Are you going to celebrate Mardi Gras somewhere this year?

Yes:

 55%

No:

 45%

Where would you most like to celebrate Mardi Gras this year?

In Soulard, of course, for the closest celebration:

 47%

In Rio de Janeiro, for exotic Carnivale:

 13%

In New Orleans, for a still-reviving Mardi Gras:

 12%

In Sydney, for Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras:

 3%

In Mobile, for the nation's oldest Mardi Gras:

 2%

I don't celebrate Mardi Gras:

 22%

The "Dos and Don't" Section of the official St. Louis Mardi Gras website reminds us to dress both for the holiday and for the weather. So, which of the following ensembles do you expect to see the most of at St. Louis Mardi Gras?

Purple and green beads -- and gloves:

 58%

Halter tops -- and ear muffs:

 6%

Lots of tattoos -- and wooly socks:

 1%

Puffy winter coats -- and bottles of rum:

 23%

Jesters' hats -- and long johns:

 12%

For which of the following selections found at The Taste of Soulard at St. Louis Mardi Gras would you be most likely to go back to get a third helping?

Red beans and rice from Johnny's:

 31%

Po' boys from Clementine's:

 11%

Baked crab from Cat's Meow:

 17%

Shrimp from Nadine's Gin Joint:

 8%

Blackened chicken pizza from Joanie's:

 16%

Stuffed mushroom caps from Big Daddy's:

 10%

Something sweet from Soulard Coffee Garden:

 6%

This year, a model will be chosen to be "Hotshots Miss Soulard" who will march in both parades, attend the Mayor's Ball, and serve as host of the entire St. Louis Mardi Gras celebration. If it were solely your choice, who would be the best Miss/Mr. Soulard?

Karen Foss:

 20%

Nelly:

 10%

Lewis Reed:

 10%

Jim Shrewsbury:

 8%

Becky Rothman:

 22%

Chancellor Mark Wrighton:

 2%

Albert Pujols:

 28%

The theme of the 2007 Mardi Gras celebration in St. Louis is "A Novel Mardi Gras," celebrating literature. Which St. Louis author's work would make the best float?

Life on the Mississippi, by Mark Twain:

 38%

The Awakening, by Kate Chopin:

 4%

The Glass Menagerie, by Tennessee Williams:

 15%

Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, by T.S. Elliot:

 11%

Through the Glass Darkly, by Bill McClellan:

 8%

The Corrections, by Jonathan Franzen:

 1%

Guilty Pleasures, by Laurell K. Hamilton:

 23%

Which of the following is your favorite St. Louis Mardi Gras activity?

Hanging out in a friend's Soulard back (or front) yard:

 30%

Eating my King cake and finding the baby:

 5%

Going to church to prepare properly for Lent:

 4%

Attending the Mayor's Mardi Gras Ball:

 12%

Watching at least one of the parades:

 26%

Nothing. I don't celebrate Mardi Gras:

 23%

Who would you least like to run into while you are celebrating at Mardi Gras?

My boss:

 24%

My teacher:

 3%

My kids:

 21%

My parents:

 18%

A former boyfriend or girlfriend:

 26%

A current boyfriend or girlfriend:

 7%

Which of the following St. Louis Mardi Gras parades is your favorite?

The Barkus Pet Parade:

 34%

The Grand Parade:

 39%

The Wiener Dog Derby:

 8%

The Fat Tuesday Parade:

 12%

The line at the porta-potty:

 12%

Which of the following pets at the Barkus Pet parade was (or would have been) your favorite?

The poodle dressed as Auguste Chouteau:

 13%

The mastiff in a tutu:

 14%

The French bulldog with a beret:

 17%

The beer-drinking chicken:

 13%

The Martian pug in the flying saucer:

 11%

The dog dressed as a cat:

 11%

The flock of Chihuahua sheep:

 21%

This year's Music Stage entertainers are The Wyld Stallyns and They Might Be Giants. What local act would you most like to see open at next year's Mardi Gras?

Smash Band:

 12%

Ralph Butler:

 8%

Thos:

 1%

Gumbohead:

 19%

Chuck Berry:

 25%

Dr. Zhivegas:

 12%

Bob Kuban:

 5%

Erin Bode:

 14%

Dave Drebes Players:

 4%

If you head to Soulard for Mardi Gras, how do you plan on getting there?

I will carpool with friends:

 18%

I will drive myself:

 20%

I will take public transportation, like the bus or the MetroLink:

 18%

I will ride a bike or a scooter to avoid parking hassles:

 1%

I live in Soulard, so I will walk:

 8%

I won't be anywhere near Soulard this year:

 35%

What is the best part about Mardi Gras in St. Louis?

The parades:

 22%

The food:

 18%

The dancing:

 3%

The costumes:

 17%

The drinking:

 15%

The drinking:

 9%

It ends when Lent begins:

 16%

What is the worst part about Mardi Gras in St. Louis?

Cleaning up after the event:

 13%

A few rowdy people try to spoil things for everyone:

 46%

My hangover:

 6%

The traffic and parking in Soulard:

 20%

There is nothing bad about Mardi Gras:

 14%

Do you think St. Louis Mardi Gras is a good thing or a bad thing for the St. Louis metropolitan area?

It is generally a good thing, because it brings visitors to the City and shows we know how to have a good time:

 94%

It is generally a bad thing, because people misbehave and give the City a bad name:

 6%