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The Survey Says…
by Mangesh & Jason - April 15, 2008 - 10:25 AM

Your opinion is important to us. Your demographic info is important to our advertisers. Let’s kill two birds with one survey!

(That doesn’t sound very enticing. Let us sweeten the deal.)

drawn-blank-series.jpg1. Visit mentalfloss.com/webvisitor and take our 10-question survey.

2. Come back here and leave a comment that says something to the effect of “I took the survey!”

3. We will pick 4 winners at random to receive “I took the survey!” prizes. One lucky respondent will win the mental_floss t-shirt of his or her choosing. The second, third and fourth lucky respondents will win a free back issue of mental_floss magazine. And a fifth survey-taker will win Bob Dylan: The Drawn Blank Series, a book of the sketches by the Pulitzer Prize winner. A $60 value! (Or $6 per survey question. Not bad.)

Now, I realize someone could easily scam us by not taking the survey and leaving a fraudulent comment. So I’ll ask that you also tell us your answer to survey question #7.

And if you have feedback not requested by the survey, you can always email me. Thanks!

Comments (665)
  1. I TOOK THE SURVEY!

    And I found out about mentalfloss.com from a link on Digg.

  2. I took the survey! I found out about mentalfloss.com from a link on cnn.com

  3. i took the survey, and i first found your site through cnn. i think it was a story about drinking stories

  4. I saw the magazine at Whole Foods when I moved to a new town. I bought it and loved it so much that I gave my Dad and I subscriptions. When I was looking into the subscriptions online I found the blog. I now read it very often.

  5. I took the survey!

  6. I TOOK THE SURVEY!

    I found out about the website by reading the mentalfloss magazine.

  7. I took the survey… and my answer to #7 was that I followed a link from another website (that I can’t remember now).

  8. I took the survey!!

    answer to question 7: another website

  9. I took the survey, and as further proof… I answered 7 by saying in an Earth Fare store.

    So, i deserve to be a winner… yes?

  10. I took the survey.

    My answer to question #7 was “Via CNN.com”

  11. I took the survey!

    Answer to #7: cnn.com

  12. I took the survey!!!

    I got hooked on mental_floss from a link on CNN.com.

  13. I took the survey, my answer was search engine, google to be exact.

  14. I took the survey!

    Neatorama.com

  15. I took the survery.

    I heard about Mental Floss from a friend.

  16. I took the survey :)

    from collegehumor.com

  17. Y’know, to be fair..
    The link I followed was all about Charles Schultz…which led me to tell my best Charlie Brown story..which won me a t-shirt..
    So let someone else win a t-shirt already! :D

  18. I took the survey! And I found mental floss via cnn.com.

  19. 7) Answer: through a link on another website (LMNOP, to be exact).

  20. i took the survey
    and my answer was “from my friend ian”

  21. I took the survey! I found out about mental floss from a friend.

  22. I took the survey. I get the mag.

  23. My brother’s ex-girlfriend graduated from Duke and used to tell me about this great trivia magazine–I was intrigued.

  24. I took the survey
    7: i found out from my friend ian

  25. Answer to #7: I found the magazine on the newsstand. I still buy it.

  26. I took the survey!

    Ken Jennings’s blog.

  27. My brother’s ex-girlfriend graduated from Duke and used to tell me about this great trivia magazine–I was intrigued.

    I took the Survey!

  28. Baahhhhh. Survey taken. Found you via Miss Cellania.

  29. I TOOK THE SURVEY!
    my answer to question 7: Through a friend

  30. Something to the effect of “I took the survey!”

    I found mental_floss through CNN.com. Don’t remember what the actual article was, but it must have been interesting!

  31. I took the survey! CNN/SI Hot Clicks linked to one of your lunchtime quizzes and I’ve been hooked since!

  32. I took the survey.

    Answer to Number 7: Saw the magazine in a bookstore.

  33. I took the survey!!

    “I believe that I got here from a link on another blog, but I’m not sure which one…”

  34. I took the survey, A friend subscribes to the magazine.

  35. Survey taken.

    Answer to #7: I found you quite accidentally through a web search. I’ve been here ever since and you’ll never get rid of me now! Never!(insert evil laugh here)

  36. One of my student’s in my 11th grade history class told me about it. I subscribed immediately and love it.

  37. took it! (and first post ever :))

  38. I have taken the survey

    and

    “I can’t remember now…”

  39. i took the survey

    #7 i tried to order a pizza but dialed the wrong number.

