The Pick-A-Fight thread. 20 questions for you. - Page 8

**Rain Man** · 12:44 AM

Keep this thread handy to find an opponent on any issue, or to find your evil twin.

Please answer the following. You can use ONLY the answers provided. You cannot caveat your answers.

1. Is President Bush doing a good job as president of the U.S.?

Allowable answers: Yes, No

2. Should the Ten Commandments be allowed/placed in public places such as schools and courtrooms?

Allowable answers: Yes, No

3. Do you support the death penalty IN CONCEPT?

Allowable answers: Yes, No

4. Do you support the right to have an abortion IN CONCEPT?

Allowable answers: Yes - all cases, Yes - all cases except partial birth, Yes - Rape and incest cases only, No - not at all.

5. Which is the best of THESE TWO endgames for the Iraq War?

Allowable answers: Stay until we get the country stabilized and democratic, or Get the heck out and cut our losses.

6. Should Carl Peterson retain his job for the 2005 season?

Allowable answers: Yes, No

7. Should marijuana sale and use be legal?

Allowable answers: Yes, No

8. Should the U.S. have a program to place a man on Mars by the year 2020?

Allowable answers: Yes, No

9. Should gay marriage be legal?

Allowable answers: Yes, No

10. If you could invest an additional $100 billion in any ONE of the following governmental programs, which ONE would you invest in?

Allowable answers: Improving family structures, protecting the U.S. from outside enemies, Improving the public education system, Advancing technology, nothing - government is too big.

11. Should snowmobiles and other mechanized recreational vehicles be allowed in undeveloped natural areas of natural parks?

Allowable answers: Yes, No

12. Will Kawika Mitchell eventually be a solid starter for the Kansas City Chiefs?

Allowable answers: Yes, No

13. Assuming that only one of these can be emphasized in public schools, which one should be taught?

Allowable answers: Birth Control, Abstinence

14. Assuming that only one of these can be emphasized in public schools, which one should be taught?

Allowable answers: Creation, Evolution

15. Should smoking be banned in all public places?

Allowable answers: Ban it, Don't ban it

16. Should the federal government develop a national health care system to replace the current system of private insurance?

Allowable answers: Yes, No

17. Does violence in movies, television, and video games promote violence in real life?

Allowable answers: Yes, No

18. Should divorces be easy to obtain?

Allowable answers: Yes, No

19. Should America subsidize farmers who raise crops that are unprofitable due to foreign competition?

Allowable answers: Yes, No

20. Should a portion of each citizen's Social Security payments be made available to them to invest in private funds?

Allowable answers: Yes, No

**Rain Man** · 02-07-2005, 04:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by el borracho

What is the purpose of sending men to Mars? In the best case scenario, what would be gained?

Best case? See 2001: A Space Odyssey. We become God.

**HemiEd** · 02-07-2005, 04:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rain Man

Keep this thread handy to find an opponent on any issue, or to find your evil twin.

Please answer the following. You can use ONLY the answers provided. You cannot caveat your answers.

1. Is President Bush doing a good job as president of the U.S.?

Allowable answers: Yes

2. Should the Ten Commandments be allowed/placed in public places such as schools and courtrooms?

Allowable answers: Yes

3. Do you support the death penalty IN CONCEPT?

Allowable answers: Yes

4. Do you support the right to have an abortion IN CONCEPT?

Allowable answers: Yes - all cases except partial birth

5. Which is the best of THESE TWO endgames for the Iraq War?
Stay until we get the country stabilized and democratic

6. Should Carl Peterson retain his job for the 2005 season?

Allowable answers: Yes

7. Should marijuana sale and use be legal?

Allowable answers: No

8. Should the U.S. have a program to place a man on Mars by the year 2020?

Allowable answers: Yes

9. Should gay marriage be legal?

Allowable answers: No

10. If you could invest an additional $100 billion in any ONE of the following governmental programs, which ONE would you invest in?

Allowable answers: Improving the public education system

11. Should snowmobiles and other mechanized recreational vehicles be allowed in undeveloped natural areas of natural parks?

Allowable answers: No

12. Will Kawika Mitchell eventually be a solid starter for the Kansas City Chiefs?

Allowable answers: No

13. Assuming that only one of these can be emphasized in public schools, which one should be taught?

Allowable answers: Birth Control

14. Assuming that only one of these can be emphasized in public schools, which one should be taught?

Allowable answers: Evolution

15. Should smoking be banned in all public places?

Allowable answers: Don't ban it

16. Should the federal government develop a national health care system to replace the current system of private insurance?

