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Mini Poll: I ♥ ST. LOUIS

Current Totals:

Is Valentine's Day an important holiday in St. Louis?

Yes:
 32%
Yes, more than it used to be:
 6%
No, not as much as it used to be:
 26%
No, it's just a big plot by that Kansas City greeting card company:
 36%

 

Do you like Valentine's Day?

Yes, because I have a sweetheart:
 41%
Yes, even though I don't have a sweetheart:
 15%
No, because I don't have a sweetheart:
 10%
No, even though I have a sweetheart:
 34%

 

Did last year's Valentine's Day meet your expectations?

Yes:
 54%
Yes, unfortunately:
 24%
No:
 22%

 

What are your expectations for this year's Valentine's Day?

It will be the best ever:
 11%
It will be about the same as usual:
 85%
It will be the worst ever:
 3%

 

Will you send or receive an unsigned Valentine's Day card or gift this year?

Yes, I will send something to a secret Valentine:
 6%
Yes, I will receive something from a secret Valentine:
 1%
Yes, I will both send and receive secret Valentines this year:
 4%
No, neither:
 88%

 

What are your plans for Valentine's Day this year?

A night out:
 24%
I'm cooking at home:
 15%
My sweetie is cooking at home:
 6%
No plans:
 33%
No plans, kids:
 6%
No plans, no sweetie:
 15%

 

Which of the following would make this Valentine's Day the best ever?

I would spend time with my current sweetie:
 39%
I would spend time with my current sweetie, and receive a thoughtful gift:
 24%
I would not see my current partner, but would receive a thoughtful gift from him/her:
 2%
I would find a new sweetie:
 18%
I would get back together with an old sweetie:
 3%
I would manage to see more than one sweetie:
 14%

 

Which of the following activities comes closest to your idea of a perfect Valentine's Day outing?

Beer and bowling at Flamingo Bowl:
 20%
An evening of watching "Ugly Betty" on my living room sofa:
 14%
Having dinner at the St. Louis Zoo, followed by a lecture about animal courtship:
 10%
Exploring the caves at City Museum:
 8%
Mastering Bosnian syntax:
 6%
Eating chili at a City fire house, followed by a ride on the hook and ladder:
 15%
Having dinner at the Saint Louis Art Museum, followed by a viewing of Artemisia Gentileschi's "Judith Decapitating Holofernes":
 19%
Catching the late set of Chippewa Chapel at Off Broadway:
 9%

 

From which of the following stores would the best Valentine's Day gift for you come?

Left Bank Books:
 32%
Bissinger's:
 22%
Botanicals Design Studio:
 10%
Hamilton Jewelers:
 25%
Hanneke Hardware:
 11%

 

Which of the following is the most inappropriate Valentine's Day gift?

A fitness training class:
 4%
A diet book:
 21%
Cleaning tools:
 17%
A break-up note:
 32%
A gift card:
 3%
A legal notice:
 18%
Lingerie:
 1%
Anything to or from someone other than one's sweetie:
 4%

 

Which of the following would be your second choice for a romantic get-away trip on Valentine's Day?

Venice:
 33%
Sarajevo:
 6%
Paris:
 39%
Kingston:
 5%
Las Vegas:
 9%
Cape Town:
 3%
Venice, IL:
 4%

 

If those little candy hearts had little candy brains, which one would most likely come to you?

TEXT ME:
 5%
HOT STUFF:
 20%
URA TIGER:
 8%
YEAH RIGHT:
 32%
SAY YES:
 21%
SLAY ME:
 13%

 

If the current crop of White House contenders were placed in a heart-shaped box, which candidate do you think would be each of the following Valentines' Day candies?


Roman Nougat:

Clinton:
 17%
Huckabee:
 11%
McCain:
 24%
Obama:
 17%
Romney:
 31%

Pecan Delight:

Clinton:
 15%
Huckabee:
 38%
McCain:
 8%
Obama:
 32%
Romney:
 7%

Cherry Blimp:

Clinton:
 41%
Huckabee:
 23%
McCain:
 12%
Obama:
 8%
Romney:
 15%

Coconut Cluster:

Clinton:
 12%
Huckabee:
 18%
McCain:
 26%
Obama:
 26%
Romney:
 19%

Rasberry Parfait:

Clinton:
 29%
Huckabee:
 11%
McCain:
 23%
Obama:
 18%
Romney:
 19%

 

About which of the following hotels in St. Louis do you harbor the most romantic illusions?

Hilton at the Ballpark:
 2%
Drury at the Convention Center:
 0%
Roberts' Mayfair:
 6%
The Chase Park Plaza:
 44%
The Cheshire Inn:
 12%
The Park Avenue Mansion:
 2%
The Hyatt:
 2%
The old Coral Court:
 16%
The Omni:
 3%
The Westin:
 6%
The Sheraton:
 1%
The Renaissance:
 6%

 

With which of the following local bachelors or bachelorettes would you most like to spend time on Valentine's Day?

Entertainer Nelly:
 18%
Downtown boutique owner Jennifer Gray:
 24%
Ace TV reporter Ann Rubin:
 15%
Revenue Collector Gregory FX Daly:
 11%
License Collector Mike McMillan:
 6%
Newspaper editor Christine Bertelson:
 12%
Mayoral press secretary Ed Rhode:
 15%

 

Do you believe that St. Louis is a better city than most for singles?

Yes, the dating scene is lively:
 8%
Yes, but it's just because I'm irresistible:
 6%
No. The odds are good, but the goods are odd:
 35%
I don't know. I'm in a relationship and/or not looking:
 51%

 

Note: Due to rounding, results for some questions may not total 100%.


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