radio show prep: things we wish we had done before marriage; teacher's DO play favorites; and young people are rude jerks...says a study

ShowStarters for Wednesday Jan 9th, 2013

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• Dick Enberg is 78
• Dave Matthews turns 46
• AJ McLean from the Backstreet Boys is 35
• Catherine, as in the pregnant Princess Kate, is 31

The state that brought us Paul Giamatti, Glenn Close, and Seth MacFarlane became the fifth state to join the United States on this date in 1788... Answer: Connecticut

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ABC: The Middle, The Neighbors, Modern Family, Suburgatory, and Nashville are all new tonight

CBS: I Get That a Lot (Last CBS appearance for Larry Hagman) is new followed by the People's Choice Awards 2013

NBC: Whitney is new, along with Guys with Kids, Law and Order: SVU and Chicago Fire

FOX: Stars in Danger: The High Dive is new

CW: Reruns

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One-Hit-Wonder-Wednesday! (PLAY) Toni Basil was the voice behind this hit in 1982... do you remember the name of the album???

• Hey Mickey
• Word of Mouth
• The Best of Toni Basil

Answer: Word of Mouth!

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First golfer: “I have the greatest golf ball in the world. You can’t lose it.”

Second golfer: “How so?”

First golfer: “If you hit it into the sand, it beeps. You hit it into the water, it floats.

If you want to play golf at night it glows.”

Second golfer: “Hey, sounds good. Where did you get it?”

First golfer: “I found it in the woods.”

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Before marriage...

You're talking to someone that's considering getting engaged. Finish this sentence: "Don't get married until you _______"

Here's one guy's list from Redbook:

• "I wish I'd had a man-versus-nature experience." (live in the wilderness for a while trusting only his wits and biceps!)
• "I wish I had gotten smart about money"
• ""I wish I'd learned to take care of myself before I turned 25."
• "I wish I'd apprenticed with a contractor."

Wow, what a great list! I could quickly think of a few more...

• Learned how to fix a car
• Took a cooking class
• Said yes to every travel opportunity
• Said 'yes' to bigger opportunities (thinking I wasn't ready for them)
• Challenged myself physically

How about you?

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Teacher's pet

A new study discovered that...gulp...teachers are human. Teachers base part of a student's grade on their personal feelings for the child.

Yes, it pays to be the teacher's pet.

The grades given to students by 2,000 teachers were double checked by specially trained external moderators. They discovered that 10% of the time, teachers had marked the work too favorably. Too harshly 5% of the time. Most of the moderators thought the teacher's personal feelings played too big of a role in the grades assigned.

The moderator also discovered that teachers gave more favorable grades to children with neater handwriting and provided longer stories.

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Kids these days...

A new study pretty much proves the younger generation needs to be put in 'time out'. Today's 18 to 34 year olds are rude. They're less likely to say hello to neighbors or open the door for the elderly than those over 55. They are 23% less likely to carry out common courtesies than the over-55's. So what's going on? A psychiatrist says they're way too plugged into their iPads and iPhones. "People are now more concerned for themselves and less concerned for other people," he added.

Agree?

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