[simpleton]

A reader poll

December 18, 1997
New ones Monday through Friday

1997
The year in review



It was a year that tugged at the heartstrings of even the most sour cynics. The birth of the McCaughey Seven. The death of Diana. The feckless Mars Sojourner explored surface of the Red Planet, while the dickless Marsh Applewhite got a closeup look at Comet Hale Bopp.

Who do you think were the most intriguing people of 1997? What do you think of the year's major events? Let us know.


Which person do you feel had the
greatest impact on the world in 1997?


Certain famous people are guaranteed to make
you laugh with their names alone.
Which celebrities do you think provided
Dave and Jay with the most consistently
funny punch lines in 1997?


In 1997, the Personal Yellow Pages book
was introduced, offering listings of
indiviudal people by category. Which
category did you find yourself using most often?


1997 saw breakthroughs in the
science of cloning. Which of the
following do you feel are the most
impressive clones of the year?


What do you feel was
the most important news event
of 1997


What were the most important
cultural events in 1997?


Which religious figure was rediscovered
most often in the magazines
you read most in 1997


Feel free to explain how you
made your voting decisions in our exit poll;
be sure to include a sob story and be eligible
to win cash prizes.



Previously in simpleton:



Wednesday: Reader mail Volume 11
Tuesday: Is that in your pocket a Babel Tower?
Monday: News you can Lose: Random acts of context
Friday: Feeb: The Simpleton's vain effort to be respectable
Thursday: How to be an American: A simpleton civics guide
Wednesday:Reader Mail: Volume 10


A century of simpletons in the simpleton archive.


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