Weekly Opinion Poll Results 2006
Jan. 6, 2006
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE KIND OF MUSIC TO LISTEN TO?
CLASSICAL
0%
CLASSIC ROCK
27.3%
COUNTRY
36.4%
EASY LISTENING
9.1%
HEAVY METAL
0%
JAZZ
0%
POP
40 0%
RAGGAE
0%
RAP 0%
SOUTHERN ROCK
27.3%
Total: 11 votes
Jan. 13, 2006
When you are asked, "What do you want for your birthday dinner?", what is your choice? What is your FAVORITE FOOD?
Steak
72.7%
Lobster (with or without clams)
18.2%
Other seafood, fish
0%
Ribs (Pork or Beef)
0%
Italian
9.1%
French, German, Greek (other)
0%
Chinese/Japanese
0%
Chinese Buffet (basically alittle of everything ever eaten)
0%
Indian or other Middle Eastern
0%
Mexican (or 'Tex-Mex)
0%
Total:
11 votes
Jan. 20, 2006
Provided of course you aren't afraid of what is in them (just cook 'em good: dirty water, deep fried, grilled)... HOW DO YOU LIKE YOUR HOT DOG?
Plain
6.3%
Mustard
0%
Mustard & Relish
6.3%
Mustard & Sourkraut
37.5%
Ketchup
0%
Cheese
0%
Raw Onion
12.5%
Stewed onions
0%
Chili
0%
Chili, Mustard & Raw Onion (A 'Texas' or 'Western')
37.5%
Total:
16 votes
Jan. 27, 2006
In order to find the BEST OF THEM ALL, we'll need more than one week for this one. There are so many. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ACRONYM?
FUBAR Fucked Up Beyond All Recognition
7.7%
SNAFU Situation Normal - All Fucked Up
7.7%
BOHICA Bend Over Here It Comes Again
15.4%
DILLIGAFF Do I Look Like I Give A Flying Fuck
46.2%
KISS Keep It Simple Stupid
0%
RTFM Read The Fucking Manual
7.7%
WYSIWYG What You See Is What You Get
7.7%
SWAG Scientific Wild Ass Guess
0%
SSDD Same Shit Different Day
7.7%
SSSS (' The 4 Ss') Shit Shave Shower Shampoo
0%
Total:
13 votes
Feb. 3, 2006
3 of the 6 weeks of winter we were just promised will be gone by the time WINTER OLYMPICS end. Feb. 10-26. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE WINTER OLYMPIC SPORT? http://www.olympic-usa.org/
Figure Skating
20%
Snowboarding
0%
Skiing
30%
Ice Hockey
20%
Speedskating
10%
Bobsled
0%
Skeleton
0%
Biathilon
0%
Curling
0%
Luge
20%
Total:
10 votes
Feb. 10, 2006
Sure sign of Spring, MLB pitchers & catchers report this week. Below are the top 10 Most Memorable Moments in Baseball voted by sports writers. WHICH DO YOU THINK WAS #1? (correct order shown in parentheses)
(4) Home run chase by Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa to beat Roger Maris' single-season home run record.
0%
(6) Pete Rose breaking Ty Cobb's all-time career hits record in 1985
9.1%
(10) Nolan Ryan's seventh career no-hitter in 1991
0%
(5) Gehrig's farewell speech in Yankee Stadium in 1939
18.2%
(6) Ted Williams becoming the last player to hit above .400 in 1941
0%
(9) Kirk Gibson's pinch-hit home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to win Game 1 of the 1988 World Series
18.2%
(7) Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak in 1941
18.2%
*** (1) Cal Ripken Jr. breaking Lou Gehrig's consecutive games streak *** (Can you believe it??)
18.2%
(2) Hank Aaron breaking Babe Ruth's all-time home run record in 1974
0%
(3) Jackie Robinson becoming the first black to play in major league baseball in 1947
18.2%
Total:
11 votes
Feb. 17, 2006
Back to food!!! WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PIZZA TOPPING? (Sorry, no combinations except 'everything')
Extra cheese
12.5%
Sausage
12.5%
Meatball
0%
Chicken
0%
Onion
0%
Pepperoni
12.5%
Mushrooms
25%
anchovies
6.3%
Anything else not listed
0%
Classic 'Garbage Pie' (everything) with or without anchovies
31.3%
Total:
16 votes
Feb 24, 2006
WHICH ONE IS YOUR 'AUTOMOTIVE PET PEEVE'?
