Poll: Rock, paper, scissors...

[runedeadthA]

I think I read that statistically, most people went for rock the most and paper the least.... So of course I always do paper first

 

[Lazzi]

I think I usually pull scissors first.

Lizard.

Spock?

So Im not the only one here that watches them?!

 

[Ridonculous_Ninja]

I always go with Walrus, just for the lulz. (Pinky and index point down, other fingers curled in a fist, thumb in the middle as a mouth)

But when I'm being serious it's rock or scissors.

 

[joystickjunki3]

Shotgun... but seriously, scissors.

 

[twistedshadows]

I think I usually pull scissors first.

Lizard.

Spock?

So Im not the only one here that watches them?!

I'm not sure, I actually don't watch the show but happened to see a clip of that episode.
It seems like a few other people here know about it, though, so I wouldn't be surprised if they watched it.

 

[Ridonculous_Ninja]

For no reason as far as I can make out, I usually go for paper first.

Any budding psychology students want to explain our answers to us?

Because people have perceived success with one of three. So if you win with a scissors, you are much more likely to use scissors again later, in a completely different game. You subconsciously associate winning with one of the three, and thus, use it more/first.

That would be my guess (as a budding psych student) but I have no physical evidence to back it up, just a theory.

I must be broken then, because I played a game with a whole room of people circulating and I started with scissors almost everytime, and lost 6 out of 7 times with scissors.
I just don't change quickly...

The sad part is that I noticed everyone went rock first. I always expect people to change for me >.>

 

[TundraWolf]

Ok then, Nuke teamed up with Bug Spray.
If your opponent bitches about it being "Unfair" well.. A nuke just went off.. He's dead..
Unless they're a cockroach themselves, then thats just awkward.

I think we're all avoiding the real unbeatable factor in RPS, though, even if you go up against a nuke.

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Keith Richards simply cannot die.

 

[Fingerprint]

For no reason as far as I can make out, I usually go for paper first.

Any budding psychology students want to explain our answers to us?

Because people have perceived success with one of three. So if you win with a scissors, you are much more likely to use scissors again later, in a completely different game. You subconsciously associate winning with one of the three, and thus, use it more/first.

That would be my guess (as a budding psych student) but I have no physical evidence to back it up, just a theory.

The theory makes sense, you win with one so you'll choose it later. Though what made you choose rock, paper or scissors in the first place? It is just a case of trial and error until you perceive yourself to be winning with one more than the others or is there some other reason?

 

[ThatJagoGuy]

Oh. Well... *someone* is getting an unwarranted surprise in the morning. Also, your lack of slippers might explain your initial antisocial approach. I prescribe a healthy dose of slipper-boots; wear two a day for the rest of your life.

Um, I just worked TWO ten hour days on less than 10 hours of sleep between them. I have ANOTHER ten hour day tomorrow, and I did nothing anti-social, although if you recommend that I wear some Ugg boots ever again I will pull your spine out of your back and then rape you to death with it. I HATE Ugg boots. Furthermore, after ten hours wearing water-proof boots, anything on my feet at all is UNCOOL! I am in bare feet and happy with it.

No, you're right - you're clearly quite the debonair gentleman; refined prosocialite extraordinaire. My bad. Except, of course, for the deliberate attempt to underminine my harmless poll... and then there was the whole violent rape threat. Hmmm.

Anyhu, I wasn't talking about Ugg boots, I was talking about awesome Kiwi slippers. Still, just to call your bluff, I once more recommend that you wear Ugg boots... FOREVER... and a pair on your hands too! Personally, I'm looking forward to the bit where you remove my spine without killing me, and then 'rape' me with it... despite that not being entirely possible. I mean, it's my spine... and taking it out of me in the first place would be pretty much the opposite of rape! Maybe you could fleece line your work-boots...!

 

[messy]

I think I usually pull scissors first.

Lizard.

Spock?

So Im not the only one here that watches them?!

Gotta love big bang.

I always go rock because in the immortal words of Bart Simpson "good ol'rock nothing beats the rock"

 

[ThatJagoGuy]

Looks like paper FTW then. So... I shall be playing scissors in future,

 

[Redlin5_v1legacy]

Heh, I guess I win then. Right now Paper is the most popular for some reason. I could have sworn it would be rock or scissors...

Anyway, I'm done here.

*departs on tricycle*