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Wednesday, May 1, 2013

May

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May

May 18th

The manufacturers of these claim they work properly more thatn 99.9% of the time.  What?

Answer:  Parachutes.

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May 17th

The average woman will do this more than 6,000 times in her life.  What?

Answer:  Step on a scale.

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May 16th

Only one in five people working has one of these.  What?

Answer:  A business card.

_______________________________

May 15th

According to a study, the object hit most by vehicles, besides other vehicles, is the tree.  What's #2?

Answer:  Wood utility poles.

________________________________

May 14th

About 20% of single men haven't done it for an entire year.  What?

Answer:  Cooked a meal.

__________________________________

May 13th

Ideally, this will be about 16 degrees Fahrenheit.  What?

Answer:  The ice at a Portland Winterhawks game.

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May 10th

68% of moms with school-age children do this during the last two weeks of August.  What?

Answer:  Cry.

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May 9th

Mother's Day is Sunday.  20% of moms we asked say they have regrets abou this.  What?

Answer:  The name they chose for their child.

_______________________________

May 8th

56% of women say a man is much more attractive when he's doing THIS in his Facebook profile picture.  What?

Answer:  Holding a musical instrument.

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May 7th

Since 1970, the size of the average one of these has increased nearly 42%.  What is it?

Answer:  A house.  In 1970 the average home was 1,500 sq. ft.

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May 6th

70% of the people who own one of these don't use it for its original purpose.  What?

Answer:  A garage.

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May 3rd

One third of women would change this about themselves if they could.  What?

Answer:  Their laugh.

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May 2nd

One third of women say if they see a guy wearing THIS on a first date, there will be no second date.  What?

Answer:  A bow-tie.

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May 1st

If you're the average woman, you have 38-40 of these.  What?

Answer:  Items in your purse.


Monday, April 1, 2013

April

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April

April 30th

The average 45-year-old has owned about 1,300 of these.  What?

Answer:  Pairs of socks.

__________________________

April 29th

65% of American office workers say THIS is the biggest myth in office life.  What?

Answer:  The on-hour lunch.

__________________________

April 26th

What body part is most commonly bitten by insects?

Answer:  The foot.

_________________________

April 25th

On any given day, 18% of us make a phone call for THIS reason.  What is it?

Answer:  To find our cell phone.

__________________________

April 24th

According to USA Today, 20% of the money couples spend without telling each other, goes to WHAT?

Answer:  Lottery tickets.

___________________________

23rd

Experts say you can fall asleep up to 27% faster if you do WHAT?

Answer:  Wear socks to bed.

____________________________

April 22nd

Nine out of ten women over the age of 30 do not do this.  What?

Answer:  Exercise outside.

_____________________________

April 19th

This is 30% more likely to happen on Friday from 4-6pm than any other time.  What is it?

Answer:  Road Rage.

____________________________

April 18th

11% of brides have this in common on their wedding day.  What?

Answer:  They're pregnant.

____________________________

April 17th

More than a third of baseball fans have something else in common; what is it?

Answer:  They believe in ghosts.

______________________________

April 16th

The average man carries 9...but 3 of them are useless.  What are they?

Answer:  Keys.

_______________________________

April 15th

According to a new newspaper article, the price of this popular food item has gone up by 46% in the last year.  What is it?

Answer:  Buffalo Wings.

______________________________

April 12th

23% of internet users admit they've done this at least once.  What?

Answer:  Pretend they're a memeber of the opposite gender.

_______________________________

April 11th

According to a new study, this is the #1 reason women break up with their boyfriend.  What is it?

Answer:  The guy is boring.

________________________________

April 10th

60% of married couples say their first important discussion after marriage was about WHAT?

Answer:  Laundry

________________________________

April 9th

The #1 plastic surgery for men is chin implants, #2 is a nose job.  What is #3?

Answer:  Breast reduction.

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April 8th

Men are 50% more likely than women to do this on a business trip.  What is it?

Answer:  Feel homesick.

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Friday, March 1, 2013

March

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March

March 29th

It used to take about 20 hours to get through this; today it's almost 45 hours.  What is it?

Answer:  The Panama Canal.

________________________

March 28th

Are you feeling sick today?  A recent study says it could be because of THIS thing that we touch everyday.  It has about 280 different types of bacteria on it.  What is it?

Answer:  Your steering wheel.

_________________________

March 27th

According to some health experts, 97% of us don't wash this properly or often enough.  What is it?

Answer:  Our pillow.

_________________________

March 26th

This is the only regularly scheduled Network Television Program in the United States to never have used a theme song.  What is it?

Answer:  60 Minutes, since it went on the air in 1968.

