Jeremy Taylor
Admit It — You Re-Gift, Don’t You? — Survey of the Day
‘Tis the season to receive gifts. Inevitably, some of the presents your friends and loved ones will be nice enough to give you won’t be anything you particularly want or need.
So, do you try to make these unwanted gifts usefull by wrapping them back up and giving them to somebody else who might actually appreciate them?
May the Force Be With You! ‘Star Wars’ Is Now a Religion All Over the World
Many ‘Star Wars’ fans follow their favorite sci-fi film franchise religiously. Now an increasing number are embracing Luke, Chewbacca and all the rest as their religion.
Fewer Grinches This Year as Most People Want Family Time — Survey of the Day
Where has all the commercialism gone? This year, the majority of Americans “don’t care about the presents underneath the Christmas tree,” as Mariah Carey sings. Their favorite aspect of the holiday season is the time they get to spend with loved ones.
Most Americans Think They Are Darned Good Looking — Survey of the Day
According to a new survey in which respondents were asked to rate their own looks on a scale of one to ten, Americans are a very self-confident bunch.
Why are Colleges Snatching Up XXX Web Addresses?
The new .xxx web domain addresses isn’t just making it even easier for people to find smut on the Internet, it’s also freaking out colleges. So much so, they are buying up all the pornified variations of their names in an attempt to protect their brand.
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.
Could Facebook’s ‘Buffy’ Phone Slay the iPhone?
Facebook plans to enter into the smart phone market in the next 12-18 months with a phone that they have codenamed ‘Buffy.’
And, yes, that’s because Mark Zuckerberg and company thinks the device will be an iPhone slayer.
Man Shoves Snakes Up Nose and Releases Them Through Mouth [VIDEO]
We aren’t sure how Liu Fei learned he had a talent for shoving snakes up his nose and then pulling them out of his mouth. It could have been just a boring Saturday night.
Photoshop Creates an Attractive Woman From a Blank Canvas [VIDEO]
Those who can claim mastery over Photoshop have a lot more skills than most of us might think. They can make celebrities and models look way better than they actually are, and they even have the ability to create people out of blank canvases, literally. Click after the jump and watch how a simple sketch in Photoshop slowly becomes a real-looking woman.
Americans Are Divided on Flu Shots — Survey of the Day
With flu season upon us, 46 percent of Americans have received a flu shot, whereas 47 percent said they have not and will not.
Entire Basketball Court Gets Toilet Papered During College Game [VIDEO]
While TPing usually occurs under the cloak of darkness, John Brown University basketball fans let the rolls fly under the bright lights of the campus basketball arena.
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.”