Funny Thanksgiving Quotes

Funny Thanksgiving Quotes - To combat the typical trite nonsense, some Thanksgiving quotes that are actually funny are in order. Some delight in platitudes that inspire or warm the heart, but others would rather get a good laugh from funny Thanksgiving quotes. Then there are crusty old cynics who have had it with Hallmark-approved sayings.

Some Thanksgiving Quotes from Funny people

Without further ado, here are some gems of Thanksgiving quotes from funny sources:

• “We’re having something a little different this year for Thanksgiving. Instead of a turkey, we’re having a swan. You get more stuffing.” – George Carlin
• “I celebrated Thanksgiving the old fashioned way. I invited everyone in my neighborhood to my house, we had an enormous feast, and then I killed them and took their land.” – Jon Stewart
• “Thanksgiving is an emotional holiday. People travel thousands of miles to be with people they only see once a year. And then discover once a year is way too often.” – Johnny Carson
• “Thanksgiving, man! Not a good day to be my pants.” – Kevin James
• “Turkey: A large bird whose flesh, when eaten on certain religious anniversaries has the peculiar property of attesting piety and gratitude.” – Ambrose Bierce, from The Devil’s Dictionary
• “Coexistence: What the farmer does with the turkey – until Thanksgiving.” – Mike Connolly
• “An optimist is a person who starts a new diet on Thanksgiving Day.” – Irv Kupcinet
• “On Thanksgiving Day, all over America, families sit down to dinner at the same moment – halftime.” – Author Unknown, astutely observing the prevalence of the Thanksgiving Classic.
• “I love Thanksgiving turkey … it’s the only time in Los Angeles you see natural breasts.” Arnold Schwarzenegger

A quick word from Mark Twain

• Thanksgiving Day, a function which originated in New England two or three centuries ago when those people recognized that they really had something to be thankful for… if they had succeeded in exterminating their neighbors, the Indians.” – Mark Twain

Hope these were amusing. Happy Holidays!

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How to Get Your Very Own Birthday Google Doodle

Whenever Google rolls out one of its quirky homepage redesigns, it's usually in commemoration of some famous event or celebrity birthday. Now, though, the search engine has decided to offer a special birthday doodle to each of its users -- even non-celebrity schmucks like us.

To get your very own birthday doodle surprise, you'll have to first add your birthday to your Google Profile, and make sure that you sign in to the service on your big day. Once you've signed in, you can head over to the Google homepage, where you'll find a festively designed doodle, replete with a cupcake, wrapped virtual gift and streamers. Clicking on the logo will send you to your Google Profile, where you'll find a special message from Google, congratulating you on making it this far without dying. Older users, of course, may not appreciate being reminded of their age, but others will certainly enjoy pretending that they ruled Google's homepage -- even if it's just for one day on one computer.

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Penn State Football Schedule 2010: Nittany Lions Enjoy Bye Week Today

It hasn't been quite the season that Joe Paterno and his Penn State Nittany Lions would have liked.

Penn State is currently 3-3, including an 0-2 mark in Big 10 games.

Losses to conference rivals Iowa and Illinois in the last two weeks have not provided Penn State much confidence as it heads into the meat of its schedule, not did a Week 2 loss to then No. 1 Alabama.

If Penn State is not able to turn things around, we will surely hear the calls for Paterno's head once again.

With a November 13th date looming against top-ranked Ohio State, and a regular season-ending game against No. 13 Michigan State, Penn State won't get any more breaks.

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5,000 runners embark on Baltimore Marathon 2010

Alfonsi Yatich is favorite amongst men in Baltimore Marathon.

The 10th annual Under Armour Baltimore Marathon 2010 has begun in the favorable cool temperature and nice sunny weather for the runners. The starting line of Baltimore Marathon was crossed by nearly 5,000 runners at Russell and Camden Streets at 8:01 am, Saturday.

The runners are all set to get on the 26.2-mile course of Baltimore Marathon that will take a twisting route through city neighborhoods. This year's Baltimore Marathon route is same as the previous year.

Event organizers have successfully sold all four of its races, and are expecting a huge record of 22,281 runners from 25 countries and all over the U.S. to run the streets in Baltimore Marathon before the finish line gets crosses by the winner at approximately 3 pm.

Among the favorites on the men's side in Baltimore Marathon, Kenyan runners Alfonsi Yatich and Julius Keter are on the top. 26-year-old Alfonsi Yatich won the race last year and Keter, 21, is the record holder in 2008 Baltimore Marathon by finishing in 2:11:56.

