Just closed a bunch of the polls that have done their time below the Leif & Thorn comment sections. For posterity, here are the answers.
The poll about readers’ preferences for the Kolpovision-party storyline. Will any of you get your narrative wishes? Time will tell…
- MAGICAL BRAM and his ADORABLE CHILDREN 26%, 35 votes35 votes 26%35 votes - 26% of all votes
- Future Thorn, pretending he's cosplaying 20%, 27 votes27 votes 20%27 votes - 20% of all votes
- President Romarin, having ditched her security detail 17%, 23 votes23 votes 17%23 votes - 17% of all votes
- All of the above? I honestly can't pick just one.* 8%, 11 votes11 votes 8%11 votes - 8% of all votes
- Holly and Cedar, for a magical intermission 7%, 9 votes9 votes 7%9 votes - 7% of all votes
- Geirölul Lilblomma, trying to explore Ceannic culture.* 7%, 9 votes9 votes 7%9 votes - 7% of all votes
- Agent Delphinium and the Woman in Black on a secret mission 5%, 7 votes7 votes 5%7 votes - 5% of all votes
- Kudzu's dog* 4%, 6 votes6 votes 4%6 votes - 4% of all votes
- President Romarin with her full security detail 3%, 4 votes4 votes 3%4 votes - 3% of all votes
- Holly, Cedar and Ivy, due to a misreading of the situation.* 3%, 4 votes4 votes 3%4 votes - 3% of all votes
The Halloween poll. Not all of you are familiar with Scooby-Doo, but of the ones who are…let’s just say you made me feel retroactively vindicated in an argument I had several years ago.
- ...a group of college students roadtripping between semesters/during a gap year 26%, 37 votes37 votes 26%37 votes - 26% of all votes
- ...a group of college-age people who have a crime-solving business* 22%, 32 votes32 votes 22%32 votes - 22% of all votes
- ...a group of post-college graduates (or dropouts?) touring the country while unemployed 13%, 19 votes19 votes 13%19 votes - 13% of all votes
- I'm not familiar with the series, I just like voting in polls 13%, 19 votes19 votes 13%19 votes - 13% of all votes
- a group of college-age people who crime-solve as highly motivated amateurs* 6%, 9 votes9 votes 6%9 votes - 6% of all votes
- I'm familiar with the series, but I don't have a strong opinion 6%, 8 votes8 votes 6%8 votes - 6% of all votes
- ...a group of high school kids traveling alone on summer break 6%, 8 votes8 votes 6%8 votes - 6% of all votes
- ... a group of unlucky adults who go on vacation together, and encounter crime on every road trip.* 3%, 4 votes4 votes 3%4 votes - 3% of all votes
- I'm sure I watched that show, but can't remember a thing now.* 2%, 3 votes3 votes 2%3 votes - 2% of all votes
- a group of high school kids with a crime solving gig.* 1%, 2 votes2 votes 1%2 votes - 1% of all votes
- ...a group of high school dropouts touring the country while unemployed* 1%, 2 votes2 votes 1%2 votes - 1% of all votes
A poll about potential fandom fusions, now that the canon of Steven Universe is drawing to a close…and I’m running low on new characters to draw as Gems.
- RWBY* 15%, 29 votes29 votes 15%29 votes - 15% of all votes
- Hellsing* 14%, 26 votes26 votes 14%26 votes - 14% of all votes
- The Muppets 10%, 19 votes19 votes 10%19 votes - 10% of all votes
- Madoka Magica 9%, 17 votes17 votes 9%17 votes - 9% of all votes
- Tolkien Legendarium (LotR/Silmarillion)* 9%, 17 votes17 votes 9%17 votes - 9% of all votes
- Sailor Moon 8%, 15 votes15 votes 8%15 votes - 8% of all votes
- Homestuck* 6%, 12 votes12 votes 6%12 votes - 6% of all votes
- Kill 6 billion demons* 5%, 9 votes9 votes 5%9 votes - 5% of all votes
- Care Bears* 5%, 9 votes9 votes 5%9 votes - 5% of all votes
- Sword Art Online* 5%, 9 votes9 votes 5%9 votes - 5% of all votes
- Thundercats 4%, 8 votes8 votes 4%8 votes - 4% of all votes
- Pokemon* 2%, 4 votes4 votes 2%4 votes - 2% of all votes
- My little pony* 2%, 3 votes3 votes 2%3 votes - 2% of all votes
- Girlgenius* 2%, 3 votes3 votes 2%3 votes - 2% of all votes
- And Shine Heaven Now* 2%, 3 votes3 votes 2%3 votes - 2% of all votes
- Star Wars: Knights of the old republic* 1%, 2 votes2 votes 1%2 votes - 1% of all votes
- Houseki no Kuni 1%, 2 votes2 votes 1%2 votes - 1% of all votes
- Superhero comics* 1%, 2 votes2 votes 1%2 votes - 1% of all votes
- Hellboy* 1%, 1 vote1 vote 1%1 vote - 1% of all votes
Hellsing went to the top of that poll pretty quickly (it’s still tied for #1 if you include the And Shine Heaven Now votes) — and, well, that’s basically just the Vampire Hunter Thorn AU.
