Gearing up for some CHANGES on Q92 starting tomorrow (Monday)
For starters, FINALLY...our new morning show hits the air, nearly 2 months after the former team left. I love the small contingent of people who go "oh it won't be the same" - I say "you're right, it won't! It will different!"
I'm excited about what is to come and I think you'll be as well.
ALSO THIS WEEK ON Q92:
ROCK THE RESORT 2012 at Clay's Park. We announce the line-up LIVE at 5pm Monday afternoon, PLUS talk to one of the bands...and we'll blow out FREE tix ALL WEEK
DRAKE, J COLE and WAKA FLOCKA FLAME are coming to BLOSSOM on Memorial Day, Monday May 28th...we have beat the box office tix all week
CARLY RAE JEPSEN, a new artist with a song "Call Me Maybe" will be in-studio on Tuesday afternoon. We have passes for you to come to Q92's studio and meet her!
Alright....here's some shtuff....
COUGAR LOVE: J-LO STYLE
Ladies, you already hate JENNIFER LOPEZ enough for looking nowhere near her 42 years of age. And now you can hate her more for RUBBING YOUR NOSE IN IT.
Jennifer tells "Vogue" magazine that it's okay for her to be nailing 24-year-old dancer Casper Smart because...she looks a lot younger than she is.
She says, "I don't feel older, and I don't feel like I look it, either, so I am just acting the same way I have always acted."
RIHANNA IS GONNA MAKE YOU HATE HER TOO...
RIHANNA is missing something that's very important to her, and she wants it back. No, it's not her dignity or her humility. She's functioning just fine without either of those. It's her BUTT!
Rihanna's been losing a lot of weight lately, which she blames on her hectic schedule. And it's taking a toll on her once-glorious backside.
She says, "I'm working on getting [my butt] back. It used to be my favorite body part, but now it's disappeared!
"I'm going to have to start hiking or at least going on the elliptical or walking on an incremental treadmill or horseback riding. Something that firms the butt."
(She could ride my horse. ...HEY!!!!! ahem. anyway)
Rihanna would like you to know she hasn't been starving herself. She says, "I'm eating everything. I've been eating ice cream and fast food and Italian food."
Ah good. Rihanna is one of those people who eats everything in sight....and gains NO weight. Don't you LOVE those people?!
"WHEN MTV PLAYED VIDEOS"
Admit it, you've uttered that phrase...or how about, "When I was your age, MTV was a MUSIC channel"? Well, you won't have to beat that dead horse anymore...because pretty soon, there's going to be a movie that'll explain the whole thing.
There's a book about the early days of MTV called "I Want My MTV: The Uncensored Story of the Music Video Revolution"...and it's going to be made into a movie. There's no word yet when it'll be out.
TAYLOR DOES "HUNGER GAMES"
Everyone knows TAYLOR SWIFT writes songs about real stuff that happens in her life. So when she got the chance to write music from the point of view of Katniss Everdeen, the lead character in "The Hunger Games", it was a welcome change.
She says, "Slipping into her mind was such a wonderful break. It's pretty intense writing about my own life, my own struggles. It was almost like a vacation to get to write from someone else's perspective."
"The Hunger Games" soundtrack has two songs from Taylor on it: "Safe & Sound" with the CIVIL WARS...and "Eyes Wide Open", which you should be listening for on Q92
SAD NEWS ABOUT SPRING BREAK :(
College students on Spring Break are supposedly behaving better than past generations...because of the internet.
They're less likely to get sloppy drunk, pass out, or get naked, since nobody wants to be the subject of an embarrassing YouTube video or get tagged in humiliating Facebook photos.
Margaret Donnelly is a veteran bartender in Key West, and she says, "They're very prudish. Ten years ago, people were doing filthy, filthy things, but it wasn't posted on Facebook."
OH YEAH...
...this won't embarrass your kids or anything. Or leave them with emotional scars.
A family held a naked protest in the parking lot of Upper Darby High School near Philadelphia Friday...because the school wouldn't give early dismissal to one of the children.
43-year-old Sara Butler, daughters Joanne, who is 23, and Bessie, who's 22, showed up at the school at 10:00 A.M., along with a 14-year-old son who wasn't named.
They tried to sign out a fourth child, but, since Sara didn't have parental rights, the school refused. The family laid on the sidewalk in front of the school and prayed until security sent them away.
They returned three hours later, undressed, and ran around the parking lot praying to Jesus. Police came, and the family was charged with lewdness, trespassing, and disorderly conduct. Sara also got charged with corrupting the morals of a minor.
JERSEY SHORE: WITH PREGGERS SNOOKI
When SNOOKI finally confirmed that she's PREGNANT and ENGAGED earlier this month, there was speculation that this could spell the end for "Jersey Shore", or at least Snooki's run on the show. But that isn't the case.
MTV has announced that "Jersey Shore" will return for a sixth season...with a pregnant Snooki. The six other main cast members will also be back.
Season Six will film in Seaside Heights this summer, so Snooki will be HUGE. According to reports, she's due around the last week in August. There's no word when it'll premiere.
Btw, it's unclear if Snooki will be living in the house with everyone else.
Recently, she told "Us" magazine, "I'll visit the shore. I'm not living in that house pregnant. I don't want to be one of those moms who's pregnant in a club. It's disgusting."
Here's what MTV has to say about the next season: "The house dynamic is headed into unchartered territory as their lives outside of the 'Shore' take off in exciting new directions.
"While things will definitely be a little different this time when they hit the boardwalk, their trademark hilarity and family dysfunction will remain the same."
BEER!
Just because St. Patrick's Day is 357 days away, that doesn't mean we have to stop talking about beer.
A market research company called YouGov surveyed people nationwide and asked them which brands of beer they'd heard positive or negative things about in the last two weeks.
And the beer that has the most positive reactions in the country is...Samuel Adams.
Can I be honest? I've NEVER had a Sam Adams. Maybe I should try one!
It's also the only beer on the list currently owned by an American company.
Here's the full top 10...
#1.) Sam Adams
#2.) Budweiser
#3.) Bud Light
#4.) Heineken
#5.) Corona
#6.) Guinness
#7.) Dos Equis
#8.) Miller Lite
#9.) Coors Light
#10.) Miller
THE ROCK HALL INDUCTIONS...
Quickly approaching, RIGHT HERE in Northeast Ohio. Anyone going?
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has announced most of the presenters for their induction ceremony next month. Here's the list:
Comedian Chris Rock will induct the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Chris is apparently a HUGE Chili Peppers fan...and has been a longtime friend of the band.
Chuck D from Public Enemy will induct the Beastie Boys.
John Mellencamp will induct Donovan...who calls The Cougar a, "dear friend of recent years."
Steven Van Zandt from Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band will induct Small Faces/The Faces.
Actress/singer Bette Midler will induct singer-songwriter Laura Nyro.
Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill from ZZ Top will induct blues guitarist Freddie King.
Carole King will induct producer Don Kirshner.
The Band's Robbie Robertson will induct producers Tom Dowd, Glyn Johns and Cosimo Matassa.
Smokey Robinson will induct his Motown group The Miracles, along with Gene Vincent's Blue Caps, Bill Haley's Comets, Buddy Holly's Crickets, James Brown's Famous Flames and Hank Ballard's Midnighters.
There's no word who's inducting Guns N' Roses because the situation is still being "finalized," but an announcement is coming soon. (Given Axl Rose's track record, it's so appropriate that their presenter would be announced LATE.)
The Rock Hall says "more details about performances, additional presenters and special guests will be announced at a later date."
The ceremony will be held in Cleveland on April 14th. It'll air on HBO a few weeks later, on May 5th.
For more information on the inductees, hit up RockHall.com/Inductees.
LADY A
Lady Antebellum has selected the winning high school in their "Own the Prom Night with Lady A" promotion. But there's a twist. Schools had to send a video explaining why they deserved the free show.
But the awesome kids at Silver Creek High in Sellersburg, Indiana submitted a video that lobbied for a DIFFERENT school. They asked it be held at Henryville High School in Henryville, Indiana...which was torn apart by a tornado earlier this month.
Lady Antebellum went ahead and chose Henryville. Because of a previous commitment, they can't make the school's scheduled prom. So they decided to throw a BIGGER event on May 16th in nearby Louisville, Kentucky.
RECENTLY ENGAGED?
A new survey by a website called Tailored.com tried to figure out exactly what goes through a woman's head after her boyfriend finally PROPOSES. And the answers are all over the place. Here's the full breakdown...
26% say their first thought was, "Wow, the ring is amazing!"
23% first thought, "I can't wait to tell everyone."
14% thought, "I'm in shock, this was a complete surprise."
13% thought, "It's about damn time he asked."
9% thought, "I wish I was wearing a different outfit or put on makeup."
9% thought, "I wish I'd gotten a manicure, I can't take a photo of the ring with my nails like this."
And finally, 6% thought, "I don't like the ring."
So, when you add it up, 32% first think about the ring either positively or negatively...18% have negative thoughts about their appearance...37% have romantic emotional thoughts...and 19% have some amount of anger.
SEXTING!
A survey by the sex toy company Adam and Eve found that a large number of adults have tried sexting...and an even larger number are LIARS.
17% of adults admit that they've used their phones to send sexually explicit messages or naked pictures to someone.
Guilty.
57% of people say they've NEVER done it.
And 25% of Americans expect us to believe they've never even HEARD of sexting.
But maybe it's possible: According to Adam and Eve's resident sex expert, Dr. Kat Van Kirk, "I'm not surprised. Sexting is relatively new, and something a lot of older adults don't feel comfortable participating in."
No naked cougars.
WHO IS: ONE DIRECTION
One Direction have a hit on Q92 called "WHAT MAKES YOU BEAUTIFUL" The group was created on the British version of "X Factor". The five members initially auditioned as solo artists, but Simon Cowell turned them into a group at the suggestion of guest judge Nicole Scherzinger.
Their debut album, "Up All Night", just debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart...after selling 176,000 copies in the U.S. last week. They are the ONLY act EVER from the U.K. to debut at #1 with their first album.
READY FOR BIKINI SEASON?!
Hell, maybe you got it out this week!
Bathing suit season is coming FAST. Feel like you're ready? No? That's fine. Most other people aren't, either.
A new survey found 59% of Americans say they're not ready for bathing suit season. That breaks down into 67% of women and 50% of men.
USHER KNOWS WHAT YOU WANT
USHER knows what the world WANTS right now: Usher...a lot of Usher.
For starters, Usher wants to collaborate with ADELE. He says, "I think the world deserves an Usher and Adele record. That's what I think."
It's unclear if he's been wanting to do this for a while, or if he's just coattail-riding.
He has an album coming out sometime this year called "The Shanertance". (Hey Usher, doesn't the world deserve to know what the heck that means?)
And he's playing SUGAR RAY LEONARD in an upcoming boxing movie called "Hands of Stone"...but it won't hit theaters until next year.
MEN IN BLACK 3: PITBULL
PITBULL wrote the theme song for "Men in Black 3", which hits theaters on May 25th. The song is called "Back in Time", and it will hit the streets on Monday. WILL SMITH of course did the theme song for the first two "Men in Black" movies.
MORNING BOREDOM:
If I asked you if you want to see the Tantauco National Park in Chile, or Buffalo Niagara International Airport, you would say no. But what if I told you you're not ALLOWED to see them? Now you kinda want to, right?
I've got a link today to 10 different places you're not allowed to see on Google Maps. They've been blurred out, whited out, or completely erased. And yes, the Buffalo airport is one of them.
Others include the Royal Palace in Amsterdam, a dam in South Carolina, an Army facility in Utah where they test chemical weapons, and a mysterious, unknown Russian site in Siberia.
http://mashable.com/2012/03/20/google-maps-censored/
VENDING MACHINES GOING EXTINCT?
In addition to walking up hill both ways, home phones, VCRs, and Social Security, you might be telling your grandchildren someday about...the vending machine.
Because some people think vending machines are in danger of going extinct. Over a three-year period from 2007 to 2010, vending machines disappeared from more than 134,000 locations across the U.S.
Vending machines still sell a total of $42 billion worth of products...and while that seems like a LOT of money, it's DOWN 11% from 2007.
To try to save the vending machine, companies are experimenting with different products. That's how they came up with Redbox.
Some other products being tried in vending machines are live bait...and prescription pills.
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HAPPY GREEN! Here's some shtuff.
JOHN MAYER CANCELS TOUR
Over the weekend, JOHN MAYER announced that he's canceled his spring tour because his vocal cord problems have flared up again. He didn't have any NE Ohio shows, btw. It was a rather small-scale tour, it seemed.
John had surgery in October to remove a granuloma. That's basically an "enlarged nodule".
Then last week, he went to the doctor after, "something didn't feel right in rehearsal." In a post on his website, he added, "A scope of my vocal cords revealed that the granuloma has grown back where it had mostly healed.
"This is bad news. Because of this, I have no choice but to take an indefinite break from live performing...I'm completely bummed, especially for all of you who started making plans to see a show."
John described the problem like this: "A granuloma forms and continues to snowball because it's in a spot where the vocal cords hit together and there's no way to really give it a chance to heal without a good stretch of time and some pretty intensive treatment. In short, it's one giant pain in the ass."
He'll have to have another surgery at some point. His new album "Born and Raised" will still come out on May 22nd, and he's going to use his downtime to begin writing his next album. (You can read his full statement at JohnMayer.com.)
ADELE had the same surgery to repair a vocal cord hemorrhage back in November. She and John have the same throat doctor, but it sounds like their diagnoses aren't quite the same.
BRITNEY/X-FACTOR RUMORS
The BRITNEY SPEARS / "X Factor" rumors are heating up AND cooling down...depending on who you ask. Here's the latest:
E! News and Deadline.com are reporting that Britney has a $10 million offer from SIMON COWELL to be a judge on "X Factor's" second season. However, that might be OLD NEWS.
TheWrap.com claims Britney turned down a $10 million offer three weeks ago...and is holding out for $20 MILLION. The site doesn't think she'll get that, and says Britney has shifted her focus to scoring a residency at a Las Vegas hotel. (Usually artists do that once they've more-or-less retired from recording music. Think Celine Dion)
For what it's worth, E! News stops short of saying Britney rejected $10 million, but says she'd take $16 million.
As outrageous as that seems, it might not be out of the question. "The Voice" is paying CHRISTINA AGUILERA $10 million...and JENNIFER LOPEZ got $12 million from "American Idol" for her first season, and $20 million for this season.
