Ask Bweinh! Poll — Comic Strip

09/10/2007, 10:45 am -- by | 5 Comments

Today’s Ask Bweinh! poll is sponsored by the late Fanny Crosby.

Here are our very favorite comic strips.

Rank Comic Points
1. Get Fuzzy 24
2-3 (tie) Calvin and Hobbes; The Far Side 21
4. Dilbert 20
5. Perry Bible Fellowship 6
6-8 (tie) Zits; Pickles; BC 5
9-11 (tie) Guindon; Lulu Eightball; Control-Alt-Delete 4
Other For Better and For Worse; Loose Parts; Retail; Peanuts; Ziggy; Fox Trot; Baby Blues; Non Sequitur; Doonesbury 1-3

Ask Bweinh! Poll — Emotions

09/6/2007, 11:00 am -- by | No Comments

Today’s Ask Bweinh! poll is brought to you by Oprah.com! Do you want to know how to “feed your body what it craves”? Perhaps you would like to know the five best things to do for your relationship! Or maybe you just need a panty intervention!! Whatever you’re craving, you can scratch that itch — at Oprah.com!

Our favorite emotions:

Rank Emotion Points
1. Love 21
2. Joy 16
3-4 (tie) Camaraderie; Anticipation 8
5. Satisfaction 7
6. Peace 6
7-10 (tie) Relief; Hubris; Fatigue; Nostalgia 5
Other Excitement; “:-P”; Ennui; Angst; Amusement; Trepidation; Inconsequential Confusion; Righteous Indignation; Assurance; Smarmitude; Ambivalence; A Crush; Indigestion; Comfort; Sorrow; Marmaduke 1-4

Ask Bweinh! Poll — 2008 Candidates (#3)

09/4/2007, 10:00 am -- by | No Comments

Today’s Ask Bweinh! poll is proudly brought to you by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters — proudly using giant inflatable rats and vague threats of violence to earn incremental pension rate increases for UPS drivers since 1903!

Four months after our last poll, we revisit once again the topic of 2008 presidential candidates!

Rank Candidate Points Previous
1. Fred Thompson 29 7, NR
2. Sam Brownback 17 3, 8
3. Mitt Romney 13 1, 1
4. Mike Huckabee 12 4, 6
5. John McCain 11 Other
6 (tie) Mike Gravel; John Edwards 4 NR; NR, 7
9. Ron Paul 3 NR
10 (tie) Newt Gingrich; Ronald Reagan 2 2, 3; Other
Other Duncan Hunter; Barack Obama 1 10, NR; 5, Other

Ask Bweinh! Poll — Favorite Insect

08/30/2007, 11:45 am -- by | 2 Comments

This Ask Bweinh! poll is sponsored by the letter D and the number 4.

To go along with our least favorite insect poll, here are our very favorite bugs!

Rank Insect Points
1. Praying Mantis 23
2. Ladybug 17
3. Butterfly 15
4. Ant 12
5-6 (tie) Grasshoppers; Walking Stick (Stick Insect) 11
7. Honeybee 8
8. Dung Beetle 7
9-11 (tie) Cicada; Lightning Bug; Dragonfly 5
Other Cricket; Rhinoceros Beetle; Caterpillar; Carpenter Ant; Carpenter’s Assistant Ant; Giant Water Beetle; Doodlebug 1-3

Ask Bweinh! Poll — Least Favorite Insect

08/27/2007, 10:00 am -- by | 1 Comment

Today’s Ask Bweinh! poll is brought to you by summer, aging and shriveling, passing away before your very eyes, extending its gnarled hand to you for one last bittersweet dance.

To the beach!!

This is a list of our least favorite insects, and to be fair, we used somewhat of a loose definition of insect, which includes all types of creepy, crawly creatures that just happen to rub one or more of us the wrong way.

