tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post532852211225870889..comments2024-03-15T04:01:53.036-04:00Comments on Cranky Fitness: You're worried, but you're cheerful about it. Huh?Crabby McSlackerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12108791388350253344noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-82793681593069216372008-09-19T03:30:00.000-04:002008-09-19T03:30:00.000-04:00doom and gloom! Give me the chocolate survey ;)doom and gloom! Give me the chocolate survey ;)new*mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05147814248509745599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-89631830476120847672008-09-18T20:00:00.000-04:002008-09-18T20:00:00.000-04:00your studies? so much better than actual studies.a...your studies? so much better than actual studies.<BR/><BR/>and worrying about the economy definitely was one of the triggers of a meltdown on our end last night.<BR/><BR/>regarding the halloween oreos, brandon LOVES those and they supposedly taste just like a regular oreo, but somehow better. i think he's crazy. me? i just stick to candy corn.Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03808070327493365276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-20293008612749733402008-09-18T18:58:00.000-04:002008-09-18T18:58:00.000-04:00I don't think they factor in all the people with c...I don't think they factor in all the people with caller ID who don't answer the phone if its not someone they know. I know me and most of my friends are like that. These polls are definitely not a realistic sample of how "the general population" feels. Any dummy can see that this country is in a financial crisis. Hello banks going under? Major corporations filing Ch 11. Airlines filing. And so the list goes on...TriJenPBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17792584095953811372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-29807990373730679812008-09-18T18:54:00.000-04:002008-09-18T18:54:00.000-04:00*Raises hand* Cell-phone only adult right here! Wh...*Raises hand* Cell-phone only adult right here! Why pay for 2 phone lines when I hate talking on the phone - wish I could cut down to zero! Oh, but there's emergencies and I must call my Mom every now and then. :)nolafwughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05657418424788752053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-29484002935400132392008-09-18T18:47:00.000-04:002008-09-18T18:47:00.000-04:00i hate studies like that.How many bajillions of do...i hate studies like that.<BR/><BR/>How many bajillions of dollars did it take to figure this out?<BR/><BR/>I would like some of my tax money back, please.<BR/><BR/>Kelly Turner<BR/>www.groundedfitness.comGroundedFitnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12263915889567957950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-69254796059181321372008-09-18T17:38:00.000-04:002008-09-18T17:38:00.000-04:00Most people give up their landlines once they real...Most people give up their landlines once they realize that they won't get polled and harangued by telestalkers on their cell phones. Don't encourage the PTB's to change laws to allow that crap on cell phones.Rebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05318594769530526005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-7197390436319183602008-09-18T16:36:00.000-04:002008-09-18T16:36:00.000-04:00Hear hear!Polls are so silly. Be that as it may I...Hear hear!<BR/><BR/>Polls are so silly. Be that as it may I love a good poll. Stats are fun to mess around with er I mean learn about in all their validity.<BR/><BR/>:)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18285850895862247408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-74386355851130601442008-09-18T16:33:00.000-04:002008-09-18T16:33:00.000-04:00[AP] A new study of one billion men and women foun...[AP] A new study of one billion men and women found that nearly everyone has cellulite and it is, in fact, a sign of happiness, wealth, health and desirability.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-64478582766849317762008-09-18T16:05:00.000-04:002008-09-18T16:05:00.000-04:00I want to be in the eating chocolate poll (and I d...I want to be in the eating chocolate poll (and I don't want the placebo!) and I am very ready for a Crabby political rant.<BR/><BR/>I think for those of us who are bloggers, but not political bloggers, sometimes there is just stuff you want to say that is not consistent with your regular message.I say go for it.<BR/><BR/>TerrieTerrie Farley Moranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04980849018232866773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-30858370953739619122008-09-18T11:53:00.000-04:002008-09-18T11:53:00.000-04:00"EVERYBODY I know is on anti-anxiety drugs now. Co..."EVERYBODY I know is on anti-anxiety drugs now. Coincidence? I think not."<BR/><BR/>I'm on anti-depressants, but as a cell-only adult, I was not contacted in order to happy-up their poll results. :pChicken Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16841457015668761886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-24001996734872363792008-09-18T11:14:00.000-04:002008-09-18T11:14:00.000-04:00The landline phone owners who are polled are also ...The landline phone owners who are polled are also home, drunk from losing all their money in the stock market. Drinking and landlines will always skew statistics.<BR/><BR/>I doubt you will alienate me with your political rant. I'm willing to go thru the test of alienation for the sake of our country. hahaLevihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07369763028982948026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-26751521184602602352008-09-18T10:41:00.000-04:002008-09-18T10:41:00.000-04:00Wow, I hadn't realized it had gotten as low as 25%...Wow, I hadn't realized it had gotten as low as 25%! I'm not surprised, but I had thought it was more like 50%.<BR/><BR/>I want to see a study on how playing flip cup after kickball burns more calories than the game itself!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-39639804711600209092008-09-18T10:39:00.000-04:002008-09-18T10:39:00.000-04:00I hate to break it to you Merry,(as a land-liner m...I hate to break it to you Merry,(as a land-liner myself (don't even have a cell phone - gasp))) but even with a whole shwack of relevant data, you can tweak it to suggest what you'd like it to be...