I'm with Stupid #114 - Results

[Maple Leafs]

1. Every year, it seems that an NFL team that's expected to be very bad ends up contending for the Super Bowl. Which team is most likely to fill that role this season?
A wide spread of choices here with some bunching at the top. In other words, about half of you can stop reading right now.

Cards		9
Lions		7
Dolphins	5
Bengals		4
Raiders		4
Bucs		2
Texans		2
Browns		1
Cowboys		1
Redskins	1
Jaguars		1
Titans		1

2. How tall are you?
The idea here was to see if people would understand that they need to give the most common answer, not the one that happens to apply to them. The overwhelming majority of people got that, so in hindsight I think this was a weak question.

6'	26
5'10	5
5'1 1/2	1
5'2	1
5'8	1
6'2	1
6'3	1
6'3	1
6'4	1

3. Past or present, name a rap act other than Eminem.
True story: I was a rap fan in high school. I wore a parka all the time, even when it was summer. I still know all the words to every rap song of the early 90s. I felt I could relate, apparently unaware of the fact that white middle-class suburban kids were not the target audience of NWA.

Snoop Dog	12
50 Cent		6
Run DMC		4
NWA		3
MC Hammer	3
Dr. Dre		2
Jay Z		2
LL Cool J	2
Ice T		1
Mos Def		1
Tupac		1
Vanilla Ice	1

4. Name the best Tom Cruise movie.
You know, I really thought this would be a decent question. The guy has been in a ton of movies, many of them pretty good. Shows what I know... this turned into a runaway. Not one of you liked A Few Good Men?

Top Gun		23
Jerry McGuire	7
Rain Man	3
Last Samurai	1
Magnolia	1
Risky Business	1
Mis. Impossible	1
Vanilla Sky	1

5. Other than speeding, name a traffic violation you commit relatively often.
I like this question, but I forced myself into a role that nobody running an IWS ever wants -- making judgement calls about how to group answers. See below.

Rolling stop		9
Run red light		6
Fail to signal		5
DUI			3
U-turn			2
Parking violation	2
No seat belt		2
Bad lane change		2
Run stop sign		2
Not obeying signal	1
Lane change w/o signal	1
Failure to yield	1
Hit and run		1
Reckless driving	1

First tough call was to consider "rolling stop", "run stop sign" and "run red light" to be different answers. I think I'm on solid ground there.

But the tough one was "failure to signal" vs. "bad lane change". I think they're different, since you can fail to signal in situations other than a lane change, and you can make a bad lane change in ways other than not signalling. But unfortunately, this meant that the lone person who was specifc enough to say "changing lanes without signalling" ended up getting stuck with a single point.

In the end, none of it affected the overall winner. I think. Actually, I didn't check. Oh well. If you don't like it, maybe you should have thought of that before you decided not to win IWS #113.

6. There is unanimous agreement among music experts and historians that Guns N' Roses is the greatest rock band of all time. Which of their songs was the most awesome?
I'm not kidding. They really are the greatest band ever. No big shock here, I would have bet on the Big Four getting all the votes although the end result is a mild surprise.

Welcome to the Jungle	17
Sweet Child O' Mine	12
November Rain		5
Paradise City		3
They all sucked.	1
I could not choose my favorite any more than I could choose a favorite
from amongst my own children (i.e., the correct answer)		0

[Vince]

Doh. Great, except for the rap question (damn I am an idiot there). Argh.

[ThunderingHERD]

I wonder who won.

[Mr. Wednesday]

I'm guessing my ~350,000 isn't going to cut it here. I had a big swing-and-miss on the height question... I didn't think people would expect people to be thinking so tall.

[JeeberD]

I would have sucked if I had actually entered...

[Maple Leafs]

The results

I must be losin' my mind - Are you blind?

vtbub		5	1	1	1	3	12	180
RendeR		4	1	2	1	9	5	360
Silver Owl	1	26	2	23	1	1	1196
hoopsguy	4	5	2	1	5	17	3400
Dodgerchick	1	1	6	23	9	3	3726
Wasabiak	9	26	1	1	2	12	5616
flere-imsaho	2	1	4	7	9	12	6048
DeToxRoxDVH	4	1	4	7	5	12	6720
stevew		9	1	2	23	6	3	7452

You've gone sketchin' too many times... Why don't ya give it a rest.

TheLionKing	7	26	12	1	2	5	21840
spleen1015	7	1	4	23	2	17	21896
Critch		1	26	12	3	2	17	31824
RPI-Fan		5	26	3	7	1	17	46410
Chas in Cinti	4	26	2	7	2	17	49504
Pyser		1	26	3	23	2	17	60996
Subby		1	26	12	23	2	5	71760
flying froggies	4	26	1	23	2	17	81328

Prayers in my pocket, and no hand in destiny

Johnny93g	5	26	12	3	2	12	112320
yacovfb		7	26	6	7	6	3	137592
General Mike	9	26	12	3	1	17	143208
oliegirl	5	26	4	23	1	12	143520
MIJB#19		9	26	6	7	3	5	147420
pennywisesb	4	5	3	23	9	17	211140
Raven Hawk	7	26	3	23	1	17	213486

