# 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:** 420
**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:** [December 3, 2023, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/8384 "2023-12-03T16:38:22Z")
Furthermore, sure it’s likely the Julian showed his dad a drawing, and when his dad asked what it was, he said “See, there’s my friend Lucy, and there’s some diamonds in the sky and also clouds and the sun and other things” - well Dad kind of made up his own title to use for his drug song, it’s called plausible deniability and it served him well, brother. And not to be a wet blanket, but you can’t really call Perpetual Advantages that only apply to your own well-being “superpowers”, insofar as you can’t really use them for anything be it good or evil, they just are. ---
**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:** [December 3, 2023, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/8385 "2023-12-03T16:44:07Z")
> [@Hatchie](#): > > And not to be a wet blanket, but you can’t really call Perpetual Advantages that only apply to your own well-being “superpowers”, insofar as you can’t really use them for anything be it good or evil, they just are. Save us, Hydrated Man! ---
**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:** [December 3, 2023, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/8386 "2023-12-03T17:13:56Z")
No, this is a job for Perpetually Entertained Man! mmm ---
**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:** [December 3, 2023, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/8387 "2023-12-03T17:27:20Z")
> [@colinfred](#): > > so few people watched _Succession_, one of the best shows of recent times. I think it will remind me too much of my husband’s family. Though his family reminds me a lot of **Arrested Development** too, and I enjoyed that. He even has an uncle Buster. And the episode where they give themselves an award… 😂 Too real. In general though, I’m trying to watch fewer shows about bad people. I just don’t find it entertaining anymore, especially with so much villainy in our politics. ---
**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:** [December 3, 2023, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/8388 "2023-12-03T17:37:53Z")
> [@colinfred](#): > > so few people watched _Succession_, one of the best shows of recent times The first question asked in that poll (“Of the magor (sic) characters on _Succession_ who is the most detestable?”) encapsulates one of the reasons I have never watched it: I have a very difficult time watching TV shows or movies on which most, if not all, of the characters are terrible human beings. It’s why I couldn’t keep watching _Mad Men_ or _A Game of Thrones_ (despite the fact that the subject matter actually interested me). ---
**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 3, 2023, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/8389 "2023-12-03T17:42:08Z")
I figured I’d combine perpetually rested and perpetually entertained. The second cancels out most of the concerns of the first. ---
**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:** [December 3, 2023, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/8390 "2023-12-03T18:05:52Z")
For me perpetual restfulness wins by a country mile. Perpetual nutrition: I’ll never have to do something I enjoy doing (eating). No thanks. Perpetual hydration: I’ll save about a minute a day in not having to drink. Ok, maybe this would be useful in the unlikely event that I’m lost in a desert some day, but I’ll pass. Perpetual entertainment: I can’t really imagine how this would work. It sounds like it’s asking if I want a mental illness. Perpetual cleanliness: This will save me about 15 minutes a day. Might be a distant second I guess. Perpetual restfulness: So if I live another 30 years, I’ll have 30 years of experiences instead of 20. Yes please. ---
**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 3, 2023, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/8391 "2023-12-03T18:14:38Z")
The other advantage of perpetual restfulness is that you have both the time and energy to get into good shape! And while perpetually entertained, it wouldn’t even be a chore! ---
**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:** [December 3, 2023, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/8392 "2023-12-03T18:23:34Z")
I’m already rarely that bored. In the era of smart phones I’m amazed anyone is bored any more. I think boredom is good for creativity. I chose perpetual restedness because I’m tired all the time and it doesn’t seem to matter how long I sleep. I could get a lot done with that extra time. ---
**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:** [December 3, 2023, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/8393 "2023-12-03T18:26:48Z")
I often forget to drink water and have been dangerously dehydrated a time or two. It’s not fun. Sleep, food, and entertainment I get plenty of, and have no problem keeping myself clean. So I’ll take the perpetual hydration. ---
**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 3, 2023, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/8394 "2023-12-03T18:41:28Z")
> [@colinfred](#): > > I’m surprised tha a) there are so many gunmen motivated to force random people to take part in internet polls and b) so few people watched _Succession_, one of the best shows of recent times. I didn’t watch it but didn’t feel compelled (by gunmen or otherwise) to vote in the poll. But then, I haven’t seen most shows. – I’m going to assume that I can still take a bath or a nap if I feel like it; I just won’t have to. As my health makes me tired and/or not alert a lot of the time even when I’ve had enough sleep, always feeling awake and alert would be a huge advantage. And it’s often annoying to have to fit time in a day to clean up before going somewhere, especially if I’ve been doing fieldwork on a hot day but I’m trying to get it done before rain. ---
