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Overnight Briefing & General Reality Check
November 30, 2009
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The Reel Deal:
"New Moon" crossed the $200 million barrier in just 8 days. Only three movies have done it faster: "The Dark Knight," "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen," and "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest." The first two accomplished the feat in just five days.
By the way, the record for the best Thanksgiving opening still belongs to the first "Harry Potter" film, "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone," which pulled in $82.4 million in its first five days.Stupid people, stupid places:
Thanks to a few tattoos, a British man has turned his butt into boobs.
Twenty-eight-year-old JAY NORWELL has had a nipple tattooed to each of his butt cheeks and, according to the London Sun, he "loves getting his "bottom boobs" out at parties and flashing them for everyone to see."
And the Sun has dutifully provided a photograph.
Jay tells the paper, "My mum thought it was stupid but she's given up on me now as a lost cause. I really want to take a picture of my bum in a bra but I haven't found the right size yet."
Editor's note: Lemme guess: Single? (Maiman)Grace notes:
What is the best guitar riff of all time? According to a new poll by MusicRadar.com, it's "Voodoo Child (Slight Return) by THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE. The track first appeared on Jimi's 1968 double-album, "Electric Ladyland." More than 5,000 users of MusicRadar.com participated in the poll. Here are their choices for the Top 10 best guitar riffs of all time:
10. "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction," ROLLING STONES
9. "Smells Like Teen Spirit," NIRVANA
8. "Day Tripper," THE BEATLES
7. "Enter Sandman," METALLICA
6. "Back In Black," AC/DC
5. "Layla," DEREK & THE DOMINOES
4. "Smoke On The Water," DEEP PURPLE
3. "Whole Lotta Love," LED ZEPPELIN
2. "Sweet Child O' Mine," GUNS N' ROSES
1. "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)," THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE (Marino)Lowering expectations:
There must be a shortage of wild animals in Poland.
Agence France-Presse says Poland's Warsaw Zoo has placed two humans in a cage dressed as cavemen. Apparently, it's supposed to remind visitors that humans are animals, too.
The zoo's deputy director, EWA ZBORNIKOWSKA, says the exhibit features a 24-year-old man and an 18-year-old woman dressed in animal skins. She adds, "They are very calm and gentle. They don't bite. And they're keen to watch all the strangers passing by their home."
Visitors are encouraged to communicate with the "cavemen" and offer them food.
Editor's note: Finally, a zoo exhibit that won't upset animal rights groups.
--The whole thing sounds like the beginning of a bad porn film. (Still)Dat Swine Flu:
Nearly half of parents now say they don't intend to have their children vaccinated against the swine flu virus. A new ABC News /Washington Post poll also says that despite federal reassurances, a third of Americans say they're not confident it's safe, about the same as the 30 percent who said so last month.
By the way, FDA Commissioner MARGARET HAMBURG sent a letter to every physician in the country last week, reiterating that the swine flu vaccine is made the same way as the seasonal flu vaccine, and there's no reason to think it's less safe.
Another big problem: availability of the vaccine. More than half the adults surveyed (52 percent) say they've already tried to get their child vaccinated, but found that it wasn't available.
As for adults, supply problems notwithstanding, 66 percent of adults say they themselves don't plan to get vaccinated --that's slightly up from 62 percent last month.Use it or Lose it:
Possibly the best psychic I've ever had on my show is JOHN EDWARD. He's opened up a new web site, with all sorts of psychics including CHAR MARGOLIS, JOHNATHAN LOUIS and SUZANE NORTHRUP --plus numerologists, astrologers, dream analysts and tarot card readers as well.
It's a one-size-fits-all site for all things that are metaphysical...
To plug the website, John and the various psychics, etc, are doing phoners (and readings for your listeners)... and will give you and your listeners free access to the website for a month to try it out. For more details and /or to book one of the personalities, e-mail media@infinitequest.com.
If you wanna get on and poke around a bit, use my name, "Ross," to get access. -
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