CLICK CHICK ARCHIVE - June '07 PICKS
6/29: Since it's Friday and it's time to come out with movie reviews. But you don't have to let the critics have all the say. Try Four Word Film Review at www.fwfr.com. This is an interesting Web site because it encourages people ot review or rather rename a movie in four words or less. Take for example Pirates of the Caribbean : At World's End, here are some alternative titles: Thrice Knightley, Pirates: At Trilogy's End and my personal favorite - Third Tour of Booty. Spider- Man 3 had some fun ones too - Vill'n Grace, Parker Gets Darker, Venomy at the Gates and my personal favorite Saving Miss Stacy - because that's exactly what Spidey did. You can submit your own or rate the one's others have written.
The KTAR Valley Honda dealers poll. Got some numbers for you. I asked if fast food chains should put calories on the menu. Well, 56 percent of you said yes. I say no, because I know it's bad for you. I just don't want to know HOW bad it is. By the way, 93 percent of our voters don't think there will be meaningful immigration reform before the '08 election.
Am I a prude? Really, am I a prude? I have to know. Yesterday, an ad on ESPN.com sparked quite the discussion in the KTAR news center because right there on the MLB scores page, was an ad with some of a woman's upper naughty bits showing. Now, I've got the picture on the click chick page. It's partially blacked it out of course, but I want to hear from you. Do you think an ad showing nudity is inappropriate of ESPN.com?
On to a higher plain of thinking, the BBC is once again out with a series of tests to challenge your senses. It's pretty cool and just a good old fashioned way to waste your bosses' dime while he's off on an Alaskan cruise while you're wasting awhile the hours on a lazy, summer afternoon. Test your senses...
6/28: Just ahead of Independence Day, let's celebrate America with Jib Jab which has put together a salute to the nation buy splicing together video of the POTUSes, that's shorthand for Presidents of the United States, singing the National Anthem. It's not as funny as their other videos, but it's a catchy tune and interesting editing. Watch the video...
Paris Released!: On the heels of her candid and compelling interview with Larry King, you too can have a piece of the Paris Hilton My Life in the Pokey story. You have six days left to vote for it. Oh, wait, it's not the whole jumpsuit you get. The seller "fl-vintageclothes" is selling 1 by 1 inch squares of her jumpsuit on eBay. If you consider buying a piece, the seller has 97.8 percent positive feedback. Starting bids are $9.99. Place your bid here...Well, I give you the picture of the day. Someone said it lies somewhere between preposterous and cool. I have to agree. Some one has made a guitar out of an AK47. Absolutely ridiculous... and cool and Just plain crazy. Look at the photo...
Want to learn how to belly dance? Go to eHow.com. eHow shows you the how tos of belly dancing, computer hardware, auto repair, health and alternative medicine. They have how tos on practically everything.
I've had to do live shots on TV and I love this clip because sometimes you think you're going to get a great interview and things don't go as you expect. Take for example, this kid who's talking to a Portland reporter. Watch the THRILLING interview...
6/27: Hey, if Trace Adkins singing Honky Tonk Badonkadonk is not your type of thing and you prefer Vivaldi's Four Seasons, then you might want to try opus1classical.com. The site let's you quote - "search for classical music concerts and opera in major cities around the world." So, if you happen to have a passport and are heading to Budapest, Opus1 has a listing for a concert this Thursday night! You still have time to get tickets. D.C., New York, Philly and LA are the US cities that made the listing. They have more than 31K concerts in their database...
A couple had a baby and named her Autumn Brown. Did I mention they also gave the baby 25 middle names - all of them from professional boxers. Read the story...
For the next month Jennifer Farina and Ryan Donlon aren't on speaking terms; instead the young couple will communicate entirely through custom-printed M&Ms. Ryan says they've set up a color-coded system to make things easier. Red means angry. Food is light blue, you get the gist of it. The couple gets a thousand bucks a day for each day of silence. Jennifer and Ryan say they'll use the money to pay for their wedding. The challenge kind of fits the two because Ryan used customized M&M's to propose a year ago. Watch the couple...I know you've all been waiting for them, the results of the Valley Honda Dealers Poll of the Day results from yesterday's question. We asked about a Neb. reporter being fired for donating to a congressional candidate if you think that was fair? Well, it was a statistical tie, but the no votes edged the yes votes by 6. Today's Poll: Many fast food joints don't want to list the calories of their items on their menus. Do you think they should be required to? Ned and Connie say "Yes!" I say, extra avocado, please.
