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It's that time of year where Christmas songs are on a continuous loop.  Some people love it, some would rather have a rusty spike driven into their ears.  Either way it comes with the season.  And one of those songs you'll hear about 18,000 times this year...

ROID RAGE ALERT! I bet the last thing this judge expected to happen that day was being slapped to the floor by a shaved man in a speedo but that's exactly what happened in Greece this past week. Giannis Magos came in second at the competition in Athens...

Every year Christmas gifts get weirder and weirder.  And this year is no exception.  Pretty soon I'm willing to bet 90% of gifts will come in the form of a gift card.  Sure, it's impersonal and requires little thought but hey....it works...

Last night's Monday Night Football matchup was live in Mexico City.  The Houston Texans and the Oakland Raiders squared off in what was actually a pretty good game.....until the 4th quarter when, in true Texans style, the defense seemed to shut down...

Bob Dylan was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature on Thursday for work that the Swedish Academy described as “having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition.” He is the first American to win the prize since Toni Morrison in 1993, and a groundbreaking choice by the Nobel committee to select the first literature laureate whose career has primarily been as a musician

When you think of people insulting other people, the name Alex Trebek is probably furthest from your mind.  However, as he proves in this clip, that is not the case. When Alex approaches the contestants (usually after the first commercial break) he likes them to give a little background on themselves...

Looking for a new adventure? A place to make special memories with family and friends? Rocky Creek Maze at Chaloupka Farm is family agri-tainment for all ages — good wholesome fun that’s ‘farm fresh’! Chaloupka Farm ownership dates back to 1868, and our family is of Czech ancestry...

::THE THOUGHTS EXPRESSED IN THIS BLOG ARE MY OWN AND IN NO WAY REFLECT THE OPINIONS OF TOWNSQUARE MEDIA OR ANY OF IT'S STATIONS OR SUBSIDIARIES:: OK, now that that's out of the way. Let me preface this by saying I don't support either candidate so before you go assuming by me bashing a candidate that I support the other...

I wish I could make this stuff up and I'm sure it's a little confusing so I'll try to break it down for you as much as I can. A man in Oklahoma is upset with his mother for marrying his sister...That enough is a WTF moment but it gets better...

As if we weren't getting lazy enough. Walmart has filed patents and is working on a self driving shopping cart. Essentially cutting out the need for cart pushers. The carts are going to be able to basically drive themselves and will be controlled most likely from a smartphone app...

A naming contest held for a baby gorilla at a zoo in the Zhejiang Province in Central China has drawn the attention of people in the U.S. and that attention has resulted in over 90% vote for a new name for the baby. That name....Harambe McHarambeface...

This video is a bit dated (a couple of years) but it still rings true. I can personally attest for most of these. I can't tell you how many times I've been asked to "Do my radio voice" or "So, you only work 4 hours a day?". Or perhaps, which isn't on the list, "You don't look like how you sound"...