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rucky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-30-04 01:28 AM
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Poll question: Percentage of Assholes In America
Take a random sample on the streets of Anywhere, USA. What percentage of people do you suppose will be assholes?

This is scientific. I'll be publishing it in my thesis.
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Triple H Donating Member (714 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-30-04 01:30 AM
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1. About half of the people out there.
I can be one of them, too. I am peaceful/calm/helpful about 50% of the time. The other 50%, I'm a pure asshole.

Guess it depends upon the day...
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neoteric lefty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-30-04 01:32 AM
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2. I say about a quarter
just because someone disagrees with me about politics, doesn't make 'em an asshole. An asshole, to me, is someone who could give a shit about other people and is insecure in the fact that the world revolves around the sun, not them. Most people are good people in my opinion.
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handywork Donating Member (176 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-30-04 02:59 AM
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10. Thats some pretty quick photo shop!!!
well played lefty well played indeed!!!
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TXlib Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-30-04 08:55 AM
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16. Well, that describes most republicans I know:
An asshole, to me, is someone who could give a shit about other people and is insecure in the fact that the world revolves around the sun, not them.

That's the current republican mentality.

They comprise about half the US population, so at least half are assholes.

Plus me. I'm an unmitigated asshole.

Sing it with me:

"A! S-S! H-O! L-E!
You're an asshole, asshole!"

Dennis Leary rocks!
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SmileyBoy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-30-04 01:32 AM
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3. Between 25 percent to half.
And my definition of asshole is someone who acts like a jerk to anyone they don't know. (Not necessarily people they know well)
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Trajan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-30-04 01:34 AM
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4. HAD to go with the average percentages worldwide ...
75 % .....
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tjwash Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-30-04 01:35 AM
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5. about 25-30 percent
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grannylib Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-30-04 01:44 AM
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6. The percentage of assholes is directly proportional to the number of
repiglicans.
Easy.
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theoceansnerves Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-30-04 01:47 AM
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7. maybe geography makes a difference
but here in southern california i'd say its 95%. (90% was closest and i voted for that.)
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rucky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-30-04 01:51 AM
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9. Yeah, SoCali really blows the curve
and Texas
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TXlib Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-30-04 08:56 AM
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17. Hey!
I resemble that remark!

:7
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elperromagico Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-30-04 01:51 AM
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8. The Great Vocal Asshole Majority,
brought to you by Quaker Puffed Wheat: Shot from Guns!
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CandyCrim21 Donating Member (257 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-30-04 03:13 AM
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11. Hmm
I seriously think that everyone can be an asshole at any given moment. Take my day before yesterday driving up to Denver to take my dad to the air port. I probably cussed out every single driver on I 25 because I AM the only one who knows how to drive ;-) Right! Anyway, point being I think it depends on the mood of people on a daily basis.
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OldEurope Donating Member (654 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-30-04 03:23 AM
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12. None. They are all persons.
Perhaps they are silly or mean or mislead. But they are human beeings, even if they look like chimps.

:toast:
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AndyTiedye Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-30-04 04:07 AM
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13. 29%
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HEyHEY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-30-04 04:08 AM
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14. I'd say 20 per cent
actually never mind I don't live there.
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OneBlueSky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-30-04 07:08 AM
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15. always remember . . .
everyone's an asshole to someone . . . and so it goes . . .
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Arger68 Donating Member (562 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-30-04 11:40 AM
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18. Well,
didn't * get about 48% of the vote in 2000?????:evilgrin:
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av8rdave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-30-04 12:04 PM
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19. I've always taught my kids that there is a 10% factor...
You can't do anything about them, but 90% of people are good or at least well intentioned. Therefore, you should treat everyone as a good person until they convince you that they are part of the 10%.

Seems to work,

av8rdave
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bif Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-30-04 12:16 PM
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20. 49%--And here's proof
49% of voters voted for George Bush in the 2000 election. And they were all assholes. So I'd say it's a goood indication that 49% of the general population is made up of assholes.
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Paranoid_Portlander Donating Member (823 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-30-04 02:29 PM
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21. What happened to 75% to 90%?
That category would have received my vote.
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rucky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-30-04 04:16 PM
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25. Oops.
can't believe it wasn't caught earlier.

usually the assholes around here jump on mistakes within minutes. :)
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ElsewheresDaughter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-30-04 02:37 PM
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22. less than half ...them that voted in the minority for bush*/cheney
Edited on Tue Mar-30-04 02:38 PM by ElsewheresDaughter
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nini Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-30-04 02:39 PM
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23. assholes and uninformed or gullible are 2 different things
I say about 15%.

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Feanorcurufinwe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-30-04 02:49 PM
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24. When I'm driving, I like to joke
that everyone driving slower than me is an idiot, and everyone driving faster than me is an asshole! ;)
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rucky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-30-04 04:17 PM
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26. Carlin fan?
He was the best... then he turned old & bitter.
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Feanorcurufinwe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-30-04 08:58 PM
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27. Is that his joke?
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ProudGerman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-30-04 09:14 PM
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28. as close as I remember it
"Man, would you look at this asshole?!"
"Jesus! Look at that maniac go!"
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