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07 April 2009 @ 02:04 pm
And another thing! (poll)  
(inspired by a discussion with James and The Munchkin on Twitter)

Poll #1379548 Kippers
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All

I think kippers are

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lovely, delicious, tasty fishies
20 (48.8%)

foul, disgusting, putrescent fishies
8 (19.5%)

I have no opinion one way or the other
7 (17.1%)

I am a special snowflake and wish to select an option not available in this poll. Witness my specialness!
6 (14.6%)

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miss_s_b
28 March 2009 @ 12:21 pm
Maximum Bob. Err, I mean Wage. And a Twitter-inspired poll  
So, one of the things that Mark Thomas talked about last night was the idea of a maximum wage. Not as a set figure, but as a multiple of national average wage (he suggested ten times). This would mean that any earnings above ten times the national average wage (and obviously we'd have to choose mean or median or mode, and everyone's wage would have to be public to work out the accuracy) would be taxed at 100%, and if any plutocrat wanted to have a bigger wage they would first have to pay their workers more, so that the average wage went up.

I LIKE this idea.

And now, a poll inspired by Jo Crispy-Strips:

Poll #1373585 Clothes Shopping
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: None

Clothes Shopping is:

not fun, and should be considered a chore
32 (88.9%)

fun, and should not be considered a chore
4 (11.1%)

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miss_s_b
17 March 2009 @ 02:13 pm
Vote Holly Burns!  
Have you got three seconds to click in a poll? Click here and vote Holly Burns and then [info]strangefrontier will get to perform at the Edinburgh Fringe. If you need a reminder of how awesome she is, here is a snippet of her performance:



Go! Vote! Go on!

(yes, yes, I am composing posts and things. Stuff is Getting Done. Honest)
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miss_s_b
13 March 2009 @ 11:22 am
Just as a matter of interest:  
Am having an argument with someone in Another Place about which is worse: smoking or eating at McDonald's. My contention (having seen Supersize Me) is that McD's is worse, because it does similar amounts of harm to the individual, and much worse harm to wider society. His contention is that he doesn't care about wider society, and smoking is worse for the individual. What do YOU guys think?

Poll #1364800 The Lesser of Two Evils
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: None

Which is worse for the individual consumer?

smoking 10 cigarettes a day
8 (17.4%)

eating three meals a day at McDonald's
19 (41.3%)

They are both equally bad
18 (39.1%)

They are both harmless
1 (2.2%)

Which is worse for society as a whole/the environment?

people who smoke 10 cigarettes per day
14 (31.1%)

people who eat three meals a day at McDonald's.
19 (42.2%)

They are both equally bad
12 (26.7%)

They are both harmless
0 (0.0%)

I, personally, am the kind of person who does/would

smoke 10 cigarettes per day
5 (10.9%)

eat three meals per day at McDonald's
3 (6.5%)

neither
38 (82.6%)

both
0 (0.0%)

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miss_s_b
26 February 2009 @ 09:58 am
Are You British?  
Sunder on LC has spotted an interesting definition of Britishness being employed by the Daily Fail: you're only British if not only you, but your parents and grandparents were born here. This means that Winston Churchill (mother American) was not British, and nor are many of the royal family (because of Phil the Greek). Employing the Fail's definition, then, which of these options best applies to you?

Poll #1355849 Just as a matter of interest
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: None

Are you British?

I live in the UK, consider myself to be British, and I pass the Daily Mail's racial purity test
32 (36.8%)

I live in the UK and would pass the Daily Mail's racial purity test, but don't consider myself to be British
5 (5.7%)

I live in the UK, but I have one or more grandparents who was a filthy furriner, and therefore am not British, even though I consider myself to be so.
17 (19.5%)

I live in the UK, and have one or more grandparents who were filthy furriners, and so don't consider myself to be British
1 (1.1%)

I live in the UK, but have one or more parents who was a filthy furriner, and therefore am not British even though I consider myself to be so.
12 (13.8%)

I live in the UK, and have one or more parents who are filthy furriners, and don't consider myself to be British
2 (2.3%)

I live in the UK, but was born elsewhere, therefore am not allowed to be British even though I consider myself to be so
3 (3.4%)

I live in the UK, but was born elsewhere, and do not consider myself to be British
6 (6.9%)

