1.   American adults are fascinated with violence.

2.   American adults got caught up in this fractious overflow.

3.   American adults may be more aware of the need to exercise and count calories than they once were, but more of them than ever are overweight.

4.   And some day, he said, he would like virginity to be the standard condition for unmarried American adults.

5.   A majority of American adults still endorse spanking as a necessary and effective disciplinary tool, though that number has dropped over the last three decades.

6.   A majority of American adults now have regular access to the Internet, but the technology will continue to develop in unpredictable ways.

7.   A recent Gallup poll showed nearly two-thirds of American adults approve of legal gambling.

8.   A vast majority of the millions of American adults with the openings will never suffer strokes, says Lock.

9.   A survey over the weekend by the Pew Research Center found two-thirds of American adults oppose impeaching Clinton or removing him from office.

10.   After the shootings last week at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo., maybe most American adults fit the geek profile, too.