Well, it looks like we're willing to be Amish when it comes to entertainment, but not when it comes to work. Television won the poll (28%) as the item we would most likely be willing to do without, followed by vibrators (22%). These were followed by air conditioners and microvaves (tied at 17%). No way is anyone willing to complicate life by doing without the laundry machines (and I have a couple batches going as I write) or stove. Oddly enough, only a few people were willing to do without the DVD player that would be utterly worthlesss without the TV that most people would be willing to do without. For me, it is the DVD player that makes the TV indispensible, and I live in a desert and need my AC,  so I chose the microwave. I use it every day to heat the water for my tea, but without it I would just heat the water on the stove, so I could easily live without it.

This weeks poll is possibly the oldest on record, and the problem has never been solved. Let's do the world a favor and solve it at last, shall we? Please take a moment to explain your vote in the poll's comments. It's to your right and down a little.