<BR/>This sort of study is excatly that: not only are they not polling a representative sample of the population, they arern't representing the data in a statistically relevant way.<BR/><BR/>I don't see how an increase in happy people by a few %, with the number still above 70% is a good thing. You can't put a positive spin on that if you try. People are just learning to deal with it...it doesn't mean it's good.<BR/>But I'm a geek stuck with stats often...and it infuriates me when people try and insinuate things from info they gathered jsut because they spent some time and money gathering it and don't want it to go to waste...Geosominhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15729167937433295927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-65253189140514666432008-09-18T10:38:00.000-04:002008-09-18T10:38:00.000-04:00Personally, I think they forgot to ask one importa...Personally, I think they forgot to ask one important question:<BR/><BR/>How many of the respondants have begun taking mood-altering drugs? <BR/><BR/>EVERYBODY I know is on anti-anxiety drugs now. Coincidence? I think not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-7282487532476396702008-09-18T10:07:00.000-04:002008-09-18T10:07:00.000-04:00Crabby? I prefer rants to math&statistics any ...Crabby? I prefer rants to math&statistics any time :)The Merryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09660495393832517684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-35514443061740828612008-09-18T09:51:00.000-04:002008-09-18T09:51:00.000-04:00I love how they tried to put a positive spin on th...I love how they tried to put a positive spin on things: "26% of people are happy! Now, go hide the 74% who aren't. Don't mention them!"<BR/><BR/>Because, you know, I'm not smart enough to do the math and figure out what lies behind the perky delivery.Genahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05005093092821158706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-58674004917022782002008-09-18T09:43:00.000-04:002008-09-18T09:43:00.000-04:00I'm with the others, Crabby. Would love to hear yo...I'm with the others, Crabby. Would love to hear your political rant. <BR/><BR/>Remember everyone, registration deadline is Oct 8 so if you haven't, do it now.Aprilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07632697136084854885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-54597381990690445762008-09-18T09:16:00.000-04:002008-09-18T09:16:00.000-04:00I'm for any study that makes eating tiramasu good ...I'm for any study that makes eating tiramasu good for you. I already know its good for the soul, but proof would be nice.<BR/><BR/>I think more than anything pepole are just looking forward to someone new in office, whoever that may be. Different is good.Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12985152906442560096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-78551334630210524212008-09-18T09:11:00.000-04:002008-09-18T09:11:00.000-04:00Tricia, hear, hear! First time I saw her I though...Tricia, hear, hear! First time I saw her I thought she looked like a trophy wife next to McCain.<BR/><BR/>Crabby, I would love to read your political rant, especially since I can't rant to anyone in real life (<I>sigh</I>).Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11065538214408528851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-85381518410958137262008-09-18T09:06:00.000-04:002008-09-18T09:06:00.000-04:00And, something else to consider - people who respo...And, something else to consider - people who respond to telephone polls (not poles - people who talk to telephone poles are usually a little strange...I'm just sayin')....anyway, people sometimes LIE when they are interrupted during dinner to answer some stupid questions posed by some freakin' teenager, or someone for whom English is NOT their native tongue.<BR/><BR/>(Did that sound a wee bit cranky? Good, the Bag Lady fits right in here at Cranky Fitness, then!)<BR/><BR/>And Crabby? Would love to hear your political rant, and wouldn't alienate me at all, 'cause, ya know, I don't live down there in the US of A......the Bag Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17434610508260994331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-11719439246839497852008-09-18T09:01:00.000-04:002008-09-18T09:01:00.000-04:00(And Crabby? Surely a political rant would be Cran...(And Crabby? Surely a political rant would be Cranky enough to be on topic here?)<BR/><BR/>Mary Anne in KentuckyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-65403715612842652532008-09-18T08:58:00.000-04:002008-09-18T08:58:00.000-04:00This Scott guy missed another factor: cell phone o...This Scott guy missed another factor: cell phone only people are much likelier to be in urban areas where there aren't huge gaps in coverage. (Not that rural residents couldn't use a boost in poll coverage. Minority much?)<BR/><BR/>We need more chocolate studies!<BR/><BR/>Mary Anne in Kentucky, relentlessly cheerfulAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-8643853715707178602008-09-18T08:56:00.000-04:002008-09-18T08:56:00.000-04:00As a cell-only adult, I have to say that while it ...As a cell-only adult, I have to say that while it would be nice to be represented in these polls, that would mean that pollsters would start calling me on my cell...Chicken Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16841457015668761886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-12794474883444407372008-09-18T08:52:00.001-04:002008-09-18T08:52:00.001-04:00Can I just tell you how giddy that Charlie's Angel...Can I just tell you how giddy that Charlie's Angels video made me????!!! I had a Charlie's Angels lunch box when I was a kid and during recess I always had to play Kelly because I had long dark hair, but I thought I should play Jill, because my name is Jill and...wait, this WASN'T a post about Charlie's Angels???? Oh.Sorry. <BR/><BR/>Chocolate makes you sexy?! I'm totally going to start spreading that rumour, pronto!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-2247672704781465242008-09-18T08:52:00.000-04:002008-09-18T08:52:00.000-04:00Hmmm... I don't have a landline. Haven't for year...Hmmm... I don't have a landline. Haven't for years. But I am old, married and a homeowner. What does this say about me?? Hear, hear to the Tiramisu study!Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04339643338071382257noreply@blogger.com