# 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:** 94
**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:** [June 23, 2024, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/1862 "2024-06-23T00:40:57Z")
If the acting was that bad I would have excused myself to the restroom and found the nearest bar, then texted my theater companion telling them where to meet me when they’d finally had enough of the scenery chewing. ---
**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:** [June 23, 2024, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/1863 "2024-06-23T00:45:29Z")
25 some odd years ago, I was taking acting classes and our teacher told us that Fort Worth was overly enthusiastic about giving standing ovations. It was actually not liked that much by the actors. I only give a standing ovation for a particularly well done performance ---
**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:** [June 23, 2024, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/1864 "2024-06-23T10:27:44Z")
I attend a lot of plays. There has never _not_ been a standing ovation. I selected Other. If I’m unhappy with a performance I’ll do the standing part, but I won’t give what anyone would call an “ovation”. (In other words, I’ll do a very modest amount of clapping) mmm ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2024, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/1865 "2024-06-23T18:58:40Z")
I moved to CA from IL in 1987, and a cow-orker brought homemade tamales for our very small office that year and a couple following years. I’d never heard of this tradition. Since then I’ve been gifted them occasionally. Always appreciated – tamales are awesome. ---
**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:** [June 23, 2024, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/1866 "2024-06-23T18:59:59Z")
@squeegee’s Christmas tamales poll really needs a “Huh??” choice. And @Jackmannii’s clickbait headlines poll needs an “All of the above, I guess” choice. ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2024, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/1867 "2024-06-23T19:01:48Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > @squeegee’s Christmas tamales poll really needs a “Huh??” choice. “No” is huh. > **[Christmas Tamales Tradition: Explained | Goldbelly](https://blog.goldbelly.com/christmas-tamales/)** > > Ever wondered why Christmas tamales are a thing? Read on for an explanation on the delicious tradition. ---
**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:** [June 23, 2024, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/1868 "2024-06-23T19:11:54Z")
“Ever wondered why Christmas tamales are a thing?” No, because I’d never heard or imagined that they _were_ a thing. ---
**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:** [June 23, 2024, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/1869 "2024-06-23T19:12:58Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > “Ever wondered why Christmas tamales are a thing?” No, because I’d never heard or imagined that they _were_ a thing. I still don’t know they are a thing. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2024, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/1870 "2024-06-23T19:22:25Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > “Ever wondered why Christmas tamales are a thing?” No, because I’d never heard or imagined that they _were_ a thing. In Western States. Now, unlike Tacos and Burritos, I am not a super fan of tamales, but it is a thing out here in CA. We were going to Walt Disney World and someone asked me if we were gonna go to the Mexican restaurant there-I replied- “You know what we call Mexican food in San Jose? _Food_”. You can also sub LA or SoCal for San Jose. trump said we’d have a taco truck on every corner if Biden won- and sadly, yet another trump promise broken. 🤪 ---
**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:** [June 23, 2024, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/1871 "2024-06-23T19:27:45Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > In Western States. Now, unlike Tacos and Burritos, I am not a super fan of tamales, but it is a thing out here in CA. Tamales I understand. I like them. Christmas tamales are something I first learned about today. ---
**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:** [June 23, 2024, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/1872 "2024-06-23T20:07:18Z")
I grew up in SoCal, so I’ve known about tamales at Christmas since I was little. I even got roped into helping a friend make some one year. Tons of work! She had two great big galvanized steel vats – one for the masa, and one for the filling. I was stuffing the husks. Cut my hands to pieces. If I ever do it again (unlikely) I’ll wear gloves. One of my coworkers who became a good friend brought me his mother’s tamales every year. But I had to pronounce the name properly before he’d say he’d bring them. Sometimes he brought one or two sweet ones, but I preferred the savory ones. Yum, indeed. Tamales were also a big fundraiser for our charitable contributions activities. A place in East L.A. made them in bulk with bulk prices. They always sold out, so, you had to get yours fast! ---
**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:** [June 23, 2024, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/1873 "2024-06-23T20:22:16Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > “Ever wondered why Christmas tamales are a thing?” No, because I’d never heard or imagined that they _were_ a thing. Seconded. (Or thirded.) But my ignorance has just been lessened. ---
**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:** [June 23, 2024, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/1874 "2024-06-23T21:06:11Z")
My freezer is (sorta) full of Christmas tamales I helped make this year. It was fuller several months ago, but sadly the tamales seem to evaporate if you don’t keep an eye on them! Our school band (under the previous director) always sold tamales the week before Christmas Break, made by the band parents/kin. I like mine Christmas-style as well. ---
**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:** [June 23, 2024, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/1875 "2024-06-23T21:15:12Z")
When I was a little kid, my mom put me up on her friend’s horse, and I just sat there while it walked for a minute. I finally get to count it! ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2024, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/1876 "2024-06-23T21:35:45Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > trump said we’d have a taco truck on every corner Actually that was [Marco Gutierrez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Gutierrez), the co-founder of [Latinos for Trump](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latinos_for_Trump). But my disappointment at the lack of taco trucks knows no bounds or party. 😭 > **[Taco trucks on every corner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taco_trucks_on_every_corner)** > > The phrase "taco trucks on every corner" was used by American activist Marco Gutierrez, the co-founder of Latinos for Trump, on September 1, 2016 which received widespread attention during that year's presidential election. During an interview with MSNBC, Gutierrez referred to emigration from Mexico, stating that "My culture is a very dominant culture, and it's imposing and it's causing problems. If you don't do something about it, you're going to have taco trucks on every corner." > His remarks ... ---
**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:** [June 23, 2024, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/1877 "2024-06-23T21:40:05Z")
> [@squeegee](#): > > > [@DrDeth](#): > > > > trump said we’d have a taco truck on every corner > > Actually that was [Marco Gutierrez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Gutierrez), the co-founder of [Latinos for Trump](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latinos_for_Trump). But my disappointment at the lack of taco trucks knows no bounds or party. 😭 > > [Taco trucks on every corner - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taco_trucks_on_every_corner) I just walked out to the corner. No taco truck. Very sad. ---
**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:** [June 23, 2024, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/1878 "2024-06-23T21:44:54Z")
I never did see what was scary about a taco truck on every corner. And I’m not even a huge fan of tacos. But hey, food trucks are nice. ---
**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:** [June 23, 2024, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/1879 "2024-06-23T21:51:57Z")
Doesn’t a taco truck on every corner also imply that all these immigrants now have tax-paying _jobs_ and are bolstering the national economy? You know, like you say they never do? (generic “you.”) ¡Viva Camiones de Tacos! ---
**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:** [June 23, 2024, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/1880 "2024-06-23T22:09:11Z")
I tried to ride the dogs when I was small (they were fairly large dogs) but they just sat down so I slid down off their backs. I didn’t think that counted. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2024, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/1881 "2024-06-23T22:10:45Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Doesn’t a taco truck on every corner also imply that all these immigrants now have tax-paying _jobs_ and are bolstering the national economy? You know, like you say they never do? You forget the MAGA Schrodinger’s Mexican theory- _at once both too lazy to work and taking your jobs away._🤪 🙄 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636.md?page=93) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636.md?page=95)