PETA & Sex... NO!

(NBCNC)

NBC has rejected a racy Super Bowl ad submitted by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.

The video shows lingerie-clad models suggestively fondling vegetables interspersed with text flashes reading "Studies Show Vegetarians Have Better Sex" and "Go Veg."

After the ad was submitted NBC responded that it "depicts a level of sexuality exceeding our standards" and suggested edits that could be made in order to make the ad suitable for the Super Bowl broadcast.

PETA refused to make the suggested changes.

Myths of the Big Game

(WJXX)

LARGO, FL -- From what we eat to how we party, there are plenty of myths surrounding the biggest game of the year. We're separating fact from fiction.

Halftime toilet trouble

Here's a nasty Super Bowl rumor: it claims that if everyone gives their toilet a big flush at halftime of the big game, a city's underground pipes could suffer a smelly collapse.

Like the alligators that supposedly live down there, City of Tampa Wastewater chief Ralph Metcalf says this story is false. There are no "waves of sewage... with rodents surfing on them" coursing through the pipes under our feet, he said assuringly.

Avocado survival

What about the one that says America's avocado industry depends entirely on how much guacamole is sold around the Super Bowl? That's also false. But the Hass Avocado Board says the 46 million pounds farmers expect to sell will be neck-and-neck with the industry's other leading avocado-eating completely American holiday: Cinco de Mayo.

Empty Mouse house

Ever hear that Walt Disney World becomes a ghost town around kickoff time? We called to check this out, and a spokesperson for Mickey said -- well, actually -- he said that they won't say. Disney doesn't release attendance figures. The spokesman's verbatim quote? "Every day is the best day to go to Walt Disney World!"

Somebody's got a case of the Super Bowl Mondays

Have you heard the Monday after the game is the number one national sick day? That could be true. A survey last year by the company Kronos estimated six million Americans may call in sick or roll in late due to Super Bowl-itis.

Dangerous driving

Do auto body shops love the Super Bowl because cars are more likely to crash after the game? Yes they do, because it's true. A University of Toronto study found car crashes rose almost 50 percent in the four hours after the game, compared to other Sundays. The biggest increase comes in the area of the losing team's city.

Super Bowl stock market predictor

Can the Super Bowl predict the stock market? It sure seems to. For years, Bob Stovall, a money manager in Sarasota, has tracked it.

The predictor says if the winning team started decades ago, back in the old American Football League -- the stock market will do badly that year. If a team with its roots in the NFL wins, the market climbs. The accuracy all-time is a respectable 79 percent.

It's all luck and just for fun -- but -- this year, both teams have come from the NFL. The predictor says we're set to see a good year for the market.

That -- wouldn't stink at all.

Whiskey & The Sofa

(BreitBart)

A British man survived more than two days trapped under his sofa by sipping from a bottle of whisky, the BBC reported on Tuesday.

Joe Galliott fell against the sofa during a power cut at his home in Somerset, southern England, and could not free himself because of back problems.

He remained stuck for 60 hours in that position -- during which time a bottle of whisky rolled close enough for him to open it -- until a neighbour became concerned that Galliott's curtains had not been drawn for two days.

"The whole settee tipped over catching me like a rat in a trap," the 65-year-old told the broadcaster.

"I took a sip of (the whisky) and thought, well this isn't too bad."

Galliott, who spent five days in hospital recovering, admitted to becoming concerned after going so long without food or water: "It felt like a lifetime, you think you're there forever."

He told the broadcaster that he now kept a bottle of whisky next to the sofa "just in case."

I Forgot the Trailer

(Daily Express)

THIS Fiat Uno gave traffic police a run for their money as it sped along the motorway with a horse on the back seat.

The driver had bought the foal at a livestock market near Warsaw, Poland and was driving the 150 miles to his farm in the north of the country.

By the time police caught up with the driver Hieronim Kapuscinski, he had pulled over to a lay-by when the car's engine conked out.

The pony waited patiently inside the car to be fed while the driver's two pals - who'd been crammed into the front - checked that the rear seat was secure on the ramshackle roof rack.

According to the Austrian Times, Police fined the driver £50 for inappropriate use of a car and confiscated the horse until the owner could arrange for a proper livestock transporter to pick it up.

Best Funeral Song

(Ananova)

Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life from Monty Python has been named the top alternative funeral song.

The song got a fifth of the vote and beat off competition from The Jam's Going Underground and The Animals' We Gotta Get Out Of This Place.

