Ridiculous shoes make ridiculous wipeouts

Found on Daily Mail

Fire ants have been populating in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Quebec, Ontario and Maine in the last 2 years. One bite can swell to the size of a Toonie! And lasts 15minutes - 2 days!

So here's what to do if you get stung by one!

1. Get them off

2. Wash with soap and water, then wipe with rubbing alcohol

3. Hold a cold cloth or ice cubes on the stings for 15-20 minutes to prevent swelling

4. If itchy, take allergy medicine

Here is a list of various home remedies people have come up with for fire ant bites. The good:

• Ice Cube

• Apply meat tenderizer

• Apply a paste of salt or crushed aspirin.

• Desert Essence ® Tea Tree Oil

• Rub with fresh slice of onion

• Dab with hydrogen peroxide

• Immediately apply aloe gel

• Use Arnica Gel

The iffy (people have claimed to use them, but you could mess them up or they involve chemicals and I'd recommend trying something else first):

• For pustule and pustules, half bleach and half water applied immediately to the area, reduces pustule formation.

• Dab with ammonia

• Use dishwashing liquid

Real names of fictional Characters

CNN Living listed the real names of fictional characters.

• The Comic Book Guy on "The Simpsons"- Jeff Albertson.
• Barbie's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts. (Ken's last name is Carson.)
• Cap'n Crunch's full name is Captain Horatio Magellan Crunch. His ship is the S.S. Guppy.
• In the Peanuts comic strip, Peppermint Patty's real name is Patricia Reichardt.
• Snuffleupagus from Sesame Street has a first name -- Aloysius.
• The Wizard of Oz rolls off the tongue a lot easier than the man behind the curtain's full name, Oscar Zoroaster Phadrig Isaac Norman Henkel Emmannuel Ambroise Diggs.
• Mr. Clean has a seldom-used first name -- "Veritably." The name came from a "Give Mr. Clean a First Name" promotion in 1962.
• The real name of Monopoly mascot Rich Uncle Pennybags is Milburn Pennybags.
• On Night Court, Nostradamus Shannon was better known as Bull.
• On Entourage, Turtle's real name is Salvatore Assante.
• The Pillsbury Doughboy's name is Poppin' Fresh. He has a wife, Poppie Fresh, and two kids, Popper and Bun Bun.
• The Michelin Man's name is Bibendum.

Wackiest Pet Names!

Veterinary Pet Insurance Co., the country's largest provider of pet health insurance, scoured its database of more than 485,000 insured pets and came up with their 3rd Annual picks for the 50 most unusual dog and cat names.

The top 10 are:

Dogs:
Pickle Von Corndog
Lord Chubby Pruneface
Badonkadonk
Ninjastar Dangerrock
Molly Mcboozehound
Dog Vader
Flopsy Squeakerton
Bettie Poops
Geez Louise
Barnaby Bones

Cats:
Purr Diem
Bing Clawsby
Cleocatra
Admiral Pancake
Optimus Pants
Chairman Meow
Boo Manchu
Watts in a Name
Chenoa Azure Marshmellow-Puff
Senor Nachos

6 benefits of Watermelon

Stay healthier Watermelon has lots of lycopene, a key plant antioxidant that is famous for fighting heart disease and prostate cancer. Tomatoes are usually considered the lycopene all-stars, but you have to cook them in a little oil to release it. Watermelon not only needs no cooking to unleash its lycopene but, cup for cup, it has 40 percent more than tomatoes.

Get your C A big slice of watermelon (about two cups) fills almost half your vitamin C quota.

Fight infection Two cups of the juicy red melon also supply nearly a quarter of your daily beta carotene, which your body uses to make vitamin A. Running low on beta c can leave you vulnerable to viral infections and vision trouble.

Heal faster Watermelon (especially yellow-orange varieties) is one of the rare food sources of citrulline, an amino acid used in wound healing and cell division. Slurp up the juice but bite down too: There's extra citrulline in the white and green part that most people toss. Pickled rinds anyone?

Sooth stress Watermelon is a good source of potassium, which helps control blood pressure -- making it the perfect snack for stressful family reunions.

Quench cravings There are only 96 calories in two fill-you-up cups of sweet watermelon, and its high liquid content makes you feel full. So start your dessert course with a wedge and you're less likely to go overboard on Aunt Edith's brownies.

(Found on Lifestyle Yahoo.ca)

Rant of the Week

I went out for lunch today and held the door open for a little lady... and she didn't even say thank-you!

I get that in todays fast-paced world, people are absorbed with their own to-do list, but what happened to manners??

*Like MAGIC words... when I was a kid, saying Please... Thank-you... You're welcome... Those were magic words! They got me what I wanted!

*RSVP... means that I want to know if you're coming or not to my event, don't just blow it off and then show up!

*Answering the cell phone while in mid-conversation with you. Remember back to the times when we survived without cell-phones? Unless it's an emergency... it's rude!

*Using the net as a way to get to someone... If you have something to tell me, say it to my face.

*If I let you out of your driveway or parkin lot, and stop traffic to do so, at least wave or smile as a sign of thank-you!

Top 10 Best Known Movie Quotes

According to Guinness World Records:

10..."Gimme a whiskey, ginger ale on the side, and don't be stingy baby"...Anna Christie, 1930.

9..."You talkin' to me, are you talkin' to me"....DeNiro in Tax Driver,1976.

8..."Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn"....Gone With the Wind, 1939.

7..."I could dance with you till the cows come home...on second thought, I'd rather dance with the cows when you came home"....Duck Soup, 1933.

6..."My mama always said life was like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get"...Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump,1994.

5..."Would you be shocked if I put on something more comfortable"....Hell's Angel, 1930.

4..."I'll be back"...The Terminator 1984.

3..."Well it's not the men in your life that counts, it's the life in your men"...I'm No Angel, 1933

2..."Of all the gin joints in all the towns in the world, she walks into mine"....Casablanca, 1942.

1..."...Bond.... James Bond"....Dr. No, 1962. Or any of the other ones! Lol

I'm saddened that Anchorman has not made this list, my fav quote is "You ate a whole wheel of cheese, i'm not even mad, that's amazing"