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  • (Score: 5, Insightful) by TrumpetPower! on Thursday February 20 2014, @12:50AM

    by TrumpetPower! (590) <ben@trumpetpower.com> on Thursday February 20 2014, @12:50AM (#3022) Homepage

    First, every poll should have some variation on the "none of the above" theme.

    Past that...well, each poll is going to have its own flavor and should get its own treatment. For some, a boring, literal, "None of the above," will be the least offensive. For others, something wild and wacky will work wonders. Sometimes, that'll be our old pal, CoyboyNeal; others...well, who knows?

    I'm curious to find out, though....

    Cheers,

    b&

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  • (Score: 0) by crutchy on Thursday February 20 2014, @10:11AM

    by crutchy (179) on Thursday February 20 2014, @10:11AM (#3305) Homepage Journal

    is it just me or could these polls be a little more thought (or flame) provoking?

    like "which phone is better? iphone 5, galaxy s4, sony xperia, (insert various other popular phone models here), maxwell smart shoe phone, star trek communicator, the force, what's a phone?"

    ok that was shit, but i'm sure there are plenty more intelligent folk out there than me that could come up with something better

    • (Score: 2) by Gaaark on Thursday February 20 2014, @01:09PM

      by Gaaark (41) on Thursday February 20 2014, @01:09PM (#3399) Journal

      1st: Star Trek communicator

      2nd: Smart's shoe phone.

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      • (Score: 1) by scruffybeard on Thursday February 20 2014, @06:28PM

        by scruffybeard (533) on Thursday February 20 2014, @06:28PM (#3618)

        Hold on. Are we talking about Kirk's flip communicator, or Picard's com-badge?

        • (Score: 3, Funny) by Gaaark on Thursday February 20 2014, @06:57PM

          by Gaaark (41) on Thursday February 20 2014, @06:57PM (#3633) Journal

          Picard? You mean there is more than one Star Trek?

          Whoa,,, slow down there... now you're going to tell me there is more than one Battlestar Galactica!

          Almost had me there, you jokester, you.

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          • (Score: 1) by scruffybeard on Thursday February 20 2014, @07:46PM

            by scruffybeard (533) on Thursday February 20 2014, @07:46PM (#3658)

            Ha Ha! Really had you going, didn't I? I mean who would ever think of remaking such classics as Robocop, Godzilla, and Planet of the Apes? Unthinkable, am I right!?

            • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday February 24 2014, @09:12PM

              by Anonymous Coward on Monday February 24 2014, @09:12PM (#6184)

              At least there will only be one slashdot.

    • (Score: 3, Interesting) by mindriot on Thursday February 20 2014, @06:03PM

      by mindriot (928) on Thursday February 20 2014, @06:03PM (#3603)
      I agree with that approach. Put some creativity into it, at least for the time being. Memes are usually not constructed out of thin air, they are born out of randomness. So, be creative, and see what happens to your poll items... one of them might get carried away and turn into your CowboyNeal replacement all by itself, without any force!
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      • (Score: 1) by jt on Monday February 24 2014, @01:19AM

        by jt (2890) on Monday February 24 2014, @01:19AM (#5424)

        Exactly - no point in trying to hard to create a meme; the meme will naturally emerge, when something just sticks. That being said, I voted 'CowboyNeal' here as it has a nice, warm nostalgic glow, rather than the negativity of the Dice.com option or the blandness of the others.

  • (Score: 1) by mojo chan on Thursday February 20 2014, @05:54PM

    by mojo chan (266) on Thursday February 20 2014, @05:54PM (#3595)

    Having "none of the above" would ruin the traditional complaining about lack of options / insensitive clod memes though.

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