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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

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  • (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.