The Off Beat

Bad Mother's Day Gifts

It's close to deadline time!  News1130's Mike Lloyd is joining the crowd, desperately trying to find a Mother's Day Gift.

Those Bad Mother's Day Gifts

It's close to deadline time!  News1130's Mike Lloyd is joining the crowd, desperately trying to find a Mother's Day Gift.

Are we honking too much?

How many times has that anger simmered a little too close to the surface on the drive in this morning?  News1130's Mike Lloyd is on the offbeat, trying to find the antidote to that idiot leaning on his horn.

2008 Olympic uniform

Distinctive Canadian content or clown from space?  News1130's Mike Lloyd is on the offbeat getting not-so-mixed reviews of the new Canadian Olympic team outfits.

Men With Manners

So who is more attractive...a man with manners or a man with looks?  News1130's Mike Lloyd is on the offbeat with a new survey that says women prefer the well-mannered man.

Taking care of our behinds

From the daily commute to long work hours to an evening on the couch, we spend a lot of time on our behinds.  News1130's Mike Lloyd is on the offbeat and says it's not too easy to keep our bottoms up to par.

Congrats on Le Riot

Parts of Montreal are a mess this morning after some Habs fans took the partying too far last night.  News1130's Mike Lloyd says a handful of hockey fans started rioting after the Montreal Canadiens' took the opening series in their quest for the Stanley Cup.

Technique to weed out less-than-truthful job applicants

Your pants on fire isn't the only way an employer can tell if you're lying on your resume.  News1130's Mike Lloyd says there are some new techniques to weed out less-than-truthful job applicants.

Team Sexy

Canuck Taylor Pyatt is so hot!  Golfer Mike Weir is so.... not.  News1130's Mike Lloyd is on the offbeat with a look at the link between sports and sexy.

The Tightwad

Is there an actual physical or emotional condition behind the spending habits of the tightwad?  News1130's Mike Lloyd is on the offbeat with an indepth look at what makes some people cling so tightly to a dollar.

Champagne Showgirls

News1130's Mike Lloyd is on the offbeat this morning, with a special investigative report. Mike has gone behind the curtain for a look at the real life of a Champagne Showgirl.

Keep the tube steak!

Leave it to Lotus Land to "green" the hot dog cart. News1130's Mike Lloyd says tube steak lovers are sizzling mad over a potential Vancouver street food makeover.

Leap Year

It happens once every four years... February 29th! News1130's Mike Lloyd is on the offbeat finding out how you will be spending your extra 24 hours this year.

Banned superstitious gesture

What some people do to ward off bad luck! News1130's Mike Lloyd is on the offbeat, talking to the superstitious after the Italian courts ban a certain gesture used by many men.

The super-fancy coffee order

How many times have you been stuck in line for your morning coffee behind the guy with the 17-syllable specialty drink? News1130's Mike Lloyd says it may have been somebody from your local radio newsroom.

The Manly Spa

Hard day ahead on the job, guys? Well News1130's Mike Lloyd says men need their pampering too so he's indulging in a male spa.

Does BC Need a February Holiday?

It's a very long, dreary stretch between New Year's and Easter. So News1130's Mike Lloyd is drumming up support for a February stat holiday in BC.

Be My Valentine

Are you desperate for ideas on where to take your red hot Valentine date tonight? News1130's Mike Lloyd is out asking cupid for advice.

Cupid public service announcement

If you've left it this late, good luck trying to get a good table at a decent restaurant and be ready to pay through the nose for even a single rose. News1130's Mike Lloyd is on the offbeat, reminding you about that Valentine deadline.

Happy Sexy You

How's your "relationship readiness" heading into Valentine's Day? News1130's Mike Lloyd is talking to the folks behind Happy Sexy You, which offers attraction coaching for women.

JFK's rumoured Vancouver love child

It's Vancouver's version of "Where's Waldo?" Or maybe more precisely, where was JFK's "Waldo?" News1130's Mike Lloyd is on the hunt for John F. Kennedy's rumoured Vancouver love child.

Little white lies in your relationship

In love, honesty may not always be the best policy. News1130's Mike Lloyd is asking you to 'fess up about truthfulness in your relationships.

Sir John A Macdonald

Sir John A is coming home. At least it might be Sir John A. News1130's Mike Lloyd says a man from Ottawa dropped some big change on a card signed by our first Prime Minster . . . maybe.

Hangover Cures

If you do have a few... and then a few more... and then maybe even a few more tonight, News1130's Mike Lloyd is here with some tried and not so true remedies for the New Year's day hangover.

 

Happiest Cities in Canada

If you want to beat the post-holiday blues you might try taking a nice little vacation.... in Saint John, New Brunswick!  News1130's Mike Lloyd is on the offbeat with a look at the happiest cities in Canada.  And you might be surprised where Vancouver sits.

 

Bad Christmas Sweaters

It's a Christmas morning scene repeated time and again.  You open up that package from Grandma and force a smile as you pull out the hand-made, brown, green and yellow Christmas sweater with the puffy snowman on the front.  But News1130's Mike Lloyd says there's now a good use for the tacky holiday sweater.