Car passengers that throw their doors wide open without first checking for obstacles
9.1%
Car security systems that signal their armed status by honking
4.5%
That back windows of SUVs are curved to always reflect sun into my eyes
0%
Braille signs at drive through windows
9.1%
Taking forever to leave a parking space while others are clearly waiting for it
77.3%
Business driveways that make cars bottom out. Speed bumps.
0%
Radio ads featuring horns, sirens, or people yelling "Look out!"
0%
Big bruisers that get confrontational with the handicapped about their parking space
0%
Sneezing or coughing while driving with a weak bladder
0%
Total: 22 votes
March 3, 2006
WHICH IS YOUR BIGGEST 'HOUSEKEEPING' PET PEEVE?
Greeting cards that throw sparkles, sequins or confetti on the hapless recipient
10%
Setting dirty dishes on top of dirtier ones, thus dirty hands for the dish wash person
0%
Installing a toilet paper roll so that the tissue unwaps from the under side of the roll
30%
Using the TP down to the last ten squares without fetching a new roll
10%
Finding a shoe anywhere and finding its mate not right next to it
0%
A habit of tossing dirty cutlery into the side of the sink where the disposal lives
0%
Finding same brand replacement parts for grocery store tools, eg. mop heads
0%
Towels folded wrong way first, so they won't hang on a rack without first refolding
0%
Having a drawerful (or more) of unknown cords, transformers, rechargers, adapters
50%
Hangers... how they get all tangeled with each other
0%
Total:
10 votes
March 10, 2006
Which is your worst of these "Telephone Pet Peeves"
Being put on the speakerphone without warning
42.9%
The common phone-tree assurance "Your call will be answered in the order received"
21.4%
Cold call sales reps who refuse to give a name but promise to call back
0%
Receiving fundraising calls on behalf of police, firefighters or other public servents
7.1%
Allowing a phone cord or hair dryer cord to become hopelessly tangled
0%
Cold callers for the "man of the house" leaving no message & saying they'll call back
7.1%
Retail clerks that ignore the live customer to help one that interrupts via phone
21.4%
Total:
14 votes
March 17, 2006
What is your worst 'DIFFICULT PEOPLE' PET PEEVE?Shouting "drop it" the moment a conversation veers into an unwanted direction.
0%
The expression that "Nobody can hurt you unless you let them."
0%
Mumbling, then annoyedly saying "Forget it!" when people naturally don't hear
0%
When anyone thinks their "don't remember" might trump my "do remember"
0%
When anyone thinks my "don't remember" is an affront to their "do remember"
0%
Weedling a promise out of someone while they're trying to be left alone to sleep
0%
Asking "Do you suggest ___?" Where the blank is clearly something not suggested
0%
Anyone who follows a peer around making inconsequential "corrections" to their work
0%
Thinking that one has the only correct background for understanding an issue
33.3%
Anybody showing up more than an hour late when I've cooked a very fancy meal
66.7%
Total:
6 votes
March 24, 2006
OK, we'll leave the PET PEEVES series and work through this list for a while. Which is your favorite MOVIE QUOTE (Part I)
Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn. GONE WITH THE WIND 1939
9.1%
I'm going to make him an offer he can't refuse. THE GODFATHER 1972
9.1%
You don't understand! I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender. ON THE WATERFRONT 1954
59.1%
Toto, I've got a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore. THE WIZARD OF OZ 1939
9.1%
Here's looking at you, kid. CASABLANCA 1942
0%
Go ahead, make my day. SUDDEN IMPACT 1983 0%
All right, Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up. SUNSET BLVD 1950.
0%
May the Force be with you. STAR WARS 1977
0%
You talking to me? TAXI DRIVER 1976
4.5%
What we've got here is failure to communicate. COOL HAND LUKE 1967
9.1%
Total: 22 votes
March 31, 2005
Which is your choice for CINEMA'S ALL-TIME BEST VILLIAN?
Dr. Hannibal Lecter (in THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS)
80%
Norman Bates (in PSYCHO)
0%
Darth Vader (in THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK)
10%
The Wicked Witch of the West (in THE WIZARD OF OZ)
0%
Nurse Ratched (in ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST)
0%
The Shark (in JAWS) ("Lenny")
0%
Annie Wilkes (in MISERY)
10%
Max Cady (in CAPE FEAR)
0%
Travis Bickle (in TAXI DRIVER)
0%
Freddy Krueger (in A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET)
0%
Total:
20 votes
April 7, 2006
OK, equal time for CINEMA'S GREATEST HEROS.
