# 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:** 32
**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 30, 2022, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/621 "2022-11-30T23:55:09Z")
Very fair and very obvious. ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2022, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/622 "2022-12-01T00:00:33Z")
Bird liver pâté is delicious. Mammal liver is horrible. ---
**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:** [December 1, 2022, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/623 "2022-12-01T00:07:00Z")
I like bird liver and I like mammal liver. But even before cholesterol became a problem for me, I was picky about it. This is one food that I made absolutely certain came from grass fed sources only. I do not even want to know what a conventionally fed beef liver (or pork) might contain. Now though, due to cholesterol, the point is moot for me. ---
**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:** [December 1, 2022, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/624 "2022-12-01T01:07:08Z")
I hate to admit I love good foie gras, but I don’t eat it anymore. What kind of liver is used in tradtional “liver and onions”? I hate that. My mom loved it and only got to eat it in restaurant. I love rumaki! ---
**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:** [December 1, 2022, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/625 "2022-12-01T01:09:00Z")
> [@carrps](#): > > What kind of liver is used in traditional “liver and onions”? Diner liver is usually calves liver. You are right to shun it. ---
**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:** [December 1, 2022, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/626 "2022-12-01T01:20:45Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@Loach](#): > > > > I drive most of the time because she drives like a maniac and I can’t take it. > > “Everyone who drives slower than you is a moron. Everyone who drives faster than you is a maniac!” - George Carlin In this case I do drive fast when it’s warranted. I don’t weave in and out of traffic and yell at people for doing exactly what I do. It’s better that I drive. ---
**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2022, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/627 "2022-12-01T01:52:15Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > Question 6 seemed fair to me. I don’t know any other German dances. The topic of ire on the LearnedLeague message board the day after was that the question wasn’t really _asking_ for anything (or asking to name something). I think it could have used a question mark, but as it is if you manage to put together “ballroom dance” + “German” + “revolve” (not to mention the suggestion of 3/4 time) to guess what it’s referring to, the best thing is to not overthink it and just submit that. ---
**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:** [December 1, 2022, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/628 "2022-12-01T02:50:13Z")
I love liver. Chicken livers (chopped liver) Foie Gras, calf liver and onions, Braunschweiger (which my gf seems to think is very bad for me). Mmmmmmm When I buy Braunschweiger I get 1/2 pound sliced thick and hide it in a back corner of the refrigerator ---
**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:** [December 1, 2022, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/629 "2022-12-01T14:39:39Z")
Don’t care for liver in any form; I could take or leave foie gras. ---
**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:** [December 1, 2022, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/630 "2022-12-01T16:01:18Z")
_The median merge speed of any vehicle ahead of you on a highway on-ramp in your local area is:_ Living in the country we don’t have to deal with issues like this. ---
**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:** [December 1, 2022, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/631 "2022-12-01T16:54:31Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Living in the country we don’t have to deal with issues like this I interpreted “local” as “nearest area to me with an on-ramp.” There aren’t any in my county. – it’s just occured to me that I was actually thinking of the second-nearest area; but the one that’s slightly closer only has one, making ‘median’ not really applicable. @squeegee, I can’t vote in the second part of your names poll. I go by a version of my middle name; it’s not the version that’s on my birth certificate, but it’s the version that the person I was given that middle name for was actually named. ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2022, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/632 "2022-12-01T17:08:50Z")
Regarding the Spotify Playlist, I voted ‘I don’t use Spotify’ because my streaming music is primarily from my Amazon Prime Music, which combines purchased and ‘free’ streaming as part of my Prime sub. My longest self-created playlist is currently 74 songs, which runs about 5 hours. ---
**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:** [December 1, 2022, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/633 "2022-12-01T18:04:06Z")
I like my given name of Mausington Mervin Mephistopheles Magill - I’m named after my mother’s brother, Mausington Mervin Mephistopheles. My professional name is Mausington M. Magill, and that is how I like my credits to appear. I do not like being addressed as Mausington, however. Mausington is a gatekeeper. If someone calls for “Mausington”, then I know they do not know me, and probably want something of me. If you knew me, you’d have asked for Maus. ---
**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:** [December 1, 2022, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/634 "2022-12-01T18:51:39Z")
I like my given name, my nickname, and my online name equally. ---
**Author:** ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2022, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/635 "2022-12-01T20:16:53Z")
I still use iTunes. ---
**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:** [December 1, 2022, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/636 "2022-12-01T23:49:16Z")
When I was a child, I hated my given name, partly because no one else had it but mainly because it wasn’t a typical girl’s name at the time. Then I began to love it’s uniqueness. Then, suddenly, my name was given to a whole bunch of babies and it was done WITHOUT my permission. The nerve of some folks! 😡 🤣 I generally go by my given name. I would prefer my family nickname, but that requires explanation that I usually don’t have time for. I am sometimes called by nicknames or my surname (which lends itself to nicknames) but I’m pretty happy with what I’ve got for a name. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2022, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/637 "2022-12-02T04:05:34Z")
I legally changed my name. ---
**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:** [December 2, 2022, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/638 "2022-12-02T04:19:04Z")
I should have done that, back when I was about 25 and had one bank account, no credit cards (which wasn’t unusual at the time), airlines didn’t care what name you were using, and banks and doctors were entirely comfortable with having one client who had two different names. But I didn’t realize at the time that I would wind up living in a world in which using precisely the same name on multiple documents mattered. Now the hassle involved at any given time in explaining to whomever I’m talking to why [realname lastname] is doing something involving a document that has to be signed or made out to [legal name lastname] pales compared to the likely hassle in trying to get everybody involved to recognize the change at the same time; not to mention the very likely complication of having some financial or medical or right-to-travel connection go awry because somebody didn’t recognize the change at the same time. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2022, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/639 "2022-12-02T04:21:24Z")
When needed, I flourish my court order. ---
**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:** [December 2, 2022, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/640 "2022-12-02T04:40:22Z")
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