The Last Thing You Read Was

If one is responding to this poll, by definition the last thing one has read is something online, right? Or did Slashdot finally launch that vote-by-post card feature I requested in '98?

Actually, I'm beating up a nerd and having him write what I tell him. And the most brilliant part is that I don't even know how to read.

(please save me)

Well, considering how many people enjoy books, and considering how almost all people enjoy fictional stories in some form, and therefore should be able to at least understand how some may enjoy written fiction, there is only one conclusion: very few men are sane..

As I read the results now, nearly 2/3 of those polled clicked something other than "Something Online" (or "Print is dead").

I know people are into multitasking today, but I never realized so many people would read a poll question on Slashdot, then go read a novel, and then come back and click the button to respond to the poll.

I'd like to see more research into this area -- perhaps polls asking questions like "What is the last thing you thought about?" or "What was the last thing you moved your mouse over?"

Eventually, we can move to the truly puzzling poll questions, like "Are you lying in your response to this poll? Yes or No."

About 63% of voters are either confused or lying...

No, this was a very sensible poll. We all know that the large majority of the people here never read the articles, so I guess that we all want to know what they did read (if anything) before responding.

It's either that, or all those comments saying RTFA are meant to be humorous. :-)

Is that the setup, or the punchline?