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« on: June 12, 2007, 03:48:15 AM » |
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so for a while now I've had the idea to do a random poll and change the questions sporadically, just because. I don't guarantee that there will be a poll choice for every nuance of every answer, so write-ins are welcome. and for posterity's sake I plan to copy and paste results into the thread before I reset the poll. we are very concerned with posterity and scientificicity scientifikness being like science here.
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« Reply #1 on: June 12, 2007, 06:34:52 AM » |
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Fireballs rule!
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Josh Powell
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« Reply #2 on: June 12, 2007, 11:37:23 AM » |
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Yup.
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I was at a resteraunt. I ordered a chicken sandwich, but I don't think the waitress understood me. Cuz she said "how would you like your eggs?". So I tried to answer her anyhow, I said incubated, and then raised, and then beheaded, and then plucked, and then cut up, and then put on a grill, and then put on to a bun. Damn, it's gonna take a while! I don't have time - scrambled! -- Mitch Hedberg
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Vlad!
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« Reply #4 on: June 12, 2007, 12:56:53 PM » |
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I don't remember what my behavior is vis a vis flowers and fireballs. And of course now that this poll is here, I won't be able to experiment without the possibility of skewed results. I want to say that sometimes I randomly squirt the fireball just because I can, and sometimes I don't, but I'm not sure.
And I'm definitely not too old for games like that. I played New Super Mario Bros. for the DS on a plane a couple months ago, and it was a great time-waster (the stewardess was also playing a DS; I would have checked to see what she was playing, but they say to not use the WiFi features of the DS while in flight because it emits plane-destroying rays that will doom us all).
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If you don’t have freedom as a principle, you can never see a reason not to make an exception. There are constantly going to be times when for one reason or another there’s some practical convenience in making an exception.
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« Reply #5 on: June 13, 2007, 06:54:39 PM » |
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Question:
when you play a Super Mario game, don't you invariably make him shoot fireballs as soon as he has gotten a flower, just because he can?
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yes, of course, doesn't everybody? - 6 (100%)
not if there's no baddie(s) to shoot. - 0 (0%)
I'm too grown up and stuffy to play games like that. - 0 (0%)
it's not a flower and those aren't fireballs. - 0 (0%)
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Josh Powell
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« Reply #6 on: June 13, 2007, 09:06:28 PM » |
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no on the new one  I NEVER wear hats. Even non-funny ones. They mess up my hair  |
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I was at a resteraunt. I ordered a chicken sandwich, but I don't think the waitress understood me. Cuz she said "how would you like your eggs?". So I tried to answer her anyhow, I said incubated, and then raised, and then beheaded, and then plucked, and then cut up, and then put on a grill, and then put on to a bun. Damn, it's gonna take a while! I don't have time - scrambled! -- Mitch Hedberg
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Vlad!
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« Reply #7 on: June 13, 2007, 10:33:04 PM » |
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I appear to be the first yes.
I'm not usually very ostentatious in what I wear. In a given group, I will usually be the person in the most nondescript outfit. I might wear a t-shirt with a funny image or quote sometimes, but that's about all.
However, if the opportunity presents itself and the material is provided, I do enjoy wearing funny or amusing things. But someone would have to give me the hat, as I'm too lazy to actually find one myself (ideally it would be a pirate hat of some sort, preferably with a giant feather).
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If you don’t have freedom as a principle, you can never see a reason not to make an exception. There are constantly going to be times when for one reason or another there’s some practical convenience in making an exception.
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who me?
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« Reply #8 on: June 14, 2007, 01:20:15 AM » |
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Most definitely! I love silly hats.  |
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« Reply #9 on: June 14, 2007, 03:25:51 PM » |
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I found an awesome silly hat at Books a Million the other day; it had something to do with Harry Potter, which I know nothing of, but if it had been a little cheaper I totally would've bought it.
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Vlad!
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« Reply #10 on: June 14, 2007, 03:43:16 PM » |
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I think one of the movies involved a talking hat, which is indeed silly, but pirates still have better hats than wizards.
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enemy anemone
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« Reply #11 on: June 14, 2007, 04:04:12 PM » |
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it's not just a talking hat, it is a sorting hat. during the opening ceremonies of a new school year, each new student gets the hat placed on (or rather, over--the hat is rather large) his or her head and the hat makes a decision and declares which house the student belongs to. the hat also sings a song to open the ceremony. I don't think it says anything other than ceremony-related stuff.
wouldn't life be a bit simpler if a hat could tell you who you are and where you belong?
edited to add: no, I'm wrong about the hat not saying anything else. "According to Nearly-Headless Nick, who's been around a long time as the Gryffindor House ghost, the Sorting Hat feels itself honor-bound to give due warning when it detects great danger for the school. Nick says he's heard it happen several times before, and that the advice is always the same: 'Stand together, be strong from within.'"
also the hat can hide and then reveal objects if it wants to. (this was important in one of the books.)
