# 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:** 102
**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:** [July 2, 2024, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2022 "2024-07-02T00:29:29Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > When I was of an age to be inclined to play drinking games, it was pretty much always Quarters. My roommate and I would play TEGWAR. It’s extremely complicated, and explaining the rules would take too long, so we’ll explain as we play. We need a deck of cards and… uh… that chess set. > [@Loach](#): > > 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. I had to check my hat. It’s an 8, but is a little tight. Hydrocephalus FTW! ---
**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:** [July 2, 2024, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2023 "2024-07-02T00:40:00Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > An American hat size is based on the circumference of the head (in inches), divided by _pi_. Hence the invention of the pork pi hat. mmm ---
**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, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2024 "2024-07-02T00:40:32Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > Hence the invention of the pork pi hat. Go to your room! 😉 ---
**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 2, 2024, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2025 "2024-07-02T03:20:21Z")
> [@Jegpeg](#): > > I don’t know my hat size in inches because I don’t live in Liberia, Myanmar or the USA. Ah, a dig at America, proud resister of peer pressure—I can’t read the word “kilometers” without hearing it in a funny accent—“Jou mus’ draive turty keel-o-meetairs to get dar!” Ha, ha. But, serious question, if I went to a hardware store in England (I think they actually call hardware “Fittings and Tots” because, you know, England) would I be able to buy quarter inch bolts, for legacy purposes, or did they give that up? ---
**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 2, 2024, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2026 "2024-07-02T03:35:13Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > > [@Loach](#): > > > > 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. > > I had to check my hat. It’s an 8, but is a little tight. Hydrocephalus FTW! With most hats I wear a 7 7/8 but for some an 8 is more comfortable. ---
**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, 10:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2027 "2024-07-02T10:13:43Z")
I doubt it you would have to get 6mm bolts. There are a few things sold in imperial units, for legacy reasons. Milk and beer are sold by the imperial (not US) pint, thought my carton on milk in the fridge has 4 pints and 2.272 l in equal sized font. Off the top of my head I can not think of anything else though of course road signs are in miles and mph. I have never heard of fittings and tots and while I live in Scotland I used to live in England and still travel there quite a bit. It might be a local thing but is not used extensively in England as a whole. ---
**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:** [July 2, 2024, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2028 "2024-07-02T10:29:02Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > I have no idea what my hat size is. Is that something most people know? Do you wear hats? That’s how/why I know. > [@Hatchie](#): > > Quiz question: Which celebrity takes a 7½? Don’t know if you mean me, but I do. ---
**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:** [July 2, 2024, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2029 "2024-07-02T10:32:08Z")
Anyone else here own a hat stretcher? I was gifted a very nice hat, but it was just a hair too small. I bought a hat stretcher and it worked beautifully. > **[Hat Stretcher](https://americanhatmakers.com/products/hat-stretcher)** > > Our large hat jack hat stretcher is made from redwood and will maintain the size of any hat while being stored. Shop accessories now at HeadnHome.com! ---
**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 2, 2024, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2030 "2024-07-02T11:20:41Z")
> [@Jegpeg](#): > > I have never heard of fittings and tots That’s because I made that up. But I’m actually surprised at your answer. A 6mm bolt simply won’t do. In the US, hardware stores always carry a good selection of metric screws, nuts, bolts and washers, though the imperial stuff outnumbers it maybe 4 to 1. ---
**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:** [July 2, 2024, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2031 "2024-07-02T13:05:58Z")
I did the Batman and Superman polls a few months ago, @Little_Nemo: > [@Polls only: No discussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/4713): > > [poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/4713) Tho someone else had done one 3 years before that, so you’re actually the 3rd ninja in line. ---
**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 2, 2024, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2032 "2024-07-02T14:32:11Z")
Since we’re moving on from hat sizes, the answer to which celeb took a 7½ : Bullwinkle. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2024, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2033 "2024-07-02T15:03:15Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > My roommate and I would play TEGWAR. It’s extremely complicated, and explaining the rules would take too long, so we’ll explain as we play. We need a deck of cards and… uh… that chess set. How do you explain the rules governing **T** he **E** xciting **G** ame **W** ithout **A** ny **R** ules? ---
**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:** [July 2, 2024, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2034 "2024-07-02T15:37:17Z")
Theater parties were the best parties. Imagine Mornington Crescent only with a lot of beer. ---
**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 2, 2024, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2035 "2024-07-02T16:25:07Z")
> [@Hatchie](#): > > Since we’re moving on from hat sizes, the answer to which celeb took a 7½ : Bullwinkle. Now here’s something we hope you’ll _really_ like! ---
**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:** [July 2, 2024, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2036 "2024-07-02T19:41:24Z")
What, fan mail from some flounder? mmm ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2024, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2037 "2024-07-02T19:54:26Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > fan mail from some flounder? _I didn’t like the others: they were all too flat._ ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2024, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2038 "2024-07-02T20:49:31Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Anyone else here own a hat stretcher? I Yep, it can add a half size or so. It seems those those of use blessed/cursed with a big head know our hat size- because the average hate (73/8) doesnt fit. Those with heads that size or a little smaller dont need to know their hats size- the tun of the mill “one size fits all” hate fits fine. > [@eschereal](#): > > How do you explain the rules governing **T** he **E** xciting **G** ame **W** ithout **A** ny **R** ules? Oh- Calvinball. Or Fizzbin. ---
**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:** [July 2, 2024, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2039 "2024-07-02T21:05:34Z")
> [@Dr.Drake](#): > > Noon-uh-voot, but “noon” rhymes with “noon” and “voot” with “foot.” This exactly. Thanks! I don’t know my hat size, though I did at one time. I do have a big head, and it’s sad when I need a hat for some reason that all the really cute styles were sized for microcephalics. ---
**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 3, 2024, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2040 "2024-07-03T04:04:26Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > It seems those those of use blessed/cursed with a big head know our hat size- because the average hate (73/8) doesnt fit. Those with heads that size or a little smaller dont need to know their hats size- the tun of the mill “one size fits all” hate fits fine. I don’t know my hat size. I just that “one size fits most” is a better description. Not a problem for hard hats, but I can’t wear the company branded bump cap. Fortunately I’m not the only one, so we have a supply of the bigger bump caps. Sadly without logo. ---
**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:** [July 3, 2024, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2041 "2024-07-03T05:34:33Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > Those with heads that size or a little smaller dont need to know their hats size- the tun of the mill “one size fits all” hate fits fine. You would think, wouldn’t you? But my head is apparently so freakishly small that an average hat sits comically on top of my ears. > [@carrps](#): > > I do have a big head, and it’s sad when I need a hat for some reason that all the really cute styles were sized for microcephalics. Hey, now! I didn’t realize that my head was small until after I started having to wear a sun hat whenever I’m outside. This means that I never developed a complex about it, unlike my experience having freakishly large feet. I’m also much taller than the average woman (and a little taller than the average man). It’s like I was built from the feet up and they ran out of material at my head! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636.md?page=101) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636.md?page=103)