6/26: I'm sure you all have anti-virus programs on your home computers. If you don't, you're crazy. Anyhow, if you're seriously security minded, go to VirusTotal.com. This Web site scans for suspect files on your computer that your anti virus programs may have missed.
Like to read, but don't have enough time in the day to do it? Well, if you don't sit in your car all day and can't listen to KTAR or a book on tape, try Dailylit.com. Daily lit will email portions of books to you in chunks so you can read a bit a day. Please note, the only have books in the public domain... like those by Dickens, Descartes and Dante. So you can read the Divine Comedy at your leisure....
If you still shop in actual stores and not online, try SalesCircular.com. This Web site lets you know where you can find the lowest prices and the best rebates offered in your area. It features mostly techno products.
And this is just interesting - The German government has barred the makers of a movie about a failed plot to kill Adolf Hitler... because Tom Cruise is a Scientologist. I've got a link if you want to read the rest of that one. Read the story...Senator John McCain says he's not too worried about his sagging poll numbers being in the single digits in some places. Well, our KTAR poll of the day asked folks if they think he has a chance of winning the GOP Nomination, 92 percent of you said no.
Today's poll has to do with an Omaha Nebraska reporter who was fired for donating $500 to a Democratic congressional candidate and posting a picture of herself with the candidate on Facebook and urged people to vote for him. Read the story...
The most popular video on MSNBC... a hotel brawl that injured some officers and it was caught on tape. What I can't understand if you're on vacation in Florida, trying to relax, why are you fighting? Watch the video...
And just because you can't keep your eyes off the story - Paris is sprung from the Pokey. We have a slideshow and it's proof that some people need to get jobs. Some guy did what looks like a black velvet oil painting of the heiress. How nice... Darin, our new Web guys says he's never seen someone look so happy. She's glowing and resplendent. See Paris Released! The Slideshow...
And just for giggles, is American cheese real cheese. If you've ever wanted to know what goes into pasteurized process cheese, MSN explains it. And you might want to get an apple instead of extra cheese on that sandwich for lunch...
6/25: In Spanish, we'd call him Pero Mas Feo. The world's newest ugliest dog has been crowned. The Chinese crested - "Elwood" won the honors over the weekend. What's funny is some Chinese crested are born with hair and are called puffs. But Elwood is hairless. And I have to add they're one of the sweetest breeds of dogs you'd ever want to play with. Check Elwood in our Ugly Dog SlideshowLadies and gentleman, probably one of the biggest movies of the summer, besides Pirates of the Caribbean, will be Transformers. Well, there's already a spoof trailer. They use the sounds from the regular trailer, but the machinery in this one is far from CGI and high tech. It's actually pretty low tech and the transforming is done by more than the strollers and shop equipment featured in the spoof. The best transformation comes at the end (wink, wink nudge, nudge). Watch the spoof Transformers trailer...
First of all, I have a correction I must give. Last Friday, I mentioned IMDB.com, an Internet database of movies and actors. I mentioned that Pat McMahon is on the list for several movies and TV appearances he's made in addition to Wallace and Ladmo. I also mentioned that Jay Lawrence is in the database too as he starred in Kingdom of the Spiders with William Shatner. Apparently, I failed to mention that Jay's big movie was The Dark. Sorry, Jay, I regret the error.
Some kid can do some pretty amazing impressions of the rich and famous. He can do Al Pacino and Louis Armstrong, but I have to say my favorite impressions were from from characters from Lord of the Rings - for example Christopher Lee as Sauraman uttering obviously rejected lines of dialogue where he explains why his merry band of Uruquai are not ready for battle. And then there's Gollum, explaining his disappointment with the dates he's getting from MySpace. Watch the video...
6/22: Connect with Old Classmates: The Click Chick is going to her 20th H.S. reunion this weekend. Festivities start tonight and I have to call my dad for a ride home from the pre-reunion party. Ahhhh, it's just like being high school again. I'm sure everyone knows about reunion.com or classmates.com, but if you don't, these are good sites to find that old high school crush. These sites do charge a fee depending on the level of access you want.
