60 dumbest celebrity quotes

«Fiction writing is great. You can make up almost anything.» - Ivana Trump, on finishing her first novel «I'm convinced the Beatles are partly responsible for the fall of Communism.» - Milos Forman, Film director «When I'm a blonde, I can say the world is purple, and they'll believe me because they weren't listening to me.» - Kylie Bax, Model/Actress, in Stuff magazine. «The internet is a great way to get on the net.» - Bob Dole, Republican presidential candidate «You guys, line up alphabetically by height.» - Bill Peterson, Florida State football coach «I get to go to lots of overseas places, like Canada.» - Britney Spears, on Blender Magazine (April 2004) «I think war is a dangerous place.» - George W. Bush, Washington, D.C. (May 7, 2003) «I owe a lot to my parents, especially my mother and father.» - Greg Norman, Golfer «It's nice, it gives you a feeling of security so that if something breaks we know we can always call a guy over and he'll bring a drill or something.» - Brooke Shields, Actress, on why it was is good to live in a co-ed dormitory when she was in college «Rotarians, be patriotic! Learn to shoot yourself.» - Gyrator, Chicago Rotary Club journal «These people haven't seen the last of my face. If I go down, I'm going down standing up.» - Chuck Person, NBA Basketball player «I'm so smart now. Everyone's always like 'take your top off'. Sorry, NO! They always want to get that money shot. I'm not stupid.» - Paris Hilton (December 2003) «I think gay marriage is something that should be between a man and a woman» - Arnold Schwarzenegger «Whenever I watch TV and see those poor starving kids all over the world, I can't help but cry. I mean I'd love to be skinny like that but not with all those flies and death and stuff.» - Mariah Carey, pop singer «Predictions are difficult. Especially about the future.» - Yogi Berra, Baseball player «My sister's expecting a baby, and I don't know if I'm going to be an uncle or an aunt.» - Chuck Nevitt, North Carolina State basketball player, explaining to Coach Jim Valvano why he appeared nervous at practice. «The Holocaust was an obscene period in our nation's history. I mean in this century's history. But we all lived in this century. I didn't live in this century.» - Dan Quayle, former U.S. Vice-President «And now the sequence of events in no particular order.» - Dan Rather, television news anchor «Natural gas is hemispheric. I like to call it hemispheric in nature because it is a product that we can find in our neighborhoods.» - George W Bush, Austin, Texas, Dec. 20, 2000 «The doctors X-rayed my head and found nothing.» - Dizzy Dean, explaining how he felt after being hit on the head by a ball in the 1934 World Series. «I was in a no-win situation, so I'm glad that I won rather than lost.» - Frank Bruno, Boxer «I have opinions of my own --strong opinions-- but I don't always agree with them.» - George Bush «I want to rush for 1,000 or 1,500 yards, whichever comes first.» - George Rogers, NFL New Orleans Saint RB, when asked about the upcoming season «I do not like this word "bomb." It is not a bomb. It is a device that is exploding.» - Jacques le Blanc, French ambassador on nuclear weapons «The word 'genius' isn't applicable in football. A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein.» - Joe Theisman, quarterback and sports analyst «Half this game is ninety percent mental.» - Danny Ozark, Philadelphia Phillies manager «Be sure and put some of those neutrons on it.» - Mike Smith, Baseball pitcher, ordering a salad at a restaurant. «If