“Klaatu barada nikto” or “May the Force be with you”
Slim Elvis or Fat Elvis
Given that I’m not real big on Elvis’ music, drawing funny Elvis characters is about all the interest I have in him
A Whiter Shade of Pale or The Dark Side of the Moon
Don’t Tread On Me or One Nation Under God
“Waiter, there’s a fly in my soup!” or “Do you have Prince Albert in a can?”
Rule Britannia or Pomp and Circumstance
Pomp is fun to play on a trombone
Bill Clinton or Jimmy Carter
He looks less like ET
Oxford or Cambridge
Oxford University has a nice translation of The Count of Monte Cristo
The Iliad or The Odyssey
“A thing must have an identity before it can exist” or “A thing must exist before it can have an identity”
Edgar Alan Poe or Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Even the inner and sensible intuition of our mind (as object of consciousness) which is represented as being determined by the succession of different states in time, is not the self proper, as it exists in itself — that is, is not the transcendental subject — but only an appearance that has been given to the sensibility of this, to us unknown, being.” (Kant)
or
“Something unknown is doing we don’t know what.” (Eddington)
I distrust anyone who uses words like “transcendental”
Twenty minutes of bagpipes or Two minutes of stomach cramps
Some of the most beautiful music is for the bagpipe
Judo or Karate
Bing Crosby or Patsy Cline
Mr. Burns or Mr. Spacely
The Jetsons and the Flintstones where the coffin nails in the death of the golden age of cartoons.
Mahatma Gandhi or Nelson Mandela
Rice or Pasta
Lettuce tomato and mayonnaise or Chili mustard and slaw
Neither
Bonus Question: Which is more important — how or why?
Don’t Tread On Me (If it had been “one nation, indivisible”, I would have picked it for the unity aspect, but I couldn’t get behind the “under God” part)
“Do you have Prince Albert in a can?”
Rule Britannia
Jimmy Carter
Cambridge
The Odyssey
“A thing must exist before it can have an identity”
Edgar Alan Poe
12.“Something unknown is doing we don’t know what.” (Eddington)
“Klaatu barada nikto” or “May the Force be with you”
It’s cliche, but I have to go with the Force. It’s just too iconic.
Slim Elvis or Fat Elvis
Slim Elvis was important. Fat Elvis was just famous. Important is better than famous. Slim Elvis.
A Whiter Shade of Pale or The Dark Side of the Moon
I’m going to go against the likely grain and pick A Whiter Shade of Pale.
Don’t Tread On Me or One Nation Under God
Both stupid, but Don’t Tread on Me is cooler because it involves a snake.
“Waiter, there’s a fly in my soup!” or “Do you have Prince Albert in a can?”
“Waiter, there’s a fly in my soup” is more universally understood, so better.
Rule Britannia or Pomp and Circumstance
“Rule Britannia.” Sounds better.
Bill Clinton or Jimmy Carter
Carter seems like a nice man but he’s boring. Bill Clinton is interesting. Clinton.
Oxford or Cambridge
Cambridge.
The Iliad or The Odyssey
The Odyssey.
“A thing must have an identity before it can exist” or “A thing must exist before it can have an identity”
Flip a coin… tails… the latter.
Edgar Alan Poe or Ralph Waldo Emerson
Poe!
“Even the inner and sensible intuition of our mind (as object of consciousness) which is represented as being determined by the succession of different states in time, is not the self proper, as it exists in itself — that is, is not the transcendental subject — but only an appearance that has been given to the sensibility of this, to us unknown, being.” (Kant)
or
“Something unknown is doing we don’t know what.” (Eddington)
Eddington. Succinctness is a virtue.
Twenty minutes of bagpipes or Two minutes of stomach cramps
Hmmmm… I’ll take the bagpipes, but it was a close one.
Judo or Karate
Judo.
Bing Crosby or Patsy Cline
Patsy Cline didn’t beat up children as much, as I take her.
Mr. Burns or Mr. Spacely
Mr. Burns. Excellent.
