# 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:** 170
**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:** [September 12, 2024, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/3382 "2024-09-12T02:41:25Z")
“Skosh”, folks. ---
**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:** [September 12, 2024, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/3383 "2024-09-12T02:47:15Z")
Isn’t a skosh a slosh or a schmeer of something? ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2024, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/3384 "2024-09-12T02:58:22Z")
“Scoot.” no “ch.” ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2024, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/3385 "2024-09-12T03:41:29Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > I chose “scootch” since I assume it’s a variant of “scoot,” but I wouldn’t insist on it. To me, all those are the same word. ---
**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:** [September 12, 2024, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/3386 "2024-09-12T12:46:27Z")
The “one, two, buckle your shoe” thing really brings back memories. When my daughter started school, she wanted to prepare her little brother for school. She would set up a classroom in the living room and act as teacher. Thing is, my son absolutely hated the whole idea. So she would ask him, “One, two, buckle your \_\_\_\_?” And he would reply, “MEATBALL!” No idea where he got meatball, but it would frustrate his sister and eventually lead her to tears, which was his goal. It’s amazing they are now best friends. ---
**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:** [September 12, 2024, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/3387 "2024-09-12T13:15:33Z")
Scoot over, I need a skosh more room. > **[Definition of SKOSH](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skosh)** > > a small amount : bit, smidgen —used adverbially with a… See the full definition ---
**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:** [September 12, 2024, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/3388 "2024-09-12T14:09:04Z")
Other. Discobot a) doesn’t mean anything and b) is annoying. The people who wrote its code probably meant well; but they ought to know that it’s annoying. ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2024, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/3389 "2024-09-12T14:13:04Z")
> [@thorny\_locust](#): > > The people who wrote its code probably meant well; but they ought to know that it’s annoying. This is exactly my take on it. ---
**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:** [September 12, 2024, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/3390 "2024-09-12T15:32:32Z")
Discobot is a pleasant companion compared to Clippy/Clippit. 📎 ➕ 🔥 🟰 😂 ---
**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:** [September 12, 2024, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/3391 "2024-09-12T15:38:58Z")
> [@Zyada](#): > > It goes up to twenty I am familiar with the up-to-twenty version, with a few discrepancies: On eleven, twelve, they say “Who will delve”. The version I learned: “Dig and delve”. On nineteen, twenty, they say “Of strawberries plenty.” I learned" “My cup’s empty”. mmm ---
**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:** [September 12, 2024, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/3392 "2024-09-12T15:50:39Z")
Yes. I also feel this way about many children. ---
**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:** [September 12, 2024, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/3393 "2024-09-12T16:13:19Z")
> [@carrps](#): > > At first, I couldn’t remember that either, but “open” doesn’t scan, and “shut” does. To me, “shut” just sounds wrong for some reason. That probably means I learned it as “open”. ---
**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:** [September 12, 2024, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/3394 "2024-09-12T19:15:37Z")
@discobot Why do people hate you so much? ---
**Author:** ![discobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/discobot/32/570_2.png) [@discobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/discobot)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2024, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/3395 "2024-09-12T19:15:39Z")
Hi! To find out what I can do, say `@discobot display help`. ---
**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:** [September 12, 2024, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/3396 "2024-09-12T19:15:57Z")
See? That’s why! ---
**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:** [September 12, 2024, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/3397 "2024-09-12T19:29:31Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > On eleven, twelve, they say “Who will delve”. The version I learned: “Dig and delve”. > On nineteen, twenty, they say “Of strawberries plenty.” I learned" “My cup’s empty”. I learned “Dig and delve” too. I don’t remember what came after that though. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2024, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/3398 "2024-09-12T20:35:28Z")
Right turn lanes that can go straight- it depends on why the driver is in that lane. ---
**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:** [September 12, 2024, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/3399 "2024-09-12T21:04:32Z")
Re: the traffic light situation: I was in the minority that would have gotten in the left hand lane. But in the vast majority of cases the right lane tends to have fewer vehicles in it. ---
**Author:** ![peccavi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peccavi/32/388_2.png) [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2024, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/3400 "2024-09-12T21:13:53Z")
Here in California, the streets wide enough to have two lanes each way have enough room in the right lane for a passenger vehicle to turn right while a car going straight sits next to the line on the left-hand side of the lane. This turning right while someone else is going straight is something I encounter half a dozen times a day while driving in Los Angeles. Most of the time everything goes smoothly What is annoying is when the driver going straight decides to position their vehicle in the “center of the lane”, effectively blocking anyone wanting to turn right (as well as the rarer case where there is plenty of room on the right side of the vehicle going straight, but the guy turning right just cocks their vehicle into the right, but doesn’t pull to the right side of the other vehicle, again blocking everyone else from turning right). ---
**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:** [September 12, 2024, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/3401 "2024-09-12T21:22:17Z")
I admit to thinking uncharitable thoughts in the 2 lane situation when I’m actually experiencing it in-car as it were. I almost always chide myself for it, since, yeah, it’s not like they were doing anything wrong, and for that matter, in most cases, I have no idea where they’re going: they may need to make a right turn at the next intersection, so they’re just being prudent. So I needed an option for “they’re not being rude, but I’m still feeling judge-y anyway”. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636.md?page=169) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636.md?page=171)