Date: Thu, 4 Apr 1996 08:16:44 -0600 (CST)
Subject: HUM: TV Nation Polls (** 1/2) (fwd)



Marc, "the Chegitz," Luzietti
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"Susan, when a man's wrestling a leopard in the middle of a pond, he's in 
no position to run." -- Cary Grant in  "Bringing Up Baby."

>>
>>             * TV NATION POLLS FROM THE NBC DAYS *
>>
>>=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=->>>From a telephone survey of 204 Americans, Spring 1993
>>
>>- 65% of all Americans believe that frozen pizza will never be any
>>     good and there's nothing science can do about it.
>>
>>- 10% of the American public would pay $5 to see Senator Orrin
>>     Hatch (R - Utah) fight a big mean dog on Pay TV.  86% of all
>>     viewers would root for the dog.  100% of women viewers would
>>     root for the dog.
>>
>>- 45% of Americans think rain doesn't feel as good in real life as
>>     it seems to in the movies.
>>
>>- 16% of Perot voters believe "if dolphins were really smart, they
>>     could get out of those nets."
>>
>>- 65% of American women believe there is "a lot of difference"
>>     between a campaign contribution and a bribe.  Only 35% of men
>>     see a difference
>>
>>- 70% of American women have never had an emotionally
>>     satisfactory relationship with a Republican
>>
>>=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=->>>From a telephone survey of 229 Americans, Summer 1994
>>
>>- In the past year 36% of Americans have chanted "We're Number
>>     One!"   Only 22% of Bush voters have chanted "We're Number
>>     One!"
>>
>>- 62% of Americans believe a trip to a major theme park is more
>>     culturally enriching than a trip to the Reagan Library
>>
>>- 39% of Americans believe that guns are not "as dangerous as they say".
>>
>>- 15% of Americans wish Dennis Hopper would go back on drugs.
>>
>>- 29% of Americans believe that Elvis was right to shoot TV sets.
>>
>>- 29% of Perot voters say "The candidate I vote for usually loses."
>>
>>- 11% of Americans that suffer from indigestion would rather retake
>>     the SAT than watch a Jesse Helms filibuster.
>>
>>- 12.5% of Americans that voted for Clinton believe that they will
>>     someday be told "just what Victoria's Secret is."   98% of
>>     Bush voters believe they will never know.
>>
>>- 88% of Bush voters "have no idea what rappers are talking about."
>>
>>- 14% of Americans surveyed agreed that Puerto Rico should not be
>>     the 51st state because "that extra star would make the flag
>>     look bad."
>>
>>=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=->>>From a telephone survey of 208 Americans, Winter 1994
>>
>>- 35% of Americans believe Richard Nixon went to heaven.  59%
>>     believe he went "someplace else."
>>
>>- 34% of those who voted Republican in the last election believe
>>     "Forrest Gump" was a documentary.
>>
>>
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