None of this is official yet, and it probably won't be until the two sides are done negotiating. Britney and Simon haven't commented.
Britney would definitely bring the show "star power"...and she has the so-called "X factor" the show is all about. But can she JUDGE?!
Since she isn't exactly known for her actual voice or her ability to recognize talent, is she more legitimate than former judges PAULA ABDUL and NICOLE SCHERZINGER? And it's not like Britney has a lot of experience singing LIVE.
Britney would be a fun mentor, who could say goofy things and teach the contestants about performing and stage presence. But as a judge...
20-MOST ANNOYING THINGS OTHER DRIVERS DO
As you know, everyone's horrible at driving except you. You're perfect. "Consumer Reports" just released the results of a survey where people ranked the 20 most annoying things other drivers do on a scale of one to 10.
And the most annoying behavior is...texting while driving. It got an average score of 8.9 out of 10. That puts it just ahead of able-bodied people parking in handicapped spots, which got an 8.7.
The least annoying thing was the only item on the list connected to the radio, because radio is a fantastic and flawless medium. At least Q92 is. People who crank the volume on their radio too high only averaged a 5.7 out of 10 for annoyingness. So, turn Q92 up!
Here's the full list of the 20 most annoying things other drivers do...
#1.) Texting while driving, 8.9 out of 10.
#2.) Able-bodied drivers parking in handicapped spots, 8.7.
#3.) Tailgating, 8.4.
#4.) Drivers who cut you off, 8.3.
#5.) Speeding and swerving in and out of traffic, 8.2.
#6.) Taking up two parking spaces, 7.7.
#7.) TIE: Talking on the phone while driving...not letting you merge into a lane...and not dimming high beams, 7.6.
#10.) Not using turn signals, 7.5.
#11.) TIE: Slow drivers in the passing lane...and jaywalkers who walk in front of your car, 7.3.
#13.) Excessive horn honking, 7.1.
#14.) Rubbernecking at accidents, 7.0.
#15.) Not turning on lights when it's raining or about to get dark, 6.8.
#16.) Drivers who are indecisive about where to turn, 6.6.
#17.) Slow drivers on a two-lane road who won't pull over, 6.5.
#18.) Not going when the light turns green, 6.1.
#19.) Bicyclists who don't let you by, 5.8.
#20.) Cranking the radio volume, 5.7.
REALLY?
A SHOCKINGLY HIGH number of men admit they've pleasured themselves WHILE DRIVING. How high? Try ONE IN FOUR. I can HONESTLY say...never have.
A new survey found that 24% have had their way with themselves behind the wheel...31% have done it at work...31% have done it at their parents' house...and 10% have done it at a party. Less than half of guys have never done it in any of those four locations.
Y U NO HAVE DOLLAR FRIES?!
So, McDonald's is REALLY playing with fire here.
Before the end of the month, they're removing the $1 small fry and $1 small soda from the DOLLAR MENU, and replacing them with ice cream cones and cookies.
The fries and drinks will move to something new called the "Extra Value Menu" with items over $1...but mostly under $2. It'll have things like snack wraps, double cheeseburgers, and 20-piece McNuggets.
A spokesman said, "Those choices have been available for quite some time, we're just making it easier for customers to find them."
Um. And to make MORE MONEY off of them!
BUT NOT A REAL GREEN DRESS, THAT'S CRUEL
If you're all about '90s music, you're gonna wanna hear this: BARENAKED LADIES are touring with BLUES TRAVELER, CRACKER and BIG HEAD TODD AND THE MONSTERS this summer.
There are more than 30 dates, beginning July 6th in Toledo!! Here's the full list: http://barenakedladies.com/blog/barenaked-ladies/201203/12-last-summer-earth
It's called "The Last Summer on Earth" tour, and here's why:
Barenaked Ladies singer Ed Robertson says, "I'm a man of science, and therefore put zero stock in all of the disastrous predictions about the year 2012.
"But just in case, I think everybody should come out and see one last great summer concert tour! It can't hurt, right? Here's hoping the Mayans just got tired of chiseling!"
WE'RE SO GLAD IT'S CHRISTMAS VACATION...
There's a new "Vacation" movie in the works. It'll be about an adult Rusty Griswold...the son of CHEVY CHASE and BEVERLY D'ANGELO'S characters, Clark and Ellen Griswold...and his misadventures with his own family.
The filmmakers say there's an opportunity for Chevy and Beverly to make an appearance...and obviously, they're hoping it happens.
They also haven't cast Rusty yet. (But come on...it's GOT to be ANTHONY MICHAEL HALL...who played Rusty in the original "Vacation" back in 1983. How do you NOT do that?)
If it matters to you, the guys who are writing and directing the movie also wrote the screenplay for "Horrible Bosses".
WATCH YOUR POLITICS...
When you post something political on Facebook, believe it or not, you're actually ANNOYING a lot of people. I shouldn't say "actually", I don't find it very surprising.
A new survey found that 73% of people say they either sometimes agree, or NEVER agree with their friends' political posts...meaning you annoy THREE-QUARTERS of your Facebook friends when you start posting about politics.
More than one in 10 have de-friended someone over political posts.
ONLINE DATING IS BAD FOR YOU...MAYBE
Online dating. A great way to have casual sex with a LOT of random people in a short time frame. And that's causing a little problem...
Everyone's getting syphilis. And chlamydia, too.
These stats come from Canada, but they probably translate pretty well down here too. Since 2000...when online dating really started catching on...syphilis cases are up 1,000% (!!!) Chlamydia is up 66%...not quite as much, but still a lot.
One of the biggest causes is all the OLDER PEOPLE who use online dating...and NEVER use condoms. Sure, younger people have STDs too...but older people who are divorced or widowed don't think about disease like young people do apparently.
BRUNO DOES PLAYBOY
BRUNO MARS graces the cover of the April issue of "Playboy" magazine...making him only the 10th man to do so since the magazine was founded almost 60 years ago. And he's in some ELITE company too!
Here are the other nine men who've been on the cover of "Playboy", and the issues they covered...
Peter Sellers, April 1964
Burt Reynolds, October 1979
Steve Martin, January 1980
Donald Trump, March 1990
Dan Aykroyd, August 1993
Jerry Seinfeld, October 1993
Leslie Nielsen, February 1996
Gene Simmons, March 1999
Seth Rogen, April 2009
CHEATER CHEATER
This totally fits the stereotype about how women go after other women: Men punch other men in the mouth...women gossip each other into the ground.
The info comes from the website Cheaterville.com...which is one of the many, many websites that let you out people as cheaters. It's also the website that broke the story about JESSE JAMES cheating on KAT VON D.
Even though, statistically, men have affairs more often than women, 81% of the alleged cheaters who've been outed on Cheaterville are female. And...40% have been outed by OTHER WOMEN.
James McGibney is the founder of Cheaterville. Here's his theory on why women out other women. "I think women who out other women are fed up that they are faithful while their friends are not, and they're disgusted."
FINGER-LICKIN' GOOD...
Man, the people at "U.S. News & World Report" must have a death wish. Because if there's one thing Americans will cut you for, it's telling them their city doesn't have the country's best barbeque.
The people at "U.S. News" ranked America's top seven cities for barbeque, and the list includes some major cities and some smaller ones. Here are their picks. Please try to contain your rage.
#7.) St. Louis, Missouri.
#6.) Nashville, Tennessee.
#5.) Austin, Texas.
#4.) Lexington, North Carolina.
#3.) Kansas City, Missouri.
#2.) Lockhart, Texas.
#1.) Memphis, Tennessee.
SPRING CLEANING
A survey by something called the American Cleaning Institute found that if it wasn't for spring cleaning, one in eight people would NEVER clean their home. Here are the five places people focus on most during spring cleaning:
#1.) Windows: 72% of people make sure they deal with their windows during spring cleaning.
#2.) Blinds and curtains: They're a spring cleaning target for 67% of people.
#3.) A tie, between ceiling fans and carpets: 65% said they clean both in the spring. Which makes sense...because after you dust off your nasty ceiling fan, you'll probably NEED to clean the carpet.
#4.) Closets and drawers: 63% of people go through their clothes to tidy up.
WHAT IS CHEATING, WHAT IS NOT
We think it's worthwhile to know what the majority of people do and don't consider CHEATING. Even though it may be different than the definition of cheating in YOUR relationship, and won't be considered reasonable evidence when you fight.
A researcher at the University of New Brunswick in Canada is working on his psychology thesis and conducted a major survey of people 18 to 67, asking them what they do and don't count as cheating. Here are the results.
CHEATING. Anything involving sexual contact, from kissing to sex. The majority of people also include sexual conversations, sexting, and sending nude photos, even though there's no physical contact.
NOT CHEATING, BUT WORTH FIGHTING ABOUT. Flirting, dancing closely, browsing a dating website, holding hands, and watching a movie alone with someone of the opposite sex at their home aren't cheating, but WILL lead to serious discussions.
NOT CHEATING. The majority of people say that watching porno by yourself, having dinner with someone of the opposite sex, and receiving emotional support from a friend of the opposite sex do not count as cheating.
But if you LIE about doing any of those things...like you have something to hide...THEN they cross the line into requiring a discussion.
WOULD YOU RATHER
Would you rather have another $10,000 in debt...or gain 50 extra pounds?
The results are actually REALLY close. In a new survey, 54% of people say they'd rather take on the extra debt than the extra weight...46% would rather gain the 50 pounds than the $10,000 debt.
JOHN MAYER CANCELS TOUR
Over the weekend, JOHN MAYER announced that he's canceled his spring tour because his vocal cord problems have flared up again. He didn't have any NE Ohio shows, btw. It was a rather small-scale tour, it seemed.
John had surgery in October to remove a granuloma. That's basically an "enlarged nodule".
Then last week, he went to the doctor after, "something didn't feel right in rehearsal." In a post on his website, he added, "A scope of my vocal cords revealed that the granuloma has grown back where it had mostly healed.
"This is bad news. Because of this, I have no choice but to take an indefinite break from live performing...I'm completely bummed, especially for all of you who started making plans to see a show."
John described the problem like this: "A granuloma forms and continues to snowball because it's in a spot where the vocal cords hit together and there's no way to really give it a chance to heal without a good stretch of time and some pretty intensive treatment. In short, it's one giant pain in the ass."
He'll have to have another surgery at some point. His new album "Born and Raised" will still come out on May 22nd, and he's going to use his downtime to begin writing his next album. (You can read his full statement at JohnMayer.com.)
ADELE had the same surgery to repair a vocal cord hemorrhage back in November. She and John have the same throat doctor, but it sounds like their diagnoses aren't quite the same.
BRITNEY/X-FACTOR RUMORS
The BRITNEY SPEARS / "X Factor" rumors are heating up AND cooling down...depending on who you ask. Here's the latest:
E! News and Deadline.com are reporting that Britney has a $10 million offer from SIMON COWELL to be a judge on "X Factor's" second season. However, that might be OLD NEWS.
TheWrap.com claims Britney turned down a $10 million offer three weeks ago...and is holding out for $20 MILLION. The site doesn't think she'll get that, and says Britney has shifted her focus to scoring a residency at a Las Vegas hotel. (Usually artists do that once they've more-or-less retired from recording music. Think Celine Dion)
For what it's worth, E! News stops short of saying Britney rejected $10 million, but says she'd take $16 million.
As outrageous as that seems, it might not be out of the question. "The Voice" is paying CHRISTINA AGUILERA $10 million...and JENNIFER LOPEZ got $12 million from "American Idol" for her first season, and $20 million for this season.
None of this is official yet, and it probably won't be until the two sides are done negotiating. Britney and Simon haven't commented.
Britney would definitely bring the show "star power"...and she has the so-called "X factor" the show is all about. But can she JUDGE?!
Since she isn't exactly known for her actual voice or her ability to recognize talent, is she more legitimate than former judges PAULA ABDUL and NICOLE SCHERZINGER? And it's not like Britney has a lot of experience singing LIVE.
Britney would be a fun mentor, who could say goofy things and teach the contestants about performing and stage presence. But as a judge...
20-MOST ANNOYING THINGS OTHER DRIVERS DO
As you know, everyone's horrible at driving except you. You're perfect. "Consumer Reports" just released the results of a survey where people ranked the 20 most annoying things other drivers do on a scale of one to 10.
And the most annoying behavior is...texting while driving. It got an average score of 8.9 out of 10. That puts it just ahead of able-bodied people parking in handicapped spots, which got an 8.7.
The least annoying thing was the only item on the list connected to the radio, because radio is a fantastic and flawless medium. At least Q92 is. People who crank the volume on their radio too high only averaged a 5.7 out of 10 for annoyingness. So, turn Q92 up!
Here's the full list of the 20 most annoying things other drivers do...
#1.) Texting while driving, 8.9 out of 10.
#2.) Able-bodied drivers parking in handicapped spots, 8.7.
#3.) Tailgating, 8.4.
#4.) Drivers who cut you off, 8.3.
#5.) Speeding and swerving in and out of traffic, 8.2.
#6.) Taking up two parking spaces, 7.7.
#7.) TIE: Talking on the phone while driving...not letting you merge into a lane...and not dimming high beams, 7.6.
#10.) Not using turn signals, 7.5.
#11.) TIE: Slow drivers in the passing lane...and jaywalkers who walk in front of your car, 7.3.
#13.) Excessive horn honking, 7.1.
#14.) Rubbernecking at accidents, 7.0.
#15.) Not turning on lights when it's raining or about to get dark, 6.8.
#16.) Drivers who are indecisive about where to turn, 6.6.
#17.) Slow drivers on a two-lane road who won't pull over, 6.5.
#18.) Not going when the light turns green, 6.1.
#19.) Bicyclists who don't let you by, 5.8.
#20.) Cranking the radio volume, 5.7.
REALLY?
A SHOCKINGLY HIGH number of men admit they've pleasured themselves WHILE DRIVING. How high? Try ONE IN FOUR. I can HONESTLY say...never have.
A new survey found that 24% have had their way with themselves behind the wheel...31% have done it at work...31% have done it at their parents' house...and 10% have done it at a party. Less than half of guys have never done it in any of those four locations.
Y U NO HAVE DOLLAR FRIES?!
So, McDonald's is REALLY playing with fire here.
Before the end of the month, they're removing the $1 small fry and $1 small soda from the DOLLAR MENU, and replacing them with ice cream cones and cookies.
The fries and drinks will move to something new called the "Extra Value Menu" with items over $1...but mostly under $2. It'll have things like snack wraps, double cheeseburgers, and 20-piece McNuggets.
