# 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:** 401
**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:** [November 12, 2023, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/8004 "2023-11-12T03:58:33Z")
I remember dreams maybe half the time? Maybe a little less. Sometimes i enjoy it, other times it’s stressful. I voted indifferent, but that’s not actually a good answer. ---
**Author:** ![peccavi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peccavi/32/388_2.png) [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2023, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/8005 "2023-11-12T03:59:35Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > I have no real desire for a Cybertruck and wouldn’t pay nine thousand dollars for one. But I’d take one if it was offered to me for free. I figure that there are enough enthusiasts right now that if I spent less than $10K for a CyberTruck right now, I could turn it over for triple the price with no trouble. But don’t hold me to the price in a few years. Remember the Hummer? At one point you couldn’t avoid them. The line peaked in about 2006 and was discontinued in 2009. Though in finding the figure below, I see that the Hummer EV is responsible for a comeback by this brand. Why buy a useless science fiction style CyberTruck when you can buy a heavy, dangerous faux-military EV? [![](https://www.visualcapitalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Return-of-Hummer-1200px.jpg) ](https://www.visualcapitalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Return-of-Hummer-1200px.jpg) ---
**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:** [November 12, 2023, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/8006 "2023-11-12T04:05:47Z")
> [@puzzlegal](#): > > I remember dreams maybe half the time? Maybe a little less. Sometimes i enjoy it, other times it’s stressful. I voted indifferent, but that’s not actually a good answer. I couldn’t find an accurate answer in that poll, and didn’t vote. I know I dream much more often than I remember the dreams. I usually only remember them if I wake up in the middle of one. When I do remember them, I usually feel good about them, or at least neutral, but occasionally there’s one I remember that was unpleasant. ---
**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:** [November 12, 2023, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/8007 "2023-11-12T04:12:35Z")
I’m dreamy-fied. I dream often several times a night. I generally like them. ---
**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:** [November 12, 2023, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/8008 "2023-11-12T05:00:19Z")
I assume I dream, but I rarely remember them. ---
**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:** [November 12, 2023, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/8009 "2023-11-12T05:02:28Z")
I dream occasionally per the OP in that I wake up, remember I was dreaming and some details at least briefly - probably twice a week? Maybe 3? I wonder if that’s supposed to be frequently? Anyway, maybe 10-20% are some sort of nightmare (because they tend to be more memorable) and 70ish% or so are various flavor of stress dreams: stuck at work but haven’t worked there at years, naked somewhere public, some school/work project is due but I forgot - blech. So 10% TOPS of my dreams are just weird / interesting / fun. And the emotional fog and frustration tend to linger all day if it’s the last dream before waking up. In light of that, I went with dislike and wish I didn’t overall. ---
**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:** [November 12, 2023, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/8010 "2023-11-12T06:36:05Z")
My dreams are mostly pleasant. Occasionally I have lucid dreams, which are always fun. Recently, I became impressed with myself - during the dream - by the realistic and detailed environment I’d created. A really good dream will help put me in a good mood when I wake up. Conversely, I’m generally able to shake off a bad dream pretty quickly. ---
**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:** [November 12, 2023, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/8011 "2023-11-12T11:16:07Z")
I, along with @elfkin477’s brother, am in the minority. I dream every night, several times, and I consider them an annoyance. They are never scary, just ridiculous. 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:** [November 12, 2023, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/8012 "2023-11-12T12:35:03Z")
I think dreaming is an important part of sleep, and everyone dreams every night. But the poll defined “dreaming” as “waking up and remembering a dream”. So I went with that definition. ---
**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:** [November 12, 2023, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/8013 "2023-11-12T12:37:15Z")
Does that retro airline also allow smoking? Because that’s the biggest difference to me between flying when i was younger and flying now. I often do pay for more space, but I’m not especially interested in any of the other changes, except the smoking, which is way better now. ---
