M&M’s candies have been an American tradition for over 65 years now. During that time the popularity of the candy has grown worldwide. Also during that time the product has evolved. In 1954, the peanut M&M was released here in the States.
In 1976 the ‘red ones’ were discontinued as the FDA found the red dye used in them, red #2, unsafe for a period of years. Red was reintroduced in 1987.
And most of us have heard of the urban myth regarding the ‘green ones’ being an aphrodisiac. Do the green ones make you horny? Have you ever consumed a green one to simply test this myth?
Only three colors have been consistent in M&M packages since 1941 - yellow, green, and brown. If you opened a package today you would find those three colors along with blue, red, and orange.
I have been working on putting together a sports blog for a long time now. It has long been a passion of mine to create a top notch sports blog/website with some very talented sports bloggers and friends. Well that reality is almost here. I just need to decide on a name for the site.
Below are the names we are discussing for the site. I already own these domains and will likely sell the ones that are not chosen. I have both the site name listed and spelled out with www and .com as well to show how it would look typed in a browser (the links below don’t work - they are just for appearance). I have included some notes I had compild and emailed to a good friend who will be writing on the site.
So I need your help to decide on what to call this new sports site that will launch in the next month. The descriptions are below and you can vote for multiple sites above in the poll.
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Home Ruin - www.HomeRuin.com - + very close to ‘Home Run’, plays off of the tainted steroid era and homers, pretty short, should be memorable - It could also confuse people and for sure have them thinking I have no clue how to spell Home Run. This one is tough for me to decipher.
Ball Count - www.BallCount.com - + Pretty short and simple. It would be easy for people to remember. - might could be a bit dull compared to others but maybe not. I kinda like the way it looks. Maybe be too boring for some.
Triple Dribble - www.TripleDribble.com - This one can be seen a few ways + one as a triple dribble which is a play on Double Dribble (the basketball call and great Nintendo game) and would make you a horrible baller. It also would tie in a term from baseball (triple) and basketball (dribble) while at the same time meshing together for a bit of an oxymoronic ‘Triple Dribble’ - could be hard to spell for some or those that get in a hurry typing at times.
Rounding Home - www.RoundingHome.com - Rounding home is a play on rounding second or third in baseball. Rounding Home doesn’t happen in an actual baseball game, which makes it even more unique for a blog title. It does kind of imply ‘after the game, post game coverage, leaving the ball park, etc.’ Pros and cons with this one as with all of these…sometimes I like it.
Sportscasm - www.Sportscasm.com - + a combo of sports and sarcasm which I am sure most of the writers on the site will heavily employ. Great potential to be catchy, kind of like sportscenter…sportscasm - could be confusesd as sports orgasm instead of sarcasm and that could be a pro and con as well.
Balk Ball - www.BalkBall.com - +short, simple, sweet, a balk is a mistake,screw up, by a pitcher in baseball that allows a baserunner to advance a base. Athletes screw up all the time so it could be a logical tie in like that. It would also have the double B thing, which could work good in a header design. However, many casual sports fans would have no clue what a balk is.
Bump Sports - www.BumpSports.com - +obvious tie in and sometimes I really like that and other times I don’t and want separation from the Bumpshack brand. It would be pretty easy to remember.
Big League Turf - www.BigLeagueTurf.com- + sounds pretty professional - could also be confused with Chem Lawn or something like that.
Big Wilt - www.BigWilt.com - I bought this domain a couple years ago… + short domain name, refers to Wilt Chamberlain, could become catchy. - Some will have no clue who Wilt was or his impact in sports and the bedroom. Domain name is rather short which is good and would be easy to remember. On a sidenote I do own 5 pairs of Wilt’s leisure pants from the 70’s. They are about as tall as I am.
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*Note: You can vote for more multiple choices in the poll above.
Paula Abdulannounced on her Twitter this week she would not be returning for the 9th season of American Idol. Some fans of the show love Abdul while others celebrated her pleased to hear of her not-so-surprise departure from the show.