I live outside the UK, but consider myself to be British anyway
1 (1.1%)

I live outside the UK and am proud to be a filthy furriner!
8 (9.2%)

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miss_s_b
18 February 2009 @ 01:20 pm
Three Questions and a poll.  
  1. Does anyone localish fancy dogsitting while we are at Spring Conference? This would be from the morning of the 6th of March to the evening of the 8th of March. We actually arranged a dogsitter for Conference well before Christmas, but due to a shotgun wedding in (I think) Suffolk it's all gone horribly awry. I reserve the right to reject volunteers out of hand, but the fact of volunteering will be much appreciated. Volunteer Obtained!

  2. Does anyone else here feel sick to their stomachs about this? Because there seems to be a BIT of fuss being made, but not much. Our government is complicit in torture, people. TORTURE. Why are we not throwing these bastards out on their ears? I just don't get it.

  3. Does anyone have a gateau from a chateau? Because, given the way the wax has run when it has dribbled, we now have a candle with a handle, and I can do a passable impression of the Fallen Madonna with the Big Boobies by Van Klomp...
In other news, Mitch Benn has been musing about the age of Radio Four listeners. I think it's possible that the average age of radio four listeners is 55, but that the standard deviation is very big indeed. But still, straw poll is strawy:

Poll #1351338 Radio Four Listeners
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All

Do you listen to Radio Four?

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Yes!
37 (88.1%)

No, because I am not able to - I am a furriner, or I don't have a radio
3 (7.1%)

No, because it sucks.
2 (4.8%)

If you answered yes, above, what age bracket do you fall into?

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I said no.
1 (2.6%)

under 18
0 (0.0%)

18 - 25
7 (17.9%)

26 - 35
20 (51.3%)

36 - 45
8 (20.5%)

46 - 55
3 (7.7%)

56 - 65
0 (0.0%)

65 +
0 (0.0%)

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miss_s_b
18 February 2009 @ 12:14 am
Gender Disparity  
Imagine you have a choice of three catch-free gifts
  1. One year's sunscription to a Sky Sports package, currently worth about £500
  2. £500 in gift vouchers to spend at Lush and/or B Never
  3. £250 cash


Poll #1351055 Hypothetically speaking...
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: None

Which would you choose?

I consider myself male and would choose the Sky Sports package
0 (0.0%)

I consider myself female and I would choose the Sky Sports package
5 (3.2%)

I consider myself male and I would choose the Lush/B Never vouchers
8 (5.1%)

I consider myself female, and I would choose the Lush/B Never vouchers
20 (12.8%)

I consider myself male and I would take the cash
39 (25.0%)

I consider myself female and I would take the cash
79 (50.6%)

I consider myself gender neutral, and spit on your poxt stereotypes
5 (3.2%)

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miss_s_b
01 February 2009 @ 05:34 pm
On the Subject of Spelling  
Poll #1341554 Spelling
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: None

Someone makes a spelling mistake. Your reaction is to:

not notice
1 (2.2%)

notice, but not care
16 (34.8%)

care, but not enough to do anything
27 (58.7%)

despair at modern education
23 (50.0%)

write a blog post, or set up a poll on your blog, bemoaning the lack of ability of modern writers to spell things properly
8 (17.4%)

become filled with rage
15 (32.6%)

get violent/homicidal urges
11 (23.9%)

If someone makes a spelling mistake which you wish to correct, it is POLITE to:

ignore it
15 (33.3%)

tell them privately, so that they can correct it if they want to
30 (66.7%)

point and laugh loudly and in public, so that everyone else can learn how to spell that word too.
0 (0.0%)

If someone makes a spelling mistake which you wish to correct, it is MOST EFFECTIVE to:

ignore it
2 (4.3%)

tell them privately, so that they can correct it if they want to
31 (67.4%)

point and laugh loudly and in public, so that everyone else can learn how to spell that word too.
13 (28.3%)

Instead of coding this poll, SB should be:

tidying the house
11 (25.6%)

walking the dogs
17 (39.5%)

sorting out paperwork
11 (25.6%)

making tea
27 (62.8%)

putting up small person's new light in her bedroom
17 (39.5%)

fashioning ticky boxes from tissue paper and willow wands
25 (58.1%)

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miss_s_b
19 January 2009 @ 09:53 pm
Two Things:  
Via Chicken Yoghurt, The LabourLost "viral" video Challenge! Press play and see how long you last before you turn it off, sweating in horror at the awfulness of it. For transparency, I got to 12 seconds. Mitch Benn has nothing to fear as the country's foremost musical satirist WHATSOEVER.



