Bitman
By David Evjen
Bitman1@aol.com
Monday,
November 18th, 2013
THE BITS…
MSNBC yanked Alec Baldwin's Friday night talk show for two weeks after he
hurled a homophobic slur at a photographer. The news was said to be shocking and
disappointing for all three of Alec’s viewers.
Russell Brand was denied entry into South Africa over the weekend. Apparently
South Africans have seen his remake of Arthur.
Russell Brand was denied entry into South Africa over the weekend. Not only that,
last year Brand was denied entry into Katy Perry.
Lamar Odom is close to signing a deal with the Los Angeles Clippers. The deal
reportedly has a street value of $2 million.
Lamar Odom is close to signing a deal with the Los Angeles Clippers. Apparently
now the Clippers are smoking crack.
Mickey Mouse is 85 years old today. That means Mickey is now the creepy old
guy hanging around the Mickey Mouse Club.
MTV and Major League Baseball are teaming up to do a weekly series combining
pop culture and baseball. I think it’s going to be called Beavis and Bat Head.
Yesterday a fan fell from the upper deck at the Buffalo Bills game and landed on
another guy. On the bright side, the fan was credited with a sack.
Yesterday a fan fell from the upper deck at the Buffalo Bills game and landed on
another guy. The fan is now the Bills’ leading tackler.
Bitman
By David Evjen
Bitman1@aol.com
Monday,
November 18th, 2013
SON OF THE BITS…
Jacksonville Jaguars defender Jason Babin ripped off the dreadlocks from Arizona
Cardinal Andre Ellington during yesterday’s game. It was the biggest rip off by the
Jaguars aside from their season tickets.
Jimmie Johnson won his sixth NASCAR Sprint Cup title yesterday. At this rate
Johnson is going to have more cups than the New York Giants locker room.
Toronto’s crack-smoking mayor Rob Ford is now warning that even more scandals
may come out. If this guy isn’t careful, he could damage his political career.
NASA is going to launch a robotic scout named Maven to the planet Mars today.
The scout will attempt to find someone that’s been able to successfully log onto the
Obamacare website.
NASA is going to launch a robotic scout named Maven to the planet Mars today to
attempt to find out how the planet Mars transformed from warm and wet to dry and
cold. I’m no scientist, but I’m guessing Mars must’ve gotten married.
Experts are predicting what the hot toys will be this holiday season. They say this
year’s hot toys will include the PlayStation 4, the Despicable Me action figures and
Courtney Stodden.
New York City police are seeking an unidentified teenage girl who charged her
breast implants with a fraudulent credit card. You’ve got to stoop pretty low to use
fake plastic to get fake plastic.
New York City police are seeking an unidentified teenage girl who charged her
breast implants with a fraudulent credit card. The girl is also being sought by
numerous teenage boys.
Bitman
By David Evjen
Bitman1@aol.com
Monday,
November 18th, 2013
TODAY’S BITMAN AUDIO…
Today on the Bitman audio feed we have clips from Saturday Night Live
with Lady Gaga, The Amazing Race, Sunday Night Football, animated
laughs with The Simpsons and we hear dead people with The Walking
Dead.
Plus more from Ron Jordan and the Bitman audio archive! It’s all at
BitmanComedy.com in the Subscribers area
Not hearing anything? TV Sound bites are available at
BitmanComedy.com! If you need access to the site, contact Adrienne
Munos at United Stations Radio Network at 561-381-7598 or
amunos@unitedstations.com
Bitman
By David Evjen
Bitman1@aol.com
Monday,
November 18th, 2013
TINSELTOWN TATTLER…
MSNBC yanked ALEC BALDWIN'S show for two weeks after he hurled a
homophobic slur at a photographer and now Baldwin says the show may not be
back. Alec has both denied the slur and apologized for it. However, Baldwin
wasn’t done as he got into several more confrontations with photographers.