A spokesman said, "Those choices have been available for quite some time, we're just making it easier for customers to find them."
Um. And to make MORE MONEY off of them!
BUT NOT A REAL GREEN DRESS, THAT'S CRUEL
If you're all about '90s music, you're gonna wanna hear this: BARENAKED LADIES are touring with BLUES TRAVELER, CRACKER and BIG HEAD TODD AND THE MONSTERS this summer.
There are more than 30 dates, beginning July 6th in Toledo!! Here's the full list: http://barenakedladies.com/blog/barenaked-ladies/201203/12-last-summer-earth
It's called "The Last Summer on Earth" tour, and here's why:
Barenaked Ladies singer Ed Robertson says, "I'm a man of science, and therefore put zero stock in all of the disastrous predictions about the year 2012.
"But just in case, I think everybody should come out and see one last great summer concert tour! It can't hurt, right? Here's hoping the Mayans just got tired of chiseling!"
WE'RE SO GLAD IT'S CHRISTMAS VACATION...
There's a new "Vacation" movie in the works. It'll be about an adult Rusty Griswold...the son of CHEVY CHASE and BEVERLY D'ANGELO'S characters, Clark and Ellen Griswold...and his misadventures with his own family.
The filmmakers say there's an opportunity for Chevy and Beverly to make an appearance...and obviously, they're hoping it happens.
They also haven't cast Rusty yet. (But come on...it's GOT to be ANTHONY MICHAEL HALL...who played Rusty in the original "Vacation" back in 1983. How do you NOT do that?)
If it matters to you, the guys who are writing and directing the movie also wrote the screenplay for "Horrible Bosses".
WATCH YOUR POLITICS...
When you post something political on Facebook, believe it or not, you're actually ANNOYING a lot of people. I shouldn't say "actually", I don't find it very surprising.
A new survey found that 73% of people say they either sometimes agree, or NEVER agree with their friends' political posts...meaning you annoy THREE-QUARTERS of your Facebook friends when you start posting about politics.
More than one in 10 have de-friended someone over political posts.
ONLINE DATING IS BAD FOR YOU...MAYBE
Online dating. A great way to have casual sex with a LOT of random people in a short time frame. And that's causing a little problem...
Everyone's getting syphilis. And chlamydia, too.
These stats come from Canada, but they probably translate pretty well down here too. Since 2000...when online dating really started catching on...syphilis cases are up 1,000% (!!!) Chlamydia is up 66%...not quite as much, but still a lot.
One of the biggest causes is all the OLDER PEOPLE who use online dating...and NEVER use condoms. Sure, younger people have STDs too...but older people who are divorced or widowed don't think about disease like young people do apparently.
BRUNO DOES PLAYBOY
BRUNO MARS graces the cover of the April issue of "Playboy" magazine...making him only the 10th man to do so since the magazine was founded almost 60 years ago. And he's in some ELITE company too!
Here are the other nine men who've been on the cover of "Playboy", and the issues they covered...
Peter Sellers, April 1964
Burt Reynolds, October 1979
Steve Martin, January 1980
Donald Trump, March 1990
Dan Aykroyd, August 1993
Jerry Seinfeld, October 1993
Leslie Nielsen, February 1996
Gene Simmons, March 1999
Seth Rogen, April 2009
CHEATER CHEATER
This totally fits the stereotype about how women go after other women: Men punch other men in the mouth...women gossip each other into the ground.
The info comes from the website Cheaterville.com...which is one of the many, many websites that let you out people as cheaters. It's also the website that broke the story about JESSE JAMES cheating on KAT VON D.
Even though, statistically, men have affairs more often than women, 81% of the alleged cheaters who've been outed on Cheaterville are female. And...40% have been outed by OTHER WOMEN.
James McGibney is the founder of Cheaterville. Here's his theory on why women out other women. "I think women who out other women are fed up that they are faithful while their friends are not, and they're disgusted."
FINGER-LICKIN' GOOD...
Man, the people at "U.S. News & World Report" must have a death wish. Because if there's one thing Americans will cut you for, it's telling them their city doesn't have the country's best barbeque.
The people at "U.S. News" ranked America's top seven cities for barbeque, and the list includes some major cities and some smaller ones. Here are their picks. Please try to contain your rage.
#7.) St. Louis, Missouri.
#6.) Nashville, Tennessee.
#5.) Austin, Texas.
#4.) Lexington, North Carolina.
#3.) Kansas City, Missouri.
#2.) Lockhart, Texas.
#1.) Memphis, Tennessee.
SPRING CLEANING
A survey by something called the American Cleaning Institute found that if it wasn't for spring cleaning, one in eight people would NEVER clean their home. Here are the five places people focus on most during spring cleaning:
#1.) Windows: 72% of people make sure they deal with their windows during spring cleaning.
#2.) Blinds and curtains: They're a spring cleaning target for 67% of people.
#3.) A tie, between ceiling fans and carpets: 65% said they clean both in the spring. Which makes sense...because after you dust off your nasty ceiling fan, you'll probably NEED to clean the carpet.
#4.) Closets and drawers: 63% of people go through their clothes to tidy up.
WHAT IS CHEATING, WHAT IS NOT
We think it's worthwhile to know what the majority of people do and don't consider CHEATING. Even though it may be different than the definition of cheating in YOUR relationship, and won't be considered reasonable evidence when you fight.
A researcher at the University of New Brunswick in Canada is working on his psychology thesis and conducted a major survey of people 18 to 67, asking them what they do and don't count as cheating. Here are the results.
CHEATING. Anything involving sexual contact, from kissing to sex. The majority of people also include sexual conversations, sexting, and sending nude photos, even though there's no physical contact.
NOT CHEATING, BUT WORTH FIGHTING ABOUT. Flirting, dancing closely, browsing a dating website, holding hands, and watching a movie alone with someone of the opposite sex at their home aren't cheating, but WILL lead to serious discussions.
NOT CHEATING. The majority of people say that watching porno by yourself, having dinner with someone of the opposite sex, and receiving emotional support from a friend of the opposite sex do not count as cheating.
But if you LIE about doing any of those things...like you have something to hide...THEN they cross the line into requiring a discussion.
WOULD YOU RATHER
Would you rather have another $10,000 in debt...or gain 50 extra pounds?
The results are actually REALLY close. In a new survey, 54% of people say they'd rather take on the extra debt than the extra weight...46% would rather gain the 50 pounds than the $10,000 debt.
Monday, February 20, 2012
Imma Make Y'all Dance
...maybe? I don't know. HEY! It's Monday. Here's some shtuff..
"SUPER FINAL"
SIMON COWELL has an interesting idea: A face-off between all of the winners of the various singing competition shows.
He Tweeted, "Maybe the winner of 'X Factor' this year should compete with winner of 'The Voice' and 'American Idol' in a super final. Just a thought. I'd be up for it." Simon added, "I love the rivalry between all the music shows."
There's no response from the people behind "The Voice"...but "Idol" producer NIGEL LYTHGOE has weighed in, and he doesn't think it'd be much of a challenge.
He Tweeted, "The problem is the 'Idol' winner will be a star by then."
.....um? OK, I couldn't tell you the last person to win Idol. I'm thinking about it and I really have no idea. Was it that Lee Dewyze guy? And he's sure NOT a star. The last person to achieve stardom from that show...probably Adam Lambert? And he didn't even win it!
LILO DOES SNL...
LINDSAY LOHAN will host the March 3rd episode of "Saturday Night Live". This is going to be her fourth time on "SNL". She previously hosted in 2004, 2005 and 2006.
Lindsay's life has been a little rocky in the six years since then, so it'll be interesting to see how much she's willing to poke fun at herself. And there's a good chance she'll be game for whatever.
Over the past three years, Lindsay has mocked the insanity in her life on FunnyOrDie.com, at the "MTV VMAs", and on "Jimmy Kimmel Live".
SOME ADELE NEWS...
Sad news to report to those of you who love your ladies with a delectable candy coating: There is more than likely NOT an ADELE sex tape.
She's got her lawyers denying the existence of any such tape and threatening to go after the French magazine that started the story.
They say any allegations of a sex tape are, quote, "untrue and grossly defamatory [and] 100% false."
Speaking of Adele and bodily fluids...
Adele says if she ever sees her dad again, she'll SPIT IN HIS FACE.
She's mad at him because he sold a story to a British tabloid in which he talks about Adele and his split from her mother.
She says, "I was actually ready to start trying to have a relationship with him. [But] he's [effing] blown it.
"It makes me angry! To come back after 10 years and be like, 'Maybe her problem with men comes down to me.' It's like, '[Eff] off! How dare you comment on my life?'
"It makes my blood boil. If I ever see him I will spit in his face."
LUDA DOES PIMPIN'
Haven't heard anything out of LUDACRIS for a minute. I have an urge to crank some SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY now!
Well LUDA is starring in a movie called "Parking Lot Pimpin'". He's playing "a young man who, following a nasty break-up, teams up with his slick buddy for a night on the town...[where he learns] the art of 'parking lot pimping.'"
JALEEL WHITE...a.k.a. Urkel from "Family Matters"...is co-writing it.
"Parking lot pimping", for my white friends, is basically putting on your game to hook up with someone...AFTER the clubs close...in the parking lot. For a more complete definition, hit up UrbanDictionary.com
BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU!! WELL, TARGET IS ANYWAY...
You'd probably be FREAKED OUT if you could see the data that different stores have on you. Pretty much ALL of them keep track. Know those Acme and Fishers cards, and all the other ones dangling from your keys? LORD only knows what SHEETZ has one me!!
And Target takes it even further.
Target doesn't just keep track of what you buy...they analyze your purchases to figure out what's going on in your life. And HERE'S a look at just how good they are...
According to an executive, a guy once STORMED into a Target outside of Minneapolis holding a bunch of coupons for baby items that were sent to his teenage daughter.
He yelled at the manager, "My daughter got this in the mail! She's still in high school...are you trying to encourage her to get pregnant?"
But Target's analysis was right...the man ended up calling a few days later to apologize because it turned out his daughter WAS pregnant and just hadn't told him yet. (!!)
HOTTIE 90's TEENS
A website you've never heard of called Ranker.com has put together a list of the Top 13 '90s Teen Starlets Who Stayed Hot. Here they are...
#1.) Jennifer Love Hewitt
#2.) Jessica Alba
#3.) Tiffani Thiessen
#4.) Britney Spears
#5.) Alicia Silverstone
#6.) Christina Applegate
#7.) The Spice Girls
#8.) Sarah Michelle Gellar
#9.) Christina Ricci
#10.) Melissa Joan Hart
#11.) Alyson Hannigan
#12.) Elizabeth Berkley
#13.) Monica Keena
Pics and commentary? here: http://www.ranker.com/list/top-thirteen-90s-teen-starlets-who-stayed-hot/greg
EAT MOR CHIKIN!!!
Chick-fil-A isn't just crack for Southerners or radio personalities anymore. It's crack for EVERYONE now. In a new study of more than 107,000 fast food customers, Chick-fil-A was rated the most loved chain in the country.
Panera Bread was second and Chipotle was third. McDonald's, Subway, Wendy's, and Burger King didn't crack the top 10
OPRAH IS BEGGING PEOPLE TO WATCH HER?
OPRAH'S cable network OWN is now over a year old, and apparently the ratings haven't lived up to her expectations because she's literally BEGGING for viewers.
And not just any viewers...she wants the PEOPLE WHO COUNT to tune in.
On Sunday, Oprah Tweeted, "Everyone who can please turn to OWN especially if you have a Nielsen box." (That's a device to measure TV watching habits)
There are two things wrong with Oprah's Tweet:
First off, it violates Nielsen's policy. In fact, Oprah later deleted it "at the request of Nielsen." She says, "I intended no harm and apologize for the reference."
But more importantly, it's pretty sad that Oprah has resorted to soliciting people on Twitter. This is a woman who never had any problems drawing an audience, and now she's begging for attention on Twitter!
SELENA GOMEZ & THE SCENE SPLIT
In what seems like the biggest musical break-up since *NSYNC dis-banded...SELENA GOMEZ has announced that she's cutting off THE SCENE.
SELENA GOMEZ & THE SCENE have released three albums over the past three years. The last one "When the Sun Goes Down" came out last June. (Wow. That title sure seems a little prophetic in retrospect.)
In a post on Facebook, Selena explained, "My band and I are going our separate ways for a while. This year is all about films and acting and I want my band to play music wherever with whoever.
OLD SCHOOL MUSIC NEWS: GREEN DAY
GREEN DAY singer BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG has announced that the band is working on a new album...their first since "21st Century Breakdown" in 2009.
He Tweeted, "Happy Valentine's Day! Officially started recording the new record today. It's [EFF] TIME!!!!"
Supposedly, "It's [Eff] Time" is something the cast of the Green Day musical "American Idiot" chants before each show, to get pumped up.
And Billie Joe's side project the FOXBORO HOT TUBS have a song called "It's [Eff] Time" in honor of that tradition, but they've only played it live. It hasn't been released.
KE$HA'S PARTIES...
KE$HA says she loves to host group, nude body-painting parties.
She tells "Glamour" magazine, "Sometimes I have parties at my house in Nashville and it's clothing-optional, and we just body-paint each other and run around, and I have a giant bed. I'm very much in touch with that side of myself."
Despite the fact that Kesha mentioned her "giant bed"...which was totally unnecessary...she doesn't want you to get the impression that these are SEX parties.
She says, "It's not a weird sex orgy thing. You can wear a bathing suit!"
So, WHY is Kesha telling us this?
She says, "I'm coming out with my own line [of body paints]."
COST SAVINGS AT THE TINSELTOWN...
The average movie ticket cost $7.93 last year, which might not sound like a lot, but it's the highest price ever.
And over half of us are going to fewer movies because of the cost.
62% of people cut costs by going to matinees,
38% sneak in their own food and drinks
6% save money by sneaking into other movies when theirs ends. (good idea?)
IN THE MARKET FOR A NEW CAR?
CLINT EASTWOOD isn't going to like this. J.D. Power and Associates just released their annual survey on the most dependable vehicles...and Chrysler came in DEAD LAST.
In Chrysler's defense, Land Rover usually comes in last, but they weren't included this year because of an insufficient sample size in the study.
Dodge was second-least dependable...Jeep is third...Dodge Ram is fourth...and Jaguar is fifth.
At the other end of the spectrum, Lexus was named the most reliable vehicle. Porsche was second, Cadillac was third, Toyota was fourth, and Scion was fifth.