Mahatma Gandhi or Nelson Mandela
Gosh, that’s tough, but I’m going with the Nelsoniac. He inspired his people AND kept a lid on what could have been an ugly transition.
Rice or Pasta
Rice.
Lettuce tomato and mayonnaise or Chili mustard and slaw
Chili with mustard? Ew. LTM.
Bonus Question: Which is more important — how or why?
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I haven’t played before, but your OP says that’s not necessary.
I haven’t read other people’s comments yet, which probably means I’ll be somewhat repetitive and unoriginal.
“Klaatu barada nikto” or “May the Force be with you”
“May the force be with you” is nobler. The other is just the source of jokes.
Slim Elvis or Fat Elvis
Slim Elvis. I prefer thinking of him at his prime.
A Whiter Shade of Pale or The Dark Side of the Moon
The Dark Side of the Moon. I’m afraid I have to confess my ignorance - I don’t recognize the first.
Don’t Tread On Me or One Nation Under God
I have to pick one? Don’t Tread on Me is less offensive.
“Waiter, there’s a fly in my soup!” or “Do you have Prince Albert in a can?”
Both jokes that haven’t been funny in decades. Um, I pick “There’s a fly in my soup.”
Rule Britannia or Pomp and Circumstance
Pomp and Circumstance. I can’t remember what Rule Britannia sounds like right now.
Bill Clinton or Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter. He’s got a Nobel Peace Prize, after all.
Oxford or Cambridge
I don’t know the difference, I’m afraid. Cambridge.
The Iliad or The Odyssey
The Odyssey. Adventure is more interesting than war. (Not having actually read either one.)
“A thing must have an identity before it can exist” or “A thing must exist before it can have an identity”
I don’t recognize this, so I’ll go with the one that makes more intuitive sense: Exist before Identity.
Edgar Alan Poe or Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson. Poe is scary and depressing.
“Even the inner and sensible intuition of our mind (as object of consciousness) which is represented as being determined by the succession of different states in time, is not the self proper, as it exists in itself — that is, is not the transcendental subject — but only an appearance that has been given to the sensibility of this, to us unknown, being.” (Kant)
or
“Something unknown is doing we don’t know what.” (Eddington)
Kant, I guess. It sounds more interesting (I wish to subscribe to his newsletter.)
Twenty minutes of bagpipes or Two minutes of stomach cramps I can handle bagpipes. You just have to get yourself in the right mindset.
Judo or Karate
Karate. Because I earned my yellow belt in high school.
Bing Crosby or Patsy Cline
Patsy Cline. Bing Crosby abused his kids. (Did I just show my ignorance there?)
Mr. Burns or Mr. Spacely
Mr. Burns. He’s evil - Mr. Spacely is just petty.
Mahatma Gandhi or Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela. I think he’d be a more interesting person to talk to. (How’s that for an arbitrary reason to pick A or B?)
Rice or Pasta
Rice, because at least you can get brown rice. Pasta’s too refined.
Lettuce tomato and mayonnaise or Chili mustard and slaw
Lettuce tomato and mayo. I want some fresh veggies in my food.
Bonus Question: Which is more important — how or why?
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Definitely WHY. “How” is a straightforward question that has only one simple answer. “Why” is a question that can be answered, then asked again and answered at a different depth, then asked again. You may never finish exploring “Why.”
“Klaatu barada nikto” or “May the Force be with you”
neither.
Slim Elvis or Fat Elvis
slim elvis
A Whiter Shade of Pale or The Dark Side of the Moon
Oooo - tough one - Dark Side of the Moon
Don’t Tread On Me or One Nation Under God
neither
“Waiter, there’s a fly in my soup!” or “Do you have Prince Albert in a can?”
“Waiter, there’s a fly in my soup!”
Rule Britannia or Pomp and Circumstance
Popm & Circumstance
Bill Clinton or Jimmy Carter
Neither
Oxford or Cambridge
Oxford (but only because I visited there)
The Iliad or The Odyssey
The Iliad
“A thing must have an identity before it can exist” or “A thing must exist before it can have an identity”
“A thing must have an identity before it can exist.”
