Jeremy has been an Internet based writer for the past seven years.
Jeremy Taylor
Are You Looking Forward to Seeing Your In-Laws This Thanksgiving? — Survey of the Day
Thanksgiving is not far off, and it's about time to start thinking about the guest list for this year's Turkey dinner. More than any other holiday, Thanksgiving brings together extended families. And with that comes the requisite complaints about crazy uncles and in-laws.
But are those familial ties really that hard to deal with?
Dude Wins $30 Million Dollars Right After Girlfriend Dumps Him
Let's face it, if you are a 22-year-old fellow who's just scored a multimillion dollar lottery win, you probably going to be reevaluating your relationship with your current girlfriend.
Would You Rather Have Better Pay or a Better Boss? — Survey of the Day
Not being paid enough and having a difficult boss are two of the more common complaints of the employed. But which of these problems bothers working folks more?
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.
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?
Knowing Your Co-Workers’ Salaries Makes You More Productive — Dollars and Sense
Discussing salaries is taboo in many workplaces, but maybe it shouldn't be. New research suggests that knowing how your pay compares to your colleagues' pay may make workers more productive.
Does America Have Too Many Lawyers? — Survey of the Day
Lawyers have never been particularly popular with the general public, but just how unpopular is the profession exactly?
Do You Pull Internet Pranks on Your Friends? — Survey of the Day
The Internet hasn't just changed the way we gather information, communicate and share videos of cats battling printers. It also gives pranksters a completely new venue to do their worst.
Have You Ever Been Confused by Text Message Abbreviations? — Survey of the Day
Thanks to text messages, and now Twitter and Facebook, a whole new language of abbreviations has developed. But if you don't know your IMHOs from your YOLOs, you are not alone.
Americans Keep Having Fewer Babies, Probably Because of the Economy
Call it the "baby bust." For the fourth straight year, birth rates in the United States have declined.
Slightly fewer than four million babies were born in the U.S. in 2011, the lowest total since 1998. However, the 1 percent drop in the birth rate was less than it had been in the previous three years. This suggests that the economic pressure experts believe is depressing the birth rate
Do You Keep Love Letters From Previous Relationships? — Survey of the Day
According to a new survey from the dating site Seeking Arrangement, the nature of the love letter has radically changed over the last decade. Instead of putting pen to paper, amorous messages now usually come in the form emails or text messages.
But the question remains: Do you keep such notes after a relationship has ended and you've moved on?
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