll keep saying...10 years, no one will have cable. I watch everything I want online.
5) Drinks at restaurants - Save at least $100 a year
If you've ever dined out and had a $7 glass of wine from what you know is a $12 bottle in stores, then you're aware that alcohol at restaurants is massively marked up-sometimes by as much as 200 percent.
INSTEAD: Enjoy a glass of wine and a small appetizer, such as homemade spinach dip or cheese and crackers, before you head to the restaurant. Do this one night a month and you'll save almost $100 a year (or $200 if you and your hubby both have a glass).
6) Gym equipment - Save as much as $700 a year
It might seem prudent to avoid gym membership fees and work out at home. For many people, however, expensive gym equipment becomes a place to pile laundry.
INSTEAD: Go outdoors or join a low-cost gym (try churches and civic centers). You also can find discounts of 50 percent or more on local boot camps and yoga classes on group buying sites, like groupon.com.
7) Spa manicures and pedicures - Save more than $600 a year
A combination mani/pedi costs an average of $55 at a salon. And even though the massage chairs and cheap flip-flops are appealing, is it really worth the frequent trips?
INSTEAD: Go to the salon quarterly and change your polish at home in between appointments. You can buy your favorite colors for as little as $4 per bottle. (Get our tips for the perfect DIY Mani/Pedi )
8) Oil changes - Save up to $132 a year
You save money in the long run by keeping your car running efficiently, but don't overspend to do it. Oil changes cost $35 on average.
INSTEAD: Change the car's oil yourself at home (you can watch a how-to video on ehow.com). Also, try switching to synthetic oil, which can last up to 10,000 miles and cost about half as much as regular oil per year. Your vehicle's manual lists the suggested oil and time span between changes.
9) Dry cleaning - Save up to $3,100 a year
If you or your spouse work outside the home, you probably make frequent trips to the cleaners. Those trips can wreak havoc on your budget, costing anywhere from $3 to $15 for each item of clothing.
INSTEAD: Dryel, an at-home dry-cleaning kit that gives you the same fresh results, costs about $10 and cleans approximately 24 items. Bonus: You save gas by running one fewer errand.
Last week, 50 CENT was hospitalized with a severe stomach problem...and he almost had to have surgery to relieve a blockage in his small intestine. Well, EMINEM found this amusing.
50 says, "I'm in a dead serious moment like, 'Damn, I don't believe this is happenin' right now.' And that's when Eminem called.
50 said: "He goes, 'Yo Fif, you were shot nine times! Man, if you die over a burger, this [crap] ain't gonna go right. People ain't gonna be feelin' this.'"
BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS
ADELE slaughtered the competition, taking home 12 trophies. LMFAO finished a distant second with SIX wins. COLDPLAY and LIL WAYNE got four wins each.
Peep the complete winners list here: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/earshot/billboard-music-awards-2012-winners-327091
J.LO/IDOLThere are a lot of rumors out there...but over the weekend, JENNIFER LOPEZ Tweeted, "There is no truth to reports that say I am definitely leaving 'American Idol'. All I said was I haven't decided what I am doing next year.
"When I know for sure what I'm doing I will let [you] know!"
There you have it.
NO PRE-NUP? GO FOR THE POST-NUP!If you've been thinking, "You know, my marriage is going too smoothly, we really need to get a lawyer involved to mess things up"...here's a great opportunity.
According to the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, there's been a steady rise in the number of married couples getting POST-NUPTIAL AGREEMENTS.
And those are just what they sound like. Couples have a lawyer draw up a post-nup to resolve new issues that have come up since they got married.
Those issues can be financial...like one of the two people coming into a lot of money...or they can be legal arrangements over things like who does the dishes, or whose family you visit for Christmas.
And if you're actually in a place where your marriage needs legal intervention to compromise on doing the dishes...don't delete that divorce lawyer's number once the post-nup is done.
There aren't any official numbers on post-nups. Five years ago, a survey of AAML members found that about half had seen an increase, and some divorce lawyers today say they're doing post-nups for up to 10% of their clients.
LISTEN TO THIS APP:This app sounds pretty ambitious...and a great way to make people self-conscious. But if they can get it to work nationwide, it's going to be HUGE.
The app is called SceneTap. The company behind it installs cameras at bars, scans the people coming in, and uses facial recognition software and biometric rhythms to predict their age and gender.
That way, anyone who has the app can check out a bar before they leave the house, to make sure the crowd size, age range, and male-female ratio is where they want it to be. The app doesn't assess how GOOD LOOKING the crowd is.
Here's an example. On Friday night, a bar in San Francisco called Bar None first started using SceneTap. By 10:00 P.M., the app rated it "Lively"...it was a little less than half full, had a 50-50 male-female ratio, and an average age of 22.
Of course, some people are OUTRAGED about SceneTap. Even though it doesn't actually record anyone's face or take any personal information, they still think it's a major privacy violation.
Right now there are only cameras in a few bars in seven cities: Athens, Georgia...Austin, Texas...Bloomington, Indiana...Chicago...Gainesville, Florida...Madison, Wisconsin...and San Francisco.
The app is free for iPhone and Android phones. The company plans to keep on expanding to more bars and more cities.
STOLEN VAN
Before we get into this, it's important to note that a Chevy van is about six-and-a-half feet tall. Picture one of those vans that kidnappers always drive in movies. Or, a "Chester The Molester", raper van....THAT'S the type of Chevrolet van I'm talking about here.
