# 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:** 19
**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:** [November 17, 2022, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/361 "2022-11-17T00:50:06Z")
Right there at the top. [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52504771386_55da222c4e_b.jpg "8B9E5BD5-16A0-4534-ABF2-886F66BC81E4") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/195486993@N02/52504771386/in/dateposted-public/) ---
**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:** [November 17, 2022, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/362 "2022-11-17T00:55:06Z")
You must be looking at a different version of Wikipedia than I am. That doesn’t appear on [my Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miracle_Whip). ---
**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:** [November 17, 2022, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/363 "2022-11-17T01:00:08Z")
Interesting. The app-based and web-based entries are identical except for that sub-header. ---
**Author:** ![Reeses\_Monkey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reeses_monkey/32/2885_2.png) [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2022, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/364 "2022-11-17T03:37:49Z")
Neato! Thanks! ---
**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:** [November 17, 2022, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/365 "2022-11-17T04:54:46Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > Looks to me like it’s basically mayonnaise with corn syrup and a little mustard and garlic added. > > I doubt if I’d be able to tell it apart from regular mayo in a blind taste test I can tell. Miracle Whip is sweet and much less oily. Mayo is salty and much more oily. I used to greatly prefer MW to mayo, but MW has gotten too sweet for me recently. Now I use a sort of half and half. My mayo of choice now is McCormick mayonesa with lime ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2022, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/366 "2022-11-17T11:41:39Z")
I chose “Olmec” because Lisa Simpson told me to. [![](https://y.yarn.co/1672c3bc-e178-4fc9-bfbc-36e26ba0b586_text.gif) ](https://y.yarn.co/1672c3bc-e178-4fc9-bfbc-36e26ba0b586_text.gif) Also: grilled cheese is better than BLT. Grilled cheese and tomato is, however, the Devil’s Sandwich. Because the tomato remains at scalding temperature, insulated by the cheese, for much longer than expected and lies in wait to flash-fry the skin off the roof of your mouth. But I digress. ---
**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:** [November 17, 2022, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/367 "2022-11-17T12:08:40Z")
I first heard of Duke’s Mayonnaise here, then saw it at Giant Eagle and have been buying it ever since. But my favorite mayonnaise is the emulsion I prepare in my kitchen. ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2022, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/368 "2022-11-17T12:23:22Z")
Since we’re discussing polls, I have to say that there is an art to constructing an effective and informative poll. If, say, twenty-five percent or more of the people are choosing “some other reason”, then the poll choices are lacking in range and effectiveness. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2022, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/369 "2022-11-17T12:33:49Z")
I know the options for Tom Hanks movies were limited to 20, but _Elvis_ had a pretty impressive performance by him. ---
**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:** [November 17, 2022, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/370 "2022-11-17T14:37:23Z")
> [@carnut](#): > > A note on the polling in general. I suffer from episodic depression and right now, my bout is so bad that I can’t even vote in most of these polls because my brain is chasing its tail like a squirrel or dog. I’ll get back to it later. I hear you, brother (?). Keep in there. The Weight will eventually lift. If it gets too heavy, talk to your doctor. That’s what they’re there for. > [@Wheelz](#): > > I doubt if I’d be able to tell it apart from regular mayo in a blind taste test. Oh, you can tell. MW tastes like Pure Evil. > [@kayaker](#): > > I first heard of Duke’s Mayonnaise here, then saw it at Giant Eagle and have been buying it ever since. But my favorite mayonnaise is the emulsion I prepare in my kitchen. Mmmm… homemade mayo. > [@Gyrate](#): > > I know the options for Tom Hanks movies were limited to 20, but _Elvis_ had a pretty impressive performance by him. **That** was the movie I had just seen him in. Definitely one of his best performances. ---
**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 17, 2022, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/371 "2022-11-17T19:06:03Z")
Hope you’re feeling better today, **carnut**! > [@WildaBeast](#): > > A trick I learned from NPR’s _The Splendid Table_ a few years ago – spread mayo on the _outside_ of a grilled cheese sandwich, instead of butter, before grilling. Since mayo is actually mostly oil, and more spreadable than butter, it gives you that nice golden crispy texture on the outside of the bread better than butter. Would that work as well with Miracle Whip, do y’think? I far prefer MW to mayo - it’s what I was raised with, and even now mayo usually tastes too bitter to me. ---
**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 17, 2022, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/372 "2022-11-17T19:42:49Z")
Sandwiches: I like both grilled cheese (preferably with bacon added) and BLTs (preferably with a slice of avocado added. Xmas shopping: I don’t. But I remember one year when my ex had her Xmas shopping _and all of the presents wrapped_ in July. Winter holidays: None of the above. The only good thing about them is that eggnog, fruitcake and lebkuchen, which for some reason are not available year-round, are in the stores. Central American civilisations: Olmec, because (as far as I know) we know the least about them. Tom Hanks: I picked _The Green Mile_, because that’s the only one of those I’ve seen. Rich relatives: Depends on who the relative was. ---
**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:** [November 17, 2022, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/373 "2022-11-17T19:49:45Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Would that work as well with Miracle Whip, do y’think? If you keep the temp low enough, it ought to work. MW has HFCS in it, so too high a heat and the sugars will burn. ---
**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:** [November 17, 2022, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/374 "2022-11-17T20:44:26Z")
I smear a light coating of mayonnaise on tilapia filets, then rub some panko crumbs on them. Then air fry. Delicious! ---
**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 17, 2022, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/375 "2022-11-17T20:46:54Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > Central American civilisations: Olmec, because (as far as I know) we know the least about them. But the question was “which one is hardest to spell?” Or wait, there wasn’t a question. So, impossible to choose. I chose randomly for that reason. ---
**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 17, 2022, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/376 "2022-11-17T20:51:45Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > Oh, you can tell. MW tastes like Pure Evil. Yes. Yes it does. ---
**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 17, 2022, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/377 "2022-11-17T21:43:25Z")
No. No, it doesn’t (and thanks, **silenus** ). I picked the Aztecs because _Aztec_, by Gary Jennings, is one of my favorite historic novels. A big, gripping, well-researched exploration of Aztec society just before, during and after the Spanish show up. ---
**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 17, 2022, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/378 "2022-11-17T21:56:20Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > I picked the Aztecs because _Aztec_, by Gary Jennings, is one of my favorite historic novels Agree. I read that while on a Mexico City vacation. Perfect choice. ---
**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 17, 2022, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/379 "2022-11-17T23:30:55Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Would that work as well with Miracle Whip, do y’think? No, I’ve tried it. It developed a sharp, sour flavor that was not pleasant. Plus the burn factor. I use butter. ---
**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 18, 2022, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/380 "2022-11-18T15:01:15Z")
Also good to know. Thanks, **carnut**. As to “Gloria” - Dave Barry once, when Bruce Springsteen unexpectedly joined his amateur band on stage to play with them, asked if The Boss could play “Gloria.” Springsteen looked at him funny and said yeah, he thought he could. Barry headsmacked himself and later wrote, “If you threw a guitar down a long flight of stairs, it would play ‘Gloria’ as it fell." [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380.md?page=18) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380.md?page=20)