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Everybody's The Same So Let's Play The Game

1.  Some months ago, after much discussion, Paul Girard's agent recently announced that the 5 foot 3 inch-tall man would be invited to play on the Penguin basketball team even though all other players are over 6' 6" tall.  He has been playing for several weeks now.  Mr. Girard's agent said that, "This is a great stride forward for all short people."
Agree
Disagree

2.  Immediately following Paul Girard's announcement, his college roommate, Stanley Martin, announced that he also wanted a position on the team even though he stands 5' 1" tall.  Mr. Martin stated that, "It would not be fair for the Penguin's management to allow Paul to play, yet not provide me with the same opportunity."  Penguin team management later announced that it will accept Stanley Martin and he has been playing on the team's first string line up with Paul Girard. Agree
Disagree

3.  The Penguin basketball team has not won any of its 23 games this season.  Tragically this is coincidental with the fact that it has not won a single league game since Paul and Stanley started playing. Really?
How can that be?

4.  The Penguin basketball team recently announced that it has confidence in Paul and Stanley and remains confident that the Penguins will return to their old consistent winning ways soon. That's good of them
That's foolish of them

5.  A few months ago the Nationwide Basketball Association of America, NBAA, announced that it would mandate that all 36 of its member teams must also sign at least two (2) players shorter than 5' 4".  Any team not following that hiring guideline will be suspended from playing in the NBAA league. That's only fair
That's not fair

6.  Three weeks after full implementation of the new hiring guidelines --- after each of the 36 teams hired two or more players under 5' 4" ---  the Penguins returned to their winning ways!  In fact, they won 12 and lost only 3 games since all their competitor teams hired the height-challenged players. Of course, that was to be expected
Wow, that surprises me

7.  As of last month the NBAA league was back to normal.  Each team had something resembling their more-usual won-loss records. Of course, that was to be expected
Wow, that surprises me

8.  Three weeks ago the Cross-national Basketball European league, CBE, representing all of its 12 European national teams challenged the NBAA league's 36 teams to a World Series of Basketball. That should be a good chance for the NBAA to show off its prowess since it represents the home of basketball
That's not fair

9.  Reports of the final playoffs in the NBAA -- CBE challenge World Series were somewhat discouraging for most United States' NBAA fans.  The CBE has won every game.  In fact the winning point spread was in every game no less than 47 points! The referees must be European
Wow, Europe really grows some good basketball players

10.  Each CBE team should be required to hire at least two height-challenged players just as each NBAA team is required to do. Agree
Disagree

11.  When do you think the NBAA league will return to hiring all players for all teams based only on each man's ability to play basketball? When it loses the Basketball World Series
Never because it would not be fair to height-challenged men
I don't know that, but when will the NBAA require each team to hire at least 50% women???

12.  Rumors persist that the Women's Nationwide Basketball Association of America, the WNBAA, is working to establish a Grand Challenge Series.  This best of seven series would test the top four teams in both the NBAA and the WNBAA leagues.  Which league would you bet on to win? NBAA
WNBAA
It depends on how many height-challenged players are in first string for the NBAA

13.  People fail to understand that hiring someone who can't perform as well as another potential employee, but has some mandated characteristic, will eventually cause lower quality products and services across the entire work force.  Do you understand this fact? Yes
No

14.  Please check the items that you believe to be true: All people are created having equal skills and capabilities.
All people are created and given equal rights at the time of birth.
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If we were all created equal, we would we all have the same skills and capabilities.
If we were all created equal, we would all play basketball as well as Michael Jordan.
Since we are all created & given equal rights, each of us should have the right to try out for the Chicago Bulls basketball team.

15.  Are you fed up with having to succeed on your own, but witnessing excuses being made for others when they fail to succeed on their own and get handouts, extra points, and extra assistance? Yes
No
No, I'm a weakling and don't mind

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Male

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