For some reason every single poll on care2 looks like it was written by a primary school student. So I thought I'd start collecting them.

Today's poll:

$5-10 per week. $20-30 per week. $40 or more per week. I don't give my kids an allowance. I don't have kids. Other.

Apart from other, there is no option for parents who give their children less than $5 per week. What kind of message is that sending? It's the kind of message the advertisers would approve of.

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They're 24 and 21 ...

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Have you met my latest stalker? Apparently we are in love:

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That yellow flower is a li'l outta your league, don't you think? 

Misunderstandings happen so easily on the Internet, when you can't see someone's body language or facial expressions ...

I'm sure one day you will have your own stalker though ... no ... I KNOW one day you will have your own stalker ...

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that Dale just likes you a lot.  I wouldn't consider him a stalker. 

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is liveing in a timewarp of major proportions.

Ask Scotty to beam you up and fix you a cup of coffee.....

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Can you get any more vacuous than this poll? There is just as much variation in the media as in the general public - probably more variation. Two people could give the same answer and mean the different things.

Worse than the media makes it out to be. Not as bad as the media makes it out to be. Exactly as bad as the media makes it out to be.

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What DOES the media make it out to be? 

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Here's another one - what useful information could they possibly gather by asking ignorant people a technical question like this?

Electric/gas hybrid. Electric. The compressed air vehicle. Biodeisel. Hydrogen fuel cell. I don't think the government should provide these kinds of incentives.

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This one appears to be targetted at advertising revenue:

Music or talk radio. The news. Audiobooks. The other commuters in my carpool. The wind in my ears as I walk/bike. I am usually on the phone. I don't commute. Other.

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CDs ...

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fd, if you are looking for stalkers, I got time on my hands to invest.

I dont give my kids an allowance.  Nope. 

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Another poll to help them make more money with ads that tell you what you want to hear:

Organic Natural Sustainable Healthy

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ONSH ... that should become Care2's motto ...

ONSH!

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Polls say polls say.


Freediver, was the fish really free?

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Nell i Wever

Snother Ptupid USA Political Aoll for our descreditation

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• We are stupid
• We like being manipulated
• Polls are our friends
• There is nothing better to do for Care2 staff
• All of the above
• Some unknown reason

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Not exactly subtle is it?

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They could at least pretend there is a world outside the US:

It's a chance to honor those who have died in wars. It's a day off and a good excuse for a barbecue or a weekend getaway. Other.

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Another silly one. If someone deserved forgiveness you would have nothing to forgive. You can only forgive someone because they deserve punishment, because they don't actually deserve forgiveness. Forgiveness is about rising above an eye for an eye. It is about rising above what they deserve, not denying that they deserve it.

Yes. No.

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And admit that they were wrong.

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Over one quarter of respondents have voted yes. I guess it depends on which orifice they use:

Yes. No.

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Yes, of course, "Alice in Wonderland" and "Babe" should be rated "R,"  as well as any as any Christmas movies that show Santa smoking his pipe.

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I saw that once in a porno too. Apparently the guy had two of his ribs removed so he could do it.

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It's that kitten that looks like a frog that looks like a fish.

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I think it was only one rib and that was the Bible.

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Hell are you people talking about? 

Yes, Pearl ... I agree ... those movies SHOULD be rated R. 

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Uno, if you don't know what Freediver's talking about I would be surprised, but if you really want to know I'll tell ya...

Anyway, it's right that a lot of the polls are stupid.  If I feel like wasting my time with them I do, if not I don't.  I have often wondered who writes them, though.

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I think Jeff visited a primary school once to tell the students what he did for a living. As part of the festivities he got every kid in the class to write a poll question. They thought he was serious about it so now he is guilt tripped into putting them on his site.

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what FD is talking about ... with the ribs, anyway. 

I've watched pron before, but was never too interested in the things pron peoples did or what they did to be able to do the things they did. 

If the rib thing has anything to do with pron, that is. 

Call me sheltered ...

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This sounds like an attempt to reinforce cultural superiority. Exotic just divides animals into those we are used to (ie the ones we brought with us from Europe) and those we are not so used to. In terms of suitability as pets, it is a totally meaningless concept.

Should exotic animals such as a monkeys be allowed as domestic pets?
Poll Results: 997 votes
 Yes.
 No.
 Depends.
 Not sure.

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Does care2 store information about each indivudal's response to polls or use this information for targetted advertising?

Some of them seem strangely commercial:

• Holiday shopping.
• Skiing, snowboarding, sledding or other snow activities.
• Baking.
• Sitting by a fire.
• Other.

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I'm not an expert on the US political system. Is this one as silly as it sounds?

• Yes, please.
• It's a nice idea, but impractical.
• No, Bush should be allowed to finish his term.
• Other.

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Another unusually commerical one.

• Somewhere sunny, on the beach.
• A bustling, cosmopolitan city.
• A mountain retreat.
• Other, I'll tell you in the comments field below.

I brought this up on F&S:

http://www.care2.com/c2c/groups/disc.html?gpp=187&pst=1342386&saved=1

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The latest tripe:

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Did you make that one up? I must have missed it. I'm getting the superbowel one at the moment.

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Not quite as silly as Christian's, but close:

• Great!
• Not bad.
• Not so good.
• I didn't make a resolution.

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doesn't get an allowance...we call what he gets his pittance. And it's less than $5.

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Where is the 'I like meat' option?

• I never eat any meat.
• I eat meat, but mostly poultry not red meat.
• I am basically vegetarian, but I do eat fish.
• I try to eat vegetarian most of the time, but occasionally slip.

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It's red. And apparently rabbits come under poultry.

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But what about the gray kangaroo?

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This one's pretty stupid:

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You mean the grey kangaroo?

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Why is the poll Christian posted back again?

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Do you consider yourself a happy person?

• Yes.
• No.
• Sure, thanks to the meds..
• Sometimes.
• Other. I'll tell you in the comment field below.

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Sure ... thanks to the meds ...

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While a ceasefire holds in Gaza, what should humanitarian groups focus on most?

• Food.
• Clean water.
• Hospitals.
• Electricity.
• Other.

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Here's a dodgy ad that looks like another poll. It takes you to a dodgy external site, but it is impossible to tell whether it takes you to an external site before clicking on it.

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They must be seriously running out of ideas:

Have you checked out the new Astrology page on Care2?

• Yes.
• No.

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I think they were out of ideas before they started.  Look back on these polls ...

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fish guy, if it's an ad located on the upper-right side of Care2 groups, you KNOW it will lead to a dodgy site.

Impossible, indeed.

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