Rob's Screwy News - Wednesday

Mar 21st, 2012

You don't really hear people obsessing over DANDRUFF anymore . . . it feels very 1988.  But apparently it's still RUINING LIVES all over the place.  In a new survey, somehow men ranked DANDRUFF as THE biggest turn-off on a date.  It beat wearing too much perfume, texting or talking on the phone, and talking about ex-boyfriends. 

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The average woman has spent a LOT of her life dieting.  According to a new survey, by the time the average woman hits age 45, she's been on SIXTY-ONE DIETS.  The cycle starts at age 16, so that comes out to two or three diets a year

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The Secret Service has codenames for presidents, their families, candidates, and other high-ranking people they protect.  And Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum just picked their codenames:  Romney's is "Javelin" and Santorum's is "Petrus."  If you're wondering, President Obama's is "Renegade" and Joe Biden's is "Celtic."

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A new survey tried to figure out exactly what goes through a woman's head after her boyfriend proposes . . . and the answers are ALL over the place.  26% think about how amazing the ring is . . . 23% can't wait to tell people . . . 14% are in shock . . . 13% are mad it took him so long to propose . . . 18% are mad at the outfit they're wearing or how their nails look . . . and 6% don't like the ring.

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if you're applying for a job, you know the company's probably going to check you out on Facebook.  But setting your profile to private may not be enough anymore.  Some companies are actually asking candidates for their Facebook PASSWORDS, so they can log on and see everything you're hiding.  And because people are so desperate for jobs, they're actually going along with it.  -Go to my FB page to sound off on this one!  ROB SHOW ON FACEBOOK