August 28th is...
August 28th is the 241st day of the year .. There are 125 days remaining in 2008
-- On this date in 1907, UPS was started
-- On this date in 1922, the first radio commercial, a 10-minute real estate ad which cost $100, aired on WEAF/New York ..
-- On this date in 1963, Martin Luther King gave his famous "I Have A Dream" speech
On this date in 1981, John W. Hinckley Jr. pleaded innocent to charges of attempting to kill President Ronald Reagan
-- On this date in 1996, a divorce decree ending the 15-year marriage of Britain's Prince Charles and Princess Diana was issued.
-- On this date in 2005, New Orleans, Louisiana mayor Ray Nagin asked citizens to evacuate because of Hurricane Katrina
On this date in 2006, the Boulder, Colorado police released John Mark Karr because his DNA did not match the DNA that was found on JonBenet Ramsey's body.
Here's What's Happening...
Courteney Cox is ok after colliding with a truck while on vacation in Hawaii.
Philadelphia tops Zagat's list of the Best Tipping Cities. The average Philadelphian leaves a 19.6% tip.
Michael Phelps will host the season premiere of SNL on September 13th
Will You Be My Friend?
Fox News is not making any new Democratic friends at the convention. On Tuesday, a crew took a batch of Rocky Mountain Oysters to the Pepsi Center to see if delegates knew what they were eating. Many did not and had no idea they devouring deep fried bull's testicles.
Busted
"One Day at a Time" actress Mackenzie Phillips was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport on Wednesday on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance, Sgt. Jim Holcomb of the LAX airport police told FOXNews.com.At 1 p.m. ET, LAX airport police responded to Terminal 4, where Phillips was screened by the TSA. During a secondary screening process, Phillips was found to be in possession of what appeared to be a small amount of heroin and cocaine, Holcomb said.Phillips was arrested on the felony charge of possession of a controlled substance and transported to the airport police station for further investigation.Phillips, 48, has had a long history of drug abuse.
Who's Car Are You Driving?
Liz Murphy is driving Barack Obama's old Jeep Grand Cherokee. He racked up 87,000 miles while driving it during his final four years as an Illinois state senator. Liz says she brought it through a friend. "It wasn't until I had signed the final purchasing agreement and then he said, by the way, I have another piece of paper you might be interested in hanging on to. I wanted his autograph on my car. ..." If Obama wins, she's hoping to get three to four times the current trade-in value. Liz estimates the value of the Jeep to be between $8,000 and $10,000. Kelley Blue Book says it should be closer to $3,100. The Jeep currently has 119,000 miles on it.
Wilder Than Ever
A Pond's Cold Cream survrey reveals women over 40 are more wild than people give them credit for. Here are the results of the survey.
60% of women over 40 say they're looking for "fun" more than a "commitment".
91% of 40-something women say they'd date a younger man! Just how much younger? NINE YEARS!
50% of women over 40 say they have no problem asking a man out on a date
45% of women over 40 have "relations" with a man after just five dates.
Success Based on Birthday
A new survey from CareerBuilder.com recently compared compensation and job satisfaction to one's birth order and astrology sign. 8,700 people were surveyed. Here's what CareerBuilder.com found:- Scorpio, Leo, Taurus and Cancer signs were among the most likely to earn $100,000 or more annually while Aquarius and Capricorn signs were among the most likely to earn $35,000 or less.
- middle children reported being the most satisfied with their current positions while the last born reported being the least satisfied.
- Pisces, Sagittarius and Capricorn signs reported being the most satisfied with their current jobs while Gemini and Cancer signs reported being the least satisfied.
Today's Question: "The average person does this 18 times a day. What is it?"
Extra Clue: computer
ANSWER:delete an Email
