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I got Gallup polled

LauriLauri Posts: 748
edited August 2010 in All Encompassing Trip
last night. they asked a LOT of questions. First they just asked me if I was satisfied or dissatisfied with President Obama and about my political leanings and I thought that would pretty much be it, but then they asked about my job, my health, if I'm stressed, if I eat vegetables, if I have knee pain, how many kids I have, whether I'm married, if I've ever been diagnosed with cancer, if I have enough money to buy food, if my boss treats me like "boss" or like a "partner", if I laughed yesterday, what my race was, if I were religious, if I feel safe in my neighborhood, if I can find a safe place to exercise in my neighborhood, if I'm overall satisfied with my life, they even asked what my height and weight were!

It was a strange experience. But the guy called right after I had come *this* close to a nervous breakdown at work and when he asked if I feel stress I was like "YES!!!!!" haha he also seemed surprised when I said I ate fruits and vegetables 7 out of the last 7 days.
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  • PoncierPoncier Posts: 16,709
    I thought they'd only ask questions about how fast a horse goes.
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  • FrankieGFrankieG Posts: 9,100
    Poncier wrote:
    I thought they'd only ask questions about how fast a horse goes.

    :lol::lol::lol::lol:


    OP, those are some weird questions... Did you find the interview theuraaputic in a way that let you become less stressed? :)
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  • 8181 Posts: 58,276
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  • LauriLauri Posts: 748
    FrankieG wrote:
    Poncier wrote:
    I thought they'd only ask questions about how fast a horse goes.

    :lol::lol::lol::lol:


    OP, those are some weird questions... Did you find the interview theuraaputic in a way that let you become less stressed? :)

    haha not really, but it was nice of someone to finally ask :)

    I do think the weirdest question may have been if I suffer from knee pain. Obviously they were looking mainly into the subject of health/healthcare, but I thought that was really specific!
  • chiquimonkeychiquimonkey Posts: 9,337
    81 wrote:
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    That's what I thought....I'm polite to telemarketers but I cut them off real fast. Those are too many questions, I would have asked them how much they'd pay per question!
  • 8181 Posts: 58,276
    chiquimonkey wrote:
    81 wrote:
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    That's what I thought....I'm polite to telemarketers but I cut them off real fast. Those are too many questions, I would have asked them how much they'd pay per question!


    hate em. not as much as i hate the poeple knocking on my door. no i don't want to hear you sell me on your politian. no i don't want to go to your church. no i don't stuff done to my siding, yard, gutters or anything else. go away. leave me be. :lol:


    we were getting called left and right by the siding companies after a storm. so i started asking if they were aware they were calling numbers that were on the do not call list. that shut them up real quick.
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  • chiquimonkeychiquimonkey Posts: 9,337
    81 wrote:
    chiquimonkey wrote:
    81 wrote:
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    That's what I thought....I'm polite to telemarketers but I cut them off real fast. Those are too many questions, I would have asked them how much they'd pay per question!


    hate em. not as much as i hate the poeple knocking on my door. no i don't want to hear you sell me on your politian. no i don't want to go to your church. no i don't stuff done to my siding, yard, gutters or anything else. go away. leave me be. :lol:


    we were getting called left and right by the siding companies after a storm. so i started asking if they were aware they were calling numbers that were on the do not call list. that shut them up real quick.
    It's also good to start speaking another language, or hissing like a cobra.

    I love when they call my mom, she tells them "I don't speak English". But she says it IN english :lol:
  • 8181 Posts: 58,276
    i had a wrong number and the dude was saying something in spanish. i said "i don't understand, english please" in french.
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  • intodeepintodeep Posts: 7,228
    chiquimonkey wrote:
    That's what I thought....I'm polite to telemarketers but I cut them off real fast. Those are too many questions, I would have asked them how much they'd pay per question!
    your avatar makes me happy.

    that is all i have to say
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  • chiquimonkeychiquimonkey Posts: 9,337
    intodeep wrote:
    chiquimonkey wrote:
    That's what I thought....I'm polite to telemarketers but I cut them off real fast. Those are too many questions, I would have asked them how much they'd pay per question!
    your avatar makes me happy.

