# Discussion thread for the "Polls only" thread (Part 2) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 16, 2024, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636 "2024-02-16T02:56:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 101
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2024, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2002 "2024-07-01T14:05:19Z")
I am the mender in my house. Anything where the stitching has come loose or button has come off, goes to me. I have a sewing machine, but small jobes prevail and I just hit them with the needle and string. ---
**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:** [July 1, 2024, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2003 "2024-07-01T14:11:08Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Maybe it depends on how you use it. My extension cords all have a length of paracord to secure them. That’s a string type use. Before i read that, i was just thinking about how i use string, and that once upon a time i would have used string for that, but now most of my extension cords have a strip of Velcro specifically for that purpose. And one that i can see from here has a big twist-tie. I suppose that will eventually wear out and be replaced with either string or Velcro. ---
**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:** [July 1, 2024, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2004 "2024-07-01T14:41:42Z")
Those Velcro things attract huge quantities of cat hair and dust. ---
**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:** [July 1, 2024, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2005 "2024-07-01T17:52:19Z")
> [@squeegee](#): > > I use _ **twine** _ to do this. Is this supposed to be a woosh? Technically the stuff I use is translated as [packing cord](https://www.migros.ch/de/product/720545000092). This [company](https://www.ropesdirect.co.uk/twines-and-strings.html) seems to think that twine and string are basically the same. 😝 ---
**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:** [July 1, 2024, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2006 "2024-07-01T19:09:18Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > I used paracord yesterday but did not count it as string. > > It seems more ropey than stringy to me. > > mmm It’s called 550 cord. I have it sitting next to the 100mph tape. It is more ropey since it’s multiple strands of string inside a nylon sheath. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2024, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2007 "2024-07-01T20:29:56Z")
I dont consider paracord to be string- it does have string in it. Twine is just another name for string, except usually more coarse. It Biden died- Harris would take over. This would slightly increase trumps chance. If trump died (from your lips to Gods ear!) and Biden is in worse health than we know, he might take this chance to led Harris in. But in any case, Biden or Harris would win. ---
**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:** [July 1, 2024, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2008 "2024-07-01T20:51:54Z")
> [@Die\_Capacitrix](#): > > Is this supposed to be a woosh? I mean, yes. Of course it is. 😄 ---
**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:** [July 1, 2024, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2009 "2024-07-01T22:04:35Z")
I can’t psychologically deal with my gas gauge at less than 25%. I did run out of gas once when I was seventeen. That was a case of, “I don’t get my paycheck til Friday, let’s see how far we can get.” ---
**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:** [July 1, 2024, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2010 "2024-07-01T22:16:00Z")
I have no idea what my hat size is. Is that something most people know? ---
**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:** [July 1, 2024, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2011 "2024-07-01T22:21:43Z")
I know my hat size, because I have, from time to time, bought fitted hats, such as a fedora, or a fitted (rather than adjustable) baseball cap. I suspect that, decades ago, when men regularly wore hats, that it was something that most men would have known about themselves. (I’m not sure if women would have been the same way, but it would not surprise me.) In today’s culture, where the only hat many people ever wear is an adjustable-size baseball cap, I suspect most don’t know their hat size anymore. ---
**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:** [July 1, 2024, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2012 "2024-07-01T22:28:50Z")
Quiz question: Which celebrity takes a 7½? ---
**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:** [July 1, 2024, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2013 "2024-07-01T22:30:10Z")
The only fitted baseball cap I ever owned was a 7-1/4. I wore it, but it was always just a little too tight. So for the poll, I answered 7-3/8 because it’s maybe probably about that. Or not. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2024, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2014 "2024-07-01T22:34:52Z")
> **[Zoom Schwartz Profigliano](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoom_Schwartz_Profigliano)** > > Zoom Schwartz Profigliano, also known as figliano, is a verbal "tag" drinking game with many variations. One player at a time is active ("it"). The active player states a command from a predefined set of words, which typically include "zoom," "schwartz," and "profigliano." The command shifts active status to another player, 'tagging' them. Play continues until a player fouls by giving a command when not active, by failing to give a command promptly when active, or in some cases by giving a co... Fun for the whole family! ---
**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:** [July 1, 2024, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2015 "2024-07-01T22:44:18Z")
When I was of an age to be inclined to play drinking games, it was pretty much always Quarters. This Zoom Schwartz Profigliano thing sounds way to complicated for the crowd I was hanging out with. ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2024, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2016 "2024-07-01T23:07:28Z")
I don’t know my hat size. I also don’t know my neck size (collar for fitted shirts). I am not sure I even have any fitted shirts any more. I probably got rid of all them along with my ties, and cuff links, and hankies (OK, I never had hankies). I think I have a dinner jacket somewhere deep in the bowels of a closet, been encased in a cover, for probably 15+ years. ---
**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:** [July 1, 2024, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2017 "2024-07-01T23:38:17Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > I have no idea what my hat size is. Is that something most people know? I know my hat size because I have had jobs that required a hat, I prefer fitted baseball caps when I do wear them and I have a giant head so it’s not as easy to find one that fits. ---
**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:** [July 1, 2024, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2018 "2024-07-01T23:49:36Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > When I was of an age to be inclined to play drinking games, it was pretty much always Quarters. For us, in Wisconsin, it was Quarters, or Mexican (a dice game). Never heard of Zoom Schwartz Profigliano until ten minutes ago. ---
**Author:** ![Jegpeg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jegpeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jegpeg)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2024, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2019 "2024-07-02T00:02:04Z")
I know my hat size is 58, (because I wear a helmet horse riding) I don’t know my hat size in inches because I don’t live in Liberia, Myanmar or the USA. [https://ubique.americangeo.org/uncategorized/map-of-the-week-countries-that-dont-use-the-metric-system/](https://ubique.americangeo.org/uncategorized/map-of-the-week-countries-that-dont-use-the-metric-system/) ---
**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:** [July 2, 2024, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2020 "2024-07-02T00:07:36Z")
> [@Jegpeg](#): > > I know my hat size is 58, (because I wear a helmet horse riding) I don’t know my hat size in inches because I don’t live in Liberia, Myanmar or the USA. And, even then, American hat sizes are only indirectly in inches. An American hat size is based on the circumference of the head (in inches), divided by _pi_. ---
**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:** [July 2, 2024, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2021 "2024-07-02T00:24:39Z")
I don’t know my hat size, but it’s large. I once had to wear a rental top hat, and in a giant pile of hats, which had been sized for men, i ended up with one of the larger ones. Because the smaller ones looked ridiculous or were really uncomfortable. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636.md?page=100) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636.md?page=102)