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Allison Janney isn’t afraid to mix glam and gritty — who else would show up to an episode of the Property Brothers’ Celebrity I.O.U. in a ballgown and construction boots? The West Wing actress is the latest star to join Drew and Jonathan Scott on their HGTV spinoff show that features celebrities gifting home renovations as a way to give back to people who’ve helped them along the way. While plenty of big names have stopped by the home improvement show in the past, including Brad Pitt and Zooey Deschanel, Janney’s appearance is stirring up renewed appreciation for the actress on Twitter, where some are even calling her a “national treasure” after seeing a clip of her Celebrity I.O.U. cameo. And who could blame them? Janney takes Drew and Jonathan by surprise with an entrance fit for the movie star she is, strolling in wearing a backless gown accessorized by the finest safety equipment and asking the brothers, “Read to bust up some shit?” Picking up a sledgehammer like she’s an old pro, Janney tells them, “I do my best work when I’m dressed to the nines.” Janney then puts her skills to use, smashing down a cabinet door and making sure to “work the angles” while she’s at it. “I’m calling on the federal government to seize The Property Brothers’ show and give it to Allison Janney,” one twitter user wrote. Another added, “Allison Janney really said ‘oh, you thought you were DONE being in love with me after you finished West Wing?????'”

NORMAN, IS THAT YOU? That’s Psycho. An on-duty Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy allegedly had sex with a woman near the Bates Motel section of the Universal Studios lot — and accidentally left his microphone on for a dispatcher to hear a blow-by-blow of the sleazy romp. TMZ obtained a clip of the X-rated encounter between the unnamed deputy and a woman near the section of the lot in Universal City devoted to the Alfred Hitchcock classic. “Oh,” the giggling woman moans at one point. “Oh, my goodness!” A female dispatcher then alerts the deputy that he had an “open mic” as the woman continues to moan and breathe heavily. “95 Ocean, you have an open mic,” the dispatcher implores the deputy to no avail as the woman continues to moan on the clip. “95 Ocean, you have an open mic — take care of mic.” The woman then quiets down as the minute-long clip ends. The deputy does not respond to the dispatcher on the portion obtained by the TMZ — and it’s unclear whether he was inside his patrol cruiser or was outside the vehicle nearby. The deputy — who has not been publicly identified — has been removed from duty as an internal investigation unfolds, department officials said. “The deputy was immediately relieved of duty and an administrative investigation has been opened,” sheriff’s officials told The Post in a statement early Wednesday. “The deputy’s peace officer powers have been suspended and proper administrative action will be taken, based on the outcome of the investigation.” A sheriff’s department spokesman declined to release additional information when reached for comment, including how long the deputy has been employed by the department.

What about your huge ego? ???:eek::rolleyes:

Which leads to the all-important question: Did you get any coupons or free food?

If they're well-hung with good personalities, maybe.

Every time I see your avatar, I want to call you LaRonda, because that's who Peter speaks to on the phone when he has those nails. It always makes me chuckle.

When I was in college and living with my aunt, that poster was on my wall. I never told her I was gay, but she may have figured it out. I found another one in a candy store in the Bronx after he died. I wound up selling both copies online. A friend of mine works as a camera man for CNN. They interviewed my late hubby before COVER UP started. My friend tried to reach me to tell me about it, but this was before cell phones & texting/email, so I had to settle for a bootleg unedited copy of the interview footage. I sold a few copies of it online, and still have a copy of it, in lousy condition.

No, it's just foreplay.

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And if the guy has a fetish, maybe he'll pay you to let him do it.

DAMN! I thought you were going to regale us with tales of your hot sexual encounters with Judy Carne. BUMMER! ?

For a brief moment I thought this thread was about me, then I realized I'd misread the title as Smoking pot? Well, I guess the actual title refers to me, too. ? ? ? ?

