Jeremy Taylor
Have You Started a Diet for 2012? — Survey of the Day
It’s been a little over a week since New Year’s resolutions kicked in, officially long enough to determine if you’ve started that diet that you promised yourself — if, in fact, you picked what is usually the year’s most popular resolution.
Have You Ever Been Caught Returning a Gift? — Survey of the Day
It’s always a dilemma whether you should try to return an unwanted gift to the store, because next Thanksgiving when your cousin visits he’s going to want to see that singing fish he thought you would like so much hanging up somewhere in your house.
Nevertheless, according to a survey by CouponCabin.com of 2,646 adults, 53 percent said it was either very likely or somewhat likely that they will re
Has There Been Too Much Press Coverage of the Upcoming Presidential Election? — Survey of the Day
Had enough of Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Herman Cain and Barack Obama?
According to a new survey from Poll Position, a good chunk of Americans, representing all political stripes, think there has been too much press coverage of this elongated election season.
Italy Tops the List of Most Popular Vacation Destinations in 2012 — Survey of the Day
Are you planning on using your passport in 2012? According to a Travel-Ticker survey of 2,301 people, Italy is the most popular overseas travel spot for the coming year, with 43 percent citing it as one of their “dream destinations.”
Marriage Proposal ‘Fail’ At UCLA Basketball Game — Real or Fake? [VIDEO]
There weren’t a whole lot of basketball fans in the Pauley Pavilion stands when UCLA took on Richmond late last month, so you could almost hear every individual groan when a man proposed marriage to his girlfriend on the arena’s JumboVision and was cruely rebuffed.
But was it actually a failed marriage proposal or a hoax?
Are You Committed to a New Year’s Resolution? ‘Cause Most Fail Miserably — Survey of the Day
The hangover has subsided, and the noise makers and funny hats have been thrown away, so now New Year’s revelers are just left with the resolutions they made when the clock struck midnight. Unfortunately, most of us may even throw those out as well.
Tim Tebow Is America’s Most Desirable Celebrity Neighbor — Survey of the Day
Tim Tebow may have missed out on being selected to the Pro Bowl Tuesday, but the polarizing Denver Broncos quarterback has just received a completely different type of honor.
Number 15 is the celebrity the most Americans would like to live next door to in 2012, according to a new poll.
Americans Say 2012 Will Be Awesome — Survey of the Day
According to a new poll, the majority of Americans believe that 2012 will be a good year.
Relive All the Important Parts of 2011 With a Catchy Song [VIDEO]
While 2011 is about to be gone forever, you can still get a neat little recap of the year that was from WGNA 107.7 on-air personality Richie Phillips’ annual year-in-review song.
Set to the tune of ‘Battle Hymn of the Republic,’ ‘Rhymin’ Richie’ sings all the big events and bold-faced names of 2011.
RecordSetter Picks Their 15 Best and Craziest World Records of 2011 [VIDEOS]
Thanks to the website RecordSetter, which allows folks to invent a world record in anything, many a wacky record was set and/or broken in 2011.
Some of our favorite RecordSetter marks this year include the record for two girls slapping each other with pizza, the record for most time spent simultaneously juggling, eating and balancing on “rola bola” and the man who set a world record for most quar
Recession? What Recession? Americans Say ‘We’re Doing Better Than Our Folks’ — Survey of the Day
While the county has been going through an extended period of economic decline and uncertainty, a solid majority of Americans still think that they are ahead of where their parents were financially.
Jerome Simpson’s Touchdown Flip Could Be the Greatest Football Play of 2011 [VIDEO]
During the Cincinnati Bengals’ game against the Arizona Cardinals Saturday, Bengals receiver Jerome Simpson jumped high in the air and then somersaulted over Arizona linebacker Daryl Washington.
It was a spectacular move that ended with Simpson landing in the endzone on his feet.