A popular choice was Cabaret by Liza Minnelli which secured 16 per cent of the vote
The survey was commissioned by the Children's Society.

Spokeswoman Lorraine Groves told the Daily Telegraph: "Funerals have changed a lot in the past few years - more people are planning ahead to make their funerals personal and reflective of themselves.

"We know many people prefer a simple affair and would rather their mourners give donations in memory rather than lots of flowers, along with a little light hearted twist during the proceedings like an alternative song."

Grand Theft Goat?

(Yahoo/AP)

LAGOS, Nigeria – One of Nigeria's biggest daily newspapers reported that police implicated a goat in an attempted automobile theft. In a front-page article on Friday, the Vanguard newspaper said that two men tried to steal a Mazda car two days earlier in Kwara State, with one suspect transforming himself into a goat as vigilantes cornered him.

The paper quoted police spokesman Tunde Mohammed as saying that while one suspect escaped, the other transformed into a goat as he was about to be apprehended.

The newspaper reported that police paraded the goat before journalists, and published a picture of the animal.

Police in the state couldn't immediately be reached for comment.

Belief in black magic is widespread in Nigeria, particularly in far-flung rural areas.

What a Stache!!!!

iPorn

(Premiere Prep)

Last month, there was a bit of controversy with the iTunes store and an iPhone application called iBoobs.

Apple banned the 3D breast jiggling application iBoobs (the greatest iPhone app of all time?) from the iTunes store, saying the application was just too offensive.

Check It Out: You be the judge. A video of the iBoobs application can be http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7v8QAw_8Rs. (Safe for Work)

A New Era ...

But two new apps have hit the iTunes store -- and it looks like they're not getting pulled.

1. iFloaty -- Inspired by those pens you used to buy that had a sexy girl on them. Turn the pen upside down, and the girl's clothes came off -- turn it right side up, and back they came.


2. Shake Mates -- Shake Mates also works with a cartoon woman. Here, as the name suggests, you shake your iPhone. The more you shake the woman, the more clothes come off -- just like in real life.

What is Offensive ...?

The thing about iPhones is that they're out in the open. Unlike your home computer, which is on your desk in your dark and creepy office, iPhones can be seen by everyone around you.

Therefore, it just feels different. While looking at pictures of boobies on the home computer is truly harmless -- it might be a bit less harmless to have pictures of boobies flapping out in the open on your iPhone.

Baby Bust Dad

(THE CANADIAN PRESS)

WHITE ROCK, B.C. - A B.C. man probably wishes he had given his 11- month-old son a set of keys to play with instead of a phone, after the infant accidentally dialled 9-1-1 and brought police to dad's marijuana grow operation.

Mounties say a 9-1-1 call came in from a White Rock, B.C. residence Friday morning but whoever was on the other end of the line hung up. Officers arrived at the residence and after numerous knocks on the door went unanswered, they entered the home.

"The gentleman was quite surprised," said White Rock RCMP Const. Janelle Canning.

She said the 29-year-old male, startled by the sudden sight of police, insisted he hadn't made the call.

When it was suggested a child might have dialled, the father objected and said his son was far too young.

That's when police spotted the baby boy, phone in hand.

"We saw him playing with the cordless phone and just pressing all the buttons, so evidently he had called 9-1-1," Canning said.

With that mystery solved, officers began inspecting the residence and soon discovered a 500-plant marijuana grow operation.

The father was arrested and will appear in court in early April on charges of production of a controlled substance and mischief.

The boy was removed from the home by the Ministry of Children and Family Development, though he was later released into his mother's custody.

The mother does not live in the residence and Canning says she had no idea what was going on at the home.

Delay Due to Stupidity

(Earth Times/Travel General News)

Ankara - A US citizen caused delays to a Turkish Airlines (THY) flight between Istanbul and New York after complaining that there were "Arab-types" on board, Milliyet newspaper reported on Tuesday. In a news piece headlined, "Racism crisis on THY flight", Milliyet reported that police were called after US national Daniel Sussman Pincus started to shout complaints about "Arab-types" on board Monday's THY Istanbul-New York flight.

After escorting Pincus off the plane, all other passengers were forced off the flight to undergo security checks in accordance with international practice. The flight eventually took off after a delay of about two hours. Pincus was released by police and later caught a flight to London.

Phrases to Keep Peace

(CNN/The Complete Sheet)

Have you ever noticed how often a tiny, offhand comment will inadvertently offend someone . . . and lead to a major argument? I have.