__________________________

March 25th

30% of men never do this in their own home.  What?

Answer:  Make the bed.

__________________________

March 22nd

One in every eight boxes of breakfast cereal has this in common.  What?

Answer:  It's a box of Cheerios.

__________________________

March 21st

It's something that 9% of us do once a day, 28% of us do 2-3 times a week, and the majority of us only do once a week.  What is it?

Answer:  Vacuum.

___________________________

March 20th

80% of women wait a month before they let their boyfriends WHAT?

Answer:  See them without makeup.

____________________________

March 19th

27% of married men have done this in secret.  What is it?

Answer:  Snuck back to their mom's for a home-cooked meal.

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M
arch 18th

In the 1950's, 90% of women used these; today only about 10% of women do.  What are they?

Answer:  Aprons.

__________________________

March 15th

73% of us have problems with THIS in the kitchen and have had to ask for help.  What?

Answer:  Opening a jar.

___________________________

March 14th

1/3 of the homes in America have one of these, and it's almost always in the closet.  What is it?

Answer:  A Scrabble game.

____________________________

March 13th

33% of single women say THIS is the first thing they notice on a date.  What is it?

Answer:  His fingernails.

_____________________________

March 8th

Headed to the office, you should know that 29% of men do this at work.  What is it?

Answer:  Look for another job.

_______________________________

March 7th

40% of Americans would give up a year of our lives in return for WHAT?

Answer:  If they could remian at their ideal weight.

_______________________________

March 6th

70% of people who own these, talk to them.  What are they?

Answer:  Their vehicles.

________________________________

March 5th

According to a USA Today survey, 24% of women say it's attractive when a man does THIS.  What?

Answer:  Shaves their legs.

_______________________________

March 4th

According to GQ magazine, 10% of men have done this at their wedding.  What?

Answer:  Snuck out to watch sports.

________________________________

March 1st

There's a 43% chance you'll not do this at least once today.  What?

Answer:  Use a turn signal.

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Thursday, January 31, 2013

February

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February

February 28th

Industry experts say Americans use coupons more on THIS product than any other.  What is it?

Answer:  Deodorant.

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February 27th

35% of women say this is the very first thing they check when they go to a date's house for the very first time.  What is it?

Answer:  Their CD & DVD collection.

______________________________

February 26th

48% of men agree; they say a woman looks HOT when she WHAT?

Answer:  Wears a baseball cap.

______________________________

February 25th

If you have a desk job, you do this twice as much as a person who does manual labor.  What?

Answer:  Eat.

_______________________________

February 22nd

More than one-in-five people have at least one of these.  What?

Answer:  Tattoo.

________________________________

February 21st

If you didn't do this last year, have no worries, over 70 million people didn't do it either.  What?

Answer:  Read a book.

_________________________________

February 20th

According to a medical study, 28% of adults admit to doing this.  What?

Answer:  Lying to their doctor.

_________________________________

February 19th

According to a study, shoppers spend up to 31% more when they smell what?

Answer:  Orange.

_________________________________

February 14th

48% of women say they wish their partner did this more often.  What?

Answer:  Wear cologne.

_________________________________

February 13th

Americans will spend $55 billion on WHAT this year?

Answer:  Their pets.

________________________________

February 12th

Most of us do it in the morning, but 25 to 34-year-olds do it more than any other age group.  What?

Answer:  Hit the alarm clock snooze button.

_______________________________

February 11th

This will happen about a quarter million times this week...mostly on Thursday.  What?

Answer:  Someone will propose marriage.

________________________________

February 8th

According to a new study, 20% of us have never done it.  What?

Answer:  Gone to a concert.

_______________________________

February 7th

One third of Americans use the same one every time they need one.  What?

Answer:  Airline.

______________________________

February 6th

One in three married people complain that THIS is a regular problem with their partner.  What?

Answer:  Hogging the covers.

_______________________________

February 5th

You'll probably spend 11 hours this year doing this...and you'll hate every minute.  What is it?

Answer:  Waiting on hold on the phone.

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February 4th

More husbands borrow THIS from their wives than any other item.  What is it?

Answer:  Tweezers.

__________________________________

February 1st

Worldwide, 87% of the gifts given this past Christmas had THIS in common?  What?

Answer:  They were manufactured in China.

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Wednesday, January 2, 2013

January

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January

January 31st

Sales of this food are best in January.  What food?

Answer:  Chicken Noodle Soup

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January 30th

30 years ago 14% of us did this...today 84% of us do this.  What is it?

Answer:  Use seat belts.

_____________________________

January 29th

About 1/3 of men have taken time off to do this.  What is it?

