2009; A History of Polling

With the end of the 2009 calendar year, my first as an unofficial pollster, I have collected my archives together into a year end post. Again I have a whole slew of poll ideas, but I am limited in how many I can run concurrently. The more polls I have active, the more Java applets have to load, and the more of a nuisance my site becomes. If you have ideas for polls leave a comment/suggestion and it will be considered. Some I mean to do but forget about. I really should check my webpoll tag and see what I have forgotten. There is a goldmine of ideas in my archives, and I appreciate and encourage visitor contribution.

The longer that I have done comment moderation, I progressively have accepted a higher proportion of absurd opinion. At first I was too busy to debunk all the ridiculous statements by the left wing, but I realized that I was missing the opportunity to publicly debunk their talking points. I want Skinny Dipper and Ted Betts to contribute! I want Liberals to contribute! Also, I delete runner's up who scored less than 5% of the vote, unless their purpose in the poll served another purpose.

I should apply for a job at Nanos...

December Volume I

November Polling

October Polling

Who leaves the most enlightening and entertaining comments on the Iceman's Blog?

Wilson (34%)
Marx-A-Million (18%)
Dodo can Spell (12%)
Hinchey's Store (9%)
Bec (7%)
Patrick Ross (5%)

CANADIAN SENATE?

Elect it (71%)
Abolish it (24%)
Hands off it (4%)

SHOULD WE ALL JUST STRIP DOWN NAKED WHEN WE ENTER THE AIRPORT?

I'm taking the bus (70%)
It makes you safe (30%)

WHAT WAS THE WORST NORTH AMERICAN POLITICAL DISASTER OF THE DECADE?

Barak Obama victory (45%)
Dalton McGuinty (20%)
Liberals select Stephane Dion (11%)
Barney Frank runs Fannie and Freddie (8%)
Republicans fail to choose Giuliani (5%)
Martin calls Gomery Inquiry (5%)

WHO IS THE MALE ATHLETE OF THE DECADE?

Tiger Woods (35%)
Lance Armstrong (32%)
Roger Federer (9%)
Michael Phelps (8%)
Peyton Manning (7%)

WHO IS THE BEST FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE DECADE?

Hayley Wickenheiser (38%)
Annika Sorenstam (34%)
either Williams sister (18%)
Danica Patrick (8%)

BEST HOCKEY PLAYER OF THIS DECADE?

Sidney Crosby (26%)
Martin Brodeur (18%)
Jarome Iginla (14%)
Alex Ovechkin (10%)
Joe Sakic (10%)
Nicklas Lidstrom (6%)

WHO IS YOUR FAVOURITE TRAILER PARK BOY?

Bubbles (47%)
Ricky (23%)
Jim Lahey (10%)
Julian (10%)
J-Roc (7%)

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING WOULD YOU MOST ENJOY HOSTING FOR CHRISTMAS DINNER?

Stephen Harper (66%)
Helena Guergis (12%)
Preston Manning (12%)
John Baird (5%)

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING SHOULD BE A SPORT IN THE WINTER OLYMPICS?

Pushing Smart Cars out of 3 Inches of Snow (35%)
Women's Ski Jump (29%)
Driveway Shoveling (19%)
Freestyle Snowmobiling (7%)

WHICH OF THESE CHRISTMAS CLASSICS WOULD YOU MOST PREFER TO WATCH RIGHT NOW?

A Christmas Story (36%)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (13%)
Die Hard (12%)
Scrooged (10%)
Home Alone (9%)
Rocky 4 (4%)

WHAT WOULD YOU PUT IN MIKE IGNATIEFF'S STOCKING FOR CHRISTMAS?

One way plane ticket to Boston (40%)
Bob Rae Bobblehead doll (20%)
Politics for Dummies (13%)
Fill it with tar sand (10%)
Pink slip (9%)
Kneepads (6%)

IF YOU WERE LAUNCHING A RIVAL CABLE NEWS NETWORK, WHICH CBC EMPLOYEE WOULD YOU MOST WANT TO HIRE?

Rex Murphy (67%)
Don Cherry (17%)
Amanda Lang (10%)
Rick Mercer (2%)
Peter Mansbridge (0%)
Susan Bonner (0%)
Evan Soloman (0%)

WHERE SHOULD THE ICEMAN LIVE AFTER THE OLYMPICS?

Calgary (43%)
"off planet" (25%)
Edmonton (13%)
Stay in Vancouver (12%)
Whitehorse (4%)

IF THE LIBERAL CAUCUS HAD A SIENFELD-ESQUE KING OF THE CASTLE CONTEST, WHO WOULD BE THE FIRST TO SAY "I'M OUT! I'M OUT OF THE CONTEST."?

Mike Ignatieff (28%)
Scott Bryson (19%)
Gerard Kennedy (12%)
Ruby Dhalla (12%)
Justin Trudeau (10%)
Stephane Dion (7%)
John McCallum (6%)
Bob Rae (1%)

WHAT EFFECT, IF ANY, DOES ABSTINENCE HAVE ON THE BRAIN OF A HUMAN MALE?
*Note that at least 60% of my audience are horny males

Dumber (45%)
No effect (27%)
Substantially smarter (20%)
Marginally smarter (6%)

SHOULD THE YES MEN BE CHARGED WITH A CRIMINAL OFFENSE?

Yes (90%)
No (10%)

WHO IS THE MOST DESERVING WINNER OF THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE

Mother Teresa (39%)
Aung San Suu Kyi (26%)
Martin Luther King jr (17%)
Dalai Lama (16%)

WHO IS THE LEAST DESERVING WINNER OF THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE

Yasser Arafat (45%)
Al Gore (33%)
Barack Obama (17%)