Fun_People Archive
21 Jan
Numbers You Always Wanted to Know...

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From: Peter Langston <psl>
Date: Tue, 21 Jan 97 23:01:59 -0800
To: Fun_People
Subject: Numbers You Always Wanted to Know...

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	ARE YOU NORMAL?

-  Only 30% of us can flare our nostrils.  (22% try it when they read this)
-  21% of us don't make our bed daily.  5% of us never do.
-  Men do 29% of laundry each week.  Only 7% of women trust their husbands
	to do it correctly.
-  40% of women have hurled footwear at a man.
-  85% of men don't use the slit in their underwear.
-  67.5% of men ware tightie whities (briefs).
-  The average bra size today is 36C whereas 10 years ago it was a 34B.
-  85% of women wear the wrong bra size.
-  3 out of 4 of us store our dollar bills in rigid order with singles
	leading up to higher denominations.
-  13% of us admit to occassionally doing our offspring's homework.
-  91% of us lie regularly.
-  27% admit to cheating on a test or quiz.
-  29% admit they've intentionally stolen something from a store.
-  50% admit they regularly sneak food into movie theaters to avoid the high
	prices of snack foods.
-  90% believe in divine retribution.
-  10% believe in the 10 Commandments.
-  82% believe in an afterlife.
-  45% believe in ghosts.
-  13% (mostly men) have spent a night in jail.
-  29% of us are virgins when we marry.
-  58.4% have called into work sick when we weren't.
-  10% of us switch tags in the store to pay less for an item.
-  Over 50% believe in spanking - but only a child over 2 years old.
-  35% give to charity at least once a month.
-  How far would you go for $10 million?  25% would abandon their friends,
	family, and church.  7% would murder.
-  69% eat the cake before the frosting.
-  When nobody else is around, 47% drink straight from the carton.
-  85% of us will eat Spam this year.
-  70% of us drink orange juice daily.
-  Snickers is the most popular candy.
-  22% of us skip lunch daily.
-  9% of us skip breakfast daily.
-  66% of us eat cereal regularly.
-  22% of all restaurant meals include french fries.
-  14% of us eat the watermelon seeds.
-  Only 13% brush our teeth from side to side.
-  45% use mouthwash every day.
-  22% leave the glob of toothpaste in the sink.
-  The typical shower is 101 degrees F.
-  Nearly 1/3 of U.S. women color their hair.
-  9% of women and 8% of men have had cosmetic surgery.
-  53% of women will not leave the house without makeup on.
-  58% of women paint their nails regularly.
-  62% of us pop our zits.
-  33% of women lie about their weight.
-  10% of us claim to have seen a ghost.
-  57% have had deja vu.
-  49% believe in ESP.
-  4 out of 5 of us have suffered from hemorrhoids.
-  The average girl starts her period at age 12.
-  44% have broken a bone.
-  Only 30% of us know our cholesterol level.
-  14% have attended a self-help meeting.
-  15% regularly go to a shrink.
-  78% would rather die quickly than live in a retirement home.
-  46.5% of men say they ALWAYS put the seat down after they've used the
	toilet, yet women claim to ALWAYS find it up.
-  30% of us refuse to sit on a public toilet seat.
-  54.2% of us always wash our hands after using the toilet.
-  23.5% admit they don't always flush.
-  45.2% pee in the shower.
-  44.9% pee in the ocean.
-  28.1% pee in the pool.
-  55.2% will let someone else come in the bathroom while they're using the
	toilet.
-  39% of us peek in our host's bathroom cabinet.  17% have been caught by
	the host.
-  81.3% would tell an acquaintance to zip his pants.
-  29% of us ignore RSVP.
-  71.6% of us eavesdrop.
-  22% are functionally illiterate.
-  Less than 10% are trilingual.
-  37% claim to know how to use all the features on their VCR.
-  53% prefer ATM machines over tellers.
-  56% of women do the bills in a marriage.
-  2 out of 3 of us wouldn't give up our spouse even for a night for a
	million bucks.
-  20% of us have played in a band at one time in our life.
-  40% of us have had music lessons.
-  44% reuse tinfoil.
-  57% save pretty gift paper to reuse.
-  66% of women and 59% of men have used a mix to cook and taken credit for
	doing it from scratch.
-  53% read their horoscopes regularly.
-  16% of us have forgotten our own wedding anniversary (mostly men).
-  59% of us say we're average-looking.
-  Blacks are more than twice as likely to call themselves beautiful.
-  90% of us depend on alarm clocks to wake us.
-  53% of us would take advice from Anne Landers.
-  28% of us have skinny-dipped.  14% with the opposite sex.
-  51% of adults dress up for a Halloween festivity.
-  On average, we send 38 Christmas cards every year.
-  20% of women consider their parents to be their best friends.
-  2 out of 5 have married their first love.
-  The biggest cause of matrimonial fighting is money.
-  Only 4% asked the parents' approval for their bride's hand.
-  1 in 5 men proposed on his knees.
-  6% propose over the phone.
-  71% can drive a stick-shift car.
-  45% of us consistantly follow the speed limit.
-  2/3 of us speed up at a yellow light.
-  1/3 of us don't wear seat belts.
-  12% of men never use their car blinkers.
-  44% of men tailgate to speed up the person in front of them.
-  25% of us drive after we've been drinking.
-  4 out of 5 sing in the car.
-  The average sexual experience lasts about 39 minutes.
-  Men say the average erect penis is 10".  Women say it's 4".
-  56% of men have had sex at work.
-  1 in 3 of us have had an extramarital affair.
-  62% think there is nothing wrong with affairs.
-  60% of men and 54% of women have had a 1-night stand.
-  The most common fantasy is oral sex.
-  Women buy 4 out of every 10 condoms sold.
-  8% of us have regular anal sex.
-  58% like dirty talk during sex.
-  22% rent porno flicks at least once.

© 1997 Peter Langston