Whatever 2.18

Whatever 2.18

Your daily dose of Whatever includes:

  • Olympic Randomness
  • Jimmy Fallon on the Tonight Show...Success or Flop?
  • Pet owners take a lot of photos...apparently.

Olympic Medals . . . The U.S. Won Ice Dancing Gold, and Medaled in the Two-Man Bobsled for the First Time in 62 Years

We picked up two more medals yesterday, including a gold by Meryl Davis and Charlie White in ice dancing.  And the two-man bobsled team took bronze, marking the first time the U.S. has medaled in that event since 1952.

At the end of Monday's competition we had 5 Gold, 4 Silver and 9 Bronze.  Here's how we rank against everyone else in overall medals.

 

 

1.  Russia with 18 medals

 

2.  The United States with 18 medals . . . but Russia has three more silvers.

 

3.  The Netherlands with 17 medals

 

4.  Norway with 15 medals

 

5.  Canada with 15 medals

 

 

In the gold medal rankings, Germany leads with 8 gold . . . while the U.S. and five other countries have five apiece.

Three Olympic Randoms

1.  Last week, U.S. Olympian Gus Kenworthy found some stray puppies in Sochi, took photos with them and announced he'd be adopting all of them.  A few days later, he won the silver medal in slopestyle.

And now that he's done competing, he's scheduled to leave.  But he had to RESCHEDULE and stay a few extra days while he gets his new dogs SHOTS, and takes care of the paperwork to bring them back to the U.S.  (Deadspin)

2.  There's a great photo circulating from the Olympics.  An elderly woman in the crowd was trying to take a photo at the Russia-Slovenia hockey game . . . but she's got her digital camera pointed the WRONG WAY.

So . . . she's accidentally taking a photo of her EYE.  And you can actually see her eye on the screen of the camera.  (Twitter)  (Check out the photo here.)

3.  The Olympics would be a great place for a protest.  You'd get the entire world's attention, and with Russia's anti-gay stance, no one would've been surprised if protesters had turned up.  Turns out that hasn't happened.

In fact, the only protest at the Olympics so far has been . . . a group of Russian teenagers protesting a ref's controversial call from the Russia-U.S. hockey game over the weekend.  Activism ain't what it used to be.  (The Wire) 

Only Four Athletes Have Won Medals in Both the Winter and Summer Olympics

There are only four athletes who have won a medal in both the Winter and Summer Olympics.  The most recent was a Canadian woman who won bronze in cycling in 1996, and bronze in speed skating in 2002.

1.  Eddie Eagan of the U.S. won gold in boxing in 1920 and gold in bobsled in 1932.

 

 

2.  Jacob Thams of Norway won gold in ski jumping in 1924 and silver in yachting in 1936.

 

 

3.  Christa Luding-Rothenburger of East Germany won gold and silver in speed skating events in 1988 and a silver in cycling later in 1988.  She also won speed skating medals in 1984 and 1992.

 

 

She's the only person to win medals at different Olympics in the same year, and it will stay that way now that the Winter and Summer Olympics run two years apart.

 

 

4.  And finally, Clara Hughes of Canada won two bronzes in cycling events in 1996 and a bronze in speed skating in 2002.  (Fact Monster)

Jimmy Fallon's First "Tonight Show" Started Off With a Ton of Cameos 

JIMMY FALLON opened his first "Tonight Show" by saying, quote, "I'm Jimmy Fallon and I'll be your host . . . for now."  In addition to Will Smith and U2, the show included cameos from Robert De Niro, Tina Fey, Rudy Giuliani, Joan Rivers, Kim Kardashian, Lindsay Lohan, Stephen Colbert and others.

He started off with the PERFECT introduction, saying, quote, "I'm Jimmy Fallon and I'll be your host . . . for now."  (Here's video up through the end of the monologue.  SPIKE LEE directed the opening, by the way.)

 

 

He then proceeded to thank the previous "Tonight Show" hosts, which was interesting because he DID mention CONAN O'BRIEN . . . and he got a laugh by saying JAY LENO'S name twice.  (Skip to the 1:11 mark in the video for that.)

 

 

Then after his monologue, Jimmy sat down at his desk and said that a friend of his owed him $100, because he said Jimmy would never be the host of the "Tonight Show".  Then ROBERT DE NIRO came out and slapped a C-Note on Jimmy's desk.

 

 

But he wasn't alone.  One at a time, the following stars came out and did the same thing:  Robert De Niro, Tina Fey, Joe Namath . . . who was NOT wearing a huge fur coat . . . Rudy Giuliani, Mariah Carey, Tracy Morgan, Joan Rivers . . .