NEW FACEBOOK CONTENT GUIDELINES
Facebook's internal content guideline was leaked Friday...that's what they use to figure out which posts aren't appropriate and should be deleted. Here are 10 highlights of what they will and won't censor.
#1.) Foreplay like kissing and GROPING will NOT be censored. Even, quote, "for same-sex individuals." But actual sexual activity WILL be censored, obviously.
#2.) Photos that show a side-by-side comparison between a person and an animal WILL be censored.
#3.) Photoshopped images MIGHT be censored. If the Photoshopping portrays the person in a negative light, the photo will be removed. But if the Photoshopping portrays the person in a positive or neutral way, the photo can stay.
#4.) Images of drunk or unconscious people with stuff drawn on their face WILL be censored. Which is a surprise, because I see these all the time.
#5.) Graphic photos of dead animals WILL be censored. Unless the photos are in the context of food prep or, quote, "hunting as it occurs in nature," like a lion eating a zebra or something.
#6.) Works of art showing nudity WILL NOT be censored. But cartoon nudity will be removed.
#7.) Adult love toys MIGHT be censored. If they're in the context of sexual activity, they're gone. If you're just, like, holding a vibrating toy, you're clear.
#8.) Bodily fluids WILL NOT be censored. Vomit, snot, earwax, and anything in the toilet are all probably clear. But not if you post a photo of someone in the act of actually releasing bodily fluids. (And obviously, not MAN-SEED.)
#9.) Photos of poaching endangered animals WILL be censored, and will be reported.
#10.) And finally, photos of, quote, "blatant depiction of camel toes and moose knuckles" WILL be censored.
SOME GOOD NEWS:
Here's some GOOD NEWS: The American auto industry is BACK.
All three auto companies are profitable, and last year, GM posted its biggest profit ever. GM made $7.6 BILLION in profit last year...that's up 62% from 2010...and that means every union worker will get a $7,000 profit sharing check.
"SUPER FINAL"
SIMON COWELL has an interesting idea: A face-off between all of the winners of the various singing competition shows.
He Tweeted, "Maybe the winner of 'X Factor' this year should compete with winner of 'The Voice' and 'American Idol' in a super final. Just a thought. I'd be up for it." Simon added, "I love the rivalry between all the music shows."
There's no response from the people behind "The Voice"...but "Idol" producer NIGEL LYTHGOE has weighed in, and he doesn't think it'd be much of a challenge.
He Tweeted, "The problem is the 'Idol' winner will be a star by then."
.....um? OK, I couldn't tell you the last person to win Idol. I'm thinking about it and I really have no idea. Was it that Lee Dewyze guy? And he's sure NOT a star. The last person to achieve stardom from that show...probably Adam Lambert? And he didn't even win it!
LILO DOES SNL...
LINDSAY LOHAN will host the March 3rd episode of "Saturday Night Live". This is going to be her fourth time on "SNL". She previously hosted in 2004, 2005 and 2006.
Lindsay's life has been a little rocky in the six years since then, so it'll be interesting to see how much she's willing to poke fun at herself. And there's a good chance she'll be game for whatever.
Over the past three years, Lindsay has mocked the insanity in her life on FunnyOrDie.com, at the "MTV VMAs", and on "Jimmy Kimmel Live".
SOME ADELE NEWS...
Sad news to report to those of you who love your ladies with a delectable candy coating: There is more than likely NOT an ADELE sex tape.
She's got her lawyers denying the existence of any such tape and threatening to go after the French magazine that started the story.
They say any allegations of a sex tape are, quote, "untrue and grossly defamatory [and] 100% false."
Speaking of Adele and bodily fluids...
Adele says if she ever sees her dad again, she'll SPIT IN HIS FACE.
She's mad at him because he sold a story to a British tabloid in which he talks about Adele and his split from her mother.
She says, "I was actually ready to start trying to have a relationship with him. [But] he's [effing] blown it.
"It makes me angry! To come back after 10 years and be like, 'Maybe her problem with men comes down to me.' It's like, '[Eff] off! How dare you comment on my life?'
"It makes my blood boil. If I ever see him I will spit in his face."
LUDA DOES PIMPIN'
Haven't heard anything out of LUDACRIS for a minute. I have an urge to crank some SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY now!
Well LUDA is starring in a movie called "Parking Lot Pimpin'". He's playing "a young man who, following a nasty break-up, teams up with his slick buddy for a night on the town...[where he learns] the art of 'parking lot pimping.'"
JALEEL WHITE...a.k.a. Urkel from "Family Matters"...is co-writing it.
"Parking lot pimping", for my white friends, is basically putting on your game to hook up with someone...AFTER the clubs close...in the parking lot. For a more complete definition, hit up UrbanDictionary.com
BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU!! WELL, TARGET IS ANYWAY...
You'd probably be FREAKED OUT if you could see the data that different stores have on you. Pretty much ALL of them keep track. Know those Acme and Fishers cards, and all the other ones dangling from your keys? LORD only knows what SHEETZ has one me!!
And Target takes it even further.
Target doesn't just keep track of what you buy...they analyze your purchases to figure out what's going on in your life. And HERE'S a look at just how good they are...
According to an executive, a guy once STORMED into a Target outside of Minneapolis holding a bunch of coupons for baby items that were sent to his teenage daughter.
He yelled at the manager, "My daughter got this in the mail! She's still in high school...are you trying to encourage her to get pregnant?"
But Target's analysis was right...the man ended up calling a few days later to apologize because it turned out his daughter WAS pregnant and just hadn't told him yet. (!!)
HOTTIE 90's TEENS
A website you've never heard of called Ranker.com has put together a list of the Top 13 '90s Teen Starlets Who Stayed Hot. Here they are...
#1.) Jennifer Love Hewitt
#2.) Jessica Alba
#3.) Tiffani Thiessen
#4.) Britney Spears
#5.) Alicia Silverstone
#6.) Christina Applegate
#7.) The Spice Girls
#8.) Sarah Michelle Gellar
#9.) Christina Ricci
#10.) Melissa Joan Hart
#11.) Alyson Hannigan
#12.) Elizabeth Berkley
#13.) Monica Keena
Pics and commentary? here: http://www.ranker.com/list/top-thirteen-90s-teen-starlets-who-stayed-hot/greg
EAT MOR CHIKIN!!!
Chick-fil-A isn't just crack for Southerners or radio personalities anymore. It's crack for EVERYONE now. In a new study of more than 107,000 fast food customers, Chick-fil-A was rated the most loved chain in the country.
Panera Bread was second and Chipotle was third. McDonald's, Subway, Wendy's, and Burger King didn't crack the top 10
OPRAH IS BEGGING PEOPLE TO WATCH HER?
OPRAH'S cable network OWN is now over a year old, and apparently the ratings haven't lived up to her expectations because she's literally BEGGING for viewers.
And not just any viewers...she wants the PEOPLE WHO COUNT to tune in.
On Sunday, Oprah Tweeted, "Everyone who can please turn to OWN especially if you have a Nielsen box." (That's a device to measure TV watching habits)
There are two things wrong with Oprah's Tweet:
First off, it violates Nielsen's policy. In fact, Oprah later deleted it "at the request of Nielsen." She says, "I intended no harm and apologize for the reference."
But more importantly, it's pretty sad that Oprah has resorted to soliciting people on Twitter. This is a woman who never had any problems drawing an audience, and now she's begging for attention on Twitter!
SELENA GOMEZ & THE SCENE SPLIT
In what seems like the biggest musical break-up since *NSYNC dis-banded...SELENA GOMEZ has announced that she's cutting off THE SCENE.
SELENA GOMEZ & THE SCENE have released three albums over the past three years. The last one "When the Sun Goes Down" came out last June. (Wow. That title sure seems a little prophetic in retrospect.)
In a post on Facebook, Selena explained, "My band and I are going our separate ways for a while. This year is all about films and acting and I want my band to play music wherever with whoever.
OLD SCHOOL MUSIC NEWS: GREEN DAY
GREEN DAY singer BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG has announced that the band is working on a new album...their first since "21st Century Breakdown" in 2009.
He Tweeted, "Happy Valentine's Day! Officially started recording the new record today. It's [EFF] TIME!!!!"
Supposedly, "It's [Eff] Time" is something the cast of the Green Day musical "American Idiot" chants before each show, to get pumped up.
And Billie Joe's side project the FOXBORO HOT TUBS have a song called "It's [Eff] Time" in honor of that tradition, but they've only played it live. It hasn't been released.
KE$HA'S PARTIES...
KE$HA says she loves to host group, nude body-painting parties.
She tells "Glamour" magazine, "Sometimes I have parties at my house in Nashville and it's clothing-optional, and we just body-paint each other and run around, and I have a giant bed. I'm very much in touch with that side of myself."
Despite the fact that Kesha mentioned her "giant bed"...which was totally unnecessary...she doesn't want you to get the impression that these are SEX parties.
She says, "It's not a weird sex orgy thing. You can wear a bathing suit!"
So, WHY is Kesha telling us this?
She says, "I'm coming out with my own line [of body paints]."
COST SAVINGS AT THE TINSELTOWN...
The average movie ticket cost $7.93 last year, which might not sound like a lot, but it's the highest price ever.
And over half of us are going to fewer movies because of the cost.
62% of people cut costs by going to matinees,
38% sneak in their own food and drinks
6% save money by sneaking into other movies when theirs ends. (good idea?)
IN THE MARKET FOR A NEW CAR?
CLINT EASTWOOD isn't going to like this. J.D. Power and Associates just released their annual survey on the most dependable vehicles...and Chrysler came in DEAD LAST.
In Chrysler's defense, Land Rover usually comes in last, but they weren't included this year because of an insufficient sample size in the study.
Dodge was second-least dependable...Jeep is third...Dodge Ram is fourth...and Jaguar is fifth.
At the other end of the spectrum, Lexus was named the most reliable vehicle. Porsche was second, Cadillac was third, Toyota was fourth, and Scion was fifth.
NEW FACEBOOK CONTENT GUIDELINES
Facebook's internal content guideline was leaked Friday...that's what they use to figure out which posts aren't appropriate and should be deleted. Here are 10 highlights of what they will and won't censor.
#1.) Foreplay like kissing and GROPING will NOT be censored. Even, quote, "for same-sex individuals." But actual sexual activity WILL be censored, obviously.
#2.) Photos that show a side-by-side comparison between a person and an animal WILL be censored.
#3.) Photoshopped images MIGHT be censored. If the Photoshopping portrays the person in a negative light, the photo will be removed. But if the Photoshopping portrays the person in a positive or neutral way, the photo can stay.
#4.) Images of drunk or unconscious people with stuff drawn on their face WILL be censored. Which is a surprise, because I see these all the time.
#5.) Graphic photos of dead animals WILL be censored. Unless the photos are in the context of food prep or, quote, "hunting as it occurs in nature," like a lion eating a zebra or something.
#6.) Works of art showing nudity WILL NOT be censored. But cartoon nudity will be removed.
#7.) Adult love toys MIGHT be censored. If they're in the context of sexual activity, they're gone. If you're just, like, holding a vibrating toy, you're clear.
#8.) Bodily fluids WILL NOT be censored. Vomit, snot, earwax, and anything in the toilet are all probably clear. But not if you post a photo of someone in the act of actually releasing bodily fluids. (And obviously, not MAN-SEED.)
#9.) Photos of poaching endangered animals WILL be censored, and will be reported.
#10.) And finally, photos of, quote, "blatant depiction of camel toes and moose knuckles" WILL be censored.
SOME GOOD NEWS:
Here's some GOOD NEWS: The American auto industry is BACK.
All three auto companies are profitable, and last year, GM posted its biggest profit ever. GM made $7.6 BILLION in profit last year...that's up 62% from 2010...and that means every union worker will get a $7,000 profit sharing check.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
The Rihanna & Chris Brown police report
“Brown was driving a vehicle with Robyn F. as the front passenger on an unknown street in Los Angeles. Robyn F. picked up Brown’s cellular phone and observed a three-page text message from a woman who Brown had a previous sexual relationship with.
“A verbal argument ensued and Brown pulled the vehicle over on an unknown street, reached over Robyn F. with his right hand, opened the car door and attempted to force her out. Brown was unable to force Robyn F. out of the vehicle because she was wearing a seat belt. When he could not force her to exit, he took his right hand and shoved her head against he passenger window of the vehicle, causing an approximate one-inch raised circular contusion.
“Robyn F. turned to face Brown and he punched her in the left eye with his right hand. He then drove away in the vehicle and continued to punch her in the face with his right hand while steering the vehicle with his left hand. The assault caused Robyn F.’s mouth to fill with blood and blood to splatter all over her clothing and the interior of the vehicle.
“Brown looked at Robyn F. and stated, ‘I’m going to beat the sh– out of you when we get home! You wait and see!’
” The detective said “Robyn F.” then used her cell phone to call her personal assistant Jennifer Rosales, who did not answer.
“Robyn F. pretended to talk to her and stated, ‘I’m on my way home. Make sure the police are there when I get there.’ After Robyn F. faked the call, Brown looked at her and stated, ‘You just did the stupidest thing ever! Now I’m really going to kill you!’
“Brown resumed punching Robyn F. and she interlocked her fingers behind her head and brought her elbows forward to protect her face. She then bent over at the waist, placing her elbows and face near her lap in [an] attempt to protect her face and head from the barrage of punches being levied upon her by Brown.
“Brown continued to punch Robyn F. on her left arm and hand, causing her to suffer a contusion on her left triceps (sic) that was approximately two inches in diameter and numerous contusions on her left hand.
“Robyn F. then attempted to send a text message to her other personal assistant, Melissa Ford. Brown snatched the cellular telephone out of her hand and threw it out of the window onto an unknown street.
“Brown continued driving and Robyn F. observed his cellular telephone sitting in his lap. She picked up the cellular telephone with her left hand and before she could make a call he placed her in a head lock with his right hand and continued to drive the vehicle with his left hand.
“Brown pulled Robyn F. close to him and bit her on her left ear. She was able to feel the vehicle swerving from right to left as Brown sped away. He stopped the vehicle in front of 333 North June Street and Robyn F. turned off the car, removed the key from the ignition and sat on it.
“Brown did not know what she did with the key and began punching her in the face and arms. He then placed her in a head lock positioning the front of her throat between his bicep and forearm. Brown began applying pressure to Robyn F.’s left and right carotid arteries, causing her to be unable to breathe and she began to lose consciousness.
