# 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:** 229
**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:** [June 1, 2023, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/4564 "2023-06-01T17:29:44Z")
Which of these 50 most populous states…wait, I mean _cities_! have you been to? _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/4564))_ ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2023, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/4565 "2023-06-01T17:33:21Z")
Polls are banned in the discussion thread! ---
**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:** [June 1, 2023, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/4566 "2023-06-01T17:34:46Z")
(splutters)….why, that’s right! ---
**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:** [June 1, 2023, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/4567 "2023-06-01T17:35:21Z")
40 cities, with Minneapolis being the most populous one I have not been to. ---
**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:** [June 1, 2023, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/4568 "2023-06-01T17:35:58Z")
I’ve been to 25, and I was surprised it was that many. ---
**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:** [June 1, 2023, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/4569 "2023-06-01T17:37:09Z")
I’ve been to 34, most of them for work-related trips. I’ve lived in two: San Jose (where I was born), and Chicago (where I’ve lived and worked for most of my life). ---
**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:** [June 1, 2023, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/4570 "2023-06-01T17:40:46Z")
_My_ pearls were clutched when I saw mmm’s post. ---
**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:** [June 1, 2023, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/4571 "2023-06-01T17:44:00Z")
I’ve been to 17, and I’ve been to the airports in Atlanta, Houston, and Dallas/Fort Worth, but I didn’t count those. I’ve lived in Raleigh (where I went to college), and near but not technically in Charlotte (where I was born) and Sacramento (where I live now). ---
**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:** [June 1, 2023, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/4572 "2023-06-01T17:56:50Z")
22/6 on the movie polls, solid all the way down to _Anatomy of a Murder_ then skips _Battleship Potemkin_ before picking up again. I’m surprised _Tampopo_ was so far down on the list. Itoman was one of my favorite directors and I was really sad/pissed off when he committed suicide over what some gossip rag reported. I own both of his movies that were big hits in the US, _Tampopo_ and _A Taxing Woman_, both starring Nobuko Miyamoto, his wife. ---
**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:** [June 1, 2023, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/4573 "2023-06-01T18:22:39Z")
28 and 7 in the two movie polls. I don’t see as many documentaries as I could. ---
**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:** [June 1, 2023, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/4574 "2023-06-01T18:30:52Z")
39 cities visited [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/mNj6spCtUE0/maxresdefault.jpg "I've Been Everywhere") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNj6spCtUE0) ---
**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:** [June 1, 2023, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/4575 "2023-06-01T18:55:42Z")
Some of them weren’t as populated when I was last there – ---
**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:** [June 1, 2023, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/4576 "2023-06-01T19:22:33Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > Polls are banned in the discussion thread! > [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > _My_ pearls were clutched when I saw mmm’s post. Holy crap do I need an SDMB vacation. Closed it. Will re-open in the real polls thread. I know I don’t have to, but it feels right. mmm ---
**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:** [June 1, 2023, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/4577 "2023-06-01T19:30:52Z")
I’ve been to 32 of the cities. I think I’ve spent a least one night in each of those, although that wasn’t a requirement of the poll. ---
**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:** [June 1, 2023, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/4578 "2023-06-01T19:46:29Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > Polls are banned in the discussion thread! Not according to this poll! > [@Discussion thread for the "Polls only" thread (Part 1)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread/972380/1433): > > The “Polls only” thread has a “no discussion” rule, but as far as I can tell the discussion thread doesn’t have a “no polls” rule. Does that mean we’re allowed to start polls in this thread? [poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/1433) ---
**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:** [June 1, 2023, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/4579 "2023-06-01T20:49:30Z")
I drove almost the entire length of I-40 when I moved from North Carolina to California, from Raleigh all the way to the western end in Barstow, CA, but since I didn’t start at the very beginning in Wilmington I was forced to vote “no” in my own poll. ---
**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:** [June 1, 2023, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/4580 "2023-06-01T20:53:09Z")
I’ve driven the entire length of I-43 (from Beloit to Green Bay, in Wisconsin), and the entire length of I-88 (the one in Illinois, not the completely separate I-88 in upstate New York), from the Chicago suburbs to the Quad Cities. ---
**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:** [June 1, 2023, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/4581 "2023-06-01T21:04:04Z")
Shortly after moving to Nashville, I visited my parent’s beach house in Topsail, so drove all the way across North Carolina on I-40. That’s a long drive. Next time, I think I’ll fly. ---
**Author:** ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2023, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/4582 "2023-06-01T21:08:11Z")
I’ve driven the entire length of I-89. It’s not that long. ---
**Author:** ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2023, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/4583 "2023-06-01T21:43:51Z")
The only movie in the “zero” list I’ve seen is “Bolero”. I saw it hoping to see lots of female nudity. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380.md?page=228) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380.md?page=230)