Kim Kardashian, Seth Rogen, Lindsay Lohan, Sarah Jessica Parker, Mike Tyson, Lady Gaga . . .

 

 

And finally, Stephen Colbert, who paid with a bucket full of pennies, which he dumped all over Jimmy.  Then he took a selfie of the two of them and said, quote, "Welcome to 11:30, [B-word]."  That's Colbert's timeslot on Comedy Central.  (Here's video.)

 

 

This was followed by Jimmy and his first guest WILL SMITH doing "The Evolution Of Hip-Hop Dancing".

 

 

U2 was the musical guest.  They performed twice . . . first they did their new single "Invisible", then they closed out the show with an acoustic version of their Oscar-nominated song "Ordinary Love". 

Taylor Swift Lost Her Virginity to Jake Gyllenhaal, Then He No-Showed Her Birthday Party . . . Which Inspired Her "Red" Album 

Sources say TAYLOR SWIFT lost her virginity to JAKE GYLLENHAAL when she was 20, but he CRUSHED her when he no-showed her 21st birthday party.  Supposedly, "every word" of her album "Red" was inspired by their breakup.

A source says Taylor was saving herself for marriage, but Jake convinced her he was worth it . . . quote, "She thought she was going to marry Jake, that's how in love she was with him."  At the time, Taylor was 20 and Jake was 33.

 

 

In December of 2010, a few months after Taylor let go of her purity, she threw herself a 21st birthday party.  Jake was all set to be there . . . or so she thought.

 

 

The day of the party, he WENT OFF THE GRID.  He didn't call, he didn't text, she couldn't find him, and he never showed up.  A source says, quote, "She locked herself in the bathroom and cried the entire night."

The source adds that "every word" of the "Red" album was inspired by the ensuing breakup.  Especially the song "The Moment I Knew", which is literally about being stood up at a birthday party by "the one who means the most."

Does Barbara Walters Call Her Vibrator "Selfie"? 

On "The View" yesterday, the ladies started talking about SELF-LOVE and SEX TOYS.  At one point, WHOOPI GOLDBERG brought up BARBARA WALTERS' vibrator, and Barbara said, quote, "You know what it's called?  A selfie!"

JENNY MCCARTHY mentioned something about "self-love" . . . but she didn't mean the EROTIC kind.  She was talking about self-esteem.  But that's not how BARBARA WALTERS took it.

 

 

The conversation ESCALATED QUICKLY, especially when WHOOPI GOLDBERG said, quote, "You start talking about that vibrator of yours again, I can't handle it!"

 

 

Barbara replied, quote, "You know what it's called?  A selfie!"

 

 

And Whoopi said, quote, "The name of Barbara's vibrator is Selfie.  Fantastic."

Yes Or No?  68-Year-Old Debbie Harry in a Bathing Suit 

In today's Yes Or No, we've got BLONDIE minx DEBBIE HARRY in a one-piece bathing suit on the beach in Miami.  Yeah, she was hot stuff in 1980, but does she still have it now, at the age of 68?

Yes, we all lusted after Debbie in 1980 . . . but she's 68 now.  She still got it?  You be the judge.  (Here are the pics.)

Did Miley Cyrus Put a Fan's Thong in Her Mouth? 

 

 

MILEY CYRUS just added another nasty move to her arsenal.  During her show in Tacoma, Washington on Sunday, someone threw a thong onstage.  So Miley picked it up, wrapped it around her microphone and PUT IT IN HER MOUTH.  (Here's a picture.)

 

 

But one fan defended Miley on Twitter, saying, quote, "People are so rude.  Let Miley be.  She didn't even put her mouth on the part where the vaj goes.  She's perfection and [you're] not."  (???)

 

 

(Meanwhile, Miley is giving out ROLLING PAPERS in her tour program.)

1.  KIM KARASHIAN posted pictures from six of her various "Tonight Show" appearances over the years . . . prompting many of her followers to beg her to stop getting plastic surgery.

 

 

 

2.  KHLOE KARDASHIAN wore a fake fur coat with a message on the back for people who wear REAL fur.

Bill Russell Responds to Being Left Off LeBron James' NBA Mount Rushmore 

LEBRON JAMES was recently asked to name his "Mount Rushmore" of the NBA . . . and BILL RUSSELL wasn't among his picks.  Russell responded by saying, quote, "Thank you for leaving me off your Mount Rushmore.  I'm glad you did.  Basketball is a team game, it's not for individual honors."

