Friday 5/24/13
You may not be aware of this, but by law, this Monday at 3 p.m. you are required to do this.
Pause to remember our fallen for Memorial Day. Congress passed a law in 2000 making a moment of silence mandatory for all Americans.
Thursday 5/23/13
According to a new survey, 7.4% of drivers on the road right now are doing this, which is down from 10.8% of drivers doing it last year.
Talking on a cell phone while driving.
Wednesday 5/22/13
According to a new survey of bosses, an employee appears to be less intelligent when they use this a lot around the work place.
Profanity or swearing.
Tuesday 5/21/13
According to a new study, even though a husband has no control over this, what happens here each night can negatively affect the way his wife treats him the next day.
In her dreams.
Monday 5/20/13
According to a new study, even though a husband has no control over this, what happens here each night can negatively affect the way his wife treats him the next day.
In her dreams.
Friday 5/17/13
According to a new survey, this is the number one thing single men and single women both judge first when they meet a potential date.
Their teeth.
Thursday 5/16/13
According to a new study, your blood pressure can rise by 6% if you have this interrupt you two or more times in a day.
A cell phone call.
Wednesday 5/15/13
According to a new survey, if your job is outdoors, you're 5 times as likely to do this at least twice a day.
Bathe or shower.
Tuesday 5/14/13
According to a new survey, 20% of Americans forgot about this this past weekend.
Mother's Day.
Monday 5/13/13
According to a recent study, 9% of the cars of the road with you right now are being driven by somebody without one of these.
A valid driver's license.
Friday 5/10/13
According to a recent survey, Americans will spend $4.2 billion on this for this weekend.
Jewelry – for Mother’s Day! Followed by Brunch or Dinner – $3.5 billion, Flowers – $2.3 billion, Tech gadgets - $2.3 billion, gift cards - $2 billion, clothing - $1.7 billion and “service” gifts like a spa or manicure - $1.5 billion.
Thursday 5/9/13
According to a recent study, the more times a woman has been married, the more likely she is to hide this.
Money.
Wednesday 5/8/13
According to a new survey, 81% of Americans don't think you should be friends with this person on Facebook.
Your boss.
Tuesday 5/7/13
According to a new survey, 13% of single women would stop dating a guy if he did this while paying for dinner on a first date.
Used a coupon.
Monday 5/6/13
According to a recent survey, the average cost of attending one of these is $539.
A wedding.
Friday 5/3/13
Believe it or not, the grocery store Kroger provides this very famous sports prize every year.
The Kentucky Derby roses.
Thursday 5/2/13
According to a new survey, wearing these to a job interview can increase your chances of getting a job by 30%.
Glasses - even if you don't need them.
Wednesday 5/1/13
According to a recent survey, 55% of married couples say this was the topic of their first serious conversation with each other after moving in together.
Laundry.
Tuesday 4/30/13
There are an estimated 40 million vehicles on the road that have reached this impressive milestone.
They have 200,000 miles on them - like my van!
Monday 4/29/13
According to a new survey, the average high school couple will spend $1,139 on this this year.
Prom.
Friday 4/26/13
According to a new survey, 34% of women regularly wear this while working out at the gym.
Makeup.
Thursday 4/25/13
According to a new study, when they grow up, 7% of kids will follow in their parents footsteps when it comes to this.
Their job or career.
Wednesday 4/24/13
According to a new study, even though you might be worried about this when driving this morning, there is only a 8.7% chance this will happen to you while driving in the next year.
You'll get pulled over by a cop.
Tuesday 4/23/13
According to a new study by State Farm Insurance, Indiana ranks 7th in the nation for this kind of insurance claim.
Hail damage - 23,000 claims for a total loss of $3.9 million in 2012.
Monday 4/22/13
According to a recent survey, the top two reasons women who are on a diet gave for wanting to lose weight was to get start getting ready for summer swimsuit season and to be healthier. What was the #3 reason women said they wanted to lose weight?