I sold all my liabilities, I wouldn't own anything. My wife's a liability, my kids are liabilities, and I haven't sold them.» - Ted Turner, media mogul, on selling off his money losing properties «They misunderestimated me.» - George W Bush, Bentonville, Ark., (Nov. 6, 2000) «I don't diet. I just don't eat as much as I'd like to.» - Linda Evangelista, Supermodel «Facts are stupid things.» - Ronald Reagan, Former U.S. President «What a waste it is to lose one's mind. Or not to have a mind is being very wasteful. How true that is.» - Dan Quayle, former U.S. Vice President «That's just the tip of the ice cube.» - Neil Hamilton, BBC2 «A bachelor's life is no life for a single man.» - Samuel Goldwyn «I may be dumb, but I'm not stupid.» - Terry Bradshaw, Former football player/announcer «It isn't pollution that is hurting the environment, it's the impurities in our air and water that are doing it.» - Dan Quayle, former U.S. Vice-President «I've never had major knee surgery on any other part of my body.» - Winston Bennett, University of Kentucky basketball forward. «The only happy artist is a dead artist, because only then you can't change. After I die, I'll probably come back as a paintbrush.» - Sylvestor Stallone, Actor «Outside of the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in the country.» - Mayor Marion Barry, Washington, DC «We are not ready for an unforeseen event that may or may not occur.» - Dan Quayle, former U.S. Vice President «Will the highways on the internet become more few?» - George W Bush, Concord, New Hampshire, (29th January 2000) «Traditionally, most of Australia's imports come from overseas.» - Keppel Enderbery, Former Australian cabinet minister «There is certainly more in the future now than back in 1964.» - Roger Daltrey, Singer/Actor «We're going to turn this team around 360 degrees.» - Jason Kidd, upon his drafting to the Dallas Mavericks «I've never really wanted to go to Japan. Simply because I don’t like eating fish. And I know that's very popular out there in Africa.» — Britney Spears «Pitching is 80% of the game. The other half is hitting and fielding.» - Mickey Rivers, baseball player «I love California, I practically grew up in Phoenix.» - Dan Quayle, former U.S. Vice President «Put the 'off' button on.» - George W. Bush, Associated Press, 14th February 2000 «So Carol, you're a housewife and mother. And have you got any children?» - Michael Barrymore «Food is an important part of a balanced diet.» - Fran Lebowitz, US writer «We've got to pause and ask ourselves: How much clean air do we need?» - Lee Iacocca, Chairman of the Chrysler corporation «For NASA, space is still a high priority.» - Dan Quayle «He's a guy who gets up at six o'clock in the morning regardless of what time it is.» - Lou Duva, veteran boxing trainer «If it weren't for electricity we'd all be watching television by candlelight.» - George Gobel «If only faces could talk...» - Pat Summerall, Sportscaster, during the Super Bowl «Every minute was more exciting than the next.» - Linda Evans, actress «I'm not anorexic. I'm from Texas. Are there people from Texas that are anorexic? I've never heard of one. And that includes me.» — Jessica Simpson «Smoking kills. If you're killed, you've lost a very important part of your life.» - Brooke Shields, during an interview to become spokesperson for a federal anti-smoking campaign. «If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure.» - Dan Quayle, former U.S. Vice President «So, where's the Cannes Film Festival being held this year?» — Christina Aguilera

