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9/5/08
- Hurricane Ike has become extremely dangerous after reaching Category 4.
- The Southeast US prepares for Hurrican Hanna that has left 61 dead in its path already.
- What is aerial hunting? And why does Rep. VP pick Sarah Palin support it? Find out here.
9/4/08
- Check out the list of top summer movies of 2008 that was featured on today's Beat Arnie game.
- Sarah Palin does not push creation science in schools.
- Sarah Palin gets scrutiny for being apart of a pentecostal church in Alaska.
- Starbucks revives their breakfast menu.
9/3/08
- This years Burning Man festival was disrupted by a huge dust storm, and then shockingly over a hundred people were arrested for drugs.
- A Modesto, CA man tries to amputate his arm in a Denny's restaurant after shooting cocaine up with air in the syringe.
- This man claims that he got a 9-foot tapeworm from a restaurant in Chicago.
- Pamela Anderson is rumored to be dating Michael Jackson.
- Megan Fox is rumored to play a villain in the next instalment of the Batman series.
- Tiger Woods and his wife are expecting another child.
- Michael Phelps will be hosting the season premier of "Saturday Night Live" on Sept. 13th.
- Hasbro has updated the classic board game, Clue, with more PC characters and weapons.
- A piece of Princess Diana's wedding cake sold for $1,830!
9/2/08
- Unfortunately, New Orleans was spared by the impact of Hurricane Gustav. Now residents who were evacuated wait for okay to go back home.
- Click here to see the list of The World's 100 Most Powerful Women which was featured in today's Beat Arnie Game.
- Rumors are that McCain's VP choice, Gov. Sarah Palin is a pentecostal?
8/22/08
- An old Canadian tradition has been cancelled for Labour Day, the Chicken Massacre is no more.
- Police will be more strict on pot smokers in Utah during the DNC.
- Denver's homeless people will get free haircuts in an attempt to clean up the community for the DNC.
- In a recent poll, John McCain takes the lead over Obama by 5-points.
- Some say that the choice of vice presidents is more important this year than any election in the past.
- Many musicians will be entertaining at the DNC.
- Fewer woman are having children in America.
- Miley Cyrus is selling tickets to her birthday party at Disneyland for $250 each.
- Most Americans play less with kids than ever before, according to this survey.
- Here is the list of things that College Freshman this year never knew about the past.
- College Freshman this year have always had GPS.
- Here is the article from today's Beat Arnie game with the list of America's most dangerous jobs.
8/21/08
- The two men who hoaxed people into thinking that they found the real Bigfoot are on the run from a man who paid them money for the proof.
- One of the two brothers that got attacked by a tiger at the San Francisco zoo has been sent to prison for violating probation.
- Bikini-clad coffee girls fend off a creepy guy who was flashing them with hot water.
- In recent debates on the air, partial-birth abortion has come up. Here we have an article about the act to get it banned, as well as a diagram of the procedure.
- Avril Lavigne's concert in Malaysia has been cancelled because she is "too sexy!"
- Want to see a recipe for Rabbit Head Pasta? Click here.
- The American Olympic basketball team gets ready for the semifinals against Argentina.
- These people from Sacramento are less fun than Dawn for getting way too into the Olympics.
8/20/08
- A South African amputee competes in the Olympic Swimming competition, but she placed 16th.
- Annette Benning, Warren Beatty, and the Black Eyed Peas are few of many stars that will be appearing at the DNC.
- Click here to read the poll featured in today's Beat Arnie game that people voted on what Olympic sports need to be left out.
- Many College officials are considering pushing for the drinking age to be lowered to 18 in America.
- College presidents from about 100 of the nations best-known universities agree, the drinking age should be lowered.
- Mothers Against Drunk Driving obviously oppose to the idea of the drinking age being lowered to 18.
- Even state officials are looking into the possibilites of lowering the legal drinking age to 18.
- The recent finding of Bigfoot was revealed to be a halloween costume.
8/19/08
- Will Smith will be producing and directing a remake of The Karate Kid.
- AC/DC's new album is called "Back Ice" and will be released only at Wal-Mart on October 20th.
- Michelle Obama will be the first person to appear at the Democratic National Convention.
- Papa John's creates a "crop circle" advertising themselves as people fly into utah for the Democratic National Convention.
8/15/08
- For the second time in a month, 1.2 million pounds of beef has been recalled from a large meat processor in Nebraska.
- A man dials 911, twice, after the sauce was left off of his sandwich.
- Some coffee shops are serving up "frosting shots."
- Starbucks is awarding discounts to returning customers who visit more than once a day.
- This survey shows that most people think that Starbucks coffee is too expensive.
- With prices getting higher on McDonald's $1 value menu, they are testing different modifications on ingredients.
- An official from India says taht eating rats for snacks is good for you!
- PETA wants to advertise on the fence that is supposed to keep illegal immigrants out that reads, "If the Border Patrol Doesn't Get You, The Chicken And Burgers Will - Go Vegan."
8/14/08
- Finland reigns in the "Sauna World Championships"... rediculous.
- Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner (Bennifer 2) has purchased a $16 million home on a whopping 1 acre.
- Jennifer Aniston and John Mayer officially breaks up.
- Elvis fans can now purchase the official Elvis and Priscilla wedding Barbie dolls.
- Bigfoot has been found! There will be a press conference to confirm complete with DNA results.
8/13/08
- Olympic Swimmer Michael Phelps reveals his diet, you might like what food it takes to become an olympian.
