Pollsb - Polls

Would you rather be the best guitarist in the world or best piano player? Why?

cliffpickover — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 02:56:11 +0100

Dr. Cliff Pickover is the author of forty mind-expanding books at the edges of science, mysticism, and religion. His latest book is The Math Book.

What is your vote?
1) Best guitarist
2) Best Piano Player

I want to send one picture to contest "the best vacation photo", but I'm not sure ...

Nimfadora — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 05:54:46 +0100

What is your vote?
1) Sunset effect.
2) With parachute.
3) This melancolic.
4) Standing on high cliff.
5) Just some without me in it!

Which one of these items do you think humans would rate the most beautiful? Mossy cavern, ...

cliffpickover — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 03:49:58 +0100

Dr. Cliff Pickover is the author of forty mind-expanding books at the edges of science, mysticism, and religion. His latest book is Jews in Hyperspace.

What is your vote?
1) Mossy cavern
2) Dancing flames
3) Kaleidoscope image
4) Snow crystal

would you ethier

Gabby.B — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:01:41 +0100

What is your vote?
1) Jump off a cliff for $300
2) Kill yourself
3) Eat 100000 burgers

Whose invitation for a meeting would excite you the most? Bill Gates, Dalai Lama, or the Pope?

cliffpickover — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 10:00:59 +0100

Dr. Cliff Pickover is the author of forty mind-expanding books at the edges of science, mysticism, and religion. His latest book is Jews in Hyperspace.

What is your vote?
1) Bill Gates
2) Dalai Lama
3) The Pope

I published Jews in Hyperspace on the Kindle. Will someone you know own a Kindle in 2009?

cliffpickover — Tue, 26 May 2009 08:31:48 +0100

Dr. Cliff Pickover is the author of forty mind-expanding books at the edges of science, mysticism, and religion. His latest book is Jews in Hyperspace.

What is your vote?
1) Yes
2) No

If archaeologists discovered the bones of Jesus, thereby disproving the notion of physical ...

cliffpickover — Thu, 14 May 2009 03:15:47 +0100

What does this sign mean?

BMcCue7 — Fri, 08 May 2009 10:02:34 +0100

What is your vote?
1) Watch for Falling Pedestrians.
2) No Dancing On The Cliff.
3) Look Before You Leap.
4) Don't Look Down.

Which of these weird houses would you live in?

Nimfadora — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 14:15:30 +0100

What is your vote?
1) Cliff house
2) Spaceship house
3) Candy house
4) Bridge house
5) Bole house

You have a device that allows you to selectively turn emotions on and off. ...

cliffpickover — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 05:21:44 +0100

Would history have drastically changed if, 1000 years ago, people could have eavesdropped on ...

cliffpickover — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 08:57:42 +0100

Would you rather be the world's leading expert on the imaginary number "i" or the ...

cliffpickover — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 08:34:25 +0100

Every human on Earth will receive an IQ boost of 30 points if you press a button. Do you press?

cliffpickover — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 07:00:37 +0100

You can have the ability to speak and understand 100 languages, on the condition that a person ...

cliffpickover — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 07:40:30 +0100

What Character of twilight Are You?????????

JaZzHernandez — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 05:22:55 +0100

Twilight Saga

What is your vote?
1) Carlisle Cullen-he is the adopted father of edward,rosalie,emett,alice and jasper.He is the doctor in Forks,Washington.He lives more than 300 years.
2) Esme Cullen-she jumps to a cliff because her son died carlisle saved her,she is the adopted mother of edward,rosalie,emett,alice and jasper
3) Edward Cullen-originaly edward mason,originaly lived in Florida.Since he and his mother got very ill they can be dead but carlisle saved him but not her mother because her mother died..........
4) Renesmee Cullen-she is the daughter of edward and bella,bella finds out renesmee in the book 5 of the Twilight Saga-Breaking Dawn........
5) Bella Swan/Cullen-she originally lived in Phoenix,Arizona,She is just transfered to Forks,Washington because her mother remarried there he meets edwad cullen,catch up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! the twilight saga for more information watch it and you will see..........

