Are You An Average American?

[Sydneyfan]

A recent survey revealed the following habits of the statisically average American.

The "average" American:

-Believes in God.

-Exercises 20 minutes a day.

-Prefers figure skating to Nascar

-Lives in the state they were born in

-Spends more money at restaurants than at grocery marts

-Doesn't floss

-Prays at least once a day

-Takes a ten-minute shower

-Drives an eight-year old car

-Prefers white meat to dark

http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1674995_1683300,00.html?cnn=yes

Obviously, we are not all American, but I thought it was would be interesting to see how TBYers compare to the norm.

For me:
-Believes in God. No
-Exercises 20 minutes a day. On average, probably
-Prefers figure skating to Nascar Don't like either, but if forced to choose, skating I guess
-Lives in the state they were born in Yes
-Spends more money at restaurants than at grocery marts No. Seriously, who does that?
-Doesn't floss Yes I do
-Prays at least once a day No
-Takes a ten-minute shower Probably, don't time myself
-Drives an eight-year old car No
-Prefers white meat to dark Yes

[blueone]

For me:
-Believes in God. No
-Exercises 20 minutes a day. Not at all.
-Prefers figure skating to Nascar Don't have a preference.
-Lives in the state they were born in Yes
-Spends more money at restaurants than at grocery marts Nope
-Doesn't floss I don't.
-Prays at least once a day No
-Takes a ten-minute shower Dunno. DOn't time. :)
-Drives an eight-year old car No
-Prefers white meat to dark Yes

I'm not an average American. :banana

[thefed]

For me:
-Believes in God. Yes
-Exercises 20 minutes a day. No
-Prefers figure skating to Nascar Neither
-Lives in the state they were born in No
-Spends more money at restaurants than at grocery marts Yes
-Doesn't floss Do Not
-Prays at least once a day No
-Takes a ten-minute shower Shower?
-Drives an eight-year old car Badass moped, & where the hell did that come from?
-Prefers white meat to dark Meat Is Murder

[foggy]

For me:

-Believes in God - No
-Exercises 20 minutes a day - Yes
-Prefers figure skating to Nascar - Yes
-Lives in the state they were born in - Yes
-Spends more money at restaurants than at grocery marts - No
-Doesn't floss - I floss
-Prays at least once a day - No
-Takes a ten-minute shower - Eh, I don't know.
-Drives an eight-year old car - No
-Prefers white meat to dark - I'm a vegetarian

[Quincy]

-Believes in God - No
-Exercises 20 minutes a day - :lol
-Prefers figure skating to Nascar - Dunno, maybe
-Lives in the state they were born in - No
-Spends more money at restaurants than at grocery marts - No
-Doesn't floss - Don't
-Prays at least once a day - No
-Takes a ten-minute shower - Probably
-Drives an eight-year old car - No
-Prefers white meat to dark - It's all good, except for lamb.

[SkortBrun]

For me:
-Believes in God. No
-Exercises 20 minutes a day. Does walking to class/the bar count? If so, then yes.
-Prefers figure skating to Nascar. Don't like either. If I had to choose it would be skating since it's less red neck-y
-Lives in the state they were born in. I live in the province I was born in.
-Spends more money at restaurants than at grocery marts. No.
-Doesn't floss. I floss.
-Prays at least once a day No
-Takes a ten-minute shower That sounds about right.
-Drives an eight-year old car I don't have a car of my own.
-Prefers white meat to dark. Sure.

[Starlite]

-Believes in God: No
-Exercises 20 minutes a day: No (unless you count walking to the station to get the train)
-Prefers figure skating to Nascar: Yes
-Lives in the state they were born in: No
-Spends more money at restaurants than at grocery marts : No
-Doesn't floss: Sometimes
-Prays at least once a day: No (I never pray)
-Takes a ten-minute shower: No (more like 5 mins)
-Drives an eight-year old car: Yes
-Prefers white meat to dark: Yes

[maleneee]

-Believes in God. No
-Exercises 20 minutes a day. During the summer, yes. Now, no.
-Prefers figure skating to Nascar. Yes
-Lives in the state they were born in Yes
-Spends more money at restaurants than at grocery marts No.
-Doesn't floss. Not as often as I should
-Prays at least once a day No
-Takes a ten-minute shower. umm, probably
-Drives an eight-year old car No, I don't drive at all.
-Prefers white meat to dark Yes

[FrigidRoses]

-Believes in God. No
-Exercises 20 minutes a day. No
-Prefers figure skating to Nascar. I'm calling bullshit on this one. Nascar is crazy popular for some reason.
-Lives in the state they were born in No
-Spends more money at restaurants than at grocery marts Yes
-Doesn't floss I do
-Prays at least once a day No
-Takes a ten-minute shower. Probably longer
-Drives an eight-year old car Yep
-Prefers white meat to dark. I live in the south, so hell no.

