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Claim the FATTY 50 VICTORY in the Fifty Phenomenal Fattiest Foods Challenge

Post author By web gangsta
Post date July 20, 2010

Deep-fried Oreo cookies and deep-fried Twinkies are not just a delight to be had at state fairs across the South.

No, unusual deep-fried foods have become a tasty treat that has spread – literally and figuratively – across the country like a delicious fungus, to be treasured. (Mushrooms, by the way, are also a tasty fungus. See how clever we are? No? Oh well, moving on…)

HEALTH.COM has decided to embrace the fact that sometimes people want to eat food that tastes good, regardless of whether those foods are actually good for you or not. So they went out and compiled this list of THE FATTEST FOODS IN THE COUNTRY, one menu item for each of the 50 states.

No, we’re not passing judgement on anyone who wants to eat these meals. Web Watch will be one of the first to join in with you, just to be able to say that we did it. The question that we pose to you, our faithful Web Watch family – who will be the first amongst us to claim the FATTY 50 VICTORY – eating one of each of the following fat-filled items first?

Remember, photos – or it didn’t happen. So step to it, Web Watch readers! Hit the road, and chow down on one of these fifty phenomenally fatty foods:

Tags 10 Things, bacon, food, Travel

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Why an Athletes’ Creed? Because 81% of athletes surveyed said it’s better to win than play fair

Post author By web gangsta
Post date July 19, 2010

Good Sport

When it comes to sports – and more importantly, how athletes present themselves both on and off the field – times have changed a lot over the past few years.

With Soccer Parents getting into fights with coaches over why their kids aren’t getting enough field time, fighting-enducing trash-talking during a game, athletes climbing into the stands to punch out hecklers, or even some sports where the scoreboard is being taken away entirely “because kids don’t want the pressure to have to win” — the reason for sports to exist in the first place are slowly falling down by the wayside as the “spirit of competition” gives way to “winning at all costs”.

Tags facebook, game, sports, survey, video games

10 Things News

Want to raise your metabolic rate? Try butchering animals.

Post author By web gangsta
Post date July 18, 2010

The Resting Metabolic Rate Debate

Do you know what your METABOLIC RATE is when doing various activities around the house?

Better yet – do you know which day-to-day functions offer the best (or worst) exercise based on the amount of metabolic activity they provide?

A number of doctors and researchers have updated the COMPENDIUM OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES that lists and allows you to compare the MET of each activity you select, and it’s been published in the Official Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine. The MET is a standard “metabolic intensity level” metric that allows different studies that look at health-related data to all be based on the same overall measurement standard.

In other words, two different studies on running can use the same MET value associated with running when working out their math.

If it helps, 1 MET is the standard intensity level when a person is resting and just sitting down, relaxing. Sleeping offers the lowest MET of 0.9. The highest MET is 18, and can be obtained by running 10.9 MPH.

Now that we know what the range is, here is a list of MET intensity levels for doing various other activities:

Tags 10 Things, exercise, medical, science

10 Things How To

Why is there ice in the urinal? (and other bathroom sanitation ideas)

Post author By web gangsta
Post date July 17, 2010
1 Comment on Why is there ice in the urinal? (and other bathroom sanitation ideas)

Toilet Time Targets for Potty Training

Female Web Watch readers should seldom have reason to enter the men’s room in public places (Jimmy Buffet concerts being a notable exception, where even Ally McBeal’s co-ed bathroom seems quaint in comparison).

But it they did happen to wander into the men’s room in their favorite watering hole – no pun intended – they may see that some businesses feel that it is important to dump a few bags of ice into the urinals for the evening.

All of which brings up the inevitable question as the ladies return from their trip: WHY IS THERE ICE IN THE URINALS? Heck, even the vertible New York Times decided to get in on the action by writing about ICE-FILLED URINALS in a travel article a while back.

Tags 10 Things, bathroom, How To, Party Talk, Relationships

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Got at least $12,000? Book THE DAN BAND for your next party. GREEN DAY will cost you a little more

Post author By web gangsta
Post date July 16, 2010

More Gigs Now: Concert Booking Secrets of Successful Musicians

Web Watch last covered how much money it would take to book an artist for a private party many years ago.

Since then, the list of available artists has changed… as have the prices that they’ve charged.

So we felt that now was just as good a time as any to revisit the topic and present a selection of booking information we’ve found that can help you BUDGET AN ARTIST BOOKING FOR A PRIVATE EVENT.

Here is a sampling of approximate costs that you can expect to pay at a minimum if you decide to throw an exclusive private party and want a big-name artist or speaker to come and perform for you and your drunk friends at your house:

Tags How To, Music, sports, website

10 Things food

Top Ten Foods To Get You High

Post author By web gangsta
Post date July 15, 2010

Afroman - Because I Got High
Afroman – Because I Got High

Some people eat for energy, like athletes do.

Some people eat for stress relief.

Most people eat just to survive until the next day, since food is important.

Then there are those people who eat just to get high. A little buzz. Anything to take the edge off of one’s head, if you know what we mean.

Tags 10 Things, dr, food, medical

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Audio Fun: Create your own Old Spice outgoing voicemail message

Post author By web gangsta
Post date July 15, 2010

Old Spice Body Wash

If you have been enjoying the OLD SPICE COMMERCIALS that have been sweeping across the Internet this week that star Isaiah Mustafa recording personalized Old Spice-themed messages as responses to Twitter, Facebook, and other messages that have been sent his way, then perhaps you’d want to visit one of these sites to record some history for yourself.

THE OLD SPICE MAN VOICEMAIL GENERATOR or THE OLD SPICE VOICEMAIL GENERATOR FOR MEN OR WOMEN.

Just enter a number and select from the presented choices, and your personalized MP3 will be generated and made available for your download and use – finally allowing your unanswered phone to not smell like desperation anymore.

Tags business, Internet, Music, News, shopping, twitter, website

10 Things Music

Lady Gaga can be hazardous to your health

Post author By web gangsta
Post date July 14, 2010

Lady Gaga

Doctors around the country have issued warnings to anyone who is trying to dress up like Lady Gaga, saying that DRESSING UP LIKE LADY GAGA CAN BE HAZARDOUS TO YOUR HEALTH.

And since Web Watch wants to be sure that you have this information in a timely manner before you decide to emulate your pop hero for Halloween, we thought we’d share now instead of closer to October. It’s our public service announcement of the day.

Tags 10 Things, Music