  40. I came, I saw, I took the survey.

    I followed a link to the Mr. Rogers Story. I was hooked from there. His MOM made all of his cardigans?! Crazy.

  41. I took the survey, and my #7 was: I ran across one of the articles on another website.

  42. I took the survey.

    I read a story on excessive drinking parties on CNN.com

  43. i took the survey
    #7 i tried to order a pizza but dialed the wrong number.

  44. Survey says! Okay I took it.
    Entertainment Weekly mentioned your magazine (FRIENDS on TV) I read the magazine and saw the web info.

  45. A 16-year-old genius told me about it.

  46. I took the quiz - and I found out about M_F from a friend

  47. I took it!

    James Gunn mentioned mental_floss in a blog and i’d seen issues of it by at the checkout line at sun harvest and eventually picked one up.

  48. I took the survey and my answer to #7 was: from surfing the internet.

  49. I took the survey!

    I found you by originally subscribing to the magazine, and now get a daily RSS feed.

  50. I took the survey!! Interesting website full of odd but great info.

  51. I took the survey!

    Answer to #7: I actually have no idea. I think I went on it when Mo Rocco was doing stuff for it and then I forgot about it until a few months ago. Now it’s my home page.

  52. I took the Survey!

    Answer to #7:Found out about Metal Floss by another user

  53. I took the survey!

  54. I took the survey!

    Answer to #7: Another website

  55. I took the survey!

    #7 Saw the magazine on the newsstand.

  56. Took the survey.

  57. I took the survey
    I picked up your 7 deadly sins influenced book at B&N on a whim. I have been hooked ever since

  58. I took the survey!

    #7 Another Reader introduced me

  59. I took the survey!

    all your demographics are belong to us…..

    I followed a link, I don’t remeber where or why.

  60. I took the survey :)

    And I have no idea…

    But I’m glad I did!

  61. Answered all survey qyuestions truthfully & honestly–for once.
    #7—reading the magazine.

  62. I took the survey!

    I found you through random web surfing.

  63. Survey taken!

    I think it was a link from someone’s blog. It’s been a while, so I’m not really sure!

  64. Oh, look - I took the survey.
    Answer to #7: Through a friend.

  65. I took the survey. Found mental_floss from a link somewhere else on the web. Hooked on first view!

  66. The survey I took……Answer to question 7: I can’t remember, but I think it was from another webpage that referred to you…

  67. I took the survey! My answer to #7 was another blog but I don’t remember which blog.

  68. Iz in ur surveyz, anserin ur qwestionz!!1!!

    Your contributions to CNN.com.

  69. survey says: yes!

    and i found you guys via neatorama.

  70. I took the Survey. And I got a 100%.
    A colleague had a copy on his desk.

  71. I took the survey.

    First, through the “Condensed Book of Knowledge”, then subscribed to the magazine from an ad in the book.

  72. Whoops, took the survey and
    #7 - newsstand at Books-A-Million

  73. I, as well, have taken the survey. I first came across Mental Floss at my supermarkets magazine stand. Way to go progressive supermarket chain, making a difference everyday.

  74. I took the survey!
    I first came here from a google reader recommendation.

  75. I have conquered the survey. I first learned on you back in 1872, by telegram. It was sent to me by Missus Cellania of Newport and Boston. She and I would linger over brandy at The Breakers as we discussed the news of the day. Often she would escape into he constant reverie of this wonderous place of cotton fibre floss of the mind. I was enchanted by her tales …

    Truth be told, I heard about it on www.neatorama.com … but I wanted attention … I’m a bad girl.

  76. I took the survey
    And I found out about mentalfloss.com via a link on CNN

  77. I took the survey!

    I have no idea how I found you guys, but I’m glad I did! (about a year ago)

  78. I took your survey so now you can attempt to market me shit I already know I don’t need.

  79. Done. And a friend referred me

  80. I took the survey and fgound out about mental floss from my dad. he had a subscription and I loved it…

  81. I took the survey, Yeah! I first heard about Mental Floss from reading the books.

  82. I took the survey. I found out about mentalfloss somewhere online.

  83. I took the survey!

    I googled a random fact and mentalfloss was the first hit. I’ve been a die-hard flosser ever since. I don’t even remember what the fact was!