So we ask you - Which of the four Idol judges from last season would you most liked to have seen leave the show?
A new Bumpshack Opinion Poll finds that 88% of Americans find pop superstar Madonna to be unattractive. The poll was taken in wake of the ‘Material Girl’s’ claim that estranged husband Guy Ritchie made her feel unfeminine and poked fun at her masculine looks.
44.5% of respondents said that Madonna had lost her sex appeal and become unfeminine. Another 43.1% of those polled said that she has never been sexy. Which left 12.5% that believe Madonna is still sexy and on top of her game.
View the Poll Here (Vote for Yourself)Many people believe Madonna has taken her diet and workouts to an unhealthy extreme. Many cite her man-hands and ‘All-World-Schwarzenegger’ thighs as evidence of this.
Madonna shouldn’t fret too much about these poll numbers. Her latest boy-toy, Alex Rodriguez, has a history of boinking beefy, Met-RX slurping women with exoskeleton hands.
Actress Olivia Wilde is in the news today after fellow hottie actress Megan Fox said that Wilde was a woman that she could see herself having a relationship with.
So if you are unfamiliar with Olivia then here is a quick rundown of her limited career:
Well, her real name is Olivia Cockburn and she was born in New York City to 60 Minutes producer Leslie Cockburn and Irish journalist Andrew Cockburn.
In fact Wilde has dual citizenship between the United States and Ireland and admits that as a result of her parents’ careers, she has a “strong journalistic streak”, being “really critical and analytical”.
But acting is her one true love, and a profession she took to in the early 2000s.
She has appeared in a number of film and television parts, including her roles on the series The O.C., The Black Donnellys, and, more recently and most famously, medical drama House.
Her film credits include The Girl Next Door, Alpha Dog, Conversations with Other Women and Turistas.
I remember seeing her as the new eye candy on House last spring. She was a very welcome addition to this viewer and hopefully she start popping up in more places on TV and the big screen.
Roger Clemens has a healthy appetite for women as was well reported last week. The ‘Rocket’ has been romantically linked to country music star Mindy McCready (story and photos), realtor Angela Moyer (story and photos), and John Daly’s ex-wife Paulette Dean Daly (story and photos).
Let me set up the poll question. You are at your local bar with several of your friends. They have already either retired for the night or gone home for late night activities. You are at the bar with the Roger’s version of the ‘Banger Sisters’. You have had three beers too many, are lonely, yet realize that one of these women would be eager to come home with you.
News came last week that celeb-child Rumer Willis, spawn of Demi Moore and Bruce Willis, had been named to People’s‘100 Most Beautiful People’ list‘.
I ran a poll last week asking the simple question: ‘Is Rumer Willis Hot or Not?’
98.22% of respondents to the poll voted “Not” hot out of over 165 votes. Remarkably Rumer did not receive a ‘Hot’ vote until 84 people had responded. So after 84 replies the tally was Hot - 0%, Not - 100%.
“People HAD to be paid off to add her to the list. Next year we’ll see Chelsea Clinton or Alexa Joel on the list. They all might be nice people on the inside, but they definitely missed out on the beauty gene. And what makes Willis a celebrity? All I know of her is she is underage and gets into clubs to drink with Lohan and Paris Hilton and once was at some marijuana party that got busted. I guess that makes you an “it” girl. LOL You noticed People’s picture of her had half her face hidden. I guess that huge jaw and squinty eyes had to be covered as much as possible. What a joke.” - Belinda
“wow…how much did mommy and daddy pay for that spot?” - K
Pop/drunk/rehab/loser/vampire Amy Winehousewas arrested today in London for headbutting a poor dude outside of a London bar. She is likely to be charged with assault.
In the wee hours of April 23, the Grammy-winning “Rehab” singer allegedly headbutted a man outside a London pub. She voluntarily reported to a London police station on Friday to answer questions, and was arrested.
