When considering your personal hydration device, aka travel mug, which do you prefer?
- One of the brands chela listed (YETI or STANLEY)
- Some other brand
- No preference
- There are brands of travel mugs? And people actually care about them?
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You are on a long transoceanic flight. The flight attendant is coming down the aisle with the meal cart offering a choice of chicken or pasta. Which one do you want? (And if you ask the the flight attendant for “other” you will be told “Sorry, we only have chicken or pasta. If you wanted a special meal you had to request it in advance.”) You’re quite hungry and forgot to bring any other food with you, so you don’t want “none of the above”.
If you want to ask the flight attendant how they’re prepared before you make your choice:
The chicken is a lump of chicken breast with some sort of gravy, mixed vegetables, and mashed potatoes.
The pasta is vegetarian ravioli stuffed with cheese, in a marinara sauce.
Both come with a salad, dinner roll, and a brownie for dessert.
The airline also offers complementary red or white wine, or beer, and of course the usual soft drinks.
- Chicken
- Pasta
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- Red wine
- White wine
- Beer
- I’ll stick to soft drinks.
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A large group of undocumented migrants has crossed the border illegally and non-violently. They have no criminal history. They say they are seeking a better life in America. They all test disease-free. They are a diverse group; men and women, adults and children, various ethnicities.
- They should be allowed to stay in America unless there is an exceptional/rare reason for them to be deported.
- They should be deported unless there is an exceptional/rare reason for them to be permitted to stay in America.
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Some more options for the above poll:
- They should be interned indefinitely in poor conditions and potentially subjected to unnecessary medical procedures.
- Their children should be taken from them and sent away to be adopted.
- They should all be lined up and shot.
- Their cases should be considered individually on their merits and without prejudice.
- They should all be offered bacon, pie and/or atheism.
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If you are responsible for maintaining a car or truck, how often do you change the oil?
- Less than 5000 miles
- 5000 to 7499 miles
- 7500 to 9999 miles
- 10000 to 12499 miles
- 12500 to 14999 miles
- 15000 to 17499 miles
- 17500 to 19999 miles
- 20000 to 22499 miles
- 22500 to 25000 miles
- Over 25000 miles
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How often do you rotate the tires?
- Less than 5000 miles
- 5000 to 7499 miles
- 7500 to 9999 miles
- 10000 to 12499 miles
- 12500 to 14999 miles
- 15000 to 17499 miles
- 17500 to 19999 miles
- 20000 to 22499 miles
- 22500 to 25000 miles
- Over 25000 miles
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- I never rotate tyres (just replace them as they wear out)
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- I don’t need to rotate my tires. They rotate on their own every time I drive. That is literally how they work.
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- My country, the USA, is the greatest.
- My country, the USA, is great but not the greatest.
- My country, the USA, is not great.
- My country, which is other than the USA, is the greatest.
- My country, which is other than the USA, is great but not the greatest.
- My country, which is other than the USA, is not great.
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Which of these scenarios would you voluntarily subject yourself to if it guaranteed a Harris victory next month? Select all that apply (although you would not be expected to undergo more than one)
- You need to have a tooth extracted and undergo a dental implant procedure that will take 4 months to complete. It is a front tooth. No complications, no pain, and all will be fine afterwards.
- You are driven 50 miles from your home and dropped off. You must walk home.
- You experience an automobile accident. You are the driver, it is your car, and it is totaled but covered by insurance minus your deductible. It is not your fault and nobody was injured.
- You can eat just one meal per day for the next year. You can eat and drink whatever you like, but you have just 15 minutes to complete your meal. You may have unlimited water during this year, but no other liquids outside of mealtime.
- You break some bones in your dominant hand. It is in a cast and out of commission for 6 weeks. Minimal pain, full recovery.
- You wet the bed 25% of your nights sleeping. It is unpredictable, the nights it happens are random and not related to your habits. This ends after 4 months.
- Your place of living has an electrical fire. It is minor, you put it out yourself, but there is some damage and you are out of pocket $3000.
- You become completely blind for three weeks, after which you enjoy a complete recovery. Whatever the issue was is fixed and there is no chance of recurrence.
- You meet with Trump one-on-one for 15 minutes. You must pretend to love everything about him, and demonstrate your allegiance with non-stop gushing. You must be convincing.
- You are placed in solitary isolation in a 10 by 8 ½ foot room. You have a toilet and a shower, but absolutely nothing to occupy your time. You are fed three bland meals a day on a tray that is shoved through a slot in the wall. There is no human contact. You are there for seven days.
- Between now and the election you must knock on 500 doors in your neighborhood and sincerely encourage whomever answers to vote for Trump. It still counts if nobody answers the door.
- You break a femur. There is significant pain when it happens, but recovery, which lasts 4 months, goes smoothly and the pain is well controlled with over-the-counter analgesics. You are completely non-ambulatory for 2 months. Physical therapy 4 days a week.
- You are falsely accused of sexual misconduct of another adult. It becomes public – your family and your friends are aware and it is in the local media – but you are exonerated after an investigation that lasts for 10 weeks. The exoneration is not publicized.
- You agree to a 36-hour marathon of watching non-stop Jerry Springer Show reruns. You must remain awake and attentive throughout.
- You have a GI issue that causes you to have a large amount of diarrhea once every morning. You never soil yourself, and it resolves by itself and things are back to normal after 4 weeks.
