PrepForOne

Thursday January 13th, 2011

Today is Radio Day which celebrates the first public radio broadcast on this date in 1910. They played some hits and caller five won tickets to a "talkie" :)  Today is also Make Your Dreams Come True Day -- which might be a good day to take one step, if even just a baby step, toward that dream of yours.

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Pop Quiz

On this day in 1981, 11-year-old Donna Griffiths of Pershore, England, started doing (this) -- she continued doing (this) every 30 seconds until September 16th, 1983. 978 days. It's a world record. Was it sneeze, hiccup, or do one push-up.

Answer

Sneezed! Every 30 seconds!
(Link) View more Fake Sound Clips and Ten Sound Clips

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Tease (for twitter/facebook/show)

How far would you go to find your missing dog? Would you give up THIS much? (insert blog address here)

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It's heart breaking when your dog runs away. You post flyers all over the neighborhood, and maybe even offer a little reward. A couple from Ottawa, Canada, have upped the ante...big time.  The couple, who are expecting a child in just three weeks, have offered to actually name their child after whoever finds their Bernese mountain dog.

"‘We're nine months pregnant, and we're due in three weeks, so we have said that there's a possibility that the person who safely returns her will have their name in our child's birth certificate," said owner Sara.

"There are some strange names out there, but Molly's that important to us so we'll consider what we have to consider."

I want to be a fly on the wall when they explain to their son why his name is Harriet!

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Tease (for twitter/facebook/show)

Americans are #1 again! But this is certainly no honor! (insert blog address)

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USA USA USA
The results are in, and it looks like the USA is #1! We are, according to a new survey, the WORST DRESSED TOURISTS IN THE WORLD! Woo Hoo! Oh like this is a surprise. After all, we wear PJ's to the airport to be "bedroom comfy" on an airplane. We wear sweats to dinner and jeans to church. Do you think it's going to get better on the family trip to London? 41% of 34-hundred people in the poll said Americans are not fashion friendly. Here are the top 7 worst-dressed tourists:

American - 41%
German - 13.8%
British - 8.8%
Chinese - 5.7%
Japanese - 4.9%
Russian - 3.8%
Australian - 1.6%

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CelebrityBuzz

Pregnant: Kate Hudson! Kate and boyfriend of nine months, Matt Bellamy, will have their first child together. "It was not planned, but they are excited and embracing it," a source tells Us Weekly.

Cuttin' Calories: Carrie Fisher just signed on to be the latest spokesperson for Jenny Craig because, in her words, "I'm fat." The 54-year old says all the clothes in her closet "belong to another chick." She blames her weight gain on travel, lack of exercise and an unbalanced diet. Click photo to see her NOW

Gold Digger: Holly Madison, former #1 to Hugh Hefner, says his latest 24-year old fiance is only in it for the money. "I'm not sure Crystal is the best thing for him," she says. Madison and Hefner broke up in 2008 over his refusal to get married.

We're Good: Conan O'Brien says he received a call from David Letterman over the holidays. Dave wanted to make sure the two were still friends after all that happened over the last year. O'Brien says he and Letterman have "always been good" and the phone call was appreciated. No phone call from "the other guy," though. Anyone watching Conan's show? The average age of his audience is 33, the youngest of all the late night shows.

CSI: Actor Peter Fonda phoned police yesterday after discovering a dead body in a car. Fonda found the man slumped over the front seat in a car parked on the side of Sunset Blvd. Police say Fonda is absolutely not a suspect.

Rehab: On today's Dr. Phil show, you will hear Ted Williams, the former homeless man with the golden voice, agree to seek treatment in rehab. His entire family, who appears on the show, agree that Williams is ill-equipped to handle his sudden fame. He told Dr. Phil that he lied about being sober for two years, and has been drinking every day.

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Cuttin' Cake Today

• Julia Louis-Dreyfus (50)
• Penelope Ann Miller (47)
• Orlando Bloom (34)

Birthday Quiz

Orlando Bloom is 34 today... Name the flick

Answer

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

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Primetime, Baby!

ABC: Wipeout (NEW), Grey's Anatomy (NEW), Private Practice (NEW)
CBS: The Big Bang Theory, (blank) My Dad Says (NEW), CSI, The Mentalist
NBC: Community, Community, The Office, The Office, 30 Rock, 30 Rock
FOX: Million Dollar Money Drop (NEW), Bones
CW: The Vampire Diaries, Nikita

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Gotta See This

Well, this is one way to do it. Timbaland, the man that makes famous pop stars even more famous, has his eye on Demi Lovato. Yes, the Demi Lovato that is currently in a treatment center for a number of issues.  Check out his approach...

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Did You Know

According to a survey of 3,000 British women, the average mom needs 18-months before she starts feeling like "a woman again." What was bringing them down? According to the survey:

-25% felt like they were competing with celebrities who lose weight quickly after giving birth
-2/3rds admitted to feeling "saggy," "fat" and unattractive while making it though a day filled with "chaos"
-60% felt horrible after realizing their old clothes didn't fit.
-1/3rd were terrified about returning to work do to lack of self-confidence. Many felt they were simply "feeding machines."
Source

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Joke of the Day

Man: What’s wrong, Doctor? You look puzzled.”
Doc: “I can’t figure out exactly what’s wrong with you. I think it’s the result of heavy drinking.”
Man: “Well then, I’ll just come back when you’re sober.”

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Surf This!

What to do with that old AT&T iPhone?

• Cash4Berry.com pays you for your old cell phone -- working or not. More here
• Send it off to the troops! Cell Phones For Soldiers donates phones to soldiers to call home. More here
• Have it go to someone in need! Repairable cell phones will be restored for use. Unsellable phones will be broken down and recycled. Just enter your zip code to find a donation box. More here

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Doggie Bag (this and that)

Interesting article in the U.K.'s Daily Mail on Kelsey Hawkes, Jared Loughner's high school girlfriend in 2005. She says he went from being a normal person to a 'psycho' when she ended the relationship. Full article

Girlfriend suspects boyfriend is cheating -- so she sets his privates on fire. Full article

Here's a talker: An armed Florida jogger shot and killed a teenager who attacked him during a midnight run last November. Police say Thomas Baker acted in self defense and won't be charged with a crime. Agree?

Sad: Opossum's are ugly enough, but this one really drew the short stick. The latest German animal star is... a cross-eyed opossum. Picture