08.27.10: THE WEEKEND
- Friday: Petroleum Day - celebrates the first commercial oil well in Titusville, PA in 1859.
- Saturday: Dream Day marking Martin Luther King Jr's "I Have a Dream" speech on this day in 1963
- Sunday: In the movie "The Terminator," today is Judgement Day
POP QUIZ
On this very weekend in 1999, thieves in Melbourne, Australia stole a truck loaded with $18,900 worth of what?
-Toilet paper
-'N Sync concert T-shirts
-Furby's
ANSWER
Toilet paper! $18,900??? Really? What was it, quad-ply?
IN SEARCH OF
What folks are Googlin' this morning
"cake boss arrested"
Remy Gonzalez, brother-in-law of Buddy Valastro, the owner of the bakery in the TLC hit "Cake Boss," was arrested on charges of sexually assaulting a teenager. He's been in jail since his arrest on August 18th. TLC released a statement: "We support Buddy and the Valastro family during this very difficult and challenging time. The network respects the family’s wish for as much privacy as possible, and as this doesn’t involve us, we will not be commenting any further." http://bit.ly/cGYYyf
"two moons 2010"
According to an email that circulated in 2003, on August 27th, 2010, Mars will have moved so close to Planet Earth that it will appear as another moon. Today, is August 27th, and don't hold your breath. NASA reports that there will be no such two moon event today. http://bit.ly/cGYYyf
"hurricane katrina"
It was five years ago this weekend that Hurricane Katrina left its mark on New Orleans and the Gulf Coast. What are your biggest memories?
"garmin nuvi recall"
Garmin is calling back 1.25 million Nuvi navigation devices due to a fire risk from overheated batteries. Model #'s affected are the 200W, 250W, 260W, 7XX and 7XXT (the XX is a two digit number, btw). Head here to see if your Garmin is part of the recall: www.garmin.com/nuvibatterypcbrecall
PHONEBUZZ
Light 'em up!
Anyone not notice they were injured until long after it happened?
Get this, a 35-year old German man walked around for five years with a bullet in his head and never knew until a recent visit to his doctor.
It turns out the bullet was fired at midnight to celebrate New Years Eve five years ago. He thought it was fireworks that hit the back of his head. Nope.
He didn't realize what had happened until he went to his doctor for an extreme headache. Check out the x-ray. http://yhoo.it/caCCIC
It turns out the bullet was fired at midnight to celebrate New Years Eve five years ago. He thought it was fireworks that hit the back of his head. Nope.
He didn't realize what had happened until he went to his doctor for an extreme headache. Check out the x-ray. http://yhoo.it/caCCIC
You will always be famous at your high school for the guy/girl that (what)?
Oops... administrators at Easton Area High School in Palmer Township, PA let a biggie slip by. They didn't pick up on a quote that made it into the 2010 yearbook.
The quote -- "And in the last analysis, success is what matters," from... Adolf Hitler.
The school will take new steps to ensure something like this doesn't happen in the future.... like read the book before it goes out?
The quote -- "And in the last analysis, success is what matters," from... Adolf Hitler.
The school will take new steps to ensure something like this doesn't happen in the future.... like read the book before it goes out?
What did you get away with in high school that they're still talking about today? http://bit.ly/aHm0CJ
FACEBUZZ
Post this: What is the strangest pet you ever owned? How'd that work out for ya?
CELEBRITY TWEETS
- Chris Brown got a little pep talk from a judge yesterday during his "progress hearing" in Los Angeles. The judge is pleased that the singer has attended all of his court-ordered domestic violence counseling sessions and has been "working consistently" on completing the terms outlined for his community service. Brown's movie, "Takers," opens today. http://bit.ly/b9lAAY
- Will Forte, the man behind MacGruber, will not be returning to Saturday Night Live this season. According to his publicist, he plans on pursuing "other opportunities." Forte was with SNL for 8 years. http://nyti.ms/dxrZkW
- Ancestry.com has the largest searchable collection of yearbooks available, including pictures of teenagers before they were stars. Yesterday the website released photos of Brad Pitt, Will Smith, Sandra Bullock, Alec Baldwin, Matt Lauer, Jay Leno, Betty White (1936) and Nicholas Cage. You can get a 14-day free trial to check out the photos here: http://bit.ly/ck7szV
- Latest name to possibly be a contestant on next season's "Dancing With the Stars" -- Bristol Palin. Yes, Sarah's 19-year old daughter. Other celebrities being considered are David Hasselhoff, Audrina Patridge, The Situation and Brandy. The actual list of contestants will be revealed this Monday during "Bachelor Pad." http://bit.ly/c0lQfp
- If Conan O'Brien wins an Emmy for the Tonight Show this Sunday, don't look for him to rip on the show he used to host. According to the Hollywood Reporter, O'Brien's settlement deal forbids him from making "disparaging" remarks about the networks, Jay Leno and NBC management. I have a feeling he'll find some way around that! http://bit.ly/9FnCYX
- "Clearly.. Paparazzi shouldn't be allowed to take pictures or video while someone's driving or at a stop light. 4every1's sake." That's Lindsay Lohan's first Tweet in 36 days.
