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Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
5610

Which areas affected by noise pollution have you lived in, even if only temporarily (e.g., while on vacation)?

  • under a nearby airport’s flight path
  • near a busy freeway or highway
  • on or near a major city street with vehicular traffic
  • on or near a street with nightlife (bars, clubs, etc.)
  • near rail tracks
  • near a factory or other industrial area
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Which areas affected by noise pollution do you think would be the worst to live in?

  • under a nearby airport’s flight path
  • near a busy freeway or highway
  • on or near a major city street with vehicular traffic
  • on or near a street with nightlife (bars, clubs, etc.)
  • near rail tracks
  • near a factory or other industrial area
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5611

You’re swimming or snorkeling with a buddy. You want to ask them if they want to stop swimming and return to shore. How do you phrase your question?

  • “Do you want to go in?” (because when you enter the ocean you are swimming OUT from the shore, and when you leave the ocean you are going IN to the land)
  • “Do you want to go out?” (because when you swimming you are IN the ocean and when you leave you are getting OUT of the ocean)
  • I don’t swim or snorkel, so the issue has never come up, and I don’t know how I would phrase the question.
  • Something else
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5612

What would you more likely say out loud when seeing 66.7%?

  • I would say “(about) sixty-six percent”.
  • I would say “(about) sixty-seven percent”.
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What would you more likely say out loud when seeing 50.5%?

  • I would say “(about) fifty percent”.
  • I would say “(about) fifty-one percent”.
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What would you more likely say out loud when seeing 43.5%?

  • I would say “(about) forty-three percent”.
  • I would say “(about) forty-four percent”.
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What would you most likely say out loud when seeing 88.8%?

  • I would say “(about) eighty-eight percent”.
  • I would say “(about) eighty-nine percent”.
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What would you most likely say out loud when seeing 99.6%?

  • I would say “(about) ninety-nine percent”.
  • I would say “(about) a hundred percent”.
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5613

Do you keep a journal?

  • Yes
  • No
  • something else
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5614

Have you ever travelled in an ambulance?

  • No, never.
  • Yes, as a patient.
  • Yes, as a paramedic or other health professional.
  • Yes, as a driver.
  • Yes, to accompany a patient.
  • Yes, in some other capacity.
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5615

Is it, in fact, the most wonderful time of the year?

  • Yes
  • No
  • It’s complicated
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5616

Have you ever roasted chestnuts on an open fire?

  • Yes
  • No
  • No, but I’ve seen it done
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5617

Have you ever found it difficult to face unafraid the plans that you’ve made?

  • Yes - some of those plans are scary!
  • Hell, no - bring 'em on!
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5618

Have you ever travelled in a police car?

  • No, never.
  • Yes, as a law enforcement officer.
  • Yes, as part of a ride-along.
  • Yes, as someone being rescued or escorted.
  • Yes, as a detainee.
  • Yes, in some other capacity.
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5619
Is there any light in your house that is always on, 24/7?
  • Yes.
  • No.
  • If motion sensor lights count, yes, if not, then no.
  • Something else?
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5620

When you were a young child, what did your parents tell you about the existence of Santa Claus?

  • Up to a certain age, they actively lied to me about the existence of Santa Claus.
  • They implied that he existed but I would not go so far as to say that they lied.
  • They never talked to me about the existence of Santa Claus.
  • They always told me that Santa Claus was a myth and did not really exist.
  • What do you mean Santa Claus doesn’t exist!?
  • Something else
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When your children were young, what did you tell them about the existence of Santa Claus?

  • Up to a certain age, I actively lied to them about the existence of Santa Claus.
  • I implied that he existed but I would not go so far as to say that I lied.
  • I never talked to them about the existence of Santa Claus.
  • I always told them that Santa Claus was a myth and did not really exist.
  • Something else
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5621

You find a dusty old briefcase, and after rubbing the grime off the clasps, a genie in a horsehair wig appears and grants you super-litigatory powers.

