I
like long walks on the beach. Curling up next t a
cozy fire. A good book and a glass of wine. Movies
that make me cry…puppy dogs……..WAIT A MINUTE! I
thought this was for Match.Com….
Alright…let’s try this again…Kahuna here! They
say if you want to understand a person, walk a
mile in their moccasins. Since I don’t own a
pair of moccasins, let’s take a stroll in my
flip flops…
Bands I Like:
Newer:
Disturbed, Godsmack, Audio Slave, Foo
Fighters
Less Than New:
Stone
Temple
Pilots, Soundgarden,
Alice In Chains, Red Hot Chili
Peppers
Even Less New:
AC/DC, Aerosmith, Stevie Ray
Vaughan, B.O.C, Ozzy, Rush
Hall Of Famers:
Pink Floyd, The Who, Led
Zeppelin, Grateful Dead,
Guilty Pleasures:
The Police, Steely Dan,
The Pretenders, Ratt
Musicians I Wish I
Was:
Vocals: Chris
Cornell / Ian
Gillan
Guitar: David
Gilmour
Bass: John
Entwistle
Drums: Neil
Peart
Keyboards: Jon
Lord
Wow…I
Didn’t
Know
That:
I
have
one
of
the
original
Late
Night
with
David
Letterman
Collapsible
cups
I was at Stevie Ray Vaughan’s final concert
I probably do what I do because I grew up listening to CKLW
I look absolutely smashing in a Speedo….(OK, I made that one up)
It’s sad that it’s gone, but nothing beat a sweaty, greasy, Toledo Sports Arena concert!
Some Things We’ll Be Talking About THIS Week . . .
04/01/2010 05:34:30 AM
How To: Cure A Hangover: Did you enjoy your St. Patrick’s Day party? Maybe enjoyed it too much?
Thanks to the good folks from Askmen.com, here are some suggestions on
ways to get rid of a hangover quickly and painlessly.
Before going to bed after a night/day of drinking, there are ways to
prevent the symptoms of a hangover . . . besides not drinking in the
first place.
Quality h20 Drinking a lot of water before going to bed is an effective way of
preventing the symptoms of dehydration experienced the morning after.
Water before bed will also help wash out your system from the alcohol.
Drinking water between drinks is also a great way to prevent the ailing
morning-after effects.
Crunch and Munch To help avoid a hangover, try to eat or snack before or while drinking.
Now if these suggestions didn't work or if you didn't follow these tips,
here's how to handle the morning-after hangover:
Water The symptoms you're feeling post-drinking are signs of dehydration
caused by the alcohol. That's why you must rehydrate yourself by
drinking a lot of water when you get up.
Rehydrating your body is the key to recovering from the hangover, and
this cannot be stressed enough. You can even put some lemon in your
water, it'll help soothe your stomach and will add vitamin C.
When drinking water, avoid water that is extremely cold or hot; drink
water at room temperature.
Coffee Even though you're extremely tired and a cup of coffee seems like the
best way to wake you up, try to stay away from it. Caffeine will only
dehydrate you more. Milk and other dairy products are also not a good
idea; they may make you feel more queasy.
Ginger Ale If you don't want to drink water, try a glass of flat ginger ale, which
helps soothe your stomach.
Juice Juice is also a good idea; vitamin C will help give you the energy
you'll need.
obey your thirst. Sports drinks such as Gatorade have been known to work
for some people.
Honey Have some tablespoons of plain honey, or add some honey to your water or
cup of tea. It'll help soothe the dryness in your throat.
Toast slices of plain toast could be a good idea - avoid putting jam or butter
on them.
Fruity Fixes Eating some fruit is also a good idea. It'll be refreshing and give you
the vitamins and energy you'll need to replenish your body.
Vitamins If you're not having fruit or drinking juice, take vitamin C or
another type of multivitamin.
Pills
Have an over-the-counter painkiller such as aspirin or
ibuprofen, to help ease the headache. Do Not have acetaminophen-based
pills; these can be dangerous when mixed with the alcohol in your
system. Take the pills in the morning, not before going to bed when the
alcohol is still prominent in your system.
Sleep Either sleep in, or wake up and take any of the above-mentioned
measures and go back to bed. This is assuming, of course, that you have
the luxury of sleeping in for that particular day.
Wash Cloth Another effective way to alleviate the pain is to lie in a dark
room, with a cool compress on your head.
Remember that these are all ways to alleviate the symptoms usually
associated with a hangover. If there seems to be a more serious problem
as a result of alcohol consumption, go to a doctor.
Rules For Dealing With A Hangover At Work: Maybe just as important as finding a cure for your hangover, is
knowing how to deal with a hangover while at work. If you’re not
careful, a hangover at work can cause you more than just a headache. I’m
particularly impressed with rules Three, Five and Six . . .
#1) Drink a lot of water and take some aspirin.
#2) Wash your face with cold water, thoroughly brush your teeth and
follow up with mouthwash. Repeat these steps a few times.
#3) Eat a greasy breakfast. If possible, include onions, garlic or
another potent food item in your meal. Chances are you will emit the
smell of alcohol throughout the day and strong odors will help drown the
smell.
#4) Take special care in your appearance. Without overcompensating, wear
a nice outfit and spend extra time on hair and makeup. Again, apply
products that have a strong fragrance.
