# 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:** 50
**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:** [December 18, 2022, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/982 "2022-12-18T22:59:23Z")
I picked Endocrinology, because I have had many hormone issues myself and a good Endo is rare. When I was younger, I probably would have picked Dermatology, but since them I discovered that my skin issues are (boom) hormone related. ---
**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:** [December 18, 2022, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/983 "2022-12-18T23:50:57Z")
My cats Summer and Trei have reasonable sounding human names. I dithered on Seven as to if that was somewhat quirky or odd. I settled on odd since generally most people don’t name their children numbers. Generally. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2022, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/984 "2022-12-19T11:03:24Z")
My cat is called Tony Stark, which is what happens when you let a 9-year-old name your pet. Together, they’re somewhat quirky, but we generally just call him “Tony” or “The Idiot”. ---
**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:** [December 19, 2022, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/985 "2022-12-19T11:09:31Z")
> [@saje](#): > > Agnes Dustbunny I had an aunt called Agnes Dustbunny ! (Not really) ---
**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:** [December 19, 2022, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/986 "2022-12-19T20:15:10Z")
I have a vewy good fwiend in Wome named Agnes Dustbunny…! (Also not really). Our last cat was named Atticus, which my sons thought would be a great name for a lawyer’s cat. Our dog is named Dewey, which the boys liked for no reason other than that it sounded like a nice, friendly name. I was holding out for Baskerville, but was outvoted. At least, I insisted, if we were going to go with Dewey, his middle name should be Decimal. I picked psychiatry for my alternative-universe medical career, because the profession has always interested me, both of the parents of one of my high-school pals were psychiatrists, and I think I might have some small talent for it. It was also one of the few options that didn’t involve blood or other bodily fluids. ---
**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:** [December 22, 2022, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/987 "2022-12-22T00:44:21Z")
I am aware of the difference, and am unfond of excess ricotta. Stromboli all the way, baby! And now I want a Stromboli ---
**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2022, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/988 "2022-12-22T01:07:24Z")
I just googled Stromboli vs calzone and came up with at least 3 differences ---
**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:** [December 22, 2022, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/989 "2022-12-22T01:14:31Z")
I’m not sure I’d ever heard of either before moving to New England from Texas, but they’re both commonplace up here. ---
**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:** [December 22, 2022, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/990 "2022-12-22T02:30:32Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > > [@DCnDC](#): > > > > It’s my understanding that a few states have State Police who have broader law enforcement powers than the “normal” State Police would > > In Pennsylvania, The State Police can use radar for speed traps. No other cops can use radar, they are stuck with VASCAR and similar setups. Pennsylvania was the first state to have State Police and the purpose was to have jurisdiction in areas that don’t have police. New Jersey started the state police a few years later for the same reason. I used to live in an area where if you called 911 you got the state police as your local cops. Eventually. They had a lot of area to cover. It’s why during the “crime of the century” the Lindbergh kidnapping the investigation was handled by the state police. Some state police barracks handle highway patrol, some handle local policing. In NJ the patrol functions of the various county sheriff’s departments are limited. In other states that have just state highway patrol rural policing is most likely handled by the county sheriff. ---
**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:** [December 22, 2022, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/991 "2022-12-22T11:42:54Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > Pennsylvania was the first state to have State Police and the purpose was to have jurisdiction in areas that don’t have police. Yep. At work if I call the police, and I have, the PA State Police respond. ---
**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:** [December 22, 2022, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/992 "2022-12-22T23:11:56Z")
I voted Stromboli but I’m not going to turn down a good Calzone if you offer it to me. ---
**Author:** ![Die\_Capacitrix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/die_capacitrix/32/9_2.png) [@Die\_Capacitrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Die_Capacitrix)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2022, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/993 "2022-12-23T16:57:04Z")
I know a lot of native German speakers who say “Wiffy”. It bugs me, but that’s how it is. Those who also speak English usually say “Why Fy”. ---
**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 23, 2022, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/994 "2022-12-23T17:02:29Z")
> [@Die\_Capacitrix](#): > > Those who also speak English usually say “Why Fy”. Personally, I say “Wy Fy” (without the h). ---
**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:** [December 23, 2022, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/995 "2022-12-23T17:28:30Z")
I hear “wee-fee” a lot in countries where _i_ is an _ee_ sound. ---
**Author:** ![Reeses\_Monkey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reeses_monkey/32/2885_2.png) [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2022, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/996 "2022-12-23T17:29:52Z")
Hey! Your poll skipped my generat–ooh, you sly dog! ---
**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:** [December 23, 2022, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/997 "2022-12-23T18:17:03Z")
Yes - the correct answer was the one ignored. ---
**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 24, 2022, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/998 "2022-12-24T17:36:24Z")
I’ve had Faygo _Red_ Pop. My sister’s former boss and her family grew up in Detroit, so when we went to a BBQ at her (the boss’s) house, a family member brought a couple of six packs. I’d never heard of it, let alone tasted it, so I drank a bottle. First, the color is, um, unnatural. Second, it tasted like Swedish Fish. Not my favorite flavor. But, then, I never had Swedish Fish until I was an older adult (an online friend sent me some). They weren’t anywhere around me when I was a kid, and I think it’s a taste best acquired in childhood. Tasted to me like liquid (the Faygo) plastic. The Swedish Fish just tasted like plastic. ---
**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:** [December 24, 2022, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/999 "2022-12-24T21:15:32Z")
I agree but I still voted the Silent Generation. Why? because they are quickly becoming silent says this Generation Jones/late end boomer. I’m missing a lot of these old friends today. ---
**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2022, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/1000 "2022-12-24T22:20:13Z")
I would try Faygo if I had the opportunity. Say what you will about the collecting hysteria over Beanie Babies, at least they’re soft and cuddly. Funko Pops are macrocephalic dead-eyed statues with zero articulation. Well, the head might be able to turn, but I wouldn’t know because I’ve never handled one out of its little box. ---
**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:** [December 25, 2022, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/1001 "2022-12-25T02:00:08Z")
I picked 5+ weeks of vacation, but that’s because I’m retired. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380.md?page=49) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380.md?page=51)