Jeremy Taylor
Woman Arrested For Trying To Throw Drug-Filled Footballs Into Prison
It’s September, which means the nation is starting to go football crazy. Ohio woman Janine Fulton recently took football insanity to a new level when she filled a couple official size Wilson balls with pills, marijuana, cigarettes, cell phones, and cell phone chargers and tried to toss them into the Richland Correctional Institution in Mansfield, OH.
Have You Smoked a Cigarette in the Past Week? — Survey of the Day
Between the persistency of the surgeon general and bans everywhere from workplaces to bars, being a smoker should be harder than it’s ever been before.
But are these anti-smoking efforts actually causing a decline in the rates of cigarette consumption?
Do You Feel Like You Need to Upgrade Your Smart Phone to 4G? — Survey of the Day
Internet connectivity on cell phones has improved by leaps and bounds over the last five years.
According to experts it’s about to take another huge leap with the introduction of the iPhone 5, which is expected to run on Apple’s 4G LTE network.
Are Americans Getting More or Less Honest? — Survey of the Day
Thanks partially to presidents George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, Americans have always prided themselves on being honest.
But are we still following the example of these icons?
Bullied Bus Monitor Karen Klein Starts Her Own Anti-Bullying Foundation
Remember Karen Klein, the upstate New York bus monitor who was viciously harassed by her middle school charges in a video that went viral in June? Her story had a happy ending, as an internet fundraising campaign to send the 68-year-old on a “nice vacation” raised over $700,000 from 32,000 people around the world.
That’s more than enough money for Klein to retire from the yellow school bus grind.
Do You Believe What the Media Tells You? — Survey of the Day
Credibility is pretty essential for the media. If folks don’t believe what they read in the paper or see on the news, what’s the point?
High School Senior Combats Bullying With ‘Good News Only’ Twitter
Kevin Curwick is a senior at Osseo High School in Osseo, MN. He’s also the captain of the school’s football team — which makes him an unlikely candidate for cyberbullying.
Hilarious Five Guys Burger Review Gets the Autotune Treatment
Recently a video review that YouTube personality Daym Drops did of Five Guys Burgers and Fries went viral, thanks to Drops’ enthusiastic embrace of the restaurant chain’s greasy fare.
While the video is quite entertaining, it’s six minutes long, a tough sell in today’s climate of instant gratification. But never fear – The Gregory Brothers have remixed the review into a more manageable two minute
Do You Support a Manned Flight to Mars? — Survey of the Day
Mars is in the news these days thanks to the Curiosity rover which recently landed on the red planet. The goal of the six-wheeled robot is to find signs of life on Mars, and NASA also hopes that its 23 month mission will increase public awareness of the space program.
But will it rekindle interest in sending a manned mission to Mars?
Clueless Reporter Has No Idea What Day or Year It Is
We’ve all forgotten what day of the week it is at one time or another. Sometimes a Wednesday just feels like a Thursday. But since part of our job isn’t to announce to thousands of viewers what day it is, such confusion is no biggie.