Mondegreen Time! Note they will be scrambled in terms of what is the “official” lyric and what is the mondegreen (note lyric sites are often wrong). And for the semanticists out there (you know who you are), please base your answer on what you hear, vs. cheating an consulting the lyric sites or recalling what you think the actual lyric is.
What lyric do you hear in Pearl Jam’s “Even Flow”?
Ohh, dark grin, he can’t help, when he’s happy looks insane
Ohh, girlfriend, he can’t have, when he’s happy looks insane
Something else
I have no idea
You are a movie director. You can give your movie a happy ending, which is what most viewers will expect and leave them pleased, albeit feeling like they saw something totally predictable, or you can give them the unhappy ending, which will upset many but have more pathos and unpredictability.
More “fire”-related questions.
Does “fire” rhyme with “hire”?
Does “hire” sound identical to “higher”?
How many syllables does “firing” have?
Definitely two
Definitely three
I’m not sure
Mondegreen Wars II
OK here’s a real good one:
The correct lyrics to R.E.M.'s “The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonight”?
Calling Jamaica
Call me if you try to wake her
Something else
I have no idea
Should the J in “Sloppy Joe” be capitalized?
Yes. “Joe” is a name, and names are always capitalized, no matter what.
No. “Sloppy joe” is a food, not a proper name, so it doesn’t need to be capitalized in this case.
Something else?
When viewing an app on your phone, do you use the Light setting, or the Dark setting?
Mostly Light
Mostly Dark
Both/Either
The what-setting now?
Do “anger” and “hanger” rhyme?
Do you consider Planes, Trains, and Automobiles to be a Thanksgiving movie (Define “Thanksgiving movie” however you see fit)?
Yes, it’s a Thanksgiving movie
No, it’s just a movie that happens to take place around Thanksgiving
I’ve never seen it
Other / I don’t know / I’m on the fence / It neither is nor isn’t
Are you estranged from any family members? (define “family” however you like)
Yes, because of politics.
Yes, for reasons other than politics.
Yes, because of politics and other reasons
I once was, but we have reconciled
No
Other
Which of these quintessentially British sweet dishes have you tried?
How much would your favorite sports team winning a championship (this year or next year) mean to you?
A huge deal
Some significance
Very little
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Inspired by a discussion in FQ of the Dan (DB) Cooper hijacking case, what do you think happened?
Cooper definitely survived
Cooper probably survived
Cooper probably died
Cooper definitely died
If you’re going to put up a Christmas tree in your home this year, will it be real or artificial?
I’m not putting up a Christmas tree.
Real tree or trees
Artificial tree or trees
I’m putting up multiple trees. At least one is real and at least one is artificial.
I’m not sure.
something else
What else do you put up for Christmas?
Wreath
Stockings
Cutesy tabletop figurines like penguins on a sled
Candy dishes
Candles/Candle holders
Mistletoe
Advent Calendar (or similar)
Christmas village or manger scene or similar
Gingerbread house (real)
Gingerbread house (fake)
Indoor window lights
Outdoor house lights
Outdoor freestanding items such as blow-up snowmen or manger scenes
Menorah or other Hannukah stuff
Kwanza stuff
Solstice stuff
Other stuff that I will discuss in the discussion thread
Other stuff that I will create new polls for
Other stuff that I will keep to myself
Do you use holiday crockery during the holidays?
I have holiday crockery, but I only put it on display.
I have holiday crockery and I use it during the holidays.
I have holiday crockery and I use it throughout the year.
I do not have any holiday crockery.
I change my furnace filter:
Every month
Every three months
When I think of it
When it’s dirty
Every six months
Once a year
What’s a furnace filter?
You’re supposed to change them? Oops.
We don’t have a furnace
It’s not my job, the landlord better be doing it
We rely on natural sunlight and fire to heat our home
Furnace filters are a scam!
Where you normally get gas
Cash is the same price as card & you pay cash
Cash is the same price as card & you pay with card (includes phone/watch)
Cash is cheaper than card & you pay cash.
Cash is cheaper than card & you pay with card
I don’t get gas - EV
I don’t get gas - no car
President Joe Biden’s pardon of his son Hunter
Bad idea - he repeatedly promised he wouldn’t do it, and he should stick to his word
Good idea - it’s his son, after all, and Hunter was being singled out because of who his dad is
Don’t care one way or the other
I see both sides of the issue, and I’m torn
