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6330

Without looking at the image address or researching in any other way. The subject of this 19th Century French painting is…

  • Jesus and his disciples
  • Somebody else and his (coincidentally) 12 followers
  • Clearly Jesus and his disciples, but titled as something else to keep the artist from being burned at the stake.
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6331

Which TV shows can you identify from the first names of their main characters?

  • Basil, Sybil, Polly, and Manuel
  • Charles-Haden, Oliver, and Mabel
  • Dorothy, Rose, Blanche, and Sophia
  • Edith, Michael, Gloria, and Archibald
  • Gordon, William, Kate, Lynn, and Brian
  • Hal, Lois, Malcolm, Francis, Reese, and Dewey
  • Harold, Reinhold, Nostradamus, Macintosh, Rosalind, and Christine
  • Jack, Janet, and Christmas
  • Jerome, George, Elaine, and Cosmo
  • Kevin, Gwendolyn, Paul, John, Norma, Wayne, and Karen
  • Mark, Dylan, Helena, and Irving
  • Miriam, Susie, Joel, Rose, and Abraham
  • Peter, Lois, Brian, Christopher, Megan, and Stewart
  • Philip, Hermes, Hubert, John, and Amy
  • Tommy, Dick, Harry, Sally, and Mary
  • Wilberforce, Betty, Shirley, Stephen, Ernest, Dick, and Cuthbert
  • none of these
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6332

Who do you want to win the World Series?

  • The Toronto Blue Jays, because they’re my team
  • The Toronto Blue Jays, because they’re Canadian
  • The Toronto Blue Jays, for other reasons
  • The LA Dodgers, because they’re my team
  • The LA Dodgers, because they’re American
  • The LA Dodgers, for other reasons
  • I really don’t give a flying fig
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6333

Below is a list of musical artists who are not currently in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but who frequently appear on lists of “snubbed” acts – those who might have a case for induction, but who are still on the outside looking in. Which of these artists do you feel should be in the Hall of Fame?

  • Iron Maiden
  • Alice in Chains
  • REO Speedwagon
  • Styx
  • Motörhead
  • Mötley Crüe
  • Boston
  • The Smiths
  • Oasis
  • Mariah Carey
  • Joy Division/New Order
  • The Black Crowes
  • Phish
  • The B-52s
  • Smashing Pumpkins
  • Diana Ross (already in as part of the Supremes, but not as a solo artist)
  • Phil Collins (already in as part of Genesis, but not as a solo artist)
  • Coldplay
  • Weezer
  • Commodores
  • New York Dolls
  • “Weird Al” Yankovic
  • Devo
  • The Pixies
  • Jane’s Addiction
  • Billy Idol
  • INXS
  • Blue Oyster Cult
  • Jethro Tull
  • The Guess Who
  • King Crimson
  • Three Dog Night
  • No Doubt
  • Ronnie James Dio
  • Toto
  • Some other band that I absolutely think should be in there, but Kenobi snubbed them, too!
  • None of these
  • I don’t care about the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
  • I would vote bacon in before any of these
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6334
  • Golden slumbers fill your eyes; Smiles awake you when you rise
  • Golden slumbers fill your eyes; Smiles await you when you rise
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6335

Given a choice for your life would you rather:

  • Believe something false and live in blissful ignorance until you die.
  • Know the painful truth and then have to live going forward with that knowledge.
  • Depends.
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6336

Every year you make your special holiday fruit cake that everyone loves. It gives you such great pleasure to do this and everyone is so appreciative and tells you how much they enjoy it. Alas, the truth is most everyone dislikes your terrible fruitcake and it usually ends up in the garbage can. Do you want to know the truth?

  • Yes.
  • No.
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6337

You fear that you are fat, ugly, stupid, and everyone hates you. But you also think you are being hard on yourself.

