archive 01/07

DATE	QUESTION	ANSWER
Tuesday 1/02/07	Just over one quarter of all Americans say that they do this almost every day - the rest of us think that's too much work!	Our first Four O'Clock Follies winner for 2007 is Britney Nielsen of West Concord - she knew that 28% of folks vacuum every day. Not me, Bucko...no way, no how!
Wednesday 01/03/07	Statistically speaking, 90% of will do this just as soon as we enter a store, regardless of age or gender - what?	Turn to the right is what we're most likely to do, and Steve Sangren of Plainview called in today with the right answer. Ever notice that the really expensive stuff tends to be to the right of the main entrance?
Thursday 01/04/07	More than 75% of the folks that participated in a recent survey said that they planned on getting a new one of these in 2007 - what are they getting?	Big thanks to Suzanne Million from Eyota - who called in to guess the right answer...a new or better job!
Friday 01/05/07	The typical American will consume about 10 pounds of this every year...what?	Although it's not the number one choice for breakfast, the average American will eat about 10 pounds of breakfast cereal every year!
Monday 01/08/07	Today is considered the busiest day of the year for some professionals - this is the day of the year that people are most likely to what?	File for, or begin divorce proceedings! According to our source, marriages that are shaky to begin with often fall apart over the holidays...and divorce attorneys refer to today as "D Day" since they're so unusually busy.
Tuesday 01/09/07	More than 21 million Americans choose to do this every year, but only 16% of them are women...what are we talking about here?	Congrats to Bob Benson of Rochester - he called in right away and knew that the right answer was "hunt". Only 16% of the active hunters in the U.S. are women!
Wednesday 1/10/07	If you are an average American, you ate 13 of these last year, and never shared a bite with anyone!	Ramen soups...soup cups...delicious by either name, and also today's answer!
Thursday 1/11/07	American men spend over 300 million dollars annually on these - and it's a product that caters almost exclusively to men. What is it?	Believe it or not, men spend that much on...TOUPEES! That's three hundred million on MAN WIGS boys! Linda Lairson of Preston won today's contest!
Friday 01/12/07	On the average, 341 people lose their lives either doing or watching this every year...it seems pretty harmless, but apparently it isn't.	Congrats to Missy Cottrell, for guessing "baseball", today's correct answer. That answer certainly surprised a lot of folks!
Monday 01/15/07	According to a recent survey, single folks of either gender say that this is the most important quality they look for in a potential mate...	The number one answer was a sense of humor, and Beth in Plainview was the first one to call in with it. The other top answers were common interests, and similar social and religious views.
Tuesday 1/16/07	The typical woman will spend 17 days doing this every year...name the activity!	My thanks to Rick Vehrenkamp of Dover - he knew that the typical woman will spend 17 days a year preparing meals!
Wednesday 1/17/07	In America, we spend an average of six million dollars a year on this, and rarely get anything in return - that's a lot of coin, for what?	The average American will spend just sixty-two cents a year on wishing wells and throwing coins into fountains...but it all adds up! Congrats to Jim Hanson of Albert Lea for winning today!
Thursday 1/18/07	Americans spent nearly two billion dollars doing this in 2006, more than double what we spent in 2005...all that money doung what?	With CD sales at an all-time low and record stores closing all over the country, it's no surprise that Americans are spending that money downloading music from the internet. Tracy Fogarty of Rochester won today's contest!
Friday 1/19/07	A decade ago, a typical woman did this 200 times a year. Today she's only likely to do it 90 times a year...it's a fashion thing. What is it?	First, a big round of applause for Ginny Peterson in Racine for knowing the answer: wear pantyhose or nylons! With slacks and jeans more acceptable, women just don't seem to need them anymore.
Monday 1/22/07	Americans spend a whopping 11 billion dollars a year on this...and most of us can get it for much less!	Paul Morrisette of Rochester called in and said "bottled water", and won the four o'clock follies today!
Tuesday 1/23/07	According to the experts, you shouldn't use one of these more than three times...five at the very most!	Thanks to Melissa Sangren of Plainview who had the winning answer today: bath towels! The experts say that in as little as three uses, towels have mildew, stink and unhealthy funk!
Wednesday 1/24/07	15% of the men that participated in a recent survey said that they plan to spend at least $100.00 on this in the next month (be SPECIFIC!)	A hundred bucks on jewelry for valentine's day was the answer, and Steve Doocy of Grand Meadow had it right!
Thursday 1/25/07	Americans spend over 38 billion dollars a year on these, and many say that they couldn't imagine their lives without theirs...what?	Americans spend 38 billion dollars on their PETS! Many thanks to Barb Abbott of Stewartville, who had the winning answer today!
Friday 1/26/07	There are eight of these sold every minute in the USA - generating over 425-million dollars in annual sales.	J. J. Stratton called today's answer in from Chatfield - the bible! There are eight sold in the USA every minute, and 72,000 sold daily worldwide!
Monday 1/29/07	As of July of '06, 74 million Americans owned these. I will tell you that there are none in my household, but having them is nothing to be ashamed of either.	Bob Lawler of Rochester heard today's question, and knew right away that I was talking about credit cards!
Tuesday 1/30/07	According to a recent poll, more than 60% of Americans say that this is no big deal, even though it's clearly against the law...	Piracy is today's answer - illegally downloading movies and music. Tracy Pietrzak from St. Charles called that in and won today!
Wednesday 1/31/07	A typical man will spend 4.5 hours doing this in the next year - his female counterpart will typically spend more than 40 on the same thing...what?	No real surprise I suppose - picking out what they'll wear for the day! Sarah Korpal of Rochester was our final Four O'Clock Follies winner for January 2007!