“She reached up with her left hand and began attempting to gouge his eyes in an attempt to free herself. Brown bit her left ring and middle fingers and then released her. While Brown continued to punch her, she turned around and placed her back against the passenger door. She brought her knees to her chest, placed her feet against Brown’s body and began pushing him away. Brown continued to punch her on the legs and feet, causing several contusions.
“Robyn F. began screaming for help and Brown exited the vehicle and walked away. A resident in the neighborhood heard Robyn F.’s plea for help and called 911, causing a police response. An investigation was conducted and Robyn F. was issued a Domestic Violence Emergency Protective Order.”
“A verbal argument ensued and Brown pulled the vehicle over on an unknown street, reached over Robyn F. with his right hand, opened the car door and attempted to force her out. Brown was unable to force Robyn F. out of the vehicle because she was wearing a seat belt. When he could not force her to exit, he took his right hand and shoved her head against he passenger window of the vehicle, causing an approximate one-inch raised circular contusion.
“Robyn F. turned to face Brown and he punched her in the left eye with his right hand. He then drove away in the vehicle and continued to punch her in the face with his right hand while steering the vehicle with his left hand. The assault caused Robyn F.’s mouth to fill with blood and blood to splatter all over her clothing and the interior of the vehicle.
“Brown looked at Robyn F. and stated, ‘I’m going to beat the sh– out of you when we get home! You wait and see!’
” The detective said “Robyn F.” then used her cell phone to call her personal assistant Jennifer Rosales, who did not answer.
“Robyn F. pretended to talk to her and stated, ‘I’m on my way home. Make sure the police are there when I get there.’ After Robyn F. faked the call, Brown looked at her and stated, ‘You just did the stupidest thing ever! Now I’m really going to kill you!’
“Brown resumed punching Robyn F. and she interlocked her fingers behind her head and brought her elbows forward to protect her face. She then bent over at the waist, placing her elbows and face near her lap in [an] attempt to protect her face and head from the barrage of punches being levied upon her by Brown.
“Brown continued to punch Robyn F. on her left arm and hand, causing her to suffer a contusion on her left triceps (sic) that was approximately two inches in diameter and numerous contusions on her left hand.
“Robyn F. then attempted to send a text message to her other personal assistant, Melissa Ford. Brown snatched the cellular telephone out of her hand and threw it out of the window onto an unknown street.
“Brown continued driving and Robyn F. observed his cellular telephone sitting in his lap. She picked up the cellular telephone with her left hand and before she could make a call he placed her in a head lock with his right hand and continued to drive the vehicle with his left hand.
“Brown pulled Robyn F. close to him and bit her on her left ear. She was able to feel the vehicle swerving from right to left as Brown sped away. He stopped the vehicle in front of 333 North June Street and Robyn F. turned off the car, removed the key from the ignition and sat on it.
“Brown did not know what she did with the key and began punching her in the face and arms. He then placed her in a head lock positioning the front of her throat between his bicep and forearm. Brown began applying pressure to Robyn F.’s left and right carotid arteries, causing her to be unable to breathe and she began to lose consciousness.
“She reached up with her left hand and began attempting to gouge his eyes in an attempt to free herself. Brown bit her left ring and middle fingers and then released her. While Brown continued to punch her, she turned around and placed her back against the passenger door. She brought her knees to her chest, placed her feet against Brown’s body and began pushing him away. Brown continued to punch her on the legs and feet, causing several contusions.
“Robyn F. began screaming for help and Brown exited the vehicle and walked away. A resident in the neighborhood heard Robyn F.’s plea for help and called 911, causing a police response. An investigation was conducted and Robyn F. was issued a Domestic Violence Emergency Protective Order.”
Saturday, February 11, 2012
um....HI
I just want you to know....it's 7:05 AM and I COULD be sleeping right now! But no, I'm up to type this for YOU. So you better love it and enjoy it. Give it a hug even.
Don't kiss it, you have morning breath.
NEW WIZ KHALIFA...
A while back, WIZ KHALIFA said that his next album will be titled "O.N.I.F.C."...and now, he's explaining what it stands for.
He says, "It's [an acronym for] the Only [N-Word] In First Class. It's inspired by Prodigy's 'H.N.I.C.'. When he dropped that, I felt like that sounded so strong."
He adds, "I was just talking about me being a young rich dude and being black. It looks crazy to them when I walk up to them and show them my ticket or I'm going in priority seating...they're like 'You're sure?'
"It's a good feeling...and then it's like a bad feeling because it's like: 'Damn, why do you feel like that about me?'"
Wiz also has a CLEAN version of his album title, in which "O.N.I.F.C." stands for "One Night In First Class." The album doesn't have a release date yet.
REKINDLED
One of the new contestants on "The Voice" ...used to star on "The Mickey Mouse Club" with coach CHRISTINA AGUILERA. His name is TONY LUCCA. He chose ADAM LEVINE to be his coach from Sunday night's season premiere.
Christina supposedly didn't recognize him at first. But after he'd made his choice she went looking for him and introduced herself to his family backstage.
TEMPTATION...IS A PART OF LIFE...
Thanks to Corina for letting me use her 1992 hit...
If you can't fight the constant urge to check what's happening on Facebook or Twitter every waking moment of your miserable existence, you're not alone.
Researchers at the University of Chicago found that it's harder to resist the urge to check Facebook, Twitter, and email on your cell phone than it is for smokers and drinkers to resist cigarettes and alcohol.
The researchers gave BlackBerries to volunteers of all ages and told them to carry them throughout their normal day. Surprisingly, no one SMASHED their Blackberry!
Then they sent the volunteers messages at various points throughout the day asking if they had been tempted to check their Facebook, Twitter, or email messages in the last half hour.
Volunteers said they had a desire to check their messages 75% of the time.
.....now I'm just thinkin' here, wouldn't TELLING SOMEONE they should check one of these things...MAKE THEM WANNA DO IT?!
Based on previous studies, smokers and drinkers did a better job at fighting off their urges than the volunteers did with social media. The only urges harder to resist were urges to sleep and have sex.
Well good. At least we have our priorities down, LOL
LAST WEEKEND'S GAME...
Set a new record. It was the most-watched TV program EVER. The previous record-holder was LAST year's game. Prior to that, it was the series finale of M.A.S.H. in 1983.
KE$HA...
I love her. For real. Who this week said, "I destroy men on a weekly basis. It's like a hobby. I'm like a praying mantis. They [eff] me, and then I eat them."
She adds that when she's feeling down, she makes her assistant put on a PENIS COSTUME and dance for her. She says, "Who isn't amused by a giant, dancing penis?"
GET ITTTT
There's more sex going on in your office than you realize. So you might want to try getting in on that.
#1.) 11% of people, or one out of every nine of your coworkers, admit they've had sex in the workplace at least once.
#2.) 7% of people actually have sex at the office REGULARLY.
#3.) The most popular place for office sex is on your desk. A meeting room is second, and the parking garage is third.
#4.) The least popular places for office sex are in a bathroom stall or on your boss's desk.
#5.) 95% of office sex happens after hours...but that DOES mean that 5%, or one in 20 office sex sessions, happen ON THE CLOCK.
VALENTINE'S DAY AND FLOWERS...
If you're planning to give someone roses for Valentine's Day, you should really know what SECRET MESSAGE you're sending with them. That's right. The number of roses you give apparently carries a meaning you never realized. Here's a guide...
One rose is meant for early in a relationship, and means love at first sight.
Three roses represents a shared love, and should be a one-month anniversary gift.
Six roses symbolizes passion and infatuation.
Ten roses says you believe your love is PERFECT.
Twelve roses is perfect for Valentine's Day, and means "be mine."
Thirteen roses means you just want to be friends. (???)
Fifteen roses means you're SORRY.
Twenty-four roses is like SHOUTING "I'm yours." (Or it's really un-creative)
And forty roses means your love is truly genuine. And also you have a lot of money.
...who the HELL buys someone 40 roses?! That's just stupid! Besides, everything after 6 supposedly means the same thing, more or less.
POWER-FACEBOOKERS
Notice how your posts on Facebook always get likes and comments, even though YOU never like or comment on other people's posts?
That doesn't mean you're selfish, it means you're average.
A new study found the average Facebook user gets more likes, messages, and comments than they leave.
That's possible thanks to Facebook power-users who basically like and comment on EVERYTHING.
OWEN AND VINCE TEAM UP AGAIN...
"Wedding Crashers" co-stars OWEN WILSON and VINCE VAUGHN are teaming up again for a comedy called "Interns".
They'll play two guys who get laid off from their company and decide to become interns at a Google-type dotcom company...where they find themselves competing against much younger employees for advancement.
FLO RIDA STIFFED A GIRL...
One of FLO RIDA'S former assistants has filed a lawsuit against him. She claims he only paid her $3.08-an-hour for a 65-hour work week...and when she complained, he fired her.
Flo Rida has a different story though. His lawyers say she was never "hired"...instead, she was an unpaid intern, who was begging to work for him to get her foot in the door.
Flo helped her out every now and then with lunch and gas money...and now he wishes he hadn't. He says, "I gave someone an opportunity out of the goodness of my heart and now sadly I am being falsely targeted."
WOMEN SAY COMPLIMENTS ARE BETTER THAN SEEING US NAKED...
....well, yeah! These women have apparently seen me naked.
According to a new survey of married women by iVillage, almost ALL women say that sharing your loving feelings or giving her compliments are MUCH, MUCH bigger turn-ons than getting naked in front of her.
The survey also found...
80% of married women say they were in the mood to have sex at least once in the past month.
22% have sexted their husbands, 9% have had phone sex with him, 16% have watched porno with him, and 6% have had a threesome with him.
And 33% say they'd rather have sex with their husband than watch a movie, go to a spa, check Facebook, or talk to friends.
WHAT WOMEN WANT FOR VALENTINE'S DAY...
According to a survey of women ages 30 to 49, only 5%...that's one in 20...want sex MORE than an actual gift this Valentine's Day.
72% say they most want a day off housework. 14% want a special plan for dinner, and 9% want a material gift.
A separate study also found that, whatever you do for Valentine's Day, you should also include a HANDWRITTEN NOTE. 60% of both genders said that's a more romantic gesture than an expensive dinner.
"IN THE CAR, I JUST CAN'T WAIT..."
I thought it was pretty much a rule of thumb that you don't do a FIRST DATE on Valentine's Day. You're virtually GUARANTEEING awkwardness, unnecessary pressure, and premature discussions about feelings and the future.
Well, apparently, the vast majority of single people today don't care about any of that. They just really, really want to go on dates whenever they can get 'em.
A new survey found that 83% of single people would be open to going on a first date on Valentine's Day.
AND...70% say they'd be willing to take it a step further and be set up on a BLIND DATE on Valentine's Day.
ADELE DOES THE GRAMMY'S
ADELE will perform for the first time in four months this Sunday at the Grammys...after having vocal cord surgery in November.
In a "60 Minutes" interview with ANDERSON COOPER, which airs before the Grammys, Adele talks about the moment she realized something was wrong.
She says, "It felt like someone put a curtain over my throat. It felt like something popped in my throat."
Adele had it checked out...and the doctors discovered a polyp on her vocal cord that had hemorrhaged. She says, "I had laser surgery...
"[They] put lasers down your throat, cut off the polyp, and kind of laser your hemorrhage back together and fix it."
Adele has been cleared to perform at the Grammys...and at the Brit Awards later this month...but she doesn't want to push it yet. She says, "If I decide to go on a 200-date world tour, it would happen again."
Meanwhile, in an interview with "People" magazine, Adele comments on the Internet's relentless fascination with her weight. She says, "I've never wanted to look like models on the cover of magazines.
"I represent the majority of women and I'm very proud of that."
DEAL BREAKERS
A survey by CouponCabin.com asked single people what their biggest deal-breakers are on a date. Here are the top five things that will get you dumped.
#1.) Poor hygiene: 84% of people said that body odor, bad teeth or dirty hair would be a deal-breaker.
#2.) Using your cell phone too much: 75%.
#3.) Being rude to a server or hostess: 73%.
#4.) Talking too much about your ex: 70%.
#5.) Flirting with the server or host/hostess: 61%.
Well....yeah. HAHA!
Women were more likely than men to consider every bad behavior a deal-breaker, except for a date being too expensive, which one in three men said was a deal-breaker.
LADIES...IS THIS TRUE?
This is from a British survey, but I REALLY hope it applies over here too.
43% of women say that they carry an extra pair of panties in their purse...in case a date goes well, and they want to look sexier later.
As for why the women don't just WEAR the sexy underwear to begin with...it's supposedly because LESS sexy underwear is more comfortable, and shapes your body better.
And this is apparently something women are determined to keep men from finding out about. 60% of women said they'd NEVER admit it to a man, even if they were in a long-term relationship.
Of course, if a guy is looking at a woman in her panties, he's probably got other things on his mind...and 40% of men said they wouldn't care if she had comfortable underwear on instead of sexy ones. (I'd agree with that)
TOP PLACES FOR QUICKIES...
Valentine's Day falls on a Tuesday this year, which means it might be harder to find time for Valentine's Day SEX. So here's AskMen.com's list of the top eight places to have a quickie.
We're not suggesting you to do anything ILLEGAL. But if you WANT to, here's where to do it.
#1.) An Elevator. Unless you're REALLY quick, you won't have enough time between floors. So you have to stall the elevator completely.
Just make sure you don't trigger an alarm, or the fire department might hear you through the speaker.
The other thing to worry about is whether there's a security camera in the elevator...and whether there's a security guard watching you or not.
#2.) A Movie Theater. You have to be quiet and sit in the back, but it's definitely doable. Just don't try it at a movie that's PACKED.
You're better off in a theater that's somewhere between empty and half-full. So skip the most popular movies like "Chronicle" and "The Woman in Black", and go see "The Artist" instead.
#3.) The Back of a Club or a Restaurant. Wherever you are, it just has to be dark and noisy. If it's not, the bathroom is a safer alternative. Especially if you can lock the door.
#4.) A Stairwell. Pick one that doesn't get much traffic. We're all pretty lazy these days, but some people DO still take the stairs if they're only going a floor or two. Just remember, higher floors equal lower risk.
#5.) The Car. It's kind of the old standard when it comes to quickies. But if you've never tried it...or haven't tried it since high school...it can be pretty memorable.
Just make sure you pick a spot where you won't be caught. At night, cops tend to notice idling cars in places like public parks. Not that I would know. I'm just...guessing. Yeah. So choose carefully.