  84. I took the survey and I cannot remember not knowing of this site. It is as though time began for me when I started visiting the website. :-)

  85. I took the survey :)

    Probing the internet!

  86. I took the survey!
    Re: #7, I also subscribe to the magazine (at least that’s where I think I learned about it).

  87. I took the survey.

    Heard about the Magazine through James Gunn’s blog. Wanted to order a t-shirt from the magazine and found the blog.

  88. I took survey and discovered mental floss from surfing the web.

  89. I took the survey and found out about mental floss from a link to it in a forwarded email.

  90. I took the survey and #7 wrote recommended from Google Reader

  91. I did done tookity dat survey

  92. I am a demographic! I own the How to be a Genius manual, but really my husband got me hooked on the web.

  93. I took the survey! I used to subscribe to the mag but the website is better. I also own two of your books. MF is the best!

  94. I TOOK THE SURVEY!

    A Link From Fark Brought me to a list. That list to another list, so on and so forth and I just can’t leave now.

  95. I took the survey!

    #7: My dad brought a mental_floss magazine home from the airport after a business trip when I was in college and I took it from him. I read about the website in the magazine. I also now subscribe to the magazine and he steals mine! :)

  96. I took the survey!

    I learned about mentalfloss from a fark link

  97. I took the survey, and I heard about mental floss from the blog, Neatorama.

  98. I took the Survey!

    Answer to #7: Linked from CNN

  99. I took the survey. #7 : Stumbled across it in a link from some other blog.

  100. I took the survey!

    an article on cnn.com

  101. Make me a statistic! My answer to #7 was “from neatorama.com”

  102. Took it. My #7 was ‘Found it online.’

  103. Survey complete. Learned about the site from my roommate. Thank whatever deities may or may not exist for mental_floss.

  104. I TOOK THE SURVEY!

    I think I linked here from drudgereport.com a long time ago.

  105. I TOOK THE SURVEY!

  106. I took the survey, and my answer is “Link from another site”

  107. I took the survey! Twice! Actually, I only submitted it once, but I had to go back to see what question 7 was, since I hadn’t read the entire thing before I ran off to take it.

    I first heard about Mental Floss on a web site that had a list of great web sites, but it was so long ago, I can’t remember where.

  108. I took the survey! I heard about it from a friend on another internet forum while discussing ways to pass the day at work.

  109. I Took the Survey!

    Question 7:

    From the hard copy magazine.

  110. I took the survey. And I heard about mental_floss from a Québec TV show called Bazzo.tv.

  111. Shoot. I meant to also say that I found it from Pop Candy originally but also subscribed to magazine for #7.

  112. I found mentalfloss when I was linked to a story by a friend on another board.

  113. I took the survey: I found out about Mental Floss from an article in a magazine about interesting magazines they liked. I checked it out and I subscribed!!!

  114. I took the survey!

    And I found mental floss via random surfing. I believe I came from Neatorama.com.

  115. I took the survey.

    Number 7:

    From the magazine.

  116. Saw the magazine on a bookstore shelf when I was doing disaster relief in Baton Rouge, LA. Picked it up and haven’t put it down since. The site helps fill the void between issues.

  117. I Took the Survey!

    Question #7:
    In the magazine?
    Or maybe a link from another blog.

  118. Took the survey

  119. I took the survey. I found out about mentalfloss.com from a link on CNN.com

  120. Oh, and I took the survey too. Haha

  121. survey taken!
    i read the magazine every month

  122. i took the survey!

    yay.

  123. I took the survey!
    I found out about mentalfloss.com in the magazine (which I ordered from amazon.com).

  124. took the survey!

    “once upon a time was a subscriber; prior to that, hell if i know”

  125. My answer to #7 was My daughter subscribes to your magazine, which I also enjoy.

    Thanks

  126. I found out about mentalfloss.com thanks to StumbleUpon.

  127. I came to it from another site, MSN.

  128. I took the survey!
    I found out about mentalfloss through Sports Illustrated Hot Clicks website.

  129. I took the survey. I found out about mentalfloss on cnn.com.

  130. Survey the took I!

  131. I took the survey!

    I started reading because of a link from Coudal Partners.

  132. I took it! CNN showed me this gem of a site.

  133. I was glad to take the survey!

  134. I’ve submitted my answers for the survey.

    Answer to #7: CNN did a story about one of your stories about a year ago. I’ve been hooked ever since.