Baldwin shoved one photographer and then smacked a camera out of the guy's
hand and it was all caught on tape (See here). In another confrontation, a reporter
tried to ask Alec about his stalker case and he told him, "If you're still here when
my wife and kid come out, you're going to have a big problem, you know that don't
ya?" As Alec turned to walk inside his building he says, "You ARE as dumb as
you look. You are with Fox, right?" (See here) Baldwin also went off on a female
reporter, yelling expletives in her face after she allegedly pushed his wife several
days before. Alec demanded cops arrest her and then hit a parked car while trying
to drive away. (See here) (Preview all clips!)
SYLVESTER STALLONE had a confrontation with a group of photographers in
Beverly Hills and is accused of using the N-word. It was all caught on tape, but it’s
a little difficult to hear, although a female photographer says to Sly, "Why the
racial slurs?" However, a rep for Sly denies he used the N word and claims he said,
"F**king Ass**le," but later changed that to say Stallone said, "f**king idiot." The
rep also says the woman in the video who asked about the racial slurs was just
trying to pump up the value of the video. (See here – preview!)
Has NICK CANNON turned jewel thief? Not exactly, but someone claiming to
represent him called jeweler Fred Segal and said he wanted some jewelry right
away and instructed the store to send someone to meet him at the Roosevelt Hotel
in Hollywood with the merchandise. A woman brought the jewelry to the hotel and
was met at the front door by a guy claiming to be a security guard and told her he
would take the goods up to Nick's room and come down with cash in order to
avoid paying taxes. The employee fell for it and, needless to say, no one ever came
back with the cash.
Bitman
By David Evjen
Bitman1@aol.com
Monday,
November 18th, 2013
TINSELTOWN TATTLER 2…
JUSTIN BIEBER hosted a weekend party at his Calabasas home for about 100 of
his closest friends, including Snoop Lion. As you might guess, the neighbors
weren’t too pleased and the cops were called several times. The first time, the
police told them to hold the noise down and then left. At around 3 am Justin's next
door neighbor, who was the alleged recipient of one of Justin’s loogies, called
again and deputies came out a second time. The neighbor tells TMZ cops told him
they smelled marijuana inside but left without arresting anyone. The next call went
out at 5:30 am and this time the neighbor filed a police report against Justin for
disturbing the peace. Incidentally, that girl who filmed Justin Bieber sleeping in
Brazil may not be a hooker. The website HotMovies.com says she appeared in an
X-rated video a few years ago and they plan to release it this week to cash in.
If you’re going to interview SELENA GOMEZ, don’t ask her about Justin Bieber
or Miley Cyrus. Reporters have apparently been warned that those two are off
limits for Selena and while the Justin ban isn’t surprising, Miley does have some
people scratching their heads. Less than a month after Bieber and Gomez broke up,
he and Miley were spotted hanging out together one night, but it never went
further. Even though they’d split, Selena didn’t appreciate Miley moving in. Also,
Selena has privately said she doesn’t care for Cyrus’ twerking antics.
The Victoria’s Secret fashion show was taped last week and TAYLOR SWIFT was
among the performers. However, a catfight could be brewing as Australian model
Jessica Hart was asked if Taylor could make it as a Victoria’s Secret model and she
replied bluntly, “No.” Jessica added, “To me, she didn’t fit. I don’t know if I
should say that.” On the other hand Taylor did hit it off with model Karlie Kloss,
whose pixie haircut she admired. Karlie said, “I met Taylor Swift last night, and
she said, ‘Ohhh, I want to cut my hair. Karlie, if you see me in a few months with
that haircut, know it’s because of you.’”