Last week, a 78-year-old woman in Dacula, Georgia, called the police to report that her late husband's 1973 Chevy van had been STOLEN from her front yard.
The woman told the cops that the van was inoperative...and she was positive the doors had been locked...yet it had just disappeared.
Later that day, she called the police back to tell them she'd FOUND the van. And I hope she was at least a LITTLE embarrassed over what happened.
It turns out the woman wasn't much for landscaping...and her tall grass and weeds had grown SO HIGH they'd COMPLETLEY covered up the van. The van that's about six-and-a-half feet tall.
She won't be charged with making a false report.
I really wish there was a picture...but there is not.
9 EASY WAYS TO SAVE SOME CASH
1) Bottled water - Save $1,300 a year
If you buy a $1 bottle of water every day, that's $365 a year for one family member. Even if you buy in bulk, you might be spending upwards of $100 annually per person-and a bottle is only one quarter of what you should drink daily.
INSTEAD: Add a filter (about $30) to your tap and you can enjoy clean water in your glass and your kitchen. For fresh water on the go, pick up a self-filtering water bottle (for as little as $10).
2) Home phone line - Save $516 a year
It's time to ask the basic question: Do you really need your home phone? I've never even had one, myself! Why should you keep paying extra for a secondary line you rarely use?
INSTEAD: Consider putting the estimated $43 a month in savings toward your family's mobile bill.
3) Brand-name food staples - Save $288 a year
Basic ingredients and pantry must-haves such as flour, pasta, eggs and milk are generally the same no matter the producer, so why pay extra money for brand-name versions?
INSTEAD: Substitute store brands and save as much as $4 on some items. If you purchase six staples per month, you could save as much as $288 per year.
4) Cable TV - Save more than $1,000 a year
If you watch only a handful of the channels available to you, then you might be able to do without cable-and the monthly bill, which can run more than $100 per month.
INSTEAD: If you have a Roku box ($60; roku.com), Wii or other compatible gaming console, you can replace your cable service with online streaming. Purchase a Hulu Plus account ($8 per month), which gives you access to current popular shows and an archive of more than 33,000 episodes of your favorite series, plus a library of movies. If you watch the movie channels more often, consider a Netflix membership ($8 a month for online streaming only) or stream movies from amazon.com or itunes.com for as little as 99 cents each.
I've been saying it and I'll keep saying...10 years, no one will have cable. I watch everything I want online.
5) Drinks at restaurants - Save at least $100 a year
If you've ever dined out and had a $7 glass of wine from what you know is a $12 bottle in stores, then you're aware that alcohol at restaurants is massively marked up-sometimes by as much as 200 percent.
INSTEAD: Enjoy a glass of wine and a small appetizer, such as homemade spinach dip or cheese and crackers, before you head to the restaurant. Do this one night a month and you'll save almost $100 a year (or $200 if you and your hubby both have a glass).
6) Gym equipment - Save as much as $700 a year
It might seem prudent to avoid gym membership fees and work out at home. For many people, however, expensive gym equipment becomes a place to pile laundry.
INSTEAD: Go outdoors or join a low-cost gym (try churches and civic centers). You also can find discounts of 50 percent or more on local boot camps and yoga classes on group buying sites, like groupon.com.
7) Spa manicures and pedicures - Save more than $600 a year
A combination mani/pedi costs an average of $55 at a salon. And even though the massage chairs and cheap flip-flops are appealing, is it really worth the frequent trips?
INSTEAD: Go to the salon quarterly and change your polish at home in between appointments. You can buy your favorite colors for as little as $4 per bottle. (Get our tips for the perfect DIY Mani/Pedi )
8) Oil changes - Save up to $132 a year
You save money in the long run by keeping your car running efficiently, but don't overspend to do it. Oil changes cost $35 on average.
INSTEAD: Change the car's oil yourself at home (you can watch a how-to video on ehow.com). Also, try switching to synthetic oil, which can last up to 10,000 miles and cost about half as much as regular oil per year. Your vehicle's manual lists the suggested oil and time span between changes.
9) Dry cleaning - Save up to $3,100 a year
If you or your spouse work outside the home, you probably make frequent trips to the cleaners. Those trips can wreak havoc on your budget, costing anywhere from $3 to $15 for each item of clothing.
INSTEAD: Dryel, an at-home dry-cleaning kit that gives you the same fresh results, costs about $10 and cleans approximately 24 items. Bonus: You save gas by running one fewer errand.
Friday, May 18, 2012
X-FACTOR: IT'S ONJOHN LEGEND is on "Duets", ABC's new singing competition that premieres next week...and he isn't impressed with new "X Factor" judges BRITNEY SPEARS and DEMI LOVATO.
You're supposed to care what he thinks.
He tells E! News, "I don't have much to say. It's interesting when people, you know, are judging singing competitions when they aren't really singers."
It seems like that's a shot at Britney and Demi...especially since he was being asked about the NEW judges...but he later Tweeted, "I've never heard Demi's voice, by the way. Wasn't referring to her." He didn't mention Britney.
So apparently John isn't a fan of Britney's singing prowess. I suppose he COULD'VE been talking about SIMON COWELL and L.A. REID...but let's be honest, they're our only hope of hearing any actual criticism on "X Factor".