The prize money for the winners of men and women in Baltimore Marathon is $23,000 for first place, while the record-breaking performances will receive up to $2,500.

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Smokeout Festival 2010

Smokeout Festival 2010, Rappers Cypress Hill pulled off a coup at their next festival smokeout in California – the owners of a medical marijuana dispensary will operate on the site.

The group will be on stage next to MGMT, Incubus and Erykah Badu, among others, the event in San Bernardino on Saturday (October 16), but the music will not be the main talking point.

“Peace in the pattern of Medicine received approval to sell pot on the spot. Promoter Chang Weisberg tells Spinner.com he is convinced of its festival will pave the way for all the great musical events become marijuana sites of the environment “.

He said: “It is not too far from the future right now where you will see the head of 21-and-more use of medical marijuana. If we can leverage this industry in particular, be a positive advocate and help create policies, this change could have a substantial impact on my business. This means it will have a significant impact for musicians as well. ”

“We see on-site consumption in smokeout as a major step towards the protection and empowerment of patients’ rights. It happens too much where patients are often tempered with and arrested for possession of less than an ounce of medicine. Here in smokeout, our fans can exercise their rights without fear or intimidation. By having the consumer security and humanitarian smokeout, we hope to create a viable precedent for music festivals and community. We hope it inspires others to take this step and advance the movement. ”

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Future Music Festival 2011 line-up revealed

After much anticipation and wish-listing, now is the time to get acquainted with the 2011 Future Music Festival line-up. And what a monster it is. The bods at Future said to expect the biggest and most varied bill yet, and that promise has certainly been delivered. A host of DJs and live acts spanning techno, hip hop, trance, indie, electro and pop is set to go large across the country next March.

True to the hint of those conveniently-timed headline shows, top billing goes to rave pioneers The Chemical Brothers, whose live show has only got more sensorially intense. Meanwhile, festival experts Pendulum and Dizzee Rascal are sure to go down a storm, while UK trendsetter Mark Ronson brings his big band cool to proceedings. And wait, is that the Ke$ha? And is that you watching Ke$ha, secretly or otherwise? – Head over here to play Six Degrees of Ke$ha-Separation and see how the popstar strangely works on the lineup!

For The Likes Of You tent, there’s a heavyweight presence thanks to Richie Hawtin’s mind-melting ‘Plastikman live’ show, Future Music Festival mascot Sven Vath and protégé Loco Dice. As hoped for, the mighty Sander Van Doorn is the trance headliner and Steve Angello’s on-board to bring the anthems. Last but certainly not least, fans will be jumping out their skin at the news that ‘90s electronic icons Leftfield will be there, live and very loud.

Behold the Future Music Festival 2011 line-up. For breaking news and updates, head to the festival page on inthemix and ‘Become A Fan’. While you’re getting gee’d up for the festival, grab a free Chemical Brothers download on us!

THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS
DIZZEE RASCAL
PENDULUM
MGMT
MARK RONSON & THE BUSINESS INTL
KE$HA
THE PRESETS
LEFTFIELD
ART vs SCIENCE
RICHIE HAWTIN PRES. PLASTIKMAN
STEVE ANGELLO (SWEDISH HOUSE MAFIA)
SVEN VATH
SANDER VAN DOORN
STEVE AOKI
LOCO DICE
DON DIABLO
ETIENNE DE CRECY
ZANE LOWE
COSMIC GATE
THE SUBS
SOUND OF STEREO
JAMES HOLROYD
& MANY MORE

Future Music Festival tour dates:

Brisbane – Saturday March 5, Doomben Racecourse [subject to approval]
Perth – Sunday March 6, (Labour Day Long Weekend), Arena Joondalup
Sydney – Saturday March 12, Randwick Racecourse
Melbourne – Sunday March 13 (Labour Day Long Weekend), Flemington Racecourse
Adelaide – Monday March 14 (Adelaide Cup Long Weekend) Garden Of Unearthly Delights, Rundle and Rymill Park

Tickets on sale 9am Thursday October 28 through

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BCS Standings 2010: Will First 2010 BCS Rankings Make Ohio State No.1?

BCS standings 2010 will be based upon the college football rankings through October 17. Those first 2010 BCS standings will then come out on the evening of October 17, when ESPN will reveal which teams are in the driver's seat to make the 2010 college football championship game. Things got pretty chaotic when the BCS was originally created, and quite a few things about the 2010 college football schedule have set up a first 2010 BCS standings that could be very frustrating to many other football fans. The reason for the chaos is partly because so many voters are split about which teams should be in the top two spots in the college football polls, and that has led to quite a bit of debate.

