# 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:** 212
**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:** [November 7, 2024, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/4222 "2024-11-07T12:23:18Z")
I’m not sure i understand what you are saying? Do you pass out if there is sushi or seared ahi or other undercooked fish on the table? ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2024, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/4223 "2024-11-07T16:25:21Z")
I vomit and have diarrhea if raw or less-cooked fish is at all off. Not worth it. ---
**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:** [November 7, 2024, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/4224 "2024-11-07T18:12:22Z")
Lipton Crap is what the company provides in the break room at work, so it’s what I drink if I’m at work and I want hot tea. It’s probably not what I would choose if I was buying tea bags to make at home, but I do drink it if that’s what’s there. ---
**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:** [November 7, 2024, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/4225 "2024-11-07T18:15:33Z")
Yeah, I’m embarrassed to admit that I drink that Lipton crap (or tetley). ---
**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:** [November 7, 2024, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/4226 "2024-11-07T18:17:43Z")
I also occasionally drink hot cinnamon spice tea especially in the winter. It is sometimes hard to find in stores. ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2024, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/4227 "2024-11-07T18:20:38Z")
> [@Ellecram](#): > > I also occasionally drink hot cinnamon spice tea especially in the winter. I had this Orange Cinnamon tea from some place in Seattle in the back of Pike Place Mkt - great stuff, especially when brewed extra strong. ---
**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:** [November 7, 2024, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/4228 "2024-11-07T18:21:34Z")
I drink tea regularly, but the poll doesn’t allow for my answer. I drink Irish breakfast tea – a strong black tea, and always have a box of Barry’s tea in the house. [![](https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-515m7/images/stencil/1280x1280/products/5493/7859/BarrysIrishBreakfastTea80ct.__86746.1655561743.jpg?c=2) ](https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-515m7/images/stencil/1280x1280/products/5493/7859/BarrysIrishBreakfastTea80ct.__86746.1655561743.jpg?c=2) ---
**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:** [November 7, 2024, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/4229 "2024-11-07T18:21:44Z")
> [@snowthx](#): > > > [@Ellecram](#): > > > > I also occasionally drink hot cinnamon spice tea especially in the winter. > > I had this Orange Cinnamon tea from some place in Seattle in the back of Pike Place Mkt - great stuff, especially when brewed extra strong. That sounds delicious. ---
**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:** [November 7, 2024, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/4230 "2024-11-07T18:39:13Z")
In addition to the ones already named: Black tea/mint mix. Throat Coat. (Which is what I’m drinking right now, as I haz a cold. I’m pretty sure it’s just a cold, but I Do Not Like having a cold. It’s the first one I’ve had since 2019.) Other mints besides the specific one listed in the poll. English Breakfast. Occasionally something else altogether. There are a whole lot of teas in my cupboard. ---
**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:** [November 7, 2024, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/4231 "2024-11-07T18:44:16Z")
Jasmine tea. ---
**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:** [November 7, 2024, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/4232 "2024-11-07T19:17:36Z")
I got a Science Fair trophy in the mid-1970s (Junior High Shool). I haven’t seen it in decades, so I said I don’t own one. ---
**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:** [November 7, 2024, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/4233 "2024-11-07T19:22:36Z")
I had a bunch of chess trophies but threw them out, but I may still have a paper certificate somewhere. It’s complicated. ---
**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:** [November 7, 2024, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/4234 "2024-11-07T19:25:03Z")
Thirty-ish years ago I got a trophy in a tattoo contest. Coincidentally, in an act of good sportsmanship, I shaved a competitor’s back in the men’s room right before the showdown. ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2024, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/4235 "2024-11-07T19:26:18Z")
For black tea, I prefer English Breakfast or Irish Breakfast. For herbal, I prefer Lemon Zinger or Berry Zinger. When I’m feeling posh, I like white tea. I have one 20something year old trophy, and one 40something year old trophy. ---
**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:** [November 7, 2024, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/4236 "2024-11-07T19:27:25Z")
I have the trophy I was given for “most improved” in swimming at camp somewhere around 1960. I keep it because I was so ticked off about getting it. (I realize that doesn’t appear to make a lot of sense; but it’s true.) I was by far the worst swimmer in the class, and I knew it. They gave me the trophy, I suppose, because although it took all summer they finally got me to put my head under water; and possibly because they thought it would make me feel better. It didn’t make me feel better, it made me feel embarrassed – and pissed off. (I did eventually wind up liking to swim, though I always liked it best when not in a class. I did take classes again in college, because at that point you had to pass some phys ed class to graduate, and they didn’t have any horses. I didn’t do spectacularly well in those classes, but I didn’t do spectacularly badly, either.) ---
**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:** [November 7, 2024, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/4237 "2024-11-07T19:31:42Z")
> [@colinfred](#): > > If Man Utd beat Tottenham you can say that the Spurs defender who gave away a soft penalty is more responsible than the midfielder who had a pretty good game. The Man Utd players are **obviously** more responsible as they were actively trying to win, asking about that is a pointless tautology. This. People keep saying, “Trump voters are to blame for Trump winning.” Well, of course. That’s what they do. That’s like blaming bacteria for sepsis. The solution isn’t to appeal to germs to stop being germy. It’s to develop better antibiotics or other defenses. Germs will always behave like germs. ---
**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:** [November 7, 2024, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/4238 "2024-11-07T19:32:22Z")
Hmm, i voted i won a trophy 50+ years ago, but if a metal plaque mounted on wood counts, i guess i won a couple more recently, one perhaps 10 or 15 years ago. ---
**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:** [November 7, 2024, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/4239 "2024-11-07T19:47:10Z")
So you’re saying we should kill off all the Trump supporters? I’m not convinced this metaphor is working… ---
**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:** [November 7, 2024, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/4240 "2024-11-07T19:50:29Z")
I drink this :- [![](https://digitalcontent.api.tesco.com/v2/media/ghs/0df66e89-5742-45e7-ad45-a29c980436e7/db32b210-7b31-4f96-8601-1115754214c8_1706794973.jpeg) ](https://digitalcontent.api.tesco.com/v2/media/ghs/0df66e89-5742-45e7-ad45-a29c980436e7/db32b210-7b31-4f96-8601-1115754214c8_1706794973.jpeg) I don’t care. I ain’t proud. ---
**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:** [November 7, 2024, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/4241 "2024-11-07T20:18:52Z")
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