Because of an upcoming wedding.
Friday 4/19/13
According to a recent survey, 11% of single women say they will not date a man who has too many of these.
Tattoos.
Thursday 4/18/13
According to a new study, if you are pregnant, the chance of this happening to you has increased 60% in the last 20 years.
Having twins.
Wednesday 4/17/13
According to a new survey, 32% of men never do this in the morning.
Make the bed.
Tuesday 4/16/13
According to a new survey, 4% of Americans brush their teeth here.
In the shower.
Monday 4/15/13
The average American will spend $355,000 over their lifetime on this.
Taxes.
Friday 4/12/13
According to a new survey, 60% of women say they will kiss a man on a first date if he talks about this during the date.
His mother.
Thursday 4/11/13
According to a new survey, on average 18% of us will make a phone call today for this specific reason.
To find a cell phone.
Wednesday 4/10/13
According to a new survey, 23% of married couples say their relationship has been damaged by one partner's obsession with this.
Technology.
Tuesday 4/9/13
According to a new study, Jackson, Mississippi is the worst city in the nation for this this Spring.
Pollen and allergies.
Monday 4/8/13
According to a new study, Americans do this for 23 hours a week, more than any other country in the world.
Watch TV.
Friday 4/5/13
According to a recent survey of single women, 73% say they are turned off by a guy who has these in his home.
Dirty dishes.
Thursday 4/4/13
According to a new study, if you have two co-workers who are dating each other, there is a 38% chance this will happen.
They will end up getting married.
Wednesday 4/3/13
According to a new survey, this is the number one worst fashion trend for men so far this century.
Saggy pants with underwear showing - jeggings were the worst fashion trend for women.
Tuesday 4/2/13
Morning Mindbender - According to a recent survey, the average number of items you can find here is 40.
A woman's purse.
Monday 4/1/13
An estimated 300 people across the United States will be fired today because of this.
They pulled an April Fools Day prank at work.
Friday 3/29/13
According to a new survey, as we head into Easter this weekend, 3% of Americans still have this on their homes.
Christmas lights.
Thursday 3/28/13
According to a survey of single women, if a guy wants to look more intelligent in his Facebook profile picture, he should be holding one of these.
A musical instrument.
Wednesday 3/27/13
According to a recent study, the higher up the management chain someone is, the more likely they are to do this away from the office during the day.
Have lunch.
Tuesday 3/26/13
According to a recent survey, this is the number one topic women hate hearing about in their friends Facebook posts.
Their exercise routines.
Monday 3/25/13
According to a recent study, like many of their owners, 50% of American dogs and cats have this in common.
They are overweight.
Friday 3/22/13
According to a new survey, contrary to what you might think, 48% of women do this while in the car compared to only 40% of men who do it.
Curse at other drivers.
Thursday 3/21/13
According to a new survey of married men, 35% admit lying when asked this question by their wife.
"Does this make my butt look big"?
Wednesday 3/20/13
According to a new study on Craigslist, more people have had a "love at first sight" experience here than anywhere else.
Wal-Mart.
Tuesday 3/19/13
Morning Mindbender - According to a new study out this morning, when you eat dinner here you can eat up to 50% more calories than usual.
In front of the TV.
Monday 3/18/13
According to a new survey, 34% of employees plan to do this at work at some point over the next three weeks.
Watch March Madness basketball games.
Friday 3/15/13
According to a new survey, the average American will spend $35.27 on this this year, that's up almost 4% from last year.
St. Patrick's Day
Thursday 3/14/13
Women are twice as likely as men to do this when getting ready in the morning and scientists say it is actually good for the self esteem.
Talk to themselves in the mirror
Wednesday 3/13/13
This tradition started in the 1500's when wet straw was added to a fire. These days special chemicals are used.
The black smoke announcing that no new Pope has been elected
Tuesday 3/12/13
According to a new survey, of the women who say they plan to do this in the morning, 78% change their minds once the alarm goes off.