For what it's worth, two of the other singers on "Duets", KELLY CLARKSON and ROBIN THICKE, had positive things to say about "X Factor's" new judges.
82% OF WOMEN WANT THE TRUTH...82% ARE LYINGAccording to a survey by a British clothing website called Very.co.uk, women want to know the TRUTH when they're trying on clothes.
82% of women say that when they ask if something makes their butt look big, they want their significant other to be honest. And 70% think that their man actually WILL answer truthfully.
HA!!!
But most men KNOW BETTER (duh). 64% of guys admit that they've LIED to their wife when they were asked that question, and, "said the right thing."
68% of men say that they think telling the truth would make their wife upset...and 11% think telling her how she really looks would ruin an entire weekend.
Of course, women eventually find out how clothes really make them look, and the average woman has $160 worth of clothes in her closet that she's never worn.
SEX OUT...SLEEP INWould you rather have a mattress that's decent to sleep on but GREAT for sex...or a mattress that's bad for your sex life but amazing for sleep?
More and more Americans are saying...sleep over sex.
Can I be honest? I didn't know it mattered. Mine seems to do the job of either, quite well.
Memory foam mattresses keep getting more popular. And while they give you a great night's sleep, they're not so great for getting-it-on.
Ohhhh....never tried sex on one of those. Not sure how I'd like sleeping on it either. Supposedly they are amazing, but...
In the last eight years, they've gone from 14% of the market to almost 20%. Even though people know memory foam is great for sleep but not relations.
And...we don't really mind. 40% of memory foam owners say the sex isn't great on them, but 80% say they're happy with memory foam.
GAYDAR: LESBIANSTurns out GAYDAR isn't a myth. We really DO have the ability to pick out who's gay or straight when we see people. Even STRAIGHT people have it apparently.
A new study at the University of Washington had people of both genders and all sexual orientations look at photos of people's faces, and decide whether those people were gay or straight.
They recognized gay male faces 57% of the time. And they did even better at recognizing lesbian female faces...people in the study correctly identified 65% of lesbian faces.
Only the people's faces were visible...no other clues like hairstyle or clothing.
Joshua Tabek is a psychology grad student who led the study. He says we recognize people as gay or straight more often than we think, "It may be similar to how we don't have to think about whether someone is black or white."
WHAT TO DO WITH YOUR PHONE?Ever seen an entire table of people at a restaurant where no one's talking and everyone's texting? It's ridiculous. And also REALLY common.
According to a new survey, 63% of people admit that when they're out to dinner with friends, they usually leave their phone out on the table...because, ya know, their POCKET is too inconvenient.
The survey also found 68% would answer their phone on a dinner date...even if the call wasn't THAT important.
16% of people walk around with their phone in their hand at all times.
PASS THE COFFEEAnd now, news you WANT to hear. Next time you're feeling guilty heading to Starbucks for the third time in a day, don't worry about it. In fact, go a fourth time. And a fifth and sixth too.
According to new research by the National Cancer Institute, drinking at least SIX CUPS of coffee a day isn't just "not bad" for you...it's GREAT for you.
Men who drink at least six cups of coffee a day had a 10% lower chance of dying during the course of the 14-year study. For women it was even better...they had a 15% lower chance of dying.
The researchers aren't exactly sure why coffee is saving lives, though. Drinking regular versus decaf didn't make a difference, so it's not that. And they haven't found any hidden antioxidants in coffee that make it good for you.
Their best theory is that there's something SOOTHING about coffee...either making it, drinking it, or the social aspects of drinking it with other people. That's good for your mental health, which is also good for your physical health.
GRILL 'EM UP
Memorial Day is coming up, which is when most people break out their backyard grills for summer cookouts.
A survey by the Weber grill company found that 71% of Americans plan to cook out on Memorial Day. That's a lot, but it's only the THIRD-most-popular grilling holiday.
The Fourth of July is the most-popular, with 90% of people grilling. And 76% of people say they cook out to celebrate birthdays. Memorial Day finished ahead of Father's Day, with only 53% of people cooking out for dad.
71% of Americans own a grill, and three quarters of them cook out at least once a week. Hamburgers are the most-popular food to grill, followed by chicken and steak.
You're supposed to care what he thinks.
He tells E! News, "I don't have much to say. It's interesting when people, you know, are judging singing competitions when they aren't really singers."
It seems like that's a shot at Britney and Demi...especially since he was being asked about the NEW judges...but he later Tweeted, "I've never heard Demi's voice, by the way. Wasn't referring to her." He didn't mention Britney.
So apparently John isn't a fan of Britney's singing prowess. I suppose he COULD'VE been talking about SIMON COWELL and L.A. REID...but let's be honest, they're our only hope of hearing any actual criticism on "X Factor".
For what it's worth, two of the other singers on "Duets", KELLY CLARKSON and ROBIN THICKE, had positive things to say about "X Factor's" new judges.
82% OF WOMEN WANT THE TRUTH...82% ARE LYINGAccording to a survey by a British clothing website called Very.co.uk, women want to know the TRUTH when they're trying on clothes.
82% of women say that when they ask if something makes their butt look big, they want their significant other to be honest. And 70% think that their man actually WILL answer truthfully.
HA!!!
But most men KNOW BETTER (duh). 64% of guys admit that they've LIED to their wife when they were asked that question, and, "said the right thing."