#5) Put your best face forward. Armed with a large bottle of water,
enter the workplace smelling like a rose and looking like you feel like
a million bucks. Acknowledge coworkers and say hello to your boss.
Still, try and
keep a safe physical distance from others.
#6) Announce that you have a headache. Shortly after arriving to work
and greeting your workmates, inform them that you suddenly have a
headache. This will explain your abrupt withdraw from workplace
activity.
#7) Persevere by focusing on the day's end. Soldier through the grueling
work day by thinking about your inviting bed, a delicious dinner and
never drinking again.
If you’ve always had a dream of going to the White House for the annual
Easter Egg Roll, but realize you’re probably 150 pounds and at least 20
years past your prime . . . I have some good news for you! You can view
and purchase this year's souvenir White House egg online at
www.Easter.NationalParks.org (now you won’t have to knock over a
little kid to get your egg)
"American Idol" To Feature Songs By The Rolling Stones????
Not sure how I feel about this . . . "American Idol's" season nine
contestants are selecting songs by The Rolling Stones for this week's
show. RollingStone.com is predicting that "Satisfaction," "Tumbling
Dice," "Miss You," and "Waiting On A Friend" are likely to appear.
It's not the first time that a TV talent show has accessed the Brit rock
band's catalog. "Britain's Got Talent" runner-up Susan Boyle has turned
the Stones' "Wild Horses" into a hit of her own. I want to see Susan and
Mick get together on a duet, just like the one he did with Tina Turner .
. . HOT!
The Rolling Stones are starting to promote a reissue of "Exile On Main
Street." The reissue will feature previously-unreleased material by the
rock legends and will hit the market in the U.S. on May 18.
This morning Jim Steffen . . . “America’s Fun Fitness Coach” was
our in-studio guest. Jim’s been a friend of the morning show
for years, and came in to talk about his upcoming appearance on The Jay
Leno Show. He will be featured Thursday night (1/14/10) in a segment
called “Don’t Do This At Home.” The show is set to air locally between
10pm – 11pm. Here’s a link to Jim’s website to get a sneak peak at what
he’ll be doing on The Leno Show . . .
http://www.funfitnesscoach.com/
How Much Lipstick Do Women Eat Over a Lifetime?
According to Glamour Magazine's June 2002 "Beauty Quickie Tip," "women
inadvertently (but harmlessly) eat 4 lbs of lipstick" in a lifetime. But
the latest science shows that no level of lead is "harmless."
RAW Natural Beauty recently produced a provocative video to inform
beauty mavens that the average woman may ingest up to seven pounds of
lipstick in a lifetime. YouTube actress Stevie Ryan is featured in the
short film getting glam--seductively applying red lipstick and then
fanatically devouring the waxy matter and tons of other beauty goods on
her vanity. Um, gross!
Cosmetics are not subject to FDA approval before hitting the shelves
(minus those products that contain color additives), and the
administration is also not authorized to recall hazardous cosmetics from
the markets--leaving companies like RAW and advocacy groups to get us to
question what exactly is the lipstick that we're eating so much of.
Check out the video below and leave a comment on whether you'll now
think twice before layering on lipstick.
Deer Wanders With Christmas Lights Stuck in Antlers
A deer with some real Christmas spirit is wandering around Colorado
Springs this holiday season. The buck has a string of Christmas lights
stuck in his antlers.
Colorado wildlife experts say they'll leave the male deer alone for now,
as they expect he'll lose the lights eventually. If they don't fall off
naturally, he'll have to wait until sometime this spring, when deer
traditionally shed their antlers in order to grow a new set.
The deer's health is not at risk, but the incident should serve as a
reminder to suburban residents to be aware of wildlife when stringing
holiday lights. Colorado Springs residents in particular were advised
not to wind lights around bushes and trees where hungry deer are looking
for food.
The Hobo Museum If you’re bumming around but looking for a good time, be sure
to take a load off in Britt, Iowa, at The Hobo Museum, which details the
history and culture of tramps. Bear in mind, though, that the museum
kind of, well, slacks on hours and is only open to the public during the
annual Hobo Convention.
http://www.hobo.com/Museum.htm
Cook’s Natural Science Museum What began as a training facility for Cook’s Pest Control
exterminators blossomed into one of the few museums in the country
willing to tell the tale of the pest. At Cook’s Natural Science Museum
in Decatur, Alabama, visitors can learn everything they ever wanted to
know about rats, cockroaches, mice, spiders, and termites … all for
free.
http://www.cookspest.com/museum.html
Burlingame Museum of PEZ Memorabilia On the West Coast lies the Burlingame Museum of PEZ
Memorabilia, home of the World’s Largest PEZ dispenser and a whole bunch
more. Most everyone is familiar with PEZ, but did you know that PEZ was
originally marketed as an adult mint for people trying to quit smoking?
http://www.burlingamepezmuseum.com/
The Barbed Wire Museum The Barbed Wire Museum in McLean, Texas, comes complete with a
reading list for those who want to know more about the history of this
apparently fascinating fencing. http://www.barbwiremuseum.com/
The Museum of Bad Art Founded in 1993, The Museum of Bad Art in Boston is “a
community-based, private institution dedicated to the collection,
preservation, exhibition and celebration of bad art in all its forms and
in all its glory.” http://www.museumofbadart.org/
The Museum of Questionable Medical Devices Those in search of history’s quack science can find what
they’re looking for in the St. Paul tourist attraction.
http://www.museumofquackery.com/
Vent Haven Ventriloquist Museum Where dummies go to die. The Fort Mitchell, Kentucky, museum
was the brainchild of the late William Shakespeare Berger, who founded
the site as a home for retired wooden puppets. In fact, he collected
figures from some of the country’s most famous ventriloquist acts.
