Average guy facts/stats
Posted: November 6, 2009 7:14 pm
To lighten the mood a little.
The list below was printed in a recent edition of Men's Health Magazine.
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Number of taste buds in an average guy's mouth
10000
The first thing he tried the little suckers out on
Amniotic fluid
How much of it the embryonic average guy downed per day
1 quart
Where the average guy got his omega-3 fatty acids before he was old enough to eat salmon
Breast milk
Vegetable the average guy-as-a-kid slipped to his dog
Brussels sprouts
What he loathes almost as much today
Beets
OH YES!
Percentage of men who aren't getting the recommended 5 servings of fruits and vegetables daily
75
How much their risk of a stroke would drop if they did
30 percent
How much their risk of cancer would plummet
50 percent
Current holder of the world "pea eating" record
Eric Booker
What he put away
10 pounds of peas in 12 minutes
Why he celbrated in the bathroom
220 grams of fiber
If he could only eat one food for all of eternity, what the average guy would choose
STEAK
DAMN RIGHT
The average guy's all-time favorite comfort foods
1)Spaghetti and meat balls
2)Macaroni and cheese
3)Mashed potatoes
and, of course, steak
After "eat them", what the average guy would do with a forkful of mashed potatoes
Catapult them, ala Animal House
Number of men who have actually been in a food fight
1 in 3
Number of men who choked to death on food in 2007
666
Number of men who say they've used food as a sex toy
1 in 3
?????
Their favorite erotic edibles
Whipped cream and chocolate syrup
and, of course, steak
Female celebrity chef the average guy would like to have for dessert
Nigella Lawson
OH HELL YES
Second place
Rachel Ray
OH HELL YES
Number of men who've fantasized about a waitress
3 in 4
For me, it's Nancy at the Cedar River Landing bar & grill
Number of men who've fantasized about bagging the supermarket checkout girl
1 in 2
That would be Colleen at the Hy Vee store
Food the average guy is most likely to binge on in the middle of the night
Ice cream
And, of course, steak
and, of course, Nancy at the Cedar River Landing bar and grill
Guilty pleasure men feel guiltiest indulging in
Fast food
BULLSH*T
Number of men who think fast food should come with a Surgeon General's warning
1 in 107
Percentage of men who feel they can eat any food they want as long as they exercise
18
Wierdest thing the average guy will admit to eating
Insects
Percentage who say they ate their arthropod on a dare
30
Percentage who said they were just really, really hungry
3
Number of men who throw out milk when it hits the "sell by" date
1 in 4
Number who have taken a utensil that just touched raw meat and immediately used it on cooked meat
1 in 2
Percentage of men who say they are "excellent cooks"
22
I won't rate myself as excellent, but above average
Number of men who would choose Mom over a 5-star chef or a short-order cook to prepare all of their home cooked meals
1 in 3
The list below was printed in a recent edition of Men's Health Magazine.
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Number of taste buds in an average guy's mouth
10000
The first thing he tried the little suckers out on
Amniotic fluid
How much of it the embryonic average guy downed per day
1 quart
Where the average guy got his omega-3 fatty acids before he was old enough to eat salmon
Breast milk
Vegetable the average guy-as-a-kid slipped to his dog
Brussels sprouts
What he loathes almost as much today
Beets
OH YES!
Percentage of men who aren't getting the recommended 5 servings of fruits and vegetables daily
75
How much their risk of a stroke would drop if they did
30 percent
How much their risk of cancer would plummet
50 percent
Current holder of the world "pea eating" record
Eric Booker
What he put away
10 pounds of peas in 12 minutes
Why he celbrated in the bathroom
220 grams of fiber
If he could only eat one food for all of eternity, what the average guy would choose
STEAK
DAMN RIGHT
The average guy's all-time favorite comfort foods
1)Spaghetti and meat balls
2)Macaroni and cheese
3)Mashed potatoes
and, of course, steak
After "eat them", what the average guy would do with a forkful of mashed potatoes
Catapult them, ala Animal House
Number of men who have actually been in a food fight
1 in 3
Number of men who choked to death on food in 2007
666
Number of men who say they've used food as a sex toy
1 in 3
?????
Their favorite erotic edibles
Whipped cream and chocolate syrup
and, of course, steak
Female celebrity chef the average guy would like to have for dessert
Nigella Lawson
OH HELL YES
Second place
Rachel Ray
OH HELL YES
Number of men who've fantasized about a waitress
3 in 4
For me, it's Nancy at the Cedar River Landing bar & grill
Number of men who've fantasized about bagging the supermarket checkout girl
1 in 2
That would be Colleen at the Hy Vee store
Food the average guy is most likely to binge on in the middle of the night
Ice cream
And, of course, steak
and, of course, Nancy at the Cedar River Landing bar and grill
Guilty pleasure men feel guiltiest indulging in
Fast food
BULLSH*T
Number of men who think fast food should come with a Surgeon General's warning
1 in 107
Percentage of men who feel they can eat any food they want as long as they exercise
18
Wierdest thing the average guy will admit to eating
Insects
Percentage who say they ate their arthropod on a dare
30
Percentage who said they were just really, really hungry
3
Number of men who throw out milk when it hits the "sell by" date
1 in 4
Number who have taken a utensil that just touched raw meat and immediately used it on cooked meat
1 in 2
Percentage of men who say they are "excellent cooks"
22
I won't rate myself as excellent, but above average
Number of men who would choose Mom over a 5-star chef or a short-order cook to prepare all of their home cooked meals
1 in 3
