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\"Statistics,<\/a>
Statistics, facts, quotes and humor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\"\"<\/a>Like other occult techniques of divination, the statistical method has a private jargon deliberately contrived to obscure its methods from non-practitioners.<\/span>
\nG. O. Ashley<\/span><\/p>\n

Like dreams, statistics are a form of wish fulfillment.<\/span>
\nJean Baudrillard<\/span><\/p>\n

Statistics are no substitute for judgment.<\/span>
\nHenry Clay<\/span><\/p>\n

I could prove God statistically.<\/span>
\nGeorge Gallup<\/span><\/p>\n

Round numbers are always false.<\/span>
\nSamuel Johnson<\/span><\/p>\n

Statistics: the mathematical theory of ignorance. <\/span>
\nMorris Kline<\/span><\/p>\n

Smoking is one of the leading causes of statistics.<\/span>
\nFletcher Knebel<\/span><\/p>\n

He used statistics as a drunken man uses lampposts; for support rather than illumination.<\/span>
\nAndrew Lang<\/span><\/p>\n

Statistics are like a bikini. What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital.<\/span>
\nAaron Levenstein<\/span><\/p>\n

I will stand on, and continue to use, the figures I have used, because I believe they are correct. Now, I’m not going to deny that you don’t now and then slip up on something; no one bats a thousand.<\/span>
\nRonald Reagan<\/span><\/p>\n

A single death is a tragedy. A million deaths is a statistic.<\/span>
\nJoseph Stalin<\/span><\/p>\n

There are two kinds of statistics; the kind you look up, and the kind you make up.<\/span>
\nRex Stout<\/span><\/p>\n

Statistically, the probability of any of us being here is so small that you’d think the mere fact of existing would keep us all in contented dazzlement of surprise.<\/span>
\nLewis Thomas<\/span><\/p>\n

There are lies, damned lies, and statistics.<\/span>
\nMark Twain<\/span><\/p>\n

ARE YOU NORMAL? (Facts about us Americans. Did you know that…)<\/span><\/p>\n

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

So are YOU “normal”??<\/span><\/p>\n

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