Alabama lost to South Carolina on Saturday, knocking them out of the No. 1 ranking in both the AP Top 25 and the USA Today Coaches' Poll. It was a shocking result, and the game ended up being entirely one-sided in favor of South Carolina. With Alabama getting knocked out of their No. 1 ranking, it meant a new team would take over that spot, and this week it was the Ohio State Buckeyes. They were anything but a unanimous favorite though, getting just 34 first place votes in the latest AP Top 25. That's not necessarily a huge thing, because the AP Top 25 doesn't play into how the polls are calculated right now. What it does show though, is that there are quite a few good teams out there in the world of college football that deserve a shot at the title.

The first major Harris Poll of the 2010 season has Ohio State with 79 out of 124 first place votes. They are followed by Oregon, Boise State, TCU, and Nebraska. It's not that surprising
to see how they are ordered when we consider both the AP and Coach's Polls. What might be troublesome though, is that there are so many schools still undefeated. Two Big Ten teams (Ohio State and Michigan State) that don't play each other this year are undefeated, three Big 12 schools (Nebraska, Oklahoma State and Oklahoma) are undefeated, two SEC schools (LSU and Auburn) are undefeated, and then there is Oregon, Boise State, TCU, Nevada, and Utah. Several teams have a great shot at finishing 2010 undefeated, not getting a chance at the title game, and suddenly favoring a playoff system to clean up this chaos. That only gives one more week of game before the first 2010 BCS standings frustrate college fans around the country.

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Ironman Kona Hawaii 2010

Ironman Kona Hawaii 2010 – Virginia Berasategui run tonight for the sixth time in the Hawaii Ironman.

Despite all odds point to Britain’s Chrissie Wellington as a favorite American, Berasategui arrives on the island “full of energy” and confident that the drawer is a laudable goal, but achievable.
The Basque athlete attends the event “no pressure” and a good time. “I come with the homework done, I have trained at a good level and have achieved all the goals of the season,” he says.

Berasategui has starred in a difficult season. It remade its two injuries while training, one in Mallorca and one in Germany. In fact, he proclaimed victory in Cologne and European champions as well as make the podium in Abu Dhabi, Wildflower and the World Championship.

The Bilbao is aware that crown in Hawaii is very difficult, especially if you have an opponent as Wellington. “It must be a horrible day to defeat it, and I am in perfect condition” he admits.

Another athlete that threaten the goal of Virginia’s Julie Dibens. The UK has shown great form throughout this season, allowing him to win in March at the Abu Dhabi Triathlon.

Australia’s Mirinda Carfrae, second in the Ironman in 2009, notable for its terms to run on foot. This year, however, its best was the third in the Tri Zarautz.

Caroline Steffen, Swiss cyclist Cervelo team, has been world champion long distance in Germany, and their cycling skills make her a hard team to beat in that mode.

Live.ironmanlive.com is streaming both text and video. Watch ironman live from Kona here.

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Commonwealth Games 2010: India lose second spot at medal tally list

By Agencies
New Delhi: Commonwealth Games 2010: The Indians have lost their second spot at the medal tally list, as England have managed to clinch 77 medals altogether.

In the gold medal rush, India is in neck-to-neck fight with English. India is looking to increase the gold lead. In today’s game 2 gold medals are expected in tennis and 3 more in shooting.

Sania Mirza would be playing the women’s single final against an Australian player. At the same time, Somdev Devvarman would be playing his final match against another Australian in the Men’s Single.

Earlier, Devarrman emphatically defeated Matt Ebden of Australia 6-3, 6-1. After winning the game, Devvarman said, “It’s huge. Today was one of my biggest days.”

If Indians manage to grab 5 gold medals, they would be reaching to 25 gold medals. All eyes would be on the Indians today.

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“Supertalent 2010″ vs “Wetten dass…” – Der ShowDown am Samstagabend

Am nächsten Samstagabend wird die neue Staffel von “Das Supertalent” in die dritte Runde gehen und Dieter Bohlen, Sylvie van der Vaart und Bruce Darnell werden uns wieder die skurrilsten und ungewöhnlichsten Talente präsentieren. Aber es kommt auch zum absoluten ShowDown, denn zur gleichen Sendezeit wird auch “Wetten Dass…?” auf ZDF live präsentiert.
Am Samstagabend, den 2.Oktober wird es einen absoluten Quotenkampf zwischen zwei sehr erfolgreichen und unterhaltsamen Fernsehshows geben.

