#dscpolls

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Let’s play a game!

I’m going to post a bunch of lyrics, which all allude to a certain concept. I excluded the reveal of said concept at the end, and put it in the comments. Read it, check your answer, and then vote! I suggest reading out loud to hear some of the wordplay better.

Now I think it's time to switch to lyricism, peep the riddle

I was born in mint condition, I'm everybody's life's mission

Alright, listen, put me 'round your neck and I might glisten

The ultimate connect, I'll get you anything you need

From good credit to good weed

I can make any woman suc ceed

Control you with a heart of greed

Along with anybody that's in need, I'll make 'em beg and plead

I'm in the pocket of mafia crime lords and presidents

Without me, they'll evict you from your residence

Hov wrote about me on "Dead Presidents," never irrelevant

Not a soul on earth would love me if I weren't me

No matter what year I'm in, I'm current, see?

People that have me, yeah, they power's so immense

But people without me, make no sense, goddamn

Yeah, the world revolve around me, the law evolve around me

The shit people do to get a piece of me astound me

Blood stains my face when drug deals go wrong

I'm given to the greatest athletes when they go long

You could put me in check

But I'm still laughing all the way to the bank

I'm the reason that the Titanic sank

I'm always there for you, yeah, when it comes down to the wire

And some people even tuck me away 'til they retire

I usually come around on the first and fifteenth

If you owe me to somebody then they'll leave you beneath

People go crazy when they feel me

In the Middle East, they drill me

If you let your guard down, then some people'll steal me

I knew these two dudes that's always been homies since fifth grade

Always schemin' on the block, selling crack to get paid

Now they never graduated, thought that shit a charade

Only thing on they mind that wasn't me was get laid

Then one day, they had a falling out on the block

See, one thought the other one had been stealing his rock

'Cause he coulda sworn he had more weight in his stock

Pulled out the Glock and his homie yelled, "Stop!"

But before he had the chance to pull the trigger

Oh shit here come the cops

They saw the gun and blew them both away

Now there's two more kids dead in the street all before twenty

Over me, the most important thing to man,

___________

Did you know/guess correctly?

I did not know/guess the answer

I knew the song already but forgot the answer

I knew the song already and had the answer

I mostly/completely figured it out from the allusions (share how far in!)

I figured it out mostly/completely by the rhyme

I knew it because rap often uses this word as a nickname and/or punctuation

I figured it out based on the previous answers of the poll

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Remaining time: 1 day 19 hours

Btw it’s this song. Check out the whole thing, I really like it, but if you’d rather just listen to the part above, it starts at about 2:40

Check out more rap! If you all had fun with this (I love the lyricism and puns of rap) I may do more.

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How do you say Sarsaparilla

Idk I’ve never seen that word before, Sar-Suh-Par-ill-ah?

Sass-pah-rill-ah

Sars-pah-rill-ah

Stop starting shit*

Sars-Ah-pah-ree-ya

Voting ended onFeb 17, 2023

*by choosing this option, you do not give your vote to your ‘correct’ opinion

@derinthescarletpescatarian

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This is only for people whose first language isn’t English. Why did you learn English?

It’s the current lingua franca (work/education reasons)

It’s the current lingua franca (fun/content/meme reasons)

Interest in the UK

Interest in an English speaking area of North America

Interest in an English speaking area of South America

Interest in an English speaking area of Oceania

Interest in an English speaking area of Asia

Interest in an English speaking area of Europe that isn’t the UK

I live near an English speaking minority in my area and figured I should learn

Interest in an English speaking area of Africa

Voting ended onFeb 18, 2023

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Ok so I *KNOW* that Eragon is supposed to sound similar to Aragorn (Air-Ah-gon) but who else pronounced it Ee-ragon like it rhymes with dragon? (In my defense I was 9 when I first read it, I sounded it out and I thought it was supposed to be like dragon just one letter off)

Soooooo which did you say?

Air-ah-gon

Ee-rag-on

Another way? I’m sure there’s others I’m just tired and can’t think of any

I didn’t read the books

Voting ended onJul 13, 2023

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I’m trying to decide on a name for a story about a grey horse and a black dog who both love their cowboy but don’t get along just yet, and I think I’ll finally start writing it once I’m settled on a name.

Which sounds cooler?

Phantom and the Shadow

Shadow and the Phantom

Voting ended onMay 20, 2023

Here’s the animals that inspired me btw

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This is only for people whose first language isn't Portuguese. Why did you learn Portuguese?

It’s the local lingua franca

Work/education reasons

Fun/media/meme purposes

Interest in Portugal

Interest in Brazil

Interest in Portuguese-speaking areas (Europe but not Portugal)

Interest in Portuguese-speaking areas (the Americas, but not Brazil)

Interest in Portuguese-speaking areas (Africa)

Interest in Portuguese-speaking areas (Asia & Oceania)

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Voting ended onFeb 18, 2023

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This is only for people whose first language isn't French. Why did you learn French?

It’s my local lingua franca

My interest is for job/education reasons

My interest is for media/fun/meme reasons

Interest in France

Interest in a French-speaking area (North America, including the Caribbean)

Interest in a French-speaking area (Africa)

Interest in a French-speaking area (Asia)

Interest in a French-speaking area (Oceania)

Interest in a French-speaking area (French Guinea and Subantarctican islands)

Interest in a French-speaking area (Europe)

Voting ended onFeb 18, 2023

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Are you uncomfortable* saying red white & blue in a different order? (There are sign language options)

Yes. Hurts my brain (USA Americans lmao)

Yes. Brain hurty :/ (from a country that has these colors)

Yes. Brain pain! (From a country that doesn’t have those flag colors)

Yes. Brain says, “error! Pain!” (speaks American sign language regularly)

Yes. My brain do be in pain (speaks a different sign language regularly)

No. Dingus. (USA american)

No. We have our own way, silly. (Country has these as their flag colors)

No. (Country doesn’t have red white & blue on their flag in significant amounts)

No. (Speaks American Sign Language regularly)

No. (Speaks a different sign language regularly)

Voting ended onMay 7, 2023

*you know how English has an order to say adjectives? Like “a small spiky blue dead lizard”? I have a feeling it’s an unsaid order like that, at least to USAns