I'm throwing the curtain open behind the scenes at KTAR.com. I have to say, Darrell Ankarlo worries me. Why you ask? Someone posted this little ditty of Ankarlo going gaga over Tiffany, one of the Suns acrobatic team on YouTube. Apparently, Darrell went to a Suns game as was moved beyond words by Tiffany's ability to dunk. Hear the interview...
Click Chick's Movie Reviews: Since I'll be at my reunion and my partner in crime on our Saturday movie show, Weekend Rap is in Alaska for a few more days. There's no Weekend Rap on Saturday, June 23. Just so you know, I saw Evan Almighty. It is safe for kids, but you grown ups will only laugh half the time. Wanda Sykes steals a lot of her scenes from Steve Carrell, but she's only funny half the time because the humor doesn't have much edge to it. My pick of the week is 1408. It's based on the Stephen King story. It's a nice, taught little thriller about a hotel room - that may be haunted or just plain evil. It's got one heck of an ending. If you're looking for gore, there isn't much blood. But it's high on the suspense factor.
Letter from a LA County Jail: Paris Hilton has been getting letters from fans in jail. Well, Paris wrote a fan a letter back. Well, said fan, gave the letter to Entertainment Tonight and they kindly posted it on the Internet for all to see. Of course, the Click Chick found it and here's the link for you to peruse her musings at your leisure. Read the letter...Ripley's Believe it or Not: Yep, the organization is still around and it's recently hosted and Oditorium. We put a slideshow together of things you can believe or not. It's not for the faint of heart. You've been warned. See Odditorium slidewhow
Can't think of the name of a movie - but you know the star or the director? Go to Imdb.com. It is a movie database that lists hundreds if not thousands of movies and star info. I went there because someone asked me the name of a movie Pat McMahon starred in. Well, our own Pat McMahon made it to imdb.com. The movie was Anatomy of a Psycho (1961) but Pat also starred in Fire in the Sky and the NEW Dick Van Dyke Show on TV.
6/21: Some kid has too much time on his hands. He mouths word for word, Will Farrell's imitation of President Bush into his Web cam. It was posted on Jib Jab's site. Watch the video...
OK, the Click Chick admits it. She think Spider-Man is the best comic book hero ever. And there's a new toy I have to get. Hasbro is releasing an action figure of Stan Lee, Spider Man's creator. Read the story and see the action figure...
In other semi-entertainment related news. A ID thieves stole Herman Munsters identity - complete with the address of 1313 Mockingbird Lane. It was discovered by the folks at cardcops.com that eavesdrops on conversations among Internet chat rooms and monitor for stolen credit card numbers. Read the story...Well, it seems a lot of our listeners are not great fans of Rosie O'Donnell. In yesterday's poll we asked if you think CBS should hire her to replace Bob Barker on the Price is Right. It seems 93 percent of you said, no way, no chance, no how.
Britney Spears was so unhappy with some billboards with her bald mug on it, she had them taken down with the help of a demand made by some lawyers. The billboards for a morning show Spears on one side and a Florida morning show host on the other and the words "certifiable" and "shock therapy" were featured as well. Well, I have a link to said billboards in question so you can see for yourself...
PC Design Contest: These are probably the coolest looking computers you might think are computers. One looks like a vase...Amazing. Check it out...
Animals Who Paint: They might as well call it "animals who play". They are animals who are given paint and allowed to take to the canvas, so to speak. The funniest is Pinto, the Yucatan miniature pig. Animals painting slideshow...
6/20: Hook A Canuck: OK, the Click Chick has already said who she's endorsing in the '08 presidential race - Shatner in '08, remember you can get a t-shirt at Cafepress.com. Well, the reason is, because he has a solution for health care. Now, as you know Shatner is a Canuck so maybe he'd like this plan (although, I'm sure we'll never really know). Well, a buddy of mine who's seen an advance screening of Michael Moore's new documentary Sicko says at the very end of the credits, there's a Web site called hook-a-canuck.com. You too can marry a Canadian and get their free health care. But the way, the Canuck on the front page is actually Josh Kanuck (left) who worked on the movie. The Guy Decoder: And ladies, you are so going to thank the Click Chick for this one. iVillage has put together the Guy Decoder. If you want to find out what men really mean, this is the page for you. For example, I clicked on rude behavior - if a man doesn't laugh at your jokes, but everyone else does, it's a status issue. Since they want to be the boss, that would be ceding control by laugh at your jokes. Yeah, and I think maybe you're not that funny. And guys, some chick didn't come up with this - a dude named Bruce gave all your little secrets away - so blame him. Check out the Guy Decoder
I have a message for Governor Napolitano. Our poll yesterday asked our listeners whether you should sign that bill that would let a person take a gun into public building if the operator bans weapons but doesn't provide individually locked storage spaces. Well Janet, 61 percent of our listeners in our unscientific poll said veto it.
