January, 2015 – Here are some Fitness Club Do’s and Don’ts from Lifescript.com: – Wash your workout clothes after each use so you don’t stink. Plus, keep at least one clean outfit with you or in your gym locker. – Use deodorant. Before your workout, put on deodorant or clean your armpits with a baby…
March, 2014 – According to a consumer survey from DMEautomotive, here are the Top Activities Performed While Driving: 1. Sing out loud – 56% of us do this 2. Have a phone conversation – 50% 3. Eat – 50% 4. Read a text message – 26% 5. Send a text message – 20% 6. Take…
January, 2015 – A Reddit page asks readers, “What is the most embarrassing thing that you should be able to do, but can’t?” Here are some of the replies: – Sense of direction, I have none. Without GPS I am hosed. – I can’t quickly translate the months and their numbers (jan = 1, feb…
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…