# 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:** 133
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2023, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/2642 "2023-03-13T23:13:51Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > 737s Which are two-engine jets; that poll is about “quad-jets,” or four-engine jets. ---
**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:** [March 13, 2023, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/2643 "2023-03-13T23:14:41Z")
The poll was about jets with four engines. The 737 only has two engines, so they don’t apply to my poll. ETA: And on a different note, I think I may have been technically incorrect when I said there are no longer any civilian quad-jets still in production. I think Russia may still be building the Il-96 in very small numbers. But such a low production plane hardly counts. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2023, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/2644 "2023-03-13T23:19:17Z")
Never flown in a 747. I’ve been on a handful of wide-bodied jets that may or may not have had four engines, but I have no idea what kind of planes they were. ---
**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2023, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/2645 "2023-03-13T23:25:15Z")
I have never noticed what type of airplane I was in. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2023, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/2646 "2023-03-13T23:30:43Z")
Me neither, beyond maybe “looks like a big Tylenol.” ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2023, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/2647 "2023-03-13T23:32:13Z")
I voted yes in terms of trying to kill me, although that wasn’t absolutely the desired outcome. They wanted to merge and didn’t care if I was in the way, we made eye contact, and they kept driving straight at me even though I had right of way. !@#$%^&\*()\_ ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2023, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/2648 "2023-03-14T01:08:00Z")
Hmmm, someone attacked me once by slashing at me with a knife, but I’m not sure if he wanted to kill me, so I said no. ---
**Author:** ![InternetLegend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/internetlegend/32/13154_2.png) [@InternetLegend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InternetLegend)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2023, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/2649 "2023-03-14T02:23:27Z")
I broke my tailbone falling off a horse when I was nine; the doctor showed my mom the x-ray and basically shrugged. Once it healed, it never bothered me again - until I gave birth for the first time. Given the general state of everything going on at the time, though, it kind of faded into the background. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2023, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/2650 "2023-03-14T03:20:01Z")
Broke two different bones in my left hand/wrist about 15 years apart. One of those broken bones was from an assault but could not say they were trying to kill me. I’ve had various mortars and rockets lobbed at me but they didn’t know it was me specifically on the other end. Most importantly, regular toothpaste. I have used gel and stripped paste/gel combinations and I don’t really care which and I’m not usually the one to buy it. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2023, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/2651 "2023-03-14T11:51:25Z")
> [@Zyada](#): > > I have never noticed what type of airplane I was in Same here. I know one time flying Toronto to Vancouver I was on an incredibly wide plane. Other than that, they’ve all been identical as far as I’m concerned. ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b77776/32.png) [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2023, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/2652 "2023-03-14T16:16:46Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > I’ve had various mortars and rockets lobbed at me but they didn’t know it was me specifically on the other end. I was counting that as an attempt to kill me. But then again people shooting pistols at me also count. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2023, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/2653 "2023-03-14T17:02:21Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > _’m very well acquainted with the seven deadly sins > I keep a busy schedule trying to fit them in > I’m proud to be a glutton and I don’t have time for sloth > I’m greedy and I’m angry and I don’t care who I cross_ > > -Warren Zevon > Do you know what your sin is, Mal? > Ah, hell, I’m a fan of all seven but right now, I’m gonna have to with Wrath. > [@ParallelLines](#): > > I voted yes in terms of trying to kill me, although that wasn’t absolutely the desired outcome. > > They wanted to merge and didn’t care if I was in the way, I hesitated on that one then voted No, figuring the intent was murder however I’ve had three close calls driving but all of them were an oblivious driver. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2023, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/2654 "2023-03-14T17:13:00Z")
I know our bed is a California King, but the specifics? Nope. I don’t even know what “duvet” and “coverlet” mean, nor do I want to. ---
**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:** [March 14, 2023, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/2655 "2023-03-14T17:43:25Z")
> [@Zyada](#): > > I have never noticed what type of airplane I was in Ditto. That is, I can tell a big plane from a little one. Model number, or how many engines? I have no clue. – I picked three bedrooms, two baths; but the room I’m using as an office could easily be used as a fourth bedroom instead. If you pushed it a bit (there’s no built-in closet, but at some points I’ve done so), so could the library; so arguably five. If I’m correctly understanding the cut/uncut terminology, my “other” answer means “inapplicable”. My bed has on it, at least in the winter: sheets; blanket; comforter; and a sheet or sometimes light bedspread thrown over the top, in the hope of catching any cat puke on the top layer so I don’t have to change the whole bed. Didn’t vote in that one. I have two vehicles; the car has gas fill on the right, the work van has it on the left. Didn’t vote in that one, either. ---
**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:** [March 14, 2023, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/2656 "2023-03-14T17:47:52Z")
Ikea says that my 180x200 cm bed is a Super King, so I chose California King. Didn’t vote on the MAGA president. Need a write-in option. ---
**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:** [March 14, 2023, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/2657 "2023-03-14T17:52:32Z")
We have three “legal” bedrooms, but really four. Our septic system is designed for three bedroom home. We have two full baths, one 3/4 bath, and two 1/2 baths. So, five toilets. ---
**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:** [March 14, 2023, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/2658 "2023-03-14T19:01:28Z")
> [@thorny\_locust](#): > > My bed has on it, at least in the winter: sheets; blanket; comforter; and a sheet or sometimes light bedspread thrown over the top, in the hope of catching any cat puke on the top layer so I don’t have to change the whole bed. Didn’t vote in that one The poll says “current bed”, so vote whatever is on your bed _now_. ---
**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:** [March 14, 2023, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/2659 "2023-03-14T19:35:08Z")
> [@Die\_Capacitrix](#): > > Didn’t vote on the MAGA president. Need a write-in option. Picked the neighbor-etc. choice; on the grounds that I’m pretty sure I know at least one who, if actually in a position to enact/enforce things, might be gotten to listen to me about what specific things would be a terrible idea. Whereas I’m entirely sure that none of the named people would listen to me at all. I figured the entire intention of that poll was that we wouldn’t get a free write-in option, on the grounds that nearly everybody on this board would choose that if it were there. > [@squeegee](#): > > The poll says “current bed”, so vote whatever is on your bed _now_. What is on my bed now is the full list I gave, including among other things both a comforter and a sheet serving as a bedspread, but it isn’t actually a bedspread. None of the options seem to fit that last part of the combination, even if “bedspread/comforter” can be taken to mean “both”. ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2023, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/2660 "2023-03-14T19:57:00Z")
Bland vocabulary. Back in the day, I heard it as “Dorito chip, landing strip, or Brazilian”. ---
**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:** [March 14, 2023, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/2661 "2023-03-14T20:02:10Z")
I couldn’t vote in the bathroom/bedroom poll, because we have 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, and a powder room (which I’d include in the bathroom total if it had been an option). I didn’t vote in the MAGA poll either. To my knowledge, none of my neighbors are MAGA. The only _Republican_ neighbor I knew died in his sleep last week. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380.md?page=132) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380.md?page=134)