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August 17th, 2009


09:30 am - Poll: Sports


Poll #4104 An improbable poll
Open to: All, results viewable to: All

Tennis:

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On grass!
0 (0.0%)

Hard surface! (DecoTurf, Asphalt, concrete)
0 (0.0%)

On clay!
0 (0.0%)

On carpet!
0 (0.0%)

On wood!
0 (0.0%)

On with the game already!
0 (0.0%)

Never mind the ground, I only watch because of the short skirts.
0 (0.0%)

You'd have to be "on grass" to find tennis entertaining.
0 (0.0%)

Golf:

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A relaxing game.
0 (0.0%)

A stress-inducing pain.
0 (0.0%)

A good walk ruined.
0 (0.0%)

A way to do business without all that pesky oversight.
0 (0.0%)

Ball games ought to be played on:

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Real Grass
0 (0.0%)

Astroturf or similar
0 (0.0%)

The surface of the sun
0 (0.0%)

Football (NFL type): Indoors or outdoors?

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Outdoors! It's not really football unless there's a chance of snow.
0 (0.0%)

Enclosed stadium comfort is where it's at.
0 (0.0%)

Retractable roof: both are possible.
0 (0.0%)

Indoors. And keep the doors closed. And locked. Throw away the key.
0 (0.0%)

Baseball: Indoors or outdoors?

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Outdoor play is the only real play.
0 (0.0%)

Enclosed stadium comfort is where it's at.
0 (0.0%)

Retractable roof: both are possible.
0 (0.0%)

Indoors. And keep the doors closed. And locked. Throw away the key.
0 (0.0%)

Baseball: Designated Hitter Rule?

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A great innovation.
0 (0.0%)

An utter abomination.
0 (0.0%)

Something pointless to argue about.
0 (0.0%)

Isn't that some sort of mob thing?
0 (0.0%)

Baseball: Arm guards for batters?

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Good idea. Require them.
0 (0.0%)

Bad idea. Ban them.
0 (0.0%)

Keep them optional - but allow pitchers to throw spitballs to guard wearers.
0 (0.0%)

Soccer (futbol):

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Most popular sport in the world!
0 (0.0%)

Most boring sport in the world!
0 (0.0%)

Not the most boring, but close.
0 (0.0%)

A team says they will leave your city/state if you don't buy them a stadium.

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You buy them a stadium.
0 (0.0%)

You help them buy a stadium.
0 (0.0%)

Your idiot mis-representatives make you buy them a stadium.
0 (0.0%)

You laugh because the Packers CAN'T pull that stunt.
0 (0.0%)

You let them leave, and lower the crime rate.
0 (0.0%)

OJ:

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If he had put on the latex glove ALL the way, the evidence glove would have fit like, well, a glove.
0 (0.0%)

Ball player. Therefore guilty.
0 (0.0%)

Not guilty. The jury said so.
0 (0.0%)

Why, yes, I could go for a nice glass of orange juice, thank you.
0 (0.0%)

Michael Vick:

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Deserves another chance.
0 (0.0%)

Deserves to be thrown to the dogs.
0 (0.0%)

Deserves to be forgotten.
0 (0.0%)

Who?
0 (0.0%)



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August 16th, 2009


12:07 pm - Poll: Baking


Poll #4089 Flour, sugar, ammonia... ammonia?!
Open to: All, results viewable to: All

Most of the time/for many things... I prefer to use this flour:

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Gold Medal
0 (0.0%)

Hodgson's Mill
0 (0.0%)

King Arthur
0 (0.0%)

Pillsbury
0 (0.0%)

Robin Hood
0 (0.0%)

Store Brand or whatever is cheapest
0 (0.0%)

Wheat Montana
0 (0.0%)

A brand you left out.
0 (0.0%)

It depends on the purpose.
0 (0.0%)

I don't bake.
0 (0.0%)

But there are times that I use this instead:

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Gold Medal
0 (0.0%)

Hodgson's Mill
0 (0.0%)

King Arthur
0 (0.0%)

Pillsbury
0 (0.0%)

Robin Hood
0 (0.0%)

Store Brand or whatever is cheapest
0 (0.0%)

Wheat Montana
0 (0.0%)

A brand you left out.
0 (0.0%)

It depends on the purpose.
0 (0.0%)

I still don't bake.
0 (0.0%)

Bleached flour?

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Always!
0 (0.0%)

Doesn't matter much to me.
0 (0.0%)

Never!
0 (0.0%)

That depends on what I'm making.
0 (0.0%)

Who cares?
0 (0.0%)

I told you: I don't bake
0 (0.0%)

My flour must be unbromated.

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Yes.
0 (0.0%)

No.
0 (0.0%)

That depends, actually.
0 (0.0%)

Yes, because bromated flour is illegal here.
0 (0.0%)

Are your neurons agglutinated? No baky!
0 (0.0%)

Sugar:

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Cane! Beet sugar sucks.
0 (0.0%)

Beet! Cane is overrated/overpriced.
0 (0.0%)

Either. The difference is minor.
0 (0.0%)

Feh, whatever's cheapest.
0 (0.0%)

That depends on what I'm making.
0 (0.0%)

I don't buy/use sugar.
0 (0.0%)

Leavening agent(s):

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Baking Ammonia
0 (0.0%)

Liquid yeast
0 (0.0%)

Dry yeast
0 (0.0%)

Wild yeasts
0 (0.0%)

Baking soda
0 (0.0%)

Baking soda and cream of tartar
0 (0.0%)

Single Acting baking powder
0 (0.0%)

Double Acting baking powder
0 (0.0%)

Iocane powder
0 (0.0%)

Gunpowder
0 (0.0%)

Baking: Something I do not do.
0 (0.0%)



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August 3rd, 2009


04:47 am - Poll: Cookies, Crackers, Tortilla Chips, and...that thing from the "news."