Answer:  Watch a sporting event.

_______________________________

January 28th

Even though they should be recycled, 85% of these end up in landfills.  What are they?

Answer:  Computers.

(To recycle yours, use the link below)

http://www.deq.state.or.us/lq/ecycle/index.htm

__________________________________

January 25th

About 95 billion servings of THIS were eaten worldwiede in 2012.  What?

Answer:  Ramen Noodles.

______________________________

January 24th

76% of us would prefer this to be home-made rather than by a professional.  What?

Answer:  Pie.

_______________________________

January 23rd

Almost 70% of men have never used this fashion accessory.  What is it?

Answer:  Shoe horn.

________________________________

January 22nd

A recent survey asked married people to describe their spouse in one word.  What word topped the list?

Answer: Stubborn.

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January 21st

According to a new survey, men are now outnumbering women when it comes to doing this.  What?

Answer:  Shopping on-line.

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January 18th

Americans spend $13 billion each year on what?

Answer:  Jeans.

__________________________________

January 17th

You'll spend about 1,500 hours of your life looking at this.  What?

Answer:  The inside of your refrigerator.

___________________________________

January 16th

29% of American homeowners live in a house without one of these.  What?

Answer:  A mortgage.

____________________________________

January 15th

8 out of 10 men in a recent survey said THIS was their favorite toy as a child.  What was it?

Answer:  Squirt Gun.

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January 14th

Sixty-seven percent of people who have these, never use them.  What are they?

Answer:  Gym memberships.

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January 11th

Brazil has 3,803; Russia has 2,609; Mexico has 1,827 and the U.S. has nearly 15,000.  What?

Answer:  Airports.


January 10th

60% of women in Congress have WHAT in common?

Answer:  They were Girl Scouts.


January 9th

Everybody likes 'em, but 75% of the time, they're purchased by men.  What are they?

Answer:  Potato chips.


 January 8th

If you're an average American, you'll do this 16 times today.  What?

Answer:  Swear.


 January 7th

On average, you'll do this 4 to 6 times in the next 24 hours and each time you do it, you'll do it for about 14 to 16 minutes.  Do what?

Answer:  Dream.


 January 4th

Americans will throw away more then 30,000 of these today.  What?

Answer:  TV's.


 January 3rd

One third of dog owners buy their pets this item, which is meant for people.  What is it?

Answer:  Tooth paste.


 January 2nd

While at one time there were 24 of these in the world, today there are 40.  What?

Answer:  Time zones.

 


Tuesday, December 4, 2012

December

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December

December 21st

Many people own one, but 9 out of 10 people say it's just gathering dust.  What?

Answer:  A piano.

December 20th

Americans will purchase 36 million of these between Thanksgiving and Christmas.  What are they?

Answer:  Christmas trees.

December 19th

This will happen to one in 6 of us this year.  What?

Answer:  Get food poisoning.  It will kill 3,000 people this year.

December 18th

This store has the highest sales per square foot of any in North America; almost twice as much as the next retailer. What store is it?

Answer:  Apple.

December 14th

The average woman does this twice a day.  What?

Answer:

Complain about men.

December 13th

3.6 billion pounds of THIS are produced in the U.S. each year.  What is it?

Answer:  Dog waste.

December 11th

According to a recent survey, the average kid can do THIS, but the average adult cannot.  What is it?

Answer:  Touch their toes.

December 6th

If you're average, you'll have this for lunch more than 50 times a year.  What?

Answer:  Nothing.

December 5th

In a recent survey, 70% of us said we were definitely going to do something this Christmas.  What?

Answer:  Spend less than last year.

December 4th

In a recent survey, 67% of women said THIS was their worst fashion purchase ever.  What is it?

Answer:  Leather pants.


Thursday, November 1, 2012

November

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November

November 30th

The average family uses one of these about 7 1/2 years before throwing it away.  What is it?

Answer:  An artificial Christmas tree.

November 29th

More than half of Christmas shoppers say they dread this the most during the holiday season.  What is it?

Answer:  Trying to find parking.

November 28th

Americans raise about 254 million of these every year.  What are they?

Answer:  Turkeys.

November 27th

Whether you wanted to be or not, we've all been one.  Today there are 1.4 billion of them in the world.  1.4 billion what?

Answer:  Students.

November 26th

A new study suggests the smell of THIS makes us kinder.  The smell of what?

Answer:  Baking bread.

November 21st

About 12,000 of us will wind up doing this tomorrow.  What?

Answer:  Call the Butterball Turkey Hotline.

November 20th

When asked about their bucket list, more people had this at #1 than anything else.  What is it?

Answer:  Driving a race car.

