Cary McNeal > Quotes

“FACT 228: In Japan, suicide resulting from overwork, or karojisatsu, is an officially recognized and compensated occupational hazard. By some estimates, 5 percent of all suicides in Japan are "company related."

"Where's Hiro? He's supposed to lead this meeting." "He killed himself, sir." "Ah, dedication. I like it. Give him a raise.”
― Cary McNeal, 1,001 Facts that Will Scare the S#*t Out of You: The Ultimate Bathroom Reader

“FACT 211: The chronic stress of a high-pressure job has been shown to double the risk of a heart attack. Chronic stress may also result in alcoholism, hypertension, and severe depression, and can make your joints ache, your hair fall out, and even stop your period.

So that bald drunk lady at work who's always crying and giving away her tampons? Give her a break; she's under a lot of stress.”
― Cary McNeal, 1,001 Facts that Will Scare the S#*t Out of You: The Ultimate Bathroom Reader

“FACT 413: Smoking contributes to heart disease, the number one cause of death in the United States. Cigarette smokers quadruple their risk for developing coronary heart disease.

I think it would be fun to put on a Grim Reaper costume and go stand in the corner of the smoking room at the airport. Just stand there. With my sickle.”
― Cary McNeal, 1,001 Facts that Will Scare the S#*t Out of You: The Ultimate Bathroom Reader

“In the Middle Ages, bloodletting was often performed by barbers, which is why the traditional barber’s pole—like the bloody towels that once hung outside barber shops—is colored red and white.”
― Cary McNeal, Are You Sh*tting Me?: 1,004 Facts That Will Scare the Crap Out of You

“FACT 450: Ecstasy is often used in conjunction with other drugs such as marijuana, methamphetamine, cocaine, ketamine, and other drugs, making it even more dangerous.

Drugs: they're not a salad bar.”
― Cary McNeal, 1,001 Facts that Will Scare the S#*t Out of You: The Ultimate Bathroom Reader

“I liked frogs better when they just peed in your hand and gave you warts.”
― Cary McNeal, 1,001 Facts that Will Scare the S#*t Out of You: The Ultimate Bathroom Reader

“FACT: Women are up to five times more likely than men to have urinary incontinence problems, primarily due to trauma the body experiences during pregnancy and childbirth.”
― Cary McNeal, 1,001 Facts that Will Scare the S#*t Out of You: The Ultimate Bathroom Reader

“Misidentified eyewitness testimony was a factor in 77 percent of DNA exoneration cases, making it the leading cause of wrongful convictions in the United States. In 40 percent of cases, cross-racial identification was a factor. Studies show that people are less likely to recognize faces of a different race, making race a factor in wrongful convictions.”
― Cary McNeal, 1,001 Facts that Will Scare the S#*t Out of You: The Ultimate Bathroom Reader

“Some of those sacrificed in Actun Tunichil Muknal were children, including the skeleton of a teenage girl known as the Crystal Maiden because her calcified bones sparkle in the light.”
― Cary McNeal, Are You Sh*tting Me?: 1,004 Facts That Will Scare the Crap Out of You

“For every dollar you spend on food, 19 cents goes to the actual food, while the other 81 cents goes to marketing and packaging.”
― Cary McNeal, Are You Sh*tting Me?: 1,004 Facts That Will Scare the Crap Out of You

“When it comes to scary business, I believe that forewarned is forearmed.”
― Cary McNeal, Are You Sh*tting Me?: 1,004 Facts That Will Scare the Crap Out of You

“Indonesia is home to the cobra burger, which isn’t just a catchy name: it’s made with real cobra meat.”
― Cary McNeal, Are You Sh*tting Me?: 1,004 Facts That Will Scare the Crap Out of You

“The Japanese island of Okunoshima, also called “Rabbit Island” after the many furry inhabitants who live there, was once home to Japan’s poison gas factories. The rabbits are descendants of ones used for chemical testing during World War II.”
― Cary McNeal, Are You Sh*tting Me?: 1,004 Facts That Will Scare the Crap Out of You

“After the French town of Beziers fell during the bloody Albigensian Crusade in 1209, the victorious Church-sanctioned army was faced with the problem of how to distinguish the town’s heretics from Christians. One of their leaders reportedly said, “Kill them all, for the Lord will know his own,” and thousands of citizens were slaughtered. And you thought the Marines came up with that saying.”
― Cary McNeal, 1,001 Facts that Will Scare the S#*t Out of You: The Ultimate Bathroom Reader

