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We changed the poll  [message #40824] Mon, 29 January 2007 07:54 Go to next message
timmy

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Wanted to find out if gay people ae as geeky as str8 people.

Pastimes

Not everything about us is our being gay. Do we have any of the following hobbies?

Train Spotting / Railway Fan
Plane Spotting
Ship / Boat Spotting
Truck / Lorry Spotting
Balloon (eg hot air Balloon) Spotting


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Re: We changed the poll  [message #40826 is a reply to message #40824] Mon, 29 January 2007 12:54 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Deeej is currently offline  Deeej

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Surely you need a 'none of the above', as otherwise you'll have no idea who would have voted but can't (like me). Once a few people have voted it'll either give the spurious impression that all gay people are geeky in one way or another, or it'll be evident that it's meaningless.

In my case, I would say I have sufficient interest in aircraft to visit museums and airshows from time to time, but not enough to make a hobby out of it.

David
Re: We changed the poll  [message #40827 is a reply to message #40826] Mon, 29 January 2007 12:59 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Deeej is currently offline  Deeej

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I'm surprised you didn't manage to work any sort of small-scale technology into there. Technology is the quintessential geekery. I would say I was both a camera-spotter and a computer-spotter (and a linux-spotter).
Re: We changed the poll  [message #40828 is a reply to message #40826] Mon, 29 January 2007 13:46 Go to previous messageGo to next message
marc is currently offline  marc

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But all gays are geekish in one way or another.

[Updated on: Mon, 29 January 2007 13:46]



Life is great for me... Most of the time... But then I meet people online... Very few are real friends... Many say they are but know nothing of what it means... Some say they are, but are so shallow...
Re: We changed the poll  [message #40829 is a reply to message #40828] Mon, 29 January 2007 13:50 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Deeej is currently offline  Deeej

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... but not necessarily in the ways on the poll!

[Updated on: Mon, 29 January 2007 13:58]
Re: We changed the poll  [message #40835 is a reply to message #40829] Tue, 30 January 2007 08:31 Go to previous messageGo to next message
marc is currently offline  marc

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True...

the poll is far too restricted to make any good sense.


Life is great for me... Most of the time... But then I meet people online... Very few are real friends... Many say they are but know nothing of what it means... Some say they are, but are so shallow...
Re: We changed the poll  [message #40840 is a reply to message #40826] Tue, 30 January 2007 12:16 Go to previous message
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I agree with David and Marc. What about opera buffs and music nuts, for example? What about computer geeks? What about soccer fans - or even cricket fans? What about stamp collectors?

I remember when I was a kid that we used to spot tube train carriage numbers. I don't think that would interest me now.

J F R


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