# 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:** 46
**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:** [April 9, 2024, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/902 "2024-04-09T14:45:39Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > We live in southern MA, and innocently set out for a northern town, St Johnsbury, at 8AM We were at St Johnsbury. Except we started from Vermont. ---
**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:** [April 9, 2024, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/903 "2024-04-09T14:46:55Z")
That’s the way to do it! ---
**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:** [April 9, 2024, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/904 "2024-04-09T14:51:33Z")
A friend had previously planned a gaming weekend in Vermont, ending Sunday. So a subset of that group booked another night, played some more games Sunday, and then drove from there. I got invited to the add-on part after i tested covid negative. (Having been uninvited from my Indiana plans, which needed more lead time.) It worked much better than I had expected. ---
**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:** [April 9, 2024, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/905 "2024-04-09T15:05:15Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > You might only know it if you have had a tailored suit/pants. > > [How Do You Hang? | Which Side Do You Dress On? | 5 Theories For Men Dressing To The Left Or Right (realmenrealstyle.com)](https://www.realmenrealstyle.com/dress-left-right/) WI I go right down the middle? ---
**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:** [April 9, 2024, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/906 "2024-04-09T15:05:55Z")
Another vote for a needed ‘Other’! ---
**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:** [April 9, 2024, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/907 "2024-04-09T15:23:26Z")
Or “up”… ---
**Author:** ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2024, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/908 "2024-04-09T16:22:15Z")
I have had tailored pants, yet no tailor has ever asked me that question. ---
**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:** [April 9, 2024, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/909 "2024-04-09T16:24:44Z")
Re: favorite teams. > [@Polls only: No discussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/4788): > > Win a title in about 20 year spans, but otherwise be mediocre to terrible all other years. It’s the NC State way. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2024, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/910 "2024-04-09T18:46:03Z")
> [@suranyi](#): > > I have had tailored pants, yet no tailor has ever asked me that question. Nor I. I actually thought the question was about lining up with other people in uniform, as I did when I was a Civil War reenactor, and getting the troops in proper order. I would buy a widget endorsed by a hated politician unless I knew that he was making lots of money from the endorsement. Otherwise, cost is my key concern. I usually watch and don’t skip intros while watching a show, unless the opening sequence is particularly long or has music I don’t like. We were able to see the full solar eclipse yesterday from our backyard; my niece and her husband drove up from Columbus to see it with us. It was a warm spring day and the temperature dropped noticeably during totality. Our old dog didn’t react at all, but our neighbor’s dog barked nervously just before that. We could see a red solar prominence at about the 6:30 position during totality. Absolutely _stunning_ to see that dark disc with its eerie white rim. Loved the experience. ---
**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:** [April 9, 2024, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/911 "2024-04-09T19:03:03Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > …and getting the troops in proper order. I guess you could say that. mmm ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2024, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/912 "2024-04-09T20:08:50Z")
> [@puzzlegal](#): > > A friend had previously planned a gaming weekend in Vermont, ending Sunday. So a subset of that group booked another night, played some more games Sunday, and then drove from there. I got invited to the add-on part after i tested covid negative. (Having been uninvited from my Indiana plans, which needed more lead time.) Sounds wonderful. ---
**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:** [April 9, 2024, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/913 "2024-04-09T20:36:18Z")
How do you vote in the eclipse poll if you did your best to see it but heavy clouds got in the way? I mean, I saw it got dark. But at that point I couldn’t see the sky at all. And I know what “dress right” and “dress left” mean – which is why I didn’t vote in that poll. I’m female. – isn’t it more the balls than the penis, though? If not, then maybe I don’t quite know what it means after all. ---
**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:** [April 9, 2024, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/914 "2024-04-09T23:05:10Z")
Well, the balls and penis generally go together. Although I’m thinking if I’m ever asked that question, I might say “balls left, penis right” and see what the reaction is. ---
**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:** [April 10, 2024, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/915 "2024-04-10T00:03:04Z")
I have no kids to leave anything to. So, things will go to my wife; if she precedes me, then to my nieces and nephew. ---
**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:** [April 10, 2024, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/916 "2024-04-10T03:04:10Z")
Maybe it’s obvious ---
**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:** [April 10, 2024, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/917 "2024-04-10T12:23:01Z")
“Left ball northwest, right ball southeast, penis in the DMZ.” mmm ---
**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:** [April 10, 2024, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/918 "2024-04-10T19:26:06Z")
Interesting. So far, about 74% of Dopers have voted that they will either give almost everything - or give almost nothing - to their kids as an inheritance. ---
**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:** [April 10, 2024, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/919 "2024-04-10T20:20:28Z")
I voted nothing because I don’t have kids. We do plan to leave whatever’s left to my sister-in-law’s kids, but I have no idea whether that will be millions or just a nightmare of paperwork. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2024, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/920 "2024-04-10T20:21:28Z")
> [@Dr.Drake](#): > > I voted nothing because I don’t have kids. Right, but I didnt vote, Currently it is all left to my wife of course. ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2024, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/921 "2024-04-10T22:19:23Z")
In an ideal world, I would leave most of my billions to my wife and children. In the real world, I have neither billions, nor wife, nor children. And one of the most remarkable properties of modern geriatric medicine is its ability to drain your life savings before you have a fatal medical issue. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636.md?page=45) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636.md?page=47)