Parody Time: I give you another Paris in the Pokey parody. The most popular online is Conan O'Brien's. All he says is Paris is in jail and the audience applaudes for well over a minute. While the applause is ongoing, he leaves the set, gets a paper, gets his shoes shined and checks his look before going on with the show. Watch Conan's Paris parody...
I won't even tell you about the Jib Jab Paris parody video. It's R-rated and well, crude. That's all you need to know.
Parody, Pt. 2: For you Sopranos junkies, there are spoofs the the show's much-debated series finale. At HillaryClinton.com - there's a spoof of the finale on her site featuring her husband, Clinton 42. I think it's kind of a snoozer. If you're a Republican, you can skip the sign in and go straight to the video. But the even bigger snoozer is parody with the Pittsburgh Pirates' mascot playing Tony. They call it The Parrot.
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Great Action Movies Poll: With Die Hard 4 coming out, I asked our listeners what they think is the greatest action movie of all time is. They picked the original Die Hard with 36 percent of the vote, Road Warrior was second, Raiders was third. Aliens and Enter the Dragon were a distant 4th and 5th and 16 percent of you said none of those choices. Check out Entertainment Weekly's list of the top 25 action films of all time. Read the list...
Fainting Goats: Last week I had a couple of links featuring goats. Well, thanks to a listener, I have more video of goats. Today, ladies and gentleman, I give you the fainting goats of Marshall County, Tennessee. Yes, the goats stop and faint. No animals were hurt in the making of the video. The goats are so popular, they have a festival dedicated to them. Watch the video...Well, it's no longer a Barbie world. Struggling to stay relevant in a world where Bratz dolls dominates, Mattel has created Barbie-themed social networking site. BarbieGirls.com is essentially a virtual wardrobe and doll house. A girl can go to the site, create her own personal character, design their own virtual homes and shop with B Bucks - play currency and there are games as well. If your daughter is at work with you some days in the summer, this should keep her attention for awhile.
Wrecked Exotics: Sammy Hagar sings, "I can't drive 55!!!!" Well, I know some people who should. Someone has put together a Web site of wrecked exotic cars. I don't know if it's to make them feel better because they drive a Pinto. But it's no surprise based on a recent Wall Street Journal article that found that according to the Calif. highway patrol, the number of exotic cars involved in crashes has increased 81 percent since 2002.
Check out: wreckedexotics.com
Read the WSJ article: "Honey, I Wrecked the Porsche"
Soople.com: Here's a way to use an expert search without having to know all the tricks. You can find the music, movies, video, text that you may be searching for. One more thing, it does math and more than your basic algebra. It has a graphing calculator. So if you want to search a specific site for something rather than the whole web, this is the site for you. Soople will tell Google to look for something only at that specific site.
There's an urban myth the TSA is trying to dispel. Did TSA officers hassle a female passenger and the passenger's toddler who had a sippy cup at Reagan International? Well, the TSA has posted the video on its Web site. They even have posted the official incident report so you can read it for yourself. Check it out...
Man, You're No Braveheart: I got a lot of email from people who loved the link to the phone guy singing opera on "Britain's Got Talent." People said it brought tears to their eyes. From that same show, I give you the worst knife thrower of all time. Remember - no one got hurt! Simon Cowell's reaction is classic. Watch the video...
6/15: I'm devastated. I'm wounded and I don't know what to do folks. I don't know if it's because of who told me or the news itself. Larry Gaydos sent me the link to the story that they're messing with the cast of Boston Legal. Don't get worried - William Shatner is sticking around as Denny Crane and James Spader is sticking around. But some of the others aren't. I think I'm going to begin a hunger strike. Read the story here... This is a shout out for KTAR alum Kevin Christopher. Kevin says the City of Mesa and they're looking for volunteers for Walk Across Mesa. It's an effort to prevent child drowning. For the first half of 2007, Mesa's had 15 child drowning incidents, 5 of them fatal. On Saturday June 23 - the Mesa Fire Dept. is teaming up with others for the East Valley Walk for Water Safety. Citizens and groups interested in volunteering can sign up. Click here for more info...
6/14: Daily Polls: Yesterday, I heard the story of a Texas TV station that's part of a reality show that follows a former swimsuit model on her quest to become a local news anchor. That prompted our poll questions, do you think that is too commercial? Well, 66 percent of you said yes. The new poll asks if regents should give ASU President Mike Crow a 25% pay raise. I say as soon as I get mine, he can have his. By the way, fall undergrad tuition for in-state residents is $2,500.
It was only a matter of time... the Paris in Jail: The Music Video. Now look folks, if you're looking for Chained Heat or Women in Cages, this isn't for you. Yes, it's a spoof and according to Darin, the hip new kid in the web department, the spoof Paris sings only just a pinch better than the real one. The melody comes from her song "Stars Are Blind."Watch the video...
Watch the interview with the producers who made it.
Kitty Love: Now, listener Cindy Davis likes my links to kitties and puppies and cute baby animals - you know, the things that make you go "Ahhhhh." Well, she sent me a link where you rate which kitty is cutest. And let me tell you, once you get clicking, you'll be rating kittens all day. I love the name of the site: www.kittenwar.com.
Sheep Sleep: I don't know where KTAR faithful listener Bob Cripe got this game, but it's going to be a classic Click Chick time waster. Yesterday, I gave you sheep gone wild. Today, I give you Sheep Reaction. It's fairly simple. You just get a couple of tranquilizer darts, and as a the sheep run across the screen, you get to throw a dart at them. This is from the BBC and they've had other sheep games on their site, so this is legitimate folks! Once you play they rate your performance, I was a sluggish snail. That's the lowest. Play the game...
6/13: OK, before I says this, I will say this is rated G. Just ahead of Father's Day, you are at wits end wondering what in the world to get dad. Well, I have two ideas. What is the one thing that every man wants in the bedroom? Right, I know you all said a big screen TV, right? Well, I've got video of the most amazing pop up flat screen you'll ever see that hides a flat screen, wide screen TV under the bed so it doesn't take up any room in your boudoir. Hey, I think I want one! There's only one comment on YouTube about the video and it says - how much does it cost and where can I get one. Watch the video...Onto the KTAR Poll of the Day. Yesterday's was about U of A grad Amanda Beard. She was dubbed the sexiest nude athlete by Playboy. We asked if you think this demeans women in athletics. Well, 51 percent of you said Yes.
You think of sheep as sweet and kind. You count them in your dreams as you fall asleep. But as only Click Chick has told you, there's a dark side of sheep. First, a couple weeks ago, I told you about the sheep that scared the other ones when he put on scary mask and the flock ran from him faster than they would a coyotes. Well, now, I give you sheep gone wild. This lone sheep has a grand old time ramming the heck out of a back yard play set with his head. I'm glad there were no kids playing on it. Watch the video...
Now, who says the Click Chick doesn't give you useful links. It's Arizona. It's hot until October and you're bound get home and you remember you forgot to put the soda in the fridge to get it nice and cold. Well, this video shows you how you can chill one in less than 2 minutes with a little thermodynamic science that only requires, water, ice and salt. Watch the video...
6/12: Human Tetris: OK, The Click Chick commonly has games you can play at your desk while you're at work. Well, today, I give you a game you can't play at work, but you'd want to watch. It's a Japanese game show and it's called Human Tetris. The basics: You have some guy standing there as a giant wall with a shape cut out comes towards him. He has to contort his body to the shape to get through the wall. If you don't make it, you are pushed into a vat of water or something. Watch the video...
Have you heard of the cartoon, Lil Bush? Its the new political satire on Comedy Central. The show is set in the present, but Bush 43 (the current president) is a little boy called Lil' George. His buddies are Lil Cheney, Lil Rummy and Lil Condie. Read about the show here...
