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06.17.10: TODAY IS...

• National Apple Streudel Day
• Recess at Work Day
• Vice Presidents Remembrance Day - how many can you remember? Tomorrow is "Vice Presidential Mistresses Day." Oh, I kid Al Gore. I KID!

POP QUIZ

On this day in 1990, after 8-days of work, 12 students in Singapore completed a pyramid built with over 263- thousand (what)?

ANSWER

Bottle caps! No word if they consumed over 263-thousand beers during that week...

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IN SEARCH OF

What folks are Googlin' today

"calista flockhart" - According to TMZ, Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart finally tied the knot. They swapped "I do's" yesterday in New Mexico with Gov. Bill Richardson performing the ceremony. The two have been a couple for 8 years.

"chris klein" - Chris Klein was arrested for allegedly driving terribly drunk early yesterday. Police say his blood alcohol level was more than twice the legal limit of .08 when he failed a field sobriety test. He was bailed out by the same guy who helped Lindsay Lohan post bail after her latest incident. E! Online has Chris' "walk of shame" video as he left Van Nuys Jail yesterday.

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"miles austin" - There's word on the street that Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Miles Austin may be dating Kim Kardashian. The Nat'l Enquirer reports that she invited him to Game 6 of the NBA finals, but they didn't sit together.

"kathlyn beatty" - How would you take this news? The National Enquirer is reporting that Warren Beatty and Annette Bening's daughter, Kathlyn, wants to become a man. In fact, she wants to be referred to as Stephen in college and plans to get gender reassignment surgery. From an "insider":

"Warren is beside himself over the situation with his daughter Kathlyn. He and Annette have tired to deal with this over the years when their daughter was younger, but she's determined to go ahead with the transgender operation, just like Chastity [Bono]. She repeatedly told her parents that 'once I turn 18,' she would take matters into her own hands."

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PHONEBUZZ

Light 'em up!

Have your past or present skills ever been called into action during an emergency? Brag! C'mon!

Congrats to flight attendant Patti DeLuna who jumped into the co-pilots seat of a Boeing 767 after one of the pilots became ill. She helped the captain bring it in for a safe landing at O'Hare International Airport on Monday.

Patti's got a little experience - she's been a licensed pilot since 1970 and has 300 flight hours on a Cessna, but a 767 is a tad more complex, and she only had an hour and a half before landing to get familiar with the cockpit.

She asked the captain questions like, 'So, what if this?' and 'where are the brakes?'" American Airlines couldn't be happier. Spokesman Tim Wagner said "The entire incident was handled very well on all accounts." The co-pilot was rushed to the hospital where he was treated and released.

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Besides driving, where do you wish people would be better behaved?

Great list of "5 Basic Manners That Time Forgot"

#5 The Power of Please - "Please" has been replaced by demands and expectations and "thank you" with a grunt or nod. Try using "please" and "thank you" as a rule and watch the surprised looks that come your way.

#4 Respond, If You Please - R.S.V.P. is a request -- please reply. It's hard to plan a party if you don't know who's coming.

#3 Put Down the Keyboard - Email may be the standard these days, but there's still nothing as personal as a handwritten note.

#2 Ignore the Phone, Not Your Friend - If you're out with a friend, show them some respect and keep the cell phone in your pocket.

#1 Online Doesn't Mean 'Free-For-All' - Go to any blog with a comments section and you'll read things people would never say face-to-face. Remember what mom told you: "If you can't think of anything nice to say...don't say anything at all."

Great list, but is it missing anything?

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FACEBUZZ

Post this: What's the biggest fashion mistake a guy can make?

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CELEBRITY TWEETS

• I suppose if you have it, you can brag about it... Here's Twilight star Kellan Lutz and his abs covering next month's Men's Health where he says: "Where I grew up in Arizona, you would never see anyone without a shirt on at school," he says. "But when I took off my shirt, all the girls were, like, 'Oh, look at your abs!' And I was, like, 'Yeah!' " website
  
  
• Megan Fox is engaged (again)!!! She's agreed to marry (once again) Brian Austin Green. The two have been dating for 6 years and were engaged over 3 before calling it off. Us magazine reports she was the one that popped the question then proceeded to lose the two-carat diamond ring he gave her in the sand somewhere on the beach. source
  
  
• Kyra Sedgwick covers this month's More magazine talking about her body-image issues. "Food has never been easy for me." Her solution is not to bother with a scale. "I'm so grateful that I don't get on a scale because it's never going to be the right number." more
  
  
• American Pie's Chris Klein was arrested early yesterday in Los Angeles for driving drunk. Police say they spotted his black 1999 Chevy Blazer weaving across three lanes of traffic around 3am Wednesday. source
  
  
• Last month he was a "stranger," but this month he's a roommate. Bristol Palin and Levi Johnston are getting along and a "source" tells Us magazine that Levi "stays overnight" at her Anchorage condo. more if you care
  
  
• Look for Bret Michaels to perform with family friend Miley Cyrus tomorrow on Good Morning America. He'll join her onstage for "Every Rose Has It's Thorn," a song she covers on her latest album. source

CUTTIN' CAKE TODAY

• Barry Manilow is 64
• Greg Kinnear is 46
• Joe Piscopo turns 59
• Jason Patric is 44

BIRTHDAY QUIZ

Greg Kinnear is 46 today. When he was 33 he did a movie with Jack Nicholson... remember?

AUDIO

ANSWER

As Good As It Gets starring Jack, Greg and Helen Hunt.

PRIMETIME, BABY!

ABC: Jimmy Kimmel, Celtics vs Lakers (game 7)

CBS: The Mentalist, CSI, The Mentalist

NBC: Community, 100 Questions (NEW), The Office, 30 Rock, The Office, Parks and Recreation

FOX: Glee, So You Think You Can Dance (LIVE)

CW: Vampire Diaries, Moon light

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FUN STUFF

GADGET OF THE DAY

My mom always said, "Unless they're disguised as a pair of speakers, GET YOUR SHOES OFF THE TABLE!" Well, mom saw something long ago that is fanally a reality today. High Heel Speakers for your computer. $55

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GOTTA SEE THIS

Word of warning, do NOT put a cute hat on a kitten...especially if mama cat is around. She will most likely hate it. Video proof

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Only those addicted to "Plants vs. Zombies" will appreciate this:

DID YOU KNOW

A new "study revealed that the rate of unplanned pregnancies is four times higher among single obese women under 30 as opposed to those of normal weight..." This despite finding that "obese women were 30% less likely" to have had sex over the last year.

-read on

WHO SAID IT?

"People ask me to bite them."

-Robert Pattinson describing admirers with open wounds asking him to suck their blood. The gross side of celebrity.

JOKE OF THE DAY

A little girl was in church with her mother when she started to feel ill.

"Mommy," she said: "Can we leave now?"

"No," her mother replied.

"Well, I think I'm gonna be sick, Momma!"

"Then go out the front door and around to the back of the church and then behind a bush."

After about 60 seconds, the little girl returned to her seat.

"Were you sick?" her mom asked.

"Yes," she replied.

"How could you have gone all the way to the back of the church and returned so quickly?" her mother asked.

"I didn't have to go out of the church, Mommy. They have a box next to the front door that says, 'For the sick.'"

SURF THIS!

A new way to meet a mate -- through the awesomeness of Facebook. On 12Like.com, you take a personality test that will then match you with people of similar interests from your own extended social network.

"Every Match is associated with a “Match Score”, which is calculated by taking into account the level of psychological harmony of your two personalities. The higher the value, the better your personalities match."

Ready?

http://www.12like.com/

GAMEBREAK

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