[FrigidRoses]

TBY hates God. :lol

[Quincy]

This explains a lot. TBY is largely Godless.

[FrigidRoses]

C is a bad influence.

[FrigidRoses]

The vast majority of Americans believe in God, and more than 90% own a Bible, but only half can name a single Gospel, and 10% think Joan of Arc was Noah's wife. So what's the average state of our eternal souls?

:lol

I believe only 34 % of Americans believe in evolution. That should have been included in the article.

[clewis]

I believe only 34 % of Americans believe in evolution. That should have been included in the article.

That's just sad.

-Believes in God. No
-Exercises 20 minutes a day. Yep
-Prefers figure skating to Nascar. Pfft, neither
-Lives in the state they were born in. Only in the summer. Otherwise no
-Spends more money at restaurants than at grocery marts. Nope
-Doesn't floss. Sometimes
-Prays at least once a day. :lol
-Takes a ten-minute shower. Sounds about right
-Drives an eight-year old car. When home, yes
-Prefers white meat to dark. Definitely

[Sydneyfan]

:lol

I believe only 34 % of Americans believe in evolution. That should have been included in the article.

Is evolution taught in all public schools in the US?

[FrigidRoses]

I believe it's taught in almost every public school, but there are always exceptions.

[Sydneyfan]

I believe it's taught in almost every public school, but there are always exceptions.

Thanks. That just makes that 34% figure even more incredible then.

[FrigidRoses]

Sam Harris has it even lower at 28 % in his book The End Of Faith.

[sipowicz]

Me:

The "average" American:

-Believes in God - Nope.

-Exercises 20 minutes a day - Yes, if walking my Coon-Hound counts.

-Prefers figure skating to Nascar - Niether, have you not heard of Baseball..[GO BREWERS]

-Lives in the state they were born in - Yep.

-Spends more money at restaurants than at grocery marts - About even, but push comes to shove, I spend more at the Grocery Store.

-Doesn't floss - Very true

-Prays at least once a day - Nope

-Takes a ten-minute shower - Yep, is that too long...or too short??

-Drives an eight-year old car - Damn, stupid 1999 Pontiac

-Prefers white meat to dark - Yep

[sipowicz]

Damn, our board has no God love...

http://idahofallz.com/scenes/may24-f.jpg

[burgerqueen]

-Believes in God. - yes, of some sort. Not necessarily the typical Christian god, but I figure we must have come from somewhere. (And, no I have nothing against evolution but still, there had to have been a starting point)

-Exercises 20 minutes a day. - I suppose on average, although lately I've been slacking. It's finally gotten too cold for my trips to the track

-Prefers figure skating to Nascar - I guess it's the lesser of two evils

-Lives in the state they were born in - No

-Spends more money at restaurants than at grocery marts - No

-Doesn't floss - nope

-Prays at least once a day - no

-Takes a ten-minute shower - no usually longer

-Drives an eight-year old car - I personally don't drive at all, but my husband's car is actually 12 years old

-Prefers white meat to dark - yes

[TheOneThatLeaves]

-Believes in God. I'm spritual not religeous
-Exercises 20 minutes a day. aim for 30
-Prefers figure skating to Nascar. umm Nascar since its less gay
-Lives in the state they were born in. currently
-Spends more money at restaurants than at grocery marts. no
-Doesn't floss. at least once a week
-Prays at least once a day. no
-Takes a ten-minute shower. No Way I'm on ther for a min. of 20 minutes
-Drives an eight-year old car. No its 11
-Prefers white meat to dark. I love a drum stick

[Donald]

For me:
-Believes in God. No
Surpised to see you're not a god fearing woman.

me:
-Believes in god. of course not
-Exercises 20 minutes a day. x 4
-Prefers figure skating to Nascar yes
-Lives in the state they were born in no
-Spends more money at restaurants than at grocery marts no
-Doesn't floss not every day
-Prays at least once a day of course not
-Takes a ten-minute shower to begin with
-Drives an eight-year old car no
-Prefers white meat to dark in the end, no

[hildegoat]

-Believes in God. Yes
-Exercises 20 minutes a day. No, maybe in the summer
-Prefers figure skating to Nascar Don't like either, but I'd prefer the figure skating and hope they fall.
-Lives in the state they were born in Yes
-Spends more money at restaurants than at grocery marts No
-Doesn't floss I don't
-Prays at least once a day No
-Takes a ten-minute shower Probably, don't time myself
-Drives an eight-year old car No
-Prefers white meat to dark No

[sbors]