68% of men say that they think telling the truth would make their wife upset...and 11% think telling her how she really looks would ruin an entire weekend.
Of course, women eventually find out how clothes really make them look, and the average woman has $160 worth of clothes in her closet that she's never worn.
SEX OUT...SLEEP INWould you rather have a mattress that's decent to sleep on but GREAT for sex...or a mattress that's bad for your sex life but amazing for sleep?
More and more Americans are saying...sleep over sex.
Can I be honest? I didn't know it mattered. Mine seems to do the job of either, quite well.
Memory foam mattresses keep getting more popular. And while they give you a great night's sleep, they're not so great for getting-it-on.
Ohhhh....never tried sex on one of those. Not sure how I'd like sleeping on it either. Supposedly they are amazing, but...
In the last eight years, they've gone from 14% of the market to almost 20%. Even though people know memory foam is great for sleep but not relations.
And...we don't really mind. 40% of memory foam owners say the sex isn't great on them, but 80% say they're happy with memory foam.
GAYDAR: LESBIANSTurns out GAYDAR isn't a myth. We really DO have the ability to pick out who's gay or straight when we see people. Even STRAIGHT people have it apparently.
A new study at the University of Washington had people of both genders and all sexual orientations look at photos of people's faces, and decide whether those people were gay or straight.
They recognized gay male faces 57% of the time. And they did even better at recognizing lesbian female faces...people in the study correctly identified 65% of lesbian faces.
Only the people's faces were visible...no other clues like hairstyle or clothing.
Joshua Tabek is a psychology grad student who led the study. He says we recognize people as gay or straight more often than we think, "It may be similar to how we don't have to think about whether someone is black or white."
WHAT TO DO WITH YOUR PHONE?Ever seen an entire table of people at a restaurant where no one's talking and everyone's texting? It's ridiculous. And also REALLY common.
According to a new survey, 63% of people admit that when they're out to dinner with friends, they usually leave their phone out on the table...because, ya know, their POCKET is too inconvenient.
The survey also found 68% would answer their phone on a dinner date...even if the call wasn't THAT important.
16% of people walk around with their phone in their hand at all times.
PASS THE COFFEEAnd now, news you WANT to hear. Next time you're feeling guilty heading to Starbucks for the third time in a day, don't worry about it. In fact, go a fourth time. And a fifth and sixth too.
According to new research by the National Cancer Institute, drinking at least SIX CUPS of coffee a day isn't just "not bad" for you...it's GREAT for you.
Men who drink at least six cups of coffee a day had a 10% lower chance of dying during the course of the 14-year study. For women it was even better...they had a 15% lower chance of dying.
The researchers aren't exactly sure why coffee is saving lives, though. Drinking regular versus decaf didn't make a difference, so it's not that. And they haven't found any hidden antioxidants in coffee that make it good for you.
Their best theory is that there's something SOOTHING about coffee...either making it, drinking it, or the social aspects of drinking it with other people. That's good for your mental health, which is also good for your physical health.
GRILL 'EM UP
Memorial Day is coming up, which is when most people break out their backyard grills for summer cookouts.
A survey by the Weber grill company found that 71% of Americans plan to cook out on Memorial Day. That's a lot, but it's only the THIRD-most-popular grilling holiday.
The Fourth of July is the most-popular, with 90% of people grilling. And 76% of people say they cook out to celebrate birthdays. Memorial Day finished ahead of Father's Day, with only 53% of people cooking out for dad.
71% of Americans own a grill, and three quarters of them cook out at least once a week. Hamburgers are the most-popular food to grill, followed by chicken and steak.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
AWKWARD: MAN'S DATING FRUSTRATIONSIf you've been out of the dating world for a while, know this: No one talks on the phone anymore. Entire relationships are formed, developed, nurtured, and sometimes ended through texting.
And crafting genius texts can be TOUGH...especially in the early part of the relationship, where one wrong word or unsexy emoticon can derail everything.
In a new survey by "TSB Magazine", single men said that not knowing what to say in texts is actually THE most frustrating aspect of dating right now. Here's the full list...
#1.) Not knowing what to say in texts.
#2.) Bad or boring conversation on dates.
#3.) Awkwardness trying to go for the first kiss.
#4.) Approaching women in the first place.
#5.) Having women see you as a friend, not a love interest.
#6.) Hitting it off with a woman but then finding out she's interested in someone else.
TOP BABY NAMESThe Social Security Administration released their annual list of the most-popular baby names, and for the first time since 1948, Michael is NOT in the top five. It finished number six and was bumped out by...Mason.
The popularity of Mason is probably thanks to Kourtney Kardashian, since that's what she named her baby boy. Here are the ten most popular names for BOYS.
#1.) Jacob. (This is the 13th straight year Jacob has been #1.)
#2.) Mason.
#3.) William.
#4.) Jayden.
#5.) Noah.
#6.) Michael.
#7.) Ethan.
#8.) Alexander.
#9.) Aiden.
#10.) Daniel.
The boys' names that saw the biggest jump in popularity were Brantley...which moved up 416 spots in the rankings...and Iker, Maximiliano, and Zaiden.
The biggest DROP in popularity among boys' names was for Brett, which fell 119 spots. Jamarion, Shaun, and Jaydon also plunged more than 100 spots.
Here are the ten most popular names for GIRLS...
#1.) Sophia. (Up from #2 last year.)
#2.) Isabella.