- Movies this weekend include "The Last Exorcism" starring Patrck Fabian, "Takers" starring Matt Dillon, and the return of "Avatar" in 3-D with 8-more minutes of footage. Don't go to the bathroom - you may miss it!
CUTTIN' CAKE THIS WEEKEND
Friday
- Paul Reubens (Pee-Wee Herman - 58)
- Sarah Chalke (34)
Saturday
- LeAnn Rimes (28)
- Shania Twain (45)
Sunday
- Robin Leach (69)
- Ellio Gould (72)
- Sen. John McCain (74)
BIRTHDAY QUIZ
Can you believe this guy is 58 today?
AUDIO
ANSWER
Paul Reuben (Pee-Wee Herman!)
PRIMETIME THIS WEEKEND
FRIDAY
ABC: Wife Swap, Primetime: What Would You Do?, 20/20 (NEW)
CBS: Football - Chargers vs. Saints
NBC: Who Do You Think You Are?, Dateline NBC
FOX: Bruce Almighty (2003)
CW: The Gulf is Back (NEW), Supernatural
SATURDAY
ABC: Meet the Fockers (2004), Castle
CBS: Pre-season football - Cowboys vs Texans
NBC: Person's Unknown (NEW), Persons Unknown (NEW)
FOX: Cops, Cops, America's Most Wanted: America Fights Back (NEW)
Sunday
ABC: Casino Royale (2006)
CBS: Big Brother (NEW), Undercover Boss, CSI: Miami
NBC: Primetime Emmy Awards (LIVE)
FOX: Preseason football - Steelers vs. Broncos
FUN STUFF
GOTTA SEE THIS!
Have you seen this? A horse race turns into a comedy routine for the announcer...
You'll find this next one either...
1- Extremely cute
2- Extremely disturbingly gross
Go 
DID YOU KNOW
Men and women flirt. We do it for fun AND to get what we want. Here are a couple interesting notes out of the Queendom.com survey:
- 45 percent of men would converse with someone they found hot at a funeral
- 36 percent would ask that person out, while still at the funeral (55 percent and 19 percent, respectively, for women)
- Only 10 percent of women would flirt with a male car salesman in order to get a better deal (compared to 20% of men)
WHO SAID IT?
“Those were the days when I would go out on the street and ask people to come in: ‘Come in! It’s air-conditioned."
-Oprah Winfrey talking about getting an audience to watch her show 25-years ago. interview here
JOKE OF THE DAY
Mrs. Donnell said to her maid: "Oh Mary, I suspect that my husband is having an affair with his secretary."
"I don't believe it," Mary snapped: "you're just saying that to make me jealous."
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DOGGIE BAG
- A St.Petersburg, FL woman is recovering from "Blackberry" thumb surgery this morning. She injured her thumb by, you guessed it, texting too much. Tendons in her left thumb became inflamed and had to be removed. She says she's not LMAO and BBFN (look it up: go)
- The shark that was haunting a Somerset, MA cove was caught Wednesday night. The "shark" turned out to be a piece of Styrofoam cut into a fin shape, wrapped in gray duct tape and weighted down. And just like that, the sheriff's dream of shouting "we're going to need a bigger boat" was shattered. http://yhoo.it/9mRhSG
- Headline of the day...
- It's gettin' ugly out there. A reader of the consumerist blog sent this one in. The company that supplies the gas station with the fuel has told the owner to remove the message
- Check this out -- your plane ticket says EVERYTHING about you... crack the code here: http://yhoo.it/aOfdKV
- A study out of the UK found nonreligious doctors are twice as likely to make decisions that could end the lives of their terminally ill patients... which, ironically, is the same ratio for trophy wives with ultra-rich husbands... http://yhoo.it/9vjGDL
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