Poll #3995 More snackoid substances
Open to: All, results viewable to: All

Cookies

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Sugar
0 (0.0%)

Peanut Butter
0 (0.0%)

Chocolate (or other) chip
0 (0.0%)

Oatmeal
0 (0.0%)

Shortbread
0 (0.0%)

Sandwich
0 (0.0%)

Refrigerator
0 (0.0%)

Other
0 (0.0%)

Other:

______ chip cookies:

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Butterscotch
0 (0.0%)

Cherry
0 (0.0%)

Chocolate
0 (0.0%)

"White chocolate"
0 (0.0%)

Mint
0 (0.0%)

Toffee
0 (0.0%)

Buffalo
0 (0.0%)

Hydrox is...

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a cookie. Or still should be!
0 (0.0%)

an ion, I think.
0 (0.0%)

a cat.
0 (0.0%)

a cosmetic.
0 (0.0%)

a terrible name for a cookie.
0 (0.0%)

Classic chocolate wafer creme filled sandwich cookie.

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Hydrox
0 (0.0%)

Oreo
0 (0.0%)

Either Hydrox or Oreo, but not those off brand things.
0 (0.0%)

Hydrox, Oreo, store brand, generic, they're all good.
0 (0.0%)

Ewwww.
0 (0.0%)

Not any more.
0 (0.0%)

sugar strands
0 (0.0%)

Colorful toppings, not frosting, added to cookies are:

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Hagelslag
0 (0.0%)

jimmies
0 (0.0%)

hundreds-and-thousands
0 (0.0%)

shots
0 (0.0%)

sprinkles
0 (0.0%)

unnecessary
0 (0.0%)

deeesgusting!
0 (0.0%)

Crackers

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Animal
0 (0.0%)

Fire
0 (0.0%)

Rice
0 (0.0%)

Saltines
0 (0.0%)

Graham
0 (0.0%)

Catalytic
0 (0.0%)

Tortilla chips

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White corn
0 (0.0%)

Yellow corn
0 (0.0%)

Red corn
0 (0.0%)

Blue corn
0 (0.0%)

Any corn, except uni-
0 (0.0%)

Not corn
0 (0.0%)

I don't eat tortilla chips.
0 (0.0%)

And, caving in... Michael Jackson?

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The King of Pop!
0 (0.0%)

Pretty good, but not deserving any royal title.
0 (0.0%)

Not exactly talentless, but nothing special.
0 (0.0%)

Eh, not that good.
0 (0.0%)

A talentless hack that somehow got overhyped, overplayed, and oversold into false popularity.
0 (0.0%)

Pervert. Good riddance.
0 (0.0%)

Who?
0 (0.0%)



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July 19th, 2009


12:59 pm - Poll: Vakkotaur (Part I)


This will be the seed for another poll, Part II, if it works out.

Poll #3938 Who, me?
Open to: All, results viewable to: None

Vakkotaur is...

Vakkotaur was...

What Vakkotaur does is...

I'd like to ________ Vakkotaur.

Whatever you do, do NOT _______ Vakkotaur!



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July 17th, 2009


04:18 am - Poll: Whisk(e)y


Poll #3931 o/` Though that stuff was smooth as silk, from now on I'll stick to milk! o/`
Open to: All, results viewable to: All

That's...

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Whisky
0 (0.0%)

Whiskey
0 (0.0%)

Scotch
0 (0.0%)

Bourbon
0 (0.0%)

Rye
0 (0.0%)

Corn likker
0 (0.0%)

White lightnin'
0 (0.0%)

'shine
0 (0.0%)

Motorfuel
0 (0.0%)

Paint remover
0 (0.0%)

Industrial solvent
0 (0.0%)

I'd drink whisk(e)y from...

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Scotland
0 (0.0%)

Ireland
0 (0.0%)

Canada
0 (0.0%)

the U.S. of A.
0 (0.0%)

Wales
0 (0.0%)

India
0 (0.0%)

Germany
0 (0.0%)

France
0 (0.0%)

Other
0 (0.0%)

Who cares where? Distill it, age it, and pour me some!
0 (0.0%)

I don't drink that stuff.
0 (0.0%)

Single malt vs. Blended

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Single malt is all there is, really.
0 (0.0%)

Blended is the only drinkable stuff.
0 (0.0%)

They each have their place.
0 (0.0%)

Just pour, dangit!
0 (0.0%)

Maybe some malt vinegar for my chips/fries.
0 (0.0%)

Served:

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Neat/straight - as pure as it gets.
0 (0.0%)

Straight up - chilled, but the ice filtered out.
0 (0.0%)

On the rocks.
0 (0.0%)

With water.
0 (0.0%)

With soda water.
0 (0.0%)

With tonic water.
0 (0.0%)

How else does one drink Coca-Cola?
0 (0.0%)

With coffee.
0 (0.0%)

In a cocktail.
0 (0.0%)

To someone else.
0 (0.0%)

Irish coffee:

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How dare you abuse whisk(e)y so!
0 (0.0%)

Great!
0 (0.0%)

Nice from time to time.
0 (0.0%)

Eh, it'll do, once in a great while.
0 (0.0%)

Ruins three good drinks: coffee, cream, and whiskey.
0 (0.0%)

I prefer Brazilian coffee.
0 (0.0%)

I don't drink coffee, even without whisk(e)y.
0 (0.0%)

A good single malt is:

A good blend is:

This single malt is overrated:

This blend is overrated:

Serving vessel:

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Whiskey glass.
0 (0.0%)

Shot glass.
0 (0.0%)

The bottle.
0 (0.0%)

Hip flask.
0 (0.0%)

Vaporizer.
0 (0.0%)

Tullamore...