  135. I took the survey - from a friend.

  136. I took the survey!

    neatorama.com

  137. I took the survey. #7 - I think I found this from a link at idleworm.com

  138. I took the survey and I found mental floss by following links while surfing the web.

  139. I took the survey, I found mental floss via a link from another site (long forgotten)

  140. I took the survey!
    And I heard of it through some story on Digg.

  141. Since the one I just sent didn’t show up, let me try again.

    I took the survey.

    And I found mentalfloss when I was linked to a story by a friend on another board.

  142. I took the survey, and I first visited mental floss by clicking on a link on cnn.com directing me to an interesting sounding article.

  143. I look the survey… and a link from another site

  144. I took the survey….and I think I probably found out about mental floss from Fark!!

  145. i took the dang ole survey…

    and the answer was good luck. the best part is my recaptcha word was plumpass. no lie

  146. a friend sent a link that a friend had linked that their great aunt mabel had linked from a link of a link in the sea of links. oh and i read the magazine.

  147. I took the survey!

  148. I took the survey! I heard about the website from mental_floss magazine. I am a subscriber.

  149. I took the survey!

    #7) I liked the magazine so I found the website.

  150. !Survey the took I

    My little sister told me about mentalfloss

  151. I took the survey! And: through my brother.

  152. I took the survey!

    My wife - She sent me a link or told me about the site

  153. I think it was MENSA website that I first say reference to MentalFloss but I honestly don’t remember….

  154. I took the survey!
    I think I heard of it through another site called GorillaMask.com…they lead me to a page that you did and it was a list and I’m a sucker for lists and I soon grew addicted.

  155. I took the survey!

    This is what I wrote for #7:
    “I’m not really sure actually. I think I linked to it from another site!”

    I don’t remember what site though =\.

  156. There is a weekly article in one of our local alternative papers that gleans information from the magazine. I think it is called shards of mental floss.

  157. I took the survey! And I found mentalfloss by accident following a link on a random web search. And I liked what I saw!

    ~Bethy

  158. took the survey - #7 -through a friend

  159. Survey was taken, my teacher told me about it.

  160. I answered the survey!

    My answer to #7 was this:
    “I’m not really sure actually. I think I linked to it from another site!”

    I don’t remember what site though =\…

  161. I took the survey…I Stumbled upon your site because of a google search…

  162. done, #7 - picked up the magazine at public library.

  163. I TOOK THE SURVEY

    and I first came here through some random link on another blog almost a year ago… don’t remember exactly where…

  164. I took the survey!

  165. I took the survey, and my answer to #7 was that I had followed a link through the J-walk Blog a while back.

  166. I took the survey!

    My wife.

  167. I took the survey! Sorry if this shows up 3 times, I’m having a heck of a time trying to post. (Darn you reCaptcha!)

    This is what I wrote for #7:
    “I’m not really sure actually. I think I linked to it from another site!”

    I don’t remember what site though! =\

  168. I took that there survey.

    I really don’t remember how I stumbled across the site.

  169. Took that survey…

    Found out about the website after reading the magazine. I just saw the cover one day and was hooked.

  170. I took the survey

  171. I took the survey.
    I found out about the website through the magazine.

  172. i took the survey!

    i saw the magazine at the bookstore and googled it.

  173. I took the survey! I found your site through Neatorama.com and have been reading every day since.

  174. I took the survey!

    Co-worker at bookstore

  175. I took the survey and #7 is Boing Boing

  176. I took the survey!
    I don’t remember how I heard about it, but now I’m addicted!

  177. Sorry, I was so excited to take the survey I missed the last part. I found out about your site though your fact of the day RSS feed (now discontinued.)

  178. I took the survey!
    Heard about it through RSS feed.

  179. I took it! I found out about MF through BoingBoing… I think. Or some other similar blog.

  180. I took the survey!

    I had found the magazine in a store and loved it, so I decided to see if there was a website for it.

  181. I TOOK THE SURVEY!! I saw one of your articles on another website. Then I decided to check out your full site and fell in love with it!

  182. I took it too … and I found out about the site from the Google Blog suggestions.

    Love the blog, by the way. :)

  183. I took the survey! found out about the site through a cnn.com link.

  184. I took the survey!

    Linked on someone’s Livejournal.