RTL wird um 20.15Uhr wieder eine neue Sendung der Talentsuche “Das Supertalent” präsentieren. Dieter Bohlen, Sylvie van der Vaart und Bruce Darnell werden uns dann wieder mit den ungewöhnlichsten aber tollsten Talenten unterhalten.

Wie RTL am 29.September mitteilte wurde “Das Supertalent” sogar um eine halbe Stunde Sendezeit verlängert bis 22.45Uhr.

Zeitgleich wird Sender ZDF einen Liveshow der bekannten Sendung “Wetten dass…?” präsentieren mit Thomas Gottschalk und er hat viele bekannte Stargäste eingeladen, unter anderem Joe Cocker, Michael Mittermeier, Katy Perry und Milla Jovovich.

Warum hat RTL die Sendezeit verlängert? Soll so dem bekannten Klassiker “Wetten dass…?”, kontra geboten werden?

Auf jedenfall wird es ein sehr spannender Quotenkampf werden und beide Shows müssen wirklich interessante Kandidaten und Gäste bieten damit die Zuschauer nicht mal eben zum anderen rüber zappen und eventuell dort sich festbeissen.

Was denkt ihr?

Werden “Das Supertalent” oder “Wetten dass…?” die meisten Zuschauer haben?

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Big Day Out 2011 line-up

There have been legitimate clues, dodgy rumours and a many an uncalculated bet, but finally the time has come to reveal the official 2011 Big Day Out line-up.

Australia’s biggest festival will be celebrating its 18th Birthday with a mammoth bill come January, headed up none other than Mr Maynard James Keenan and his band of merry men Tool. Fresh from the studio where they are recording their fifth studio album, the Californian prog-rockers are set to bring their spectacular live show (lazers and all) down under next year for the first time in over four years.

Making just as much noise but with slightly more fire will be the band that made 2009 the year of X-rated videos and souvenir dildo box sets, Rammstein. Returning exactly a decade after their last BDO outing, the German industrial kings are set to strap-on and plug-in when they reach our shores in January.

Speaking of iconic Big Day Out moments, are you sick of hearing your mates go on about dancing on stage with the Godfather of punk way back in 2006? Well, you will finally have the chance to be Iggy’s dog when Iggy Pop and The Stooges bring their Raw Power back to Australia next year.



But wait, there is so much more. Keeping the controversy coming at BDO 2011 will be ranga-lover M.I.A, the man that likes to party more than Kiss, Andrew WK and the guy that said he would never be back James Murphy with LCD Soundsytem

For the first time in the festival’s eighteen year history, FasterLouder and our sister site inthemix are pleased as punch to be the online media partner’s of the Big Day Out. So once you have checked out the full line-up below, make sure you stay tuned to FL for all the BDO news, reviews, photos, interviews and goss you could possibly handle.

FasterLouder is proud to present the 2011 Big Day Out line-up:

Tool
Rammstein
Iggy And The Stooges
Bloody Beetroots Death Crew 77
Lupe Fiasco
Grinderman
Primal Scream Screamadelica Live
Deftones
The Black Keys
Andrew W.K
The Jim Jones Revue
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
M.I.A
LCD Soundsystem
Booka Shade
Die Antwoord
Vitalic
CSS
Plan B
Ratatat
Crystal Castles ( East Coast only )
John Butler Trio
Wolfmother
Airbourne
Birds Of Tokyo
Kids Of 88
The Naked & Famous

Australia only locals:

Angus & Julia Stone
Dead Letter Circus
Children Collide
Operator Please
Bliss N Eso
Gyroscope
Pnau
Kid Kenobi & Mc Shureshock
Sampology
Blue King Brown
Will Styles
Little Red
Gypsy And The Cat
Lowrider

New Zealand only locals:

Die! Die! Die!
Bulletproof
I Am Giant
Six 60
Street Chant
Shihad playing The General Electric Live

Sunday 23rd January – Parklands, Gold Coast (tickets on sale October 7th with ticketmaster )

Wednesday 26th January – Showground, Sydney (tickets on sale October 6th with ticketmaster)

Sunday 30th January – Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne ( on sale 8th October with ticketmaster)

Friday 4th February – Showground, Adelaide (on sale 8th October with ticketmaster )

Sunday 6th February – Claremont Showground, Perth (on sale 8th October with tickmaster)

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Makau and Kebede battle the rain to take World Marathon Majors race

Patrick Makau (Kenya) and Aberu Kebede (Ethiopia) had to battle the elements before taking victory at the real,- BERLIN-MARATHON. They were rewarded with 25 points each in the World Marathon Majors (WMM) series. Since both of them collected their first WMM points in their careers they have no significant impact on the current 2009-2010 series. This one will most likely be decided at the Bank of America Chicago Marathon, which takes place on 10th October. The ING New York City Marathon on 7th November will then be the final event of the 2009-2010 series.