Without further ado —

Rank Insect Points
1. Mosquito 23
2. Wasp 14
3. Flea 13
4. Cockroach 9
5-8 (tie) Spiders; Lice; Flies; Yellowjackets 6
9. Hornet 5
10-12 (tie) Ladybug; Wood Roach; Water Scorpion 4
Other Scorpion; Mealworm; Moth; Centipede; Gnats; Termite; Water Millfoil Weevil; Caterpillar; Locust 1-3

Ask Bweinh! Poll — Wood

08/23/2007, 11:15 am -- by | 2 Comments

This edition of the Ask Bweinh! poll is sponsored by Earth First! Are you tired of “namby-pamby environmental groups” that don’t, say, kill anyone? Do you long for an organization committed to the blind and awkward worship of nature, best expressed by driving spikes into trees and destroying heavy equipment?

Earth First! is the radical fringe environmental terrorist group for you!

We honor trees by using their wood. Wood like…

Rank Wood Points
1. Cherry 24
2. Cedar 15
3. Oak 14
4. Maple 12
5. Pine 11
6. Bamboo 6
7-10 (tie) Apple; Ash; Balsa; Hundred Acre 5
Other James; Mahogany; Teak; Ply; Juniper; Three; Acacia; Toothpick; Elm 1-4

Ask Bweinh! Poll — Spice

08/20/2007, 10:15 am -- by | No Comments

Today’s Ask Bweinh! poll is brought to you by the Northwest Passage — finally opening after all these years, and more than ready to accommodate your kayak trip or pleasure cruise.

Our favorite spices, coincidentally now available through the Northwest Passage!

Rank Spice Points
1. Cinnamon 27
2. Garlic 16
3. Black Pepper 10
4-5 (tie) Chili Pepper; Lemon Pepper 9
6-8 (tie) Salt; Ginger; Oregano 6
9-10 (tie) Cumin; Vanilla 5
Other Basil; Sage; Nutmeg; Cloves; Parsley; Paprika; Posh; Allspice 1-4

Ask Bweinh! Poll — Card Games

08/16/2007, 10:30 am -- by | No Comments

Yet another Ask Bweinh! poll, sponsored by Zep Manufacturing Company, your one source for both cleaning and maintenance products, and excellent pens.

Have a seat and deal ’em out; here’s what’s playing at Bweinh!’s table.

Rank Card Game Points
1. Pitch 27
2. Poker 18
3. Euchre 11
4. Gin rummy 7
5. Apples to Apples 6
6-8 (tie) 13 Penny; Phase 10; Hearts 5
9-12 (tie) Speed; Rook; 21; Solitaire 4
Other Texas Hold ’em; Palace; Canasta; 7-card Stud; Cribbage; Spades; War; Uno; Rummy; 5-card Draw 1-3

Ask Bweinh! Poll — Candy

08/13/2007, 10:00 am -- by | No Comments

Today’s poll is brought to you by…ties. Soon their power will be broken!

Rank Candy Points
1-6 (tie) Special Dark; Sour Brite Crawlers; Ferrero Rocher; Canada Mints; Lindt Chocolate; Twirl Bars 5
7-13 (tie) Almond M&Ms; Gummy Worms; Mike and Ike; Snickers; Butterfinger; Almond Joy; Cadbury 4
Other Hershey with Almonds; Gummy Bears; Skittles; Gummy Frogs; Milky Way; Gummi Peach Rings; Zero Bar; Twizzlers; Mars Bar 1-3

Ask Bweinh! Poll — Birds

08/9/2007, 10:30 am -- by | No Comments

Alas, today’s Ask Bweinh! poll will not allow us to name an official site bird, mostly because three members never answered it! Maybe in the future…

Rank Bird Points
1-4 (tie) Sparrow; Ostrich; Robin; Roadrunner 8
5. Eagle 7
6-7 (tie) Turkey; Hummingbird 5
8-12 (tie) Goshawk; Emu; Pheasant; Blue Jay; Peacock 4
Other Kingfisher; Oriole; Nuthatch; Big Bird; Macaw; Duck; Pigeon; Albatross; Myna Bird; Goose; Parrot; Buzzard 1-3

Ask Bweinh! Poll — Least Favorite Carnival Ride

08/6/2007, 10:00 am -- by | 1 Comment

Today’s Ask Bweinh! poll is brought to you by inconsistency, as our second-favorite carnival ride is also our least-favorite carnival ride!