Bitman
By David Evjen
Bitman1@aol.com
Monday,
November 18th, 2013
DATELINE HOLLYWOOD…
This Weekend’s Top 10 Movies…
1. Thor: The Dark World: $38.5 million
2. The Best Man Holiday: $30.6 million
3. Last Vegas: $8.85 million
4. Free Birds: $8.3 million
5. Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa: $7.7 million
6. Gravity: $6.3 million
7. Ender's Game: $6.2 million
8. 12 Years a Slave: $4.7 million
9. Captain Phillips: $4.5 million
10. About Time: $3.5 million
It turns out they filmed an alternate ending to BREAKING BAD and it’s available
on The Complete Series DVD box set. Actually it’s a parody and in it Bryan
Cranston wakes up in bed next to Jane Kaczmarek, his costar from Malcolm in the
Middle, gasping from "the scariest dream" about him being Walter White and
dealing meth. (See here)
Bitman
By David Evjen
Bitman1@aol.com
Monday,
November 18th, 2013
MUSIC NOTES…
IMAGINE DRAGONS will kick off a new tour in February and after that they
plan to hit the studio to begin recording their next album sometime in the New
Year. (See frontman Dan Reynolds talk about it here)
Three-quarters of R.E.M. reunited during a Peter Buck solo show at the 40 Watt
Club in Athens, Georgia over the weekend. Buck was joined by drummer Bill
Berry and bassist Mike Mills during a performance of "(Don't Go Back to)
Rockville." Michael Stipe was also there, but he stayed in the crowd and watched.
(See here)
SOUNDGARDEN will hit the road again next year, but without drummer Matt
Cameron, who has previous commitments with Pearl Jam. However, Cameron
wrote on the band’s website that the break is temporary and that he’s still an active
member of Soundgarden.
JOURNEY is donating $350,000 to help relief efforts for the Philippines homeland
of its lead singer Arnel Pineda in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan. The money will go
to the United Nations World Food Program and should provide 1.4 million meals.
JIMMY PAGE has created a mashup of the LED ZEPPELIN track Ramble On
with NOTORIOUS B.I.G.'s Hypnotize. Page calls it Ramblize and you can check it
out at his website at JimmyPage.com.
JOAN JETT has been booted from the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade’s South
Dakota float due to her vegetarianism and involvement with People for the Ethic
Treatment of Animals. Macy’s had placed her on the float, but the state’s ranchers
had demanded her ouster and Jett released a statement saying, "I've decided to
switch from South Dakota to another float because people's political agendas were
getting in the way of what should be a purely entertainment driven event."
Bitman
By David Evjen
Bitman1@aol.com
Monday,
November 18th, 2013
MUSIC NOTES 2…
VAN MORRISON was named the 79th honorary Burgess of Belfast, Ireland and
given the keys to his hometown during Freedom of the City ceremonies Friday
night. Van is the first musician so honored and he celebrated with a concert before
2,000 residents chosen by lottery.
RONNIE SPECTOR lashed out at KANYE WEST in a new interview, saying: “I
am not a fan of Kanye West. I don’t mind (his fiancee) Kim (Kardashian), but I
just don’t like that guy. I’m not a fan of how he speaks. He’s a d**k. I’m sorry. I
don’t like him. I’m just being honest.”
The first full trailer for JUSTIN BIEBER'S upcoming Believe movie has debuted
online. The documentary covers the making of and promotion of his third studio
album. The movie will also apparently cover his breakup with Selena Gomez. The
film will be out Christmas Day. (See here)
LADY GAGA hosted and performed on “Saturday Night Live” and one of the
highlights was when she was joined onstage by R. Kelly to perform their song “Do
What U Want,” which involved them simulating really awkward sex. (See here)
BRITNEY SPEARS is reportedly looking for a body double for her next music
video, but the interesting thing is they apparently revealed Britney’s
measurements. Hopefuls should only apply if they are: 5’4”, 130 lbs., 32C-27'-35',
dress size 4, shoe size 7.”
MADONNA has called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to release 30
Greenpeace crew members that were jailed after a protest against oil exploitation
in the Arctic. The Greenpeace members are being held in St. Petersburg on
hooliganism charges carrying a maximum seven-year sentence and Madonna’s
wishes are apparently not having much influence on the process.
Bitman
By David Evjen
Bitman1@aol.com
Monday,
November 18th, 2013
MUSIC NOTES 3…
RIHANNA will receive the first-ever "AMA Icon Award" at this month's
American Music Awards. Producer Larry Klein says, "The first-ever Icon Award
was created to honor an artist whose body of work has made a profound influence
over pop music on a global level," said "Rihanna’s iconic and innovative sound has
enabled her to become one of the most influential and best-selling artists of all
time." Rihanna will perform on the show.