the full story about The Man who tricked Al Capone and sold the Eiffel Tower... twice!

Victor Lustig was born in 1890 in what is now the Czech Republic. As a youngster he studied languages. He also studied people: their habits, mannerisms, and especially their weaknesses, and decided to do something in that field instead. By the age of twenty he was a confirmed conman. By the age of thirty he was a confirmed wanted man on the run from police in several European countries. He started over again in the United States and called himself 'Count' because it sounded important. One dupe he conned was Al Capone; the most dangerous criminal in America at that time. The Count knew that the crime lord couldn't be taken in like the others; he would get revenge. Lustig devised something different for the underworld boss. The count asked Capone to invest $50,000 in a swindle that he claimed he was working on. Lustig promised to double his money in sixty days. The homicidal Capone gave the cash - and a warning of what would happen to Lustig if there was a double-cross. Lustig let the money sit in the bank for sixty days. At the end of that time he went back to Capone with a look of disappointment. He told his investor that the deal feel through. Just before Capone was about to explode, Lustig handed back the $50,000. The crime boss was so impressed with Lustig's honesty (?!) that he rewarded the conman with a thousand dollars. Which is what Lustig expected Capone to do! In 1925 Lustig was back in Paris with his new friend Dapper Dan, relaxing at an outside cafe. They were in need of money just as they read in the newspaper that the Eiffel Tower was in need of repairs. While others said what was really needed was to tear down the 985 foot structure. Almost immediately the Count thought up a scheme; he would sell Paris' most famous landmark to a scrap metal dealer. He gave himself the title 'Deputy Director-General of the Ministry of Mail and Telegraphs'. Dapper Dan would be his secretary. They typed-up letters with Lustig's title printed on them and mailed them out to the five leading scrap metals dealers in Paris. They were asked to come meet with Lustig and his secretary at their room in the fashionable Hotel Crillon. The buyers were told that it had become too costly to repair the Eiffel Tower and that the 7,000 ton steel structure would be sold to the highest bidder to be torn down. They were also told to keep the meeting secret; if the public found out too soon there would be an outcry. The secret bids meant nothing to Lustig. He talked to each client and picked out the man most likely to fall for the scam; the one who seemed most anxious to get ahead. A week later the chosen victim, Monsieur Poisson, showed up at Lustig's place. He was handed a phony contract that stated that he owned the Eiffel Tower while Lustig was handed a real check. The Count and Dapper Dan quickly cashed their earnings and just as quickly fled France for Austria. Lustig never did say how much he got paid for France's top tourist attraction. Resting in Vienna they scanned the newspapers to see if Poisson went to the police; he didn't. Poisson was too embarrassed to tell anyone what happened. After a month's vacation Lustig and Dapper Dan decided to do it again. This time they used the same techniques but with different results. The scrap metal dealer who was fleeced reported his loss of $100,000 to the police. Once again the Count fled to America. This time on America, the law caught up with Lustig when he tried to pass off counterfeit dollars. In 1935 he was sentenced to twenty years in Alcatraz prison where he died from pneumonia in 1947. While in prison he was protected from harm by orders from another prisoner... Al Capone.

50 most bizzare city names around the world

1. Fucking (Austria)
2. French Lick (Indiana, USA)
3. Boring (Oregon, USA)
4. Intercourse (Pennsylvania, USA)
5. Dildo (Newfoundland, Canada)
6. Why (Arizona, USA)
7. Blowhard (Australia)
8. Fart (Virginia, USA)
9. Climax (Michigan, USA)
10. Truth Or Consequences (New Mexico, USA)
11. Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch (Wales)
12. Big Bone Lick (USA)
13. Dwarf (Kentucky, USA)
14. Dead Chinaman (Papua New Guinea)
15. Assawoman (Virginia, USA)
16. Burning Well (Pennsylvania, USA)
17. Acme (West Virginia, USA)
18. Sexi (Peru)
19. Poopoo (Hawaii, USA)
20. Beer Bottle Crossing (Idaho, USA)
21. Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu (New Zealand)
22. Needmore (Texas, USA)
23. Pussy creek (Ohio, USA)
24. ii (Finland)
25. My Large Intestine (Texas, USA)
26. Gayville (South Dakota, USA)
27. Ass (Ukraine)
28. Can do (North Dakota, USA)
29. Wagga Wagga (Australia)
30. Dollarbeg (Scotland)
31. Cockburn (Western Australia)
32. Shetland Islands (Scotland)
33. Lolita (Texas, USA)
34. Wetwang (England)
35. Middelfart (Denmark)
36. Disappointment (Kentucky, USA)
37. Hell (Michigan, USA)
38. Whiskey Dick Mountain (Washington State, USA)
39. Gravesend (England)
40. Looneyville, Texas, USA)
41. Hygiene (Colorado, USA)
42. Bird in Hand (Pennsylvania, USA)
43. Embarrass (Minnesota, USA)
44. Plain City (Utah, USA)
45. Okay (Oklahoma, USA)
46. Normal (Illinois, USA)
47. Odd (West Virginia, USA)
48. Hooker (Oklahoma, USA)
49. No Name (Colorado, USA)
50. Hot Coffee (Mississippi, USA)

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Britney's Easter

Britney Spends Easter in Malibu With Family

For pop superstar Britney Spears, this Easter holiday was a laid-back affair — far from the cameras and crowds that have made her life so hectic in recent months. The 26-year-old singer joined her parents, Jamie and Lynne Spears for a rare visit to her home north of Los Angeles in Malibu.

