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Friday Poll: NFL Playoffs on Sunday, 1.24.16

by JOHN ADAMS • 01/22/2016 • 4 Comments

Friday Poll: NFL Playoffs on Sunday, 1.24.16 On Sunday, it’s the Patriots v. Broncos @ 2:05 PM, and Cardinals v. Panthers @ 5:40 PM. Of the four remaining teams, which do you like? (Multiple selections are possible.)

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Friday Poll: NFL Games on Sat 1.16 & Sun 1.17

by JOHN ADAMS • 01/15/2016 • 4 Comments

Playoff Games 1.16 & 1.17 There are four playoff games this weekend. The table below lists them, from Oddsshark (times adjusted to Central). Which teams do you like? (Multiple selections are possible.) Let’s see who rises to the top. TEAMS VIEW ALL NFL ODDS Kansas City New England » Matchup » Preview Gillette Stadium Jan 16@ 3:35…

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Friday Poll: Clemson v. Alabama

by JOHN ADAMS • 01/08/2016 • 5 Comments

Nat’l Championship: Clemson v. AlabamaIt’s Clemson v. Alabama Monday night, 1.11.16, on ESPN @ 7:30 PM CT. Oddsmakers say Bama by 6.5. Never mind that – who do you think will win?

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Friday Poll: College Football on January 1st

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

Watching College Football on January 1st There are five Division I bowl games today (Outback, Citrus, Fiesta, Rose, and Sugar). Will you watch any of them?

Drink, Food, Holiday, Poll

Friday Poll: Third Annual Eggnog Poll

by JOHN ADAMS • 12/18/2015 • 3 Comments

Eggnog? Embed from Getty Images If one’s been around a bit, one has the opportunity for annual posts or polls, including this one: an eggnog poll. So, a simple question: eggnog, yes or no? Here’s a link to an eggnog recipe that I’ll try this Christmas – 1958: Eggnog @ New York Times Cooking.

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Friday Poll: Tree, Real or Artificial?

by JOHN ADAMS • 12/11/2015 • 3 Comments

Tree: Real or Artificial? For those putting up trees this Christmas, a simple question: real or artificial?

Poll, Weird Tales

Friday Post: A Martian Mouse?

by JOHN ADAMS • 12/04/2015 • 2 Comments

A Martian Mouse? An amateur astronomer reviewing NASA photographs from Mars thinks he’s identified a strange creature: “…an amateur astronomer believes he may have spotted evidence of a real-life rodent race on the Red Planet, after trawling through images captured by NASA’s Curiosity rover. According to a video on YouTube channel ArtAlienTV, a picture that…

Business, Economy, Free Markets, Hip & Prosperous, Poll

Friday Poll: Preferred Shopping Times, 2015

by JOHN ADAMS • 11/27/2015 • 3 Comments

Preferred Shopping Times, 2015 View image | gettyimages.com The Friday FW poll asks about how you’ll shop over the weekend. It’s third year that I’ve run this poll (versions of it ran in 2012 and 2013). Let’s see how this year’s answers compare with those earlier versions. (Multiple selections are possible for those who’ll shop in…

Poll, Weather

Friday Poll: How Much Snow This Weekend (11.20-11.22)?

by JOHN ADAMS • 11/20/2015 • 5 Comments

So, how much snow, if any, do you think we’ll get this weekend? How Much Snow This Weeekend (11.20-11.22)? View image | gettyimages.com

Poll, Weird Tales

Friday Poll: World Records Day

by JOHN ADAMS • 11/13/2015 • 4 Comments

Most Admirable World Record Title? On Thursday, Guinness held Guinness World Records Day, to give people a chance to earn a world record title. I’ve listed some of the records people sought, to see which you think are especially admirable. What do you think?

Holiday, Poll

Friday Poll: Favorite Halloween Monster, 2015?

by JOHN ADAMS • 10/30/2015 • 2 Comments

Last year vampires took the top spot. Let’s see what happens this year — Favorite Halloween Monster, 2015?

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Friday Poll: Value of the 10.22.15 Benghazi Hearing

by JOHN ADAMS • 10/23/2015 • 8 Comments

Benghazi Hearing of 10.22.15 View image | gettyimages.com Regardless of your politics, do you think the Benghazi hearing of 10.22.15, with Sec. Clinton, was useful or wasteful?

Poll, Restaurant

Friday Poll: End of Tipping at Restaurants?

by JOHN ADAMS • 10/16/2015 • 3 Comments

Tipping at Restaurants? View image | gettyimages.com Yesterday I posted a story about a restaurateur who was ending tipping at his establishments, because he thought this more equitable to all his employees: Under the current gratuity system, not everyone at a restaurant is getting a fair shake. Waiters at full-service New York restaurants can expect…

Politics, Poll

Friday Poll: Joe Biden in the 2016 Presidential Race?

by JOHN ADAMS • 10/09/2015 • 4 Comments

Should Joe Biden Enter the Presidential Race? A simple question for this Friday’s poll: Should Joe Biden enter the presidential race? Regardless of your own politics or motivation for answering, would you like him to enter the ’16 contest?