pollewop's Ask500People Questions http://www.ask500people.com/profile/pollewop/questions The last 15 questions asked by pollewop on Ask500. en-us Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:18:58 -0800 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss support@ask500people.com (Ask500 Support) support@ask500people.com (Ask500 Support) 15 While in town your coat gets stolen. It is a 30 minute walk home, there is no bus, it is near freezing and raining a bit. http://www.ask500people.com/questions/while-in-town-your-coat-gets-stolen-it-is-a-30-minute-walk-home-there-is-no-bus-it-is-near-freezing-and-raining-a-bit Unlikely, in my climate it never gets that cold / I never go on foot: 9%

I call for somebody to come to my rescue and pick me up: 34%

I will take a taxi: 33%

I walk home as fast as I can without my coat: 24%

Total Votes: 82

Comments: 2

]]> Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:02:57 -0800 http://www.ask500people.com/questions/while-in-town-your-coat-gets-stolen-it-is-a-30-minute-walk-home-there-is-no-bus-it-is-near-freezing-and-raining-a-bit The Israeli government decided to exchange 1000 of its prisoners for 1 Israeli soldier kept by Hamas http://www.ask500people.com/questions/the-israeli-government-decided-to-exchange-1000-of-its-prisoners-for-1-israeli-soldier-kept-by-hamas Strongly Disagree: 56%

Disagree: 8%

Undecided: 18%

Agree: 8%

Strongly Agree: 10%

Total Votes: 50

Comments: 0

]]> Tue, 18 Oct 2011 18:53:07 -0700 http://www.ask500people.com/questions/the-israeli-government-decided-to-exchange-1000-of-its-prisoners-for-1-israeli-soldier-kept-by-hamas Did you ever threw a coin in a fountain? http://www.ask500people.com/questions/did-you-ever-threw-a-coin-in-a-fountain Yes: 61%

No: 39%

Total Votes: 96

Comments: 0

]]> Fri, 16 Sep 2011 13:29:37 -0700 http://www.ask500people.com/questions/did-you-ever-threw-a-coin-in-a-fountain British newspaper "News of the World" will go out of print as the result of involvement in a phone hacking scandal. http://www.ask500people.com/questions/british-newspaper-news-of-the-world-will-go-out-of-print-as-the-result-of-involvement-in-a-phone-hacking-scandal Rightly so! Hacking phones of missing children, dead soldiers and celebrities is unforgivable.: 34%

Not good, only those responsible should be punished, many of the 200 people that lose their jobs now are innocent.: 34%

Alright. There are already rumors of a new newspaper, a lot of the News of the World staff could work there.: 16%

Not right, the measures taken are too harsh or something else should be done to prevent this from happening again.: 16%

Total Votes: 50

Comments: 2

]]> Sat, 09 Jul 2011 20:14:40 -0700 http://www.ask500people.com/questions/british-newspaper-news-of-the-world-will-go-out-of-print-as-the-result-of-involvement-in-a-phone-hacking-scandal Which part of your family feels closest? http://www.ask500people.com/questions/which-part-of-your-family-feels-closest The family on my fathers side of the family: 31%

The family on my mothers side of the family: 31%

Fathers and mothers side feel equally close / distant: 21%

I don't know or don't have family on both sides so I can't compare: 17%

Total Votes: 42

Comments: 5

]]> Fri, 08 Jul 2011 08:29:42 -0700 http://www.ask500people.com/questions/which-part-of-your-family-feels-closest Should we do anything against hateful (racist, homophobic, antisemitic) language used by fans at football matches? http://www.ask500people.com/questions/should-we-do-anything-against-hateful-racist-homophobic-antisemitic-language-used-by-fans-at-football-matches There are more important things in the world to worry about.: 29%

It is not tolerated elsewhere in society so we should do all we can to stop it.: 38%

Football is an outlet for all kinds of emotions. These fans do not mean it literally.: 12%

We should act against the really bad things (like whole groups chanting offensively against one player) but not the rest: 21%

Total Votes: 34

Comments: 3

]]> Sun, 01 May 2011 03:13:33 -0700 http://www.ask500people.com/questions/should-we-do-anything-against-hateful-racist-homophobic-antisemitic-language-used-by-fans-at-football-matches Yesterday was April fools' day - Did someone / the media / a company try to fool you? If so what happened? http://www.ask500people.com/questions/yesterday-was-april-fools-day---did-someone--the-media--a-company-try-to-fool-you-if-so-what-happened yes - please give an example: 41%

No: 59%

Total Votes: 37

Comments: 3

]]> Fri, 01 Apr 2011 16:04:27 -0700 http://www.ask500people.com/questions/yesterday-was-april-fools-day---did-someone--the-media--a-company-try-to-fool-you-if-so-what-happened Did you realize a month ago that Hosni Mubarak was so hated in Egypt? http://www.ask500people.com/questions/did-you-realize-a-month-ago-that-hosni-mubarak-was-so-hated-in-egypt Yes: 22%

