Lake Superior State University is out with their 40th annual list of words that should be banished from the English language. The school collects nominations throughout the year, before a committee determines the words that will make up the list in December. This year’s words are: – BAE (an acronym for Before Anyone Else that’s…
(Dec 2014) Expedia.com took a survey to find the Most Annoying Airplane Passengers. The study, conducted by global research firm GfK, asked 1,000 Americans to rank the most annoying on-board behaviors of fellow passengers. 1. Rear seat-kickers 2. Inattentive parents 3. Smelly passengers 4. The passenger who doesn’t realize how loud he/she is 5. The…
(Dec 2014) Reddit asked its readers for Annoying Co-worker stories. Some of the responses: – My wife has an annoying co-worker that uses that fake spray tan stuff. We’re not sure if it’s a nervous tick or what, but she likes to rub the side of her face against door jambs and corners if she…
(Dec 2014) From the London Mirror newspaper, here is a list of Kitchen Gadgets Everyone Has But Nobody Uses: 1. Nutmeg grater 2. Hardboiled egg slicer 3. Meat tenderizing hammer 4. Novelty spatula 5. Spoon rest 6. Fancy lemon squeezer 7. Banana slicer 8. The thing that measures spaghetti 9. The rubber tube that does…
(Nov 2014) Reddit has asked its readers to respond to the question: Which inanimate object is your nemesis? Some of the answers: – Saran Wrap – Door handles that grab your belt loops – Tangled coat hangers – Fitted sheets – Grandma’s picture of Jesus that stares at you as you walk by * Ahh,…
(Oct 2014) Consumer Reports has named the Fiat 500 L the least reliable car on sale today. Respondents to the annual owner survey complained of issues ranging from a rough-shifting automatic transmission to poor heating and an unimpressive infotainment system. The Fiat 500 L is manufactured at a factory in Serbia that once produced the…
Coming up on a new show on the Oxygen network called “My Crazy Love”, a waitress in Kodiak, Alaska, identified only as “Tina,” dated a fisherman for nine months and pretended she was deaf the entire time without him finding out. Tina said that, first off, she was shocked to find an attractive single guy…
(Oct 2014) According to a study conducted by Frontline Spot On, a UK flea and tick prevention service for pets, here is What Your Dog Says About You: – Most dedicated (in terms of time spent with your dog) – Chihuahua. Owners spend an average of 16 hours a day with their dog. – Most…
(Oct 2014) Scientists now say that the season when you are born affects your mood later in life. Researchers in Budapest say babies born in the summer are much more likely to suffer from mood swings when they grow up while those born in the winter are less likely to become irritable adults. The researchers,…