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The iPM Opinion Poll Competition.

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Eddie Mair | 17:00 UK time, Tuesday, 14 April 2009

Here's how to enter.

BY POST: Please send your question to: Listeners' Opinion Poll, iPM, Room G601, BBC TV Centre, London W12 7RJ.

BY EMAIL: iPM@bbc.co.uk.

BY BLOG: Just click on Comments.

IMPORTANT: Here are the Terms and Conditions of the competition.

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  • 1. At 5:23pm on 14 Apr 2009, David_McNickle wrote:

    Wot's an opinion poll competition? Choose your favorite opinion poll? On anything? My favorite color?

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  • 2. At 5:34pm on 14 Apr 2009, Lady Sue wrote:

    Very miffed that, as non UK resident, I can't enter. I've already posted three questions on the first thread, which did receive some support from other bloggers - presume all of these are now disqualified.

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  • 3. At 5:36pm on 14 Apr 2009, David_McNickle wrote:

    "When Irish eyes are smiling...."

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  • 4. At 5:47pm on 14 Apr 2009, Thunderbird wrote:

    (1) COLOR ?????

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  • 5. At 5:52pm on 14 Apr 2009, The Stainless Steel Cat wrote:

    I think this clip from Yes Minister is appropriate here:

    Survey design explained by Sir Humphrey...
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hjh13hxehl4

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  • 6. At 5:59pm on 14 Apr 2009, David_McNickle wrote:

    TB 4, According to Funk and Wagnall's.

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  • 7. At 6:19pm on 14 Apr 2009, purpleDogzzz wrote:

    This comment was removed because the moderators found it broke the House Rules.

  • 8. At 9:06pm on 14 Apr 2009, Lady Sue wrote:

    Look BBC, this only goes further to prove that, just because I don't live in the UK, doesn't mean my questions are any more stupid than the next persons.

    Any exceptions?

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  • 9. At 9:51pm on 14 Apr 2009, bensontheboxer wrote:

    This is for the opinion poll competition:

    Would you pay not to have sex?

    To qualify this, I heard a piece on Woman's Hour a while ago about women who pay to have sex. At the end of the programme they read out an email from a listener who said "I would pay not to have sex" - which got me thinking that in this sexualised world where there is the (possibly erroneous) assumption that everyone is up for it all of the time, there may be a proportion of the population, a silent majority even, who think otherwise and it would be interesting to ask this question in a poll.

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  • 10. At 10:14pm on 14 Apr 2009, jonnie wrote:

    I hope Eddie reduces the number of on-air mentions for this thing. The live trailing seemed to go on and on tonight!

    I mean it's only a question for an opinion poll - not as if the prize is a carribean cruise for two.

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  • 11. At 10:31pm on 14 Apr 2009, Scotch-git wrote:

    #9

    Reminds me of the old joke; a gentleman finds himself in a red-light area. A lassie asks "would you like to sleep with me for a hundred pounds?"
    The gentleman considers for a moment, and replies "Well, I'm not really tired, but I could use the money!"

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  • 12. At 10:51pm on 14 Apr 2009, Sid wrote:

    scotch-git (11)

    Thanks - the first laugh I've had today!

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  • 13. At 00:03am on 15 Apr 2009, mittfh wrote:

    11/12 - reminds me of the old "Sisters of Mercy" joke...which I won't post here for reasons which should be obvious to those familiar with it...

    Let's just say it hinges on a pun of a word which can mean a removable fixing device...

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  • 14. At 12:55pm on 15 Apr 2009, U13879388 wrote:

    This comment was removed because the moderators found it broke the House Rules.

  • 15. At 12:58pm on 15 Apr 2009, U13879388 wrote:

    Do you detect in PM an attitude that some subjects are just too complicated for the simple minds who listen to the programme?

    Is PM's clever silliness really outrageous dumming down?

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  • 16. At 12:58pm on 15 Apr 2009, kasimpo wrote:

    This comment was removed because the moderators found it broke the House Rules.

  • 17. At 9:51pm on 15 Apr 2009, U12196018 wrote:

    TRW - As one of the simple minds would I be wrong to think that you meant dumbing rather than dumming?

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  • 18. At 2:20pm on 16 Apr 2009, Mr_mickey-dripping wrote:

    Do Faith Based Schools hinder peaceful integration of British Muslims into British Society?

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  • 19. At 3:46pm on 16 Apr 2009, U13879388 wrote:



    How about questions the other way round - the general public asking the Edgie Mare ensemble what they thin they're playing at?

    How about:

    What do the Moderators do with posts that the PM-iPM in-crowd doesn't like but otherwise are OK?

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  • 20. At 7:53pm on 16 Apr 2009, gujulotus wrote:

    Britain is not only multicultural, multifaith but also increasingly multilingual, especially the urban areas such as Leicester. Yet neither the central or local government pay other than lip service to bi and multingualism - indeed, they look upon languages other than English (specially non-European) as disruptive and contrary to 'national identity'. So my question for the Poll is:
    What is your mother tongue and does using it make you feel:
    a. less British
    b. more British
    c. equally British and other identity

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  • 21. At 11:20pm on 16 Apr 2009, rob2smile wrote:

    Listeners Questions

    Assuming David Cameron is capable of leading an effective opposition when will he start to prevent Britain becoming a second rate democracy or a Police state.

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  • 22. At 12:47pm on 26 Apr 2009, Fellbog wrote:

    Are you happy being called a SUBJECT?

    (of the Queen)

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  • 23. At 11:12pm on 30 Apr 2009, Markonee1 wrote:

    Assuming I'm not disqualified, by
    1)posting in the wrong place,
    and 2) Posting several questions before spotting clause 10!
    here is my chosen suggestion for a poll:

    None of the main political parties are worthy of my vote. They all[both] get voted in on one policy, and then claim that this gives them a mandate to cover their other previously hidden, noxious agenda.
    My question is:
    "With the advent of the internet giving most voters a potential voice, is it now the time to create a new party; 'The Mandate Party' where all main decisions are based on the will of the people?"
    Government by poll, by majority, by popular vote etc etc. Independant jurors could monitor and prevent skewing of questions, themselves randomly elected by a kind of Jury Service technique.

    Why is there a restriction in the number of entries for the poll, and why not have more than one question polled[if they're good enough]...
    Hmm a bit like my 'Mandate Party' I suppose... ;o)

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  • 24. At 6:15pm on 05 May 2009, Majex45 wrote:

    My poll question is:
    Should British Olympic sportsmen & women be allowed to normally practice target pistol shooting in the UK in the run-up to the Olympics?

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  • 25. At 10:12pm on 07 May 2009, Markonee1 wrote:

    In light of the current expenses scams oops errors, surely a better poll for the people is not trivia about nudists, but is it time for a new political party... My 'Mandate Party' No more sailing close to the margins of the law, and no more poor politician leaving politics exceedingly wealthy within a few years by using expense claims to subsidise capital investment...

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