PrepForOne

10.26.10 TODAY IS...

National Mincemeat Day
Workaholic Stop and Smell Something Day
St. Elsewhere Day marking the premiere of the show on this day in 1982 starring Ed Flanders, William Daniels, Ed Begley, Jr., David Morse, Denzel Washington, Christina Pickles, Howie Mandel, Alfre Woodward and Mark Harmon.

POP QUIZ

What is the top grossing vampire movie of all time?

Van Helsing
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
Interview with the Vampire

ANSWER

No brainer -- Eclipse! The flick made $300 million. Saga made $297 million and New Moon made $192 million. 2004's Van Helsing brought in $120 million and 1994's Interview with the Vampire made $105 million.

PHONEBUZZ

Who is dead sure (pun intended) they're sharing their house with a ghost? Have you named him/her?

Did you see the survey in USA Today where 27% of us would share our home with a ghost for a 50% discount on rent?

FACEBUZZ

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How scary is it to find out that "Back to the Future" is here! Here's what is real in Marty McFly's future world (insert your blog address)

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14 Things from Back to the Future II That Actually Came True, and 4 That Haven't... Yet

This is Gawker TV's list of things that were part of Hill Valley: 2015 in "Back to the Future II." Pretty 'out there' in 1989, but today it's every day life! Here's a

partial list:

What's come true:

Handless and/or wireless video games (Hello Xbox Kinect!)
Our obsession with 3D movies and sequels (Remember "Jaws 19" at the Holomax?)
Handheld tablet computers
A baseball team in Florida (Hello Marlins in 1993. Oh, and the Devil Rays in 1998)
Video Conferencing
Being consumed with personal electronics

Not true...yet

Compost fuel
Flying cars

Hoverboards
Dehydrated food

Completely wrong

Cubs winning the world series
Fax machines are the preferred form of communication
Double ties are the acceptable look

Get the complete list here

CELEBRITY TWEETS

Halloween on TV talk shows has become a pretty big deal. From all of the morning shows to Rachael Ray, everyone is trying to one-up each other -- but this year, Regis and Kelly will be hard to beat. They promise 30 different costumes including Regis as "The Situation," and Kelly as "Snooki" from The Jersey Shore. Check out a pic here

Photographers spied on the gifts Alanis Morissette received for her baby shower over the weekend and determined she's having a boy. The one that gave it away was the big bag with the words "baby boy" splashed across the front. source

Mark the day after Thanksgiving as a good day to stay away from Walmart. That's the day Justin Bieber will unleash his new perfume, a unisex scent called MyWorld, to screaming tweens across the country. source

Speaking of celebrities hawking junk... I mean... selling wonder products to enhance your life, there's bad news for those of you that preordered clothing from JWoww. The Jersey Shore beauty had her product line axed because of trademark issues. source

You've got to check out this letter written by Madonna in 1991 to Steven Meisel, a legendary photographer. In it she rips on the city of Chicago (where she was filming "A League of Their Own" at the time), the men in Chicago, and actress Geena Davis (calling her a Barbie Doll). Check it out here: go!

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt were spotted in Budapest taking their kids, Pax and Zahara, to a thermal bath and then McDonalds. Just like YOUR typical Saturday, right? go!

New couple: Taylor Swift and Jake Gyllenhaal. They were spotted walking around NYC on Sunday holding hands. source

Look for Mariah Carey to do two things soon: #1) Appear on Oprah to announce she's preggers, and #2) tell the world it's a boy. source

Katy Perry and Russell Brand may be in trouble for violating noise and disturbance laws during their wedding at an Indian tiger sanctuary over the weekend. source

BTW, Katy's good friend, Rihanna, did NOT make an appearance at her wedding, but "sources" say it wasn't a snub, just a scheduling conflict. She was in the studio all weekend finishing up her album. source

Mel Gibson is pretty upset about being cut from "The Hangover 2." A source tells the NY Post: "He doesn't understand why Mike Tyson, a drug user who turned his life around, was given a chance while Mel was kicked to the curb. Everybody deserves a second chance." source

CUTTIN' CAKE TODAY

Sec. of State Hillary Clinton (63)
Pat Sajak (64)
Dylan McDermott (48)

PRIMETIME, BABY!

ABC: No Ordinary Family (NEW), Dancing With the Stars (LIVE), Detroit 1-8-7 (NEW)

CBS: NCIS (NEW), NCIS: Los Angeles (NEW), The Good Wife (NEW)

NBC: The Biggest Loser (NEW), Parenthood (NEW)

FOX: Glee (NEW), Raising Hope (NEW 1-hr)

CW: One Tree hill, Life Unexpected

FUN STUFF

GOTTA SEE THIS!

Bad: Dropping your cell phone into the toilet. Worse: Getting your arm stuck trying to retrieve your cell phone that you dropped in the toilet. Worse yet: The fire department shows up to help you get your arm out of the toilet that got stuck after you went after your cell phone that you dropped in the toilet. Can it get worse than that? Yes: News cameras capture it all.

Watch!

DID YOU KNOW?

Outside of school, parents will spend plenty of $$$ on extracurricular activities. But what activity will they dump the most money into? It's not sports! That's third on the list, believe it or not. Here are the top 4:

#1 Music lessons

#2 Tutoring/Test prep

#3 Sports

#5 Arts

Source: American Express Spending and Saving Tracker

WHO SAID IT?

"I think we should probably try to have a girl...But I don't know what we'd have to do [to have a girl]. Do we have to put it in a spoon and hang it upside-down?"

-Robert Downey Jr. to Playboy. People.com

JOKE OF THE DAY

A company is interviewing applicants for an accountancy position, and the three finalists have been chosen.

The first one is called in, and asked, "What is two plus two?"

She answers, "Four," and is asked to leave.

The second finalist is called in, and asked the same question, "What is two plus two?"

He also answers, "Four," and is also asked to leave.

The third and final applicant is called in, and yet again asked, "What is two plus two?"

He answers, "What do you want it to be?"

SURF THIS!

Some men run. Some men play golf. Some men... drive all over the country in search of a McRib. That's what Ryan Dixon is doing. His goal: 40 McRibs in six weeks. In fact, there's an entire website dedicated to the great pursuit here: go!

DOGGIE BAG

A Wisconsin man is being investigated for allegedly taking children to a dominatrix party. C'mon, everyone relax. What's the difference between that and a Halloween party. They're exactly the same... except one has a safe word. go!

James Crockett of Salisbury, MD, was arrested last week for beating up a woman who accidentally bumped her cart into his wife's while standing in a Walmart checkout line. According to the victim, Crocket put the victim in the cart and rammed her into the conveyor belt four times before she fell and landed on the floor. He then slammed the cart on top of her before checking out and leaving the store. Remember the good old days when we didn't start beating each other up at Walmart until AFTER Thanksgiving? go!