People Are Talkin’ …say what?
Two women in England recently found out a guy was secretly dating BOTH of them . . . so they teamed up to get revenge. They made a banner with photos of all three of them telling him he was DUMPED, and hung it on a bridge over a highway yesterday morning so thousands of people would see it.
A new study ranked all 50 states by PATRIOTISM . . . based on things like the number of veterans, voter turnout, and people Googling American flags to buy. South Carolina came in first, Maine is second, and North Carolina is third. California came in as the LEAST patriotic state.
Cops in Oklahoma tried to pull over a 34-year-old woman for drunk driving earlier this week . . . and she led them on a high-speed chase. Turns out she was trying to make it into the next county over . . . because she likes their jail better. She stopped a few miles short of that county though, so she was arrested and taken to the jail she DIDN'T like for DUI and evading charges.
In a new interview, the director of "The Notebook" says RYAN GOSLING and RACHEL MCADAMS actually kind of HATED each other while they were filming. Ryan even tried to get her kicked off the SET once. Then they screamed at each other for a while, until they hashed things out. The two went on to date for more than two years after filming ended.
MTV posted a list of the 21 Sexiest Aliens. It's topped by David Bowie from the 1976 movie "The Man Who Fell to Earth". It also includes Natasha Henstridge from "Species", Thor and Loki and three of the sexy Cylon chicks from "Battlestar Galactica".
if you're heading to the beach this weekend, want to make sure your beer stays cold, A woman in Louisiana realized you can use a TOILET PLUNGER as a beer koozie. Your beer should fit nicely in the mouth of your plunger, which keeps it cold, and you can plant the handle in the sand to keep it standing up. We recommend cleaning your plunger first before you do this
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In typically cryptic fashion, Garth Brooks has posted a simple but inscrutable message on his website: "The Wait is Over 7/7."
The wait for what? U.S. tour dates? A new album? We'll know for sure on Monday. In the meantime, Garth's Dublin shows at Croke Park later this month are in jeopardy. The Dublin city council has agreed to allow only three of the shows, which are scheduled for July 25th through the 29th, citing the disruptive effect of five shows on local residents and other issues. The concern is that the limit may cause all five concerts to be scrapped. More than 400,000 tickets have been sold for the five shows.
Kid Rock is shaking things up with the next version of his cruise.
The sixth edition of Chillin' the Most Cruise is billed as a "blind date," with the cruise promoters saying, "All you’ll know is that Kid will be there to host this badass party…but you won’t know who else he’s bringing along until we’re on the ship together! But don’t worry; we know you can’t get snazzy for a blind date and a good time without the nitty-gritty! We’ll still host a rowdy pre-party, and tell you in advance about theme nights, activities, contests and all the other crazy fun we'll do on board."
The cruise will leave Miami on March 2nd and head to Cozumel, Mexico before returning March 6th. Head to KidRockCruise.com for more info
Miranda Lambert is on the cover of the July/August issue of Live Happy magazine, an article titled "Boots, Roots and Absolutely Lovin' Life." Inside, she talks about some of the things that are important to her happiness — like not selling out. "My dad really taught me about character. It was a word he used all the time in my childhood. You need to have good character, you need to stand up for who you are and stick to your word and what you believe in.” The issue with Ran on the cover is on newsstands now.
"Independence Day" was one of Martina McBride's best-known hits, but the song's writer offered it to another artist first. It was REBA McENTIRE
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Things you DID or DIDN’T KNOW about the 4th of July
The population of the new United States in 1776 was about 2.5 million.
We import $2.5 million worth of U.S. flag items from China, and $500,000 worth from other countries. But we make more than $300 million worth of flag related stuff here at home.
We export more than $900,000 worth of U.S. flags to other countries. One third of them go to Mexico.
We buy $209 million worth of fireworks from China, $8 million from the rest of the world, and we make $331 million worth at home.
76 million of us have been to a BBQ. The U.S. population is just over 300 million.
All U.S. military bases hold a 50-gun salute at noon on Independence Day.
They fire one gun for each state in the union.
Ordinary people named after a president: Washington is the second most popular president's name. It's 138th among all last names. Adams, at 39th overall, is the most popular. And Monroe, Jefferson, and Madison round out the top five.
The first person born an American….there are no records of who the first American was. The first person born here to European parents was a Viking named Snorri 700 years earlier. And Virginia Dare was the first person born in the British colonies, in 1587.
The first Independence Day was celebrated on July 8th. They celebrated it in Philadelphia on July 8th, 1776, four days after the Declaration of Independence was approved. The celebration included ringing the Liberty Bell, and the first public reading of the Declaration.
12 of the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence underlined their name, including John Hancock and Ben Franklin. And one guy signed his name "Charles Carroll of Carrollton".