#3.) Emma.
#4.) Olivia.
#5.) Ava. (Which means the top five names for girls all end in 'a'.)
#6.) Emily.
#7.) Abigail.
#8.) Madison.
#9.) Mia.
#10.) Chloe.
The girls' names outside the top 10 that had the biggest increase in popularity were Briella, Angelique, Aria, and Mila. (I'm going to assume they were thinking of Mila Kunis. I am...most of the time.)
Brisa fell the most in the girls' rankings, followed by Dana, Desiree, and Denise.
JENNIFER LOPEZJENNIFER LOPEZ still hasn't decided if she wants to return for another season of "American Idol". On "Ellen" yesterday, she said, "I really do enjoy it...now this is my second year...I don't know if I can go for a third year.
"I miss doing other things. It really does lock you down, which was nice the first year with the babies being three, but now they're getting more mobile, they're about to go into school...so I just don't know."
Meanwhile, in another new interview, J-Lo's 25-year-old boyfriend CASPER SMART talked about his relationship with J-Lo for the first time.
He said, "It was really professional for a very long time before anything even happened. It kinda just spontaneously happened I guess. The chemistry was there. You can't fight it...we're just enjoying our lives right now."
UNCOMFORTABLE
There's a VERY tight battle between the top two things women REALLY don't want to talk about with you.
According to a new survey, women are SLIGHTLY more uncomfortable talking about SEX than talking about THEIR BOWELS. But it's close.
30% of women said sex is the most uncomfortable conversation topic, 29% said constipation and other things related to their extended time on the toilet.
When women DO talk about their bowels, they're more likely to talk to other women than men.
Only 7% of women who would talk to a man would tell anyone but their husband or boyfriend.
WINE TIME?I guess it's refreshing to know that whether you're on a first date, or eating dinner with your wife of 50 years, it takes the EXACT same thing to end the night with some sweet sexual relations. And that thing is...WINE.
According to a new survey, both men and women...whether they're single or in a relationship...said wine was the best tool to quickly get in the mood for sex. Here are a few other results from the survey...
50% of men and 43% of women have talked dirty over the phone.
Almost twice as many women say hearing "I love you" turns them on more than hearing "You're so hot."
38% of people in relationships say they fantasize about their significant other. Which is a lot. BUT...38% also fantasize about a celebrity, 19% fantasize about a coworker, and 8% fantasize about a friend's spouse.
And crafting genius texts can be TOUGH...especially in the early part of the relationship, where one wrong word or unsexy emoticon can derail everything.
In a new survey by "TSB Magazine", single men said that not knowing what to say in texts is actually THE most frustrating aspect of dating right now. Here's the full list...
#1.) Not knowing what to say in texts.
#2.) Bad or boring conversation on dates.
#3.) Awkwardness trying to go for the first kiss.
#4.) Approaching women in the first place.
#5.) Having women see you as a friend, not a love interest.
#6.) Hitting it off with a woman but then finding out she's interested in someone else.
TOP BABY NAMESThe Social Security Administration released their annual list of the most-popular baby names, and for the first time since 1948, Michael is NOT in the top five. It finished number six and was bumped out by...Mason.
The popularity of Mason is probably thanks to Kourtney Kardashian, since that's what she named her baby boy. Here are the ten most popular names for BOYS.
#1.) Jacob. (This is the 13th straight year Jacob has been #1.)
#2.) Mason.
#3.) William.
#4.) Jayden.
#5.) Noah.
#6.) Michael.
#7.) Ethan.
#8.) Alexander.
#9.) Aiden.
#10.) Daniel.
The boys' names that saw the biggest jump in popularity were Brantley...which moved up 416 spots in the rankings...and Iker, Maximiliano, and Zaiden.
The biggest DROP in popularity among boys' names was for Brett, which fell 119 spots. Jamarion, Shaun, and Jaydon also plunged more than 100 spots.
Here are the ten most popular names for GIRLS...
#1.) Sophia. (Up from #2 last year.)
#2.) Isabella.
#3.) Emma.
#4.) Olivia.
#5.) Ava. (Which means the top five names for girls all end in 'a'.)
#6.) Emily.
#7.) Abigail.
#8.) Madison.
#9.) Mia.
#10.) Chloe.
The girls' names outside the top 10 that had the biggest increase in popularity were Briella, Angelique, Aria, and Mila. (I'm going to assume they were thinking of Mila Kunis. I am...most of the time.)
Brisa fell the most in the girls' rankings, followed by Dana, Desiree, and Denise.
JENNIFER LOPEZJENNIFER LOPEZ still hasn't decided if she wants to return for another season of "American Idol". On "Ellen" yesterday, she said, "I really do enjoy it...now this is my second year...I don't know if I can go for a third year.
"I miss doing other things. It really does lock you down, which was nice the first year with the babies being three, but now they're getting more mobile, they're about to go into school...so I just don't know."
Meanwhile, in another new interview, J-Lo's 25-year-old boyfriend CASPER SMART talked about his relationship with J-Lo for the first time.
He said, "It was really professional for a very long time before anything even happened. It kinda just spontaneously happened I guess. The chemistry was there. You can't fight it...we're just enjoying our lives right now."
UNCOMFORTABLE
There's a VERY tight battle between the top two things women REALLY don't want to talk about with you.
