# 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:** 96
**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 24, 2024, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/1902 "2024-06-24T17:42:24Z")
Depends on the school. One of the elementary schools? Tear it down. They all needs serious updating anyway. Build a new state of the art solar school a few blocks away. One of the middle schools? Different story. Those are in specific locations for a reason and would be harder to replace/relocate. The high school? No way. Too sprawling and it’s the only one in town. Plus the fact that if the shooting occurred at the high school, it would involve my friends, my students and quite possibly me. I wouldn’t want the place erased. ---
**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 25, 2024, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/1903 "2024-06-25T00:23:37Z")
I’ll give @Little_Nemo a Christmas tamale if he explains who the Belcher, Griffin, Hill, and Smith families are. (I think everyone knows who the Simpsons are.) ---
**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:** [June 25, 2024, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/1904 "2024-06-25T00:27:11Z")
They’re all animated TV families: Belcher = _Bob’s Burgers_ Griffin = _Family Guy_ Hill = _King of the Hill_ Smith = _American Dad_ Does that mean I get the Christmas tamale? ---
**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 25, 2024, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/1905 "2024-06-25T00:28:33Z")
Ha! I’ve seen (and hated) Family Guy because my son watched it as a teenager. I’ve heard of King of the Hill (maybe he also watched that), not the others. Tamale? ---
**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:** [June 25, 2024, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/1906 "2024-06-25T01:27:14Z")
> [@squeegee](#): > > I’ll give @Little_Nemo a Christmas tamale if he explains who the Belcher, Griffin, Hill, and Smith families are. (I think everyone knows who the Simpsons are.) I figured anyone who didn’t recognize the characters wasn’t going to have an opinion on their favorites and could skip the poll. ---
**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 25, 2024, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/1907 "2024-06-25T01:50:47Z")
No tamale for you. ---
**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 25, 2024, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/1908 "2024-06-25T02:39:06Z")
> [@WildaBeast](#): > > They’re all animated TV families …all of which have aired on Fox on the same night as _The Simpsons_. ---
**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 25, 2024, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/1909 "2024-06-25T04:33:05Z")
Or you. ---
**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:** [June 25, 2024, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/1910 "2024-06-25T17:58:25Z")
Tina Belcher and her zombie erotica are tops in my book. That show is so spot on about how you could pine after a boy who barely noticed your existence because he was too interested in boy stuff. Lisa Simpson is the most relatable character for me in The Simpsons. Especially that episode where she meets another smart girl and the girl turns out to be better than her at everything! I hated that as a kid! I’m not really a Family Guy fan but Stewie is the most entertaining character. I think it’s hilarious he was born holding a map of Europe. Haven’t watched too much King of the Hill but I think Peggy is hilarious when she tries to speak Spanish. Not sure who the Smiths are. ---
**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 26, 2024, 10:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/1911 "2024-06-26T10:09:22Z")
The handwashing poll could have included a high-flow vs. a low-flow dryer (or, at least, an “other” option). mmm ---
**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:** [June 26, 2024, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/1912 "2024-06-26T10:31:58Z")
I’ve never heard of different dryers. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2024, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/1913 "2024-06-26T10:44:29Z")
Y’all wash your hands? The sign says employees must, but I’m not an employee…… ---
**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 26, 2024, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/1914 "2024-06-26T14:47:09Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > The handwashing poll could have included a high-flow vs. a low-flow dryer Huh? I have no idea what the flow rate is of any dryer in any restroom I’ve ever been in. I just know that I don’t like to listen to them. Some make a worse noise than others, but I’ve never bothered to try to sort out, or to remember, which are more bearable. I just don’t use them – paper towels or no paper towels; if the air dryer’s the only choice, I’ll shake my hands off or wipe them dry on my clothes. ---
**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:** [June 26, 2024, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/1915 "2024-06-26T19:40:40Z")
My high school graduation song was “Dream On” by Aerosmith. I remember it because I voted for that one, and it’s still one of my favorite Aerosmith songs. ---
**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 26, 2024, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/1916 "2024-06-26T19:49:01Z")
I’ve never heard of a graduation song. Maybe we had one but I doubt it. ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2024, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/1917 "2024-06-26T20:22:05Z")
We didn’t have a class or graduation song, but did have a school song. ---
**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:** [June 26, 2024, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/1918 "2024-06-26T22:04:00Z")
Maybe it was a 90s thing? I graduated in 2001, but that was kind of the done thing. The group behind me had a Deftones song. ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2024, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/1919 "2024-06-26T22:19:42Z")
I don’t remember. Odds are, at some point they played “Land of Hope and Glory” aka “Pomp and Circumstance.” ---
**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 26, 2024, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/1920 "2024-06-26T22:28:51Z")
I didn’t know what a “graduation song” was, so I thought the poll meant the school song. I’ll have to go change my vote. Graduation song? Did you vote for it? I can imagine a lot of kids _hating_ the chosen song. ---
**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:** [June 26, 2024, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/1921 "2024-06-26T23:19:04Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Y’all wash your hands? The sign says employees must But when I found the waiter and told him he had to wash my hands, he just gave me a strange look. Hey, buddy, I’m not the one who made the rule. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636.md?page=95) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636.md?page=97)