# Come to Think of It, I Don't Think I Have Ever Tried a Poll

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**Created:** [November 20, 2009, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/come-to-think-of-it-i-dont-think-i-have-ever-tried-a-poll/518335 "2009-11-20T21:13:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2009, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/come-to-think-of-it-i-dont-think-i-have-ever-tried-a-poll/518335/21 "2009-11-21T02:12:10Z")

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If he’s started the most polls, I must have started the 2nd-most. 😛

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**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2009, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/come-to-think-of-it-i-dont-think-i-have-ever-tried-a-poll/518335/22 "2009-11-21T04:12:38Z")

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> [@twickster](#):
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> Yes, in fact there is a sometimes-disorienting lag between when you write the OP, which is then posted, and when you complete the poll.

It is wise to write out the poll options before starting the OP; this permits a quicker posting of the poll and also helps one avoid stupid mistakes.

(Well, in theory. I still make plenty of stupid mistakes.)

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**Author:** ![Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heffalump_and_roo/32/7691_2.png) [@Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heffalump_and_Roo)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2009, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/come-to-think-of-it-i-dont-think-i-have-ever-tried-a-poll/518335/23 "2009-11-21T21:09:41Z")

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> [@Giles](#):
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> You’re missing a fifth choice – “None of the above”. No poll is complete without that one.

And ‘All of the Above’. Every poll needs that. 😉

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**Author:** ![Rico](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rico/32/3582_2.png) [@Rico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rico)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2009, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/come-to-think-of-it-i-dont-think-i-have-ever-tried-a-poll/518335/24 "2009-11-21T21:14:57Z")

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And don’t forget “Half of The Above” or “One-Sixteenth of The Above…”

😛

😃

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