Lemondrop's Week That Was

Nov 21st 2008
By Julie Gerstein

This week we:

· Introduced you to some adorably overweight animals. Aw.

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Planned our pre-Turkey-day Friendsgiving.

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Figured out what we're getting our pink-obsessed lady friends for Xmas.

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Discovered that models do not age like the rest of us.

· Learned why hooking up with the office hot dude is a very bad idea.

· Met a really picky Persian.

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A Love Letter Handwritten Just For You!

Nov 21st 2008
By Paula Kashtan

Need a little love in your life? Head over to Zoomdoggle and sign up to get a handwritten letter delivered straight to your door, free of charge. Really! And best of all, there's not ulterior motive here -- no sponsorship, no advertising, no cause to promote... just some good old-fashioned random spreading of happiness. Thanks, guys.

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Brits Offer Surgery-Free Boob Jobs, Wrinkle-Fighting Foreskin

Nov 21st 2008
By Paula Kashtan

Time for an installment of slightly bizarre across-the-pond beauty innovations!

The newest boob booster in Britain is Macrolane, a hyaluronic acid filler injected into your breasts (or butt or calves, if you're into that kind of thing) to provide instant enhancement. Though it costs around $3,000 and the effects will only last about 18 months, there's little (if any) recovery time, and no scarring.

Also new and only in Britain: Valveta, an anti-aging treatment said to be even better than Botox and made of ... wait for it ... foreskin. Circumcision scraps are chopped into little pieces, treated with enzymes and grown in a lab, then injected into the face to smooth wrinkles, acne scars and burns.

Neither treatment is yet approved in the U.S., so if you're interested, your best bet is to take a trip across the Atlantic and make sure to put plastic surgeon on your list of tourist destinations. (via Momlogic)

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Quick Question: These Guys Suck

Nov 21st 2008
By Julieanne Smolinski

 /> We only objectify because we care. Choose your favorite flaxen fellow below. (When you're done, click <a href=We only objectify because we care. Choose your favorite screen vampire below. (When you're done, click here for more men to choose from.)

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Chinese Dumpling Cat Is a Picky Eater

Nov 21st 2008
By Julie Gerstein

Sure, most cats will settle for a bowl of kibble, but not this guy. This kitten enjoys Chinese dumplings, edamame and pale ale, preferably consumed while propped up on pillows.


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How to Have a Happy Friendsgiving

Nov 21st 2008
By Ann Kelly

Everyone goes home for Turkey Day -- it's like a law, right? Well, if you're an urban-area transplant, that's become less and less the norm. Airfare's expensive. The economy's in the tank, and with people getting married later and later in life, we're spending more years without in-law obligations.

But just because you're not going home doesn't mean you should spend Thanksgiving on the couch with a Hot Pocket. What many people will do this year is celebrate a "Friendsgiving" -- a holiday meal with assorted pals who are in the same situation.

"In big cities especially, friends become a supplemental family," says Paul Dobransky, M.D., author of "The Power of Female Friendship: How Your Circle of Friends Shapes Your Life." "It can be comforting and non-stressful to spend holidays with them."

If you don't have a Friendsgiving meal lined up, just follow our simple tips for throwing a kickass holiday event.

Invite Anyone and Everyone

"Two years ago, I spent the day totally alone watching the parade and drinking wine. So last year I invited a boatload of people, and it made for such a warm, fun day," says Sarah, 29. Put the word out that you're hosting dinner at your place, and extend invitations to everyone -- from your BFF to the neighbor who you're on really good terms with to the co-workers you talk to all day. Not only will it be more lively, you'll make so many people feel happy and loved.

Click here for more fun Turkey Day tips.

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Some Gifts Keep on Giving -- to Other People

Nov 21st 2008
By Lauren Fritsky

Chances are, if you receive a tacky coffee mug with someone else's name accidentally left on the gift card, it'll come from a woman.

A survey by Facebook app Webgiftr found that 18 percent of U.S. women, versus 11 percent of men, re-gift things they've gotten on previous holidays to someone else. Um, we prefer the term recycling, but whatever.

Obviously, people pass past presents on to others because they don't like or have a use for them. On the Webgiftr survey, 84 percent had gotten a gift they hated, with the top tankers including soap on a rope and an electric nail file (these gift-givers must think you're uncoordinated or just lazy). Keep in mind that a re-gift is an unused present, so that unsightly sweater Grandma knitted you last year that you were forced to wear every time you saw her is not eligible.

As often as people seem to re-gift, they make a lot of pretty lazy mistakes that blow their cover, like leaving the card from the original gift-giver or not re-wrapping.

If you really can't fight the urge to recycle your presents, at least do it with some dignity by following a few wise tips. And to keep people from re-gifting your offerings, avoid these lousy gift ideas. (Need good suggestions? Try these.)

Tell us: Have you ever re-gifted? Fess up!

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