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December 2006 polls

Do you believe in New Year's resolutions?

Yes - a positive way to start the year
34%
Yes, but I have trouble keeping them
34%
No, they are a stupid idea
19%
No, I've got no will power
12%

Where will you be tonight?

At home sleeping/getting jiggy
55%
At a party giving it large
25%
In a club throwing shapes
20%
Working for big bucks
0%

Are you going on a diet in the New Year?

A diet? I need stomach stapling
22%
Yes, I ate all the mince pies
31%
No, I'm fine the way I am
45%

Where would you most like to travel next year?

Eastern Europe
19%
South America
25%
Australia
29%
China
25%

Are you sick of turkey already?

We had goose, we're posh
20%
If I eat one more turkey sandwich I'll puke
35%
Turkey is better than Jesus
45%

What's your hangover cure?

A fry-up
27%
A herbal remedy
2%
Hair of the dog
10%
Water - and lots of it
59%

Do you wear different clobber for the festive season?

Yes, fancy dress is best
7%
I aim to look the bees knees
20%
No, same as usual
56%
You can't beat a dressing gown and slippers
15%

Best part of Christmas dinner?

The tipple
27%
Pigs in blankets
34%
Christmas pud
27%
Brussel sprouts
10%

Who should be Christmas Number One?

Leona Lewis
24%
Take That
48%
Katie Price and Peter Andre
12%
McFly
16%

What are you most looking forward to this Christmas?

Getting presents
25%
Giving presents
15%
The feast
27%
Seeing family and friends
31%

Do you know today as 'Mad Friday'?

Yep that's what we all call it round here
12%
It will be mad, but I've never heard it called that
42%
No it will be mad Saturday for me
25%
It will actually be less mad than usual
20%

Will Prince William marry Kate Middleton?

Yes - I'd bet money on it
15%
No
3%
Probably
21%
I don't know or care
60%

I buy Christmas gifts:

Mostly online
19%
Mostly in shops
73%
I don't buy them - I make them
2%
I don't give them
4%

Do you download TV shows?

Yes
58%
No
41%

Do you care how Princess Diana died?

Yes - I care deeply
5%
I don't care, but people should know
23%
No, I think only her family should know
32%
I couldn't care less
37%

Funniest band?

Tenacious D
52%
The Darkness
2%
Chaz N Dave
8%
Goldie Lookin Chain
36%

Work Christmas parties are mainly for:

Having a good boogie
10%
Catching up on the gossip
15%
Getting merrily pissed
58%
Getting free grub
15%

I would rather eat:

Hospital food
3%
Aeroplane food
22%
School/work canteen food
31%
Left over take-away food
42%

David Cameron says the country would be better off with more marriages and fewer divorces

The man's a genius
8%
Of course - it's not rocket science
48%
No, co-habitation is better
11%
Cameron needs a reality check
32%

Take That are number one in the charts for the second week

I'm so happy
20%
Let's hope it's the last time - ever
22%
Charts = schmarts
56%

Cider doesn't give me a hangover...

And it's yummy - result!
15%
In my dreams
17%
Because it's stinkin and I don't drink it
42%
Unless I drink ten pints of it
24%

Are ASBOs failing?

Yes - they're a joke
62%
Yes - earlier prevention is needed
14%
No - breach doesn't equal failure
8%
I've no idea
14%

Do you have an avatar in Second Life?

Yes, I love it
6%
No, but I want one
10%
No, I'm uninspired by it
18%
Nah - never heard of it
64%

Civil partnerships have been going a year this month. Have you been to any ceremonies?

Yes, one or two
7%
Yes, my own
7%
No
84%

Should premium rate TV quiz shows be banned?

No, I like them
9%
No, regulation is enough
11%
Yes they're predatory
33%
Yes, they take up precious freeview space
45%

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