. >>> katie lee will take us on another spice-filled adventure.n meal. >> dave with a final look at the wednesday weather. davey! >> you know, you get these teachers out of the classroom, all hell breaks loose. it really does. >> it's getting nutty. >> nice to see you. they have mardi gras beads. you came from pittsburgh? >> arkansas. my children are in pittsburgh. >> you have a 14-year-old daughter celebrating a birthday so you could be here. happy birthday, emily. nice to sigh you. let's say hello to everybody over here, including some friends from kansas city. we'll be if >>> so, kids, the moral of the story is, if you study hard, do your math and science work, if you have a great teacher and people like the exxon academy behind you, you can do anything, including wearing a nifty white coat like this. harry, pretty impressive, huh? >> i'm impressed. >>> facebook is heading toward a huge milestone today. a milestone that should solidify it as the mother of all social networks. >> reporter: if facebook had its own status update, this week it migh

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captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> from nbc news this is "today" with katie lee giffordt stand the show. i think it's ridiculous, but i think that andy cohen is a genius, because andy cohen has figured out the key to successful television. >> which is? >> crazy people. let me get some crazy people and just put them on the screen. are you crazy? you get a show. he's like the crazy oprah. you crazy, you get a show and you're crazy you get a show. >> it's working. it's working big-time. >> my wife will not stop watching. if you put it on for 24 hours, she would get no sleep. >> the marathons when they're on, i feel -- i understand your wife. >> it's insane. >> a lot are spending time at the pool or beach over the summertime. there are things that people should be aware of but often aren't. let's say you show up first, you get juror spot. you know the people who come and sit right up next to you? there's an entire beach for miles, but they choose to set next to you. it's beach etiquette. >> you need 20 seats, but when it's crowded pick a spot where you're alone. i'm an islan

. >>> from nbc news this is "today" with katie lee gifford and hoda kotb. >> hi, everybody, it's friday hammer and do your thing. >> do you know how much a bushel is? six dozen. i'm going to be all crabbed up on monday. >> i like it. if do you a lot of communicating through e-mail, have you ever been so upset or ticked off at somebody you fire off an e-mail and you hit send and the think why did you do that? >> never happened to me. >> that's one of those things you can get lathered up because something happens and you want to get it off your chest. >> instead of thinking it through. >> hello. >> there are reasons that you're not supposed to do that. >> because it's stupid? >> yeah. five things to consider. what they tell you to do is focus on these things. can you sit and talk it out? a lot of people don't talk. >> people don't talk anymore, hoda. only you and i actually talk. >> you're right. okay. now, e-mails are one of those things -- i had a friend, and we were e-mailing back and forth about somebody we didn't care for. some people do that. accidentally she hit send to that person