Indiana Jones (in RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK)
5.6%
James Bond (in DR. NO)
16.7%
Superman (in SUPERMAN)
0%
Oskar Schindler (in SCHINDLER'S LIST)
0%
Han Solo (in STAR WARS)
0%
Batman (in BATMAN)
0%
Norma Rae Webster (in NORMA RAE)
0%
Karen Silkwood (in SILKWOOD)
0%
Robin Hood (in THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD)
5.6%
General George Patton (in PATTON)
72.2%
Total:
18 votes
APRIL 14, 2006
Time to start thinking about ice cream stops. Which is your weakness at the local DQ?
Banana Split
0%
Peanut Buster Parfait
0%
Triple Chocolate Utopia
0%
Strawberry Shortcake
0%
Brownie Earthquake
0%
Dilly Bar (any flavor)
0%
Soft Serve cone (any flavor)
4.8%
Milkshake (any flavor)
9.5%
Sundae (any flavor)
71.4%
Blizzard (any flavor)
14.3%
Total:
21 votes
Which do you think is WORST U.S. PRESIDENT OF ALL-TIME?
James Buchannon
2.9%
George W. Bush
8.8%
Jimmy Carter
82.4%
Bill Clinton
0%
Gerald Ford
0%
Warren Harding
0%
Andrew Jackson
0%
Lyndon Johnson
5.9%
Herbert Hoover
0%
Richard Nixon
0%
Total:
34 votes
Below is the On-line Poll as it stood at the close of our Poll.
The number next to each president is number of votes from 11/23/03 to when
the poll was start until our poll ended at 10:30pm 4/27/06.
It should be noted that during this week of high gasoline prices being
dealt with by voters, George Bush started the week in 8th place with only 35 votes.
1. Richard Nixon 229
2. Jimmy Carter 227
3. Bill Clinton 213
4. Lyndon Johnson 160
5. George W. Bush 110
6. Herbert Hoover 69
7. Andrew Jackson 66
8. Gerald Ford 40
9. Warren Harding 32
10. James Buchanan 18
April 28, 2006
Who do you think is currently the BEST U.S. PRESIDENT EVER according to a live on-line Poll.
Dwight Eisenhower
0%
Andrew Jackson
0%
Thomas Jefferson
0%
Abraham Lincoln
14.3%
James K. Polk
0%
Ronald Reagan
71.4%
Franklin D. Roosevelt
0%
Theodore Roosevelt
0%
Harry S. Truman
9.5%
George Washington
4.8%
Total:
21 votes
Below is the On-line Poll as it stood at the close of our Poll. The number next to each president is number of votes from 6/17/04 to when the poll was start until our poll ended at 10:30pm 5/4/06.
1. George Washington 168
2. Ronald Reagan 131
3. Abraham Lincoln 120
4. Franklin D. Roosevelt 105
5. Thomas Jefferson 102
6. Theodore Roosevelt 85
7. Harry S. Truman 78
8. Andrew Jackson 67
9. Dwight Eisenhower 25
10. James K. Polk 19
Most underrated. Did more in one term than
most presidents accomplish in two.
May 5, 2006
What Would You Do if You Were a Millionaire ?
Take one heck of a vacation!!
9.7%
Pay a half million in taxes
3.2%
Hire a maid (and choose her uniform)
58.1%
Set up a trust fund so my parents could officially RETIRE
0%
Help as many people as possible
6.5%
Set Up Scholarship Fund
0%
Donate 25 to the Church
0%
INVEST IN STOCKS
0%
RETIRE!!!
22.6%
Invest in a positive-themed film or first-time recording artist
0%
Total:
31 votes
May 12, 2006
Who do you think is THE BEST ALL-TIME COMEDY DUO ?
Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy
0%
John Cleese and Michael Palin - Monty Python
0%
John Belushi and Dan Akroyd - SNL, The Blues Brothers
0%
Carroll O'Connor and Jean Stapleton - All in the Family
0%
George Burns & Gracie Allen
11.1%
Abbott & Costello
77.8%
Jason Mewes & Kevin Smith - Jay & Silent Bob
0%
Jerry Lewis & Dean Martin
5.6%
Cheech and Chong
0%
Tim Conway and Harvey Korman - Carol Burnett Show
5.6%
Total:
18 votes
May 19th, 2006
Yogi-isms - The Unintentional Wit and Wisdom of Yogi Berra This is The TOP 10 LIST. Which one cracks you up most?
(on Yogi Berra Day,St Louis) I want to thank you for making this day necessary.
0%
Ninety percent of the game is half mental.
15.4%
Why buy good luggage? You only use it when you travel.
0%
(on quotes attributed to him) I didn't really say everything I said.
0%
(on directions to his house) When you come to a fork in the road, take it.
7.7%
Never answer an anonymous letter.
0%
It's like deja vu all over again.
7.7%
(on a popular restaurant) Nobody goes there anymore because it's too crowded.
38.5%
It ain't over til it's over.
30.8%
(when asked what time it was) What? You mean right now?
0%
Total:
13 votes
May 26, 2006
Which is your FAVORITE OXYMORON?
Compassionate conservative
0%
Good Government
11.1%
Microsoft Works
0%
Wildlife Managment
11.1%
Pretty ugly
22.2%
Military Intelligence
33.3%
Wireless Cable
0%
Advanced BASIC
11.1%
rap music
11.1%
Jumbo shrimp
0%
Total:
9 votes
June 1, 2006
"If you remember the 60s, you weren't there". If you were there and remember, which got to you the most about the USA in that turbulent decade?
Soldiers being spit on (was #1 in national poll)
21.4%
The Beatles
0%
The assassinations of JFK, RFK and MLK
50%
The draft, draft dodgers, burning of draft cards during demonstrations
0%
NASA, the space program and man landing on the moon
0%
Mini skirts
14.3%
The antiwar movement, hippies and flower children and the sub-culture
0%
National Guard killing 4 Kent State College students, Rioting outside the 1968 Democratic Convention
0%
Laugh-in - Rowan and Martin's pioneering, controversial TV show
0%
Race Riots in Newark and Plainfield, NJ and Watts, Ca
14.3%
Total:
14 votes
June 9, 2006
Do you believe that there are UFOs?
YES
93.8%
NO
6.3%
Total:
16 votes
June 16, 2006
On April 28th, the question was who is All Time Best US President compared to an national on-line poll. Who do you think is the BEST ALL TIME FIRST LADY? Correct order next week in the BLOG.
Pat Nixon
0%
Claudia "Lady Bird" Johnson
0%
Rosalynn Carter
0%
Mary Lincoln
0%
Barbara Bush
11.1%
Laura Bush
0%
Jacqueline Kennedy
33.3%
Dolly Madison
0%
Betty Ford
11.1%
Elenor Roosevelt
44.4%
Total:
9 votes
Results of the National On-line Poll
1. Jacqueline Kennedy 645
2. Laura Bush 272
3. Elenor Roosevelt 65
4. Rosalynn Carter 56
5. Betty Ford 55
6. Mary Lincoln 25
7. Claudia "Lady Bird" Johnson 21
8. Dolly Madison 7
9. Pat Nixon 6
10.Barbara Bush 3
JUNE 23, 2006
In the aftermath of the famous court decision in the case of Stella Liebeck vs. McDonald's for injury suffered when she spilled hot coffee on herself comes the infamous 'STELLA AWARD'. Here are cases that are in contention for the award. You're the jury now. You will laugh at each one and you should probably cry at them collectively if you have any hope and/or respect for our judicial system. Keep in mind that these decisions have now set precident and can be use as the basis for future decisions. Scarey or what??
TO WHICH JURY DECISION WOULD YOU GIVE THE COVETTED 'STELLA AWARD'?
1. January 2000: Kathleen Robertson of Austin Texas was awarded $780,000 by a jury after breaking her ankle tripping over a toddler who was running inside a furniture store. The owners of the store were understandably surprised at the verdict,considering the misbehaving little bastard was Ms. Robertson's son.
2. June 1998: A 19 year old Carl Truman of Los Angeles won $74,000 and medical expenses when his neighbor ran over his hand with a Honda Accord. Mr. Truman apparently didn't notice there was someone at the wheel of the car, when he was trying to steal his neighbor's hubcaps.