    that is all i have to say
    That makes me smile :)
  • The ChampThe Champ Posts: 4,063
    It's about fucking time!
    ;)
    'I want to hurry home to you
    put on a slow, dumb show for you
    and crack you up
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    god I'm very, very frightening
    and I'll overdo it'
  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    The Champ wrote:
    It's about fucking time!
    ;)

    :lol::lol::lol:
  • iluvcatsiluvcats Posts: 5,153
    how do you know it was the Gallup poll and not a prankster from work....or someone who wants to rob you?
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  • CJMST3KCJMST3K Posts: 9,722
    81 wrote:
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    Think about THIS... how could they take an accurate poll whether people like polling officials?
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  • The ChampThe Champ Posts: 4,063
    iluvcats wrote:
    how do you know it was the Gallup poll and not a prankster from work....or someone who wants to rob you?

    The questions are definitely consistent with the call my wife received from gallup..they mail you a crisp $1 bill a few weeks later for your time..
    'I want to hurry home to you
    put on a slow, dumb show for you
    and crack you up
    so you can put a blue ribbon on my brain
    god I'm very, very frightening
    and I'll overdo it'
  • chiquimonkeychiquimonkey Posts: 9,337
    The Champ wrote:
    It's about fucking time!
    ;)
    You complete me :lol:
  • mbangel10mbangel10 Posts: 548
    I signed up ages ago for the Comcast deal for cable, internet and phone only because it was cheaper if you got the phone # too. I never actually hooked up a phone, and I couldn't even tell you what phone number they gave me. Anyway, I was on their website a few weeks back and discovered that I can listen to my voice mails left at that number.... it was all collection calls for people I've never heard of, and Gallup polls. I'm not going to run out and buy a land line phone anytime soon, I can tell you that.
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  • iluvcatsiluvcats Posts: 5,153
    The Champ wrote:
    iluvcats wrote:
    how do you know it was the Gallup poll and not a prankster from work....or someone who wants to rob you?

    The questions are definitely consistent with the call my wife received from gallup..they mail you a crisp $1 bill a few weeks later for your time..

    it's pretty obvious that you Gallup polled (pranked) Lauri :D
    9/98, 9/00 - DC, 4/03 - Pitt., 7/03 - Bristow, 10/04 - Reading, 10/05 - Philly, 5/06 - DC, 6/06 - Pitt., 6/08 - Va Beach, 6/08 - DC, 5/10 - Bristow, 10/13 B'more
    8/08 - Ed solo in DC, 6/09 Ed in B'more,
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  • CJMST3KCJMST3K Posts: 9,722
    Lauri wrote:
    I got Gallup polled

    ...oh yeah?

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    ADD 5,200 to the post count you see, thank you. :)
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  • LauriLauri Posts: 748
    iluvcats wrote:
    how do you know it was the Gallup poll and not a prankster from work....or someone who wants to rob you?

    well first of all, no one could rob you based on the questions that are asked (are you satisfied with the President and are fruits and vegetables affordable in your city are not exactly like asking for your credit card number), secondly I could tell right away that the guy was very professional, third, if you google the number that called, it is indeed Gallup in Omaha, NE.
  • LauriLauri Posts: 748
    mbangel10 wrote:
    I signed up ages ago for the Comcast deal for cable, internet and phone only because it was cheaper if you got the phone # too. I never actually hooked up a phone, and I couldn't even tell you what phone number they gave me. Anyway, I was on their website a few weeks back and discovered that I can listen to my voice mails left at that number.... it was all collection calls for people I've never heard of, and Gallup polls. I'm not going to run out and buy a land line phone anytime soon, I can tell you that.

    I didn't get the Gallup call on a land line, I only have a cell phone. I don't know where they get the numbers, I assume voter registration or something.
  • mickeyratmickeyrat Posts: 38,028
    did you smoke a cig afterwards?
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  • JoJo Posts: 2,098
    All Aussies went to the Poll last week to vote for who we wanted to be our National leader, and .........well.........um...........in our own time.........um......wait for it.........um..........
    we have Gallop polls.
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