# Random poll.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-poll/266523>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [September 28, 2004, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-poll/266523 "2004-09-28T17:46:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 18\
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**Author:** ![Kid\_A\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Kid\_A\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kid_A_1)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2004, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-poll/266523/41 "2004-09-28T23:01:47Z")

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1. Marijuana. Smells so good.

2. How much I miss my girlfriend. God, I’m so pathetic.

3. :smack:

4. Pause/Break

5. 7

6. Laura

7. Shaun

8. Lions

9. Dogs

10. I don’t have a stapler.

11. Hmmm…I still don’t have a stapler.

12. Canada Dry Ginger Ale. Helps ease an upset stomach.

13. It’s all the way downstairs, I don’t feel like walking there.

14. A week ago Sunday.

15. Legolas.

16. Quite happy.

17. My concert posters.

18. “Do single women make and eat roast beef sandwiches just for themselves?”

19. Seven.

20. 18:57:55.

21. Trumpet.

22. Alto Saxophone.

23. Matt Damon.

24. Matt Damon.

25. Natalie Portman. Especially if it was Garden State Natalie Portman.

26. Never saw MIB2.

27. Terrier.

28. Scuddascrumped.

And if any of my high school friends are on this board they should pretty much know who this is based on question 28. :o

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**Author:** ![Chastain86](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Chastain86](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chastain86)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2004, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-poll/266523/42 "2004-09-28T23:09:49Z")

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**1. What’s your favourite unconventional smell?**

When I was a kid I tried to eat several Renuzits. I still have a bizarre urge that has to be bitten back.

**2. What were you thinking about before you saw this thread?**

Whether or not my home computer is finished being upgraded at CompUSA.

**3. What’s your favourite smiley? (post it)**

;j

**4. What’s your favourite key on the keyboard?**

]…no, [.

**5. Favourite number between 0 and 10?**

9.452

**6. Favourite girls name?**

Kendall

**7. Favourite boy’s name?**

Sean

**8. Do you prefer lions or tigers?**

Bears. Oh, my.

**9. Cats or dogs?**

Cats.

**10. Guess how many staples (in centimeteres) in your stapler.**

1. And a half.

**11. How many? (look this time)**

Hey, whattayaknow? I was close. There were 112.

**12. What are you currently drinking?**

Water.

**13. What’s on TV? (assuming you can see one and it is on)**

None at the office.

**14. When was the last time you ate fish?**

Two weeks ago.

**15. Favourite member of the fellowship of the ring?**

Samwise. It’s friggin’ _Rudy_, man.

**16. Are you happy with the way your hair is today?**

Ugh. No. Way too long and awkward.

**17. What’s your most coveted useless thing?**

A St. Louis Blues jersey I got at the only game I ever saw with my dad.

**18. Which thread are you going to click on after this?**

Logging out and GOIN’ HOME, BABY!

**19. Count all the writing implements in view.**

1. I have to have a lot of pens. They gets stolen.

**20. What time is it to the nearest second?**

4:07.40pm

**21. What musical instrument are you best at?**

Two turntables and a microphone.

**22. What musical instrument do you wish you were good at?**

Bottles and cans, just clap your hands, just clap your hands.

1. **Would you rather be Tom Cruise, Matt Damon, or Jude Law (male) _or_ Natalie Portman, Kate Beckinsale, or Kirsten Dunst (female)**

Matt Damon.

\*\*24. Which of the above would you most like to have as a best friend? \*\*

Probably Matt Damon. Although if I could pick any celebrity, Seth Green seems like a fun guy to get to know.

**25. Which as a lover/SO?**

Kirsten Dunst. She looks like she could match you drink-for-drink. I like that in a woman.

**26. Verbal humour better in MIB 1 or MIB 2? (Men In Black)**

There was never a MIB2. Just like there was never a Robocop 2 or 3.

**27. Name a breed of dog.**

Weimaraner.

**28. Invent a word.**

Loop-tid.

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**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2004, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-poll/266523/43 "2004-09-28T23:17:48Z")

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**1. What’s your favourite unconventional smell?**  
Gasoline.

**2. What were you thinking about before you saw this thread?**  
How much my computer sucks.

**3. What’s your favourite smiley? (post it)**  
I’d rather not. Although I use them, I try not to do so too often. They annoy me.

**4. What’s your favourite key on the keyboard?**  
Enter, I guess.

**5. Favourite number between 0 and 10?**  
Three.

**6. Favourite girls name?**  
Anastasia.

**7. Favourite boy’s name?**  
Collin.

**8. Do you prefer lions or tigers?**  
Tigers.

**9. Cats or dogs?**  
Cats.

**10. Guess how many staples (in centimeteres) in your stapler.**  
I don’t have a stapler.

**11. How many? (look this time)**  
I don’t have a stapler.

**12. What are you currently drinking?**  
I just finished a 32oz Citrus Blend powerade

**13. What’s on TV? (assuming you can see one and it is on)**  
A radio.

**14. When was the last time you ate fish?**  
May.

**15. Favourite member of the fellowship of the ring?**  
Legolas. I like elves.

**16. Are you happy with the way your hair is today?**  
No. It didn’t dry enough when I slept on it two days ago and I don’t own a comb.

**17. What’s your most coveted useless thing?**  
My DS9 Companion.

**18. Which thread are you going to click on after this?**  
No idea.

**19. Count all the writing implements in view.**  
About two dozen. I’m not getting up to actually count them.

**20. What time is it to the nearest second?**  
4:18:34 PDT

**21. What musical instrument are you best at?**  
I’m not.

**22. What musical instrument do you wish you were good at?**  
Bass, guitar, or drums.

**23. Would you rather be Tom Cruise, Matt Damon, or Jude Law (male) or Natalie Portman, Kate Beckinsale, or Kirsten Dunst (female)**  
Matt Damon

\*\*24. Which of the above would you most like to have as a best friend? \*\*  
Matt Damon and Natalie Portman

**25. Which as a lover/SO?**  
Matt Damon and Natalie Portman

**26. Verbal humour better in MIB 1 or MIB 2? (Men In Black)**  
Both suck.

**27. Name a breed of dog.**  
Alsacian.

**28. Invent a word.**  
Reticulative

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**Author:** ![fishbicycle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aeb1de/32.png) [@fishbicycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fishbicycle)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2004, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-poll/266523/44 "2004-09-28T23:32:28Z")

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1. What’s your favourite unconventional smell?

2. What were you thinking about before you saw this thread?

3. What’s your favourite smiley? (post it)

4. What’s your favourite key on the keyboard?

5. Favourite number between 0 and 10?

6. Favourite girls name?

7. Favourite boy’s name?

8. Do you prefer lions or tigers?

9. Cats or dogs?

10. Guess how many staples (in centimeteres) in your stapler.

11. What are you currently drinking?

12. What’s on TV? (assuming you can see one and it is on)

13. When was the last time you ate fish?

14. Favourite member of the fellowship of the ring?

15. Are you happy with the way your hair is today?

16. What’s your most coveted useless thing?

17. Which thread are you going to click on after this?

18. Count all the writing implements in view.

19. What time is it to the nearest second?

20. What musical instrument are you best at?

21. What musical instrument do you wish you were good at?

22. Would you rather be Tom Cruise, Matt Damon, or Jude Law (male) _or_ Natalie Portman, Kate Beckinsale, or Kirsten Dunst (female)

23. Verbal humour better in MIB 1 or MIB 2? (Men In Black)

24. Name a breed of dog.

25. Invent a word.

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**Author:** ![Kitchen\_Wench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f08c70/32.png) [@Kitchen\_Wench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kitchen_Wench)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2004, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-poll/266523/45 "2004-09-28T23:47:47Z")

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**1. What’s your favourite unconventional smell?** elevator grease

**2. What were you thinking about before you saw this thread?** “I gotta pee.”

**3. What’s your favourite smiley?** :eek:

**4. What’s your favourite key on the keyboard?** @

**5. Favourite number between 0 and 10?** 8

**6. Favourite girls name?** Ivy

**7. Favourite boy’s name?** Jack  
\*\*  
8. Do you prefer lions or tigers?\*\* tigers

**9. Cats or dogs?** cats

**10. Guess how many staples (in centimeteres) in your stapler.** don’t have one

**11. How many?** (look this time) uh, zero

**12. What are you currently drinking?** ice water

**13. What’s on TV? (assuming you can see one and it is on)** don’t have a tv in the compuker room

**14. When was the last time you ate fish?** today. with lots of malt vinegar

**15. Favourite member of the fellowship of the ring?** didn’t see it

**16. Are you happy with the way your hair is today?** I suppose. It’s behaving.

**17. What’s your most coveted useless thing?** I don’t think I have anything worth coveting. Maybe my flashlight collection.  
\*\*  
18. Which thread are you going to click on after this?\*\* I’m going to go read some Pit threads.

**19. Count all the writing implements in view.** 27

**20. What time is it to the nearest second?** 6:33 PM

**21. What musical instrument are you best at?** none

**22. What musical instrument do you wish you were good at?** piano

**23. Would you rather be Tom Cruise, Matt Damon, or Jude Law (male) _or_ Natalie Portman, Kate Beckinsale, or Kirsten Dunst (female)** none  
\*\*  
24. Which of the above would you most like to have as a best friend?\*\* none

**25. Which as a lover/SO?** none

**26. Verbal humour better in MIB 1 or MIB 2?** (Men In Black) didn’t see either flick

**27. Name a breed of dog.** Boston Terrier

**28. Invent a word.** gurgleflurgle

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**Author:** ![Sunshine\_and\_Smiles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@Sunshine\_and\_Smiles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunshine_and_Smiles)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2004, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-poll/266523/46 "2004-09-29T00:30:31Z")

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Random poll.

1. What’s your favourite unconventional smell?  
\*\* - Fireworks! They smell like summer. \*\*
2. What were you thinking about before you saw this thread?  
**- A line from a Bright Eyes Song: “Like laying in a bathtub full of freezing water, wishing you were a ghost.” I was trying to make it into an away message.**
3. What’s your favourite smiley? (post it)  
\*\* -\*\* 😛
4. What’s your favourite key on the keyboard?  
\*\* - Alt. It commands respect! You don’t mess with the Alt. key!\*\*
5. Favourite number between 0 and 10?  
\*\* - 3. \*\*
6. Favourite girls name?  
-\*\* Aria (or Caitlin, it’s close.)\*\*
7. Favourite boy’s name?  
\*\* - Padraic. \*\*
8. Do you prefer lions or tigers?  
\*\* - Tigers\*\*
9. Cats or dogs?  
\*\* - Dogs\*\*
10. Guess how many staples (in centimeteres) in your stapler.  
-\*\* 53 centimeters. Probably not even close.\*\*
11. How many? (look this time)  
\*\* - About 20 cm.\*\*
12. What are you currently drinking?  
\*\* - Broth from Smack Ramen noodle soup.\*\*
13. What’s on TV? (assuming you can see one and it is on)  
**- Son In Law (a perplexingly funny Pauly Shore movie. Yeah, yeah.)**
14. When was the last time you ate fish?  
\*\* - 2 days ago, tuna. \*\*
15. Favourite member of the fellowship of the ring?  
\*\* - Aragorn\*\*
16. Are you happy with the way your hair is today?  
\*\* - Naw, I really need a trim\*\*
17. What’s your most coveted useless thing?  
**- My Gmail account**
18. Which thread are you going to click on after this?  
\*\* - Most Unusual Traffic Sign\*\*
19. Count all the writing implements in view.  
**- 13**
20. What time is it to the nearest second?  
\*\* - 8:24:41\*\*
21. What musical instrument are you best at?  
**- Guitar**
22. What musical instrument do you wish you were good at?  
\*\* - Piano\*\*
23. Would you rather be Tom Cruise, Matt Damon, or Jude Law (male) or Natalie Portman, Kate Beckinsale, or Kirsten Dunst (female)  
\*\* - Jude Law\*\*
24. Which of the above would you most like to have as a best friend?  
\*\* - Kate Beckinsale\*\*
25. Which as a lover/SO?  
\*\* - Kate Beckinsale\*\*
26. Verbal humour better in MIB 1 or MIB 2? (Men In Black)  
**- MIB 1 (We’re not hosting an intergalactic kegger.)**
27. Name a breed of dog.  
\*\* - Shih Tzu\*\*
28. Invent a word.  
\*\* - Seisterness - n - the quality of not being able to ever fully accept that the opposite sex does not, and will not ever, like you.  
Related Words: seisterly - adv  
seistern - adj\*\*

~S&S

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**Author:** ![Mariemarie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/58f4c7/32.png) [@Mariemarie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mariemarie)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2004, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-poll/266523/47 "2004-09-29T01:06:09Z")

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1. What’s your favourite unconventional smell? \>\> freshly sawn wood

2. What were you thinking about before you saw this thread? \>\>boys

3. What’s your favourite smiley? (post it) \>\> :o

4. What’s your favourite key on the keyboard? \>\> \>

5. Favourite number between 0 and 10? \>\> 1

6. Favourite girls name? \>\> Laura

7. Favourite boy’s name? \>\> James

8. Do you prefer lions or tigers? \>\> Lions?

9. Cats or dogs? \>\> cats

10. Guess how many staples (in centimeteres) in your stapler. \>\>4

11. How many? (look this time) \>\> 4

12. What are you currently drinking? \>\> ginger ale (Northern Neck)

13. What’s on TV? (assuming you can see one and it is on) \>\> a spaghetti Western movie

14. When was the last time you ate fish? \>\> 2 days ago

15. Favourite member of the fellowship of the ring? \>\> Legolas

16. Are you happy with the way your hair is today? \>\> Yes! I got great haircut today!

17. What’s your most coveted useless thing? \>\> a copy of _Cryptonomicon_ signed by the author: useless because I would never read it.

18. Which thread are you going to click on after this? \>\> the one about the ice blue jelly dong

19. Count all the writing implements in view. \>\>1, 2, 3, 4

20. What time is it to the nearest second? \>\> 9:01:54 pm

21. What musical instrument are you best at? \>\> voice

22. What musical instrument do you wish you were good at? \>\> voice 😉

23. Would you rather be Tom Cruise, Matt Damon, or Jude Law (male) _or_ Natalie Portman, Kate Beckinsale, or Kirsten Dunst (female) \>\>Kate

24. Which of the above would you most like to have as a best friend? \>\> Jude

25. Which as a lover/SO? \>\>Jude

26. Verbal humour better in MIB 1 or MIB 2? (Men In Black) \>\> Hmmm. MIB1, I guess

27. Name a breed of dog. \>\>Labrador Retriever

28. Invent a word. \>\>baroingmeb

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**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2004, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-poll/266523/48 "2004-09-29T01:18:42Z")

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1. What’s your favourite unconventional smell?

Skunk

1. What were you thinking about before you saw this thread?

Blueberry yogurt

1. What’s your favourite smiley? (post it)

:eek:

1. What’s your favourite key on the keyboard?

s

1. Favourite number between 0 and 10?

4

1. Favourite girls name?

Junko

1. Favourite boy’s name?

Richard

1. Do you prefer lions or tigers?

tigers

1. Cats or dogs?

cats

1. Guess how many staples (in centimeteres) in your stapler.

1.5

1. How many? (look this time)

less than 0.5

1. What are you currently drinking?

carrot/fruit juice

1. What’s on TV? (assuming you can see one and it is on)

At work, no TV in sight

1. When was the last time you ate fish?

Had shrimp yesterday, if that counts, otherwise 2.5 days ago.

1. Favourite member of the fellowship of the ring?

Gimli

1. Are you happy with the way your hair is today?

Yep, pretty satisfied

1. What’s your most coveted useless thing?

Ball of rubber bands (tennis ball size)

1. Which thread are you going to click on after this?

Don’t know. I just logged on and this was the first thing I clicked.

1. Count all the writing implements in view.

4

1. What time is it to the nearest second?

10:17:08, Wednesday morning.  
21. What musical instrument are you best at?

Clarinet, though haven’t played in 20 years.

1. What musical instrument do you wish you were good at?

Piano

1. Would you rather be Tom Cruise, Matt Damon, or Jude Law (male) _or_ Natalie Portman, Kate Beckinsale, or Kirsten Dunst (female)

Jude Law

1. Which of the above would you most like to have as a best friend?

Damon or Law. Probably have more in common with Damon.

1. Which as a lover/SO?

Dunst, I guess, Portman’s a no, and I don’t know Beckinsale.

1. Verbal humour better in MIB 1 or MIB 2? (Men In Black)

1

1. Name a breed of dog.

Pug (because of thinking about MIB)

1. Invent a word.

Sonify. To make a project an unmanageable mess by having every member of your committee (who can’t agree with each other on what they want) constantly call the people producing the project with contradictory instructions to insert their own pet revision and delete someone else’s. Derivation: this is something constantly done by the ^&@%\*ers at Sony.

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**Author:** ![roger\_thornhill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@roger\_thornhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roger_thornhill)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2004, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-poll/266523/49 "2004-09-29T01:41:00Z")

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1. What’s your favourite unconventional smell?  
**Car leather**
2. What were you thinking about before you saw this thread?  
**Starting my own thread**
3. What’s your favourite smiley? (post it)  
[You gotta be kidding](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=276681&highlight=smilie)
4. What’s your favourite key on the keyboard?  
**Back-space**
5. Favourite number between 0 and 10?  
**9**
6. Favourite girls name?  
**Natalie**
7. Favourite boy’s name?  
**Daniel**
8. Do you prefer lions or tigers?  
**Tigers**
9. Cats or dogs?  
**Dogs**
10. Guess how many staples (in centimeteres) in your stapler.  
**1 cm**
11. How many? (look this time)  
(It’s at work)
12. What are you currently drinking?  
**Nothing**
13. What’s on TV? (assuming you can see one and it is on)  
**Some cable film which a bored daughter is waiting for me to rescue her from**
14. When was the last time you ate fish?  
**Sunday**
15. Favourite member of the fellowship of the ring?  
\*\*Gimli (spelling?) \*\* - John Rhys-Davies
16. Are you happy with the way your hair is today?  
**No - needs a cut**
17. What’s your most coveted useless thing?  
**A miniature cricket bat signed by my school 1st XI**
18. Which thread are you going to click on after this?  
**Start my own poll**
19. Count all the writing implements in view.  
**9**
20. What time is it to the nearest second?  
**09:39.20 (HK time - CST +13)**
21. What musical instrument are you best at?  
**Tambourine**
22. What musical instrument do you wish you were good at?  
**Piano**
23. Would you rather be Tom Cruise, Matt Damon, or Jude Law (male) or Natalie Portman, Kate Beckinsale, or Kirsten Dunst (female)  
**Matt Damon** (but really Mel Gibson - 6/7 kids and he smokes)
24. Which of the above would you most like to have as a best friend?  
**Matt Damon**
25. Which as a lover/SO?  
**Portman, I think** (I really only know Dunst at all, from Spiderman II, but she doesn’t do it for me)
26. Verbal humour better in MIB 1 or MIB 2? (Men In Black)  
Only seen MIB1 and sequels usually suck, so **MIB1**
27. Name a breed of dog.  
**Dalmatian**
28. Invent a word.  
**Schnodes**

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**Author:** ![cheddarsnax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@cheddarsnax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cheddarsnax)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2004, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-poll/266523/50 "2004-09-29T02:02:08Z")

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1. What’s your favourite unconventional smell? - Gasoline
2. What were you thinking about before you saw this thread? - Where I left my pencil
3. What’s your favourite smiley? (post it) - :dubious:
4. What’s your favourite key on the keyboard? - z
5. Favourite number between 0 and 10? - 3
6. Favourite girls name? - Emily
7. Favourite boy’s name? - Elliott
8. Do you prefer lions or tigers? - Tigers
9. Cats or dogs? - Cats
10. Guess how many staples (in centimeteres) in your stapler. - 0
11. How many? (look this time) - 0
12. What are you currently drinking? - Pepsi Twist
13. What’s on TV? (assuming you can see one and it is on) - Nothing
14. When was the last time you ate fish? - A long, long time ago
15. Favourite member of the fellowship of the ring? - Uh, frodo.
16. Are you happy with the way your hair is today? - [NO.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=277783)
17. What’s your most coveted useless thing? - I… I… I… _don’t know!_
18. Which thread are you going to click on after this? - Hey Verizon Repair Guy(s)
19. Count all the writing implements in view. - two pens
20. What time is it to the nearest second? - 9:02:12PM
21. What musical instrument are you best at? - Trumpet
22. What musical instrument do you wish you were good at? - Electric guitar
23. Would you rather be Tom Cruise, Matt Damon, or Jude Law (male) _or_ Natalie Portman, Kate Beckinsale, or Kirsten Dunst (female) - Matt Damon
24. Which of the above would you most like to have as a best friend? - Matt Damon
25. Which as a lover/SO? - Kirsten Dunst
26. Verbal humour better in MIB 1 or MIB 2? (Men In Black) - MIB 1. MIB 2 is an abomination.
27. Name a breed of dog. - Basset hound
28. Invent a word. - Hiolarious

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**Author:** ![Tamarin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bc79bd/32.png) [@Tamarin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamarin)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2004, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-poll/266523/51 "2004-09-29T02:18:42Z")

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1. What’s your favourite unconventional smell?  
Wet sagebrush

2. What were you thinking about before you saw this thread?  
EDI (work related…don’t ask)

3. What’s your favourite smiley? (post it)  
😃

4. What’s your favourite key on the keyboard?  
Esc

5. Favourite number between 0 and 10?  
7

6. Favourite girls name?  
Aisling

7. Favourite boy’s name?  
Alexander

8. Do you prefer lions or tigers?  
Tigers

9. Cats or dogs?  
Dogs

10. Guess how many staples (in centimeteres) in your stapler.  
5

11. How many? (look this time)  
3

12. What are you currently drinking?  
7Up Plus. It’s not bad, actually.

13. What’s on TV? (assuming you can see one and it is on)  
At work. No TV.

14. When was the last time you ate fish?  
Wednseday. I had Sushi.

15. Favourite member of the fellowship of the ring?  
Aragorn

16. Are you happy with the way your hair is today?  
Nope. It needs cut.

17. What’s your most coveted useless thing?  
At the moment: My Happy Bunny italian charm.

18. Which thread are you going to click on after this?  
Don’t know. It’s taken me so long to finish this one, I don’t remember what threads are out there.

19. Count all the writing implements in view.  
Oh dear Og! I’ll estimate: LOTS . I’m at work and I’m a pen freak.

20. What time is it to the nearest second?  
20:19:29

21. What musical instrument are you best at?  
Ummm…Maracas? Wait…I can play Mary Had a Little Lamb on the Recorder.

22. What musical instrument do you wish you were good at?  
Any of them. I can’t even read music.

23. Would you rather be Tom Cruise, Matt Damon, or Jude Law (male) _or_ Natalie Portman, Kate Beckinsale, or Kirsten Dunst (female)  
I’ve never really wanted to be an actress.

24. Which of the above would you most like to have as a best friend?  
Natalie seems nice I guess.

25. Which as a lover/SO?  
Definitely NOT Tom Cruise or Matt Damon, so Jude wins by default.

26. Verbal humour better in MIB 1 or MIB 2? (Men In Black)  
MIB1

27. Name a breed of dog.  
Australian Cattle Dog

28. Invent a word.  
Yoodies: Yummy Goodies (used when referring to doggie treats).

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**Post date:** [September 29, 2004, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-poll/266523/52 "2004-09-29T11:13:05Z")

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1. What’s your favourite unconventional smell?  
**Petrol**
2. What were you thinking about before you saw this thread?  
**Shaving or at least trimming my goatee**
3. What’s your favourite smiley? (post it)  
:eek:
4. What’s your favourite key on the keyboard?  
**@**
5. Favourite number between 0 and 10?  
10
6. Favourite girls name?  
**Cassiopeia (sp?)**
7. Favourite boy’s name?  
**Nathaniel**
8. Do you prefer lions or tigers?  
**lions**
9. Cats or dogs?  
**dogs**
10. Guess how many staples (in centimeteres) in your stapler.  
**n/a**
11. How many? (look this time)  
**n/a**
12. What are you currently drinking?  
**Water**
13. What’s on TV? (assuming you can see one and it is on)  
b]n/a\*\*
14. When was the last time you ate fish?  
**a year ago**
15. Favourite member of the fellowship of the ring?  
**the elf**
16. Are you happy with the way your hair is today?  
**Yes**
17. What’s your most coveted useless thing?  
**my beanie**
18. Which thread are you going to click on after this?  
**this’ll is my last for the morning**
19. Count all the writing implements in view.  
**none**
20. What time is it to the nearest second?  
**12:13:05**
21. What musical instrument are you best at?  
**piano**
22. What musical instrument do you wish you were good at?  
**piano**
23. Would you rather be Tom Cruise, Matt Damon, or Jude Law (male) or Natalie Portman, Kate Beckinsale, or Kirsten Dunst (female)  
**Damon**
24. Which of the above would you most like to have as a best friend?  
**Beckinsale**
25. Which as a lover/SO?  
**Portman**
26. Verbal humour better in MIB 1 or MIB 2? (Men In Black)  
**MIB2**
27. Name a breed of dog.  
**shih tzu**
28. Invent a word.  
**Shigglynuggs**

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**Post date:** [September 29, 2004, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-poll/266523/53 "2004-09-29T18:00:05Z")

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**1. What’s your favourite unconventional smell?**  
Skunk and gasoline  
**2. What were you thinking about before you saw this thread?**  
Lunch  
**3. What’s your favourite smiley? (post it)**  
:eek:  
**4. What’s your favourite key on the keyboard?**  
~  
**5. Favourite number between 0 and 10?**  
9  
**6. Favourite girls name?**  
Jane or Grace  
**7. Favourite boy’s name?**  
James  
**8. Do you prefer lions or tigers?**  
Tigers  
**9. Cats or dogs?**  
Cats, but I’m comong around on dogs, too.  
**10. Guess how many staples (in centimeteres) in your stapler.**  
N/A  
**11. How many? (look this time)**  
N/A  
**12. What are you currently drinking?**  
Canada Dry  
**13. What’s on TV? (assuming you can see one and it is on)**  
CNN  
**14. When was the last time you ate fish?**  
Friday  
**15. Favourite member of the fellowship of the ring?**  
N/A  
**16. Are you happy with the way your hair is today?**  
Yes  
**17. What’s your most coveted useless thing?**  
A suit of armor  
**18. Which thread are you going to click on after this?**  
I have no idea.  
**19. Count all the writing implements in view.**  
6  
**20. What time is it to the nearest second?**  
1:59:08  
**21. What musical instrument are you best at?**  
Piano  
**22. What musical instrument do you wish you were good at?**  
Marimba  
**23. Would you rather be Tom Cruise, Matt Damon, or Jude Law (male) or Natalie Portman, Kate Beckinsale, or Kirsten Dunst (female)**  
None of the above.  
**24. Which of the above would you most like to have as a best friend?**  
None of the above  
**25. Which as a lover/SO?**  
None of the above  
**26. Verbal humour better in MIB 1 or MIB 2? (Men In Black)**  
MIB 1  
**27. Name a breed of dog.**  
Newfoundland  
**28. Invent a word.**  
_Vastpoa_ - What the peron sitting next to me in the computer lab smalls like. Sort of like a sweaty onion.

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**Post date:** [September 29, 2004, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-poll/266523/54 "2004-09-29T18:41:35Z")

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1. What’s your favourite unconventional smell?  
Petrol. Whats? It’s nice!

2. What were you thinking about before you saw this thread?  
I probably shouldn’t drink much more

3. What’s your favourite smiley? (post it)  
😃

4. What’s your favourite key on the keyboard?  
@

5. Favourite number between 0 and 10?  
6

6. Favourite girls name?  
Gemma 😃

7. Favourite boy’s name?  
Dunno

8. Do you prefer lions or tigers?  
Tigers

9. Cats or dogs?  
Cats. There so cute!

10. Guess how many staples (in centimeteres) in your stapler.  
I have a stapler?

11. How many? (look this time)  
See above

12. What are you currently drinking?  
Red Square. Thanks Nocturnal\_tick.

13. What’s on TV? (assuming you can see one and it is on)  
i’m not watching one.

14. When was the last time you ate fish?  
I don’t eat it.

15. Favourite member of the fellowship of the ring?  
Frodo!

16. Are you happy with the way your hair is today?  
i can’t see a mirror. Buy a mirror for your room Tick!

17. What’s your most coveted useless thing?

18. Which thread are you going to click on after this?  
I have no idea.

19. Count all the writing implements in view.  
0

20. What time is it to the nearest second?  
19:41:25

21. What musical instrument are you best at?  
Violin

22. What musical instrument do you wish you were good at?  
Piano

23. Would you rather be Tom Cruise, Matt Damon, or Jude Law (male) or Natalie Portman, Kate Beckinsale, or Kirsten Dunst (female)  
I’d rather stay as me.

24. Which of the above would you most like to have as a best friend?  
None of the above

25. Which as a lover/SO?  
None. I want David Boreanaz damn it!

26. Verbal humour better in MIB 1 or MIB 2? (Men In Black)  
MIB 1

27. Name a breed of dog.  
Westie.

28. Invent a word.  
Mimmle.

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**Post date:** [September 29, 2004, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-poll/266523/55 "2004-09-29T18:58:39Z")

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**1. What’s your favourite unconventional smell?**  
The smell of plastic from freshly opened christmas presents.

**2. What were you thinking about before you saw this thread?**  
I don’t remember. Really. I have a notoriously bad memory.

**3. What’s your favourite smiley? (post it)**  
:smack:

**4. What’s your favourite key on the keyboard?**  
SysRq

**5. Favourite number between 0 and 10?**  
Π

**6. Favourite girls name?**  
Cynthia

**7. Favourite boy’s name?**  
Helmut

**8. Do you prefer lions or tigers?**  
Lions

**9. Cats or dogs?**  
Dogs

**10. Guess how many staples (in centimeteres) in your stapler.**  
11

**11. How many? (look this time)**  
Turns out I didn’t have a stapler.

**12. What are you currently drinking?**  
Water.

**13. What’s on TV? (assuming you can see one and it is on)**  
N/A

**14. When was the last time you ate fish?**  
I don’t recall.

**15. Favourite member of the fellowship of the ring?**  
Gandalf

**16. Are you happy with the way your hair is today?**  
No.

**17. What’s your most coveted useless thing?**  
A pocketwatch I was given for my birthday, which no longer works.

**18. Which thread are you going to click on after this?**  
None - I’m going home.

**19. Count all the writing implements in view.**  
Two. Unless you count fingers, which can be pricked & the I can write in the blood, in which case it’s 22.

**20. What time is it to the nearest second?**  
14:56:47

**21. What musical instrument are you best at?**  
Guitar

**22. What musical instrument do you wish you were good at?**  
Violin

**23. Would you rather be Tom Cruise, Matt Damon, or Jude Law (male) _or_ Natalie Portman, Kate Beckinsale, or Kirsten Dunst (female)**  
What if I’m male but wanted to be Kirsten Dunst?

\*\*24. Which of the above would you most like to have as a best friend? \*\*  
None, no pref.

**25. Which as a lover/SO?**  
As Kirsten Dunst, I’d pick Natalie Portman. Mmmm…now THAT’s an image.

**26. Verbal humour better in MIB 1 or MIB 2? (Men In Black)**  
MIIB

**27. Name a breed of dog.**  
Welsh Springer Spaniel

**28. Invent a word.**  
Nobulous

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**Post date:** [September 29, 2004, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-poll/266523/56 "2004-09-29T19:19:51Z")

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Can I change one answer?

Cats or Dogs?

Birds!

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**Post date:** [September 29, 2004, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-poll/266523/57 "2004-09-29T20:31:41Z")

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**1. What’s your favourite unconventional smell?**

Skunk. I feel very alive and awake after I smell skunk.  
**2. What were you thinking about before you saw this thread?**

The poem I’m trying to write.  
**3. What’s your favourite smiley? (post it)**

😃  
**4. What’s your favourite key on the keyboard?**

Backspace.  
**5. Favourite number between 0 and 10?**

1. 

**6. Favourite girls name?**

Clara.  
**7. Favourite boy’s name?**

Michael.  
**8. Do you prefer lions or tigers?**

Tigers.  
**9. Cats or dogs?**

Cats.  
**10. Guess how many staples (in centimeteres) in your stapler.**

3  
**11. How many? (look this time)**

2  
**12. What are you currently drinking?**

Nuffin.  
**13. What’s on TV? (assuming you can see one and it is on)**

N/A  
**14. When was the last time you ate fish?**

I had some fairly recently, but I can’t remember what date.  
**15. Favourite member of the fellowship of the ring?**

Samwise.  
**16. Are you happy with the way your hair is today?**

I’m never happy with my hair!  
**17. What’s your most coveted useless thing?**

A trip to Wyoming over Christmas. Not exactly “useless,” but definitely not necessary.  
**18. Which thread are you going to click on after this?**

The Headliner poll on Sam Cooke.  
**19. Count all the writing implements in view.**

4  
**20. What time is it to the nearest second?**

All the clocks are wrong and my connection is too slow to go to an atomic clock. My computer’s clock says 4:21:14, but I bet that’s wrong.  
**21. What musical instrument are you best at?**

Piano.  
**22. What musical instrument do you wish you were good at?**

Violin (fiddle, really)  
**23. Would you rather be Tom Cruise, Matt Damon, or Jude Law (male) _or_ Natalie Portman, Kate Beckinsale, or Kirsten Dunst (female)**

Um, I don’t want to live any of their lives. I suppose I’d rather look like and be the age of Natalie Portman.  
\*\*24. Which of the above would you most like to have as a best friend? \*\*

Matt Damon, probably.  
**25. Which as a lover/SO?**

Matt Damon, probably.  
**26. Verbal humour better in MIB 1 or MIB 2? (Men In Black)**

Didn’t see MIB II  
**27. Name a breed of dog.**

Irish Wolfhound  
**28. Invent a word.**

Bosswurst

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**Post date:** [September 29, 2004, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-poll/266523/58 "2004-09-29T20:38:53Z")

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1. Mmmm, gasoline

2. Work

3. ;j

4. &

5. 3

6. Raven

7. River

8. Tigers

9. Cats

10. 2 cm

11. 1.5 cm

12. Ice water

13. No TV, I am at work

14. Tuna salad, a month ago

15. Aragorn

16. No, it’s greasy, I need to wash it

17. My photos

18. Don’t know yet

19. 2

20. 4:37:30 EST

21. None

22. Guitar

23. Natalie Portman

24. Kirsten Dunst

25. Jude Law

26. Never saw MIB 2

27. Greyhound

28. Pooptacular

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