You get $1 million today or $2 million if you wait two years. Both awards are tax free. ...

cliffpickover — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 08:29:41 +0100

Do you see yourself happier five years from now than you are today? (please comment)

cliffpickover — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 05:38:31 +0100

Have you ever wondered why so many country names, or names of US states, end in "a"?

cliffpickover — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 05:44:50 +0100

Would you be willing to sleep in Hunedoara Castle tonight?

grumpz — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 16:08:03 +0100

This 14th Century Gothic castle "was built on old Roman fortifications, on a strategic position, on a rocky cliff at the exit of Zlasti river from a small defile from Poiana Rusca Mountains," according to this source.

Vlad the Impaler was imprisoned here and "Vlad reputedly amused himself during imprisonment by beheading mice and impaling them (probably just to keep his hand in)," says TravelsWithSheila.

All in all, kind of a creepy and yet extremely fascinating place.

What is your vote?
1) Sure; charming!
2) I'll take a day tour, but I'm out before sundown...
3) I don't know... those walls might talk...
4) I'm not chancing running into Vlad's ghost
5) No No and NO

What scene are you looking forward to most in 'New Moon'?

ebtwilight — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 14:43:48 +0100

What is your vote?
1) Jacob's transformation
2) When Edward leaves Bella
3) Trip to Volterra
4) Cliff Diving
5) Other

Who's the best of the Big Four of Thrash Metal?

SamuraiMaster — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 13:35:21 +0100

Who's the best of the Big Four of Thrash?

Please vote for only one of the bands mentioned, no Other bands are available, and include why if you want.

Choices:
1. Metallica
2. Megadeth
3. Slayer
4. Anthrax

Stats:

Metallica: 1981-Present
Albums: 9 Studio Albums
Current Members: James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Robert Trujillo, Kirk Hammett
Former Members: Dave Mustaine, Ron McGovney, Cliff Burton, Jason Newsted
Other Info:
-Known as the American Pioneers of Thrash Metal
-Have 5 consecutive Studio albums debut at #1 on the billboard charts.
-Death Magnetic is the first album to remain the #1 album around the world for three straight weeks.
-Sold over 90 million records worldwide.
-Master of Puppets is known as one of the heaviest albums ever recorded.

Megadeth: 1983-Present
Studio Albums: 11
Current Members: Dave Mustaine, Shawn Drover, James LoMenzo, Chris Broderick
Former Members: David Ellefson, Chris Poland, Gar Samuelson, Jeff Young, Chuck Behler, Nick Menza, Marty Friedman, Jimmy DeGrasso, Al Pitrelli, Jimmie Lee Sloas, Vinnie Colaiuta, James MacDonough, Glen Drover
Other Info:
- Over 20 million records sold worldwide.
-Seven Grammy Nominations
-Peace Sells... but Who's Buying? is known as an early landmark in Thrash Metal history.

Slayer: 1981-Present
Studio Albums: 10
Current Members: Tom Araya, Jeff Hanneman, Kerry King, Dave Lombardo
Former Members: Tony Scaglione, Paul Bostaph, Jon Dette
Other Info:
-Album Reign in Blood is said to be one of the heaviest albums of all time.
-Lyrics are amoung the most controversial of all time.
-Dave Lombardo is known as the godfather of double bass drumming.

Anthrax: 1981-Present
Studio Albums: 10
Current Members: Dan Nelson, Charlie Benante, Scott Ian, Frank Bello, Rob Caggiano
Former Members: Dan Lilker, Greg D'Angelo, Neil Turbin, Dan Spitz, Matt Fallon, Joey Belladonna, John Bush, Joey Vera
Other Info:
-Have supported bands like Metallica.
-Among the Living most notable album.

What is your vote?
1) Metallica
2) Megadeth
3) Slayer
4) Anthrax

Imagine our world today if the Greek or Italian peninsula had never formed. ...

cliffpickover — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 12:47:25 +0100

What is your vote?
1) Greek peninsula
2) Italian peninsula

Cosby Show porno spoof:

MildSalsa — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 11:31:44 +0100

"Veteran funnyman Bill Cosby's beloved sitcom The Cosby Show has been given an x-rated re-style - it's set to be turned into a porn movie spoof," reports IMDB. "The film, titled Not The Cosbys XXX, has started production with a porn star playing Cliff Huxtable." The New York Post's Page Six reports that sex scenes will be set in room resembling Denise Huxtable's bedroom. (Denise was played by 80s sex symbol Lisa Bonet.)

