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Many cultures have a traditional New Years meal that according to superstition will bring you good luck in the coming year. If you have ever partaken in such a meal, did it have to be…

  • The first thing you eat in the new year, otherwise it won’t work according to the superstition
  • Just eaten at some point on the first day of the year
  • Eaten at some other specific time
  • I do not recall
  • I have never eaten such a meal in my life, but I demand a vote

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I have eaten a presumably luck-bringing New Year’s meal at

  • Gregorian New Year (January 1)
  • Chinese New Year
  • Tibetan New Year
  • Jewish New Year
  • A different New Year

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  • I am not a robot.

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Happy New Year!

  • Thank you.
  • No, thank you.

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Your favorite salad greens:

  • Bibb
  • Romaine
  • Iceberg
  • Chard
  • Mustard greens
  • Kale
  • Mesclun
  • Chicory
  • Endive
  • Arugula
  • Spinach
  • Cabbage
  • Looseleaf lettuce
  • Turnip greens
  • Beet greens
  • Dandelion greens
  • Some other greens
  • I don’t like salad
  • I’m repulsed by the idea of eating anything green

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Which of Granny Clampett’s recipes would you be most interested in trying?

  • Fatback and black-eyed peas
  • Grits and blackstrap molasses
  • Smoked crawdads
  • Catfish and apricot gumbo soup
  • Pickled paw-paws
  • Ham hocks and turnip greens
  • Pickled hog jowls
  • Grits and possum gravy

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What do you first think of when you hear “BJ”?

  • A card game
  • A sex act
  • A MAS*H Character
  • Other

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Ever stood on the summit of a mountain, any mountain?
  • Yes
  • No
  • I’ve attempted but couldn’t make it
  • I’m not sure

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You get to be gifted one of the following degrees or certifications for free (assume that you have none of them, in case you do have it in real life). Which do you choose?

  • bachelor’s in accounting
  • master’s in healthcare administration
  • master’s in human-resources management + a 2nd master’s in management
  • master’s in information technology management
  • master’s in supply-chain management
  • CompTIA certification (all 4 kinds, computer-related)
  • SHRM and PHR certification (human resources)
  • PMI CAPM and PMP certification (management)
  • ISC2 CISSP (cybersecurity)

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Could you see yourself in any of these careers?

Police officer
  • Yes
  • No

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Firefighter
  • Yes
  • No

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Nurse
  • Yes
  • No

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You object to the verb “gifted”

  • Yes
  • No

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Home emergencies I’ve dealt with:

  • Roof leak
  • Burst pipe
  • Septic failure
  • Well failure
  • Well went dry
  • Basement flooded
  • House flooded
  • Tree fell on house
  • High wind damage
  • Broken window (accident or otherwise)
  • Earthquake damage
  • Foundation damage requiiring repair
  • Furnace failure (in cold weather)
  • Water heater failure

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  • I’ve had my house damaged enough (fire, flood, whatever) that it had to be rebuilt entirely.
  • I have not

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Home emergencies I’ve dealt with (Part II)

  • Overflowing toilet
  • Fire
  • Roof collapsed
  • Vehicle crashed into house
  • Animal infestation
  • Mold infestation
  • Fuel tank leak
  • Loss of AC during hot weather

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  • I have a tattoo
  • I have a non-ear piercing
  • None of the above

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My home was invaded.

  • I was home
  • I wasn’t (burglary/vandal)
  • My home wasn’t

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  • I’ve had a car accident serious enough that my car was a total loss
  • I have not

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  • Apple
  • Armor
  • Alligator

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I have suffered an injury that required:

  • An ER visit
  • Overnight hospitalization
  • Hospitalization for 2 to 7 nights
  • Hospitalization for over a week
  • None of these

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You are at some place like a friends’ party, a restaurant or whatnot when a visibly heavily drunk, staggering man grasps his car keys and says, “That’s it, I’m driving myself home.” He lurches for the door and heads for his vehicle. He loudly refuses all offers of taxis, free rides or Ubers - “Home’s just 6 miles away.”

What should be done?

  • He should be forcibly prevented from driving (i.e., car keys taken away)
  • He should not be prevented from driving, but the cops or someone else should be called
  • Other

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