# 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:** 298
**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:** [July 30, 2023, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/5944 "2023-07-30T20:32:11Z")
I thought someone might bring that up! They don’t stay still enough to sink. It would be somewhat like riding a bike - when you’re stopped, you’re keeping the bike upright, but when you get going, the bike stays up on its own ---
**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:** [July 30, 2023, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/5945 "2023-07-30T20:43:19Z")
(Monty Python voice) Are you saying Michael Phelps is a gyroscope??(/MPvoice) ---
**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:** [July 30, 2023, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/5946 "2023-07-30T21:05:41Z")
> [@carnut](#): > > I didn’t exactly say “I quit” at one job but it was close enough that I polled that. > […] > At noon, I walked into the office manager’s office and gave notice by saying, “You’re aware that I am leaving early today to travel to one of my racing events?” Office manager rolls her eyes and says “Yes, I’m aware.” I said, “I won’t be back. Here are my keys to the office.” Total panic on her face, “But you can’t go!” she sputters, “We have to have an exit interview.” I replied, “You just had it.” and turning around, I walked out of her office. Definitely close enough. That must have felt good 🕶 ---
**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:** [July 30, 2023, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/5947 "2023-07-30T21:08:01Z")
The double date poll I chose comedy sixth option. The evening ends up as an orgy. In Kintucky. ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2023, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/5948 "2023-07-30T21:29:59Z")
I am a heterosexual male. All of my siblings are heterosexual males. The “friend” who set this up does not know us nearly as well as he/she thinks. ---
**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:** [July 30, 2023, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/5949 "2023-07-30T21:49:07Z")
Right. That’s why it’s easier for me to float as a fat middle-aged woman than it was when i was a skinny kid. And why as a child, i found it easier to swim in the ocean, which has denser salt water that gives everyone extra buoyancy. ---
**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:** [July 30, 2023, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/5950 "2023-07-30T21:54:44Z")
> [@thorny\_locust](#): > > > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > > have a close relative who has gotten increasingly snappish and hypercritical in recent years, and I have withdrawn from contact with her as much as I can, much as I wish it weren’t necessary. > > I hope she’s seen a doctor; though you may not have been in any position to bring this about. I don’t know if she has, but I would be amazed if she had. She would instantly reject the idea if I suggested it, and it would almost certainly make our relationship much, much worse. ---
**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:** [July 30, 2023, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/5951 "2023-07-30T21:58:08Z")
Not much of anything you can do, then; except, as you say, to minimize contact. ---
**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:** [July 30, 2023, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/5952 "2023-07-30T22:00:49Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > The double date poll I chose comedy sixth option. The evening ends up as an orgy. In Kintucky. Q: Why don’t debutantes like orgies? A: Too many thank-you notes. ---
**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:** [July 30, 2023, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/5953 "2023-07-30T22:30:38Z")
> [@mbh](#): > > I am a heterosexual male. All of my siblings are heterosexual males. The “friend” who set this up does not know us nearly as well as he/she thinks. This. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2023, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/5954 "2023-07-30T23:10:42Z")
I don’t have any siblings, but I would have been amused. ---
**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:** [July 31, 2023, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/5955 "2023-07-31T02:46:29Z")
The reason for the sibling poll - I was reading a book where this was the premise for the opening chapter. And the brother and sister acted like it was insanely gross - so gross that the sister decided to move out of their shared apartment. In addition, the sister’s name is Juniper and their last name is Bean. Both of which are unusual enough that someone should have caught on earlier than the time of meeting. ---
**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:** [July 31, 2023, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/5956 "2023-07-31T05:22:59Z")
My brother and I try to stay out of each other’s business in general, but I’d be burning with curiosity about why he decided to start dating again after having given it up some thirty years ago, and I’d be very surprised if he didn’t ask me at least one question about why I’m on a blind date instead of going out with my husband. ---
**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:** [July 31, 2023, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/5957 "2023-07-31T06:54:42Z")
> [@Zyada](#): > > The reason for the sibling poll - I was reading a book where this was the premise for the opening chapter. And the brother and sister acted like it was insanely gross - so gross that the sister decided to move out of their shared apartment. > > In addition, the sister’s name is Juniper and their last name is Bean. Both of which are unusual enough that someone should have caught on earlier than the time of meeting. Names aside, that makes no sense to me. Unless there is something more it’s a harmless mistake cleared up in seconds. ---
**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:** [July 31, 2023, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/5958 "2023-07-31T11:21:18Z")
Yeah, it would be a moment of weird awkwardness, followed by a laugh and a pleasant evening with friends. And then a story, “remember the time…” I went to a square dance convention recently where various people were confused and thought i was attending with my husband, my wife, and three of my sons. (I was there with one son. I shared my hotel room with a gay guy I’m friendly with, i held the hand of a lesbian who was remembering something painful, and i guess i hung out enough with a couple of younger friends that people made assumptions.) We all thought it was funny. ---
**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:** [July 31, 2023, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/5959 "2023-07-31T13:31:28Z")
Would I have to be 20 in mind as well as in body? ---
**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:** [July 31, 2023, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/5960 "2023-07-31T15:42:34Z")
> [@Zyada](#): > > They don’t stay still enough to sink An extreme example. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CW0TijmAUqY&t=40s](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CW0TijmAUqY&t=40s) ---
**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:** [July 31, 2023, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/5961 "2023-07-31T17:51:29Z")
This may be my most controversial post ever. I can’t stand avacado. I don’t care if put it on toast, it’s still vile. ---
**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:** [July 31, 2023, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/5962 "2023-07-31T17:55:02Z")
I consider myself to be a Millennial, albeit at the old end of the range, and I don’t think I’ve ever had avocado toast. I do like putting avocado on sandwiches, though, like BLTs and club sandwiches. ---
**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:** [July 31, 2023, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/5963 "2023-07-31T18:19:33Z")
The only possible use for avocados is guacamole. But seeing the amount of water they soak up and the assholes that tend to grow them in this state, I’m willing to take the hit on my snacking and eradicate the avocado from the planet. So I’m meh. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380.md?page=297) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380.md?page=299)