KANYE WEST will premiere the new music video for his "Yeezus" cut "Bound 2"
on Ellen DeGeneres' daytime talk show tomorrow.
Bitman
By David Evjen
Bitman1@aol.com
Monday,
November 18th, 2013
TUBULAR…
Daytime:
GMA: Actor Vince Vaughn; author Demi Lovato; dancer Maksim Chmerkovskiy
Today: Kenny Loggins performs
Kelly & Michael: Vince Vaughn (``Delivery Man''); illusionist David Blaine
The View: From Disneyland; guest co-host Demi Lovato; Jimmy Kimmel
The Talk: Guest co-host Carnie Wilson; Daughtry performs
Queen Latifah: Lenny Kravitz; singer Christina Perri
Ellen: James Franco (``Homefront''); Anna Faris (``Mom''); Sophia Grace and
Rosie; guest DJ Donald Driver
Primetime:
ABC: Maksim Chmerkovskiy returns to judge on Dancing with the Stars as both
Kerli and Noah Guthrie perform
NBC: The Voice has a recap show and then the Top 10 perform
MTV: The finale special of Teen Mom 3 features a check up with Dr. Drew
ESPN: Monday Night Football with the Patriots at Panthers
NBC Sports: Hockey with the Ducks at Penguins
Late Night:
Jay Leno: Whoopi Goldberg; comic Anthony Jeselnik
David Letterman: Vince Vaughn; NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson; Luscious
Jackson performs
Jimmy Kimmel: Barbara Walters; actor Josh Gad; Fall Out Boy performs
Conan: Eric Stonestreet; David Morrissey; Reggie Watts
Jimmy Fallon: Bill Cosby; Bonnie Raitt performs with The Roots
Craig Ferguson: Actor Kunal Nayyar
Arsenio: Donnie Wahlberg (``Blue Bloods''); comic Lil Rel
Carson Daly: Actor Adam Richmond; St. Lucia performs
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By
David
By David Evjen
Evjen
Bitman1@aol.com
Bitman1@aol.com
Friday,
Monday,
May 29th,
2009
November
18th,
2013
THE WATERCOOLER…
The 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination is coming up
this Friday and a new survey finds that 61 percent of Americans believe others
besides Lee Harvey Oswald were involved in the murder. While it may sound like
a lot, that’s the lowest percentage in nearly 50 years. The Warren Commission
ruled that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone, but unreleased documents in the
investigation are due to be released in 2017.
Batkid Miles Scott saved San Francisco, er, Gotham City, on Friday! Miles is that
5-year-old who got his Make-A-Wish dream of fighting crime as Batman. Miles’
leukemia is now in remission and he thought he was on his way to get a Batman
costume, when a broadcast from San Francisco’s Chief of Police appealed for help
from 'Batkid'. Miles got his bat suit and went on to save a woman tied to cable car
tracks and foil a bank robbery, being taken to and from crime scenes in two
'Batmobiles' escorted by police. Miles even got a Vine video shout out from
President Obama, who said: "Way to go, Miles, way to save Gotham."
According to a new report, fewer American high school students smoked cigarettes
in 2012 compared to 2011. On the downside, the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention say more high school students were smoking cigars, pipes, electronic
cigarettes and hookahs. Overall, 23.3 percent of high school students said they’d
used a tobacco product at least once in the past 30 days. They say the report means
that “interventions” need to be introduced, which could include increasing the
price of all tobacco products, implementing 100 percent comprehensive smokefree laws and policies in workplaces and public places, and enforcing restrictions
on all tobacco products advertising, promotion and sponsorship.
Bitman
Bitman
By
David
By David Evjen
Evjen
Bitman1@aol.com
Bitman1@aol.com
Friday,
Monday,
May 29th,
2009
November
18th,
2013
THE WATERCOOLER 2…
New education standards are dictating that cursive writing will no longer be taught
in elementary schools. However, seven states, California, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas,
Massachusetts, North Carolina and Utah, are fighting to keep cursive in schools
saying it helps distinguish the literate from the illiterate and aids in hand-eye
coordination. Cursive writing was axed because it’s thought that using a keyboard
will help students succeed in careers and in school more than cursive writing will.
