Updated May 17, 2008 - 12:24 pm
CLICK CHICK ARCHIVE - April '07 PICKS
4/30: You know, I don't really like to share my political views. But since Pat McMahon was waxing so eloquently about the experience of New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson who is running for president, I thought, the Click Chick ought to let the public know who she is endorsing in the next election. So without much further adieu. I the Click Chick endorse: William Shatner aka Denny Crane aka Capt. James Tiberius Kirk (Yes, I'm that much of a geek I know Kirk's middle name). So how is this related to the Internet you ask? Well, I didn't even know he was running until I found the Shatner in '08 t-shirt available over at cafepress.com. They have all kinds of great geek gifts. Get the Shatner shirt...
What's getting lots of views on the old Internet this morning? Some deer made their way into a nursing home. It's probably the most excitement they had there since Steve and Eydie made an appearance. Watch the story here...
By the way, you knew this kind of video was bound to get on the Internet. Someone tried to put their cat on a treadmill. I live with 2 cats and one is about 25 pounds. If it were possible, I would have tried it. But as you guessed, the term "lazy cat" is true. Watch the video...
Remember how were really were told to question authority? Well, I think someone has the right idea - question celebrity. From the Sunday edition of the Washington Post, someone is questioning John Travolta because the dancer/actor/pilot is encouraging people to go green and help prevent global warming. Yet, the man owns five planes. If you remember the Click Chick had pictures several months ago of his home with the hangar attached. My question is by one person needs that many planes, including a 737? Read the article...
Well parents, here's a way to check on some of the campus shenanigans at the schools where you're sending your kids and your money. Enter: Individuals Banned from Campus in Google and you'll see the mugshots and lists of people banned from campus. We checked out the University of Colorado blotter. It doesn't tell you what they did. They look pretty harmless, and the blotter says "they're not necessarily dangerous." What are most people nailed for at colleges? Theft, liquor law violations and noise disturbances. Who would have guessed?
4/27: Fleeced: Can you tell the difference between the two animals on the left? As the Nursery rhyme goes, Mary had a little lamb, not a toy poodle. Well, thousands in Japan bought what they thought were poodles, but in reality were little lambs. They only realized the scam after an actress said her "poodle" wouldn't bark nor would it eat dog food. The sheep were imported from Australia and the UK and someone has some explaining to do. Read the story...Captain America Arrested?: Captain America we hardly knew ye. A Florida doc is accused of groping a woman while in a Capt. America uniform with a burrito stuffed down his tights. He was on a bar crawl. Enough said. Read the article...
Web Watch: You need to watch what the kids on looking at and doing on the old Internet. I read the New Times' blog of Stephon Lemons, aka the Bird and you'll be reminded why. He discovered a disturbing Web site that is the neo-Nazi version of MySpace. How did he find the site? He was doing a little research on a former political candidate and he says he found said candidate and quite of few young folks from Phoenix with postings on the site. If you read the blog which explains the story behind the site, it will make your toes curl. *Note: The blog contains some strong language. Read Lemon's blog...
On a much, much lighter note... A KTAR staffer sent me a link to check out the glow bra. Yes, glow in the dark undergarments for the ladies. Now, a couple months ago, I told you about one that creates geometric shapes, but now there's a new kind. This lovely set, the underwear light up too. It was designed for the Playtex Moonwalk which raises cash for breast cancer research. Apparently, in London thousands of women do the moonlit marathon every year sporting brightly decorated brassieres. Read the story and see the bra here...
And just for giggles, go to Dancingbush.com. Bush dances the way you want him too. Pretty funny stuff. He's particularly good at Disco.
4/26: After all these years of being a netizen, I finally got an email from a Nigerian who claims that I could net me a sizeable chunk of $28 million. All I have to do is contact their lawyer and send some cash. Do you think I should? I didn't think so. Read about what's got to be the world's oldest email scam from Snopes.com. My question is, what took them so long to find me?
