Happy Birthday 8/18

Today is National Homeless Animals Day!
There are 74 days to Halloween.
There are 129 shopping days left until Xmas.

Andy Samberg - 33
MALCOLM-JAMAL WARNER - 41
Edward Norton - 42
Christian Slater - 42
Denis Leary - 54
PATRICK SWAYZE - Would have been 59 - (1952 - 2009)
Martin Mull - 68
ROBERT REDFORD - 75
Roman Polanski - 78
SHELLEY WINTERS - Would have been 91

1992 - Nirvana's KURT COBAIN and Hole's COURTNEY LOVE became parents to Frances Bean.

1992 - Boston Celtics honky superstar LARRY BIRD announced his retirement. In his 13 seasons he was MVP three times, played in 12 All-Star Games and hit double figures in points, rebounds and assists 69 honky times. And he did all that WITHOUT getting AIDS!

Devilishly Sexy

I guess it's never too early to start getting your Halloween costume together . . . even if you order it right before you head out to the beach or a summer barbecue. A lingerie company called Jada Michaels ignored the fact that it's only mid-August and just released the results of a survey asking men to rank the five sexiest Halloween costumes. Here you go. Keep in mind all of these are the "sexy" version . . . so, when we say "pirate" we don't mean wearing a peg-leg and a big overcoat. More like lingerie and maybe an eye patch. Read more HERE

#1.) Pin-Up Girl. Specifically The "Home Again" costume. This is a pin-up girl style costume that makes it look like you're waiting for a guy to get home from World War Two. It's got a camouflage dress with a removable skirt.

#2.) Superhero. Complete with mask, cape, a skin-tight suit, and boots.

#3.) Gangster. Looking like the "Bonnie" of Bonnie and Clyde. But Bonnie on her sexier days.

#4.) Pirate. Think Penelope Cruz or Keira Knightley from the "Pirates of the Caribbean" movies, not Johnny Depp.

#5.) Feline. Leopard, cat, you know, the standards.

Death by TV?!

Every Single Hour of TV You Watch Takes 22 Minutes Off Your Life. Remember this the next time you settle into the couch for an eight-hour marathon of "Teen Mom" on MTV: It's LITERALLY speeding up your path to DEATH. A new study out of the University of Queensland in Australia found that for every single hour of TV you watch, it takes 21.8 minutes off your life. So if you watch three hours of TV tonight, you can take one hour off your life expectancy. If you watch an average of six hours of TV a day over the course of your life, it could cost you a total of almost five years. Now, keep in mind, the study didn't really factor in other lifestyle choices. So, if you watch TV but you don't smoke and exercise daily, you're going to be better off than someone who sits in front of the TV, smoking, and drinking gravy. But in general, it's a warning that watching TV . . . and just sitting on the couch, not moving . . . can have a MUCH more negative effect on your health than you realized. Read more HERE

Happy Birthday 8/17

Today is National Thrift Shop Day!
There are 75 days to Halloween.
There are 130 shopping days left until Xmas.

Bryton McClure (Richie on "Family Matters")- 25
Giuliana DePandi Rancic- 36
DONNIE WAHLBERG (NKOTB & "Saw 2-5")- 42
SEAN PENN - 51
Rick Hilton (Paris' dad)- 56
ROBERT DE NIRO - 68
Mae West - (1893 - 1980)
Davy Crockett - (1786 - 1836)

1835 - The Wrench was invented.

2008 - Michael Phelps became the first person to win eight gold medals in a single Olympic Games thanks to his incredible swimming skills. And also the fact that swimming offers that many medal opportunities. Basketball players just get one shot.

Funny or Not?

Not sure that "America's Funniest Home Videos" is necessarily THE authority on what is and isn't funny . . . but after 21 years on the air, at least they have some data they can use to try to figure it out. "America's Funniest Home Videos" just released this list of the six LEAST-FUNNY STATES in the U.S., based on how many times those states have had a video that was voted the funniest of the week by their studio audience. The problem is, they didn't weight it by population, so you'll notice a connection between states with small populations and a low number of wins. But did you really expect a rigorous academic study from "America's Funniest Home Videos"? Regardless, in the past 21 years, here are the least-funny. . .

#1.) Washington, D.C., zero wins
#2.) Rhode Island, one win
#3.) Alaska, two wins
#4.) North Dakota, two wins
#5.) Vermont, three wins
#6.) Wyoming, three wins

They didn't announce the win totals for other states, but they did say California has had the most winners. But remember, Californians have sent in over 100,000 tapes over the show's history. People in D.C. have only sent in 404. Read more HERE

Happy Birthday 8/16

Today is International Tell a Joke Day!
There are 76 days to Halloween.
There are 131 shopping days left until Xmas.

Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood in the "Harry Potter" films.)- 20
Rumer Willis - 23
STEVE CARELL (former "The Office" boss)- 49
Madonna - 53
Angela Bassett - 53
KATHIE LEE GIFFORD - 58
Director James Cameron - 57
Julie Newmar (Catwoman on the original "Batman")- 78
FRANK GIFFORD - 81

1954 - The first issue of "Sports Illustrated" was published. The first guy on the cover was Milwaukee Braves Hall of Famer Eddie Mathews.

1962 - Pete Best was fired as drummer for The Beatles. Two days later, Ringo Starr would officially join the band. Many years later, Ringo would become HUGE in Japan.

1977 - ELVIS PRESLEY died at the age of 42, in his Graceland Mansion. He had suffered a coronary arrhythmia. At the time of his death, Elvis Presley's Colon was TWICE its normal size due to a buildup of "WHITE FECAL MATTER".