# Discussion thread for the "Polls only" thread (Part 3) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 29, 2026, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157 "2026-01-29T18:21:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 177
**Author:** ![Thumper668](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thumper668/32/20803_2.png) [@Thumper668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thumper668)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2026, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/3521 "2026-10-16T12:59:58Z")
> [@puzzlegal](#): > > Aww, spoil sport. I know. I’ve been called that all my life. Also, Miss Manners is right. Also, if anyone ever has a meal with me in Europe and I order anything with the word “burger” in it, please just shoot me. ---
**Author:** ![Die\_Capacitrix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/die_capacitrix/32/9_2.png) [@Die\_Capacitrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Die_Capacitrix)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2026, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/3522 "2026-10-16T13:40:23Z")
No need for the [English menu](https://burger-meister.ch/wp-content/uploads/ZEITG26_100077_BM_NY-Pastrami_Imbisskarte_Selfservice_350x240-ENG_p.pdf) from Burgermeister? ---
**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:** [October 16, 2026, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/3523 "2026-10-16T14:03:09Z")
Really, it’s the good people of Hamburg who ought to settle the question. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2026, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/3524 "2026-10-16T14:19:17Z")
Surprisingly, I’m the only poll respondent who quite frequently sees men with “hillbilly” beards grown down to chest level. Apparently none of the rest of you live near a town on the border of eastern Kentucky and shop at the Rural King. ---
**Author:** ![LavenderMagnolia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/2bfe46/32.png) [@LavenderMagnolia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderMagnolia)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2026, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/3525 "2026-10-17T13:32:52Z")
Typically I “shower” every other day and “rinse off” on the other days. When I “rinse off”, I don’t use soap or don’t use it thoroughly. I don’t wash my hair, or I might rinse 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:** [October 17, 2026, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/3526 "2026-10-17T13:42:28Z")
I know a couple of guys who grew that beard during the pandemic. All but one of them have trimmed it shorter since then, and i don’t see him often. I don’t think my son ever shaves his beard, maybe he’s never shaved. But his beard isn’t nearly that long. My husband and i don’t cut the hair on our scalps, and ours maxes out at shoulder length. We just aren’t long-haired humans. ---
**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:** [October 17, 2026, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/3527 "2026-10-17T13:44:43Z")
I usually wash my hair once a week, and tie it up and keep it dry when i want to shower without washing it. One advantage of the hand-held shower head i love is that it makes it easy to keep my hair (mostly) dry. I hate those overhead “rain” showers. ---
**Author:** ![LavenderMagnolia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/2bfe46/32.png) [@LavenderMagnolia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderMagnolia)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2026, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/3528 "2026-10-17T13:46:06Z")
We have an overhead with a hand-held attachment. The hand-held is definitely easier. Also useful when bathing our dogs. ---
**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:** [October 17, 2026, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/3529 "2026-10-17T13:48:50Z")
I have a hand-held that i can mount as a regular shower. (That’s also where it lives when I’m not using it.) That’s good when want both hands free for lathering. ---
**Author:** ![Thumper668](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thumper668/32/20803_2.png) [@Thumper668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thumper668)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2026, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/3530 "2026-10-17T14:06:43Z")
We have very hard water which irritates my skin and scalp. I shower when I’m dirty or sweaty. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2026, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/3531 "2026-10-17T15:21:43Z")
Pizza with sausage, spicy peppers and honey has been popular here for a while. It is delicious. ---
**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:** [October 17, 2026, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/3532 "2026-10-17T15:25:40Z")
I said ‘Other’ on towels (thank you for the option) because I don’t actually know. We have four people using towels, and stacks of them above the towel hooks, and when I shower I check if one of them is dry and doesn’t smell moldy/unclean; if it’s moldy/unclean I drop it in the basket handily placed below, if it’s good I use it (otherwise, on to another towel). When the basket is near full, I bring it down to the laundry and bring up an empty basket next trip up. I shower five or six times a week, more in the summer when I walk most days, less in the bitterly cold season. ---
