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Tuesday, March 3, 201503/03/2015

What famous author wrote “The Seven Lady Godivas”?

A: Dr. Seuss released an ADULT book in 1939 called “The Seven Lady Godivas:  The True Facts Concerning History’s Barest Family”. …

Monday, March 2, 201503/02/2015

10% of Women Say They’d NEVER Do This On A First Date.

A:  Pay for ANYTHING!

Thursday, February 19, 201502/19/2015

Good Stuff: Delta The Track Dog

An MTA worker in New York named Charles Gaston was working in a subway tunnel in the Bronx last week,…

Monday, February 16, 201502/16/2015

Toy Fair: A Chewbacca Furby

Hey Star Wars fans! Here’s your must-have toy! A Chewbacca Furby!

Thursday, February 12, 201502/12/2015

Country Closeup Random Stuff: Blake and Miranda

There are a couple of fan videos of BLAKE SHELTON and USHER performing at last week’s Unite Forever Gala concert…

Wednesday, February 11, 201502/11/2015

Is Uma Thurman the new Renee Zellweger?

So on Monday, UMA THURMAN showed up for the premiere of her new miniseries “The Slap” lookingdifferent.  And people are…

Monday, February 9, 201502/09/2015

Good News: Helping a Kid Get A Break

A 15-year-old kid walked into a Target in Raleigh, North Carolina last Wednesday, and asked where the clip-on ties were. …

Thursday, February 5, 201502/05/2015

Let’s be Fair: SI Swimsuit Cover/Glamour’s Sexiest Man

Are you dying to see the cover of the new SI Swimsuit issue? Here you go Now, to be fair,…

Friday, January 30, 201501/30/2015

Q Country Closup Random Stuff, January 30

The ACM Video of the Year nominations were announced last night.  They are:  Kenny Chesney’s “American Kids” . . . Keith…

Friday, January 30, 201501/30/2015

Good Stuff: A Blind Vet Can See Again After 20 Years!

Mark Cornell served in the Air Force for 18 years until the mid ’90s, when he was bitten by a…

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Asteri Ithaca owner faces more fines, scrutiny

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