Displaying Vote Archives 490 to 500
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(Created on 1st January 2017)
Vote #491
Question:
OK, so I didn't set a vote question last week for many, many reasons, but we're back up and running with the new year. The trouble with the new year, however, is that the only thing I can think about now is my return journey this coming Tuesday. Are you looking forward to getting back to work in the new year?
Results:
No was the clear winner with 100% of the votes from the following selection:
- Yes (0%)
- No (100%)
- I didn't have a break (0%)
Analysis:
Yey! Nobody wants to go back to work. How will we ever earn money to keep the politicians in business?
(Created on 8th January 2017)
Vote #492
Question:
Alright, the holidays are over and it's all back to work. There's only one critical question left from the holidays. Did you think Rogue One was better than A New Hope?
Results:
Not seen it yet was the clear winner with 60% of the votes from the following selection:
- Yes (20%)
- No (20%)
- Not seen it yet (60%)
Analysis:
Interesting. I really wasn't expecting the majority of folks to have not seen it yet. I thought it was brilliant. Whether or not is better than a new hope remains to be seen. It's one of those questions that's only really going to be answered of it stands the test of time.
(Created on 15th January 2017)
Vote #493
Question:
I'm not sure how I've missed this, but apparently America is getting a new president this week ... ha ha ha. Are you going to watch Donald Trump be sworn in?
Results:
Yes and No tied with 50% of the votes each from the following:
- Yes (50%)
- No (50%)
Analysis:
Rather a lot of people voted on this. Obviously a topic that grabs people's attention. I said I wasn't going to watch it and I didn't, but I did see some highlights on one show or other. I have to say, it seems oddly like watching a TV reality show. Which in essence is I guess what it is given the whole election appears to have been a TV popularity contest. I mean .... it's not like it's anything serious at the end of it .... what was it again? A recording contract or being in charge of the most powerful military in the world? Oh well. Been nice knowing you :)
(Created on 22nd January 2017)
Vote #494
Question:
Well, last week was a really busy week and the Christmas holidays seem nothing more than a distant memory. I've started planning trips to the March NASCAR race and even looking at flights back for the summer. Are you happy with the way 2017 is looking?
Results:
No was the clear winner with 75% of the votes from the following selection:
- Yes (25%)
- No (75%)
Analysis:
Oh, that's not good. I think I was the only person that replied yes. My year seems to have started pretty well. Don't want to push my luck .... famous last words and all that, but so far things are going well. Last year was not so good and I'm rather hoping this one turns out to be better.
(Created on 25th January 2017)
Vote #495
Question:
So, we're definitely back fully into the swing of things and here's the context of this week's question. In the wonderful business world that is, there is an excess of conference calls. Most of them not needed, but that's a different story. The question relates to something I'm guilty of and that is when you're on a call, say with three other people and you get to the end and one person says “I need to talk to the other two about something else, do you mind dropping?” Do you get paranoid when you're asked to drop from a conference call so some or all of the other participants can talk about something different?
Results:
No was the clear winner with 60% of the votes from the following selection:
- Yes (20%)
- No (60%)
- Never happened to me (20%)
Analysis:
Just me that's paranoid then. Interestingly I thought this quote was from Kurt Cobain, but it's actually from Joseph Heller “just because you're paranoid, doesn't mean they're not after you.”
(Created on 5th February 2017)
Vote #496
Question:
So, I watched the old Superbowl thingy that was on this afternoon. Actually, missed the first half, therefore missing the Falcons doing anything at all. I just saw the half time show and then the Patriots show - congratulations for an amazing comeback. I'll hold my thoughts until the analysis, but my question is rather simple. Do you think Lady Gaga is pretty?
Results:
No was the clear winner with 100% of the votes from the following selection:
- Yes (0%)
- No (100%)
Analysis:
This may sound really bad, but I didn't think she looked very pretty at all. I remember seeing a picture of her on a billboard a few years back outside Oakland Coliseum and at the time thought she looked really attractive, but when I saw her on the half time show of the Superbowl, I somewhat flipped my opinion. Not that she's going to care what I think. It looks like you all share the same thoughts about her looks
(Created on 12th February 2017)
Vote #497
Question:
I think it was around this time last year when I asked if you thought Leicester was going to win the premier league. Oh how a year can change things! Given our fall from the dizzy heights of champions, I have to ask, do you think Leicester will stay in the premier league or get relegated?
Results:
Stay Up was the clear winner with 75% of the votes from the following selection:
- Stay Up (75%)
- Relegated (25%)
Analysis:
Well, the majority of you remain faithful, but it's not looking good. Another defeat this weekend has left us in really bad shape. Let's hope we can turn it around. Would be so disappointing to go down after last year's amazing feat.
(Created on 19th February 2017)
Vote #498
Question:
Well, Niantic finally released the Gen 2 Pokemon into Pokemon Go. So guess what I did all weekend. Yep, Saturday was spent on Pier 39, Sunday was spent driving around Walnut Creek trying to fill the new entries in the Pokedex. I've still got quite a way to go, but we're up and running reasonable well right now. I expect that I'll zip through most of the Pokedex pretty quickly and then the last three or four might take a while to get, but we'll see. Are you stoked about the release of Gen 2 into Pokemon Go?
Results:
No was the clear winner with 75% of the votes from the following selection:
- Yes (25%)
- No (75%)
Analysis:
Just me then. Oh well, at least I'm happy and, at the end of the day, that's all that really matters.
(Created on 27th February 2017)
Vote #499
Question:
Oooops. I had the question ready yesterday. Just forgot to post it. Why did the punchline come before the joke?
Results:
Because you have an eleven year old son was the clear winner with 100% of the votes from the following selection:
- Say what now? (0%)
- You didn't get the joke (0%)
- You're not smart enough (0%)
- Because you have an eleven year old son (100%)
Analysis:
Didn't exactly get a lot of responses to this question. Maybe because of the failure to set it on time or that I spammed everybody's inbox with notes about it when I finally set it. Anyway, it appears that the punchline does come before the joke when it's told by an eleven year old. That hard thing is that you're still supposed to laugh when you hear it in the right order even though you know what's coming and it wasn't funny in the first place.
(Created on 5th March 2017)
Vote #500
Question:
We seem to have reached a landmark of sorts. This is the 500th question that's been asked on this website. We're not too far away from being 10 years old (which makes sense as that would be 520 questions at a question a week, although vote questions weren't on the site in the first few weeks of its existence). Are you one of the people that's wasted a portion of their life reading most of the 500 questions that have been set on this website so far?
Results:
Yes was the clear winner with 80% of the votes from the following selection:
- Yes (80%)
- No (20%)
Pre-Result Discussion
Analysis:
Looks like Mr O wasn't quite right. The majority did indeed vote yes, but not 100%. There may be some noobs on the site that pop in from time to time to read the vote question. Not true EBR addicts.
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6th March 2017