--If you have too, here are TEN go-to phrases you can use to defuse a potentially volatile conversation . . . and keep the peace.


#1.) "Thank you for your opinion. I'll think about it."


#2.) "Is this a good time for you?"


#3.) "Would you like my thoughts?"


#4.) "Why don't we get the facts?"


#5.) "I need your help. Can you please . . .?"


#6.) "Let's wait on this until we have more information."


#7.) "What did you mean by that?"


#8.) "I don't like that, so why don't we do this instead?"


#9.) "I'm sorry you're upset."


#10.) "Let me get back to you."

Bush-isms: The Best of

(Breitbart)

US President George W. Bush may be passing out of the White House and into history, but he has bequeathed to the nation and the world volumes of unforgettable quotes.
Herewith are some of the more memorable "Bush-isms:"

JUST A TEXAS COWBOY

"They misunderestimated me,"

-- Bentonville, Arkansas, November 6, 2000

"There's an old saying in Tennessee -- I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee -- that says, fool me once, shame on ... shame on you. Fool me -- you can't get fooled again,"

-- Nashville, Tennessee, September 17, 2002

"I want to thank my friend, Senator Bill Frist, for joining us today ... He married a Texas girl, I want you to know. Karyn is with us. A West Texas girl, just like me,"

-- Nashville, Tennessee, May 27, 2004

"I'll be long gone before some smart person ever figures out what happened inside this Oval Office,"

-- to Israeli journalists in Washington in an interview published May 12, 2008.

ON WAR

"I just want you to know that, when we talk about war, we're really talking about peace,"

-- Washington, June 18, 2002

"Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we," -- Washington, August 5, 2004

"You know, when I campaigned here in 2000, I said, I want to be a war president. No president wants to be a war president, but I am one,"

-- Des Moines, Iowa, October 26, 2006

FRIENDS AND FOES

"For a century and a half now, America and Japan have formed one of the great and enduring alliances of modern times,"

-- Tokyo, February 18, 2002

"I'm looking forward to a good night's sleep on the soil of a friend,"

-- on the prospect of visiting Denmark, Washington, June 29, 2005

"Thank you, Your Holiness. Awesome speech,"

-- Washington April 16, 2008 to Pope Benedict XVI.

"I remember meeting a mother of a child who was abducted by the North Koreans right here in the Oval Office,"

-- Washington, June 26, 2008

ECO-BUSH

"I know the human being and fish can coexist peacefully,"

-- Saginaw, Michigan, September 29, 2000

DOC BUSH

"Too many good docs are getting out of the business. Too many OB/GYNs aren't able to practice their love with women all across the country,"

-- Poplar Bluff, Missouri, September 6, 2004

"It would be a mistake for the United States Senate to allow any kind of human cloning to come out of that chamber,"

-- Washington, April 10, 2002

THE EDUCATOR

"Rarely is the question asked: Is our children learning?"

-- Florence, South Carolina, January 11, 2000

"You teach a child to read, and he or her will be able to pass a literacy test,"

-- Townsend, Tennessee, February 21, 2001

THE ENFORCER

"Those who enter the country illegally violate the law,"

-- Tucson, Arizona, November 28, 2005

AND ON A MORE SERIOUS NOTE

"We will make no distinction between the terrorists who committed these acts and those who harbor them,"

-- Washington, September 11, 2001

"The deliberate and deadly attacks which were carried out yesterday against our country were more than acts of terror. They were acts of war,"

-- Washington, September 12, 2001

"I can hear you. I can hear you. The rest of the world hears you. And the people who knocked these buildings down will hear all of us soon,"

-- New York, September 14, 2001

"I want justice. There's an old poster out west, as I recall, that said, "Wanted: Dead or Alive,"

-- Washington, September 17, 2001

"Every nation in every region now has a decision to make. Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists,"

-- Washington, September 20, 2001

"States like these, and their terrorist allies, constitute an axis of evil, arming to threaten the peace of the world,"

-- Washington, January 29, 2002

"My fellow Americans: Major combat operations in Iraq have ended... The tyrant has fallen, and Iraq is free,"

-- USS Abraham Lincoln at sea off the coast of San Diego, California, May 1, 2003

"There are some who feel like -- that the conditions are such that they can attack us there. My answer is, bring them on,"

-- Washington, July 2, 2003

"I'm the decider, and I decide what is best. And what's best is for Don Rumsfeld to remain as the Secretary of Defense,"

Hallucinating on Coffee

(Ananova)

Drinking too much coffee dramatically increases the risk of hallucinating, according to new research.