In a race to the bottom who wins? Vote below for Britney Spears or Amy?
Pearl Jam was the hottest band in the 90’s and changed the entire music landscape with their debut album Ten. The music seemed to suffer the more political the band became in the late 90’s and 00’s. Every band has at least one dud album. Their dud, most experts would agree, was the 2000 album Binaural.
Albums omitted from the poll are Binaural, No Code, Pearl Jam.
The two hottest and most popular women in country music are former American Idol winner Carrie Underwood and teen sensation Taylor Swift. Swift wrote or co-wrote all of the songs on her debut album Taylor Swift. Underwood on her second album, Carnival Ride, started co-writing some of her own tunes with the likes of Hillary Lindsey and Luke Laird.
Both women are extremely talented and will dominate the Billboard charts for the next thirty years. They will also continue to develop a rivalry as they will be competing with each other for awards and radio airplay.
Here is a quick look at Carrie Underwood and Taylor Swift:
Carrie Underwood
Taylor Swift
Age: 24 - March 10, 1983 Hometown: Checotah, Oklahoma
Age: 18 - December 13, 1989 Hometown: Wyomissing, PA
Hit Songs:
‘Jesus Take the Wheel’
‘Because He Cheats’
‘Don’t Forget to Remember Me’
‘So Small’
Hit Songs:
‘Tim McGraw’
‘Teardrops on My Guitar’
‘Our Song’
‘Invisible’
Albums:
Some Hearts - 6x Platinum (#2)
Carnival Ride - 2x Platinum (#1)
Albums:
Taylor Swift - 2x Platinum (#8)
Taylor Swift Holiday Collection
Awards:
Grammy Awards: 2007 Best New Artist, Best Female Vocal Performance - ‘Jesus Take the Wheel’, Best Country Song - ‘Jesus Take the Wheel’
CMA Awards: 2007 Female Vocalist of the Year, Single of the Year - ‘Because He Cheats’, 2006 Female Vocalist of the Year, Horizon Award Complete List
Awards:
CMT Music Awards: Breakthrough Video of the Year - ‘Tim Mcgraw’
Roger Clemens has posted this video on You Tube and his personal website denying that he has ever used steroids, HGH (human growth hormone), or any other performance enhancing drug. Clemens was mentioned more times in the Mitchell Report than any other player in baseball.Clemens has a career record of 354-184 and has won 7 Cy Young awards.
“I think it’s important to give back and with the release of Blackout, this seemed like the perfect opportunity to give the fans a chance to bid on something to help children everywhere,” says Spears, in a press release issued by X17.
I have obtained a copy of Britney’s new CD and will be reviewing it for the site in the next week or so.
The troubled singer stepped out in a hot pink animal print leotard with a cut out centre which exposed her cleavage and midriff.
Spears attended a house party thrown by model Heidi Klum and husband Seal, and later hit the Green Door bar with her friend Lucy Walsh.
The scary part is that this is not far different than most of the things Britney wears out in public throughout the year. Maybe one should work the abs a bit before trying to pull off the pink leopard leotard.
Britney Spears is in the news everyday and usually for doing something dumb or very whoreish. It is a bit scary to think what she will be like 10 years from now. Hopefully the girl will snap out of it or get the help she needs to realize the errors of her youth.
I thought of selecting the best Janice Dickinson caption myself but then I realized it would be a lot easier and more fun for everybody if I just created a poll to select the winner.
Vote below for the best caption and winner of this week’s cash prize:
Caption 1: Is this what goes into my lips? - HILLARY
Caption 2: She use to be able to take this stuff in liquid form - MIKE
Caption 3: Just imagine all the other things I can do with these collagen filled lips - JANICE
Caption 4: BREAKING NEWS: Confusing it with ANTM personality Jay Manuel’s penis, Janice Dickinson attempts to deep throat a stick of cotton candy! - TIM