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Dew.
0 (0.0%)

Don't!
0 (0.0%)

Do, please.
0 (0.0%)

If you're buying, sure!
0 (0.0%)

Not any more.
0 (0.0%)

That's Tulach Mhór.
0 (0.0%)

Huh?
0 (0.0%)



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July 9th, 2009


03:15 am - Poll: Crunchy Snacks


Poll #3900 Not infantry
Open to: All, results viewable to: All

Desirable crunchy snack(s)...

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Almonds
0 (0.0%)

Armadillos
0 (0.0%)

Chromium Sulfate
0 (0.0%)

Cookies
0 (0.0%)

Crickets
0 (0.0%)

Crunch'N'Munch
0 (0.0%)

Deep Fried Earthworms
0 (0.0%)

Doritos
0 (0.0%)

Foxes
0 (0.0%)

Fried Lizard
0 (0.0%)

Marzipan
0 (0.0%)

Popcorn
0 (0.0%)

Potato Chips
0 (0.0%)

Pretzels
0 (0.0%)

Quick Garden Salad
0 (0.0%)

Desirable crunchy snack(s)...

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Smurfs
0 (0.0%)

Toasted Graham Crackers
0 (0.0%)

Toffee
0 (0.0%)

Tortilla Chips
0 (0.0%)

Twiglets
0 (0.0%)

Year-Old Peeps
0 (0.0%)

Hey, you missed:

Undesirable crunchy snack(s)...

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Almonds
0 (0.0%)

Armadillos
0 (0.0%)

Chromium Sulfate
0 (0.0%)

Cookies
0 (0.0%)

Crickets
0 (0.0%)

Crunch'N'Munch
0 (0.0%)

Deep Fried Earthworms
0 (0.0%)

Doritos
0 (0.0%)

Foxes
0 (0.0%)

Fried Lizard
0 (0.0%)

Marzipan
0 (0.0%)

Popcorn
0 (0.0%)

Potato Chips
0 (0.0%)

Pretzels
0 (0.0%)

Quick garden salad
0 (0.0%)

Undesirable crunchy snack(s)...

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Smurfs
0 (0.0%)

Toasted Graham Crackers
0 (0.0%)

Toffee
0 (0.0%)

Tortilla Chips
0 (0.0%)

Twiglets
0 (0.0%)

Year-Old Peeps
0 (0.0%)

Hey, you missed:

My favorite truly crunchy snacks are:

As crunchy snacks go, these are an abomination:



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June 27th, 2009


10:35 am - Poll: North Korea and a missile


Poll #3857 Taepodingdong
Open to: All, results viewable to: None

The launch will be done because...

the missile is ready to be tested.
0 (0.0%)

it's time according to a long-set schedule.
0 (0.0%)

Kim Jong-il wants to be back in the headlines again.
0 (0.0%)

What the heck else is there to do in North Korea?
0 (0.0%)

The North Korean missile will...

not be launched anytime soon.
0 (0.0%)

blow up on the ground.
0 (0.0%)

blow up early in flight.
0 (0.0%)

fall into the ocean, harmlessly.
0 (0.0%)

fall into the ocean, hitting a ship.
0 (0.0%)

hit... North Korea. Oops.
0 (0.0%)

hit South Korea.
0 (0.0%)

hit Japan.
0 (0.0%)

hit Russia. Whoops.
0 (0.0%)

hit China. Oh crud.
0 (0.0%)

hit the USA.
0 (0.0%)

be destroyed by a missile defense system.
0 (0.0%)

make orbit.
0 (0.0%)

be signed by the Detroit Lions.
0 (0.0%)

The missile will be carrying...

nothing.
0 (0.0%)

a dummy warhead, for simulation.
0 (0.0%)

a conventional warhead.
0 (0.0%)

an instrument package.
0 (0.0%)

a satellite.
0 (0.0%)

a nuclear device.
0 (0.0%)

Kim Jong-il's Greatest Hits on 8-track and LP
0 (0.0%)

The reaction to the launch will be...

nothing. Michael Jackson will still be on the front page.
0 (0.0%)

a "strong letter" from the Useless Nations Organization.
0 (0.0%)

another claim of sanctions, that almost get followed for short time.
0 (0.0%)

sanctions will be real and stick, for a change.
0 (0.0%)

that place WAS a launch facility, once. Not any more.
0 (0.0%)

that place WAS a nuclear reactor, once.
0 (0.0%)

NoKo wants nukes, so somebody will send them one. Or more. Well-fused, of course.
0 (0.0%)

Inflicting an NFL franchise on Pyongyang.
0 (0.0%)

Not about North Korea at all: I know why the number 444 was used in the last poll.

Yes, it's obvious.
0 (0.0%)

Yes, but I had to look it up.
0 (0.0%)

You mean that wasn't random?
0 (0.0%)

No.
0 (0.0%)

444? Last poll? Dangit, I missed one.
0 (0.0%)

I'm too busy having the vent on my spleen adjusted to bother with such things.
0 (0.0%)

Pentagrid converter
0 (0.0%)



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June 26th, 2009


06:15 am - Poll: Iran


Poll #3855 Between Iraq and a hard place
Open to: All, results viewable to: None

Regarding, Iran the USA should:

Do nothing at all.
0 (0.0%)

Speak, but very mildly.
0 (0.0%)

Speak, very bluntly.
0 (0.0%)

Do mild semi-covert actions (gee, how did that internet cable get there?)
0 (0.0%)

Do not so mild covert actions. We won't talk about them, of course.
0 (0.0%)

444 "smart" bombs could be very useful.
0 (0.0%)

The war started in 1979, it's time we finished it.
0 (0.0%)

Huh?
0 (0.0%)

I refuse to answer.
0 (0.0%)



*Grumble* Yeah, the comma is misplaced. I know.