So I decided to get a feel for what else readers want to see in that continuity.
- Tiernan (Thorn's cat)* 20%, 37 votes37 votes 20%37 votes - 20% of all votes
- The Woman in Black 18%, 33 votes33 votes 18%33 votes - 18% of all votes
- Kale (and Niamh) 17%, 31 vote31 vote 17%31 vote - 17% of all votes
- Magical Bramble 13%, 23 votes23 votes 13%23 votes - 13% of all votes
- Violet and Rowan 13%, 23 votes23 votes 13%23 votes - 13% of all votes
- Agent Delphinium 10%, 19 votes19 votes 10%19 votes - 10% of all votes
- Captain Sigrún 5%, 9 votes9 votes 5%9 votes - 5% of all votes
- Matatuhi Kaihanga and Patotara Kaihanga (The Tamputian mining engineers)* 4%, 8 votes8 votes 4%8 votes - 4% of all votes
The infamous “what counts as a sandwich?” question.
The PB&J answer tells you how many voters were actually reading.
- A PB&J 19%, 158 votes158 votes 19%158 votes - 19% of all votes
- A cheeseburger 14%, 120 votes120 votes 14%120 votes - 14% of all votes
- An "ice cream sandwich" 13%, 113 votes113 votes 13%113 votes - 13% of all votes
- An "open-face sandwich" 12%, 98 votes98 votes 12%98 votes - 12% of all votes
- A gyro 8%, 71 vote71 vote 8%71 vote - 8% of all votes
- An Oreo 8%, 68 votes68 votes 8%68 votes - 8% of all votes
- Maybe, like, we're all just the fillings in the sandwich of life, dude 7%, 62 votes62 votes 7%62 votes - 7% of all votes
- A hot dog 6%, 54 votes54 votes 6%54 votes - 6% of all votes
- Avocado toast 5%, 42 votes42 votes 5%42 votes - 5% of all votes
- A taco 4%, 31 vote31 vote 4%31 vote - 4% of all votes
- A burrito 3%, 27 votes27 votes 3%27 votes - 3% of all votes
The discrepancy between the numbers for “a gyro is a sandwich” and “a burrito is a sandwich” tells you…something about double standards. And the discrepancy between “an open-face sandwich is a sandwich” and “avocado toast is a sandwich” tells you that “what counts as an open-face sandwich?” is an unanswered question in its own right.
Next up: reader stats! Here’s the breakdown circa 2019 of where the Leif & Thorn audience is reading from, your occupations, your Hogwarts hosues, and your zodiac signs:
- United States 51%, 102 votes102 votes 51%102 votes - 51% of all votes
- Europe other than the UK 24%, 47 votes47 votes 24%47 votes - 24% of all votes
- United Kingdom 10%, 20 votes20 votes 10%20 votes - 10% of all votes
- Canada 6%, 11 votes11 votes 6%11 votes - 6% of all votes
- Australia 5%, 9 votes9 votes 5%9 votes - 5% of all votes
- Asia 3%, 5 votes5 votes 3%5 votes - 3% of all votes
- Oceania other than Australia 2%, 3 votes3 votes 2%3 votes - 2% of all votes
- Americas other than US/Canada 1%, 2 votes2 votes 1%2 votes - 1% of all votes
- A magical kingdom not of this time nor space* 1%, 1 vote1 vote 1%1 vote - 1% of all votes
- Africa 0%, 0 votes0 votes0 votes - 0% of all votes
- Somewhere else 0%, 0 votes0 votes0 votes - 0% of all votes
- Work for a company 39%, 42 votes42 votes 39%42 votes - 39% of all votes
- School (college/university/undergrad) 17%, 18 votes18 votes 17%18 votes - 17% of all votes
- Work for the government 11%, 12 votes12 votes 11%12 votes - 11% of all votes
- Retired! 9%, 10 votes10 votes 9%10 votes - 9% of all votes
- Self-employed 6%, 6 votes6 votes 6%6 votes - 6% of all votes
- Unpaid & underappreciated (caregiver, homemaker, etc) 6%, 6 votes6 votes 6%6 votes - 6% of all votes
- School (grade/K-12) 5%, 5 votes5 votes 5%5 votes - 5% of all votes
- School (graduate/doctorate) 4%, 4 votes4 votes 4%4 votes - 4% of all votes
- If I told you, I'd have to kill you 4%, 4 votes4 votes 4%4 votes - 4% of all votes
- Ravenclaw 42%, 58 votes58 votes 42%58 votes - 42% of all votes
- Hufflepuff 29%, 40 votes40 votes 29%40 votes - 29% of all votes
- Slytherin 11%, 15 votes15 votes 11%15 votes - 11% of all votes
- Gryffindor 8%, 11 votes11 votes 8%11 votes - 8% of all votes
- If I’m at work, Ravenclaw; if I’m at home on a day off, Gryffindor. So, house of Hermione?🤷🏻♀️* 4%, 5 votes5 votes 4%5 votes - 4% of all votes
