PrepForOne

12.16.10  Thursday!

Today is a cruel but necessary day.  It's Barbie and Barney Backlash Day when mom & dad tell the kids that Barnie and Barbie don't exist.  Today is also Stupid Toy Day (what's the stupidest toy you've seen at the stores this holiday season?), National Chocolate Covered Anything Day and National Eat What You Want Day.

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Pop Quiz

26% of these happen during the holiday season... is it a) marriage proposals, b) break-ups, or c) firings after a wild company Christmas party

Answer

Marriage proposals!

5 ways you can screw up a good proposal below in FaceBuzz

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PhoneBuzz

Facebook -- is it healthy?

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg was named Time magazine's "Person of the Year 2010."  The man has changed the way we communicate forever.  

Because almost everyone in the world has an account, there is no longer a barrier to tracking down old friends, work friends, relatives, and past boyfriends and girlfriends.  

Of course, there's a downside, too.  Your boss is logging on to see what you're up to, companies are spying on potential job candidates, and former lovers are trying to see who you're hooking up with now.  

So in the end -- has it been a good thing, and even if it hasn't, would you sign off?

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FaceBuzz

For Twitter/Facebook

Thinking about popping the question next week?  There are 5 ways you can really screw it up.  Check it out here (insert your blog address)

For your blog

5 Worst Ways To Pop the Question

1 in 4 grooms pop the question around the holidays.  Many will screw it up -- mainly because what men find romantic doesn't necessarily match a woman's idea of romance.  Here are 5 bad ways to propose, according to Yahoo:

1) Don't propose in public!

Proposing in front of an audience puts too much pressure on woman.  The editor of TheWeddingChannel.com says if you make a woman feel uncomfortable, it could lead to a false positive.  Translation:  All the men in the stadium are laughing at you.  

Example

2) Leave food out of it

Restaurant proposals are unoriginal.  Plus you don't want to be the woman who swallowed the engagement ring hidden in her milkshake.  Yes, it happened.  She spent the night in the hospital then had to wait for a few days before seeing her ring again.  Uh huh.  Proof

3) Don't invite the Internet into your intimate moment

Don't propose over Twitter, Facebook or any other social network.  At least TRY and be in the same room.  Did you see the guy that proposed to his girlfriend by spelling out "will you marry me?" in Super Mario Brother's gold coins as his bride played the game? Video here

4) Don't propose on the day you wed

On a trip to Maui, Danny  Bonaduce got a call from the hotel’s wedding planner informing him that he was going to walk down the aisle at sunset.  It was news to him, but he went along with it and married his manager Amy Railback.  Bad idea for everybody else.  Don't put pressure on anyone to get married the same day you propose.  Unless, of course, you're in Vegas and drunk.  Then it always works out

5) Beware of Mother Nature.  

Cold, rain and rough seas have ruined many proposals.  Tip:  Save the outdoors for the honeymoon and pop the question where there's limited potential for natural disaster!

source

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CelebrityTweets

Interesting report on whether Claire Danes is suffering side-effects from using Latisse.  She's a spokesperson for Latisse and admits the eyelash growth serum did cause a "little bit of red" around her eyes, but nothing since.  A source, on the other hand, claims Danes' makeup artist has to 'plaster on' concealer to cover the purplish/yellowish discoloring around her eyes.  Claires rep claims the accusation is false  and they're considering pursuing legal action against the New York Post for publishing the story.  

You don't see this every day -- A woman being sued by her ex-husband's girlfriend.  A $10-million lawsuit was just thrown at Jennifer Lopez by her first husband's girlfriend for interfering with a motion picture.  The so called "motion picture" is a video  of J-Lo taken by her ex-hubby when they were together.  Lopez doesn't want it released, so the girlfriend is wants cash.  BTW:  Radar Online reports the two (J. Lo and the girlfriend) HATE each other.  

The young lady that filmed Miley Cyrus taking a bong hit has gone into hiding.  She's received threats via Twitter.  

Oh, by the way, we now know why there was an elephant at Nicole Richie's wedding.  It seems way back when Richie was engaged to DJ AM, she told Ryan Seacrest that she wanted a huge wedding with elephants, because elephants are good luck.  She wanted it to be like the movie "Coming To American."  See?  A perfectly sound explanation 

I told you about the lack of pre-nup between Elizabeth Hurley and Arun Nayar yesterday -- well it seems the two don't want each other's money and plan to get a quick divorce.  Wow...that's almost adult-ish! 

People magazine's Woman of the Year is Sandra Bullock.

Tiger's ex, Elin Nordegren, is not staying home and feelin' sorry for herself, she already has a new boyfriend!  A 35-year old South African student, according to reports.  

Speaking of...

10 Biggest Celeb Divorces of 2010 

(YourTango.com)

10. Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren

9. Eva Longoria and Tony Parker

8. Christina Aguilera and Jordan Bratman

7. Charlie Sheen and Brooke Mueller

6. Kate Winslet and Sam Mendes

5. Speidi (Spencer Pratt & Heidi Montag).  Note:  They're back together admitting they faked the separation to further their careers and get them out of debt.  

4. LeAnn Rimes and Eddie Cibrian.

3. Victoria Duffy and the Late, Great Dennis Hopper

2. Sandra Bullock And Jesse James

1. Al and Tipper Gore -- Announced their separation shortly before their 40th anniversary!  source

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Cuttin' Cake

• Leslie Stahl (69)
• Benjamin Bratt (47)
• Steven Bochco (67)

Birthday Quiz

After creating "L.A. Law" (1986) and "Doogie Howser, M.D." (1989) for NBC, he struck a $15M deal with ABC in 1987 to create 10 series pilots over 10 years... he turns 67 today.  Who is he?

Answer

Steven Bochco

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Primetime, Baby!

ABC: A Charlie Brown Christmas, Grey's Anatomy, Private Practice

CBS: The Big Bang Theory (NEW), (Blank) My Dad Says, CSI, The Mentalist

NBC: Community, 30 Rock, The Office, Outsourced, The Office, The Office

FOX: Bones, Bones

CW: The Vampire Diaries, The Vampire Diaries

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Fun Stuff

Gotta See This

Why women will slowly take over the world...

Watch

Something cool to check out -- the "Moments That Defined YouTube 2010"

Watch

Did You Know...

What is the best way to compliment a woman you meet online?  It depends on where she's from?  According to a dating site called Badoo.com, American, French, Italian or Brazilian women like to be complimented on the way they dress.  Brits enjoyed compliment about their legs.  Spaniards like nice compliments about their hair.  Germans and Canadians preferred skin praise, and Dutch and Portuguese women liked this compliment:  "You have beautiful ears."  article

Who Said It?

"You have six kids by three different women and you didn't marry any of them… What's your trouble?" 

Babara Walters to Diddy on The View.  He says there's no excuse.  Watch

Joke Of the Day

Three friends had a good friend named Joe who was an eternal optimist.  Saw the good in everything.  So much so that it drove his friends crazy.  So they decided to make up a story so horrible that not even Joe could come up with a bright side.  The next day, they all met for golf.  

Joe asked: ''Where's Gary?''

And one of his friends said: ''Didn't you hear? Yesterday, Gary found his wife in bed with another man, shot them both, and then turned the gun on himself.''

Joe says: ''Well it could have been worse.''

Both his friends said: ''How in hell could it be worse? Your best friend just killed himself!''

Joe says: ''If it had happened two days ago, I would be dead now!"

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