“Fast-food salad dressings often contain propylene glycerol, which is also an element of antifreeze. The good news: your salad will always start on cold mornings.”
― Cary McNeal, Are You Sh*tting Me?: 1,004 Facts That Will Scare the Crap Out of You

“Two out of three middle class nineteen-year-old males confess to having gotten a date drunk to coerce her into having sex. Two out of five have used verbal intimidation, and almost one in five have used force or threats. Nearly 60 percent of female college students say that they have had intercourse against their will.”
― Cary McNeal, 1,001 Facts that Will Scare the S#*t Out of You: The Ultimate Bathroom Reader

“FACT: One pound of peanut butter can contain up to 150 bug fragments and 5 rodent hairs. Up to 150. That means there could only be 120–130. Whew! I was almost disgusted there for a second.”
― Cary McNeal, 1,001 Facts that Will Scare the S#*t Out of You: The Ultimate Bathroom Reader

“Lysol was commonly used as contraception before modern birth control was developed. Women suffered burns, and the method did not prevent pregnancy.”
― Cary McNeal, Are You Sh*tting Me?: 1,004 Facts That Will Scare the Crap Out of You

“The Kerguelen Islands in the southern Indian Ocean are a six-day boat ride from Madagascar, and their only inhabitants are French scientists.”
― Cary McNeal, Are You Sh*tting Me?: 1,004 Facts That Will Scare the Crap Out of You

“When a woman in Yuzhou, China, was stopped for recklessly operating her moped in September 2013, police found out why: she was breast-feeding her child while driving. Her driving was probably fine until the baby started biting.”
― Cary McNeal, Are You Sh*tting Me?: 1,004 Facts That Will Scare the Crap Out of You

“Do not confuse mercury poisoning with Freddie Mercury poisoning, which causes buck teeth, stage theatrics, uncontrollable porn-mustache growth, and a desire to dress like Cap’n Crunch.”
― Cary McNeal, 1,001 Facts that Will Scare the S#*t Out of You: The Ultimate Bathroom Reader

“One pound of peanut butter can contain up to 150 bug fragments and 5 rodent hairs.”
― Cary McNeal, 1,001 Facts that Will Scare the S#*t Out of You: The Ultimate Bathroom Reader

“In 2010, Jimi Heselden, the multimillionaire owner of the company that makes Segway personal transporters, died after transporting himself over a cliff on his Segway and plunging eighty feet.”
― Cary McNeal, Are You Sh*tting Me?: 1,004 Facts That Will Scare the Crap Out of You

“If you want to get caught robbing a bank, just write your holdup note on the back of one of your own checks or deposit slips. It happens about forty-five times a year in the United States, according to the FBI.”
― Cary McNeal, Are You Sh*tting Me?: 1,004 Facts That Will Scare the Crap Out of You

“In 1997, teen Melissa Drexler gave birth in a school bathroom during her prom, used the edge of a paper towel dispenser to cut the cord, then left the baby in a Dumpster and returned to the dance.”
― Cary McNeal, Are You Sh*tting Me?: 1,004 Facts That Will Scare the Crap Out of You

“If random violence doesn’t get you, cancer will. If cancer doesn’t, global warming will. If global warming doesn’t, bullet ants will. Or botflies. Or lightning. Or tsunamis. Or the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Or Fijian headhunters. Or just normal everyday activities like drinking water, eating an orange, breathing the air, or having sex with a goat. Yes,”
― Cary McNeal, 1,001 Facts that Will Scare the S#*t Out of You: The Ultimate Bathroom Reader

“Energy drinks and alcohol are a dangerous match. Since energy drinks are stimulants and alcohol is a depressant, mixing the two can give the illusion that you’re not impaired.”
― Cary McNeal, Are You Sh*tting Me?: 1,004 Facts That Will Scare the Crap Out of You

“Friedrich Bischinger, has gained notoriety by recommending that kids eat their boogers to help strengthen their immune systems.”
― Cary McNeal, Are You Sh*tting Me?: 1,004 Facts That Will Scare the Crap Out of You

“When you pee, a small amount of urine enters your mouth through the saliva glands.”
― Cary McNeal, 1,001 Facts that Will Scare the S#*t Out of You: The Ultimate Bathroom Reader

“FACT : A person can live without eating for weeks, but will only survive eleven days without sleep. People around those who haven’t slept, however, will only survive a day or two.”
― Cary McNeal, 1,001 Facts that Will Scare the S#*t Out of You: The Ultimate Bathroom Reader