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June 17th, 2009


09:40 am - Poll: TV networks


Poll #3831 The Vast Wasteland
Open to: All, results viewable to: All

If you could only get one TV station, it would be an affiliate of

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ABC
0 (0.0%)

CBS
0 (0.0%)

NBC
0 (0.0%)

PBS
0 (0.0%)

Fox
0 (0.0%)

CW
0 (0.0%)

MyNetworkTV
0 (0.0%)

DuMont
0 (0.0%)

It would be some independent (non-religious) station.
0 (0.0%)

Broadcast television is Barnes & Noble's best friend.
1 (100.0%)



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June 10th, 2009


03:59 am - Poll: Wine
Poll #3803 Not an Emulator
Open to: All, results viewable to: All

Wine is...

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...red!
0 (0.0%)

...white!
0 (0.0%)

...red, white, rose, blush, and probably a bunch more.
0 (0.0%)

...in need of distillation into brandy.
0 (0.0%)

...something I don't drink, thanks.
0 (0.0%)

The best wines come from:

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Australia
0 (0.0%)

North America
0 (0.0%)

North America, excluding California
0 (0.0%)

South America
0 (0.0%)

Europe
0 (0.0%)

Asia
0 (0.0%)

Africa
0 (0.0%)

All over
0 (0.0%)

My own efforts
0 (0.0%)

Hinges in need of oiling
0 (0.0%)

Non-grape wine?

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Yes, please.
0 (0.0%)

Sometimes maybe.
0 (0.0%)

That's not really wine. Pour anyway.
0 (0.0%)

Eyuck! I want wine!
0 (0.0%)

Doesn't matter, I don't drink that either.
0 (0.0%)

Ideal wine container (NOT serving vessel):

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Glass bottle
0 (0.0%)

Plastic bottle
0 (0.0%)

Bag
0 (0.0%)

Box
0 (0.0%)

Can
0 (0.0%)

Barrel
0 (0.0%)

Tanker rail car
0 (0.0%)

Magnetic Inertial Confinement system
0 (0.0%)

Doesn't matter to me. I told you I don't drink the stuff.
0 (0.0%)

Ideal serving vessel:

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Glass bottle, in a brown paper bag
0 (0.0%)

Glass
0 (0.0%)

Can
0 (0.0%)

Mug
0 (0.0%)

Footwear (shoe, slipper, boot, etc.)
0 (0.0%)

You buying? I don't care - except no footwear!
0 (0.0%)

I. Do. Not. Drink. Wine.
0 (0.0%)

Worst wine:

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Anything "fortified" that isn't a proper sherry or port.
0 (0.0%)

Boone's Farm
0 (0.0%)

Buckfast Tonic Wine
0 (0.0%)

Cisco
0 (0.0%)

Jeppson's Malort
0 (0.0%)

MD 20/20 ("Mad Dog")
0 (0.0%)

Night Train
0 (0.0%)

Thunderbird
0 (0.0%)

Wild Irish Rose
0 (0.0%)

That stuff $RELATIVE committed.
0 (0.0%)

Other (see next poll question)
0 (0.0%)

I only drink at least allegedly good wines.
0 (0.0%)

I don't drink wine, remember?
0 (0.0%)

The worst wine it was my misfortune to experience was:

A good, inexpensive (not cheap) wine is:

This wine is overrated:

Non-alcoholic wine?

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Sure!
0 (0.0%)

Maybe.
0 (0.0%)

Only if it's free.
0 (0.0%)

No.
0 (0.0%)

Not even if it's free.
0 (0.0%)

Not only no, but hell no!
0 (0.0%)

Wait, isn't that just grape juice?
0 (0.0%)

Say what?
0 (0.0%)

[Unrelated] Name a crunchy snack:


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April 26th, 2009


10:17 am - Poll: Lagomorph


Poll #3624 Isn't this a few Sundays late?
Open to: All, results viewable to: All

Bunnies

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Wild critter in "da woods."
0 (0.0%)

Wild critters on the lawn.
0 (0.0%)

Pets.
0 (0.0%)

Cartoons.
0 (0.0%)

Food - meat.
0 (0.0%)

Food - chocolate.
0 (0.0%)

Hey, I am a bunny, Bub!
0 (0.0%)

You're off by a hare.
0 (0.0%)

Bunny

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My pet bunny
0 (0.0%)

Bugs Bunny
0 (0.0%)

Lola Bunny
0 (0.0%)

Buster Bunny
0 (0.0%)

Babs Bunny
0 (0.0%)

Easter Bunny
0 (0.0%)

Chocolate Bunny
0 (0.0%)

Lisa Bonet
0 (0.0%)

Kevin Dewclaw
0 (0.0%)

Mycroft Bunny
0 (0.0%)

Blue Bunny
0 (0.0%)

Bunnicula
0 (0.0%)

Trix Rabbit
0 (0.0%)

Bunny Rabbit (from Captain Kangaroo)
0 (0.0%)

Jessica Rabbit
0 (0.0%)

Bunny color?

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White
0 (0.0%)

Brown/Tan
0 (0.0%)

Gray
0 (0.0%)

Black
0 (0.0%)

Mixed
0 (0.0%)

Blue
0 (0.0%)

Orange
0 (0.0%)

A good bunny is never a bad color.
0 (0.0%)

I eat chocolate bunnies...

