Tag Archives: Travel

Video Fun: How to eat a Live Octopus


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What’s the strangest thing you’ve ever eaten?

Some people don’t venture far from their own personal comfort zone when it comes to trying new foods. It’s why any FOOD CHALLENGE episode of any SURVIVOR season is always so much fun, as we watch people who are much hungrier than they normally would be throw their inhibitions away to get something – anything – into their stomachs.

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Average cost of attending a wedding: $539


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How many weddings do you expect to attend this year?

If you’re at the age where all your friends are getting married seemingly every other weekend all summer long, perhaps you should think again about saying “yes” to every RSVP that comes your way.

Putting on a wedding can be costly, as everyone knows.  But attending a wedding has costs of its own.

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10% of all movie theaters have reported this problem that could scare customers away


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Remember when Web Watch told you about the rise in bed bug infestations?

It ends up that things haven’t waned since we originally reported on that, and new reports show that BED BUGS ARE BECOMING MORE RAMPANT THAN EVER BEFORE.

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Just what every 78-year-old man needs: an 18-year-old wife


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Remember when WEB WATCH told you about the PERFECT AGE DIFFERENCE FOR DATING?

Apparently, that’s a bunch of hooey, depending on who you talk with.

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What does the average wedding cost?


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They say that there are three things that one should expect to consider as The Most Important Expenses in your lifetime:  a new car, a new home, and your first wedding.

(Kids, naturally, are also an expense over time — but that’s an expense that returns love and so much more, so Web Watch will leave that one out of this discussion.)

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Where do all the gay people live?


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Where are gay people most likely to live?

And to be more specific, where do people who classify themselves as gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender hang out the most?  It really shouldn’t surprise anyone that some US states have more LGBT folks than others.  The question is — which states are those?

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Want to avoid getting norovirus? Stop doing laundry


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If you’ve ever been sick while on vacation, you know what a horrible experience it can be.  Trust Web Watch on this, as we spent 2 miserable days holed up in our Disney hotel room on one vacation to the Happiest Place on Earth, unable to leave the relative comfort of the room for any length of time.

Yeah, it wasn’t pretty.

And if you’ve ever been sick while on a cruise ship where you don’t even have the luxury of finding a place to escape like you would have the opportunity to do if you were on land, then you can take the Web Watch Disney experience and multiply that by 100.

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The Gayest Cities in America


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Web Watch knows a few people who have moved around the country for their relationships (or lack thereof in their former location).

We understand how important it can be to feel included in one’s neighborhood (whether that neighborhood is as small as a few city blocks, a suburban subdivision, or a larger metropolitan area).  If you’re comfortable with WHO you are, but not comfortable WHERE you are, then chances are it’s not you that’s the problem, it’s those who are around you that are. Continue reading THE GAYEST CITIES IN AMERICA

What cities qualify to host the Super Bowl?


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Have you ever been to the Super Bowl?

The answer is probably going to be “likely not”, due to a number of reasons – not the least of which is how much money it can cost to purchase a single Super Bowl game ticket.

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Apparently, 2008 was the “Year of the Potato”


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Web Watch must have been busy back in 2008, as we totally missed that 2008 was the YEAR OF THE POTATO.

Funny thing about websites dedicated to a singular year’s event: those sites never really get updated.  Yet they persist forever with slightly outdated information on them, just waiting for someone to stumble upon them and gaze upon their glory.

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The one non-negotiable item you MUST pack in your suitcase


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Web Watch was on a trip recently, and as we often do, we found ourselves chatting with others in the airport.

And we sometimes find ourselves inquiring about people’s destinations and plans.  You know, to live vicariously through others ont their adventures.

One couple, for example, was on a month-long tour of Australia and New Zealand, and they were travelling lightly through the airport – as they shipped their luggage overseas to meet them at their hotel upon arrival (it was less expensive overall than flying with the oversized/overweight bags, and they already had confirmation that their bags were waiting for them).

Another person was going to spend a week in San Diego on business, and he was travelling with just his oversized computer bag.  He claimed that he had everything he needed in the one case for a week; he prefers to travel with as little complication as possible.

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How to track historical weather patterns – useful info when buying a new home


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Whenever you’re looking to buy a new house, you take into account all sort of things that are important:

  • is the neighborhood safe?
  • are the neighbors seemingly social in the manner you would enjoy?
  • are the homes and yards kept up?
  • have the home prices appreciated properly, or were they overpriced and all underwater?
  • what’s the ratio of rentals to ownership?
  • how long is the commute to work?  to the local grocery store?

and more…

But there is one thing that many people don’t consider when they’re looking to get into a new home:

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The worst street names in America


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Are you ashamed of where you live, not because of the neighborhood, but because of the name of your city?

How would you like to live in either Blue Ball or Intercourse, Pennsylvania?  Cumming, Georgia?  Stoner, Colorado?  (well, that last one may be more appropriate now than previously, but still…)

Of course you can see a full list of EMBARASSING CITY NAMES at any number of places online…

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