Poll #1334039 How far did you get?
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All

How Far Did You Play the Video Before Switching It Off in Horror?

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I didn't even hit play
7 (21.9%)

0 - 10 seconds
3 (9.4%)

10 - 30 seconds
7 (21.9%)

30 seconds to one minute
10 (31.2%)

over a minute, but not all of it
2 (6.2%)

I watched the whole thing, and now I need mind pirahnas!
3 (9.4%)

I watched the whole thing and kind of liked it
0 (0.0%)

OMG IT WAS AWESOME HOW DARE YOU DISS IT YOU BLOGGER YOU'RE SO SELF IMPORTANT AND I KNOW THE ONLY 17PEOPLE IN THE COUNTRY WHO MATTER (I am Derek Draper and I claim my free toaster)
0 (0.0%)



Secondly, people often ask me why I read and like The Metro. Politically, after all, it's almost as objectionable as The Fail. The crucial difference between the Metro and the Fail? No, not the cover price. The Metro has a sense of humour. It's amazing how well I can get on with people, no matter how dodgy their political views, when they aren't po-faced self-righteous arseholes.

Y HALLO THAR MR GAUNT!
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miss_s_b
16 January 2009 @ 01:08 am
Polls on LJ 101  
Say someone posts a poll you like the look of on LJ. You'd like to post the same poll on YOUR LJ, but you can't be bothered coding it. How do you resolve this?

Well, you note down the poll number at the top of the poll, and then you post an entry in which you type, somewhere (for example) <lj-poll-1331922>

This would get you the following result:

Poll #1331922 Ricardo Montalbán
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All

Fantasy Island

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Watched (some) on original broadcast
17 (24.6%)

Watched (some) repeats
9 (13.0%)

Watched a recording
1 (1.4%)

Have heard of but never watched
29 (42.0%)

Fantasy Island?
17 (24.6%)

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

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Watched in the cinema on release
11 (16.4%)

Watched in the cinema on re-release/special showing
1 (1.5%)

Watched a TV showing
34 (50.7%)

Watched a recording
18 (26.9%)

Heard of but never watched
16 (23.9%)

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
9 (13.4%)

Start Trek: Space Seed

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Watched the episode on original broadcast
2 (2.9%)

Watched a repeat
40 (58.0%)

Watched a recording
15 (21.7%)

Heard of but never watched
8 (11.6%)

Space Seed?
21 (30.4%)

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

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Watched in the cinema on release
19 (27.5%)

Watched in the cinema on re-release/special showing
11 (15.9%)

Watched a TV showing
46 (66.7%)

Watched a recording
30 (43.5%)

Heard of but never watched
12 (17.4%)

Own the DVD
19 (27.5%)

Own two copies of the DVD ([info]miss_s_b)
3 (4.3%)

Coming to Bradford in June to watch the 70mm print as part of the Fantastic Films Weekend
6 (8.7%)

Wrath of Khan?
0 (0.0%)

You can name the character Ricardo Montalbán played in:

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Fantasy Island
13 (21.7%)

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
2 (3.3%)

Start Trek: Space Seed
39 (65.0%)

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
58 (96.7%)

Ricardo Montalbán was best known for playing:

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Mr Roarke
9 (15.0%)

Vincent Ludwig
0 (0.0%)

Khan Noonien Singh
51 (85.0%)



Why, no, I am not poking gentle fun at my dear friend, the Honourable Lady Mark. Not in the slightest.
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miss_s_b
12 January 2009 @ 09:51 am
A Follow-up Poll  
Following yesterday's Quote of the Week, a short poll:

Poll #1329618
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All

I AM a Doctor Who fan and I am:

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between the ages of 30 and 60
32 (62.7%)

gay/bi/poly/trans or otherwise of an alternative sexuality
21 (41.2%)

a member of the Liberal Democrats
14 (27.5%)

middle class
40 (78.4%)

very interested in computers
33 (64.7%)

a 2000AD reader
19 (37.3%)

