Will you be fighting the crowds on Black Friday?
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Do you agree with the national survey that found that St. Louisans wait in lines for much shorter times than do residents of most other big cities?
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Yes:
76%
No:
14%
No, and I bet they didn't ask St. Louis women:
10%
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In general, what is the longest you would be willing to wait in line for something that you wanted?
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Ten minutes, or less:
29%
About twenty minutes:
35%
About an hour:
21%
A couple of hours:
10%
Most of the day:
2%
As long as it took, even if I had to camp out overnight:
3%
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Which of the following is the most frustrating place at which to wait in line?
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Fast food restaurants:
7%
Doctors' and dentists' offices:
15%
Stores:
6%
Sporting events:
1%
Traffic lights:
15%
Airports:
15%
Government offices:
11%
Bathrooms:
29%
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For which of the following activities would you be most willing to wait in line the longest?
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Voting:
60%
Receiving a sacrament:
11%
Getting a celebrity's autograph:
5%
Eating a good meal:
12%
Washing my car:
0%
Finding a clean bathroom:
9%
Seeing a hit movie:
3%
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At which place would you be willing to wait longer for a good lunch?
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A food truck:
7%
A sit-down restaurant:
93%
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At which of the following places in St. Louis would you most expect to encounter the longest line?
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Lambert Airport before a holiday:
37%
BJC Emergency Room after a holiday:
20%
The Pageant before a big concert:
2%
Metro after a ballgame:
25%
Ted Drewes during a heat wave:
10%
City Museum during a school holiday:
1%
The Arch when the elevator isn't working:
5%
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Which of the following actions is the way you are most likely to avoid a wait in line?
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Shop online:
28%
Pay extra for the privilege of going to the front of the line:
2%
Jump to the front of the line:
0%
Send or hire someone to stand in line for me:
0%
Go at a time when I expect the line to be shortest:
44%
Don't go at all:
25%
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Have you ever flat out made up an excuse to jump to the front of the line?
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In general, which of the following groups are the most annoying line jumpers?
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Old people:
6%
Small children:
3%
Teens:
15%
VIPs:
22%
People who arrive late to join their friends who are already in line:
52%
People who pretend to speak only French:
3%
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How often do you speak up when someone jumps the line ahead of you?
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Always:
26%
Sometimes, but not always:
52%
Hardly ever:
17%
Never:
5%
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Which of the following comments would you most likely use on a line-jumper?
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"The line starts back there":
63%
"@&&!!##":
3%
"Excuse me, but I was ahead of you":
24%
"I know where you live":
0%
"No cuts, no butts, no coconuts":
1%
Nothing, I'd just use my icy stare:
8%
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The State of Missouri requires places of public assembly to provide the same number of bathroom fixtures for men and women. Do you support this law?
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Yes:
46%
No, men should have more:
3%
No, women should have more:
51%
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The State of Washington has passed a law making it illegal to cut to the front of certain lines and levying fines for doing so. Should Missouri do the same thing?
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Would you step out of line if the person ahead of you at a water fountain was sniffling?
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Which of the following line dances best describes your personality?
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The Can-Can:
9%
The Chicken Dance:
11%
The Electric Slide:
27%
The Hustle:
16%
The Cotton-Eye Joe:
8%
The Macarena:
7%
The YMCA:
22%
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