Jeremy Taylor
Awesome Professor Offers the Best Thanksgiving Lesson Ever [VIDEO]
If you watch carefully, it’s not hard to see how Biola University professor Matthew Weathers seamlessly goes from speaking to his class in person to appearing in a YouTube video projected on the classroom’s movie screen. But it’s still a neat trick, and it even comes with a timely lesson about the spirit of Thanksgiving. Watch the coolest lesson ever below.
Kids Destroy House With Bag of Flour [VIDEO]
“Oh my gosh,” is all the poor mom in this video can say after emerging from a trip to the bathroom and finding out that her one-year-old and her three-year-old have completely covered the house in a five-pound bag of flour. Maybe they were just trying to help redecorate.
‘Happier Than a Dog in a Kiddie Swing’ Should Be a New Expression [VIDEO]
A dog in a kiddie swing is as happy as a pig in the mud, or a clam at high tide, or a flea in a doghouse.
That’s how happy this corgi pup is. The animal is simply trying to find his child within, and makes us want to do the same. Of course, that would be a really bad idea as we would probably get stuck, so maybe we could just find a hammock.
Americans Are Divided on Flu Shots — Survey of the Day
With flu season upon us, 46 percent of Americans have received a flu shot, whereas 47 percent said they have not and will not.
Photoshop Creates an Attractive Woman From a Blank Canvas [VIDEO]
Those who can claim mastery over Photoshop have a lot more skills than most of us might think. They can make celebrities and models look way better than they actually are, and they even have the ability to create people out of blank canvases, literally. Click after the jump and watch how a simple sketch in Photoshop slowly becomes a real-looking woman.
Singer’s Fall Makes The Music Stop [VIDEO]
Singer Ilenia Palmas falls during a performance on Italian TV, bringing a concert to a complete stop. We’re not sure if this is because the video was edited, or because Palmas’ fall made it too awkward to carry on. Watch below.
23-Year-Old Man on the Run For Stealing Cutout of Justin Bieber
You can’t really blame 23-year-old David Dowling for skipping his pretrial hearing on charges of stealing a life-size cut out of Justin Bieber.
The adult (nope, not a teenage girl) was arrested back in August after a mall security guard saw him hiding in the bushes with the $34.99 full-size cardboard Bieber, which was reported stolen.
64 Percent Agree With Herman Cain About Media Being ‘Dishonest’ — Survey of the Day
Embattled presidential candidate Herman Cain recently stated, “There are too many people in the media who are downright dishonest,” and Mediabistro had to see if people agreed.
The site’s survey asked 1,179 registered voters if they sided with Cain’s view on the media, and 64 percent of respondents did.
Adorable Pug Puppies Looking for a Ride Swarm Baby [VIDEO]
Puppies love to play with everything they can get their paws on, including babies. Three adorable pug puppies scramble onto the back of an equally adorable baby and hang on as the infant crawls about the floor. The dogs soon realize that babies don’t make the best vehicles.
Cute Alert! Baby Emperor Penguin Being Fed From Bottle [VIDEO]
This baby emperor penguin looks out of place in a lab and away from his Antarctic home, but the sterile environment acts to accentuate the flightless bird’s magnificent coat of fur. Watch him being fed from a bottle like a baby below. Aww! Where’s the ‘Happy Feet’ gang?
Two Out of Three Think a Wife Should Take Husband’s Last Name – Survey of the Day
Sixty-seven percent of Americans think that a woman should take her husband’s surname upon marriage, according to an Indiana University survey of 815 adults.
Apple’s Siri Technology Struggles to Understand Dog Barks [VIDEO]
The new Apple iPhone feature called Siri is supposed to allow users to send messages, calls and similar functions through voice instruction. However, the technology has yet to master non-American accents, like Scottish, and, similarly, dog barks.
Amazing Two-Legged Dog Can Walk and Jump Like a Person [VIDEOS]
A chihuahua in Hawaii was born with only two legs, but through an incredible adaptation it was able to learn how to walk on it’s back feet. Watch as this adorable pup joyfully skips and hops around despite its disability. (Good luck not getting misty-eyed.)
Kitten Contortionist Can Fit in Tissue Box [VIDEO]
Ginger, the feline version of Harry Houdini, is able to effortlessly contort himself into a tissue box seemingly smaller than his body. This cat would be quite the whiz and hide-and-go-seek.
Wheelchair-Bound High Schooler Scores Touchdown in Final Game [VIDEO]
Ohio high school senior Trent Glaze hasn’t let muscular dystrophy stop him from being Fairfield Union High’s homecoming king and football team captain.
But since Glaze is bound to a wheelchair he also hadn’t been able to get on the football field during his three year varsity career, instead contributing to the team by analyzing tape and assisting the coaching staff with other duties.
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Chicken Fiddling Could Be the Next Big Music Craze [VIDEO]
We’ve never heard of chicken fiddling before, but Lisa Haley provides quite a generous introduction to the musical genre in the bizarre video below.
Prairie Dog Will Dance Like ‘Black Swan’ for Food [VIDEO]
If they ever did an all-prairie dog version of ‘Black Swan,’ this nimble little fur-ball would probably play both the Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis roles. It’s that talented.
Hungry Cats Try and Fail to Raid Unattended Fridge [VIDEO]
These cats noticed the open fridge and were on the cusp of the nirvana that is people food when something went wrong. Instead of continuing on their raid, the felines dealt with their fail by retreating back to their boring feed bowls, defeated.
Cliff Huxtable Is America’s Favorite TV Dad — Survey of the Day
Bill Cosby’s sweater-wearing, tough love-offering Cliff Huxtable character from ‘The Cosby Show’ is the TV dad most Americans would have wanted as their own father growing up.
Survey of the Day — Most Workers Are ‘Not Engaged’ in Their Job
71 percent of American workers are either “not engaged” or “actively disengaged” in their work.
According to Gallup’s employee engagement index, which is based on workers’ responses to 12 workplace elements, 19 percent of the employed are actively disengaged in their work, 52 percent are not engaged, and only 29 percent feel engaged in their jobs.