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Ears first
0 (0.0%)

Feet first
0 (0.0%)

Tail first
0 (0.0%)

Uh... chest first
0 (0.0%)

Er... the front of the behind first
0 (0.0%)

I yell "Quit staring at me!" and bite off the eyes.
0 (0.0%)

With a knife and fork. I am so civilized.
0 (0.0%)

First I set out my scalpels...
0 (0.0%)

No, I don't!
0 (0.0%)



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April 14th, 2009


02:54 am - Poll: Spamazon Flail


There are plenty of real posts about this. So, have a poll instead:

Poll #3545 AF should stand for Audio Frequency.
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The Amazon book sellers...

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had a software screwup.
0 (0.0%)

were exploited by crackers and trolls
0 (0.0%)

were caught implementing a poorly thought out policy.
0 (0.0%)

Yes.
0 (0.0%)

were the target of Joe Biden operating from his secret lair.
0 (0.0%)

Huh? What's this about then?
0 (0.0%)

The trolls trolled...

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Amazon.
0 (0.0%)

The people reacting to whatever happened.
0 (0.0%)

Themselves.
0 (0.0%)

Other.
0 (0.0%)

The naming convention of [$WORD]Fail is...

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useful. It gets the point across fast.
0 (0.0%)

no big deal.
0 (0.0%)

way overused.
0 (0.0%)

as lazy as appending -gate to every (political) "scandal."
0 (0.0%)

a great way to make yourself look like a reactionary fool.
0 (0.0%)

The folks benefiting most from this are:

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Amazon. Free publicity! Just spell the name right, thanks.
0 (0.0%)

Barnes & Noble. Yay, the competition shot itself in the foot!
0 (0.0%)

GLBT folks. Free publicity!
0 (0.0%)

Trolls. Hey, a pot to stir!
0 (0.0%)

Media. Ooh, a story we don't have do any significant work about!
0 (0.0%)

Journal/blogging sites. Instant content and traffic!
0 (0.0%)

Politicians. Look, a distraction!
0 (0.0%)

Pirates. Look, a distraction!
0 (0.0%)

Vakkotaur. This poll is proof.
0 (0.0%)



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March 25th, 2009


05:51 pm - Poll: Cats (not polecats)


Poll #3408 Felis catus
Open to: All, results viewable to: All

I have had a pet cat.

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Yes.
0 (0.0%)

Well, I've looked after a cat.
0 (0.0%)

No.
0 (0.0%)

A human and a cat live in a house:

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The house belongs to the human.
0 (0.0%)

The house belongs to the cat.
0 (0.0%)

Cats are best:

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As barn cats - mousers.
0 (0.0%)

As housepets - company.
0 (0.0%)

In LOLcat pictures.
0 (0.0%)

Left to others.
0 (0.0%)

With mushroom gravy.
0 (0.0%)

Favorite Comic/Cartoon cat:

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Bill
0 (0.0%)

Catbert
0 (0.0%)

Claude
0 (0.0%)

Felix
0 (0.0%)

Furrball
0 (0.0%)

Garfield
0 (0.0%)

Heathcliff
0 (0.0%)

Hello Kitty
0 (0.0%)

Krosp
0 (0.0%)

Penelope Pussycat
0 (0.0%)

Pussyfoot
0 (0.0%)

Rita
0 (0.0%)

Sylvester
0 (0.0%)

Tom
0 (0.0%)

Top Cat
0 (0.0%)

When a cat rubs up against you:

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It's begging for attention.
0 (0.0%)

It's being affectionate.
0 (0.0%)

It's seeking relief.
0 (0.0%)

It's marking territory - you.
0 (0.0%)

Cat and...

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dog
0 (0.0%)

fiddle
0 (0.0%)

kitten
0 (0.0%)

mouse
0 (0.0%)

steamship
0 (0.0%)

"A cat will always do whatever will [torque] you off most."

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True
0 (0.0%)

False
0 (0.0%)

Nepetalactone
0 (0.0%)

A group of cats is called a(n)...

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clowder
0 (0.0%)

clutter
0 (0.0%)

clutch
0 (0.0%)

fight
0 (0.0%)

mess
0 (0.0%)

ohno
0 (0.0%)

problem
0 (0.0%)

yammer
0 (0.0%)

Whaddaymean 'group'? They're _cats_!
0 (0.0%)

Catwoman

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Julie Newmar
0 (0.0%)

Lee Meriwether
0 (0.0%)

Eartha Kitt
0 (0.0%)

Michelle Pfeiffer
0 (0.0%)

Halle Berry
0 (0.0%)

Raymond Burr
0 (0.0%)

Other
0 (0.0%)



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March 23rd, 2009


07:00 pm - Poll: Flowers


I haven't felt the best (Details not forthcoming. You're welcome.) for a little while, so even the polls took a break. Hopefully I'll have some real content to post about in while.

Poll #3400 Magnoliophyta
Open to: All, results viewable to: All

Flowers

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Are pretty.
0 (0.0%)

Smell nice.
0 (0.0%)

Make me sneeze.
0 (0.0%)

Are delicious.
0 (0.0%)

Are attacked by my cat(s).
0 (0.0%)

Remind me of weddings and/or funerals.
0 (0.0%)

Aww, geeze, not that Gennifer again.
0 (0.0%)

Roses

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Nicely traditional
0 (0.0%)

Mean someone screwed up
0 (0.0%)

Are overpriced in mid-February
0 (0.0%)

Get in the way of those great thorns
0 (0.0%)

Dandelion

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Flower
0 (0.0%)

Weed
0 (0.0%)

Arbutus

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Nice flower.
0 (0.0%)

Nice flower, ugly name.
0 (0.0%)

Someone gave that name to a flower?!
0 (0.0%)

Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds

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Pretty flower
0 (0.0%)

That play wasn't really about them or gamma rays!
0 (0.0%)

"The effect of... on" is now a cliche. Bleh.
0 (0.0%)

Favorite flower:

Least favorite flower:



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March 15th, 2009


11:48 pm - Poll: St. Patrick and more beer


I know it's about a day early, but it's not all about Tuesday.

