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As if to shatter the happiness of summer grilling, Mr. Oscar Meyer, the retired chairman of the famous Madison, Wisc., hot dog and lunch-meat company, has passed away. Luckily, we have the Star Tribune's first annual Hot Dog Dressing Contest to make processed meats joyful again. Instead of ketchup and mustard, these wieners donned cowboys stirrups, bikinis and, oh yes, even Harry Potter glasses. Check out the entire gallery here.

We're giving some major props to the Ellen and Portia of the Bronx, Vikky Cruz and Deoine Scott. The happy couple just graduated from Mott Haven Village Preparatory High School in the South Bronx with the honor of "best couple" bestowed upon them by their classmates.

Even though their peers voted for them, accepting them took some warming up at first. "Before, when we started going out, everybody would look at us, like, 'What's wrong with them?'" says Vikky. "But then from 11th grade, everybody started getting comfortable."

The girls, pictured here on prom night, had been out and dating each other for over two-and-a-half years when their names landed on the ballot for "Best Couple." Their love, now immortalized in the yearbook, will become official soon, as they got engaged in December.

In our experience, high school was definitely not an easy place to be different, so these girls definitely win "Most Awesome" in Lemondrop's yearbook.

So, you just found out that your crush is a wrestling fan, and now you're worried that means he'll have a case of arrested development and a race-car bed? Don't be. Millions of viewers tune in every week and 35 percent of WWE fans are women(!).

If you're hoping to challenge him to a "Between-the-Sheets Battle Royale," don't assume he's some sort of easily amused imbecile. Avoid these foolish phrases, and you'll have a much better shot to smell what he's cookin'.

10. "How can you watch this?!"
"Kettle? It's Pot. Guess what?" Whether it's a guilty pleasure, or a passion, we're betting your DVR is full of stuff we don't like or understand either.

9. "What's entertaining about guys rolling around in their underwear?"
Just like we'll never understand why you have more shoes than there are Wayans brothers, the allure of things like professional wrestling, rating farts and Funyons is inexplicable. Accept it.

8. "Where do they keep the fake blood packets?"
If you haven't seen "The Wrestler," now's the time. Watch it with the dude you're diggin', and he'll appreciate the gesture. You, however, will appreciate Mickey Rourke's portrayal of "blading"-the act of stashing a fragmented razor blade in one's wrist tape, and using it to draw blood -- real blood -- during a match.

Click here to read the top seven after the jump.

On Monday, we had guest blogger and flight attendant Brandi Lynn dish on the 10 most annoying passenger habits, from keeping the headphones in while ordering to complaining about the limited snack supply.

Not everyone sympathized with Brandi -- in fact, you guys were pretty split on the issue.

Some commenters chastised her for what they deemed an unnecessary bitch-and-moan session.

Sasha, for example, wrote, "You expect ppl to be happy when they've been gouged huge amounts had to be herded through lines like cattle, violated by the TLA with overwhelming frisks and checks, and then further herded on to a dingy plane that smells like stale vomit and recycled air. Then herded once more to our seats, not before having to endure everything from slow walkers, babies projectile vomiting from their seats (at the front of the plane mind you) and safely make it our seats."

Others threw their support behind Brandi: "Hey people -- the flight attendants don't determine ticket prices, food service, seat size, or the number of restrooms on a plane -- but they do have to listen to people like you complain about it every day they work, and apparently on this forum too. Why don't you write a letter to an airline instead of blaming the person who has to put up with all of your cranky BS?"

Let's just say it got pretty juicy up in our comment section. Is this just how the service industry goes, though -- and do these flight attendants just need to suck it up with a smile?

Tell us: What are some of your most awesome (or terrible) in-flight experiences?

A guide to growing organic veggies. You know, to provide even more bragging fodder to your co-workers. (The Daily Green)

An otherwise normal woman's body is freakishly disproportionate: The top half is about 80 pounds while her legs weigh about 200. How's that for thunder thighs? (The Frisky)

Ruined photos! Topless women, peeing horses and a dildo in the background can mess up any Kodak moment. (Holy Taco)
Cheat your way through this week's Paris's fall 2009 couture shows, which features frocks costing upwards of $100,000. (Fashion Bomb)
Forget the problem child, these problem parents need some discipline. First in line: Lindsay Lohan's hell-raising mom, Dina. (truTV)
Incredibly offensive ads from when women weren't offended by little things like domestic violence or child abuse. (TresSugar)


All Photos: The Daily Green, Fashion Bomb, truTV, TresSugar

We keep coming across stories about pet psychics who allegedly can read the minds of animals, then rake in big bucks helping pet owners better understand their furry pups and kittens. But what's so special about that? We here at Lemondrop are also skilled animal psychics -- and we're pretty sure we're as good as any professional. After all, cats and dogs aren't difficult to figure out -- food, water, shelter, petting ... anything else?

Don't believe us? We put on our robe and wizard hat, got out our crystal ball and put our mind-reading skillz to the test.

Kitten says:



Barney just wants to run, man:

It's summertime -- and that means barbecues, pool parties, and the requisite suntans. But before you break out the Hawaiian Tropic and try to bake yourself to a deep golden brown, take a look at our gallery of tans gone bad -- poor souls who have burned themselves into crispy red lobsters. Ouch.

Slather on the SPF 72 and check out the gallery below.

When every bar, apartment and car radio was blasting "Billie Jean" last week, all of the impromptu dance parties served as a good reminder not to limit summer get-togethers to weekends alone.

Nights out can be hard to arrange when everyone's taking long weekends and vacationing -- so try these school-night-safe options for meet-ups. They're weeknight-doable, kind of like that margarita happy hour, except you won't hate life when your alarm goes off the next day.

TGI Wednesday!

Have a Summer Camp Party
Re-create the best weeks of your adolescent lives by asking your friends to wear old-school camp attire (Keds and oversize sweatshirts over tank tops, anyone?) and spin a playlist full of retro heartbreakers like Guns n' Roses' "November Rain." Serve up 'smores, spiked bug juice, grilled cheese and tomato soup, then play capture the flag.

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