Left turn at Albuquerque

[redbird]

I'm in the middle of answering a Zogby's opnion poll. The usual questions about whether I'm registered to vote, what I think of Dubya, who I'm likely to vote for for president; then some questions about abortion rights; and then I hit this page:


Please indicate if you belong to any of the following professions:

• Parole or corrections officer


• Hairdresser or beautician


• Guidance counselor


• Dentist


• Personal trainer


• Other / None of the professions


• Not sure


• Refused

How often do you patronize a Starbuck's restaurant?

• Never


• Very rarely


• Once a month


• Once every two weeks


• Once a week


• Several times a week


• Other


• Not sure


• Refused

Are you married to your high school sweetheart?

• Yes


• No


• Not sure


• Refused

Comments

[brithistorian.livejournal.com]

Those have got to be some of the more surreal survey questions I have ever heard. I was especially amused that you had the option of answering "not sure" to all of those. I also wonder what pattern of Starbuck's patronization would qualify as "other."

[redbird]

Every morning from Thanksgiving until Christmas, after which you swear off until next November?

Tuesdays and Fridays during months with 30 days, and not at all in 31-day months?

[brithistorian.livejournal.com]

Curiouser and curioser.

[the-magician.livejournal.com]

Every morning from Thanksgiving until Christmas, after which you swear off until next November

That sounds reasonable, I seem to recall that Starbucks do do some sort of Christmas blend (or mulled coffee or something) ...

... or perhaps you only buy Frappacino's on hot, sunny days, so only the months July to September (in the UK)

Or perhaps I only patronise Starbucks when I'm visiting the US, and go to better coffee shops here in the UK when I'm not in the US (or vice versa).

Certainly there is no Starbucks anywhere near me here in the UK, so I'd only go if I was in a different city (like at a convention) or travelling and there happened to be one in the right place or ... in the future ... if I had a laptop with a wifi card and was looking for internet access while travelling

[rivka.livejournal.com]

I know! I also wondered what the hell that was all about.

"Are you married to your high school sweetheart?"

"Not sure... hey guys, do you remember which one of you I'm actually married to?"

Re:

[catamorphism.livejournal.com]

Yeah, you'd think that if they were doing market research for Starbucks, they'd at least know how to spell it.

Hey! This isn't Pismo beach!

[sinboy.livejournal.com]

Just had to say it.

[pseudomonas.livejournal.com]

It was only on a second reading through this that I realised that on the last question, "refused" means "refused to answer the question", not "had offer of marriage refused".

[yonmei.livejournal.com]

But it would be so much funnier if it was the second meaning, wouldn't it?

High School?

[the-magician.livejournal.com]

Are you married to your high school sweetheart?

I didn't have a high school sweetheart, I didn't start dating until I was about 20.

So I'm not sure what "not sure" means in this respect ... we *think* we're married but the vicar was wearing a *real* dog collar and was named Vinny the Shiv? My childhood sweetheart had an identical twin who vanished mysteriously at the same time as my sweetheart had a sudden personality change? I'm not sure, I'm on heavy drugs and I'm either married to her or that groovy spider plant floating near the ceiling?

Re: High School?

[misia.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure, I'm on heavy drugs and I'm either married to her or that groovy spider plant floating near the ceiling?

Well, yeah. You can't be implying that I'm the ONLY person that's ever happened to.