The Headless Holiday Cookie

Friday, 03 December 2010 | by Pat's Picks

We’re a nation of human guillotines. According to a survey conducted by Dunkin’ Donuts, two-thirds of Americans go for the head first when eating a gingerbread man. The New York Daily News says 20 percent of us like legs while the rest prefer to start chomping on Mr. Gingerbread’s poor arms.

To make sense of the finding the chain brought in a neurologist to interpret our biting patterns: “If one chooses to bite the head first, it indicates an achievement-oriented individual, a natural leader, who won’t take no for an answer.”