# 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:** 53
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2022, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/1042 "2022-12-29T04:07:04Z")
> [@thorny\_locust](#): > > Don’t people driving around with fewer plates on the car than legally required get stopped and ticketed? In theory, but I’m not sure how much it’s actually enforced. Especially since if you’re missing your front plate, but the police officer is behind you, they can’t see that you don’t have a front plate. Although I have heard that in San Francisco the meter maids will ticket parked cars that aren’t displaying a front plate. ---
**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 29, 2022, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/1043 "2022-12-29T04:12:44Z")
They can’t see your inspection sticker from the back, either; but they will most surely, in NY, turn around, come back and pull you over for it if they happen to be coming at you from the other direction. Or, at any rate, they did me, some years ago. I actually got stopped twice for that same out of date sticker, though the second time they grudgingly let me go without a second ticket since I said that I already had both a ticket and an appointment to get it done the next day. ---
**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 29, 2022, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/1044 "2022-12-29T04:28:33Z")
> [@thorny\_locust](#): > > Don’t people driving around with fewer plates on the car than legally required get stopped and ticketed? Hypothetically, yes. Realistically, I don’t know how often it actually happens. We’ve driven our Corvette, with Illinois plates (but no front plate) around for several years, and have not yet ever been pulled over. ---
**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:** [December 29, 2022, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/1045 "2022-12-29T05:34:35Z")
> [@thorny\_locust](#): > > – seems to me that the appropriate grade for either me or my hypothetical child to strive for depends on the course and the person. Yup. If my kids was talking a course that was hard for them, and they worked at it and got mediocre grades, i was satisfied. But if they were just being lazy and could have naked the material, a grade below an A- was a disappointment. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2022, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/1046 "2022-12-29T15:14:46Z")
I wasn’t sure in the license plate poll if decorative plates for the front were included, so I chose option C even tho Iive in Florida which only requires the back. ---
**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 29, 2022, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/1047 "2022-12-29T15:29:20Z")
Although I was proud of my daughter’s straight A history in school, I talked her into relaxing a bit when she was a junior in high school. I convinced her to relax a bit and enjoy extracurricular activities. When she got a B, I took her out to celebrate. When she was interviewing for college, her extracurricular activities paid off. ---
**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 29, 2022, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/1048 "2022-12-29T16:38:01Z")
> [@puzzlegal](#): > > … if they were just being lazy and could have naked the material… Whoever said school is boring?!? ---
**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:** [December 29, 2022, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/1049 "2022-12-29T16:48:48Z")
I’m glad my swyping skills, or lack thereof, give you entertainment. ---
**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:** [December 29, 2022, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/1050 "2022-12-29T16:51:28Z")
Cheddar-Jalapeño bagels, with Jalapeño cream cheese schmear. ---
**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 29, 2022, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/1051 "2022-12-29T16:55:48Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Cheddar-Jalapeño bagels That might be good, but I’m dubious that it’s actually a bagel. ---
**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:** [December 29, 2022, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/1052 "2022-12-29T16:57:38Z")
Well, “bagel-ish.” They are in with the rest of the not-really-bagels at the local Safeway bakery. ---
**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:** [December 29, 2022, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/1053 "2022-12-29T17:07:30Z")
My car came with the dealership plate frame, but that’s always the first thing I remove when I get home with a new car. Once I was buying a car that had the dealer’s metal badge glued to the trunk lid. I asked them to either remove it or pay me an ad rate. They removed it. ---
**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 29, 2022, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/1054 "2022-12-29T18:26:53Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > I have never used GPS in any of my cars to get somewhere and doubt I ever will. That makes zero sense to me. I often use Waze when I’m going somewhere I know well. Real-time updates have often kept me from being stuck in accident traffic. Sure I can use maps pre plan my navigation but why do that when something better and more convenient is free on my phone? And I used to make my living as an aerial scout and navigator before GPS. My navigation skills are still world class. ---
**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:** [December 29, 2022, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/1055 "2022-12-29T18:44:32Z")
I’m with **Gato** on this one. [![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D-uuNYJUEAEnH6r.jpg) ](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D-uuNYJUEAEnH6r.jpg) [![](https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/files/2016/03/Exchange_Not_the_Real_Rushmore-00efc.jpg) ](https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/files/2016/03/Exchange_Not_the_Real_Rushmore-00efc.jpg) Way too much of that out there for me to trust GPS. ---
**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 29, 2022, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/1056 "2022-12-29T18:49:39Z")
My vehicle came with a dealership frame too. I like having a frame, so I removed it, painted it black, then re-installed it. GPS: I use it (Waze) every day going to work. It like that it alerts me to heavy traffic, closed roads, and police presence. For me, it does much more good than bad. mmm ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2022, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/1057 "2022-12-29T19:13:46Z")
My Miata came with a dealership frame, which I immediately threw away. Partly because I don’t like being a rolling advertisement for the dealership, but mostly because I bought it from an Auto Nation dealership, which puts these ugly pink license plate frames on their cars. But I later got a new silver frame that says “Zoom Zoom” on it. Yeah, that’s Mazda’s advertising tagline, but I think it’s suits a Miata quite well. I guess that counts as a “clever or funny slogan” so that’s the option I picked. > [@silenus](#): > > Way too much of that out there for me to trust GPS. I’m not sure what you mean by “too much of that”. I’ve literally never seen a sign like that prior to these pictures. ETA: I also wonder if the Muir Woods theoretically could be accessed via a hiking trail that connects to that street. Having been there, I can attest that there are trails like that. I wonder if the residents of that neighborhood really just put up that sign because they don’t want a bunch of tourists parking on their street. ---
**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:** [December 29, 2022, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/1058 "2022-12-29T19:17:52Z")
On repeated occasions GPS has tried to send me straight through a barren field or, better yet, completely **around** a large subdivision that had a main street leading directly to my destination. No thanks. Waze can be handy in avoiding traffic on your commute. Since that isn’t a problem I’ve ever had, and I seldom drive anywhere it would matter… ---
**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 29, 2022, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/1059 "2022-12-29T20:12:49Z")
> [@WildaBeast](#): > > I’ve literally never seen a sign like that prior to these pictures. > [@silenus](#): > > On repeated occasions GPS has tried to send me straight through a barren field I’m not intending to put up a sign; but I have had to supply correct directions to a number of people who showed up on my dead-end road because GPS had told them that it’s a different road in the same area. The problem would most likely be worse if there were a lot of people trying to find that different road; in this case it’s mostly been a handful of delivery drivers, luckily none of them so far driving anything large enough to have trouble turning around here. (I have had a welldrilling rig turn around here, as well as more than one tractor-trailer; but the driver does have to know what they’re doing, at that size it’s not an easy turn.) I can think of lots of reasons why people find GPS useful. But I don’t think it’s trustworthy. ETA: I need an option for “I have no idea what’s on my license plate holders, except that I’m sure it isn’t anything insulting, and I’m entirely sure that I didn’t pay anything extra for it.” I’m about to go outside anyway, maybe I’ll look. ---
**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 29, 2022, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/1060 "2022-12-29T21:24:49Z")
My license plate frame is UCLA Alumna. My fav bagel is poppy seed, if you don’t have any just give me a plain water bagel. Don’t like everything bagels at all. ---
**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 29, 2022, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/1061 "2022-12-29T21:28:48Z")
Both of the license plate frames on my car are Packers-related: - The front frame is for the last Super Bowl that they won (which happened the same year that I bought the car) - The rear frame is a “Packers Team Owner” frame (as I’m a Packers shareholder) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380.md?page=52) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380.md?page=54)