#6.) An Alley. Obviously not a FILTHY alley. But even a clean alley is pretty gross. So this one definitely requires you both to be standing up.
#7.) A Dressing Room. Some stores...like Victoria's Secret...won't let guys go in the dressing rooms, even if it's with their wife. But as long as you're quiet, most dressing rooms are somewhat safe.
Even if you DO get caught, the salesperson won't just walk in on you. But if they know what's up, you might still get in trouble. So make sure you're completely quiet.
#8.) Your Workplace. This is without a doubt the riskiest spot on the list
Don't kiss it, you have morning breath.
NEW WIZ KHALIFA...
A while back, WIZ KHALIFA said that his next album will be titled "O.N.I.F.C."...and now, he's explaining what it stands for.
He says, "It's [an acronym for] the Only [N-Word] In First Class. It's inspired by Prodigy's 'H.N.I.C.'. When he dropped that, I felt like that sounded so strong."
He adds, "I was just talking about me being a young rich dude and being black. It looks crazy to them when I walk up to them and show them my ticket or I'm going in priority seating...they're like 'You're sure?'
"It's a good feeling...and then it's like a bad feeling because it's like: 'Damn, why do you feel like that about me?'"
Wiz also has a CLEAN version of his album title, in which "O.N.I.F.C." stands for "One Night In First Class." The album doesn't have a release date yet.
REKINDLED
One of the new contestants on "The Voice" ...used to star on "The Mickey Mouse Club" with coach CHRISTINA AGUILERA. His name is TONY LUCCA. He chose ADAM LEVINE to be his coach from Sunday night's season premiere.
Christina supposedly didn't recognize him at first. But after he'd made his choice she went looking for him and introduced herself to his family backstage.
TEMPTATION...IS A PART OF LIFE...
Thanks to Corina for letting me use her 1992 hit...
If you can't fight the constant urge to check what's happening on Facebook or Twitter every waking moment of your miserable existence, you're not alone.
Researchers at the University of Chicago found that it's harder to resist the urge to check Facebook, Twitter, and email on your cell phone than it is for smokers and drinkers to resist cigarettes and alcohol.
The researchers gave BlackBerries to volunteers of all ages and told them to carry them throughout their normal day. Surprisingly, no one SMASHED their Blackberry!
Then they sent the volunteers messages at various points throughout the day asking if they had been tempted to check their Facebook, Twitter, or email messages in the last half hour.
Volunteers said they had a desire to check their messages 75% of the time.
.....now I'm just thinkin' here, wouldn't TELLING SOMEONE they should check one of these things...MAKE THEM WANNA DO IT?!
Based on previous studies, smokers and drinkers did a better job at fighting off their urges than the volunteers did with social media. The only urges harder to resist were urges to sleep and have sex.
Well good. At least we have our priorities down, LOL
LAST WEEKEND'S GAME...
Set a new record. It was the most-watched TV program EVER. The previous record-holder was LAST year's game. Prior to that, it was the series finale of M.A.S.H. in 1983.
KE$HA...
I love her. For real. Who this week said, "I destroy men on a weekly basis. It's like a hobby. I'm like a praying mantis. They [eff] me, and then I eat them."
She adds that when she's feeling down, she makes her assistant put on a PENIS COSTUME and dance for her. She says, "Who isn't amused by a giant, dancing penis?"
GET ITTTT
There's more sex going on in your office than you realize. So you might want to try getting in on that.
#1.) 11% of people, or one out of every nine of your coworkers, admit they've had sex in the workplace at least once.
#2.) 7% of people actually have sex at the office REGULARLY.
#3.) The most popular place for office sex is on your desk. A meeting room is second, and the parking garage is third.
#4.) The least popular places for office sex are in a bathroom stall or on your boss's desk.
#5.) 95% of office sex happens after hours...but that DOES mean that 5%, or one in 20 office sex sessions, happen ON THE CLOCK.
VALENTINE'S DAY AND FLOWERS...
If you're planning to give someone roses for Valentine's Day, you should really know what SECRET MESSAGE you're sending with them. That's right. The number of roses you give apparently carries a meaning you never realized. Here's a guide...
One rose is meant for early in a relationship, and means love at first sight.
Three roses represents a shared love, and should be a one-month anniversary gift.
Six roses symbolizes passion and infatuation.
Ten roses says you believe your love is PERFECT.
Twelve roses is perfect for Valentine's Day, and means "be mine."
Thirteen roses means you just want to be friends. (???)
Fifteen roses means you're SORRY.
Twenty-four roses is like SHOUTING "I'm yours." (Or it's really un-creative)
And forty roses means your love is truly genuine. And also you have a lot of money.
...who the HELL buys someone 40 roses?! That's just stupid! Besides, everything after 6 supposedly means the same thing, more or less.
POWER-FACEBOOKERS
Notice how your posts on Facebook always get likes and comments, even though YOU never like or comment on other people's posts?
That doesn't mean you're selfish, it means you're average.
A new study found the average Facebook user gets more likes, messages, and comments than they leave.
That's possible thanks to Facebook power-users who basically like and comment on EVERYTHING.
OWEN AND VINCE TEAM UP AGAIN...
"Wedding Crashers" co-stars OWEN WILSON and VINCE VAUGHN are teaming up again for a comedy called "Interns".
They'll play two guys who get laid off from their company and decide to become interns at a Google-type dotcom company...where they find themselves competing against much younger employees for advancement.
FLO RIDA STIFFED A GIRL...
One of FLO RIDA'S former assistants has filed a lawsuit against him. She claims he only paid her $3.08-an-hour for a 65-hour work week...and when she complained, he fired her.
Flo Rida has a different story though. His lawyers say she was never "hired"...instead, she was an unpaid intern, who was begging to work for him to get her foot in the door.
Flo helped her out every now and then with lunch and gas money...and now he wishes he hadn't. He says, "I gave someone an opportunity out of the goodness of my heart and now sadly I am being falsely targeted."
WOMEN SAY COMPLIMENTS ARE BETTER THAN SEEING US NAKED...
....well, yeah! These women have apparently seen me naked.
According to a new survey of married women by iVillage, almost ALL women say that sharing your loving feelings or giving her compliments are MUCH, MUCH bigger turn-ons than getting naked in front of her.
The survey also found...
80% of married women say they were in the mood to have sex at least once in the past month.
22% have sexted their husbands, 9% have had phone sex with him, 16% have watched porno with him, and 6% have had a threesome with him.
And 33% say they'd rather have sex with their husband than watch a movie, go to a spa, check Facebook, or talk to friends.
WHAT WOMEN WANT FOR VALENTINE'S DAY...
According to a survey of women ages 30 to 49, only 5%...that's one in 20...want sex MORE than an actual gift this Valentine's Day.
72% say they most want a day off housework. 14% want a special plan for dinner, and 9% want a material gift.
A separate study also found that, whatever you do for Valentine's Day, you should also include a HANDWRITTEN NOTE. 60% of both genders said that's a more romantic gesture than an expensive dinner.
"IN THE CAR, I JUST CAN'T WAIT..."
I thought it was pretty much a rule of thumb that you don't do a FIRST DATE on Valentine's Day. You're virtually GUARANTEEING awkwardness, unnecessary pressure, and premature discussions about feelings and the future.
Well, apparently, the vast majority of single people today don't care about any of that. They just really, really want to go on dates whenever they can get 'em.
A new survey found that 83% of single people would be open to going on a first date on Valentine's Day.
AND...70% say they'd be willing to take it a step further and be set up on a BLIND DATE on Valentine's Day.
ADELE DOES THE GRAMMY'S
ADELE will perform for the first time in four months this Sunday at the Grammys...after having vocal cord surgery in November.
In a "60 Minutes" interview with ANDERSON COOPER, which airs before the Grammys, Adele talks about the moment she realized something was wrong.
She says, "It felt like someone put a curtain over my throat. It felt like something popped in my throat."
Adele had it checked out...and the doctors discovered a polyp on her vocal cord that had hemorrhaged. She says, "I had laser surgery...
"[They] put lasers down your throat, cut off the polyp, and kind of laser your hemorrhage back together and fix it."
Adele has been cleared to perform at the Grammys...and at the Brit Awards later this month...but she doesn't want to push it yet. She says, "If I decide to go on a 200-date world tour, it would happen again."
Meanwhile, in an interview with "People" magazine, Adele comments on the Internet's relentless fascination with her weight. She says, "I've never wanted to look like models on the cover of magazines.
"I represent the majority of women and I'm very proud of that."
DEAL BREAKERS
A survey by CouponCabin.com asked single people what their biggest deal-breakers are on a date. Here are the top five things that will get you dumped.
#1.) Poor hygiene: 84% of people said that body odor, bad teeth or dirty hair would be a deal-breaker.
#2.) Using your cell phone too much: 75%.
#3.) Being rude to a server or hostess: 73%.
#4.) Talking too much about your ex: 70%.
#5.) Flirting with the server or host/hostess: 61%.
Well....yeah. HAHA!
Women were more likely than men to consider every bad behavior a deal-breaker, except for a date being too expensive, which one in three men said was a deal-breaker.
LADIES...IS THIS TRUE?
This is from a British survey, but I REALLY hope it applies over here too.
43% of women say that they carry an extra pair of panties in their purse...in case a date goes well, and they want to look sexier later.
As for why the women don't just WEAR the sexy underwear to begin with...it's supposedly because LESS sexy underwear is more comfortable, and shapes your body better.
And this is apparently something women are determined to keep men from finding out about. 60% of women said they'd NEVER admit it to a man, even if they were in a long-term relationship.
Of course, if a guy is looking at a woman in her panties, he's probably got other things on his mind...and 40% of men said they wouldn't care if she had comfortable underwear on instead of sexy ones. (I'd agree with that)
TOP PLACES FOR QUICKIES...
Valentine's Day falls on a Tuesday this year, which means it might be harder to find time for Valentine's Day SEX. So here's AskMen.com's list of the top eight places to have a quickie.
We're not suggesting you to do anything ILLEGAL. But if you WANT to, here's where to do it.
#1.) An Elevator. Unless you're REALLY quick, you won't have enough time between floors. So you have to stall the elevator completely.
Just make sure you don't trigger an alarm, or the fire department might hear you through the speaker.
The other thing to worry about is whether there's a security camera in the elevator...and whether there's a security guard watching you or not.
#2.) A Movie Theater. You have to be quiet and sit in the back, but it's definitely doable. Just don't try it at a movie that's PACKED.
You're better off in a theater that's somewhere between empty and half-full. So skip the most popular movies like "Chronicle" and "The Woman in Black", and go see "The Artist" instead.
#3.) The Back of a Club or a Restaurant. Wherever you are, it just has to be dark and noisy. If it's not, the bathroom is a safer alternative. Especially if you can lock the door.
#4.) A Stairwell. Pick one that doesn't get much traffic. We're all pretty lazy these days, but some people DO still take the stairs if they're only going a floor or two. Just remember, higher floors equal lower risk.
#5.) The Car. It's kind of the old standard when it comes to quickies. But if you've never tried it...or haven't tried it since high school...it can be pretty memorable.
Just make sure you pick a spot where you won't be caught. At night, cops tend to notice idling cars in places like public parks. Not that I would know. I'm just...guessing. Yeah. So choose carefully.
#6.) An Alley. Obviously not a FILTHY alley. But even a clean alley is pretty gross. So this one definitely requires you both to be standing up.
#7.) A Dressing Room. Some stores...like Victoria's Secret...won't let guys go in the dressing rooms, even if it's with their wife. But as long as you're quiet, most dressing rooms are somewhat safe.
Even if you DO get caught, the salesperson won't just walk in on you. But if they know what's up, you might still get in trouble. So make sure you're completely quiet.
#8.) Your Workplace. This is without a doubt the riskiest spot on the list
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
AT A BLOGGER SET FOR TWO
SAD NEWS OVER THE WEEKEND...
OK, maybe just for me. I suppose it's happy news for them.
HILLARY SCOTT, lead singer of LADY ANTEBELLUM, married her fiancé, drummer Chris Tyrrell, on Saturday in upstate New York. The happy couple posted a video on the LADY A website. (Try not to laugh at their matching gray T-shirts.)
http://ladyantebellum.com/news/message-hillary-and-chris-tyrrell
KELLY DOES "THE VOICE"
The contestants on the next season of "The Voice" will have even more famous singers to work with.
In addition to the mentors...CHRISTINA AGUILERA, ADAM LEVINE, BLAKE SHELTON and CEE LO GREEN...there will be "celebrity advisers" who will assist the mentors.
They will help out during the "battle rounds" phase of the competition, helping out each mentor's six contestants. Each mentor has chosen two advisers.
JEWEL and LIONEL RICHIE will work with Christina.
ALANIS MORISSETTE and ROBIN THICKE will help Adam.
Blake has tapped KELLY CLARKSON and his wife MIRANDA LAMBERT.
And Cee Lo will have NE-YO and KENNY "BABYFACE" EDMONDS
The second season of "The Voice" will premiere after the Super Bowl on Sunday, February 5th.
RIHANNA: ALL-TIME DIGITAL BEST-SELLER
She's sold 47.5 million digital downloads overall, which makes her the best-selling digital artist of all time, at least for now.
The BLACK EYED PEAS are next with 42.4 million, and EMINEM is just 100,000 behind that, with 42.3 million digital downloads.
LADY GAGA is fourth. She's sold 42.1 million digital downloads over the years...and TAYLOR SWIFT is fifth with digital sales of 41.82 million digital downloads.
THE TAX MAN COMETH...
Hey, here's some GOOD news about being POOR.
According to data from the IRS, your odds of getting audited are DRASTICALLY lower this year if you make small money than if you make big money.
Last year, the IRS audited 12.5% of people making more than $1 MILLION...that's one in eight. And they audited 4% of people making $200,000 and more...that's one in 25.
They only audited 1% of people making less than $200,000...that's one in one hundred.
KATY WON'T BE THERE!
KATY PERRY is NOT going to show up at the People's Choice Awards tomorrow night. Naturally, she would've been confronted with a lot of attention over her split from RUSSELL BRAND...and apparently she isn't ready for that.
Officially, she didn't give a reason for dropping out. It might also have to do with the fact that ex-hubby was UNinvited, awkwardly. She just Tweeted, "Unfortunately, I will not be able to attend the People's Choice Awards. I want to thank you all for voting for me, fingers crossed! #KATYCATS."
She's got 7 nominations total.
BZZZZT. YOU LOSE!
