# 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:** 342
**Author:** ![Hatchie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hatchie/32/3983_2.png) [@Hatchie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hatchie)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2023, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/6824 "2023-09-16T22:43:27Z")
Really, because when I was in first grade, my friend Charlie Brown and me would laugh hysterically over “poo poo bottoms”. And we got into real trouble when we were in a church pageant dressed as bees, and we were supposed to sing a song about Bizzy Buzzy Bees, but instead we changed the words to “bizzy buzzy poo poo bottoms”, and I got my mouth washed out with soap for that. Then I got older, and I was too mature for that. But some time later, poo poo humor started to infiltrate popular culture, and childishness became rampant. Now it’s on TV and inescapable. ---
**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:** [September 16, 2023, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/6825 "2023-09-16T22:47:09Z")
> [@puzzlegal](#): > > Real poop is gross. Imagined poop is funny. _Diarrhea Diarrhea Some people think it’s funny But it’s really brown and runny Diarrhea_ ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2023, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/6826 "2023-09-16T22:47:26Z")
I wouldn’t have said I was into _poop_ humor. But I laughed so hard at that thread I was crying. I’ve been around the grandwrex too much, I guess. ---
**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:** [September 16, 2023, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/6827 "2023-09-16T23:15:21Z")
> [@Spice\_Weasel](#): > > I mean it’s really just because I think poop is gross. I have a pretty strong disgust response for bodily functions. I can see how someone who did not have that would find it funny I don’t find it gross in itself; though it can certainly cause a gross mess in the wrong place, but so can all sorts of things which nobody laughs at the mention of. I think it’s because I don’t find shit in itself to be something too gross to talk ordinarily about that I don’t find most joking about it to be funny. I think the perception of humor comes from thinking of it as a taboo subject; it’s the violation of the taboo which causes laughter. To me it’s kind of like laughing about the mere mention of menstruation. It’s a thing that happens; why snicker at it? > [@Hatchie](#): > > because when I was in first grade, my friend Charlie Brown and me would laugh hysterically over “poo poo bottoms”. Exactly. Because small children have only recently been taught not to shit themselves, and need to reinforce the taboo. > [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > Diarrhea > Diarrhea > Some people think it’s funny > But it’s really brown and runny > Diarrhea Now that I did think was funny. ---
**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:** [September 16, 2023, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/6828 "2023-09-16T23:30:14Z")
From my perspective, I am not laughing at _poop_, per se. I am laughing at the often clever wordplay and unexpected juxtaposition of previously unrelated phrases and concepts. I mean, come on… Five Easy Pieces? The Firm? The Remains of the Day? That’s comedy gold! mmm ---
**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:** [September 16, 2023, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/6829 "2023-09-16T23:46:19Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > You mean you don’t _already_ do that? I admit, sometimes it’s unavoidable. I mean, what were Outback Steakhouse thinking when they decided to serve a dessert called “Chocolate Thunder from Down Under”? ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2023, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/6830 "2023-09-17T06:33:18Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > How many servings did you have? Just one bite - one spoonful. The man had only put one pepper in the whole pot - a single Naga Jolokia. That one spoonful hurt. Nothing pleasant or aromatic about it. Not the enjoyable kind of pain. ---
**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:** [September 18, 2023, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/6831 "2023-09-18T02:15:44Z")
> [@squeegee](#): > > I’ve had a chili three-way - it was very strange and in no way chili. I didn’t finish it. No one here is going to judge you. Whatever you and two other consenting adults did with chili is your business. ---
**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:** [September 18, 2023, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/6832 "2023-09-18T02:24:08Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > No one here is going to judge you. Whatever you and two other consenting adults did with chili is your business Judge him? I’m applauding him! ---
**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:** [September 18, 2023, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/6833 "2023-09-18T02:52:26Z")
All I wanted was a nice evening of Netflix & Chili. ---
**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:** [September 18, 2023, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/6834 "2023-09-18T18:30:56Z")
The first time I’d heard Amazing Grace was on Star Trek II. It worked then. It hasn’t worked anywhere else. Amazing Grace is an English song. I’m sure a million Scotts hit the roof whenever they hear an English song played on a Scottish instrument. ---
**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:** [September 18, 2023, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/6835 "2023-09-18T18:48:41Z")
> [@Polls only: No discussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/3878): > > “Amazing Grace” is a fine song, but it’s overused and _'way_ too common at funerals now, especially when played on the bagpipes. I couldn’t answer, because I disagree with the first part and agree with the second part. ---
**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:** [September 18, 2023, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/6836 "2023-09-18T18:57:25Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > …I’m sure a million Scotts hit the roof whenever they hear an English song played on a Scottish instrument. But what do the Scots think? ---
**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:** [September 18, 2023, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/6837 "2023-09-18T18:58:13Z")
I’m sure they don’t like it either. ---
**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:** [September 18, 2023, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/6838 "2023-09-18T19:06:07Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > I couldn’t answer, because I disagree with the first part and agree with the second part. Ditto. Or at any rate, I know a lot of people think it’s a fine song, but I disliked it the first time I heard it and have not changed my opinion since. ---
**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:** [September 18, 2023, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/6839 "2023-09-18T19:37:43Z")
at Jeff Bezos’ funeral, the pipes will play _Amazon Grace_ ---
**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:** [September 18, 2023, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/6840 "2023-09-18T19:48:26Z")
I was really moved when I learned the history of _Amazing Grace_ decades ago, and it made me like the song and enjoy hearing it. But I agree it’s been overplayed for the last 20-30 years. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2023, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/6841 "2023-09-18T20:06:58Z")
The best bagpipes shoot flames out of the pipes. ---
**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:** [September 18, 2023, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/6842 "2023-09-18T21:02:03Z")
only [on a](https://youtu.be/cnVjkE87FDY?si=3H0joxbGiYSj9FVt) unicycle ---
**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:** [September 18, 2023, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/6843 "2023-09-18T21:31:06Z")
I like the song quite a bit. I’m not bothered by it playing at funerals. It’s not like I go to funerals often enough to be annoyed by this. Bagpipes I can take or leave. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380.md?page=341) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380.md?page=343)