For me:
-Believes in God. yea, though Catholic school made me question it...
-Exercises 20 minutes a day. more os less
-Prefers figure skating to Nascar. I love watching a bunch of idiots driving around in circles, but I guess I love people skating around in circles more.
-Lives in the state they were born in. Yes
-Spends more money at restaurants than at grocery marts. Uh, I think not.
-Doesn't floss. Guilty.
-Prays at least once a day. Only when I really want something. i.e. to win the lottery.
-Takes a ten-minute shower. I guess I'm one of the only people that has timed this, but about four minutes is all I need on the average day.
-Drives an eight-year old car.six year old car
-Prefers white meat to dark.most of the time

[Faded Rose]

- Believes in God - Not as such.
-Exercises 20 minutes a day - Definitely thanks to a large dog.
-Prefers figure skating to Nascar - Neither.
-Lives in the state they were born in - No way.
-Spends more money at restaurants than at grocery marts - No but would like to.
-Doesn't floss - Most definitely do.
-Prays at least once a day - Not at all.
-Takes a ten-minute shower - Bath.
-Drives an eight-year old car - No.
-Prefers white meat to dark - Yes.

[rking]

If anyone cares

Believes in God. [B]No[/B
Exercise 20 minutes a day. YES 1 hour a day plus a run or hike
-Prefers figure skating to Nascar. BOTH suck,let's talk downhill skiing or baseball
Lives in the state they were born in NO
-Spends more money at restaurants than at grocery marts EQUAL
-Doesn't floss -I do occasionally
-Prays at least once a day NO,unless meditation and smoking ganja equal prayer in your mind
-Takes a ten-minute shower. 12 MINUTES A DAY
-Drives an eight-year old car YES
-Prefers white meat to dark. NOT necessarily, I like all meats, that would be meat prejudice

[gweeps]

No.

[ewok.online]

-Believes in God. Agnostic
-Exercises 20 minutes a day. I play drums? It counts as cardio.
-Prefers figure skating to Nascar Hockey.
-Lives in the state they were born in Yes
-Spends more money at restaurants than at grocery marts Nope.
-Doesn't floss Not really, no.
-Prays at least once a day Nope.
-Takes a ten-minute shower More like 20.
-Drives an eight-year old car 1984 Pontiac Parisienne.
-Prefers white meat to dark Yes

[Blindtiger]

For me:
-Believes in God. I'm not deeply religious, but being raised Baptist, it's hard to completely change.
-Exercises 20 minutes a day. Most days.
-Prefers figure skating to Nascar. Being from NC I'd pick NASCAR, though I find both dreadfully boring.
-Lives in the state they were born in. Yep.
-Spends more money at restaurants than at grocery marts. Nope, not even close.
-Doesn't floss. I do occasionally floss.
-Prays at least once a day. Nah.
-Takes a ten-minute shower. That's about right.
-Drives an eight-year old car. It's 10.
-Prefers white meat to dark. Yes.


Looks like we aren't very average around here.

[burgerqueen]

[/B]Looks like we aren't very average around here.


Somehow I'm not too shocked. :lol

[strawberrywine]

- Believes in God - No not really-
Exercises 20 minutes a day - kind of.
-Prefers figure skating to Nascar - Dont like any.
-Lives in the state they were born in - Yea.
-Spends more money at restaurants than at grocery marts - No.
-Doesn't floss - I floss but not that often.
-Prays at least once a day - No.
-Takes a ten-minute shower - Yea.
-Drives an eight-year old car - Cant drive.
-Prefers white meat to dark - No.
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[littleamen]

Ok, I'll play. Gotta shake things up a bit.

-Believes in God. Yep

-Exercises 20 minutes a day. Nope

-Prefers figure skating to Nascar ummmm???? College FB, perhaps?

-Lives in the state they were born in nope

-Spends more money at restaurants than at grocery marts nope

-Doesn't floss How do they know?

-Prays at least once a day sometimes?

-Takes a ten-minute shower probably

-Drives an eight-year old car 2005

-Prefers white meat to dark Red meat, please.

[Starlite]

Looks like we aren't very average around here.
:rock

[Kirsten]

-Believes in God. No idea.
-Exercises 20 minutes a day. I should
-Prefers figure skating to Nascar If I must, skating
-Lives in the state they were born in Yes
-Spends more money at restaurants than at grocery marts I think maybe, its possible
-Doesn't floss Again, I should.
-Prays at least once a day No
-Takes a ten-minute shower Less
-Drives an eight-year old car 2002
-Prefers white meat to dark Yes

[stickie]

-Believes in God. Ummmm, I suppose, I am Agnostic-ish
-Exercises 20 minutes a day. no, more
-Prefers figure skating to Nascar yes
-Lives in the state they were born in Yes
-Spends more money at restaurants than at grocery marts. No
-Doesn't floss yes, not enough
-Prays at least once a day no
-Takes a ten-minute shower yes
-Drives an eight-year old car no car
-Prefers white meat to dark no meat

I certainly don't need a quiz to know that I am not an average American
:banana