3. October 1998: A Terrence Dickson of Bristol, Pennsylvania was leaving a house he had just finished robbing by way of the garage. He was not able to get the garage door to go up since the automatic door opener was malfunctioning. He couldn't re-enter the house because the door connecting the house and garage locked when he pulled it shut. The family was on vacation. Mr. Dickson found himself locked in the garage for eight days. He subsisted on a case of Pepsi he found,and a large bag of dry dog food. He sued the homeowner's insurance claiming the situation caused him undue mental anguish. The jury agreed to the tune of half a million dollars.
4. October 1999: Jerry Williams of Little Rock, Arkansas was awarded $14,500 and medical expenses after being bitten on the buttocks by his next door neighbor's beagle. The beagle was on a chain in it's owner's fenced-in yard. The award was less than sought because the jury felt the dog might have been just a little provoked at the time by Mr. Williams who was shooting it repeatedly with a pellet gun.
5. May 2000: A Philadelphia restaurant was ordered to pay Amber Carsonof Lancaster, Pennsylvania $113,500 after she slipped on a soft drink and broke her coccyx. The beverage was on the floor because Ms. Carson threw it at her boyfriend 30 seconds earlier during an argument.
6. December 1997: Kara Walton of Claymont, Delaware successfully sued the owner of a night club in a neighboring city when she fell from the bathroom window to the floor and knocked out her two front teeth. This occurred while Ms Walton was trying to sneak through the window in the ladies room to avoid paying the $3.50 cover charge. She was awarded $12,000 and dental expenses.
7. November 2000: Mr Merv Grazinski of Oklahoma City purchased a brand new 32 foot Winnebago motor home. On his first trip home, having joined the freeway, he set the cruise control at 70 mph and calmly left the drivers seat to go into the back and make himself a cup of coffee. Not surprisingly the Winnie left the freeway, crashed and overturned. Mr Grazinski sued Winnebago for not advising him in the handbook that he couldn't actually do this. He was awarded $1,750,000 plus a new Winnie. (Winnebago actually changed their handbooks on the back of this court case, just in case there are any other complete morons buying their vehicles.)
Stella Liebeck vs. McDonald's
http://www.stellaawards.com/stella.html
Kathleen Robertson
20%
Carl Truman
0%
Terrence Dickson
40%
Jerry Williams
0%
Amber Carson
10%
Kara Walton
0%
Merv Grazinski
30%
Stella Liebeck... again
0%
Total:
10 votes
June 30, 2006
Much less thought than last week. In fact, none at all. Real simple. Everyone has one and they come in two styles. BELLY BUTTONS You got an 'INNY' or an 'OUTTY'?
INNY
92.3%
OUTTY
7.7%
Total:
13 votes
July 7, 2006
When you want to grab a quick cup of coffee, where do you perfer to go. In your opinion, who has THE BEST 'ROADSIDE' COFFEE?
Starbuck's
63.2%
Quick Check
5.3%
Dunkin' Donuts
26.3%
Jersey Boy Bagels
0%
Seattle's Best (CinnaBonn)
0%
7-Eleven
5.3%
Total:
19 votes
July 14, 2006
A consenses of bikers on The Green at 11:00 PM tonight...this week's question is: Who is your ALL TIME FAVORITE GREEN CHARACTER?
Kermit
52.6%
Shrek
10.5%
The Jolly Green Giant
5.3%
The Indredible Hulk
5.3%
Godzilla
5.3%
Marvin The Martian
15.8%
The Green Lantern
0%
The Green Hornet
5.3%
Total:
19 votes
JULY 21, 2006
Staying with the cartoon character thing... WHICH IS YOUR FAVORITE "LOONEY TUNES" (WARNER BROS) CARTOON CHARACTER?
Bugs Bunny
4.3%
Daffy Duck
8.7%
Elmer Fudd
0%
Sylvester the cat
0%
Tweety Bird
8.7%
Tazmanian Devil
0%
Wile E. Coyote
8.7%
The Road Runner
60.9%
Pepe Le Pew
4.3%
Porky Pig
4.3%
Total:
23 votes
JULY 28, 2006
WHICH IS YOUR FAVORITE STYLE OF PEANUT BUTTER?