Sadly, when Berger gives tours, you can totally tell his mouth is
moving.
http://www.angelfire.com/ky3/venthaven/
Are We There Yet??
Looking for somewhere new to take the wife and kids next summer?
Oh sure . . . you could head to Disneyland, or The Grand Canyon, or even
close by at Cedar Point. But why not take the path less traveled and
load up the family truckster and head out to visit some of these oddly
specific museums preserving our nation’s rich history . . .
The SPAM® Museum
The SPAM Museum in Austin, Minnesota, is guaranteed fun for the whole
canned-pork-loving family. SPAM’s parent company, Hormel Foods, opened
the museum in 2001. One of the main attractions is a scale model of a
SPAM plant, where visitors can don white coats and hairnets while
pretending to produce America’s favorite tinned meat. http://www.spam.com/games/Museum/default.aspx
National Museum of Funeral History
It’s pretty hard to argue with the motto “Any Day Above Ground is a Good
One.” So goes the backhanded optimism of the National Museum of Funeral
History, a Houston facility that opened in 1992. The museum boasts an
exhibit of “fantasy coffins” that include a casket shaped like a
chicken, a Mercedes-Benz, a shallot, and an outboard motor.
http://www.nmfh.org/
Guns N’ Roses Childcare????
A company called Rock-a-bye Baby has just released Lullaby Renditions Of
Guns N’ Roses, a 12-track album that transforms the hedonistic hits of
the notorious band into songs that can help quiet children.
Fortunately (or not?), concerned parents won’t need to explain what
“with your bitch slap rappin’ and your cocaine tongue, you get nothing
done” means, since all the lullaby versions have been stripped of their
lyrics and transformed into “gentle renditions of GNR’s metal classics”
that are all-instrumental.
The track listing includes . . .
Welcome To The Jungle
Sweet Child O’ Mine
Paradise City
You Could Be Mine
Mr. Brownstone
Patience
Listen to Joel Starkey a 9 year
old blind little boy joined The Big Kahuna in the 106.3 The Fox studio and
performed two of his songs on the morning show.
This little boy writes his own songs, plays guitar and sings.
Details on The Beatles “Rock Band” Video Game Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr . . .
along with Yoko Ono and Olivia Harrison . . . showed
up at a video game conference in L.A. to hype The
Beatles’ "Rock Band" game, which will hit stores on
September 9th.
While there, they disclosed 10 of the 45 Beatles'
songs that will be appearing on the game. Those
tracks are: "I Saw Her Standing There", "I Want To
Hold Your Hand", "I Feel Fine", "Taxman", "Day
Tripper", "Back in the USSR" "I Am the Walrus",
"Octopus's Garden", "Here Comes the Sun" and "Get
Back".
In addition to the 45 songs on the game,
downloadable content . . . including the entire
"Abbey Road" album . . . will be available for
purchase.
Guitar Hero 5 Info NME.com claims to have a full list of
the bands that will be featured in "Guitar Hero 5",
which is scheduled to hit the streets on September
1st. The list includes . . . Kiss, Iron Maiden,
Nirvana, Rush, Mötley Crüe, Bon Jovi, John
Mellencamp, The Rolling Stones, Peter Frampton, Thin
Lizzy, The Police, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers,
Deep Purple, Jeff Beck, Grand Funk Railroad, and
Megadeth.
It Doesn’t Look Like Michael Anthony Will Be
Included In “Guitar Hero: Van Halen”
A short video preview of the upcoming "Guitar Hero:
Van Halen" game has hit the Internet, and it doesn't
look like former bassist Michael Anthony will be in
it.
COULD JOHNNY DEPP PLAY WITCHIEPOO IN A
"PUFNSTUF" MOVIE??? This Summer, Sid and Marty Krofft watched their
classic, mind-bending '70s kids show, "Land of the
Lost" hit the big screen. But another one of their
(potentially LSD-influenced) Saturday morning shows,
"H.R. Pufnstuf", is getting the big screen
treatment, too.
Sid and Marty . . . who are both in their '70s . . .
are putting the word out that they want Johnny Depp
in the cast. And they want him to play the villain,
“Witchiepoo” . . . a witch who's always trying to
steal the magic, talking flute that Pufnstuf and a
young boy named Jimmy are guarding from her. Sid
says, quote, "Johnny, no one asked you to do it yet.
But we're dreaming that you'd do it!"
Here's a quick video of Witchiepoo . . . for those
of you who have no idea what I'm talking about . . .
WOULD YOU EVER HAVE LITTLE PIECES OF METAL JEWELRY
IMPLANTED IN . . . YOUR EYEBALL??? If you're searching for the perfect way
to disfigure your body while risking permanent
damage to crucial body parts, my friends, your
search is over. Introducing "Jewel Eye" . . . which
is what it's called when tiny pieces of decorative
metal are implanted into . . . your EYEBALLS.