With these powers, you are automatically licensed to practise law in every jurisdiction on earth. You may intervene in a lifetime maximum of any three criminal cases, either as a prosecutor or a defender. (You may not initiate any such case, but you may join an existing one at any point up until it is dropped with prejudice or ruled on by the highest court of appeal.) Once you intervene, you will immediately gain certain knowledge of whether the defendant(s) actually committed the crime(s) with which they are accused. You will moreover immediately find and have the option of presenting all the evidence and/or arguments necessary and sufficient to guarantee a just verdict (and sentence, if applicable) that are completely watertight against all possible appeals. That is, whoever adjudicates the case will pass the verdict of your choice, and if applicable will apply the sentence of your choice (as long as the law provides for it), and this verdict and sentence will never be judicially overturned.

Are there any current criminal cases where you’d like to intervene as a prosecutor?
  • Yes, at least 3.
  • Yes, at least 2.
  • Yes, at least 1.
  • No, but I’ll start keeping an eye out for cases where I might use my superpowers.
  • No, I’ll probably never use my superpowers as a prosecutor.
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Are there any current criminal cases where you’d like to intervene as a defender?
  • Yes, at least 3.
  • Yes, at least 2.
  • Yes, at least 1.
  • No, but I’ll start keeping an eye out for cases where I might use my superpowers.
  • No, I’ll probably never use my superpowers as a defender.
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What sort of cases would you prefer to intervene in?
  • Those of great national or international importance.
  • Those of great local importance.
  • Those affecting my friends and family.
  • None; I would never use my superpowers, even to avoid or correct obvious perversions of justice.
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Will keep at least one of your interventions in reserve in case you ever need to defend yourself?
  • Yes
  • No
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5622

Which source of noise pollution would you at least somewhat enjoy living near, because you enjoy watching planes, trains, or automobiles, or would enjoy the nightlife, etc.?

  • Under an airport’s flight path
  • Near the railroad tracks
  • Near a busy freeway
  • Near a heavily trafficked city street
  • Near nightlife, bars, nightclubs, etc.
  • Near an industrial area
  • Other noisy area
  • None of the above
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5623

Regarding the pillowcases on your bed:

  • The open end of the pillowcase should be towards the center of the bed.
  • The open end of the pillowcase should be towards the edge of the bed.
  • I don’t give a rat’s patootie which way the pillowcase is oriented.
  • Other.
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5624

I regularly visit a fortune-teller. My sister regularly visits a psychic.

We both drive cars to visit these people.

My car is green and my sister’s is also green.

OK, none of the above is true, and the narrative is just to add some space, so that my question doesn’t affect your first impressions.

What did you assume was the gender of the fortune-teller?

  • Male
  • Female
  • Other, none, don’t know, joke, etc.
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What did you assume was the gender of the psychic?

  • Male
  • Female
  • Other, none, don’t know, joke, etc.
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5625

You are an extremely rich, famous, celebrity. You are single. Would you post a profile of yourself on a dating website like OKCupid or Tinder out of sheer curiosity? (assume that the website verifies your profile as legit and there are no trolls who will imitate you with fake profiles)

  • yes
  • no
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5626

Do you have any New Year’s resolutions for 2025?

  • Yes
  • No
  • I haven’t decided yet.
  • something else
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How are you feeling as we head into a new year?

  • Hopeful
  • Worried
  • Excited
  • Apathetic
  • Determined
  • Cheerful
  • Sad
  • Happy
  • Doubtful
  • something else
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5627

The vowel sound in the middle of the word “mauve”: how do you pronounce it?

  • More like “ah”
  • More like “oh”
  • Depends
  • Some other way
  • I don’t know
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5628

How much do you use ChatGPT?

  • Never
  • A little
  • Moderate extent
  • Heavily
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5629

You’re walking along and spot a piece of rubbish on the floor that somebody has abandoned. The nearest bin is 50m away in the direction you’re going anyway

  • Pick up the rubbish and put it in the bin.
  • Leave it.
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You spot something on the floor somebody has abandoned. For whatever reason you think it might be something useful, but when you pick it up to examine it you find it is not. There is no bin nearby. Having examined it

  • I will make sure it is thrown away properly
  • Leave it
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