# 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:** 26
**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 17, 2024, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/502 "2024-03-17T01:28:01Z")
If you don’t know, then you can’t. Like playing the piano, the only way you can do it is after study, practice and memorization. No one solves a Rubik’s Cube by just fiddling around. ---
**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:** [March 17, 2024, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/503 "2024-03-17T01:28:13Z")
I’ve also never tried solvng a Rubik’s Cube. I don’t think I’ve ever known anyone who had one I could try with. ---
**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:** [March 17, 2024, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/504 "2024-03-17T01:31:01Z")
I remember how to take them apart and put them back together solved, but I didn’t think that was in the spirit of the poll. ---
**Author:** ![Hatchie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hatchie/32/3983_2.png) [@Hatchie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hatchie)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2024, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/505 "2024-03-17T01:40:45Z")
> [@Hatchie](#): > > Really? Is that seriously what they call it? Yes. For decades. And not just the movie industry. [/quote] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQqRNo7hMMw](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQqRNo7hMMw) ---
**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 17, 2024, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/506 "2024-03-17T01:41:16Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > I won’t presume to say there is someone for everyone. I will say that in my professional life I have seen some of the worst people in the worst circumstances and one thing they had in common was they all had mates/partners/spouses. Those in my life that have complained about not finding anyone tend to have unrealistic expectations for a partner. I think it also depends on the age group. I got divorced after 25 years (not my choice) and started dating in my 50s. I find at that age most people just aren’t all that interested in a relationship. They date to have fun. The people who want a relationship are already in one. If they’re the woman, it’s low or no cost to do so. I have a good friend who IMO treats men like disposable toys – she’d go on 3-4 dates a week and just really wasn’t looking for a relationship. She only took a break when she started gaining weight from eating out so much. As a man, I found dating an incredible grind. I think I went on like 60 first dates in a couple of years. I made extremely good money, dressed well, had a good career, took care of myself. None of that matters if nobody is actually shopping for someone like me or, well, anybody. Don’t get me wrong, I ended up in two different LTRs in 9 years but it was utterly random, not something earned. I’m joyously happy I met those people, I’m still in contact with both and good friends with the most recent. But I wouldn’t have been very surprised if I’d met nobody. ---
**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:** [March 17, 2024, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/507 "2024-03-17T02:29:21Z")
I didn’t really want to vote for any of the frostings in the first poll. But I want to vote for three in the second; and it’ll only allow me to pick two. So I’m not voting in either of them. Mint, coffee liqueur, and raspberry all look delicious. ---
**Author:** ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2024, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/508 "2024-03-17T02:40:30Z")
I prefer no frosting at all on my cupcakes. When I was little, my mom would make a special one for me with no frosting for my birthday parties. ---
**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 17, 2024, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/509 "2024-03-17T02:45:58Z")
I apologize to @thorny_locust - the original poll said the best, which of course, only implies one, and had a max of one choice. And it included the request to create new polls with other options. Which, of course, I did, but I still felt obliged to keep to the “best” option, and was …fudging… it (you may now boo me, boooo!) to allow two. Obviously I should have just kept it as a single choice, or a much wider range of choices. Oh, and all three are amazing, and I (or 90% of the time, my lovely wife) have made all three. ---
**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 17, 2024, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/510 "2024-03-17T02:59:11Z")
I used to be able to do a Rubiks cube after reading a book, but since then I’ve forgotten how to do the bottom layer. ---
**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 17, 2024, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/511 "2024-03-17T03:50:50Z")
I don’t use a lot of ketchup, but i can’t eat cooked cabbage (boiled or roasted) without it. ---
**Author:** ![InternetLegend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/internetlegend/32/13154_2.png) [@InternetLegend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InternetLegend)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2024, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/512 "2024-03-17T04:26:04Z")
On the cupcake polls, I voted chocolate for the first and buttercream as one of the choices in the second, but what I was thinking of for both was chocolate buttercream. ---
**Author:** ![Reeses\_Monkey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reeses_monkey/32/2885_2.png) [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2024, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/513 "2024-03-17T04:30:09Z")
Same here. Rubik’s Cubes were _the_ Christmas gift when I was in 8th grade but I don’t think I’ve touched one in decades. ---
**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 17, 2024, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/514 "2024-03-17T04:41:19Z")
I’ve learned and forgotten and relearned how to solve the Rubik’s Cube several times. I’m currently in a know-how-to-do-it phase. I got a [GAN speed cube](https://www.amazon.com/FUNNXYZ-Magnetic-Speed-Stickerless-Magic/dp/B0BPLGPJSS) as a gift about a year ago. It’s very cool, much better constructed, faster and easier to manipulate than the standard cubes. ---
**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:** [March 17, 2024, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/515 "2024-03-17T05:20:58Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > I used to be able to do a Rubiks cube after reading a book, Same here. When Rubik’s Cube first came out, in the early '80s, I bought a little book at the bookstore, that had a solution for solving it. I memorized the steps, and I could solve a cube in about 45 seconds. But, that was 40+ years ago; I have no memory of the solution now. 🙂 ---
**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 17, 2024, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/516 "2024-03-17T06:19:42Z")
I held a Rubik’s cube when they came out and did a few turns. Never owned one. That’s as close as I can to solving it. ---
**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:** [March 17, 2024, 10:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/517 "2024-03-17T10:18:42Z")
I think I may have bought, or been given, a book for how to solve a Rubik’s cube. I just took a screwdriver to it and reassembled it. Sort of an alternative solution. ---
**Author:** ![SailorHG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecae2f/32.png) [@SailorHG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SailorHG)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2024, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/518 "2024-03-17T11:08:03Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > forgotten how to do the bottom layer It’s so interesting to me, as a self-taught solver… I solve the cube bottom to top\* because then you can easily see what’s still wrong. All my friends were book-learned and solved top to bottom instead. \*Technically I solve the top layer and then turn the cube upside down so it’s on the bottom and go from there. ---
**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:** [March 17, 2024, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/519 "2024-03-17T11:35:57Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > > [@Maserschmidt](#): > > > > I used to be able to do a Rubiks cube after reading a book, > > Same here. When Rubik’s Cube first came out, in the early '80s, I bought a little book at the bookstore, that had a solution for solving it. I memorized the steps, and I could solve a cube in about 45 seconds. > > But, that was 40+ years ago; I have no memory of the solution now. 🙂 This is me exactly. I still have the little book. Coincidentally, I picked up a Cube about a month ago and spend 5 minutes fiddling with it. I got one side a solid color and was satisfied. mmm ---
**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 17, 2024, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/520 "2024-03-17T13:03:49Z")
> [@SailorHG](#): > > It’s so interesting to me, as a self-taught solver… I solve the cube bottom to top\* because then you can easily see what’s still wrong. All my friends were book-learned and solved top to bottom instead. > > \*Technically I solve the top layer and then turn the cube upside down so it’s on the bottom and go from there. I mean, I solved the top two layers, then I flipped the cube over to solve the bottom layer, which had now become the top layer. So… ---
**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:** [March 17, 2024, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/521 "2024-03-17T13:45:53Z")
I never solved a Rubik’s cube, but my lifetime total time spent on it is under 15 minutes. I got a cheap one as a prize at a party, and peeled all the color squares off, leaving a totally black cube. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636.md?page=25) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636.md?page=27)