Official Buffoon Topic (Poll)

[QC]

Re: Official Buffoon Topic (Poll)

Shhhh, I have already been chastised for name calling today . . . at least I think that's what it was that I might have maybe did.

 

[RubberFrog]

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Let's broaden our definition of buffoon. From dictionary dot com -<br /><br />buf·foon <br />n. <br />1. A clown; a jester: a court buffoon. <br />2. A person given to clowning and joking. <br />3. A ludicrous or bumbling person; a fool. <br /><br />Clearly, Ted Kennedy can be described by definiton number 3.

 

[QC]

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lol @ #3 I'm reading carefully . . . #1 "Well now that's not really it", then #2 "no, not quite that either". Then "bwahahahahahahah!!!"

 

[BoatBuoy]

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To what end is this silly pol, <br />besides calling the political role, <br />the results of which you already know.

 

[jtexas]

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Originally posted by BoatBuoy:<br /> To what end is this silly pol, <br />besides calling the political role, <br />the results of which you already know.

Good question, Boatbuoy. It's as much about perceptions as it is reality. Now that the sample size has reached a point of sufficiency, the results will be used, like all internet poll results, by the media to control every aspect of your daily life.<br /><br />As an added bonus, I get to see how well I can predict the opinions of Dockside Chatters.<br /><br />You may have noticed, I cleverly included Nagin and JFK as controls; now we can be reasonably certain that between 2 and 3 (inclusive) people answered all the questions contrarily.<br /><br />Here's my analysis after 26 votes:<br /><br />* Dan Quayle and both Clintons get more respect (measured as "no" votes) than I anticipated; Dan and Bill by wide margins, even after considering the contrarians.<br /><br />* Tom Delay and LBJ got more Yes's than I thought they would.<br /><br />* 19% of respondents couldn't identify Nagin - now that is a surprise.<br /><br />* Someone doesn't know Arnold...WTF?<br /><br />* 73% of respondents know who their representative is - that's impressive. At least I'll bet it beats the national average.<br /><br />* I expected senators to get more respect (No's) than representatives, but on average they were equal.<br /><br />* The whole "Your senator/Your other senator" thing was pretty stupid. Or at least poorly executed.<br /><br />* I'm surprised that a majority of respondents who can identify their congressman/senators think they (the politicians, not the iboaters) aren't buffoons. Wish I asked about the collective senate and house.<br /><br />* Four people don't know their governor...maybe non-U.S. iboaters?<br /><br />* Here's the most surprising: only 61% think that more than half of all local politicians are buffoons!

 

[QC]

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Originally posted by BoatBuoy:<br /> the results of which you already know.

Ya know . . . I think you would be surprised how I voted. For example, I generally agree with Dan Quayle's politics, but I voted for him as a buffoon. He was at one time buffoonish He earned it. The opposite for Bill Clinton; not a buffoon in my book. He tried hard, but that guy is too slick to be labeled a buffoon . . .

 

[bootle]

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"* Here's the most surprising: only 61% think that more than half of all local politicians are buffoons!"<br /><br /><br />Perhaps it is because they have not fully graduated in laughing all the way to the bank.