  • I wouldn’t mind hearing that I am objectively fat
  • I don’t want to be told that I am objectively fat
  • I wouldn’t mind hearing that I am objectively ugly.
  • I don’t want to be told that I am objectively ugly.
  • I wouldn’t mind hearing that I am objectively stupid.
  • I don’t want to be told that I am objectively stupid.
  • I wouldn’t mind hearing that, objectively, no one likes me.
  • I don’t want to be told that, objectively, no one likes me.
  • Other
  • Now I am sad…
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6338

A childhood friend, who has gone through awful and self-destructive times in their life, gets themselves together and sober after joining a religious cult that you believe has ugly unacceptable beliefs. The friend reaches out to you talking about their religion and how it has saved them. This friend has often told you how they value your honest opinion. Do you give it?

  • Yes
  • No
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6339

For Halloween.

Which Fester was Bester?

  • Jackie Coogan
  • Christopher Lloyd
  • Fred Armison
  • One of the other ones
  • What’s a Fester?
  • Something else entirely
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  • An Addams
  • A Frump
  • Not an Addams or a Frump
  • Both an Addams and a Frump, at different times
  • Both an Addams and a Frump, at the same time
  • Still don’t know what a Fester is
  • Something else entirely
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6340

Have you ever played Fester’s Quest?

  • Yes
  • No
  • something else
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6341

Companion poll to this thread:

PART I: What’s something that commonly happens to people, that you have NEVER done?
  • Never have run out of gas
  • Never owned a car
  • Never had a driver’s license
  • Never ridden a motorcycle
  • I’ve never had or been in a car accident
  • Never received a traffic (or parking) ticket
  • Never broken a bone
  • Never had a pet dog
  • Never had a pet cat
  • Never have drank alcoholic beverages
  • Never have gotten drunk
  • Never have smoked
  • Never done illegal drugs
  • Never eaten peanut butter
  • Never kissed anybody at midnight on New Year’s
  • Never laughed so hard that milk came out of my nose
  • Never snow skied
  • Never water skied
  • Never screamed
  • Never ridden a horse
  • Never worked in a restaurant
  • Never lived in an apartment
  • Never participated in a protest
  • Never got hit by my parents
  • Never lost my phone
  • Never been so engrossed in what I was doing that I forgot to eat
  • Never been unable to read my own handwriting
  • Never been confirmed, bar mitzvahed, or otherwise become a member of any religious organization
  • Never prayed
  • Never eard my father say “I love you” (me or anyone)
  • Never heard my mother say “I love you”
  • Never went to my high school prom
  • Never been married
  • Never been divorced
  • Never had sex
  • Never watched a hardcore pornographic movie
  • Never been to a rock concert
  • Never been to a classical concert or an opera
  • Never eaten sushi
  • Never been west of the Mississippi
  • Never been EAST of the Mississippi
  • Never been south of the Equator
  • Never had a medical operation (define how you wish-basically anything which involved an operating table and local or general anesthetic)
  • I have never been under general anesthetic
  • Never had a tooth cavity
  • Never had any of my wisdom teeth out
  • Never, in a wedding, been the best man, maid of honor, or the person who “gives” away the bride
  • Never fired a gun
  • Been fired from my job (vs. from a gun)
  • I’ve done ALL of these things! [What do I win?]
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Part II will come forthwith, and III if I get that far will be any activity which would on topic in Cafe Society.

6342

Which edible seeds, other than culinary nuts, are your favourites as a dry snack?