Also, if you want to see something really neat, a researcher poured plaster down an ant hill. Of course, this comes out of the Journal of Insect Science. Aside from the article, if you page down you can see what the architecture of this subterranean species looks like - truly, truly fascinating. You won't believe how deep ant hills go... at least those belonging to the Florida Harvester ant. Look at the ant hill...Rudy Giuliani drawing fire for comments saying America would be at risk for another terrorist attack on the scale of 9/11. MSNBC's Keith Olberman had this response that's getting lots of hits on the old Internet at crooksandliars.com. You can read more about Guiliani's comments in his interview with politico.com's Roger Simon.
Now, let's focus on Guiliani's primary foe - Ariz. Sen. John McCain. Over at politico.com they have an interesting article detailing how he has cooled his pro war rhetoric.
And an anti-war group has posted an anti-McCain video John McCain vs. John McCain on YouTube. Apparently, the kids have put together video of McCain where they paint him as a flip flopper on the issues.
Florida lawmakers want to make it illegal for students to show their underwear - thongs peaking from low rise jeans included. Our Bell Lexus Poll of the Day asked our listeners if they'd vote for such a measure - 67 percent of you said yes.
Now the picture of the day: Drunk Man and Horse. The man rode his horse to a bank and he fell asleep in the foyer. The horse was in there with him because he had no way of getting out. Read the story...
Prozac for dogs. That's all I need to say. Read the story for yourself...
Because I made a big boo boo and called the Milky Way our Solar System instead of our galaxy, I've got the bonus link: Astronomy Magazine's Intro to the Sky. I particularly like Know the Constellations section and I can now identify Cassiopeia.
The Best Steak in Phoenix - Ruth's Chris *(Audience Winner) - Rustler's Rooste is the editorial winner. ... The Capital Grille is second according to Phoenix City Search. See the full list...
4/25: Flying back from San Francisco, I sat in the emergency exit row and there was a seat empty next to me. It was perfect - plenty of leg room and a one space minimum between me and the other passenger. However, when a plane is packed and not a seat to spare, do you recline or not? That's the big debate. The airline gives you the option of reclining in your seat, but maybe that fella behind you who is 6-foot-3 is not all that excited about you reclining your seat. Who's right? Who's wrong? Airlines report fights have erupted over it. Well, I introduce to you the knee defender. Read the story here...
Outhouse Archeology: Oh yes, ladies and gentleman of the KTAR-FM audience (and you too Sheryl Crow). There are people who go around digging what buried treasures can be found at sites of old outhouses. I kid you not - they've found many an old bottle there. It explains why there are moons on the doors of outhouses? And yes, Thomas Crapper was a real person and there's a page devoted to him. To check out the outhouse races you will have to pay a small fee because someone has to help pay for the site. Check it out...
Mork, calling Orson. Come in, Orson: It's the Click Chick Science Report. There's a new planet outside our galaxy - aka the Milky Way - that is potentially habitable with Earth-like temperatures. I would be willing to colonize if I get a cool space suit... Read the story... Rosie - We Hardly Knew Ye: Rosie O'Donnell is leaving The View. But is it because she made a spectacle of herself by dropping F-bombs and grabbing herself while on a rant at an awards show for New York's most accomplished women - and some high school teens who won media scholarships. Read the story...
Some states are voting to limit robo calls. You've all heard them - those pre-recorded campaign calls. Critics of the restrictions say the calls are cheap and help level the playing field that is "tilted in favor of better-financed candidates." Read the story...
And the most emailed story on NYtimes.com - If You Want to Know if Spot Loves You So, It's in His Tail. They've analyzed the amount of tail wagging in Fido can be determined by angle of the tail wagging.Read the story...
4/20: 'Simpsons' Music: Remember when I found the Star Wars theme on the banjo. Now I have something new.
I'm constantly amazed by people putting their theme song performances on the guitar on the Internet and I say more power to them because, heck, I need to keep my job! Watch the video...
New notes from the dumb criminal file: If you've been drinking and you want to sleep it off, be careful where you sleep it off. One man who'd been drinking, stopped for gas and fell asleep at the pump (pictured, right). He just slumped over right there on the ground next to the gas pump. By the way, his two year old was in the back seat. We have the security photos to prove it. Read the story here...
