are polls bollocks?

according to a certain other blogger, polls are bollocks. 

but are they? are they bollocks or are they really an insightful way of judging the mood of the populace? without them, how could we make decisions based on our perception of the zeitgeist? if we here in the cabin do not take a representative splice of the population and ask them critical questions, how. will. we. know? 

so, wheeling out this poll into the virtual arena once more for your deliberation, i ask you to stare at it long enough to decide... are polls bollocks? or aren't they?

coming in april:

a poll about 

  

and we need examples, so please send in pictures/anecdotes about bad art.

enjoy voting!