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Tuesday January 25th, 2011

Time to man-up/woman-up and SPEAK UP! It's Speak Up and Succeed Day.  Maybe today I won't do what I usually do after the show -- run home and hide in the basement.  It's also Mac Day celebrating the introduction of the Apple Macintosh computer on this day in 1984. Oh, and Take Back Your Time Week begins today. It was supposed to start last week, but they lost track of time.

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5 products that will be exposed as phony in 2011 (insert blog address here)

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5 Products that Will Be Exposed as (Phony) in 2011
Just like the Power Balance wristbands that promised to increase strength, balance and flexibility, but in reality did nothing (get your money back here, btw), Cracked.com has 5 other products that offer no useful purpose and are a complete waste of money:

#5. Shape-ups - Developed by Sketchers, the shoes are designed to tone your calves, thighs and butt. Problem: The ONLY independent study of the shoe found they don't work.

#4. Kombucha - It's a fermented tea that supposedly fights off disease. The only thing worse than its taste, is the fact that there hasn't been one human trial published by any medical journal. Worse - the drink hospitalized two women with metabolic acidosis, one of whom ended up dying.

#3. 3D TV - Two problems: The headaches and eyestrain involved, and the uncomfortable glasses that are involved in watching 3D pop from your screen.

#2. Bottled Water - Bottled water is actually held to less rigorous standards than tap water. In fact if it doesn't cross state lines, it isn't subject to FDA regulations. Oh, and it's not coming from the mountains. It's most likely from the lake where we get tap water.

#1. Paper Toilet Seat Covers - It's nearly impossible to catch a disease or parasite from a toilet seat unless you have severe open wounds on the back of your legs or but cheeks. If that's the case - get to a doctor. Or go home and use your own bathroom. BTW: Did you know a toilet seat is actually cleaner than a keyboard or a mouse?

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Getting a strange feeling you, or someone you know, is dating a sociopath? Here are some indications that, yes, you need to run. Run fast. (insert blog address here)

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10 Signs You're Dating a Sociopath
This is a fun topic, eh? First, a sociopath is NOT deranged killer like Jared Loughner, but he could be. Sociopath's are just ordinary people with one exception...they have absolutely no regard for right and wrong, and no sense of empathy. They're overly nice and attentive to gain power. They'll do anything to get what they want. Here are the 10 signs to look out for:

1. They're charismatic and charming -- smooth talkers/always have an answer
2. They have an enormous ego -- smartest, richest or most successful guy around. You know this 'cause he told you so.
3. They're overly attentive -- They call/email/text constantly
4. They have a Jekyll-and-Hyde personalty - one minute it's love, the next they hate you
5. They constantly blame others -- nothing is EVER their fault
6. They lie, and their stories have holes
7. They make intense eye contact
8. They move fast -- quick to proclaim their love and want to move quickly into marriage
9. They're emotionally manipulative -- They want sympathy for their abusive childhood
10. They're intensely sexual

Full article here

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How NOT to tick off a cashier. Just remember these tips...from an angry cashier. (insert your blog address here)

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Food-Buyin' Rules!
From a Yahoo blog posting... 10 Things Your Cashier At the Grocery Store Wants You To Know:

1. Please Take items out of the carrying baskets
2. Put your carrying basket back where you got it
3. If you do not want the item, please do not put it in the candy racks
4. If you are not loading you items on the belt, bag your groceries
5. Please do not give me your debit card or check or any other item that has been in your mouth or come from your bra
6. Do not come to the express lane with a $200 grocery order.
7. When you look like you are 10, please do not get mad when asked for ID.
8. When something does not ring the correct price, do not get mad at your cashier.
9. Please finish your phone call after you have checked out.
10. Don't tell the cashier after he/she is halfway done bagging your order that your wanted paper.

Comments from readers:

"Please don't try to tell us that asking for ID is part of your job but push off bagging groceries on us. It's all part of your job."


"So people really expect to the cashier to bag $100-200 worth of food? Really? It's faster if you do it yourself. There are stores that there is someone there bagging but if there isn't I'll do it myself... No biggie."


"...you are not being paid to pick your nails, text and talk to the cashier next to you while completely ignoring the fact that I am in your lane."


"I go through the self check lanes anywhere I can. I really think cashiers are so outdated. Most of them are angry, rude, and smell bad."

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Cuttin' Cake

• Alicia Keys (30)
• Dinah Manoff (Marty in "Grease" 53)
• Christine Lakin (Alicia Lambert in "Step By Step" -32)

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Primetime, Baby!

ABC: No Ordinary Family, State of the Union (LIVE), Cougar Town
CBS: NCIS, State of the Union (LIVE), The Big Bang Theory
NBC: The Biggest Loser, State of the Union (LIVE)
FOX: Glee, State of the Union (LIVE)
CW: One Tree Hill (NEW), Hellcats (NEW)

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Gotta See This

And now...the greatest Putt Putt shot of all time. Yes, you want to see this



OK, now that you're warmed up with that... watch this.



An 86 foot buzzer beater you won't believe. Watch.

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Did You Know?

If you're spouse is doing something annoying or wrong, don't let theme off the hook -- it'll just make the problem worse. Researchers studied newlyweds and discovered that spouses who forgave their partner for an infraction (moodiness, nagging, neglect, for example), were twice as likely to see it repeated. Full story here

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Who Tweeted?

"Oh boy. SOS. Please send more toilet paper to Santa Monica STAT!"
-Kevin Pollak

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Joke of the Day

Little Johnny: "I got 100 in school today."

 Mother: "Wonderful. What did you get 100 in?"

 Little Johnny: "Two things - I got 50 in Spelling and 50 in History."

 Mother: "Well, at least you can add!"

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Surf This!

Ever wonder what people think of you? I mean...REALLY think of you? That's what failin.gs allows you to do by creating a profile, then letting your social network give you honest feedback, without disclosing who they are! Can you take it? Check it out here

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Doggie Bag (This and That)

Five fast-food treats we want to see in minature -- #1 is Mini Frappuccinos! Good suggestion since Venti Caramel Frap at Starbucks is 490 calories! Sheez. Rest of the list here.

Oprah finds her long-lost sister. That was her big secret yesterday. They both sit down and grill mom over why. Imagine finding out you're related to OPRAH! Cha Ching! Watch video



 Well this is sad. Ted Williams, the homeless man with the golden voice, ditched rehab less than two weeks after he checked in vowing to kick his drug and alcohol addictions. TMZ reports he may be going to see his girlfriend, also in rehab, in California.

 Rejected! Fox said 'no' to airing a commercial during the Super Bowl for Ashely Madison, a website where married folk go to cheat. The ad features adult film star Savanna Samson. Should it have been rejected?