Tuesday, January 30, 2007

JANUARY 30, 2007

SORRY, LADIES, THERE'S NOTHING BIGGER THAN THE SUPER BOWL IN FEBRUARY!
This story is for every woman whose husband or boyfriend invests in a new, $8,000 60-inch plasma this week so he can watch the Super Bowl in style on Sunday. . . and then, 10 days later, takes her to Denny's for Valentine's Day dinner.

According to a survey by Coors Light, 44% of men plan on putting more time and energy into making Super Bowl plans than Valentine's Day plans. Also, 52% of people have considered taking the day after the Super Bowl off from work, while only 17% of people have considered taking Valentine’s Day off to plan for a special evening.

30% of men also say they'd rather see their favorite team win the Super Bowl than go on a date with a supermodel.

IS YOUR WALLET TOO FAT?
Check out this website called Just One Club Card. It lets you consolidate eight of your loyalty and club cards onto one small piece of paper.

They've got a ton of stores you can choose from. . . including most major grocery stores, drug stores, office supply places, retailers. . . pretty much everything you've got.

You just type the numbers off the back of your club cards, and the site generates a printout the size of a credit card that duplicates their barcodes. So. . . you can take all of the cards out of your wallet, and replace them with one little piece of paper.

Stores WILL accept this printout. And don't worry. . . it's not a risk at all to enter your club card numbers onto the website. . . they aren't storing what you enter, and even if they were, no store will give up any personal information about you just from a club card number.

SO WHO'S BEING TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF NOW?
Don't feel too bad for the two boys made fun of by Simon Cowell during American Idol auditions in Seattle. Kenneth Briggs (who Simon said looked like a monkey) and Jonathan Jayne have done okay.

These two no-talents parlayed that rejection straight into the spotlight, from the "Today Show" - where they were interviewed - to "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" - where they were offered the chance to be correspondents at a celebrity golf tournament. They've received an all expense paid trip to Disney World from Rosie O'Donnell, and now will appear at promotional events at the Super Bowl... to which tickets cost $5,000 a piece.

These kids go into American Idol for this exact reason. Should Simon demean their physical appearance? No. But don't for a second believe they wouldn't take the humiliation again 100 times over to get the fame and exposure they have now. Just ask William Hung.