- Your best friend suddenly, with no reason given, blocks all contact with you. Five years later, you reconcile.
- None, I want Harris to win but I’m not willing to do any of these to ensure it.
- None, I want Trump to win.
- None, I am a U.S. citizen and I don’t care who wins.
- None, I am NOT a U.S. citizen and I don’t care who wins.
- Other
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Home grilling preference:
- Charcoal, briquettes
- Charcoal, lump
- Charcoal, whatever
- Propane
- Propane, charcoal, briquettes, lump, whatever.
- I have all of the above options available.
- I don’t grill and/or have any real preference.
- I have charcoal, but I want propane.
- I have propane but I want charcoal.
- I want to grill at home, but I can’t. (apartment, etc.)
- Something else?
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Ever bought anything from Temu?
- I’ve bought stuff from Temu. You more or less get what you pay for.
- I’ve been talked into downloading the app, but I haven’t ordered anything.
- I have no interest in Temu. I’ve heard you more or less get what you pay for.
- I’ve seen the ads but nothing has yet enticed me enough to click/tap on it.
- What’s Temu?
- Something else?
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- I live in the US and I have never voted, nor do I plan to in this election.
- I live in the US and I have voted early in this election.
- I live in the US and I have voted by mail in this election.
- I live in the US and I plan to vote before or on election day.
- I live in the US and do not plan to vote in this election.
- I live outside the US and have voted in this election.
- I live outside the US and plan to vote in this election.
- I live outside the US and do not plan to vote in this election even though I’m eligible.
- I am not eligible to vote in this US election.
- I will only vote in this election if the Atheist Hindu Bacon party candidate appears on my ballot.
- Something else.
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What was your thought about the “They should be offered bacon” option in Gyrate’s poll on immigrants?
- I thought it was a humorous reference to previous mentions of bacon in this thread.
- I thought it was saying that immigrants should be screened and Muslims and/or Jews should be turned away
- I first thought it was the screening thing and then thought it was the humorous reference.
- I first thought it was the humorous reference and then thought it was the screening thing.
- I thought it was something else.
- I really didn’t think about it as much as you obviously have, Nemo.
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This week I saw a reference to a “push present” which I had to look up to learn the meaning of.
- I know what a push present is.
- I think I know what a push present is but I’m going to check.
- I know what a push present is but only because I just read the spoiler text.
- I don’t know what a push present is but I’m going to read the spoiler text to find out.
- I don’t know what a push present is and I don’t care enough to find out.
- Other
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A push present is a gift given to women when she gives birth. It is usually given by the father.
You have a device: electronic, mechanical, computer, appliance, or whatever. It has developed an intermittent but annoying fault of some sort, to the point you finally decide you’re going to replace it at long last. If you do so, do you find:
- Scared of replacement, the intermittent fault vanishes!
- The device chooses to die to spite you before you pick up the new one!
- The device chooses to die right after you pick up the new one much to your relief!
- You pass the old device to another friend/family member, and they never have a problem with it, leading you into self doubt!
- You replace the old device with the new, only to find that if you’d just waited a day/week/month it would have been half as much!
- The new device won’t work with your existing setup, forcing you to keep going with the old or a much more expensive new one!
- You replace the old device with the new, only to find there was a stupidly simple fix for the old one for free/cheap!
- You go to replace the old device with new and realize that it was just barely plugged in, causing the fault, a major “Doh!” moment.
- Another comical situation!
- Another tragic situation!
- Another boring situation.
- My devices never fail me, they wouldn’t DARE!
- Really? Fine, “other” if none of the rest amuse you.
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You’re at home. You hear a smoke detector “low battery” chirp.
- I will not, and cannot rest until that chirp is silenced, one way or another.
- Crap. Do I have another 9-volt battery on hand?
- I can ignore it long enough for someone else to fix it.
- I can ignore that thing indefinitely. I’ll get to it eventually.
- Is that what that sound is?! It’s been driving me nuts for months!
- Something else?
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CNN News online has gone to a subscription model. After being allowed to view an article or two for “free”, to read any more requires a paid subscription, $3.99/month or $29.99/year.
- I’ll pay for full access to CNN News online
- I’ll pay a month’s worth for election coverage
- Not a chance, I’ll go elsewhere for news
- Who are they kidding?
- All MSM and popular alt news sites will be requiring paid subscriptions eventually
- Screw it, I’ll depend on word of mouth for my news
- My N.Y Times/other newspaper subscription is looking better and better
- They can’t take my TV news away - can they?
- I’m boycotting news indefinitely anyway so it doesn’t matter
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There should be a thing where if you subscribe to some kind of News service, you get access to the other News services, too. After all, you ARE supporting reporters.
- Yes
- No
- MUST. DISCUSS. ON. DISCUSSION. THREAD!!!
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If Trump is elected, with all the fascism that implies, how will your anti-Trump posting be affected?
- I will post more about Trump
- I will post the same about Trump
- I will post less about Trump
- I will stop posting about Trump
- I’ve never posted about Trump
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Assume you must bet all your assets - your savings, your 401k, your house, your car, your Social Security, your investments - everything. If you predict correctly, you get it all back, plus double value. If you predict incorrectly, you lose everything.
Regardless of who you want to win the election, who do you think will win? (Note that seizing power by grey or illegal means still counts as winning. In other words, who’s actually going to be in the Oval Office after Jan-20-2025?)
- Harris
- Trump
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