Whenever I'm at the grocery store and I see someone bring a huge cart of stuff into the express line, I always think, "What an inconsiderate a-hole." But since I'm kind of a coward, I never actually say anything out loud.

--This week, at a Piggly Wiggly grocery store in Saukville, Wisconsin, someone finally DID say something out loud. And things got UGLY.

--48-year-old James X. Cryns got into the 10-items-or-less line behind 56-year-old Grace Hernandez . . . who had 37 items in her cart.

--Apparently, when Grace got in the line there wasn't anyone waiting, so the cashier told her it was okay. But that wasn't good enough for James.

--He said, quote, "What is this? Eighty items at an express lane?" She responded, quote, "I got permission. Why, do you have a problem with that?" He responded, quote, "I do have a problem with that. You're fat and ugly."

--They kept arguing, and another customer called the police. A cop who was in the area came by. He witnessed James screaming and swearing . . . so he hit him with a $429 citation for disorderly conduct.

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44% OF MEN WOULD BE RELUCTANT TO HELP A LOST CHILD BECAUSE THEY'RE AFRAID THEY'D BE MISTAKEN FOR A PEDOPHILE:

Call this reason number 85,456 to LOATHE, DESPISE and HATE pedophiles. One side effect of their evil is they're scaring off a lot of good, kind-hearted people from trying to help kids.

--In a new poll, 44% of adult men say they'd be reluctant to help a lost child . . . because they're afraid someone would suspect they were a pedophile or a child abductor.

--Parents are also scared to let their children play outdoors . . . 90% of our generation played in the street with our friends, but today, only 70% of kids are allowed to play around outside without an adult directly supervising them. Daily Mail

A FAMILY FACING FORECLOSURE CLEANS OUT THEIR HOUSE . . . AND FINDS A COPY OF THE FIRST-EVER SUPERMAN COMIC BOOK:

Who says SUPERMAN doesn't exist? He LITERALLY just saved a family from absolute disaster.

--The family, who asked the press to keep their name and their location confidential, was facing FORECLOSURE . . . they couldn't afford the payments their home and the bank was getting ready to bounce them out.

--As they packed up their belongings to leave the house, they found an old box in their basement containing about nine comic books.

--One of those comic books was "Action Comics No. 1" . . . a.k.a. the comic book that featured the first appearance of Superman . . . a.k.a. the most valuable comic book OF ALL TIME.

--They looked it up online and found that copies of that book have sold for up to $1.5 MILLION at auction. So they contacted a comic book auction expert named Vincent Zurzolo who runs the website ComicConnect.com.

--He examined the comic and gave it a rating of "very good" based on its condition. Since it's not perfectly mint, it should only make about $250,000 at auction . . . not quite $1.5 million, but still enough for the family to easily save their house.

--And while that's amazing for them . . . unfortunately, most Americans DON'T have the most valuable comic book in the world in their basements. In the first six months of this year, more than 1.6 million homes were in foreclosure.
(ABC News)

BLAKE SHELTON HAS CHANGED HIS MIND AND DOESN'T LIKE THE IDEA OF RELEASING "SIX PAK" ALBUMS ANYMORE:

BLAKE SHELTON has already soured on his "brilliant idea" of releasing 6-song EPs . . . which he calls "Six Paks" . . . instead of a full album of music.

(--His two Six Paks so far are, "Hillbilly Bone", which came out in March . . . and "All About Tonight", which drops next Tuesday.)

--Blake talked about the Six Paks during a live Nashville Webcast last weekend. He said, quote, "I don't like (them). I have made that decision finally and here's why. I just think there's still a lot of tweaking we can do.

--"It's frustrating to me because we moved onto the next Six Pak and this is a collection of songs I'm really, really excited about and I'm still thinking about the last one, too."

--Blake is frustrated that he only had enough time to release one single from "Hillbilly Bone" . . . that being the title track. He thinks he could have had two or three more hits off that EP.

--He explains, quote, "If there's one thing I heard about fans the last time, it is, 'Man, there was only one single off of it.' But the idea behind the Six Pak is you're constantly putting new music out there.

--"It's one thing to be constantly releasing new music and it's another thing when you realize that 90% of that was never heard on the radio because we went immediately to the new project."

THE NEW "GADGET CENSUS" SHOWS WHICH STATES HAVE THE MOST LAPTOPS, SMARTPHONES, IPADS AND MORE:

At this point, it's IMPOSSIBLE to avoid the sweet seduction of at least ONE electronic gadget . . .

