{"id":15291,"date":"2012-08-06T11:00:28","date_gmt":"2012-08-06T18:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onlinebootycall.com\/blog\/?p=15291"},"modified":"2012-08-06T09:45:56","modified_gmt":"2012-08-06T16:45:56","slug":"weekend-news-roundup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onlinebootycall.com\/blog\/weekend-news-roundup\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekend News Roundup!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bcu2-shared.onlinebootycall.com.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/weekendroundup.jpg\"\/><\/center><br \/>\nI realized recently that when coming back from a weekend of partying, hanging out with friends, getting booty, and ignoring the interwebz altogether, many of us miss out on the top news of the weekend. Fast-forward to next weekend, and someone is like &#8220;hey did you hear about the new Mars Rover landing safely? Huge news, huh?!&#8221; and you&#8217;re like &#8220;uhhhhh,&#8221; and then POOF, bye-bye booty call opportunity. <\/p>\n<p>We at OBC decided to help you out a bit on Monday mornings, with a little weekend news roundup to help you brush up on your current events knowledge. So NEXT time, you will answer, &#8220;yes, the Curiosity rover is sure to give us a fantastically in-depth look onto the surface of Mars, and did you see that <a href=\"http:\/\/videogum.com\/564231\/nasa-scientists-celebrate-the-curiosity-mars-rover-landing\/space\/\">video of the NASA staff at touch-down<\/a>? SO heartwarming.&#8221; And then POOF: knockin&#8217; boots. <\/p>\n<p>So yep &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/science\/blog\/2012\/aug\/06\/curiosity-rover-mars-landing-live-blog\">the new Mars Rover, Curiosity, landed safely<\/a>, and will be sending photos back to Earth. GO NASA!<\/p>\n<p>Sir Elton John called Madonna a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.radaronline.com\/exclusives\/2012\/08\/elton-john-calls-madonna-stripper-and-nightmare\">&#8220;fairground stripper&#8221; and a &#8220;c*nt,&#8221;<\/a> and it made me laugh.<\/p>\n<p><b>LONDON OLYMPICS, 2012 news<\/b>:<br \/>\nThe women&#8217;s triathalon competition came down to a <a href=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/XAJ2l.png\">shocking photo finish<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/espn.go.com\/olympics\/summer\/2012\/trackandfield\/story\/_\/id\/8236659\/2012-summer-olympics-usain-bolt-dashes-gold-olympic-record-963-100-meters\">Usain Bolt is still a freak of nature<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.suntimes.com\/sports\/14237088-419\/phelps-goes-for-18th-gold.html\">Michael Phelps earns his 18th gold medal<\/a> (and uses it to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nypost.com\/p\/sports\/olympics\/stunner_hooks_big_fish_phelps_FZCL5Ekubte44K8bvYWEIJ?utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_content=Olympics\">get laid<\/a>)<br \/>\nThe <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2012\/07\/31\/us-womens-gymnastics-gold-medal-team-final_n_1724404.html\">US women&#8217;s gymnastics team kicks ass<\/a> (but <a href=\"http:\/\/www.maysville-online.com\/sports\/olympics\/blogs\/gabby-douglas-doesn-t-care-what-you-think-about-her\/article_7fac2c8f-8fc4-52c9-9067-c4164ebabf6a.html\">Gabby Douglas&#8217; hair is just as important<\/a>)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/blogs\/olympics-fourth-place-medal\/serena-williams-did-gangster-crip-walk-winning-gold-135906507--oly.html\">Serena Williams crip walks<\/a> her way to a championship.<br \/>\nOh, and <a href=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/HbKYC.jpg\">the North and South Korean table tennis competitors shook hands<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Prepare for a loss of faith in humanity: this <a href=\"http:\/\/gawker.com\/5932096\/is-this-white+power-hardcore-guitarist-the-milwaukee-sikh-temple-shooter\">nutjob white supremacist shot up a Sikh temple in Wisconsin,<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/gawker.com\/5932078\/report-sikh-temple-shooter-was-40+year+old-army-vet-with-911-tattoo\"> killing seven and wounding three<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Amanda Bynes may have just been involved in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thesuperficial.com\/amanda-bynes-hit-and-run-fourth-08-2012\">Hit and Run numero 4<\/a>. 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