Unfortunately, I'm NOT making this up. Surgeons at
the Netherlands Institute for Innovative Ocular
Surgery are already implanting "Jewel Eye" . . . for
all those cutting-edge European hipsters who are,
apparently, just too cool for tattoos. Check out
some photos of this idiocy . . .)
CHECK OUT THIS QUIZ USED TO EVALUATE IF YOU WERE A
GOOD HUSBAND . . . IN 1933:
Check out this quiz from 1933 which was
meant to help men determine if they're a good or bad
husband. According to the quiz, a husband loses
points when he:
#1.) Criticizes his wife in public (minus FIVE
points)
#2.) Won't let his wife drive the car (minus ONE
point)
#3.) Goes out and get hammered (minus FIVE points)
#4.) Blames his wife for everything that goes wrong
(minus ONE point)
#5.) Flirts with or stares at other women . . . when
his wife is around (minus FIVE points)
And a husband GAINS points when he:
#1.) Compliments his wife's looks, cooking or
housekeeping (plus FIVE points)
#2.) Reads books, magazines and the newspaper to her
aloud (plus ONE point)
#3.) Shares his business and personal problems with
his wife (plus ONE point)
#4.) Is courteous to his wife's friends (plus ONE
point)
#5.) Gives his wife ample allowance or hands over
his paycheck (plus FIVE points)
I love how . . . according to the quiz . . . it's so
much worse for a guy to get wasted than for him to
blame his wife for everything. Weren't those the
good old days? Take a look at the full quiz . . .
better yet, TAKE the test . . .
WOW!!!! JUST . . . WOW! A man from Sugarcreek, Ohio was arrested for
harassing people while wearing a women's bathing
suit. Here's a news report on his arrest . . .
THE "GERMIEST" PLACE IN THE WORLD IS . . . THE
BLARNEY STONE IN IRELAND:
Last week, the travel website
TripAdvisor.com released a list of the five "germiest"
landmarks in the world. Check it out . . .
#5.) The handprints and footprints at
Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California
#4.) St. Mark's Square in Venice, Italy
#3.) Oscar Wilde’s tomb in Paris, France, which is
notoriously covered in lipstick marks
#2.) The "Wall of Gum" . . . which is a wall that's
full of old, chewed-up globs of gum . . . at Pike
Place Market in Seattle
#1.) The Blarney Stone in Ireland . . . which is
kissed by 400,000 people every year
Enjoy some photos of the Blarney Stone and Seattle's
"Wall of Gum" . . .
WOW . . . I COULDN’T MAKE THIS UP IF I TRIED!! Check out this website . . . it’s
called Mugshots.com . . . which is basically like a
"Hot or Not" website where you can rate the
attractiveness of several hundred mugshot photos . .
.
http://www.mughots.com/
NOW YOU CAN USE THE "FACE TRANSFORMER" . . . TO SEE
HOW YOUR FACE WOULD LOOK IF YOU WERE A DIFFERENT
RACE: Would you like to know how your face
would look if you were older or a member of another
race? Of course you would. Just head on over to the
"Face Transformer", a website from the Perception
Laboratory at the University of St. Andrews, in
Scotland. Just upload a picture of your face, follow
the directions, and "transform" your face to see
what your face would look like as: a member of
another race . . . a baby . . . or an elderly
person. Here's the link . . .
http://morph.cs.st-andrews.ac.uk/Transformer/index.html
To get people to drive more carefully in bad
weather, a company in New Zealand posted billboards
featuring a child's face that bleeds from the nose,
ears, mouth, and eyes when it rains.
Don’t know if you saw this. It kind of got lost in
all the Michael Jackson hysteria. When Billy May was
buried near his home in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania .
. . and all the pallbearers wore OxiClean shirts.
AN AVERAGE RESIDENT OF MONTANA
DRINKS 43.9 GALLONS OF BEER EVERY YEAR:
Here’s a color-coded map which shows just how
much BEER residents of each U.S. state drink
every year.
QUICK FACTS:
Residents of New Hampshire, North
Dakota, Nevada and Montana drink the most beer
per capita. And, overall, Montana residents are
the biggest beer drinkers . . . downing an
average of 43.9 GALLONS a year per person.
Utah's prudish residents drink the least amount
of beer . . . managing only 20.8 GALLONS a year
per person.
How does Ohio rate? We consume on the average 31
- 35 Gallons of beer every year which ties us
with our neighbors in Pennsylvania and West
Virginia but puts us slightly ahead of Michigan,
Indiana and Kentucky.
Overall,
Americans drink more beer on July 4th . . . than
any other day of the year. Take a look at the
full
state-by-state map here . . .
A COUPLE GUYS INVENTED A CLOCK THAT RUNS ON
. . . DEAD BUGS?
People are always talking about how we need to find
"alternative energy sources." Well, a couple guys
from England have invented a clock which literally
runs on dead bugs. The clock has a strip of flypaper
stretched across a roller system, which traps bugs .
. . and drops them into a mini vat of bacteria. And
the energy generated from the chemical reaction . .
