# 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:** 434
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2025, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/8663 "2025-09-29T02:06:43Z")
I dont follow Pro sports at all, but my Dad was a LA Angels fan, so when they are in the play-off I root for them. ---
**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:** [September 29, 2025, 9:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/8664 "2025-09-29T09:13:36Z")
I don’t like karaoke - neither my range nor my tone are well-suited for most pop songs. But if you’ve got an a cappella arrangement I’m in there. ---
**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:** [September 29, 2025, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/8665 "2025-09-29T13:30:18Z")
I couldn’t carry a tune if it had handles; I know this & don’t embarrass myself by grabbing a mic in front of a crowd to sing ---
**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:** [September 29, 2025, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/8666 "2025-09-29T14:18:28Z")
Yep. The only time I sing in public is in church, and that’s only if the people around me are singing. But I do like doing so, poor voice and all. ---
**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:** [September 29, 2025, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/8667 "2025-09-29T14:30:41Z")
I have never participated in karaoke (although I enjoy watching others, in reasonable doses). And I never will. Didn’t vote. ---
**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:** [September 29, 2025, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/8668 "2025-09-29T14:32:52Z")
I’ve done karaoke a couple of times, but the songs I “sang” weren’t on the list: - Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys - A Boy Named Sue ---
**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:** [September 29, 2025, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/8669 "2025-09-29T14:39:16Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > I couldn’t carry a tune if it had handles; I know this & don’t ~~embarrass myself~~ subject others to that fact by grabbing a mic in front of a crowd to sing I know editing quotes is verboten but I figure it’s allowed to my own to fix a typo ---
**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:** [September 29, 2025, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/8670 "2025-09-29T16:09:00Z")
I karaoked just once in my life. It was with a partner and I was tipsy. We did Simon & Garfunkel’s “The Boxer”. (I should have considered the endless li-le-lies toward the end of the tune) mmm ---
**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:** [September 29, 2025, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/8671 "2025-09-29T19:55:43Z")
The only song I’ll karaoke is “Tequila” by The Champs. ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2025, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/8672 "2025-09-29T20:27:09Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > I don’t like karaoke - neither my range nor my tone are well-suited for most pop songs. But if you’ve got an a cappella arrangement I’m in there. “A capella” and “arrangement” is a curious construction. Do you mean the karaoke machine provides the back-up vocals, and you sing the lead? As for the World Series polls, I hesitated, for fear of threads\*\*\*ing, but “I don’t care” was given as an option in both, so I answered. ---
**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:** [September 29, 2025, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/8673 "2025-09-29T20:54:39Z")
For the first World Series poll, I don’t follow baseball at all, so I honestly don’t have a clue. For the second poll, I do know enough to know that as a Northern California resident the Dodgers are our sworn rivals. So anyone but them. Since the Giants aren’t an option I picked the Cubs, just because. ---
**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:** [September 29, 2025, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/8674 "2025-09-29T20:56:46Z")
Go Brewers!!! ---
**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:** [September 29, 2025, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/8675 "2025-09-29T20:59:19Z")
You know what, I changed my vote. I don’t know how I missed the Brewers in the poll. I have family in Wisconsin, so of course I should be rooting for the Brewers. ---
**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2025, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/8676 "2025-09-29T22:02:41Z")
> [@mbh](#): > > As for the World Series polls, I hesitated, for fear of threads\*\*\*ing, but “I don’t care” was given as an option in both, so I answered. Well, I thought it would be interesting to see how much “noninterest” there would be. And I also should have just said, “Who do you think will win” rather than “Who has the best chance.” The former is more likely to invite predictions of an underdog emerging on top. ---
**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:** [September 30, 2025, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/8677 "2025-09-30T00:30:27Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > Yep. The only time I sing in public is in church, and that’s only if the people around me are singing. But I do like doing so, poor voice and all. This is exactly my position. I love to sing in a group, so long as there are enough others singing that my lousy voice won’t interfere with anyone else’s enjoyment of the activity. ---
**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:** [September 30, 2025, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/8678 "2025-09-30T05:41:40Z")
I’m enthusiastic about music, and will sing (under my breath) along with favorite songs in public, or along with the radio/cellphone playlist when driving by myself. But I have have minimal range, skill, or tonal control. So, yeah, not going to do it audibly in public. I picked American Pie, All-Star, and My Way because I’ve sung along with all of them when safely in private. Something not mentioned, and applies to serval songs on the list, is that I would dare not sing those that have been parodied by Weird Al, lest I start singing those versions. Something I’ve done to “Eye of the Tiger” switching into The Theme of Rocky 13 aka “The Rye or the Kaiser”. ---
**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:** [September 30, 2025, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/8679 "2025-09-30T05:46:13Z")
> [@ParallelLines](#): > > Something not mentioned, and applies to serval songs on the list, is that I would dare not sing those that have been parodied by Weird Al, lest I start singing those versions. Something I’ve done to The Theme of Rocky 13 aka “The Rye or the Kaiser”. I haven’t done karaoke in a long time, but if I were to do it again, I’d ask to sing the Greg Kihn Band’s “Jeopardy,” so I could intentionally sing the lyrics to Weird Al’s “I Lost on Jeopardy.” ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2025, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/8680 "2025-09-30T19:55:31Z")
I like to wear shorts, yes, but also sweatpants, but especially thick merino wool sweaters. ---
**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:** [September 30, 2025, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/8681 "2025-09-30T21:39:34Z")
I couldn’t answer the “what usually wakes you up in the morning” poll, because it didn’t allow multiple responses, and there’s no one choice that happens often enough to count as “usually.” On mornings when I have to go to work, I have the alarm clock set, but sometimes I “just naturally wake up” slightly before the alarm goes off, and sometimes it’s the alarm that wakes me. (On mornings when I don’t have to go to work, I get up whenever I “just naturally wake up,” but sometimes “nature is calling” is a contributing factor to when that happens.) ---
**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:** [October 1, 2025, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/8682 "2025-10-01T00:17:30Z")
I have a daily alarm set on my Fitbit. The vibration on my wrist never fails to wake me from even the soundest sleep, without bothering anybody else. I don’t really feel like that counts as an “alarm clock,” so I answered “other.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636.md?page=433) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636.md?page=435)