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Will you be setting a New Year's resolution for 2013? Yes, I always do and I'm very good at following through. 10% Yes, but I will likely return to my bad habits in a few weeks. 24% No, resolutions are silly and they're just about impossible to keep. 46% No, I think I'm pretty much a perfect person and have nothing to improve on. 20% Number of votes: 944

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