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Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
7012

When you are trying to time a certain number of seconds and you are counting out loud (or to yourself) what is the “spacer word(s)” you use to estimate the length of a second.

  • One Mississippi, two Mississippi, …
  • One hippopotamus, two hippopotamus, …
  • One one thousand, two one thousand, …
  • Some other spacer word(s)
  • I don’t use spacer words; my timing is impeccable without spacer words!
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7013

Have you even had food from a food truck?

  • No, but I’d be interested if the opportunity arose.
  • No, and not interested
  • Yes, once or twice
  • Yes, more than once or twice. But not “frequently.”
  • Frequently
  • Other/It’s complicated
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7014
When was the last time you called a human telephone operator? (In North America, this is/was commonly done by dialling 0.)
  • some time today
  • some time in the last week
  • some time in the last month
  • some time in the last year
  • some time in the last decade
  • some time this century
  • some time last century
  • I have never called the operator.
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For which of the following purposes have you ever called a human telephone operator?
  • for directory assistance
  • to make a collect call
  • to make a long-distance call
  • to report calling difficulties (e.g., a dropped or noisy connection)
  • to verify if a line was busy as opposed to out of service
  • to report equipment problems
  • to report an emergency (police/fire/ambulance)
  • to break in on a live call between other parties
  • to query charges for a recent call
  • to query charges for a prospective call
  • to report nuisance calls
  • to bill a call to a third party
  • to set up a conference call
  • to make a TDD/HCO/VCO call
  • just to see if anyone would answer
  • for some other purpose
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7015

Do you think it is still possible to reach an “operator” by dialing ‘0’?

  • Yes, I just tested it and I know.
  • Yes, I think so, but I haven’t tested recently.
  • Yes, I think so, but I am too scared to test it!
  • No, I just tested it and I know
  • No, I don’t think so, but I haven’t tested recently
  • No, I don’t think so, and I am too scared to test it!
  • No opinion.
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7016

In the Simon & Garfunkel song The Boxer, the first part of the song tells the story of the “poor boy” who left home as a young boy and is feeling lost and alone in New York City, in first-person narration. Then the final verse describes a boxer standing in a clearing in the third person. Are the poor boy and the boxer two different people or the same person?

  • They are two different people
  • They are the same person
  • I’ve wondered about that myself but I’m not sure
  • I don’t know the song but I want to vote
  • Something else
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7017

For this poll, i mean listening to an actual radio, not listening to a radio station on your phone. (My husband plays NPR on his phone much of the day. Doesn’t count, it’s a phone app.)

When was the last time you listened to the radio?

  • Today
  • This week
  • This year
  • Probably in the last 5 years
  • I dunno, a long time ago
  • Never
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When was the last time you listened to AM radio?

  • Today
  • This week
  • This year
  • Probably in the last 5 years
  • I dunno, a long time ago
  • Never
0 voters

When was the last time you listened to AM radio in your car?

  • Today
  • This week
  • This year
  • Probably in the last 5 years
  • I dunno, a long time ago
  • Never
0 voters

If you wanted to listen to a particular station on AM radio, in your car, do you know how to do that, without looking up anything? (Like, how to tune the radio to a station.)

  • Yes
  • No
  • I don’t have a car
  • Other
0 voters
7018

What is your go-to driving navigation app?

  • Apple Maps
  • Google Maps
  • Waze
  • I don’t use them
  • Other
0 voters
7019

How often do you use a driving app (like Google maps) when you drive?

  • Every time i drive. It’s the default and just pops up
  • If i want info about my route and/or the traffic
  • Whenever i want traffic info
  • Whenever i want route guidance
  • Sometimes when i don’t know where I’m going, or want other information, but not routinely
  • Often, but for some reason not covered above
  • In rare situations
  • Never
  • I don’t drive
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7020

Do you know what the number of the Congressional district you live in is?