Remember when Sanjaya sang 'Besame Mucho' last week on Idol? It made me pull out my very own Steve & Eydie CD. Yes, I own one. That prompted me ot look them up online at steveandeydie.com and wrote them. And they wrote me back:
Dear Gayle,
Thank you so much for the great e-mail.
We appreciate our fans so much and we are always happy to hear from you.
Please continue to check out our website for new and exciting updates, including personal appearances and new music.
Best wishes, Steve & Eydie
I was a tad disappointed that it was like a form letter, but at least they didn't yell at me like Alec Baldwin did on his kid's cell phone. But I'll still go see them if they come to the Valley this year. I might be the only there under 40 but I'm going. That's probably also why I'm single.
Here's a story from the Washington Times that will make Warren Jeffs think twice. Here's the headline: Wives Beat Husband. It seems that a Saudi man told his two wives he was marrying a third. Well the two wives didn;'t like that at all and the man lost part of his nose in an argument.
Games to Play at Work: This is the one video game I can play all the time. It's pretty much the only video game I know how to play besides Duck Hunt and Tetris (which I play on my cell phone). I know, I really dated myself on that admission. But if you remember the good old days of Members Only jackets and overdyed jeans, then you can waste your boss's dime today - courtesy the Click Chick. Read the story...
4/19: Blacksburg, Va. police are not pleased with NBC for releasing images of the shooter. Family of victims are not pleased that NBC showed the images and video. You can see it for yourself at MSN.com. NBC is calling it Cho Seung-Hui's "multimedia manifesto" because of the images and video and 1,800 word document.
It's never an easy decision for media outlets to release tapes such as these that they receive from killers and the like. A WashingtonPost.com article details hour NBC says it spent hours debating whether to air the shooter's images.
WashingtonPost.com also has reaction to the video from Blacksburg area residents. Watch residents' reactions here...
Over on Slate.com - this headline grab my attention, it reads: "Blame Yourself for the Virginia Tech Massacre" - of course I clicked on that one. The article's other headline - How Sorry Are We? For Blacksburg, Not Enough. It talks about gun control laws.
Another article on Slate.com headlines like this: "Low Tech - Thank God the Blacksburg Killer Only Had Guns" - This article talks about bombs.
Over at the Washingtontimes.com, columnist Jim Simpson Op-Ed piece headlines: 'Moronic' Media Exploit Tragedy - he asserts the leftist media is guilty of "biased and agenda-driven advocacy journalism" asking about the president's stance on additional gun control laws before all the bodies were counted at Virginia Tech during a White House press conference on Wednesday.
4/18: Here's the Click Chick's guide on how not to label a couch. If you sell a couch, you should call it cocoa brown or chocolate brown. Well, one Canadian woman got a couch delivered and the packaging read "N-word Brown." Find out the rest of that story...
The outrage doesn't stop there folks. People in Mexico are not happy with Miss Mexico's dress she's supposed to be wearing in the Miss Universe Pageant. The dress has a bullet studded belt and images of hangings from a 1920s uprising. Read the story...Any of you use Turbo Tax to do your taxes last night? Have you received confirmation yet that the feds received your information? Apparently, the servers in Mountain View, Calif. were swamped in the afternoon and the wait got worse the closer it got to midnight. I know it's hard for you to believe, but the Click Chick did hers the old fashioned. While I did print the form off the Internet, I completed it by hand and mailed it in. Read the story...
And just for giggles, I give you Bubble Wrap. You don't have to order a big roll of it. You don't have to order anything from Amazon.com and to my chagrin, they don't use bubble wrap anyway. And your kids can play with it with no danger because it's all online.
4/17: The Shootings at Virginia Tech dominating many news websites. And the massacre also has sparked foreign criticism of US gun culture. Australian Prime Minister John Howard expressed his sorrow and before criticizing of US gun culture. British PM Tony Blair expressed profound sadness, but stopped short of criticizing gun culture. Iran even has something to say about it. The leftist Il Manifesto in Italy gets the Don Imus Foot-in-Mouth Award for offensiveness. Many other op-ed columnists from the around the world have written about it. Read the story here...Injured Student Describes Scene: One of MSN's top videos yesterday was a student's riveting description of a scene at Virginia Tech. Listen and watch here...