Check out Comedy Central's Lil Bush page
Have some vacation time and don't have a clue where to spend it? Go to vacationidea.com for a list of fantastic places you can go for a romantic holiday or with the kids. Or planning the honeymoon, they have a whole section on one of a kind honeymoons suites and resorts - like Lizard Island in Australia in case you want a little adventure with the romance.www.thegreenguide.com: ASU and other Arizona universities are trying to go green. Now, you can too. You can check out the Green Guide and it has tips on getting your life more eco friendly. It has tips on everything from laundry, to quiet mowers, safer sand for your kids' play sets and clean and green DIY household cleaners and even green fashion. And for the kids, they have recommendations for eco-minded summer camps.
6/11: A Trip Under the Sea: Today we'll be studying phycodurus eques. They're related to sea horses - but they're sea dragons. They look like a sea horse crossed with a plant. Well, I've found a Web site that has the most amazing pictures of them. There leafy like appendages help them hide in kelp. Don't know if the males carry the babies like the relatives the sea horses, but if they do, they're my new favorite species. See the images...Opera Singing Phone man: Don't say the click chick doesn't occasionally give you something classy. You know the show America's Got Talent. Well, across the pond they've got Britain's got talent where Simon Cowell is a judge. When an average Joe (and I mean average because he's got those classic British bad teeth) named Paul informed the judges he was going to sing opera, the judges were skeptical until they heard the guy. This dude could be in Il Divo (produced by Cowell, no less). Paul's day job? He works for a phone company. Watch the video...
The US military investigated building a gay bomb - which would make enemy soldiers "irresistible" to each other - according to government papers. If you think I'm kidding and found that on The Onion, you're wrong. Found it on the BBC's Web site. Gives new meaning to that 1960s anthem - make love not war. Read the story...
Weird Tunnel House:
Some of you get bothered when your neighbors go way too far with their Christmas lights and decor. Well, someone has made their house look like Universal Studios attraction. They made their house look like someone shot a cannon ball into. It's quite amazing and almost looks like an optical illusion, but it isn't. Check out more photos...
Breaking News: Paris Hilton is still in jail. Just thought everyone should know. She deserves 1 year in jail for that horrible album of hers if you ask me. I know, I should really let that go.
6/8: Passages: This Click Chick is dedicated to my dear aunt, Rozella Taylor. She was a six foot, flaming red head from Louisiana who helped build planes in World War 2 and once proudly threw a man out of a window when he tried to hit a woman. Aunt Rozella was the best cook in the family and she only gave me her pound cake and cornbread recipe. I never shared it like she said not to (and I haven't given it to my mother). I'm not sharing it now, but I will share Paula Dean's pound cake recipe - because she loved to watch the Food Channel. Make it this weekend and think of my dear auntie. Paula Deen's Mama's Pound Cake recipe...
Gethuman.com - you're going to love the Click Chick. Tired of calling for customer service and not getting a human? Well, with this Web site you will get a human. It tells you how to call, say for example, you need to call BMW. You call their 800 number, say customer relations and press 1 for vehicle or 2 for "motorcycle." It The have car, credit card companies and even finance companies.
Here's the headline: Gaydos After Dark Celebrates 1 Year; Co-Workers Scratch Their Heads. Nope, that's not from The Onion. It's for real. Gaydos celebrated one year in the 9 to midnight slot, so we had a roast for him. If you didn't hear it, click here to listen to the Gaydos After Dark roast...
Dr. Sky - wants to keep Pluto alive. That's also the name of his Web site: keepplutoalive.com. Of course, Pluto lost its designation as a planet and made a dwarf planet. It was discovered at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff in 1930. The Web site honors the man who discovered the formerly ninth planet and has other useful info. It also encourages you to email officials to change their minds about the dwarf planet's designation.
6/7: All I have to say is it was only a matter of time. Yes, there's a parody song about the Andrew Speaker-TB saga. It's called 'Don't Fly With Me Andrew Speaker and is a parody of 'Don't Cry for me Argentina.' I don't know if they're going to be playing this on 98.7 The Peak, CBS' Dave Ross did a fun job with it. Listen to the song...Now, Paris Hilton has reportedly got the get out of jail 19 days early card. Well, I have breaking news of my own as to why she should be sent back. I found a sample of her 2006 self-titled album and I have to say her take on Rod Stewart's classic 'If You Think I'm Sexy' is downright criminal. Listen to the sample tracks, if you must...
