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Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
4189

Pick as many as you want.

  • I don’t have a favorite song beginning with an N.
  • I don’t have a favorite song at all.
  • Something else.
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4190
  • my polls do not include the public option because the public option is for those damn commies
  • I know enough to click off that option
  • I am a luddite, posting polls using the “[ poll ]” tags
  • post polls? what, are you kidding me?
  • green bean casserole with the dried onion things on top and bits of bacon added for, because, bacon!
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4191
  • Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) is about a guy setting fire to a girl’s apartment because she wouldn’t have sex with him.
  • Wait, what? That can’t be right!
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4192

Is the interpretation of “Norwegian Wood” in the previous post one that you are familiar with?

  • Yes, I know of it.
  • No, I’m familiar with the song, but I hadn’t heard that that was its meaning.
  • I’m not really familiar with the song.
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Is it the correct interpretation? Is that what “really happened”?

  • Yes, that’s how I interpret it.
  • That’s the interpretation I lean towards, but I can understand why some people disagree.
  • I can see why some people think that, but personally, I don’t buy it.
  • No, that interpretation doesn’t make sense at all.
  • I’m neutral; I don’t have an opinion one way or the other.
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4193
  • Beatles song mean something
  • Beatles songs are not much more than just fun surf music
  • Beatles songs are a signal to change the radio station
  • what is this scarabesque music of which you speak?
  • what is this “radio station” thing of which you speak?
  • chocolate turtles
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4194
Regarding 1 USD physical currency, I think the government should:
  • Immediately stop printing $1 bills and actively remove them from circulation, leaving the population with no choice but to use the coins.
  • Immediately stop printing $1 bills, remove them from circulation as they deteriorate, passively forcing the use of $1 coins.
  • Gradually reduce the production of $1 bills, slowly, passively forcing the use of $1 coins.
  • Carry on as they are: continue both printing and replacing $1 bills and producing $1 coins.
  • Eliminate $1 coins. The people have spoken and they chose bills!
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4195
  • Maxwell’s Silver Hammer is an affront to all that’s good and decent in the world. It’s a noisy big top hairy circus performer squatting and farting and scaring children. It’s uncouth and terrible.
  • I rather like the song!
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Poll meant in good humor :wink: , mostly teasing @WildaBeast in the other thread. (Dammit, meant to make this anonymous, shakes fist at clouds.)

4196

You go to see a stand-up comedian. Halfway through their act, they pull out a banjo and very skilfully play an instrumental tune with no obvious comedic content. They then go back to their stand-up act. How do you feel about this?

  • I don’t like it. I paid to listen to jokes, not a fucking bluegrass concert.
  • I don’t mind it. I suppose it’s OK to have a short interlude to let the audience or performer recharge.
  • I like it. It makes the performance as a whole zany and eclectic.
  • I love it. I would have liked to hear even more banjo music in the performance.
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I’m pretty sure I know of a comedian who has done this.

  • Yes
  • No
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I’ve personally attended a live show where a comedian did this.

  • Yes
  • No
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4197
How much do you pay attention to lyrics in songs, as a general rule?
  • 5: ALL THE TIME-I love to dissect them, turn them around in my mind, pick the brain of the person who penned them
  • 4: I generally am aware of, get some enjoyment out of, and pay some attention to them, but it isn’t an all-consuming pastime of mine
  • 3: I pay attention to them in passing, but they are not generally a core facet of musical enjoyment for me
  • 2: Maybe once in awhile a particularly incisive or poignant lyrical snippet might temporarily grab my attention, but for the most part I usually don’t notice what they are going on about
  • 1: I more or less tend to ignore them, just treat them as just another instrument
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4198
The worst owner in the NFL is now:
  • Michael Bidwell (Cardinals)
  • Mike Brown (Bengals)
  • Mark Davis (Raiders)
  • the Fords (Lions)
  • Jimmy Haslam (Browns)
  • Jim Irsay (Colts)
  • the Johnsons (Jets)
  • David Tepper (Panthers)
  • Someone else
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4199

The British royal family presents you with irrefutable evidence that you are actually a long-lost family member, with a princely title, entitlement to a huge estate and luxurious income, and a fairly high position in the line of succession to the throne. They tell you that there are two ways this can be handled. Which do you choose?

  • You and the royal family will sign a non-disclosure agreement to keep your true ancestry secret forever. All physical and documentary evidence linking you to the royal family will be destroyed. You will go on living your life as if nothing had ever happened. No one from the royal family will ever contact you again. If asked by anyone, they will disavow any familial connection to you.
  • You will take up your princely position in the royal family, with all the corresponding benefits and responsibilities. You will live a life of luxury, but must forever leave your old home and job in service of your royal duties. When not relaxing in your palace, you’ll be spending a lot of time cutting ribbons, delivering or attending speeches, banqueting with obsequious politicians and businesspeople, and patronizing and presiding over various trusts and charities. Outside your new home, paparazzi and journalists (including those from scandal-mongering tabloids) will follow you everywhere. Should you shirk your duties, the powers that be will see to it that you are stripped of all your titles, lands, and other assets, if necessary by manufacturing a scandal a hundred times worse than the one surrounding Prince Andrew.
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4200