  • No
  • Yes, I’ve generally known it
  • Yes, I know it because of the upcoming elections
  • Yes, because I live in a state that only has one district
  • I don’t live in a Congressional district
  • Other
0 voters
7021

Little kids at classical music concerts

  • are welcome if they remain silent and still
  • are welcome even if they whisper a little now and then
  • are welcome no matter what they do
  • are not welcome under any circumstances
0 voters
7022

Which of the following sports do you care about the most?

  • American football
  • baseball
  • soccer
  • basketball
  • ice hockey
  • some other sport
  • I care for no sport on Earth
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7023
  • Autumn
  • Fall
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7024

Who are your favorite characters from the television show MASH? Select as many as you like.

  • B.J. Hunnicutt
  • Charles Winchester
  • Francis Mulcahy
  • Frank Burns
  • Hawkeye Pierce
  • Henry Blake
  • Ho-Jon
  • Igor Straminsky
  • Kellye Yamato
  • Luther Rizzo
  • Margaret Houlihan
  • Max Klinger
  • Radar O’Reilly
  • Rosie
  • Samuel Flagg
  • Sherman Potter
  • Sidney Freedman
  • Spearchucker Jones
  • Trapper John McIntyre
  • Ugly John Black
  • Other
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7025

If you have eaten sandwiches made with pita bread (like a gyro) which style do you prefer:

  • With the pita cut open to form a pocket, which is stuffed with filing.
  • With the whole pita wrapped around the filing, like a taco.
0 voters
7026

If you are following a continuing TV show thread, do you open and read it before watching that week’s episode? .

  • Yes
  • No
0 voters

Do you think blurred spoilers are necessary in such threads?

  • Yes
  • No
0 voters
7027

Poll 1: if you could somehow magically convince Trump to permanently reverse one policy what would it be.

  • Return immigration policy to what it was under Biden
  • Stop the war in Iran
  • Restore funding to USAID
  • Push strongly for Israel to stop its actions against the Palistinians
  • Restore military aid to Ukraine
  • Restore the Justice departments independence
  • Keep is mitts off the election
  • Stop attacks on the federal work force
  • Fight Climate change
  • Something else (you can’t force him to step down)
  • Nothing I’m happy with everything he’s done
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Poll2: Suppose the only way to do this was to say to anyone who brings up the subject that Trump was the bestest most wonderful president of all time. If you ever say anything that suggests that Trump was anything other than perfect, then the policy is immediately reinstated and you, your family and all your friends get sent to the gulag for life. Would you agree?

  • Yes, I could pretend to be a MAGA suck-up for the greater good
  • No, I just couldn’t pull it off even it it would mitigate some of the damage
  • What are you talking about? I already think Trump is great
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7028

Based on an online factoid I just saw:

What do you think the phrase “no love lost between them” means?

  • I’m an American. I think the phrase means the two people love each other.
  • I’m an American. I think the phrase means the two people hate each other.
  • I’m an American. I am unfamiliar with the phrase but I like voting in polls.
  • I’m a Briton. I think the phrase means the two people love each other.
  • I’m a Briton. I think the phrase means the two people hate each other.
  • I’m a Briton. I am unfamiliar with the phrase but I like voting in polls.
  • I’m not an American or Briton. I think the phrase means the two people love each other.
  • I’m not an American or Briton. I think the phrase means the two people hate each other.
  • I’m not an American or Briton. I am unfamiliar with the phrase but I like voting in polls.
0 voters
7029

Do you own anything that you would not sell for any amount of money?

  • Yes
  • No
  • I used to, but I lost possession of it somehow
0 voters
7030

Dipshit is coming to San Antonio this week to campaign for “Ugly” Ken Paxton. For some reasons, Inna and I are interested in going to the shitshow.

Should I?

  • Yes
  • No
0 voters
7031

Do you have an emergency kit in your vehicle?

  • yes, I do
  • No, but I should
  • No, and I’m okay living dangerously without one
  • Sometimes I do, sometimes I don’t (seasonal?)
  • I don’t own a vehicle
  • Other
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