. is what powers the LCD clock. Check out some
photos of this insane, bug-eating clock . . .
Ladies . . . how many times has this
happened? You've spent all night dancing in
high-heels. But now your feet are killing you and
all you really want to do . . . is slip on
a pair of comfortable flats for the ride or walk
home. A company called Rollasole has come out with a
solution to just that problem. The shoe vending
machine!!
According to Rollasole's website, quote, "When
you're all danced out, just slip one of our vending
machines a fiver and it'll sort you out with a pair
of roly poly pumps and a shiny new bag to slip your
slingbacks in. "Rollasoles are fun, fashionable and
fabulously comfy, so bag yourself a pair and get
home in style."
That's right. You can now buy shoes . . . from a
vending machine. You can check out Rollasole's
website here . . .
http://www.rollasole.com/
IS MICHAEL JACKSON REALLY DEAD? Have you seen Michael Jackson alive since
his supposed "death" last month? You're not the only
one. There's a website devoted to Michael Jackson
sightings. The people who run the site say Michael
faked his death to escape all the chaos in his life.
Check out the site . . .
http://www.michaeljacksonsightings.com/
TOP 10 FEMALE CHILD STARS WHO BECAME HOTTIES: Every man has been guilty of saying the
words "that chick is going to be hot when she gets
older" or "she can call me when she's 18." Many
child actresses became strange-looking adults with
freakishly-oversized heads, BUT some of them
actually became fine looking ladies. Today we
celebrate their hotness.
#10 Danica McKellar - The Wonder Years
#9 Madeline Zima - from the movie “The Hand That
Rocks The Cradle.” Now she's in the Showtime series
“Californication.”
#8 Tatyana Ali - the youngest daughter in the Fresh
Prince Of Bel Air
#7 Linda Cardellini - she was the cute nerd Lindsay
Weir on Freaks and Geeks AND played "Velma" in the
2002
remake of Scooby Doo.
#6 Camilla Belle - NBC's Trapped Beneath the Earth
and the Disney original movie Rip Girls.
#5 Michelle Trachtenberg - Best known for playing
Dawn Summers in Buffy The Vamprie Slayer.
#4 Soleil Moon Frye - Punky Brewster
#3 Alyssa Milano - "Sam” from Who's the Boss.
#2 Evan Rachel Wood - Jessie Sammler in Once and
Again.
#1 Lacey Chabert - Party of Five. Her Maxim cover
shoot let the world know that Lacey now has a "Party
of Two."
THE STATE WITH THE DUMBEST DRIVERS IS . . .
NEW YORK:
Recently, the GMAC Insurance National
Drivers Test found that . . . if they took a
driver's exam today . . . 41 million licensed
Americans would fail.
Here's a look at the ten states with the dumbest
drivers:
10.) Connecticut
9.) Florida
8.) Washington, D.C.
7.) Massachusetts
6.) Rhode Island
5.) Georgia
4.) California
3.) Hawaii
2.) New Jersey
1.) New York
On the other end of the spectrum, Idaho and
Wisconsin have the smartest drivers on the road. You
can take the National Driver's Test here . . .http://www.nationaldriverstest.com/
THE WORLD BEARD AND MUSTACHE CHAMPIONSHIPS TOOK
PLACE OVER THE WEEKEND (AND WE'VE GOT PICTURES): I'm a big fan of abnormal facial hair. If
you are too, you'll be happy to hear that the World
Beard and Mustache Championships recently took place
in Anchorage, Alaska.
And if you care, the winner was an Anchorage native
. . . named David Traver . . . who sported a beard
he'd woven to resemble an Alaskan snowshoe. Take a
look at some contestants from the
competition . . .
PRETTY FUNNY AND COOL
Will Frerrell has his own line of sunscreens now.
The names are pretty funny . . . “Forbidden Fruit”,
“Sexy Hot Tan” and “Sun Stroke” and the pictures on
the bottles are even funnier. The proceeds go to a
charity called Cancer for College. It's a charity
that helps pay for college for cancer survivors and
amputees.
The charity was started by a fraternity brother of
Will's . . . who's a two-time cancer survivor and
double amputee. They’re having a contest to see who
can come up with the funniest commercial for the new
sunscreens. You can check the sunscreens and the
contest info and rules at their website at . . .
http://www.cancerforcollege.org/
OBAMA INAUGURAL MANIA
Remember the giant-bow hat that Aretha
Franklin wore to President Obama’s inauguration
ceremony? Now you can own a small, glass version of
the hat . . . to put on your Christmas tree!!!
Someone has turned the hat into an ornament, which
sells for just $43.
"MEGA SHARK VS. GIANT OCTOPUS"!!!
Not since "Snakes On A Plane" have so few
words said so much about a motion picture . . . now
. . . out on DVD . . . "MEGA SHARK VS. GIANT
OCTOPUS"!!!
So, what's it about??? How dare you even ask.
It stars Lorenzo Lamas and Debbie Gibson . . . yes
THAT Debbie Gibson.
I’ve gotta say "Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus" . . .
may have become my new favorite movie even though I
haven't seen it yet. And there’s more GREAT "Mega
Shark vs. Giant Octopus" news . . . there's already
talk of a SEQUEL!!!
Here's the trailer . . .
