# 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:** 395
**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:** [August 7, 2025, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/7882 "2025-08-07T00:41:54Z")
> [@Karen\_Lingel](#): > > My only goal is to use eggs. That’s fair. I still buy a dozen (rarely, they still aren’t cheap) but normally only use 8-10 by the time I reluctantly throw them out (well past the “best by” date but when I start to feel uncomfortable). I could buy a half-doz instead, but then I end up short when I need those couple extra. But since the food waste is hurtful, I really _should_ go to a half doz, just that everyone cutting food costs has already bought all the ones in stock normally. ---
**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:** [August 7, 2025, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/7883 "2025-08-07T01:21:02Z")
I’ve often used eggs after the “best by" date. They aren’t good for meringue, but they are fine for chocolate chip cookies, or even for scrambled eggs. I mean, i crack them separately, and look at them, and sniff them. But I’m not sure I’ve ever found a bad egg. Eggs keep really well. ---
**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:** [August 7, 2025, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/7884 "2025-08-07T01:44:05Z")
Yep, I normally stop using them at two weeks past the best buy date, but I normally was using them for a gently poached egg in ramen, or other dish that calls for fresher eggs. But baked? Made into a French Toast custard, or scrambled/frittata? Fine up to two weeks past for 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:** [August 7, 2025, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/7885 "2025-08-07T02:26:21Z")
During the pandemic i stocked up, and we ended up with a lot of eggs at one point. I’m pretty sure i was eating eggs at least 2 months past their “best by" date, and i ate some of those soft boiled. Honestly, i don’t usually look at the date unless I’m making meringue, or otherwise need a firm white. ---
**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:** [August 7, 2025, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/7886 "2025-08-07T10:41:32Z")
> [@puzzlegal](#): > > But I’m not sure I’ve ever found a bad egg. You haven’t met me. mmm ---
**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:** [August 7, 2025, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/7887 "2025-08-07T14:29:28Z")
It’s going to depend on how much less than $25 the item is. I’m probably not going to want to pay more than $4 or $5 for shipping; but that’s a much greater percentage of, say, $2.50 than it is of $24.99. And it’s also going to depend on how badly I need the thing, on whether I can get it from a reasonably-local brick-and-mortar, on whether I can reasonably combine it with a larger order of things I also need from the same place, and on whether anybody reliable is offering the same thing online for a smaller combined price-and-shipping cost. Did not vote. ---
**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:** [August 7, 2025, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/7888 "2025-08-07T14:43:08Z")
Same as thorny locust. I’ve bought things that cost less than their shipping, if they were cheap, and i really wanted them, and there wasn’t another way to get them. Most notably, i once bought a tiny plant that cost a couple of bucks from Canada, but the minimum price to get it shipped, which included getting a phytosanitary certificate so it could legally enter the US, was something like $30. (It’s still in my backyard, but i may replace it next spring.) For most small items, I’ll pay about $5 for shipping, and will have them shipped if there isn’t a better way to obtain them. Doesn’t matter if the small item costs $2.50 or $50. ---
**Author:** ![colinfred](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colinfred/32/21338_2.png) [@colinfred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/colinfred)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2025, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/7889 "2025-08-07T14:44:05Z")
I don’t care how much is “product” and how much is “Shipping” You want to send me a light item for 1p but charge me £25 for shipping fine, you want to send me a heavy item for £25 and provide free shipping also fine. How you divide the bottom line cost is not my concern. ---
**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:** [August 7, 2025, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/7890 "2025-08-07T15:18:46Z")
> [@Karen\_Lingel](#): > > It’s ranked choice, you have to pick a rank for each one (or abstain) with no duplicates. If I read that poll aright, everyone who voted put chocolate chip first? ---
**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:** [August 7, 2025, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/7891 "2025-08-07T15:38:41Z")
I did not, so i don’t think so. ---
**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:** [August 7, 2025, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/7892 "2025-08-07T16:32:33Z")
[Here](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-and-managing-polls/77548/117) is a description of how ranked polls are supposed to work. (I don’t understand it !) ---
**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:** [August 7, 2025, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/7893 "2025-08-07T16:38:05Z")
I am lodging a protest: 1. The cookie poll was closed before I could vote. 2. I didn’t get any cookies. ---
**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:** [August 7, 2025, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/7894 "2025-08-07T17:03:21Z")
Cookies are for new members only! ---
**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:** [August 7, 2025, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/7895 "2025-08-07T17:11:49Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > I didn’t get any cookies. Look in your browser; there’s lots of cookies there! ---
**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:** [August 7, 2025, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/7896 "2025-08-07T17:23:27Z")
I’m reasonably confident I can catch the ball absent interference, but I suspect a highly valuable HR ball would generate lots of jostling. That said, the less time I have to think about it, the better my odds. ---
**Author:** ![Karen\_Lingel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karen_lingel/32/18649_2.png) [@Karen\_Lingel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Karen_Lingel)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2025, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/7897 "2025-08-07T17:35:38Z")
Cookie poll is NOT closed. The results (“winner”) are always published, using only existing voters. ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2025, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/7898 "2025-08-07T19:20:21Z")
If that ball were hurtling toward me, I would duck, no matter how valuable it is. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2025, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/7899 "2025-08-07T19:35:37Z")
> [@thorny\_locust](#): > > It’s going to depend on how much less than $25 the item is. I’m probably not going to want to pay more than $4 or $5 for shipping; but that’s a much greater percentage of, say, $2.50 than it is of $24.99. Yeah, I was thinking 20% on a 25$ item. ---
**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:** [August 7, 2025, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/7900 "2025-08-07T19:53:59Z")
> [@Dendarii\_Dame](#): > > If that ball were hurtling toward me, I would duck, no matter how valuable it is Yeah. I voted ‘likely to be hit in face’; but I probably actually wouldn’t be hit in the face, because I’d probably be trying to hide under the seat with my arms over my head. ---
**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:** [August 7, 2025, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/7901 "2025-08-07T20:13:30Z")
I would have a reasonable chance of a normal home run but there are too many factors to be sure. For a historic home run it would be dumb luck. Everyone around you would be aware of the situation and it would turn into a rugby scrum in the bleachers. It also depends on if it’s a laser beam line drive or a looping long pop up. It’s still maybe but I wouldn’t be confident. After years of going to games the only foul ball I have was one that rolled to my wife’s feet while I was in the bathroom. That’s how I knew she was the one. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636.md?page=394) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636.md?page=396)