The trio were spotted quietly strolling along Pacific Cove early on Sunday. This is a marked difference from the last time Brit and her family got together in Malibu last October, when Lynne flew in from her Kentwood, La., home in a failed attempted to intervene in the downward spiral of her daughter's life.

Perhaps this time the family was preparing for Brit's debut on the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother. The singer's guest appearance on the hit show is scheduled to air Monday night — and we're sure the whole Spears family will be watching.

Everything about "Easter day" in Australia

Easter in Australia

Easter commemorates the resurrection (return to life) of Jesus Christ following his death by crucifixion. It is the most significant event of the Christian calendar.

On Good Friday, Jesus Christ was executed by crucifixion. His body was taken down from the cross, and buried in a cave. The tomb was guarded and an enormous stone was put over the entrance, so that no-one could steal the body. On the following Sunday, some women visited the grave and found that the stone had been moved, and that the tomb was empty. Jesus himself was seen that day, and for days afterwards by many people. His followers realised that God had raised Jesus from the dead. BBC

Easter celebrates the promise of life in the face of death. Easter celebrations also reflect on peace and forgiveness which has come out of aggression. It is also a time for thinking about suffering, injustice and hardship. During Good Friday services Christians meditate on Jesus's suffering and on his words spoken from the cross: 'Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing.' (New International Version, Luke 23: 34).

Origins, dates and days of Easter

The date on which Easter falls varies from year to year. Easter falls on the Sunday after the ecclesiastical Full Moon that falls on or after March 21. Easter is therefore observed between late March and late April and can extend to early May in the Eastern Christian churches.

A system for calculating the dates for Easter was begun around 532 AD when a Scythian monk named Dionysius Exiguus reconciled the Eastern and Western church calendars with the Julian calendar, established by Julius Caesar. Dionysius Exiguus established the date of Christ's circumcision at 1 January, 1 AD, or Anno Domini, translated as 'the year of our Lord'. While this calendar was adopted by the Church, the old Julian calendar remained in civil use for another thousand years. Eventually, these were reconciled with the current Gregorian calendar, adopted in 1582.

We know that Easter was being observed as early as 180 years AD. The first black African Pope, Pope Victor (189-199 AD) decreed that Easter should be celebrated on a Sunday. However, churches in different regions, such as those represented by a synod of Asiatic bishops, celebrated Easter on different dates, not always on Sundays. The Council of Nicea (AD 325) finally clarified this by stating that Easter would be celebrated on Sundays.

A Christian scholar, the Venerable Bede (672-735 AD), first asserted that Easter was named after Eostre, the Great Mother Goddess of the Saxon people in Northern Europe. Her name was derived from the ancient word for spring, eastre. Pagan festivals associated with birth, the renewal of life, fertility and sunrise date back long before Christianity. Pagan religions in the Mediterranean area are recorded as having a major seasonal day of religious celebration at or following the Spring Equinox. Many of the present-day customs of Easter have their origins in these festivals.

Religious observances

There are a number of observances and feast days related to Easter.
Palm Sunday celebrations on Yew Street, Barcaldine, Queensland, 1928.

R. Malden, Palm Sunday celebrations on Yew Street, Barcaldine, Queensland, 1928. Courtesy of Barcaldine Shire Library and State Library of Queensland.

Palm Sunday celebrates Jesus's triumphant entry into Jerusalem. In many churches, during Palm Sunday services, large palm branches are carried in processions. Members of the congregation also hold small crosses made of palm leaf. The palm leaves are a reminder of when the people of Jerusalem waved palm leaves when Jesus arrived in Jerusalem, and to remember the cross on which he died. The crosses used in the Palm Sunday service are converted to ashes for later use in Ash Wednesday services.

Ash Wednesday draws on the ancient Biblical traditions of covering one's head with ashes, wearing sackcloth, and fasting. The use of ashes, made by burning palm crosses from the previous Palm Sunday, is very symbolic. Some churches hold special services at which worshippers are marked on the forehead with a cross of ashes as a symbol of penitence and mortality.