  185. I took it!!!!

    #7
    I think it was some story that was linked to CNN.com a while ago and i just fell in love with the tingly feeling i got by reading all the stuff on the website while my brain made more wrinkles

  186. I took the survey!

    A friend of mine (I had a slight interest in him at the time) mentioned MF so I thought I’d check it out.

    I heart Mental Floss

  187. I took the survey!

    #7 - Linked on someone’s Livejournal.

  188. I completed the survey.

    #7 I used to subscribe to the newsletter (re-upped with this survey).

  189. I took the survey :)

    Items consistently featured on Boingboing were what I liked to read about, so I subscribed to your RSS feed (I read via Google Reader)

  190. I took the survey

    I honestly don’t remember, but I think it was in an article on Yahoo! about a year or so ago.

  191. I took it!

    I found your site just by goofing around on the internet

  192. I took it. (link from some other site)

  193. I took the survey! Answer to 7 - A friend told me about the magizine, and I found the site through that.

  194. i took the survey…

    i found your site through neatorama

  195. I took the survey. Answer is, “It’s been so long … I don’t remember.”

  196. Took the survey, heard about it from a professor in grad school.

  197. I took the survey!!! Answer was “stumbled upon it while surfing web”.

  198. I took the survey! I received a subscription to the mag as a gift! I’ve been hooked ever since.

  199. I took the survey and I heard about mental floss from my dear friend Becky. I now blame (and thank) her for all of my time wasted at work.

  200. I took the survey- and my Canadian Brother-in-law told me about the magazine.

  201. Took the survey–love the quizzes!

  202. i took the survey!

    i think gorillamask.net linked to something on here and i just stayed around long after!

  203. Took the survey and I linked to the site via CNN.

  204. I took the survey & found out about the Floss from either John Scalzi’s blog or Wil Wheaton’s blog, I can’t remember which.

  205. I did it!

    Someone posted a story by a flosser on another blog I read.

  206. I took it. Found through a co-worker

  207. Taken…and by reading the magazines in my mom’s bathroom.

  208. I took the survey! And my answer to question 7 was “a friend”.

  209. Took it. And I found out about Mental Floss from my sister, who subscribes to the magazine as well.

  210. I took the survey, and I read a story linked through cnn.com.

    As I work at a polling firm, I have to say I’m concerned about the quality of the sample universe you’ll be getting…but I love your website so who cares!!

  211. i found your fun site through neatorama.

  212. I took it! And #7: Stacy Conradt - she’s a rock star!

  213. I took the survey!

    #7- Found the magazine in Borders, subscribed and became a big fan. I think I googled Mental Floss after subscribing and found the website.

  214. I took your survey, just found it on the website.

  215. took ye ol survey

    my answer to #7:

    npr

  216. i took the survey and really hope i dont get fired

  217. A friend emailed me the link.

  218. I took the survey, my sister told me about it.

  219. I TOOK YOUR SURVEY!! IT’S MINE NOW!! BwahahAAAAAA!!!

  220. If I’m here then I took the survey! I discovered mentalfloss.com by going online to order the magazine to be delivered to my house and wanted to know how much a year’s subscription would cost. I didn’t realize it would be just as good as the magazine itself!

  221. I took the survey!

    First saw it from a link from another site (probably CNN) and now I’m hooked!

  222. I took the survey!

    Answer to #7:
    my friend introduced me to this website and was immediately hooked.

  223. I took the survey!

  224. I took the quiz! This is the first time I’ve commented on the blog. My answer to #7 is:

    I was in a coffeeshop, and I found an old copy of Mentalfloss. I couldn’t put it down, and I went home and looked it up online and subscribed!

  225. I took the survey. I found out about mental floss through the magazine which was given to me by a friend.

  226. Took it!

    I think from another blog…Maybe Neatorama. Or Stumble Upon?

  227. RANDOM CLICKING AT WORK

  228. I took the survey! I read an article that was linked from CNN. Now I’m hooked!

  229. P.S. my answer to #7 was I read the magazine, inside which you advertise the website heavily!

  230. i took the survey!!

    i think i misunderstood question 7, but this: “my friend melissa bought the annual 10-issue while we were at barnes & noble. she gave it to me when she was finished, and i have been hooked ever since.” was my answer.

