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Friday, August 22
What or Who has been on the cover of TIME Magazine 7 times already this year?!?!
Barak Obama.


Thursday, August 21
Sterotypically thought of as a woman's domain... women are now doing this less... and men are doing it more.
Shopping. Source Yahoo News. Though woman's fashion account for 65% of the total adult apparel market. In the 3 months that ended in May... women's wear was off more than 3%... but menswear was up more than 2%. The clothes make the man!


Wednesday, August 20
This is part of the job description for only 33% of us...what is it that only 33% are able do as part of our job?
Fire somebody!


Tuesday, August 19
97% of women polled say that *THIS* is a date ending turn off.
A Man's Dirty Bathroom.


Monday, August 18
87 Million Americans own a piece of clothing with one of these on it.
An American Flag.


Friday, August 15
A new study says women are more likely to do this on vacation than men!
Cheat on their significant other.


Thursday, August 14
You will do this, on average, 15,000 in your lifetime.
Honk the car horn.


Wednesday, August 13
41% of Americans in a relationship have one of these that they keep secret.
An Email Address.


Tuesday, August 12
Only one in four teenagers owns one of these...I've had one in my life!
A Wristwatch


Monday, August 11
29% of Americans use two of these every day.
Alarm Clocks.


Friday, August 8
I always thought of women as the nurturing ones...but men are twice as likely to do this as women.
Adopt children. 1.2 million men adopted last year...compared with about 600-thousand women. The reason may be men adopting children of women they're involved with or marry. Source: YAHOO.COM


Thursday, August 7
Taller men have more of these than short men...but shorter women have more than taller women...what are they?
Children. Because taller men are universally sought out by women and men want their women shorter, generally speaking. Source: Psychology Today/Daniel Nettle of the University of Newcastle


Wednesday, August 6
If you manage to get one of these, and only the best do, you would be at least 10,000 dollars richer... what is it?
An Olympic Medal. The U.S. Olympic Committee pays Gold medalists $25,000 per medal, $15,000 for silver, $10,000 for bronze. Source: ESPN


Tuesday, August 5
The average American gets approximately 305 of these every year!!
Pieces of junk mail! Source: Women's Health Mag July/Aug 2008


Wednesday, July 23
More than ½ of all college students are now doing THIS...and it's Illegal! What are they doing?
Downloading Misic. And the recording industry is coming after them and prosecuting!


Tuesday, July 22
Music has many effects on us: Classical music makes us smarter, listening to music at work makes you more productive...and new research tells us that LOUD music makes us do this!
Drink more alcohol! Source: MSN


Monday, July 21
Men, if you DON'T do *this* you are 30% more likely to have a heart attack!
Take a vacation! If you skip vacationing for 5 years or more you face a greater chance of a heart attack! Source: New York Times Sunday July 20, 2008


Friday, July 18
Americans are using less of this today…In the last 8 years or so consumption has dropped about 6%, halting a decade long upward trend. What are using less of?
Paper. Credit the decline of your local newspaper. We are increasingly getting our news online. But when developing countries industrialize it means the use of more paper and a strain on forests...Just about every newspaper in the country is laying people off.


Thursday, July 17
1 MILLION American workers are now doing something that they weren't about 2 years ago...what is it?
Riding their bicycles to work! Source: CBS News


Wednesday, July 16
½ of the ENTIRE World's supply of *this* is sold in the USA...what is it?
Diamonds. Source: "Blood Diamonds" on A&E


Tuesday, July 15
In a survey of 7 metro areas it turns out that the average going hourly rate for this service is now $10.50...what is it?
Babysitting!! Source: payscale.com. Early indicators are that this summer could be the worst job market for teens in 50 years. Sorry, but 10 bucks under the table? I'd work for that!


Monday, July 14
This business is up 29% in the Bay Area!
HARTline public transit! Is it any wonder with gas prices?


Friday, July 11
2 in 10 consumers have one of these at home that they're not using...what is it?
A computer! And 20% of us throw them in the garbage when we're done with them even though that's an environmental NO NO! Source: Consumer Reports Visit www.Wirefly.org or www.EPA.gov to find out where to recycle your computer.


