Which of the following things are you most likely to do when the thermometer gets to "sweltering" in St. Louis this summer? |
I find a body of water in which to float:
18%
I drink large quantities of fluid:
23%
I stay inside with a large air conditioner:
50%
I run through my sprinkler:
2%
I picture myself in a cool place:
3%
I leave town:
5%
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How much time will you spend on vacation this summer? |
Zero:
20%
Several long weekends:
31%
One full week:
24%
Two full weeks:
16%
More than two full weeks:
10%
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Which of the following is the St. Louis summer disaster about which you worry most? |
Lightning strikes:
15%
Flash floods:
5%
Heat waves:
55%
Warm beer:
21%
Kids at home:
4%
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What is generally the most painful event of your summer? |
A bad sunburn:
14%
An itchy rash or insect bite:
16%
Sitting on hot leather car seats:
16%
Opening the utility bill:
35%
Trying on my bathing suit:
19%
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Which of the following sensible precautions should be at the top of every St. Louis water safety list? |
Watch out for the ducks in Forest Park:
10%
Don't drink the water from that fountain in Maryland Plaza:
16%
Avoid the kiddie swimming times at the City's rec centers:
17%
Don't canoe in the River Des Peres:
57%
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Do you have a summer storm plan? |
Yes, I have stocked up on canned food and bottled water:
21%
Yes, I have a cooler full of beer and a generator:
12%
No, but I hope my neighbor does:
67%
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Which of the following things is the best way to beat the summer heat? |
Cooling off with frozen custard at Ted Drewes:
40%
Visiting the penguins and puffins at the St. Louis Zoo:
21%
Perusing the periodicals in the air-conditioned St. Louis Public Library:
15%
Watching Albert Pujols swat homeruns at a Cardinals game:
17%
Singing along at the Muny:
6%
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Which of the following is the biggest summer turnoff? |
Hairy backs, poolside:
30%
Speedos, backside:
45%
Tube tops, topside:
5%
Hot canines, tableside:
12%
Sunglasses, inside:
8%
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Which of the following is the best summer job for a teenager? |
Fast-food restaurant worker:
5%
Yard mower:
22%
Caddy:
10%
Camp counselor:
27%
Life guard:
29%
Store clerk:
7%
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Which of the following is the best summer song on the radio right now? |
Justin Timberlake, "Summer Love":
7%
Kelly Clarkson, "Never Again":
6%
Rihanna, "Umbrella":
6%
Maroon 5, "Makes Me Wonder":
9%
Gym Class Heroes, "Shoot Down the Stars":
2%
I'm too old to answer this question:
70%
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Which of the following classic summer songs are you most likely to have stuck in your head the rest of the day? |
Mungo Jerry, "In the Summertime":
10%
The Who, "Summertime Blues":
9%
Sly and the Family Stone, "Hot Fun in the Summertime":
23%
The Lovin' Spoonful, "Summer in the City":
35%
Beach Boys, "All Summer Long":
10%
I'm too young to answer this question:
13%
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Which of the following movies is most worth the ticket price (and time) at the Moolah Theater this summer? |
Shrek the Third:
17%
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End:
22%
Spider-Man 3:
7%
Live Free or Die Hard:
10%
Ocean's 13:
25%
The Bourne Ultimatum:
21%
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Which of the following books would you most likely pick off the shelves at Left Bank Books to take on vacation this summer? |
Don Rickles, Rickles' Book:
13%
Allyson Beatrice, Will the Vampire People Please Leave the Lobby?:
23%
Christie Mellor, Three Martini Family Vacation: A Field Guide to Intrepid Parenting:
8%
Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns:
15%
Michael Chabon, The Yiddish Policeman's Union:
8%
Marco Pierre White, The Devil in the Kitchen:
11%
Oprah hasn't told me yet:
22%
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When MayorSlay.com went to press, the average price for a gallon of regular gasoline in St. Louis was $2.76 ($2.88 in Cleveland, $3.00 in Portland, $3.39 in Chicago, $3.43 in San Francisco). What will the average price of a gallon of regular gasoline be in St. Louis on Labor Day 2007? |
About what it is now, or lower:
20%
About $3 a gallon:
50%
About $3.50 a gallon:
23%
About $4 a gallon:
6%
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BONUS QUESTION:
Rollin Stanley, the City's talented director of planning and urban design, says that sculptor Richard Serra's work "Twain" should remain a part of the downtown Gateway Mall. Do you agree with Rollin? |
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