ARE YOU NORMAL?   (Facts about us Americans.  Did you know that...


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* 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 wear 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 
 eading 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 us 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 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.