- A little girl who sang at the opening ceremony for the Olympics was actually lip syncing because the girl who actually sang was "too ugly" according to Chinese government.
- Beijing has been outed for having faked some of their fireworks at the Opening ceremony.
- An American flyweight boxer competing in the Beijing Olympics is stunned when he loses by only 1 point.
8/12/08
- A prank left three unlocked vehicles with dead batteries, is this a prank less fun than Dawn?
- People are outraged that officers are exempt from the Hands Free Cell Phone Law while driving.
- Click here to see an updated list of the Medal Count fromt he Beijing Olympics.
- Here are some terrible suggestions that some say would "enhance the events at the olympics."
- This idiot Grandson took his Grandmother, who is a 97-year-old badminton fan, on a 1,500 mile bike ride for five weeks to see the badminton tournament at the Olympics in Beijing.
8/11/08
- How does this sound? Chocolate-covered bacon...mmm!
- 2 babies born on 8-8-08 at 8:08 weighing in at 8 pounds 8 ounces...really?
- Clay Aiken was among those that had a child born on 8-8-08 at 8:08.
- American tourists involved with Team USA in Beijing were stabbed by a Chinese man who then commit suicide.
- The Dark Knight finished in first place again this week in the box office.
- John Edwards admits to having an affair with a woman while his wife was battling cancer.
- John Edwards ex-mistress had a love child, but rules out having Edwards taking a paternity test.
- Metallica has their latest CD set to release this Fall, and they will be touring behind it starting in October. Click here to see if they'll becoming to a town near you.
8/8/08
- According to this study, if trends continue, all Americans will be fat by 2048.
- This is the biggest lie ever told to anyone taking a survey, it says that Americans are drinking less alcohol.
- Oscar Pistorious, the man with blades for feet, lost his last chance to be in the Olympics.
- The West Coast will miss out on some of the Olympic coverage.
- The opening ceremonies for the Olympics cost $50 million!
- Iraq is looking to venture into the tourist business by opening up Baghdad for visitors. This is for real.
- With a string of child deaths recently, Sacramento County's grand jury is investigating Child Protective Services.
- Tara reid has been rejected, and Kim Kardashian will battle her mom on "Dancing with the Stars"
- Jason Alexandar, better known for Seinfeld, has been asked to run for Senate.
8/7/08
- According to this poll, the public has seen too much of Obama in the news cycle.
- Airlines had more delays in June than ever.
- Former porn star Jenna Jameson is pregnant with her boyfriend UFC fighter Tito Ortiz.
- The NFL has released a "Fan Code of Conduct," click here to check it out.
- Air rage is getting worse, so people are doing whatever they can to prevent a bad flying experience.
- An 11 year-old boy hits a fake hole in one in his 3rd time golfing.
- The Packers have traded Favre to the Jets.
- These people are almost Less Fun Than Dawn, they attend a church with a country western theme.
- This survey, which was featured in today's Beat Arnie Game, shows that Nolan Ryan is still the best-liked baseball star.
8/6/08
- The suspect who went postal and beheaded a fellow bus passenger in Canada pleads to judge "Please Kill Me."
- Comedian Bernie Mac is in "very, very critical condition" after being hospitalized for pneumonia.
- According to the Green Bay head coach, Mike McCarthy, Brett Favre is not ready to play for the Packers.
- The players for the Green Bay Packers are getting tired of the Brett Favre return from retirement contreversy.
- United Airlines will start to require a minimum stay for your flights starting in October.
- A passenger jet had to make an emergency landing after smoke filled the cabin.
8/5/08
- The Brett Favre circus continues, and if he stays with the Packers, he will not be a starter.
- Charlie Sheen tops the list of the highest-paid TV stars.
- CNN.com poses the question, "What's up with Batman's voice in The Dark Knight?"
- Mary-Kate Olsen, who was close friends with Heath Ledger, won't talk to the Feds without immunity.
- JetBlue Airlines will now be charging for the use of blankets and pillows.
- See the list of complaints for airline service quality featured in today's Beat Arnie Game.
8/4/08
- A police tape shows a man brutally kill another man in a bus in Canada. He used a knife and a pair of scissors, and also ate some of the victim's flesh.
- A man has been jailed for posting a video on YouTube threatening that he poisoned baby food.
- The Dark Knight still reigns in the box office, expected to pass the $400 million mark.
- A baseball card from 1909 has been sold for $1.62 million!
- Featured in today's Beat Arnie game, see the list of All Time USA Box Office films.
- Breaking news, Morgan Freeman was in a major car accident with an unknown woman after a night of drinking.
- Click here to find out what the proper etiquette is for flying with other people.
- In an update from the woman who sat on a toilet seat so long that she became attached to it, her boyfriend will not do any jail time for allegedly neglecting his girlfriend.
8/1/08
- A woman with HIV gets 3 years for spitting in another woman's face.
- Dunkin' Donuts will roll out a healthier menu for those on diets.
- A 440-pound gambler was kicked out of an Atlantic City casino for smelling too bad.
- Dieters admit that they give up on their diet plan on weekends.
- A new sport is growing in popularity, it's called "Chess Boxing"
- South Korean TV has leaked footage of the official Olympic opening ceremonies.
- According an autopsy, the woman found dead in an airplane bathroom died of a heart abnormality.
7/31/08
- Delta airlines flight attendants find a dead woman in the bathroom on a flight.
