Jeremy Taylor
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After Sandy, a Major Above-Ground Rat Invasion May Be Next for New York
If you've spent time in New York City, you've seen your share of rats. The most common place to spot the unpopular rodents is in the city's subways. Thanks to Hurricane Sandy, many of the subway tunnels are currently flooded, leaving the rats nowhere to go but up.
And according to experts, they will have no problem doing so.
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How Much Money Do You Have in Your Savings? — Survey of the Day
In these tough economic times, it's more important than ever to have a chunk of money squirrelled away somewhere. Of course, these tough economic times also make it really, really hard to actually do that.
So how is the typical American dealing with this paradox?
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Conan Learns Actual Zombies Love ‘The Walking Dead’
The AMC zombie drama 'The Walking Dead' has a lot of fans. In fact, its season three premiere got more viewers than any other show has this fall season.
Among these viewers, it turns out, are actual zombies. One of these rotting ghouls even showed up on 'Conan' to discuss his love of the show.
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At What Age Do We Stop Being ‘Young’? — Survey of the Day
In these days of 30 being the new 20 and 40 being the new 30 it can be a little difficult to derive at what age we cease being considered young. So the folks at the dating site Seeking Arrangement surveyed 1,000 of their members to get a better sense of when they think youth ends.
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Do You Eat Lunch at Your Desk? — Survey of the Day
Recently, Applebee's launched a "lunch decoy" ad campaign which encourages folks to reclaim their lunch break. So, how many people are taking their midday meal at their desk?
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13 Year Old Braves Snowstorm To Rescue Classmates Trapped On Bus
Alexi Catellier is only thirteen, but the Canadian youngster was one of the oldest kids on his school bus when it broke down during a Manitoban snowstorm. The storm had also knocked all the region's power out, making it impossible to call for help.
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Military Dad Surprises Family In Front of 85,000 at College Football Game
When Tammy Faile and her two children were chosen as the military family of the game for South Carolina's match up Saturday against the University of Georgia, they probably expected some sort of message from their husband and father Sgt. First Class Scott Faile, who is stationed in South Korea.
And that's what they got at halftime, a video message on the University of South Carolina’s Williams-Brice stadium's Jumbotron.
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Chef Uses Cheese Balls to Teach Food-Flipping Skills
One the questions Chef John of Food Wishes is asked most frequently: how do chefs manage to flip food in a pan? Eventually he decided to film a video for all of us slobs, revealing (with low-stakes snack food) how the pros do it.
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Demanding Bride’s Bridesmaid Email Goes Viral
Being a bridesmaid isn't just fun and games and matching dresses. It's a big responsibility, and it usually comes with a substantial commitment of time and money.
A bride-to-be whose name hasn't been revealed recently emailed out a lengthy missive to her ten potential bridesmaids, telling them exactly what would be required of them if they accepted her invitation to be in her wedding party. The demands were so outrageous that a tipster leaked the email to Gawker, and it has quickly gone viral.
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JetBlue Will Fly You Out of the Country If Your Candidate Loses the Election
As the Presidential campaign heads into the home stretch, expect more and more folks to pull an Alec Baldwin and declare they will be exiting the country if their favored candidate is not victorious.
While people (Baldwin included) rarely ever follow through with these threats, this year JetBlue is making it a bit easier for folks to decamp to foreign soil if their guy suffers electoral defeat.
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Rogue Deer Takes Out Skateboarder at 40 MPH
As many an unlucky motorist knows, deers don't always have the proper respect for fast moving objects.
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Would You Rather Lose Your Wallet or Your Smartphone? — Survey of the Day
For many decades, losing your wallet was clearly the worst. Not only were you suddenly without means to pay for anything, but you had been displaced of much of your personal information and were facing hours and hours of dealing with credit card companies and the DMV. Fun!
These days, a smartphone also packs a significant portion of your life into a small package that you carry with you everywhere and sometimes misplace. It also generally costs more than a wallet. So is the smartphone now the thing you'd least like to escape mysteriously from your pocket?