The Blotter: Lapse of Federal Law Allows Sale of Large Ammo Clips: Earlier, you guys also played Brian Ross' report on the sale of large ammo clips. I've got a link to his blog so people can read his report in case they missed it on air this morning. Read the blog here...
Probably the first footage that what many people saw yesterday was that captured by Jamal Albarghouti on his cellphone. Washingtonpost.com has an interesting article on how students were able to make real time news online. Apparently Jamal had 279 messages waiting for him on Facebook.com (it's like Myspace.com). Read the story here...
Media Watch: You can also read post columnists Tom Shayles analysis of how the news broke and how the media handled breaking it. Read the story here...
4/16: Berger is the world's angriest cat. If you watch the video, at times, Berger the cat sounds like Bubbles the screaching chimp. Don't know why he's so mad. I think maybe he was neutered and not happy about it.
Read the story... This is something I never thought would be invented - a stab proof hoodie. According to Ananova.com, a company called Bladerunner is developing them. The company will makes them out of Kevlar, the same stuff they use in police uniforms. One of the hoodies will run you about 65 pounds - that's British monetary pounds - and they are in discussions to put them in school uniforms over in the UK. Makes you think twice about letting your kids study abroad, doesn't it? Read the story here...
Over on MSN.com, I checked out the editor's list of top video picks and it gave me a clue as to who the next billionaire will be. It seems some clever fella in the Czech Republic has invented a beer vending machine that checks for ID. Watch the video here...
But that's not all over there at MSN.com, they have video of a penguin on a treadmill. He or she for that matter doesn't do anything but walk on the treadmill, but I'm mesmerized. It doesn't sing like Happy Feet or anything. It's just so cute walking in his little box. Watch the video...
From the Odd News file, there are rabbits in the roadway. Not in Phoenix, but in Budapest. There are several thousand rabbits stuck on the highway after a truck accident. Read the story...
And on a serious note, the man who helped change America - Jackie Robinson - was honored by the MLB. MSNBC has a great retrospective and slideshow on his life. Do the Click Chick and yourself a favor and read about Jackie and his life...
4/13: We all know that talking on cell phones while driving a SUV near a school where the little kiddies are running around is dangerous. Recently, the FCC banned their use on airplanes and I'm starting to think that's a really good idea. Why? Because people talking on phones in public places, like MOVIES, or in restaurants or other public spaces is getting out of control. MSNBC's travel writer has written about it. Read the article and pass it on to offenders...
Or print up a shut up card from a PDF file. SHHH - that's the Society for Hand Held Hushing to give out to mobile phone abusers has printed up cards that allow you to tell someone to shut up in a nice way. So when you're in a bank, you hear someone's conversation about something they should keep personal, you hand them one of your handy, dandy cards you can print up. Download your SHHH Cards...
Middle Aged Men Gone Wild: I gave you middle aged women gone wild some time ago. Now it's the boys' turn. This time, it's middle aged men gone wild. Ned said earlier, old guys rule. Well, he clearly hasn't seen some of his old buddies in the video. It includes lost dentures, dropped spouse and more. Watch the video...
Crocodile Danger, Pt. 2: This is the video that rocked the Web department here at KTAR late yesterday morning. In case you haven't seen it, it's something. Yesterday I mentioned the crocodile that tried to take a bite out of a bungee jumper, not 1 hour later I came across this video of a zookeeper that lost his arm to a crocodile. The croc bit it clean off. Interestingly, ABC News.com had a picture of the croc with the arm in its mouth on their home page. I've left off the more graphic parts (see picture left). The good news is the arm was quickly retrieved and reattached. The man is expected to recover. I don't need to tell you the images might be disturbing. Watch the video here...The Lost Death Pool: Who's going to get it next on ABC's 'Lost'? MSN has a death pool, but all I know is if they get rid of Sawyer I will be calling Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton to join me in march on ABC until they bring him back from the dead. See the 'Lost' death pool...
