# 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:** 464
**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:** [November 18, 2025, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/9263 "2025-11-18T10:22:56Z")
You don’t have to like every flavor in a group. Those are just examples. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2025, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/9264 "2025-11-18T12:43:35Z")
The ice cream poll was tough. I went with “spicy and botanical,” likely because the most recent really good one I had was cinnamon flavored (I went back for seconds the next day). But I love “beverage-inspired” ones too, like Bailey’s Irish cream or root beer. And, maple walnut. And, pistachio. And, Cherries Garcia. And… ---
**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:** [November 18, 2025, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/9265 "2025-11-18T13:59:38Z")
But if some of the flavors in the group are favorites, and i won’t eat others because i dislike them, should i vote for the group? ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2025, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/9266 "2025-11-18T14:04:22Z")
I don’t think of chocolate as a “confection based” ice cream. It is usually made with cocoa powder (and lots of it if it’s my own concoction) which reduces the sweetness of ice cream. The other things listed in that group are like adding candy to the ice cream. ---
**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:** [November 18, 2025, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/9267 "2025-11-18T14:45:51Z")
Maybe chocolate should be moved to the “spice” category. ---
**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:** [November 18, 2025, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/9268 "2025-11-18T16:38:39Z")
I found it impossible to cast a reasonable vote in the ice cream poll Several of the groupings contain my top tier favorites, which is a problem in and of itself. What’s worse, they’re lumped in with other flavors that I (in some cases, intensely) dislike. mmm ---
**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:** [November 18, 2025, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/9269 "2025-11-18T17:34:50Z")
> [@puzzlegal](#): > > Huh, i have no idea what to do with the ice cream poll. > [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > I found it impossible to cast a reasonable vote in the ice cream poll Yeah, I didn’t vote. I like flavors in every group. I hate flavors in every group. I don’t pick food by groups. Same with the clothes I wear. I wear a variety of colors (eliminating a few that don’t flatter my coloring), a variety of patterns and solids, a variety of fabrics from silk to denim. I defy categories! ---
**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:** [November 18, 2025, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/9270 "2025-11-18T17:47:10Z")
> [@carrps](#): > > I defy categories! You belong in the uncategorized ~~category~~ group…along with all of the other misfit toys. 🫣 ---
**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:** [November 18, 2025, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/9271 "2025-11-18T17:48:34Z")
I was born on the Island of Misfit Toys. ---
**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:** [November 18, 2025, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/9272 "2025-11-18T19:12:37Z")
I didn’t vote. I like a lot of ice cream, gelatto, and sorbet flavors, but not from all brands or vendors. ---
**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:** [November 18, 2025, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/9273 "2025-11-18T19:28:37Z")
My ice cream favorites fall into several different categories, none of them more so than the others. Didn’t vote. ---
**Author:** ![psychonaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/psychonaut/32/4655_2.png) [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2025, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/9274 "2025-11-19T00:25:12Z")
> [@carrps](#): > > Yeah, I didn’t vote. I like flavors in every group. I hate flavors in every group. I don’t pick food by groups. > > Same with the clothes I wear. I wear a variety of colors (eliminating a few that don’t flatter my coloring), a variety of patterns and solids, a variety of fabrics from silk to denim. I defy categories! The ice cream poll forces you to select a single answer, but there’s no such restriction in the clothing poll. If you commonly wear all of those patterns, you can vote for all of them. ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2025, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/9275 "2025-11-19T14:09:20Z")
When it comes to ice cream, I am quite promiscuous. ---
**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:** [November 19, 2025, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/9276 "2025-11-19T15:47:49Z")
I voted in the clothing poll. ---
**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:** [November 19, 2025, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/9277 "2025-11-19T16:02:11Z")
Me, too. ---
**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:** [November 19, 2025, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/9278 "2025-11-19T16:15:53Z")
My given name is Michael, which come from Hebrew, and translates into a rhetorical question, “who is like God?” ---
**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2025, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/9279 "2025-11-19T16:38:30Z")
My given name can be translated (after tracing it back to it’s German origins) as “He who rules in peace”, but in its Spanish form (“Federico”) it probably would stump any German person. ---
**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:** [November 19, 2025, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/9280 "2025-11-19T16:39:55Z")
My last name is a foreign patronymic, similar to, say, Olafsson. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2025, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/9281 "2025-11-19T16:54:06Z")
My name means “follower of Christ.” Great for an atheist. ---
**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2025, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/9282 "2025-11-19T16:57:19Z")
Well I’ve never ruled anything either. (unless you count _Civilization_, where the name would’ve been terribly incorrect in my younger years (when I won by CONQUERING EVERYBODY) but more apt now that I usually try to win by cultural or diplomatic means ) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636.md?page=463) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636.md?page=465)