The Monday Poll - Sampler

Last week was largely spent semi-comatose in front of the tube due to a terrible cold, so my head is just crammed with interesting factoids. I'm going to allow you to participate in a random sampling of some of them.

Here's an interesting factoid: an average of five people a year die in Death Valley due to the heat—most of them European tourists. One man who passed out while hiking alone in the Valley died and became mummified in three days due to the combination of heat, aridity, and salt deposits. (My thanks to the Apocalypse Channel—I mean, the Weather Channel--for these interesting factoids.)

I'd say the Death Valley Chamber of Commerce needs to choose a new tag line for the tourist brochures to better reflect these dangers, wouldn't you?

[Poll #771785]

What should the new Death Valley tag line be?

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Death Valley: If you can't stand the heat, get out of the Valley.
0(0.0%)
Death Valley. We're serious.
6(37.5%)
Death Valley: Like King Tut without the gold and precious jewels.
2(12.5%)
Death Valley: Almost Margaritaville. At least we've got the salt.
0(0.0%)
Death Valley: You will believe a man can fry.
0(0.0%)
Death Valley: God damn it's hot.
3(18.8%)
Death Valley: One hot Mother Ticky.
0(0.0%)
Other (add your idea in comments)
1(6.2%)
What's your favorite humanoid fossil?

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Gigantopithecus, aka "Bigfoot"
1(7.1%)
Australopithecus afarensis, aka "Lucy"
3(21.4%)
Homo floresiensis, aka "The Hobbit"
3(21.4%)
Homo sapiens sapiens, aka Cro-Magnon or near-modern man
0(0.0%)
Homo sapiens neanderthalensis, aka Neanderthal
0(0.0%)
Tickypithecus, aka The Tickster
6(42.9%)
Other (comments?)
0(0.0%)
What's your favorite human mummy?

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Tut
1(6.2%)
Ramses
4(25.0%)
Seti
0(0.0%)
Ützi
0(0.0%)
That guy in Death Valley
5(31.2%)
Dick Cheney
3(18.8%)
Tickyses
1(6.2%)
Other (comments?)
1(6.2%)
Brak, Zorak, Moltar, or Space Ghost?

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Brak!
3(18.8%)
Zorak!
0(0.0%)
Moltar!
0(0.0%)
Space Ghost!
4(25.0%)
Harvey Birdman, Attorney-at-Law
4(25.0%)
Ticky!
3(18.8%)
Other!
1(6.2%)