You Can Guess Someone's Income, Politics, and Personality With 90% Accuracy . . . Just by Looking at Their Shoes:
A new study out of the University of Kansas found that people could guess someone's age, gender, income, political beliefs, and personality traits with 90% ACCURACY . . . JUST by looking at their shoes.
People tended to correctly associate expensive shoes with wealthier people . . . flashy and colorful shoes with extroverts and younger people . . . and shoes that looked old but taken care of with responsible people.
Some less obvious connections: People with practical shoes tended to be more agreeable . . . people wearing boots were more aggressive . . . and people in shoes that looked uncomfortable were generally calmer.
The researchers say this shows you probably SHOULD give some thought to your shoes because, quote, "[They] serve a practical purpose, [but] also serve as nonverbal cues with symbolic messages" about who you are.
The Least Popular Day to Buy a Car is Monday . . . Because People are Too Hung Over?
According to a new survey, Monday is the LEAST popular day to buy a car.
There are two main reasons. One, people are settling back into work and don't have time for car shopping. And two . . . people are too HUNG OVER from the weekend to deal with the hassle.
Tuesday is the most popular day to buy a car.
Two Border Agents are Arrested After One Performs a Sex Act on the Other During a Cirque du Soleil Performance:
24-year-old Kallie Helwig and 35-year-old Gerald Torello Junior are U.S. Border Patrol agents in California.
On May 27th, they were off duty, and went to a Cirque du Soleil performance at the Del Mar Fairgrounds near San Diego. And apparently, watching a bunch of acrobatic French Canadians got them WORKED UP.
According to a witness only identified as "Jenny," Kallie started PERFORMING orally on Gerald. Right there, in the Cirque du Soleil audience.
She says there were lots of kids around who saw them . . . and when one boy turned around to look at them, Gerald gave him a HIGH FIVE.
Jenny confronted them and told them to stop. After the show, Kallie and Gerald waited by the exit for Jenny . . . and Kallie started BEATING HER UP. Kallie was arrested for battery, and Gerald was arrested for public intoxication.
The San Diego County Sheriff's office is reviewing the case. Customs and Border Protection has put them both on administrative leave while they review the case.
