# 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:** 182
**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 19, 2026, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/3621 "2026-10-19T15:15:06Z")
A couple slices of Swiss or Muenster complement a tuna sandwich nicely. But I want nothing to do with tuna melts. If it came from a can it has to be at or below room temperature for me to eat it. My mother fed us too many tuna casseroles in the 70s and the idea of warm canned tuna disgusts me. ---
**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:** [October 19, 2026, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/3622 "2026-10-19T15:23:42Z")
Mentally, for me, a tuna melt is a different beast from a tuna sandwich. And now I want tunafish. ---
**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:** [October 19, 2026, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/3623 "2026-10-19T15:50:49Z")
I find the idea of tuna with cheese so disgusting that I can hardly even read the discussion. ---
**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 19, 2026, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/3624 "2026-10-19T15:56:22Z")
> [@Dr.Drake](#): > > Is it the same as a stovetop percolator? I have a stovetop percolator for use when the electricity is out, and that’s what a moka pot looked like when I googled it and saw a picture of one. Evidently it’s quite different - water on the bottom is steamed up through coffee grounds and deposited as drinkable coffee in a top chamber. > [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > Mentally, for me, a tuna melt is a different beast from a tuna sandwich. > > And now I want tunafish. Yes, a tuna melt is in another category (but I do like them). A tuna sandwich for me defaults to tuna salad (ingredients vary by what I have on hand) on bread/roll/whatever. Added cheese will improve _anything_, but I only occasionally add it to tuna. My lunch today has been decided by this thread. It’s going to be tuna salad - not a sandwich though - and I will definitely shred some swiss cheese into it. 🙂 ---
**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 19, 2026, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/3625 "2026-10-19T15:59:52Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > And now I want tunafish. I had a tuna pinwheel from the salad bar at lunch today. Otherwise I would also be hankering for tuna. ---
**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:** [October 19, 2026, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/3626 "2026-10-19T16:21:12Z")
Regarding the gambling poll: I get that logically I’m only leaving the casino with $50 less than I came in with, but emotionally I think I I would feel like I’ve lost $5000, because I would be mad at myself for not quitting while I was ahead. Regarding editing polls: In my experience you can edit posts that contain polls, and if you only edit the text of the post the poll doesn’t get reset. The poll only gets reset if you edit the actual poll itself. ---
**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 19, 2026, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/3627 "2026-10-19T16:33:32Z")
It actually makes sense to me, since we shouldn’t want to allow someone to change the wording of their poll questions and/or answers after the fact to manipulate the appearance of the results. ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2026, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/3628 "2026-10-19T16:46:54Z")
Are you talking about my Congress poll? One of the reasons I put it in Politics & Elections was to avoid having discussions about it here, so I’m a little confused…? Though to answer your question, my logic was that in the worst case scenario, your money would be effectively worthless, so that wouldn’t be a motivation to bet somewhere other than your sincere belief. (Although now that I think about it, it also straight up makes the option less attractive even if you DO believe it’ll happen… Hmmm.) ---
**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 19, 2026, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/3629 "2026-10-19T17:46:14Z")
Oops, probably. If so, sorry about that. ---
**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:** [October 19, 2026, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/3630 "2026-10-19T17:47:30Z")
I built the tuna poll because I have a sudden hankerin’ for a tuna sandwich. That will be my dinner tonight. I like it with cheese (cold, not hot sandwich) and I’m pondering whether that is considered barbaric. What’s weird is that I’m sure it’s been well over a year since I’ve had tuna. The hankerin’ was totally random. 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:** [October 19, 2026, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/3631 "2026-10-19T17:48:37Z")
Did somebody say Hot Tuna? [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/UsXIT_Z2shU/hqdefault.jpg "Hot Tuna - Keep On Truckin' | Live at 46th Street Rock Palace (1973)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsXIT_Z2shU) ---
**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:** [October 19, 2026, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/3632 "2026-10-19T18:14:17Z")
> [@Thumper668](#): > > If it came from a can it has to be at or below room temperature for me to eat it. \ the idea of warm canned tuna disgusts me. Yes. This exactly. I haven’t tried cheese with tuna so I answered other. The idea doesn’t sound appealing tbh. ---
**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 19, 2026, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/3633 "2026-10-19T18:20:22Z")
The only time I actively put cheese on a tuna sandwich is when I’m going to melt it. But if someone gave me a cold tuna and cheese sandwich, I’d cheerfully eat it. Sharp cheddar or maybe gouda, preferably. The only reason that poll didn’t make me want a tuna melt for lunch is that when I opened the poll I was already in the middle of eating something else which wouldn’t go well with tuna. ---
**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 19, 2026, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/3634 "2026-10-19T18:50:39Z")
I don’t love cheese on my tuna sandwich, but it’s hardly barbaric. If someone served it to me, I’d eat it. And i do enjoy a nice tuna noodle casserole, which isn’t very different from warm tuna sandwich with melted cheese. ---
**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 19, 2026, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/3635 "2026-10-19T19:13:49Z")
I often eat club crackers with a slice of cheddar and a dollop of tuna salad. Yum! Can’t remember the last time I had an actual tuna sandwich, but cheese is not contraindicated, hot or cold. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2026, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/3636 "2026-10-19T19:37:34Z")
The SDMB is the closest thing to a journal that I have. ---
**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:** [October 19, 2026, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/3637 "2026-10-19T19:39:11Z")
Since we’re discussing tuna, I’ll just add that canned tuna is one of the two or three foods that I just cannot eat in any form. Not in a sandwich, not in a casserole, not in any form. I like tuna sushi, or seared Ahi. But I will, not could not, eat from a can, not with a fan, canned tuna I cannot stand. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2026, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/3638 "2026-10-19T20:02:17Z")
I do not care for hot tuna sandwiches or tuna casseroles. But I do enjoy a tuna salad sandwich. ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2026, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/3639 "2026-10-19T20:48:47Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > But I will, not could not, eat from a can, not with a fan, canned tuna I cannot stand. Would you eat it in a box? Would you eat it with a fox? ---
**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:** [October 19, 2026, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/3640 "2026-10-19T21:06:31Z")
The gambling question: I’d consider myself to have lost $5,000. Even if I began with only $50, I ended up having $5,000 at one point, so that’s how much I lost at the end. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157.md?page=181) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157.md?page=183)