Lent is the period of forty days which comes before Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday. Lent is observed as a time for prayer and penance recalling the events leading up to Jesus' crucifixion. Only a small number of people today fast for the whole of Lent, although some maintain the practice on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. Purple drapes and altar frontals are used in some churches throughout Lent, because it is associated with mourning and so anticipates the pain and suffering of the crucifixion. Purple is also the colour associated with royalty, and celebrates Christ's resurrection and sovereignty. Most Christians regard Jesus' time 40 days fasting in the wilderness as the key event for the duration of Lent.

Christians remember Maundy Thursday as the day of the Last Supper, when Jesus washed the feet of his disciples and established the ceremony known as the Eucharist. The night of Maundy Thursday is the night on which Jesus was betrayed by Judas in the Garden of Gethsemane. Roman Catholic church services feature a ceremony in which the priest washes the feet of 12 people to commemorate Jesus washing the feet of his disciples. Good Friday, the Friday before Easter, commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus and is a day of mourning in church.

Easter Sunday is the commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ and is celebrated with great enjoyment by Christians. Churches are usually filled with flowers and the celebrations include the singing of special hymns.

Ascension Day marks the last earthly appearance of Christ after his resurrection. Christians believe Christ ascended into heaven. It is celebrated 40 days after Easter.

Pentecost is celebrated on the seventh Sunday after Easter. Pentecost comes from a Jewish harvest festival called Shavuot. The apostles of Jesus were celebrating this festival when the Holy Spirit descended on them. Pentecost marks the birth of the Christian Church.

Easter traditions
Shrove Tuesday or Pancake Day

Shrove Tuesday is the last day before Lent. In earlier days there were many foods that observant Christians would not eat during Lent such as meat and fish, eggs, and milky foods. So that no food was wasted, families would have a feast on the shriving Tuesday, and eat up all the foods that wouldn't last the forty days of Lent without going off.

Pancakes became associated with Shrove Tuesday because they were a dish that could use up perishable foodstuffs such as eggs, fats and milk, with just the addition of flour. Pancake races are thought to have begun in 1445. A woman who was busy cooking pancakes in her kitchen lost track of the time on Shrove Tuesday and when she heard the church bell ringing, she woman raced out of her house and ran all the way to church; still holding her frying pan and wearing her apron.

Many Australian groups and communities make and share pancakes on Shrove Tuesday. Selling pancakes to raise money for charity is also a popular activity.

Hot Cross Buns

Hot cross buns are sweet, spiced buns made with dried fruit and leavened with yeast. A cross, the symbol of Christ, is placed on top of the buns, either with pastry or a simple mixture of flour and water. The buns are traditionally eaten on Good Friday, however in Australia they are available in bakeries and stores many weeks before Easter.

A recent variation on the traditional fruit bun has become popular in Australia. A chocolate version is made with the same spiced mixture, but cocoa is added to the dough and chocolate chips replace the dried fruit.

Easter Eggs

Eggs, symbolising new life, have long been associated with the Easter festival. Chocolate Easter eggs, are a favourite part of Easter in Australia. Some families and community groups organise Easter egg hunts for children in parks and recreational areas. Easter eggs are traditionally eaten on Easter Sunday, however stores start stocking Easter treats well before the Easter holiday period.

The Easter Bunny

Early on Easter Sunday morning, the Easter Bunny 'delivers' chocolate Easter eggs to children in Australia, as he does in many parts of the world.

The rabbit and the hare have long been associated with fertility, and have therefore been associated with spring and spring festivals. The rabbit as a symbol of Easter seems to have originated in Germany where it was first recorded in writings in the 16th century. The first edible Easter bunnies, made from sugared pastry, were made in Germany in the 19th century.

The Easter Bilby
Bilbies Not Bunnies sign

Rabbits are an introduced species in Australia and are unpopular because of the damage they do to the land.

In 1991 a campaign was started by the Anti-Rabbit Research Foundation to replace the Easter Bunny with the Easter Bilby (an endangered species). Author Jenny Bright wrote a children's story called Burra Nimu the Easter Bilby to support the campaign.

Greek Orthodox Easter traditions

The celebrations for Greek Easter begin two months before Christian Easter celebrations with Mardi Gras. The Carnival or Apokria season starts on the Sunday of Teloni and Fariséou and ends on Shrovetide Sunday with the Burning of the Carnival King , which involves setting fire to an enormous papier-mâché effigy of Judas.