4/12: Do you want to tell someone they have bad breath and you don't know how to do? Well go to the Web site just for science geeks, and you can send someone a plush stuffed animal with a note. And it's not just any kind of plush toy. These are plush toys are shaped like the cells of germs and diseases after which they're named. And that's not all you can get from thinkgeek.com. You can get a ebola virus plushy, a e coli, mad cow, head lice and black plague, rabies and the cute little head lice plush toy you see on the right. And that's just some of the disease toys you can pick up. 
The flesh eating disease plushy comes with a knife and fork. They're cuddly and they're not deadly - why? Because they're only stuffed animals, NOT the real deal. If that doesn't suit you - you can get the ex-knife holder. Yes, it's a statue of a person with knives stabbed into its body to hold while you're not kicking. And how would you like to keep the annoying office gossip away from you. Get the metal tabletop war machine which is a fully functioning - miniature replica of a catapult. It's quote "designed for intense office siege warfare."
Just a suggestion. If you're going to Bungee Jump, don't do it over a lake that's infested with crocodiles. One Ozzie did just that. And when he landed? A crocodile was waiting to take a bite out of him. I don't think he got one but that's like swimming in the bayou. I wouldn't do it if I were you. Watch the video here...
From the animal kingdom to the insect kingdom… What happens when a centipedes and tarantulas fight? Nothing good. You have to watch teh video to find out who the ultimate victor was. Watch the video here...
What happens when a raccoon is a would be jumper from a freeway overpass? Well, you stop traffic, you call fire department and animal control and they try to catch him or talk him down into tarp? Well, that didn't work. He jumped - or fell. Don't worry, it doesn't have a grim ending. Watch the video here...
4/11: Scientists have detected water in the atmosphere around a gas-giant planet orbiting a star about 150 light years from Earth. I tell you that Hubble telescope can spot anything. That means there might, indeed, be life on other planets. If so, we are not alone. Read the story...
Someone has sent me incontrovertible proof yesterday that we indeed are not alone. The government is trying to keep it a secret, but as always, who can you count on to tell you the absolute truth and nothing but the truth. That's right. The Click Chick will. And I'm raising the alarm about cow abductions. Apparently a lot of our bovine livestock here on this blue planet have been disappearing - and alien life forms are to blame. The abductions have been documented for your inspection at cowabduction.com. Now you guys heard about how schools in England were changing the name of the 3 Little Pigs to the 3 Little Puppies because they didn't want to offend Muslim students. Now some hospital staff in the UK claim they were banned from handing out hot cross buns this Easter in case they upset non Christians. It caused such a ruckus, they distributed the hot cross buns on Monday. Read the story here...
It's been awhile since I gave you guys a game to play on the Internet. So here goes, from Iplaygames247.com, There are tons of different games to play. I liked Panda Bounce, but the instructions are in Japanese so I don't know if I'm playing it right.
Play Monkey Kick...So you want to be a drummer, but you can't get all those hand movements together. I've got the Web site for you. All you need is a key pad and some speakers and you'll be sounding like just like Buddy Rich. Play the drums here...
4/10: Speed Painting with Ketchup and Fries:
How do you make art? Well, all you need are some McDonald's French Fries and a couple of packets of ketchup and you're all set. My question is why this guy's mother let him play with his food. The irony - the image is that of Morgan Spurlock who was behind Super Size Me. Watch the video here...
YouTube Sparked Drug War?: Are drug Cartels using YouTube to send threats and recruit members. Some police officials say a Mexican singer's video has sparked Mexico's biggest cyberspace drug war. Read the story here...
Teen Runs Escort Service: OK, you tell a teen to get a job...maybe at McDonalds. But you don't expect them to run an escort service. That's what one teen was using Craig's List for according to police. Read the story here...
Tracking McCain '08: There was an Op-Ed Piece on John McCain - in case any of you missed it.... on his trip to Baghdad and the fallout from that. Read the column...
On the other side, McCain is the only vet in the '08 Race. Meaning, he's the only one with some military experience. Read the story here...
Turning to God for Weight Loss: Having a problem dropping some of those extra Christmas pounds because you ate a little too much crawfish etoufee? OK, enough about me. Some people are turning to a higher power to drop the pounds. All those years I taught Sunday school, I never went over that chapter in the Bible. Read about it here...
