Who else cringes when they have to fly into Reagan National Airport? I do. And then there’s that boring statue of the evil old fart near the roadway…ick.
How about naming an airport after a liberal hero? There’s a poll to do just that.
Should SFO be renamed in honor of Harvey Milk?
Yes, great tribute to civil rights leader 23.6%
No, San Francisco International Airport the right name 73.6%
Coffee, tea or …2.8%
First, go read Amy Roth’s summary of the situation: there is a small group of Mabusesque obsessive haters who have been harassing a number of vocal atheists for the past few years. I know; I’m one of their targets, and I can tell you, these people are really screwed up and pathologically focused on hating anyone who dares to profess any support for feminism, or any kind of support for increasing the diversity of the movement. They’re loud, they’re persistent, and they’re an embarrassment to the community.
Now, once you’re in the right frame of mind to understand the context, go read Adam Lee’s petition to support feminism and diversity in the secular community.
You’ll know what to do.
The Pickens County School Board has been informed by the Freedom From Religion Foundation that their habit of opening public meetings of a secular institution is illegal. Their response? A pointless poll, of course!
Do you think prayer should be allowed at school board meetings?
Yes 20%
No 80%
If ever I’m arrested for jaywalking or littering or bank robbery, I’m going to put up a poll and ask, “Should my criminal activity be allowed in spite of the laws against it?”
You’ll probably all vote no just to spite me.
Senator Jim DeMint is stepping down from his office in South Carolina. This means that Governor Nikki Haley gets to appoint a replacement. I have no confidence at all in Haley, and I think this is an absurdly unlikely long shot, but some people are pushing to have her nominate Herb Silverman, an intelligent, competent guy with a history in South Carolina politics, but also an out atheist.
Right. Nikki Haley will appoint a liberal atheist to replace conservative Jim DeMint. And I might find God paddling a little rowboat in my toilet.
But we can push. The Charleston newspaper has a poll.
Who should Nikki Haley appoint to replace Jim DeMint?.
Stephen Colbert 31 votes (13.08%)
Herself No votes.
U.S. Rep. Trey Gowdy No votes.
Former state attorney general Henry McMaster No votes.
Ricardo Montalban 1 vote (0.42%)
Former first lady Jenny Sanford 2 votes (0.84%)
U.S. Rep. Tim Scott 18 votes (7.59%)
Herb Silverman 185 votes (78.06%)
DHEC director Catherine Templeton No votes.
Hmm. Ricardo Montalban…an intriguing choice, rich and resonant, supple and smooth, like soft Corinthian leather…but he is not and has not been a South Carolinian, and there’s the little matter of being dead for three years (but then, you know that line about “From Hell’s heart, I stab at thee…” … there’s at least some hope of posthumous action.)
Colbert gets nominated for everything. Forget it.
I guess I just had to vote for Silverman. Only 185 votes so far? I bet you can jack that up by quite a bit.
I agree with Nonstampcollector. Vote for Malala Yousafzai for TIME's Person of the Year.
The New Humanist has a yearly Bad Faith award, given to the person who exemplifies the worst of faith in the previous year. We’ve come off a bad year here in the US, and I thought for sure we’d see the slate filled with idiots from this one country…but this poll demonstrates that fools and dangerous nitwits are a global phenomenon. Every one of these people is deserving. You face a tough decision.
Todd Akin 26.18%
Ghulam Ahmed Bilour 11.06%
Lord Carey 5.16%
Prince Charles 8.57%
Joseph Dias and the Catholic Church in Mumbai 15.21%
Nelson McCausland 2.49%
Cardinal Keith O’Brien 11.61%
Baroness Warsi 19.72%
I notice that while only one American made the list, he’s winning handily. USA! USA! #1! USA!
Yay! You’ve all been waiting to prove your worth as real members of the skeptic movement, and here’s your chance: vote on this poll!
Do you believe Bigfoot exists?
34% Yes
66% No
Awesome. I feel pretty damn skeptical now, voting on the existence of a ridiculously improbable giant ape with a long history of laughable “evidence”.
By the way, if you’re a United States citizen, don’t forget to
VOTE
on the one popularity poll that actually matters today. The whole world is counting on us not to elect the bumbling Mormon who will wreck our economy and propose policies of ever greater inequity.
It’s a weird, interesting, frustrating Survey on the Good and Meaningful Life. There were bits that made me think, and lots of bits where I thought, “my answer isn’t one of these multiple choice options!”
Go get provoked by it anyway. Now I just hope there is a follow up where Jean Kazez answers the question, “What was the meaning of that survey?”
The Shonky Awards are an annual recognition of shoddy service and deceitful products in Australia. All are deserving (except Toblerone: their complaint is that the number of servings doesn’t line up with the number of pieces. But everyone knows you’re supposed to eat the whole Toblerone yourself, and not share). I don’t normally suggest how you should vote, but I would like to point out that Nature’s Way Kids Smart Natural Medicines is homeopathic and extravagantly priced water marketed to kids, and is probably the most appalling case on the list. But a lot of people seem to be outraged by Ticketmaster’s greed and an upscale travel company’s restrictions on refunds.
Which is the Shonkiest product or service?
Cabcharge 12%
Exit Mould and Coles Mould Remover 6%
Jetset Travelworld Group 11%
Liquipel 4%
Nature’s Way Kids Smart Natural Medicines 16%
Samsung washing machine SW70SP 4%
Ticketek and Ticketmaster 41%
Toblerone 1%
Bob Larson is one creepy dude. We last saw him shoveling breakfast into his pie-hole while mocking foolish Mormon beliefs, but what was neglected is his lunacy. He’s an exorcist. He has now recruited a trio of teenage girls to carry out his game.
I told you he’s creepy.
Anyway, there’s a bizarre poll associated with the article about Larson’s teenage exorcism squad — they clearly need more input from demon deniers. Or perhaps more demons. And I know just where to find both.
Do you believe in demon possession?
Yes, demons are real. 42%
No, ridiculous 44%I am currently possessed by a demon. 14%