For Greeks, Clean Monday is one of the most festive holidays of the year. As Lent begins, children and their parents go to fly kites and feast at local tavernas or outdoor picnics.

On Holy Thursday the bright dyed red eggs that are symbolic of Easter in Greece are prepared. Tradition says that the Virgin Mother, Mary, dyed eggs this colour to celebrate the Resurrection of Christ and to celebrate life. On Good Friday or Great Friday, flags at homes and government buildings are set at half mast to mark the mournful day.

Celebrations continue with the cracking of eggs and The Resurrection Table. The dyed red Easter eggs that are found on the Resurrection Table become pieces of a traditional game. Each person takes an egg and challengers attempt to crack each others' eggs, which is meant to symbolise Christ breaking from the Tomb. The person whose egg lasts the longest is assured good luck for the rest of the year.

Blessing of the Fleet

The Ulladulla Blessing of the Fleet Festival at Easter on the New South Wales south coast is an old tradition which originated in Sicily to ensure that the fishermen would return to port and have a bountiful catch.

In 1956, Italian fishermen and their families organised Ulladulla's first Blessing of the Fleet, with St. Peter being chosen as the patron Saint of Fishermen. Activities included the spaghetti-eating contest, climbing of the greasy pole, apple on a string, greasy pig and the naming of the Fishermen's Princess, traditions which still continue.

The Easter holiday in Australia
The four-day 'weekend'

In addition to its religious significance, Easter in Australia is enjoyed as a four-day holiday weekend starting on Good Friday and ending on Easter Monday.

This extra-long weekend is an opportunity for Australians to take a mini-holiday, or get together with family and friends. Easter often coincides with school holidays, so many people with school aged children incorporate Easter into a longer family holiday. Easter is the busiest time for domestic air travel in Australia, and a very popular time for gatherings such as weddings and christenings.

Sydney Royal Easter Show

The Sydney Royal Easter Show is Australia's largest annual event and celebrates all everything from our bush heritage to the vitality of city life. It takes place annually at Sydney Olympic Park over a two-week period which includes the Easter long weekend.

The Show is part of the long tradition of agricultural shows that are held in towns and cities across Australia. At these shows, rural and farming communities showcase their livestock and produce, and exhibitors, organisations and companies provide people in urban areas with a glimpse of rural life.

Shows are also a time for competition, spectacle and entertainment. The Sydney Royal Easter Show includes the Sydney Royal Rodeo, and the visitors to the show can enjoy the latest on offer in the way of extreme rides and attractions.

Festivals

There are many festivals held over the Easter holiday in Australia. Performers and audiences travel long distances to attend music festivals as diverse as the National Folk Festival in Canberra, the East Coast International Blues & Roots Festival at Byron Bay in northern New South Wales, and the Australian Gospel Music Festival in Toowoomba in Queensland.

There are also festivals with a more local or regional nature such as the Bendigo Easter Festival, in Victoria.

Sport

The football season is well under way by Easter and all football codes schedule major league matches over the Easter holiday period which are well attended.

The Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race, a 308 nautical mile ocean race, is Queensland's premier blue water classic and one of Australia's major sporting events over the Easter weekend.

For horse racing fans there is a four-day Easter Racing Carnival at Randwick Racecourse in Sydney, Caulfield Racecourse in Melbourne holds an Easter Saturday Meeting and an Easter Monday Meeting, and other cities and regional centres also schedule racing events at this time of year.

The Tasmania Three Peaks Race, a four-day, non-stop 335 nautical mile sailing and endurance running race around Tasmania's east coast every Easter attracts contestants from around the world. Teams of two runners leave their yachts at three points on the coast for 133 km of running. Each run involves scaling a rugged mountain peak.
The Stawell Easter Gift began as an athletics competition between miners in the Victorian goldfields in 1878, and has run for all but four years since its inception. This event is Australia's 'best-known, richest and oldest professional footrace' and is held every Easter in the small town of Stawell, located near the Grampians National Park in Victoria.