Jeremy Taylor
Fourth Grade Girl Talks Herself Into First Ski Jump
Facing your fears is part of being human. We’ve all had to talk ourselves into doing something, whether we actually verbalized the encouragement or just played it silently in our brain.
The fourth grade girl in the video below is a verbalizer. With a camera running, she methodically convinces herself she has what it takes to make her first ski jump.
Now THIS Is How You Sell a Product
Due to the well-established trick of making the razors cheap but the blades overpriced, shaving can be a real rip-off. The start up DollarShaveClub.com is trying to change that by offering all the razors and blades you need for a dollar a month.
Dick Clark Is Selling His Awesome Flintstones House
82-year-old Dick Clark has long been famous for his youthful appearance. And it would seem that his taste in architecture has also been frozen in time — prehistoric time, that is.
Outrageous Clothing Label Sparks Sexism Outcry
Emma Barnett was shocked when she read the care label on her boyfriend’s pants.
How Much Is Too Much to Pay for Gas? — Survey of the Day
With the average price of gas approaching four dollars a gallon, the question becomes whether Americans are going to start to seriously changing their current driving habits and vacation plans, in light of this hike.
Lego Space Shuttle Actually Goes Into Orbit In Amazing Footage
Last year the United States retired NASA’s space shuttle program, and shipped the remaining crafts out for display in sites around the country. To pay tribute to the end of the space shuttle era, Romanian high school student Raul Oaida strapped a Lego model space shuttle on a weather ballon and sent it towards the great beyond.
‘SNL’s’ Andy Samberg and Kristen Wiig Make the Weirdest Save the Date Invite
For its most recent digital short, ‘Saturday Night Live’ decided to go back to the 70s. While it was a glorious time when all races and sexes were prone to wearing afros, Andy Samberg and Kristen Wiig ended up using it to create one of the most creepy save the date wedding invites ever.
Angelina Jolie’s Leg Had Fun at the 2012 Academy Awards
If there was one thing we learned from the 84th Academy Awards it’s that Angeline Jolie is really proud of her leg. Her right leg that is, which she took every possible opportunity to flaunt through a slip in her black velvet Versace strapless gown she walked the Red Carpet with her baby daddy Brad Pitt.
Woman Tries to Hide From News Camera, Fails Spectacularly
If you happen to be a newscaster who isn’t so sure of the material you’re supposed to read, one way of limiting mistakes is concentrating very hard on the Teleprompter. Kara Manelli of WUFT in Gainesville, Florida displays this technique to a T as she finishes a story about a student housing lottery. She’s concentrating so hard, she doesn’t notice the woman behind her awkwardly trying to hide from
Does This Chicken McNugget Look Like George Washington?
The last time people were comparing the way something looks to George Washington, that something was disgraced swindler Bernie Madoff. And, really, the father our country deserves a much better doppelganger.
Cue Chicken McNugget George Washington, who a woman in Sioux City, Iowa bought at a McDonald’s three years ago.
Should Women Be Allowed in Combat? — Survey of the Day
Last week, the Pentagon decided open up thousands of near-the-front-line military jobs to female military personnel who were previously restricted from such roles.
Women are still banned from combat, although this move to put them closer to harm’s way has upset some, including Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum, who said that when women are too close to the front line “emotions” could
Japanese Man Breaks the World Record for Cracking the Most Nuts With His Butt
Japan has some crazy shows, but their Guinness World Records TV series is somehow the craziest. You think we’re kidding, but in one episode a man named Tomoharu Shoji sets a world record by crushing 43 nuts in one minute… Oh, yeah, and he did it just by using his butt.