Allowable answers: Yes

17. Does violence in movies, television, and video games promote violence in real life?

Allowable answers: Yes

18. Should divorces be easy to obtain?

Allowable answers: No

19. Should America subsidize farmers who raise crops that are unprofitable due to foreign competition?

Allowable answers: Yes

20. Should a portion of each citizen's Social Security payments be made available to them to invest in private funds?

Allowable answers: Yes

**Rain Man** · 02-07-2005, 04:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dartgod

As you can see, Rainman and I have plenty to argue about, as we have only matched 9 of the 20 questions. My program proves that Rainman is clearly a dumbass.

I'm shocked that it took this long to quantify it.

el borracho · 02-07-2005, 04:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rain Man

Best case? See 2001: A Space Odyssey. We become God.

If going to Mars is as boring as 2001: A Space Odyssey I think we should stay here.

Anyway, when did anyone become a god? I thought he transcended time to see himself die and be re-incarnated as a space baby.

chiefs4me · 02-07-2005, 04:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by patteeu

Here are the number of correct answers so far (based on my responses of course):

16 Cochise (He must have gone to a good high school or something)
13 morphius
13 Hoover
13 Metrolike
12 DartGod
11 elvomito
11 J Diddy
10 ZachKC
10 gochiefs
10 Nightfyre
10 Extreme Chief
10 Saulbadguy
10 cdcox
10 ChiefsOne
10 el borracho
9 Rain Man
9 bad girl
9 MOhillbilly
9 jspchief
9 cannibal
8 SaintMcManus
7 Dave Lane
6 David.
4 chiefs4me

Despite what Rain Man says about how different he is from his "evil twin" bad girl, they both look the same to me.

How can a kid who is going to a fine institution like Mizzou (David.) be so wrong and a kid who is wasting time at a glorified day care center like KU (metrolike) be so right?

Based on this survey, I would have guessed that chiefs4me is a Bronco fan.

I should kick your ass for saying that about me...I would rather cut off my finger then to EVER cheer for the donkey's...

**morphius** · 02-07-2005, 04:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by el borracho

What is the purpose of sending men to Mars? In the best case scenario, what would be gained?

We give human kind the ability to survive, even if something happens to Earth. If we do it right with a habitat for people to live on, then who knows how that will push technology? It could give the private sector a reason to invest in new technologies, creating very high tech jobs for the smartest people. Plus it is a launch pad to getting even further out in space, not so much mars itself being a launch pad, but in giving humans the knowledge that we can do it...

Other then costing some money, I have a hard time thinking of any negatives.

**Rain Man** · 02-07-2005, 04:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by el borracho

If going to Mars is as boring as 2001: A Space Odyssey I think we should stay here.

Anyway, when did anyone become a god? I thought he transcended time to see himself die and be re-incarnated as a space baby.

I thought he passed through the portal to transcend mortality and become a god.

Since you and I agreed on 13 categories, I bet that we're both right.

**cdcox** · 02-07-2005, 07:18 PM

OKAY! Dartgod/cdcox Spreadsheet v.3.0 is ready.

I have attached a version of the spreadsheet that automatically calculates the # of agreements for each participant.

Just fill out the form with your responses using the pulldown menus for each question. Everything else is done automatically. Results are in the first matrix after the responses.

Caveats:

1) Only responses from Dartgod, Rain Man, cdcox, and ZachKC are entered at present. I'm too lazy to go through the thread and enter everyones data. Someone else should feel inspired to and repost as version 4.0.

2) There is only room for 25 entries. If there is enough demand Dartgod could probably expand it to additional entries (I'm not experienced enough with forms to figure out what he did.)

patteeu · 02-07-2005, 09:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by el borracho

What is the purpose of sending men to Mars? In the best case scenario, what would be gained?

Over at OrangeMane, there is a poster who thinks that Mars colonization is the prize that the global ruling elite are striving for. He says that the earth's rich and powerful are competing to be the first to establish supremacy on Mars so they can enslave the rest of us on earth and rule us from off planet. As far as I know though, this has not been confirmed so it might not really be true.

patteeu · 02-07-2005, 10:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by el borracho

Why wouldn't people want divorces to be easy to obtain? What is the advantage in having unhappy unions?

Every union is unhappy at times. If there isn't an easy way out when the chips are down, many of those marriages would be salvageable.