Heavenly Recipe: While some people are turning to God for weight loss and since I want you to have a good relationship with Him, I'm including a recipe for Key Lime Meringue Cake. I saw it on MSN yesterday and it looks yummy as can be. The recipe comes from EatingWell.com. It even has reviews from people who've made it so you can determine if you really want to make it. If you make it, send the Morning Show a piece.
Jib Jab Spoofs the News: Now you guys mentioned it one morning so I skipped it. But I got scolded. Bad Click Chick, someone said. How could I not put it on the page? The Click Chick is sorry. So in case you missed it, watch the video...
We here at KTAR.com pride ourselves with being ahead of the curb. Take the video of the otters holding hands. It was animal cuteness. I mentioned that last week. Number one video on MSN yesterday, the otters holding hands. So being ahead of the curb, I bring you now, more animal cuteness: Animals dancing. They even feature a praying mantis and and an ostrich give you quite the fan dance, if you get my meaning. It also shows us that camels, yes, camels are the best dancers in the animal kingdom. They have moves. Watch the video
4/9: This weekend's Bell Lexus Poll takes on the Geico TV cavemen. If you haven't heard they're getting their own show. However, I wanted to know if people would watch. Well, I guess our listeners aren't that interested in watching cavemen. Only 34 percent of you said you like the TV spots so you'll watch the show. But 66 percent of you said, you're not watching because the caveman is just a one trick pony. The caveman probably wouldn't be surprised by that. If you like the Geico ads, just check out www.geico.com/video.
Skeleton News: First there's the Dancing Skeleton Man.
A street performer has a puppet skeleton and man, can he dance and sing just like Little Richard. He holds a microphone and everything. Watch the video here... Now, there's the Dancing Skeleton that's part video game, part something else because you can't win or lose. You just play. I don't get it, but someone might find it interesting and something you can waste your time with at work. But turn down your speakers because the music is annoying and it keeps going and going. Play with the skeleton here...
With the president visiting Yuma for the second time in 11 months, the Washington Post has done some analysis on the likelihood of President Bush getting immigration reform passed in a divided Congress. Read the Washington Post article here...Are we really smarter than 5th graders? Not according to foreigners. A foreign correspondent came to the US and asked what I thought were easy questions, but the people featured in the video will most likely not be contestants on Jeopardy anytime soon. One guy, when asked who Fidel Castro is answered he's a singer. Who knew that Commie Castro was a Journey tribute band? Watch the video...
Paul Harvey mentioned the NY couple that have hailed a cab for their 2,400 mile ride to relocate themselves and their cats to Arizona. It will cost them a flat fee of $3 grand - and that's not including gas. I could move those cats for under a grand if they want to use my services. Read the story here...
4/6: Clan Feud Fueled by Disease?: I want to point out that you can always find interesting health, medical and technology news on ktar.com. Today for instance, found an interesting story about the Hatfields and McCoys. I'm sure many have heard of the long running feud between the two clans. Now scientists claim it may be party explained by a rare, inherited disease. Read the story here...
Sir Charles: You guys have been ripping on Charles Barkley - er, excuse me, Sir Charles. Now the Click Chick hasn't always been a fan of the big guy because of the stuff that comes out of his mouth. Listen to Gambo and Ash's funny "tribute" Real American Bonehead, Barkley style. Now, don't get me wrong. I don't agree with his assessment of the Suns. But my stance has softened to Barkley a bit. While I don't always agree with him, when he talks he's certainly entertaining.
Movies: By the way, if you're looking for a review of Grindhouse or the Reaping, check out KTAR.com's movie reviews from Michael Dixon and occasionally from me or anywhere else we can dig them up. And here's an interesting tidbit about Michael Dixon? Michael is Mr. Suave, Mr. Debonair. But after we saw the "Grindhouse" screening he hugged me. You see, he was so overcome with unadulterated joy from the fun he had watching it, he hugged me. That's something he wouldn't tell you his review, but I will. By the way, Grindhouse was over-the-top, overly bloody and fun, especially Planet Terror.
