sponges.sponges are breeding grounds for all kinds of germs. >> yes. >> and what about if you -- so what can you do? i've heard putting it in the microwave or dishwasher. does that really work? >> well just the concern with sponges, they do harbor bacteria that can cause food poisoning so you want to designate a sponge for your dishes and one for the countertop and be sure not to store it in your sink. put it on the counter where it can dry out. when you want to disinfect it, stick it in the dishwasher with your dishes, do a cycle with that or stick it in the microwave for one minute and that will completely get rid of the germs. >> all right, and replace them, toss them, they're cheap, too. >> exactly. >> makeup brushes, what kind of germs are breeding in your brushes and how often should you be washing them? >> what happens with makeup brushes you sweep them on to your skin, dead skin cells on it, oils from your face and they breed bacteria and get dirty. in the morning you take a shower and

and the sponge lives there. >> people cross-contaminate themselves because they use the sponge to wipe they dropped raw egg, and then they spread it all over the counter so you want to use separate sponges to wipe the sinks and the counter than the dishes. and you also want to make sure you store the sponge somewhere where it dries out. don't leave it hanging out in the sink because moisture breeds bacteria. >> like a petrie dish. >> and also use disinfectant wipes for the counter instead of the sponge so make sure you don't mix it up and stick your sponge in the dishwasher or microwave to disinfect it. >> move on to the grocery store and germ out there. is this true? there's more e. coli on shopping carts than toilet seats? >> there's lots of little kids' bottoms in the shopping cards. >> eww. >> also from leaking meat packages and unwashed produce. so you want to make sure to wipe down the grocery cart, wipe down your hands and also, your reusable grocery bag, you're being environmentally conscious but have one separate for your meat and separate for your produce. you don't want the

. >> the luffa sponge is actually a member of the gourd family and kind of looks like a small zucchini before it's harvested. deanne says they tend to like the nice warm greenhouses she has and the nice warm growing season she has along the central coast. but even that doesn't guarantee a good harvest because, as she calls them, they are plants with an attitude. >> if it likes you, it'll grow very, very well. we've discovered that you can give a handful of people in the room a full handful of seeds. out of 5 or 10 of them, only a few of them will actually get a vineage. out of that vineage, only a few will actually be able to have a pickable luffa. it's a plant that if it likes you, it'll do very, very well. if it doesn't like you, we say please just don't take it perscnal. since they have an attitude, if they're hanging by scmebody they don't pref, one of the two of them will just shrivel up. so we try to keep them separated a little bit like arguing children. >> the luffa plant is made up of a robust vine with big, bold, yellow flowers and curling tendrils that need a sturdy frame to

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. ♪ [ sponge ] you've suffered some real damage. cheesy crusting. 3rd degree noodle trauma.gnosis is bleak. you may need to soak overnight. nurse...! dawn power clean? it'll never work. [ female announcer ] dawn power clean with micro-scrubbing enzymes can give you the power of an overnight soak in just 5 minutes. [ sponge ] i give you a sparkling clean bill of health. it's a scientific miracle! [ female announcer ] dawn does more. [ sponge ] so it's not a chore. >>> time now for the three topics. the occupiers, and what is romney's problem? i'm joined by politics reporter jackie kucinich and pat buchanan and joy-ann reed. good morning, you all. >> good morning. >> here we go with topic number one, health care. the white house is giving up on class. how big of a problem is this, jackie? >> in is a problem. it absolutely is. the problem is, it's more blood in the water with this bill. you have the supreme court challenge coming next summer. there are a lot of issues with this bill. and it's hard because every time something like this happens it just chips away more at the adm

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he barely said it. >> "the shower with sponge-bizzie." what?exactly. >> jimmy: exactly. "soul train awards." >> yeah. >> jimmy: you're hosting? so, that's going to be awesome. >> that's going to be awesome. man, you know, it's the 40th anniversary of "soul train." >> jimmy: oh, my gosh. [ cheers and applause ] >> see? >> jimmy: i love "soul train." >> see? you? >> jimmy: i did because i -- i liked -- i liked don cornelius. >> right. >> jimmy: he had a very deep voice. >> don cornelius had the best -- he was the -- like the best/worst interviewer ever cause he never really asked a question. it was a statement. like, "so you're on tour." [ laughter ] "oh, yeah -- yeah, yeah, i'm on tour right now." >> jimmy: "yeah, yeah. thank you." >> the album selling. >> jimmy: yes, yes, we are -- were at number one on the charts, thank you, don. >> i love that show, man. like the scramble board. did you do that? >> jimmy: oh, i remember the scramble board. >> the scramble board is where they would bring dancers in the middle of the show. it was like a spellin

