News flash: Americans tend to be idiots about a lot of stuff — global warming, vaccines, not standing on the left side of the goddamn escalator. The latest thing about which a surprising number of us are idiots is on what familiar internet terms mean. Because many Americans are old.
Eleanor Roosevelt is the Greatest First Lady of all time, according to a new survey of historians.
The Pew Research Center just released the results of a new survey detailing the acceptance of homosexuality around the globe. The numbers you see above represent the percent of people who believe in acceptance — as polled in 39 countries among 37,653 respondents from March 2 to May 1, 2013.
But what do you care? You still have your #1 main squeeze, masturbation; you're gonna be just fine!
A new 60 Minutes/Vanity Fair poll has revealed some interesting truths about Americans and either/or question-posing. An overwhelming majority of respondents haughtily said that Scientology (which, despite its high-profile celebrity devotees, has resonated with less than 100,000 Americans and has been likened to a…
AskMen polled dudes about their love lives and now they, like, totally know why he won't call you back! JK. The results of their "Great Male Survey" aren't that illuminating, but here are some highlights:
The results of our Millennial Survey are in, and it appears millennial folks did get a bit more praise growing up than crotchety Olds. Also, everyone thinks kids today suck — including kids.
Trend pieces on the troubles and triumphs of millennials are a dime a dozen these days, and they've started to sound kind of similar — the participation awards, the feelings of entitlement, the special-snowflake-ness. To shake things up a bit, we've decided to ask you what it was like to grow up millennial — or not.
Whether it's giving up sex for a younger face, or years of their lives for thinner thighs, the media loves a story about ladies renouncing shit. It's time for us to give up giving up.
A 22-country survey found that while both men and women value gender equality, they differ widely on whether it's been achieved. In the U.S., many more men believed sufficient progress had occurred, whereas women thought more action was required. [NYT]
A recent survey from the UK found that one in 20 people over the age of 45 worry about having a heart attack during sex, and 31% of Britons have stopped sexual activity because they were too tired to continue.
If they were true lesbian shitasses, that is, per an unscientific Esquire online survey of 9,617. Other findings: 75% feel comfortable while naked, 65% disagree that men are funnier than women, and 89% support gay marriage. [Esquire]
• Motorists in Italy are confused over a sign that reads "Attenzione Prostitute" and features an image of a big-breasted woman in high heels. There have been complaints that the sign's meaning is ambiguous.
It's true! Or else, why would the Daily Mail say it? Indeed, the whole phenomenon of buying stupidly expensive duds for kids who get them filthy and then outgrow them a week later has been dubbed the "Suri Cruise Effect:"
"More than 92 per cent of women could remember the first shoes they bought with their own money. Less than two, however, in three recalled the name of the person they first kissed, the survey found." [Telegraph]
"A new survey" "reveals" that blondes take up to twice as long as brunettes to "get ready" to "go out." But, do they mean blondes, or "blondes?" Because that already implies more time-investment, yes? [Sun]
Jeebus! According to a new study half of female respondents say that - wait for it - women should be mandated by the government to take their husband's name. We are...troubled by this:
According to that window into the male soul, AskMen's "Great Male Survey," the rascals are closet romantics: 36% of men polled believe in soul mates, 75% are pro-marriage while only 10% consider signing a prenup "very important." Awww! [AskMen]
