How Beer Drinkers Stay Skinny, Another Music Great Dies, and Men are Funnier than Women -- thank you, science

Welcome to Monday, my friend. Hope you had a great weekend. I sent out a blog post over the weekend called "Blue and Yellow Showprep." There was a very interesting study that I thought applied to what we do every single day. Check it out...

Show Starters

Cuttin' Cake

• Ronald Isley from the Isley Brothers (71)
• Leo Sayer (64)
  
• Mr T (60)
  

Primetime, Baby!

ABC: Dancing With the Stars (LIVE), The Bachelorette (NEW)
CBS: How I Met Your Mother, 2 Broke Girls, Two and a Half Men, Mike and Molly, Clash of the Commercials: USA vs. the World (NEW)
NBC: America's Got Talent (NEW), American Ninja Warrior (NEW)
FOX: House (FINALE)
CW: One Tree Hill, One Tree Hill

Pop Quiz: Movie Monday

Here were the top five movies over the weekend:

1. "The Avengers," $55.1 million ($56 million international).
2. "Battleship," $25.4 million ($6.5 million international).
3. "The Dictator," $17.4 million ($30.3 million international).
4. "Dark Shadows," $12.8 million ($30.4 million international).
5. "What to Expect When You're Expecting," $10.5 million.

Obviously, the new Cameron Diaz movie (#5) was a flop, but she was in a movie in 2003 that rocked... including the soundtrack that included this hit:



What was the movie?

• Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
• Shrek
• There's Something About Mary

Answer: Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle

Pop Quiz

Who said it?

“It was the first scene we shot together. First day, and it was the sex scene. I forgot to shave my legs. I was in the trailer and I was like, ‘Give me a razor, quick’."

Was it:

• Miley Cyrus
• Rihanna
• Jennifer Lopez

Answer: Miley Cyrus...talking about the steamy scene in LOL with Douglas Booth.

Joke of the Day

A mother mouse and a baby mouse were walking along, when all of a sudden, a cat attacked them. The mother mouse goes, "BARK!" and the cat runs away.

"See?" says the mother mouse to her baby. "Now do you see why it's important to learn a foreign language?"

Another Great Passes

Bee Gees hook (how deep is your love)


It was Donna Summer last week, and now Robin Gibb. Gibb died yesterday "following his long battle with cancer and instestinal surgery," according to his representative. He was 62.  Maurice died in 2003, which leaves Barry Gibb as the last surviving Bee Gee.

Phones/Facebook: Many people believe in the power of three -- Donna Summer, Robin Gibb, and ________ who?

Parents of the Year

We have more nominees for 'Parents of the Year.' Caught on video, an adult (I assume his dad), putting a young child into a dryer at a laundromat, and then closing the door. But then, as everyone has a good chuckle, guess what turns on? Yes, the dryer. Then guess what they can't open -- yes, the door. The kid tumbled around for over a minute until a worker freed him. PrincessZebra, the person that posted this video on YouTube, said the child is safe and well.

Men Are Funnier Than Women

Men are funnier than women, according to a new study, and the awkward silence from a flopped joke could be hurting a woman's career! A linguistic expert came to this conclusion after studying speech patterns of men and women in company meetings over an 18-month period.

Some of the meetings were led by women and some were led by men. What she found was a sharp difference between the use of humor by men and women, and how well the jokes worked.

 90% of the jokes from men received an instant, positive response. It was a tougher room for women, though, with only 20% of their humor receiving a positive response.

The researcher also found a big difference between the humor used -- for men it was flippant, off-the-cuff banter, while women would try and be funny by making fun of themselves. Crickets.

Facebook/Phones: Who is the funniest woman in TV or movies today? Why is she funny?

How Beer Drinkers Stay Skinny

Everyone knows the guy that loves beer -- LOVES BEER -- but doesn't have that stereotypical 'beer belly.' If you know one of those guys, here's his secret to drinking beer without getting fat:

1 - He goes for the good stuff -- Dark beers aren't always worse for your waist line. If you go for flavor, you're less likely to overdo it.

2 - He puts the crawl in pub crawl -- Thin beer geeks make the brew the main event, and not the side show. That means they down it slow. No chugging. Plus, beer bingeing on a Saturday night throws off your blood sugar and is associated with higher rates of obesity (translation: You crave a burrito as big as your head after a long night of continuous drinking).

3 - He works for it -- He works out before going out, or walks home from the pub after having a couple. He needs to feel like he earned the beer. That's why there's always a beer tent at the end of a 1/2 marathon!

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Gotta See This

Kristin Wiig gets a final farewell from her SNL castmates on Saturday night. She will be missed. She was truly one of the funniest cast members ever to appear on that show. I will bet a paycheck that she'll guest host as early as next season.