# 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:** 106
**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, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2102 "2024-07-06T21:31:23Z")
> [@thorny\_locust](#): > > > [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > > > hot it off > > Good typo there, if it is a typo. Typo it was, but I laughed when I proofread, so it stayed. ---
**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 6, 2024, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2103 "2024-07-06T21:59:41Z")
When I had my tonsils out (and some ear surgery as well at the same time) when I was nine, one of my aunts gave me a copy of _Charlotte’s Webb._ I remember it hurt to cry when I got to the end. Since then, I’ve found E. B. White’s writings on his dachshunds, and as a longtime dachshund “mom” I loved those books/essays. One of his more famous quotes: **Being the owner of Dachshunds, to me a book on dog discipline becomes a volume of inspired humor. Every sentence is a riot. Some day, if I ever get a chance, I shall write a book, or warning, on the character and temperament of the Dachshund and why he can’t be trained and shouldn’t be. I would rather train a striped zebra to balance an Indian club than induce a Dachshund to heed my slightest command. When I address Fred I never have to raise either my voice or my hopes. He even disobeys me when I instruct him in something he wants to do.** ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Drake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Dr.Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Drake)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2024, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2104 "2024-07-06T22:47:34Z")
I read _Charlotte’s Web_ on my own, but it was because I had seen [Charlotte's Web (1973 film) - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte%27s_Web_(1973_film)). I will have a blackberry scone, please. ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2024, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2105 "2024-07-06T22:53:03Z")
I was exposed to _Charlotte’s Web_ in elementary school, but I didn’t read it. The teacher read it aloud to the class. ---
**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, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2106 "2024-07-06T23:01:22Z")
I don’t remember how many times I’ve read LOTR. I don’t think it’s as many as ten, though I’m sure it’s more than once. There doesn’t seem to be an option for ‘several times, I didn’t keep count.’ I picked ‘scone’, but actually it would depend on what mood I was in. However, the poll says ‘start with’, so maybe I can have one of each? (Quiet, dietician. I’ll be happy to have something proteiney with them.) ---
**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2024, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2107 "2024-07-06T23:22:57Z")
I know a croissant is a crescent-shaped thing, and a scone is … something else, but that’s about all I could tell you about them. If I’ve ever eaten either one, I don’t remember it. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Drake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Dr.Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Drake)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2024, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2108 "2024-07-06T23:43:39Z")
“Scone” is British for “dry, dense, unflaky biscuit.” They can be quite nice, but you either need to spread something on them or have them alongside something to drink. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2024, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2109 "2024-07-06T23:46:56Z")
Good butter or Jam works, but trying to choke one down dry is- not advised. ---
**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 7, 2024, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2110 "2024-07-07T00:05:45Z")
Irish butter and marmalade on my scone, if you please. But I chose croissant because a genuine one, well-made, is shatteringly delicious. It doesn’t _need_ anything with it. ---
**Author:** ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2024, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2111 "2024-07-07T00:59:43Z")
I find it curious that about there are about the same number of responses from people who never read LOTR as from people who have read it at least ten times. ---
**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 7, 2024, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2112 "2024-07-07T01:06:36Z")
I know we have a significant cluster of serious Tolkien fans here. 🙂 ---
**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 7, 2024, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2113 "2024-07-07T04:03:43Z")
If I can’t get an oatmeal maple scone (they haven’t had them in Starbucks – where I used to get them – for decades), I’ll go for a croissant. Almond, please. I’ve read a ton of fantasy, but I tried and could never get involved with LOTR. And the one movie I tried to watch put me to sleep (twice). ---
**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 7, 2024, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2114 "2024-07-07T05:46:02Z")
It really depends on my mood whether i want the scone or the croissant. For a while, i walked past an excellent bakery on the way to work, and bought breakfast there. It was usually a butter croissant, but sometimes it was the lemon ginger scone. And a good scone is very “short”, and there’s no “choking down”. They are just delicious. But a lot sweeter than the croissant, and i some always want sweet. ---
**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 7, 2024, 9:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2115 "2024-07-07T09:12:04Z")
I’ll have a scone. But… i don’t care what type, which doesn’t appear to be an option. ---
**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 7, 2024, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2116 "2024-07-07T11:16:30Z")
I voted croissant, but I’d happily take a scone, too. Or a bagel. Or a doughnut. Or even a dang piece of toast. mmm ---
**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 7, 2024, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2117 "2024-07-07T13:42:49Z")
> [@Dr.Drake](#): > > “Scone” is British for “dry, dense, unflaky biscuit.” They can be quite nice, but you either need to spread something on them or have them alongside something to drink. > [@DrDeth](#): > > Good butter or Jam works, but trying to choke one down dry is- not advised. The ones I’ve had in the USA have been entirely edible all on their own; and quite good. Maybe British ones are different. ---
**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 7, 2024, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2118 "2024-07-07T15:02:29Z")
I generally don’t read books more than once. I should since I don’t remember them after. LOTR is one of the few that I have read again. I think I read it three times over the years. ---
**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 7, 2024, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2119 "2024-07-07T15:22:31Z")
Plain croissant with butter for me, please. Now please tell me about your selection of jams and jellies. ---
**Author:** ![Ellecram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellecram/32/18948_2.png) [@Ellecram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellecram)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2024, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2120 "2024-07-07T16:49:00Z")
I love scones ever since I discovered them years ago. And I love using clotted cream as a spread. ---
**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2024, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2121 "2024-07-07T16:50:21Z")
I first read LotR when I was about 17. It profoundly influenced my life. I don’t know who I’d be if I had never read it. I lost track decades ago of exactly how many times I read it, but it’s been at least 30. I’ve also read the complete 12-volume _The History of Middle-Earth_ at least 10 times. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636.md?page=105) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636.md?page=107)