# A test poll - please ignore...

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**Created:** [December 11, 2010, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-test-poll-please-ignore/563793 "2010-12-11T16:46:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2010, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-test-poll-please-ignore/563793/21 "2010-12-13T02:48:21Z")

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> [@Morgenstern](#):
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> How could you miss the seeing Spanish ones, they’re indigenous to Mexico.

No one expects the Spanish armadillo.

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**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2010, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-test-poll-please-ignore/563793/22 "2010-12-13T03:45:02Z")

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First you said “please ignore” and then you give me a chance to vote against something British. Sorry Sparky but you can’t have it both ways! 🙂

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**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2010, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-test-poll-please-ignore/563793/23 "2010-12-13T05:33:41Z")

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This [Seal](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seal_(musician))is British, but I’m not sure if he can swim.

A little known fact is that armadillos often cross streams by walking across the bottom rather than swimming.

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**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2010, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-test-poll-please-ignore/563793/24 "2010-12-13T12:48:58Z")

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I didn’t expect this sort of Spanish Armadillo…

Regards,  
Shodan

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**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2010, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-test-poll-please-ignore/563793/25 "2010-12-13T16:22:59Z")

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> [@Shodan](#):
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> I didn’t expect this sort of Spanish Armadillo…

Their chief weapons are:

- Surprise.
- Fear.
- Rolling up into a tight ball with their strong carapace protecting their entire body.

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