Here’s a new, third-annual version for 2013-14 of a poll I’ve published since 2011. When will Whitewater see her first appreciable snowfall? (Let’s say that an appreciable snowfall is at least one inch.) Comments are available, including for those outside the city who’d like to predict for their own communities. My guess for Whitewater: December…
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Friday Poll: Great Accomplishment or Bizarre Undertaking?
by JOHN ADAMS •
One reads about a resident from Brooklyn’s unusual world record: Scott Wiener of Brooklyn has amassed 595 pizza boxes from 45 countries. Just think of all the pizza he’s gotten to eat! Inspired by a beautiful box he found in Israel, Wiener started seriously collecting in 2008. He prizes his boxes from other countries, and…
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Poll: Another Star Wars Film?
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Disney’s announced a date for the next Star Wars film, the seventh in the series: “Star Wars: Episode VII” has an official release date: Dec. 18, 2015. “We’re very excited to share the official 2015 release date for ‘Star Wars: Episode VII,’ where it will not only anchor the popular holiday filmgoing season but also…
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Friday Poll: Would You Want to Know if Someone Once Died in Your Home?
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Friday Poll: Favorite Halloween Monster
by JOHN ADAMS •
It’s the last Friday before Halloween, so a poll about Halloween monsters – which do you think is the greatest Halloween scare (or, if not scariest, then most interesting)? What’s your favorite? I’d say zombies, I suppose, with werewolves a close second. What do you think? (Multiple answers are possible.) Favorite Halloween Monster
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Friday Poll: Fitness Mom’s Photo
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So, Maria Kang, a mother of three who exercises almost every day, posted a photo of herself on Facebook, and it’s caused a stir. She’s obviously fit, but some Facebookers contend that she’s guilty of shaming them, of insulting them with her picture: (CNN) — Maria Kang likes a good workout. And she is getting…
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Friday Poll: The Dog-Defending, Raccoon-Tossing Incident
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This summer, entrepreneur Kevin Rose awoke to the cries of his dog, Toaster. Rose found his dog on a stairwell outside his apartment, battling (none-too-successfully) a raccoon. Acting to protect his dog, Rose tossed the masked attacker down the stairwell. Video from security cameras recorded the encounter, and Rose placed it on the YouTube (the…
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Friday Poll: Bigfoot Found at Last?
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Friday Poll: The Animal-Abuser’s Fate
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VILE MISCREANT Patricia Ritz, a notorious and convicted animal-abuser, died at her own home, only to be devoured after death by her own mistreated wolf-dogs. 14 News, WFIE, Evansville, Henderson, Owensboro Here’s the obvious question: Did Ritz meet the fate she deserved when she became, quite literally, a limited-edition brand of dog food? I’ll say…
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Friday Poll: Hot Dog-Hurling Mascot
by JOHN ADAMS •
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Friday Poll: World’s Smallest Dog? I’m not so sure about that….
by JOHN ADAMS •
One reads that Milly is the world’s smallest dog by the Guinness Record Book’s estimation: Milly via Guinness Record Book photo SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rico can now boast it is home to the world’s smallest dog – at least when it comes to height. The brown Chihuahua named Miracle Milly is shorter…
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Friday Poll: Dog or… Chupacabra?!?
by JOHN ADAMS •
So, has Dr. Phyllis Canion found a chupacabra, that mysterious and legendary blood-sucking animal that haunts farms and dreams? Alternatively, is her find nothing but a screwy-looking dog? ….I never dreamt in a million years that I would see the most bizarre animal of all, on my own ranch in Cuero, Texas: an animal that…
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Poll: Calling 9-1-1 Over a Spider
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Friday Poll: Least-Convincing UFO Video Ever?
by JOHN ADAMS •
There’s a recently-posted video on YouTube of a supposed UFO sighting over the Taj Mahal. I’ve embedded it below, and it seems to me to be about as bogus and unconvincing as any UFO video I’ve ever seen. (They typically seem that way to me.) This one, however, looks especially staged. What do you think?…