# 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:** 18
**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:** [March 7, 2024, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/341 "2024-03-07T14:48:51Z")
In fairness, my kid works online all day. But yeah, I’ve seen that as well, and not just teenagers. ---
**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:** [March 7, 2024, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/342 "2024-03-07T15:25:01Z")
> [@DesertDog](#): > > > [@thorny\_locust](#): > > > > I can’t remember whether I’ve ever eaten snails. > > Then you haven’t eaten snails. 🐌 Snails aren’t super memorable. I’ve had them a could of times, and concur that they are mostly a fancy way to deliver garlic butter. So I’ve always enjoyed the dish, but the snail part of it wasn’t very important. Oh, they are a rubbery. I disagree about squid, which i think can be delicious. It’s a mild flavor, and the sauce matters, but plain squid is sweet and pleasant. ---
**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:** [March 7, 2024, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/343 "2024-03-07T15:25:56Z")
For sleepwear, i was surprised that “nightgowns” were relegated to “other stuff made for sleeping”. ---
**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:** [March 7, 2024, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/344 "2024-03-07T16:13:17Z")
> [@puzzlegal](#): > > I disagree about squid, which i think can be delicious Last time I was in Thailand, there was a pushcart vendor down the street who would grill fresh squid in front of you to make a salad. Slightly spicy sauce with crunchy greens. The squid was yummy - mild flavor but distinctive. ---
**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:** [March 7, 2024, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/345 "2024-03-07T16:30:37Z")
Sleepwear: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/mRVUe2Ha6dg/hqdefault.jpg "Seinfeld - Kramer: "I'm out there Jerry"") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRVUe2Ha6dg) ---
**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:** [March 7, 2024, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/346 "2024-03-07T16:33:12Z")
> [@puzzlegal](#): > > For sleepwear, i was surprised that “nightgowns” were relegated to “other stuff made for sleeping”. I don’t understand this comment. “Nightgown” is a separate choice from “some other sleepwear”. ---
**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:** [March 7, 2024, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/347 "2024-03-07T16:36:04Z")
I love calamari, but I stopped eating squid about 10 years ago when I encountered some Caribbean reef squid while snorkeling in Mexico, and realized how intelligent they are. ---
**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:** [March 7, 2024, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/348 "2024-03-07T16:40:29Z")
Oh, i missed it. My bad. Maybe i was distracted by “nightie”, which is a word i don’t use and don’t know exactly what it refers to. Or maybe I’m just dyslexic. ---
**Author:** ![zimaane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a3d4f5/32.png) [@zimaane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zimaane)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2024, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/349 "2024-03-07T16:40:45Z")
That sounds delicious! ---
**Author:** ![zimaane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a3d4f5/32.png) [@zimaane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zimaane)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2024, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/350 "2024-03-07T16:41:52Z")
My wife spoiled the twist in Sixth Sense for me. I’m still kinda mad about it. It’d still marry her again through. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2024, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/351 "2024-03-07T17:15:50Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > The first time I saw someone out in the wild wearing pajama pants I seriously thought they’d walked out of their house accidentally. A couple decades ago when my brother and I were at the DMV transferring title on an auto one young woman was there in a black slip. My brother observed, “Someone stole that poor girls dress!” My sleepwear is nothing. ---
**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:** [March 7, 2024, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/352 "2024-03-07T17:23:01Z")
For sleepwear I think it might have been more interesting and informative if it was split by your gender phenotype ( I think this is a fair way of expressing without excluding the likely physical manifestations of biological gender, no offense intended). As a male, I’m comfortable sleeping in underwear, although preferably something a touch looser than tighty-whiteys, so my usual boxer briefs or boxers. My wife, who is generous in the chest area, normally wears underwear and a light top, normally a worn out t-shirt. ---
**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:** [March 7, 2024, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/353 "2024-03-07T17:29:31Z")
> [@ParallelLines](#): > > For sleepwear I think it might have been more interesting and informative if it was split by your gender phenotype ( I think this is a fair way of expressing without excluding the likely physical manifestations of biological gender, no offense intended). > > As a male, I’m comfortable sleeping in underwear, although preferably something a touch looser than tighty-whiteys, so my usual boxer briefs or boxers. > > My wife, who is generous in the chest area, normally wears underwear and a light top, normally a worn out t-shirt. I am totally incompatible with my wife when it comes to temperature. I usually wear nothing. Some nights she will go to bed wearing pajamas and a robe. ---
**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:** [March 7, 2024, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/354 "2024-03-07T17:42:18Z")
I don’t think I’ve owned any clothing that was specifically for sleeping in since I was a child. ---
**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:** [March 7, 2024, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/355 "2024-03-07T17:50:56Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > I am totally incompatible with my wife when it comes to temperature. I usually wear nothing. Some nights she will go to bed wearing pajamas and a robe. My situation is similar when it comes to temperatures in bed, but that’s an entirely differerent poll and thread, one which I believe we’ve done several times before. 😉 To the followup poll, I have a partial yes on that. A decade or so ago, my wife got me a lovely pair of _silk_ boxers for sleepwear, and they were very nice… but the proper care and cleaning of them was enough of a pain that when they wore out, I never got any more. And sometimes, during the colder months where I might have to get out of bed a couple of times in the night to deal with cat demands, I’ll make a point of wearing one of my pairs of heavier flannel boxers rather than whatever I was wearing during the day. It’s not a lot better, but perhaps only because I _think_ it does, it seems warmer for those hops out of bed in the middle of the night. ---
**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:** [March 7, 2024, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/356 "2024-03-07T17:52:26Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > I don’t think I’ve owned any clothing that was specifically for sleeping in since I was a child. Except for some “family Christmas pajama” thing my wife has done a few times, same here. Even then, I’ll take them off before getting in bed. I sleep naked, or with a t-shirt. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2024, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/357 "2024-03-07T19:13:12Z")
I haven’t owned pajamas since I was a kid. Usually for sleeping, I just leave on the underwear (briefs) and T-shirt I was wearing that day, unless I’ve gotten sweaty, in which case I’ll change into clean versions of each. If it’s cold I’ll also wear socks (usually white athletic socks). If it’s really cold, I’ll add a sweatshirt over all that, and if it’s really, _really_ cold, I’ll add cotton athletic pants. That’s pretty rare, though. I’ve only ever slept in the nude when (a) it was a very hot summer night, and (b) there was no air conditioning. It just doesn’t feel right to me. ---
**Author:** ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2024, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/358 "2024-03-07T19:15:35Z")
I still wear pajamas every night. Changing into them gets my mind set for going to sleep. ---
**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:** [March 7, 2024, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/359 "2024-03-07T19:27:51Z")
Just to clarify my poll, I meant _anything_ you change into to sleep in, not necessarily pajamas or something else specifically designed for sleeping in. If you, say, take off your jeans and put on sweatpants, or take off the shirt you wore during the day and put on a tshirt to sleep in, that counts as changing into something to sleep in. I was just trying to get at “Do you just sleep in whatever clothes you wore that day, or do you put on something else?” ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2024, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/360 "2024-03-08T00:21:00Z")
I only wear something to bed in the winter, usually a pair of long johns. Not for warmth though, the air here is so dry, my legs start to itch in the middle of the night. Wearing long johns seems to reduce the itch factor. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636.md?page=17) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636.md?page=19)