Betcha just can’t eat one!
“Which food is hardest to resist?”
- Sweets like candy or cakes — Men, 23%; Women, 41%
- Fast food — Men, 19%; Women, 7%
- Dairy foods like ice cream — Men, 13%; Women, 16%
- Snack foods like potato chips — Men, 13%; Women, 13%
- Fried foods — Men, 13%; Women, 10%
- Alcohol — Men, 8%; Women, 3%
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THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
- A former David Letterman show writer is talking about the “hostile work environment” of the show in the latest “Vanity Fair.”
- Beyonce and Jay-Z went out to lunch the other day and the bill came to $1200! They left a tip of $500.
- Nick Jonas is working on a solo project, but insists the Brother Act is still solid.
- Kate Gosselin says with the reality show bubble having burst, she may go back to work as a nurse.
- Corey Feldman’s wife, Susannah, has filed for divorce after seven years of marriage citing irreconcilable differences. The couple were married in October, 2002, and have a 5-year-old son.
- Andre Aggasi is writing his memoirs and among the things you’ll learn: that during his playing days, he did abuse crystal meth.
- Among those on hand for last night’s World Series game in New York: First Lady Michelle Obama.
- “Lilith Faire” — the girl power concert series from the 90s — is going to return next year. No performers lined up yet besides organizer Sarah McLachlan.
- The D.C. sniper is set to die from lethal injection November 10.
- Melissa Joan Hart and snowboarder Louie Vito were booted off “Dancing with the Stars” this week.
- “Family Feud” and host John O’Hurley is getting a makeover for the game show’s new season, with a faster-paced opening, a new look and new prizes. In the new, fast-paced bull’s-eye round that opens the show, contestants have a chance to bank up to $30,000 before the main round of play begins.
- Lisa Kudrow will join the cast of Courteney Cox’s new TV series “Cougar Town” for an episode in 2010.
- Big winds in California on Tuesday. CBS studios lost power and Craig Ferguson had to finish taping his late night show by flashlight.
- Microsoft was going to be the lone sponsor of a one-hour Family Guy special on November 8, but have changed their mind and pulled out.
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WEIRD NEWS
How Not To Get Employed!
This is just bizarre! In Haverstraw, New York, a man walked into a Taco Bell around 2pm in the afternoon, pointed a gun directly at the cashier, demanded money and then told the cashier to get on the floor. He then walked into the manager’s office at the back of the store and asked for an employment application. The manager said, “No,” and then told the guy to leave. He did — and without taking any money. Police are looking for him. He may have gone south of the border but this guy is a little south of sanity! (Lo Hud)
Would You Help This Man?
It was a strange day at the water treatment plant in the small town of Tonawanda, New York. A man dressed in a cow suit — yes a cow suit– and soaking wet, walked into the plant asking for help saying he had just driven his car into the Niagara river. He claimed his GPS device told him to take a right to get onto the highway but instead he found himself driving right off a boat dock into the water. Police were called and amazingly they found out that alcohol was involved and the guy had a .20 blood alcohol level — over twice the legal limit. So he was arrested on an aggravated DWI charge. Sorry — no information was released regarding what the cow suit was about. (Lockport Union-Sun & Journal)
Really Stupid Criminals!
You know you’re not really cut out for a life of crime when you can’t tell the difference between the real TVs and the cardboard cutouts. A few would-be-robbers in Australia broke the front window of a department store early in the morning after seeing a big-screen plasma inside. Turns out the thieves got punked and soon found out it was just a cardboard display model. They took out their frustration by messing up a bed also in the display window but left empty-handed. Aww man! We got duped! Let’s get ‘em good by messing up this nice bed!!??? (AU Herald Sun)
We Got Pirates On Lake Erie Now?
Hard to believe but it looks like we’ve got pirates right on our own Lake Erie now! The U.S. Coast Guard is investigating a robbery on the famed lake after a boater reported that a man pulled up alongside his boat and robbed him at gunpoint! Officials said the incident happened in the Euclid area about two miles off shore. Oh that’s just Arrrgravating! That’s Arrrwful! I’m Arrrtraged! Arrr! (WEWS News)
Oh Give Me a Break — A Bathroom Break!
There’s a very mean manager at the Albertson’s grocery store in Fairfax, California — a manager that just cost his company $200,000 bucks! After undergoing cancer treatment that left her mouth dry and required her to drink water constantly, a clerk at the store was told to let the managers know when she needed a bathroom break and they would cover for her. The arrangement worked fine for over a year until a new supervisor came on board and refused to let the woman go on a bathroom break. He turned her down not once but three times saying he was too busy. As a result, she urinated while standing at the check stand, then cleaned herself in the bathroom and drove home in tears, contemplating suicide. Emotionally fragile to begin with from her childhood in war-torn El Salvador, her cancer and past experiences as a crime victim, she left her job soon afterward and was committed to a psychiatric hospital for several days. And then she sued Albertsons and won big time being awarded $12,000 for lost wages, $40,000 for medical expenses and $148,000 for emotional distress. Albertson’s actually appealed the verdict if you can believe that but the appellate court turned them down. Now they plan to appeal to the state Supreme Court. Are you kidding me? Come on Albertson’s! Your guy screwed up! Now step up and take your lumps. And fire that jackass! (SF Gate)
New World Record: Most Body Piercings!
The new world record for the most body piercings comes from an unlikely source — Jon Lynch of England who is 78-years-old! The former bank manager claimed a spot in the Guinness World Records Book with his 241 piercings that cover his body, including 150 on his head and neck. In addition to the piercings, Lynch also has tattoos covering most of his body, including a portrait of Marilyn Monroe that takes up most of his torso. Because of his piercings, he stopped flying years ago because his jewelry kept setting off security scanners at airports. After working at Barclays Bank for 30 years, Lynch got his first piercing, an eyebrow ring. He also started his tattooing with an eagle on his right arm. He’ll make his debut in the 2010 edition of the Guinness World Records Book. (AHN News)
Beer Bath: Very Good For You!
Hey beer lovers — now you can bathe in your beverage of choice thanks to a new beer health spa in Starkenberg, Austria. The spa, part of a local brewery, contains seven 13-foot long pools filled with 5,200 gallons of beer in which you bathe or soak in. Bathers can try drinking the bathwater but head barman Markus Amann said, “I’d rather swim than swallow, as we have enough cold beer on tap at the bars next to the pools. The spa’s owners claim bathing in beer is a great health benefit as it opens up the pores, then the yeast penetrates the skin and after 15 minutes your skin feels softer everywhere. Spokesman Dirk Vock said, “These pools really can help some health problems– but if they don’t work for you, you’ll probably have drunk enough not to care about it anymore.” (Ananova)
A Fetish That’s Nothing To Sneeze At!
We’ve heard of some weird fetishes before but this one takes the cake. Police in Commerce, Texas, recently arrested a man and charged him with twice approaching a female clerk at Commerce Hardware, then holding up a piece of paper with powder on it and blowing it into her face. He did this to try and make her sneeze because, according to police chief Kerry Crews, “He becomes aroused by females sneezing.” Chief Crews added, “In my entire career I’ve never heard of anything like this.” Yeah — we’d have to agree with you there chief! (Herald Banner)