When you're high you never ever want to come down

Raiders Army	9	5	3	23	6	12	223560
Shorty3281	4	26	2	23	5	12	287040
Mr. Wednesday	7	5	6	23	6	12	347760
timmae		4	26	6	23	2	17	487968
cartman		2	26	3	23	9	17	548964
Vince		9	26	1	23	6	17	548964
stkelly52	9	5	12	23	9	5	558900

Said sugar take the time. 'Cause the lights are shining bright

TazFTW		7	26	12	7	3	17	779688
QuikSand	2	26	12	23	5	12	861120
Radii		5	26	12	23	5	12	2152800

Knock-knock-knockin' on heaven's dor-a-wah

RadioFriendly	2	26	12	23	9	17	2195856
albionmoonlight	9	26	12	23	6	12	4650048
finkenst	9	26	6	23	9	17	4940676

And the winner is...

(Eight-minute guitar solo performed in dusty field in front of church)

ThunderingHERD	7	26	12	23	9	17	7685496

[vtbub]

I'm 5'2, sue me

[panerd]

Originally Posted by JeeberD

I would have sucked if I had actually entered...

Yeah, I would have only gotten one point for Mr. Brownstone.

[RendeR]

Damnit, I was TRYING to finish LAST.

Who'd have thought there were that many (9?) Cardnials fans in existance?

[Mr. Wednesday]

Originally Posted by panerd

Yeah, I would have only gotten one point for Mr. Brownstone.

I happen to like that song a lot, but it's certainly not a good IWS choice.

[Raiders Army]

My favorite Guns song is "Used to Love Her" because my wife hates it, but I went with Sweet Child O'Mine.

[MIJB#19]

Impressive how nobody had the perfect score, that should be the guidelines to determine whether a IWS was a good one or just a regular one.

Let's see, why did I end up somewhere in the middle and not in my usual bottom3 spot?
1. Arizona Cardinals -> The obvious IWS choice to me.
2. 6'0" -> Another obvious IWS answer.
3. 50 cent -> I failed to think of Snoop Dog, but would have gone 50 cent anyway.
4. Jerry McGuire -> Hello? Football? FOF? Arizona Cardinals in question 1? I guess I was wrong...
5. Drunk driving -> Driving Under Influence? I figured that would top the 'Stupid' list.
6. November Rain -> Ranked highest by Dutch music fans, I guess they like different songs than 'Stupid' (GnR is not my music, so I googled a bit)

[Radii]

I thought the Ricky Williams hype might make Miami the good IWS choice. I don't think that was the difference between me winning or losing but I was suprised I didn't have the #1 answer there.

[Mr. Wednesday]

I'm surprised so many people took Arizona, mainly because they still seem to be largely in disarray.

Miami was bad last year, but they're not a perennial loser. They didn't even make my short list.

[albionmoonlight]

Originally Posted by Mr. Wednesday

I'm surprised so many people took Arizona, mainly because they still seem to be largely in disarray.

I agree, but the media has been talking up Arizona--in part because of a weak NFC West and in part because of Dennis Green.

Personally, I think that Kurt Warner came back down to Earth a couple of years ago. Which means that the team has no quarterback. Which means that the bluechip wideouts are pretty much useless. Which means that the team will be bad again.

But that's just what I think--not what stupid thinks.

[korme]

Anyone else disappointed that 3 people considered driving drunk as the thing they do most commonly than anything? :shakes head:

And BTW, Mapes. It is Snoop Dogg and Jerry Maguire.

Canadian!

[oliegirl]

Radii kicked my ass - again! Someone do a girl friendly IWS so I can get some bragging rights back!!!!

[panerd]

Originally Posted by Shorty3281

Anyone else disappointed that 3 people considered driving drunk as the thing they do most commonly than anything? :shakes head:

I am more scared about the person who hit and runs relatively often.

[Vince]

Originally Posted by MIJB#19

6. November Rain -> Ranked highest by Dutch music fans, I guess they like different songs than 'Stupid' (GnR is not my music, so I googled a bit)

It's an excellent GnR song, and might even be my favorite -- but I was pretty sure it wouldn't be stupid's favorite.

[Karlifornia]

Fudge. The first one was pretty much a crapshoot for me, as I haven't been keeping up with my NFL off-season hype. Credit that to being a 49ers fan

[MIJB#19]

Originally Posted by Shorty3281

Anyone else disappointed that 3 people considered driving drunk as the thing they do most commonly than anything? :shakes head:

I figured that half the mentioned traffic violations are widely not concidered bad enough to mention it in IWS. 'Run red light' popped up to me, but seemed too common to appeal to 'Stupid'. I was wrong and shamefully admit it. It also didn't help I tried to think up things I expect to never ever do...

[QuikSand]

Originally Posted by MIJB#19

...too common to appeal to 'Stupid'

Nonsense! Stupid knows no boundaries!

[MIJB#19]

bump for the winner?

[finkenst]

damn rap question...

best IWS showing ever.

[Silver Owl]

Originally Posted by panerd

I am more scared about the person who hit and runs relatively often.

Don't walk out in front of me when I am going to run a red light.