AS EVERYBODY IN THE WORLD KNOWS, THE SUPER BOWL BETWEEN THE NEW YORK GIANTS AND THE NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS TAKES PLACE TODAY.
BESIDES BEING, WITHOUT QUESTION, ONE OF THE HIGHEST-VIEWED PROGRAMS IN TV HISTORY, THE GAME IS ON PACE THE BE THE MOST BET ON EVENT IN THE HISTORY OF HUMANKIND (THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS THE PITTSBURGH STEELERS VS. THE SEATTLE SEAHAWKS IN SUPER BOWL XLIII IN 2009.)
IN ADDITION TO THE MORE TRADITIONAL BET, EACH YEAR THE ODDSMAKERS CREATE A NUMBER OF "PROPOSITION BETS". HERE ARE SOME OF THE STRANGEST, ACTUAL PROPOSITION BETS YOU CAN MAKE, IN LAS VEGAS OR OVER THE INTERNET, ON SUNDAY'S GAME (THE BETTING ODDS FOLLOW EACH CATEGORY)
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OF THE WORLD'S TOP TEN MOST POPULAR KARAOKE SONGS, ONLY ONE IS A MALE-FEMALE DUET.
CAN YOU NAME THIS CLASSIC SONG?
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IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE IS ON THE AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE'S LIST OF "100 GREATEST MOVIES EVER MADE" (COMING IN AT #11) AND WAS VOTED THE #1 SPOT ON THE LIST OF "MOST INSPIRING MOVIES OF ALL-TIME". TO ALL OF US NOW, THE FILM SEEMS AS MUCH A PART OF THE CHRISTMAS SEASON AS SANTA CLAUS, EGG NOG, GIFT-GIVING, AND KISSING UNDER THE MISTLETOE.
BUT MUCH LIKE THE WIZARD OF OZ AND CITIZEN KANE, THE MOST BELOVED CHRISTMAS MOVIE OF ALL-TIME WAS A DISAPPOINTING BOX OFFICE FLOP WHEN IT WAS FIRST RELEASED. IN FACT, IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE MAY JUST HAVE SAILED AWAY, OUT OF OUR COLLECTIVE CONSCIOUSNESS, BUT FOR TELEVISION AND THE MAGIC OF RERUNS.
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I HAD SUCH A FUN, HAPPY DAY AT THE "GREASE REUNION" AT THE HOLLYWOOD AUTOGRAPH SHOW TODAY, I JUST WANTED TO SHARE MY EXPERIENCE WITH ALL OF YOU. THESE SIGNING SHOWS ARE SO GREAT, I ALWAYS HAVE SUCH A BLAST.
I SAW MY TWO OLD FRIENDS FROM GREASE, DINAH MANOFF AND SUSAN BUCKNER. DINAH WAS MARTY MARASCHINO (ONE OF THE PINK LADIES) AND SUSAN WAS PATTI SIMCOX. BOTH LOOK GREAT, BOTH ARE STILL SO BEAUTIFUL. I GOT TO SIT BY THEM AND WE CAUGHT UP AND I HUGGED THEM BOTH SO HARD - BECAUSE I LOVE THEM SO MUCH. I HAD SEEN SUSAN FOR A GREASE SCREENING AT THE BEACH ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO, BUT I HAD NOT SEEN DINAH SINCE WE FILMED GREASE 33 YEARS AGO. AS WITH PEOPLE YOU LOVE, IT WAS AS IF IT WAS YESTERDAY WHEN WE CHATTED AND CAUGHT UP.
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IT'S THE SHOW THAT STARTED "JIGGLE TV". THE FEMINIST'S NIGHTMARE AND JOE SIXPACK'S GREATEST DELIGHT.
MAKING IT'S DEBUT ON ABC TV IN THE FALL OF 1976,
CHARLIE'S ANGELS QUICKLY BECAME THE TALK OF THE INDUSTRY AND MADE TELEVISION HISTORY TO BOOT. IT WAS THE STORY OF THREE UNDERCOVER DETECTIVES (ALL KNOCKOUTS) WHO WORKED FOR A MAN WHO RUNS A DETECTIVE AGENCY NAMED
CHARLIE AND WENT ON DANGEROUS UNDERCOVER MISSIONS AND CAPERS.
CHARLIE'S ANGELS WAS NOT ONLY ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR TV SHOWS OF THE 1970'S, IT WAS ALSO ONE OF THE FIRST SERIES TO HAVE WOMEN TAKING ON ROLES USUALLY RESERVED FOR MEN. STARRING
KATE JACKSON,
JACLYN SMITH, AND A THEN LITTLE-KNOWN MODEL AND SOMETIME-ACTRESS NAMED
FARRAH FAWCETT, CHARLIE'S ANGELS QUICKLY BECAME A RATINGS SMASH HIT AND A MERCHANDISING BONANZA.
A NEW VERSION OF THE SERIES WILL DEBUT ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2011 (THAT'S TONIGHT), THE 35TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEBUT OF THE ORIGINAL SERIES.
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TENS OF THOUSANDS OF GAMES HAVE BEEN PLAYED IN THE HISTORY OF MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL.
BUT ON AUGUST 19, 1951, THE STRANGEST BASEBALL AT-BAT EVER RECORDED TOOK PLACE IN
SPORTSMAN'S PARK IN ST. LOUIS. IT WAS SIXTY YEARS AGO TODAY THAT A MIDGET CAME TO BAT. (BEFORE I PROCEED ANY FURTHER, I KNOW THE TERM "MIDGET" IS NOT CURRENTLY POLITICALLY CORRECT, BUT I WILL BE USING THE TERM "MIDGET" IN THE REST OF THIS ARTICLE, AS THAT WAS THE TERM USED BOTH AT THE TIME AND ALL THROUGH EDDIE GAEDEL'S LIFE. FORGIVE ME, P.C. ADVOCATES - NO DISRESPECT OR OFFENSE IS INTENDED ANYONE.)
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