Sherry Taylor

Q: A poll of 100 women revealed that 52% of them do this at the beach.

A: pick up men

Play In The Sand Day — a mens magazine asked 100 women about their sand-combing goings-on.

  • 96% consider it a crime when men stroll the sands wearing a thong.
  • 93% would never wear a thong to the beach themselves.
  • 93% think lifeguards are hot.
  • 82% cried during the movie Beaches.
  • 73% buy a new swimsuit every summer.
  • 71% enjoy swimming naked in the ocean.
  • 65% wax their bikini line.
  • 64% claim they can swim 10 laps in an Olympic-size pool.
  • 55% claim not to check out guys’ packages at the beach.
  • 52% pick up men at the beach.
  • 50% use fake tanner.
  • 43% have been to a nude beach.
  • 40% enjoy sunbathing topless.
  • 36% think guys who play football on the beach are tools.
  • 25% find sand annoying.
  • 19% have woken up on a beach not knowing how they got there.
  • 12% prefer men in Speedos to shorts.
  • 11% admit to combing the sand with a metal detector.
  • 7% think Aquaman is hot.
  • 0% have been attacked by a shark.

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