October 29, 2009.
Yankees vs Phillies, Game 2 of the 2009 World Series.
kgb special agents take over Yankee Stadium.
with NYC Mayor Bloomberg
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kgb special agents take over the 2009 world series at Yankee Stadium
Wednesday, November 4th, 2009Welcome to the new kgb 542542 Web site
Thursday, June 4th, 2009Take a look around. Watch our TV spots, which have made it to youtube and are tweeted about regularly. Take a look at what people are asking us now — we hear all the time that people find the scroll to be fascinating to watch.
And while you’re here, sign up at the 542542 Facebook fan page. I’m posting updates about what’s going on with 542542, and we’ll be offering special promos there too. You can also follow us on our kgb542542 Twitter page to get the kgb Question of the Day and other interesting stuff from our Special Agents.
One of the many things I love about the kgb 542542 service is that it is based on collaboration and participation. On one side, we have customers asking us all kinds of interesting, incisive, often funny, sometimes odd questions about everything under the sun. On the other side we have talented kgb Special Agents finding accurate answers quickly for all of these questions, with the goal of always giving just a little more than you asked for.
For the past few weeks we’ve been getting lots of questions about Swine Flu. Not surprising given the general and widespread concern about the spread of this virulent strain. So we’ll be using this space to talk about other trends, styles, topics that our customers really want to know more about.
But I’m also interested in what you all would like to use this blog to discuss. Let me know. Comments here are encouraged. Thanks.
Thomas Falconer , kgb
kgb Fact of the Day: Why Do People Sleepwalk?
Friday, March 27th, 2009Q: Why do people sleepwalk?
A: There is a strong genetic and family link to sleepwalking. Sleep deprivation and some medications are causes, among others.
More details:
The medical term for sleepwalking is “somnambulism.” It is known as a parasomnia, which is an undesirable event that occurs while sleeping.
Sleepwalking happens when folks get up out of bed and start walking around while they are still asleep. Sometimes sleepwalkers ease into the behavior by sitting on the bed and looking confused. Others make a clean exit by bolting from the bed and walking or running away. They may be trying to escape from some threat that they imagined or dreamed.
Most of the time, sleepwalking behavior is strange or inappropriate. Sleepwalkers might move furniture around or climb out a window. It can be hard to wake a sleep walker up and sometimes they can become violent during the episode. They may have no memory of the event at all or remember every detail clearly.
Sleepwalking is more common in children, and only about 4% of adults have the disorder. Children who sleepwalk tend to naturally lose the problem when they become teens. When sleepwalking becomes troublesome, those affected are advised to keep a sleep diary for a two-week period to share with a physician.
Sleepwalking is often affected by other sleep problems such as sleep apnea, for which treatment is available.
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Source: http://www.sleepeducation.com/Disorder.aspx?id=14
kgb Fact of The Day: Which Country Invented Marshmallows?
Sunday, March 22nd, 2009One of our kgb Special Agents was asked Which country invented marshmallows?, and wanted to expound further on the question:
Marshmallows date back to ancient Egypt, originally honey-based and sweet flavored, thickened with sap from the root of the Marsh-Mallow plant (althea officinalis).
More details:
Marsh-Mallow grows in salt marshes and on banks near large bodies of water. It is common in the eastern United States. Until the mid 1800’s, marshmallow candy was made using the sap of the Marsh-Mallow plant. Gelatin replaces the sap in the modern recipes.
Today’s marshmallows are a mixture of corn syrup or sugar, gelatin, gum arabic and flavoring.
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Sources used:
http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blmarshmallows.htm
kgb and MTV on Spring Break
Tuesday, March 17th, 2009On Sunday the kgb team were originally going to make their way to Tampa. However, MTV Spring Break-Panama-style has been rockin it since we arrived. It was too hard to walk away. All Stanky Legs were required to jive for one more week. Panama or bust, baby!
The kgb hut in the MTV village officially opened yesterday and we had an interesting assortment of Spring Breakers agree to answer three questions for the chance to win not $100, not $200, not even $500 but $542 dollars!!! Why $542 bucks? Text 542 542….you got it now don’t you? Winners are announced every day at 4pm on the MTV stage. And one inebriated college kid can go home a little bit less in debt than when they arrived.
So after a full day of kgb t-shirts flying off the stage out of the hands of agents and into the mosh pit of men and man killers, rockin the beach with bottle openers and the victory laps around town in the kgb squad cars we called what most know as the “day of rest” a true ALL NIGHTER.
Agent Jamie–headin to bed.
Hello Spring Break, Panama City!
Friday, March 13th, 2009Here is Sarah landing in Panama City. Come join us on the beach with MTV!
kgb Special Agent Bianca’s Top Ten Questions
Wednesday, March 11th, 2009We asked Special Agent Bianca to tell us what the most interesting, intriguing, curious, odd, and funny questions she has been asked while on the tour. Here are her top ten:
1. Will Hannah marry me?
2. Where is the nearest bathroom?
3. Who was Huey Long?
4. Am I gonna get laid tonight?
5. When was the 1st Mardi Gras?
6. What is the meaning of life?
7. Why is my boss so stupid?
8. Who was the young guy in the new Indiana Jones movie?
9. Who is Frank Davis in New Orleans, LA?
10. What does the baby in a king cake mean?
kgb Agents on the Ground: Houston Wants to Know About the Economy
Monday, March 9th, 2009Houstonians, like most Americans, have lots of questions about the state of the U.S. economy. Here are some our kgb Special Agents were asked:
How can the US get out of the recession period?
When is the revolution?
What will be the market bottom?
Will unemployment get getter?
When will Houston’s economy improve?
How did we, as Americans, let this country go to hell in a handbasket?
How much money is coming to Houston from the Stimulus budget?
How low will the S&P 500 go?
What do you think about the auto-bailout?
Why did the economy get so bad?
When will the economy recover?
Why don’t we have free health care in the US?
Why was it justified to bail out the auto companies?
kgb On the Way to Tuscaloosa
Monday, March 9th, 2009Special Agent Jame:
On the road again….deep in the heart of M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I. Well, actually–to be honest it was through Texas, Louisanna (Hello again LA!), Mississippi, and then Alabama! The second state in alphabetical order. Booyah! We’ve arrived in ALABAMA!
It was a ten hour drive and our carvan was split up and hot on the trail of competition. Who would be first to arrive in Tuscaloosa Alabama? I’ll allow Agent Taylor aka Agent Swamp Rat to indulge further.
I was more interested with the roadkill we encountered beside the road and with the state troopers that pulled over a total of four people in the state of Mississippi alone!
What’s the average mph OVER the speed limit do most drivers go on the highway? Text it up road warriors. 542 542
We’ll catch you in Tuscaloosa tomorrow.
–
Jame Rose
kgb Live at the Houston Rodeo
Saturday, March 7th, 2009kgb Special Agents arrived at the rodeo in Houston to find out what questions Houstonians really want to ask. Check out the video.