THE SWEDISH MILITARY IS REQUIRING FEMALE HELICOPTER
PILOTS TO WEAR . . . FIREPROOF BRAS???
The Swedish military has instituted a new
policy requiring all female helicopter pilots to
wear . . . “fireproof bras.”
According to the fleet captain, quote, "It's a
question of basic safety. You cannot have anything
close to the body that can be set alight when you
are flying."
Fair enough. But what about the guys? Well, both
male and female helicopter pilots are already
required to wear fireproof underpants, so this is
really just an extension of a policy already in
place.
So you know . . . you can buy a flame-resistant bra
for $35 here . . .
http://www.drifire.com
WOULD YOU SHACKLE YOUR KID WITH A BALL-AND-CHAIN TO
GET THEM TO DO THEIR HOMEWORK???
Parents . . . if you have a hard time
getting your kids to sit still and do their homework
. . . there's a product on the market you might find
useful.
It's called the Study Ball, and it's basically an
old-school, prison-style ball-and-chain that you can
attach to your kid's ankle . . . in order to get
them to sit down and study.
The Study Ball . . . which weighs 20 pounds . . .
has a digital timer on it that can be set for up to
four hours. Once the timer has expired, the Study
Ball automatically unlocks.
And just in case you're worried that shackling your
kid is a fire hazard or something, the Study Ball
also comes with a key . . . which allows parents to
"free" their kid at any point. You can buy the Study
Ball for $115 here . . .
http://www.curiosite.com/scripts/product/enproduct.php?idproducto=19126738
THERE'S A NEW ONLINE GAME WHERE YOU MATCH A CRIME .
. . TO THE MUGSHOT OF THE PERSON WHO COMMITTED IT: If you're trying to kill a couple hours at
work today . . . and we both know you are . . . you
might want to check out a new online game we found
called “Pick the Perp” which involves matching a
crime to the mugshot of the person who committed it,
based on looks alone. You can play Pick the Perp
here . . .http://picktheperp.com/
THE MOST POPULAR BABY NAMES ARE JACOB AND EMMA: The Social Security Administration released
its list of 2008's most popular baby names. The ten
most popular names for BOYS were:
10.) Matthew
9.) Christopher
8.) William
7.) Anthony
6.) Alexander
5.) Daniel
4.) Joshua
3.) Ethan
2.) Michael
1.) Jacob (The tenth straight year that Jacob has
been the most popular name for boys)
( F.Y. I. - The top 5 were the same in the 2007
report . . . suspiciously, “Kahuna” nowhere on the
list!)
And the ten most popular names for GIRLS were:
10.) Chloe
9.) Elizabeth
8.) Abigail
7.) Sophia
6.) Olivia
5.) Ava (4th last year)
4.) Madison (5th last year)
3.) Emily (1st last year)
2.) Isabella (2nd last year)
1.) Emma (The 1st time since 1995 that Emily hasn't
been the most popular name for girls)
Other baby names and where they rank:
Miley (127. Miley jumped 100 places)
Elvis (713)
Beckham (893)
Barack (2,409 . . . which is up from number 12,535
last year)
THERE'S A NEW SOUND-MASKING DEVICE THAT PREVENTS
YOUR CO-WORKERS FROM EAVESDROPPING ON YOUR
CONVERSATIONS: If you've got a nosy co-worker who's always
eavesdropping on your conversations . . . then I've
got great news for you.
Last month, two engineers from the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology applied for a patent on a
new sound-masking device which uses a system of
speakers, infrared motion detectors and microphones
. . . to drown out the sound of your conversation.
Now, as it turns out, the science that goes into the
system is actually pretty complex.
But the gist is that when you want to have a private
conversation, you can activate the device, and it'll
direct a so-called "sound shield" of confusing white
noise and random babble at anyone within earshot . .
. making your conversation completely
unintelligible.
So you know, there are already two other products on
the market that perform this function . . . but the
developers of this new sound-masking system swear
their product is better. You can take a look at the
other sound-masking systems here . . .http://www.accumask.com/
http://www.bfionline.com/babble/
CAN A COMPANY TRADEMARK THE PHRASE "PULL MY
FINGER"??? A few months ago, a company called
InfoMedia came out with a new iPhone application . .
. called "iFart" which allows users to create a
bunch of different flatulence noises with their
phone.
Now another company called Air-O-Matic is suing
InfoMedia for $50,000 because they make a competing
iPhone application that also creates flatulence
noises . . . called "Pull My Finger". So what's the
problem?
Officials for Air-O-Matic say InfoMedia used the
phrase "pull my finger" to market its iFart
application. And since Pull My Finger is the name of
Air-O-Matic's application . . . that’s trademark
infringement. Or so they claim.
According to a spokesman for InfoMedia, quote, "The
phrase 'pull my finger' is understood to be a
description of the act of passing gas [so it's] not
a trademark violation."
Air-O-Matic and InfoMedia are now in talks . . . and
both sides hope to reach a settlement before the
case goes to court.
THIS JUST MIGHT BE THE DUMBEST INVENTION EVER: HIGH
HEEL FLIPPERS: In 2006, an artist from Belgium named Paul
Schietekat invented something called High Tide Heels
. . . which are basically a cross between high-heel
stiletto shoes . . . and diving flippers used in
snorkeling.