In the 1970s or 1980s, I had the following computer(s) at home:

  • Acorn (Atom, BBC Micro, Archimedes, …)
  • Amstrad (CPC, PCW, …)
  • Apple 8-bit or compatible (Apple, Apple II, …)
  • Apple 16-bit (Lisa, Macintosh)
  • Atari 8-bit (400, 800, …)
  • Atari 16-bit (ST)
  • Commodore 8-bit (PET, VIC-20, 64, 128, …)
  • Commodore 16-bit (Amiga)
  • Dragon (32, 64)
  • IBM or compatible (PC, PCjr, …)
  • Radio Shack (TRS-80, Tandy)
  • Sinclair (ZX80, ZX81, Spectrum, …)
  • Texas Instruments (TI-99/4, TI-99/4A)
  • Timex Sinclair (1000, 1500, 2048, …)
  • Some other brand not listed here
  • I had no home computer in the 1970s or 1980s
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In the 1970s or 1980s, I had the following table-top video game console(s) at home:

  • APF (APF-MP1000, Imagination Machine, …)
  • Atari (2600, 5200, 7800, …)
  • Coleco (Telstar, ColecoVision, …)
  • Emerson (Arcadia 2001)
  • Fairchild (Channel F)
  • Interton (2000, 3001, …)
  • Magnavox (Odyssey, …)
  • Mattel (Intellivision)
  • Midway (Bally Astrocade)
  • Milton Bradley (Vectrex)
  • NEC (TurboGrafx-16, TurboGrafx-CD)
  • Nintendo (NES)
  • RCA (Studio II)
  • Sega (SG-1000, Master System, Genesis, …)
  • Unisonic (Olympian, Champion, …)
  • Worlds of Wonder (Action Max)
  • Some other brand not listed here
  • I had no home table-top video game console in the 1970s or 1980s
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4201

What do you do in colder weather when it’s time for bed?

  • Wear cotton socks
  • Wear wool socks
  • Wear heavier PJs
  • Flannel sheets, baby!
  • Other
  • I don’t do anything differently
  • Add another blanket to the bed
  • Get a heavier comforter or duvet
  • Snuggle up to my sweetie!
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4202
IS THIS SONG ACTUALLY ABOUT DRUGS, Part I: Depeche Mode, “Never Let Me Down Again”
  • Yes, it is actually about drugs
  • No, it is about a joyful love affair with another person
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4203
  • He drinks a whiskey drink
  • He drinks a vodka drink
  • He drinks a lager drink
  • He drinks a cider drink
  • He sings the songs that remind him of the good times
  • He sings the songs that remind him of the better times
  • This has nothing to do with tubs as near as I can tell
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4204
IS THIS SONG ACTUALLY ABOUT DRUGS, Part II: The Beatles, “Got To Get You Into My Life”:
  • Yes, it’s about Paul McCartney’s infatuation with Mary Jane Ganja
  • No, it’s an upbeat little love song directed towards another human being
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4205

How do you understand this line from The Temptations’ song Papa Was a Rolling Stone?

  • When he died, all he left us was alone.
  • When he died, all he left us was a loan.
  • Something else.
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4206

From what decade is the oldest car you’ve ever owned?

  • 2020s
  • 2010s
  • 2000s
  • 1990s
  • 1980s
  • 1970s
  • 1960s
  • 1950s
  • 1940s
  • 1930s
  • 1920s
  • 1910s
  • 1900s
  • 1890s
  • 1880s
  • I have never owned a car
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From what decade is the oldest car you’ve ever driven?

  • 2020s
  • 2010s
  • 2000s
  • 1990s
  • 1980s
  • 1970s
  • 1960s
  • 1950s
  • 1940s
  • 1930s
  • 1920s
  • 1910s
  • 1900s
  • 1890s
  • 1880s
  • I have never driven a car
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From what decade is the oldest car you’ve ever travelled in (either as a driver or passenger)?

  • 2020s
  • 2010s
  • 2000s
  • 1990s
  • 1980s
  • 1970s
  • 1960s
  • 1950s
  • 1940s
  • 1930s
  • 1920s
  • 1910s
  • 1900s
  • 1890s
  • 1880s
  • I have never travelled in a car
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4207

Of the magor characters on Succession who is the most detestable?

  • Logan Roy
  • Kendall Roy
  • Connor Roy
  • Shiv Roy
  • Roman Roy
  • Tom Wamsgams
  • Greg Hirsch
  • I haven’t seen Succession but I am being forced by gunpoint to vote anyway.
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And who is the least detestable?

  • Logan Roy
  • Kendall Roy
  • Connor Roy
  • Shiv Roy
  • Roman Roy
  • Tom Wamsgams
  • Greg Hirsch
  • I haven’t seen Succession but I am being forced by gunpoint to vote anyway.
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4208
IS THIS SONG ACTUALLY ABOUT DRUGS, PART III: “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” - The Beatles
  • Yes, it is about dropping acid, see the initials!
  • No, it’s about a sweet young girl
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