# 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:** 214
**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 8, 2024, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/4262 "2024-11-08T04:19:23Z")
I like good tea. I buy and brew good tea at home. But I’ll drink Lipton if that’s what’s available. ---
**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 8, 2024, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/4263 "2024-11-08T10:03:53Z")
> [@snowthx](#): > > Because it’s mass-produced by Big Tea, rather than being loose-leaf, whole-grain, grass-fed, non-GMO, small-batch, organic, gluten-free, hand-picked tea leaves by a family-owned, granola-eating hippy co-op. /s Not really. Lipton is just nasty. Although Constant Comment is pretty low quality too and yet I strangely like it. I’m more a Twinings guy - English Breakfast or Assam. Sadly they have stopped offering their rather nice Lapsang Souchong (something about supply issues). I also drink “chai” (yes, I know it just means “tea” but you know what I mean). Sometimes I even make my own from scratch. ---
**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 8, 2024, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/4264 "2024-11-08T12:25:04Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > Although Constant Comment is pretty low quality too and yet I strangely like it. Always smells great, always lets me down. But I’m glad somebody likes it. ---
**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 8, 2024, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/4265 "2024-11-08T12:46:05Z")
I suspect it’s linked to some buried childhood experience. That’s the only reason I can think of for its appeal to me. ---
**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 8, 2024, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/4266 "2024-11-08T12:48:43Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > > [@Gyrate](#): > > > > Although Constant Comment is pretty low quality too and yet I strangely like it. > > Always smells great, always lets me down. But I’m glad somebody likes it. Ditto. I used to like it, but it just doesn’t do it for me any more. I prefer my tea plain, or maybe toasted or with jasmine. ---
**Author:** ![saje](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saje/32/3631_2.png) [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/4267 "2024-11-08T13:42:17Z")
At home I pretty much have a mug of tea going all the time. PG Tips black for me, with milk and sugar and leave the bag in. ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/4268 "2024-11-08T16:13:57Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > In my younger days I played a lot of wargames and got trophies from my club. Chess trophies? ---
**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:** [November 8, 2024, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/4269 "2024-11-08T16:51:04Z")
Trophies: I currently have custody of a bunch of Academic Decathlon medals I won 30 years ago which I figured qualified. But only because I got back from a trip to visit my folks and they gave me a box of stuff from my old room to take away. And I’m not allowed to say “Junk it” per my wife. So I shoved it in the basement. Otherwise, no. Tea: I have a LOT of teas of various quality in the house that I drink on. From cheap-as-hell store brands that I normally use for bulking up ice-tea (for half-caff) to the Harney and Sons I special order. A quick count shows 10 different teas from at least 4 providers. I find that even for most quality providers, their decaf leaves something to be desired compared to full strength versions, and of course, iced tea does better than hot with lower quality ingredients as the cold mitigates taste. Trump: I’m trying to post less on that because it just makes me insane, let’s just say that I’m reasonably certain that Trump 2.0 will either fatally wound democracy in the US (after doing major previous damage) or lead us deeper into a luke-warm Civil War. Either way, no, long term, I think the damage is unrecoverable for the “more perfect union” of the Preamble. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/4270 "2024-11-08T20:15:25Z")
> [@puzzlegal](#): > > I like good tea. I buy and brew good tea at home. But I’ll drink Lipton if that’s what’s available. Yeah, not my first choice, but my wife got me a large box of Lipton lemon black tea at the bargain bin, and I am saving it if/when i run out of my favorite Celestial Seasonings > [@Spiderman](#): > > Chess trophies? No, for wargames- My Dad and I got one huge one for winning a 1200 scale naval tournament, another for some Avalon Hill games, etc. ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/4271 "2024-11-08T20:56:58Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > > [@Spiderman](#): > > > > Chess trophies? > > No, for wargames- My Dad and I got one huge one for winning a 1200 scale naval tournament, another for some Avalon Hill games, etc. WOULDN’T YOU PREFER A GOOD GAME OF [CHESS](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXzNo0vR_dU&t=77s)? ---
**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:** [November 8, 2024, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/4272 "2024-11-08T21:11:03Z")
I had a couple of minor sports trophies from my youth. I left the military with a chest full of medals that make me look like a hero until I tell you what they were for. ---
**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 8, 2024, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/4273 "2024-11-08T21:28:50Z")
“Well this ones for typin’, and this ones for dart champion, and this ones for surfin’!!” ---
**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:** [November 8, 2024, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/4274 "2024-11-08T22:20:51Z")
A “nice” game of chess. I always think I should drink more hot tea (less caffeine than coffee and less calories than cocoa), so I’ll buy some, and it sits in the cupboard until it goes stale. I’ll want a hot drink, and I think “Do I want a cup of tea? Nah.” So it sits there until I toss it out. I drink iced tea (lots of lemon; no sugar) because it’s a no-cal cold beverage but only when I’m in a restaurant. At home I drink more cold beverages than hot. Even then I usually just drink ice water. ---
**Author:** ![Jegpeg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jegpeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jegpeg)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/4275 "2024-11-08T23:07:53Z")
I can’t remember exactly when I last received a phone book. I stopped getting yellow pages at least 6 years ago maybe 8-10 and I haven’t seen a standard phone book since well before that probably at least 15 years. ---
**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 8, 2024, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/4276 "2024-11-08T23:22:35Z")
> [@Jegpeg](#): > > I can’t remember exactly when I last received a phone book. I think it’s been at least five years for us – but I actually opted out of them. After getting two or three on the porch one day (which went directly into the recycling bin), my stepsister-in-law told me about a website where you could opt out of receiving them. After doing so, I haven’t received another one since. > **[Opt Out of Yellow Pages, White Pages & Phone Books Delivery, National...](https://www.yellowpagesoptout.com/)** > > Want to stop delivery of Yellow Pages, White Pages, Phone Books? Opt out of Yellow Pages with us and stop the delivery of printed directories you don't want to receive. ---
**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2024, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/4277 "2024-11-09T00:35:16Z")
At this point, I kind of wish I still got yellow pages. The online sources are getting more and more useless from ads. "Before we show you what you want, here’s 15 ads for companies that are vaguely similar ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2024, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/4278 "2024-11-09T01:20:44Z")
or geographically inappropriate. I’m looking for a \_\_\_\_ in my neighborhood, not one 50 miles away. ---
**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 9, 2024, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/4279 "2024-11-09T01:51:46Z")
It’s a dildo if it’s used as a dildo. It’s not a dildo if it isn’t used as a dildo. ---
**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:** [November 9, 2024, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/4280 "2024-11-09T02:25:26Z")
I haven’t received a phone book in at least 5 houses. ---
**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 9, 2024, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/4281 "2024-11-09T03:04:52Z")
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