# 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:** 135
**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 15, 2023, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/2682 "2023-03-15T16:47:10Z")
Not only can’t I choose between two nuts when I’ve never tasted one of them, but in the cases in which I have tasted both nuts my preference depends on the mood I’m in and/or on what I’m using them for. And I don’t know enough about the actors to pick in that one, either. I can, however, definitely say that I can’t juggle! ---
**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 15, 2023, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/2683 "2023-03-15T16:51:29Z")
> [@thorny\_locust](#): > > And I don’t know enough about the actors to pick in that one, either. I recognized two of the three names, but couldn’t tell you more than they’re actors. I think one of them was in The Good Place. ---
**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 15, 2023, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/2684 "2023-03-15T16:56:40Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > I recognized two of the three names, but couldn’t tell you more than they’re actors. I think one of them was in The Good Place. You are correct; that’s Kristen Bell (who was also the lead in _Veronica Mars_, and does ads with her husband, Dax Shepard). Kristin Stewart played Bella, the female lead in the _Twilight_ movies. Kristen Wiig was a cast member of _Saturday Night Live_, and was the lead in _Bridesmaids_. I picked Bell, as I’ve always enjoyed her work. I find Stewart to have the emotional range of a rock, and I’m not a fan of Wiig’s comedies. ---
**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 15, 2023, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/2685 "2023-03-15T16:58:59Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > I recognized two of the three names, but couldn’t tell you more than they’re actors. I knew they were actors, but free movie theater tickets would be garbage to me. ---
**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 15, 2023, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/2686 "2023-03-15T17:46:03Z")
90% of the time, my keys are where they’re supposed to be. 9% of the time they’re in the logical alternative spot (my purse). 1% of the time they’re in no one knows where ---
**Author:** ![peccavi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peccavi/32/388_2.png) [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2023, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/2687 "2023-03-15T17:47:55Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > I find Stewart to have the emotional range of a rock She’s acted in 18 movies since the last Twilight movie, which include lauded roles in a variety of independent films, including an Academy Award nomination So there might be some contradictory opinions on that. You have seen at least one of _Clouds of Sils Maria_ (2014), _Personal Shopper_ (2016), _Seberg_ (2019), or _Spencer_ (2021)? ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2023, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/2688 "2023-03-15T17:48:38Z")
I voted on the actresses, but honestly, I could not tell you which Ryan is which. mmm ---
**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 15, 2023, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/2689 "2023-03-15T17:48:54Z")
> [@peccavi](#): > > She’s acted in 18 movies since the last Twilight movie, which include lauded roles in a variety of independent films, including an Academy Award nomination So there might be some contradictory opinions on that. That may be fair; I may be reacting to her early work, as no, I’ve not seen her more recent stuff. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2023, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/2690 "2023-03-15T17:50:10Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > I voted on the actresses, but honestly, I could not tell you which Ryan is which. I’m the opposite. Know the actresses but don’t care for any of them. Ryan Reynolds I adore. Total man-crush. ---
**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 15, 2023, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/2691 "2023-03-15T17:56:50Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > > [@Procrustus](#): > > > > I think one of them was in The Good Place. > > You are correct; that’s Kristen Bell (who was also the lead in _Veronica Mars_ My SO and I actually did go to a movie ([_When In Rome_](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1185416/)) knowing little more about it than that it starred Kristen Bell. We were sufficiently entertained that we didn’t regret our choice. ---
**Author:** ![peccavi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peccavi/32/388_2.png) [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2023, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/2692 "2023-03-15T17:57:12Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > I voted on the actresses, but honestly, I could not tell you which Ryan is which. It’s easy. Ryan Gosling was a Mouseketeer, Ryan Reynolds sells gin, and Ryan Phillipe played a gay teenager on _One Life To Live_. There, got it straight? 😜 👍 ---
**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 15, 2023, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/2693 "2023-03-15T17:59:46Z")
All those Kristens are worth seeing, but Kristen Stewart has more interesting movies. ---
**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 15, 2023, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/2694 "2023-03-15T18:04:22Z")
> [@peccavi](#): > > Ryan Reynolds sells gin And inexpensive mobile phone plans. And he’s Deadpool. ---
**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 15, 2023, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/2695 "2023-03-15T18:18:36Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > And inexpensive mobile phone plans. Which he will continue doing, though he sold his share of the company today. ---
**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 15, 2023, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/2696 "2023-03-15T18:43:47Z")
Keys: I answered ‘purse’ because they’re clipped to the outside of my ~~man-purse~~ \*passport case. Nuts: I checked kola in the never tasted part because I assume the intact nut was meant and not the extract. In the bracket I was torn between pine and pistachios and wished they’d been paired with one of the ones I had no clue about like pili. Kristins: I oscillated between Bell and Wiig before settling on the former. \*And GI Joe is an action figure. ---
**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 15, 2023, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/2697 "2023-03-15T18:57:19Z")
I wear shoes mostly all the time because I need the cushioning. I’ll sometimes slip my shoes off if I’m just sitting and watching TV, but we have an older dog. He sometimes has accidents no matter how well we watch him, and I don’t like the possibility of stepping it. ---
**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 15, 2023, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/2698 "2023-03-15T19:01:00Z")
I pretty much always am wearing socks while I’m at home, but nearly never shoes. If it’s cold in the house, or if I have to venture into the basement in the winter (the concrete slab floor gets quite cold), I’ll wear slippers. Otherwise, if I have shoes on, and I’m in the house, it’s because I either have just come in from outside, or I’m preparing to go outside. ---
**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 15, 2023, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/2699 "2023-03-15T19:18:41Z")
One of the things I can’t help but notice when watching TV is that everyone always has their shoes on at home, all the time. It’s glaring to me because I almost never do. I can be out and about all day in public, obviously wearing shoes, and not think twice about it. But the minute I step in the house, they come off. It’s not about cleanliness or propriety or anything; it just feels… not right. I wanted to see how many people are like me. ---
**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 15, 2023, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/2700 "2023-03-15T20:05:37Z")
I’m still working from home. Right before I start work for the day I put my shoes on. Having shoes on just makes me feel more like I’m “at work”. Even if I’m physically sitting at a desk in my house, it just feels “wrong” to be working without shoes on. As soon as I’m done with work for the day I take off my shoes off, and may put on slippers depending on the temperature. Having shoes on vs. shoes off helps me create a mental boundary between work and home when I’m not physically going to the office. So I’m not sure how to answer the poll. I do have shoes on for a good part of the day in my own house, but I think of myself as being at work during that time. When I’m doing the kinds of things mentioned in the poll question – laundry, making dinner, watching TV, etc., at most I have slippers on. And I’m not sure if slippers count as shoes, but I started a poll for that. ---
**Author:** ![peccavi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peccavi/32/388_2.png) [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2023, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/2701 "2023-03-15T20:06:29Z")
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