Apparently CT people are just crazy about the Hoff. Crazy enough to put a Cumberland Farms employee in critical condition. I have never actually been to a Cumberland Farms, so I can proudly say this did not happen in or around my hometown. It happened in Shelton…who even lives there?
“Life-sized cutouts of David Hasselhoff have been getting stolen from Cumberland Farms convenience stores, with the latest incident happening in Shelton, Connecticut. On Tuesday, Aug. 20, two life-sized cutouts of the former Baywatch star were stolen at the convenience store — and a 36-year-old employee was injured in the resulting melee.” – Us Weekly
Anyway, I guess Us Weekly found it ammusing and grabbed the story from the CT Post. Thanks for the page views, guys!
I mean it’s somewhat false advertising because people in CT aren’t generally that tan, but congrats anyway.
Of course the thing everyone is talking about is Miss Utah’s idiotic answer:
Q: “A recent report shows that in 40 percent of American families with children, women are the primary earners, yet they continue to earn less than men. What does this say about society?”
A: “I think we can relate this back to education, and how we are … continuing to try to strive to [epic pause] figure out how to create jobs right now. That is the biggest problem. And I think, especially the men are … um … seen as the leaders of this, and so we need to try to figure out how to create educate better so we can solve this problem. Thank you.”
Nailed it.
I say give her a break: First of all how should she know? She’s from Utah – the women there don’t work; they’re all sister wives. Second of all, she may have been distracted by the fact that NeNe Leakes was asking her the question. And she still wasn’t as bad as Miss Teen South Carolina in 2007:
Tomorrow is finally Friday and I only have a half day of work because I’m off to New Hampshire to forgo 50 degrees of sunny weather at home and instead head to the snow and the cold – my favorite. But I’ll do anything for a massive party so I’m going. Anyway, in honor of this being the longest week of all time, I’d like to share some highlights.
Beauty and the Beast 3D
I still live for Disney movies so I don’t care if anyone thinks it’s dumb to pay $15 to go see a movie you’ve had on VHS for 14 years, I’m still going to go. I went to see The Lion King this summer and last night I saw Beauty and the Beast. It’s not the 3D that impresses me because I actually think 3D sucks – it hurts my eyes. But no matter how old I get, Disney classics still remain some of the best movies out there.
Beauty and the Beast, for instance, obviously teaches kids that beauty is on the inside, which is a nice lesson, but it’s also a prime example of why Disney princesses are the best. They are all strong-willed and independent (except maybe Snow White who is stupid and lives with squirrels) but they are still classic romantic heroins. I hate all these new Pixar girls always belching and being gross. Also, I never realized how funny some of the songs are. “New and a bit alarming” – you should be alarmed, Belle. You are falling in love with a nasty animal. Also, Miss Celine is on the soundtrack.
But I still cannot wait for Little Mermaid to be re-released. That movie was my biggest childhood joy and seeing it in theaters again may just be the highlight of my adult life.
Cannibal in CT
- Dude, eat some salad. (Photo: Contributed Photo\Bay County She, Contributed Photo / Connecticut Post Contributed)
I was trying to enjoy a chocolate croissant yesterday when I got the news that a local man had been arrested for killing and eating a homeless guy. He hacked poor Tun Tun up and then ate his eyes and part of his brain after telling his cousin he had a “lust for blood.”
“‘He said he had gotten a rare steak at a restaurant in Florida and when he had tasted the blood it had given him a sexual sensation,’ recalled Nicole Rabb, who helped police get a confession from Smith to the crime.” – CT Post
If this isn’t the most disgusting thing you have heard in a while, then I’d rather not know you. I still ate my croissant, though – I was in New Canaan so it cost me $5 and also it was delicious.
McNuggets
- Girl, eat some salad. (Daily Mail) -
To my surprise and dismay, it turns out idiots who eat nothing but chicken McNuggets for 15 years straight are not healthy. Has anyone reported this girl’s parents for child neglect and trashbag-ness? Who lets their kid survive on something that only in recent years has boasted being “all white meat,” and probably never actually claimed to be “all chicken meat”?
I’m not going to lie, I was a little jealous of my Boston ladies last night. While I was getting a headache watching the Lion King in 3D, they were stalking Ryan Reynolds on the set of his new movie. I’ve had brushes with fame and I want more! Anyway, they didn’t meet him – they don’t have the celebrity magnetism that I do, obvi.
But, don’t fret because a new opportunity has come to my attention. Meryl Streep, Tommy Lee Jones, and Steve Carell will begin shooting some old people romance movie (so Meryl’s style) called Great Hope Springs in Milford, CT. They will also be shooting in Mystic and Stonington, CT. Now I just have to figure out where the hell Milford is and why I would ever go there and I’ll be all set!
The September 11 memorial was revealed yesterday. My dad said he thinks they should have built another building instead of a massive hole in an already-crowded city. I see where he’s coming from, but it’s definitely more symbolic this way – a permanent reminder. Either way, it’s a really impressive landmark and I can’t wait to see it in person.