- Elf* 4%, 5 votes5 votes 4%5 votes - 4% of all votes
- Gryffinpuff* 1%, 2 votes2 votes 1%2 votes - 1% of all votes
- Ravenpuff* 1%, 1 vote1 vote 1%1 vote - 1% of all votes
- Let Kyo Be In The Zodiac 2k19 13%, 17 votes17 votes 13%17 votes - 13% of all votes
- Libra 11%, 15 votes15 votes 11%15 votes - 11% of all votes
- Leo 11%, 15 votes15 votes 11%15 votes - 11% of all votes
- Aries 8%, 11 votes11 votes 8%11 votes - 8% of all votes
- Taurus 8%, 11 votes11 votes 8%11 votes - 8% of all votes
- Gemini 8%, 10 votes10 votes 8%10 votes - 8% of all votes
- I don't know (and I'm not looking it up for the poll) 7%, 9 votes9 votes 7%9 votes - 7% of all votes
- Sagittarius 7%, 9 votes9 votes 7%9 votes - 7% of all votes
- Cancer 7%, 9 votes9 votes 7%9 votes - 7% of all votes
- Aquarius 6%, 8 votes8 votes 6%8 votes - 6% of all votes
- Capricorn 5%, 6 votes6 votes 5%6 votes - 5% of all votes
- Scorpio 4%, 5 votes5 votes 4%5 votes - 4% of all votes
- Pisces 3%, 4 votes4 votes 3%4 votes - 3% of all votes
- Virgo 2%, 3 votes3 votes 2%3 votes - 2% of all votes
Finally, all your biggest plans for 2020. (For the record, mine was finishing But I’m A Cat Person.)
- N/A, I don't do resolutions 24%, 20 votes20 votes 24%20 votes - 24% of all votes
- Finish a project I've been dragging out 12%, 10 votes10 votes 12%10 votes - 12% of all votes
- Get more exercise 12%, 10 votes10 votes 12%10 votes - 12% of all votes
- Start a project I've been putting off 10%, 8 votes8 votes 10%8 votes - 10% of all votes
- Not to start a new project until I finish at least one of my unfinished ones.* 7%, 6 votes6 votes 7%6 votes - 7% of all votes
- Stop forgetting to eat.* 7%, 6 votes6 votes 7%6 votes - 7% of all votes
- Do things that make me happier, and start on my comic* 5%, 4 votes4 votes 5%4 votes - 5% of all votes
- Apparently I have a vitamin D deficiency (thanks 4:30 sunset) so I guess get more sun?* 4%, 3 votes3 votes 4%3 votes - 4% of all votes
- N/A, in my calendar this isn't the start of 2020 4%, 3 votes3 votes 4%3 votes - 4% of all votes
- Read books I own instead of buying new ones* 4%, 3 votes3 votes 4%3 votes - 4% of all votes
- 1920x1080 🙂* 4%, 3 votes3 votes 4%3 votes - 4% of all votes
- Clean the house* 2%, 2 votes2 votes 2%2 votes - 2% of all votes
- 4k* 1%, 1 vote1 vote 1%1 vote - 1% of all votes
- Do a year-long project* 1%, 1 vote1 vote 1%1 vote - 1% of all votes
- I do resolutions whenever they occur to me; I don't wait for New Year's* 1%, 1 vote1 vote 1%1 vote - 1% of all votes
- Figure out what my major is going to be.* 1%, 1 vote1 vote 1%1 vote - 1% of all votes
- Do more volunteering 1%, 1 vote1 vote 1%1 vote - 1% of all votes
- Be kinder to myself. And also find a new job!* 1%, 1 vote1 vote 1%1 vote - 1% of all votes
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I also note the sandwich discrepancy between gyro and taco. (I think I voted yes for gyro, no for taco, myself).
I’m the one who originally wrote in “and shine heaven now”. I also wrote in RWBY and My Little Pony and Kill 6 billion demons and GirlGenius and superhero comics… I have a trick with my laptop and my cellphone which lets me do multiple write ins >.>
And I wrote in “Elf” for the houses because of a joke omake in which Harry gets sorted into “House Elf” and has to work in the kitchens.
And I’m the one living in the Magical Kingdom XD
I was sad that Ophiuchus wasn’t a zodiac option.
On the occupation quiz, I couldn’t answer it accurately because I’m working for a company, taking college classes, self employed, and an unpaid parent… next time, make it multiple choice!
I’m personally surprised by the people who think that an ice cream sandwich is a sandwich but an Oreo isn’t. Is it just that an Oreo is too small? Because they’re otherwise almost the same thing…
I’m a little disappointed that RWBY lost out to Hellsing. Would have been neat to see the cast’s Semblances.
I was hoping for their multiform/its-also-a-gun weapons
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