Average life expectancy ( in seconds ) of an enemy soldier in a Chuck Norris film: 4
Number of men who have written letters proposing marriage to Vanna White: 3506
Age most people stop believing in Santa Claus: 8
Age most people stop believing in politicians: 7
Number of chemical elements in the universe: 104
In a glass of New Jersey tap water: 98
Number of days into baseball season before Chicago Cubs are written off as pennant contenders: 5
Average powder base ( in inches ) on Aspen ski slope: 17
On Tammy Bakker: 1/4
Salary of the average Pro Wrestler: $47,500 /yr.
If Pro Wrestling didn't exist: $4.25/hr.
Number of things that annoy Andy Rooney: 2,000,000
Number of people annoyed by Andy Rooney: 23,000,000
Average miles per gallon you can expect if a car maker's ad says " 30 mpg, city": 23
Number of people who aren't doctors, but play them on TV: 57
Who aren't doctor's but play them in hospitals: 5,840
Number of people in the history of air travel who have been able to get a $99 Maxsaver fare to coast: 2
Restrictions for that fare: 237
Percentage of the public that understand the new tax code: 11%
Percentage of accountants who understand it: 9%
Percentage of IRS employees who understand it: 6%
Number of people who work for the government: about half
Number of Americans who believe any of the statistics on this page are accurate: 2,478,644
Who believe TV Evangelists are trustworthy: 2,478,644
Great,great,great statistics! Every comedian ought to take your class. I run a foreclosure consulting site blog http://homehelpnow.wordpress.com Can I get your permission to use some or all of your statistics(to lighten up things,some--on my site. Regardless, I really enjoyed what you wrote. I laughed so much it hurt.
Of course you can. They appear all over the net.
I enjoyed your list, too. (As an ex-English teacher, I enjoy keeping up with the latest facts...:) )
May I also have your permission to use some of your statements for my blog as well?
Thanks.
As I said above, I've gathered these or been sent them from all over. So, yes, please do. An acknowledgment / link would of course be appreciated. 🙂