# 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:** 494
**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:** [February 7, 2024, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/9864 "2024-02-07T23:32:16Z")
A superpower might be nice, and fun, for a little while, but incredible luck is its own superpower, and in many cases it may require little to no effort on your part to benefit from. ETA: OTOH, it doesn’t specify _good_ luck… ETA2: but then again, the word “unlucky” exists for a reason. ---
**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:** [February 7, 2024, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/9865 "2024-02-07T23:35:33Z")
It all depends: Do I get to choose what the superpower is, or not? If yes, superpower. If no, then I’m taking the good luck. ---
**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:** [February 8, 2024, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/9866 "2024-02-08T00:50:20Z")
> [@carrps](#): > > I don’t like cornmeal coating, so I’ll pass on the Calabash. Yeah, good night, calabash (wherever you are). mmm ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2024, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/9867 "2024-02-08T13:18:32Z")
> [@WildaBeast](#): > > The only raw small shrimp I’ve seen sold raw are Trader Joe’s “seafood medley”, raw frozen shrimp, calamari rings, and scallops all bagged together. I guess I could cook all three of those Calabash style. Would the different types of seafood require different cooking times? Cooking time is determined by size. If you have anything noticeably larger than the others just give it an extra 30 seconds or so in the fryer. Popcorn shrimp are usually just chain restaurant snacks. You want a decent sized shrimp for home frying - maybe about 25 to 30 count. I think the only thing that I deep fry that doesn’t _always_ have some cornmeal in the breading is ckicken-fried steak. If your seafood breading doesn’t have at least _some_ cornmeal (2 to 1 flour/cornmeal?), then you can’t make those delicious hushpuppies to go with your shrimp and oysters 🙂 ---
**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:** [February 8, 2024, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/9868 "2024-02-08T15:11:36Z")
And now I want hushpuppies. ---
**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:** [February 8, 2024, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/9869 "2024-02-08T15:28:37Z")
[![](https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSN99WwsNJhvfvq31KknSL5sAzbVcrq3XDfy4MplY0dbol79eFCaxBc2mTb7g&s) ](https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSN99WwsNJhvfvq31KknSL5sAzbVcrq3XDfy4MplY0dbol79eFCaxBc2mTb7g&s) ---
**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:** [February 9, 2024, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/9870 "2024-02-09T02:21:20Z")
Who is going to take care of the farm, the cats, and the dog while I’m on the cruise? ---
**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:** [February 9, 2024, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/9871 "2024-02-09T16:47:32Z")
I’m actually a fairly slow eater myself, but I also tend to eat small portions, so I usually finish a bit ahead of everyone else. ---
**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:** [February 9, 2024, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/9872 "2024-02-09T16:58:05Z")
> [@thorny\_locust](#): > > Who is going to take care of the farm, the cats, and the dog while I’m on the cruise Heh. My gf is taking her mom to visit relatives in Florida in a couple of weeks. I’m the one who will be taking care of everything while she’s gone. Likewise, if I “won” a cruise, I’d take it. She can feed the dogs, etc while I’m gone. ---
**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:** [February 9, 2024, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/9873 "2024-02-09T18:28:55Z")
Seems like everyone in my family worked in a hospital at one time or another. They all eat fast, because they got so little time to eat. I prefer to savor my food. ---
**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:** [February 9, 2024, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/9874 "2024-02-09T18:31:44Z")
That also seems to be a thing in the food service industry, ironically. I have an aunt who’s dating a former professional chef. He eats ridiculously fast. If saying grace was a thing we did, he’d probably finish eating before “Amen.” ---
**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:** [February 9, 2024, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/9875 "2024-02-09T18:39:39Z")
“Without pants” should be the default answer to just about every question. 🥸 ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2024, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/9876 "2024-02-09T18:44:31Z")
I’ve lost a lot of my appetite as I’ve gotten older. I’m a slow eater but not like the comical exaggeration in the poll option. ---
**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:** [February 9, 2024, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/9877 "2024-02-09T20:08:48Z")
I’m a slow-to-average eater, except for a few foods. I eat a lobster really slowly, removing every little bit. I may finish and take the tail home to eat for tomorrow’s lunch. ---
**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:** [February 9, 2024, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/9878 "2024-02-09T20:11:45Z")
Cold coffee? I won’t even drink hot coffee. ---
**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:** [February 9, 2024, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/9879 "2024-02-09T20:28:44Z")
It doesn’t say anything about not heating it up in the microwave. Which is what i do. ---
**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:** [February 9, 2024, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/9880 "2024-02-09T20:34:31Z")
Sometimes I heat it back up. Sometimes I drink it cold. I’d be unlikely to just pour a full cup down the drain, or to pour out the rest of a cup just because I’d been drinking it slowly, but if I come across a cup hours later with just a couple of mouthfuls left in the bottom I’ll probably pour that out. ---
**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:** [February 9, 2024, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/9881 "2024-02-09T20:45:43Z")
I wait until it’s not-too-hot to drink it. I often drink “hot” beverages that have cooled to room temp. ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2024, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/9882 "2024-02-09T22:36:43Z")
I never drink coffee. Occasionally, when I am really desperate for caffeine, I will have a cup of cream and sugar with a little bit of coffee in it. At that point, temperature is irrelevant. ---
**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:** [February 10, 2024, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/9883 "2024-02-10T03:56:40Z")
When I got engaged in 1990, I told my wonderful future wife that I’d be honored if she took my last name, but that it was entirely her decision. She had several female relatives who’d found it a hassle to _not_ take their husbands’ names in those less-enlightened times, so she took my last name. She’s since said she has no regrets about the decision. I strongly prefer hot coffee to cold, but I’ll usually finish the cup even if it’s gone cold. I do tend to eat fast. Especially if I’m dining with family or friends, I’ll sometimes purposefully slow down so as not to finish first and be left sitting there with nothing to do. As Domino taught us in _Deadpool 2,_ incredible luck _is_ a superpower. I’d never even heard of Black Vulcan before, but now that I’ve seen both the pantsed and pantsless versions on Google Images, I’ve happily voted for Option B, which is _faaaa_bulous. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380.md?page=493) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380.md?page=495)