So often in the past running conditions had been ideal at the real,- BERLIN-MARATHON. But Sunday appeared to be the opposite with steady and partly heavy rain, a slight wind and a cool starting temperature of 12° Celsius. In what were the worst conditions for more than 20 years during a real,- BERLIN-MARATHON Patrick Makau still achieved a remarkable time of 2:05:08, winning by just two seconds from his fellow-countryman Geoffrey Mutai. Ethiopia's Bazu Worku was third with 2:05:25. Mutai and Worku also collected their first WMM points (15 and 10 points). It was the first time that three runners
clocked sub 2:06 times in the history of the real,- BERLIN-MARATHON.

In the women's race Aberu Kebede won in 2:23:58. She was exactly a minute ahead of fellow-Ethiopian Bezunesh Bekele (2:24:58) while Japan's Tomo Morimoto took third (2:26:10). Kebede and Bekele are now in a joint fifth place in the 2009-2010 WMM series with 25 points, but leader Liliya Shobukhova (Russia) has already collected 60.

The following athletes have collected WMM points at real,- BERLIN-MARATHON this Sunday (points counting for 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 series):

Men:

1. Patrick Makau KEN 25 points 02:05:08
2. Geoffrey Mutai KEN 15 02:05:10
3. Bazu Worku ETH 10 02:05:25
4. Yemane Tsegay ETH 5 02:07:52
5. Eliud Kiptanui KEN 1 02:08:05

Women:

1. Aberu Kebede ETH 25 points 02:23:58
2. Bezunesh Bekele ETH 15 02:24:58
3. Tomo Morimoto JPN 10 02:26:10
4. Sabrina Mockenhaupt GER 5 02:26:21
5. Olena Burkovska UKR 1 02:28:31

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Mid-Autumn Festival Mid-Autumn moon cake and SMS

Way home, occasionally looking up, found that there was a little moon light stab eyes. A friend told me yesterday, because the present-day Beijing to clean and more than in the past, so often at night can see the stars and the moon, so he had intended to buy a telescope at home, watching the heavens. I encouraged him to buy a special high-level telescope looking at the stars, the addition of one asked him: "Beware of peeping neighbors sue you, this one; also carefully noted the police you thought you were in the window frame of terrorist weaponry! Recent a movie called: "wind", then back together with a 'tight' word, it is precisely the atmosphere around us today. "

Before and after Mid-Autumn Festival, received a lot of moon cake. Out of the box are especially beautiful, one level open, inside a small bread 4, its appearance is not Yang. Then think of the classic comic dialogue "scratch" the. Do not eat this thing for several years, and he looked like a little piece of good points, just had one, he climbs to fail, quickly drink, then gave up.

More moon cake box, is received and then transferred to someone else. Estimated or another given away after the others received. It also estimates that real people eat moon cake, very little. But you gave me, I sending him. Moving back and forth for some favor, to save the feast does not do dry.

In addition to outside of the Mid-Autumn moon cake is the large number of messages received. Absolute majority, and entirely without creativity is also empty of content. Simply to say hello to each other and remind each have their own Do not completely forgotten.

Annual festivals, New Year, will receive this message numerous articles. But often they like spam, but even after a large number of deleted.

There are 12 rare message is really very interesting series.

Mid-Autumn Festival this year, and gave them numerous messages, there are several very interesting indeed -

Such as this one: "overtime sweat of the poor, the rich play sweating; written materials, the poor, the rich reading material; due to poor personal money, public money is owed to the rich; sugar is poor , urine is rich; drinking degree view of the poor, the rich drink brand watch; married wife of the poor, including my grandmother is wealthy; arable land is poor, the sale of the land is rich; my wife To act as the secretary of the poor, but also serve as Secretary of the rich wife ... ... "

Although the content is no novelty, but better than the end of September reported that dozens more slogans, more people feel and memory.

There are also two text messages, The result is really very creative. A name is "Top Ten since the founding of Gold"; another name is "sex with an official with ten common and different." Only because of the content not suitable for children too, so not released here.

