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boxers vs briefs? how about freeballing!
and hotdogs of course!
yay for giveaways!
Mac for sure & boxers, no question (although maybe it’s not fair for women to weigh in on that..)
Mac!
Boxer Briefs
hamburgers
straight tie
Pepsi (Mountain Dew)
PC
Plastic
wheat bread
Garmin every time… doh!
Never used a Polar fitness watch actually, so I’m willing to break with tradition to find out.
As for the others,
Brief Hot dogs, Straight coke and
Plastic Mac
Matt.
Let’s see. How about still wearing tri shorts to enjoy a veggie burger (with no tie at all) and sip a coke after a race, before coming back to use my mac to blog about the local bakery’s great italian (white) bread, which comes in its own little paper bag?
Or maybe I should just cross my fingers and hope for the randomness to fall in my favor. Thanks for doing this!
Mac I hate my pc and would give anything to trade.
boxers!
White bread, but only get to eat it at the end of a taper!!
Boxers, not briefs – and loose running shorts, otherwise it tends to get annoying.
Coke or Pepsi – neither: Cool, Norwegian spring water, please ;)
PC – I have an aversion to turtle necks :)
wheat bread!!
wheatbread!!
Megan
Coke or pepsi? Neither – gave up soda a long time ago.
Boxers, without a doubt, though the occasional boxer brief is good to mix it up a little.
I’ll have to go Mac in this case – we’ll see when Lion and Windows 8 go live though.
why are you making me think so hard to enter…I am going to have to go with Coke and Mac
Boxers or briefs??? I’ve started wearing Tri-shorts. My T-0 (transition from bed to swim) times have gone way down!
No hesitation :
White bread … coz’ I’m French ;)
You know, there’s nothing better here on earth than a big slice of white bread with salted butter.
Daniel
Hamburgers
Neither Coke nor Pepsi – Dr. Pepper
Paper
wheat bread
Boxers or briefs??? I’ve started wearing Tri-shorts. My T-0 (transition from bed to swim) times have gone way down!
Boxers of course.
Mac, of course but Android could be a good competitor in the near future
boxerbriefs, hamburgers on a hot-dog bun, PC’s running OS, etc and so-on.
Boxers or briefs: Either or, sometimes none(tri shorts…)
Hot dogs or hamburgers: Hamburgers when they are somewhat healthy, lean beef, salad…
Bow tie or straight tie: Straight tie
Coke or Pepsi: The real question is, Water, chocolate milk or recovery drink?
Mac or PC: As long as it runs linux i’m happy
Paper or Plastic: Debit Card and paper bags
White bread or wheat bread: Wheat
Mac is the only way to go.
The Computrainer forces me to keep a PC alive and happy. Other than that, it’s a slew of Macs.
Boxer briefs, no doubt! And PC!! The rest, none.
From all these i would definately go for boxers and paper. Pepsi or Coke? i choose water, just water :)
Mac obviously!! :)
Coke or Pepsi?
Coke!
Pick me, it’s my birthday today!
Boxers.
Hot dogs – because sausages are my business
Coke.
PC – with Linux runnnig.
Briefs
Hamburger
Coke
PC
Paper
White Bread
Good Luck in Boise!
boxers
Good luck in Boise Ray!
Boxers
Hot Dogs
Pepsi
PC
Wheat
Cheers!
Mac
Macs rule
Diet coke!
Definitely wheat bread!
d00d, you rock!
Hamburger!
Mac!
Garmin! But I’ll be happy to win the polar!
Boxers
Pepsi
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Mac!!
boxers, burgers, bow ties and beer for me. Beautiful
Boxers!
MAC
PC for sure…i’m a gamer..
good luck for this weekend race..
Alex from Toronto
Wheat, of course!
I go with: boxers, burgers, bow ties, coke, PC, paper, and wheat bread. But for online triathlon information, the best choice is DC Rainmaker, of course.
hamburger, no bun
paper
cheers Ray
boxer briefs
hot dogs
skinny tie
neither (water)
pc
reusable cloth bags
multigrain
I just have to do a few of them for fun…
Boxer briefs, on the fence on that one.
Coke, always after a hard workout.
Wheat, with PB and J on a long bike ride.
Hamburger on a wheat bun, drinking a Coke, while wearing a straight tie.
MAC
MAC! All the way! And wheat bread of course.
PC
Mac, always mac :)
PC yes
Straight tie definately, of course thats because I can not tie a bow tie, lol.
Wheat bread, naturally. Thanks for the giveaway!
Polar!
Coke, I don’t know what it is but when I get hit with a big track set by coach the coke gets me through it. And when I mean big I mean A LOT of 800’s, like up to 25, so yeah at about #10 I am ready for some COKE! :)
PC until about 2 years ago. i went Mac and i’m not going back.
PC of course!
I’ll eat my hotdog on a wheat bread bun with a Coke in a plastic bottle behind my PC while wearing my boxers and a straight tie!
PC!
PAPER!
Coke or Pepsi? Gotta go with Coke!
here goes:
Boxers
Brats
no ties
either
Mac
bring own bags
wheat bread
Mac or PC?
Mac, I just found it easier for everyday use. I still use Windows at work though!
Thanks for setting this giveaway up, Ray!
Hamburger of course!
mac
Burgers, yum!
Paper, Mac and Pepsi…
Thank you!
Coke with cherry!
Commando on the first question. The others I could care less except for preferring wheat bread.
Mac
Briefs
Veggie burgers
Bow tie
Coke
Would love to have a HRM!
Hot dogs,
Coke
and PC of course :P
MAC!!! I feel sorry for PC users.
Has to be a PC and Boxers v briefs, how bout commando…??
Coke. Now and forever.
Thanks for the great giveaway!
White Bread or wheat bread: Dark rye bread obviously.
Bowtie…for sure
Mac or PC: MAC!!!
Coke makes you choke, Pepsi makes you sexy!!
Mac is definately the way to go. Not sure if you can live without a PC, then put Windows on the Mac too!
Hi, thanks for giving your readers a shot at winning a sweet Polar watch!
Re: Paper or plastic- I used to utilize the free plastic bags from the grocery stores all the time, while bad for the environment the bags WERE used in the house as garbage can liners. Since I never needed all the bags I was given anyway I now use a combination of plastic bags and bring-your-own bags since learning from my coupon-clipping fanatic friend that many big chain stores will give you a quarter off your purchase for saving the environment. Do what you can, right?
Coke or Pepsi – Neither, Coffee!
Mac or PC – PC
Paper or Plastic – reusable cloth
mac, no doubt
Mac!
I have to go through Dell hell day by day @ work and don’t like it!
At all others I’d rather choose both than decide for one.
Cheers!
Boxers or briefs – I’m a girl, so neither :)
Hot dogs or hamburgers – Burgers
Bow tie or straight tie – Girl, hello…
Coke or Pepsi – Diet Coke
Mac or PC – Mac (recent convert)
Paper or Plastic – BYO Reusable
White Bread or wheat bread – Wheat
Coke. Pepsi sucks, especially in adult beverages…
ryans in MN
Hamburgers
wheat
The subtle elegance of a bow tie simply can’t be beat.
Briefs, (silly question)
Coke, (never really drink soda)
Paper,
PC, (although, I’ve always been a Mac fan)
Hamburger
Whole Wheat
I’m a Garmin user, but I started out as a Polar user, and I’m seriously thinking about going back. Garmin Connect has really stagnated as of late.
boxers
dogs
bow tie
coke
mac
paper
wheat
Coke, can’t beat the real thing.
Switched to Mac a couple of years ago and have never looked back.