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Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
4609
Favorite Sandwich tournament, Round 2. Choose exactly 8. Top 50% move on in 24 hours
  • Banh Mi
  • BLT
  • Club
  • Croque-Monsieur
  • Egg Salad
  • French Dip
  • Grilled Cheese
  • Gyro
  • Hamburger/Cheeseburger
  • Italian Sub
  • Meatball Sub
  • Philly Cheesesteak
  • Pulled Pork
  • PB&J
  • Reuben
  • Tuna Melt
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4610
  • I like my cheesesteak “classic,” with only steak, cheese sauce, and grilled onions.
  • I think a “classic” cheesesteak should not have lettuce, tomato, and/or mayo or other things, but I like them on it anyways.
  • Screw your “rules”! It’s my cheesesteak, and I’ll have it with lettuce, tomato, mayo, bacon, peppers, mushrooms, and anything else, if I want!
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4611

Can you split firewood? (Answer for your current general physical condition, if it makes a difference.)

  • Yes, and I’m really good at it.
  • Yes, moderately well.
  • Yes, but not very well and/or not very fast.
  • Extremely badly,
  • Don’t know, never tried.
  • Not at all.
  • Not since I put the axe/ax/splitting maul through my foot.
  • What are you talking about?
  • Other
  • Why will this poll not let me fill in the minimum and maximum numbers of choices?
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4612

What are your favorite pizza toppings?

  • Anchovies
  • Artichokes
  • Arugula
  • Bacon
  • Basil
  • Beef
  • Bell pepper
  • Black olives
  • Broccoli
  • Chicken
  • Corn
  • Eggplant
  • Figs
  • Garlic
  • Ham
  • Honey
  • Jalapeños
  • Lobster
  • Mushrooms
  • Onion
  • Pepperoni
  • Pickles
  • Pine nuts
  • Pineapple
  • Potatoes
  • Prosciutto
  • Sausage
  • Shrimp
  • Spinach
  • Tomatoes
  • Cheese only
  • Something else
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4613

Which of these things have you actually had as a pizza topping

  • Anchovies
  • Artichokes
  • Arugula
  • Bacon
  • Basil
  • Beef
  • Bell pepper
  • Black olives
  • Broccoli
  • Chicken
  • Corn
  • Eggplant
  • Figs
  • Garlic
  • Ham
  • Honey
  • Jalapeños
  • Lobster
  • Mushrooms
  • Onion
  • Pepperoni
  • Pickles
  • Pine nuts
  • Pineapple
  • Potatoes
  • Prosciutto
  • Sausage
  • Shrimp
  • Spinach
  • Tomatoes
  • Cheese only
  • Something else
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4614

You are at the age of 35 or 40 and you have accumulated enough wealth (in a very high-paying career) that you could quit your job right now and retire early - living modestly (not lavishly, but well off enough that you need never fear financial hardship for the rest of your life.) And you really hate work.

Problem is, your spouse finds early retirement weird and objects to this (FIRE; the Financial Independence, Retire Early lifestyle discussed in another thread) and wants you to keep working til age 60 “like most normal folks do,” which will also enable the two of you to live more lavishly and buy/do more things, and also result in more money for the kids. Assuming that these are the only two options and no compromise can be reached:

  • Retire early anyway
  • Keep working til age 60
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4615
Favorite Sandwich tournament, Round 3. Choose exactly 4. Top 50% move on in 24 hours.
  • BLT
  • French Dip
  • Grilled Cheese
  • Gyro
  • Hamburger/Cheeseburger
  • Italian Sub
  • Philly Cheesesteak
  • Pulled Pork
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4616

When you were young, was there an “ice cream truck” that drove through your neighborhood selling ice cream to children directly out of the truck?

  • Yes, it came through frequently (in the summer)
  • Yes, occasionally but not often
  • Maybe a few times, but it was rare
  • No, the ice cream truck skipped my neighborhood
  • I’ve never heard of such a thing
  • Something else
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4617

Is there an ice cream truck that drives through the neighborhood where you current live, in the present day?

