# 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:** 260
**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:** [January 7, 2025, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/5182 "2025-01-07T02:18:33Z")
> [@thorny\_locust](#): > > The ‘electric vehicle only’ signs I’ve seen have been by charging stations. I don’t remember whether they were worded that way, or worded that you’re only supposed to use them if using the charger. All the ones I have taken the time to read say “for use while charging.” Some even have a time limit, like 2 or 4 hours. ---
**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:** [January 7, 2025, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/5183 "2025-01-07T02:50:24Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > The “Other” is see a lot is “Reserved for compact vehicles.” > > IOW park your F-150 somewhere else. Yes. That’s usually enforced by the geography of the lines. ---
**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:** [January 7, 2025, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/5184 "2025-01-07T12:25:11Z")
@Karen_Lingel’s latest poll alerted me to a pet peeve I didn’t realize I had: people who hyphenate illogically or inconsistently. As XKCD has taught us, changing the hyphenation can significantly change the meaning. [![](https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/hyphen.jpg) ](https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/hyphen.jpg) So, for example, “non-life threatening injuries” would be injuries that threaten non-life (i.e. death), which is pretty much the opposite of “non-life-threatening injuries.” ---
**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:** [January 7, 2025, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/5185 "2025-01-07T17:41:03Z")
I think several of those hyphenating/nonhyphenating versions would be OK, and don’t know which one I would use in practice. I agree that “non-life threatening injuries” only makes sense if the injuries threaten to become mortal. ---
**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:** [January 7, 2025, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/5186 "2025-01-07T17:44:44Z")
Or they are injuries threatening objects, rather than lives. ---
**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:** [January 7, 2025, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/5187 "2025-01-07T19:34:50Z")
Well, a “non-life” threatening injury could just mean it’s targeted towards… _ **THE UNDEAD!!!** _ 🧟 🧛 👻 Although the term “no-life” is slightly more popular in media than non-life. ---
**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:** [January 8, 2025, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/5188 "2025-01-08T21:22:53Z")
On the fuel filler, I answered for my vehicle, the 2007 Toyota Rav4 (Japanese, left/driver side) but you might want to make an “other”. My wife’s 2024 Rav4 Prime PHEV has gasoline on one side, and the port for the charger directly opposite, so it’s both! Because I’m a geek and because a PHEV is a twin engine vehicle (okay, not twin because the ICE is 5 times the Horsepower) I got her a decal for the charging port: [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/KK2kLKK.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/KK2kLKK) ---
**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:** [January 8, 2025, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/5189 "2025-01-08T21:24:04Z")
Both our EV’s have the charger on the driver’s side. Jaguar up front, Tesla in the rear. ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2025, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/5190 "2025-01-08T21:50:59Z")
I always offer a tour, but half-jokingly: there’s a spot you can see the entire house from. 🙂 ---
**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:** [January 8, 2025, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/5191 "2025-01-08T22:23:19Z")
☑ I am both Canadian and American. I do not wish for Canada to federate with the USA, though if it did, it would have to be as ~12 provinces / territories \> states rather than 1 northern lump. ---
**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:** [January 8, 2025, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/5192 "2025-01-08T22:31:14Z")
As an American, I would love to have Canada join us _as twelve states_ which MIGHT give us enough heft to save ourselves. Might. Just as likely to drag Canada down with us, but I’m not seeing us saving ourselves anytime soon otherwise. Of course, this may also be like asking the abused spouse in a relationship to stay together in hopes of keeping the kids happy, safe, and healthy, so I fully admit I’m asking too much. ---
**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:** [January 8, 2025, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/5193 "2025-01-08T22:35:03Z")
> [@Dr.Drake](#): > > I do not wish for Canada to federate with the USA, though if it did, it would have to be as ~12 provinces / territories \> states rather than 1 northern lump. A hypothetical entry of Canada into the U.S. would probably have some very interesting (and unintended, to Trump and the GOP) consequences to the composition of Congress. The U.S. currently has about 341 million people; Canada currently has about 41 million. Were Canada to become one single U.S. state, it would suddenly be the single-largest state in the U.S. (about 2 million more residents than California), with 11% of the country’s population, and would be receive something along the lines of 47 seats in the House of Representatives. The “State of Canada” would also receive two Senate seats. If it were to enter as a dozen states, the number of House seats going to “Canadian states” would be similar, but it’d have 24 out of the 124 seats in the newly-enlarged Senate. ---
**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:** [January 9, 2025, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/5194 "2025-01-09T01:14:22Z")
I had Japanese cars (Honda) with the gas on the left, and now i have a Japanese car (Subaru) with the gas on the right. I honestly through each manufacturer always put the gas on the same side. ---
**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:** [January 9, 2025, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/5195 "2025-01-09T01:15:46Z")
Haven’t there been some models (most decades old) which had the fuel port above the back bumper somewhere? ---
**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:** [January 9, 2025, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/5196 "2025-01-09T01:58:09Z")
I remember seeing cars where you had to move the license plate to gas up. Don’t remember whether the plate flipped up or down ---
**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:** [January 9, 2025, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/5197 "2025-01-09T02:11:05Z")
That is true, but I don’t think they’ve made cars with the gas cap behind the license plate since the 1970s. I’m not sure it’s even allowed anymore due to the risk of fire in a rear-end collision. So I doubt enough of us have cars like that to really make a difference in the poll. ---
**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:** [January 9, 2025, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/5198 "2025-01-09T04:03:09Z")
I’m an American and I deeply dislike the term United Statesian. ---
**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:** [January 9, 2025, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/5199 "2025-01-09T07:22:34Z")
One of the very few fond memories I have of the job I retired from is the designated parking space. I was the lowest-paid person in the entire place; it was nice to have one single perk. ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2025, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/5200 "2025-01-09T14:00:01Z")
My truck has the fuel filler on the left/driver’s side and my spouse’s car has it on the right/passenger side. They are both Fords 🙄 ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2025, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/5201 "2025-01-09T15:36:26Z")
> [@Zyada](#): > > I remember seeing cars where you had to move the license plate to gas up. Don’t remember whether the plate flipped up or down Down, on the car I had. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636.md?page=259) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636.md?page=261)