What event could temporarily distract you from reading the new Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix?

Results:
The discovery that you suddenly have special powers like Harry	40%
Nothing—but NOTHING!—could distract me	36%
A million-dollar birthday party (for you)	11%
An all-expenses-paid trip around the world, including an audience with the Queen of England and the King of Thailand	5%
An earthquake	5%
An especially fascinating, extremely complicated long-division problem	2%
Total votes cast: 13173
poll first posted on June 16, 2003