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« Last Edit: June 14, 2007, 04:14:36 PM by schilleriana »
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« Reply #12 on: June 14, 2007, 04:20:26 PM » |
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Yeah, like I said, a talking hat.
Also, in my sig pic, Karl Marx has a pretty pimpin lampshade as a hat.
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« Reply #13 on: June 14, 2007, 04:33:03 PM » |
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it's not just a talking hat....
anyway, my thought behind this poll had to do with someone else's observation of a man (professor) who dresses conservatively in subdued colors but enjoys wearing a bright or unusual winter hat. "everybody loves a fun hat!"
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enemy anemone
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« Reply #14 on: June 14, 2007, 04:46:07 PM » |
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would you welcome the opportunity and occasion to wear a funny hat?
no. - 4 (44.4%)
yes. - 5 (55.6%)
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« Reply #15 on: June 14, 2007, 04:58:06 PM » |
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It is my personal opinion that ponies trump human babies, puppies, kittens, and buttons in the cuteness department.
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« Reply #16 on: June 14, 2007, 04:58:57 PM » |
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Oh, and I just asked my mom to buy me the awesome Harry Potter hat and she said no.  |
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« Reply #17 on: June 14, 2007, 05:19:51 PM » |
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I say kittens. |
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I was at a resteraunt. I ordered a chicken sandwich, but I don't think the waitress understood me. Cuz she said "how would you like your eggs?". So I tried to answer her anyhow, I said incubated, and then raised, and then beheaded, and then plucked, and then cut up, and then put on a grill, and then put on to a bun. Damn, it's gonna take a while! I don't have time - scrambled! -- Mitch Hedberg
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« Reply #18 on: June 14, 2007, 05:31:53 PM » |
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ponies! I didn't even think about ponies! I thought about frogs but didn't think about ponies.
I actually greatly prefer cats to dogs, but for some reason (and I only realized it after I posted the poll) I find puppies to be cuter than kittens. maybe puppies generally seem chubbier, while kittens often look scrawny? puppies have that paws-too-big thing which I find adorable. and very young kittens have something funny going on with their ears and eyes that I don't find all that cute.
bummer on the HP hat. now I want one too.
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« Reply #19 on: June 14, 2007, 07:06:51 PM » |
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And Vlad!, with the predictable kitten vote. Some puppies can be cute, but at least 97% of all kittens are automatically cute without even trying.
I have never understood the phrase "cute as a button", however. Buttons are, erm, not particularly cute. Neither are ponies; sorry. Ponies, foals, calves, and such all seem (to me) to look like miniature versions of their uncute parents.
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« Reply #20 on: June 14, 2007, 07:33:03 PM » |
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I don't get "cute as a button" either.
I think ponies are cute because they're like compact, extra fuzzy horses. they're not baby horses (in case you didn't know). I do think (some) calves are cute, mainly because they look soft and fuzzy and have a dumb expression that I find endearing. okay so cows have that dumb expression too but on calves it's cute.
I don't know why I think frogs are cute. must be the wide mouth and googly eyes.
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« Reply #21 on: June 14, 2007, 07:41:58 PM » |
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Yeah, I know that ponies are not baby horses, but since the main focus of this particular piece of the poll is baby animals (and clothing fasteners), I figured I would lump them all together.
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« Reply #22 on: June 14, 2007, 07:44:58 PM » |
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maybe buttons could include elevator buttons. those are kind of cuter than clothing fastener buttons. maybe not cute but I always feel compelled to push them, whereas clothing buttons generally get no response whatsoever from me.
I'm kind of surprised that so far nobody thinks human babies are cuter than kittens or puppies or buttons. XD
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« Reply #23 on: June 14, 2007, 08:57:24 PM » |
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Even if you are the type to enjoy the sight of puling, slobbering, stinking human spawn[1], I think you have to admit that kittens and puppies are cuter still.
