Local Birthday
Linda Kritzler celebrates her birthday today, July 24. Her sister Bev says that you don't get cake. I'm not sure why.

You can send us your birthday information. Just email it to us at morningshow@radiomarion.com.

Men, Women, and the Bathroom
When marriages go down the toilet, the cause may just be the battle of the sexes in the bathroom. American newlyweds' lavatories are flush with resentment, according to a recent survey of 253 men and women who had been married two years or less. The survey was conducted by Braun Research for Roto-Rooter.

Women's pet peeves about sharing bathrooms with their mates including:

• 56% finding beard stubble left in the sink
• 42% waiting too long for him to clear the room
• 42% finding the toilet seat up
• 35% discovering spritz on the seat, floor or rugs due to his bad aim
• 14% having their razors borrowed

Men's gripes about their gals include:

• 48% finding female hair shed all over everything
• 39% being yakked at while trying to have a nice quiet sit down
• 42% having to clean gobs of women's hair out of the drains
• 28% being coated by clouds of hairspray

Both sexes resented mates who:

• 47% left soiled clothes dumped on the floor
• 37% who never clean out the toilet bowl
• 37% who never replace the toilet paper roll

Men VS. Women - What They Say, What They Mean
There are always so many good topics in the battle of men vs. women. This week we decided to talk about translating the language of women for men and vice versa.

Words Women Use:

• "Fine" really means "This is the word women use to end an argument when they feel they are right and you need to shut up. Never use "fine" to describe how a woman looks - this will cause you to have one of those arguments."
• "Nothing" really means "This means "something" and you should be on your toes. "Nothing" is usually used to describe the feeling a woman has of wanting to turn you inside out, upside down, and backwards. "Nothing" usually signifies an argument that will last "Five Minutes" and end with "Fine."
• "Go ahead" with raised eyebrows really means "This is a dare; one that will result in a woman getting upset over "nothing" and will end with the word "fine."
• "Go ahead" with normal eyebrows really means "This means "I give up" or "do what you want because I don't care." You will get a "raised eyebrow go ahead" in just a few m inutes, followed by "nothing" and "fine" and she will talk to you in about "five minutes" when she cools off.
• "That's okay" really means "This is one of the most dangerous statements that a woman can make to a man. It means that she wants to think long and hard before paying you back for whatever it is that you have done. "That's okay" is often used with the word "Fine" and in conjunction with a "Raised Eyebrow."
• "Thanks" - A woman is thanking you. Do not faint. Just say you're welcome.
• "Thanks a lot" - This is much different from "Thanks." A woman will say "Thank s A Lot" when she is really ticked off at you. It signifies that you have off ended her in some callous way, and will be followed by a loud sigh. Be careful not to ask what is wrong after the loud sigh, as she will only tell you "Nothing."

And the guys get their due, so here's a list of Phrases Men Use:

• "Let's take your car" really means "Mine is full of beer cans, burger wrappers, and completely out of gas."
• "I don't care what color you paint the kitchen" really means "As long as it's not blue, green, pink, red, yellow, lavender, gray, mauve, black, turquoise or any other color besides white."
• "Can I help with dinner?" really means "Why isn't it already on the table?"
• "It would take too long to explain" really means "I have no idea how it works."
• "Take a break, honey, you're working too hard" really means "I can't hear the game over the vacuum cleaner."
• "That's interesting dear" really means "Are you still talking?"
• "You know how bad my memory is" really means "I remember the theme song to "F Troop," the address of the first girl I ever kissed and the Vehicle Identification Numbers of every car I've ever owned, but I forgot your birthday."
• "Uh huh, sure honey or yes, dear" really mean absolutely nothing. It's a conditioned response.

Weather Kid
Today's Weather Kid from Epworth Preschool & Daycare was Alexis.

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Coming Up
On Wednesday we're giving away tickets to see Bon Jovi...sort of. On Sunday, July 29, the Marion Township Firefighters are bringing the Ultimate Bon Jovi Tribute Band to the Marion Palace Theatre. This is their annual fundraiser.

On Wednesday, we'll give away a pair of tickets to see the show. Tune in at 6:40 a.m. to hear your cue to call. Then be the third caller to 387-WDCM(9326).

We'll give more tickets away on Thursday and Friday.