BLACK FRIDAY SALES ARRIVE EARLY THIS YEAR


 

These are tough economic times, so retailers are launching their Black Friday specials weeks early to motivate budget-conscious buyers. You can normally find the latest Black Friday ads on sites like BlackFriday.info, Bargainist.com, DealTaker.com, BFads.net, and TheBlackfriday.com, so check those out before you go shopping this weekend, because it looks like retailers are slashing prices early this year.
 

Yahoo! has more details HERE.
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Mercedes is out sick today.   We do have a contingency plan in place once she goes on maternity leave.  Well, at least we thought we did.  It’s not like we had 9 months to plan this thing out.
 
Tonight is the big premiere of ‘Twilight.’  After further discussion we came to the conclusion that if Edward was a real person he would be arrested for stalking.  I mean there is no guy that could get away with sneaking into a girl’s bedroom and watching her sleep without being labeled a pervert.
 
Marks’s sisters’ cat hates his Mom.
 
When greeting a new co-worker the best way to make a lasting impression is to feel them up.  Mix 94.1 employee Jewels did this to Mark when she first met him and Mark has not forgotten her name.  Sadly we cannot say the same for Frank the Tank,  who has been at Mix for 10 months, and Mark still has no idea who he is.
 
Before getting serious with someone you should date them for at least four seasons.  

To avoid saying I love you, just say I adore you.
 
Just like Michael Winslow, aka: Cadet Larvelle Jones in the “Police Academy” series,  I too am a master of sound effects
 
And finally, we learned that David Archuleta sounds like and elf.
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Lindsay Lohan was attacked by an anti-fur activist as she left a Paris nightclub early Saturday morning. Lohan was wearing a black fur stole when the activist dumped a bag of flour on her as she exited the nightclub.
 

CLICK HERE for the pictures.
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DR. HAHN


 

Does Dr. Hahn, Brooke Smith, on Grey's Anatomy look familiar? 
She was Catherin Martin in Silence of the Lambs.

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If you're the sort of person who enjoys listening to heavy metal  then we are sorry to inform you that your music preference just might KILL YOU.
 

OK, maybe we are being a little dramatic.  But, according to researchers at the University of Maryland, listening to bands like METALLICA and DISTURBED actually can be bad for your heart.  How? 
 

A new study has found that listening to "stressful" music causes blood vessels to narrow by about 6%... and that's bad for your heart.
 

But listening to "happy" music... like the stuff JOHN DENVER sings can actually cause your blood vessels to expand by 26%...and that's good for your heart. 
 

SOURCE - Daily Mail.
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Mercedes husband has  joined Facebook.  Et  tu Matt? Et tu?
 

We learned that Wanda Sykes is gay….. Not there’s anything wrong with it.  It just would have been good information to know before last week’s interview.  Perhaps Mark would not have asked her if she likes to go to the Chippendales show when she is town.
 

Philadelphia Eagles QB Donovan McNabb did NOT know there is such a thing as a tie in the NFL…. And a Mix listener did not know that you can NOT bring a beer into the gym with you.
 

Metallica is NOT coming to Vegas in March.
 

Our listeners have been impaled by the following – a shovel, a bull, and a fake Christmas tree.
 

Here are the Mark and Mercedes traffic tips of the day – a white border on a stop sign means it is optional and you do NOT  have to feed the meters at Town Square. 
 

Mark has a new favorite TV show. No, no, no… it’s NOT Bravo’s “Step it Up and Dance with Elizabeth Berkley.”  Mark’s new favorite show is VH-1’s  “Celebrity Rehab.” 
 

It is NOT okay for a guy to call another guy “hot.”  You can however call him a “sharp looking dude.”
 

And finally, Mercedes likes the way Mark says the word “boobs.”  So Mercedes, this BOOB montage is for you! 



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 "BABY-FREE" ZONE ON AIRPLANES


 

Earlier this week, a travel website called Elliott.org published a survey that was supposedly from a Canadian airline called "West Jet" asking travelers if they'd be willing to pay a $10 fee for a bunch of different services.
 

Would you pay $10 MORE for your plane ticket:
 

--If you were guaranteed to clear security in TEN minutes or less?
--If you were guaranteed space in your overhead bin?
--If you were given priority boarding or disembarking?
--If you were given priority rebooking in case the flight was cancelled?
--If you were given in-flight Internet access?
--If you were seated away from parents traveling with small kids and babies?
 

Or  would you pay $10 LESS for your ticket:
 

--If you couldn't check any bags?
--If you were the last one to board the plane?
--If you had to sit in a middle seat?
--If you were given a seat that doesn't recline?
--If you had to use online check-in instead of checking in at a kiosk or with a person?
--If you were seated next to parents with young kids and babies?
 