- 54 passengers evacuated a plane after the engine caught fire during takeoff.
- During a flight, a man strips naked and tries to open the exit door mid-flight.
- Annika Sorenstam criticizes Michelle Wie for playing in a PGA tour event.
- Brett Favre may show up to training camp in Green Bay to force a decision to bring him back.
- These people are almost Less Fun Than Dawn, they are called "Hypermilers" - they try to stretch there gas for as many miles as they can at any cost.
- Everyone knows of road rage, but have you heard of green rage? Environmentalists have gone mad!
- Emergency rooms are reporting of serious injuries related to texting while walking, driving, etc becoming more common.
- According to this survey, married couples are unhappy!
- This survey shows that most men don't like it when women drive.
7/30/08
- Psychiatrists discover a new fake disorder, Climate Change Delusion.
- Al Gore modifies his house to save energy, now his energy usage has risen 10%
- This person is almsot Less Fun Than Dawn, a UPS driver died at 50 of lung cancer and has his ashes delivered to his grave...via UPS.
- The Governator has cut pay for about 200,000 state workers.
7/29/08
- Due to gas prices, mroe people are commuting on bicycles, and now it's creating new forms of road rage.
- PETA is protesting the new Batman movie, The Dark Knight, for violence towards dogs.
- According to this study, Americans are splurging even though it is Hard Times USA.
- Groups are holding prayer vigils for lower gas prices.
- The Alaskan stimulus checks for Alaskan residents will be $2,000 this year.
- Gordon Ramsay cheated death twice after falling off a cliff, nearly drowing in freezing cold water.
- Ryan Seacrest claims to have been bitten by a shark.
- A guard confirms that he saw the encounter between ex Senator John Edwards with another woman.
7/28/08
- Estelle Getty, former Golden Girl, passed away and none of the other Golden Girls showed up to her funeral.
- Britney Spears will pay Kevin Federline $20,000 a month in child support.
- The Dark Knight has broken records all across the board for the box office, making over $300 million so far.
- Featured in today's Beat Arnie game, the survey of what people prepare for most when a hurricane strikes.
- After a hurricane went through Texas, some dangerous creepy crawlers surface.
7/25/08
- The floor gave way creating a hole exposing the cargo hold of a plane going to London from Australia, causing the plane to make an emergency landing.
- According to this poll, most Americans believe that Obama will win the election for President.
- John McCain is picking up steam in Colorado and Minnesota.
- Even though Obama is visiting overseas to promote foreign relations, it isn't really helping his campaign.
- Playboy is approaching Brooke Hogan to pose nude.
- The great debate... who rules the road, cyclists or cars?
- Two sisters, aged 9 and 7, protested gas prices on their own in Salt Lake City.
- Fuel prices have fallen for the 7th straight day in a row.
- According to this study, since the gas prices have gone up, auto deaths have gone down.
7/24/08
- Matthew Broderick is rumored to have been cheating on his wife, Sarah Jessica Parker...can you blame him?
- John Edwards has also been having an affair, allegedly.
- According to this poll, the biggest issues that our next president will have to face is the economy and energy.
- Jamie Lynn Spears speaks of teen pregnancy and how good it feels to be a mom.
- Madonna is starting to get too stressed out for touring.
- Fat people can't blame their weight for being lazy, emotional, or unstable according to this study.
- The salmonella scare caused by tomatoes is no longer a threat, but many still fear the outbreak of salmonella.
7/23/08
- New survey shows that most young people, 18-34, are living too far beyond their means, falling more in debt.
- Starbucks will be laying off 12,000 workers and will be shutting down 6,500 stores...hard times!
- Back to school shopping will be impacted by the economy, according to this survey.
- Strip clubs are seeing a decline in attendance due to the economy.
- This study shows that most stimulus checks went to porn.
- High income families are selling their luxury items because of hard times.
7/22/08
- A father leaves his son in the car while he went to watch "The Dark Knight"
- Serious action figure collectors flock to stores to pick up the new "Dark Knight" toys.
- Click here to see the survey featured in today's Beat Arnie game of what villains may appear in a 3rd installment of the new Batman series.
- Mariah Carey's marriage to Nick Cannon could already be in jeopardy.
- Click here to find out why they really made a new "X-Files" Movie.
- Michelle Wie is set to play on the PGA Tour again starting at the Reno-Tahoe open.
- The salmonella scare spreads to jalapenos grown in Mexico.
7/21/08
- San Francisco officials have open debate about putting a suicide barrier on the Golden Gate Bridge.
- A giant whale carcass falls off a truck in Hawaii, leaving a giant mess.
- "Man Showers" are becoming more popular among men
- The Dark Knight breaks all records at the box office in its opening weekend.
7/18/08
- According to this survey, 52% of Americans would rather be dead than disable.
- The FDA has declared that tomatoes are now fine to eat after salmonella scare.
- Mississippi is the fattest state in the country!
- Text messaging while driving is the next thing that law officials will be cracking down on.
- A girl with upside down feet has undergone surgery to untwist her feet so she can wear shoes and walk normal.
- Holiday travel will get costlier for those who go by airlines.
- Airlines are about to take away in-flight movies.
- A boy in Kentucky is taking the law into his own hands and is checking the speed of drivers with a toy radar gun to slow people down.
7/17/08
- Featured in today's Beat Arnie Game, here is the poll of who should run with John McCain for Vice President.
- In a survey, Barack Obama is favored to be better kisser over John McCain.
