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Not exactly a shitpost, but an entirely frivolous poll. While I have an influx of new readers!

Consider the expression They can't see the wood for the trees:

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 89


Do you know the expression?

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I am not familiar with the expression
7 (8.2%)

I am familiar with the expression
78 (91.8%)

The 'wood' which someone can't see represents:

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Important features
21 (24.7%)

Minor features
1 (1.2%)

Details
3 (3.5%)

The big picture
78 (91.8%)

Superficial features
2 (2.4%)

Features which require attention to notice
2 (2.4%)

When I think of the 'wood', I imagine

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The substance that the trees are made of
12 (14.6%)

The area of land where the trees are growing
70 (85.4%)

Ticky

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Tickybox
59 (85.5%)

I wish to complain about this poll
15 (21.7%)

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Date: 2019-02-07 06:31 pm (UTC)
lannamichaels: Astronaut Dale Gardner holds up For Sale sign after EVA. (Default)
From: [personal profile] lannamichaels
I usually hear forest for the trees, but I get caught in a "I don't know" loop in "the wood for the trees" and I'd honestly consider either reading valid depending on context?

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Miscellaneous. Eclectic. Random. Perhaps markedly literate, or at least suffering from the compulsion to read any text that presents itself, including cereal boxes.

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