Welcome back once again to another presentation of that mysterious entity known as The Polls.

First of all, those questions again:

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1) Which Pokemon are you most annoyed by because of little kids?

A. Pikachu
B. Charizard
C. Raichu
D. Jigglypuff
E. "Hey! I'm one of those kids who keeps yelling a Pokemon's name during the movie"
G. Other

2) What color would Vulpix look cool in?

A. Blue Vulpix
B. Purple Vupix
C. Black Vulpix
D. Green Vulpix
E. The regular color- Red Vulpix
F. Other

3) What is your favorite kind of deck?

A. Raindance
B. Energy Removal
C. Haymaker
D. Wigglytuff
E. Sponge
F. Damage Swap
G. Potpourri
H. Other

4) What do you think the best Pokemon Power is (in english)?

A. Blastoise's Raindance
B. Venusaur's Energy Trans
C. Dark Dragonair's Evoulutionairy Light
D. Gengar's Curse
E. Alakazam's Damage Swap
F. Mr. Mime's Invisible Wall
G. Other

5) If Wizards asked you to change Vulpix's (base set) HP, what would you change it to?

A. Lower than 50 HP
B. At least 80
C. More than Charizard's (120+ if you kids don't remember Charizard's)
D. Keep it the same at 50 HP
E. 100000000000000000000000000000000 (because I like to suck up to Spike)
F. Other

6) Spike's fascination with electric sheep is...

A. Creepy
B. Vaguely disturbing
C. Perfectly understandable
D. Something you can empathize with
E. News to you
F. Other

7) If you could be Spike for a day, you would...

A. Hang out with Vulpix
B. Drive the SBO (Spike's 1985 Cutlass) on the highway at dangerously high speeds
C. Search through Spike's bookmarks for websites worthy of contemplation
D. Look at yourself in the mirror all day
E. Go to #pojo and kick people for no reason whatsoever, laughing maniacally all the while
F. Get a haircut
G. Other

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Remember that as always, only a few responses are posted, but all that made it in on time were counted. (Vulpix usually begins counting the answers up a few days before the update--for best results, get your answers in as soon after the poll as possible.) Also... please do NOT ask that your answers be posted... it generally doesn't help. We pick them partly by merit, mostly at random, and you have to realize that only 5-7 out of 30+ responses to each poll can be posted due to space constraints.


>Before I go to the polls, I need to say that even though Spike is 6'6
>and has so much hair, he probably has neck problems, I was unable to find him
>at the STS, and that kinda sucks... I was looking forward to getting my ass
>kicked by his deck, or however unlikely it may seem, vise-versa.... Oh well,
>on to the polls....
>
>1) Which Pokemon are you most annoyed by because of little kids?
>
>Hmmmm, that would have to be D. Jigglypuff, considering my house is
>crawling with approximately a billion kids under the age of seven every day.
>Screaming and constantly singing the God d**n Jigglypuff song
>
>2) What color would Vulpix look cool in?
>
>Uh..... Um.... Black could be cool, I guess. A gothic Vulpix would be
>cool or something....
>
>3) What is your favorite kind of deck?
>
>That would definitely be H. Other. My favorite deck would have to be of
>my own design, the name is stupid and confusing, but so is the deck, so
>just don't ask.
>
>4) What do you think the best Pokemon Power is (in English)?
>
>That would be G. Other, Ditto's Transform is too kick ass not to be my
>favorite.
>
>5) If Wizards asked you to change Vulpix's (base set) HP, what would
>you change it to?
>
>D. 50HP. It's HP is fine for a Basic that evolves. What I would change
>is the attack, Confuse Ray would only cost one Fire, and would also have
>Ember. No retreat cost would be nice, too.
>
>6) Spike's fascination with electric sheep is...
>
>D. Something I can empathize with. Just think of the things you could
>do with the wool......
>
>7) If you could be Spike for a day, you would...
>
>Hell, I'd do everything, except get a hair cut. I happen to be a fan of
>big hair. Don't ask......


