# 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:** 362
**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:** [October 6, 2023, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/7224 "2023-10-06T05:45:49Z")
We have no stickers or decorations of any kind on our cars. I don’t count the dealer emblem on the one car, because it’s affixed in such a way that the paint would be damaged if we removed it. We did take off the license plate holder that advertised the dealer on the other car. I’m glad to see I’m not the only one who would designate herself as the lottery winner. With that kind of money, I could make sure all the other people on that list got what they need, along with a whole lot of others. I’ve been to a lot of the US tourist sites (including Golden Gate Park, thank you very much), but the Roman ones are the only ones I’ve seen from the international list, and I was seven years old. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2023, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/7225 "2023-10-06T05:54:25Z")
If somebody wants to designate me as the lottery beneficiary, I promise I’ll visit all the sites on the tourist polls. ---
**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:** [October 6, 2023, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/7226 "2023-10-06T11:01:19Z")
For the vehicle flair poll, I think there should be a distinction between “zero because I do not own a vehicle” and “zero because I don’t want that crap on my car”. I voted “zero because I don’t want that crap on my car”. mmm ---
**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:** [October 6, 2023, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/7227 "2023-10-06T13:19:51Z")
For the vehicle poll, do my registration and inspection stickers count? How about the sticker that allows me to use the town dump? ---
**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:** [October 6, 2023, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/7228 "2023-10-06T13:42:00Z")
> [@InternetLegend](#): > > I don’t count the dealer emblem on the one car, because it’s affixed in such a way that the paint would be damaged if we removed it. Wouldn’t it still count as an “informative decoration”? > [@puzzlegal](#): > > do my registration and inspection stickers count? Are they on the vehicle itself, or on the license plate? It’s @eschereal’s poll, so he should be the one to clarify. But I thought he worded it so as to be as all-inclusive as possible. Maybe the license plate as a whole counts as an “informative decoration”? ---
**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:** [October 6, 2023, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/7229 "2023-10-06T13:46:51Z")
Registration is on the plate, inspection is on the windshield. ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2023, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/7230 "2023-10-06T13:56:27Z")
I never watched _Crikey! It’s the Irwins_, but I did like _Crocodile Hunter_ when Steve Irwin was alive. The first time I heard someone refer to _Survivor_ as a “reality show,” I remember thinking, “If it were a real survival situation, they would have eaten the camera crew.” ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2023, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/7231 "2023-10-06T14:19:35Z")
Awww…that’s a sweet thought. 😘 ---
**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:** [October 6, 2023, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/7232 "2023-10-06T15:05:51Z")
I looked and looked on the lottery beneficiary list, but I couldn’t find “my alter ego” listed. ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2023, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/7233 "2023-10-06T15:38:32Z")
I stopped in Bath for a cup of tea on my way to a Genesis gig in Shepton Mallet once, but i haven’t visited the baths. I have visited Stonehenge. No stickers on my car, thank you. I’ll have the Powerball jackpot please; that way i can share (most of) it among all the other options. ---
**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:** [October 6, 2023, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/7234 "2023-10-06T16:29:58Z")
I have a parking sticker. This car is sadly lacking a Vulcan Science Academy window sticker. ---
**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2023, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/7235 "2023-10-06T17:01:08Z")
Unfortunate juxtaposition of posts up above. > [@mbh](#): > > I remember thinking, “If it were a real survival situation, they would have eaten the camera crew.” immediately followed by > [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Awww…that’s a sweet thought. 😘 ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2023, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/7236 "2023-10-06T17:05:16Z")
It depends on what kind of sauce they used. 😁 ---
**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:** [October 6, 2023, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/7237 "2023-10-06T17:13:01Z")
I want Hard Mode. Give me the fast zombies. ---
**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:** [October 6, 2023, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/7238 "2023-10-06T17:26:12Z")
I hate the entire concept of zombies. Ick. Give me a nice vampire or demon or werewolf any day of the week, but if it’s zombies, I’m out. ---
**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:** [October 6, 2023, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/7239 "2023-10-06T17:30:56Z")
I liked that reality show where they put teams of scientists on an island and made them figure stuff out. Also some of those shows like “Victorian House” or whatever it was called. Oh, and British Baking. ---
**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:** [October 6, 2023, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/7240 "2023-10-06T17:52:29Z")
For what it’s worth, the Emmys divide reality shows into three different categories: - Unstructured; the point-the-camera shows like “The Kardashians” and “Real Housewives.” - Structured; shows such as “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives,” “Mythbusters,” “Antiques Roadshow,” and the seemingly thousands of house-hunter real estate shows. - Competition; “Survivor,” “The Amazing Race,” and the like. I absolutely _loathe_ all the Unstructured reality programs. Structured reality shows are for background noise during the weekend, usually. I actually enjoy the house-hunter shows, as repetitive as they can be. Competition reality is what I watch the most of. Been a fan of Survivor since the beginning. There are quite a few very good-hearted competition shows that weren’t listed, like “Lego Masters,” “Crime Scene Kitchen,” and “Making It:” I have a soft spot for those kinds of shows. ---
**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:** [October 6, 2023, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/7241 "2023-10-06T18:23:31Z")
> [@puzzlegal](#): > > And let’s be honest, i want to be one of the beneficiaries. Done. I’d best go buy a ticket now. ---
**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:** [October 6, 2023, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/7242 "2023-10-06T18:34:33Z")
If any one does win the PB, please establish a fund that pays a generous stipend (say $20,000 a year US or more) to all members of the SDMB as of, say 1/1/2023 and earlier, that we may be polled as a ‘think tank’ on national and global issues. Please and thank you! ---
**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:** [October 6, 2023, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/7243 "2023-10-06T18:36:37Z")
> [@puzzlegal](#): > > For the vehicle poll, do my registration and inspection stickers count? That’s what I wanted to ask. They’ve both got stickers on the windshield, in NY. I would give the lottery win to somebody who would give nearly all of it away to people and causes who/which I would approve of, keeping just enough (if needed) so that they themselves would be comfortably secure. And giving me just enough so that I would be comfortably secure. (If I give it to myself, my name will be in the news as the winner. If the winner gives me some, it won’t.) – I don’t say either scallions or spring onions. I say bunching onions, or maybe green onions; though some of mine are purple, at least at the base. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380.md?page=361) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380.md?page=363)