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(Created on 14th July 2013)
Vote #311
Question:
Another week where inspiration fails me. Hopefully that means I'm going to have a nice, quiet, non-eventful week. Would be nice to have one of those for a change. The biggest question I have on my mind relates to the fact that I'm going to be taking William back to the UK in August and I'm going to teach him to fish. I'm meeting up with a mate who's got a kid of similar age and it's going to be both of their first times fishing. I want to make sure they have a good time and that means catching some fish. Doesn't have to be big fish, just need to catch some. So where should I take William and friend fishing?
Results:
Foston pond 3 and Somewhere else tied with 40% of the votes each from the following:
- Foston pond 3 (40%)
- Portland stock pond (0%)
- River Nene (20%)
- Woody's kid's lake (0%)
- Somewhere else (40%)
Analysis:
An uninspired vote that resulted in voting across the board. Foston pond 3 is where I'm leaning. I'm quite interested in the somewhere else. Open to suggestions, but nobody added any comments. I'm guessing they were just bored votes. If not, feel free to add a comment now.
(Created on 21st July 2013)
Vote #312
Question:
So, I posted an article on the KTVU screw up where they read out the made up pilot names for the Asiana flight that crashed. I still struggle to see how you could have read the names and not realize you were being setup. At what point in reading out the names would you know you were subject to a hoax?
Results:
Ho Le Fuk was the clear winner with 57% of the votes from the following selection:
- Sum Ting Wong (29%)
- Wi Tu Lo (0%)
- Ho Le Fuk (57%)
- Bang Ding Ow (0%)
- I would not have noticed (14%)
Analysis:
I think the person that replied that they would not have realized this was a hoax should win a) a medal for honesty and b) a job as a news reader. For me and most of the other folks, it was the Ho Le Fuk that gave it away. I'm going to be honest, I think I would have read it ... I suppose if you're a news reader then you get used to just reading what comes up on the screen, but I think I would have done a double take and then started asking questions as soon as it went off air. That may actually be what happened in that somebody at the station realized what they'd just done. Anyway ...
(Created on 28th July 2013)
Vote #313
Question:
This week is somewhat of a miserable question. I find myself struggling with health issues as I'm coming up to a trip home with the heir to the Draper throne. Will I make it back to England for holidays?
Results:
Yes - everything will be fine was the clear winner with 100% of the votes from the following selection:
- Yes - everything will be fine (100%)
- No - the wheel's will come off (0%)
Analysis:
A resounding vote of confidence there. And so far so good. We have ... as they say ... a green light as far as everything goes. Not looking to tempt fate, but 4 days left to hold it together and I'll be on my way. Fingers crossed for the run home.
(Created on 4th August 2013)
Vote #314
Question:
All being well, we'll pack up bags and head back to Blighty on Thursday. And all continuing to be well, William will get his first taste of fishing next Sunday. But how will it go? How many fish will William catch before he gets bored next Sunday?
Results:
2 was the clear winner with 40% of the votes from the following selection:
- None - you won't catch any (20%)
- None - it will be raining and you won't go (0%)
- 2 (40%)
- 4 (0%)
- 6 (20%)
- 8 (20%)
- 10+ (0%)
Analysis:
Well, he lasted longer than Grandpa does before he gets bored! We were there for a whopping 6 hours. I would say it was 4-5 hours before he got bored and even then he didn't play up too badly. He did fall in around the 3.5 hour mark, but there's nothing like standing in cold clothes to build up the character.
(Created on 11th August 2013)
Vote #315
Question:
Well, that's the first day's fishing out the way and a successful one at that. Not sure if I'm more pleased with getting the kids to sit there that long or that we got everyone to catch a few fish. Both probably. So, onto the first (and only) full week and it's practice to get ready for the match at the weekend (assuming there is one). Will I catch a double figure (over 10lb) fish before next Sunday?
Results:
Yes and No tied with 50% of the votes each from the following:
- Yes (50%)
- No (50%)
Analysis:
A mixed response of yes and no. Well, I did actually catch one just over 10lb the day after I wrote the question, so the correct answer was yes. There is a photo, but I was on my own, so it's just a photo of me with the fish in the net on my knee. Not the best to be honest, but sort of proof that I caught it ... not that you don't trust me.
(Created on 19th August 2013)
Vote #316
Question:
The lack of vote question coming out this week was due to being “off the grid” so to speak. Went away to Boston for the weekend. Didn't manage to repeat the amazing haul of earlier this season, but still had a great time. What did William enjoy most about the weekend?
