Jeremy Taylor
32 Percent Have More to Be Thankful for This Year — Survey of the Day
Sometimes it gets lost in all the traveling and stuffing and football, but the point of Thanksgiving is to acknowledge the things you’re thankful for from the past year. According to a new poll from Harris Interactive of 2,463 adults, only 32 percent will have more to be thankful for this Thanksgiving than they have in the previous few Thanksgivings.
Delivery Guys Have No Clue How To Safely Handle Computers [VIDEO]
Unless there is some sort of super duper bubble wrap in China, that the rest of the world doesn’t know about, the delivery men in this video below are in serious need of some retraining.
Ousting Occupy Wall Street Protesters From Zuccotti Park Was a Good Thing — Survey of the Day
New York police removed Occupy Wall Street protesters from their Zucotti Park in an early morning raid this week, and it seems the majority of everybody else couldn’t be happier. According to a telephone survey of 1,170 Americans from Poll Position, 54 percent of Americans agreed with New York’s decision to oust the protesters, who’ve been based in the park for the last two months.
Watch This Scooter Wreck ‘Super Mario-Style’ [VIDEO]
This video of a guy on a scooter wiping out after clipping a few lane-dividing pylons would be pretty funny on its own, but syncing his wreck to the tune of the classic Super Mario Bros. video game theme makes it even funnier.
Average Texter Sends or Receives 41.5 Messages a Day — Survey of the Day
According to a survey of 2,227 adults by the Pew Research Center, the average text message user sends or receives an average of 41.5 messages a day.
How much someone texts is not surprisingly tied to how old they are. Those in the 18-to-29 age group send or receive an average of 87.7 texts a day, whereas that total is only 4.7 for those in the 65-and-over group.
76 Percent of Americans Don’t Miss The NBA — Survey of the Day
At least one month of the NBA season has been canceled, while the players and owners remain deadlocked in their labor negotiations.
Unfortunately for both sides, no one seems to care that the NBA season hasn’t gotten underway.
Guy Uses Unusual Body Part to Hold a Roman Candle [VIDEO]
Firework pranks never seem like a good idea. Even when they go according to plan.
64 Percent Agree With Herman Cain About Media Being ‘Dishonest’ — Survey of the Day
Embattled presidential candidate Herman Cain recently stated, “There are too many people in the media who are downright dishonest,” and Mediabistro had to see if people agreed.
The site’s survey asked 1,179 registered voters if they sided with Cain’s view on the media, and 64 percent of respondents did.
Peanut Butter and Jelly Is the ‘All-American Sandwich’ — Survey of the Day
The peanut butter and jelly sandwich, that staple of childhood, is what most comes to mind when American adults think about the “All-American sandwich.”
End Of Daylight Saving Time Is Good for Your Health
Setting your clock back an hour early this Sunday morning may led to depressingly shorter days, but experts believe the end of daylight saving time is healthy in general.
Most Americans Think Crime Is Getting Worse — Survey of the Day
According to a new Gallup poll, 68 percent of Americans believe there is more crime than a year ago.
17 percent of the survey’s respondents reported there is less crime, and 8 percent believe the crime rate is unchanged. This marked the seventh year in a row that at least 67 percent of Americans answered crime is getting worse.
Ronald Reagan Is the President Most Americans Want to Bring Back — Survey of the Day
When asked which former president they would like to run the country today, 36 percent of Americans picked Ronald Reagan.