1. avoid eating popcorn in the movies because it gets their hands greasy


2. split a large combination pizza with three friends


3. think Oreo cookies are for kids


4. nibble cashews one at a time


5. think that doughnuts are indigestible


6. read books they have to hold with both hands


7. become so absorbed in a weekend project they forget to have lunch


8. fill the candy dish on their desks with paper clips


9. counteract the midafternoon slump with a nap instead of a cinnamon Danish


10. exchange the deep-fryer they received for Christmas for a clock-radio

11. lose their appetites when they're depressed


12. think chocolate Easter bunnies are for kids


13. prefer "The Joy of Sex" to "The Joy of Cooking"


14. save leftovers that are too skimpy to use for another meal in order
to make interesting soups


15. throw out stale potato chips


16. will eat only Swiss or Dutch chocolate, which cannot be found except
in a special store


17. think it's too much trouble to stop at a special store just to buy chocolate


18. don't celebrate with a hot-fudge sundae every time they lose a pound


19. warm up after skiing with black coffee instead of hot chocolate and
whipped cream


20. try all the salads at the buffet, leaving room for only one dessert


21. find iced tea more refreshing than an ice-cream soda


22. get into such interesting conversations at cocktail parties that they
never quite work their way over to the hors-d'oeuvre table


23. have no compulsion to keep the candy dish symmetrical by reducing the
jelly beans to an equal number of each color


24. think that topping brownies with ice cream makes too rich a dessert


25. bring four cookies into the TV room instead of a box


26. think banana  splits are for kids


27. Prefer a cigarette to a bread stick


28. Think breakfast is optional


29. Like animals, eat only when they are hungry


30. Get up in the middle of the night only to drink a glass of water