terence poll results

So last week I posted a survey about Terence Chua, a filker (and a judge!) living in Singapore. Terence has a wonderfully twisted sense of humour and is also a very sweet guy. I first came in contact with Terence when I posted incorrect spellings of his first AND last name on the OVFF Web site when he was a guest at the convention in recent years. I was mortified, of course. Instead of being angry, Terence took it all with good humour.

I've been trying to spread the rumour that he might be moving to Toronto in the feeble hope that he might actually start believing the rumour himself and then do it. Okay, so maybe that should read "VERY feeble" but hey, I figure it's at least worth a shot. :-)

Anyway, 26 people responded to the survey, of which 68% have actually met Terence. In response to my question, "Where do you think Terence Chua should move to?", 24% of respondents chose Toronto, 12% chose Vancouver, 16% chose Atlanta. Here are the comments that were posted by the 52% who chose "Other":

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San Jose, CA

I'd say New York, except that it's probably too much like Singapore. So, failing that, Washington, DC, would be a good place. LOTS of fodder for humor, if his blood pressure can take it ;-)

Gravesend, England. We used to be doing so well building up our filker community but now that we've lost some people we need to build it back up again. If Terence moves here then surely lots of other filkers will move here too because he's so much fun.

Southern California

Terence is actually going to settle in Needles, California.

Where ever he feels happiest.

Anywhere in North America will do

Denver

Galapagos Islands

Peterborough

Singapore

Wherever he wants to.

Cincinnati


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In response to "Anything else you'd like to add?", the responses included:

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I hear Terence has been in incriminating photos of young female filkers involving air ducts.

Secretly Terence is going to move to Gravesend, he just didn't want to burst your bubble after mentioning Toronto as one of his possible destinations. Terence is being bribed to make this sensible decision by offers of fresh cooked brownies.

5q+5q

He still owes us dinner!

I hear ABBA is coming to Singapore this fall and giving an all-Chthulu concert!

I'd vote for Terence moving to the DC area, but Harold Feld and Ed Sobansky have already cornered the market on legal bards. (Though he could be an illegal bard, I suppose.) I'm happy to let Toronto have him 8-)

Rumour has it the best school in the world to study American History is the University of Toronto. It's true. I heard it from the friend of a friend.

We had an interesting conversation about the edition of Genesis that I was reading for school.

Well, I DID see Terence in MilPhil.


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Today's Blatherpic, of course, is of Terence when he was a baby.