Merrell In The Morning Fun You May Have Missed

Did you hear the Celebration this morning on Merrell In the Morning? Here's what you missed: National Catfish Day, Dy-no-mite birthday, log out or go to jail, and more!

Today's Celebrations

Color TV Day (CBS)

Day of The Seafarer

Global Beatles Day

National Catfish Day

Celebrity Birthdays

1903 - George Orwell (Eric Arthur Blair) - author: Animal Farm, 1984; died Jan 21, 1950

1925 - June Lockhart [89] - actress: Lassie, Lost in Space, Petticoat Junction, Deadly Games, The Big Picture, The Yearling, Meet Me in St. Louis

1945 - Carly Simon [69] - Grammy Award-winning [Best New Artist, 1971] singer: Anticipation, You’re So Vain, Mockingbird [w/husband James Taylor], Nobody Does It Better, You Belong to Me, Coming Around Again; Academy Award-winning song: Let the River Run [1988]; author of children’s books

1947 - Jimmie Walker [67] - actor, comedian: Good Times, B.A.D. Cats, Airplane!, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

1949 - Phyllis George (Brown) [65] - Miss America [1971]; TV host: The NFL Today, The CBS Morning News

1963 - George Michael (Yorgos Panayiotou) [51] - singer: duo: Wham!: Wake Me Up before You Go-Go; Ivor Novello Songwriter of the Year Award [1985]; solo: Careless Whisper, Faith, A Different Corner, I Want Your Sex

Tabloid News

From http://www.usnews.com/-

Police is St. Paul didn't have to work hard to catch a man who broke into a Minnesota house.
First the burglar failed to log out of Facebook after checking his profile on the homeowner's computer. Then he agreed to meet up with homeowner James Wood in an effort to get back wet clothes he'd left behind.
Wood said the burglar has to be the "world's dumbest criminal."
Police say the burglar took credit cards, cash and a watch last week.
Wood posted his phone number on the burglar's Facebook page, hoping someone would call.
The burglar texted Wood and agreed to meet with the homeowner, thinking he could negotiate for his clothes. When Wood spotted the burglar, he recognized him from Facebook and called police.