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Poll: How should the Gophers handle Tubby Smith's contract?

# of votes   % of votes
Keep him as coach because he's not the problem 536 14% 14%  
Buy him out at the end of the season 2668 68% 68%  
Wait a season or two before making a move 739 19% 19%  
Total Votes 68    

Editor's note: Instant polls are intended as entertainment. They are not considered to be true measurements of public opinion.

  • Updated: February 21, 2013, 07:18 AM

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Poll: What's your body shape?

# of votes   % of votes
Apple 141 16% 16%  
Pear 194 22% 22%  
Banana 226 26% 26%  
Hourglass 161 19% 19%  
Uh, pumpkin? 148 17% 17%  
Total Votes 68    

Editor's note: Instant polls are intended as entertainment. They are not considered to be true measurements of public opinion.

  • Updated: February 20, 2013, 02:05 PM

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Poll: What's your favorite winter high school tournament?

# of votes   % of votes
Girls' hockey 85 2% 2%  
Wrestling 297 8% 8%  
Gymnastics 73 2% 2%  
Boys' swimming 71 2% 2%  
Boys' hockey 1977 53% 53%  
Girls' basketball 148 4% 4%  
Boys' basketball 740 20% 20%  
Alpine skiing 50 1% 1%  
Nordic skiing 60 2% 2%  
Danceline 126 3% 3%  
Adapted floor hockey 122 3% 3%  
Total Votes 68    

Editor's note: Instant polls are intended as entertainment. They are not considered to be true measurements of public opinion.

  • Updated: February 20, 2013, 06:52 AM

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Poll: Which is your favorite social network?

# of votes   % of votes
Facebook 855 53% 53%  
Instagram 43 3% 3%  
Pinterest 72 4% 4%  
Twitter 213 13% 13%  
Something else 418 26% 26%  
Total Votes 68    

Editor's note: Instant polls are intended as entertainment. They are not considered to be true measurements of public opinion.

  • Updated: February 19, 2013, 09:46 AM

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Poll: Who deserves the Oscar for best director?

# of votes   % of votes
Ang Lee for Life of Pi 74 23% 23%  
Benh Zeitlin for Beasts of the Southern Wild 22 7% 7%  
David O. Russell for Silver Linings Playbook 51 16% 16%  
Michael Haneke for Amour 10 3% 3%  
Steven Spielberg for Lincoln 171 52% 52%  
Total Votes 68    

Editor's note: Instant polls are intended as entertainment. They are not considered to be true measurements of public opinion.

  • Updated: February 19, 2013, 09:40 AM

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Poll: Who's your favorite historic U.S. president?

# of votes   % of votes
George Washington 245 7% 7%  
Thomas Jefferson 228 7% 7%  
Abraham Lincoln 857 25% 25%  
Theodore Roosevelt 263 8% 8%  
Franklin D. Roosevelt 431 13% 13%  
John F. Kennedy 426 13% 13%  
Ronald Reagan 694 20% 20%  
Someone else 262 8% 8%  
Total Votes 68    

Editor's note: Instant polls are intended as entertainment. They are not considered to be true measurements of public opinion.

  • Updated: February 18, 2013, 10:30 AM

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Poll: Which movie deserves the best-picture Oscar?

# of votes   % of votes
Amour 45 2% 2%  
Argo 671 25% 25%  
Beasts of the Southern Wild 84 3% 3%  
Django Unchained 202 8% 8%  
Les Misérables 186 7% 7%  
Life of Pi 107 4% 4%  
Lincoln 919 35% 35%  
Silver Linings Playbook 204 8% 8%  
Zero Dark Thirty 214 8% 8%  
Total Votes 68    

Editor's note: Instant polls are intended as entertainment. They are not considered to be true measurements of public opinion.

  • Updated: February 18, 2013, 10:22 AM

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Poll: What's the biggest problem with the Gophers?

# of votes   % of votes
Starters aren't that talented 411 15% 15%  
The coaching is weak 1690 62% 62%  
Lack of depth on the roster 318 12% 12%  
Big Ten is just too good 295 11% 11%  
Total Votes 68    

Editor's note: Instant polls are intended as entertainment. They are not considered to be true measurements of public opinion.

  • Updated: February 18, 2013, 06:54 AM

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Poll: Which new movie do you most want to see this weekend?

# of votes   % of votes
Beautiful Creatures 26 5% 5%  
Escape From Planet Earth 24 4% 4%  
A Good Day to Die Hard 103 18% 18%  
Identity Thief 85 15% 15%  
Safe Haven 52 9% 9%  
Side Effects 57 10% 10%  
One of the Oscar nominees 127 23% 23%  
Something else 87 16% 16%  
Total Votes 68    

Editor's note: Instant polls are intended as entertainment. They are not considered to be true measurements of public opinion.

  • Updated: February 15, 2013, 08:38 AM

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Poll: Who is your favorite Vikings Hall of Famer?

# of votes   % of votes
Cris Carter 903 13% 13%  
Chris Doleman 112 2% 2%  
Carl Eller 255 4% 4%  
Bud Grant 1941 27% 27%  
Paul Krause 168 2% 2%  
Randall McDaniel 331 5% 5%  
Alan Page 1248 17% 17%  
John Randle 1051 15% 15%  
Fran Tarkenton 1074 15% 15%  
Ron Yary 117 2% 2%  
Total Votes 68    

Editor's note: Instant polls are intended as entertainment. They are not considered to be true measurements of public opinion.

  • Updated: February 15, 2013, 07:09 AM

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