I’m glad these people really buckled down to achieve something as important as this: making the largest line of people/mattress hybrids and dominoing themselves.  Still, it’s pretty cool! Check it out: Mattress Dominoes

I could put the list of the Top 25 Dog Names according to Huffington Post on here, but I’ll give you the link instead.  They have cute dog pictures along with the names.  Is your dog (or pet)’s name on the list?  Yep, mine is.  #1 in fact.  I don’t know if I’m proud or a little disappointed…

Here’s the link: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/07/top-25-dog-names-of-2011_n_1132706.html

The title pretty much sums it up… check out this video of an octopus literally CRAWLING out of the water and walking on dry land!  I for one will bow down to our future octopus overlords…

That was a Simpsons reference, I apologize.

Check it out:

Octopus Walks On Dry Land

 Esquire Magazine asked the women in their lives to share their secrets about relationships, and what we’ve been doing wrong (and right) all these years

• We get to pick the baby’s name. And it’s not going to be your mother’s maiden name. McCullen is a terrible name for a baby. 
• The most chivalrous thing a man can do is let you have the last piece of bacon. 
• Black coffee is sexy. Bringing black coffee to us in bed is sexy, too. 
• “Chuck Norris would do it” is not an excuse for bad behavior. 
• Make your bed every day and change the sheets once a week. That vague goat like smell guys get will remind us of our brother, and you will be sleeping alone. 
• Most of us would rather watch Entourage than Sex and the City. 
• It’s not that we like the flowers themselves, it’s that the flowers mean you’re thinking about us. And we love that. 
• When we ask you how we look, you lose points every time you answer with “fine.” 
• When we say, “He was so great in the delivery room!” we are actually just happy that you didn’t faint, gag, or run screaming out the door.
• If we make it through an entire first date without seeing what color your iPhone case is, well, we just might fall in love. 
• We are all secretly in love with Jeff Goldblum. 
• If you call the movies “the cinema,” we will only laugh. And laugh. 
• We still like being asked on a proper date. 
• Shoes always fit. Hence our perpetually full closets. 
• Snuggling can fix just about anything. 
• If we’re at a sports bar during a big game, don’t hit on us. We’re watching the game. 
• Please don’t write us poetry or compose us music. Unless writing is actually part of your job description, like if you are Tom Waits. 
• We love the fact that you are stronger than us and that you can reach everything on the top shelf. 
• A deep voice. And some stubble. 
• We look into your minds by reading your magazines.

So there ya go. Ladies, is this a pretty accurate list?  Fellas, do you agree?

Barenaked Ladies’ 1988 anthem on wishful thinking was actually quite accurate in what they could do with a million dollars.  A journalist from Bundle.com (with more time on his hand than I do) did some research and compared what $1 million could get you in 1988 when the song was released, and how far it’d get you last year.  Click the link to get the full details, but if you’re short on time here’s the brief story: they could accomplish their goals with an extra $640 kicking around somewhere, but today they’d fall over HALF A MILLION short!

In 1988, the song would add up to $1 000 640.
2010: $1 679 994!!

Here’s the full breakdown: 

http://money.bundle.com/article/if-you-had-1-million-could-you-still-afford-a-10474

Polls often give us great insight into the average mind… what the average person does with their day, how they spend their money, and in this case… who they hate the most!  Online research has been done on famous people that Americans hate the most.  The top 10 list may have one or two surprising people (surprising as in… that many people even know who they are?!), but number 1 is certainly no surprise.  Here we go,

1. Casey Anthony
2. Spencer Pratt (From MTV’s The Hills)
3. “Octomom” Nadya Suleman
4. O.J. Simpson
5. Jon Gosselin
6. Levi Johnston (Father of Bristol Palin’s baby)
7. Jesse James (Sandra Bullock’s ex)
8. Paris Hilton
9. “Hollywood Madam” Heidi Fleiss
10. Howard Stern

Personally, I’m thrilled to see Spencer Pratt (appropriate last name) at number 2.  I thought I was the only person who actually saw how big of a jerk he is, but I’m not alone!  I guess I could mention, Sunday August 14th is his birthday, happy birthday, ya big idiot.  What do you think?  Anybody on here who doesn’t deserve the “honour”?  Anybody missing?  I see Jon Gosselin on here, but I think that spot should be tied with Kate too.  At least Jon isn’t trying to be a celebrity anymore.

