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(Created on 5th May 2013)
Vote #301
Question:
This question is going to be a little difficult to answer for anyone who hasn't seen me in a while. I've had to grow a mustache as I can't shave part of my top lip. Does this mustache make me look like a 70's porn star or Freddie Mercury?
Results:
70's Porn Star was the clear winner with 83% of the votes from the following selection:
- 70's Porn Star (83%)
- Freddie Mercury (17%)
Pre-Result Discussion
17:39:07
6th May 2013
Analysis:
70's porn star it is according to the votes. My mum thought I looked more like a walrus than anything else. Well, it's gone now. After undergoing a prolonged operation using a selection of shaving tools and trimmers, I've managed to remove the hair without damaging the thing underneath.
I guess with Leicester going out of the play offs, I can get rid of it as it's not my lucky mustache. Maybe I'll grow something else next season.
(Created on 12th May 2013)
Vote #302
Question:
What time should I leave San Jose to get to the airport? I have to catch a flight at 6:25 and Google maps tells me it's a 38 minute drive, but that's not accounting for rush hour traffic. I'm supposed to be in a meeting until 5:00, but that would seem to be cutting it too close to park my car and get in there.
Results:
5:00 was the clear winner with 50% of the votes from the following selection:
- 3:30 (17%)
- 3:45 (0%)
- 4:00 (0%)
- 4:15 (17%)
- 4:30 (17%)
- 4:45 (0%)
- 5:00 (50%)
Analysis:
All ye leave it until the last minute merchants. Let me say - I guarantee that none of you would have left it that late - you certainly wouldn't have made the flight. I actually left at 3:00 as there was a break at that point and it seemed like the right time to leave. One randomly interesting thing was that the alarm kept going off in the terminal accompanied by a voice telling us to leave by the nearest exit. Rather interesting as to me, the nearest exit was out and onto the airfield, but I'm guessing that's not what they wanted us to do. What actually happened was that everyone stood up and looked around to see if anyone was going to actually move and do anything. I think there was an expectation that if it were a real emergency then somebody would have come round and ushered us in the general direction of where we were supposed to go. That didn't happen and it just sort of turned into a quick milling around and then everyone sat back down again. The alarm actually went off twice, but it was completely ignored the second time.
(Created on 19th May 2013)
Vote #303
Question:
So I'm just about to head out to NY and then onto the UK for a sneaky holiday. I've got a bit more fishing kit ordered, but it was put on hold as something isn't ready yet. Said item is for my father, so I've told them to go ahead and ship what they have. What piece of fishing equipment is my dad missing?
Results:
Butt Rest was the clear winner with 75% of the votes from the following selection:
- Rod (25%)
- Reel (0%)
- Landing Net (0%)
- Butt Rest (75%)
- Float (0%)
- Umbrella (0%)
- Chair (0%)
- Line (0%)
- Feeder (0%)
Analysis:
It was indeed the butt rest. Ironically, it's a butt rest for a chair. My jokes didn't go down very well the first time, so I'll save you the pain of repeating them here. I'm sure you can figure them out.
(Created on 27th May 2013)
Vote #304
Question:
Oooops! Seem to be a day late. Bank/Public holiday, so completely forgot. Might have also had something to do with a semi-late night. Anyway, need to think of something quick .... errrr .... OK - the visual image I am left with .... Is it possible to get your boob stuck in a train?
Results:
Yes was the clear winner with 71% of the votes from the following selection:
- Yes (71%)
- No (29%)
Analysis:
Yes indeed. As the lovely Ms Stevens shared with us, it is very possible to get your boob stuck on a train. But alas, it is not Ms Stevens that we need to spare a thought for, but the young engineer that had to execute the lift and drop manouver in order to set the trapped extremity.
(Created on 2nd June 2013)
Vote #305
Question:
Should an IT technician fix the desk that the computer sits on or is that not part of the technical equipment?
Results:
No - they should not fix the desk was the clear winner with 57% of the votes from the following selection:
- Yes - they should fix the desk (43%)
- No - they should not fix the desk (57%)
Analysis:
Alas, my friend has started an IT support company for home support. Kind of a common thing these days. His first call out was someone who, when he got to his house, asked for him to fix his desk. Being a helpful kind of guy, he obliged. Apparently the keyboard tray was coming out too far and banging the guys knees or something like that.
(Created on 9th June 2013)
Vote #306
Question:
The one thing I seem to find myself pondering is whether or not to enter next year's Fish-O-Mania competition. I think it's the largest fishing competition in the UK. Best I can tell is you need a bit of luck to even get into the qualifiers. As I understand it, you select the qualifiers you want to enter and that then puts you into a draw for the venue. If you are drawn, you get to fish the qualifier. There are 16 of them and only the winner of each one makes it to the final. I'm sure I'd get completely battered if I entered, but it sounds like too much of a laugh to miss out. So the simple question is should I try and enter the Fish-O-Mania qualifiers next year?
Results:
Yes was the clear winner with 100% of the votes from the following selection:
- Yes (100%)
- No (0%)
Analysis:
Wow! First off, I can't believe that I got 9 votes. That must be some sort of record. I didn't think I knew 9 people let alone 9 who'd be bothered to vote on this website. I wonder if the search engines are accidentally voting as they're crawling over the pages. (They're not, in case you're wondering, just thought I'd put it out there).