--And the electronics store Retrevo.com has released the results of its state-by-state gadget census . . . which found the states with the highest concentration of all kinds of different tech products. Here are the results

--Most iPads: NEW YORK. 52% of households in New York have at least one iPad.

--Most smartphones: MARYLAND. The people at Retrevo think it might be because of all the government workers who live there, surgically attached to their BlackBerries.

--Most "dumb" phones: PENNSYLVANIA. 14% of people have a low-tech cell phone . . . like the one you get free for signing a new contract.

--Most laptops: COLORADO. 13% of households there have at least one laptop, just beating out Georgia and Minnesota.

--Most eReaders: MASSACHUSETTS. 49% of people in Massachusetts have a Kindle, Nook, or one of the other 8,000 high-tech ways to read a book.

--Most digital cameras: MICHIGAN. Households in Michigan are 8% more likely to have a camera than anywhere else. (--Of course, according to the media, there are only like 15 households left in Michigan, so take that for what it's worth.)

--The census also found that people in New York City are most likely to have the newest technology products, and people in Phoenix are most likely to have old tube TVs and VCRs. (Retrevo)

FOX IS LAUNCHING THEIR OWN COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS SHOW IN DECEMBER:

Fox is launching a brand new country music awards show called "American Country Awards". It'll air from Las Vegas on December 6th.

(--That's less than a month after this year's CMA Awards, which is going down November 10th on ABC.)

--But how will this show be different than the CMAs, ACMs or CMTs? Well, the new show, the ACAs if you will, believe their hook is that fan voting will decide ALL of the winners . . . not just a handful of them, as in some of the other shows.

--But can the market sustain FOUR country music awards shows every year? According to "The Hollywood Reporter", there's been an increase in numbers for awards shows.

--Last year's CMAs pulled in 16.8 million viewers and was its most-watched show in four years. And the biggest awards show of them all, the Grammys, had seven million MORE viewers this year than last.

--It's pretty clear that Fox is betting their fan-voted hook will bring in the younger demographic everyone covets because they're the ones who do the majority of voting on these shows.

JARON . . . FROM JARON AND THE LONG ROAD TO LOVE . . . SAYS COUNTRY WENT POP . . . NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND:

JARON AND THE LONG ROAD TO LOVE have had one hit country record, "Pray For You". The rest of their music has an arguable "pop sound". Singer JARON (LOWENSTEIN) offered this take on the pop crossover in today's country music.

--Here's how he explained it to "Entertainment Weekly", quote, "The reality is that if you ask KID ROCK or DARIUS RUCKER . . . they'll tell you the same thing: country went pop, we didn't go country.

--"We set out to make music and find an audience, we just need an audience that appreciates us and connects with us. If you listen to a KEITH URBAN or LADY ANTEBELLUM song, those are straight-up pop songs. Country just expanded.

--"They still have traditional, but they have new country too. I think there was a redistricting, a rezoning of genres, and country said, 'Hey, we'll take those listeners.' People don't care anymore what it's called, they care about engagement."

(--Do you agree with Jaron? Do you belive it was a natural progression that we started hearing the music of TAYLOR SWIFT and CARRIE UNDERWOOD and LADY ANTEBELLUM.)

(--Or do you disagree with Jaron? Do you think pop artists "invaded" country music? Is that bad for the genre? Are you mad or just annoyed?)

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THE NATIONAL DEBT HAS GONE UP BY $1 TRILLION HIS YEAR . . . HERE'S WHAT ELSE THAT COULD BUY:

So far in 2010, the federal government has rung up a brand new ONE TRILLION DOLLARS in debt.

--That brings our national debt to just over $13 TRILLION . . . meaning we've spent 13 trillion more dollars than we've taken in. To put things in perspective, here's what we could've bought with the $1 TRILLION that's been added to the debt this year.

--66 million new Honda Civics, which is about one for every five Americans. (--Valued at $15,000.)

--5.57 million new American homes. (--Valued at the current median single-family home price of $179,400.)

--Wiping out 100% of the credit card debt held by Americans . . . and still having a few hundred billion dollars left over.

--One year's salary for 14.7 million teachers. (--At $68,000 per year. That seems high to us but that's the National Average. Believe me... We KNOW Idaho teachers are underpayed by comparison.)

--1.33 trillion bags of M&Ms.

(Yahoo Finance)

A WHOPPING ZERO PERCENT OF PEOPLE SAY THEY'D PAY TO USE TWITTER:

A new survey about Twitter makes one thing VERY clear: People like using it . . . but if it disappeared tomorrow, we'd all be over our depression by lunch.