**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:** [December 3, 2023, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/8395 "2023-12-03T18:57:53Z")
> [@Spice\_Weasel](#): > > I chose perpetual restedness because I’m tired all the time and it doesn’t seem to matter how long I sleep. I could get a lot done with that extra time. Same here. Especially with having to get up early now, to get to my new job; I really miss being able to do stuff after 10pm. ---
**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:** [December 3, 2023, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/8396 "2023-12-03T19:06:13Z")
> [@thorny\_locust](#): > > I’m going to assume that I can still take a bath or a nap if I feel like it; I just won’t have to. Yeah, the poll specified that you’d never _need_ to do the things, not that you never could. Although I do wonder if I would derive less satisfaction from eating or sleeping if I never got hungry or tired. ---
**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2023, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/8397 "2023-12-03T19:31:24Z")
The handwashing poll was inspired by a [New York Post article](https://nypost.com/2023/11/27/lifestyle/half-of-gen-z-are-germaphobes-worried-about-infections/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=nypost) that showed up in my social media news feed. It implied that those who wash their hands ten or more times a day are germophobes. I don’t normally read the Post and now I’m reminded why. I’m not sure how many times I wash mine, but I’m sure it’s more than ten and I can estimate. After using the bathroom (about 5 times a day), before starting to prepare every meal or snack (about 4), before eating (about 4), after touching something germy, dirty, sticky, or smelly like raw meat or eggs, dirt, dust, gasoline, oil, dog, cat, or small sticky child (maybe 3 these days since I don’t currently have kids or pets in the house). That brings the tally up to about 16, which seems perfectly normal to me. I learned at my dad’s knee, or sink in this case. He had a Masters of Public Health and worked in the industrial safety field. He easily washed his hands twice as much as I do, and I wouldn’t even consider him to have been irrationally germophobic. ---
**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:** [December 3, 2023, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/8398 "2023-12-03T19:34:50Z")
I chose the restfulness and the hydration because I have a lot of trouble getting enough sleep without resorting to drugs and when it’s cold, I often have to force myself to drink something other than coffee. I have no problem getting nutrition, and I like to eat. As for boredom, that’s a valuable trigger for me to get off my butt and do something interesting. As for all the taillights questions, I’m a little ashamed, but _I don’t know_. Obviously, I can see the dashboard, and I notice if it’s not properly illuminated, but I haven’t physically turned on headlights in either of my cars since 2019. They just…do what they do. The good folks at the oil-change place check about twice a year that they’re doing it properly. I’ve never counted how many times a day I wash my hands, but I estimate that it’s at least 10 times a day, just based on how often I do something that gets my hands dirty. ---
**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 3, 2023, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/8399 "2023-12-03T19:38:52Z")
> [@WildaBeast](#): > > I’m pretty sure I’ve never actually driven a car with a carburetor. I have never known having to pump the accelerator before starting a car. This makes me feel so old. I didn’t watch _Succession_ except for a good chunk of the final season. Didn’t inspire me to watch the rest. The actors were fine, I guess, but seemed a bit too performative for me. My sister watched it and voted for Tom as most detestable and Connor as least ( because she said he was just “there”). We both liked the musical score! ---
**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:** [December 3, 2023, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/8400 "2023-12-03T19:42:18Z")
I don’t wash my hands very often. They get washed in the shower, and maybe one or two times per day other than that. I doubt I’ve ever had a day in my life where I washed my hands 10 times. ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2023, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/8401 "2023-12-03T19:43:32Z")
Perpetual cleanliness: never having to wipe, ever, is kinda cool. Perpetual restfullness: I’m treated for chronic insomia. Yes please. ---
**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 3, 2023, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/8402 "2023-12-03T21:37:00Z")
I wash my hands a little less since our dog died, but I still need to wash my hands at least five times a day. The number goes up if I’m doing cooking with a lot of prep or lots of ingredients. ---
**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:** [December 3, 2023, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/8403 "2023-12-03T21:40:09Z")
> [@carrps](#): > > I didn’t watch _Succession_ except for a good chunk of the final season. Wait, what? Don’t you know it’s against the rules of series TV to jump in at the final season? What, you think you don’t need to follow all the episodes, even the lame ones where the writers are just trying to bleed the premise dry? Maybe you think you’re better than us? I don’t want to hear about you doing this again. Ever! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380.md?page=419) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380.md?page=421)