Poll #3355 A few said "more beer" last I asked about poll topics...
Open to: All, results viewable to: All

St. Patrick...

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...drove the snakes out of Ireland.
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...drove the Druids out of Ireland, or at least underground.
0 (0.0%)

...got mistakenly credited.
0 (0.0%)

...was an idiot. Snakes, schmakes. Now, certain people...
0 (0.0%)

...wasn't even Irish.
0 (0.0%)

Green Beer?

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Of course!
0 (0.0%)

If it's cheap enough.
0 (0.0%)

Only if it's free.
0 (0.0%)

Not even if it's free.
0 (0.0%)

What, be around a bunch of drunken wannabes? Uh uh.
0 (0.0%)

Good beer is too dark to be dyed green.
0 (0.0%)

Green ROOT beer, maybe.
0 (0.0%)

Got some green Kool-Aid?
0 (0.0%)

Couldn't I just get some orange juice?
0 (0.0%)

Guinness?

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The only real beer.
0 (0.0%)

It'll do if you can't get a really good stout.
0 (0.0%)

Why bother with Irish Budweiser?
0 (0.0%)

I drink beer. Guinness isn't.
0 (0.0%)

I don't drink beer, but that record book can be interesting.
0 (0.0%)

Malt Liquor done right is:

The BEST beer I've ever had was:

The WORST beer I ever had was:

This bad beer...

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wasn't all that bad, but it could have been better.
0 (0.0%)

might have been ok after a few *good* drinks.
0 (0.0%)

was free, so I drank it.
0 (0.0%)

was free, and not worth it. Didn't try to finish it.
0 (0.0%)

was poured out in disgust.
0 (0.0%)

made "prison wine" seem like a good idea.
0 (0.0%)

made the output of a draft horse seem like a good idea.
0 (0.0%)

made diseased yak squeezings seem like a good idea.
0 (0.0%)

The worst beer I've ever had, but still drank, was:

The/A beer so bad I poured it down the drain - and felt sorry for the poor drain:

The ideal sipping beer:

An acceptable "lawnmower beer":



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March 10th, 2009


12:48 pm - Poll: Fish


Poll #3339 Silverfish are neither fish, nor made of silver
Open to: All, results viewable to: All

I have had pet fish.

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Yes
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No
0 (0.0%)

I've kept fish. "Pet fish" is a stretch.
0 (0.0%)

I like having/looking at:

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Pretty much any fish
0 (0.0%)

Goldfish
0 (0.0%)

Koi
0 (0.0%)

Tropical fish
0 (0.0%)

Freshwater fish
0 (0.0%)

Saltwater fish
0 (0.0%)

Virtual fish - no fiddling about with tanks and such.
0 (0.0%)

The fish on my plate
0 (0.0%)

Fish? Big whoop.
0 (0.0%)

I don't like fish
0 (0.0%)

Fish is meat?

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Yes, of course fish is meat.
0 (0.0%)

No, fish is not meat.
0 (0.0%)

I'd eat fish at...

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Captain D's
0 (0.0%)

Arthur Treacher's
0 (0.0%)

Long John Silver's
0 (0.0%)

Red Lobster
0 (0.0%)

Another big chain
0 (0.0%)

This little place I know...
0 (0.0%)

Seaworld (or similar)
0 (0.0%)

I do not eat fish.
0 (0.0%)

Fish ought to have...

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Butter
0 (0.0%)

Tartar sauce
0 (0.0%)

Lemon
0 (0.0%)

Pepper
0 (0.0%)

Malt vinegar
0 (0.0%)

Ketchup
0 (0.0%)

No. 2 fuel oil
0 (0.0%)

Chips on the side
0 (0.0%)

A replacement
0 (0.0%)

Fish are best...

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Left swimming
0 (0.0%)

Raw
0 (0.0%)

Baked
0 (0.0%)

Pan fried
0 (0.0%)

Sauteed
0 (0.0%)

Deep fried
0 (0.0%)

Grilled
0 (0.0%)

Steamed
0 (0.0%)

Roasted
0 (0.0%)

Pickled
0 (0.0%)

Fishing?

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A means of catching fish
0 (0.0%)

A means of relaxing, maybe catching fish
0 (0.0%)

Frustration
0 (0.0%)

Waste of time
0 (0.0%)

Minamata disease
0 (0.0%)

Ice fishing?

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A means of catching fish
0 (0.0%)

A means of catching a cold
0 (0.0%)

A means of relaxing, maybe catching fish
0 (0.0%)

A means of getting drunk while freezing your butt off
0 (0.0%)

Waste of time
0 (0.0%)

Frustration
0 (0.0%)

Are you f-ing nuts?!
0 (0.0%)

I like:

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Catfish
0 (0.0%)

Cod
0 (0.0%)

Haddock
0 (0.0%)

Halibut
0 (0.0%)

Herring
0 (0.0%)

Mackerel
0 (0.0%)

Perch
0 (0.0%)

Salmon
0 (0.0%)

Swordfish
0 (0.0%)

Tilapia
0 (0.0%)

Trout
0 (0.0%)

Tuna
0 (0.0%)

Walleye
0 (0.0%)

Other
0 (0.0%)

None of the above
0 (0.0%)



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March 4th, 2009


12:15 pm - Poll: A bit forced.