Go to the gym
The record for this in Indianapolis was set on May 8, 1923.
Latest date of a measurable snow.Kids will be happy to know that according to a new survey the going rate for this went up 15% in 2012 to $2.40.
Losing a tooth - payment from the tooth fairy.According to a new study, in 1965 the average woman spent 25.7 hours a week doing this. Now the average woman spends 13.3 hours per week doing it.
Household chores.
According to a new study by Michigan State University, this is the number one thing that gets in the way of your relationships, health and well being.
Work.
According to a new study out this week by Health Magazine, blame it on the economy or the weather or both but Indiana ranks second in the country for this.
Most depressing state.
Despite what your teachers used to tell you, students might want to do this in class because studies show it actually improves alertness and reaction time by 10%.
Chewing gum.
According to a new study, if you have to stop to do this this morning, it will add an average of 8 minutes to your commute.
Get gas.
There were 6.8 million of these last night, a record for the Oscars.
Tweets about the awards.
According to a new study, the average woman spends a total of 474 days of her life doing this. The average man spends zero days doing it but frequently has to wait while the woman is doing it.
Putting on makeup.According to a new study out this morning, 11% of the diet of the average American adult is made up of this.
Fast food.According to a new survey of couples, the more one partner does this on Facebook, the less satisfied the other partner typically is with the relationship.
Share personal information.
According to a new survey, when meeting someone new, the first two things people judge the other person on are their teeth and this.
Their grammar.
According to a recent survey, 85% of women say they enjoyed doing this last week while only 12% of men enjoyed it.
Shopping for Valentine's day greeting cards.
According to a new survey, while driving, men look out the window three times as often as women do to do this.
"Check out" another driver or pedestrian.According to a new survey, this is the number one thing married women want from their husbands for Valentine's Day this year.
Affection.According to a new study, doing this for 60 to 90 minutes during the day can increase your productivity at work.
Napping.
This got its name from people eating as much bad food as they could before giving up that food for Lent.
Fat Tuesday - or in French- Mardi Gras.
Kelly Clarkson was the first American Idol contestant to do this and there have been three other American Idol contestants to do it since.
Win a Grammy - Fantasia Barrino, Jennifer Hudson and Carrie Underwood who has the most wins with 7.
According to a new study, if all Americans did this for one day less per week, energy consupmtion and pollution would drop by 13%.
Work.According to a new survey, this is the number one employee behavior at work that irritates everyone else in the office.
Brown-nosing to the boss.According to a recent survey, 61% of Facebook users have done this for at least a week in the past two years.
Taken a break from using Facebook.According to a new survey, contrary to popular belief, husbands who help with this around the house actually get less romantic time with their wives.
Domestic chores like cooking, cleaning and vacuuming.According to a new survey, Super Bowl fans will go through an estimated 1.23 billion of these on Sunday.
Chicken wings.
According to a new study out yesterday, the earlier in your workday you do this, the more weight you’ll lose if you're dieting.
Eat your lunch.
According to a new survey, 66% of people who had the flu this winter did this against their doctor's advice.
Went to work or school.According to a new survey, January is the best month for the sale of this comfort food.
Chicken Noodle Soup.
According to a new study out this week, the happier you are in your marriage, the more likely you are to have extra what?
Weight.According to a new study, not getting enough of this on a daily basis can actually make you more selfish and less appreciative of your spouse.
Sleep.According to a new survey, 43% of women will pass up dating a guy if they think he has bad taste in this.
Music.According to a new survey, 19% of workers say they are not as productive when their workplace is this.
Too cold.
Today President Obama will become only the second president ever to do this four times.
Take the Presidential oath of office.According to a new survey, this once popular Friday night activity is now seen by only 6% of singles as a good idea for a first date.
Dinner and a movie.
According to a new survey, 65% of single women do this before agreeing to go out on a date with a new guy.