  231. completed the survey…answer to #7 is: neatorama.com

  232. took the survey and aced it, thanks

    Found out about Mental Floss because I read the magazine–I worked at Barnes and Noble in college and read it there.

  233. I submitted my survey. Now give me swag.

    Answer #7: Who knows. Some blog linked to one of your posts, and then another and another, and then I decided to get my mental floss straight from the tap so to speak.

  234. I took the survey.

    Someone sent me a link to one of your quizzes and I fell in love.

  235. Survey complete!

  236. I took the survey.

  237. I took the survey. #7 A friend forwarded a link to a Daily Lunctime Quiz

  238. I took the survey!

    I found mental floss magazine at my local grocery store. When I couldn’t get enough, I looked up your website!

  239. Doh. I missed the “answer to number 7″ thing.

    I put “Through the magazine.”

  240. I took the survey!
    #7: cnn.com

  241. I took the survey. A friend of mine (who is always filled with interesting facts) showed it to me.

  242. “I took the survey!”

  243. I took the survey! I found out about M.F. when a friend lent me an issue, and from there i found the website.

  244. I took the survey.
    A coworker showed me the site, and we proceeded to take quizzes instead of doing work.

  245. I took the survey. I love free stuff.

  246. I took the survey.
    A friend sent me a link to an interesting story on the website. It’s been so long ago, I don’t remember the story, but I was instantly hooked! I’m hitting the website every day like an info junkie.

  247. “I took the survery” The first time I picked up the magazine was at a grocery store. I had time to kill while my friend was in the emergency room for chest pains. I figured I might be there for awhile.

  248. I took the survey!

    I found this site through one of my favorite websites Neatorama.

  249. Took it!

    For #7 I said that I used to work at a story that carried Mental Floss magazine.

    That store was Star Clipper in St. Louis, for the curious!

  250. I Took the survey.

    Google recommended gadget.

  251. ok, i forgot to answer #7 that is i forgot how i heard of your site but i am looking for a 12 step program to help my addiction to it. i am sure to get fired now :(

  252. I took the survey!

    And I found your site from a link.

  253. I do survey, you nice be to me. CNN linked me you too. Read days many each.

  254. I took the survey!

    #7 answer: My dad bought my a subscription to the magazine.

  255. I took the survey. CNN Headline News.

  256. I took the survey!

    I really don’t remember how I found this site!

  257. I took the survey! la la la

  258. Thanks for the chance to get a great grade on the test - if only life were that easy! I followed a link from CNN.

  259. I have followed your commands. Number Seven, link from another site.

  260. Sigh… I didn’t read all of the instructions. I can’t remember how I first came to mentalfloss- probably through CNN.com or something. But I remember feeling cooler than my brother, who is a big boingboing reader.

  261. I took the survey and found the site on neatorama.com

  262. Took it.

    My answer to #7: From cartoonist Mark Anderson, whose cartoon was used in a “Caption Contest” here a month or two ago.

  263. I took the survey!

    And my #7 answer is: CNN Article

  264. Took the survey! First heard of Mental Floss after an episode of Friends.

  265. My friend has the trivia game, and I was intrigued.

  266. I took the survey! And I don’t remember how I found out about mental floss! It was over a year ago.

  267. I TOOK THE SURVEY!

  268. Done!

    Someone mentioned it at Livejournal.com

  269. I took the survey! I saw on cnn.com

  270. I took the survey.

    Also found this site through Neatorama

  271. I took the survey!

    From the magazine

  272. Taken!

    #7: It was a long, long time ago. Sometime last summer. I don’t know how this happened.

  273. I took the survey.
    “I saw the magazine at a store and got hooked, then I went online because 2 months between issues is a long time to wait.”

  274. I took the survey
    the answer: through the magazine (which I heard of online from a blog –which no longer exists– about two years ago)

  275. I took the survey and found the website via the magazine!

  276. i took the survey.

    #7 from the magazine

  277. I gladly took the survey

  278. Word, I got counted too. Survey complete.

  279. I took the survey!

    My boyfriend saw your website referenced on cnn.com. I checked out the link and was hooked!

  280. Took the survey.

    Can’t remember if a friend told me or I found it through some other website. Either way, it’s one of my favorite sites to visit.

  281. I TOOK THE SURVEY.

    Linked-in from cnn.com

  282. I took the survey!

    I learned about Mental Floss by reading a former colleague’s blog.