I know what you're thinking . . . "There's
absolutely no practical use for these stupid
things." And, yeah, you're right.
Which is exactly why we've decided to name the High
Tide Heels . . . the “Dumbest Invention Of All
Time!”
A GUY WAS SENT BACK TO JAIL THE DAY AFTER HE GOT OUT
. . . AFTER HE WAS SEEN WEARING THE JAIL-ISSUED
T-SHIRT HE STOLE:
20-year-old Israel Ramirez was released from the
Fresno County Jail in California where he'd been
serving time for child abuse and drug charges.
But before being discharged, Israel stole a
jail-issued T-shirt . . . that had the word
"Prisoner" printed on the back . . . because he
thought it looked, quote, "cool".
The very next day, Israel was riding his bike near
the prison, when a cop spotted him wearing the
"prisoner" T-shirt . . . and threw him right back in
jail for possession of stolen property. Check out
some photos of Israel and his "cool" stolen T-shirt
. . .
CAN YOUR PERSONALITY AFFECT HOW LONG YOU
LIVE??? If you want to live a long, rewarding life
. . . and who doesn't? . . . then you might want to
try and relax a little. Here's why . . .
Researchers at Boston University Medical Center
wanted to find out which qualities lead to a longer
life. But instead of just testing really old people,
they got personality profiles from 246 people whose
parents lived to be 100.
The logic was that if personality traits are passed
on from generation to generation . . . then
personality profiles of people whose parents had
lived long, healthy lives could help determine which
traits lead to a longer lifespan. So what did the
researchers learn?
According to the study, the people who live the
longest lives tend to be more outgoing, more
agreeable . . . and less neurotic (apparently, it's
because people who are less neurotic handle stress
better).
A guy named Thomas Perls led the study. He says,
quote, "We've seen centenarians go through huge
amounts of stress, and time and time again they've
shown us how it doesn't get to them." In other
words, if you want to live a long life . . . you
need to learn to chill out. You can calculate your
life expectancy here . . .
http://calculator.livingto100.com/calculator
SOME DORK RIGGED UP HIS OFFICE CHAIR TO POST TWITTER
UPDATES . . . EVERY TIME HE BREAKS WIND: (???) Recently, Randy Sarafan got the bright idea
to modify his office chair with a wireless sensor
module, a natural gas sensor and all sorts of other
hardware . . . and to connect the whole setup to his
Twitter account. Now, any time Randy “breaks wind”,
his office chair senses his gas and sends a new
status update . . . or Tweet . . . to his Twitter
account.
That's right. Randy's using his Twitter account . .
. to document his flatulence. You can check out
Randy's website . . . which includes pictures of him
and his office chair as well as an in-depth
explanation of his Twitter setup here . . .
http://www.instructables.com/id/The-Twittering-Office-Chair/
THE 2008 "GADGET OF THE YEAR" IS . . . THE IPHONE
3G: The website “Engadget” released its annual
list of the best electronic devices of the year.
Engadget breaks the awards down into two categories:
One set of winners are chosen by the website's
readers, and the other set are chosen by the
website's editors. Here's a quick look at some of
the "Engadget Award" winners for 2008 . . .
Best Gadget of the Year: iPhone 3G ( both editors
and readers )
Worst Gadget of the Year: Blackberry Storm ( editors
); Zune 3.0 MP3 player ( readers )
Best Game Console of the Year: Xbox 360 ( editors );
Nintendo Wii ( readers )
Best Handheld of the Year: IPod Touch ( both editors
and readers )
Best GPS Device of the Year: Tom Tom Go ( editors );
Garmen nuvi 255w ( readers )
HDTV of the Year: Pioneer Kuro Elites ( editors );
Sony Bravia Motion Flow ( readers )
Most Anticipated Gadget of 2009: The Palm Pre (
editors ); Windows 7 ( readers )
You can check out the Engadget website for more cool
high tech toys here . . .
According to the U.S. Treasury Department, the
national debt now stands at more than $11 Trillion.
Now, I know that's a lot of money. But, to be
honest, I have no clue just how much $1 Trillion
actually is . . . much less $11 Trillion.
If you feel the same way, then you should check out
this website which uses a program called Google
Sketchup to demonstrate how many $100 bills it would
take to equal $1 MILLION . . . $100 MILLION . . . $1
BILLION . . . and, finally, $1 TRILLION.
Quick Factoid: If you were to divide up the $11
Trillion national debt equally among the U.S.
population, each American citizen would be
responsible for just over $36,000.
A PILOT CRASH LANDED INTO A LOT FULL OF PORTABLE
TOILETS . . . AND SURVIVED:
An unidentified pilot took off in his single-engine
Cessna from a runway near Seattle. Shortly after
takeoff, the plane's engine died . . . and the pilot
was forced to make a crash landing. As the pilot was
preparing to land, his plane hit a fence, flipped
upside down . . . and crashed into a lot full of
portable toilets!
Amazingly, the pilot walked away from the accident
completely unharmed. According to a spokesman for
the portable toilet company, quote, "The Honey
Bucket toilets kind of cushioned things. They were
the big, ADA-approved ones. I think they may have
saved the pilot's life."
