From a piece of forwarded email that arrived in my box one day...
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 1997 09:12:26 -0500 To: tom@magliery.com Subject: Facts about Americans >Just in case you were wondering... > > >(Facts about Americans. Did you know that...) > >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. >85% of men don't use the slit in their underwear. >67.5% of men were 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 sing 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 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. >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.