You may snoop through your significant other’s phone, but one British woman is
so jealous that she makes her partner take a lie detector test every time he leaves
the house! Debbie Wood not only forces Steve Wood to take a lie detector test, but
she also checks his phone, e-mail accounts and bank statements several times a day
to find any hint of infidelity. Apparently she suffers from something called Othello
Syndrome, which is a psychiatric disorder that causes sufferers to believe their
partners have been unfaithful even if they have no evidence of it. Steve has also
been banned from watching women on TV or looking at pictures of them in
magazines. Unemployed Steve says, "She's so special to me and a bit of jealousy
here and there won't change that."
Elina Desaine has been named Britain’s Horniest Student. The twenty-year-old is a
computer science student at the University of Exeter and is so horny she’s unsure
of how many people she’s slept with, or of many of their names. Elina was born in
Latvia and sometimes refers to herself as “Slutvian.” Aside from instilling pride in
her parents, Elina won a cash prize, a year’s supply of condoms, a new cell phone,
and a crate of alcohol. In her winning essay, Elina said she had sex in a university
computer room and sleeps with two or three different men each week. Some of her
proudest moments include sleeping with two of the university union’s bartenders
and stripping in a local club to the “Baywatch” theme song. Elina says her only
rule when it comes to sex is that a condom must be used.
Bitman
Bitman
By
David
By David Evjen
Evjen
Bitman1@aol.com
Bitman1@aol.com
Friday,
Monday,
May 29th,
2009
November
18th,
2013
THE WATERCOOLER 3…
If your kids haven’t clued you in yet, here are some of the hot toys, games and
gadgets this holiday season. Mattel’s Ever After High dolls include characters like
Apple White, Hunter Huntsman and Madeline Hatter and sell for about $20 each.
The Minion Dave talking action figure from the movie Despicable Me 2 sells for
$70, but you get plenty of bang for your buck, so to speak, because it not only talks
but makes "super fart sounds." Video game consoles are always favorites and this
year it’s the PlayStation 4 and X-Box One. The PlayStation came out Friday and
sells for about $400, while the Xbox One comes out this Friday for around $500.
A new survey finds that American workers still prefer a male boss, but by far less
of a margin than they used to. While 41 percent said they didn’t have a preference,
of those who did, 35 percent said they’d like to work for a man, while only 23
percent said they’d choose a woman boss. When Gallup first ran the poll in 1953,
66 percent preferred a male boss, 25 percent said they didn’t care and only 5
percent said they’d want to work for a woman. The new poll found that women are
much more likely than men to want to work for a guy. Among the men, only 29
percent said they’d want a male boss, 18 percent said they’d want a woman while
more than half said they didn’t prefer one over the other.
Terra and Drake Otto got married earlier this year and during the reception the
newlywed couple performed the climactic dance scene from "Dirty Dancing,"
recreating Baby and Johnny's triumphant performance, lift and all. The video has
been on YouTube for awhile, but has just now started to go viral. (See here)
Bitman
By David Evjen
Bitman1@aol.com
Monday,
November 18th, 2013
SPORTS SHIRT…
Jimmie Johnson wrapped up a sixth NASCAR championship by finishing ninth in
yesterday’s season-ending Sprint Cup race in Miami. In NASCAR’s equivalent of
Mr. Irrelevant, the race was won by Denny Hamlin.
Sebastian Vettel set a Formula One single-season record with his eighth straight
victory, leading start to finish in winning the U.S. Grand Prix in Texas.
Several reports say Lamar Odom is in final negotiations for a deal with the Los
Angeles Clippers. A source said that Odom met with head coach Doc Rivers and
Clippers GM Gary Sacks on Friday and that the deal was "done."