Big Head Barry Blowout: Our boys over at Sports 620 KTAR have debuted this game on the web. You shoot a water gun at Barry's head and it blows up and up like a balloon. And if you think it's a one trick pony, you're wrong! This game has several levels, I got up to level three before I had to get back to working. So, if you're not a fan of Barry Bonds and you have a wee bit of down time at work, point and click your way over to sports.ktar.com and play away.
Now onto something useful - mouseprint.org. It "exposes the strings and catches in advertising fine print." For example, you probably heard about how American Airlines quietly announced a change to their frequently flyer mileage program. Mouseprint.com explains the fine print on the change in plain English. Meaning, even if you're not as smart as a 5th grader, you'll still be able to understand what the change is.
6/7: Fox News is rubbing egg off it's face. They were running a story about an indicted congressman - William Jefferson of La. But they ran video of Rep. John Conyers. Both are black. Just for Fox News, I've got pictures of them (right). Hey Fox News, feel free to use this as a preliminary guide in identifying members of the Congressional Black Caucus. Read the story...The pro-immigration reform group Grassfire.org will begin running ads filmed in the Valley. The 30 second spots ask our two U.S. senators what they're doing about a border fence to keep illegal immigrants and drug runners out.
It starts with 3 women asking where the border fence is with one asking "Where's the fence?" It's very reminiscent of the Wendy's "Where's the Beef?" ads from the early 80s. However, Grassfire's commercial also features three men (dressed and made to look like illegal immigrants, no less) sneaking across the border. The group wants to "expose the Bush-Congress amnesty con game." The group's director communications hopes it prompts more Arizonans to call Sens. Kyl and McCain.Watch the wheresthefence.com ad
Watch the classic Wendy's "Where's the Beef?" ad
Well, the Brits have unveiled their 2012 London Summer Olympics logo. It's fuchsia and very modern looking. Can't say I like it all that much. However, what's generating lots of buzz is the animated commercial they used to debut the logo. Now, this is serious, apparently, they had to take it down because they feared the animation would cause epileptic seizures. So, I went and checked it out. It's weird, busy animation that made me a little nauseated. And not everyone in London is a fan of the logo. Read the story... **The story has a link to the video animation if you want to see it for yourself
You're going to love this site. Domystuff.com. Yep, that's the name. It allows you let businesses and individuals bid to do your chores. Need that tree clipped in the backyard, just log on, sign up and you can get people to bid on picking up your dry cleaning, mowing your lawn, or cooking your dinner or you can get someone to bid on coming to clean your garage. I might bid on having someone come mop my floors!
If you're a political junkie, try techpresident.com. It's one of many sites following candidates and their marathon journey to the White House. It tracks the number of hits they get on YouTube and tracks what's going on the candidates MySpace pages and other Web sites. One of those sites. Amigosdeobama. It targets Latino voters with a little reggaeton music. Remember, the Click Chick isn't endorsing anyone, except Shatner in '08.
6/6: As you know the Click Chick was not happy that the current Miss USA got booed in Mexico during the Miss Universe pageant. She made it to the Top 5. She's finally talked to NBC about getting booed and how she was booed many times during her stay in Mexico. She handled it a like a good ol American girl - with class. Watch the Today show interview...
If you think your cat is too fat to perform aerobics. It's not. Someone has posted video of a very large kitty doing some aerobics. It's actually a commercial out of Asia. Don't know what they're saying, but it's pretty cute. And in case you're wondering, it's not a real cat but I'm hoping to show it to my roommates 25 pound cat named Shaq. Yes, just like his namesake he's a big kitty. Watch the ad...
You know I love animal pics and I love when they find new species. And in Suriname, scientists they have 24 of them in fact - frogs and dung beetles to be exact. You gotta love the frog with the purple Day-Glo fluorescent purple markings. Check out the slideshowAlso the most viewed science story on Yahoo - Chickens beat Columbus to America. Now the question is, why did the chicken cross the ocean? Read the article...
A new study says if you're searching on the old Internet and those search terms are related to music and technology - you're more likely to come upon sites with spyware or other malicious code. Read the story...
