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Title: 43% of american adults are single
Post by: wellington1869 on Fri, 20 August 2010, 00:00:21

Thats 96 million potential dates out there.

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Of the singletons, 61 percent of them have never said "I do." Twenty-four percent are divorced and 15 percent are widowed.

http://www.cnn.com/2010/LIVING/08/19/single.in.america/index.html?hpt=T2 (http://www.cnn.com/2010/LIVING/08/19/single.in.america/index.html?hpt=T2)

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More than half of the unmarried Americans are women. And for every 100 single women, there are 88 unmarried men available

Title: 43% of american adults are single
Post by: In Stereo! on Fri, 20 August 2010, 02:41:41

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More than half of the unmarried Americans are women.

Who would have guessed.

Title: 43% of american adults are single
Post by: itlnstln on Fri, 20 August 2010, 06:50:26

Quote from: wellington1869;214801

Thats 96 million potential dates out there.

So why are you still single?  Sex with a person is better than sex with a keyboard.  Hell, you live in NYC.  You could accidently **** someone on the subway.

Title: 43% of american adults are single
Post by: wellington1869 on Fri, 20 August 2010, 08:56:34

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So why are you still single?  

at first it was just a broken heart (sob). Now its just habit :)

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Sex with a person is better than sex with a keyboard.

hmmmmm. maybe.

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You could accidently **** someone on the subway.

thats the truth. really, it could happen here.

Title: 43% of american adults are single
Post by: paardvark on Fri, 20 August 2010, 09:09:42

Quote from: itlnstln;214841

Sex with a person is better than sex with a keyboard.

But have you tried sex with a computer? Thats what they make the holes in the back of them for.


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Title: 43% of american adults are single
Post by: wellington1869 on Fri, 20 August 2010, 09:12:19

that looks kinda painful ;)

Title: 43% of american adults are single
Post by: microsoft windows on Fri, 20 August 2010, 09:14:10

I bet it would be. Think about it: Sticking sensitive body parts inside sharp metal holes.

Title: 43% of american adults are single
Post by: paardvark on Fri, 20 August 2010, 09:16:34

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I bet it would be. Think about it: Sticking sensitive body parts inside sharp metal holes.

Oh no, I was talking about the rubber gromets in the back.

Title: 43% of american adults are single
Post by: wellington1869 on Fri, 20 August 2010, 09:17:52

Quote from: microsoft windows;214875

I bet it would be. Think about it: Sticking sensitive body parts inside sharp metal holes.

unless you're itln. he wouldnt feel a thing.

Title: 43% of american adults are single
Post by: microsoft windows on Fri, 20 August 2010, 09:19:12

Form fits Function...

Title: 43% of american adults are single
Post by: itlnstln on Fri, 20 August 2010, 09:47:09

Fleshlight!

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Title: 43% of american adults are single
Post by: maclover on Fri, 20 August 2010, 11:04:08

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Numbers posted by the National Center for Health Statistics show that more than 34 percent of Americans are obese, compared to 32.7 percent who are overweight. It said just under 6 percent are "extremely" obese.

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE50863H20090109

Is there a correlation between their size and their ability to hook up.

Title: 43% of american adults are single
Post by: maclover on Fri, 20 August 2010, 11:11:21

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Skinny people have poor math skills?

Forgive me. I phrased it poorly. Edited.

Title: 43% of american adults are single
Post by: quadibloc on Fri, 20 August 2010, 11:20:33

Now that this thread exists, I can tell you about Elaine Morgan's wonderful book, The Descent of Woman.

Finally, between one set of covers, the fundamental cause of the human predicament is explained, the staggering contradiction at the heart of the human condition.

Title: 43% of american adults are single
Post by: ricercar on Sun, 29 August 2010, 16:17:42

Quote from: itlnstln;214841

Sex with a person is better than sex with a keyboard.

Sex with your hand is better than sex with a keyboard.