According to a new survey, women are SLIGHTLY more uncomfortable talking about SEX than talking about THEIR BOWELS. But it's close.
30% of women said sex is the most uncomfortable conversation topic, 29% said constipation and other things related to their extended time on the toilet.
When women DO talk about their bowels, they're more likely to talk to other women than men.
Only 7% of women who would talk to a man would tell anyone but their husband or boyfriend.
WINE TIME?I guess it's refreshing to know that whether you're on a first date, or eating dinner with your wife of 50 years, it takes the EXACT same thing to end the night with some sweet sexual relations. And that thing is...WINE.
According to a new survey, both men and women...whether they're single or in a relationship...said wine was the best tool to quickly get in the mood for sex. Here are a few other results from the survey...
50% of men and 43% of women have talked dirty over the phone.
Almost twice as many women say hearing "I love you" turns them on more than hearing "You're so hot."
38% of people in relationships say they fantasize about their significant other. Which is a lot. BUT...38% also fantasize about a celebrity, 19% fantasize about a coworker, and 8% fantasize about a friend's spouse.
Monday, May 14, 2012
THE AVENGERS: STILL SETTING RECORDS
"The Avengers" continues to break records left and right. It just made another $103 MILLION at the box office over the weekend, making it the first movie EVER to make more than $100 million in its second weekend.
The previous record was held by "Avatar", which made $75.6 million in its second weekend in 2009.
"The Avengers" has made $373 million in North America alone since last weekend. But it opened internationally a week and a half before that, and has made an incredible $629 MILLION overseas.
That means when the final numbers are released later today, "The Avengers" should officially break the $1 BILLION mark...after just 19 days in theaters.
TWITTER GAUGE
I guess this is the new way to gauge the status of a celebrity relationship: RUSSELL BRAND has unfollowed KATY PERRY on Twitter.
Katy unfollowed Russell soon after he filed for divorce in December. The divorce doesn't become official until July.
NEW CARS ARE MORE EXCITINGAccording to a new survey, buying a new car gives people more pleasure than a NEW RELATIONSHIP...or even having a new BABY.
I would like to point out that....I don't see why this is surprising or a bad thing?
Seriously. 92% of people surveyed said they get a lot of pleasure out of a new car...only 48% said they get a lot of pleasure from a new relationship (why are you IN that relationship then?), and 48% said they get a lot of pleasure from having a new baby (100% were men).
The main reason? Relationships and babies are incredible...but they also take work. A new car doesn't take any work...you just put in some gas and drive.
The survey also found that people say a new car gives them more pleasure than a new house, new technology, a major home improvement, or a new pet.
Again, it's probably because those things take more time and effort than a new car.
SHOCKING (NOT REALLY) STUDYA survey by a British car retailer called Carcraft found that women spend more time worrying about how they look, while men spend more time on their car's appearance.
55% of women say they don't clean their car each week, compared to 45% of men.
But 13% of men say they spend NO time on personal grooming, which is more than triple the number of women.
Women are three times more likely to spend an hour grooming. Most men spend less than 15 minutes.
FACEBOOK IS CHARGING!!!
Maybe. And it would be optional.
See, on FB, you don't actually see all your friends' status updates. Some of them get shoved into the ticker in the upper-right corner. Which means if you have big news, there's a chance not everyone's going to see it.
So, apparently Facebook is testing a new system that would let you PAY to make sure your status update gets seen. For around $1 or $2, you could guarantee it would show up on all of your friends' timelines.
The website Tumblr...which is a blogging site where people have followers, like on Twitter...recently rolled out this same thing. For $1, you could make your posts highlighted for all your followers.
There's no word on when Facebook could make this a feature, or even if they'll decide to do it...but it could end up being another revenue source for them as they get ready to go public.
FACEBOOK OVER-SHARE
It's funny, I was JUST talking to a friend yesterday who doesn't do much with facebook, and she doesn't understand why some people post the things they do.
A survey by Intel found that nine out of 10 people think their friends overshare on Facebook, and it's the biggest pet peeve people have about the site.
One in four people post information about themselves every day, and HALF of us feel overwhelmed by all the information everyone else posts. Here are the three most common ways people overshare:
#1.) Constantly complaining about their lives: 59% of people say their friends do that.
#2.) Posting inappropriate or explicit photos: 55%.
#3.) Sharing information that should be kept private: 53%.
GOVERMENT ANNOUNCES A NEW STUDY TO STUDY A STUDY ON WHETHER IT PRODUCES TOO MANY STUDIES...LOL!
This is the kind of government insanity and wastefulness that makes you want to slam your head into a wall.
Back in 2010, the Pentagon felt it was overrun with studies. So to find out if they were running too many studies...yep, they commissioned a study on whether they were running too many studies.
It gets worse. Now it's two years later and the Government Accountability Office wanted to review that study on studies. But they felt it needed a deeper investigation.
So THEY ran a study on the study to see if we run too many studies. Which REALLY should've answered their question.
Their conclusion was that the Pentagon's study on studies was incomplete and poorly executed...it only reviewed nine studies, lost the findings on six of those, and didn't actually figure out the costs behind the studies.
The GAO didn't release how much money has been blown on studies or studies on studies...but, like everything with the government, you can assume it's nauseatingly high. Ladies and gentlemen, your tax dollars at work.
TOO MUCH 'AXE'? CAREFUL!