Charges upped to capital murder for veteran who shot 11-year-old boy in Alabama turkey-hunting accident A grand jury has upgraded charges against an Alabama veteran and former middle school teacher whose bullet fatally pierced an 11-year-old boy last May during a turkey hunt. Joshua Stewart Burks, 36, of Mobile, ,had initially been charged with reckless manslaughter, but the charge was upgraded to capital murder of a person under the age of 14 in the death of Troy Ellis. Burks was rearrested and posted $60,000 bond for his release on Friday, WPMI said. He had been out on $15,000 bond from the earlier charge, Al.com reported. The Cahaba Elementary School fifth grader died on May 1 in the shooting, and his father, high school football coach Obed Ellis, was wounded. The two were with Burks, who had served in the Marines, and another man during an event put on by a group, America’s Heroes Enjoying Recreation Outdoors, that organizes hunts for wounded veterans like Burks, who had never before hunted. The shooting occurred at around 9:30 a.m., Al.com reported at the time. A lawsuit filed by the family against Burks, the group and hunting guide Kyle Eugene Henley had alleged that Burks had taken numerous pain pills the night before the hunt, Al.com reported. This rendered him “likely not capable of safely handling a firearm, and [he] certainly was not capable of making appropriate decisions with regard to handling a weapon,” said the suit, which was settled in October, according to Al.com. “We are disappointed the grand jury saw the case differently than the magistrate and the district attorney’s office that originally charged the case as manslaughter,” Tommy Spina, Burks' attorney, told Al.com about the new charges. “The events that occurred that day were devastating on many levels, and our sympathies are with the family of the young man that lost his life in what we believe was a tragic hunting accident.” Alabama poultry worker dies after coworker shoots at chickens A man was shot and killed at a southern Alabama chicken house on Sunday after one of his coworkers fired at stray birds, according to a local report. The Covington County Sheriff’s Department identified the victim as Robin Early Phillips the Alabama Media Group reported. Phillips, 51, was working to remove dead chickens beneath the poultry house’s subfloor at the time of the shooting, the news outlet reported. No charges were filed, according to the Alabama Media Group.

Was it William M's, Marylander1940's, or one of the other fossils members of a certain age around here? ?? A mummified baby wolf is drawing oohs and aahs from researchers. The nearly perfectly intact creature, believed to be a staggering 57,000 years old, was discovered by a gold prospector in the Yukon Territory, noted the Dec. 21 issue of Current Biology. The animal was named Zhur, meaning “wolf” in the indigenous Hän language. “She’s the most complete wolf mummy that has ever been found,” explained Julie Meachen, a paleontology professor at Des Moines University. “The animal has to die in a permafrost location, where the ground is frozen all the time, and they have to get buried very quickly, like any other fossilization process.” Based on a detailed forensic analysis, Zhur was approximately 7 weeks old at the time of her death. Since modern wolves in the area often bear cubs in early summer, the pup likely died in late July. During Zhur’s brief lifespan in the later stages of the Pleistocene epoch, which was marked by a lengthy ice age, sea levels were markedly lower than today. A region of dry land connected Canada to Siberia which allowed animals to roam between continents, according to Current Biology. Zhur’s breed is the likely ancestor of nearly every wolf species, with the probable exception of the Himalayan wolf, noted Ars Technica. That conclusion was reached by Meachen and her team which noted that Zhur wasn’t a direct ancestor of present-day Klondike wolves. At some point during the past 56,000 years, the Klondike wolf population either died out or abandoned the area and was replaced by a species less closely related to Zhur. Another remarkable discovery of the specimen was that the baby wolf seemingly enjoyed a fish-rich diet. Modern wolf puppies start eating solid foods near the 6-week-old mark. It is believed that Zhur’s mother had probably weaned her pups from milk and started bringing them solid food. “Normally, when you think of wolves in the Ice Age, you think of them eating bison or musk oxen or other large animals on land,” explained Meachen. “One thing that surprised us was that she was eating aquatic resources, particularly salmon.”

Or offer other disturbing details. I saw this profile pic on a hook-up site, and I sent him a note saying I wasn't interested in any guy who was into pussy.

What do you mean 'sometimes'? Some of us are such exceptional human beings that we are heroes (nay, inspirations) to ourselves and anyone we encounter during our daily exceptionalism.