Edgar Alan Poe or Ralph Waldo Emerson
Poe all the way, baby.
“Even the inner and sensible intuition of our mind (as object of consciousness) which is represented as being determined by the succession of different states in time, is not the self proper, as it exists in itself — that is, is not the transcendental subject — but only an appearance that has been given to the sensibility of this, to us unknown, being.” (Kant)
or
“Something unknown is doing we don’t know what.” (Eddington)
Humm, as much as I’m a fan of Kant, for this one I have to go with Eddington
Twenty minutes of bagpipes or Two minutes of stomach cramps
Bagpipes. I like bagpipes.
Judo or Karate
Karate
Bing Crosby or Patsy Cline
Patsy Cline
Mr. Burns or Mr. Spacely
Mr. Burns
Mahatma Gandhi or Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela
Rice or Pasta
Pasta
Lettuce tomato and mayonnaise or Chili mustard and slaw
LTM
Bonus Question: Which is more important — how or why?
“Klaatu barada nikto” or “May the Force be with you”: I don’t know what the other one means.
Slim Elvis or Fat Elvis: Much more attractive
A Whiter Shade of Pale or The Dark Side of the Moon: First Pink Floyd album I ever heard … aah - the memories
Don’t Tread On Me or One Nation Under God: Just cooler
“Waiter, there’s a fly in my soup!” or “Do you have Prince Albert in a can?”: I like the visual this one calls to mind
Rule Britannia or Pomp and Circumstance: Reminds me of good times in Girl Scouts, singing “My Reindeer Flys Sideways”
Bill Clinton or Jimmy Carter: He was “cool”
Oxford or Cambridge: No opinion
The Iliad or The Odyssey: I like the faithful wife
“A thing must have an identity before it can exist” or “A thing must exist before it can have an identity”: No opinion
Edgar Alan Poe or Ralph Waldo Emerson: Not nearly as dark and dreary
“Even the inner and sensible intuition of our mind (as object of consciousness) which is represented as being determined by the succession of different states in time, is not the self proper, as it exists in itself — that is, is not the transcendental subject — but only an appearance that has been given to the sensibility of this, to us unknown, being.” (Kant)
or
“Something unknown is doing we don’t know what.” (Eddington): No opnion
Twenty minutes of bagpipes or Two minutes of stomach cramps: They’re not that bad - I labored without drugs.
Judo or Karate: If only for the highly inappropriate “Mexican Judo” jokes
Bing Crosby or Patsy Cline: I love “Crazy”
Mr. Burns or Mr. Spacely: Not nearly as evil
Mahatma Gandhi or Nelson Mandela: Just because
Rice or Pasta: Just because
Lettuce tomato and mayonnaise or Chili mustard and slaw: I prefer slaw on the side.
Bonus Question: Which is more important — how or why? I’m more interested in motivations than mechanics.
“Klaatu barada nikto” or “May the Force be with you”
May the Force be with you
Slim Elvis or Fat Elvis
Slim Elvis
A Whiter Shade of Pale or The Dark Side of the Moon
Dark Side of the Moon
Don’t Tread On Me or One Nation Under God
Don’t Tread On Me
“Waiter, there’s a fly in my soup!” or “Do you have Prince Albert in a can?”
“Do you have Prince Albert in a can?”