SPIKE: Another fan of big hair! Great! And I cannot figure out HOW anyone could miss me in a crowd.

VULPIX: I actually don't have a big problem with my HP. You're right, it's the attack that's bad. Confuse Ray should either a) cost 1 less b) do 10 more damage or c) be auto-confusion. As is, it's pretty bad.


>1. G: Pikachu, Pikachu, Pikachu. That's all I ever
>hear about. Why did you put in Raichu instead? For
>shame!
>
>2. F: Personally, I think White Vulpix would be so
>cute that you'd have to wear special eyeglasses to
>look directly at it. Well, myabe not that cute, but
>cute never the less.
>
>3. B: Haymakers and Raindance may dominate, but ER
>decks can piss off your opponent incredibly. All hail
>Fossil Golduck!
>
>4. F: Let's face it. Without the power, mime boy would
>still be languishing in trade binders today. And the
>power itself has caused major changes in deck types,
>both to accomedate it, and to defend against it.
>
>5. F:At least 60, but let's not go overboard here. 50
>HP is perfectly decent, and the only reason it should
>be jacked up higher than that is because Vulpix got
>such a sucky attack.
>
>6. C: When you have to deal with Spike on a daily
>basis, you tend to start seeing his eccentricies as
>perfectly normal, which is sort of scary in itself.
>
>7. E:I'm still hoping that when Spikester goes off to
>collage, I'll finally be able to get on mIRC and be
>opped. After that, everything goes to h-e-double
>hockey sticks (have to account for the fact that this
>is a family site) =)
>
>First poll, so I hope I didn't screw up too badly.


SPIKE: This person seems to know me. At least he's adapted to my eccentricities... although such an adaptation is probably crucial to surviving five seconds in the same room with me.

VULPIX: Unless I've missed something, Pikachu WAS one of the choices...


>1. E....I never intend to go to the 2nd movie because of that bull.
>
>    2.C....anything dark black looks evil and menacing...take the
>Avatar Of Woe, for instance.....or maybe a black Corvette Stingray....
>
>    3.E....this baby won me countless tournies....fast, powerful,
>conrolling....Scott Gerhardt is a mastermind for creating this....
>
>    4.E....you can control your pokemon's damage and HP....'nuff
>said....a good damage swap deck kicks
>
>    5. F....50 is fine...maybe a bit higher...why the hell would it be
>80 or more?  The evoultion is always higher....
>
>    6. D......I feel you my man....electric sheep are
>so..........::ahem:: next poll Q please...
>
>    7. This one was hard......dunno what spike looks like....dunno
>about Vulpix...okay, B.  Cutlasses rule....way to go Spike!  Drive that baby
>around all day, whisking by in a brisk breeze.....by electric
>sheep....::ahem:: sorry....there's my answers!  Yes, that's my final answer! 


SPIKE: Finally... someone who feels the way I do about electric sheep... I'm not alone. *sniff*

VULPIX: It pains me and Spike to report that the SBO has finally gone to its last reward. There's a lot of history in that car. It will be sorely missed and fondly remembered.


>Hi Spike, Vulpix
>1.  E!!! Oh my god E Here is what I went through when
>I went to go see Pokemon 2000.  Look, Look!!! It's
>Pikachu.  Hey there's a snorlax.  Look at that cool
>Gyarados.  Poor Meowth. LOOK It's a new pokemon!!!
>This was all in the first five minutes of Pikachu's
>rescue adventure.  Do you feel my pain???
>
>2.  F I happen to own a vulpix.  Her name's Karen but
>most people refer to her as KiKi.  She has taken to
>dying her fur black with red stripes.  It's got me
>worrying about her.
>
>3.  G I like to be unique so I use a very weird yet
>very effective potpourri deck. Garunteed to take out
>your average haymaker.
>
>4.  G Dark Vileplume's Hayfever works wonders against
>most decks around here.
>
>5.  E not only because well sucking up might get this
>posted but KiKi's sitting on top of my computer
>moniter staring at me and well I don't feel like fryin
>today.
>
>6.  Well first I was goin to say A but considering
>there will be an electric sheep pokemon (Mareep) in
>gold/silver I'm gunna say  C. Perfectly
>Understandable.
>
>7.  G  Well in addition to doing A,B,C,E I would have
>to look at baby pictures because nothing embarrasses
>people more than having others look at baby pictures.