The Chicago Bears' game against the Baltimore Ravens was delayed about two
hours because of a torrential downpour at Soldier Field. At one point fans in suites
and reporters in the press box were ordered to move away from the glass.
Jacksonville Jaguars defender Jason Babin ripped the dreadlocks from Arizona
Cardinal Andre Ellington during yesterday’s game. Ellington later got his hair back
and Babin wasn’t penalized as a hair grab is legal. (See here)
A fan fell from the third deck of Ralph Wilson Stadium in Buffalo yesterday while
sliding down a rail. The fan landed on another man and both were taken to a
hospital. (See here)
Alabama has become just the seventh team to hold the No. 1 ranking in The
Associated Press college football poll for 13 straight polls in a season. The rest of
the top five are Florida State, Baylor, Ohio State and Oregon.
Jack Taylor scored 109 points for Division III Grinnell College yesterday in a 173123 win over Crossroads. Taylor set an NCAA record for any level by scoring 138
points last November 20th in a 179-104 win over Faith Baptist Bible College.
Bitman
By David Evjen
Bitman1@aol.com
Monday,
November 18th, 2013
Scoreboard
NFL
Buffalo 37 N.Y. Jets 14 Final
Tampa Bay 41 Atlanta 28 Final
Pittsburgh 37 Detroit 27 Final
Philadelphia 24 Washington 16 Final
Chicago 23 Baltimore 20 Final OT
Cincinnati 41 Cleveland 20 Final
Oakland 28 Houston 23 Final
Arizona 27 Jacksonville 14 Final
Miami 20 San Diego 16 Final
Seattle 41 Minnesota 20 Final
New Orleans 23 San Francisco 20 Final
N.Y. Giants 27 Green Bay 13 Final
Denver 27 Kansas City 17 Final
NBA:
Portland 118 Toronto 110 Final OT
Memphis 97 Sacramento 86 Final
L.A. Lakers 114 Detroit 99 Final
NHL:
Columbus 4 Ottawa 1 Final
Washington 4 St. Louis 1 Final
Los Angeles 1 N.Y. Rangers 0 Final
Chicago 5 San Jose 1 Final
Minnesota 2 Winnipeg 1 Final
Dallas 2 Vancouver 1 Final
Today’s Games
NFL
New England at Carolina (8:40 PM)
NBA:
Portland at Brooklyn (7:30 PM)
Charlotte at Chicago (8:00 PM)
Denver at Oklahoma City (8:00 PM)
Philadelphia at Dallas (8:30 PM)
Golden State at Utah (9:00 PM)
Memphis at L.A. Clippers (10:30 PM
NHL:
Boston at Carolina (7:00 PM)
Anaheim at Pittsburgh (7:30 PM)
Calgary at Winnipeg (8:00 PM)
Bitman
By David Evjen
Bitman1@aol.com
Monday,
November 18th, 2013
DUH…
Al Qaeda militants fighting in Syria really have egg on their face, which is more
than can be said for one of their allies. The Al-Qaeda militants are apologizing and
seeking "understanding and forgiveness" for what’s being called an embarrassing
decapitation gaffe after they mistakenly cut off and displayed the head of an ally. A
militant spokesman said Allah would forgive a man who killed a believer in error.
Annadel Cruz and Alexander Bernstein were stopped for traveling 60 mph in a 55
mph zone in South Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania. When troopers smelled
marijuana, Cruz said she smoked marijuana earlier but not in the car and gave them
permission to search the vehicle. Troopers found two kilogram-sized packages,
containing a white powdery substance, which Cruz said was soap she made. No,
troopers didn’t believe that either and field tests showed it was cocaine. Cruz took
out a small amount of marijuana concealed in her bra and both were arrested on
drug charges. In other news, you can get pulled over for going 60 mph in a 55 mph
zone in South Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania.
An unnamed 20-year-old intruder broke a window at a Salt Lake City home.
Unfortunately, as he crawled through the window, he was severely cut by a shard
of glass and began screaming for help. The homeowners he had hoped to
burglarize attended to the man and called 911 and he later told police he only
jumped through the window to try and get away from other people chasing him.