**cdcox** · 02-07-2005, 11:59 PM

You lazy bums. Okay, I have entered the first 25 respondants. It really ticks me off I can't figure out how to copy Dartgod's form to do the rest (I think there are 5 on deck). Here are the results:

Most mainstream Planeteer: Nightfyre average 11.75 agreements

Most out of it Planeteer: chiefs4me8, average 7.83 agreements

Most Polarizing Planeteer: Hoover (based on largest standard deviation)

Most Polarizing Planeteer from liberal POV: Dave Lane (several 14s and several 5s)

Get a room already (16 or more agreements):
Metrolike - Nightfyre
Nightfyre - Saulbadguy
Cochise - Hoover
Cochise - patteeu
jspchief - el borracho

Baseball bats at the ready (4 or fewer agreements):
Rain Man - chiefs4me
ZachKC - chiefs4me
Saint McManus - Hoover

**ShortRoundChief** · 02-08-2005, 05:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by patteeu

Every union is unhappy at times. If there isn't an easy way out when the chips are down, many of those marriages would be salvageable.

That, in my humble opinion, is the stupidest thing I have ever heard. What say you about domestic abuse or other odd situations. Buck up, you can't be done with this asshole, however take comfort in knowing that you have a better chance of being with him/her until the end because no other option presents itself.

**ShortRoundChief** · 02-08-2005, 05:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chiefs4me

I should kick your ass for saying that about me...I would rather cut off my finger then to EVER cheer for the donkey's...

Talk is cheap.

http://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/showthread.php?t=109854

This is what a man of his word does.

patteeu · 02-08-2005, 08:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by J Diddy

That, in my humble opinion, is the stupidest thing I have ever heard. What say you about domestic abuse or other odd situations. Buck up, you can't be done with this asshole, however take comfort in knowing that you have a better chance of being with him/her until the end because no other option presents itself.

Rather than hijack this thread, I created a spinoff thread with my response.

http://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/showt...79#post2265479

**Dartgod** · 02-08-2005, 08:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cdcox

You lazy bums. Okay, I have entered the first 25 respondants. It really ticks me off I can't figure out how to copy Dartgod's form to do the rest (I think there are 5 on deck). Here are the results:

I've added another 25 columns. Should be enough, I think. I didn't copy/paste any of your formulas though.

02-07-2005, 12:37 AM
Rain Man Seize life. Be an ermine. Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $-582449 VARSITY	The Pick-A-Fight thread. 20 questions for you. Keep this thread handy to find an opponent on any issue, or to find your evil twin. Please answer the following. You can use ONLY the answers provided. You cannot caveat your answers. 1. Is President Bush doing a good job as president of the U.S.? Allowable answers: Yes, No 2. Should the Ten Commandments be allowed/placed in public places such as schools and courtrooms? Allowable answers: Yes, No 3. Do you support the death penalty IN CONCEPT? Allowable answers: Yes, No 4. Do you support the right to have an abortion IN CONCEPT? Allowable answers: Yes - all cases, Yes - all cases except partial birth, Yes - Rape and incest cases only, No - not at all. 5. Which is the best of THESE TWO endgames for the Iraq War? Allowable answers: Stay until we get the country stabilized and democratic, or Get the heck out and cut our losses. 6. Should Carl Peterson retain his job for the 2005 season? Allowable answers: Yes, No 7. Should marijuana sale and use be legal? Allowable answers: Yes, No 8. Should the U.S. have a program to place a man on Mars by the year 2020? Allowable answers: Yes, No 9. Should gay marriage be legal? Allowable answers: Yes, No 10. If you could invest an additional $100 billion in any ONE of the following governmental programs, which ONE would you invest in? Allowable answers: Improving family structures, protecting the U.S. from outside enemies, Improving the public education system, Advancing technology, nothing - government is too big. 11. Should snowmobiles and other mechanized recreational vehicles be allowed in undeveloped natural areas of natural parks? Allowable answers: Yes, No 12. Will Kawika Mitchell eventually be a solid starter for the Kansas City Chiefs? Allowable answers: Yes, No 13. Assuming that only one of these can be emphasized in public schools, which one should be taught? Allowable answers: Birth Control, Abstinence 14. Assuming that only one of these can be emphasized in public schools, which one should be taught? Allowable answers: Creation, Evolution 15. Should smoking be banned in all public places? Allowable answers: Ban it, Don't ban it 16. Should the federal government develop a national health care system to replace the current system of private insurance? Allowable answers: Yes, No 17. Does violence in movies, television, and video games promote violence in real life? Allowable answers: Yes, No 18. Should divorces be easy to obtain? Allowable answers: Yes, No 19. Should America subsidize farmers who raise crops that are unprofitable due to foreign competition? Allowable answers: Yes, No 20. Should a portion of each citizen's Social Security payments be made available to them to invest in private funds? Allowable answers: Yes, No Last edited by Rain Man; 02-07-2005 at 12:44 AM..
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