A resounding yes that I should enter next year's Fish-O-Mania. Interestingly enough, I will submit an application for at least a couple of the qualifiers. I'm then going to need to rely on a lot of luck to actually get drawn to enter that qualifier. But, as they say .... you can't win if you don't enter.
(Created on 16th June 2013)
Vote #307
Question:
Possibly a little bit of a follow on from last week's vote. I completed my annual goals for work this week. Which of the following did I include in my FY14 goals for work?
Results:
All of the above was the clear winner with 60% of the votes from the following selection:
- Fish the Fish-O-Mania competition (0%)
- Travel round Australian and New Zealand (0%)
- Work for a NASCAR team (20%)
- Do lots and lots of work (0%)
- Meet lots of people (20%)
- Be a fantastic coach (0%)
- All of the above (60%)
Analysis:
Back to the normal level of voting after reaching the dizzy heights of nine. It was indeed all of the above. As most would guess, the second half of the list is for general things that are in my goals anyway. The first three relate to the fact that I have a potential to do a short sabbatical and these are the three things I put down as options as to what I'd do if I went on one.
(Created on 23rd June 2013)
Vote #308
Question:
There appears to be an awful lot of spying going on right now. First we had the NSA stuff and now Google doing its thing from the street view cameras. It makes me wonder whether the influx of votes the week before last was due to spies looking at my website. Clearly finding it not that interesting as they didn't come back last week. Do you worry about being spied on?
Results:
Yes - by principle and Yes - I don't trust them to interpret the information tied with 50% of the votes each from the following:
- Yes - by principle (50%)
- Yes - I don't trust them to interpret the information (50%)
- Yes - I don't trust them to keep the information confidential (0%)
- No - I have nothing to hide (0%)
- No - I'm pretty easy going (0%)
Analysis:
A huge cascading decrease in voters. I guess nobody really cares about whether or not they're being spied on. Or nobody really understands the implications. That is nobody except the two of us that voted. There does appear to be a big cause for concern that even if you have nothing to hide, said spies will either misinterpret the data or they will lose it and it could contain personal data etc. It does seem odd that there would be spying on irrelevant people. Seems as much a waste of tax payers money as anything else. Also, just seems wrong.
(Created on 30th June 2013)
Vote #309
Question:
If any of you had missed the big news, I've bought myself a van. Well, my Dad's bought a van and charged me for it. Regardless, now that I've got it painted up and ready to go, we're looking good for my trip back in August. 
So, it got me thinking about the world's greatest van driver Shaggy and whether he and Velma ever hit it off. Should Velma do Shaggy in the back of the van?
Results:
Yes was the clear winner with 75% of the votes from the following selection:
- Yes (75%)
- No (25%)
Analysis:
OK ... so let's deal with the analysis of the results first. Seems for the most part, everyone agrees that Velma should do the right thing and give poor old Shaggy his moment of pleasure. I guess there's nothing to say that the no votes think he shouldn't get his moment of pleasure, just not in the back of the Mystery Machine. But I'm guessing they think Velma should keep her little orange number on. I guess the only thing that really matters though is which way Velma voted as, at the end of the day, it's up to her whether she wants to experience the full force of Shaggy.
Velma “Shaggy, would you do it for a Scooby snack?”
Shaggy “I'll do it for 2”
fumble, fumble
Velma “Jinkies!”
Shaggy “Zoinks!”
I'm probably waaaaay over thinking this, but I just get the feeling that Shaggy would be there with the same grin on his face that Arnold Schwarzenegger had in the movie Twins.
Anyway, moving on. I'm a little disappointed. Not with the vote, but with what's happening to my new baby. When my dad suggested it might be a little sluggish, I suggested putting a blower in it. And by blower I meant a turbo. Here was me thinking a nice little turbo diesel would be quite nippy.
But seriously! What on earth am I supposed to do with this? (Well, I guess technically I know the answer to that, but it really wasn't what I had in mind).
(Created on 6th July 2013)
Vote #310
Question:
After the highlights of the week with the new van, we return to normal service. Actually, this vote question's been floating around for a while, I just haven't used it yet. So .... you know when you're at school and you get picked for things, like when you have to line up and and you get picked one by one for the football game. Anyway, why doesn't William like it when he's picked by Thanasi or Joshua?
Results:
It's as their toilet buddy and they always go for a poo was the clear winner with 100% of the votes from the following selection:
- They make him play left field (0%)
- They make him play in goal (0%)
- They make him play with the girls (0%)
- It's to clean up the tables (0%)
- It's to play the bad guy (0%)
- It's as their toilet buddy and they always go for a poo (100%)
Analysis:
Yes, indeed! The school has invoked a buddy system to go to the bathroom. I'm not sure I fully understand this, but am also not that intrigued that I find it necessary to ask why. Suffice it to say that they do. One could be mid a class on mathematics and then be called to accompany someone to the toilet. William informed us the other day that he doesn't like it when Thanasi or Joshua choose him as they always go for a poo and he has to stand around and wait until they are done.
13:09:09
6th May 2013