Creamy
10.5%
Chunky
2.6%
Super Chunky
81.6%
Don't eat the stuff
5.3%
Total:
38 votes
August 4, 2006
WHAT DO YOU PREFER WITH YOUR FAVORITE STYLE PEANUT BUTTER? Check this out >>
Marshmellow Fluff (a 'Fluffer Nutter')
0%
Chocolate (bar or syrup like a Reese's cup)
7.9%
Banana (Elvis' favorite, grilled )
2.6%
Grape Jelly or Jam
81.6%
Strawberry Jelly or Jam
2.6%
Other fruit jelly or jam
2.6%
Orange Marmalade
2.6%
On toast and starting to melt
0%
Something not listed above
0%
Just plain, on bread or spoon (or finger) it from jar (really?)
0%
Total:
38 votes
AUGUST 11, 2007
"TIDY WHITIES CHECK" OK, WHAT ARE THEY?
Boxers
9.7%
Briefs
12.9%
Boxer-Briefs
9.7%
Bikini
6.5%
Thong
0%
'Grannies Panties'
0%
'Commando' (nothing)
61.3%
Total:
31 votes
AUGUST 19, 2006
"They melt in your mouth, not in your hands" Remember when there were just two kinds? WHICH IS YOUR FAVORITE M & Ms CANDY?
Milk Chocolate ('Plain')
2.8%
Peanut
5.6%
Dark Chocolate
2.8%
Almond
80.3%
Peanut Butter
5.6%
Chrispy
1.4%
M & M's MINIS
0%
M-AZING Minis
0%
I don't eat them or have never tried any of the favors
1.4%
They lied...They do melt in your hands
0%
Total:
71 votes
September 1, 2006
The Cola War rages on. New names, new look of cans & bottles, new flavors. WHICH ONE IS YOUR ADDICTION?
Coca Cola
16.7%
Pepsi
70%
Diet Coke
3.3%
Diet Pepsi
3.3%
Coca Cola Zero
0%
Pepsi One
0%
Coke with any flavor Lemon, Lime, Cherry, Vanilla
0%
Pepsi with any flavor Lemon, Lime, Cherry, Vanilla
0%
I drink other flavor sodas but not cola
6.7%
I don't drink soda at all
0%
Total:
30 votes
September 11, 2006
This being Sept. 11th, definitely a 'news day', WHAT NEWS SOURCE IS THE ONE YOU GO TO MOST?
WCBS News and affiliates
0%
WNBC News and affiliates
4.3%
FOX and affiliates
0%
WABC News and affiliates
4.3%
FOX NEWS CHANNEL on Cable
73.9%
CNN on Cable
17.4%
MSNBC Cable
0%
Major newspaper
0%
The Internet
0%
"Well, the 'news' is the same old thing daily so I don't follow it.
0%
Total:
23 votes
September 22, 2006
Another Great All-American Food, the hamburger...thrown in a bag and sent out the drive-thru window. Whose do you choose?
Mc Donald's
13.3%
Burger King
6.7%
Wendy's
60%
White Castle
20%
Total:
15 votes
September 29, 2006
From drive thru hamburgers joints to YOUR FAVORITE SUB SANDWICH PLACE for a Hoagie, Sub, Grinder, Po Boy, whatever you want to call it.
SUBWAY
8.3%
BLIMPE
8.3%
QUIZNO'S
58.3%
SCHLOTZKY'S (NYC if you've been lucky enough)
16.7%
ATLANTIC BREAD COMPANY
0%
JERSEY MIKE'S SUBS
8.3%
Total:
12 vote
October 6, 2006
The WORLD SERIES is coming. DO YOU THINK NEW YORK WILL HAVE A TEAM IN THE WORLD SERIES?
YES, THE YANKEES
6.7%
YES, THE METS
26.7%
YES, BOTH, A SUBWAY SERIES
13.3%
NO, NEITHER WILL REACH THE WORLD SERIES
53.3%
Total:
15 votes
October 19, 2006
Baseball is done in NYC for 2006 and so are the charity rides for the season. WHICH WAS THE BEST CHARITY RIDE YOU WERE ON IN 2006? See the RIDE LIBRARY for details on many of them.