- If a President is left-handed they are more likely to be a good President, McCain and Obama are both lefties.
- World Leaders attend G8 summit and talk about world hunger, afterwards, they all feast on caviar and sea urchin.
- According to polls, Obama and McCain remain neck and neck for the race to the Presidency.
- This poll shows that some Clinton supporters still don't like Obama.
- Race and Age will be serious factors for voters when it comes time to choose the President.
- 3 in 10 Americans admit to racial bias when it comes to the Presidential election.
- The Electoral College projection shows that Obama is defeating McCain by a narrow vote.
- Homeless people will be given free passes to venues during the Democratic National Convention in Denver, CO to keep out of site from the media.
- In a poll of pet owners, McCain is favored over Obama.
- Click here to see the 2008 Emmy Nominations.
- This bogus story tells of two brothers hitting back to back hole-in-ones on the same hole.
- Donald Trump has sold a home for $95 million in Palm Beach.
- This study shows that a low-carb diet is the best for losing weight.
- The Green Bay Packers claim that the Vikings are trying to get their hands on Brett Favre.
7/16/08
- Thieves are stealing gas from U-Haul trucks and refilling the tanks with water.
- More Americans are in favor of opening new power plants due to the higher cost of living and raising gas prices.
- According to this poll, 9 in 10 are expected to drive less in the next year because of gas prices.
- A woman in Kentucky has been accused for trading sex for gasoline.
- A man is trading his son's name, who will be born later this year, for free gas. He will be named after a whacky morning show in Florida.
- AAA members have been using the re-fueling service with a rise of 75%.
- This study shows that American eat 7 billion hot dogs during peak season.
- Last year, New Yorkers spent an estimated $103 billion of hot dogs.
- Krispy Kreme has released a new doughnut, this one is a bacon cheddar cheeseburger!
7/15/08
- A man was found with his head decapitated by a chainsaw after fighting to stay in his apartment complex.
- Click here to find out the results of the hot dog eating contest over 4th of July.
- In Michigan, a son has overtaken his father in a cherry pit-spitting contest.
- During the Running of the Bulls recently in Spain, 45 people were injured.
- Green Bay has spoken and the entire city has been surveyed, they want Brett Favre back with the Packers.
- A rally was held outside Lambeau Field to pressure the Green Bay Packers to bring back Brett Favre.
- Brett Favre went back and forth recently on coming back to the Packers, still in negotiations.
- After the scare of tomatoes being the source of a salmonella outbreak, investigators search for another source.
- Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban name their new baby girl Sunday Rose.
- Brangelina gives birth to their twins in France, click here to find out what rediculous names they gave them.
- The first photos of Brangelina's twins will be worth up to $20 Million!
- A-Rod is allegedly having an affair with Madonna.
6/27/08
- A man died for 1-1/2 hours from heart failure and is revived from the dead.
- Doctors expect to see 55 million more plastic surgeries by 2015.
- A man goes on the McDiet and drops 79 pounds.
- If you drink coffee, you may live longer than those who don't, according to this study.
- According to this survey, fat kids have low self esteems.
- This survey shows who actually flies a flag and who is less patriotic.
- Michelle Wie hits a 9 on hole #9 at the US Women's Open.
- Vern Troyer's sex tape may be released by the same people who put out Paris Hilton's sex tape.
- Tiger Woods spurred contreversy when he went to a night club before going into surgery for his knee.
- Oprah has ended her three week diet of vegan food.
- Heather Locklear has checked into the looney bin for anxiety and depression.
- There have been 756 reported cases from tainted tomatoes.
- Even though there will be a "hands-free" law for cell phones while driving, it won't reduce the usage of cell phones while driving, according to this study.
6/26/08
- Daniel Craig is one of many male actors that pose in a photo book where all the men cry.
- A man in LA fight in court to use his wife's last name.
- If you are a mom who forgets your child in your car and it dies from baking to death, it's okay, you just have "momnesia". You idiot!
- This study shows that the problem with kids and their attention span, it's because of "news fatigue" find out what it is here.
- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger wants fireworks to be banned this year to reduce the risk of anymore wildfires.
- Despite gas prices being at a record high, that hasn't stopped Americans from going on their vacations.
6/25/08
- Boy George has been denied entry into to the US because he can't get a new visa after a drug bust a few years back.
- See the survey featured in today's Beat Arnie game, what most Americans will be BBQ'ing this 4th of July.
- The surviving Gibbs brothers of the Bee Gees say that they may return to the stage after a 5-year hiatus.
- This survey shows that Americans are driving 1.4 billion fewer highway miles due to escalating gas prices.
- Officers of the law are having o get creative in stretching their gasoline usage.
- US home prices have fallen at a record rate in April.
- This 26-year-old woman was allowed to leave prison to attend her sons funeral and instead of returning to jail, she goes to a bar.
- A man battled an alligator while swimming in Florida.
- A man has slit his own throat during a City Hall meeting and was pepper sprayed while bleeding.
- Revolutionary knife allows you to kill instantly by injecting air and poison simultaneously.
6/24/08
- This person almost less fun than Dawn, has built a replica of the city of Paris in his flowerbed with a bunch of trash.
- Carp enthusiasts gather at a festival celebrating the nasty bottom-feeding fish.
- The largest twins have been born at a combined 23 pounds!
- Citibank has sued Ed McMahon for outstanding debts of up to $200,000.
- More than 800 California Wildfires are burning.
