# 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:** 35
**Author:** ![Ellecram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellecram/32/18948_2.png) [@Ellecram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellecram)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2026, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/681 "2026-03-13T16:19:56Z")
I was hit by a car when I was three and drug down the street. I was hit by 3 other cars (not seriously) in my youth. I have been in countless accidents. The most recent was in 2010 when a drunk driver rammed into the back of my car while I was driving on a highway. Car was totaled. I have continued to drive despite the obvious risks. Somehow I keep thinking I have met my allotted quota of accidents. ---
**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:** [March 13, 2026, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/682 "2026-03-13T16:41:17Z")
> [@pjd](#): > > You can fit more than 100 otters in a Lockheed McDonnell 3-12 > whether they’re allowed in the cockpit or not. > Even if they’re quite large. But that’s not a funny answer. ---
**Author:** ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2026, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/683 "2026-03-13T16:57:41Z")
Indeed, hotels in Europe often don’t have air conditioning, even fancy ones, but you can almost always open the window. ---
**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:** [March 13, 2026, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/684 "2026-03-13T17:00:01Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > I love driving, long distances, short commutes, all of it. I love _riding_ in a car. My husband calls me a golden retriever. No matter where he’s going I enjoy tagging along, just for the ride. ---
**Author:** ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2026, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/685 "2026-03-13T17:01:30Z")
I live in California so I’ve been driving since I was a teenager. Nevertheless I really don’t like it. There’s something about being vigilant and bored at the same time that makes my brain hurt. So if anybody else offers to drive I’ll take them up on it. ---
**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:** [March 13, 2026, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/686 "2026-03-13T17:16:29Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > Separate from being broken I don’t think I’ve ever stayed in a US hotel that didn’t have AC unit in the room. I have. It’s uncommon, but a few years ago I stayed at a small mom & pop motel on the Northern California coast that didn’t have AC. It’s cool enough near the ocean that I really didn’t need it anyway. And if you count the historic Glacier Park Lodge, from what I’ve read in reviews they don’t have AC. I’ll be staying there this August. ---
**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:** [March 13, 2026, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/687 "2026-03-13T17:25:55Z")
> [@pjd](#): > > You can fit more than 100 otters in a Lockheed McDonnell 3-12 > whether they’re allowed in the cockpit or not. But the total number you can fit still depends on whether they’re allowed in the cockpit. And the question isn’t phrased as “can you fit more or fewer than 100?” It’s phrased as “how many can you fit?” ---
**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:** [March 13, 2026, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/688 "2026-03-13T17:33:56Z")
My thought was that if they aren’t allowed in the cockpit, they probably won’t get on the plane. Otters have some weird quirks about flying. ---
**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:** [March 13, 2026, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/689 "2026-03-13T17:38:30Z")
I stayed in a few places in Hawaii that didn’t have AC. With the windows open, they were pleasant enough at night. ---
**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:** [March 13, 2026, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/690 "2026-03-13T17:49:40Z")
Otters are nasty, cruel creatures. ---
**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:** [March 13, 2026, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/691 "2026-03-13T18:27:37Z")
> [@puzzlegal](#): > > But that’s not a funny answer. Damn right it isn’t ! This is deadly serious ! > [@thorny\_locust](#): > > And the question isn’t phrased as “can you fit more or fewer than 100?” It’s phrased as “how many can you fit?” Be that as it may, the available options are > - Depends if they’re allowed in the cockpit or not > - 100 or more > - Less than 100 .. and the answer is always 100 or more. ---
**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:** [March 13, 2026, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/692 "2026-03-13T18:33:32Z")
Nope. The answer to the question as stated is “depends on how much of the plane you can use.” The answer to “can you fit more or less than 99” is “100 or more.” But that isn’t the question that was asked. ---
**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:** [March 13, 2026, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/693 "2026-03-13T20:07:20Z")
So .. if they’re not allowed in the cockpit, you can’t fit more than 100 otters in ? I find that hard to believe. (unless the otters are much bigger in the USA !!) ---
**Author:** ![colinfred](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colinfred/32/21338_2.png) [@colinfred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/colinfred)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2026, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/694 "2026-03-13T21:15:05Z")
I think it was about a year ago someone on the SDMB linked to this cartoon `https://www.facebook.com/groups/1156193134887179/posts/2033281477178336/` ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2026, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/695 "2026-03-13T23:39:08Z")
> [@Polls only: No discussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/6643): > > What spelling for this Chinese take-out dish do you see most often? Technically, it’s an American take-out dish. ---
**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:** [March 13, 2026, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/696 "2026-03-13T23:44:34Z")
Multiple answers should have been an option. General Tso’s is most common but I’ve seen Tsao’s and Tzo’s as well. ---
**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:** [March 13, 2026, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/697 "2026-03-13T23:46:58Z")
> [@pjd](#): > > So .. if they’re not allowed in the cockpit, you can’t fit more than 100 > otters in ? No, I expect you can fit more than 100 in either way. But the maximum number you can fit in is going to be larger if they can also go in the cockpit than if they can’t. Suppose, for the sake of the argument, that you can fit 1,219 otters in without allowing any of them in the cockpit. (I have no idea what the actual number is, except that it does seem likely to be more than 100 and probably less than a billion.) Then, if you can also put them in the cockpit, the number that would then fit would be 1,219 plus however many fit in the cockpit. Both those numbers will be over 100; but they won’t be the same number. ---
**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2026, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/698 "2026-03-14T00:09:18Z")
The poll question was which do you see most often. There can be only one answer (unless there’s literally an exact tie). ---
**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:** [March 14, 2026, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/699 "2026-03-14T00:28:44Z")
I’ve also seen that Chinese-American dish just called “General’s Chicken”. But “Tso’s” is the spelling I’ve most often seen. ---
**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:** [March 14, 2026, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/700 "2026-03-14T00:49:45Z")
I have never seen it spelled as anything other than General Tso’s Chicken. As for the otters, you can fit far more than 100 of them into the airplane, cockpit or not. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157.md?page=34) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157.md?page=36)