diff --git a/app/models/question.rb b/app/models/question.rb
index 6436e21..6aa2f6c 100644
--- a/app/models/question.rb
+++ b/app/models/question.rb
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ class Question < ActiveRecord::Base
   end
   has_many :votes, :as => :voteable 
   
-  #before_create :create_choices_from_ideas
   after_save :ensure_at_least_two_choices
   attr_accessor :ideas
     
@@ -67,17 +66,8 @@ class Question < ActiveRecord::Base
   validates_presence_of :site, :on => :create, :message => "can't be blank"
   validates_presence_of :creator, :on => :create, :message => "can't be blank"
   
-  # def create_choices_from_ideas
-  #   the_ideas = (self.ideas.blank? || self.ideas.empty?) ? ['sample idea 1', 'sample idea 2'] : self.ideas
-  #   
-  #   the_ideas.each { |idea| 
-  #     item = Item.create!({:data => idea, :creator => creator})
-  #     choice = choices.build(:item => item, :creator => creator)
-  #     } 
-  # end
-  
   def ensure_at_least_two_choices
-    the_ideas = (self.ideas.blank? || self.ideas.empty?) ? ['sample idea 1', 'sample idea 2'] : self.ideas
+    the_ideas = (self.ideas.blank? || self.ideas.empty?) ? ['sample idea 1', 'sample idea 2'] : self.ideas.lines
     if self.choices.empty?
       the_ideas.each { |choice_text|
         item = Item.create!({:data => choice_text, :creator => creator})
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