SPIKE: As far as I'm concerned, anyone who actually WANTS to look at my baby pictures is more than welcome to what they get...

VULPIX: I wouldn't worry about KiKi. She sounds perfectly okay to me. In fact, she sounds like my type.


>1. A - I don't know why, but I work in a shop and half the magazines have pikachu on the front and I get so sick of little kids >rushing in, shreiking (sp?) 'oooooh, pikachu' and then picking the magazine up and hugging it before walking over to mummy and >saying 'pikachu'. For these kids, the word they associate with pokemon is 'pikachu'. I was also at my sister's school the other day >and there was this kid who kept on repeatedly showing me his jumbo pikachu like it was the crown jewels. I offered to swop a >weedle for it (i think) and then went away.
>
>2. F - it depends, i think blue vulpix might look nice, but if you look at some of the cards vulpix comes in shades or red and brown. >Personally, i would like a rainbow vulpix which was all colours but it depends on the vulpix in question. My vulpix has recently >dyed it's fur blue and it wearing dreads (teenagers *lol)
>
>3. H - To play with, I learnt with a haymaker deck. I've tried an energy removal deck but it got killed by a haymaker 3 times in a >row. I've never managed to play raindance well and i can't really stall brilliantly. I've never tried potpourri or sponge. I usually >play with a deck very similar to Cinder (i've played it for months - it's almost identical except it's designed for the stalling >environment around here with NGR etc). I've also got a few other decks on the side, my current favourite is a dark muk deck >which i mostly play.
>
>4. G - Charizard's energy burn of course *lol* I actually don't have one, raindance is great for some people, butI can't play it, >venusaur is incredibly useful sometimes, dark dragonair is great but it's another evolution line to add isn't it ??? Gengar can work >in a specific deck, alakazam is another with a deck archetype that i can't play; mr mime is okay, but there are so many pokemon >that can get round this power.... it depends, personally i'm quite fond of dark muk's sticky goo. That would have to be my current >favourite.
>
>5. F. I might raise it to 70, but I would change the attack. Firstly, I would make confuse ray a 1 fire energy attack, then I woud give >vulpix a second attack, 2 fire energy (so people wouldn't try andmix fire with another colour because it rarely works), 30 damage. >I haven't thought of names for the second attack.
> Then I would persuade them to make Vulpix a holofoil (hey, even Victreebell is a holofoil) and give it a great picture (no offence >but the base picture is a bit boring, maybe vulpix fire blasitng something (or someone). Or maybe vulpix raising his leg on a stack >of cards with really bad deck written on it.
>
>6. C Of course ::backs slowly away from the computer making no sudden movements and not turning her back:: Perfectly >understandable ::doesn't even blink::
>
>7. G Probably the same as I do every day, sleep. Although been someone else, that someone might not sleep or might not enjoy >sleeping. Anyway, I like being me and I don't want to be anyone else (no offence to you).
>
>I'm really sorry about your friend. I hope he gets better soon.


SPIKE: About my friend... he's OKAY! Well, as okay as anyone who's been through that can be.

VULPIX: Sleep. Sleep is good. Can we go to sleep soon?