Did you smoke your first cigarette of the year yesterday? Skip your first workout? Drink your first liter of gravy? Yeah...so did just about everyone else who made a New Year's resolution.
According to a new survey, by today, 10 days into January, 75% of people admit they've broken their resolution.
And the average person says it's at least the FOURTH time they've made the same resolution...and failed.
"IT'S A LOVE STORY, BABY JUST SAY....YOU BITCH!"
In September, 33-year-old Julia Cross of Auckland, New Zealand was on vacation in Ibiza, Spain. While she was there, she spent one perfect night with the man of her dreams. He was from England, and she fell in love with him instantly. If I had to guess, it was probably the accent.
Before they went their separate ways, Julia gave him her number so they could keep in touch. Only she never heard from him...so she figured she accidentally gave him the wrong number. LOL...right, ya know. Cause that happens. Hahahaha!!! Anyway. She was quite torn up. ...over him not calling. Yeah.
So Julia decided to track him down. Because that's the normal, sane thing to do. She launched an Internet campaign, trying desperately to see if anyone could find him. And FINALLY, after five months, someone tracked him down.
Turns out he's 33-year-old Martin O'Kane, a software developer in London. Oh...AND he has a girlfriend. Oops.
Guess what? Julia HAD given him the right number (of course she had)...but he didn't call her because of the girlfriend thing. Although he says he didn't have a girlfriend when he was in Ibiza...they got together RIGHT when he got home.
Martin says he's, "flattered" by the whole thing (flattered is the new alarmed)...but his girlfriend, "feels a bit odd that there's a national campaign to set me up with someone else." (He's MY MAN, bitches!)
OK, maybe just for me. I suppose it's happy news for them.
HILLARY SCOTT, lead singer of LADY ANTEBELLUM, married her fiancé, drummer Chris Tyrrell, on Saturday in upstate New York. The happy couple posted a video on the LADY A website. (Try not to laugh at their matching gray T-shirts.)
http://ladyantebellum.com/news/message-hillary-and-chris-tyrrell
KELLY DOES "THE VOICE"
The contestants on the next season of "The Voice" will have even more famous singers to work with.
In addition to the mentors...CHRISTINA AGUILERA, ADAM LEVINE, BLAKE SHELTON and CEE LO GREEN...there will be "celebrity advisers" who will assist the mentors.
They will help out during the "battle rounds" phase of the competition, helping out each mentor's six contestants. Each mentor has chosen two advisers.
JEWEL and LIONEL RICHIE will work with Christina.
ALANIS MORISSETTE and ROBIN THICKE will help Adam.
Blake has tapped KELLY CLARKSON and his wife MIRANDA LAMBERT.
And Cee Lo will have NE-YO and KENNY "BABYFACE" EDMONDS
The second season of "The Voice" will premiere after the Super Bowl on Sunday, February 5th.
RIHANNA: ALL-TIME DIGITAL BEST-SELLER
She's sold 47.5 million digital downloads overall, which makes her the best-selling digital artist of all time, at least for now.
The BLACK EYED PEAS are next with 42.4 million, and EMINEM is just 100,000 behind that, with 42.3 million digital downloads.
LADY GAGA is fourth. She's sold 42.1 million digital downloads over the years...and TAYLOR SWIFT is fifth with digital sales of 41.82 million digital downloads.
THE TAX MAN COMETH...
Hey, here's some GOOD news about being POOR.
According to data from the IRS, your odds of getting audited are DRASTICALLY lower this year if you make small money than if you make big money.
Last year, the IRS audited 12.5% of people making more than $1 MILLION...that's one in eight. And they audited 4% of people making $200,000 and more...that's one in 25.
They only audited 1% of people making less than $200,000...that's one in one hundred.
KATY WON'T BE THERE!
KATY PERRY is NOT going to show up at the People's Choice Awards tomorrow night. Naturally, she would've been confronted with a lot of attention over her split from RUSSELL BRAND...and apparently she isn't ready for that.
Officially, she didn't give a reason for dropping out. It might also have to do with the fact that ex-hubby was UNinvited, awkwardly. She just Tweeted, "Unfortunately, I will not be able to attend the People's Choice Awards. I want to thank you all for voting for me, fingers crossed! #KATYCATS."
She's got 7 nominations total.
BZZZZT. YOU LOSE!
Did you smoke your first cigarette of the year yesterday? Skip your first workout? Drink your first liter of gravy? Yeah...so did just about everyone else who made a New Year's resolution.
According to a new survey, by today, 10 days into January, 75% of people admit they've broken their resolution.
And the average person says it's at least the FOURTH time they've made the same resolution...and failed.
"IT'S A LOVE STORY, BABY JUST SAY....YOU BITCH!"
In September, 33-year-old Julia Cross of Auckland, New Zealand was on vacation in Ibiza, Spain. While she was there, she spent one perfect night with the man of her dreams. He was from England, and she fell in love with him instantly. If I had to guess, it was probably the accent.
Before they went their separate ways, Julia gave him her number so they could keep in touch. Only she never heard from him...so she figured she accidentally gave him the wrong number. LOL...right, ya know. Cause that happens. Hahahaha!!! Anyway. She was quite torn up. ...over him not calling. Yeah.
So Julia decided to track him down. Because that's the normal, sane thing to do. She launched an Internet campaign, trying desperately to see if anyone could find him. And FINALLY, after five months, someone tracked him down.
Turns out he's 33-year-old Martin O'Kane, a software developer in London. Oh...AND he has a girlfriend. Oops.
Guess what? Julia HAD given him the right number (of course she had)...but he didn't call her because of the girlfriend thing. Although he says he didn't have a girlfriend when he was in Ibiza...they got together RIGHT when he got home.
Martin says he's, "flattered" by the whole thing (flattered is the new alarmed)...but his girlfriend, "feels a bit odd that there's a national campaign to set me up with someone else." (He's MY MAN, bitches!)
Sunday, January 8, 2012
THEY FREAKY WIT BIG OL' BOOTY'S
...nothing to do with the contents of this week's update, but shouts to PIT for the inspiration!
RIHANNA & CHRIS BROWN?!
WHAT? Next month it'll be three years since CHRIS BROWN viciously attacked RIHANNA the night before the Grammys. And now, it sounds like they're exchanging romantic Tweets.
Last week, Chris Tweeted, "Love U more than u know!" And just two minutes later, Rihanna Tweeted, "I'll always love you #1love."
Does it mean anything? I have no idea.
"ON FIRE AND I KNOW IT"...
REDFOO from LMFAO abruptly ended a DJ set in Honduras last Wednesday night after the venue's electrical system caught fire.
It wasn't a full-on LMFAO show. Singer SKY BLU is dealing with a "severe back injury," and is taking it easy for the next month. Their tour is scheduled to resume in February.
Fortunately, no one was seriously hurt...but 15 people were treated for smoke inhalation.
After the show, RedFoo Tweeted, "Epic concert tonight!!!! Everybody in Honduras, we set the place on fire!!!! Sorry for Party Rocking...yeah baby.
"They told us that there was a fire when we were on stage. Then we went to the dressing rooms and there was smoke in the halls.
"On a serious note: Hope everybody is safe from the fire tonight! Love you, Honduras!"
According to reports, the local authorities believe the fire may have been set intentionally...but there aren't any other details.
"NEVER LIKED IT ANYWAY"
Sometimes when you break up with someone, you need to get rid of ANYTHING that reminds you of them. Gifts, clothing, music, jewelry, wedding dress, whatever...you need it gone. And putting it on eBay just isn't enough.
So now there's a new website called NeverLikedItAnyway.com. It's a marketplace where you can sell all the painful items left over after a break up...AND tell your break up story to give the items some context.
And if you haven't recently been dumped, it's a good site to check out...because people are selling some pretty valuable stuff at good discounts just to get rid of it. You might as well cash in on their pain!!
BUT...YOU'RE AN AAAALIEEEEEENNNNNN...
DENNIS HOF is the guy who runs the Moonlite Bunny Ranch in Nevada...that's the brothel in that HBO series "Cathouse". And now he's starting a new brothel...with a twist.
It's called ALIEN CATHOUSE. Yep...all the hookers are going to dress up as aliens. He's still working out the details...like whether or not the hookers will be painted green.
Basically, he figures that a good target demographic for brothels are guys with science fiction fantasies. So if they want to dress up as Captain Kirk and take down an alien, he's making that easier than ever.
The place is scheduled to open in a few months.
It's located about 90 miles northwest of Vegas, next to a convenience store and gas station on U.S. Highway 95.
Prostitution in brothels is legal in Nevada EXCEPT in two counties: Washoe County, the home of Reno...and Clark County, the home of Las Vegas.
CLARKSON TALKS POLITICS, POPULARITY SKY-ROCKETS...
KELLY CLARKSON started a Twitter firestorm last week when she said she "loved" RON PAUL as the Republican nominee for President.
It began with this Tweet, "I love Ron Paul. I liked him a lot during the last Republican nomination and no one gave him a chance. If he wins the nomination for the Republican Party in 2012 he's got my vote. Too bad he probably won't."
Unfortunately, when you talk politics, the haters come out. People started Tweeting their angry disapproval of Kelly's political views...with some even accusing Ron Paul of being racist and homophobic.
Okay, here's the best part of the story. After all this chaos went down Kelly's record sales went up. Way up. To the tune of more than 440%! And her latest album, "Stronger", jumped from #38 to #7 on Amazon's sales list.
SORRY, REDS... :(
We've seen plenty of studies in the past few years about how men now seem to prefer BROWN HAIR to BLONDE HAIR. Well here's another study on hair color that finds the same thing...with a TWIST.
Men find brunettes more attractive...but when they want to get laid, they go for blondes.
Researchers at the University of Westminster in England had a woman go to different clubs in London. She'd go to each club three times...once with her hair dyed brown, once blonde, and once red.
The researchers counted how many times men approached the woman with each hair color. Then, they went back to the bars later and had men rate her on attractiveness and intelligence.
They found that men were most likely to approach and hit on the woman when she's blonde...but rated her most attractive and intelligent when she was a brunette. Red hair bottomed out in every category.
Isn't that because red-headed french women don't shave their pits? ::shudder::
The researchers believe that men were most likely to hit on the blonde because, quote, "Men were more likely to assume sexual intent on the part of our [woman] when she was blonde."
So when men want to get laid, they go for blondes...when they're looking to settle down with someone attractive and intelligent, they go for brunettes...and they never go for redheads. You're welcome.
AHHH, FACEBOOK RELATIONSHIP DRAMA...
One of the underrated side effects of Facebook is that it's a HOMEWRECKER. And its homewrecking powers just keep growing.
In December of 2010, a study found that Facebook was cited in one out of every FIVE divorces. Now, about a year later, it's increased to one in every THREE divorces.
There are three main ways Facebook plays into divorce proceedings...
#1.) Someone catches their spouse sending inappropriate Facebook messages to someone else.
#2.) One person posts negative comments about their soon-to-be-ex-spouse on Facebook.
#3.) The spouses defriend each other as their divorce is going on...and their friends report back to them about their spouse's behavior on Facebook. (LOL)
AS HEARD ON THE DELUCA SHOW...
Atlas Van Lines just released their annual study on migration patterns in the U.S. Basically, they analyze their state-to-state moves to figure out which states people are leaving, and which states people are moving to.
And the big finding is...people are getting the hell out of here!
Yes, Ohio had the biggest percentage difference in people moving out versus people moving in. Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, and Kansas also had more than 55% of their moves go outbound.
On the other end, Washington, D.C. had the highest percentage difference in people moving in versus people moving out.
Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, New Mexico (??), North Dakota (!?), and Alaska (!?!?!) also had big positive swings.
California had the most total people move out, at 6,758...but they ALSO had the most people move in, at 7,803. They're one of 24 states that saw a pretty balanced ratio of inbound-versus-outbound moves.
THAT'S THE CHEATIN' SPOON!!!
Did you cheat on your husband or wife Wednesday?
I'm not sure if this is going to put your conscience at ease...or make JESUS any less angry at you...but you weren't the only one.
According to relationship experts, January 4th is the BIGGEST day of the entire year for cheating.
It's hard to find statistics to back up that kind of claim, but here's one. The cheating website IllicitEncounters.com reported that they got more than DOUBLE their normal amount of daily signups yesterday.
Here's why January 4th is big for cheating. The stress and intensity of the holiday season can put a big strain on relationships. But no one wants to break up over the holidays. So that frustration and anger just festers and grows.
By January 4th, everyone's been back to work for a couple of days, settled back into a routine...and now they can actually take active steps toward ending their relationship...or, ya know, getting some strange.
"GOOD THING I BROUGHT MY LIBRARY CARD..."
If you sign up for online dating with the goal of getting married as quickly as possible, here's some good news. Once you wade through the sea of lunatics, serial killers and creepers and find the right person...you guys will be married before you know it!
According to a new survey, the average couple that meets through online dating gets married in 18-and-a-half months.
For couples who meet offline, the average is 42 months...or three-and-a-half years.
In 2010, 17% of married couples...or one out of six...met on a dating site.
About 5.5 million of the 54 million single adults in the U.S. are now using online dating. About 20% have tried it. (Have you? I never have...don't think I would either)
Every user spends an average of almost 13 minutes per week on their online dating profile and correspondence...not counting the time spent on dates.
SKIP STARBUCKS, GET RICH...
If you buy one $4 latte a day, you're spending $1,460 per year on Starbucks. After five years, that's $7,300.
Let's say you invested that $4 every day instead, in an account with an average return of 9%. After 10 years, you could have enough to buy a car. And at 40 years, the money you saved from coffee would be worth $634,428.
But if you don't want to give up Starbucks, here's another alternative. You could buy bags of Starbucks French roast and brew them yourself. You can also add milk to make lattes.
That will reduce your budget to about $29-a-month...saving you $91 over going to an actual Starbucks.
Over 40 years, if you invested the difference, you'd have $481,108. Even if you don't invest it, just saving the $91-a-month would mean you'll end the year $1,092 richer...and have an extra $43,680 when you retire in 40 years.
JASON DERULO
JASON DERULO broke his neck while rehearsing for his European tour.
He posted a picture on Facebook of him lying down in a neck brace. He said, "I fractured my neck doing tumbling and acrobatics for tour! Always tryin' to push boundaries for YOU! Like my new chain? ;)"
The 'chain' line was a joke about the brace...and it's nice to hear that he has a sense of humor about it, because his doctors say he could've been PARALYZED if the injury was any more severe.