I am NOT a Doctor Who fan, and I am

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between the ages of 30 and 60
7 (70.0%)

gay/bi/poly/trans or otherwise of an alternative sexuality
3 (30.0%)

a member of the Liberal Democrats
3 (30.0%)

middle class
6 (60.0%)

very interested in computers
6 (60.0%)

a 2000AD reader
1 (10.0%)

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miss_s_b
11 January 2009 @ 04:42 pm
Stuff  
Today's netcast is up (fashionably late) and many of you will find yourselves linked in it. [info]ginasketch has some more original art for sale. Malady of the weekend appears to be random nosebleeds. Lego Batman Wii game horribly addictive. Small Person has fanvids on YouTube. Quote of the week goes to Andrew Hickey:
if you look at Doctor Who fans between the ages of (roughly) 30 and 60 you’ll find that an astonishingly high proportion of them are gay (or in some way of an alternative sexuality), members of the Liberal Democrats, middle class, very interested in computers, readers of 2000AD, or all of the above.
I resemble that remark... Oh, and today's APOD is GORGEOUS. All I could think when looking at it was Saturn is my favourite planet, mummy! It has thousands of rings and LOADS of moons!, which is what Small Person always says whenever Saturn is mentioned in any context.

And... yeah. Haven't been posting as much as usual, have I? Life is pretty busy right now, that's fer sure. And there hasn't been anything that I have felt moved to post about which hasn't been posted about by better folks than me many times over. So, in lieu of more substantive content, and since I haven't written fic for ages, here is a meme, via [info]netgirl_y2k:
The One Sentence Fic Meme!

Pick a fandom, and try to write different categories of fic (angst, fluff, UST, etc) in one sentence.
( click for fic )

And finally, inspired by Mr Quist's latest hobby horse (three posts on the subject in the last few days):

Poll #1329222 Private vs Public
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All

The fact that everything everyone does is increasingly public OUGHT to eventually lead to:

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... people trying harder and harder to hide themselves, even though it's futile to do so
4 (13.3%)

... people slavishly adhering to cultural norms, even if they disagree with them, for fear of public ridicule
1 (3.3%)

... people being less judgemental about each others' foibles, as they realise through constant scandal that we all have them
29 (96.7%)

... something else
2 (6.7%)

The fact that everything everyone does is increasingly public WILL eventually lead to:

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... people trying harder and harder to hide themselves, even though it's futile to do so
20 (66.7%)

... people slavishly adhering to cultural norms, even if they disagree with them, for fear of public ridicule
22 (73.3%)

... people being less judgemental about each others' foibles, as they realise through constant scandal that we all have them
7 (23.3%)

... something else
3 (10.0%)

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miss_s_b
08 January 2009 @ 09:42 am
For Those of you who Read Mitch Benn  
Mat and I read this morning's entry, and said in unison but I LIKE reading about Mitch's views on Doctor Who...! However, we recognise that we may not be in the majority. Therefore, a poll:

Poll #1327448 Mitch Benn's blog
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: None

When I navigate towards Mitch Benn's blog, I want to see:

a day to day account of just What It's Like To Be Mitch Benn, an insight into the fascinating professional life of Britain's Leading Musical Satirist
10 (27.8%)

pointless whimsy and bollocking on about Doctor Who.
18 (50.0%)

I'm not bothered WHAT he writes, but I wish he'd enable comments.
8 (22.2%)

I don't read Mitch Benn, and therefore my opinions in this matter don't count, I just wanted to tick a box.
17 (47.2%)

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miss_s_b
07 December 2008 @ 03:13 pm
What do you eat with Vince, er, Mince pies?  
Always the first to gauge public opinion on the important matters of the day, I bring you a festive poll inspired by the lovely Helen Duffett.

Poll #1311011 Festive Acompaniments
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All

What goes best with Vince, I mean, mince pies?

