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Friday Poll: Baboon v. Human

by JOHN ADAMS • 08/19/2016 • 8 Comments

Who Do You Support: Baboon or Human? A girl and her family visiting a zoo in North Carolina learned that baboons can throw objects with surprising accuracy. See, The shocking moment young girl has POOP thrown in her face by agitated baboon at North Carolina zoo @ Daily Mail. (The video includes vulgar language after…

Animals, Poll, Weird Tales

Friday Poll: Hidden Monkey on Plane

by JOHN ADAMS • 08/12/2016 • 4 Comments

Hidden Monkey on an Airplane: What to do? If a passenger sneaks a monkey on to a plane, what should authorities do? On a flight from Ohio to Nevada, a flight crew discovered that a passenger was concealing a service monkey: Frontier Airlines spokesman Richard Oliver says the incident happened Tuesday night on a flight…

Politics, Poll, Presidential race 2016, US Senate Race 2016

Latest Marquette Law Poll Results

by JOHN ADAMS • 08/10/2016 • Comments

The latest Marquette Law School poll results are out, and here are a few key findings from the 8.4.16 to 8.7.16 poll (the full results will be available online later this afternoon). Occasionally, I’ve heard some Democrats complain about pollster Charles Franklin (notably Ed Garvey among them), but Franklin’s surveys have had a generally good…

Poll, Sports

Friday Poll: Watching the 2016 Summer Olympic Games?

by JOHN ADAMS • 08/05/2016 • 4 Comments

The 2016 Summer Olympic Games open tonight. Today’s poll is a simple one: Will you watch the events? 2016 Summer Olympics Interest From USA Today, here’s a Viewers Guide to the 2016 Rio Olympics with video clips about major events.

Politics, Poll

The Major Parties’ Conventions

by JOHN ADAMS • 08/01/2016 • Comments

Gallup had a rough outing in 2012, but they’re polling in 2016, and here’s a poll they took about impressions of the major-party conventions: See, Americans More Positive About Democratic Than GOP Convention @ Gallup.

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Friday Poll: Dog Dyed Like Pikachu

by JOHN ADAMS • 07/29/2016 • 3 Comments

Dog with Dyed Fur Someone’s dyed a dog’s fur so that the canine would look like Pikachu, the beloved Pokemon character. (The recording is not from the dog’s owners, but from a passerby who saw the transformed dog.) I wouldn’t dye a dog’s fur – what do you think?

Food, Poll

Friday Poll: National Junk Food Day

by JOHN ADAMS • 07/22/2016 • 5 Comments

Too Many ‘National’ Days? Yesterday, apparently, was (unofficially) National Junk Food Day. I didn’t know there was even an unofficial day like that, but there was, and is. By the time the junk food snack food industry has claimed a day, probably everyone has. Do you think there are too many ‘national’ days?

Poll, Presidential race 2016

Friday Poll: Will You Watch the Republican and Democratic National Conventions?

by JOHN ADAMS • 07/15/2016 • 4 Comments

Will you watch the Republican and Democratic Conventions? There are two major-party conventions ahead (Republicans from 7.18-7.21, Democrats from 7.25-7.28). Will you watch them?

Holiday, Poll

Friday Poll: Independence Holiday Activities

by JOHN ADAMS • 07/01/2016 • 3 Comments

Here’s a version of a poll first run last year: What will you do this holiday? Multiple poll selections are possible — Independence Holiday Activities Embed from Getty Images

Poll, Sports

Friday Poll: Bucks Next Year

by JOHN ADAMS • 06/24/2016 • 6 Comments

Bucks in 2017 Playoffs? The Bucks selected Sudan native Thon Maker as the No. 10 pick in the NBA draft. See, Bucks select 7-foot-1 Thon Maker at No. 10 @ JSOnline. (This year, the Bucks finished 33-49 and fifth in their division.) Overall, looking at the whole team, do you think the Bucks will make…

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Friday Poll: Game 7

by JOHN ADAMS • 06/17/2016 • 3 Comments

One Game: Cleveland or Golden State? Two weeks ago, the FW poll asked which team readers thought would win the NBA championship. Most respondents (over 69%) expected Golden State to win. There’s now one game left (in Oakland) – does a now-tied series change one’s calculation of the outcome? Highlights of Game 6, below —…

Animals, Poll

Friday Poll: Selling a Fawn

by JOHN ADAMS • 06/10/2016 • 4 Comments

Selling a Wild Fawn on Craigslist Even if there were no animal welfare laws, what would you say about someone who tried to sell a wild fawn on Craigslist? A woman in California is accused of taking a wild fawn and trying to sell it on Craigslist, an act that’s illegal in California: 28-year-old Lacy Jean…

Poll, Sports

Friday Poll: Warriors v. Cavaliers

by JOHN ADAMS • 06/03/2016

Warriors or Cavaliers? One game down, at least three to go. Last year’s rematch, with this year’s question: Warriors or Cavaliers?

Food, Poll

Friday Poll: Memorial Day Weekend Grilling Choice(s)

by JOHN ADAMS • 05/27/2016

Some have been grilling all year, but for others this weekend in May represents the beginning of that season. Either way, for those who will be grilling this weekend, what will you choose? (Multiple selections are possible.) Memorial Day Weekend Grilling Choice(s)