Rank Ride Points
1. Roller Coaster 12
2. Gravitron 8
3. Wooden Roller Coaster 6
4-8 (tie) Tilt-A-Whirl; Bungee Jump; Enterprise; Batman Thrill Spectacular; Drown the Clown 5
9-13 (tie) Supercoaster; Merry-Go-Round; UFO; Port-A-Potty; Hammer Game 4
Other Ninja 3 Twist Blaster; Pharaoh’s Fury; Infant Tosser; Mr. Toad’s Wild Adventure; Tea Cups; Haunted House 1-3

Ask Bweinh! Poll — Board Games

08/2/2007, 10:45 am -- by | No Comments

Today’s poll is brought to you by Camp Shiloh, which must take at least part of the blame for the low poll turnout! Take a look at picture 10 on Tuesday for a special treat!

The results would be different if all the votes were in, but that’s the way it is here in America! So behold, the favorite board games of those who have answered!

Rank Board Game Points
1. Scrabble 18
2-3 (tie) Cranium; Settlers of Catan 10
4-5 (tie) Risk; Apples to Apples 7
6-7 (tie) Encore; Clue 6
8. Boggle 5
9-10 (tie) Monopoly; Pictionary 4
Other Wise and Otherwise; Trivial Pursuit; Parcheesi; Scotland Yard; Piracy; Chess 1-3

Ask Bweinh! Poll — Least Favorite Chore

07/30/2007, 10:00 am -- by | No Comments

Today’s Ask Bweinh! poll is brought to you by Rochester, NY, the Flower City — the front line in the never-ending linguistic war between ‘soda’ and ‘pop.’ And Bweinh.com? Proud to be a soldier on the side of soda.

You know our favorite chores — now you learn our most-hated!

Rank Chore Points
1. Cleaning the Bathroom 15
2. Dusting 11
3-4 (tie) Washing Pets; Making Beds 10
5. Laundry 8
6. Dishes 7
7. Washing Cars 5
8-10 (tie) Cleaning the Litter Box; Taking Out Trash; Shearing Sheep 4
Other Mowing Lawn; Mopping; Raking Leaves; Shoveling Snow; Defragging the Hard Drive; Weeding 1-3

Best of Bweinh! — Website Poll

07/26/2007, 10:00 am -- by | No Comments

Another Ask Bweinh! poll brought to you by the Rev. Dr. John Stamos, TV’s Uncle Jesse and eBay-certified heartthrob!

Here are a few of Bweinh.com’s favorite websites, other than ones we run.

Rank Website Points
1. ESPN.com 13
2. The Onion 10
3-7 (tie) McSweeney’s, onBeing, Homestar Runner, Hamster Dance, Facebook 5
8-12 (tie) National Review Online, Literature Map, WorldNetDaily, CNNSI, Sacred Space 4
Other Redskins, RetroJunk, Slate, Google News, Titus 1:9, Organ Mountains, Breitbart, Yahoo! Fantasy Sports, In a Godward Direction, Banksy’s art, Washington Times, Albino Black Sheep, Phillies Blog 1-3

Best of Bweinh! — NASCAR Poll

07/23/2007, 9:45 am -- by | No Comments

Originally published on March 5, 2007.

If it’s Monday, that means it’s time for another Ask Bweinh! poll, sponsored by Midas.

Trust the Midas touch.

We surveyed our contributors: what are the first five things you think of when you hear the word “NASCAR”?

Rank Word Points
1. Pointless/Dumb 13
2. Boring 9
3-5 (tie) Fast, Leatherman, Jimmy Johnson 5
6. Mustache 4
7-10 (tie) Weird, Circular, Stepchild, “Inexplicably popular” 3
Other Redneck, 40 ouncer, Loud, Crash, Ignore 1-2

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