Hopatcong's Project Graduation -- May 7th
0%
Rumble with the Rotary -- May 20th
0%
March of Dimes Ride -- June 25th (early morning rain)
60%
Elks Miracle Run -- July 30th
0%
Party Under The Bridge -- August 20th (early rain)
5%
Pigs In The Park -- Sept 9th
0%
The Elvis Run -- Sept 10th
0%
Hanover Powersports Ride for Autism -- Sept. 24th
0%
Concrete Canyon Run -- Oct 7th
25%
A Charity Ride not listed above, check RIDE CALENDAR
10%
Total:
20 votes
October 27, 2006
Listed below are the first 10 of the top 20 costumes worn BY ADULTS last year for HALLOWEEN. WHICH DO YOU THINK WAS #1? All 20 in order next week in the BLOG.
Clown
0%
Renaissance Costume
0%
Actor/Famous Person
14.3%
Angel
0%
Ghost/Ghoul
0%
Witch
7.1%
Pirate
57.1%
Monster
0%
Vampire
21.4%
Zombie
0%
Total:
14 votes
As promised, the actual lists. The Top 20 Costumes of 2005, Children & Adults
Princess, Witch and Star Wars Costumes Popular in 2005The princess is the most popular costume choice this year for kids according to a new survey called the NRF 2005 Halloween Consumer Intentions and Actions Survey. The NRF survey found that 3.78 million children plan to dress up as a princess this Halloween. Other popular costume include Star Wars characters), witches and Spiderman. Witches, vampires and costumes based on actors and famous people were the most popular choices for adults. The survey found that over 50% percent of consumers plan to buy a costume for Halloween and that consumers will spend $31.88 on average for their costume. Halloween is the 6th largest spending holiday of the year bringing in an estimated $3.3 billion this holiday. Here are top kids and adults costumes according the NRF survey.
2005 Top Kids' Costumes
# of Children
1 Princess 11.8% 3,778,217
2 Witch 5.2% 1,664,215
3 Spiderman 4.5% 1,439,321
4 Monster 4.1% 1,304,385
5 Darth Vader 3.9% 1,259,4 06
6 Superhero 3.9% 1,259,406
7Star Wars Character 2.5% 809,618
8 Batman 2.4% 764,639
9 Ninja 2.3% 719,660
10 Clown 2.3% 719,660
11 Pirate 2.1% 674,682
12 Angel 2.0% 629,703
13 Pumpkin 2.0% 629,703
14 Power Rangers 1.8% 584,724
15 Cinderella 1.7% 539,745
16 Vampire 1.5% 494,767
17 Cheerleader 1.5% 494,767
18 Cat 1.5% 494,767
19 Ghost/Ghoul 1.4% 449,788
20 Soldier/Sailor 1.4% 449,788
2005 Top Adults' Costumes
# of Adults
1 Witch 16.4% 3,923,124
2 Vampire 6.0% 1,448,538
3 Actor/Famous Person 3.3% 784,625
4 Monster 3.0% 724,269
5 Pirate 2.4% 573,380
6 Angel 2.3% 543,202
7 Clown 2.3% 543,202
8 Ghost/Ghoul 2.1% 513,024
9 Zombie 2.1% 513,024
10 Renaissance Costume 2.0% 482,846
11 Princess 1.9% 452,668
12 Devil 1.8% 422,490
13 Grim Reaper 1.5% 362,135
14 Soldier/Sailor 1.4% 331,957
15 Superhero 1.4% 331,957
16 Nurse 1.4% 331,957
17 Gypsy 1.4% 331,957
18 Pumpkin 1.3% 301,779
19 Pimp 1.1% 271,601
20 Wizard 1.0% 241,423
Links to stores carrying costumes and Halloween decorations can be found in ShoppersShop.com's Halloween Shopping Section. Posted on October 25, 2005
November 2, 2006
The season isn't over yet but we can start and take a couple weeks to cover them all. A run-off of the 3 best each week in a third Poll. WHICH WAS THE BEST NON-CHARITIBLE RIDE THIS SEASON?
High Point, NJ only 4/30
0%
Tannersville, Pa Barley Creek Brewry 4/9
0%
Jim Thorpe, Pa 4/30
0%
Bushkill Falls, Pa 5/28
8.3%
Cold Spring, NY 6/4
8.3%
Delaware City, De Crabby Dick's 6/11
0%
Upper Delaware Hawk's Nest 1 6/18
8.3%
Sugar Loaf, NY 7/2
0%
Philly Cheesesteak Run Philly, Pa 7/9
0%
The Bones Run 1st Anniversay 7/16
75%
Total:
12 votes
November 9, 2006
The rides of the second 1/2 of the 2006 season. Top ride of last week and this week in a run-off next week. WHICH NON-CHARITIBLE RIDE WAS THE BEST RIDE OF 2006?