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Miss Italy 2010 Francesca Testasecca (Pictures)

Francesca Testasecca is the Miss Italy 2010. She was crowned by the 75 year-old actress Sophia Lorenat the most traditional Italian beauty pageant held in Salsomaggiore on September 13th. Francesca Testasecca is 19 year old and is a professional model.

Francesca Testasecca, Miss Umbria, was born on the 1st of April 1991 in Foligno, where she lives. She 1.74 m tall and has black hair and green eyes. She has a technical school qualification and in the future would like to become a hostess, but also attend an acting course. She would also like to take part in a reality show. She usually reads romantic books and also likes writing. She is catholic, goes to mass and is not interested in politics. Her mother Marina is an employee and her father Claudio is a bus driver. She has a brother, Nicola, 24, and is engaged with Samuel, whom she has known since she was a child.

“My mother was more excited than me when I was elected Miss Umbria, she couldn’t sleep all night””, she said before last night’s final. “Since then my life has completely changed”.

Credit: World Showbiz.

Lady Gaga, Kanye West, Eminem And Taylor Swift: This Week's VMA Deep Cuts

Everybody on the MTV News team is really looking forward to this weekend, as it represents a much-needed and well-deserved rest for the entire team, almost all of whom are recovering from last weekend's 2010 MTV Video Music Awards. The VMAs show is the highlight of every year on the MTV News calendar, though in order to bring you all the best coverage and behind-the-scenes access, it takes a lot of work, sweat, shoe leather and skipped meals. So now that the show is behind us, we're going to put our feet up, get massages and have long brunches with our loved ones this weekend. And after that, our batteries will be recharged fully and we'll continue to knock the news out of the park on a daily basis.

So enjoy your weekend, because we really will be enjoying ours. And just in case you missed any of the awesome VMA coverage here on the MTV Newsroom Blog, check out all the highlights below.

» As we mentioned, the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards were this past weekend. We opened with our totally killer white carpet pre-show, where Lady Gaga started winning awards and Nicki Minaj melted faces.

» Then the VMA show followed, which opened with a stunning performance by Eminem and got bigger and more epic from there.

» Gaga was the big story, as she collected eight awards — including the Moonman for Video of the Year.

» Though her awards were plentiful, Gaga's biggest head-turning moment was when she wore an outfit made of meat to collect her final award. Everybody weighed in, from PETA and Ellen DeGeneres to style experts and the Chick-Fil-A cows.

» Of course, Gaga's meat dress threw some curve balls. (Or not.)

» It wasn't all Gaga, though. Kanye West grabbed the spotlight as well, dropping a new song called "Runaway" that is already an instant classic.

» Another big surprise? Rihanna, who jetted in from the set of "Battleship" to tear the house down with Eminem on "Love the Way You Lie."

» Taylor Swift also made some waves with a moody new song that may or may not have been about Kanye.

» In typically epic, rocking fashion, Linkin Park's performance was so massive that only an observatory could truly contain it.

» The rest of the best moments from the VMAs included appearances by Lindsay Lohan and Cher, as well as performances by Justin Bieber, Usher, B.o.B and Paramore.

» Not interested in the VMAs? Other stuff happened this week too. For example: We got to stop worrying about Joaquin Phoenix's mental health, as "I'm Still Here" director Casey Affleck admitted it was just performance art.

» Finally, don't pretend like you don't want Uncle Nino to be your Uncle Nino.

Notting Hill Carnival Finished and Labeled a Success

New figures from the Metropolitan Police show that 230 people were arrested during the Notting Hill Carnival. However, they did report a crime fall of 31 percent when compared to last year. Thus, they feel that this year’s carnival was a success.

Reports show that more than one million people attended this years three day street festival in west London. There were several arrests on Monday night after bottles and other missiles were thrown at some of the officers.

However, Inspector Jo Edwards said that the event had been largely trouble free. For the fourth year, there were no firearm incidents. Most carnival-goers had a fantastic time. A large part of the bank holiday weekend passed without serious incident.

Of course, Jo Edwards did go to talk about some of the trouble that they did see. He noted that, just like in previous years, some people were determined to ruin the fun for others. However, these people were taken care of as quickly as possible.

Although the Met only arrested 230 people, British Transport Police also arrested 53 people. Throughout the whole carnival, London Ambulance Service staff dealt with about 549 casualties. 41 of these people had to be taken to the hospital. The rest of them were just treated for some minor injuries.