What is your vote?
1) Sick & wrong
2) This triggers some memories, actually...
3) Yummier than a pudding pop
4) Why now?

Choose: Kati Astraeir versus Neil Gibson

cliffpickover — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 08:49:39 +0100

Both paintings are from the Erowid visionary art collection. Erowid is a member-supported organization providing access to reliable, non-judgmental information about psychoactive plants and chemicals and related issues.

Source for Kati Astraeir painting.

Source for Neil Gibson painting.

What is your vote?
1) Dance of Thought by Kati Astraeir
2) Fetus by Neil Gibson

For $50 million tax free, would you become a virtual vampire? This means you must stay in your ...

cliffpickover — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 11:13:07 +0100

Which of the following journalists would you prefer to be interviewed by? (Interview followed ...

cliffpickover — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:55:49 +0100

Is there anything you believe to be true that most of your friends do not believe to be true?

cliffpickover — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 11:14:11 +0100

Which of my previous 5 books seems potentially the most interesting to you? Why?

cliffpickover — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 09:41:33 +0100

Dr. Cliff Pickover is the author of forty mind-expanding books at the edges of science, mysticism, and religion. His latest book is Archimedes to Hawking: Laws of Science and the Great Minds Behind Them.

What is your vote?
1) Archimedes to Hawking
2) The Heaven Virus
3) A Beginner's Guide to Immortality
4) The Mobius Strip
5) Sex, Drugs, Einstein, and Elves

If you could have control over your dreams at night and make them as real as your experiences ...

cliffpickover — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 12:06:21 +0100

Why do all the major peninsulas on Earth point south (Italy, Florida, tips of South America and ...

cliffpickover — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:03:14 +0100

Dr. Cliff Pickover is the author of forty mind-expanding books at the edges of science, mysticism, and religion. His latest book is Archimedes to Hawking: Laws of Science and the Great Minds Behind Them.

What is your vote?
1) Amazing and curious observation!
2) Amazing observation, and this unnatural deviation from randomness shows that God exists!
3) I agree with the observation, but it is not amazing.
4) This observation is incorrect.

Who would Thomas Jefferson have preferred for President? Why?

cliffpickover — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 10:45:57 +0100

You are stuck in your home for 5 years with no computer or TV. Choose your only reading material

cliffpickover — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 08:05:15 +0100

Dr. Cliff Pickover is the author of forty mind-expanding books at the edges of science, mysticism, and religion. His latest book is Archimedes to Hawking: Laws of Science and the Great Minds Behind Them.

What is your vote?
1) The Bible
2) Encyclopedia Britannica
3) Stack of Playboy magazines (1995-2005)
4) Every Robert Heinlein novel
5) TIME magazine delivered each week while confined

Who would you rather marry?

cliffpickover — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 12:58:58 +0100

When you see a "guest" comment who is swearing, bad mouthing, cussing, whining, ...

justpete — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 21:28:42 +0100

What is your vote?
1) They are just cowards to hide behind the box.
2) They are bitter, resentful and unloving.
3) They have no life so they sit around here because they want to make everyone elses life miserable just as their lousey life is.
4) They are one step short of a steep cliff and only need a little nudge.
5) All of the above.

Who do you consider the most evil?

cliffpickover — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 11:35:53 +0100

What is your vote?
1) Tomas de Torquemada
2) Vlad Tepes
3) Joseph Stalin
4) Genghis Khan
5) Mao Tse-tung

Imagine you are 15 years old and can see your life now and your accomplishments. ...

cliffpickover — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 07:14:10 +0100

You have the opportunity to determine the IQ of your child, before your child is born. ...

cliffpickover — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 12:02:38 +0100

Would the world be better off today if Israel had never formed after World War II? Why?

cliffpickover — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 05:16:43 +0100

If Jesus had wanted his message to spread in an undistorted fashion, why did he not write down ...

cliffpickover — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 05:06:09 +0100

If you had the choice to travel to any time in the future or any time in the past, and STAY ...

cliffpickover — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:41:26 +0100

If Jesus, Moses, Mohammad, Buddha, and Confucius were gathered in a room, who would be the ...

cliffpickover — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:15:38 +0100

Would you rather

cliffpickover — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 09:56:02 +0100

IF YOU WERE TO COMMIT SUICIDE, WOULD YOU RATHER JUMP OFF A CLIFF INTO WATER, OR ONTO GROUND??