Amy Winehouse is the latest celebrity to join the tragic 27 Club… a group of influential singers who passed away at the far-too-young age of 27.  She joins Jim Morrison, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix and Kurt Cobain as somebody who (likely) passed on due to the excesses of music superstardom.  Amy was famous for her uncontrollable urges, and it comes as little surprise that this happened, but that makes it no less tragic.  For the full story, click below.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2018020/Amy-Winehouse-dead–Found-dead-London-flat.html

The 2011 Emmy Nominees were announced on Thursday, here is the complete list (it’s a big one) for your consideration.  The show airs September 18th on Fox.

Comedy Series

The Big Bang Theory
Glee
Modern Family
The Office
Parks and Recreation
30 Rock

Drama Series

Boardwalk Empire
Dexter
Friday Night Lights
Game of Thrones
The Good Wife
Mad Men

Lead Actress in a Comedy

Laura Linney, The Big C
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation
Melissa McCarthy, Mike & Molly
Martha Plimpton, Raising Hope
Tina Fey, 30 Rock

Lead Actor in a Comedy

Matt LeBlanc, Episodes
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
Steve Carell, The Office
Johnny Galecki, The Big Bang Theory
Louis C.K., Louie
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock

Lead Actor in a Drama

Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire
Michael C. Hall, Dexter
Kyle Chandler, Friday Night Lights
Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Hugh Laurie, House
Timothy Olyphant, Justified

Lead Actress in a Drama

Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men
Connie Britton, Friday Night Lights
Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: SVU
Mireille Enos, The Killing
Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
Kathy Bates, Harry’s Law

Supporting Actor in a Comedy

Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men
Chris Colfer, Glee
Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Modern Family
Ed O’Neill, Modern Family
Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family
Ty Burrell, Modern Family

Supporting Actor in a Drama

John Slattery, Mad Men
Andre Braugher, Men of a Certain Age
Walton Goggins, Justified
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
Josh Charles, The Good Wife
Alan Cumming, The Good Wife

Supporting Actress in a Comedy

Jane Lynch, Glee
Betty White, Hot in Cleveland
Julie Bowen, Modern Family
Kristen Wiig, Saturday Night Live
Jane Krakowski, 30 Rock
Sofia Vergara, Modern Family

Supporting Actress in a Drama

Kelly Macdonald, Boardwalk Empire
Christina Hendricks, Mad Men
Michelle Forbes, The Killing
Archie Panjabi, The Good Wife
Margo Martindale, Justified

Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie

Kate Winslet, Mildred Pierce
Elizabeth McGovern, Downton Abbey
Diane Lane, Cinema Verite
Taraji P. Henson, Taken From Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story
Jean Marsh, Upstairs Downstairs

Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie

Greg Kinnear, The Kennedys
Barry Pepper, The Kennedys
Edgar Ramirez, Carlos
William Hurt, Too Big To Fail
Idris Elba, Luther
Laurence Fishburne, Thurgood

Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie

Guy Pearce, Mildred Pierce
Brian F. O’Byrne, Mildred Pierce
Tom Wilkinson, The Kennedys
Paul Giamatti, Too Big To Fail
James Woods, Too Big To Fail

Variety, Music, or Comedy Series

The Colbert Report
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Saturday Night Live
Conan
Real Time with Bill Maher
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

Reality Competition Program

So You Think You Can Dance
The Amazing Race
Project Runway
American Idol
Dancing with the Stars
Top Chef

Host for a Reality or Reality Competition Program

Jeff Probst
Cat Deeley
Phil Keoghan
Tom Bergeron
Ryan Seacrest

Reality Series

Antiques Roadshow
Deadliest Catch
Hoarders
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
MythBusters
Undercover Boss

That’s a pretty huge list.  What do you think, who are your picks for the winners?  Comment below!