No, this is not a repeat of 1998....but according to toy industry experts, one of the biggest toys this holiday season is . . . the FURBY.  Yes, the same creepy, talking Furby that the media claimed kids loved back in the late '90s.

Hasbro released an updated Furby this year . . . with less-creepy eyes . . . and of course, a companion iPhone app.  And even though the Furbys are absurdly priced at $54 and up, they're already sold out at Walmart and running low on Amazon. 

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Facebook Gifts Now Lets You Buy iTunes Credit For Friends And Recommend What They Should Purchase

Facebook and Apple deepened their alliance on Monday, as Facebook Gifts is starting to sell iTunes digital gift certificates. Upon purchase, Facebook users can suggest what music, video, or apps their friends should spend their $10, $15, $25, or $50 credit on. By adding one of the world’s most popular presents to its Gifts store, Facebook Gifts could boost sales and split the 30% margins with Apple. What the actual revenue split is remains a secret. We do know there’s no shipping costs for either partner to pay for, and Apple typically taxes content and app creators a 30% to be sold in iTunes. [TechCrunch]

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The number of underage sex allegations against the Elmo puppeteer are rising, may soon need The Count to keep track of them.

Tip #5 on winning the $425,000,000 Powerball: "Stay away from common lucky numbers like 3, 7 and 11 as well as numbers under 31 because they could be popular calendar dates like birthdays and anniversaries and would mean sharing the jackpot"

CNN: Every adult in the USA went shopping on Black Friday. Math - how does it work?

New surveillance video shows F-18 passing mere feet from the camera before crashing into an apartment complex in April. Amazingly no one died.

The Associated Press decides made-up words are made-up, so don't look for the following in AP stories, "ethnic cleansing" , "homophobia,"' "Islamophobia and "undocumented immigrants".

Today's WTF headline: Germany to ban sex with animals after huge rise in farm yard 'pimping'

"1996: Tupac Shakur gunned down in feud with rival rapper. 2012: Chris Brown flees twitter after being made fun of by a girl".

The half from 'Two and a Half Men' no longer wants to be on the show because he doesn't want to contribute to the greater glory of Satan. Oh come on, Ashton Kutcher is not THAT bad.