Poll #3313 not even unified, let alone grand
Open to: All, results viewable to: All

Favorite Force?

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Strong nuclear force
0 (0.0%)

Weak nuclear force
0 (0.0%)

Electromagnetic
1 (100.0%)

Gravity
0 (0.0%)

United States Air Force
0 (0.0%)

That one with the minty chlorine thingies
0 (0.0%)

The more likely one is:

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Irresistible force
1 (100.0%)

Immovable object
0 (0.0%)

?

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Acetaldehyde
0 (0.0%)

Ammonium perchlorate
0 (0.0%)

Atrazine
0 (0.0%)

Bromoquinine
0 (0.0%)

Calcium chloride
1 (100.0%)

Diamine oxidase
0 (0.0%)

Dichloro-Diphenyl-Trichloroethane
0 (0.0%)

Dimethylhexane
0 (0.0%)

Dimethylhydrazine
0 (0.0%)

Fexofenadine
0 (0.0%)

Methyl Ethyl Ketone
0 (0.0%)

Monoamine oxidase
0 (0.0%)

Naloxone
0 (0.0%)

Paraquat
0 (0.0%)

Phenylpropanolamine
0 (0.0%)

?

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Kumquat
1 (100.0%)

Orchid
0 (0.0%)

Zarniwoop
0 (0.0%)

Beam power tubes
0 (0.0%)

Whizzbang banana aardvark limpet
0 (0.0%)

Marauding gangs of wild contra-bassoon players
0 (0.0%)



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March 1st, 2009


11:50 am - Poll: Neighbors


Poll #3277 Not Jim Nabors
Open to: All, results viewable to: All

"Good fences make good neighbors."

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True
0 (0.0%)

False
0 (0.0%)

Dunno
0 (0.0%)

Paraquat
0 (0.0%)

Neighbors are best...

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seen frequently.
0 (0.0%)

seen infrequently.
0 (0.0%)

seen but not heard.
0 (0.0%)

at a distance.
0 (0.0%)

Apartment/Condo living...

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means being wonderfully close to the neighbors.
0 (0.0%)

means being far too close to the neighbors.
0 (0.0%)

My neighbors are:

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Great!
0 (0.0%)

Good.
0 (0.0%)

About average.
0 (0.0%)

Ehh...not too bad.
0 (0.0%)

Let's not talk about them.
0 (0.0%)

Rotten!
0 (0.0%)

I have the cops on speed dial just for them.
0 (0.0%)

Most are fine, but there's this one jerk...
0 (0.0%)

They don't bug me, I don't bug them. Works out well.
0 (0.0%)

What neighbors?
0 (0.0%)

A neighbor just like me would be...

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great - we'd get along fine.
0 (0.0%)

great - we'd never see each other!
0 (0.0%)

not a very good idea.
0 (0.0%)

rather creepy, really.
0 (0.0%)

Would you have liked to have been one of Mr. Roger's neighbors?

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Yes.
0 (0.0%)

No.
0 (0.0%)

Not sure.
0 (0.0%)

What do you mean "would have liked"? I *was* one of his neighbors!
0 (0.0%)

Huh?
0 (0.0%)

My worst neighbors ever:

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Weren't all that bad, really.
0 (0.0%)

Would have been cool if I'd been invited to some of those parties.
0 (0.0%)

Played (bad) music far too loud, far too often, far too late.
0 (0.0%)

Had loud fights.
0 (0.0%)

Were too loud - and it wasn't music or fighting.
0 (0.0%)

Ran a drug lab.
0 (0.0%)

Whorehouse.
0 (0.0%)

Crackhouse.
0 (0.0%)

Waffle House.
0 (0.0%)

Coveted thy neighbor's... spouse?

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Hell yes!
0 (0.0%)

Yes.
0 (0.0%)

They're swingers. *smirk*
0 (0.0%)

No.
0 (0.0%)

Hell no!
0 (0.0%)

I think I shall now be ill.
0 (0.0%)

I'm not telling.
0 (0.0%)

What spouse?
0 (0.0%)

What neighbors?
0 (0.0%)

What a rude question!
0 (0.0%)

What does 'covet' mean?
0 (0.0%)

Atrazine
0 (0.0%)



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February 25th, 2009


11:27 pm - Poll: Beer


Poll #3247 Bier hier, bier hier, oder ich fall um.
Open to: All, results viewable to: None

Beer?

Lager - cold
0 (0.0%)

Ale - not so cold (but not "warm")
1 (100.0%)

Malt Liquor
0 (0.0%)

Yes, please
1 (100.0%)

I don't drink beer
0 (0.0%)

Beer in the USA?

Domestic, macrobrew (Miller-Coors, Budweiser, etc.)
0 (0.0%)

Domestic, macrobrew - but only if it's Sam Adams.
0 (0.0%)

Domestic microbrew
1 (100.0%)

Imports (Heineken, Corona, etc.)
0 (0.0%)

Imports... that most folks wouldn't recognize
1 (100.0%)

I told you, I no drinka da beer!
0 (0.0%)

Domestic (USA) beer

Miller (High Life, MGD, Lite, whatever)
0 (0.0%)

Coors (Light, whatever)
0 (0.0%)

Bud (Light, whatever)
0 (0.0%)

Busch (Light, whatever)
0 (0.0%)

Pabst
0 (0.0%)

Schlitz
0 (0.0%)

Sam Adams
1 (100.0%)

As long as someone else is buying, it's good.
1 (100.0%)

I drink BEER, and those aren't.
0 (0.0%)

I TOLD you, I don't drink beer.
0 (0.0%)

Light or Lite Beer?

