# Poll - a new and different type of poll **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 26, 2007, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-a-new-and-different-type-of-poll/389609 "2007-01-26T19:40:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![That\_creates\_more\_Q\_s\_than\_A\_s](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/54ee81/32.png) [@That\_creates\_more\_Q\_s\_than\_A\_s](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_creates_more_Q_s_than_A_s)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2007, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-a-new-and-different-type-of-poll/389609/1 "2007-01-26T19:40:31Z")
Well, considering that the last poll seems to have run it’s course, it’s time for something completely different. This is even a different kind of poll from the normal polls. You will have to read all of the introduction or you will get things wrong and everyone else will know and make fun of you, which is so avoidable. Many polls ask you to pick between common things that you have been asked about many times. This one asks you to do something different, to create a question that has not been asked all that many times. And so there are a few below as examples only. The poll is not about those, but about what would be different questions. If you see someone who didn’t pick up this distinction, please feel free to point it out, as it was completely avoidable. Thanks for participating and not complaining too much along the way 😉 1. Cherry Coke or Black Cherry Vanilla Coke 2. Hillary Clinton or Sir Edmund Hillary 3. New York City or Manhattan 4. Rome Italy or Rome apples 5. Karl Marx or Groucho 6. Arlene Francis or Francis X. Bushman 7. PC or IBM PC 8. Islam or Muslim 9. Homer Simpson or Jessica 10. Electric Blue or Blue Man Group 11. Elton John or John C. Fremont 12. Eric Clapton or Eric the Red 13. Heinz or Katzenjammer Kids 14. Silver Cloud or smog 15. Queen Elizabeth or Queen Latifah 16. Charlotte or Lotto 17. Birthday Party or Green Party 18. Cat or Cat fight 19. Butts or Stogies 20. Packages or Letters Bonus: You’re to be given something and you don’t know what it will be until after you’ve made your decision — 1 or 1.5 ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2007, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-a-new-and-different-type-of-poll/389609/2 "2007-01-26T21:10:58Z")
Flat feet or webbed toes ---
**Author:** ![Molly\_Polly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ea5d25/32.png) [@Molly\_Polly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Molly_Polly)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2007, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-a-new-and-different-type-of-poll/389609/3 "2007-01-26T22:28:03Z")
1. Cherry Coke - (actually Lime Coke, but definitely not Vanilla) 2. Hillary Clinton - in 2008 3. just Manhattan -who cares about the boros? 4. Rome apples 5. Karl Marx or Groucho [aren’t these the same guy 😕] 6. Arlene Francis or Francis X. Bushman [who are these people?] 7. PC or IBM PC [generic PC. The company IBM PC is ugly and slow] 8. Islam or Muslim ?? 9. Homer Simpson or Jessica - Lisa 10. Electric Blue or Blue Man Group - Ugh and ugh 11. Elton John 12. Eric the Red 13. Heinz 14. Silver Cloud or smog - Sitting Bull 15. Queen Latifah 16. Lotto 17. Birthday Party 18. Cat 19. Butts or Stogies - Neither! Put that thing out 20. Packages or Letters - Amazon book boxes Bonus: You’re to be given something and you don’t know what it will be until after you’ve made your decision — 1 or 1.5 ??? ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2007, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-a-new-and-different-type-of-poll/389609/4 "2007-01-26T22:30:56Z")
Suspension of disbelief or dramatic license ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2007, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-a-new-and-different-type-of-poll/389609/5 "2007-01-26T22:40:03Z")
This thread or [that thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=405462). 😃 ---
**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:** [January 26, 2007, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-a-new-and-different-type-of-poll/389609/6 "2007-01-26T22:55:32Z")
A duck or an echo. Molly or Polly. ---
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2007, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-a-new-and-different-type-of-poll/389609/7 "2007-01-26T23:54:11Z")
[QUOTE=Molly & Polly] 1. Cherry Coke - (actually Lime Coke, but definitely not Vanilla) 2. Hillary Clinton - in 2008 3. just Manhattan -who cares about the boros? 4. Rome apples 5. Karl Marx or Groucho [aren’t these the same guy 😕] 6. Arlene Francis or Francis X. Bushman [who are these people?] 7. PC or IBM PC [generic PC. The company IBM PC is ugly and slow] 8. Islam or Muslim ?? 9. Homer Simpson or Jessica - Lisa 10. Electric Blue or Blue Man Group - Ugh and ugh 11. Elton John 12. Eric the Red 13. Heinz 14. Silver Cloud or smog - Sitting Bull 15. Queen Latifah 16. Lotto 17. Birthday Party 18. Cat 19. Butts or Stogies - Neither! Put that thing out 20. Packages or Letters - Amazon book boxes Bonus: You’re to be given something and you don’t know what it will be until after you’ve made your decision — 1 or 1.5 ??? [/QUOTE] Managed to blow it in response #2! Oh, well… :o 😃 My contribution: (for those with strong stomaches only!!!) Cleveland or Detroit? ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2007, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-a-new-and-different-type-of-poll/389609/8 "2007-01-27T00:09:16Z")
Déjà vu or Groundhog Day ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2007, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-a-new-and-different-type-of-poll/389609/9 "2007-01-27T02:49:55Z")
Were you counting the minutes until the other one dropped of the front page, or what? **Czarcasm** closed your first try at this. DO NOT try it again. It’ll be a warning next time.