Thursday, July 10
I guess the economy isn't killing everyone...in recent months business is up in this industry, thanks in part to those stimulus checks we received! What's the industry?
Adult Entertainment Websites! They saw a spike in business shortly after the first wave of checks went out. A spike in activity this time of year when the weather is warm is usual...30% of people who either re-uped their membership to certain sites or joined as a new member were asked about their decision and they sited their stimulus check was the incentive! Source: Atlanta Journal Constitution


Wednesday, July 9
The more of *this* a man has the less likely he is to marry and if he does marry he will be more likely to divorce!
Testosterone. Source: PsychologyToday.com


Tuesday, July 8
52% of women have done this very bad thing...amoral, for sure.
Slept with a married man! Most of them over the age of 30. Source: Today Show


Monday, July 7
For a short time we actually love the object of our affection even more if they do *this*.
Dump us! When we get dumped, for a period of time we love the person who rejected us even more, says Dr. Helen Fisher of Rutgers University and author of Why We Love. The brain regions that lit up when we were in a happy union continue to be active.


Thursday, July 3
The more money you make the more likely you are to do *this* when visiting a friend's house.
Bring a gift! 40% of those making $75,000 or more bring gifts compared to just 15% of people who make $35,000. Source: USA Today Snapshot


Wednesday, July 2
By the time we're adults, 42% of Americans have done *this* What have we done?
Smoked pot!


Tuesday, July 1
A shortage of these could mean higher food prices. What are they?
Bees. Source: Tampa Tribune, Friday 6/27. There’s been a mysterious decline in honey bees, and no bees mean no crops. Bee polination is responsible for 15 billion annually in crop value. Beekeepers have lost 36% of their colonies and they’re not sure why!


Monday, June 30
30% of all of the world's _______ are in the U.S.A. What are they?
Automobiles. Source: Women's Health Magazine.


Friday, June 27
According to the Realtor’s Assoc., having one of these nearby may increase the value of your home. What is it?
Starbucks! There are at least 88 of them in the Bay Area!


Thursday, June 26
This is stronger - twice as strong as it was twenty years ago. What is it?
Marijuana! THC, the psychoactive ingredient in pot that makes you get the munchies, among other things, is as its highest level in 30 years! If you're using pot today, it's mind bending effects are twice that of what they were in 1983! Even pot use is increasing. Source: St. Pete Times.


Wednesday, June 25
Women with this physical description are said to be LESS superficial than their counterparts. You can tell just by looking at her, I guess. What are you seeing that tells you she's probably not superficial?
She has an athletic build. Curvier women are actually more superficial. Source: Men's Health


Tuesday, June 24
New research says that you can tell just by looking at someone's car if they're prone to road rage...what will you see?
A bumper sticker. Source: Newsweek


Monday, June 23
You are rarely more than 6 feet away form one of these...what are they?
Spiders! Source: according to Dr. Vladimir Ovtsharenko of the American Museum of Natural History, "Spiders live everywhere, from Alpine peaks to deserts -- even underwater. There are more individual spiders, and more spider species, than in any other group of predators."


Tuesday, June 17
1/3 of us have done this at work...once highly discouraged some employers are now actually encouraging employees to do this at work?!?! What are 1/3 of workers doing at work?
Sleeping on the job! Some employers are now providing "sleep rooms!" Source: National Sleep Foundation.


Monday, June 16
45% of us do THIS when we leave a job...and it's not a smart move. What are we doing?
Cashing out our 401k! Source: USA Today Snapshot.


Friday, June 13
Only 15% of women will have more than one of these...at any given time!
Orgasm! Only 15% of women have multiple orgasms!


Thursday, June 12
This year, more Americans will do THIS than will divorce, graduate from college, or get cancer! What are approximately 90,000 Americans doing EACH MONTH!
Filing for bankruptcy! In the 12 month period that ended March 31,900,000 Americans filed for bankruptcy! Source: Maxed Out! Showtime Documentary.


Wednesday, June 11
By the time you're 40, odds are that you'll have gone through about 11 of these...what are they?
Jobs! Source: Men's Health Mag


Tuesday, June 10
At last count, 37 World Records have been broken by people wearing something in particular. What were they wearing?
The new Speedo LZR swimsuit! It's like a high tech body suit and swimmers will be wearing it at this summer's Olympic games!


Monday, June 9
During your lifetime, you'll consume about 2.5 gallons of this...though you're not meant to drink it!! What is it?
Pool water.



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