# 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:** 48
**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 28, 2026, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/941 "2026-03-28T14:23:35Z")
Highly tangential, but in the series Supernatural they mention in one episode how a monster has already attacked in the towns of Brockway, Ogdenville and North Haverbrook. A funny touch by some script writer. ---
**Author:** ![CaveMike](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cavemike/32/16379_2.png) [@CaveMike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaveMike)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2026, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/942 "2026-03-28T14:37:52Z")
That’s a funny easter egg. I guess those places would all be full of weak-willed people – easy for a monster to dominate. ---
**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:** [March 28, 2026, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/943 "2026-03-28T16:19:56Z")
> [@Spice\_Weasel](#): > > I have a University of Michigan alumni license plate frame. Oh, yeah, I have a UCLA alumni license plate frame. Forgot that. > [@silenus](#): > > Now Jelly Belly…. I was addicted for a while to the buttered popcorn flavored jelly bellies. Had to go cold turkey. ---
**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 28, 2026, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/944 "2026-03-28T17:27:17Z")
Those are the only ones I don’t like. Next time I will mail them all to you. ---
**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:** [March 28, 2026, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/945 "2026-03-28T20:46:13Z")
> [@carrps](#): > > Had to go cold turkey If you heat up the turkey JB & put some gravy on them…mmmmm, magnifique! ---
**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:** [March 29, 2026, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/946 "2026-03-29T16:57:33Z")
> [@Spice\_Weasel](#): > > Those are the only ones I don’t like. Next time I will mail them all to you. LOL. Please do! ---
**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 29, 2026, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/947 "2026-03-29T22:01:13Z")
Andy Weir: I’ve only read The Martian and Project Hail Mary. I preferred the execution of The Martian and the story of Project Hail Mary. I find Weir’s books to be delightfully inventive, humorous, inspiring, and full of hamfisted, repetitive prose. These defects in prose bothered me more in Project Hail Mary, but… I think the _story_ of Project Hail Mary is among my all-time favorite in science fiction. ---
**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2026, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/948 "2026-03-29T22:09:21Z")
I voted something else, in order my Weir favorites are: 1. The Egg 2. The Martian 3. Project Hail Mary With Artemis a very distant four. ---
**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:** [March 30, 2026, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/949 "2026-03-30T01:12:04Z")
There should have been a “Who’s Andy Weir?” option because I’ve never heard of him before the poll. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2026, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/950 "2026-03-30T01:16:59Z")
Same here, until The Martian was mentioned. I had read it and watched the film. But the name was a “huh?” to me. ---
**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 30, 2026, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/951 "2026-03-30T01:57:48Z")
Who the hell is Andy Weir? ETA: Oops, should have scrolled up a bit. That’s 3 votes. ---
**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 30, 2026, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/952 "2026-03-30T02:12:16Z")
My reaction was, “OMG, the guy who did this Hail Mary thing everyone’s talking about also did Casey & Andy?!!” ---
**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 30, 2026, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/953 "2026-03-30T02:46:21Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > “Who’s Andy Weir?” > [@Thumper668](#): > > Who the hell is Andy Weir? Maybe, just maybe the guy who wrote the things listed? ---
**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:** [March 30, 2026, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/954 "2026-03-30T03:52:27Z")
> [@colinfred](#): > > Maybe, just maybe the guy who wrote the things listed Didja read the whole reply, specifically the part where I wrote > [@Spiderman](#): > > because I’ve never heard of him before the poll ---
**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 30, 2026, 10:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/955 "2026-03-30T10:16:49Z")
> [@colinfred](#): > > Maybe, just maybe the guy who wrote the things listed? Maybe, just maybe the poll could have included an option for people unfamiliar with the man or his work? I recognized the name of 2 movies on the list. That’s not enough information to deduce that he’s a writer. ---
**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:** [March 30, 2026, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/956 "2026-03-30T15:16:43Z")
I have a decal in my rear window: **tell your dog I said hi.** I got it from WeRateDogs. They have videos on tiktok and sell merchandise that sponsors dogs that have medical or behavioral issues that are unlikely to get out of shelters because of those issues. ---
**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:** [March 30, 2026, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/957 "2026-03-30T15:34:36Z")
> [@Thumper668](#): > > Maybe, just maybe the poll could have included an option for people unfamiliar with the man or his work? A recurring theme on our beloved SDMB: “I can’t _ **believe** _ that there are people here who have never heard of [person]!!” ---
**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 30, 2026, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/958 "2026-03-30T15:38:23Z")
Nobody had to have heard of him. Extrapolation that he is the author of the below mentioned works is very basic. If you don’t know him or his works there’s always the \*shock\* option of _not voting…_ ---
**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:** [March 30, 2026, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/959 "2026-03-30T15:44:35Z")
> [@colinfred](#): > > Extrapolation that he is the author of the below mentioned works is very basic. Not necessarily. I recognized that two of the works are films. I didn’t know whether those films were adapted from books. The other two titles were completely unfamiliar to me. As far as I could extrapolate, the person mentioned might have been an author, a director, an actor, a screenwriter, a cinematographer… you get the idea. ---
**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:** [March 30, 2026, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/960 "2026-03-30T16:10:33Z")
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