Jeremy Taylor
The Deep-Fried McRibster Will Clog Your Arteries With Awesome
Once a year, the McRib pops up on the McDonald’s menu for a short period of time and fans of the pork sandwich sing its praises to the high heavens.
But something is happening in Austria that will shake the foundation of any McRib connoisseur. It’s called the McRibster, and it suggests that the McRib is not the perfection that some claim. Rather, it’s just a start.
Do You Talk About Politics at Work? – Survey of the Day
Politics is definitely in the air, especially since 2012 is an election year. But a recent survey by Harris Interactive on behalf of Careerbuilder.com suggests most folks still shy away from talking about Democrats and Republicans in their workplace.
How Are Stores Fighting Back Against Extreme Couponers?
Stores like Walmart and Kroger are sick of the practice of “staking,” in which frugal shoppers combine store and manufacturer coupons in a way that makes their items cost next to nothing — or even, in some cases, actually earns them store credit or cash back.
Baby Sloth In a Onesie May Destroy the Internet With Cuteness
Sloths don’t just look adorable, they also have some pretty adorable habits. For example, the orphaned baby sloths in the Avarios Sloth Sanctuary in Costa Rica hug stuffed animals at all times as a way to mimic the interaction they would be having with their mother. Also, they wear tiny onesies. It’s enough cuteness to quite possibly cause the internet to collapse in on itself.
What’s America’s Best Fast Food Chain?
It there is one thing Americans like, it’s our food fast. Our great nation pioneered the fast food game, and judging from a new report from The Temkin Group we are doing a great job at it, if we do say so ourselves.
Guess What Parents? Nintendo Wii Isn’t Actually Making Your Kids More Fit
Parents, don’t let your kids fool you into getting them a Nintendo Wii with promises that it’ll make them exercise more. A newly released study says that’s just a bunch of bologna.
Who’s America Favorite News Personality? – Survey of the Day
These days, there are a lot of different characters on TV spoon-feeding us current events, but it looks like there’s one face in particular that America likes hearing them from more.
Harris Interactive asked 2,016 adults to name their three favorite news personalities and the number one who topped the list was…
Should Obama’s 2010 Heath Care Law Be Repealed? – Survey of the Day
The health care law of 2010 was the signature legislation of Barack Obama’s first term as President. However, according to a new poll from Gallup, the public is still very divided on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
‘Game of Thrones’ Season Two Trailer Offers Deception, War and Dragons
Last month the teaser for the second season for ‘Game of Thrones,’ the HBO drama based on the George R. R. Martin’s series of fantasy books, hit the internet. Now fans can watch a full length trailer, which was just released on HBO’s Go website.
Reddit Makes Dream Come True for Terminal Cancer Patient
Nachu Bhatnagar is huge fan of Harry Turtledove’s book series ‘The War That Came Early.’ The next installment of the alternative history take on World War II comes out in June but, tragically, Bhatnagar has terminal cancer, and may not make it that long.
So Bhanagar’s good friend, Reddit user kivadid, made an appeal to the online community: Would anyone be able to help him get a hold of an advance
How Are You Adapting to Facebook and Other Social Media? – Survey of the Day
Now that people are getting more used to being on social networks like Facebook they seem to be getting more picky about whom they are sharing their information with.
According to a survey from the Pew Research Center, 63 percent of social media network users removed people from their friend rolls in 2011, which was up from the 56 percent of those who did so in 2009.
Would You Rather Have Higher Pay or Job Security? — Survey of the Day
In this economy, people are lucky just to have a job.
Which is perhaps why the majority of Americans would pick job security over higher pay, if given the choice.