RACHEL MCADAMS WANTS YOU TO WEAR BAMBOO
UNDERWEAR:
If an actress is insanely hot, does that mean we
have to listen to her? I ask this because Rachel
McAdams is telling us all to wear Bamboo underwear.
Obviously, it's an environmental thing. She says,
quote, "A sexy green thing to do is to wear bamboo
underwear! They sound quite painful but they're
actually quite soft. I've also got soy underwear!"
TThis is for real, apparently you can make underwear
. . . or just about any other garment you can think
of . . . out of bamboo. Check it out at . . .
http://www.dribamboo.com
Rachel is pretty serious about this environmental
stuff. She and two of her friends even started a
website called Green Is Sexy. You can check it out .
. .
http://www.greenissexy.org
NO LIE: THERE'S A GROUP REAL-LIFE
SUPERHEROES: ere's a 21-year-old guy from Cincinnati .
. . known only as "Shadow Hare" . . . who dresses up
in a spandex unitard and mask and considers himself
to be a real-life Superhero.
According to “Shadow Hare” quote, "We help enforce
the law by doing what we can in legal standards, so
we carry handcuffs, pepper spray . . . all the legal
weapons. We will do citizen's arrests. We will
intervene on crimes if there is one happening in
front of us."
That's right. Shadow Hare goes around fighting crime
and injustice . . . and handing out food to homeless
people . . . in a unitard. And get this . . . Shadow
Hare isn't the only wannabe superhero out there. In
fact, there's a whole group of these folks . . . who
call themselves the "Allegiance of Heroes" . . .
consisting of: A guy from Florida named “Master
Legend”; A guy from Colorado named “Wall Creeper”;
A guy from Pennsylvania named “Aclyptico”; And a guy
from California named “Mr. Extreme”
So what sort of crimes has Shadow Hare successfully
thwarted? Well, two years ago, Shadow Hare
dislocated his shoulder while stopping a guy from
beating up a woman. And recently, he teamed up with
Mr. Extreme to track down a rapist in San Diego
(though it's unclear if they actually caught the
guy).
You can link to a website called the World
Superhero Registry that has information about
several real-life "superheroes" . . .
http://www.worldsuperheroregistry.com/
Check out a video about Shadow Hare and his
Allegiance of Heroes . . .
THERE'S A WEBSITE WHERE YOU CAN SEE WHICH FAMOUS
PEOPLE DIED WHEN THEY WERE YOUR AGE:br />
strong>Have you ever wondered which famous people died when
they were your age? I found a website called
DeadAtYourAge.com, which allows you to plug in your
birth date . . . in order to learn just that. See
which famous people died around your current age,
here . . . href="http://dead.atyourage.com">http://dead.atyourage.com
SOME OF THE CLASSIC WOODSTOCK BANDS WILL BE
RETURNING FOR A 40TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW THIS SUMMER:
This summer will mark the 40th anniversary
of the original Woodstock. There had been rumors
about an anniversary show sometime this summer. Now,
it looks like it's actually going to happen.
According to "Billboard", the concert will happen on
August 15th . . . the same day that Woodstock began,
back in 1969. It'll go down at the Bethel Woods
Center for the Arts in Bethel, New York, which was
built on the site of the original concert.
And some of the classic Woodstock performers will be
back. So far, the bill features: The Levon Helm
Band, Jefferson Starship, Big Brother and the
Holding Company, Ten Years After, Canned Heat,
Mountain, and Country Joe McDonald.
This year's concert is being called "Bethel Woods
Festival starring Heroes of Woodstock". Tickets are
on sale. For more info, hit up this link . . .http://www.bethelwoodscenter.org
HAVE YOU EVER HEARD OF A SEEING-EYE PONY???
We're all familiar with seeing-eye dogs.
But it turns out dogs aren't the only service
animals available to the disabled. Enter Tabitha
Darling of Fort Worth, Texas. Tabitha is legally
blind . . . and she also has a bone condition which
makes it painful to walk. So to help her get around,
Tabitha got a seeing-eye PONY!!
Tabitha’s seeing-eye pony is named Trixie, who she
can legally ride around indoors . . . under the
Americans with Disabilities Act. Tabitha says,
quote, "Trixie means the world to me. She's not just
a working animal, but, well, my friend." Check out a
picture of Tabitha and Trixie doing a little
shopping . . .
THERE'S A WEBSITE WHERE YOU CAN POST YOUR AWKWARD
FAMILY PHOTOS . . . AND LAUGH AT OTHER PEOPLE'S: I'm not going to lie . . . I've posed for
my fair share of awkward family photos. I'll bet you
have too.
That's why we're pretty sure you'll enjoy this
website called AwkwardFamilyPhotos.com . . . where
you can post your own . . . and laugh at other
people's . . . awkward family pictures. Take a look
at this website here . . . http://awkwardfamilyphotos.com/
AND NOW . . . PHOTOS OF SWINE FLU FACE MASKS BEING
WORN AS FASHION ACCESSORIES: I don't know about you, but I'm the sort of
person who sees the glass as half-full. That's
exactly why . . . even though this is now old news .
. . I thought you might appreciate that people in
Mexico City, Mexico, turned lemons into lemon-aid.
Enjoy these pictures of decorated swine flu face
masks . . . they’re not only practical . . . but
also a fashion accessory.