--A survey by the University of Southern California found that ZERO PERCENT of people say they'd be willing to pay to use Twitter. Zero. Not a single person gets enough fulfillment out of Twitter to give them a single penny.

--Jeffrey Cole, who led the study, says, quote, "Such an extreme finding underscores the difficulty of getting Internet users to pay for anything that they already receive for free."

--"Consumers really want free content without advertising, but ultimately they understand that content has to be paid for one way or another."

--The survey also found that 55% of people would rather see advertisements on a website than pay to read its content.

(Mashable)

CELL PHONES CARRY 18 TIMES MORE BACTERIA THAN THE TOILET HANDLE IN A MEN'S PUBLIC RESTROOM:

There's no area that SEEMS more contaminated with germs than a men's public restroom.

--So this is pretty mind-blowing: According to a study, your cell phone has almost 18 TIMES more living bacteria on it than the toilet handle in a men's public restroom.

--Cell phones are perfect spots for bacteria to thrive: We touch them constantly without washing our hands . . . keep them stored in warm places like pockets and purses . . . and rarely ever clean them.

--In the study, researchers swabbed 30 cell phones and found that about one out of four had bacteria levels that were high enough to give a person stomach problems.

--The website Ranker.com recently put together a list of the 10 dirtiest things you touch every day. And cell phones came in fourth, behind money, light switches, and computer keyboards.

--The rest of the top 10 are toilet seats, shopping carts, remote controls, bathtubs, kitchen sinks, and sponges.

(Fox 29 - Philadelphia / Ranker)

"SURVIVOR" HAS REVEALED THIS YEAR'S "TWIST":

CBS has announced that Season 21 of "Survivor" . . . "Survivor: Nicaragua" . . . will split the castaways into two tribes based on their AGE.

--One tribe will feature everyone over 40, while the other one will be made up of contestants mostly in their 20s.

(--That means that 67-year-old former Dallas Cowboys coach JIMMY JOHNSON will be competing . . . at least initially . . . against people closer to his own age.)

--"Survivor" premieres on September 15th, and will air on Wednesday nights.

"FREINDLY" HONKING

Brad says:

I was in the turning lane by Lowes on North College RD. I was waiting at the light to turn south onto Blue Lakes. The man in front of me was spacing off (nothing we all haven't done) and didn't notice that he could go. I tapped my horn to give him a friendly nudge and he flipped! I got the "Aw... C'mawm!" and a not so nice gesture. It got me to thinking... Is it even possible to give a friendly honk or will it always be perceived as rude no matter what your intentions?

A MAN BUYS NEGATIVES AT A GARAGE SALE FOR $45 . . . AND THEY TURN OUT TO BE WORTH $200 MILLION:

--Ten years ago, Rick Norsigian of Fresno, California, was at a garage sale. He saw two small boxes containing film negatives of some cool California nature scenes. The seller wanted $70, but Rick negotiated him down to $45.

--Then, when Rick got them appraised, the people who examined them were SHOCKED: These weren't just ANY film negatives, they were taken by ANSEL ADAMS . . . one of the most famous photographers of ALL TIME.

--So Rick's $45 purchase is valued at . . . ready for this . . . at least $200 MILLION.

--The photos show Yosemite National Park and San Francisco, and were taken by Adams in the early 1900s, before he became famous. Experts had always believed the negatives from early in Adams's career were destroyed in a fire.

--The person who sold them to Rick . . . whose name hasn't been released, most likely to save him from a life of public humiliation . . . says he bought the negatives in the 1940s at a warehouse salvage in Los Angeles.

--Rick plans to cash-in by selling original prints from the negatives to museums and collectors. (CNN)

MEN SAY 'I LOVE YOU' MORE THAN WOMEN?

MEN SAY "I LOVE YOU" MORE OFTEN THAN WOMEN?

--According to a survey by the magazine "Good Health" , men today actually say "I love you" MORE OFTEN than women. 56% of men . . . or almost three out of five . . . say "I love you" more often than their woman does.

--The survey also found that men are just as likely to know their woman's CLOTHING SIZE as women are to know their man's. 70% of men know their wife or girlfriend's size . . . and 72% of women know their husband or boyfriend's size.

RATE MY COP

Here's a new website that allows you to "rate" a police officer. You can score them based on criteria such as professionalism and abuse of power. Good idea? Bad idea? It certainly ranks high in area of accountability... but could it get out of hand when a handful of people post nasty marks just becuase they're cramped up becuase "Joe Officer" wrote them a speeding ticket. Check out the site here.