[1] This is also an accurate description of some puppies, minus the human part, which is why I deem them inferior to kittens
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« Reply #24 on: June 15, 2007, 02:20:52 AM » |
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Buttons. Just because its a strange thing to choose. I probably prefer kittens. Pukekhoe chicks are funny. They have these tiny little bodies and massive feet. I cant find the picture  |
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« Reply #25 on: June 15, 2007, 10:37:58 AM » |
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 How can anything be cuter? |
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enemy anemone
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« Reply #26 on: June 16, 2007, 08:25:07 PM » |
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...you do have a point. so yesterday I spent an inordinate amount of time looking at pictures of baby animals. I think some animals are just cuter in person than they are in still photographs. I have a huge soft spot for baby farm animals (goats, chickens, sheep, ducks, bunnies) but I want to see and cuddle them in person--photos are frustrating. but then, some animals are not actually all that cuddle-able (bunnies, I'm looking at you) and that's also frustrating. thinking about baby animals and cuddle-ableness reminded me of this blog post. scroll past the turkeys love-triangle drama and the peacock drama and see pics of the no-more-animals!-man losing his resolve. hehe. I'll try to think of another poll soon. what do you want to be polled on? |
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« Reply #27 on: June 16, 2007, 09:51:33 PM » |
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Baby chickens are extremely cute. Baby rabbits are also cute, but they can sometimes lack the cuddle factor (a girl I used to know got her nose chomped by a bunny she tried to cuddle, much to her chagrin (and my amusement)). I generally find cuddling animals frustrating in general, since often they have a distinct opinion on the cuddle issue and it doesn't always agree with my own, so I'm fine with pictures.
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« Reply #28 on: June 18, 2007, 12:31:14 AM » |
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what's the cutest?
human babies (not necessarily your own or otherwise related to you) - 0 (0%)
kittens - 4 (57.1%)
puppies - 1 (14.3%)
buttons - 2 (28.6%)
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« Reply #29 on: June 18, 2007, 10:33:24 AM » |
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Teh right for sure.
Though they are both pretty scary. Earwigs aren't scary.
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I was at a resteraunt. I ordered a chicken sandwich, but I don't think the waitress understood me. Cuz she said "how would you like your eggs?". So I tried to answer her anyhow, I said incubated, and then raised, and then beheaded, and then plucked, and then cut up, and then put on a grill, and then put on to a bun. Damn, it's gonna take a while! I don't have time - scrambled! -- Mitch Hedberg
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« Reply #30 on: June 19, 2007, 06:53:18 PM » |
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of the following, what scares you the most?
the religious right - 4 (40%)
liberals - 2 (20%)
earwigs - 4 (40%)
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« Reply #31 on: June 22, 2007, 06:35:45 PM » |
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40% of you voted that earwigs are scarier than the religious right and liberals. just how scary are earwigs?
not scary - 2 (33.3%)
kind of scary - 2 (33.3%)
very scary - 2 (33.3%)
they're FUNNY! - 0 (0%)
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« Reply #32 on: June 23, 2007, 12:26:55 AM » |
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This question is difficult to answer. I try to go to bed in time for me to get approximately eight hours of sleep, but whether this actually occurs or not is fairly random. On the weekends I recover whatever sleep debt I have accumulated; last weekend, with me traveling a bit and quite tired, I slept for 12 hours one night/morning. Averaged, I would guess I get 8-9 hours of actual sleep a night.
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« Reply #33 on: June 23, 2007, 04:42:50 AM » |
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I have the terrible habit of staying up till the wee hours of the morning even though I know full well I have to be up fairly early. I think my brain won't let me figure out just how many number of hours of sleep I actually get. probably 5 or 6. when I can get away with it I will sleep for 10-12 hours, but it doesn't really make up for all the lost sleep. =\
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« Reply #34 on: June 23, 2007, 07:44:28 PM » |
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When I'm off I usually get nine or ten hours of sleep, but when I have to work I'm lucky to get six.
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« Reply #35 on: June 23, 2007, 10:15:16 PM » |
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Around 6 or 7 for me.
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« Reply #36 on: June 24, 2007, 02:19:24 PM » |
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how many hours of sleep do you usually get a night?
5 or less - 0 (0%)
6-7 - 4 (57.1%)
8-9 - 3 (42.9%)
10-11 - 0 (0%)
12 or more - 0 (0%)
what's sleep? - 0 (0%)
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« Reply #37 on: June 24, 2007, 04:10:05 PM » |
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I was at a resteraunt. I ordered a chicken sandwich, but I don't think the waitress understood me. Cuz she said "how would you like your eggs?". So I tried to answer her anyhow, I said incubated, and then raised, and then beheaded, and then plucked, and then cut up, and then put on a grill, and then put on to a bun. Damn, it's gonna take a while! I don't have time - scrambled! -- Mitch Hedberg
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« Reply #38 on: June 24, 2007, 06:17:56 PM » |
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I went this morning.
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« Reply #39 on: June 25, 2007, 01:08:42 AM » |
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This poll rates poorly for scientific accuracy, since the distribution is time-dependent. The poll was changed on a Sunday, but a lot of people don't read the phorum on weekends (this also means that there's a gap in the proposed answers, since on Monday, "today" will be an incorrect answer, but so will "last week", since the week begins on Sunday in the US).
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