Let's call this ANOTHER side effect of OVERDOSING on Axe Body Spray. Besides alerting the world that you're a d-bag...apparently, you also qualify as FLAMMABLE.
On Thursday afternoon, around 3:00 P.M., a student at Middletown High School in Middletown, Connecticut was in the gym locker room just DOUSING himself in Axe Body Spray. And he put on SO MUCH, it set off the FIRE ALARM.
When the fire department got there, they figured out what had happened. The fire marshal says, "It was some kid in the locker room using body spray and it created a cloud of mist right underneath the sensor.
"The mist could trip the fire alarm...it looks like he used an overabundance, and they said it was Axe Body Spray."
The alarm was ruled an accident, so the kid won't be facing charges or anything...he'll just be known forever as the guy who set off the fire alarm and made international news because he was ODing on Axe.
PARENTS OF EMO KIDS...BEWAREWe didn't think there were any REAL side effects to your kid becoming 'Emo,' other than wasting money at Hot Topic and writing lame poetry. But apparently, there's actually a MEDICAL risk.
It's because of the emo HAIRCUT. You know...long dark hair hanging down over half your face, covering one eye completely. You've probably noticed it on a few of the baristas at Starbucks. Or at the last Fall Out Boy show.
Well...an optometrist in Australia named Andrew Hogan says that haircut could actually cause kids to develop a LAZY EYE.
Hogan says the haircut forces one eye to do all the work, and the other eye to do nothing. So if a kid keeps that hairstyle for too long...especially when they're young...it can cause a lazy eye.
SEEMS LIKE A NO-BRAINER...
Came across this list today, for you ladies...
"The Avengers" continues to break records left and right. It just made another $103 MILLION at the box office over the weekend, making it the first movie EVER to make more than $100 million in its second weekend.
The previous record was held by "Avatar", which made $75.6 million in its second weekend in 2009.
"The Avengers" has made $373 million in North America alone since last weekend. But it opened internationally a week and a half before that, and has made an incredible $629 MILLION overseas.
That means when the final numbers are released later today, "The Avengers" should officially break the $1 BILLION mark...after just 19 days in theaters.
TWITTER GAUGE
I guess this is the new way to gauge the status of a celebrity relationship: RUSSELL BRAND has unfollowed KATY PERRY on Twitter.
Katy unfollowed Russell soon after he filed for divorce in December. The divorce doesn't become official until July.
NEW CARS ARE MORE EXCITINGAccording to a new survey, buying a new car gives people more pleasure than a NEW RELATIONSHIP...or even having a new BABY.
I would like to point out that....I don't see why this is surprising or a bad thing?
Seriously. 92% of people surveyed said they get a lot of pleasure out of a new car...only 48% said they get a lot of pleasure from a new relationship (why are you IN that relationship then?), and 48% said they get a lot of pleasure from having a new baby (100% were men).
The main reason? Relationships and babies are incredible...but they also take work. A new car doesn't take any work...you just put in some gas and drive.
The survey also found that people say a new car gives them more pleasure than a new house, new technology, a major home improvement, or a new pet.
Again, it's probably because those things take more time and effort than a new car.
SHOCKING (NOT REALLY) STUDYA survey by a British car retailer called Carcraft found that women spend more time worrying about how they look, while men spend more time on their car's appearance.
55% of women say they don't clean their car each week, compared to 45% of men.
But 13% of men say they spend NO time on personal grooming, which is more than triple the number of women.
Women are three times more likely to spend an hour grooming. Most men spend less than 15 minutes.
FACEBOOK IS CHARGING!!!
Maybe. And it would be optional.
See, on FB, you don't actually see all your friends' status updates. Some of them get shoved into the ticker in the upper-right corner. Which means if you have big news, there's a chance not everyone's going to see it.
So, apparently Facebook is testing a new system that would let you PAY to make sure your status update gets seen. For around $1 or $2, you could guarantee it would show up on all of your friends' timelines.
The website Tumblr...which is a blogging site where people have followers, like on Twitter...recently rolled out this same thing. For $1, you could make your posts highlighted for all your followers.
There's no word on when Facebook could make this a feature, or even if they'll decide to do it...but it could end up being another revenue source for them as they get ready to go public.
FACEBOOK OVER-SHARE
It's funny, I was JUST talking to a friend yesterday who doesn't do much with facebook, and she doesn't understand why some people post the things they do.
A survey by Intel found that nine out of 10 people think their friends overshare on Facebook, and it's the biggest pet peeve people have about the site.
One in four people post information about themselves every day, and HALF of us feel overwhelmed by all the information everyone else posts. Here are the three most common ways people overshare:
#1.) Constantly complaining about their lives: 59% of people say their friends do that.
#2.) Posting inappropriate or explicit photos: 55%.
#3.) Sharing information that should be kept private: 53%.
GOVERMENT ANNOUNCES A NEW STUDY TO STUDY A STUDY ON WHETHER IT PRODUCES TOO MANY STUDIES...LOL!
This is the kind of government insanity and wastefulness that makes you want to slam your head into a wall.
Back in 2010, the Pentagon felt it was overrun with studies. So to find out if they were running too many studies...yep, they commissioned a study on whether they were running too many studies.
It gets worse. Now it's two years later and the Government Accountability Office wanted to review that study on studies. But they felt it needed a deeper investigation.
So THEY ran a study on the study to see if we run too many studies. Which REALLY should've answered their question.