  • Yes, it comes through regularly (in the summer)
  • Yes, occasionally but not often
  • Maybe a few times, but it’s rare
  • No, the ice cream truck skips my neighborhood
  • I’ve still never heard of such a thing
  • Something else
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4618
Can creativity be taught?
  • Yes
  • No
  • It can be encouraged, but creativity ultimately comes only from within the individual.
  • Something else
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4619

In what sequence do you empty the dishwasher?

  • Top rack first
  • Bottom rack first
  • Back-and-forth between the two racks
  • You silly, we don’t even have a dishwasher!
  • Other
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4620
Favorite sandwich tournament, Round 4. Choose exactly 2.
  • BLT
  • French Dip
  • Grilled Cheese
  • Hamburger/Cheeseburger
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4621

You are a character in Star Wars. Do you care what color of laser comes out of your lightsaber, or is shot out by your spacecraft’s beam cannons? (This was a surprisingly serious/important topic during childhood)

  • Yes, I want green lasers
  • Yes, I want red
  • Yes, I want orange
  • Yes, I want blue
  • Yes, I want some other color
  • No, I don’t care
  • No, in the Star Wars universe I wouldn’t even be someone who gets to use a laser in combat
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Also, do you consider the laser colors to be indicative of which side you are on (good guys/bad guys?)

4622
Is a “golf clap” sarcastic ?
  • Yes
  • No
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4623

"Should anyone present know of any reason that this couple should not be joined in holy matrimony, speak now or forever hold your peace. "

Have you ever been at a wedding in which the officiant asked this question (or a similar one with different wording) during the ceremony?

  • Yes
  • No
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Have you ever been at a wedding in which this question was asked and someone replied to it with an objection to the marriage?

  • Yes
  • No
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4624

For the record, I am not suicidal.
What are some of your opinions about Suicide?

  • I believe in death with dignity.
  • Who am I to judge other people on this matter?
  • In this matter, it is your life to do what you want with.
  • It is against my religion and I agree.
  • It is against my religion and I disagree.
  • Religions should keep their strictures to their followers.
  • It takes a lot of courage to end your life.
  • It is cowardly.
  • No amount of suffering justifies it.
  • There is a threshold of suffering, that varies from person to person, where it is justified.
  • Society should help people painlessly end their lives.
  • Society should continue to outlaw it.
  • You should live to the end of your natural life, no matter your condition.
  • It is senseless to live to the end of your life if you are suffering badly.
  • It is cruel to your survivors and therefore you should not do it.
  • It is cruel to your survivors but if they love you, they would not want you to suffer needlessly.
  • People who commit suicide should do so in the most non-shocking, non-public manner they can.
  • Only the mentally healthy and competent should be allowed euthanasia.
  • If you get to the point of considering euthanasia, it is highly likely you are going to be depressed and that is normal.
  • Other.
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4625

Which of the following is closest to your position?

  • The constant battle against dirt, decay, and chaos annoys me.
  • I consider the constant battle against dirt, decay, and chaos a challenge, which I like.
  • The constant battle against dirt, decay, and chaos is something I am indifferent to.
  • The way I consider and feel about the constant battle against dirt, decay, and chaos depends on the situation at hand.
  • Other.
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4626

“Up to par”

  • Is a stupid metaphor, because when you get good at golf, you get down to par.
  • Is not a golf metaphor
  • Is a dead metaphor
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4627
Ever attended a movie/eaten at a dine-in theater?
  • Yes, and I would go again.
  • Yes, but I probably wouldn’t go again.
  • No, but I’d like to try it sometime.
  • No, and not interested.
  • What’s a dine-in theater?
  • Something else
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4628

You are chairman of either the DNC or RNC.

An extremist third-party is running (an extreme version of your party), and although they don’t have a hair’s chance of winning the presidential race, poll analysis shows that they are likely to suck 7% or even 10% of the vote away from your party’s candidate in the general election, potentially handing victory to the opposing side.

You arrange a meeting with this third party’s leadership and tell them that if they keep this up, the opposing side will win due to the split vote. The leadership says they know, but they refuse to drop out of the race unless you promise to adopt their entire party platform and policy proposals down to the letter, no compromise. Problem is, their policies are so extremist they will likely turn away a significant number of swing/moderate voters. If you don’t give in, the third party will keep running.

  • Cave in; adopt their platform
  • Don’t cave in; let them run for office as they please
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