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ALISYN IN THE GREENROOM:

Did you hear us talking this morning about the end of the world? It wasn’t a FOX News Alert, rather a theory held by thousands of people worldwide that the Apocalypse is coming and the year will by 2012. Some say a polar reversal that year will cause devastating earthquakes, massive tidal waves and volcanic eruptions. Their belief is based on the ancient Mayan cyclical calendar which expires (with catastrophic consequences) in 2012. The ancient Egyptians viewed 2012 as a watershed year as well. And so does NASA, which predicts a sharp increase in solar activity like sunspots and flares that will cause electrical havoc in 2012. So here’s the question: if the world were really to end in 4 years, what would you do differently today?

P.S. — I’m still have some problems with wordpress. It won’t let me respond to any of your comments. I’ll keep trying! Stay tuned. I see some great responses.

Anybody having a problem with wordpress this morning?  I’m having a hard time getting into our Greenroom site.  Of course, “operator error” is always a possibility.

Oh wait, here it is.  OK, problem over.  So…here are the topics getting the most buzz in the Greenroom this morning:  canidates’ economic plans and celebrity divorces.  Both about money, of course.  Feel free to share your two cents.

At 6:30, you might have heard Brian wish Derek Jeter Happy Birthday. This brought up the issue that Jeter’s still single. I mentioned that I wanted to set-up the 30-something, handsome, loaded, talented eligible ballplayer with someone here at FNC. (Gretchen actually knows Jeter so it’s possible this could happen). Who do you think the FNC person is I had in mind? (I’ll reveal it shortly)

8:45 UPDATE – Well, you took some good guesses but no one got it right. The answer is FBN’s Jenna Lee. Here are two reason’s it could work: she’s a long time Yankees fan and she tells me, she’s always liked a man in pinstripes.

Joan Rivers was a hoot today! She and I had a spirited conversation about cosmetic surgery in the Greenroom (she has a new book on the subject coming out in a couple of months).

If you see me suddenly look decades younger, you’ll know where I got the idea. In a Greenroom tease about teen pregnancy, Joan joked that she was pregnant. We all cracked up and that got her thinking. “I need a doll!”, she said.

We scrambled around looking for a babydoll that Joan could carry onto the set as part of her spontaneous gag. We could only come up with a pillow wrapped in a towel.

That’s when our floor manager John happened to walk into the studio carrying his newborn. He coincidentally brought his 9-week-old daughter Lilly to work this morning. So it was Joan who ended up being shocked when John handed her a REAL live baby on camera!

Little Lilly was a real sport — she didn’t cry a peep throught the whole gag. Back in the Greenroom afterwards, Joan marveled at the responsiveness of our incredible production staff.

We joked that next time maybe she’ll ask for a million bucks.

Imus is in the news this morning for making a comment that many people are decrying as racist.  In talking about Dallas Cowboy’s player Adam “Pacman” Jones multiple arrests, Imus asked what color he was.  When told, “African American,” Imus said “Well, there you go.  Now we know.”  Imus says his comment is being misinterpreted.  Do you give Imus the benefit of the doubt?  Or does this comment  again reveal his true nature?

Got a great breaking news tidbit from Chas last week (more like water breaking!). Here it is:

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I thought you like to know that one of your clubbies Jimmy Adams is now a Grandpa!

This is Jimmy Adams’ first Granddaughter. She is Named Elizabeth Anne Adams, and she was born yesterday 18 June 2008 at 6:35 AM. She came in at 8 pounds 3 ounces.

…….Mother and daughter are fine….so is father

My dear friend Amy is visiting this morning from Panama along with her two sons, 8-year-old Sam and 6-year-old Gus. I’ve known them since before they were born and now they’ve grown into smart, funny, adorable little boys or as they refer to themselves “evil monsters”.

They’ve never been to NYC before. They tell me the highlight of their trip was seeing “The Lion King” on Broadway.

And seeing behind the scenes of FOX, of course.

This was one of our funnier problem-solver segments (though probably not to Darra Kollios who lost her job).

Darra was fired from her position as bar manager at a restaurant in Tampa, Florida for laughing. Not hysterically, not constantly, not, as far as we can tell, annoyingly. Just laughing. I can relate: I remember my first job in tv where my boss, the executive producer, told me to stop smiling. He said it sent people the wrong message.

(Yeah, that I was actually happy at work).

That boss later died suddenly of a massive heart attack in his 40s. So perhaps his admonition to look miserable was not a great life strategy.

What’s the most bizarre thing your boss has told you to do — or stop doing?

Hey everyone–I’m on from 7-9 today but I will try to blog throughout the show. Here are some topics to discuss this morning:

-What do you think of the reported teen pregnancy pact in Gloucester, Massachusetts in which dozens of teenage girls actually tried to get pregnant.?

-If you haven’t heard much about the Countrywide mortgage scandal, you’re not alone.  Much of the media is ignoring it.  So is this story an outrage or business as usual?

-And do you have a favorite website?  Any site you find particularly cool or helpful? (nothing x-rated please!) At 8:30 I’ll post my favorite one here.