Today is Weather Cliche Day which celebrates this day in 1897 when Charles Dudley of the Hartford Courant wrote this: "Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it." The quote has been incorrectly associated with Warner's close friend, Mark Twain.
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Today is also National Waffle Day -- but enough about our politicians.
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Pop Quiz
Flashback: Both happened on this day, but which happened first? Pete Rose was banned from baseball or Microsoft released Windows 95?
Answer
Pete rose was banned from baseball for gambling 6-years before Windows 95 was released.
Cuttin' Cake
- Craig Kilborn (49)
- Steve Guttenburg (53)
- Marlee Matlin (46)
- Claudia Schiffer (40)
Schiffer drop (wayne's world)
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Primetime, Baby!
ABC: The Middle, Modern Family, Modern Family, Happy Endings, Primetime (NEW) Nightline (NEW)
CBS: Big Brother (NEW), Criminal Minds, CSI
NBC: Minute to Win It (NEW), America's Got Talent (LIVE), Law & Order: SVU
FOX: Buried Treasure (NEW), House
CW: America's Next Top Model, America's Next Top Model
Gotta See This!
Pixie Stick war! We've all done it... were these your results?
Joke of the Day
Fire swept the plains and burned down the farmer’s barn. While he surveyed the wreckage, his wife called their insurance company and asked them to send a check for $75,000, the amount of insurance on the barn. |
“We don’t give you the money,” a company official explained. “We replace the barn and all the equipment in it.”
“In that case,” replied the wife, “cancel the policy I have on my husband.”
Surf This!
Think about this -- how many different services do you use to store all of your videos, pictures and music? FLickr, Google, YouTube, your PC and lap top -- your stuff is everywhere! MeeChannel.com is a way to bring it all together. Your stuff is still stored on those sights, but MeeChannel gives you a way to access your content from one place. Not only that, but then your channel can be accessed by friends and family. Yes, it's free. Watch the video for more
This and That
Is This Really a Surprise?
35% of tablet owners use the device in their bathroom. It's obvious we take tablets where we used to take magazines and newspapers. But we're not just reading, we're also answering email and surfing the web. A survey from Staples found out where else we whip out our tablet:
* In bed (78%)
* Vacation (62%)
* At restaurants (30%)
"I Do"... Not Want to be Skinny
Here's a study that was all over the place yesterday -- a team at Ohio State discovered something shocking. You may want to sit for this. Women tend to gain weight --- AFTER THEY GET MARRIED. This generally happens in women over 30, and it's mostly because women take on the majority of family responsibilities leaving them little time to work out.
What about men? They gain weight, too... at least after they get divorced! When men lose the advantages of being married (eating right, for example), they jump back into their old bad habits.
Why We Felt the Earth Shake Yesterday
How weird was it to feel an earthquake yesterday? A 5.8 magnitude quake in Virginia shook homes and businesses up and down the East Coast. What happened? The folks at Jezebel.com have some possible explanations. I think they're all worth considering:
* We weren't freaked out enough about Hurricane Irene, so the earth decided to kick it up a notch.
* Three months late, Harold Camping finally got his wish.
* Invisible Godzilla.
* Yesterday was 8/23/11. 8 + 23 = 31, and 31/11 = 2.81818182. See? See?!?
* The reported separation of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith has caused the earth to split open. The only person who can save us from this disaster, as it happens, is Will Smith. His bravery will cause his estranged wife to fall in love with him all over again, and everyone will live happily ever after, despite the destruction of every major city. Coming this fall.
See the full list here.
Update: "We Are Still Together"
The rumor of the day spread like chickenpox yesterday: Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith separated. One problem - nobody asked them. They released a statement yesterday saying this:
"Although we are reluctant to respond to these types of press reports, the rumors circulating about our relationship are completely false...We are still together, and our marriage is intact."
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