THE LEFT LANE
Hung 'em high: 'Idol' anti-hero a celebrity
Advertiser Staff and News Services
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William Hung: A Real American Idol, a site created by fans Don and Laura Chin, is idol worship of "the man, the myth, the singing and dancing legend." Find out how Hung was manipulated by "A.I." producers!
Hear Latin, techno and hip-hop remixes of Hung's audition! Read confessionals of women nationwide hung up on Hung! Watch Hung's audition... again and again and again. At www.williamhung.net.
Calling Leap Day folk
If you have a birthday or anniversary on Feb. 29, Leap Day, we want to hear from you.
Is your child celebrating a first "true" birthday Feb. 29 (turning 4)? Is there an advantage to marrying when your anniversary rolls around only every fourth year?
Tell us — by tomorrow, for an Advertiser story — how it feels having to wait four years for the big day to roll around. Are you planning a bash this year?
Is it your birthday? How do you celebrate the occasion on nonleap years? We want to hear from you. Contact Zenaida Serrano Espanol at 535-8174 or zespanol@honoluluadvertiser.com.
Mother knows best
Finally, the truth comes out. A survey by Parents magazine says 88 percent of mothers believe parents let children get away with too much. And four out of 10 wish they could be more strict.
Other survey findings:
- 42 percent of moms say they don't follow through on threats because they get worn down.
- 40 percent of moms worry that their children are or will be spoiled.
- 46 percent lose their tempers when trying to get kids to behave.
- 59 percent say it's harder to discipline now than when they themselves were growing up.
- Almost 70 percent say their own children behave better than most.
Cocoa me, honey
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Women were two-thirds more likely than men to describe their sweetie as a "chocolate-covered nut."
