#1.)  “I COULD CARE LESS.” What you mean is, you “COULDN’T” care less.  You’re saying you already DON’T care about something SO MUCH that it’s impossible to care less about it.

#2.)  “MANO-E-MANO.” It’s “mano-A-mano,” but you shouldn’t even say THAT unless you’re either talking about bullfighting . . . which is where the term originated . . . or you’re talking about getting into a physical fight with someone.

–In Spanish, “mano-a-mano” literally means “hand-to-hand” . . . as in, hand-to-hand combat.

#3.)  “LESS THAN.” If you’re talking about a specific number of things, you should say “FEWER THAN.”  So . . . when you’re using Twitter, your Tweets have to be “140 characters or FEWER,” not “140 characters or less.”

#4.)  “HONE IN.” It’s HOME IN, like a homing pigeon.  “Hone” . . . with an N . . . means “to sharpen.”  So saying you “honed in” on something doesn’t really make sense.  But you COULD say a pitcher is “honing his skills” in the minor leagues.

#5.)  “I’LL TRY AND MAKE IT.” You can SAY this one and get away with it, because most people won’t even notice it’s wrong.  But when you’re WRITING it, you should never say you’ll “TRY AND” do anything.  You “TRY TO” do things.

#6.)  “SUPPOSABLY”. You should almost always say SUPPOSEDLY.  Supposably IS a word.  It means “conceivably.”  But 99% of the time, that’s not what you mean.  (–You can watch Joey and Chandler’s “supposably” scene from “Friends” HERE.)

(Reader’s Digest)

SERIOUSLY, don’t ever get married.

–A new survey out of England finds that getting married SLASHES the amount of sexual relations you have by a ridiculous 75%.

–In the survey, the average unmarried couple reported having sex four times a week. Within three years of getting married, that number drops to once a week.

–And for married couples, 80% say that when they do have sex, it’s at the same time, in the same place and with the same positions pretty much every time.

–59% of people also say that marriage has COMPLETELY RUINED the excitement of having sex.

–Just under half of people said their relationship with their husband or wife is more like FRIENDS than LOVERS.

–One-third of people say they’re not as attracted to their husband and wife as they used to be . . . and 43% say their spouses have, quote, “let themselves go.”

–And one final note, in case this wasn’t enough of a downer already. 14% of people surveyed said they’ve had an affair . . . and two-thirds of those people say the sex was MIND-BLOWING compared to what they’re having back at home.

(–You can watch them perform “Every Breaking Wave”, here . . .)

STATES AFFECTED

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Georgia

Illinois

Iowa

Minnesota

Missouri

Nebraska

Nevada

Oklahoma

Oregon

Texas

Utah

Washington

Wisconsin

Distributors:

Lucerne

Albertson

Mountain Dairy

Ralph’s

Boomsma’s

Sunshine

Hillandale

Trafficanda

Farm Fresh

Shoreland

Lund

Dutch

Farms

Kemp

Brands:

Albertson

Alta Dena Dairy

Bayview

Becky

Boomsma’s

Cal Egg

Challenge Dairy

Country Eggs

Driftwood Dairy

Dutch Farms

Farm Fresh

Glenview

Hidden Villa Ranch

Hillandale Farms

James Farms

Kemps

Lucerne

Lund

Mi Pueblo

Mountain Dairy

Nulaid

Pacific Coast

Ralph’s

Shoreland

Sunny Farms

Sunny Meadow

Sunshine

Sun Valley

Trafficanda

West Creek

Wholesome Farms

Lot Numbers, found at the end of the egg carton:

P-1026

P-1413

P-1946

P-1720

P-1942

With three-digit Julian date numbers 136-229

–The average person has been with their bank for 16.5 years, and with their partner 14.1 years. 18% of people have even been with their bank for more than 30 years. Only 7% of people have changed banks more than twice during the past decade.

(Source: AFP)

–According to a new survey out of Stanford University, people with Internet access are FAR more likely to be in a relationship than people without it.

–82.2% of people with Internet are in a relationship, versus only 62.8% of people without the Internet.

–The researchers think it’s because of the rise of online dating, social networking . . . and people’s willingness to take online relationships and transition them into meeting face-to-face.

(Science Daily)

–Like this team at Roehampton University in London, who just came up with a scientific explanation for . . . BEER GOGGLES.

–According to Lewis Halsey, who led the study, the reason that less attractive people start looking better with every beer is because alcohol DULLS your ability to recognize symmetry.

–Humans tend to prefer faces that are SYMMETRICAL . . . it’s our biological instinct, because symmetry is a sign of strong genes.  With more alcohol, you can’t detect symmetry as well, so people with asymmetrical faces look better.

(Original Article: Discovery)

–MONDAY. Best day for buying men’s and women’s dress pants, and also sunglasses.

–TUESDAY. Best day for buying men’s clothes.

–WEDNESDAY. Best day to buy shoes online.  Also the best day to buy kids’ clothing.

–THURSDAY. Best day to buy purses.  (–The site says “women’s purses” but that seems kind of redundant.  Although they didn’t list a day to buy “men’s European leather carry-alls,” so maybe those are never on sale.)

–FRIDAY. Best day to buy accessories like jewelry, belts, and scarves.

–SATURDAY. Best day to buy INTIMATE apparel . . . and also jackets.

–SUNDAY. Best day to buy bathing suits.

(Shine from Yahoo)