07.30.10: THE WEEKEND!

  • Friday:  National Cheesecake Day
  • Saturday:  Patent Day celebrating the first patent by the U.S. Patent Office in 1790 -- It went to Samuel Hopkins of Vermont, the inventor of a method for making potash.
  • Sunday:  Sister's Day celebrating biological sisters, soroity sisters and sisterly friends.

POP QUIZ

What game show debuted on this date in 1956?

AUDIO


ANSWER

Tic Tac Dough!  It ran three years on CBS, then a year on NBC, a few months on CBS, then came back in 1978 for a year in syndication, then back AGAIN in syndication for a year in 1990.  

IN SEARCH OF

What folks are Googlin' this morning

"jersey shore season 2 episode 1"

The Jersey Shore troublemakers are back -- but this time they escaped the wintry northeast with a move to Florida.  Why?  As Pauly D so appropriately put it, "you can't get tan in this weather, you can't creep in this weather, you can't do anything."  

Line of the night:  When Pauly D and The Situation get stuck in the mud, they call Triple-A to help them out.  When the Triple-A truck arrives, it too gets stuck in the mud, leading to this thought from The Situation:  “Who Does AAA call when AAA gets stuck?”
full recap

"sammi sweetheart"

Jersey Shore's Sammi "Sweetheart" Giancola dropped 15 pounds by scrapping carbs (yes, including PASTA!) and doing intensive cardio including soccer drills and intervals of jogging and sprinting.  

"project runway season 8 premiere episode"

Heidi Klum's "Project Runway" is back with a couple changes.  First is the 90 minute format leaving more time for...commercials, and instead of Bryant Park, this time the finale will take place at NYC's Lincoln Center

HOT STUFF

Google's "Hot Topics" this morning:

1. steve carell

Review of Dinner for Schmucks go

2. oil spill

Crews say they've stopped the westward spread of an oil spill heading down the Kalamazoo River.  go

3. nomua

Nomura Holdings said today its group net profit dropped 80% in the April-June quarter from a year earlier.  go

PHONEBUZZ

Light 'em up!

Ever make a crazy promise or request after throwing a few too many back?

Big thumbs up to Norm Eshleman out of Russell, Ontario, who donated bone marrow, saving the life of Stephanie Wellman.  Eshleman made the promise to donate bone marrow 20-years ago should a match ever come up.  15-years later he got a call.  He and Wellman, suffering with Leukemia, were a 100% match.  

Here's the problem -- Eshleman doesn't remember making the promise, because he was, by his own admission, drunk the night he visited the hospital following a fight.  He decided, though, that since he made the commitment, he'd follow through with it.  Stephanie survived and recently contacted Norm to say thank-you.  

A party was thrown in his honor at the local.. yes... pub. 

Have you ever hurt someone's feelings because you didn't invite their...dog?

This is amazing.  Are we humanizing our dogs a tad too much, maybe?  Check out this article that found people who were offended when they were invited to a party, but their dogs weren't.  

Amy is a Cambridge, Mass, massage therapist who refused to go to a World Cup party after the host ignored messages from Amy asking if her 7-month-old lab-hound mix could come, too. 

Lauren, an event planner, is ticked at a friend who wouldn't let her dog tag along on a beach weekend on the Jersey shore.   “She said the dogs would never stop playing and it would be annoying."  Lauren said no to the weekend.

Emery Robinson got her feelings hurt when her boyfriend's parents did not invite her 80 pound pooch to a weekend barbecue.  “Your dog is an extension of yourself," she says.

So where do we stand on this?  Are dogs like children to some people, and if children are invited, so should dogs?  

CELEBRITY TWEETS

  • If you have a reality talent show, you must take it on tour, right?  American Idol Live, America's Got Talent Live, and now -- So You Think You Can Dance LIVE TOUR!  Yaaaayyy!  It kicks off Sept 19th in New Orleans and will travel to 40 cities through Nov. 17th.  Word is it will be filled with a lot of dancin'.  More info here: go!

  • Did you know the word "Inception" has ranked among dictionary.com's highest search words?  Why?  Because of the Leonardo DiCaprio movie, of course.  Another hot word search this month -- Despicable.  As in, Despicable Me.  