Their conclusion was that the Pentagon's study on studies was incomplete and poorly executed...it only reviewed nine studies, lost the findings on six of those, and didn't actually figure out the costs behind the studies.
The GAO didn't release how much money has been blown on studies or studies on studies...but, like everything with the government, you can assume it's nauseatingly high. Ladies and gentlemen, your tax dollars at work.
TOO MUCH 'AXE'? CAREFUL!
Let's call this ANOTHER side effect of OVERDOSING on Axe Body Spray. Besides alerting the world that you're a d-bag...apparently, you also qualify as FLAMMABLE.
On Thursday afternoon, around 3:00 P.M., a student at Middletown High School in Middletown, Connecticut was in the gym locker room just DOUSING himself in Axe Body Spray. And he put on SO MUCH, it set off the FIRE ALARM.
When the fire department got there, they figured out what had happened. The fire marshal says, "It was some kid in the locker room using body spray and it created a cloud of mist right underneath the sensor.
"The mist could trip the fire alarm...it looks like he used an overabundance, and they said it was Axe Body Spray."
The alarm was ruled an accident, so the kid won't be facing charges or anything...he'll just be known forever as the guy who set off the fire alarm and made international news because he was ODing on Axe.
PARENTS OF EMO KIDS...BEWAREWe didn't think there were any REAL side effects to your kid becoming 'Emo,' other than wasting money at Hot Topic and writing lame poetry. But apparently, there's actually a MEDICAL risk.
It's because of the emo HAIRCUT. You know...long dark hair hanging down over half your face, covering one eye completely. You've probably noticed it on a few of the baristas at Starbucks. Or at the last Fall Out Boy show.
Well...an optometrist in Australia named Andrew Hogan says that haircut could actually cause kids to develop a LAZY EYE.
Hogan says the haircut forces one eye to do all the work, and the other eye to do nothing. So if a kid keeps that hairstyle for too long...especially when they're young...it can cause a lazy eye.
SEEMS LIKE A NO-BRAINER...
Came across this list today, for you ladies...
| 8 TIMES HE WANTS YOU TO BRAG ABOUT HIM |
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His Package: Brag Away As long as you're talking about how big it is, 73 percent of dudes are more than okay with you sharing that info with your girls (and, really, the world) His Kissing Skills: Brag Away A whopping 87 percent love when you tell you friends what a great kisser he is. We're guessing a neck-nibbling report is also fair game. Pet Names: No Way You can call him Snickerdoodle all you want-just don't tell anyone. Gifts: Brag Away Eighty-six percent say if they buy you a present, feel free to tell your friends about it. (The other 14 percent must give really lame gifts.) Dirty Talk: No Way He may be all 50 Shades of Grey in the sack, but he'd rather keep his public persona a little less, uh, grey. Date Details: Brag Away Come on, do you really think he'd object to getting credit for having a romantic moment and actually planning a date? Course not-88 percent say go ahead and dish. Orgasms: Brag Away He gave you an orgasm. Go ahead and describe the whole thing... in detail. Use hand gestures if you need to. We repeat: He gave you an orgasm. Manscaping: No Way The votes were pretty split on this one-but do everyone a favor and keep the pubic hair off the table. Do your friends really want to hear about that over brunch anyway? Post-Sex Cuddling: No Way Another close one, but a lot of guys say they don't want you telling anyone he was the little spoon last night. We think they just have a problem with the word "cuddling." How Long He Lasted: Brag Away Finishing too soon is his No. 1 sex fear, so clearly an Olympic-level-stamina night is worth repeat mentions to anyone who will listen. His Sweet Side: Brag Away Nearly 85 percent have no problem with you sharing anything that polishes their nice guy image (accept anything having to do with cuddling, it seems). So if he brings you soup when you're sick, go on and tell your friends. And your mom while you're at it. Compliments He Gives: Brag Away Even if he's telling you your hair smells like grass (is that good?), he thinks he's being poetic. Which, according to 86 percent of guys, is worth bragging about. DATING TIPS FROM YOUR MOMNot mine, yours. 1. Be yourself. This is the most important piece of advice when you are single and dating. If you can't be yourself, then who can you be? 2. You can be anything you want to be ... unless, of course, you want to be inauthentic. Inauthentic is the worst thing you can be when you're single (or a human). 3. Make the best of it. A smelly or boring date is another chance for you to get clear on what you don't want. 4. Never learn to clean a fish or you'll be doing it for the rest of your life. Slow down your walk, because if he doesn't open the door for you the first time, he probably never will. 5. Never go out in dirty underwear. Need I say more? 6. When you're in a relationship, keep your friends. You don't want a man to become your whole world, just a nice, tasty piece of it. 7. Learn something new every day. Read an article about the way men think. It will do you worlds of good. 8. Turn off the lights. Light a candle. Not only will you save on your electricity bill, but the shadows will do you both wonders. 9. Keep it simple. This means hair, make-up, and your brain. Don't overanalyze every little detail of your date. 10. Follow your heart. If you trust your heart instead of your brain you will be more emotionally available and vulnerable. This is a great path to follow. The path of love is much more fun. CELEBS WHO SUCK IN BED
Who else does? and who DOESN'T? Hit the list: http://www.thefrisky.com/2012-05-08/kiss-tell-we-know-which-celebrities-suck-in-the-sack-and-which-ones-dont/ |
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