In the four weeks running up to the event, more than 100 people were arrested. There were also a large amount of drugs and weapons taken off the street. This was done in order to make sure that things ran as smoothly as possible, and it seem to help this year.

by Andrew Roberts

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College Football Schedule 2010 Games to Watch Thursday

The 2010 College Football schedule begins tonight around the country. The 2010 college football schedule includes a few interesting games, but the highlight
of the weekend will be the Boise State vs. Virginia Tech game on Monday night. First though, there are quite a few games on the college football schedule for Thursday night, giving fans a great look at what we can expect from some of the best players in the NCAA right now. Quite a few of those games will also end up on television as we progress into the weekend.

All of the top ranked teams are playing at some point this weekend, but quite a few of them are playing a cream puff schedule to start the year, so there could be quite a few blowouts to begin the 2010 college football season. There are also some very intriguing games where Boise State and Texas Christian are putting their seasons on the line against other ranked schools. TCU vs. Oregon State will be televised on Saturday, while the Boise State vs. Virginia Tech game will be on ABC on Monday. Both TCU and Boise State have to win, or their national championship dreams will go out the window this season.

It all starts tonight though, with Ohio State the big name team to keep an eye on Thursday.

Key Thursday College Football Scheduled Games (On TV)

*Marshall vs. No. 2 Ohio State (7:30 p.m. EST on Big Ten Network)

*Florida A&M vs. No. 13 Miami (FL) (7:30 p.m. EST on ESPN3)

*No. 15 Pittsburgh vs. Urah (8:30 p.m. EST on Versus)

*No. 14 USC vs. Hawaii (11 p.m. EST on ESPN)

Saturday Games of Note on College Football Schedule

*San Jose State vs. No. 1 Alabama (7 p.m. EST on ESPN3)

*Miami (OH) vs. No. 4 Florida (12 p.m. EST on ESPN)

*No. 5 Texas vs. Rice (3:30 p.m. EST on ESPN)

*No. 24 Oregon State vs. No. 6 TCU (7:45 p.m. EST on ESPN)

*Utah State vs. No. 7 Oklahoma (7 p.m. EST)

*Western Kentucky vs. No. 8 Nebraska (7 p.m. EST)

*Eastern Illinois vs. No. 9 Iowa (12:05 p.m. EST on Big 10 Network)

*New Mexico vs. No. 11 Oregon (3:30 p.m. EST)

*No. 12 Wisconsin vs. UNLV (11 p.m. EST on Versus)

*South Carolina State vs. No. 16 Georgia Tech (1 p.m. EST on ESPN3)

*Tennessee Tech vs. No. 17 Arkansas (7 p.m. EST on ESPN3)

*No. 21 LSU vs. No. 18 North Carolina (8 p.m. EST on ABC)









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CMT Music Award Winner Carrie Underwood Calls Fiancé "My Biggest Prize"

Carrie Underwood may have won the top trophy Wednesday night (June 9) at the 2010 CMT Music Awards in Nashville, but during her visit with reporters backstage, she insisted that the "biggest prize" was one seat over -- her fiancé, hockey player Mike Fisher.

"It's really great having him there because no matter what happens, I go home a winner," she told reporters in the pressroom of the Bridgestone Arena. "I have the biggest prize -- and it's the guy sitting next to me. Win or lose, I know he's proud of me, and that's really nice. But, of course, it's nice to share the good times with him, too, and to have him here for anything."

Asked how her upcoming wedding ceremony and reception will be unique, Underwood replied, "Goodness, I don't know! We're still working on everything. I'll tell you afterwards. I haven't been to too many weddings, so I really don't have that much to compare it to. But I guess the unique thing will be me and Mike." After a shy giggle, she added, "We've never been married before, so it will be like anybody else's wedding." However, their wedding date has not been publicly announced.

Fisher, who appeared with Underwood at the City of Hope celebrity softball game earlier this week, has become friends with some of her contemporaries, as well.

"Everybody has been so nice and welcomed him," Underwood said. "He was walking by Brad Paisley earlier, and he's like, 'Let's go hang out.' I said, 'I leave on Saturday to go back on the road.' He's like, 'We don't need her. Let's go.' Everybody's been super nice. Not that I expected anything different because I know what kind of people I'm around."

Although the inescapable "Cowboy Casanova" won the night's top prize for video of the year, Underwood also holds a special place in her heart for "Temporary Home." Her live rendition of the ballad on CMT's concert series, Invitation Only, won the award for CMT performance of the year. (She also corrected one of her earlier acceptance speeches by saying that she hasn't worked exclusively with Revolution Pictures on her videos. The video team of Deaton-Flanigen helmed "Temporary Home.")