  • Justin Timberlake is teaming up with Target to feature his William Rast line of fashion this winter.  The collection will include denim, outerwear and sportswear for men and women.  Look for it this December.  source

  • Hey, has anyone heard from Chris Klein?  How's he doing in rehab?  People.com reports the actor checked into rehab on June 21st after his second DUI arrest and has decided to extend his stay.  His rep says he's "doing fantastic and is optimistic about his future." source

  • C'mon Troy, are you in or out?  Troy Aikman was asked by TMZ if the rumors are true that he'll be on next season's Dancing With the Stars.  His answer:  "I am, yeah."  But yesterday morning he followed that answer up on Twitter with this:  "I will not be on DWTS...interferes with American Idol auditions."  twitter

  • Remember that tell-all book about Oprah Winfrey written by Kitty Kelley?  They printed up 500-thousand copies and expected to make more, but so far the book has sold just 115-thousand copies.  The same goes for the tell-all written about Angelina Jolie.  Reason?  We can get all that juicy information on the Internet or in magazines.  There are no surprises anymore.  article

  • Is Carrie Underwood feeling the marriage blues already?  She blogged yesterday that she's "a married lady now...Married life is pretty much like dating life. My husband is back in Canada...story of my life!" blog

  • Do we like a skinny Drew Carey?  He's lost 70 pounds and showed off his slim figure at a CBS party the other night.  pictures  Us Magazine reports that he "just got sick of being fat" and lost the weight through a cardio program.  source  He told People.com that he cut out carbs, "not even a cracker," in January. source

  • Ellen DeGeneres quit American Idol.  After only a year in the judge's chair, she told People.com that her work schedule "became more than I bargained for."  This leaves two seats open to fill and adds to the already hot rumor that producers may recruit an entire new panel of judges.  Look for a possible announcement Monday.  source

CUTTIN' CAKE THIS WEEKEND

Friday
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger (63)
  • Delta Burke (54)
  • Lisa Kudrow (47)

Saturday
  • Wesley Snipes (48)
  • Dean Cain (44)
  • J.K. Rowling (45)

Sunday
  • Tempestt Bledsoe (37)
  • Coolio (47)
  • Taylor Fry (31)

BIRTHDAY QUIZ

The Governor is 63 today... name this Arnold classic

AUDIO


ANSWER

Conan the Barbarian (1982)

PRIMETIME WEEKEND

Friday
ABC: Wife Swap (NEW), Primetime: What Would You Do?, 20/20 (NEW)
CBS: 48 Hrs Mystery, Medium, Flashpoint (NEW)
NBC: Friday Night Lights (NEW), Dateline
FOX: House, Bones
CW: Smallville, Supernatural

Saturday
ABC: Flightplan (2005), Rookie Blue
CBS: Cold Case, CSI, 48 Hrs Mystery (NEW)
NBC: Persons Unknown (NEW), Law & ORder: Criminal Intent (2 hrs)
FOX: Cops (NEW), Cops, America's Most Wanted (NEW)

Sunday
ABC: Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Scoundrels (NEW), The Gates (NEW)
CBS: Big Brother (NEW), Undercover Boss, The Good Wife
NBC: Law & Order: Criminal Intent, America's Got Talent
FOX: The Simpsons, The Cleveland Show, Family Guy, Family Guy

FUN STUFF

GOTTA SEE THIS

Why my dad is cooler than yours


DID YOU KNOW

Duke University researchers discovered that infants who get lots of affection from their mothers end up coping better as adults.  

WHO SAID IT

"I don't have the marriage chip, and neither of us have the greatest examples of marriages in our families..."
-Jon Hamm on why he won't marry longtime girlfriend, actress Jennifer Westfeldt.  article

JOKE OF THE DAY

A strained voice called out through the darkened theater:  "Please, are there any doctors in the house?"
  As the lights came on, several men stood up.  An older lady also rose to her feet and pulled her twenty-something daughter close to her.

"Good," shouted the old woman, "now are any of you good doctors single and looking for a nice girl?"

SURF THIS!

Are you and your partner having the same fight over and over?  Here's something new that may help.  CouplesSpark.com allows you to post the argument, along with each partner's side of the argument.  The Couple's Spark community then offers feedback and cast votes over who's right and who's wrong.  Of course, she's always right...right?

DOGGIE BAG (left-overs, but still gooood)

  • Officials in Tokyo dropped by Sogen Kato's house to wish him a happy 111th birthday!  After all, he is the oldest man in Tokyo.  What they discovered was a man that may have been dead for 30 years.  Gross. go

  • Best picture you'll see all day.  It's nice to know parking boots fit on the most expensive cars in the world. go!

No comments:

Post a Comment

Hey there, I welcome your feedback and comments, but will not tolerate jackass behavior. If that's what you're into, head over to YouTube. Thanks again for leaving a thought....