>These are my answers to Poll #7. Have fun reading them!
>
>Number 1: Which "Little Kid" Pokemon Annoys me the most...
>I'm saying B, Charizard, because I'd *like* to build a Charizard deck (and thumb-bites to all of you losers who say he's a waste of >cardboard!) but I know that my chances of pulling a Charizard are like... nonexistant! and the only way I'll ever be able to trade for >a Charizard is to give up all of my other GOOD rare foils!
>
>Number 2: A Vulpix of a different color...
>Hmm, a black Vulpix with firey red and yellow markings would rock. Like an Anti-ninetales. C for this one! :)
>
>Number 3: My Favorite Kind of Deck:
>
>Are you asking for my favorite kind to play, as in "I love to play this deck, it rocks" or my favorite kind to BEAT, like "I just love >beating this deck, it's so pathetic!"? I'm thinking "Favorite to play" and if so I'm going to have to go with H, Other, because I don't >play archetypes, or even the near Archetype of "Energy Denial" that often. I play my "Cruel and Unusual Decks," like Rapidcash >and Slow-Roasted Mental Midgets. Right now I'm running a VenuTsaur deck IRL, and I'm building a Gengang Deck, with a nifty >Golem-Dodrio deck on TCG GB. Now, as for the kind of deck I love to beat... I just feel this like, extreme sense of ... Invincibility >... if I beat any of the boss->archetypes. So if you're asking what is my favorite kind of deck to destroy, I'm going with D, >Wigglytuff decks, because they're the >"most feared" in the environment at the moment.
>
>My favorite Pokemon Power...
>Oh no! You're making me choose? (runs screaming into the forest) (comes back three days later with twigs in her fur and several >bruises and scrapes) Uh... Well... erm... For the longest time I thought, and I still think, that Gengar and Venusaur could work >together somehow. I don't know how such a combo would WORK exactly, I don't know the purpose, but every time I sit down with >my cards to build a deck, I have to restrain myself from building a Gengarsaur deck. So I guess it comes down to the clincher.. Do I >like moving THEIR stuff around, or MY energy. Hmm. I guess I like messing with people so I'll go with D and just ignore the half >of my brain which is shrieking something about being stomped by a raging Venusaur...
>
>If I could change Base Vulpix's HP...
>I'd have to say F, Other, because I'd change it to 60. Changing it to anything lower than 50 HP would be suicide, I like getting the >HP gain with evolving and Niney has 80 (so I wouldn't gain anything if I said B), giving Vulpix 120+ HP would be stupid if I ever >wanted to evolve to Niney. Keeping it the same woudl be okay, but I don't like that idea too much. A card with the HP described in >E would be "broken" and I would never, ever, want to use a broken card (ha ha ha) so like I said earlier, F. Other. :)
>
>Spike's Obsessed with Electric Sheep.
>This is C, Perfectly Understandable. I have a sort of crush on Merripu myself. I mean, how can you resist a static sheep? It's so >adorable. I went and spent hours editing a GB pic of Merripu on Paintbrush, pixel by pixel. Add that to the fact that it's one of the >*very few* 3-step evolution families for Electric (with Pikachu being a member of the other, if you count Pichu, but Merripu is >much more adorable!) you have a perfect bundle.
>
>If I could be Spike for a Day:
>I'd check into a Medical ward. No, just kidding, I'd pick G, "Other" because all the other options sound lame. Okay, hanging with >Vulpix isn't lame, but spending a day with a bratty orangey-red fox isn't my idea of fun. Too bad there aren't any beaches in >Spikeville. I'd probably spend all of Spike's money on Pokemon Cards, then UPS them to myself so they'd arrive right on time >when I return to my own body! bwa ha ha ha ha. (Spike says: "Ha ha ha. Not funny, Rainy.")
>
>Aren't you glad I waste all of my time making you waste your time reading this nonsense? hehehe


SPIKE: Actually, I am. And you can find beaches around here if you look hard enough. Lame beaches, perhaps, but beaches nonetheless.

VULPIX: Hrm... Bratty? Me? Whatever gave you that impression?


