# 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:** 405
**Author:** ![Ellecram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellecram/32/18948_2.png) [@Ellecram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellecram)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2025, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/8082 "2025-08-17T19:34:49Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > We went by a cheese shop in rural, western NY that had a cheese vending machine so one could get their fix 24x7 Oh I would love to come across one of these! ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2025, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/8083 "2025-08-17T19:56:51Z")
Cheesesteaks don’t even rank on my “beef sandwiches” scale, much less my overall sandwich list. Terminally over-rated in my book. Yes, I’ve had them in Philly. No, they weren’t memorable in the least. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2025, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/8084 "2025-08-17T21:43:02Z")
One feature of many cheesesteak sandwiches is the green bell peppers. Those things make me gag, so the cheesesteak will be a food of utter desperation. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2025, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/8085 "2025-08-17T23:00:37Z")
“Cheesesteak, hold the bell peppers, no Whiz.” ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2025, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/8086 "2025-08-17T23:36:28Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Cheesesteaks don’t even rank on my “beef sandwiches” scale, much less my overall sandwich list. Terminally over-rated in my book. I agree over-rated, but if you have a cheesesteak place a short walk away, it isnt a bad choice. ---
**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:** [August 17, 2025, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/8087 "2025-08-17T23:54:22Z")
> [@Ellecram](#): > > Please tell me about the Seriously Sharp Cheddar Cheese. This I have not encountered but would certainly purchase Cabot Creamery is a Vermont cheese brand that is popular here in New England. I used their five cheddar cheese varieties for my poll. Seriously Sharp is one of them. > **[Seriously Sharp Cheddar Cheese](https://cabotcreamery.com/products/cheese-seriously-sharp-bar-dairy)** > > Our classic 8 oz. Seriously Sharp Cheddar cheese bar is milky white in color and has a slightly crumbly, firm texture that’s adored by cheddar lovers who crave a taste of the unexpected. With a nutty, luscious aroma, Cabot’s Seriously Sharp Cheddar... ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2025, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/8088 "2025-08-18T00:10:14Z")
I have been pretty close to Philadelphia. A hundred miles or so is pretty close, in my book. Never actually been there, or to any place that specializes in the philly cheesesteak sandwich. I had one once, from the rock-hard cafe (also known as the ptomaine turntable – the food machine in the break room at work), and it was, to say the least, none too good. I can imagine that a freshly-made one could be palatable, but it really is just not my kind of thing. ---
**Author:** ![Ellecram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellecram/32/18948_2.png) [@Ellecram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellecram)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2025, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/8089 "2025-08-18T00:25:25Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > > [@Ellecram](#): > > > > Please tell me about the Seriously Sharp Cheddar Cheese. This I have not encountered but would certainly purchase > > Cabot Creamery is a Vermont cheese brand that is popular here in New England. I used their five cheddar cheese varieties for my poll. Seriously Sharp is one of them. > > [Seriously Sharp Cheddar Cheese – Cabot Creamery](https://cabotcreamery.com/products/cheese-seriously-sharp-bar-dairy) I did not know that! Perfect name for a cheese. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2025, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/8090 "2025-08-18T00:26:52Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > We went by a cheese shop in rural, western NY that had a cheese vending machine so one could get their fix 24x7 Out of curiosity, was it Yancey’s in Corfu? ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2025, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/8091 "2025-08-18T01:16:45Z")
I lived in SE Pennsylvania. It was required to go out for cheesesteaks. Similarly, heaven forfend that you admit to not liking [Del’s](https://dels.com/) lemonade in Rhode Island. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2025, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/8092 "2025-08-18T01:26:34Z")
On one trip, we spent a night in outlying Harrisburg, which _naturally_ meant that we had to go to Hershey the next day. It was not optional. ---
**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 18, 2025, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/8093 "2025-08-18T02:53:09Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Out of curiosity, was it Yancey’s in Corfu? I think so, it was in that area ---
**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 18, 2025, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/8094 "2025-08-18T06:41:33Z")
> [@susan](#): > > “Cheesesteak, hold the bell peppers, no Whiz.” The frying surface tastes of pepper. Even if they don’t add it to yours, the sandwich is inedible. ---
**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 18, 2025, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/8095 "2025-08-18T06:49:50Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > In Booth Bay Harbor we ordered lobsters from a tank, and once in Hong Kong we picked out fish from a tank. It was really more ritual than anything, it’s not like I could identify the one that was going to taste better. I pick a healthy-looking female that’s the size i want. You don’t want a lethargic looking one that may have been in the tank too long. But otherwise they all taste about the same. (That is to say, you are avoiding the one that may taste worse, not looking for the one that’s going to taste extra special good.) Anyway, i grew up in New England. Of course if had lobster. I’ve certainly picked ones from the tank when i bought live ones to cook at home, and I’m pretty sure I’ve done so at a restaurant that was going to bring it to my table, too. And my favorite preparation is steamed, served in the shell. Actually, no, my favorite preparation is with ginger and scallion sauce, but that’s arguably more work to eat than whole in the shell. ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2025, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/8096 "2025-08-18T08:07:44Z")
I’d be willing to walk 500 or 1000 miles for someone I love, but it has to actually be for a real purpose with real effect/tangible benefit, not just some gesture. Like, if it were the only way to get lifesaving medication. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2025, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/8097 "2025-08-18T13:29:56Z")
I’ll give you candy, diamonds, pills, hundred dollar bills, but just watching the shows you want to see might be a bridge too far. ---
**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:** [August 18, 2025, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/8098 "2025-08-18T14:04:47Z")
> [@puzzlegal](#): > > I pick a healthy-looking female that’s the size i want. Good advice for dating, too. ---
**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 18, 2025, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/8099 "2025-08-18T14:35:06Z")
> [@Velocity](#): > > I’d be willing to walk 500 or 1000 miles for someone I love, but it has to actually be for a real purpose with real effect/tangible benefit, not just some gesture. Like, if it were the only way to get lifesaving medication I would have been so willing; but I don’t think I’m physically capable of it any longer. And which of those routes I’d take is liable to depend on the mood I’m in, the weather, the time of day/night, and how many large trucks wanting to go FAST are to be expected on each of the routes. ---
**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:** [August 18, 2025, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/8100 "2025-08-18T14:41:02Z")
> [@thorny\_locust](#): > > And which of those routes I’d take is liable to depend on the mood I’m in, the weather, the time of day/night, and how many large trucks wanting to go FAST are to be expected on each of the routes. This made me go back and change my answer. I realized I almost always drive US70 between Newport, TN and Ashville. It costs about five minutes, but it is so much nicer than I40… Unless you get behind some dipshit going 25 MPH in the no passing zones. ---
**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 18, 2025, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/8101 "2025-08-18T16:11:51Z")
My reaction to getting class reunion invites: As usual, scheduled in the middle of the farmers’ market season. Sorry, can’t go. I don’t know if I would anyway; I might not. But “hell no” is considerably too strong, and none of the other answers seem to fit either. Didn’t vote. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636.md?page=404) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636.md?page=406)