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The Truth About Polls and Pols

April 12th, 2008 · 11 Comments

Ha, it seems I’m not the only one who favors messing with those automated pollsters:

According to results of a survey by the Sacred Heart University Polling Institute in Fairfield, people aren’t always honest when it comes to the subject of polls. The results, culled from interviews with 800 people nationwide, asked participants their thoughts on polls.

Election polls about candidates in particular drive me bonkers, for those I reserve special answers, especially when they all call within a one hour period on my mobile phone and block out their caller ID. The annoying exchange typically goes like this:

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Lost Links Of A Fried Egg Brain

April 12th, 2008 · 1 Comment

The world without google would be a very unhappy place. In random order the answers to yesterdays –I wish I could speak to google series:

Gattaca

245 hp

My Architect

Arturo Pérez Reverte

2.2 million people

And for the groovy cats especially, youtube delivers:

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