Results:
Going in the hot tub with Henry was the clear winner with 50% of the votes from the following selection:
- Fishing with Daddy (0%)
- Going in the hot tub with Henry (50%)
- Funhouse with Ivan (25%)
- Watching TV on his own (0%)
- Listening to Grandpa talk about cricket (0%)
- Building lego with Grandma (25%)
- Reading his comic books (0%)
Analysis:
It was indeed going in the hot tub with Henry, although there is somewhat of a pattern that the last thing he does before you ask him the question seems to be the best. He did, however, take rather a liking to Henry and wanted to look after him and he was definitely enjoying himself with him.
(Created on 25th August 2013)
Vote #317
Question:
Whilst trawling the Internet looking for inspiration, I came across something strange that I'd never heard of before. Do you know what a black swallower is?
Results:
A large bird was the clear winner with 63% of the votes from the following selection:
- A move by a prostitute called Ebony (0%)
- A ritual drink (0%)
- A deep sea fish (25%)
- A large bird (63%)
- A game where the loser drinks something nasty (0%)
- A chess move (0%)
- A small spider (13%)
Analysis:
Ooooh! An overwhelming majority went for a large bird and were completely and utterly wrong. The correct answer is a deep sea fish. This fish is quite amazing in that it feeds on other fish and has the ability to eat another fish that is twice its size and ten times its mass. It is able to do this as it has a distensible stomach. I think that means it is stretchy and can shrink and grow.
(Created on 1st September 2013)
Vote #318
Question:
As we face the horrors of life this week, I ask of you which creature of horror you would rather be. Back to the old classic of vampire or werewolf?
Results:
Vampire and Werewolf tied with 50% of the votes each from the following:
- Vampire (50%)
- Werewolf (50%)
Analysis:
Wow! A 50/50 vote result with quite a few voters. I'm actually quite surprised. I was a bit worried I'd done this vote before, but don't think I have. I may have done a broader one that covered more than just the two main creatures of the night ... nosferatu or lichen. I've always been taken with the thought of being a vampire. Being able to fly and seduce people kind of did it for me, but it seems there are as many dogs out there as vampires and good on you. I'd kind of be interested to hear from those who want to be a werewolf as to what attracts you to it.
(Created on 8th September 2013)
Vote #319
Question:
And now for something completely irrelevant. I'm going to guess that most people reading this question will have no idea what it's about and won't be able to vote, but hey. So, William and I have got into a TV cartoon show called Adventure Time. Which Adventure Time character would you rather be?
Results:
Earl of Lemongrab was the clear winner with 67% of the votes from the following selection:
- Finn (0%)
- Jake (33%)
- Princess Bubblegum (0%)
- Flame Princess (0%)
- Ice King (0%)
- Marcelene the Vampire Queen (0%)
- Cinnamon Bun (0%)
- Beemo (0%)
- Lumpy Space Princess (0%)
- Earl of Lemongrab (67%)
Analysis:
Ooooh! The Earl of Lemongrab won the vote which is a big surprise. I'm going to make a guess that most of the folks that voted for him don't actually know his character and just liked the name. William's favorite is Finn who's the main character in the cartoon. Mine is Jake who's a magical dog that can shrink and grow. Jake's also Finn's sidekick.
(Created on 15th September 2013)
Vote #320
Question:
So, I stream radio 5 through my device on my way to work if I'm driving in as opposed to flying somewhere. Since changing networks it's a bit patchy which is really annoying for the most part, but occasionally it provides a source of amusement if it leaves a sentence hanging in an odd place. On the drive in the other day, they were speculating on who was going to take over the Ireland football manager position. They ran through the list of candidates and it ended with “Roy Keane who is currently employed as ...” Which of the following went through my head to complete that sentence?
Results:
a bouncer at a nite club in Macclesfield and a dildo for a fat lesbian that doesn't shave tied with 38% of the votes each from the following:
- a bouncer at a nite club in Macclesfield (38%)
- a dildo for a fat lesbian that doesn't shave (38%)
- a door-to-door insurance salesman in Wigan (13%)
- a heart surgeon on Harley Street (0%)
- a lavatory attendant at Waterloo station (13%)
- a traffic warden in Doncaster (0%)
- a village idiot in the Fens (0%)
Analysis:
An insight into my mind I guess ... the actual answer was “a lavatory attendant at Waterloo station.” The strange thing is that my brain completed this sentence without a pause. I don't know why. I have no connection of Roy Keane to either the art of toilet cleaning or Waterloo station. It just sort of popped in there as if this would be a natural career break for him to be taking. Anyway, good luck to him, whatever he's doing.