"I love that song," she said. "It really does mean a lot to me. I feel like with each album, I get more serious writing. That song, to me, is one of the most important things I've ever written down on a piece of paper. I love singing it every single night. And every single night, people sing it with me. There's nothing like that. It's an amazing feeling."

Because all of the categories at the CMT Music Awards are fan-voted, the former American Idol winner praised her fans' dedication.

"They made me," she said. "I know they make all of us because, of course, we couldn't do anything [without them]. Nobody would play our stuff or see us in concert. They are what drives us. For me, it's a little bit different because they were there before I had anything -- before I had an album, before I had a record deal, before I had a tour going on. They made me from the ground up.

"It's been so great being on the road and seeing all them. I kind of took a year off last year and wrote and recorded and stuff like that. And every time I go back on the road, it's a re-energizing situation, every single night, because you feel them. You can feel their energy. It's awesome -- being on the road and stuff like this. They're amazing. And they work harder than any of us."

Fielding a question about her private fan club party held earlier in the week, Underwood replied, "The fan club part is always fun. Like I said, they work so hard. They call radio stations: 'Play Carrie, play Carrie, play Carrie!' They're the ones who get my stuff to No. 1. They spread the word. It really is Team Carrie. It's awesome."

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CMA Awards 2010 Nominations: The Full List With Lots of Moms and Dads

NASHVILLE — Miranda Lambert said 2010 must be her lucky number after learning Wednesday she was the recipient of nine Country Music Association nominations, the most ever for a female artist in the 43-year history of the awards show.

"I didn't even think I was eligible for nine categories," Lambert said, who racked up nods that include Album of the Year, Female Vocalist of the Year, Vocal Event of the Year, Entertainer of the Year, Video of the Year, Single of the Year and Song of the Year.

Lambert and Dierks Bentley, who received three nominations, announced the final five categories Wednesday morning on Good Morning America.

LIST:More nominations

"I've been sipping the excitement like a fine whiskey," Bentley said on the show. "I'm so excited."

Other top nominees include Lady Antebellum, who picked up nominations in the Album of the Year and Entertainer of the Year categories in addition to the handful the band received yesterday. Zac Brown Band also fared well with additional nominations in the Entertainer of the Year and Vocal Event of the Year categories.

The Nashville-based Country Music Association Awards will air Nov. 10 on ABC. The Los Angeles-based Academy of Country Music has its awards ceremony in April.

Entertainer of the Year

Lady Antebellum

Miranda Lambert

Brad Paisley

Keith Urban

Zac Brown Band

Female Vocalist

Miranda Lambert

Martina McBride

Reba McEntire

Taylor Swift

Carrie Underwood

Male Vocalist

Dierks Bentley

Brad Paisley

Blake Shelton

George Strait

Keith Urban

Album of the Year (Award goes to artist and producer.)

Need You Now

Lady Antebellum

Play On

Carrie Underwood

Revolution

Miranda Lambert

Twang

George Strait

Up on the Ridge

Dierks Bentley

Musical Event (Award goes to each artist.)

Bad Angel

Dierks Bentley featuring Miranda Lambert and Jamey Johnson

Can't You See

Zac Brown Band featuring Kid Rock

Hillbilly Bone

Blake Shelton featuring Trace Adkins

I'm Alive

Kenny Chesney with Dave Matthews

Till the End

Alan Jackson with Lee Ann Womack

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Mad Men's January Jones hits sour note with Emmy dress

The morning after chatter following a major television award show usually has the fashion police picking a winner, and more importantly, a loser.

This year's victim seems to be January Jones, the hot starlet who plays the wife of Don Drapper on ''Mad Men,'' which won the best drama category at the 2010 Emmys on Sunday night.

Jones wore an ocean blue, strapless Atelier Versace dress, the texture of which appeared to be scales and pointy cones for a breast, along with a trail. The dress quickly caught the evil eye of fashionistas on the red carpet before the awards show began at 8 p.m. on NBC.

As she did interviews on the arm of her boyfriend, ``Saturday Night Live'' cast member Jason Sudeikis, the bash-the-dress talk began. It continued in the morning shows on Monday.

''Didn't someone tell her that Madonna did that look years ago?'' one critic sniped.

''Her hair is too messy for an award show,'' said another.

Jones also lost in the best actress in a drama category to Kyra Sedgwick of ''The Closer.''

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