CATHERINE — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 10:31:22 +0100

What is your vote?
1) SPLASH!!
2) SPLAT!!

For $30 million tax free, would you stay in New York for the rest of your life, never to leave ...

cliffpickover — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 05:11:34 +0100

Which do you prefer?

cliffpickover — Wed, 28 May 2008 04:53:06 +0100

What is your vote?
1) Being a rich person in a poor country
2) Being a poor person in a rich country

Choose one of the following gifts for an alien visitor to take home to his planet. ...

cliffpickover — Fri, 23 May 2008 07:03:16 +0100

What is your vote?
1) The Bible (Old Testament)
2) Physician's Desk Reference
3) A severed human finger
4) The Starry Night (oil painting by Vincent van Gogh)
5) Sheet music for Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D-minor

Humans can have one of the following gifts - you decide:

cliffpickover — Tue, 06 May 2008 08:08:06 +0100

Lesbians don't want to be thought of as...uh.... lesbians.

Dynomoose — Thu, 01 May 2008 02:01:39 +0100

ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- A Greek court has been asked to draw the line between the natives of the Aegean Sea island of Lesbos and the world's gay women.

Three islanders from Lesbos - home of the ancient poet Sappho, who praised love between women - have taken a gay rights group to court for using the word lesbian in its name.

One of the plaintiffs said Wednesday that the name of the association, Homosexual and Lesbian Community of Greece, "insults the identity" of the people of Lesbos, who are also known as Lesbians.

"My sister can't say she is a Lesbian," said Dimitris Lambrou. "Our geographical designation has been usurped by certain ladies who have no connection whatsoever with Lesbos," he said.

The three plaintiffs are seeking to have the group barred from using "lesbian" in its name and filed a lawsuit on April 10. The other two plaintiffs are women.

Also called Mytilene, after its capital, Lesbos is famed as the birthplace of Sappho. The island is a favored holiday destination for gay women, particularly the lyric poet's reputed home town of Eressos.

"This is not an aggressive act against gay women," Lambrou said. "Let them visit Lesbos and get married and whatever they like. We just want (the group) to remove the word lesbian from their title."

He said the plaintiffs targeted the group because it is the only officially registered gay group in Greece to use the word lesbian in its name. The case will be heard in an Athens court on June 10.

Sappho lived from the late 7th to the early 6th century B.C. and is considered one of the greatest poets of antiquity. Many of her poems, written in the first person and intended to be accompanied by music, contain passionate references to love for other women.

Lambrou said the word lesbian has only been linked with gay women in the past few decades. "But we have been Lesbians for thousands of years," said Lambrou, who publishes a small magazine on ancient Greek religion and technology that frequently criticizes the Christian Church.

Very little is known of Sappho's life. According to some ancient accounts, she was an aristocrat who married a rich merchant and had a daughter with him. One tradition says that she killed herself by jumping off a cliff over an unhappy love affair.

Lambrou says Sappho was not gay. "But even if we assume she was, how can 250,000 people of Lesbian descent - including women - be considered homosexual?"

The Homosexual and Lesbian Community of Greece could not be reached for comment.

What is your vote?
1) That ship has sailed.
2) Homosexual women should, from this day forward, be known as vatican cities.
3) Perhaps the Lesbians of Lesbos could call themselves something else?
4) They should get over it.

Answer this question with "yes" or "no": Will your next word be ...

cliffpickover — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:40:29 +0100

A wise man tells you, "An ant is bigger than an elephant." Could he be right?

cliffpickover — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 05:40:11 +0100