Karaoke Creeper of the Day: Dear Barry Manilow: You can write the songs, just so long as Michael Tabor sings them.
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Archive for March, 2011
Stop The Presses of the Day
Mar. 30, 2011
Stop The Presses of the Day: 22-year-old youth worker Charli Dickenson has gained international renown for spotting a house in his hometown of Swansea, South Wales, that looks like Hitler. “It was picked up by Jimmy Carr on his Twitter,” he told The Sun. “Now everyone is talking about it.” Indeed.
I guess Warhol got it just right when he said “In the future, everyone will be famous for 15 minutes for posting a photo on the Internet of a house that kind of resembles Hitler but not really.”
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Must The Show Go On? of the Day
Mar. 30, 2011
Must The Show Go On? of the Day: Tilikum, the bull orca responsible for the 2010 death of SeaWorld trainer Dawn Brancheau (seen above with Tilikum), is set to perform today for the first time since last year’s tragic incident.
“Participating in shows is just a portion of Tilikum’s day, but we feel it is an important component of his physical, social and mental enrichment,’ said SeaWorld Orlando’s animal training curator Kelly Flaherty-Clark in a statement.
Tilikum, who was previously involved in the death of a trainer while at Sealand, as well as the 1999 death of a homeless man who entered his pool at SeaWorld after hours, will reportedly make an appearance during a late-morning performance of the popular killer-whale show “Believe.”
Despite safety measures that have since been put in place — trainers are kept further away, guardrails have been installed around the pool — critics remain skeptical. “If you had a friend that had a dog that had mauled three people, would you go play with that dog?’ says former dolphin trainer Russ Rector.
“These people only care about the show. They never learn.”
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Whoopsie Daisy of the Day
Mar. 30, 2011
Whoopsie Daisy of the Day: A man who told his co-workers he “wasn’t feeling lucky” enough to play the Mega Millions with them had no idea how right he was: The Albany IT worker ended up missing out on his share of the $319 million jackpot his office mates collected in last week’s drawing.
“They asked him twice,” Jill Cook, co-owner of a deli the winners frequent, told the New York Post. “They said, ‘Are you sure?’ and he said yeah, he was going to pass this time. I feel horrible for him.”
[gawker.]
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Breaking Friday News of the Day
Mar. 30, 2011
Breaking Friday News of the Day: Long story short, Jimmy Fallon promised to get Stephen Colbert to perform Rebecca Black’s “Friday” on his show this Friday if $26,000 were raised for education projects through DonorsChoose.org by then.
Much to Colbert’s chagrin, the $26,000 mark has just been crossed, meaning he will be forced to make good on Jimmy Fallon’s pledge.
Though Friday is April Fools Day, The Jimmy Fallon / Stephen Colbert Project page promises that this is no joke, so set your DVRs if this is something you’d like to see.
[ccinsider.]
Meanwhile, In The Ukraine of the Day
Mar. 30, 2011
Meanwhile, In The Ukraine of the Day: Fans of CSKA Kiev brawl with fans of rival soccer club Dynamo Kiev to determine which team has the toughest fans.
AKA Wednesday.
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Drunk Dialing of the Day
Mar. 30, 2011
Drunk Dialing of the Day: Somehow I doubt this story has a fairy tale ending.
Also: I’m at the combination eBay and Jamba Juice.
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Worst Nightmare Realized of the Day
Mar. 30, 2011
Worst Nightmare Realized of the Day: Another day, another urban legend comes true: Sarah Kemp and George Bentley, estranged siblings who were separated when their parents divorced in 1975, reunited recently in London — while on a blind date.
The pair initially reconnected through an online dating service. Following months of emailing each other on a regular basis, they decided to meet in real life. After chatting for about an hour at an East Ham pub, the two arrived at the realization that they were brother and sister.
Apparently Kemp had kept her ex-husband’s last name, throwing Bentley off. “I had absolutely no idea where she was,” Bentley told the Daily Record. “I was also searching for Sarah Bentleys, rather than Sarah Kemps, as I obviously didn’t know she married. After a while, I think both Sarah and I gave up looking.”
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In Case You Missed It of the Day
Mar. 30, 2011
In Case You Missed It of the Day: On last night’s Jimmy Kimmel Live, guest Johnny Knoxville unveiled a “deleted scene” from Jackass 3D that features Britney Spears doing the Poo Cocktail Supreme.
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