SOURCE:  Consumerist / CBC News

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GALS BUY THE EXPENSIVE GARB, MEN DO THE RETURNS


 

Times are tough...  and high-end stores on Madison Avenue are seeing lots of luxury goods being returned - high heels, handbags, fur coats - anything with a price tag still attached.
 

Sources tell the NY Post that men are bringing in the returns instead of their wives.
 

A retailer says, "It's as if the women are too embarrassed, or too upset, to come in themselves. It's too painful for them to part with their recent purchases. So they make their husbands perform the painful chore." (It makes sense, anyway-- since the man paid for the items in the first place.)
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SENIOR PORTRAITS AND THE REASONING BEHIND THEM

The High Voltage Portrait.
For when you want people to remember that you were always a little too much to handle.

SHOW NOTES FROM PRODUCER JC

CLICK HERE for a very detailed show rundown (with pictures).

The “Whatever Happened to?” question of the day goes to Sally Kellerman aka Dr Diane Turner in “Back to School”.   FYI…. She just wrapped production in a new movie with Ernest Borgnine
 

Mercedes is on the “do not fly” list for an incident that happened when she was 12 –years-old. Apparently yelling out the word “bomb” at the security checkpoint is not well received
 

I think Mercedes' childhood should be a sitcom.
 

Thanks to Wanda Sykes for calling the show.
 

Mark is too busy to return his friend's phone calls…. According to the most recent Facebook post he is "too busy living the life of a rockstar."
 

Mark and Mercedes still do not believe that I have a brother named John and sister named Jenny. However they do believe that I have older sister named Sue Beth.
 

When taking a sexy Myspace photo of yourself, make sure you flush the toilet.
 

Both my family and Marks family have asked that we have fans in their bedrooms when they come to town.   The  steady background noise helps them sleep.  Mercedes suggested that we have "Last Comic Standing" season 1 winner, Dat Phan, come into their bedrooms. 
 

And finally, it’s official I am DB.   If you don’t believe me just listen to my 1995 KUNV demo tape
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DID CINDY MCCAIN CHEAT ON JOHN MCCAIN?


 

We're not sure how believable this story is but according to the National Enquirer, Cindy McCain was caught cheating on her husband, Senator John McCain.
 

According to the witness Cindy was caught lip locking another man on several occasions. The witness claims, "I couldn't believe I was watching Cindy McCain passionately kissing and hugging another man!"
 

He also added, man who resembled "a washed-up '80s rock musician."
 

The Enquirer claims there are more photos when the magazine hits the news stand.

CLICK HERE for details.
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IF YOU'RE DEPRESSED, MOVE!


 

According to researchers, Las Vegas seems to attract suicidal people or bring out people's desire to kill themselves.
 

Here is what researchers found in their study:
 

• People who live in Vegas have a higher suicide risk than other Americans.
• Visitors to the Vegas face an even higher risk.
• People who die while visiting Las Vegas are twice as likely to die by suicide than people who visit elsewhere
• Visitors to Las Vegas face an even higher suicide risk than residents of Las Vegas.

All of the fun details HERE.
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CRY!

All the details HERE.
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TEACHERS' "STATUS" MESSAGE GETS HER IN TROUBLE



Leaders in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School district in North Carolina are cracking down on a few teachers who posted interesting comments and pictures on their Facebook accounts.
 

Some of the comments included, "I hate my students," and "I work in the ghetto of Charlotte."
 

Pictures on their Facebook pages show teachers drinking and posing in what the district called "an inappropriate manner."
 

The district's Code of Conduct says that teachers can be punished for behaving in any "unethical or lascivious conduct at any time if the conduct interferes with the employee's professional abilities."
 

One teacher is up for termination and four other teachers have already been disciplined.

Story HERE.
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THE UROCLUB



This may be one gift for a golfer that you should skip... a urologist in Florida has invented a solution for dealing with your troublesome bladder on the course. It's a golf club that doubles as a urinal.
 

This urologist kept getting complaints about men needing to use the bathroom while they were on the golf course. So he invented the UroClub.
 

The UroClub looks like a golf club, plays like a golf club but has just a slightly bigger handle. That handle can hold up to half a litter of liquid. The UroClub comes with a towel which hooks into the club for privacy and a very tight knob on top for preventing any spills.

Details HERE.
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Mercedes was welcomed with a pleasant surprise.  Her office mailbox was filled with Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups and Kit Kats.   Mark wishes that someone would fill his mailbox with Smarties.
 

Mark’s Mom likes the house to be cold.  So cold that his dad has to sleep with an electric blanket to stay warm.  He says it’s so cold     “that he has icicles forming on his nads.”
 

While dropping his mom off at the airport, Mark was stuck behind the Oscar Mayer Weiner Mobile…  This gives me an opportunity to tell my hot dog jokes…..
 

What has 100 teeth and eats wieners?
A zipper!
 

Why did the detective take the hot dog back to the station house? To grill him

Mercedes is a regular at Jason’s Deli.