Healthy young men and women who had more than seven cups of instant coffee a day were three times more likely to hear or see things that were not there.
It is thought that caffeine boosts levels of cortisol, a stress hormone, reports the Daily Mail.

The Durham University researchers asked 219 students to document their caffeine intake, working on the principle that a cup of instant coffee contains 45mg of caffeine.

Coffee brewed at home contains more than twice as much, while that from cafes such as Starbucks can have almost 190mg of caffeine.

The volunteers were also asked how often they suffered hallucinations. The high caffeine users were three times as likely to have had problems as those who rarely drank coffee.

Large amounts of caffeine also made people more likely to think they could sense the presence of ghosts, the journal Personality and Individual Differences reports

What's Caller ID?

(Newsday)

SCARSDALE, N.Y. - Five teenagers were arrested in Westchester after they made a taunting telephone call to a man they had just mugged and beaten the day before.

Police say the victim, who works at the Scarsdale Public Library, was waiting for a bus last week when he was attacked and beaten by a group of teens.

The teens then called the victim the next day to taunt him about the beating.

Police were able to trace the call and make the arrests. All five were charged with second-degree robbery.

Psycho Host

(Metro UK)

A TV station has been fined £1,000 after the presenter on a live phone in quiz show threw a fit after no viewers called in.

Busty presenter Adela Lupse started screaming at the camera, smashed the phone on the ground and then jumped up and down on it before grinding the phone under her foot.

(WATCH THE VIDEO BELOW)*

At the same time she screamed repeatedly at the camera "I want the phone to ring now. Now. Call me now."

Angry TV bosses fired her after the outburst on Romanian TV station National TV.

But Lupse, who has been the show's presenter for three years, said: "Maybe I was a bit over the top but I wanted to get people to call - there is a lot of pressure to get people to call in with the correct answer. It was a bad day."

But Romanian TV watchdog the National Audiovisual Council of Romania failed to see the funny side and fined the station £1,089 for the outburst that showed "unjustified violence".

It also ruled that the show be slapped with an X rating and only broadcast after 10pm when children are in bed.

* If you are viewing this blog on CarolinasPureRock.com, please go to http://wesstyles.blogspot.com/ to view the video *

Stamina Pillows

(Premiere Prep)

They say sex sells. Apparently so does fugly. Durex saw a 28% rise in condom sales during their "stamina pillow" promotion.

The pillowcases are guaranteed to make you last longer -- by featuring pictures of "models" that look disgusting.

Instead of thinking about baseball, you just have to stare into the eyes of these creepy old women.

The pillowcases were a promotion to sell more Durex Performa condoms, which contain benzocaine (a mild anesthetic), which helps men last longer in bed.

The pillowcases proved such a hit with the guys that hundreds more were printed and sold.

Worst Questions...

(SPIKE TV)

What are the "10 Worst Things Your Girlfriend Can Ask You?" According to Spike TV, it's the following...


10. What are you thinking about?

9. Where do you see us in the future?

8. What do you want to do tonight?

7. Don’t you think our married friends seem so happy?

6. Does this make me look fat?

5. What would you do if I died?

4. Do you want kids?

3. Do you think she is attractive?

2. Is that what you’re wearing?

1. Did you go to the gym?

Rock Gods?

(Sal Cirrincione - Premiere News)

The late Queen singer Freddie Mercury is the ultimate "rock god" in a survey of four-thousand rock fans by the market research website One Poll. A spokesman for the site says, "His theatrical performances onstage were incredible and set him apart from other rock stars.

He combined his ear for music with an ability to deliver to stadium audiences across the world." Rounding out the Top 5 are Elvis Presley, Jon Bon Jovi, David Bowie and Jimi Hendrix. Other classic rock acts to make the list include Ozzy Osbourne, Mick Jagger, Jim Morrison, Paul McCartney and Steven Tyler.

1) Freddie Mercury
2) Elvis Presley
3) Jon Bon Jovi
4) David Bowie
5) Jimi Hendrix
6) Ozzy
7) Kurt Cobain
8) Slash
9) Bono
10) Mick Jagger
11) Axl Rose
12) Dave Grohl
13) Jim Morrison
14) Paul McCartney
15) Steven Tyler
16) Robert Plant
17) Brian May
18) James Hetfield
19) Jimmy Page
20) Bruce Dickinson

Karaoke The Worst?

