# Discussion thread for the "Polls only" thread (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 28, 2022, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380 "2022-09-28T11:33:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 12
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2022, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/221 "2022-11-04T19:38:03Z")
It’s funny how the two-part “would you remarry?” and “how many times have you married” poll has more voters for the second poll than the first. The pollees are afraid to commit. 😆 ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2022, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/222 "2022-11-04T19:51:47Z")
> [@squeegee](#): > > When I remodeled my kitchen, I had them put in one of those pull out, tall/skinny lower cabinets for holding spices and bottles of stuff. I thought it was a nice feature to have. We did, too. We use it for spices, and the box of kosher salt, and a few oils. Also, it’s not immediately adjacent to the stove – important feature. ---
**Author:** ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2022, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/223 "2022-11-04T19:57:03Z")
The “would you remarry” poll has no choices if you’re currently married. ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2022, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/224 "2022-11-04T19:57:39Z")
I know (which was a mistake), but it’s funnier my way 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2022, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/225 "2022-11-04T22:44:38Z")
> [@squeegee](#): > > I am a little surprised that not one person had a countertop spice rack. I have very little counter. I did not count mobile kitchen island that I added. It doesn’t have a lot of kitchen gear on the surface but it is the home of cats unless I am making a pie. In that situation, the cats are put into ‘their’ room with the door closed, then I scrub the island down before I get to work on the pie crust. ---
**Author:** ![Die\_Capacitrix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/die_capacitrix/32/9_2.png) [@Die\_Capacitrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Die_Capacitrix)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2022, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/226 "2022-11-05T13:12:22Z")
> [@puzzlegal](#): > > I was unclear on how to compare colonoscopies to mammograms. Neither the colonoscopy prep nor the recovery bothers me much. And I know that there’s a good chance that they will find something to cut off, that will be small enough to be benign. So even the results are not worrisome. I’ve had two colonoscopies. The mammogram hurts. I have the mammogram itself (2 scans of each breast), immediately followed by an ultrasound examination of each breast (about 10 minutes per breast), as I have dense breast tissure. My breasts were uncomfortable the rest of the day, as the doctor presses with the ultrasound wand quite firmly. I have had different technicians and doctors, and the experience is always similar. I am terrified they will find something, even though I’ve had 6 mammograms. So I find a mammogram much more stressful. Which I know is weird. Just wondering if anybody else had that opinion. And I had no idea about S&G. Really. ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2022, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/227 "2022-11-06T22:37:59Z")
“Clocks I own” You forgot DVR clock on the control panel of the microwave clock on the control panel of the stove clock on the taskbar ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2022, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/228 "2022-11-06T22:41:55Z")
in the car on the thermometers it goes on forever, everything in our civilization has a clock on it. It’s weird. ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2022, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/229 "2022-11-06T23:12:16Z")
I checked both “alarm clock” and “clock radio”, but they are both the same clock. I also checked boxes for some clocks I technically own, but never bothered to change the batteries in, so they’re more like decorations than functional clocks at this point. ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2022, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/230 "2022-11-06T23:44:49Z")
> [@mbh](#): > > You forgot > DVR > clock on the control panel of the microwave > clock on the control panel of the stove > clock on the taskbar I checked “clock on the wall” because it’s the closest this comes to the one on my stove and the one on the microwave about the stove. That said, I rely on the phone and taskbar clocks the most. Let’s see: The one in my car speeds and is unreliable. I have a sunlight clock radio in a box but I didn’t check it because I don’t use it. I also have a couple of wristwatches that need new batteries to function and a beautiful wall clock that doesn’t fit my décor. All in boxes, ready to be trashed or sold. ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2022, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/231 "2022-11-07T05:56:53Z")
Re: Clocks. Based on the ones that were included in the poll, I’m guessing the intent was to include only standalone clocks, not ones that are built into other devices, hence microwaves, stoves, computers, and cars not being included. Re: Grading scales. My elementary school used the scale A, B, C, D, and E. An E was for all intents and purposes the same as an F, but F stands for “failure” and then didn’t want to call any student a failure. ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2022, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/232 "2022-11-07T13:17:06Z")
> [@WildaBeast](#): > > My elementary school used the scale A, B, C, D, and E. Mine used E for Excellent; which caused me some confusion when I first ran into other scales. IIRC G was Good; I can’t remember whether F was Fair or Failure. I think it was Fair, though (about equivalent to a C.) ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2022, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/233 "2022-11-07T14:43:26Z")
My college was, I suppose, pass/fail. But we were given lengthy written evaluations (and self-evacuations) in every course that discussed our performance in detail. Anyone who took the time to read this would learn a lot more about us than whatever our GPA might have been at another institution. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2022, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/234 "2022-11-07T14:49:51Z")
My doctoral institution was pass/no pass with narrative evaluation. Yes, I saw some people not pass. ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2022, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/235 "2022-11-07T15:15:10Z")
> [@WildaBeast](#): > > Re: Clocks. Based on the ones that were included in the poll, I’m guessing the intent was to include only standalone clocks, not ones that are built into other devices, hence microwaves, stoves, computers, and cars not being included Well, it was supposed to be _types_ of clocks I own. And I could have made that clearer. The clock on a DVR, microwave, whatever are all the same _type_ of clock. Which in this case is “digital”, but I didn’t include “digital” as a choice because it’s too vague. In retrospect I should have included “hourglass / sandglass” as one of the types. And, yes, some of the types overlap. A Kit-Cat Klock is also a wall clock, as is a cuckoo clock. An alarm clock may or may not be a clock radio or a flip clock. Many of the clock types in the list may also be chiming/striking clocks (though it’d be quite weird to hear [Westminster Quarters](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westminster_Quarters) from a wristwatch). ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2022, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/236 "2022-11-07T15:32:33Z")
Missed the edit - I agree the intent is also to name standalone types of owned clocks. A DVR or microwave with a clock isn’t itself a clock. It just houses one. ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2022, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/237 "2022-11-07T16:01:24Z")
> [@WildaBeast](#): > > Re: Grading scales. My elementary school used the scale A, B, C, D, and E. So did mine. In 7th grade I moved to a different state, where they used F instead of E. > [@WildaBeast](#): > > I checked both “alarm clock” and “clock radio”, but they are both the same clock. I did that at first, but then deleted my vote for “alarm clock” because they are both the same clock. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2022, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/238 "2022-11-07T19:11:23Z")
Kudos to **Thudlow** for asking, “Do you consider yourself an expert in the Dunning-Krueger effect?” Brilliant! I had just a single Pass/Fail course in college, Economics 101, and I failed. I hated hated _hated_ that course. ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2022, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/239 "2022-11-07T23:24:51Z")
My school district used only two grades in elementary school. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory. This was frustrating for me because I skipped kindergarten on the district’s recommendation (I would have been older and taller than the other kids). But it resulted in my getting 11 Unsatisfactory ratings in 1st Grade. Of course, my dyslexia and need for eyeglasses didn’t help. Neither did the teacher who took against me for reasons unknown. But dyslexia wasn’t a thing until I was in junior high school. We discovered my need for glasses in 2nd Grade. In junior high, we switched to A-F scale. By they, I had learned workarounds for dyslexia. In college, I took two pass/fail courses, Weight Lifting and Conditioning. Both easy passes. They were good classes, which I took in winter to keep active. ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2022, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/240 "2022-11-08T18:44:31Z")
I don’t think I’d want a lottery win of more than $50M post-tax. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380.md?page=11) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380.md?page=13)