# 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:** 105
**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 4, 2024, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2082 "2024-07-04T22:51:47Z")
Apparently, Folx means … > a way of writing folks that emphasize the fact that you intend the word to include > all groups of people > **[folx](https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/folx)** > > 1. a way of writing "folks" (= people) that emphasizes the fact that you intend… ie, members of the LGBTQ+ communities. They appear to sound the same to me ---
**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 5, 2024, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2083 "2024-07-05T00:06:51Z")
I’m confused. Whom does “folks” exclude? ---
**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 5, 2024, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2084 "2024-07-05T01:00:13Z")
Yeah? ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2024, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2085 "2024-07-05T01:13:40Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > I’m confused. Whom does “folks” exclude? I dont think any, so what is the purpose of “folx”? (which I have never heard of) ---
**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 5, 2024, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2086 "2024-07-05T02:25:46Z")
I like y’all. I may not use it correctly, but i find it awkward that “you” is both singular and plural so i often distinguish by saying y’all. (And I’m hoping that they all catches on as a plural they.) ---
**Author:** ![Jegpeg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jegpeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jegpeg)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2024, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2087 "2024-07-05T07:15:20Z")
Regarding holidays, I was assuming it was referring to National Holidays. While I think there are too many, that doesn’t mean I think we should work more days. 5 less public holidays but 5 more days annual leave would allow a lot more flexibility and allw you to travel when others are not. ---
**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:** [July 5, 2024, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2088 "2024-07-05T16:28:42Z")
Plural they is “all y’all.” 😛 ---
**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 5, 2024, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2089 "2024-07-05T19:33:27Z")
> [@puzzlegal](#): > > I’m hoping that they all catches on as a plural they. They’ll. mmm ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2024, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2090 "2024-07-05T19:42:57Z")
I do both with my keys- sometimes- usually they stay in my pocket, but we do have a place to hang up the car keys. ---
**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 5, 2024, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2091 "2024-07-05T21:23:05Z")
> [@puzzlegal](#): > > I like y’all. I may not use it correctly, but i find it awkward that “you” is both singular and plural so i often distinguish by saying y’all. (And I’m hoping that they all catches on as a plural they.) “Them all” ---
**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 5, 2024, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2092 "2024-07-05T21:23:50Z")
@Elendil_s_Heir [Polls only: No discussion - #2957 by squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2957) keys ---
**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:** [July 6, 2024, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2093 "2024-07-06T00:47:21Z")
“All y’all” isn’t the plural of all. It means essentially “every single one of you” Are all y’all having sweet tea? ---
**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 6, 2024, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2094 "2024-07-06T00:56:50Z")
What? No one else carries a purse? I ended up voting “somewhere else in my house” because they’re in my purse, which I keep in my house. I was a juror for an ugly widely publicized trial (statutory rape by an off-duty cop), but it didn’t get national coverage. At least, I assume it didn’t; I was a good juror who didn’t want to be sequestered, so I didn’t watch any news for two weeks and my husband censored the newspaper for me. And it just occurred to me that I did appear in court for a bench trial as a defendant after pleading not guilty to drinking in public back in 1981. The judge was incredulous that the cops arrested people instead of writing tickets and that I didn’t just plead guilty after he told me the fine would be $20, but _I didn’t do it_. The cop didn’t appear for the trial and the charge was dismissed. ---
**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:** [July 6, 2024, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2095 "2024-07-06T03:27:56Z")
I’ve probably read something by some of the people I didn’t say I had. I read a lot and often don’t remember the authors. I only checked the ones I’m sure of. ---
**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:** [July 6, 2024, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2096 "2024-07-06T03:53:48Z")
I assumed that if I watched an Aaron Sorkin movie, that counted. ---
**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:** [July 6, 2024, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2097 "2024-07-06T04:17:10Z")
Ditto, although I associate him more with TV than movies. ---
**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:** [July 6, 2024, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2098 "2024-07-06T11:02:01Z")
Does this other celebrity want to go on a date with me? Additionally, are we likely to be in the same area and while there to have free time at the same time? Do they also think the whole setup is funny? – if the answers to all three of those are yes, then why not? But if the answers to any of those are no, then not. ---
**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 6, 2024, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2099 "2024-07-06T11:21:12Z")
For just two people, I would just say, “Hey you two”. If there were more people, and I wanted to make sure everyone is included, I would say, “Hey everybody”. I’ve disliked “ladies and gentlemen” for a long time, and now it’s going out of favor as it doesn’t cover non-binary people. I see no reason to go on a date just because other people think I should go on a date. If I myself were looking for companionship, I might, but only if it was convenient. ---
**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 6, 2024, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2100 "2024-07-06T14:05:33Z")
Maybe if we’d meet organically and hot it off. ---
**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:** [July 6, 2024, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2101 "2024-07-06T20:23:25Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > hot it off Good typo there, if it is a typo. I have read Charlotte’s Web. I don’t remember how old I was, or the circumstances; but I’m pretty sure it wasn’t in class, though it’s possible I found it in a classroom library. It’s also possible that I didn’t read it until I was grown. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636.md?page=104) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636.md?page=106)