  283. I took the survey.

    I found out about Mental Floss through a friend.

  284. Took it! Stole it! Love it!

  285. Took the Survey.

    Linked through to here somehow…I forget how exactly.

  286. I took the survey. #7…another website, TNN

  287. I took the quiz
    #7 Co-worker

  288. I took the survey!

    An article on cnn.com

  289. I took the survey!! cnn.com the sleep disorder article

  290. I took the survey.

    My answer to question #7 was “cnn.com”

  291. Answer to #7 - I was having a hard time staying awake at work and a friend suggested several website, to give me something to do all day – and to help me not get fired, and this is the only one that really stuck.

  292. I took the survey!! My answer to #7: I read an article on CNN.com while I was deployed and decided to follow the link and see what else I could fine.

  293. I took the survey

  294. I took the survey and found out when i got magazine for b-day.

  295. I took the survey–

    And to answer question 7: Through a link on another blog–I think it was Neatorama.

  296. survey taken. painless
    found site on ken-jennings.com

  297. Took the survey, I heard about you in a magazine fundraiser.

  298. I forgot the answer…to #7
    from your website after ordering back issues

    I took the survey

  299. Took the survey.

    #7: Google Reader feed ‘Recommendation’.

  300. I took the survey! I love feeling smart again.

  301. I took the survey.
    #7 a cnn.com link

  302. i found Mental_Floss browsing magazines at B&N

  303. I took the survey

    A link from another site whose name escapes me.

  304. I took the survey and I first came here via a link on BoingBoing or Neatorama.

  305. I took the servey. I got here from another blog that I read.

  306. I took the survey!

    And I heard about Mental Floss on Neatorama.

  307. I took the survey and I searched for the website after reading the magazine

  308. A friend recommended the magazine, and then I found the website. I used to subscribe to the magazine.

  309. I took the survey! I found out about Mental Floss when I found a back issue of the magazine in a doctor’s office.

  310. I took the survey!

    From the magazine

  311. Yay Mental Floss, I took the survey.
    I also saw the book promoted on GMA, I bought it and surfed the web site, I’ve been hooked ever since.

    You also didnt ask what state I live in.
    Denile pretty much.

  312. I took the survey!

    I was given Forbidden Knowledge for my birthday, then Googled “Mental Floss” in an effort to discover more fun and also trivia, which led me to the website, then the e-mail newsletter, then eventually the blog.

  313. I took the survey.

    Found this site linked off of a blog.

  314. I took the survey!
    I found a copy of the magazine at a dentists office and googled it when I got home.

  315. I took the survey! And learned that you have an email newsletter. I signed up!!!

  316. And I’d love to get the magazine, but the only credit card I have is AmEx and you don’t accept that one:(

  317. I took the survey! And since this is my 3rd post you’ll realize that I didn’t read all of the instructions before firing off a comment. Answer to question 7 - Neatorama

  318. followed a link

  319. I took the survey.

    I randomly saw the superstition issue on a magazine rack a few years ago and it caught my interest. the rest is nerdy history. :)

  320. I took the survey. Happy to help.

  321. I took the survey!

    #7- CNN

  322. I took yr survey. :)

  323. “From some other blog,” I answered during the course of the survey, which I took!

  324. Learned from a friend, glad to help…

  325. I took the survey.

    I learned about it from the magazine, which I found in my high school library.

  326. I took the survey. Happy to help.

    My answer to number 7 was that my dad had a subscription.

  327. I took the survey!
    and my exact answer to number 7 was

    “I remembered seeing it one day and wanting it, then one day i tried searching for it online and couldnt remember the name, so i searched “magazines for smart people” and it was number two!”

  328. I took the survey.

    Answer to #7: Picked up your magazine browsing at Barnes & Noble, bought it and logged onto website same day.

  329. Took it.
    #7: From the magazine which I heard about through a friend.

  330. I took the survey. I put I found it on my friends toilet and have been hooked since because i thought you were asking about the magazine. I think I googled it after reading the mag which led me to the site.

  331. I took the survey and I found mental_floss via a link from GorillaMask.

  332. I tooka-took-took the surveeeey.

    And I found out about mental_floss via Amazon.com

  333. I took the survey! The magazine.

  334. I took the survey. #7 - From digg.com

  335. I took the survey.

    I saw an ad for the witty t-shirts on bookcrossing.