- Hard Times USA has hurt the catfish industry in Mississippi.
6/23/08
- Bumper stickers are one of the leading causes for road rage, according to this story. Have a crappy "Honor Roll" sticker on your car? This applies to you...idiot.
- An ex-Texan eats 25 hot dogs to claim title in Nathan's hot dog eating contest.
- This study looks at what Americans are cutting back on this Fourth of July because of Hard Times USA.
- Ellen DeGeneres takes home her fourth straight Daytime Emmy.
- Steve Carrell's comedy "Get Smart" tops the box office in it's opening weekend.
- Tom Brokaw will moderate Meet The Press through the election in place of the late Time Russer.
6/20/08
- A house in Kansas went untouched by a tornado but then was struck by lightning and catchest fire, burning to the ground.
- A group of teens in Boston make a pact to get pregnant. 17 teens get pregnant at same time...some by homeless men.
- Hard times USA is so bad that a cook in Brooklyn stole lobster tails by putting them in his pants.
- People are pumping premium gas less due to the fuel price hikes.
- Click here for a preview of up and coming movies.
- A controversial campaign button for Obama has been banned from Texas.
- Americans are proud to have Obama and McCain as a president, according to this poll.
6/19/08
- Burger King now has the world's most expensive hamburger!
- According to this survey, featured in today's Beat Arnie Game, Snowboarding is the cause of most outdoor injuries.
- Cold Stone franchise is being hit by the struggling economy.
- More Americans are sacrificing filtered water for tap water.
- Nevada's brothers have been hit by "Hard Times USA"
- Floyd Mayweather is suspected for beating the Oakland Raider wide receiver in Las Vegas.
- Mario Lopez is named People Magazine's Hottest Bachelor.
- With Tiger Woods putting away the golf clubs for the season, ratings are projected to go down for the golf franchise.
- More viewers watched the US Open tournament than any Monday televised golf tournament ever.
- Tiger Woods was predicted to win the US Open despite his leg injury.
- Fellow golfer, Retief Goosen, thought that Tiger Woods was faking his leg injury.
6/18/08
- The Oakland Raiders wide receiver, Javon Walker, was beaten unconscious and found in a Las Vegas alley after pour champagne on people in a club.
- Click here to read the list of sexiest newscasters featured in today's Beat Arnie Game.
- Tiger Woods has decided to call it quits for the remaining season of golf to have surgery on his knee.
- The king of Saudi Arabia says that he will pump more oil to avert an escalation of social and political unrest.
- The gas prices have slipped from the record to a national average of $4.07 a gallon.
- Most Americans agree that we should start drilling for our own oil.
- A man robs a lemonade stand and was caught after running home.
- Electricity bils are going up!!! Power prices are being raised up to 29%
- The recent floods in the midwest are projected to hurt the economy.
6/17/08
- More and more Americans are changing their views on gay marriage, this poll shows that more people are in favor.
- As soon as the law legalizing gay marriage in California took effect, gay couples rushed to get their marriage licenses.
- A 55-year-old lesbian in San Francisco is among the first to get married in California.
- With Tim Russert's recent death, NBC News is looking for a replacement.
- Rumor has it that Leonardo DiCaprio may play in the next comic book hero film, Captain America.
- Click here for the article featured in today's Beat Arnie game, what smells trigger certain activities.
6/16/08
- More dads are willing to take a pay cut to spend more time with their kids.
- After the salmonella scare, McDonald's plans on putting clied tomatoes back on the menu.
- Gas prices have hit an all-time high!
- San Diego, CA drivers commute to Tijuana to take advantage of the cheap gas prices in Mexico.
- When gas prices go up by one penny, the US Post Office pays $8 Million!
- US Airways is the first airline that will start charging for the bag of peanuts and soft drinks.
- Click here to read the article featured in today's Beat Arnie game, the 50 highest-earning athletes in the US.
6/13/08
- A man got shot in the head with a nail gun, had nail removed with claw from hammer at the doctor's office.
- The most popular color for cars in America is white.
- These people are almost less fun than Dawn, people in Japan who are holding "poetry boxing" matches to help teens communicate.
- Forbes Magazine releases the recent Celebrity 100 list of the most powerful celebrities.
- The action figure for Heath Ledger's rendition of the Joker for the new Batman movie flies off of shelves.
- Critics predict that The Incredible Hulk will be a hit movie this summer, The Happening is a disappointment.
- A shock to few, Queen Latifah has come out of the closet and will be marrying her partner.
- Brad Pitt tops the "Hottest Celebrity Dad" list.
- Click here for the list of TV's best and worst Dads.
- Violence at the gas pump: a man is accused of threating another man with a tire iron in line at the gas pump.
- Meals on Wheels hit from both rising gas prices and rising food prices, hurts volunteer work.
- There will be a smaller supply of lemons this year due to global conditions.
- United Airlines will start charging a fee for checking in baggage, to generate $275 million a year for airline.
- According to this book, an affair can save your marriage.
6/12/08
- NBC reveals it's reality TV cast for the upcoming "Celebrity Family Feud"
- The man who holds the world record for being the fattest man at 1,235 pounds wants to be able to stand at his wedding.
- This survey says that if you eat cheese before you go to bed, you will not have nightmares.
- American consumers say that they want more mac & cheese.
- A recent poll says that Americans blame "unethical behavior" by the industry players for the hike in gas prices.
6/11/08
- Tomato growers are in trouble from a recent outbreak of salmonella.
