# Poll Please. Topic not given in title to better sample people. **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-please-topic-not-given-in-title-to-better-sample-people/501521 **Category:** In My Humble Opinion **Created:** [June 30, 2009, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-please-topic-not-given-in-title-to-better-sample-people/501521 "2009-06-30T22:32:07Z") **Posts on this page:** 20 **Page:** 9
### Author: ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm) #### Post date: [July 2, 2009, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-please-topic-not-given-in-title-to-better-sample-people/501521/161 "2009-07-02T04:09:11Z")
Yes Yes Yes Yes ---
### Author: ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia) #### Post date: [July 2, 2009, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-please-topic-not-given-in-title-to-better-sample-people/501521/162 "2009-07-02T04:11:24Z")
> [@Harmonious\_Discord](#): > > I ask if you open this thread to answer a yes or no to the poll answers. Please no opinions or comments. > > Definition of people you know to be someone you have met face to face at some point and interacted with on a regular basis. > > 1. Did you know someone that died driving drunk? > 2. Did you know someone that died because of a drunk driver? > 3. Did you know someone that was injured driving drunk? > 4. Did you know someone that was injured by a drunk driver? no no yes no ---
### Author: ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth) #### Post date: [July 2, 2009, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-please-topic-not-given-in-title-to-better-sample-people/501521/163 "2009-07-02T04:29:35Z")
The OP doesn’t state the purpose of the poll, but I notice a lot of quad-no’s. Those of you posting quad-yes’s have my deepest sympathy. ---
### Author: ![Alex\_Dubinsky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dbc845/32.png) [@Alex\_Dubinsky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alex_Dubinsky) #### Post date: [July 2, 2009, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-please-topic-not-given-in-title-to-better-sample-people/501521/164 "2009-07-02T04:39:57Z")
No No No No ---
### Author: ![furlibusea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aca169/32.png) [@furlibusea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furlibusea) #### Post date: [July 2, 2009, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-please-topic-not-given-in-title-to-better-sample-people/501521/165 "2009-07-02T04:53:31Z")
yes no no yes I have known two people that killed someone while driving drunk ---
### Author: ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy) #### Post date: [July 2, 2009, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-please-topic-not-given-in-title-to-better-sample-people/501521/166 "2009-07-02T04:54:48Z")
I revise my earlier yes, not quite, no, no to be yes, yes, no, yes. I recalled another accident involving a family I knew. They were hit by a drunk resulting in one fatality, 1 serious injury and 2 minor injuries. ---
### Author: ![Cyberhwk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7993a0/32.png) [@Cyberhwk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyberhwk) #### Post date: [July 2, 2009, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-please-topic-not-given-in-title-to-better-sample-people/501521/167 "2009-07-02T05:12:47Z")
1. Did you know someone that died driving drunk? **No.** 2. Did you know someone that died because of a drunk driver? **Yes.** 3. Did you know someone that was injured driving drunk? **No.** 4. Did you know someone that was injured by a drunk driver? **Nobody other than the person I know that was killed.** ---
### Author: ![DadWagonDriver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/edb3f5/32.png) [@DadWagonDriver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DadWagonDriver) #### Post date: [July 2, 2009, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-please-topic-not-given-in-title-to-better-sample-people/501521/168 "2009-07-02T05:20:19Z")
No, No, No, No ---
### Author: ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01) #### Post date: [July 2, 2009, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-please-topic-not-given-in-title-to-better-sample-people/501521/169 "2009-07-02T05:28:37Z")
1. No. 2. no. 3. no. 4. no ---
### Author: ![Gus\_Gusterson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/85f322/32.png) [@Gus\_Gusterson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gus_Gusterson) #### Post date: [July 2, 2009, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-please-topic-not-given-in-title-to-better-sample-people/501521/170 "2009-07-02T16:15:24Z")
1. No 2. Yes 3. No 4. Yes ---
### Author: ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott) #### Post date: [July 2, 2009, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-please-topic-not-given-in-title-to-better-sample-people/501521/171 "2009-07-02T17:47:41Z")
1. yes 2. no 3. yes 4. yes ---
### Author: ![Catamount](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/catamount/32/2840_2.png) [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount) #### Post date: [July 2, 2009, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-please-topic-not-given-in-title-to-better-sample-people/501521/172 "2009-07-02T17:57:59Z")
1. Yes 2. No 3. No 4. No ---
### Author: ![Happy\_Fun\_Ball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_fun_ball/32/17664_2.png) [@Happy\_Fun\_Ball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Fun_Ball) #### Post date: [July 2, 2009, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-please-topic-not-given-in-title-to-better-sample-people/501521/173 "2009-07-02T18:04:54Z")
no yes no yes ---
### Author: ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138) #### Post date: [July 2, 2009, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-please-topic-not-given-in-title-to-better-sample-people/501521/174 "2009-07-02T18:08:12Z")
no to all ---
### Author: ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik) #### Post date: [July 2, 2009, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-please-topic-not-given-in-title-to-better-sample-people/501521/175 "2009-07-02T18:25:27Z")
1. Yes 2. Yes 3. Yes 4. Yes It more or less comes with the territory in my career. ---
### Author: ![Shark\_Sandwich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f04885/32.png) [@Shark\_Sandwich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shark_Sandwich) #### Post date: [July 2, 2009, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-please-topic-not-given-in-title-to-better-sample-people/501521/176 "2009-07-02T18:35:08Z")
1. No 2. No 3. No 4. No ---
### Author: ![Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tastes_of_chocolate/32/3232_2.png) [@Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tastes_of_Chocolate) #### Post date: [July 2, 2009, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-please-topic-not-given-in-title-to-better-sample-people/501521/177 "2009-07-02T19:09:08Z")
1.No 2.Yes 3.No 4.Yes ---
### Author: ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir) #### Post date: [July 2, 2009, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-please-topic-not-given-in-title-to-better-sample-people/501521/178 "2009-07-02T20:12:37Z")
No to all four questions. ---
### Author: ![aerodave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f08c70/32.png) [@aerodave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aerodave) #### Post date: [July 2, 2009, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-please-topic-not-given-in-title-to-better-sample-people/501521/179 "2009-07-02T22:19:58Z")
1. No 2. No 3. No 4. No ---
### Author: ![Ms\_Macphisto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b487fb/32.png) [@Ms\_Macphisto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ms_Macphisto) #### Post date: [July 2, 2009, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-please-topic-not-given-in-title-to-better-sample-people/501521/180 "2009-07-02T22:27:22Z")
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