Check him out on Facebook.
According to a new survey, 49% of Americans would not buy a product from a company that makes this mistake in a letter or email.
Misspells their name.According to a recent survey, 57% of adults do not spend the recommended 20 seconds doing this.
Washing hands.
There have been 49 of these in Indiana in the last 213 years. After today there will be 50.
Governors - Mike Pence will becomeIndiana's 50th Governor today.
According to a recent survey, the average married man spends 47 minutes a year helping his wife do this, usually on a Friday night.
Pick out an outfit for going out
According to a new study out yesterday, adults who know more than one of these keep their minds sharper as they age.
Language.
According to a new study, if you are a woman who wants to lose weight this New Year, you should avoid looking at pictures of these.
Skinny models.The first one of these in 1902 was seen by a little over 8000 people. The most recent one, last night, was seen by an estimated 30 million.
National college football championship.
According to a recent survey, there are an estimated 2 billion dollars worth of these that have gone unused since Christmas.
Gift cards.
According to a recent study, the average American adult has an extra 9 of these after the holidays.
Pounds - that's the average weight gain over the holidays!According to a recent survey, 59% of Americans will have to deal with this Christmas leftover this month.
Credit card debt.According to a recent survey, the average one of these only lasts 27 days.
New Year’s resolution.
If you are like the average American adult, an estimated 49 million of these will be part of your New Year's Eve celebration tonight.
Champagne bubbles -that's the estimated number of bubbles in a single bottle of champagne.According to a recent survey 60% of Americans still say this regularly every December.
"Merry Christmas"
According to a recent survey, 40% of office Christmas parties now have this in common.
They are held during lunch time.
According to a recent survey, the number of parents doing this with their kids has decreased by 80% since the 1960's.
Reading to them at bedtime.
According to a recent survey, 3 billion of these are traveling around the U.S. this week.
Christmas cards.According to a new survey, 31% of Americans don't like when this happens to their food during a meal.
When their food touches.According to a recent survey, this is the least favorite question a cashier can ask a shopper.
"Can I have your phone number?"
According to a recent survey, 62% of Americans have an old broken one of these laying around somewhere in their house.
Cell Phone.Today is the last time any of us will see this in our lifetimes.
A date with all three numbers the same - 12/12/12.According to a recent survey of married couples, when asked for one word to describe their spouse, this was the most common answer.
"Stubborn"According to a recent survey, this is the number one thing that puts people in a bad mood on their way to work in the morning.
Spilling something on your clothes.According to a recent survey, 85% of the people who have one of these in their home never use it.
A piano.
According to a recent survey of parents, this is the most annoying word their teens say.
"Whatever"
According to a new survey, 32% of young adults between 18-24 say they regularly use social networking while here.
In the bathroom.
According to a new survey out just this morning, politician and used car salesman are considered the least trusted and ethical professions in America. What is the most trusted and ethical profession?
Nurse.According to a recent survey, 15% of Americans will wait until three weeks from today to finish this.
Christmas shopping.Over 5000 people posted a picture of this online this week.
Their Powerball ticket.
According to a recent survey, 85% of online retailers have done this to their customers since Cyber Monday.
Sent a follow-up e-mail with other offers or promotions.
According to a recent survey, 28% of teenagers do not know how to do this classic childhood activity.
Ride a bike.According to a recent survey the number one pet peeve married women have when shopping is poor customer service. The number one pet peeve married men have when shopping is this.
Having to wait outside the dressing room door.
Americans are expected to spend an estimated $1.5 billion on this today.
Online shopping - it's "Cyber Monday"!
According to a survey out this morning, 43.6 million Americans plan to do this today.
Travel for the Thanksgiving holiday.
According to a recent study, Americans will buy 581 million pounds of this this year but only use 381 million pounds of it.
Turkey, According to a recent survey, each morning in the average American home it's the woman who does this 78% of the time.
Makes the bed
Thursday 11/8/12
