Prompted by yesterday's post about Springsteen, I present a poll (behind the cut, to avoid cluttering friends' pages).
Unfortunately you can't format polls, so this isn't as clear as I'd like: but the idea is that each starred item is the start of a sentence and the items below that complete the sentence. Just check everything that applies, and then each person's answer will be coherent when I click through to "view answers." In theory.
"Erie Canal"?
* 1) I don't know a song called "Erie Canal" (go to 3)
13(5.8%)
* 2) I know a song called "Erie Canal"
36(16.1%)
which is about a guy and his mule named Sal
35(15.7%)
which is about the gin running out
7(3.1%)
* 2a) I learned it in school in
19(8.5%)
NY
8(3.6%)
ME, VT, NH, MA, CT, or RI
1(0.4%)
PA or NJ
1(0.4%)
MD, DE, DC, WV, or VA
2(0.9%)
KY, TN, NC, SC, MS, AL, GA, or FL
1(0.4%)
WI, MI, IL, IN, or OH
3(1.3%)
ND, SD, MN, NE, IA, KS, or MO
1(0.4%)
OK, AR, TX, or LA
1(0.4%)
MT, ID, WY, or CO
0(0.0%)
NV, UT, AZ, or MN
2(0.9%)
WA, OR, or CA
3(1.3%)
AL or HI
0(0.0%)
Canada
0(0.0%)
Mexico
0(0.0%)
someplace outside North America
1(0.4%)
* 2b) I learned it from a performance or recording
17(7.6%)
in addition to learning it at school
6(2.7%)
instead of learning it at school (go to 3)
12(5.4%)
under circumstances I will relate in a comment
2(0.9%)
* 3) I didn't learn a song called "Erie Canal" in school, and I went to school in
17(7.6%)
NY
4(1.8%)
ME, VT, NH, MA, CT, or RI
2(0.9%)
PA or NJ
5(2.2%)
MD, DE, DC, WV, or VA
3(1.3%)
KY, TN, NC, SC, MS, AL, GA, or FL
5(2.2%)
WI, MI, IL, IN, or OH
3(1.3%)
ND, SD, MN, NE, IA, KS, or MO
1(0.4%)
OK, AR, TX, or LA
2(0.9%)
MT, ID, WY, or CO
1(0.4%)
NV, UT, AZ, or MN
0(0.0%)
WA, OR, or CA
4(1.8%)
AL or HI
0(0.0%)
Canada
1(0.4%)
Mexico
0(0.0%)
someplace outside North America
4(1.8%)
Ticky box?
Ticky!
14(63.6%)
You need a trademark poll item like "Sanzo"
5(22.7%)
and I'll suggest one in comments!
3(13.6%)
(I should've posted this before work this morning, but I didn't have time to look up all the states (no, I don't have them memorized by region).)