Jason's rep says he was rehearsing some kind of dance move when he landed directly on his head and suffered "an acute fracture of his vertebrae."
It seems like Jason will be OK...but he has to wear the brace for the next few months. That means he's had to cancel his European tour, which was supposed to begin on February 23rd.
Late last night, Jason released a statement saying, "The pain of letting you down cuts me way deeper than this injury I've sustained. My fans mean everything to me, so I'm praying for a speedy recovery in order to perform for you in the near future."
THE BLACK KEYS HATE NICKELBACK...
BLACK KEYS drummer and Akron native PATRICK CARNEY took a big shot at NICKELBACK in the new issue of "Rolling Stone"...but Nickelback isn't sweating it.
Patrick said, "Rock 'n' roll is dying because people became OK with Nickelback being the biggest band in the world...they became OK with the idea that the biggest rock band in the world is always going to be [crap]."
Nickelback responded on Twitter with this: "Thanks to the drummer in the Black Keys calling us the Biggest Band in the World in 'Rolling Stone'. Hehe."
VACATION AND FACEBOOK...
A new survey found the average person uploads vacation photos to Facebook within FOUR HOURS of getting home.
And 9% of people even upload them while they're still on vacation.
THE AVERAGE WORKDAY...
I don't have to tell you that the eight-hour, nine-to-five workday with an hour for lunch is DEAD. It's right there next to the VCR and freaking out over the cost of long distance.
I've got the results here from a new study that figured out the ACTUAL hours and lifestyle of the average worker. Check it out...
The average office worker starts at 8:09 A.M. and leaves at 5:22 P.M.
That means the average workday is now nine hours, 13 minutes.
The average person leaves home at 7:49 A.M. and has a commute that lasts 20 minutes and 41 seconds. The commute home takes 33 minutes and 46 seconds.
It takes 12 minutes before the first conversation with a coworker, at 8:21 A.M.
The average worker takes a 28-minute lunch break.
And spends an average of $5 on lunch.
Only 7% go outside for some fresh air during lunch.
The average worker drinks three cups of coffee a day.
We average one argument with a coworker daily.
The average worker sends 26 emails a day and receives 32.
And finally, the average worker spends 10 minutes and 15 seconds on Facebook during the workday.
GONNA FLY SOON?
The "Wall Street Journal" just released its annual rankings of U.S. airlines. We're down to just SEVEN major airlines in this country...and they STILL can't get everything right.
The rankings are based on how the airlines do in six categories: On-time arrivals, excessive delays, baggage handling, customer complaints, bumping passengers, and cancelling flights.
Alaska Airlines is the smallest major airline left...and they got the highest overall rank. Bigger isn't always better! They scored number one in three categories: On-time arrivals, fewest excessive delays, and fewest canceled flights.
On the other end, American Airlines came in dead last. They scored in the bottom three in all six categories. Here are the full rankings...
#1.) Alaska
#2.) Southwest (now merged with AirTran)
#3.) Delta
#4.) United (now merged with Continental)
#5.) U.S. Airways
#6.) JetBlue
#7.) American
RIHANNA & CHRIS BROWN?!
WHAT? Next month it'll be three years since CHRIS BROWN viciously attacked RIHANNA the night before the Grammys. And now, it sounds like they're exchanging romantic Tweets.
Last week, Chris Tweeted, "Love U more than u know!" And just two minutes later, Rihanna Tweeted, "I'll always love you #1love."
Does it mean anything? I have no idea.
"ON FIRE AND I KNOW IT"...
REDFOO from LMFAO abruptly ended a DJ set in Honduras last Wednesday night after the venue's electrical system caught fire.
It wasn't a full-on LMFAO show. Singer SKY BLU is dealing with a "severe back injury," and is taking it easy for the next month. Their tour is scheduled to resume in February.
Fortunately, no one was seriously hurt...but 15 people were treated for smoke inhalation.
After the show, RedFoo Tweeted, "Epic concert tonight!!!! Everybody in Honduras, we set the place on fire!!!! Sorry for Party Rocking...yeah baby.
"They told us that there was a fire when we were on stage. Then we went to the dressing rooms and there was smoke in the halls.
"On a serious note: Hope everybody is safe from the fire tonight! Love you, Honduras!"
According to reports, the local authorities believe the fire may have been set intentionally...but there aren't any other details.
"NEVER LIKED IT ANYWAY"
Sometimes when you break up with someone, you need to get rid of ANYTHING that reminds you of them. Gifts, clothing, music, jewelry, wedding dress, whatever...you need it gone. And putting it on eBay just isn't enough.
So now there's a new website called NeverLikedItAnyway.com. It's a marketplace where you can sell all the painful items left over after a break up...AND tell your break up story to give the items some context.
And if you haven't recently been dumped, it's a good site to check out...because people are selling some pretty valuable stuff at good discounts just to get rid of it. You might as well cash in on their pain!!
BUT...YOU'RE AN AAAALIEEEEEENNNNNN...
DENNIS HOF is the guy who runs the Moonlite Bunny Ranch in Nevada...that's the brothel in that HBO series "Cathouse". And now he's starting a new brothel...with a twist.
It's called ALIEN CATHOUSE. Yep...all the hookers are going to dress up as aliens. He's still working out the details...like whether or not the hookers will be painted green.
Basically, he figures that a good target demographic for brothels are guys with science fiction fantasies. So if they want to dress up as Captain Kirk and take down an alien, he's making that easier than ever.
The place is scheduled to open in a few months.
It's located about 90 miles northwest of Vegas, next to a convenience store and gas station on U.S. Highway 95.
Prostitution in brothels is legal in Nevada EXCEPT in two counties: Washoe County, the home of Reno...and Clark County, the home of Las Vegas.
CLARKSON TALKS POLITICS, POPULARITY SKY-ROCKETS...
KELLY CLARKSON started a Twitter firestorm last week when she said she "loved" RON PAUL as the Republican nominee for President.
It began with this Tweet, "I love Ron Paul. I liked him a lot during the last Republican nomination and no one gave him a chance. If he wins the nomination for the Republican Party in 2012 he's got my vote. Too bad he probably won't."
Unfortunately, when you talk politics, the haters come out. People started Tweeting their angry disapproval of Kelly's political views...with some even accusing Ron Paul of being racist and homophobic.
Okay, here's the best part of the story. After all this chaos went down Kelly's record sales went up. Way up. To the tune of more than 440%! And her latest album, "Stronger", jumped from #38 to #7 on Amazon's sales list.
SORRY, REDS... :(
We've seen plenty of studies in the past few years about how men now seem to prefer BROWN HAIR to BLONDE HAIR. Well here's another study on hair color that finds the same thing...with a TWIST.
Men find brunettes more attractive...but when they want to get laid, they go for blondes.
Researchers at the University of Westminster in England had a woman go to different clubs in London. She'd go to each club three times...once with her hair dyed brown, once blonde, and once red.
The researchers counted how many times men approached the woman with each hair color. Then, they went back to the bars later and had men rate her on attractiveness and intelligence.
They found that men were most likely to approach and hit on the woman when she's blonde...but rated her most attractive and intelligent when she was a brunette. Red hair bottomed out in every category.
Isn't that because red-headed french women don't shave their pits? ::shudder::
The researchers believe that men were most likely to hit on the blonde because, quote, "Men were more likely to assume sexual intent on the part of our [woman] when she was blonde."
So when men want to get laid, they go for blondes...when they're looking to settle down with someone attractive and intelligent, they go for brunettes...and they never go for redheads. You're welcome.
AHHH, FACEBOOK RELATIONSHIP DRAMA...
One of the underrated side effects of Facebook is that it's a HOMEWRECKER. And its homewrecking powers just keep growing.
In December of 2010, a study found that Facebook was cited in one out of every FIVE divorces. Now, about a year later, it's increased to one in every THREE divorces.
There are three main ways Facebook plays into divorce proceedings...
#1.) Someone catches their spouse sending inappropriate Facebook messages to someone else.
#2.) One person posts negative comments about their soon-to-be-ex-spouse on Facebook.
#3.) The spouses defriend each other as their divorce is going on...and their friends report back to them about their spouse's behavior on Facebook. (LOL)
AS HEARD ON THE DELUCA SHOW...
Atlas Van Lines just released their annual study on migration patterns in the U.S. Basically, they analyze their state-to-state moves to figure out which states people are leaving, and which states people are moving to.
And the big finding is...people are getting the hell out of here!
Yes, Ohio had the biggest percentage difference in people moving out versus people moving in. Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, and Kansas also had more than 55% of their moves go outbound.
On the other end, Washington, D.C. had the highest percentage difference in people moving in versus people moving out.
Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, New Mexico (??), North Dakota (!?), and Alaska (!?!?!) also had big positive swings.
California had the most total people move out, at 6,758...but they ALSO had the most people move in, at 7,803. They're one of 24 states that saw a pretty balanced ratio of inbound-versus-outbound moves.
THAT'S THE CHEATIN' SPOON!!!
Did you cheat on your husband or wife Wednesday?
I'm not sure if this is going to put your conscience at ease...or make JESUS any less angry at you...but you weren't the only one.
According to relationship experts, January 4th is the BIGGEST day of the entire year for cheating.
It's hard to find statistics to back up that kind of claim, but here's one. The cheating website IllicitEncounters.com reported that they got more than DOUBLE their normal amount of daily signups yesterday.
Here's why January 4th is big for cheating. The stress and intensity of the holiday season can put a big strain on relationships. But no one wants to break up over the holidays. So that frustration and anger just festers and grows.
By January 4th, everyone's been back to work for a couple of days, settled back into a routine...and now they can actually take active steps toward ending their relationship...or, ya know, getting some strange.
"GOOD THING I BROUGHT MY LIBRARY CARD..."
If you sign up for online dating with the goal of getting married as quickly as possible, here's some good news. Once you wade through the sea of lunatics, serial killers and creepers and find the right person...you guys will be married before you know it!
According to a new survey, the average couple that meets through online dating gets married in 18-and-a-half months.
For couples who meet offline, the average is 42 months...or three-and-a-half years.
In 2010, 17% of married couples...or one out of six...met on a dating site.
About 5.5 million of the 54 million single adults in the U.S. are now using online dating. About 20% have tried it. (Have you? I never have...don't think I would either)
Every user spends an average of almost 13 minutes per week on their online dating profile and correspondence...not counting the time spent on dates.
SKIP STARBUCKS, GET RICH...
If you buy one $4 latte a day, you're spending $1,460 per year on Starbucks. After five years, that's $7,300.
Let's say you invested that $4 every day instead, in an account with an average return of 9%. After 10 years, you could have enough to buy a car. And at 40 years, the money you saved from coffee would be worth $634,428.
But if you don't want to give up Starbucks, here's another alternative. You could buy bags of Starbucks French roast and brew them yourself. You can also add milk to make lattes.
That will reduce your budget to about $29-a-month...saving you $91 over going to an actual Starbucks.
Over 40 years, if you invested the difference, you'd have $481,108. Even if you don't invest it, just saving the $91-a-month would mean you'll end the year $1,092 richer...and have an extra $43,680 when you retire in 40 years.
JASON DERULO
JASON DERULO broke his neck while rehearsing for his European tour.
He posted a picture on Facebook of him lying down in a neck brace. He said, "I fractured my neck doing tumbling and acrobatics for tour! Always tryin' to push boundaries for YOU! Like my new chain? ;)"
The 'chain' line was a joke about the brace...and it's nice to hear that he has a sense of humor about it, because his doctors say he could've been PARALYZED if the injury was any more severe.
Jason's rep says he was rehearsing some kind of dance move when he landed directly on his head and suffered "an acute fracture of his vertebrae."
It seems like Jason will be OK...but he has to wear the brace for the next few months. That means he's had to cancel his European tour, which was supposed to begin on February 23rd.
Late last night, Jason released a statement saying, "The pain of letting you down cuts me way deeper than this injury I've sustained. My fans mean everything to me, so I'm praying for a speedy recovery in order to perform for you in the near future."
THE BLACK KEYS HATE NICKELBACK...
BLACK KEYS drummer and Akron native PATRICK CARNEY took a big shot at NICKELBACK in the new issue of "Rolling Stone"...but Nickelback isn't sweating it.
Patrick said, "Rock 'n' roll is dying because people became OK with Nickelback being the biggest band in the world...they became OK with the idea that the biggest rock band in the world is always going to be [crap]."
Nickelback responded on Twitter with this: "Thanks to the drummer in the Black Keys calling us the Biggest Band in the World in 'Rolling Stone'. Hehe."
VACATION AND FACEBOOK...
A new survey found the average person uploads vacation photos to Facebook within FOUR HOURS of getting home.
And 9% of people even upload them while they're still on vacation.
THE AVERAGE WORKDAY...
I don't have to tell you that the eight-hour, nine-to-five workday with an hour for lunch is DEAD. It's right there next to the VCR and freaking out over the cost of long distance.
I've got the results here from a new study that figured out the ACTUAL hours and lifestyle of the average worker. Check it out...
The average office worker starts at 8:09 A.M. and leaves at 5:22 P.M.
That means the average workday is now nine hours, 13 minutes.
The average person leaves home at 7:49 A.M. and has a commute that lasts 20 minutes and 41 seconds. The commute home takes 33 minutes and 46 seconds.
It takes 12 minutes before the first conversation with a coworker, at 8:21 A.M.
The average worker takes a 28-minute lunch break.
And spends an average of $5 on lunch.
Only 7% go outside for some fresh air during lunch.
The average worker drinks three cups of coffee a day.
We average one argument with a coworker daily.
The average worker sends 26 emails a day and receives 32.
And finally, the average worker spends 10 minutes and 15 seconds on Facebook during the workday.
GONNA FLY SOON?
The "Wall Street Journal" just released its annual rankings of U.S. airlines. We're down to just SEVEN major airlines in this country...and they STILL can't get everything right.
The rankings are based on how the airlines do in six categories: On-time arrivals, excessive delays, baggage handling, customer complaints, bumping passengers, and cancelling flights.
Alaska Airlines is the smallest major airline left...and they got the highest overall rank. Bigger isn't always better! They scored number one in three categories: On-time arrivals, fewest excessive delays, and fewest canceled flights.
On the other end, American Airlines came in dead last. They scored in the bottom three in all six categories. Here are the full rankings...
#1.) Alaska
#2.) Southwest (now merged with AirTran)
#3.) Delta
#4.) United (now merged with Continental)
#5.) U.S. Airways
#6.) JetBlue
#7.) American
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