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Your New County Fair Food is . . . a Deep Fried Slim-Fast Bar

fried slim fast barAmerica’s fried food innovators have spent the past several decades trying to figure out how to make snacks even MORE unhealthy through deep frying. And from Twinkies to Oreos to Snickers bars, they’ve succeeded.

So what do you do when you run out of junk food to deep fry?

Apparently . . . this.

46-year-old “Chicken” Charlie Boghosian is a fried food legend, and every year he debuts new creations at the San Diego County Fair. This year, he’s come up with a deep-fried SLIM-FAST bar.

The Slim-Fast chewy chocolate bar is a snack for people who are dieting and clocks in around 200 calories. Charlie coats it in batter, deep fries it, and coats it in powdered sugar and chocolate . . . which adds about 500 calories.

He says he got the idea because he has been dieting on and off and would eat the Slim-Fast bars to replace meals. When he was brainstorming what new thing to fry this year, he picked it because, quote, “it was a total oxymoron.”

For what it’s worth, he says it’s delicious. Quote, “I honestly think this is better than my deep-fried Oreo, which is the thing I’m most famous for.”

They’ll be available at the San Diego County Fair, which runs through July 4th weekend.

Here’s the story from the Huffington Post.

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The “Rugby Hottie”

here’s a female rugby player named Georgia Page who people online have annoyingly nicknamed the gp“Rugby Hottie.” She’s an attractive blond from Australia who plays women’s rugby for Lindenwood University in Missouri.

georgia pageAnd on Thursday, she broke her nose in the first tackle of the game against Notre Dame. But she kept playing with blood streaming down her face, and even made a couple more tackles. Then she spat out a ton of blood while she left the field.

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You Spend $3,600 More a Year When You’re in a Relationship

Next time you’re home alone on a Saturday night lamenting the fact that you’re single and lonely, maybe this will cheer you up?

A new survey found people in relationships spend an average of $3,600 more per year EACH than single people.

The main things couples spend money on that single people don’t are meals at nicer restaurants and more vacations.

And surprisingly, people in relationships are MORE likely to spend money on looking good. Single people are actually less likely to have gym memberships or to buy expensive clothes.

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80% of Women Tell a Lie Every Single Day, Versus 40% of Men

I’m not sure how valid this survey is. After all, when you’re asking people to be honest about how much they lie, aren’t you just asking for trouble? But here it is . . .

A new survey found 80% of women say they tell at least one lie every single day . . . versus only 40% of men.

Of course, that could mean men were more likely to lie in this survey, which means women are more honest by ADMITTING they lie. We’re through the looking glass here, people.

The top five reasons people lie are: To avoid hurting someone’s feelings . . . to avoid getting in trouble . . . because “life is complicated” . . . to prove a point . . . and to save face.

And the five most common things people lie about are: Liking their friend’s cooking . . . their job . . . their salary . . . their weight . . . and their hobbies.

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What’s the Worst Way Someone’s Ever Broken Up With You? Can It Beat Any Of These?

Getting dumped always feels a little like getting stabbed . . . so why do some people insist on also making it feel like you’re being hanged, drowned, and ripped apart by rabid wolves?

“Huffington Post” asked people to share the worst way someone had broken up with them. Here are the five best stories they got . . .

1. “I was dumped on the dance floor at my friend’s wedding.”

2. “It happened on the same day I put my family’s 14-year-old dog to sleep.”

3. “I was dumped on the plane ride home from our trip to Orlando because they ‘couldn’t bring themselves to dump me on Disney property.'”

4. “He did it on April 1st . . . so I wasn’t sure if it was an April Fools’ joke until the next day when he still stuck by it.”

5. “He arranged with his superintendent to stage a fire at his building to get me out . . . and then immediately started blocking my calls and texts once I was gone.”

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The Best and Worst American Cities to Visit This Summer

The only people who think Vegas is a great place to visit in the summer are people who’ve never visited Vegas in the summer.  It’s insanely hot.

The website Wallethub.com just ranked the 80 best and worst cities in America to visit this summer, and based it on five things . . .

The cost and hassle of getting there . . . the costs once you’re there . . . the number and variety of attractions . . . the weather . . . and the quality of entertainment options.

And Vegas came in first.  In fact, for some reason they said it has the 12th best summer weather in the country.

The rest of the top 10 are:  Orlando . . . Atlanta . . . Phoenix . . . Salt Lake City . . . Austin . . . Oklahoma City . . . Dallas . . . Los Angeles . . . and Albuquerque.

Bridgeport, Connecticut was named the worst place to visit.  In fact, almost all ten of the worst cities are on the East Coast.  The rest of the 10 worst are:

New Haven, Connecticut . . . Providence, Rhode Island . . . Syracuse, New York . . . Worcester, Massachusetts . . . Rochester, New York . . . Albany, New York . . . Hartford, Connecticut . . . Sarasota, Florida . . . and Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Check out all 80 rankings here.

If you plan to stay around here go to our Expeirence The Upper Cumberland Page and see what you can do in the Upper Cumberland

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Carrie Underwood Did Her First Post-Baby Photo Shoot, and Yeah, She Looks Awesome

Carrie Underwood slipped into her stretchy workout clothes and did her first post-baby photo shoot on Monday. The pics are for the fall line of her women’s fitness wear, “Calia by Carrie Underwood.”

It’s been a little over three months since her son Isaiah was born, but she still finds the time to firm things up.

She says, quote, “Having a baby definitely changes your routine, and I have to work around his schedule. Whenever he goes to sleep, I do the things I need to do for myself and make workouts happen when they can.” People.com has a photo.

Carrie’s also getting back to work. She’ll be performing at the Grand Ole Opry next Tuesday, and the next night, on Wednesday, at the CMT Music Awards. She’s also doing a show on June 13th at the CMA MusicFest.

Although it’s been a while since she’s faced a live audience, she’s ready, quote, “I’m excited to get back onstage.”

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The Five Worst Things You Can Order at Chain Restaurants

A group called the Center for Science in the Public Interest just put out their annual list of the worst things you can order at chain restaurants.  Meaning things with the most calories.  Here’s the top five. . .

1.  Red Lobster’s Create Your Own Combo.  You get three entrees, French fries, a salad, and biscuits.  The least healthy combination you can go with is Coconut shrimp, Walt’s Favorite shrimp, and Linguine Alfredo with shrimp, which has 2,710 calories.

2.  The Herb Roasted Prime Rib at Outback Steakhouse, 2,400 calories.

3.  The Pineapple Upside Down Master Blast at Sonic, 2,020 calories.  It’s 32 ounces of vanilla shake with salted caramel, whipped cream, and little pieces of pie crust.

4.  The Chorizo Fiesta Omelet at IHOP, 1,990 calories.  The actual omelet has 1,300, and you also get three pancakes.

5.  Steak ‘N Shake’s 7-by-7 Steakburger ‘N Fries, 1,570 calories.  It’s seven hamburger patties with seven slices of cheese.

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