PrepForOne

Wednesday January 19th, 2011

Today is Whisper I Love You Day, so... I LOVE YOU!

(Link) View more Strong Bad: I Love You Sound Clips and Matt Chapman Sound Clips

It's Tin Can Day, as well, marking the patent of a process for storing food in tin cans. Exciting stuff. Oh, and it's Little Ricky Day which celebrates the birth of Lucy and Ricky Ricardo's TV son on "I Love Lucy" on this date in 1953.

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Pop Quiz

According to a new study, the reason kids start smoking is because of what?  Movies, pop stars, or advertisements?

Answer

Ads! According to a report in the February issue of Pediatrics magazine, 46% of young people who saw the most ads for cigarettes were more likely to try smoking than those who saw no tobacco ads. The study was focused on kids 10 to 17 years old.

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Tease It! (for twitter/facebook/show)

Have a friend that's just a drag to be around? We all do! Here are 12 types of friends you need to dump (insert blog address)

Blog It!

Toxic Friends
We all have 'em. People we call friends, but are nothing more than balls of stress to be around. Maybe they're overly critical, perpetually depressed, or just plain annoying -- whatever it is, you need to break it off.  AOLcom has 12 types of friends you should break up with -- here are 5:

• The Faultfinder -- Always critical of everything you do or say.
• The Therapist -- The advice giver. CONSTANT advice giver.
• The Self-Absorbed -- When was the last time they asked about you? Kick 'em to the curb.
• The Promise Breaker -- If you want to keep this person around, lower your expectations.
• The Risk Taker -- From shoplifting and experimenting with drugs to driving recklessly, you friend's behavior should raise some serious flags.

See the rest here.

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Tease It! (for twitter/facebook/show)

Can you name the #1 television season finale of all time? I've got the top 10 here (insert blog address)

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Big Goodbyes
What are the top 10 television season finales of all time? Some may surprise you, but #1 won't.

10. Home Improvement - 35 million
9. Family Ties - 36.3 million
8. All in the Family - 40.2 million
7. The Cosby Show - 44.4 million
6. The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson -50 million
5. Magnum P.I. - 50.7 million
4. Friends - 52.5 million
3. Seinfeld - 76.3 million
2. Cheers - 80.4 million
1. M*A*S*H - 105.9 million

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Tease It! (for twitter/facebook/show)

Should a 5-year old be subject to THIS? Should this mom be arrested? It was all captured on video -- check it out (insert your blog address)

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Toddlers, Tiaras and CRAZY MOMS!
Watch this 5-year old go through something that makes even adults scream -- an eyebrow wax. During the TLC show "Toddlers and Tiaras," this 5-year old is forced to get her eyebrows and sensitive skin ripped off by hot wax. Not even a bag of suckers as a reward will stop the girl from screaming.

Tell me I'm not alone on this. There are some things that can wait, right? What else are we forcing kids to go through too early?

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CelebrityBuzz

Baby time: Miranda Kerr confirmed through her website that, yes, she did indeed have a boy on January 6th with Orando Bloom. "I gave birth to him naturally; without any pain medication and it was a long, arduous and difficult labour, but Orlando was with me the whole time supporting and guiding me through it. I could not have done it without him," she adds. And then she attached this pic.

Pushing product: Susan Sarandon's "Got Milk" ad is out with the familiar "milk moustache." She tells People.com that she drinks light milk as "often as I can," and it was a "no brainer" joining the campaign.

Sad: Bradley Cooper's dad died. Charles Cooper passed away over the weekend after a long illness. He was 71. Renee Zellweger pulled out of the Golden Globes at the last moment to be with her boyfriend.

Jerk: Paul Giamatti, after winning a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, charged two people five bucks a piece to snap a photo with him holding the trophy.

Leaving: Regis Philbin made a surprise announcement yesterday -- he's leaving "Live!" His last show will be sometime in late 2011.

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Cuttin' Cake Today

• Jean Stapleton (88)
• Drea de Matteo (39)
• Desi Arnaz, Jr (58)
• Shawn Wayans (40)
• Jodie Sweetin (29)

Birthday Quiz

Our birthday girl is 29 today, but we got to know her when she was only 6...

(Link) View more Stephanie Sound Clips and Jodie Sweetin Sound Clips

Answer

Jodie Sweetin from "Full House"

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Primetime, Baby

ABC: The Middle (NEW), Better With You (NEW), Modern Family (NEW), Cougar Town (NEW), Off the Map (NEW)

CBS: Live to Dance (LIVE), Criminal Minds (NEW), Blue Bloods (NEW)

NBC: Minute to Win It (NEW), Chase (NEW), Law & Order: SVU (NEW)

FOX: American Idol (It's back with J-Lo, Steven Tyler, and Yo Dog Randy...NEW 2-hrs)

CW: Nikita, Hellcats

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Gotta See This

If you want to see what qualifies as entertainment on that new show "The Talk," here ya go.







Here is my next car. See ya rush hour! watch

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Did You Know...

...that moms are lying machines? According to a survey of 5,000 moms, two-thirds lie to other mom's about a variety of issues including:

• How well they're coping
• Financial worries
• How much TV their kids watch
• How much time they spend with the kids
• Napping!

Sociologist Frank Furedi says parents are under heavy pressure from society to be the perfect. He says it "incites parents to lie and to turn child-rearing into a performance." More here

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Who Tweeted?

"It's so cold. I hate being cold .....this is a day for movies in bed while drinking apple cider so why I am I not doing any of that?"

-Kelly Clarkson!

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Joke of the Day

A married couple was celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary. At the party everybody wanted to know how they managed to stay married so long in this day and age. The husband responded "When we were first married we came to an agreement. I would make all the major decisions and my wife would make all the minor decisions.

And in 60 years of marriage we have never needed to make a major decision."

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Surf This!

If watching how much you spend is a goal for 2011, then a site like this may help. SpendTrace.com tracks the money you spend, then lays it all out in an easy-to-understand format. You'll see where your money is being wasted so you can start making financial tweaks. Check it out here.