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04.05.10: TODAY IS...

-Make Your Children Laugh Day - what's the dumbest thing you do that always cracks 'em up?
-Deep Dish Pizza Day

POP QUIZ: Name the show that debuted on this day in 1987

ANSWER: Married...With Children. Ed O'Neill, David Faustino, Katey Sagal and Christina Applegate

IN SEARCH OF

What folks are Googlin' this morning

"san diego earthquake" - A 7.2 magnitude earthquake rocked Calexico, CA yesterday damaging buildings built in the 1930's and 40's. Seismic waves from the quake could be felt from San Diego to Los Angeles. There are even reports of skyscrapers swaying in Phoenix. There were no reports of deaths or injuries in California.



"donovan mcnabb" - The Washington Redskins acquired QB Donovan McNabb in a trade with the Philadelphia Eagles. The Redskins give up their 2nd round pick in this month's draft.



"roto-rooter" - Roto-Rooter President and COO Rick Arquilla took on the name "Hank" and went to work on the front lines in this week's episode. Lazy bum. Review here.




"neil diamond" - It was the season home-opener for the Boston Red Sox last night against the New York Yankees. Steven Tyler from Aerosmith sang "God Bless America," and Neil Diamond sang "Sweet Caroline" midway through the 8th inning. If you care, Boston rallied to beat the Yankees 9 to 7. Welcome to summer.

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PHONE BUZZ

Light 'em up!


Anyone grab an iPad over the weekend? Worth the money?
A technology writer for Yahoo News gave his initial 10 thoughts shortly after playing with his iPad on Saturday:

1. It screams - "wicked fast"
2. It's heavier than I thought it would be
3. Good luck reading e-books in direct sunlight
4. Virtual QWERTY keypad isn't as bad as I feared
5. Can't charge iPad over a USB port
6. HD vid's look amazing
7. Reflections on the display are pretty distracting
8. Location-based services work fine in a pinch
9. The iPad makes calls, with a little help from Skype
10. My iPhone seems really, really small now

Read the detail to each one of his points here



Ever caught your spouse "Chexting"?
We've got yet another new word to categorize cheating -- "chexting." Chexting is when you flirt with someone that's not your partner via text message. Tiger did it. So did Jesse. But is it REALLY cheating? If there is no physical contact, or long form email love note, is a flirty text cheating -- or is just close? Would you dump your man if you caught him "chexting"?
More here

FACEBUZZ

Post this: Who's your pick tonight? Butler or Duke?

CELEBRITY TWEETS

GONE: John Forsythe (pic) died over the weekend. He was 92. Forsyth was the voice of "Charlie" on "Charlie's Angels," and the scheming Blake Carrington on "Dynasty." He had been battling cancer over the last year, and passed away due to complications from Pneumonia.

Good morning, Angels!

Security has been beefed up on the set of Dancing With the Stars after authorities learned contestant Erin Andrews has been receiving death threats. ABC has also hired private security for Andrews and her family. The FBI believes the man lives somewhere in Newport News, VA. This, of course, comes a month after Michael David Barrett was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison for secretly video taping Andrews while she was changing in her hotel room.


If your money was on MTV host Riki Rachtman Saturday night -- you lost...big time! Ricki was knocked silly three times by "Good Charlotte" guitarist Benji Madden in a celebrity boxing match that lasted only one minute and 40 seconds. "I got wasted by a guy in Good Charlotte," said Riki.


Usher has great advice for new mom's and dad's: Don't wear white! He told George Lopez Thursday, “Changing the diaper, obviously when they gotta go they gotta go.” Usher has two young boys. more


Well it didn't take long to figure out that working in Washington, D.C. is not very fun. Kal Penn, the guy from those "Harold and Kumar" movies, went to work for the Obama administration last year as the White House director of public engagement (huh?). Now he's quitting. Entertainment Weekly says he's heading back to Hollywood to play his stoner character in another "Harld and Kumar" flick.


BOX OFFICE: The remake "Clash of the Titans" dominated the box office this Easter weekend. The ancient Greek thriller made 61.4 million bucks, more than double its nearest competitor. "Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married Too" came in second. The Mylie Cyrus flick, "The Last Song," debuted in 4th place.

1. "Clash of the Titans," $61.4 million.
2. "Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married Too?", $30.2 million.
3. "How to Train Your Dragon," $29.2 million.
4. "The Last Song," $16.2 million.
5. "Alice in Wonderland," $8.3 million.

OPENING THIS WEEKEND:
-Date Night with Steve Carell and Tina Fey



CUTTIN' CAKE TODAY
Gen Colin Powell is 73
Christopher "Kid" Reid of "Kid 'n Play" is 46
Max Gail is 67


BIRTHDAY QUIZ: Happy Birthday to a snack that turns 80 years old. Today, 500-million of these are made every year with a million eggs, 8-million pounds of sugar and 7-million pounds of flour. What's the snack?

ANSWER: The Twinkie!
Twinkie FAQ's


PRIMETIME, BABY!
ABC: Dancing With the Stars (LIVE), Castle (NEW)
CBS: The Big Bang Theory, Rules of Engagement (NEW), College basketball championship
NBC: Chuck (NEW), Trauma (NEW), Law & Order
FOX: 24
CW: Life Unexpected (NEW), Gossip Girl (NEW)

FUN STUFF

GADGET OF THE DAY
There's nothing like taking a shower at a campground, only to step out and watch your feet get instantly muddy again. Here's something for the summertime: The GYST bag folds out and gives you a clean place to stand and change. Around a $100. More here


GOTTA SEE THIS
Rosie is finally here! Remember Rosie, George Jetson's robot housekeeper? This is project led by a UC Berkeley Ph.D. student. Finally! Science is working FOR you! Watch




DID YOU KNOW?
Women are more likely than men to quit their careers... check this from a new study: "...when husbands work 60 hours or more per week, women are 42 percent more likely to leave their careers. For professional women that number jumped to 51percent and sky-rocketed to 112 percent for professional mothers."


WHO SAID IT?
"You can say anything if the joke is funny enough. But if you are going to be tasteless, you better be really, really funny."
-Tina Fey


JOKE OF THE DAY
Two goats wandered into the junkyard and had a field day. One of them spent a particularly long time bent over a spool of film. When he was finished, the other goat came over. “So, did you enjoy the film?”
The goat replied, “To tell you the truth, I liked the book better.”


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GAME BREAK!
Classic Game Break Monday -- Helicopter! Helicopter go up. Helicopter go down. Helicopter go boom. Watch out for blocks. Left mouse to give the helicopter power. Good luck!