>WASSSSSSSUP!!!!!!! ShortyandGuido here once again.
>Shorty: Hey Spike sup?
>Guido: WHY AREN'T YOU PUTTING OUR POLL ANSWERS ON YOUR SITE?!
>Shorty: Shut up Guido
>Guido: No, this guy is pissing me...
>Shorty: SHUT THE <Censored for younger veiwers> UP!!!!!!
>Guido: okay
>Shorty: Good. Now to the polls.
>
>1) Which Pokemon are you most annoyed by because of little kids?
>B) Charizard definately Charizard.
>Guido: Must kill the Charizards
>
>2) What color would Vulpix look cool in?
>C) Black.
>Shorty: Black is cool.
>Guido: We have black Flareon.
>
>3) What is your favorite kind of deck?
>D) Wigglytuff
>Shorty: It is the only deck we have been able to win with.
>Guido: WE WENT 6-0 WOOHOO
>
>4) What do you think the best Pokemon Power is?
>Shorty: Well since Dark Dragonair is in our deck C)
>Guido: But if we got another choice it would be Alakazam's Damage Swap
>
>5) If Wizards asked you to change Vulpix's (base set) HP, what would you change it to?
>F) Other.
>Shorty: Well I don't have a comment on this one so I will pass it to my significant other.
>Guido: IMMORTAL. IT WILL NEVER DIE MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA etc...
>
>6) Spike's fascination with electric sheep is...
>F) Again other
>Shorty: Again I must pass it to Guido. And do not do what he does.
>Guido: Me like electricity. Play with plugs and go ZAP!!!!
>
>7) If you could be Spike for a day, you would...
>Ok this is basically a trick question for us. So we will say G) Other
>Shorty: I would Hang out with Vulpix and drive the car.
>Guido: I would Drive the car and go to Pojo and crack on everyone.
>
>Guido: And now it is for the notorious list MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
>Shorty: Shut up, Guido, we won't do it this time.
>Guido: BUT WHYYYYYYYYYYYY?????!!!!!!
>Shorty: cause i think that is why he doesn't post are stuff on the site
>Guido: Oh
>Shorty: Well Spike we hope your friend gets better and all.
>Guido: Yea even I have to say that.
>ShortyandGuido: Cya Spike tell your friend to get well soon.
>Guido: We now have a 450 ft long Gyarados, a 7 ft tall.....
>Shorty: GUIDO SHUT UP
>Guido: OK


SPIKE: Shorty and Guido always crack me up. You guys should start a talk show or something.

VULPIX: Or something.


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1)

A. 22
B. 10
C. 2
D. 5
E. 6
F. 0
G. 2

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SPIKE: Easily Pikachu. At least on the show and on the GB, Charizard is some good.

VULPIX: Charizard is a fire type, and I don't want to offend him. Actually, I'll go with Jiggly. That little poofball just ANNOYS me.

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2)

A. 8
B. 3
C. 11
D. 4
E. 10
F. 7

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SPIKE: Purple! Purple! Purple purple!

VULPIX: I've always wanted to dye my fur a bright green. Spike did that to his hair once. It was pretty bad, and I'm sure I could do it better.

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3)

A. 6
B. 4
C. 0
D. 6
E. 4
F. 1
G. 4
H. 20

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SPIKE: I'll go with "Other." Betcha can't guess which deck is my fave...

VULPIX: I'm IN that deck, so I'll vote for it too-- "Other"!

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4)

A. 11
B. 2
C. 4
D. 5
E. 4
F. 3
G. 15

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SPIKE: Has to be Evolutionary Light. It may not have found a real use in any major archetypes, but it's pretty cool.

VULPIX: Anything but Rain Dance. What did we ever do to Blastoise?

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5)

A. 2
B. 3
C. 0
D. 11
E. 8
F. 19

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SPIKE: I'd make it about sixty, which should have been one of the choices. I'd change the attack too.

VULPIX: In the words of Guido... IMMORTAL!!! IT WILL NEVER DIE!!!

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6)

A. 5
B. 5
C. 14
D. 7
E. 9
F. 3

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SPIKE: It's something I can empathize with. I mean... Never mind.

VULPIX: Perfectly normal. When you live with Spike, a LOT starts to seem perfectly normal.

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7)

A. 6
B. 4
C. 2
D. 2
E. 6
F. 4
G. 6

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SPIKE: Well, I AM Spike... so... I'd probably end up doing all of that. Except the haircut. That was inserted as a joke, and those of you who tried to hurt my hair should be ashamed of yourselves.

VULPIX: How could you do that? *sniff*

SPIKE: The masses have spoken. Now go speak again!


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