PrepForOne

Tuesday January 12th, 2011

Today is International Thank You Day, so... you're welcome. Go out of your way and thank someone today. Today is also Step In a Puddle and Splash A Friend Day, and if they're a true friend, they won't push you into traffic.

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Pop Quiz

Women in their 40's are far more likely to do this than women in their 20's... what?

Answer

Have sex on the first date! 29% of women in their 40's think it's ok compared to 17% of women in their 20's. source

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Tease (for facebook/twitter/your show)

True or false - when a guy is seen with a much younger woman on his arm, people see him as much younger than he really is... find out here (insert blog address)

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Fountain of Youth

True of false -- an older man looks much younger than he really is when he's dating a much younger woman. That's big 'ol

FALSE!

According to a new study, people perceive a man to be much OLDER than he really is when arm and arm with a young woman. In fact, if you want an instant face lift, just hang out with older co-workers and friends. Researchers say you end up looking even younger than you are when hanging out with older folks. "The age of the person next to you is one of the most important characteristics for our perception of other people," according to a researcher. More details here.

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Tease

New Year, New You, right? Here's a reality check -- 6 diets you'll never finish (insert your blog address here)

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Weightloss Laughers

It's hard to maintain a new diet, but throw in a mega cold winter and it's even harder to stay motivated. Don't try and take what you think will be the "easy" way out, but the 6 diets listed here are a joke, according to a blog on the Seattle Weekly website:


Hollywood Diet: "stuff is laced with six kinds of barely legal stimulants. You might as well drink a case of Four Loko mixed with Ex-Lax."

Three Day Diet: "With all the black coffee, cottage cheese, and canned tuna, the only thing you're guaranteed to lose is your appetite. Good news? You'll gain an ulcer! YAY!!!!"

Seven-Day Diet: "Let's do the math here:
1 day of fruit + 1 day of veggies + 1 day of fruits and veggies + 1 day of only bananas and milk + 3 days of only meat and greens = insanely screwed-up digestive tract."

Master Cleanse: "If you're brave enough to attempt drinking this throat-burning, acidic concoction, you should most definitely be rewarded with weight loss."

Mayo Clinic Diet aka Grapefruit Diet: "Besides the teeny-tiny portions of actual food that accompanies the grapefruit you have to choke down three times a day, you have to follow it for 12 days. We couldn't last 12 hours on this crazy train. No thanks!"

New Beverly Hills Diet: "If the confusion of complex food combining doesn't kill you, the strict timing and schedule will definitely drive you to the nut house. "

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Tease

Not that you already don't know the answer to this one, but why aren't mom's "in the mood" more often? We have survey results here (insert your blog address)

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I'M TIRED!

You may want to sit down for this shocking conclusion, but apparently, the reason more mothers aren't having sex is because they're...(drum roll)...TIRED! A Babycenter survey found 77% of moms blamed fatigue for not being "in the mood." 21% said they "felt fat" or "not sexy." The survey also found that moms go out of their way to avoid sex. More than half admit to making up excuses, with 20% doing so weekly!

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CelebrityBuzz

Pregnant? The rumor mill is buzzing over another Khloe Kardashian pregnancy. Reports were hot and heavy yesterday but a source tells People.com that "she's not pregnant...yet." Her sister, Kourtney reacted to the story by saying "she's pregnant like every other week."

Pregnant: Owen Wilson's girlfriend, Jade Duell! The couple has been dating for more than a year and his rep tells Entertainment Weekly that the two "are happy to be expecting a baby." This will be Owen's first child.

Pregnant: Recently retired softball star Jennie Finch! She and hubby Casey Daigle are expecting their second child in late June. Big brother, Ace Shane, is now 4 1/2.

Single: Shakira dumped her boyfriend after 11 years of dating. She announced on her blog Monday that the two have actually been single since August.

Cured: The tumor is gone. In an interview set to air this morning, Michael Douglas tells Matt Lauer that his tumor is gone and he's cancer-free. "I've got it beat," he says.

Spotted: Lindsay Lohan and Sam Ronson breaking bread Saturday night at a restaurant in Venice, CA.

Spotted: Charlie Sheen doing shots of Grey Goose vodka at The Palms hotel in Vegas yesterday. Us Magazine reports Sheen recently "ditched his sober coach."

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Cuttin' Cake Today

• Naomi Judd (65)
• Mary J. Blige (40)
• Amanda Peet (39)

Birthday Quiz

Our birthday girl is 39 today -- three hints:

One:
"Saving Silverman"

Two:
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip

Three:

Answer

Amanda Peet! She played Jordan McDeere on "Studio 60," and Judith on "Saving Silverman."

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Primetime, Baby!

ABC: No Ordinary Family (NEW), V (NEW), Detroit 1-8-7 (NEW)

CBS: NCIS (NEW), NCIS: Los Angeles (NEW), The Good Wife (NEW)

NBC: The Biggest Loser (NEW 2-hrs), Parenthood (NEW)

FOX: Glee, Million Dollar Money Drop (NEW)

CW: One Tree Hill, Life Unexpected

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Gotta See This

Amish Winter Olympics. Goin' for the gold! Link

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Did You Know

A new survey finds more than a third of women think about their weight at least three times a day. 8 out of 10 believe they're not at their ideal weight, but plan on doing something about it in 2011! Almost half are optimistic they will achieve their ideal weight this year. Source

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Who Tweeted?

"Eating healthy sucks"


Is it...

• Queen Latifah
• Spencer Pratt
• Pee Wee Herman

Answer... Spencer Pratt!

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Joke of the Day

A preacher was walking down the street when he notices a little boy trying to ring the doorbell but it's just out of his reach. he watches his efforts for some time and walks over to press the the bell. After he pressed it he leveled down to the boy and asked' "Now what?" to which the boy turned and shouted, "NOW WE RUN!!"

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Surf This

Are you like 99% of us and continue pushing your to-do list off to another day? Here's a way to knock some of those tasks out of the part -- by following them up with a reward! Check out Incentify.it