**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:** [November 12, 2023, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/8014 "2023-11-12T12:51:26Z")
I rarely remember my dreams, other than during my yearly two week tolerance break when I go without cannabis. Then I remember extremely crazy dreams that often leave me thinking about them for days. ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2023, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/8015 "2023-11-12T14:53:50Z")
My dreams are usually either something going wrong at work, or being back in school, and unprepared for a test or term paper. Stuff that is uninteresting to me, and I would never inflict on others. I really get annoyed when people feel the urge to tell me about the dream they had last night. ---
**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:** [November 12, 2023, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/8016 "2023-11-12T15:03:28Z")
> [@puzzlegal](#): > > Does that retro airline also allow smoking? Whoops, I forgot all about that. What I was thinking of was the seating, and the lack of electronics (presuming everybody didn’t just use all their individual ones, that is.) I’d prefer the modern attendants to the old-fashioned short-skirted stewardesses. The food might be better now, if you get any – but you seem to be a whole lot less likely to get any. ---
**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:** [November 12, 2023, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/8017 "2023-11-12T16:19:49Z")
> [@thorny\_locust](#): > > > [@puzzlegal](#): > > > > Does that retro airline also allow smoking? > > Whoops, I forgot all about that. Me too. That might be a dealbreaker. ---
**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:** [November 12, 2023, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/8018 "2023-11-12T17:30:32Z")
I’m sure I dream all the time. Given the questions definition of dreams you remember it’s only occasionally. I sleep deep and only remember half waking dreams like when outside noises intrude and become part of the dream. ---
**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:** [November 12, 2023, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/8019 "2023-11-12T18:45:38Z")
I feel bad for people who don’t like dreaming. Last night I was on the Starship Enterprise and Data was missing. I found him. Dreams rock! ---
**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:** [November 12, 2023, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/8020 "2023-11-12T20:10:32Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > I feel bad for people who don’t like dreaming. Last night I was on the Starship Enterprise and Data was missing. I found him. Yeah, well, I’m happy for you. I couldn’t find my class on the first day of school. mmm ---
**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:** [November 12, 2023, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/8021 "2023-11-12T20:47:43Z")
I don’t want and have no room for the Tesla truck, although I kinda like its looks. If I _had_ to take one, I’d just sell it ASAP. I remember my dreams maybe two or three times a month, and they’re usually pleasant, although just a few nights ago I had one of those “gotta take a test and I know nothing about the subject” dreams. Ugh. Stir-fry over rice, please, but fair warning: unless it has a good _and_ strong taste, I’ll probably add teriyaki or soy sauce. I’d be glad to fly on a retro airline, just for the aesthetics and the experience, if the price was right and if it still didn’t allow smoking. ---
**Author:** ![aurora\_maire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aurora_maire/32/328_2.png) [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2023, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/8022 "2023-11-12T22:55:57Z")
I’ve been fascinated by dreams my entire life. In my younger years I wrote them down. I have many notebooks full of then. Now that I’ve retired, I’ve made remembering dreams part of my sleep pattern. I have alarms wake me during the last two hours of sleep and I think about what I’m dreaming. Often I can go back into the same dream. I’m not looking for meaning from them. They are just fun. It’s the same kind of enjoyment as reading a book or watching a TV show except that I am part of it. On the rare occasion I have a nightmare, I wake myself up as soon as it gets scary. Dreams are a normal part of my life and become memories like anything else. I don’t normally tell anyone about the dreams unless they are really weird. Last month I told my best friend about the one I had where I was talking to Richard Nixon through a plastic cup of ice water. That one was crazy. 🙃 ---
**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:** [November 12, 2023, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/8023 "2023-11-12T23:24:25Z")
I said that I dream “occasionally,” which may be a bit generous, although the bar was pretty low in the poll: we didn’t have to remember them very long or in any detail. Still, _as far as I can remember_, when I dream I have some sense that I know I’m dreaming, and that therefore I find my dreams entertaining even though they might be scary or disturbing or unpleasant if I thought they were really happening in reality. Thus, “I like it when I do.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380.md?page=400) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380.md?page=402)