Bethel, Ct, Bear Mt., Sycamore Diner 8/6
11.1%
Rt 17 A, Harriman State Park, NY 8/13
33.3%
The Mall, George Inn, Bamboo Grille Run 8/20
0%
Jeff's "Scott Can't Lead, I Have To Ride" 9/3
0%
Wedding Day BBQ & Ice Cream Ride 9/17
0%
Tri-State, Hawk's Nest 2 10/8
11.1%
North Jersey, Greenwood Lake, Skyline Dr. 10/15
11.1%
Rt. 519, (15. 12, 523, 202 ) 10/22
33.3%
Rt. 517 (15, Berkshire Valley Rd, Clinton Rd ) 11/5
0%
Total:
9 votes
November 17, 2006
WHAT WAS THE BEST NON-CHARITIBLE RIDE OF 2006?
The Bones Run 7/16
82.4%
Rt 17 A, Harriman State Park, NY 8/13
5.9%
Rt. 519, (15. 12, 523, 202 ) 10/22
11.8%
Total:
17 votes
November 24, 2006
WHAT DO YOU THINK WAS THE BEST LUNCH STOP ON A NON-CHARITIBLE RIDE IN 2006? (First of two semi-final POLLS).
Dairy Queen Montague, NJ 4-2
11.1%
Barley Creek Brewery Tannersville, Pa 4-9
11.1%
Bushkill Falls Snack bar Bushkill, Pa 5-28
0%
Cold Spring Depot Cold Spring, NY 6-4
11.1%
Crabby Dick's Delaware City, De 6-11
33.3%
Erie Hotel & Restaurant, Port Jervis, NY 6-18
0%
Barnside Tavern, Sugar Loaf, NY 7-2
0%
Jim's Cheesesteaks Philadelphia, Pa 7-9
0%
Ole West BBQ Annandale, NJ 7-16
33.3%
Frankly My Dear Hot Dog Emporium Flemington, NJ 7-22
0%
Total:
9 votes
December 1,2006
WHAT DO YOU THINK WAS THE BEST LUNCH STOP ON A NON-CHARITIBLE RIDE IN 2006? (Second of two semi-final POLLS).
Sycamore Diner & Dr. Mike's Ice Cream Bethel, Ct 8-6
0%
The Sunnyside Restaurant Tuxedo, NY 8-13
12.5%
The George Inn Vernon, NJ 8-20
0%
Wherever it was you ate on Jeff's ride in Pa. (We have a name?) 9-3
0%
Ole West BBQ Annandale, NJ 9-17
25%
Erie Hotel & Restaurant Port Jervis, NY 10-8
0%
Emerald Point Greenwood Lake, NY 10-15
12.5%
The Ship Inn Milford, NJ 10-22
25%
PUB 199-2 Green Twsp, NJ 11-5 & 26
0%
Another Lunch Stop place not listed in either POLL
25%
Total:
8 votes
December 8, 2006
WHAT DO YOU THINK WAS THE BEST LUNCH STOP ON A NON-CHARITIBLE RIDE IN 2006? (Finals)
Crabby Dick's Delaware City, De 6-11
11.1%
Ole West BBQ Annandale, NJ 7-16 & 9-17
55.6%
The Ship Inn Milford, NJ 10-22
11.1%
Another Lunch Stop place not listed in either POLL
22.2%
Total:
9 votes
December 15, 2006
http://darwinawards.com/darwin/darwin2006.html
Stubbed Out
0%
A Rolling Stone
50%
High On Life (and Death)
0%
Star Wars LightSabres
25%
Hammer of Doom
12.5%
Score One For Goliath
12.5%
Copper Kite
0%
Faith as a Flotation Device
0%
Total:
8 votes
December 29, 2006
Same questions as this time last year. HAPPY NEW YEAR !!! What is your NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION for 2007? Good luck in accomplishing it.
Quit smoking
0%
Quit drinking
0%
Lose weight
37.5%
Start a personal exercise plan
12.5%
Get that physical exam & other dreaded procedures
0%
Go back to school
12.5%
Make a career change
25%
Save more of your income
0%
Take more sick days during riding season
0%
Quit riding with a@#holes and join DEK MC
12.5%
Total:
8 votes
posted by Scott at 4:14 PM
