# 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:** 338
**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:** [May 10, 2025, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/6742 "2025-05-10T11:36:27Z")
I chose … > I will take the rural route if it will take more than 10 minutes more but not if it takes longer than some specific time I have in my head. the some specific time I have in my head would vary depending on what time i would want to be home, maybe because there’s something i want to watch on tv or something. ---
**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:** [May 10, 2025, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/6743 "2025-05-10T20:02:47Z")
Probably something like “once for yes, twice for no, three times for ‘I can’t answer the question in that form’.” But it might depend on what sort of thing I was asking them. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2025, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/6744 "2025-05-10T20:54:56Z")
Unless I know the rural route well, I will stay on the freeway, even if it does take a bit longer- that was not an option. I find that getting lost can cost a LOT more time than traffic. ---
**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:** [May 10, 2025, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/6745 "2025-05-10T23:55:52Z")
I find that i rarely get lost now that i have Google maps on my phone. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2025, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/6746 "2025-05-11T00:20:34Z")
Well, yes, but Google doesnt always have up to day street closures, etc. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2025, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/6747 "2025-05-11T00:23:42Z")
Waze, then. I mean, unless you’re a stubbornly devout Luddite, getting lost isn’t really even a thing anymore. ---
**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:** [May 11, 2025, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/6748 "2025-05-11T00:31:08Z")
The Karen poll was timely since there was just a post today on our NextDoor where someone had groceries (only four bags) left on their doorstep. Fortunately, before they had to do much research the new neighbor came over to ask if their delivery had come to them. Problem solved! ---
**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:** [May 11, 2025, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/6749 "2025-05-11T01:44:08Z")
Unless you’re in a rural area w/o cell service. Happened to us last year, we were driving alone following Google maps when she accidentally did something to stop navigation; because wherever we were at the moment had no cell service we couldn’t even get back in & pick up where we just left off. Luckily I knew we had a couple of miles to the next turn & we did come up out of the valley to get enough service to start again. I do enough rural driving that I still have a Garmin Nuvi in my car’s which only need a clear view of the sky & not a cell signal ---
**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:** [May 11, 2025, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/6750 "2025-05-11T01:53:10Z")
If i plan to drive in areas with dicey cell service, i download a map of the area before i start. (I have maps of everything near me all the time.) Then, if i lose cell service, i lose traffic info, but not navigation. ---
**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:** [May 11, 2025, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/6751 "2025-05-11T02:03:38Z")
I do this too. I have offline maps covering my local area, and if I plan to travel anywhere not covered by those maps, I download a map for that area before I go. ---
**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:** [May 11, 2025, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/6752 "2025-05-11T02:54:17Z")
That trip was about 1000 miles & we would have had to download most on NY state, from east to west & south to more that halfway up as we did a circular route, differing out from back. Thats a lot of data for offline storage; like I started above, a Nuvi in the car negates the need to download anything to a phone. ---
**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:** [May 11, 2025, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/6753 "2025-05-11T03:18:58Z")
It looks like downloading all of New York state takes about 400 MB. I guess if your phone is very close to full, you might consider that a lot, but I have about 30 GB free, so it would be hardly noticable. ---
**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:** [May 11, 2025, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/6754 "2025-05-11T05:25:56Z")
Ing as in singer, not as in finger. Didn’t answer. ---
**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:** [May 11, 2025, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/6755 "2025-05-11T10:58:23Z")
Yup, me, too. ---
**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:** [May 11, 2025, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/6756 "2025-05-11T11:02:13Z")
I say “eating”, but I also say “goin’”. Could not vote. mmm ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2025, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/6757 "2025-05-11T14:11:35Z")
Ideally I should pronounce it like the “ing” in “singer”. In the real world, I get sloppy and drop the “g”. And often the “i”. ---
**Author:** ![DaveUnknown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/94ad74/32.png) [@DaveUnknown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveUnknown)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2025, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/6758 "2025-05-11T16:53:14Z")
I’ll follow up to the “Pronounce -ing” poll. My sister and I grew up in the mid-Atlantic, and maybe picked up a bit of “Bawlmerese” but not much. She ended up in Wisconsin 25+ years ago and every time I see her, and especially my nephew, or other native WI people, I notice they pronounce words that end in “-ing”, as “-een” e.g. it sounds to me like, “eat-een” or “topp-een” (eating, topping). I think this is common on the west coast as well. I don’t know what its called in phonetics. I agree that “singer” would have made a better example. ---
**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:** [May 11, 2025, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/6759 "2025-05-11T18:04:32Z")
> [@DaveUnknown](#): > > I think this is common on the west coast as well. I live on the west coast, and I don’t notice it much here. If I do hear it, it’s usually from a tourist. ---
**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:** [May 11, 2025, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/6760 "2025-05-11T23:03:51Z")
I don’t pay that much attention to avatars, and can’t see most of them very well anyway. So I don’t know how much became missing from any of them when they turned into circles. I wasn’t even sure they hadn’t been circles all along. Whether the father did better than his promise or worse than his promise depends entirely on what the daughter thinks of it. Did he ask her? If not, did he notice her reaction when he told her? If she said “No, Daddy, what I wanted was to see the movie!” then he did worse. If she said “Great! That’s even better than I asked for!” then he did better. If he neither asked her nor paid any attention to her reaction when he changed the deal, then he should have. ---
**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:** [May 11, 2025, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/6761 "2025-05-11T23:19:36Z")
Seems like they could work in the movie _and_ go to Disneyworld. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636.md?page=337) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636.md?page=339)