  336. I took the survey. My answer for #7 was “Through my teacher, who reads mental_floss magazine.”

  337. I took the survey. Yay!

  338. I took your survey…are you happy now? I kid, I kid!!
    And, as to number 7, I linked here from neatorama.com

  339. I took it!

    7=I don’t remember now…found it somewhere in my web rambling.

  340. Oops, I forgot to tell you #7. Borders Books.

  341. I was on another website and I followed a link back to mentalfloss.

    And..I took the survey!

  342. The survey questions I took/
    All ten very diligent./
    At Mensa I look/
    For websites more intelligent./

    “Mental Floss” I did see,/
    Mentioned as one of those./
    And entertained are we,/
    Texas Rednecks–AKA “Average Joes.”

  343. took the survey

    found mentalfloss via Digg

  344. I read the magazine.

  345. I took the survey.

    A friend of mine found the website and passed the information on to me. I’ve been a lurker ever since!

  346. I took the survey. I learned about the website from the magazine.

  347. I took the survey

    #7 I found one at borders and now I’m obsessed

  348. I found a mention of the site on Mensa, their magazine I think.

  349. Survey = taken.

    And my answer to number 7:

    I was looking for a Christmas present for my boss, and stumbled across Mental Floss books. Once I found out there was a magazine…well, you do the math.

  350. I really Really took the survey. I have a feeling the other folks are lying. You can tell because their pants are on fire.

  351. Done (and “from the magazine”).

  352. I took the Survey! I heard about it from the blog popcandy

  353. I took the survey, and it was spectacular.

    I don’t remember exactly how I came to the Mental Floss website, but I think it was through stumble upon.

  354. I took it, and my answer to #7 is Neatorama.com.

  355. I took the survey. I found out about it when I was looking for ebooks for my palm pilot :)

  356. I took the survey but I have absolutely no idea how I found the site. Just stumbled on it through a link in another blog I think.

  357. I took the survey. The answer to question #7: My Girlfriend!

  358. I took the survey and my answer to number 7 was I think it was through A Word a Day, but honestly, I don’t remember.

  359. I took the survey!

    I found the magazine when I was deployed to the United Arab Emirates last year and half ago and have been hooked to both the magazine and website since.

  360. I TOOK THE SURVEY!!
    I heard about mental_floss on NPR (apparently they get some of the questions for wait wait…don’t tell me from you guys)

  361. I was browsing on neatorama and found a link to mentalfloss. Now I’m hooked.

  362. stumbled across it through yahoo at work

  363. I have absolutely no idea how I got here. I’m guessing a clicked a link.

    I am a magazine subscriber, newletter subscriber, need plus sized shirts (still requesting) and not a Dylan fan, so if you choose me, pick another until you get t-shirts with v-neck in a 1X or XXL.

    Gosh, that sounded snotty, huh? Well, I do love the blog and I would love to order some shirts, but they have to fit!

  364. i took the survey.

    friends with your writer allison.

  365. I took the survey! And should I be so lucky as to be chosen, I’d like an Idioms t-shirt, women’s size large.

  366. Something like I took the survey.

    I found out about Mental Floss when reading Ken Jennings book “Brainiac”

  367. I took the survey, and from the magazine

  368. survey i took.

    i found mental floss (and it saved my life) from a magazine rack at school. school being singapore polytechnic. :)

  369. i took the survey!

    i found out about you through a link from another website ( i believe it was gorillamask but i’m not sure)

  370. I took the survey!

  371. I took it! I found Mental Floss when a friend continuously linked to articles on her blog.

  372. I took it!

    I recieved a magazine when I was in the hospital, and I’ve been hooked ever since !!

  373. I took it.

    My parents gave me a subscription it to me when I was laid up after having my wisdom teeth out. I’ve been hooked ever since!

  374. I took the survey! My answer to #7 is “A friend told me about mentalfloss. I checked it out and have been hooked ever since.”

  375. He said, “Would you like to take a survey?” Sure why not. I found your awesome magazine trolling around on some web site.

  376. I took the survey. I saw a copy of the magazine in my sister’s bathroom one day, and the rest is history.

  377. I took the survey
    Answer to #7 was that I couldn’t remember, but after reading some of the other posts I had a recollection that I heard of Mental Floss from A Word A Day.

  378. I took the survey!

    Somewhere online… I can’t remember.

  379. Survey says:
    I t