- The salmonella outbreak caused by tomatoes is now reported to be in 17 states.
- According to this poll, Americans fear that we will have gas shortage and conditions like the 1970's where we have to line up for gas.
- According to this study, more people are sleeping at work than ever.
- Homes with pools that have been foreclosed create health risks and bring on mosquitoes.
- Now available for people too lazy to lick ice cream from a cone...rotating ice cream cones!
- While this mother was tending to her crying child, she picked the kid up out of its crib and a snake was coiled around its leg.
6/10/08
- Following the foreclosure of Ed McMahon's home, Evander Holyfield's mansion is next.
- Jessica Alba finally gives birth, and she names the crap-bag "Honor."
- Men are 25% less likely than women to visit a doctor.
- A man recently had surgery and what he thought was a tumor ended up being a 25-year-old towel.
- More than half of Americans are taking chronic meds.
- According to this study, debt stress can be harmful to your health.
- A baby with a tumor was born 3 months early, returned to the womb, and born again perfectly healthy.
- McDonald's is one of many restaurants pulling tomatoes from their meals because of salmonella scare.
- Quake Alert in Reno!!! 20 minor earthquakes shake Reno, NV.
- Hillary Clinton's new job is to rally people behind Barack Obama.
- Gas has hit a national average of $4 a gallon for the first time ever.
- Now that Hillary is out of the presidential race, other politicians are coming out and admitting that they can't stand her.
- A woman has been accused of setting fire to a restroom at a gas station in protest of gas prices.
- The more we get closer to $5 per gallon of gas, American cut back more than ever.
6/9/08
- Frugalists go hunting in the trash for food and furniture, not because they're poor, but because they don't want anything to go to waste. Click here to learn about the 51 year old woman who rummages through trash in Seattle.
- A man in Tokyo went on a killing rampage, after running his truck into a crowd of people then getting out and stabbing 17 people.
- A man was attacked by bees and stung 300 times while hiking alone.
- Featured in today's Beat Arnie game, here is the list of salaries of America's favorite TV dads.
- Robbie Knievel jumps 21 hummers, four less than he originally planned due to strong winds. Daddy would have done it...
- Jack Black's animated comedy, Kung Fu Panda, beats out Adam Sandlers, You Don't Mess With The Zohan, with $60 mil over the weekend.
6/6/08
- The upcoming season of The Simpsons will mark the 20th season running.
- Experts say that Obama may choose either Hillary Clinton or Mitt Romney for VP.
- John Edwards says that he will not run with Obama for VP.
- Featured in today's Beat Arnie game, the results from a critic's poll of Adam Sandler's best and worst movies.
- Teenagers with TVs in their bedrooms have fewer healthier habits than those who don't.
- Women who eat more calories at the time of conception are more likely to have a boy.
- High school kids are having more sex and using protection less often.
- Some experts say that lip gloss may cause fatal skin cancer.
- Lazy people who spend most of their time on the couch may live shorter lives.
- This study shows that if you drink alcohol you are less likely to get arthritis.
- Even though antibacterial wipes purpose are to prevent the spread of bacteria, turns out they actually help it spread.
6/5/08
- A Chinese doctor pierced his head and body with 2,008 pins to celebrate the Beijing Olympics.
- The total amount of coverage of the 2008 Olympics will be 3,600 hours.
- Chicago is among the four cities picked as finalists for the 2016 Summer Olympics.
- Two teenage girls are hospitalized after getting their legs cut off while sun bathing on train tracks.
- An autopsy finds marijuana and alcohol in the teenager who was killed by the San Francisco Zoo tiger.
- Cheese made in bathtubs could be tainted with tuberculosis.
- A school district is considering making a four-day school week.
- Hillary Clinton will suspend her campaign on Saturday, and endorse Barack Obama.
- The California court will not delay the gay marriage ruling.
6/4/08
- The oldest man in Europe celebrates his 112th birthday recently.
- Tomatoes may be the cause of over 40 cases of salmonella poisoning in 9 states.
- Susan Sarandon has vowed to move to Canada if John McCain is elected president...huge loss...
- The battle for the Democratic elect for president cost Barack and Hillary nearly half a billion dollars.
- A person almost less fun than Dawn has been taking photographs daily for the past 18 years to document his life.
- This survey shows that Dads want electronics most for Father's Day.
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6/3/08
- In order to keep up with demand in food, we need 50% more food by 2030.
- Nick Hogan blames everyone else, including his friend, for the accident that landed him behind bars.
- According to this survey, more people are buying gas and groceries instead of presents for Father's Day.
- Clinton will give a post-primary speech in New York tonight.
- Hillary Clinton looks like she will concede to Obama.
- This survey shows that less money will be spent on dads this Father's Day.
- The man who designed the Pringles can has died at the age of 89.
- Kelsey Grammer has a heart attack while in Hawaii.
- Pete Wentz, Ashlee Simpson's husband, had a giant lego bumblebee made for his wife.
- Bill Cosby sweaters from the Cosby Show will be auctioned off to raise money for charity.
- More people are taking mass transit, working from home and holding back on vacations because of rising gas prices.
6/2/08
- A mother, along with her kids, lived with her 90-year-old mother's corpse for weeks in Wisconsin.
- A boy from Indiana wins the national spelling-bee by spelling the word 'Guerdon'.
- Click Here to read the article about the gourmet hot dogs in Chicago.