Of course!
0 (0.0%)

You buying? Sure!
0 (0.0%)

Bite your tongue! I want *BEER* dangit!
1 (100.0%)

I'd rather drink the transmission fluid of an abused Yugo.
0 (0.0%)

Don't drink beer, remember?
0 (0.0%)

Style?

Pilsner
0 (0.0%)

Bock
1 (100.0%)

Oktoberfest
0 (0.0%)

Dunkel
0 (0.0%)

Pale Ale
1 (100.0%)

India Pale Ale
0 (0.0%)

Brown Ale
1 (100.0%)

Bitter
1 (100.0%)

Porter
1 (100.0%)

Stout
1 (100.0%)

Wheat Beer
1 (100.0%)

Barlywine
0 (0.0%)

Lambic
0 (0.0%)

Other
0 (0.0%)

No drink beer, remember?
0 (0.0%)

Other:

Best beer is:

American macrobrew
0 (0.0%)

American microbrew
0 (0.0%)

Belgian!
0 (0.0%)

German!
0 (0.0%)

Russian!
0 (0.0%)

British!
0 (0.0%)

Something European!
0 (0.0%)

Mexican!
0 (0.0%)

Asian!
0 (0.0%)

African!
0 (0.0%)

Brewed by me, of course.
0 (0.0%)

Free!!
1 (100.0%)

Olde Fortran
0 (0.0%)

Duff
0 (0.0%)

Distilled into a real drink, whisk[e]y!
0 (0.0%)

Malt Liquor?

Done right, it's great stuff.
0 (0.0%)

Done right, it'd be great stuff. It's never done right.
0 (0.0%)

How ghetto can you get?
0 (0.0%)

Is it free? Then it's good enough.
0 (0.0%)

That's not beer!
1 (100.0%)

Godawful!
0 (0.0%)

I've had Godawful, Malt Liquor is worse!
0 (0.0%)

Are you drunk? I TOLD YOU I DO *NOT* DRINK BEER! Or beer-alikes.
0 (0.0%)

40?

Cool.
0 (0.0%)

Only swill comes in the 40 oz. size.
1 (100.0%)

Zima?

I'm bummed it's being/been discontinued.
0 (0.0%)

Flavorless.
1 (100.0%)

Tastes like zhit.
0 (0.0%)

Can't hold a candle, or alcohol lamp, to real beer.
0 (0.0%)

Who cares?
0 (0.0%)

Ideal serving vessel:

Can
0 (0.0%)

Glass bottle
0 (0.0%)

Glass
0 (0.0%)

Leather Mug
0 (0.0%)

Pewter Tankard
0 (0.0%)

Stein
0 (0.0%)

Don't care.
0 (0.0%)

You buying? Then I really don't care!
1 (100.0%)

The best cheap beer is:

Natural Light
0 (0.0%)

Milwaukee's Best (aka "Beast")
0 (0.0%)

Schlitz
0 (0.0%)

Pabst Blue Ribbon
0 (0.0%)

Bud
0 (0.0%)

High Life
0 (0.0%)

Keystone
0 (0.0%)

Other
0 (0.0%)

There is no good cheap beer
1 (100.0%)

If price were no object, I'd drink:

Enough about beer. You ought to have a poll about:



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February 20th, 2009


05:20 pm - Poll: Going nuclear


In August 1945 the only two nuclear bombs used in warfare were exploded. Since then there have been many nuclear explosions and many wars and battles, but the two have not combined again. There have been close calls, but so far the world has been fairly lucky.

I asked about this in 2006 but it seemed about time to ask again and see how much, if any, things have changed.

Poll #3221 Gone fission
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Who will break the nuclear peace, such as it is? That is, who will fire the *first* nuclear shot?

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United States
0 (0.0%)

Russia
0 (0.0%)

United Kingdom
0 (0.0%)

France
0 (0.0%)

China
0 (0.0%)

India
0 (0.0%)

Pakistan
0 (0.0%)

North Korea
0 (0.0%)

Israel
0 (0.0%)

Saudi Arabia
0 (0.0%)

Japan
0 (0.0%)

Another country
0 (0.0%)

A terrorist organization
0 (0.0%)

Nobody
0 (0.0%)

The delivery system will be

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a ballistic missile.
0 (0.0%)

a cruise missile.
0 (0.0%)

a manned aircraft.
0 (0.0%)

a drone aircraft.
0 (0.0%)

a ship or submarine leaving a bomb in or near a port
0 (0.0%)

a truck parked and left.
0 (0.0%)

a suicide bomber.
0 (0.0%)

something else.
0 (0.0%)

non-existent.
0 (0.0%)

The result will be:

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A rapid nuclear escalation to the end of the world.
0 (0.0%)

A rather large, but still limited, nuclear exchange.
0 (0.0%)

A dozen or so nukes will be popped.
0 (0.0%)

A nuke for a nuke, and it will end in single digits.
0 (0.0%)

Just one nuke will be popped.
0 (0.0%)

Just one nuke, and it will be a fizzle (still several tons yeild).
0 (0.0%)

Just one nuke, but it will be a very embarrassing complete dud.
0 (0.0%)

Nothing, as nobody will start popping nukes.
0 (0.0%)

Continent on which the first big mushroom will grow:

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Africa
0 (0.0%)

Antarctica
0 (0.0%)

Asia
0 (0.0%)

Australia
0 (0.0%)

Europe
0 (0.0%)

North America
0 (0.0%)

South America
0 (0.0%)

Ocean burst - above, on, or in
0 (0.0%)

Not gonna happen.
0 (0.0%)



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