Tuesday TV Reminders:

 

 

• "American Idol" . . . 8:00 to 10:00 P.M. on Fox.  Randy Jackson and former "Idol" contestants Adam Lambert and Chris Daughtry show up as mentors. 

 

The female contestants will sing solos tonight, the guys sing tomorrow, and then a Top 13 will be announced on Thursday . . . along with the judges' wildcard picks.

 

 

 

• "Primetime Olympics Coverage" . . . from 8:00 to 11:00 P.M. on NBC.  Tuesday's events include speed skating, freestyle skiing and the Nordic combined for the men . . . with the giant slalom and a short track relay for the women.

 

If you'd like to try to catch some results in real time, here are the schedules.

 

 

Tuesday's Schedule:

1.  Ice Hockey:  The men's play-offs Qualifications start at 3:00 a.m. Eastern.

2.  Alpine Skiing:  The women's Giant Slalom Run 2 starts at 5:30 a.m. Eastern.

3.  Short Track:  The ladies' 3000-meter Relay finals start at 5:54 a.m. Eastern.

4.  Nordic Combined:  The 10-km cross-country race starts at 7:00 a.m. Eastern.

5.  Speed Skating:  The men's 10,000 meter race starts at 8:00 a.m. Eastern.

6.  Freestyle Skiing:  The men's Halfpipe skiing final starts at 12:30 p.m. Eastern.

Tonight's Late Night Talk Shows:

 

 

• Jimmy Fallon's "Tonight Show" - Jerry Seinfeld, Kristen Wiig, and Lady Gaga.

 

 

• "Letterman" - Snowboarder Sage Kotsenburg and country singer Cole Swindell.

 

 

• "Jimmy Kimmel" - "Game of Thrones" star Kit Harington talks about his new movie "Pompeii".  The other guests are Bill O'Reilly and Phantogram.

 

 

• "Carson Daly" - Pre-empted for the Olympics.

 

 

• "Arsenio" - The stars of "Basketball Wives LA":  Jackie Christie, Brittish Williams, and Sundy Carter.  Plus:  stand-up comedy from Corey Holcomb.

 

 

• "Conan" - Mel Brooks pays tribute to comedy legend Sid Caesar, who died last Wednesday.  Music Guest:  Alt-country singer Langhorn Slim.

 

 

• "Craig Ferguson" - Ted Danson ("CSI") and Kristen Schaal talks about her Hulu series "The Hotwives of Orlando".

 

 

• "Chelsea Lately" - Alex Pettyfer pimps his movie "Endless Love".

 

 

• "Jon Stewart" - Kevin Spacey.

 

 

• "The Colbert Report" - Physicist Brian Greene.

 

"Game of Thrones" is Out on DVD and "Burn Notice" is Out on Netflix

 

 

Here's what's new on DVD today:

 

• "Afternoon Delight" stars Juno Temple as a stripper who becomes a nanny.

 

• "Battle of the Damned" stars Dolph Lundgren fighting zombies to rescue a girl.

 

• "The Ganzfeld Haunting", Rumer Willis and "Prison Break's" Dominic Purcell.

 

• The third season of HBO's "Game of Thrones".

 

• The fifth season of Showtime's "Nurse Jackie".

 

 

 

Here's what's new in the past week to Netflix Instant Streaming:

 

• "Haunter", which stars Abigail Breslin as ghost trying to save a living girl.

 

• "The Summit" is a documentary about the deaths of climbers trying to ascend K2.

 

• The second season of "House of Cards".

 

• The seventh season of "Burn Notice".

 

• The second season of Disney's "Lab Rats".

 

 

 

And here's what's new in video games today:

 

• "NASCAR '14" on the Xbox360 and PS3

 

• "Earth Defense Force 2025" a third-person shooter on the Xbox360 and PS3

New CDs from "Idol" Winner Candice Glover, and "Sing Off" Winners Home Free

 

 

• "Music Speaks", Candice Glover . . . who won the 12th season of "American Idol".

 

• "Crazy Life", Home Free . . . a capella group that won Season 4 of "The Sing Off".

 

• "Gravitas", Talib Kweli . . . rapper and a gentleman

 

• "Tales From The Realm Of The Queen Of Pentacles", Suzanne Vega

 

• "Men of Honor", the rock supergroup Adrenaline Mob . . . with Symphony X singer

Russell Allen, guitarist Mike Orlando, and Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy.