However, the man couldn’t explain why he had the victims’ video game console
and he’ll be arrested after he’s released from the hospital.
An unnamed Wilkesboro, North Carolina man was engaged in a spirited discussion
with an employee at a GNC nutrition store regarding the Second Amendment to
the U.S. Constitution, which guarantees the right to bear arms in the context of a
“well-regulated militia.” We can only presume the unnamed customer was in favor
of those gun rights because he whipped out a handgun and accidentally shot a
printer, before declaring that he “could not go down for this” and fleeing the store.
Bitman
By David Evjen
Bitman1@aol.com
Monday,
November 18th, 2013
MO’ DUH…
Kiantone, New York’s 52-year-old Brian Malta had a dispute with his neighbors.
No word on what exactly the dispute was about, but Brian thought he would settle
matters by repeatedly firing a Civil War cannon at their homes. The cannon
contained only a powder charge and wadding, but police confiscated the weapon
and charged Brian with three counts of harassment and menacing.
Frederick Selfridge helped himself to various items such as laptops from his
employer and supplemented his income by selling them on eBay. Rumors had it
that Fred was responsible, but there was no evidence until one of the company’s
managers found a guy named Fred selling similar items on eBay and. Still, Fred
continued his side business for another year until a worker showed up on one of the
company’s job sites with his own equipment, which matched an item that was
reported missing from the company. The worker told the company he bought the
equipment from Fred and identified Selfridge from a photo. Fred’s next crime
spree can’t begin for another 16 months until he gets out of jail.
Sweden's National Housing Board has ordered a local hotel to install fire alarms.
While that seems routine, the hotel in question is called The Ice Hotel and it’s
made out of ice, aka frozen water. While it might sound crazy that a building made
of water needs to be equipped with fire alarms, the hotel is built from scratch every
year and must abide by building codes.
Alan Markovitz is a Detroit strip club entrepreneur and the author of the book
Topless Prophet: The True Story of America's Most Successful Gentleman's Club
Entrepreneur. One thing that Alan isn’t too successful at is marriage. After finding
that his now ex-wife Lea Tuohy was cheating on him, he bought the house next
door to hers and erected a 12-foot bronze sculpture of a hand with its middle finger
extended facing her home. The sculpture can be seen clearly from his ex-wife's
windows and at night it has a spotlight trained on it. The sculpture cost $7,000, but
flipping off your ex-wife every single day…for Alan, it's priceless.
Bitman
By David Evjen
Bitman1@aol.com
Monday,
November 18th, 2013
HISTORY LESSON…
1865: Samuel L. Clemens published his story "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of
Calaveras County" under the pen name Mark Twain
1883: The United States and Canada adopted a system of standard time zones
1902: The teddy bear was invented by Morris Michton, who named it after Teddy
Roosevelt
1919: Ticker tape was first used in a parade to welcome the Prince of Wales to
New York City
1928: Mickey Mouse premiered in the film Steamboat Willie at New York's
Colony Theater
1963: The first touch tone phones went into service in Pennsylvania
1966: U.S. Roman Catholic bishops did away with the rule against eating meat on
Fridays.
1978: 912 people died at the People's Temple mass suicide in at the Reverend Jim
Jones' compound in Guyana.
1985: Redskins quarterback Joe Theismann broke his leg on Monday Night
Football, ending his playing career
1995: The Rolling Stones became the first act to broadcast a concert on the Internet
2004: Bill Clinton's presidential library opened in Little Rock
2006: Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes were married in Italy
Birthday Partiers:
actress Linda Evans (Dynasty, The Big Valley, Beach Blanket Bingo) 71
actor/comedian Kevin Nealon (Weeds, SNL, Anger Management) 60
actress Katey Sagal (8 Simple Rules, Married With Children, Sons of Anarchy) 57
actor Owen Wilson (Meet The Fockers, Wedding Crashers, Marley & Me) 45
actor Mike Epps (The Hangover's Black Doug) 43
actress Chloë Sevigny (Big Love, Zodiac, Dogville) 39