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Professional magicians earn an average of just $49k/year


Salary Guide
Salary Guide

Professional magicians earn an average of just over $49,000/year in salary.

And in case you were wondering about what you needed to do to get hired as a magician, the State University website goes on to say that you’ve “got to have an act”.   Of course you do.

Web Watch knows what you’re wondering.  What are some other AVERAGE SALARIES OF FUN-SOUNDING OCCUPATIONS?  Let’s take a look at a few, shall we?

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Visualizations of Winnie the Pooh neurological disorders


Tigger on the Couch: The Neuroses, Psychoses, Disorders and Maladies of Our Favourite Children's Characters
Tigger on the Couch: The Neuroses, Psychoses, Disorders and Maladies of Our Favourite Children’s Characters

Earlier this year, Web Watch mentioned a study called PATHOLOGY IN THE HUNDRED ACRE WOOD: A NEURODEVELOPENTAL PERSPECTIVE ON A.A. MILNE that discussed which various mental and psychological illnesses the Pooh characters suffered from.  Let’s recap, shall we?

  • Winnie the Pooh has ADHD and OCD, has very little brain, and suffers from obesity and binge eating
  • Piglet has a generalized anxiety disorder
  • Eeyore has dysthymic disorder, housing problems, and suffers from a traumatic tail amputation
  • Rabbit, it should come as no surprise, is narcissistic
  • Tigger also suffers from ADHD and hyperactive-impulsive tendencies
  • Kanga and Roo have to deal with Kanga being a single, unemployed parent while Roo hangs out with a bunch of undesirables – like Tigger
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Internet News

According to Yahoo!, the BP Oil Spill is #1

The Findability Formula
The Findability Formula: The Easy, Non-Technical Approach to Search Engine Marketing

2010 is not quite over, and Yahoo! has decided that it’s time for them to release what they are saying are the TOP TEN SEARCHES FOR 2010.   In other words, if you want to game the system to get your own search term into the top ten – you have less than a month to hack away.

In all the years that Yahoo! has been compiling this list, this is the first year that a news-related item took the #1 spot.

The full list is:

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Funny News

True Fact: The most boring day ever was April 11, 1954


Boring!
Boring!

April 11, 1954 was the most boring day… ever.

Apologies if that was your birthday, but seriously — what else is there to brag about?

Why the fuss over April 11, 1954?  Because a COMPUTER HAS DETERMINED THAT APRIL 11, 1954 WAS THE MOST BORING DAY EVER.

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10 Things Music Travel

21 words of advice for touring musicians: #2 on the list? Claim your farts


Fart in a Jar
Fart in a Jar

When bands travel around the country, they usually start out in a van of some sort before finally hitting it big and being able to rent — or if they’re smart, owning — their own tour bus.

And on every band tour bus that Web Watch has been on, they’ve all had one rule posted.

The toilet is only for pee.  No #2 in the bus toilet.

This same rule applies for rental RVs.  Those of you who have taken a weekend trip in one know exactly what Web Watch means about this being one of the most important rules to follow.

Musician Thor Harris has compiled a LIST OF 21 RULES FOR ALL TRAVELLING BANDS that is not just applicable to aspiring artists, but should be something that is posted for anyone planning a road trip with their buddies.  Web Watch has posted a few of Thor’s tips below the cut:

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Pixar’s Toy Story is the #1 movie to make men cry

It's Enough to Make a Grown Man Cry
It’s Enough to Make a Grown Man Cry

PLAY.COM has released their list of the TOP TEN FILMS THAT MAKE MEN CRY

Number one on that list is the original TOY STORY from Pixar.  The full list is below the cut:

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Internet News

The secret to being social? Having a big brain


Winnie the Pooh Dressed as Tigger
A Bear of Very Little Brain

Science has determined what makes some of us more social than others – and it all has to do with THE SIZE OF OUR BRAIN THAT DETERMINES OUR LEVEL OF SOCIALNESS.

And using this information, it also explains why dogs are more social creatures than cats are — simply because a dog’s brain is larger than a cat’s brain.

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Need money for the holidays? Stop wasting your money on this stuff…


Quicken money management software
Quicken Money Management Software

With the holiday gift-giving season right around the corner, you may find yourself trying to find ways to scrape some money together.

Web Watch is a fan of making a big dinner, then eating leftovers for lunch the next day to avoid paying $5-$10 for lunch. Doing that can save the average office worker at least $20/week in lunch money – up to $50/week or more, if you eat at fancier places.  That’s found money.

If you subscribe to HBO, SHOWTIME or other premium movie channel – you may want to consider dropping those and switching to an “on-demand” movie service like NetFlix or Amazon on Demand (assuming you have a TiVo, PS3, or other box that will support those services).  The $10/month that you’ll pay is likely less than what you would pay for those TV channels.

Here are some other suggestions for HOW TO CUT UNNECESSARY EXPENSES OUT OF YOUR BUDGET, simply by changing your purchasing habits, or substituting different products for ones you use every day: