# Test poll **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [February 14, 2019, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-poll/829558 "2019-02-14T22:07:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2019, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-poll/829558/21 "2019-02-17T06:54:53Z")
> [@Biotop](#): > > You voted Candidate 1, didn’t you? Actually no. Shows what you know. 😛 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2019, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-poll/829558/22 "2019-02-18T03:20:52Z")
Candidate 1 [Goofus] believes in gut reads and passive guessing. Occasionally he/she stumbles upon a right answer just by luck. But no one believes in Candidate 1’s ability too understand the overall Cohesive themes of life. Slim and silly. This is the candidate of 30%. Candidate 2 [Gallant] has shown real insight into understanding correct answers and why they are correct. He/she knows what to look for and where to find it. Gallant pays attention. I expect 100% test scores from this Candidate 2 because "Can 2 can-do!. " ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2019, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-poll/829558/23 "2019-02-18T10:44:14Z")
I voted for Kodos. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2019, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-poll/829558/24 "2019-02-18T13:47:16Z")
^ I don’t blame you. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2019, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-poll/829558/25 "2019-02-18T21:25:28Z")
I voted only because it’s not a public poll. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2019, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-poll/829558/26 "2019-02-18T22:50:19Z")
> [@](#): > > Quoth **kopek** : > > They add up to an elephant lying on his back. Does the elephant have two trunks? ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2019, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-poll/829558/27 "2019-02-19T01:37:03Z")
Looks like candidate 2 may be in trouble. ☹ And I am trying and failing to come up with a number 14 for the test without resorting to the obscure. If someone solves the puzzle maybe that person can think of another possibility. ---
**Author:** ![Karen\_Lingel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karen_lingel/32/18649_2.png) [@Karen\_Lingel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Karen_Lingel)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2019, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-poll/829558/28 "2019-02-19T20:25:55Z")
1. A: Because “rob” requires adding _two_ letters to turn it into a bird, whereas loon, teal, and finch require removing/replacing only one letter. ---
**Author:** ![Karen\_Lingel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karen_lingel/32/18649_2.png) [@Karen\_Lingel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Karen_Lingel)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2019, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-poll/829558/29 "2019-02-19T22:45:07Z")
1. A, because all of the other answers can be spelled using letters from CATTLE BRIDGE. ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2019, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-poll/829558/30 "2019-02-20T01:18:39Z")
> [@Karen\_Lingel](#): > > 1. A: Because “rob” requires adding _two_ letters to turn it into a bird, whereas loon, teal, and finch require removing/replacing only one letter. Pretty neat wordplay. However that answer is not correct ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2019, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-poll/829558/31 "2019-02-20T01:27:56Z")
> [@Karen\_Lingel](#): > > 1. A, because all of the other answers can be spelled using letters from CATTLE BRIDGE. Candidate One is against both cattle and bridges! Vote Candidate two! ---
**Author:** ![Karen\_Lingel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karen_lingel/32/18649_2.png) [@Karen\_Lingel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Karen_Lingel)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2019, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-poll/829558/32 "2019-02-21T02:00:32Z")
1. A: can be typed on a standard keyboard with only the left hand. 2. B: can be typed on a standard keyboard with only the left hand. 3. D: can be typed on a standard keyboard with only the left hand. 4. B: can be typed on a standard keyboard with only the left hand. 5. Awwwww! :mad: ---
**Author:** ![Karen\_Lingel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karen_lingel/32/18649_2.png) [@Karen\_Lingel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Karen_Lingel)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2019, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-poll/829558/33 "2019-02-21T02:15:36Z")
Theme: makes a new word when you say the word then name its last letter: 1. D: Lease -\> Lease-E -\> leasee 2. B or C: Cat-T -\> catty or Bird-D -\> birdy 3. C: Wind-D -\> windy 4. C: Hole-E -\> holy. 5. Goddamnit!!! Not again! :mad: ---
**Author:** ![Karen\_Lingel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karen_lingel/32/18649_2.png) [@Karen\_Lingel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Karen_Lingel)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2019, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-poll/829558/34 "2019-02-21T02:56:44Z")
Theme: pre-pend a body part to make a common word/phrase: 1. Hair care 2. Lap dog 3. Footlight 4. Asshole 5. Eye-Q! Yes! I did it! I did it! 🆒 6. Knee steel 7. Lung Cancer 8. Armand (work with me, people!) 9. Elbow awake 10. Lego ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2019, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-poll/829558/35 "2019-02-21T03:11:34Z")
> [@Karen\_Lingel](#): > > Theme: pre-pend a body part to make a common word/phrase: > > 1. Hair care > 2. Lap dog > 3. Footlight > 4. Asshole > 5. Eye-Q! Yes! I did it! I did it! 🆒 > 6. Knee steel > 7. Lung Cancer > 8. Armand (work with me, people!) > 9. Elbow awake > 10. Lego I admire your effort. Not the right theme, but still impressive. Only 30% correct answers, however. +++++ Okay I thought of another one, and it is only semi-obscure: 1. A villain in 1974’s _The Texas Chainsaw Massacre_? A. Mary B. Kate C. Ann D. Shirley ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2019, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-poll/829558/36 "2019-02-22T02:10:50Z")
Polls are still open and we have a tie between our two candidates. How do you determine a winner when there is no set time to end the voting? ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2019, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-poll/829558/37 "2019-02-23T16:52:16Z")
1. d 2. b 3. a 4. b 5. b 6. b 7. a 8. b 9. d 10. a ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2019, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-poll/829558/38 "2019-02-23T16:59:54Z")
1. c 2. b 3. b 4. a ??? ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2019, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-poll/829558/39 "2019-02-23T17:30:00Z")
Well done **Blank Slate**! Of all the candidates you get my vote for **test winner** in this thread! * * * Btw, your answer to number 14 is not the right one. I was struggling to think of another theme question when I remembered a TV commercial from the late 1970’s. I checked (of course everything is available now on the internet) and it turned out my memory was accurate. I also discovered the surprising movie connection. ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2019, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-poll/829558/40 "2019-02-23T17:39:28Z")
Thanks, **Biotop.** These are really fun. I did this :smack: and then this :smack: again when I finally caught on. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-poll/829558.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-poll/829558.md?page=3)