Toilet Paper Museum: Jerry Seinfeld suggested there should be a toilet paper museum. He suggested we could see all the toilet paper advancements throughout the years. Well, someone did just that, online of course. Did you know they were first perforated in the late 1800s AND they it was Northern that came up with the splinter free brand in 1935. One very old roll of Nile Queen Crepe from 1924 touts its hygenic value and invites you to ask your physician's opinion on the use of toilet paper. They even have souvenirs from their gift shop. Click here for more info...
Bring on the Eggs: It's Easter weekend and MSN has some egg decorating tips, crafts and ideas for all the little egg hunters in your family. But let's be realistic, the only eggs I want are the plastic kind filled with candy. Check here for tips...Controversy Guaranteed : Someone sent me the link of Jesus lip syncing to "I Will Survive." This Jesus video has got more than 1.2 million hits on YouTube alone. I was a little put off by it myself. The video shows Jesus dancing through the streets of New York, then getting hit by a bus. After the accident, the director promises a sequel because rising from the dead is part of Jesus' story. They disabled the comment board on YouTube and it doesn't take a genius to figure out why. Some people I showed it to thought it was funny, others tasteless. See the video that's sure to be controversial for yourself. Remember, you've been warned. Jesus video...
4/5: When you have children - apparently you have to watch what you say around them because kids will say the darnedest things about anything. In this case, it's monsters. Here, a 3-year-old talks to her mother about monsters. Hilarious. Watch the video...Birthdayalarm.com - someone wanted to know my birthday so they could put it in at birthdayalarm.com. It's a friendly reminder for those of you who need to remember birthdays...
Usually when the Click Chick sees people parading in white sheets, she doesn't stick around for the political discourse. However, I found a Holy Week picture that you need to check out. If you haven's seen the "Da Vinci Code," then I know you're probably thinking you know why these people are wearing white hoods and sheets. But they are not who you think they are. Read the story here...You've heard of Girls Gone Wild. How about Middle Age Women Gone Wild? OK, they are NOT the same thing, but I'm sure that go your attention. Someone put some video together of some middle aged women just having some fun and let me tell you, most of it ends disastrously. Someone titled the video "Middle Age Women Should Stay Home." You know what I have to say to that? Not nice, but it's still funny. Watch the video here...
The world of Edward Gorey is coming to the big screen. If you don't know who Gorey is... he is the guy who did the Victorian/gothic images you see at the beginning of the PBS series Mystery!
The people who did the "Chronicles of Narnia" will be making a movie based on his classic tale "The Doubtful Guest." Read the story here...
4/4: Alanis Morrisette has done an ironic cover of "My Humps" and has shot a video that mimics the original video with Fergie shot-for-shot, which is rather ironic as well. Watch the video...• For reference, here's the Black Eyed Peas original version. Watch it here...
• But this is my favorite cover version of the original - Will Farrell's in Blades of Glory. It's at the end of the movie trailer. Watch it here... (By the way, the movie is pretty funny and definitely worth the price of a ticket.)
Keith Richards' Gross Admission: You guys have no doubt heard the story that the Rolling Stone's rocker has snorted his father's ashes with a wee bit of cocaine to make it go down a little easier. In case you haven't read it - Ewww! Read the story here...
Brokeback Firefighter?: A new movie coming out called "I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry." Adam Sandler and Kevin James play straight firefighters who get married and pretend to be gay to keep some insurance benefits. Now here's a big surprise, it's a comedy! Watch the trailer here...
Otters Holding Hands: From the manly to the cute. This is something you can watch with the kids. Someone captured video of two otters in zoo just floating on their backs... holding their paws. Yes, I know, more cute overload from the Click Chick. Watch the video... And now a special fx for this one...
Lights, Camera, Action: What's the best action movie of all time? Rogue Pictures and AMC Theaters want to know what you think. To celebrate Rogue's U.S. release of Hot Fuzz on April 20th - they want movie fans to vote on their favorite action movies of all times at www.amctheatres.com/hotfuzz. When you vote, you have a chance to win a DVD Super pack that will include 10 of the top 25 vote-getters, Shaun of the dead and $2,500 cash. But wait there's more! You'll also win a pass for one person and a guest to see movies for free at AMC Theatres for one year. The sweepstakes will run from April 2 through April 20.