**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 17, 2026, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/3533 "2026-10-17T15:27:32Z")
My wife of 30 years is 1 year younger than I. I had only one serious relationship before her, with a woman who also happened to be 1 year younger than I. These were both by happenstance, and not necessarily preference. I had a number of casual dating relationships in my younger days, including one who was 8 years younger and one who was, I think, 12 to 14 years older. None of these rose close to a level that I would consider labeling as “spouse/partner.” ---
**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:** [October 17, 2026, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/3534 "2026-10-17T15:40:24Z")
I have my own personal towel supply. But i, also, swap out for a clean towel when the one there smells of anything other than “clean towel”. I think that’s more often in the summer, when the bathroom tends to be warm and damp, then in the winter when it’s generally cool and dry. ---
**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:** [October 17, 2026, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/3535 "2026-10-17T15:51:21Z")
I have been in three serious relationships: - The first started when I was 18, with a 32-year-old woman. Yes, it was a big age gap. No, my parents were not happy about it. It lasted for about a year and a half. - The second was with a woman who was two years my junior: I was 20, she was 18, when it began. It lasted for close to two years, and got to the point where we were talking about marriage; it turned out to be an extremely amicable break-up, and she and I still talk regularly. - The third was with a woman who is two years my senior. We got married 34 years ago. ---
**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:** [October 17, 2026, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/3536 "2026-10-17T15:54:23Z")
I usually take a bath and finish by rinsing under the shower. Sometimes I just take a shower. I didn’t know how to answe that poll. In either case, usually it’s about twice a week, and always includes washing my hair. I have very dry skin, and my hair is somewhat less dry. ---
**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:** [October 17, 2026, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/3537 "2026-10-17T15:54:23Z")
I don’t really notice when our towels get changed, but my better half just informed that it’s every Tuesday. I shower daily, but sometimes more if I do something to get sweaty after the first shower. ---
**Author:** ![LavenderMagnolia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/2bfe46/32.png) [@LavenderMagnolia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderMagnolia)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2026, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/3538 "2026-10-17T15:55:06Z")
My husband is 14 years older than me. We met when I was 22 and he was almost 36. Now we are 38 and 52. Both of us had mostly dated people closer to our own ages - I never had a lengthy serious relationship, but several dates and “flirty” situations. My husband had been younger in a previous relationship. Strangely, I am the younger one and I don’t like a lot of movies/shows/music that were made after the mid-2000s. He watches and listens to more newer stuff than I do! ---
**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:** [October 17, 2026, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/3539 "2026-10-17T15:56:19Z")
> [@puzzlegal](#): > > I usually wash my hair once a week, and tie it up and keep it dry when i want to shower without washing it. One advantage of the hand-held shower head i love is that it makes it easy to keep my hair (mostly) dry. I hate those overhead “rain” showers. This is pretty much me. As I aged, I didn’t need to wash my hair as frequently. During covid I got used to pulling my hair up in a scrunchie since I couldn’t go to the hairdresser, and I’ve kept up the habit. I trim it myself with nail scissors and only realized not long ago that I was doing my hair like Kinsey Milhone. I shower every other day unless I get really sweaty on my off-days. I stopped showering everyday during the bad drought and got into that routine. I’m retired, so it’s not that important to shower everyday. ETA: forgot to mention about the handheld shower. I will never have a shower without one. It also makes cleaning the shower infinitely easier. Rain Showers are useless. ---
**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:** [October 17, 2026, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/3540 "2026-10-17T16:02:20Z")
> [@thorny\_locust](#): > > I usually take a bath and finish by rinsing under the shower. Sometimes I just take a shower. I didn’t know how to answe that poll. > > In either case, usually it’s about twice a week If you finish with a shower, and it’s about twice a week, I’d say, “twice a week”. But if you think your rinsing isn’t real shower, then vote “i don’t shower”. The poll was a reply to mmm’s poll, that tied how often you changed your towels to how often you “shower”, except the final option, which was based on time. I thought his poll had two implicit assumptions, both that you only use a bath towel after showering, and also that you shower frequently. I was curious how true those assumptions are. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157.md?page=176) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157.md?page=178)