No, not at all: 50%

I knew people hated him but not this much: 18%

Not all people in Egypt hate him: 10%

Total Votes: 78

Comments: 12

]]> Tue, 15 Feb 2011 13:59:15 -0800 http://www.ask500people.com/questions/did-you-realize-a-month-ago-that-hosni-mubarak-was-so-hated-in-egypt Are you experiencing Christmas-stress? http://www.ask500people.com/questions/are-you-experiencing-christmas-stress Stress what stress? I am already looking forward to be with my relatives, to give and receive presents and a great dinner: 49%

The expectations of peace and harmony give me stress. I am alone or just have irritating in-laws and family to celebrate with: 9%

Yes, having to shop for original presents, having to cook a dinner. Not knowing how to pay for everything: 25%

I have no Christmas-stress because I do not celebrate it: 18%

Total Votes: 57

Comments: 1

]]> Wed, 22 Dec 2010 17:30:29 -0800 http://www.ask500people.com/questions/are-you-experiencing-christmas-stress Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi (barely) surviving a vote of no confidence this week is: http://www.ask500people.com/questions/italian-prime-minister-silvio-berlusconi-barely-surviving-a-vote-of-no-confidence-this-week-is To be respected. That is how democracy works, the choice of the majority must be respected: 32%

Fraudulent. Several people changed their their vote in favor of him at the last moment, these votes where probably bought: 20%

Good for stability. It would be bad for Europe if the Italian prime minister would be sacked in the current economic climate: 12%

Bad. Mr. Berlusconi should have been sacked a long time ago, as long as he is prime minister he escapes prosecution: 36%

Total Votes: 59

Comments: 1

]]> Thu, 16 Dec 2010 12:26:45 -0800 http://www.ask500people.com/questions/italian-prime-minister-silvio-berlusconi-barely-surviving-a-vote-of-no-confidence-this-week-is Best circus act? http://www.ask500people.com/questions/best-circus-act Clowns: 10%

Tigers: 18%

Trapeze artists: 44%

Magician: 28%

Total Votes: 87

Comments: 4

]]> Thu, 16 Dec 2010 07:40:15 -0800 http://www.ask500people.com/questions/best-circus-act Wikileaks director Julian Assange being accused of indecent acts is: http://www.ask500people.com/questions/wikileaks-director-julian-assange-being-accused-of-indecent-acts-is A false accusation, the US is behind this and it is meant to put him behind bars: 28%

Probably not entirely untrue, but blown out of proportion by the US that wants to put him in a bad light: 38%

Probably true, mr. Assange should be tried in Sweden for this crime: 19%

A false accusation, these "victims" in Sweden just want to get money from a famous person: 16%

Total Votes: 69

Comments: 6

]]> Tue, 07 Dec 2010 11:34:37 -0800 http://www.ask500people.com/questions/wikileaks-director-julian-assange-being-accused-of-indecent-acts-is How many points do you score pointing out States of the USA? see: www.addictinggames.com/geographygameusa.html http://www.ask500people.com/questions/how-many-points-do-you-score-pointing-out-states-of-the-usa-see-wwwaddictinggamescomgeographygameusahtml 490-500 Super!: 28%

0-250 Keep practicing!: 22%

250-450: 28%

450-490 Good!: 22%

Total Votes: 18

Comments: 0

]]> Sun, 10 Oct 2010 23:19:07 -0700 http://www.ask500people.com/questions/how-many-points-do-you-score-pointing-out-states-of-the-usa-see-wwwaddictinggamescomgeographygameusahtml Illegal immigrants are nothing new in the US. It's what Native Americans refer to as "white people" ;-) http://www.ask500people.com/questions/illegal-immigrants-are-nothing-new-in-the-us-its-what-native-americans-refer-to-as-white-people-- Strongly Dislike: 4%

Dislike: 11%

Not Sure: 15%

Like: 26%

Strongly Like: 44%

Total Votes: 27

Comments: 8

]]> Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:33:37 -0700 http://www.ask500people.com/questions/illegal-immigrants-are-nothing-new-in-the-us-its-what-native-americans-refer-to-as-white-people-- HIV positive singer convicted for having unprotected sex without informing her bedpartners, one of them has contracted HIV http://www.ask500people.com/questions/hiv-positive-singer-convicted-for-having-unprotected-sex-without-informing-her-bedpartners-one-of-them-has-contracted-hiv- She should have told her partners and should be punished for infecting someone: 61%

Her partners have a responsability too. Everyone who engages in unprotected sex knows he runs a risk: 6%

She had no legal obligation but a moral one to inform her partners about her HIV status: 33%

She had no legal nor moral obligation, the judge did wrong to convict her: 0%

Total Votes: 18

Comments: 6

]]> Sun, 29 Aug 2010 10:38:16 -0700 http://www.ask500people.com/questions/hiv-positive-singer-convicted-for-having-unprotected-sex-without-informing-her-bedpartners-one-of-them-has-contracted-hiv-