 

• "Voices", Phantogram  (Vevo)

 

• "Bad Self Portraits", Lake Street Dive

 

• "Kindly Bent to Free Us", the prog rock band Cynic  (Cynic Radio)

 

• "Cult", the alt rock band Bayside  (SoundCloud)

 

• "The Brink", The Jezabels  (SoundCloud)

 

• "Somewhere Else", alt country singer Lydia Loveless  (Live Acoustic)

 

• "Cole Swindell", country singer Cole Swindell

 

• "Cowboy Like Me", Cody Johnson

Five Random Facts For Tuesday

 

Here are a few random facts for you.  In the 1960s, there was a brief OCTOPUS WRESTLING fad.  The President gets free rent at the White House but has to pay for everything else, including food and housekeeping.  And ELLEN DEGENERES was originally offered the role of Phoebe on "Friends", but turned it down, so it went to LISA KUDROW.

1.  The word "tragedy" comes from the Greek word "tragoedia" which literally translates to . . . goat song.  No one's quite sure why . . . the best theory is that it refers to actors dressing as goats and mythical creatures in plays.

 

 

2.  In the '60s, OCTOPUS WRESTLING was a brief fad.  There were even octopus wrestling championships in Washington every year.

 

 

3.  The President gets free rent at the White House . . . but pays for basically everything else.  That includes groceries, housekeeping, parties, vacations, and toiletries.

 

 

4.  ELLEN DEGENERES was offered the role of Phoebe on "Friends" and turned it down . . . so LISA KUDROW ended up getting it.

 

 

5.  Young elephants, pandas, hippos, and koalas instinctively eat their mother's feces . . . because it contains bacteria they need to properly digest vegetation.

 

 

Two-Thirds of Us Actually Suffer From "A Case of the Mondays"?

According to a new study, there actually IS such a thing as having "a case of the Mondays."  The study found that 71% of women and 62% of men show legitimate signs of ANXIETY and possibly even DEPRESSION on Sunday nights, because they're THAT down about having to go back to work.

The Average Person Keeps a Secret From Their Partner For Less Than Three Hours . . . and the 10 Secrets That Are Hardest to Keep

A new survey found the average person can barely keep a secret from their significant other for three hours.  And the secrets that are HARDEST to keep are:  A friend having an affair . . . someone admitting to telling a big lie . . . two coworkers getting-it-on . . . someone who's pregnant . . . and someone who was arrested.

 

1.  A friend is having an affair.

 

2.  Someone admits they told a BIG LIE about something.

 

3.  Two coworkers are getting-it-on.

 

4.  Someone's pregnant.

 

5.  Someone was arrested or is in legal trouble.

 

6.  Someone was lying about their job or salary.

 

7.  Someone is having or had plastic surgery.

 

8.  A friend came into a huge amount of money.

 

9.  Someone is in financial trouble.

 

10.  A friend is having trouble in the bedroom.  (FemaleFirst)

What's the Most Awkward Situation You've Ever Encountered?

What's the most awkward situation you've ever encountered?  A few of our favorites are a waiter who saw a guy's marriage proposal get rejected, but the couple just kept sitting there . . . and a guy whose parents got into an argument at dinner that ended with his mom yelling, "See, this is why I never want to have sex with you anymore."

Pet Owners Post More Photos of Their Pets on Facebook Than People

This probably won't come as a surprise, but according to a new survey, two-thirds of pet owners post more photos of their PETS online than PEOPLE.  They average six photos of their pets a week, compared to just five photos of friends and family.

Eight Pop Culture References People Make Without Realizing It

Here are some pop culture references people make without realizing it.  "Don't mess with Texas" comes from an anti-littering ad campaign . . . the word "meh" was created by "The Simpsons" . . . and the word "nerd" was created by DR. SEUSS.

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Breaking News:  We're Facing a Nationwide Clown Shortage!

 

Bad news, America . . . apparently we're facing a NATIONWIDE CLOWN SHORTAGE.  The old generation of clowns is dying out, and a new generation isn't stepping up to take their place.  The number of working clowns in the U.S. has dropped from about 3,500 in 2004 to 2,500 now.

Maiara Walsh is 26.  "The Starving Games", "Zombieland", and "Cory in the House".

 

 

Skin Diamond is 27.  Petite interracial mattress actress who's starred in 217 fine films, including "Rump Raiders", "Tosh Porn Oh", "Black Heat", and "Kung Fu [Kitty]".

 

 

Regina Spektor is 34.  Her song "Fidelity" was used on a "Grey's Anatomy" episode and then again in the Katherine Heigl movie "27 Dresses".

 

 

Jillian Michaels is 40.  Scary-sexy bisexual minx who became famous for screaming at super-chubbies on "The Biggest Loser".

 

 

MOLLY RINGWALD is 46 and has the FIRE . . . DOWN . . . BELOW!