- A photographer gets a javelin straight to the new, and took photos of it while waiting for help.
- According to this poll, most people believe that Obama is a closet Muslim.
- Featured in today's Beat Arnie game, the survey showing what people are doing to change their commute due to the higher gas prices.
- A former US Rep. is starting a new black news channel.
5/30/08
- Satellites picture a new Amazon tribe that has never been contacted before.
- Keep an eye on this 15-year-old girl competing in the national spelling-bee.
- No one saw this coming...food prices are soaring so much so that the prices of spam goes up!
- A Missouri car dealer offers a free gun with a purchase of a car.
- Even though we bitch about gas prices here in the US, European gas prices are sky high!
- At some gas stations, there is a $75 limit on credit card charges.
- Some officials say that because gas prices are so high, some people may not be able to evacuate from emergency situations.
- This survey featured in today's Beat Arnie game, what impact the show Sex and the City actually had on our culture.
- A couple of idiots in San Francisco attempt to break the world handshaking record.
- A woman wakes up after her family decides to pull the plug on her in the hospital.
- The competator of Oreo Cookies, Hydrox, attempts to be put on store shelves again.
- Obama is confident that the democratic race for presidency will be settled in 6 days.
- A teenage girl is caught living the lifestyle of one of the Sex and the City characters.
- Woman fans of Sex and the City are planning big parties before seeing the movie.
5/29/08
- The earthquake in China brings destruction to 420,000 homes!
- China will relax their tolerance of mentally disable people for the upcoming summer olympics.
- Some areas in China will allow citizens to have another child if they lost one in the earthquake.
- Sharon Stone says that the China earthquake is karma for their treatment of tibet and the Dalai Lama.
- News anchors will co-host a fundraiser for cancer called "Stand Up to Cancer."
- This poll shows the racial challenges Obama has in the presidential race.
- John McCain reportedly said that Obama doesn't understand the war.
- This poll says that most people in California back gay marriages.
- A three time Sacramento spelling champ is going for the national spelling bee at 12 years old.
5/28/08
- A teenager gets attacked by a shark, while sleepwalking, in his own bedroom.
- The FAA is investigating why a pilot saw a "rocket" shoot past his plane mid-flight.
- In a West Virginia Wal-Mart, a 12-year-old girl was stung by a scorpion.
- This person is almost less fun than Dawn, an obsessed fan of Indiana Jones collects memorabilia and names family members and animals after characters from the franchise.
- Featured in today's Beat Arnie Game, people go to their pets for comfort.
- According to this poll, 54% of Californians support the gay marriage ban amendment.
- Hulk Hogan's son has phone conversations recorded while in jail.
- An 11-year-old boy from Nebraska is crowned champion of the national geography bee and claims $25K scholarship.
5/27/08
- The most recent Zagat Survey looking at the best and worst fast food restaurants.
- The fast food chain, Wendy's, launches a new hand-spun frosty shake.
- Featured in today's Beat Arnie game, here are some of America's favorite free attractions.
- The new Indiana Jones movie earns $126 million in its opening weekend, making it the second biggest Memorial Day opening.
- There are going to be 2 new Indiana Jones movies to continue the rebirth of the franchise with Shia LeBoeuf.
5/23/08
- The survey featured in today's Beat Arnie game, prices boost for barbecues this year!
- Dallas residents way 12 hours to get $40 worth of free gas.
- Want to carpool with a complete stranger to save on gas? Become a "slugger."
- A man in Indiana produces three barrels of crude oil in a day from his backyard.
- If another catastrophoe strikes, gas prices may rise up to $6 a gallon.
- Some people are downgrading to more economical cars to save money on gas.
- High gas prices force travelers to rethink holiday travel.
- In Sacramento, gas prices officially broke the $4 barrier.
- A barrel of crude oil is now at $129 per barrel for the first time ever.
- Diesel is now at $4.52 a gall around the nation.
- Wonder what it would be like if gas were $10 a gallon? Find out what the economy would look like in this article.
- "Barbecue Shock" is here, inflation in prices for food are keeping our budgets tight.
- Ball Park franks introduce 2 new flavors of hot dogs.
- Want to know how to grill green this Memorial Day? Read this article.
- Some airlines will start charging $25 for checked baggage.
5/22/08
- Humans aren't the only ones who have homosexual tendencies, what about animals?
- Michael Jackson may be the next "big" headliner in Las Vegas.
- Spike Lee attacks Clint Eastwood for excluding black GIs from a WWII film.
- Available now, a $175 burger!!!
5/21/08
- Is paper money unfair to the blind? Federal court says that the Treasury Department is violating the law by keeping dollars the same size and feel.
- This survey shows what everyone's favorite "Indiana Jones" moment is.
- Brangelina are having twin girls and will name their girls Castor and Pollux.
- Shania Twain gets cheated on by her husband with another woman.
5/20/08
- A man pokes a shark in the eye to survive mauling.
- One in three employees admit that they have been to work with a hangover.
- A newlywed couple spent their honeymoon night in jail after they brawled and the groom kicked the bride.
- A man has been accused of pouring bleach in his ex-girlfriend's drink at the movies.
- A truck loaded with Oreos overturns after the driver falls asleep.
- Carrie Underwood has been named the most popular "American Idol" winner, according to this study.
- Americans starting to care less about charities due to "disaster fatigue."
- Tony Romo said he would have gone to any length to escape his relationship with Jessica Simpson.