 

All About Pez

They're an obsessive bunch.  News1130's Mike Lloyd is talking to Canada's chief Pez dispenser about the world's most collectible candy.

The Newly Single Sexy Senior

The sexiest man alive may not be Matt Damon, Brad Pitt or even George Clooney.  News1130's Mike Lloyd says the newest trophy catch for women is the newly single senior.


 

Big Kids Trick or Treating

It's like trick or treat extortion!  News1130's Mike Lloyd is on the offbeat and investigating the dark world of big kids who demand candy on All Hallows Eve.

Hot Costumes for Halloween

Maybe this Hallowe'en, it's finally time to retire that rubber Ronald Reagan mask.  News1130's Mike Lloyd is on the offbeat, talking to the experts about what's hot and what's not for costumes on All Hallows Eve.

Gossip is Gospel

Gospel truth or just gossip.  Which is more powerful?  News1130's Mike Lloyd is on the offbeat and chewing the fat with you this morning.

 

Happy Saskatchewan Best in the West

If you had to pick the happiest, most economically optimistic and content province in the West, which would it be?  It's not booming Alberta.  It's not beautiful BC.  News1130's Mike Lloyd is on the offbeat, extolling the virtues of Saskatchewan.

 

Proposal for Animatronic Dinosaurs at Stanley Park

Ahh the natural beauty of Stanley Park...the ocean, the trees and a herd of robotic dinosaurs!  News1130's Mike Lloyd is on the offbeat getting your reaction to the latest proposal to attract more visitors to Vancouver's crown jewel.

 

International Talk Like A Pirate Day

September 19th is a day celebrated around the globe!  News1130's Mike Lloyd is on the offbeat, reminding people it's International Talk Like A Pirate Day!

Email Etiquette

Email etiquette is still in the dark ages!  News1130's Mike Lloyd is on the offbeat with a new poll showing how poorly we use our inboxes.

Manner Contest

Are our manners bad enough that we need a contest to encourage us to be polite?  News1130's Mike Lloyd is on the offbeat this morning, asking you to be on your best behaviour.

 

Alien Believers

Are you a believer?  News1130's Mike Lloyd is searching for intelligent life in the universe and on the streets of Vancouver.

 

 

 

Study on Kissing Preferences for Men and Women

A kiss is not just a kiss after all.  News1130's Mike Lloyd is on the offbeat, with new research that shows there is a marked difference between kissing preferences for men and women.

Sexiest Vancouver Canuck

News1130's Mike Lloyd was talking to fans heading into round one of the Stanley Cup playoffs, trying to find the sexiest Vancouver Canuck.

Paint Your Hoo Hoo

Looking for a unique gift for Valentine's Day?  News1130's Mike Lloyd is on the offbeat looking over some options.

Quizzing You About Canada Day

Canada Day is coming but what, exactly, are we celebrating?  News1130's Mike Lloyd is testing your knowledge of our history, politics, culture and geography.

 

Father's Day Equality

It's almost Dad's big day!  This Sunday it's time to tell Dads how much they are loved.  News1130's Mike Lloyd is asking if good old Pops deserves more on Father's Day.

 

Reach Out and Touch Someone

It's called Vitamin T and a local relationship expert says it's better than chocolate.  News1130's Mike Lloyd is on the offbeat trying to touch his neighbours.

Looking For a Tall Man?

They're not discriminating against short people, they're just looking for "height-enhanced" men!  News1130's Mike Lloyd is looking into Vancouver's latest trend in speed-dating.   It's called the "tall man" event.

Canadians Identified With The Wolverine

From the pudgy, buck-toothed beaver to the fiesty, territorial and really kind of musky wolverine.  News1130's Mike Lloyd says Canadians are now identified with the wolverine.

Plumber On List Of Sexiest Professions

 Firemen, doctors, architects... and plumbers?  News1130's Mike Lloyd is charting the meteoric rise of the plumber on the list of the top sexiest professions.

Visit Vancouver's First Dental Spa

Vancouver has its share of trendy spas offering the latest in relaxing and rejuvenating treatments.  News1130's Mike Lloyd is checking out one of newest dayspas in the city.

Driving Habits From Your Parents

It's enough to drive you to a life of bad driving!  A study says the biggest influence on your habits behind the wheel comes from your parents.  News1130's Mike Lloyd is taking us for a ride on some of your worst family drives.

 

What is Canadian Food?

Pour a little maple syrup over some Canadian bacon.  Or maybe dish up some tourtierre with a side of smoked salmon.  News1130's Mike Lloyd is getting queasy trying to figure out if there's really any such thing as a traditional Canadian meal.

 

Vancouver Magazine Sex Issue

You are a naughty bunch Vancouver!  News1130's Mike Lloyd is going over the finer points of Vancouver Magazine's annual Sex Issue and finding out just how much people will tell a complete stranger.

Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?

Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader is a hot new quiz show that premiered February 27th on Global.  News 1130's Mike Lloyd is testing your knowledge to see how you compare.

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