1201: Explain Yourself

[Peet]

Ah well... I picked Yes and lost. Is this a game?

[thepetek]

Originally Posted by Peet

Ah well... I picked Yes and lost. Is this a game?

Sigh. Yes. Please post your manifesto.

[DudeEMETIB]

I think the main reason people suck at taking polls, surveys, etc. is that they don't want to admit to something they've been denying or ashamed of. Even if this poll is anonymous, by picking a certain answer, they would be admitting something. They'd have to face it's reality.

Like the "Is your relationship good" question. A lot of people might have to pick "no" if they're going to be honest, but they don't want to...because they already know they're in a troubled relationship, and they've been working at it, they've been trying to make it good, and it just doesn't work....and they keep telling themselves "It'll get better, something will change", by voting "no" they're finally admitting to themselves "no..this just isn't a good relationship, something in my life has gone to shit" and by voting yes, they can keep deluding themselves "yes...cause yeah, right now it's bad, but..it WAS good once, it WILL be good again, overall it IS good"

People are stupid though, so that also accounts for skewed results.

I think in the end though, the right/honest answer tends to win....just by a less than honest difference.

[thepetek]

Originally Posted by DudeEMETIB

I think the main reason people suck at taking polls, surveys, etc. is that they don't want to admit to something they've been denying or ashamed of. Even if this poll is anonymous, by picking a certain answer, they would be admitting something. They'd have to face it's reality.

Like the "Is your relationship good" question. A lot of people might have to pick "no" if they're going to be honest, but they don't want to...because they already know they're in a troubled relationship, and they've been working at it, they've been trying to make it good, and it just doesn't work....and they keep telling themselves "It'll get better, something will change", by voting "no" they're finally admitting to themselves "no..this just isn't a good relationship, something in my life has gone to shit" and by voting yes, they can keep deluding themselves "yes...cause yeah, right now it's bad, but..it WAS good once, it WILL be good again, overall it IS good"

People are stupid though, so that also accounts for skewed results.

I think in the end though, the right/honest answer tends to win....just by a less than honest difference.

And point to the place on the doll where you were touched.


You wanna come back at me all angry and clever, don't ya? I'll hug ya in a non sexy way. Let it out. Just let it out.

I understand. I wanna hug from the ladies too. But they're all married. Or too young.

NO! too young.

or not ladies. Yeah. no, really, yeah.


And some are women but not ladies. You figure that shit out and I'm not naming names.

[Garsondee]

I feel like a complete idiot posting this - but maybe that's just as well... Are Keith and Chemda breaking up? I love the show and feel really quite attached to them but feel like the little kid hearing rumours and not quite understanding what's going on. This divorce party, is it just for fun and in response to the fact that they had a for fun wedding?

If I've missed the point please feel free to point and laugh! I'd honestly be happier to know I'm an idiot on this occasion than be proved right...

[DJ Trashy]

Ben Lerman, awesome as usual.

Can't wait until we find out who Keith is dating. Let's get busy, all you NYC peeps! Show content galore!

[BrianAlt]

Originally Posted by Garsondee

Are Keith and Chemda breaking up?

Did you, perhaps, miss a few shows?

[Garsondee]

Yeah I'm afraid I have, just dropped in on this episode and now I'm working my way back but I've got to admit that it's hit me a bit for six. Big shame they are no longer together, but at least they seem happy...

It's that thing of course, you listen to the show and you don't really know the hosts but you feel like you do and you feel like you have a connection to them... You listen long enough and it almost starts to feel like these guys are your friends, then you hear something like this out of the blue and it's just odd!

Sorry for being late on this and bringing it up again.

[ThePinkSuperhero]

Originally Posted by DudeEMETIB

Like the "Is your relationship good" question. A lot of people might have to pick "no" if they're going to be honest, but they don't want to...because they already know they're in a troubled relationship, and they've been working at it, they've been trying to make it good, and it just doesn't work....and they keep telling themselves "It'll get better, something will change", by voting "no" they're finally admitting to themselves "no..this just isn't a good relationship, something in my life has gone to shit" and by voting yes, they can keep deluding themselves "yes...cause yeah, right now it's bad, but..it WAS good once, it WILL be good again, overall it IS good"

Yes, this is the kind of thing I mean. And WOOHOO, SHOUTOUT ON THE SHOW. Even if it's because Keith hates me, I'll take it.

And I love Ben's song! Yay! D-I-V-O-R-C-E-PARTY!

[Giggidee]

I answered no, anybody with half a brain should be able to understand a simple common sense question...

However... if you were to ask the ladies specifically... the might answer "Yes" because only they know if Keith's "poll is really that hard."

Hahahahahaha

Can't believe no one yet has joked about the "hard polls" yet.