# 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:** 137
**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 16, 2023, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/2722 "2023-03-16T12:01:33Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > Your nuttage may vary. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/P1hnVutWxos/maxresdefault.jpg "I'm A Nut - Lip Sync") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1hnVutWxos) ETA: I love Jimmy Slonina. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2023, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/2723 "2023-03-16T15:28:40Z")
C’mon almonds - Cashews are nasty. ---
**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 16, 2023, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/2724 "2023-03-16T15:49:48Z")
Almonds must die! ---
**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 16, 2023, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/2725 "2023-03-16T16:19:01Z")
Let’s go cashews _clap clap clapclapclap_! ---
**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 16, 2023, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/2726 "2023-03-16T17:28:13Z")
I prefer cashews for eating (so, in something like a bowl of mixed nuts, I derive more pleasure from the cashews), but almonds have their place as ingredients or flavorings. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2023, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/2727 "2023-03-16T17:45:33Z")
Nothing beats a handful of salted dry roasted almonds for an evening snack. They sate you, and they’re full of protein… and salt. ---
**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 16, 2023, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/2728 "2023-03-16T17:50:14Z")
Save California water! Ban almond farming! 😛 ---
**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 16, 2023, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/2729 "2023-03-16T18:15:10Z")
I didn’t like cashews when I was a kid. I like them now, but they’re not my favorite. I’m always surprised that they seem to be the favorite of so many people. ---
**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 16, 2023, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/2730 "2023-03-16T19:21:44Z")
Agreed. They taste chalky. ---
**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 16, 2023, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/2731 "2023-03-16T19:38:48Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > Nothing beats a handful of salted dry roasted almonds for an evening snack. Except dry roasted cashews with some spice. Also yummy as a salad topper. Pistachios v. macadamia is easy - pistachios all the way. ---
**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 16, 2023, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/2732 "2023-03-16T20:28:45Z")
My ex wife was briefly an “outie” while pregnant. Afterwards it popped back in. Maybe common? ---
**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 16, 2023, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/2733 "2023-03-16T20:55:44Z")
It’s like the indicator on a Butterball turkey telling you it’s done. ---
**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 16, 2023, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/2734 "2023-03-16T20:59:06Z")
Ha, I’d forgotten that was our exact joke about the navel status. Her response was, “oh, god, I wish!” as she entered month 8. ---
**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 16, 2023, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/2735 "2023-03-16T23:05:47Z")
I’m assuming that the surviving human population is spread around the planet, not evenly, but in little clumps: so that it’s neither that they’re all jammed in near me, nor that I’d have to hike some considerable distance to find one more solitary person, then another distance to find the next lone soul, and so on. Though I expect that even if we didn’t start out in my arrangement, we’d wind up there fairly soon, presuming that the planet continues to have the same sort of habitable space. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2023, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/2736 "2023-03-16T23:18:31Z")
I debated between not voting (because my answer is "don’t disappear people) and voting for the largest number. I ended up going with the largest. 1B people might be able to maintain our current society. ---
**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:** [March 16, 2023, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/2737 "2023-03-16T23:33:43Z")
I do wear shoes (sandals) in the house, even in winter. I have a single fallen arch and have become an unsteady walker so I use a pair of that wonderful sandal, the Birkenstock, as my version of house shoes/slippers. I switch shoes at the entryway. One woman told me, without waiting for explanation, that it was a disgusting habit. The house sandals don’t get worn outside, but I find it much easier to move around the house with a sturdy arch-supporting floor for my feet. Not wearing them puts stress on my knees and hips. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2023, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/2738 "2023-03-16T23:41:55Z")
> [@carnut](#): > > I switch shoes at the entryway. One woman told me, without waiting for explanation, that it was a disgusting habit. What on earth did she think was disgusting about wearing house-shoes in the house? That’s one of the weirdest random bits of rudeness I’ve heard. ---
**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:** [March 17, 2023, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/2739 "2023-03-17T00:06:53Z")
That’s why I said “without waiting for explanation”. I believe she thought that because they were actually street shoes, that meant I wore them everywhere and not just in my own home. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2023, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/2740 "2023-03-17T00:08:34Z")
The house I grew up in is now over 100 years old, and it had a pretty typical cellar with a poured concrete floor and walls, but along one wall was a wooden door, and when you opened it there was a dug root cellar a bit like the one in [this thread](https://morningchores.com/turning-crawlspace-into-a-root-cellar/), but smaller and scarier - no lighting! ---
**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 17, 2023, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/2741 "2023-03-17T00:57:49Z")
I voted for the 1B people just because it’s the largest number, but those would be the saddest billion people ever. Assuming it was random, odds are that few to none of my loved ones would be left with me. I’ve never personally had a root cellar, but my grandfather’s house had one, and it was **spooky**. The bath towels go into the laundry twice a week, so I’ll use a towel for three to four days. The bath mat gets washed once a week. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380.md?page=136) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380.md?page=138)