November 19th

Around 70 new varieties of this product are released in the U.S. each year.  What is it?

Answer:  Toothpaste.

November 16th

In a recent survey, kids say THIS is the #1 thing they don't like their parents to say.  What is it?

Answer:  Money doesn't grow on trees.

November 15th

Chances are you have about 5.6 pounds of it.  What?

Answer:  Skin.

November 14th

About 15% of all dogs have this in common. What?

Answer:  They have allergies.

November 13th

Putting kids to bed is the 2nd most stressful situation for a mom.  What is #1?

Answer:  Taking the kids grocery shopping.

November 12th

21% of bar owners say this is the hardest part of their job.  What is it?

Answer:  Not drinking on the job.

November 9th

This industry employs more Americans than aerospace, oil and gas, consumer electronics, and Internet start-ups combined.  What is it?

Answer:  Meat.

November 8th

Sales of these household items almost triple during football season.  What are they?

Answer:  Recliners.

November 7th

The average American will go through about 3 of these a year, but will throw away about 20% of it.  What is it?

Answer:  Tubes of toothpaste.

November 6th

The average man replaces this about every two and a half months.  What is it?

Answer:  The kitchen sponge.

November 5th

If you're stressed out, doing this for 20 minutes a day should help.  What?

Answer:  Cleaning.

November 2nd

The average one of these will travel 30,000 miles in its lifetime.  What is it?

Answer:  A grocery cart.

November 1st

Your average kid will eat 60-65 pounds of this in a year.  What?

Answer:  Pasta.


Monday, October 1, 2012

October

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October

October 31st

On-third of men say THIS is the worst part about being single.  What is it?

Answer:  Cooking for themselves.

October 30th

27% of women in a recent survey say this causes big arguments in their house and 5% have broken up over it.  What is it?

Answer:  Snoring.

October 29th

According to police reports, in "loss of control" car accidents, 45% of people say they lost control because of this.  What?

Answer:  Sneezing.

October 26th

One in four women has one of these in their purse right now.  What?

Answer:  A mint from a restaurant.

October 25th

The average American will spend nearly 6 months of their life doing what?

Answer:  Sitting at a red light in traffic.

October 24th

43% of men claim they can do this with no training or practice at all.  What is it?

Answer:  Run a marathon.

October 23rd

If you're an average American, you'll eat 9 of these before the end of the year.  What?

Answer:  Slices of pizza.

October 22nd

About 10% of maile adults have never done this chore.  What is it?

Answer:  Laundry.

October 19th

Six in ten women say they want a guy who will do WHAT in public?

Answer:  Kiss.

October 18th

76% of women do this every day.  What?

Answer:  Make their bed.

October 17th

The average person spends 110 hours a year reading WHAT?

Answer:  Magazines.

October 16th

If you've lost your cell phone, it's most likely you lost it here.  Where?

Answer:  A coffee shop.

October 15th

Only 10% of people over the age of 60 do NOT have one of these?  What is it?

Answer:  A grey hair.

October 12th

More than half of women say they do this better than their husbands.  What?

Answer:  Mow the lawn.

October 11th

Half us have shared this super-secret thing with someone else.  What is it?

Answer:  You bank PIN.

October 10th

82% of high school students say they've thought of leaving Facebook for WHAT reason?

Answer:  Because a parent is on it.

October 9th

The average college student spends 103.3 minutes a day doing this.  What?

Answer:  Checking out Facebook.

October 8th

Before casting their vote, one-third of Americans say they want to know WHAT about a candidate?

Answer:  Whether they've cheated on their spouse.

October 5th

The average person will do this five times in their life. What?

Answer: lock themselves out of their car.

 

October 4th

This has happened in St. Louis, Missouri more than in any other U.S. city.  What?

Answer:  A televised Presidential debate.

October 3rd

55% of us did this when we were children...and it's not a good thing.  What?

Answer:  Cut our own hair.

October 2nd

There's a 4% chance you'll forget this today.  What?

Answer:  Where you parked your car.

October 1st

The average family does it just over 200 times a year.  What?

Answer:  Run the dishwasher.


Tuesday, September 4, 2012

September

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September

September 28th

75% of married men don't know the name of their wife's WHAT?

Answer:  Perfume.

September 27th

Nearly 60% of us describe ourselves as "amazing" at this.  What?

Answer:  Kissing.

September 26th

Designed to be used only once, 92.5 billion of these are made in the U.S. each year.  What?

Answer:  Beverage cans.

September 25th

A survey of police officers says this is the #1 excuse they hear from speeders.  What?

Answer:  I had to go to the bathroom.