Tracey Edmonds is 47.  Eddie Murphy unofficially "married" her on New Year's Day but they split up two weeks later.  She's Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds' leftovers.

 

 

Kassi Nova is 48.  Mattress actress who has starred in 126 fine films . . . including "Hung Guns", "Bi Dream of Genie", "Leave It to Cleavage 2", AND "Big Mama Jama and the Fat Ladies of the Evening".

 

 

DR. DRE is 49 and a genius.

 

 

Matt Dillon is 50 and I'd still nail him.  I'd to it for Johnny.  (???)

 

 

Joe Simpson is 56.  Ashlee and Jessica's creepy and possibly gay dad.

 

 

Vanna White is 57 and I'd still nail her.

 

 

JOHN TRAVOLTA is 60.

Juice Newton is 62.  Remember "Queen of Hearts"?  I DO!

 

 

Cybill Shepherd is 64.  If you'd like to see Cybill young, nubile and NAKED, check out the 1971 classic, "The Last Picture Show".  You'll be glad you did.

 

 

Styx singer Dennis DeYoung is 67.  He IS Kilroy! 

Yoko Ono is 81.

 

 

Toni Morrison is 83.  Author that Oprah digs.  She was the first African-American woman to ever receive the Nobel Prize for Literature.  She's also the one who said Bill Clinton was our FIRST BLACK PRESIDENT.  Sorry Obama.

 

 

John Hughes  (1950 - 2009)  Wrote and directed "Sixteen Candles", "The Breakfast Club", "Weird Science", "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" AND "Planes, Trains & Automobiles".  He also wrote "Mr. Mom", the first three "Vacation" movies, "Pretty in Pink", "Some Kind of Wonderful", "Uncle Buck" and "Home Alone".

 

 

Jack Palance  (1919 - 2006)  Certified bad-ass.

Countdown to Upcoming Events

• 6 days until "The Voice" returns

• 12 days to the Oscars

• 19 days to Daylight Savings

• 27 days to St. Patrick's Day

• 42 days to April Fool's Day

• 1,067 days left of "Hope and Change"

129 years ago . . . in 1885 - MARK TWAIN'S "Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn" was published for the very first time.  With LOTS of N-words.  Quentin Tarantino was probably a fan.

 

 

84 years ago . . . in 1930 - The ninth planet of our solar system, PLUTO, was discovered.  In 2006, its status as a planet was CRUELLY RIPPED AWAY.

 

 

60 years ago . . . in 1954 - The CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY opens up its first location in Los Angeles.

 

 

58 years ago . . . in 1956 - PAT BOONE'S cover of Little Richard's "Tutti Frutti" hit #12 on the pop chart, even though approximately 97% of the rock had been squeezed out of it.

 

 

58 years ago . . . in 1956 - THE PLATTERS' classic "The Great Pretender" hit #1 on the pop chart. 

 

 

37 years ago . . . in 1977 - The SPACE SHUTTLE ENTERPRISE, sitting atop a Boeing 747, went on its maiden "flight'' above the Mojave Desert of southeast California.

 

 

34 years ago . . . in 1980 - BILL WYMAN announced that he would leave the ROLLING STONES . . . in 1983. (???)  He was persuaded not to and stayed until 1992.  FYI:  Bill Wyman likes his tail the same way he likes his veal . . . young and tender.

 

29 years ago . . . in 1985 - Mantastic superstar GREG LOUGANIS was recognized as America's top amateur athlete, winning the James E. Sullivan Award.  Greg Louganis had won TWO gold medals at the 1984 Olympics.  He also enjoys being mounted via the keister.

 

 

22 years ago . . . in 1992 - VINCE NEIL quit as lead singer of MOTLEY CRUE, after 11 years with the group.  He said he wanted to spend more time on his career as a racecar driver.  (???)  Five years later, he reunited with his bandmates for the American Music Awards.

 

 

20 years ago . . . in 1994 - Chicago Cubs broadcasting legend HARRY CARAY died in California, at 83.

 

 

13 years ago . . . in 2001 - After 22 years of Winston Cup racing, NASCAR legend DALE EARNHARDT died in a multi-car crash on the last lap of the Daytona 500.  He was 51.

 

 

11 years ago . . . in 2003 - Country superstar JOHNNY PAYCHECK . . . who was most famous for the rebellious 1977 hit "Take This Job And Shove It" . . . died at the age of 64.

 

 

Eight years ago . . . in 2006 - American SHANI DAVIS became the first black athlete to win an individual gold medal in Winter Olympic history.

 

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