- Reportedly, Brooke Hogan is suffering from a mental breakdown.
- Is it possible that movie theaters would raise ticket prices to $20?
5/19/08
- Some people are selling their blood to get gas money.
- A double amputee will have the opportunity to qualify for the Olympic Games.
- Parents are suing the makers of a metal baseball bat over a little league injury.
- Click here to read the article exposing the 6 gas-saving myths.
- This person, almost less fun than Dawn, is refusing to buy gas for 31 days to strike raising gas prices.
5/16/08
- This man, almost less fun than Dawn, wants to change his name legally to "In God We Trust."
- According to this report, gas prices may crimp plans for Memorial Day travels.
- Americans are buying a little at a time at the grocery stores, conserving food.
- The gay marriage ban has been overturned in California.
5/15/08
- The U.N. says that there could be up to 127,000 dead after the cyclones devastated Myanmar.
- "Crazy" ants swarm and infest the Houston, TX area, and ruins electronic devices.
- A Girl Scout in Michigan sells a record breaking 17,328 boxes of girl scout cookies.
- An Obama shirt is getting harsh criticism for using Curious George as a face for the "Obama in 08" t-shirt.
- John Edwards is now officially endorsing Obama's campaign.
- A Southwest airline passenger is being cited for using a cell phone mid-flight.
- This idiot shoots himself in the back while scratching with a loaded gun.
- A man got in a car crash near his home, his wife ran out leaving food cooking in the kitchen, the house ignites, and the man gets a ticket.
- Paul McCartney is "horrified" after getting his eco car flown 7,000 miles from Japan.
- Angelina Jolie has more feelings for her adopted children then her biological children.
- Angelina Jolie confirms that she is having twins.
- This survey shows what some Americans will be spending their tax rebates on.
5/14/08
- An 11-year-old boy sells his toys to raise money for Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign.
- Even after the tornado storms over the weekend, even more storms rip through while cleanup effort is underway.
- Here is the 3rd annual Road Rage Survey that reveals the best and worst cities.
5/13/08
- After a severe storm blows through Oklahoma, tornados kill at least 23.
- The Oklahoma tornado has been devastating, especially after this story breaks about 2 mothers killed while protecting their children.
- A massive 7.9 earthquake kills more than 10,000 in China.
- Rescuers have now reached the center of the earthquake victims in China.
- According to this study, Emily and Jacob are the two most popular baby names.
- This person almost less fun than Dawn, was an owner of a jar museum before dying recently.
- The father of American Idol contestant, David Archuleta, is banned from attending rehearsals and going backstage.
- Ashlee Simpson says in a report that Britney Spears is "trashy." This would make a great girl-fight.
- Bono celebrates his 48th birthday with fellow humanitarian Brad Pitt.
- Holly from the Girls Next Door is not going to marry hef.
- Frustrated owners of gas guzzlers try to get rid of their vehicles to relieve financial strain.
- School districts are looking to rais prices of meals.
- Airline fees stack up for travelers, including an additional charge for second checked bags.
- Other People's Pain and Why It's Funny: An angry father of a sexually assaulted daughter, stabbed wrong offender.
5/12/08
- This group of people, almost less fun than Dawn, competatively knit and have "sock battles."
- Stamp Prices at the US Post Office today rise a penny to 42 cents!
- Jenna Bush, daughter of President George W. Bush, ties the knot over the weekend at their family ranch.
- Woman pregnant with 18th child...give it a break!
5/9/08
- Hillary Clinton lent her own presidential campaign $6.4 million over the past month.
- Obama campaign says that May 20th will be the end for his Democratic primary run.
- Clinton says that she will stay in the presidential race until there is a nominee decided.
- According to this professor in Harvard, children spoil happiness for parents.
- Rosie O'Donnell defends the contreversial former reverend of Obama's, Jeremiah Wright.
- Stay-at-Home moms are worth nearly $117,000 a year according to this survey.
- The third attack in 5 days, a 2-year-old dragged from their own yard.
- According to this study, one in three women would take a pay cut to see kids more.
- Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon get matching tattoos in honor of their marriage.
5/8/08
- This 4-year-old allegedly gets a hole in one on a par 3, 57-yard hole.
- A pitbull was found stuck in the engine compartment of a truck.
- The classic I Love NY t-shirts get a new look.
- Death toll from cyclones in Myanmar could have reached 100,000.
- Fast drivers need to consider driving slower in order to save money at the gas pump.
- In the first week of sales for Grand Theft Auto IV, 6 million copies were sold racking up $500 million in sales.
- Fans line up for a new Heath Ledger "Joker" action figure.
- A Chris Farley exhibit will open in a Wisconsin Historical Museum running through November.
5/7/08
- The co-founder of Baskin-Robbings, Irvine Robbins, has died at 90 years old.
- Alex Rodriguez passed out during the birthd of his first daughter.
- Janna Bush, George W. Bush's daughter, is set to wed millionare Henry Hager.
- The few viewers that Katie Couric still has say that they still like her.
- Mel Gibson creeps out from laying low to star in a new movie called "Edge of Darkness."
- Mariah Carey has signed a prenup before marrying her beau.
- Britney Spears is back in court for custody hearings for her two toddler sons.
- A soldier accidentally calls home during a gun fight and leaves a message on parent's machine.
5/6/08
- 'Family Guy' creator, Seth MacFarlane, is now the highest-paid writer/producer working in televesion, signs new Family Guy spin-off deal with FOX.
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