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next up, sponge bob made of foam material. he burned quickly.his costume is almost completely consumed by fire. the muscle shirt burned and melted. accessories like wigs can be dangerous. this burned fast and melted into a smokey, hot mess. children and adults alike use these feather boas to create costumes. be careful. it was a black, melted mess in no time. 30 seconds later, no boa left. the most dangerous is a 100% cotton sheet. cotton burns very quickly. within 45 seconds, completely consumed. it amazing folks how quickly they go up in flames. if you want to reduce the risk of your costume if you are making one, catching fire, the washington hospital fire has a recipe to make it more fire resistant. four ounces of borick acid with bora xarks. soak the costume and let it drip dry. one more thought while the lighted jack lanterns are a symbol of halloween. put a tiny flashlight inside. it makes it bright and cheerful. you don't have to werery about the flames. >> keep it safe. great tips. we are dressing up and getting ready. >> thank you, liz

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your brain is a piece of sponge cake floating in a bone bucket. stop now while you don't have to wear a diaper. anyway. i wish mr. polamalu a speedy recovery so can get back out there against the patriots this weekend and really slam his skull into tom brady's model-shagging ass. next up, basketball. folks, it's week 18 of the nba lockout. i know. i know. and i am fed up. because i for one love watching a bald guy rack the nut to the hoop hole. (laughter) the players and the owners remain mile as part on how to divide the league's revenue. talks resumed yesterday but sadly neither side would agree to give the other all the money. (laughter) two weeks of the season have already been cancelled and as nbc commissioner/green guts goblin david stern and the players' union don't get it together soon the owners will be forced to cancel games on christmas day. an insult to all christians. and the memory of that holy night when god thundered on to baby jesus through mary's halo. it's got to be the sandals. now colbert superpac already weighed in on this co

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you are supposed go in there and buy something, you can't sponge bathe your genitals in the rest roomto support what you are doing but when you go into the stores and use their washrooms and then the sink breaks and water goes everywhere, and the place floods, and there's ass juice on everything, it's not good for anybody. >> i don't disagree. >> there had to be a way to bring these two sides together so america could move forward. i had a couple of ideas. >> stacey, this is bobbie, bobbie this is stacey. >> how are you doing. >> okay. >> bobby came in here once before and got turned away because he wasn't going to buy anything. we are going to build a bridge here today. >> that would be great. >> bobby has to go to the bathroom and he is going to buy something in your establishment. so that he can justify using your washroom, like a regular customer. so -- >> i actually don't have any money. >> oh for [bleep]sakes, fine. if i could heal the nation for the cost of a muffin, it would be worth it. >> all right. i'm just going to make sure nothing weird happens. >> okay, here we go. very

[ female announcer ] dawn does more. [ sponge ] so it's not a chore. >>> the second amendment, was its before he was before the social programs from the standpoint of he was for standing up for roe versus wade before he was against verse -- roe versus wade. >> all right. welcome back to "the ed show." after presidential debates like that rick perry has a new strategy. just skip them. his campaign says that he might not do any more debates after the one coming up in michigan. "we said we would do michigan," perry's spokesman said, "but the primaries are around the corner and you know, you have to use your time accordingly." the perry camp is spending its time with more friendly media outlets like fox news. and in his first national tv ad campaign perry put a hard number on his jobs plan for america. >> as president i'll create at least 2.5 million new jobs. >> what was that number? hold it right here a second. 2.5 million new jobs? don't you think that's kind of an interesting number? because the guy, the current president, did it in a year and a half. the economy created 2.56 million

[ female announcer ] dawn does more. [ sponge ] so it's not a chore. >>> so let me finish tonight withhas to be answered down there at the white house. and out there at the chicago headquarters of the obama administration. should president obama run for re-election as a passionate progressive? daring to be called radical by his enemies? should he shoot the moon like fdr did back in '36? or should he today closer to the middle, stake out common ground with independents, warning against the radicalism of the right? should he play it shrewd like bill clinton did in '96? again, think of the stakes. if he gets it right he and the democrats get four more years to get the economy back on track with full employment again the norm. the country heading forward to greener pastures, bluer sky, continuing the long good march toward a cleaner environment, a protected climate, a more human, more tolerant fully employed society. if he blows it, the tea partyers and knee wroneocons come roarin. erecting statues to dick cheney. celebrating the death penalty. elevating torture. ending environmental prote

[ female announcer ] dawn does more. [ sponge ] so it's not a chore. ♪ come fly with me let's fly let'sly away ♪ ♪ come fly with me let's fly let's fly away ♪ >> who doesn't love a little frank? flying can be a pain even on routine trips, long delays no leg room, snakes on a plane, little bags of peanuts. we've all been there. >> we've all been there, snakes on a plane? snakes on a plane? >> we and samuel l., man, man. >> wow, a texas woman was so unhappy with her flight she is suing the airlines. abc's andrea canning shows us what happened. >> reporter: it can be a terrifying experience. your plane starts shaking in midair, drinks teeter, the aircraft suddenly plummets. colleen o'neill sitting alongside her attorney remembers the day in 2009 when her continental connection from college station to houston hit terrible turbulence just minutes after takeoff. >> i was thinking of my family. i was thinking are they going to be okay without me? >> reporter: court documents show the 20-minute flight turned into two long hours as the aircraft "repeatedly rose and fell as if it had lost power a

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