  • broad beans
  • chickpeas
  • corn nuts
  • hemp seeds
  • lima beans
  • lotus seeds
  • mung beans
  • peas
  • pumpkin seeds
  • sesame seeds
  • soybeans
  • sunflower seeds
  • watermelon seeds
  • wheat berries
  • some other seeds not listed here
  • none of the above
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6343
Cafe Society Edition! [in part] What’s something that commonly happens to people, that you have NEVER done?
  • Never seen either of the Top Gun movies [assume SEQUELS COUNT for all films here]
  • Never seen a Disney movie (restricted to animated)
  • Never watched E.T. the Extraterrestrial
  • Never watched Star Wars
  • Never watched any of the Godfather movies
  • Never watched Pretty Woman
  • Never saw Titanic
  • Never saw It’s a Wonderful Life
  • Never seen Schindler’s List
  • Never seen Halloween [assume sequels count for all here]
  • Never seen Friday the 13th
  • Never seen Nightmare on Elm St
  • Never seen It
  • Never seen Carrie
  • Never seen Pet Sematery
  • Never seen Cujo
  • Never seen Children of the Corn
  • Never seen The Shining
  • Never watched Game of Thrones
  • Never watched an episode of M.A.S.H.
  • FEMALE: never have cut my hair shorter than my collar line
  • MALE: never have grown my hair longer than my collar line
  • Never POSTED on Twitter/X
  • Never POSTED on Facebook
  • Never paid with or even owned a credit card.
  • Never written a check
  • Never gotten down into a mosh pit
  • Never had a homosexual experience
  • Never experienced domestic violence
  • Never had an ex- hunt me down on the internet and contact me
  • Never traveled outside of the US
  • Never been on a cruise
  • Never gotten a body piercing
  • Never got a tattoo
  • Never been in an ambulance-as a PATIENT
  • Never taken a taken a prescription drug/medicine
  • Never ridden a rollercoaster
  • Never gotten at least a B.A. or B.S. college degree or equivalent
  • Never served in the armed forces
  • Never been under arrest
  • Never been on a jury
  • Never gotten audited by the IRS
  • Never won more than a pittance in a lottery (we’ll say $100 or below)
  • Never have gone hunting
  • Never been non-obese since early childhood [BMI 30 or over]
  • Never been obese since early childhood [BMI less than 30]
  • Never never been to a funeral
  • Never been sexually assaulted
  • Never changed a diaper
  • I’ve done ALL of the above, neener neener!
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6344

If you read, “In this song the chorus is repeated three times,” then how many occurrences of the chorus would you expect to be in the song?

  • three
  • four
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6345

Your preference in computer words?

  • Big-endian.
  • Little-endian.
  • I know what you’re asking but I have no preference.
  • I have no idea what you’re asking.
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Your preference in boiled eggs?

  • Big-endian.
  • Little-endian.
  • I know what you’re asking but I have no preference.
  • I have no idea what you’re asking.
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6346
Part III: What’s something that commonly happens to people, that you have NEVER done?
  • Never eaten a Sloppy Joe sandwich
  • Never tried boiled peanuts
  • Never caught COVID (as far as I’m aware)
  • Never been to Las Vegas
  • Never BET in a casino
  • Never bought a lottery ticket
  • Never attended a funeral
  • Never read nor seen a Harry Potter book/film
  • Never read anything by Tolkien or seen a film/TV adaptation of his work
  • Never knowingly listened to a Taylor Swift song
  • Never eaten a raw oyster
  • Never owned a muscle or sports car
  • Never voted for a Republican
  • Never voted for a Democrat
  • Never voted, period
  • Never heard the Baby Shark song
  • Never flown in an aircraft
  • Never been on a train or subway
  • Never been on a bus
  • Never ridden in a taxi
  • Never attended a sporting event
  • Never had a roommate in college
  • Never drank coffee
  • Never drank tea
  • Never played a board game
  • Never played a video game
  • Never read a book
  • Never been teased or bullied by peers in school
  • Never went as a child to a formal school (a huge building w/ classrooms)
  • Never been to South America
  • Never been to Europe
  • Never been to Asia
  • Never been to Africa
  • Never been to Australia/New Zealand/East Indies
  • Never watched the The Shawshank Redemption
  • Never seen Pulp Fiction
  • Never seen The Matrix
  • Never been part of a menage a trois sex act
  • Never been shopping inside an “adult” [sex] store
  • I’ve done ALL of the above, and more! Pbpbpb!!
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