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Mince pies? EURGH! I detest mince pies!
5 (15.2%)

I like mine NAKED as nature intended. And my pies.
8 (24.2%)

Brandy butter!
6 (18.2%)

Thick/clotted cream (with or without brandy)
9 (27.3%)

Runny cream
1 (3.0%)

Custard
1 (3.0%)

Brandy sauce
1 (3.0%)

Wensleydale, of course!
2 (6.1%)



Having brandy butter on Vince Mince pies which already contain both brandy and butter makes no sense to me - why not just have a bigger pie? - and the sharp saltyness of Wensleydale cuts through the richness of a mince pie perfectly. But Helen seems to think I am weird for having mine like that, which was somewhat unexpected. I suspect it springs from daddy being a chef, so I may have picked up interesting food ideas - for example, I know people who think I am weird for having black pepper on my strawberries - so I wondered just exactly how weird I am?

Vote away, brave f-list, and tell me!
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miss_s_b
29 November 2008 @ 02:44 pm
Alex Wilcock Makes a Serious Point...  
... or several, about the rule of law and Damian Green and Ian Blair and various other matters.

Selflessly picking through his great long post to give you the meat, I offer the following poll:

Poll #1306140 What's that coming over the hill?
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All

Which monster would win in a fight?

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Godzilla
7 (35.0%)

Mothra
2 (10.0%)

Rodan
0 (0.0%)

King Ghidora
0 (0.0%)

King Kong
2 (10.0%)

Ian Blair
0 (0.0%)

Margaret Thatcher
7 (35.0%)

The Special Snowflake of Specialness
2 (10.0%)

Ticky Boxes!
12 (60.0%)

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miss_s_b
28 November 2008 @ 11:51 pm
This Week's Now Show...  
... is fantastic, and I urge you all to go and listen to it RIGHT NOW. I am very cheered by Mitch's pointing out of the fact that on a wet, cold, windy Yorkshire Tuesday, Huddersfield Town can pull in more punters than the entire membership of the BNP. Piratey people will be very pleased by it also, I feel.

Another thing which is incredibly cool is this (small: hat-tip [info]gominokouhai):



* totally wants a Pizza of Rassilon now *

Because I know Mitch will dig it, I'll be tagging him on Facebook.


Poll #1305902 Snacking
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All

Three bowls of Sugar Puffs is enough, really, isn't it?

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OMG you fat pig!
1 (8.3%)

There is no such thing as enough Sugar Puffs
7 (58.3%)

ticky box!
7 (58.3%)

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03 November 2008 @ 11:17 am
A Little Help From My Friends?  
OK, I have done the netcast again today. I have started to feel like I am treading over a lot of the same ground, and would like to broaden my reading list - 200 or so blogs is not a lot to pick from when you're looking for the best of the Liberal blogosphere. This is where YOU come in. If you are reading this post please comment with ONE blog that you think I should add to [info]lcreadinglist, and tell me why. Preferably one that's not already on there, but, you know, I'd be too lazy to go and check, so I won't be cross if you don't either.

(note to non-LJ folks, click here. LJ-based blogs that I am reading are under friends/feeds; non-LJ are under feeds)


I am planning today to actually post one of the Posts I Have Been Promising For Ages. There's the Nich Starling one, which has mainly been procrastinated because I can't find an electronic copy of his article in The Total Bollocks Guide to Bloggers Who Have Sucked Up To That Tory Blogger, and I can't be arsed typing in quotes; or SB's Guide to Pub Etiquette, which has mainly been put off because it's huge and rambling and full of ranting... How about you help me to decide which one to post?

The former is narrowly focussed, and will probably only be of interest to a few people, but will be less stressful to write; the latter will be a ginormous spleen-vent, and will probably be more socially useful, but will be a lot harder work. Make your choice!

Poll #1290352 Posts I have been promising for Ages
This poll is closed.
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All

Which of the outstanding Posts I have Been Promising For Ages would you like to read more?

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The dissection of Nich Starling's "article" in the Total Politics Blogger's Guide?
0 (0.0%)

SB's Guide to pub etiquette: how not to make your barmaid hate you and wish you were dead
15 (88.2%)

I think you're better off abandoning both of these ideas: neither
0 (0.0%)

I am cruel and heartless and want you to die of overwork: both
2 (11.8%)



ETA: SB's Guide to Pub Etiquette is written, and is here.
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28 October 2008 @ 11:35 pm
The Giant Bond Poll of Doom!  
Please note that ticky boxes are enabled, so you can vote for more than one option on each question...

Poll #1286983 The Giant Bond Poll of Doom!
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All

Which is the best Bond Film?