4/3: Someone sent me a picture of Rudy Guiliani and Hilary Clinton. I won't say what it says but they're standing on a subway platform and Rudy's got Hilary in an arm lock. This picture is called "Rudy's last chance to save New York." If you're Clinton fan, I wouldn't look at the picture on the right. Oh, wait here's my disclaimer - "I'm shocked and appalled someone would do this!"I don't think I've read this in a Dear Abby column. This is to Dear Prudence who can be read on Slate.com. Dear Prudence - Do I have to invite a man who molested my daughter to the family birthday party? You gotta read the question and answer in its entirety. Read the Slate.com column here...
Ladies and gentleman, I give you one of the cutest kids ever. You have to see it to appreciate it. The emotion. The drama. She's the next American Idol. She's so cute because she can't be more than 3 years old and she's singing along with the music and she's doing the hand movements. So what if she's not singing English or that you can barely hear her. Her cuteness transcends that and it's proof that even a t 3-year-old is better than Sanjaya! Consider it your daily dose of cute overload from the Click Chick. Watch the video...The people who launched the StuffonmyCat.com website have a new one called stuffonmymutt.com. There are dogs in wedding attire, dogs dressed as other animals and one dog dressed like Lance Armstrong - yes in full biking attire. I know I can't help myself today, more cute overload.
Paris Hilton's got legs . . . or at least the story about her does since it's days old. I'm talking about the possibility of Hilton going to the slammer for an alleged probation violation - it's still one of the most popular searches on MSN.com.
What Pauly Roundball won't tell you, I will. Here's the headline: News, Sports Anchors Beat Spider Monkey. Mike Chamberlain and Chris Corragio over at CBS 5 competed against Spock the Spider Monkey in a March Madness Bracket contest. Well, Spock apparently didn't chose so well. Spock finished 20-43.
4/2: I will henceforth, now and forever more be referred to as Dame Click Chick. Yes, your very own click chick won her round of the axe toss at the Renaissance Festival over the weekend. The king happened to be there and made me a knight I said I'd prefer to be a Dame and the rest is history. By the way I beat two guys and one of the other KTAR webmasters (name withheld due to threats) for the title.
This weekend's Bell Lexus Poll of the Day asked you listeners if you think all porn Web sites should have the .xxx domain name? Well, 83 percent of you said yes. Last week ICANN (the agency that governs domains) ruled no, some board members saying it would create a type of "online ghetto."
If you missed Ankarlo last week, you missed his call on the air, to KTAR Program Director Russ Hill, to see if the station would spend $1,500 to smuggle him into the US from Mexico. He's thinking about going to Mexico and living there for a week on $4 a day to experience what life is like there for some. One caller said he lost his mind and his wife needed to slap him back into reality. Click here to listen to the segment.
Oh, those crazy kids at Google - they have potty mouths, so to speak. They had an April Fool's Day joke which posted a link on the site that offering customers free high-speed wireless Internet through their home plumbing system. I think Code Name Dark Porcelain should have been the giveaway. Read the story...
EMI to allow Apple to sell songs online. What does that mean to you and me? We'll be able to download groups like Rolling Stones, Norah Jones, Coldplay and other top selling artists. EMI says almost all of its catalog is included - except the Beatles! Read the story...
Confluence.org: And did you know there are more than 64,000 Xs on the planet - they're confluences where a degree of longitude meets a degree of latitude. Well people from all over the world are sending in pictures of each and every one to confluence.org. The images are pretty neat, like this one of 34°S 140°E (that's in Australia).Here's a neat website my dear friend Kristen Guerin found. It's called www.myheritage.com. You can put your family tree online so your family can keep track of who's who. But here's the fun part. You can upload pictures of yourself or friends and the Web site analyzes your face and gives you pictures of celebrities you look like. Pretty funny stuff. I don't look like anyone famous - I guess I'm one of a kind.
