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[Welshcookie 17]

Drive huge cars?

[amiquechu 0]

Break the speed limit?

Work?

Cuss?

[Sister Fracas 5]

[macutelit 0]

FACTS ABOUT AMERICANS

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FACTS ABOUT AMERICANS

From Harper's Index

Only 30% of us can flare our nostrils.

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.

67.5% of men wear tightie whities (briefs).

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 occasionally 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.

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.

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.

The average bra size today is 36C whereas 10 years ago it was a 34B.

85% of women wear the wrong bra size.

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.

90% of us depend on alarm clocks to wake us.

53% of us would take advice from Ann Landers.

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% proposed over the phone.

71% can drive a stick-shift car.

45% of us consistently 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.

56% of women never use their car blinkers.

44% of men tailgate to speed up the person in front of them.

4 out of 5 sing in the car.

This joke was found on Good, Clean Funnies List

[amiquechu 0]

Move every five years or less? (We're doing that now )

Drink beer?

Get married?

[Sister Fracas 5]

nope...

[✿Ice Rain✿ 0]

57% save pretty gift paper to reuse.

ahh, SHape, this isn't a "post the most statistics you can about Americans" thread...

57% save pretty gift paper to reuse.

[macutelit 0]

reusable bags?

[Sister Fracas 5]

57% save pretty gift paper to reuse.

ahh, SHape, this isn't a "post the most statistics you can about Americans" thread...

57% save pretty gift paper to reuse.

errr...someone already answered...before you posted the list...

[✿Ice Rain✿ 0]

57% save pretty gift paper to reuse.

ahh, SHape, this isn't a "post the most statistics you can about Americans" thread...

57% save pretty gift paper to reuse.

errr...someone already answered...before you posted the list...

Well, you just said it's not about posting statistics as many I can with the Americans, it's so happened i have highlighted the part were it says what 57% save by the Americans for reuse. I haven't look to what others posted prior to my posting.

By the way, it's my husband who gave that link to me. Peace out.

Edited May 23, 2008 by SHAPE OF MY HEART

[Sister Fracas 5]

Well, you just said it's not about posting statistics as many I can with the Americans, it's so happened i have highlighted the part were it says what 57% save by the Americans for reuse. I haven't look to what others posted prior to my posting.

By the way, it's my husband who gave that link to me. Peace out.[/color]

it's just a silly time wasting game....

someone posts a question and people try to guess the answer, usually without looking up the answer though.

back to the next question..

4 out of 5 Americans do this?

*hint* you could do it on your way to work

Edited May 23, 2008 by Sister Fracas

[Saddle Bronc 124]

Sing or drum to the radio?

[✿Ice Rain✿ 0]

back to the next question..

4 out of 5 Americans do this?

*hint* you could do it on your way to work

Ok, my husband answered it "poop"

[Sister Fracas 5]

Sing or drum to the radio?

specifically in the car....since those of us who are bus/train riders tend to refrain from this activity. LOL

Edited May 23, 2008 by Sister Fracas

[Sister Fracas 5]

Around 10% of the population does this on a daily basis....