THURSDAY SHOW BLOG (12/15/2011) |

Today’s Anthem: JESSE MCCARTNEY!

NEAT! WHAT TO DO WITH CRAPPY PRESENTS!

6% of people said they tried to sell it. 2% re-gift it to the gifter & 2% post a picture to make fun of it.

16.5 BILLION – Cards, letters, and packages that will be handled by the U.S. Postal Service
Two BILLION – The number of candy canes sold worldwide in December
220 MILLION – cost of all the poinsettias sold during the holiday season.
25-30 MILLION – # of real Christmas trees that Americans will buy this year
17 MILLION - # of Artificial Trees that Americans will buy this year
28 – Avg number of cards a family with mail out this holiday season.
1 – Rank of gift cards which will easily by the most popular Christmas present this year.

HOLIDAY TIPPING GUIDE:

The average holiday tip this year is between $10 – $25 bucks! About 1/3 of people said they’ll tip their newspaper person. About 25% plan to tip their dog walker. But in every category except housekeeping – people said they are NOT going to be tipping at all. Here’s a quick list of people you should think about.

Superintendents – anywhere between $10-$100
Barbers – Double your normal tip
Landscaping – if its constantly the same guy – tip him between $20 – $50!
Dog Walkers – One or two weeks pay
Babysitter – If its your regular babysitter (more than once or twice) about one or two nights pay!
Housekeeper – If you don’t normally tip them – throw them about one weeks pay.
Mailman – they can’t get cash, so give them a gift about $20…only if it’s your regular everyday mailman!
Assistant – Gift worth at least $50. Spend more if they have worked hard.
Service People (trainers…etc) - Gift cards…anything is fine

WE REVISITED A COUPLE OF OUR FAVORITE 2011 VIDEOS:

Barbara Walters had her “Impressive People” special on last night. She was impressed by Steve Jobs, Herman Cain, Pippa Middleton and more. Neato.
Jennifer Aniston and George Clooney were voted by Yahoo as the celebrities that people would most like to smooch on New Years Eve! ((LAST ON WOODY AND RIZ’S SMOOCH LIST? SARAH JESSICA PARKER….WHY? SHE LOOKS LIKE A HORSE - CLICK HERE!) – We asked the listeners what you thought…..Kaley Cuoco or Sloan from Entourage….You said….KALEY!!!!!
Rumor has it that E! is shopping a Clint Eastwood reality series following around him and his family.

CRAPPY BIRTHDAYS:
–Julie Berry – 31
–Adam Brody – 32
–DON JOHNSON! – 62
–Dave Clark – 69
–Tim Conway – 78

Stacy Thorn – 28 – Today’s birthday girl has ended up with what looks to be an egg nog mustache in 261 fine films including:

A Chick-Fil-A cashier in California didn’t take the names of two Asian customers. She entered them in as Ching…and Chong. Needless to say – she was SOOOOOO fired.
One day last week – there was a shooting outside of the In-N-Out Burger drive through in California. The shooter ran away and the victim just was lying there, again, right outside the drive thru bleeding out. Did people stop to help? Nope. Cars were even driving around the body just to get to the drive thru window. Cars still went through the drive through for two hours until cops shut down the crime scene! CRAZY!
A woman was stabbed to death at a bank inside of a Walmart by her own husband and died on the ground. Walmart and the cops roped off the area – BUT LEFT THE DAMN STORE OPEN! ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! The husband was arrested and charged with murder.
According to this article is says f someone you know uses the past tense and likes to talk about what he eats…then be aware…they could be a psychopath. Researchers identified the speech patterns which are supposedly tell-tale signs somebody could be the next Hannibal Lecter. People who have verbal stumbles should be treated with caution whilst anybody showing a lack of emotions could be trouble too. Other tics to watch for could be speaking of things in the main past tense or focusing concerns on food and money could be an indicator. It seriously sounds like everyone.

An East Naples woman was accused of throwing a box of wine and a beer can at her boyfriend, saying he racked up a large bill on her credit card. Karen Rowand was arrested Saturday by Collier deputies at home. According to a Sheriff’s Office report, deputies arrived to Rowand’s residence and found her live-in boyfriend with a cut under his eye and blood dripping down his face. When deputies asked Rowand’s boyfriend what happened, he told them Rowand accused him of taking $2,000 from her credit card, and when he denied it, she became irate and attacked him. Rowand then threw a container of box wine at him, striking him on the right side of his face and throat area, according to reports. She then took a half-full beer can and threw it at him, hitting his cheek, causing him to bleed, Rowand’s boyfriend said. Deputies said a strong odor of alcohol was emitting from Rowand’s facial area and she had trouble speaking with them. Rowand faces a domestic violence charge.

FIRST WORLD PROBLEMS!

WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR FIRST WORLD PROBLEMS? WE OPENED UP THE PHONE….HERE IS AN EXAMPLE:

WOODY AND RIZZUTO COMPLAINED ABOUT HAVING TO GO TO L.A. FOR THE GRAMMY’S AND THEN HAVING TO GO TO IRELAND FOR ST. PATRICKS DAY….FIRST WORLD PROBLEM!

HERE IS THE AUDIO:

THURSDAY SHOW BLOG (12/15/2011)