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When you first heard the name “Hall and Oates”, did you think it was “Haulin’ Oats”?

  • Yes
  • No
  • Wait, it isn’t?
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How many homes (houses, apartments, condos, ships, etc.) have you lived in during your life? [assume we are talking about places you either owned or rented or were assigned to by another entity (government or military) and do NOT include hotels and other lodging which was very short-term]
  • Zero - I’ve lived a life entirely on the road or such!
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  • 39
  • 40
  • More than 40
  • NOTA option
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Which of these would you more trust an 80 year old to do well?

  • Serve as President of the United States of America
  • Drive in an average American suburban setting that you live in
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Does your answer to the above change if the driving option specifically includes freeways?

  • Yes, I’d change to the President option
  • Yes, I’d change to the driving option
  • No, my mind is unchanged
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Pick one to happen this instant:

  • House increases 10x in value (but your property taxes remain unchanged)
  • Bank savings increase 10x
  • 401k increases 10x
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In the Paul McCartney song “Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey”, what is your understanding of the correct lyric?

  • Admiral Halsey notified me, he had to have a bath or he couldn’t get to sleep
  • Admiral Halsey notified me, he had to have a berth or he couldn’t get to sea
  • Some other lyric
  • I don’t know the song
  • Other/don’t care/never thought about it
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Have you ever traveled to an “unfriendly” country? Use your own judgement to decide which countries fit that category, but I’m generally thinking of places like Cuba, Iran, Russia, etc. If you’re not American you can define it based on the country’s relationship with your own country’s government.

ETA: And let’s say if you were born in such a country and immigrated somewhere else, and have never been back, that doesn’t count. But if you were, for example, born in Iran, immigrated to the US, and later traveled back to Iran to visit your grandparents, that counts.

  • Yes, as a tourist
  • Yes, for work (you can include volunteer / NGO work)
  • Yes, to visit friends or family
  • Yes, because I was in the military and fought a war there
  • Yes, for some other reason
  • No, but I would willingly go as a tourist given the funds and opportunity
  • No, but I’d go if I had to for work or if you otherwise paid me to go
  • No, but I am in the military so if an invasion was ordered it would be my duty to go
  • No, and I wouldn’t go even if you paid me
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Say you have a quiet, friendly, well-behaved cat, or are at least temporarily cat-sitting such a cat for a friend. You have no other pets and anyone else you live with is away for a few days. What’s the closest to you that you’d be OK with the cat sleeping at night?

  • on top of me in bed, under the covers
  • next to me in bed, under the covers
  • on top of me in bed, over the covers
  • next to me in bed, over the covers
  • on the bed but not close to me
  • in the bedroom but not on the bed
  • in some nearby room
  • in the house but as far away from the bedroom as possible
  • outside the house (assuming the cat and weather are agreeable)
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If you selected an answer other than on/in the bed, why?

  • I’m a light sleeper.
  • I might roll over in my sleep over and crush the cat.
  • I might push the cat off the bed in my sleep.
  • There’s not enough room on my bed for a cat.
  • Cats in particular don’t belong on the bed.
  • Pets in general don’t belong on the bed.
  • I’m allergic to cats.
  • I’m afraid of cats.
  • Someone else I sleep with is allergic to cats, and I don’t want the cat to leaving allergens in the bed.
  • Some other reason not listed here.
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“I feel badly” when you mean “I feel bad”:

  • It’s fine; no problem
  • It used to be incorrect, but the language has evolved (devolved) so now it is OK
  • No, ugh, never. Please.
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“I feel happily” when you mean “I feel happy”

  • It’s fine; no problem
  • It used to be incorrect, but the language has evolved (devolved) so now it is OK
  • No, ugh, never. Please.
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You are a juror. The crime is decades ago. (Could be murder, robbery, arson, assault - any crime.) The sole evidence is witness testimony; there is nothing else to go by.

The prosecution produces many experts who show scientifically how accurate memories can be even decades later - such as how most people can remember exactly where they were and what they were doing on 9/11 - and cites many examples of witnesses with impeccable memories. The defense then produces just as many experts who show scientifically how unreliable witness memories can be after the passage of time and cites just as many examples of how many witnesses were certain of things that were later factually proven wrong. What do you do?

  • Side with the prosecution
  • Side with the defense
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You dust off an old Mattel catalogue you picked up at a garage sale, and a genie appears. He offers to grant you He-Man’s muscular physique. No special effort will be required on your part to maintain it; you can continue to eat and exercise to the extent you normally do. The only catch is that the physique comes with He-Man’s trademark pageboy hairdo, and you must keep this particular hairstyle in place for the rest of your life. Do you accept?

