# 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:** 109
**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 9, 2024, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2162 "2024-07-09T10:26:54Z")
Don’t get me wrong, I’m disgusted by the practices of Boeing that have recently come to light. But it’s not like 737s are falling out of the sky every day. A plane crash is still a vanishingly rare event. I fly Southwest often (they use 737s almost exclusively, including the MAX) and have no extra anxiety because of it. ---
**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 9, 2024, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2163 "2024-07-09T11:38:43Z")
I fly frequently and it doesn’t really bother me. But when I sat down and saw the Max 8 identification card in the seat I was a bit spooked. Like a muscle spasm, my memory involuntarily flashed tidbits of the past fiasco. I was traveling with cousins who had never heard of anything and I kept mute. The “immediate shock” wore off quickly. The plane ride was actually enjoyable. ---
**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 9, 2024, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2164 "2024-07-09T14:09:02Z")
> [@suranyi](#): > > I picked other because I don’t play video games I picked ‘I’ve never customized’ for the same reason. ---
**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 9, 2024, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2165 "2024-07-09T14:55:31Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > Don’t get me wrong, I’m disgusted by the practices of Boeing that have recently come to light. But it’s not like 737s are falling out of the sky every day. I fly Alaska almost exclusively. They don’t give me a discount for riding in the 737MAX. I figure if the pilot is okay (knowing a lot more than I do about the issues) I’ll sit back and enjoy the ride. ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2024, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2166 "2024-07-09T15:55:35Z")
I’m definitely taking the MAX for the discount, yes. I often customized my video game character to look very different than me. I already look at myself all the time, so I might as well be someone other than myself. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2024, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2167 "2024-07-09T20:23:42Z")
> [@carrps](#): > > Most of the vintage shirts (from the 1930s and 1940s) I owned were rayon. Rayon is okay, but it is going away and being replace by Polyester as more or less that is what China makes of out of. ---
**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 9, 2024, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2168 "2024-07-09T21:02:26Z")
That’s why I prefer vintage. I hate polyester. It makes me sweat, and it retains odors. ---
**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 9, 2024, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2169 "2024-07-09T22:01:49Z")
I often go with the stock character. It’s usually better than what I can come up with. I have worn Hawaiian shirts in my 20s when they were fun and ironic. Now it would just look sad. ---
**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 9, 2024, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2170 "2024-07-09T22:46:19Z")
Heh. I’m not wearing the Hawaiian shirts ironically. I didn’t get ones that are very “loud”, i got ones that i thought were pretty. I’m enjoying the fun patterns and the comfortable cut. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2024, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2171 "2024-07-09T23:44:11Z")
> [@carrps](#): > > That’s why I prefer vintage. I hate polyester. It makes me sweat, and it retains odors. Yep. I try to use only natural fabrics, but if I got a nice vintage hawaiian shirt in my size in rayon, that would be fine. I dont wear anything “ionically”, I wouldnt even know how to do that. I guess that makes me totally “un-hip” ---
**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 9, 2024, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2172 "2024-07-09T23:50:38Z")
People in my town still geocache. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2024, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2173 "2024-07-09T23:59:12Z")
Remember- do not brush your teeth after eating. Chew sugar-free gum or use an alcohol free mouthwash. Do brush before going to bed and in the morning. Ignore the commercials that show people squirting a inch or more toothpaste on their bruch- you need an amount about the size of a pea. ---
**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:** [July 10, 2024, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2174 "2024-07-10T00:47:37Z")
The tooth brushing poll was inspired by the fact that I saw multiple people brushing their teeth in the restroom at the office today. And that made me wonder just how often these people are brushing their teeth. ---
**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 10, 2024, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2175 "2024-07-10T01:04:46Z")
I brush twice a day because that’s my dentist recommends. Also, I could not start my day without brushing my teeth, nor could I not brush them at night because I get food trapped in my teeth all the time. There’s a reason I have had only one cavity in my life. ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2024, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2176 "2024-07-10T01:10:19Z")
For the Additional Airplane quotes, I am currently the only one who selected “I speak Jive” but one of the reasons was a (now dated) webcomic variant popular with me and my wife: > **[\[9\] Speak L33t?](https://megatokyo.com/strip/9)** > > MegaTokyo the Comic ---
**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:** [July 10, 2024, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2177 "2024-07-10T01:18:04Z")
Currently @kenobi_65 and @dirtball are the only ones who can both fly this plane and didn’t have fish for dinner. The lives of everyone onboard depend on you. Good luck. We’re all counting on you. ---
**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 10, 2024, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2178 "2024-07-10T02:47:53Z")
Surely you can’t be serious. ---
**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 10, 2024, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2179 "2024-07-10T09:26:46Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > People in my town still geocache. I was going to say that i don’t know if geocaching is still a thing but do have a way of finding out, which wasn’t an option, but reading your reply i now know that it obviously is still a thing, so i can now enter a vote. Thanks. ---
**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 10, 2024, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2180 "2024-07-10T14:08:31Z")
Come to think of it, I did have a way of finding out – at least two ways. Ask the Dope, or search for recent hits on the term. So I suppose when I said I couldn’t find out what I meant was really that I wasn’t going to bother trying. ---
**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 10, 2024, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/2181 "2024-07-10T14:15:20Z")
Geocaching is apparently still a thing around here. When hiking with the dogs they occasionally find something. I’ll return it to its location and move on. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636.md?page=108) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636.md?page=110)