September 24th

78% of women say men over the age of 35 should never wear this.  What?

Answer:  A class ring.

September 21st

According to a recent survey, this is the #1 question we would ask our dog.  What is it?

Answer:  How do you like your food?

September 20th

The latest James Bond film, "Skyfall", will the 25th franchise.  Only one other movie franchise has more.  Which one?

Answer:  Godzilla.

September 19th

By the end of this year, you'll consume 19 pounds of this vegetable?  Which one?

Answer:  Onions.

September 18th

If you have kids or grandkids you probably have one, but 25% of people who do, have never read the instructions.  For what?

Answer:  Child car/booster seats.

September 17th

Nearly 40% of McDonald's profits come from this. What?

Answer:  Happy Meals.

September 14th

On average, we do this 125 times a year.  What is it?

Answer:  Sneeze.

September 13th

In 1939, a Columbia University professor organized a conference to create construction and color standards for these.  The color the conference attendees approved, is still being seen every day.  On what?

Answer:  School buses..."school bus yellow".

September 12th

Around 25% of us do this on Sunday.  What?

Answer:  Wear an NFL jersey.

September 11th

On average, you own this for 77 months before replacing it.  What?

Answer:  A pair of jeans.

September 10th

Think of yourself and the two friends you hang out with the most.  Research shows that two of the three of you are trying to do what?

Answer:  Lose weight.

September 7th

12% of homeowners have never done this.  What?

Anwer:  Gone in their attic.

September 6th

It's the #1 movie people lie about seeing.  What movie is it?

Answer:  Casablanca.

September 5th

If you're a technology fan, you'll be happy to know there are around 480,000 of WHAT in the U.S.?

Answer:  Cell phone/broadband towers.

September 4th

Six in ten people say they do this when no one's home.  What is it?

Answer: Leave the door open while using the bathroom.


Wednesday, August 1, 2012

August

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August

August 31st

Over half of mothers say THIS stresses them out in the morning more than anything else.  What is it?

Answer:  Making lunches.

August 30th

40% of parents believe this will happen to their university bound son or daughter during their first month at school.  What?

Answer:  They'll run out of money.

August 29th

Every year, kids in North America spend close to half a billion dollars on what?

Answer:  Chewing gum.

August 28th

Researchers say 65% of kinds have had one of these.  What?

Answer:  An imaginary friend.

August 27th

This has happened 14 times in Chicago, more than in any other U.S. city.  What?

Answer:  A Republican National Convention.

August 24th

According to a recent study, Denver, Colorado; Oakland, California and Portland, Oregon are the healthiest places to live for WHAT?

Answer:  Pets.

August 23rd

43% of female college freshman say THIS is their biggest fear about the upcoming year.  What is it?

Answer:  Gaining weight.

August 22nd

This is the most asked question at a bar.  What?

Answer:  Can I run a tab.

August 21st

According to a Money magazine poll, about 25% of people who do this with their money, never see it again.  What is it?

Answer:  Lend money to family or friends.

August 20th

A third of people in what profession say they'll probably give it up in the next 5 years?

Answer:  Teaching.  (#1 reason is it's just not safe any more)

August 17th

Studies show left-handed people lose this more often than right-handed people.  What is it?

Answer:  Their temper.

August 16th

Open any freezer in America and you'll have a one in six chance of finding WHAT?

Answer:  Money.

August 15th

If you see 18 of these in your back yard, you have just enough to weigh an ounce.  18 what?

Answer:  Hummingbirds.

August 14th

14-16 months is the typcial length for this.  What is it?

Answer:  An engagement.

August 13th

A recent survey found that 73% keep it for themselves, 17% throw it away & 10% give it to their dog.  What is it?

Answer:  Left-over cereal milk.

August 10th

Two thirds of men say this makes them more productive at work, while the majority of women say it makes them less productive.  What is it?

Answer:  Being in a relationship.

August 9th

A recent study suggests that the happiest, most secure men, grew up with at least one of these in the house.  What?

Answer:  A sister.

August 8th

We're all in this together...so...collectively, every second, Americans eat one hundred pounds of what?

Answer:  Chocolate.

August 7th

When it comes to public speaking, stuttering is the #1 fear.  What is #2?

Answer:  Forgetting the subject.

August 6th

North Americans are expected to spend $21 billion on this activity this year.  What is it?

Answer:  Gardening.

August 3rd

93% of North Americans buy at least one of these a month.  What is it?

Answer:  A pizza.

August 2nd

The average family of four throws away 72 of these a year.  What?

Answer:  Ends or heels of bread.

August 1st

Americans, mostly women, spend $10 billion a year on what?

Answer: Romance Novels.


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