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HERE'S WHAT IT MEANS IF YOU DREAM ABOUT HYBRID CARS, EBAY, IPODS, OR OPRAH:

There are tons of books out there that can help you interpret your dreams. But they only talk about symbols like loaves of bread.

--So what happens if you dream about some kind of new technology? Kelly Sullivan Walden is a dream interpretation expert, and she put together this list of 11 popular 21st century dreams and what they mean. Enjoy . . .

#1.) Spam. A dream about spam email shows you're struggling with boundaries. You feel that people you don't really like are imposing on you.

#2.) Oprah. If you dream about OPRAH WINFREY, it shows that you're ready to make a bold move, since she's a symbol of generosity and inspiration. (???)

#3.) In Vitro Fertilization. Dreaming about in vitro fertilization shows you're finally ready to assert yourself at work or in a relationship . . . and you're sick of taking "no" for an answer.

#4.) iPod/iTunes. If you dream about music playing, it shows you're taking control of your feelings, emotions, and thoughts.

#5.) Match.com. Dreaming about Internet dating shows you're ready to start expanding your circle . . . either romantically, socially, or career-wise.

#6.) eBay. Dreaming about buying or selling stuff on eBay shows you're seeing unlimited opportunities out in the world.

#7.) Hybrid cars. If you dream about a hybrid car, it's because you feel like you need to start saving YOUR resources . . . like time, money and energy.

#8.) Email. Email in a dream is usually a sign that there's a lot of unwanted or fake intimacy with the people in your life.

#9.) The Internet. Dreaming about the Internet shows you're feeling connected to lots of people, and you feel like they can help you find the solutions you need.

#10.) Text messaging. A text message in a dream means you've been dancing around the idea of telling something important to someone . . . and you really just want to come out and say it quickly and to the point.

#11.) Cell phones. Pay attention to who you're talking to on the cell phone in your dream, and how the reception is. If it's someone close to you but you're having trouble hearing each other on the phone, that's a not-so-thinly-veiled metaphor.
(Lemondrop)

World Cup? Who Cares?

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YET ANOTHER STUDY SHOWS HOW DANGEROUS IT IS TO USE A CELL PHONE WHILE YOU'RE DRIVING:

At this point, we all know how dangerous it is to use our cell phones while we're driving. But since 81% of us totally IGNORE all that and still talk while we're driving . . . here are even MORE stats about why it's the most dangerous thing we all do.

--According to Dr. Amy Ship . . . who works as a physician at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston . . . 28% of all car accidents in the U.S. are caused by someone using a cell phone while driving.

--And talking on a cell phone while driving is 400% riskier than driving undistracted.

--Ship also says that talking on a cell phone in the car is about as dangerous as driving while you're drunk or drugged up. (AOL Health)

TAYLOR SWIFT IS NOT INTERESTED IN ABANDONING HER MUSIC CAREER FOR ACTING:

TAYLOR SWIFT has shown that she has natural acting chops. She did a nice job on "CSI" . . . and she knocked it out of the park on "Saturday Night Live". But don't worry, she's not about to lose focus.

--She told MTV, quote, "I'm not making movies right now. I'm making music. That's always been my number-one love."

TIM MCGRAW IS "PEOPLE'S" HOTTEST GUY IN COUNTRY MUSIC:

The special country issue of "People" magazine doesn't hit newsstands until Friday . . . but they're already promoting what's in the issue.

--There's some stuff about MIRANDA LAMBERT and BLAKE SHELTON'S wedding . . . and the BROOKS & DUNN All-Star salute.

--And then there's the yearly list of the hottest guys. TIM MCGRAW is on the cover as "country's hottest guy". We also found what is, supposedly, the rest of that list.

--There are 25 names, and some of them are pretty obscure, so we grabbed 15 of the more familiar artists and listed them in alphabetical order. Check it out . . .

#1.) TRACE ADKINS
#2.) JASON ALDEAN
#3.) LUKE BRYAN
#4.) KRISTIAN BUSH (of Sugarland)
#5.) KENNY CHESNEY
#6.) BILLY CURRINGTON
#7.) TOBY KEITH
#8.) JOE NICHOLS
#9.) JAKE OWEN
#10.) BRAD PAISLEY
#11.) BLAKE SHELTON
#12.) GEORGE STRAIT
#13.) KEITH URBAN
#14.) CHUCK WICKS
#15.) CHRIS YOUNG