I don't watch the Sopranos. But I know everyone else and their mother does. And Slate.com has an article called "Leave the Gun, Take the Canoli - Why do Mafia Hit Men Drop Their Guns at the Scene of a Crime." You know that questions been keeping me up for weeks. I can finally get to sleep at night. Read the article...
Someone has written book with the 100 words every college graduate should know. But you don't have to buy the book, because they put it on their web page and you can just look up the definitions at Merriam Webster.com or dictionary.com. That's free advice from the Click Chick. Some of those words, quotidian, tectonic, subjugate. Make your seniors study these this summer for next year. See the word list...
6/4: You've no doubt heard of MTV's Pimp my Ride. Well, a library in Racine, Wisconsin has come up with the Pimp My Cart promotion to get kids involved in fixing up the carts they use to move books around the library. The kids loved it. The grownups aren't so sure. See more of the carts...Read about the controversy it's caused...
The Bell Lexus Poll - over the weekend, the people voted. The question: Do you believe the attorney quarantined with a dangerous strain of TB knew the real danger of his illness before he left the country? Well, 79 percent of you said yes.
Some of you will be trapped on planes for hours getting to your New England summer break or you may be trapped in the car for 4 hours heading down to Rocky Point. If you can read and not get car sick, the Salon.com staff has put together their list of great summer reads. I say anything by Sue Grafton is worth the price of a book jacket. Summer reading list...
The Studie Wah-duhmeyer Click Chick Kids Say the Darnedest Things Moment: Now kids are supposed to give you unconditional love. Or so I thought. This kids spells it out in the video - he likes mommy, but only when she gives him cookies. Watch the video...
Historical Phoenix Video: How did they used to teach people good driving manners. In the 1950s in Phoenix they started early with 6 year olds. Someone found an educational video filmed here in good old Phoenix, Arizona, on the Internet. It was filmed in 1954 at what was then Garfield Elementary at 8th Avenue and Adams. In the video (legendary actor Jimmy Stewart is the narrator), the kids learn the rules of the road in toy cars and guess what, they drive just like grown ups. If you don't believe me, watch the video...
6/1: Well, I found the 2008 Model Year Preview. And I have to say Ned the Car Lover, that the Audi R8 is pretty sweet - along with the Honda Accord Coupe Concept Car. It's very reminiscent of the Audi TT. But my dream car is the Maserati Grand Turismo. 4.2 liter V8 - That's heaven. See the autos...You know what? My old dog Scamper, God rest his soul, I used to think he was trying to talk to me sometimes. Heck, I know the roommates cats talk to me all the time. Usually it's feed us. Pet us. But those demands usually come with the sharp poke of a paw. But I found video proof that dogs actually do try to talk. Watch it and tell me who is more intelligible. That dog? Or Ozzy Osbourne? (See yesterday's Pop Translator)
KTAR Slideshows: Hey ladies and gents, a quick housekeeping reminder on KTAR.com. Looking for the photos of the day and our photo galleries, they've moved under the giant on the homepage, just to the right of The Water Cooler and Click Click blog links. And remember,we have free classifieds so if you're looking to sell that house...
Click Chick for Prez: OK, ladies and gentleman. Since everyone is throwing their name into the ring for the GOP nomination. So, is the Click Chick. The Democrats have Hillary, so the Republicans need a chick and well and I am one. But wait, I haven't been married 3 times, so I can't run. Back to my original endorsement - Shatner in '08! Speaking of politics, let's go over yesterday's Bell Lexus Poll of the Day. I wanted to gauge where our listeners are on the GOP nomination and asked who they'd vote for in the GOP primary if it was held yesterday. Fred Thompson was WAY out in front of our own Sen. John McCain. Thompson earned 57 percent of the vote, McCain 13, Rudy Guiliani, 12, Mitt Romney 8, Ron Paul 3 and the last seletion other - that's Newt Gingrich and Tom Tancredo, Huckabee and whoever else I forgot - They drew 7 percent collectively. Some of these dudes have work to do.
Do you know what your socioeconomic class is? The New York Times has an interesting chart where you can determine where you really are. Just use your mouse, pull down the drop down menus and find out where you really fit in the great American economic pie. Class is determined by occupation, education, income and wealth. Determine YOUR socioeconomic status...
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