Falling iguana alert! Cold weather in Florida may cause iguanas to fall out of trees. But they're not dead. Falling iguana alert! Cold weather in Florida may cause iguanas to fall out of trees. But they're not dead. The National Weather Service in Miami on Monday issued an unofficial warning for possible "falling iguanas" later this week, due to a cold snap that's forecast to chill the Sunshine State by Christmas Day. "Brrr!" the Weather Service tweeted. "Much colder temps expected for Christmas. Low temperatures in the 30s/40s and falling iguanas are possible. Keep up with forecast changes and stay warm!" With highs forecast to top out in the low 60s in Miami, it could be the coldest Christmas in South Florida since 1999. Earlier this year, during a cold spell in January, the Weather Service in Florida said that "iguanas are cold blooded. They slow down or become immobile when temps drop into the 40s. They may fall from trees, but they are not dead." Once temperatures reach a certain level, iguanas stiffen up and fall out of trees, according to Chris Michaels, a meteorologist with WSLS-TV in Roanoke, Virginia, who said this is something that has been seen over the years in South Florida. "At about 50 degrees, iguanas can become lethargic," Michaels said. "It’s when the temperature drops to about 40 degrees or lower that their blood doesn’t move around as quickly. As a result, they can stiffen up and fall out of the trees in which they frequent." During a similar cold snap and iguana "alert" almost three years ago, well-meaning residents finding stiffened iguanas were advised to leave them alone, as they may feel threatened and bite once they warm up. “Don’t assume that they’re dead,” said Kristen Sommers, who oversees the nonnative fish and wildlife program for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, during the January 2018 cold spell. Green iguanas are an invasive species in Florida known for eating through landscaping and digging burrows that undermine infrastructure. They are native to South America, Central America and the Caribbean, and they arrived in South Florida through the pet trade, according to WFLA-TV.

Suspect bites northern California police dog, cops say This woofer might want a raise. A police dog was bitten by a drunk driving suspect who led cops on a car chase in Corning, Calif., late Saturday night. Jorge Bucioperez was arrested after chomping at the K-9, named Blaze, according to the Corning Police Department. Cops said Bucioperez led the police on a chase that reached 75 mph after he blew a stop sign in the small northern California city. Bucioperez plowed a silver mini-van through a residential gate and took off by foot before Blaze chased him down, cops said. Bucioperez, who was driving on a suspended license, was under the influence of alcohol and had methamphetamine in the auto, according to authorities. He also allegedly attempted to bite human officers. In a statement, the Corning Police Department said he “barked like a dog” during the arrest.

Prehistoric ‘swamp king’ crocodile found in Australia Researchers have identified prehistoric fossils found in Australia in the 1980s as those of a massive “swamp king” crocodile. Scientists from the University of Queensland said the creature, named Paludirex vincenti, was more than 16 feet long and lived between 5.33 and 2.58 million years ago, the team told research journal PeerJ. The name comes from the Latin for “swamp king” and Geoff Vincent, who found a fossilized skull of the large beast. “The ‘swamp king’ was one intimidating croc,” Jorgo Ristevski, a PhD candidate at University of Queensland, said in the press release. “Its fossilized skull measures around 65 centimeters, so we estimate Paludirex vincenti was at least five meters long.” Ristevski said the animal would dwarf the largest living crocodiles. “Paludirex had a broader, more heavy-set skull so it would’ve resembled an Indo-Pacific crocodile on steroids,” he said. Researchers said their next step is to determine why the creature went extinct while other crocodile species in Australia survived. Researchers have reached out to Mike Carey for a first-person account of what they looked like.

Something I'd eat instead of beef if the price ever came down would be bison. Bison meat has fewer calories and less cholesterol than chicken, fish, or ostrich. Bison has 40% more protein than beef so you can eat 1/3 less volume and still come away satisfied. Ground bison is high in vitamin B6 17% DV, B12 35% DV and niacin 25% Beef,ground, cooked 3 oz. 85% lean, 15% fat Calories 210 Total Fat 12 grams (6 grams saturated fat) Good protein with 21 grams, which is 43% of the daily value (DV) in a 2,000- calorie diet.