# 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:** 318
**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:** [August 23, 2023, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/6344 "2023-08-23T23:28:40Z")
My choice, as well. Because my maternal grandparents were from Hungary. And also 1970s because I’d want it as recently as possible pre-Orban. ---
**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:** [August 23, 2023, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/6345 "2023-08-23T23:41:12Z")
> [@carrps](#): > > Because my maternal grandparents were from Hungary. And I picked Czechoslovakia partly because my paternal great-grandparents were from there, albeit it was still part of the Austrio-Hungarian Empire when they emigrated. ---
**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:** [August 24, 2023, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/6346 "2023-08-24T01:01:16Z")
I picked Czechoslovakia because I would like to see Prague. ---
**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:** [August 24, 2023, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/6347 "2023-08-24T01:58:53Z")
> [@puzzlegal](#): > > Pence has proven he’ll … not destroy the country. Yeah, no. In truth, I consider his kind more dangerous than Individual-ONE because he would raze the nation with somewhat greater agility and less of the buffoonery. Individual-ONE’s utter incompetence was tremendously valuable to us. ---
**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:** [August 24, 2023, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/6348 "2023-08-24T11:37:56Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > I picked Czechoslovakia There was no “none of the above” so I didn’t vote. I have no interest in Europe or its history, preferring the Caribbean or South/Central America. ---
**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:** [August 24, 2023, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/6349 "2023-08-24T12:21:03Z")
I was stationed in Germany for 2 years. I did a fair bit of travel for someone with little money or time.‘I loved it and there is nowhere else I would rather go and explore some more. ---
**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:** [August 24, 2023, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/6350 "2023-08-24T12:23:07Z")
My brother lived in Germany for 3 years for work. I had an open invitation to visit, but never had any interest. My sister and nephews visited and enjoyed it. ---
**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:** [August 24, 2023, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/6351 "2023-08-24T12:37:57Z")
Vitamin D every day. ---
**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:** [August 24, 2023, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/6352 "2023-08-24T15:58:06Z")
Vitamin D, multivitamin, and special eyeball vitamins every day. 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:** [August 24, 2023, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/6353 "2023-08-24T16:14:39Z")
Multi vitamin gummy about once a week (when I remember). It makes my wife feel better that I’m doing so. (she’d feel even better if I did it every day). Personally, I don’t think it’s necessary, but they taste good. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2023, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/6354 "2023-08-24T17:17:39Z")
The only reasonably clear sky I’ve seen since I moved here 2 months ago (NW Ohio) was on the day of the 12th/night of the 13th, which was the peak of the Perseid Meteor shower. Did get to see quite a few bright ones, but come the afternoon and the clouds and haze just rolled back in. ---
**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:** [August 24, 2023, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/6355 "2023-08-24T17:34:35Z")
I’m in California. Although tropical storm Hillary broke the streak, the majority of summer is clear skies. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2023, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/6356 "2023-08-24T17:45:28Z")
If I’m walking around with a billion dollars I’d make a list of all the family and friends I want to give money to, set aside $100 million, and divide that portion evenly amongst them. Ballparking in my head that’s about 50 people, so everyone will probably net about $1.25-.35M after taxes. I’d provide everyone with a financial advisor to help them manage that windfall. That feels pretty generous. ---
**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:** [August 24, 2023, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/6357 "2023-08-24T17:50:09Z")
It was a beautiful day yesterday. Today it’s a bit dreary. If I’m suddenly rich my lifestyle will not change much just my location. I’m already retired so I’ll work on perfecting that. I’ll figure out all the places I wanted to visit then I would start going. I put other for the kids. Haven’t given much thought. Probably some sort of trust. ---
**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:** [August 24, 2023, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/6358 "2023-08-24T18:00:16Z")
For the lottery poll I picked the lump sum, but since the poll specifies I’ve hired lawyers, financial advisors, etc. what I would really do is I would consult my financial advisor and follow their advise. I mean, that’s kind of why I’ve hired a financial advisor, isn’t it. I don’t have kids or a spouse, so that what my “other answer” for “how much would your kids get?” meant, and why I picked “none” for how much they would inherit when I die. ---
**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:** [August 24, 2023, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/6359 "2023-08-24T18:24:36Z")
I have no kids. Whether I’m a billionaire or not, everything will go to my wife. If I outlive her, it will go to my brothers, and if I outlive them, my nieces. My lottery fantasy has to do with taking the whole extended family on a vacation. At dinner one evening, there will be an envelope at each place setting containing a check. The amounts may or may not be equal, but they’d be substantial, and it would be understood that that’s it. ---
**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:** [August 24, 2023, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/6360 "2023-08-24T18:49:31Z")
I’m not sure what I’d do with my money. I’d definitely consult an advisor. My instinct is to go with the annuity just because I’m less confident in the stock market these days, and if I somehow lost all my investments I’d still have the security of an income. I would give some money to my Aunt, she fulfills the mother/sister roles in my life. I don’t think she would want much, but I’d totally buy her a house if she wanted me to. I would buy her husband a Tesla because he’s been whining about not having one for like a decade. If my Grandma is still alive I’d probably try to plan some kind of vacation for all of us. Unfortunately my Grandma can’t travel that far, but it would be the swankiest staycation I can think of. My son is three years old. I’d start a retirement fund for him and put money in a trust. He wouldn’t get it until he was 30 and knew how to manage money. I’d buy a house, calculate projected taxes and landscaping and maintenance, reserve that amount so I never have to worry about the house again, and probably invest and donate the rest. I don’t anticipate my lifestyle would change much, beyond not having to worry about a house (and having a house.) I might spring for a Cadillac. We’re likely going to inherit a good chunk of money, not a billion but enough to change our lives. So I have already thought about this on a smaller scale. In both cases my first priority would be a house. I really want not only a house but all potential housing expenses spoken for and set aside so I never ever have to worry about it ever again. ---
**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:** [August 24, 2023, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/6361 "2023-08-24T18:56:48Z")
There’s not a cloud in the sky today, so that’s what I picked in the “blue sky” poll. That said, it’s also 100 degrees right now, with a dew point of 78, so it feels like 111. Not a nice day at all, despite the clear sky. ---
**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:** [August 24, 2023, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/6362 "2023-08-24T19:24:03Z")
> [@WildaBeast](#): > > I don’t have kids or a spouse, so that what my “other answer” for “how much would your kids get?” meant Ditto. Didn’t vote in those. I don’t think my sister needs any. If she does, I’d give her some. Maybe I’d give her some anyway. I’d take the lump sum (I may well not live for 30 years), make sure I had the taxes paid, give some to selected people and organizations, hang onto a few million (exactly how many I’d decide after consulting with those advisors), and divide the rest up among everybody in my (fairly low-population) county. I figure if I did that maybe I wouldn’t have to change my name and move; plus which, a lot of them could use it. I don’t think I’d change my lifestyle much, but I’d be a whole lot more relaxed about it; and would probably change some of it around the edges. – the last entirely clear sky I’ve seen in my life, and probably the last one I’ll ever see, was during the few days after 9-11. Otherwise, there’s always airplane trails in the sky, even if it’s clear otherwise. ---
**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:** [August 24, 2023, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/6363 "2023-08-24T19:43:10Z")
I would set up a generous annuity for one of my children, and give the other a choice of the annuity or a comparable lump sum. They are different people with different needs. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380.md?page=317) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380.md?page=319)