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Dr No
7 (16.3%)

From Russia With Love
11 (25.6%)

Goldfinger
20 (46.5%)

Thunderball
4 (9.3%)

You Only Live Twice
6 (14.0%)

On Her Majesty's Secret Service
7 (16.3%)

Diamonds Are Forever
1 (2.3%)

Live and Let Die
9 (20.9%)

The Man With The Golden Gun
6 (14.0%)

The Spy Who Loved Me
7 (16.3%)

Moonraker
5 (11.6%)

For Your Eyes Only
3 (7.0%)

Octopussy
3 (7.0%)

A View to a Kill
6 (14.0%)

The Living Daylights
5 (11.6%)

License To Kill
5 (11.6%)

Goldeneye
16 (37.2%)

Tomorrow Never Dies
6 (14.0%)

The World Is Not Enough
4 (9.3%)

Die Another Day
4 (9.3%)

Casino Royale (Niven)
3 (7.0%)

Never Say Never Again
0 (0.0%)

Casino Royale (Craig)
12 (27.9%)

Ticky box!
14 (32.6%)

They all suck! I hate them all!
5 (11.6%)

Which is the Worst Bond Film?

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Dr No
0 (0.0%)

From Russia With Love
0 (0.0%)

Goldfinger
0 (0.0%)

Thunderball
5 (12.2%)

You Only Live Twice
0 (0.0%)

On Her Majesty's Secret Service
0 (0.0%)

Diamonds Are Forever
4 (9.8%)

Live and Let Die
1 (2.4%)

The Man With The Golden Gun
5 (12.2%)

The Spy Who Loved Me
2 (4.9%)

Moonraker
9 (22.0%)

For Your Eyes Only
2 (4.9%)

Octopussy
8 (19.5%)

A View to a Kill
6 (14.6%)

The Living Daylights
3 (7.3%)

License To Kill
5 (12.2%)

Goldeneye
3 (7.3%)

Tomorrow Never Dies
4 (9.8%)

The World Is Not Enough
2 (4.9%)

Die Another Day
10 (24.4%)

Casino Royale (Niven)
4 (9.8%)

Never Say Never Again
5 (12.2%)

Casino Royale (Craig)
3 (7.3%)

Ticky box!
14 (34.1%)

They all suck! I hate them all!
5 (12.2%)

Who is the best Bond?

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Sean Connery
25 (59.5%)

Roger Moore
6 (14.3%)

George Lazenby
2 (4.8%)

Timothy Dalton
7 (16.7%)

Pierce Brosnan
17 (40.5%)

Daniel Craig
8 (19.0%)

David Niven
1 (2.4%)

Ticky box!
9 (21.4%)

They all suck, I hate them all!
3 (7.1%)

Who is the worst Bond?

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Sean Connery
2 (4.8%)

Roger Moore
13 (31.0%)

George Lazenby
4 (9.5%)

Timothy Dalton
9 (21.4%)

Pierce Brosnan
1 (2.4%)

Daniel Craig
8 (19.0%)

David Niven
4 (9.5%)

Ticky box!
12 (28.6%)

They all suck, I hate them all!
3 (7.1%)

Which is the best Bond Theme?

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Dum-de-de-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum... The ACTUAL Bond theme
33 (76.7%)

Dr No
1 (2.3%)

From Russia With Love
5 (11.6%)

Goldfinger
15 (34.9%)

Thunderball
4 (9.3%)

You Only Live Twice
6 (14.0%)

On Her Majesty's Secret Service
9 (20.9%)

Diamonds Are Forever
10 (23.3%)

Live and Let Die
13 (30.2%)

The Man With The Golden Gun
5 (11.6%)

The Spy Who Loved Me
10 (23.3%)

Moonraker
0 (0.0%)

For Your Eyes Only
0 (0.0%)

Octopussy
1 (2.3%)

A View to a Kill
9 (20.9%)

The Living Daylights
5 (11.6%)

License To Kill
1 (2.3%)

Goldeneye
6 (14.0%)

Tomorrow Never Dies
2 (4.7%)

The World Is Not Enough
6 (14.0%)

Die Another Day
2 (4.7%)

Casino Royale (Niven)
1 (2.3%)

Never Say Never Again
0 (0.0%)

Casino Royale (Craig)
1 (2.3%)

The Quantum of Solace (official)
0 (0.0%)

The Quantum of Solace (Joe Cornish)
4 (9.3%)

Ticky box!
12 (27.9%)

They all suck! I hate them all!
1 (2.3%)

Which is the worst Bond Theme?