- President Barack Obama, right, runs his hand along the names on the Sept. 11 memorial as first lady Michelle Obama, former President George W. Bush, and former first lady Laura Bush look on during a visit to the memorial during the 10th anniversary ceremony at the site of the World Trade Center Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011, in New York. Photo: AP / SL -
Luckily, Irene didn’t turn out to be as bad as expected over by me. Towns along the Connecticut coast (like that poor house in Fairfield) got it the worst, but Manhattan is not under water, and I still have a roof – no power since yesterday morning, but the roof’s still there. However, I still had a pretty lame weekend.
It all started with rolling my ankle in a ditch Friday night and landing on what was apparently a razor sharp grate. I love ending my Friday nights in the emergency room. At least I experienced something new – stitches. Hate ’em.
– TGIF –
Anyway, I guess it wasn’t the worst weekend to be an invalid seeing as the whole world stayed in Saturday night waiting for the rage and destruction of Irene. It ended up just being an awful, rainy, boring Saturday. Due to my injury, though, I did get out of hurricane preparation. I also watched a movie I hadn’t seen: Going the Distance with Drew Barrymore and Justin Long. Don’t watch it. I don’t particularly like Drew Barrymore ever, but I’ve never hated her more than in her role of a pathetic 31-year-old newspaper intern who lives with her sister and has cake fights with her boyfriend in the kitchen. That’s not cute – grow up.
Then I woke up the next morning completely disconnected from the world with no power or cell phone service. Luckily we have a faulty generator at the house so we were able to shower and watch news reporters struggle to milk every last drop out of Irene. “‘I’m here reporting live from Coney Island – Sir, why are you out here today?’ ‘Because I wanted to get out of my bedroom.'” Riveting coverage. Then they went on to movie recommendations: “Well I think Beauty and the Beast is best for a rainy day.”
No Taco Bell for you…
Candlewood Lake looking pretty on Sunday
I still have no power at my house, but thank God there’s power at the office, wouldn’t ever want to have to miss work…
The betches named Hurricane Irene “betch of the week.” Well I disagree – she’s not a betch, she’s just a raging bitch coming to ruin my Saturday night and flood my basement.
New England’s one redeeming quality besides fall foliage (which really isn’t all that exciting) is that we don’t have to deal with natural disasters. Now we have an earthquake and a hurricane in the same week? California and Puerto Rico can laugh at us all they want – yes maybe we caused a frenzy over a little shaking and now we’re panicking over hurricane residue heading our way, but how would you feel about a freak blizzard?
Well I’m just hoping that all the people who flocked to Walmart for emergency supplies are just idiots, and all we get is a little rain. Because I have never heard of being “rained in,” but it doesn’t sound like a great way to spend my weekend. I just had the worst January in the history of my social life thanks to massive snow storms caused by the impending apocalypse, I don’t need a snow/rain day in August.
- Bottled water shelf at a local grocery store. OMG it's Y2K all over again (courtesy of a FB friend) -
So here’s my plea to Irene: I know how you feel. Sometimes you just get pissed off and want to wreak havoc, but as a fellow lady I hope you can understand that that you are ruining Sunday – the last weekend day of August! Summer is coming to a close and I have very limited tanning days, so please don’t take one away! Let temps in the upper 80s and sunshine be my reason for wearing a bikini this weekend, and not because you turned the place into a massive puddle of dirty water. K, thanks.
And all these “Come on Irene” tweets are getting old. Cute at first, but it’s not that great of a pun.
Two of Lil’ Wayne’s backup dancers straight up jumped a waitress in the PF Chang’s at the Westfarms mall in Farmington, CT. Guess they’re sesame chicken didn’t make it to the table fast enough.
I used to take lunch breaks at the Westfarms mall all the time back when I interned at NBC Connecticut. The whole time I had no idea Lil’ Wayne had hot-lady thugs roaming the place.
WEST HARTFORD (AP) — Two dancers who perform with rapper Lil Wayne have been charged with assaulting a waitress at a restaurant inside Westfarms Mall.
Jennifer Slaughter, 24, of Auburn Hills, Mich., and 26-year-old Della Hamby of North Hollywood, Calif., are accused of punching and pulling the hair of a waitress after eating at the P.F. Chang’s restaurant on Sunday night.
Both women were charged with third-degree assault and breach of peace. They are due in Community Court on Wednesday.
The women were in town for rehearsals for the northeast leg of Lil Wayne’s “I Am Still Music” tour, which kicks off Wednesday at the Comcast Theatre in Hartford.
Tour spokeswoman Sarah Cunningham tells the Hartford Courant that the incident is under review and neither dancer is expected to perform Wednesday.
Kate Middleton showed up at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) gala in LA on Saturday in yet another pretty princess dress this time by Alexander McQueen.
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- Getty Images - Seriously, though, go for that second crumpet once in a while...holy 2-inch waist.
On a semi-related note, Kim K was looking cool this weekend too. I’m loving this retro outfit she wore for her fragrance commercial (according to Style List).
Mid-day Margarita 