Nick Nadel
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Wendy’s Is the No. 2 Fast Food Chain — Celebrate With Some Wonderfully Cheesy Training Videos
Consumerist is reporting that Wendy's is about to unseat Burger King as the country's number two fast-food chain. According to research firm Technomic, the house that Dave Thomas built earned an estimated $53 million more than Burger King this year.
In celebration of Wendy's new title as the second-place "burger king," we present our favorite so-bad-they're-good Wendy's training videos from the '80s and early '90s, AKA the heyday of VHS. Grab a medium-sized Frosty and check them out below.
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See the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Balloons Being Inflated [PHOTOS, VIDEO]
It wouldn't be Thanksgiving without the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. But while you can catch the parade on TV, we have photos of something that few people see -- the giant balloons being inflated in New York City the night before the big event.
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10 Wonderfully Nostalgic Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Moments [VIDEOS]
For kids of all ages, the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade means one thing: awesome floats. And no time were they more awesome than during the '80s and '90s.
Whether it's lavish spectacles that bring cherished childhood favorites (He-Man, Sonic the Hedgehog) to life or guest appearances from stars like The Backstreet Boys and ALF, parade floats from years past provide a nostalgic window to a simpler, more Dolph Lundgren-filled time.
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Billy Crystal To Host the 2012 Oscars — Watch His Best Opening Montages [VIDEOS]
Earlier this week, Eddie Murphy dropped out of hosting duties for February's Oscars telecast leaving a large void to fill. (Chances are he would've worn a fatsuit.) Who would step in to introduce the presenters and crack jokes about Jack Nicholson keeping his sunglasses on during the show? Ben Stiller? The Muppets? An old standby like Whoopi Goldberg or Billy Crystal?
Turns out, the smart money was on the tried and true, as Billy Crystal announced on Thursday that he would be stepping in to host the Oscars for the ninth time.
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Ashton Kutcher Abandons Twitter Over Joe Paterno Tweet
Just when we've finally gotten over the Kim Kardashian/Kris Humphries split, it looks like there's a new national nightmare to keep us up at night -- Ashton Kutcher has quit Twitter.
Deep breath. We'll get through this together.
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Andy Rooney Dies at 92 — Watch His Best Rants
CBS is reporting that '60 Minutes' commentator/loveable curmudgeon Andy Rooney has passed away at the age of 92 following complications from minor surgery.
The news comes only a little over a month since Rooney announced his retirement from the popular CBS news magazine.
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Zooey Deschanel and Ben Gibbard Split — Watch Them Perform Together
It is with a heavy heart worn directly on our sleeve that we report that actress Zooey Deschanel ('The New Girl') and Death Cab for Cutie frontman Ben Gibbard have separated after two years of marriage. That sound you hear is every hipster wiping the tears off of their Elvis Costello glasses.
The fact that the news comes so soon on the heels of the Kim Kardashian/Kris Humphries split is making many question whether true love actually exists. Thankfully, we have video proof that Ben and Zooey were very much in love once after the jump.
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Hot on Facebook: Ice-T and Ice Cube Dispensers
When visiting the soda fountain, always try the Ice-T. What, no 'hot Coco' dispenser?
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Kirk Cameron’s Birthday Party Is Really Sad [PHOTO]
There's a lot of sad stuff going on in the world right now. None of it is as sad as the photo that surfaced of Kirk Cameron's pathetic little birthday party.
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