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Dum-de-de-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum... The ACTUAL Bond theme
0 (0.0%)

Dr No
0 (0.0%)

From Russia With Love
0 (0.0%)

Goldfinger
0 (0.0%)

Thunderball
1 (2.8%)

You Only Live Twice
1 (2.8%)

On Her Majesty's Secret Service
2 (5.6%)

Diamonds Are Forever
0 (0.0%)

Live and Let Die
1 (2.8%)

The Man With The Golden Gun
3 (8.3%)

The Spy Who Loved Me
0 (0.0%)

Moonraker
1 (2.8%)

For Your Eyes Only
5 (13.9%)

Octopussy
4 (11.1%)

A View to a Kill
1 (2.8%)

The Living Daylights
2 (5.6%)

License To Kill
5 (13.9%)

Goldeneye
1 (2.8%)

Tomorrow Never Dies
4 (11.1%)

The World Is Not Enough
3 (8.3%)

Die Another Day
10 (27.8%)

Casino Royale (Niven)
0 (0.0%)

Never Say Never Again
3 (8.3%)

Casino Royale (Craig)
1 (2.8%)

The Quantum of Solace (official)
5 (13.9%)

The Quantum of Solace (Joe Cornish)
0 (0.0%)

Ticky box!
11 (30.6%)

They all suck! I hate them all!
0 (0.0%)

Judi Dench is Awesome?

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Yes
42 (100.0%)

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miss_s_b
27 October 2008 @ 09:59 pm
A Random Poll  
I don't know why, or who is behind it, but I have a song from the Godsdamned Sound of Bloody Music stuck in my head.

Poll #1286264 I have a song stuck in my head
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How do you solve a problem like Maria?

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Get the public to vote on it
3 (8.3%)

f (maria) =/= 0
5 (13.9%)

With a shotgun, for preference
9 (25.0%)

With alcohol - the cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems
9 (25.0%)

With ticky boxes, of course. Curse you and your radio buttons!
10 (27.8%)



This is my brain on musicals.
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miss_s_b
23 October 2008 @ 06:12 pm
Several serious links and (for balance) a poll about penises and farting.  
Given the comments to this morning's entry, I thought a poll was in order:

Poll #1283986 Comedy Gold?
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Which is funnier?

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Penises
21 (63.6%)

Farting
12 (36.4%)



I think there is a certain reluctance among the male of the species to admit that cocks are inherently amusing in a way that vaginas aren't. Vaginas don't try to escape from your underwear and have a look about to see what's going on. Penises, on the other hand, love to jump out at every opportunity. Yet, when one does this in front of you and you (quite naturally) burst into giggles, one tends to be greeted with (in a baffled, slightly hurt tone) words like:
Why are you laughing at my penis? You don't normally laugh at my penis!
I suspect that the truthful answer (I was imagining it squeaking Freeeee! Free at last! and running away down the skirting board) would have killed the mood even more than my giggles already had the last time this occurred... But yes, cocks, definitely funnier than farting IMHO.


[info]pmoodie, as the f-list's resident Shat Apologist, would you like to explain to me what is psychotic about not inviting someone you hardly know to your wedding? And that's if you even believe the Shat's side of the story. George says he DID invite him and never got a reply...

James Graham has further comments.


And speaking of the lovely Mr Graham, If you, like me, enjoy perving over James Graham's sexy voice watching exciting debates between bloggers about the minutiae of politics, click here. James has posted the video of himself on the telleh last night, and it DOES feature some interesting (but not entirely surprising) YouGov poll results. I'm still amazed that anyone, even George Osbourne, thinks that George Osbourne would make a competent chancellor, but...


Shock Horror No! Surely they haven't been making stuff up? Not at that bastion of journalistic integrity, The Sun? I am SHOCKED!!


I know I have said before that there's no such thing as a must-read blog, but if there were such a thing then Costigan Quist's Himmelgarten Cafe would certainly be in the running for the title. Here, he talks about the current bout of Lib Dem infighting. Why can't we all just get along?
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