# 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:** 4
**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:** [February 2, 2026, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/61 "2026-02-02T01:04:47Z")
My dog is nuts for gravy, so I picked beef. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2026, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/62 "2026-02-02T01:38:31Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > Our current pets are a pair of orange tabby cat brothers. We have several cats- one likes cheese, especially string cheese. But that’s about it. And- what is the “snow” thing you talk about? ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2026, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/63 "2026-02-02T14:10:11Z")
Cheese sticks make a unique sound when you open the stick; given someone (who is **not** friendly, nor a neighborhood superhero) used to feed them sticks as a snack she really perks up for that sound ---
**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:** [February 2, 2026, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/64 "2026-02-02T14:48:06Z")
Chloé goes apeshit over chicken. **Mrs Magill** and I usually pick up pick up chicken fingers at our local wing shop after late yoga. She’s made friends with the owner (she managed to get his chicken sandwiches into the high school concession stand over Chik-fil-a), and so the kitchen often “miscounts” our three piece box, resulting in A LOT of left overs for lunch… and small, fluffy tyrant. She also likes carrots and timothy hay. I think the last one is because if the rabbit likes it, it MUST be good. ---
**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:** [February 2, 2026, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/65 "2026-02-02T16:35:39Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > Cheese sticks make a unique sound when you open the stick; given someone (who is **not** friendly, nor a neighborhood superhero) used to feed them sticks as a snack she really perks up for that sound Luna genuinely loves cheese sticks, but then, she’s a dog. She likes most, if not all, things on the poll. But I selected “cheese” because of your post - the dog knows the sound of a cheese stick being unwrapped and will bolt from the other side of the house when she hears it. The Dog Tax must be paid! ---
**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:** [February 2, 2026, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/66 "2026-02-02T23:15:19Z")
I am Person A. That’s me. I say I don’t have cable because otherwise (the rare times it comes up) I have to explain that I don’t get whatever common cable channel like CNN they’re talking about. ---
**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:** [February 2, 2026, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/67 "2026-02-02T23:26:01Z")
I used to be person A. I had “broadcast only cable” because the bundle of Internet + broadcast only was cheaper than just getting Internet. I didn’t even use the broadcast cable, because i got better quality with my antenna. If someone asked me directly, “do you have cable”, i replied “broadcast only”. But if forced to pick between describing myself as “having cable” or not, I’d say “not”, for the same reasons as @Maserschmidt . (Now i have YouTube and Netflix and Amazon prime but no “Cable”, even though those three all enter my home via a Fios cable.) ---
**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:** [February 2, 2026, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/68 "2026-02-02T23:31:14Z")
It’s funny, I was just looking at this a couple of weeks ago, Verizon now charges a ridiculous (to me) amount for broadcast cable ($85-ish), and I was looking to either switch to YouTube TV or find some other option. I chatted online with a Verizon rep, and the problem was that switching to something else or dropping broadcast cable would lose me a bunch of discounts. The whole thing was just so stupid. They said it would be elevated to a customer care team and I’d get an email within a week with some options. I’d forgotten all about it because - of course - no email has come. ---
**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:** [February 2, 2026, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/69 "2026-02-02T23:36:16Z")
I got a big antenna on my roof and now i get very good quality “broadcast TV”, except for… I think it’s NBC that has a terrible signal. But i get all the others in strong HDTV, plus all sorts of weird little digital stations. I’m sure it wasn’t cheap to get the antenna, but i got it more then a decade ago, and haven’t paid anything since. ---
**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:** [February 3, 2026, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/70 "2026-02-03T00:32:27Z")
Person B _does_ have “cable”; they just don’t have “cable TV” ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2026, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/71 "2026-02-03T02:21:32Z")
If they pay for it to a cable company- they have cable. ---
**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:** [February 3, 2026, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/72 "2026-02-03T03:02:24Z")
Other. It depends on how “having cable” is defined. My dog gets interested if I’m in the kitchen getting something to eat; I haven’t noticed that he’s interested in one particular food over all the others. ---
**Author:** ![TRC4941](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trc4941/32/6792_2.png) [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2026, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/73 "2026-02-03T15:33:58Z")
Regarding snow removal from sidewalks, the snowplows first plow the streets and then return to plow the sidewalks. Regarding which human food my dogs like best - I checked “Other”. They like them all. There is not one thing on the list they don’t like. I guess the one that irritates me the most is their love of popcorn. I love popcorn, but I can never enjoy eating it because all three sit and stare at me, drooling. So I eat a few pieces, then I have to toss each of them a piece. That goes on until the bowl is empty. I don’t make popcorn very often 😕 ---
**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:** [February 3, 2026, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/74 "2026-02-03T15:42:30Z")
Our dog likes all food, but he’s particularly fond of deli ham. He’ll run from the opposite side of the house if he thinks I’m getting any out of the fridge. I voted “pork,” as that was the closest choice. ---
**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:** [February 3, 2026, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/75 "2026-02-03T16:11:40Z")
In my area, the homeowner is also responsible for maintaining the structural integrity of the sidewalk in front of their house. The city will periodically go around marking individual slabs that need to be replaced. The homeowner then has the option of getting it done themselves, or letting the city arrange for the repair, after which you will receive an invoice for the work. mmm ---
**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:** [February 3, 2026, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/76 "2026-02-03T16:36:02Z")
My current home has no sidewalk. There is no sidewalk in the immediate area except near a township park. The place we recently moved from is a townhouse development and the HOA cleared the sidewalks. Where I grew up we had to clean our own sidewalks. My dog gets most excited for chicken because that’s what she gets most of the time. I doubt she would turn down any meat. Not a fan of vegetables. ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2026, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/77 "2026-02-03T17:07:00Z")
> [@puzzlegal](#): > > I used to be person A. I had “broadcast only cable” because the bundle of Internet + broadcast only was cheaper than just getting Internet. I didn’t even use the broadcast cable, because i got better quality with my antenna. > > If someone asked me directly, “do you have cable”, i replied “broadcast only”. But if forced to pick between describing myself as “having cable” or not, I’d say “not” I agree, it sounds like you’re not using it, so I’d say no you don’t have cable. She had a triple play &, like you only had a home phone because the bundle was less expensive than _not_ having a phone. She actually had one phone plugged in (& hanging on) the wall but only because it looked nicer with a phone there rather than the port plate cover if the phone was removed but the ringer was turned off so we wouldn’t even know if someone called. I would not say that there was a home phone in the house. ---
**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:** [February 3, 2026, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/78 "2026-02-03T17:26:57Z")
At our last house, cable/internet/phone was substantially cheaper than cable/internet. Don’t ask me why. For ten years I had a home phone number but had no idea what it was. Every few months a call would pop up on the TV screen to remind me of this ridiculous fact. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2026, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/79 "2026-02-03T21:28:08Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > At our last house, cable/internet/phone was substantially cheaper than cable/internet. Don’t ask me why. Bundling. Having consulted with a cable company once, they really want to to have all three. ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2026, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/80 "2026-02-04T15:17:58Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > Bundling. Having consulted with a cable company once, they really want to to have all three. But why? I know that bundling is their practice but surely it costs them something more to provide me with phone service that I don’t want, yet they charge _less_ for it. Even if it was the exact same price she would have only taken internet & cable & not internet, cable, _& phone_ (that was never used), thus saving them a couple of pennies. Multiply that by x millions of customers & it becomes real money, but still only a fraction of the CEO’s annual compensation. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157.md?page=5)