Rule Britannia or Pomp and Circumstance
Pomp and Circumstance
Bill Clinton or Jimmy Carter
Bill Clinton
Oxford or Cambridge
Oxford
The Iliad or The Odyssey
The Iliad
“A thing must have an identity before it can exist” or “A thing must exist before it can have an identity”
“A thing must exist before it can have an identity”
Edgar Alan Poe or Ralph Waldo Emerson
Edgar Alan Poe
“Even the inner and sensible intuition of our mind (as object of consciousness) which is represented as being determined by the succession of different states in time, is not the self proper, as it exists in itself — that is, is not the transcendental subject — but only an appearance that has been given to the sensibility of this, to us unknown, being.” (Kant)
or
“Something unknown is doing we don’t know what.” (Eddington)
Kant
Twenty minutes of bagpipes or Two minutes of stomach cramps
Bagpipes
Judo or Karate
Judo
Bing Crosby or Patsy Cline
Bing Crosby
Mr. Burns or Mr. Spacely
Mr. Burns
Mahatma Gandhi or Nelson Mandela
Gandhi
Rice or Pasta
Pasta
Lettuce tomato and mayonnaise or Chili mustard and slaw
LTM
Bonus Question:
Why
In your polls you don’t require people to elaborate on their choices, though you encourage them to do so. Does it matter to your results why people make the choices they do? Is a choice made from ignorance acceptable?
For example, I’m not at all knowledgeable about the martial arts. So I did some brief research on Judo and Karate in order to make my choice. From what I read about Judo, I decided that I like the philosophy and techniques a little better, so that is what I picked. However if I didn’t feel like being bothered, I could have chosen Karate merely because I like the sound of the word better. Would that have been a problem?
No, that’s not a problem. I should have spelled that out again in this OP. (I did before.) One participant in fact picked Charlotte over Atlanta from the first poll for that very reason — just liked how it sounded better. I hate to be so mysterious about the reasons for the poll, but revealing it could affect the answers, and I don’t want that to happen. I like people elaborating on their choices just because it makes for a more interesting read for everyone, including the lurkers who do not actually take the poll. Hope that answers your questions!
Yeah. Only two would be enough, technically. But the more there are, the more likely I’ll find what I’m hoping for. I just hope the reason isn’t a let-down for the curious among you. Like I said before, it’s completely selfish. But it still could be interesting to everyone just to know… well, just to know what I will know.
Heh, fair enough. I think it is in the nature of people who post on message boards to be intrigued by polls (particularly if, like me, they don’t feel confident or informed enough to debate toe-to-toe), and yours have been more interesting than most.
strokes chin and wonders if the analysis centres on whether people add comments to their responses or not
No. At one point, early in the conception process, I thought it would. But then I decided that any remarks could be misinterpreted on my part no matter how clear they may seem to the writer. And so I decided that I will base my evaluation strictly on the reponses in se. I designed the questions with that in mind, hoping to eliminate as much ambiguity as possible by having some choices in II related to choices in I, etc. Anyway, I’ll explain all this a few weeks (or sooner) down the road. It’ll make a lot more sense then.
“Klaatu barada nikto” or “May the Force be with you”
**Slim Elvis ** or Fat Elvis
A Whiter Shade of Pale or The Dark Side of the Moon
Don’t Tread On Me or One Nation Under God
“Waiter, there’s a fly in my soup!” or “Do you have Prince Albert in a can?”
Rule Britannia or Pomp and Circumstance
Bill Clinton or Jimmy Carter: Neither; yuk
Oxford or Cambridge: No opinion
The Iliad or The Odyssey
“A thing must have an identity before it can exist” or “A thing must exist before it can have an identity”
**Edgar Alan Poe ** or Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Even the inner and sensible intuition of our mind (as object of consciousness) which is represented as being determined by the succession of different states in time, is not the self proper, as it exists in itself — that is, is not the transcendental subject — but only an appearance that has been given to the sensibility of this, to us unknown, being.” (Kant)
or
“Something unknown is doing we don’t know what.” (Eddington)
I’ll pass on these
**Twenty minutes of bagpipes ** or Two minutes of stomach cramps
Judo or Karate
Bing Crosby or Patsy Cline
**Mr. Burns ** or Mr. Spacely
**Mahatma Gandhi ** or Nelson Mandela
Rice or Pasta
Lettuce tomato and mayonnaise or Chili mustard and slaw
Bonus Question: Which is more important — **how ** or why?
I can handle bagpipes. You just have to get yourself in the right mindset.