The karaoke machine has been named in a government survey as the most irritating invention.

A poll of more than 2,500 adults found that that nearly 25% of Brits wish it had never been invented. Other annoying creations included 24-hour sports channels, computer games consoles, mobile phones and alarm clocks.

Invented in 1971 by a Japanese musician called Inoue Daisuke, karaoke, which means "empty orchestra", became popular in Asia before being introduced to the rest of the world in the 1980s.

Daisuke never patented his invention, which he made by combining a car stereo, a coin box and an amplifier, a mistake which has cost him an estimated £100 million.
Kane Kramer, a director of the British Inventors Society, said: "Seeing the karaoke machine at the top of that list made me smile.

"When people are singing karaoke they are enjoying themselves, but as a member of the audience you are just watching somebody who can't perform, and isn't particularly pleasant to listen to, for as long as you can bear it."

The karaoke machine was brought to Britain by Ivor Arbiter, who died in 2005, and his daughter Joanne, after they visited a Japanese trade show in 1987. Joanne said: "It might be irritating in the pub, but it's also given millions of people who didn't know they could sing the opportunity to discover they can." But inventor Rob Law said: "If you've created a product that has become so popular that it's become annoying, then you're going to be put down as pretty great inventor."

Losing Your Pants?

Gotta feel for this guy! Yeah, I know... posting a picture from the "accident" doesn't help matters either....

At the Vail Resort in Colorado, The man in the photo got on the ski lift and the seat wasn't locked in place. He fell between, somehow losing his pants in the process while one of his skis held him hanging upside down. He was stuck there for 7 minutes while other skiers snapped pictures (oh like you wouldn't either).

Hairspay Butt

(Metro UK)

Mirela Gradinaru, 37, turned up at the clinic in Arad, western Romania, in agony begging doctors to help her.

But she refused to say just how the can came to be there even after a successful, delicate operation to remote the can

Doctor Mirandolina Prisca explained: "We had X-rays done to localise the object and then we carried out the operation. The patient was fine after it."

"She was very embarrassed. She was clearly in a lot of pain, however it got there.

"This was not just a little can of deodorant, this was a massive can of hairspray," said one hospital worker.

Colt McCoy's GF

Ok, I'm not happy that Texas beat Ohio State on Monday night... but my god, look at the girlfriend that Colt McCoy got to take back to the hotel after the game! Hell, look at Tim Tebow's girl as well... must be nice to be the next "big thing" in football?!?


Colt McCoy's GF

Tim Tebow's GF

Tim Tebow's GF

Bootleg Mall

(The U-K Mirror)

China has confirmed itself as the "king of counterfeiters" with the building of a new shopping center dedicated to fake brands. Some of the brand impostors at the mall in Nanjing include a McDonald's look-a-like burger bar called McDnoald's, a Starbucks-style coffee shop called Bucksstar Coffee, and a wannabe Pizza Hut called Pizza Huh.

City bosses are under pressure to ban the soon-to-be opened mall after pictures of the fake stores were leaked, causing uproar amongst angry consumers who feared they'd be ripped off.

Popcorn Burglar

(WCTV)

A messy thief was arrested after a trail of popcorn kernels led police from a burglarized store to the suspect's living room.

California Police say a Food Stop store was robbed early New Year’s day, when officers found several food items and a cash register missing.

They also found popcorn on the ground that led away from the store to a nearby apartment complex and trailed to one unit in particular.

When officers knocked, they noticed the popcorn kernels continued inside the apartment, where the other stolen property was also found.

21-year-old Tyree Brown was arrested for a theft warrant and possession of stolen property.

Easter Eggs On Sale, Already?

(Ananova)

Shoppers at a supermarket were stunned to see Easter eggs on sale - four days after Christmas.

The Sun reports customers burst out laughing as staff put out "Easter Treats" displays of daffodils and chocolates on Monday.

Stephen Roland, 31, said: "I couldn't believe it. Selling Easter eggs three or four days after Christmas is ludicrous - particularly when Easter is in April next year."

Cadbury's Creme Eggs, Easter Chicks and chocolate bunnies were on sale feet away from cut-price Christmas crackers and wrapping paper at the Tesco store in Ilkeston, Derbyshire.

A Tesco spokesman said that their stores all over Britain will soon be putting up their Easter displays.

But shopper Ellen Turner, 53, said:"They don't let one season finish before they press another on you."