Woman eats 363 wings, wins Wing Bowl 22 and other eye-catching headlines
Molly Schuyler is a 5'7", 125 lb woman from Bellvue, NE who broke the record for most wings eaten in Wing Bowl 22 in Philadelphia on Super Bowl Sunday. The previous record of 337 was set in 2012 by well-known competitive eater Takeru Kobayashi.
The "ring and scam" is making the rounds again. This is one where people call you from what seem like ordinary area codes and hang up. Then you call back to see who it was. Turns out the area code is an international one and you will pay more than $20 for the first minute of the call. Be careful.
The ratings for the Super Bowl are in...well, ratings for the commercials anyway. AdWeek says that the Budweiser "puppy adoption" ad was the best ad that aired during the game. While we're on the subject of Super Bowl commercials, I think this one might have risen to the top of the "I Quit" parade (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gf0vzLgF-OI). Although I still love this one (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ew_tdY0V4Zo).
In Boston's Back Bay, 40 people are now homeless thanks to a fire that caused $2.5 million in damages to the apartment building where they once lived. The Fire Department is saying the cause of the fire was apparently careless disposal of smoking materials.
A lawsuit filed against Yahoo by a sweepstakes company raises the question of whether or not it really was Warren Buffett's idea to have a $1 billion perfect NCAA tournament bracket contest. Yahoo had contracted with the company to run its own $1 billion perfect bracket contest and then backed out when Buffett's deal with Quicken was announced first. SCA, the sweepstakes company is suing Yahoo for $4.4 million it claims it is owed under the terms of the deal, if Yahoo cancelled.
Those who were hoping to see Brock Lesnar back in the MMA ring will have to wait. Apparently he's contractually obligated to the WWE until at least 2015.
The contract signed by Raiderettes has been leaked out, so if any of you are interested in being underpaid and exploited, check it out.
Riverside County prosecutors have filed felony against a former public school teacher who is accused of sexually abusing two of her students. One of the students had posted her recording of a conversation with the former teacher on YouTube.
LAPD officers working in Venice are spending more and more time having to awaken homeless people who are allowed to sleep on the streets, but only until 6:00 a.m. The continued gentrification of the area is bringing more pressure to police and government officials to do something about the area's growing homeless population.
Houston's "Mattress Mack" is out $7 million due to the Super Bowl victory of the Seattle Seahawks but he says he doesn't mind. Customers who spent $6,000 or more during the two weeks before the Super Bowl would receive refunds if the Seahawks won. They did, and the customers are ecstatic. Even those who are Broncos fans.
Floyd "Money" Mayweather, Jr., has made it clear he did not bet $10.4 million on the Super Bowl, and he's also taken to social media to ask his fans who he should battle against in his next fight.
Scott Bakula will once again be the lead actor in a television series. He will star in the latest spin-off from "NCIS" which will be set in New Orleans.
Taylor Swift was overhead giving relationship advice to actress Jennifer Szohr in a ladies room while the actress was on a date with Green Bay QB Aaron Rodgers. The trio was out for a night of pizza and bowling. (Reporter's note: Pizza & bowling sounds like "Laverne and Shirley" and is Taylor Swift the go-to woman for relationship advice?)
Sandra Fluke is thinking of running for Congress to replace the retiring Henry Waxman. Now there's a congressional race that Rush Limbaugh would take an interest in.
Several hundred employees of Disney's Interactive unit will be getting layoff notices.
Matthew Whelan is a Brit who changed his name to King Of Ink Land King Body Art The Extreme Ink-Ite. Since over 90% of his body, including the whites of one of his eyes are tattooed, the name makes sense. However the government won't put that name on his passport. He's suing.
The celebrity entrance at the L. A. Criminal Courts Building was busy on Monday, as CeeLo Green, Chris Brown and Octo-Mom Nadya Suleman were all making appearances there.
The "ring and scam" is making the rounds again. This is one where people call you from what seem like ordinary area codes and hang up. Then you call back to see who it was. Turns out the area code is an international one and you will pay more than $20 for the first minute of the call. Be careful.
The ratings for the Super Bowl are in...well, ratings for the commercials anyway. AdWeek says that the Budweiser "puppy adoption" ad was the best ad that aired during the game. While we're on the subject of Super Bowl commercials, I think this one might have risen to the top of the "I Quit" parade (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gf0vzLgF-OI). Although I still love this one (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ew_tdY0V4Zo).
In Boston's Back Bay, 40 people are now homeless thanks to a fire that caused $2.5 million in damages to the apartment building where they once lived. The Fire Department is saying the cause of the fire was apparently careless disposal of smoking materials.
A lawsuit filed against Yahoo by a sweepstakes company raises the question of whether or not it really was Warren Buffett's idea to have a $1 billion perfect NCAA tournament bracket contest. Yahoo had contracted with the company to run its own $1 billion perfect bracket contest and then backed out when Buffett's deal with Quicken was announced first. SCA, the sweepstakes company is suing Yahoo for $4.4 million it claims it is owed under the terms of the deal, if Yahoo cancelled.
Those who were hoping to see Brock Lesnar back in the MMA ring will have to wait. Apparently he's contractually obligated to the WWE until at least 2015.
The contract signed by Raiderettes has been leaked out, so if any of you are interested in being underpaid and exploited, check it out.
Riverside County prosecutors have filed felony against a former public school teacher who is accused of sexually abusing two of her students. One of the students had posted her recording of a conversation with the former teacher on YouTube.
LAPD officers working in Venice are spending more and more time having to awaken homeless people who are allowed to sleep on the streets, but only until 6:00 a.m. The continued gentrification of the area is bringing more pressure to police and government officials to do something about the area's growing homeless population.
Houston's "Mattress Mack" is out $7 million due to the Super Bowl victory of the Seattle Seahawks but he says he doesn't mind. Customers who spent $6,000 or more during the two weeks before the Super Bowl would receive refunds if the Seahawks won. They did, and the customers are ecstatic. Even those who are Broncos fans.
Floyd "Money" Mayweather, Jr., has made it clear he did not bet $10.4 million on the Super Bowl, and he's also taken to social media to ask his fans who he should battle against in his next fight.
Scott Bakula will once again be the lead actor in a television series. He will star in the latest spin-off from "NCIS" which will be set in New Orleans.
Taylor Swift was overhead giving relationship advice to actress Jennifer Szohr in a ladies room while the actress was on a date with Green Bay QB Aaron Rodgers. The trio was out for a night of pizza and bowling. (Reporter's note: Pizza & bowling sounds like "Laverne and Shirley" and is Taylor Swift the go-to woman for relationship advice?)
Sandra Fluke is thinking of running for Congress to replace the retiring Henry Waxman. Now there's a congressional race that Rush Limbaugh would take an interest in.
Several hundred employees of Disney's Interactive unit will be getting layoff notices.
Matthew Whelan is a Brit who changed his name to King Of Ink Land King Body Art The Extreme Ink-Ite. Since over 90% of his body, including the whites of one of his eyes are tattooed, the name makes sense. However the government won't put that name on his passport. He's suing.
The celebrity entrance at the L. A. Criminal Courts Building was busy on Monday, as CeeLo Green, Chris Brown and Octo-Mom Nadya Suleman were all making appearances there.
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