  • I identify as male, and I refuse the genie’s offer. I don’t want He-Man’s body and I certainly don’t want his ridiculous haircut.
  • I identify as male, and I refuse the genie’s offer. I would have liked the muscles, but no way would I be caught dead in a pageboy 'do.
  • I identify as male, and I accept the genie’s offer. I’ll probably start wearing a lot of hats from now on.
  • I identify as male, and I accept the genie’s offer. I shall wear my pageboy haircut proudly, and in fact might even start carrying around a captive bolt gun to menace anyone who dares mock me.
  • I don’t identify as male, and I refuse the genie’s offer. I don’t want He-Man’s body and I certainly don’t want his ridiculous haircut.
  • I don’t identify as male, and I refuse the genie’s offer. I would have liked the muscles, but no way would I be caught dead in a pageboy 'do.
  • I don’t identify as male, and I accept the genie’s offer. I’ll probably start wearing a lot of hats from now on.
  • I don’t identify as male, and I accept the genie’s offer. I shall wear my pageboy haircut proudly, and in fact might even start carrying around a captive bolt gun to menace anyone who dares mock me.
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Assuming that you are bald or balding, and a genie offered to grant you a full head of hair on the condition that you forever maintain it in He-Man’s pageboy style, would you accept?

  • I identify as male. I really am bald or balding, and I would accept the genie’s offer.
  • I identify as male. I’m not bald or balding, but if I were, I would accept the genie’s offer.
  • I identify as male. I really am bald or balding, and I would decline the genie’s offer.
  • I identify as male. I’m not bald or balding, but if I were, I would decline the genie’s offer.
  • I don’t identify as male. I really am bald or balding, and I would accept the genie’s offer.
  • I don’t identify as male. I’m not bald or balding, but if I were, I would accept the genie’s offer.
  • I don’t identify as male. I really am bald or balding, and I would decline the genie’s offer.
  • I don’t identify as male. I’m not bald or balding, but if I were, I would decline the genie’s offer.
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Have you ever saved a person’s life.

  • Yes, or likely yes
  • No, I don’t think so
  • It’s complicated
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Have you ever caused a person’s death (intentionally or accidently)

  • Yes, or likely yes
  • No, I don’t think so
  • It’s complicated
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Do you currently have He-Man’s hairdo?

  • Yes
  • No
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How do you say the name “Xavier”?
  • Ecks-avier
  • Zavier
  • Something else
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Have you ever had any permanent teeth knocked out by trauma, accident or misadventure?

Not counting teeth broken while eating, or extracted by dental procedure.

  • No, I’ve never had any teeth knocked out.
  • I’ve had one tooth knocked out.
  • I’ve had two or more teeth knocked out.
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You discover you have the innate ability to transform yourself into a cat at will. Once you get used to the idea, how many hours each day, on average, do you expect you would be spending in cat form?

  • less than 1
  • 1 to 4
  • 5 to 8
  • 9 to 12
  • 13 to 16
  • 17 to 20
  • 21 to 24
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I have used the toilet on a(n):

  • Airplane
  • Boat / ship
  • Bus
  • Camper trailer or motorhome
  • Train
  • Some other conveyance
  • None of the above
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I have gone #2 on a(n) (As best as you can recall):

  • Airplane
  • Boat / ship
  • Bus
  • Camper trailer or motorhome
  • Train
  • Some other conveyance
  • I’ve only every gone #1 on any of these
  • None of the above
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How long do you typically warm up your car (in regular weather, say 50-65 degrees outside).

  • Only as long as it takes to shift into gear.
  • Less than 1 minute
  • 1-5 minutes
  • 5-10 minutes
  • 10-20 minutes
  • More than 20 minutes
  • My car is incredibly loud and so I warm it up a GOOD LONG TIME in order to annoy the neighbors as much as possible! HA, take THAT, you chumps!
  • My car is wholly electric, so, while I might sit there a few minutes for no reason, it isn’t really “warming up” the car.
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Have you ever used any hallucinogenic substances?

May be recreational or therapeutic use.

  • No, I have never used any hallucinogenic substances
  • LSD (Lysergic Acid Diethylamide)
  • Psilocybin (Magic Mushrooms)
  • DMT (Dimethyltryptamine)
  • Mescaline (Peyote)
  • Ketamine
  • PCP (Phencyclidine)
  • DXM (Dextromethorphan, but only in high doses that cause hallucinations)
  • Datura (Jimsonweed, Belladonna, Mandrake, Brugmansia)
  • Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) & Dimenhydrinate (Dramamine), but only in high doses that cause hallucinations.
  • Other hallucinogenic substances
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