# Discussion thread for the "Polls only" thread (Part 3)
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157
**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:** 61
### Author:  [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)
#### Post date: [April 18, 2026, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1201 "2026-04-18T13:58:22Z")
> [@saje](#):
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> I hate when there’s too much blood in my caffeine stream
Funny!
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### Author:  [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)
#### Post date: [April 18, 2026, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1202 "2026-04-18T14:37:00Z")
I usually shut my bedroom door to keep out the 3 cats, last night one snuck in unnoticed and stayed quiet all night. He never yowled or scratched at the door to freedom but in the morning there was a wet spot he left in front of my closet 🤬
AC is kept at 78f, so I’d turn it down to cool off.
I have no time to make coffee before work, sometimes I treat myself to Tim Hortons drive thru for coffee. I’m tempted to buy instant coffee for home
I sleep long and well without aids
Separate beds always, and away from the wall.
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### Author:  [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)
#### Post date: [April 18, 2026, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1203 "2026-04-18T14:41:30Z")
Why away from the wall?
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### Author:  [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)
#### Post date: [April 18, 2026, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1204 "2026-04-18T15:01:59Z")
It’s a cleanliness thing, ( blood boogers bugs mildew) probably not an issue in most reputable hotel chains but the ick factor remains in my mind.
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### Author:  [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)
#### Post date: [April 18, 2026, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1205 "2026-04-18T16:33:05Z")
> [@Thumper668](#):
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> Where I live they’re only called Jimmies if they’re chocolate. Rainbow is always Sprinkles.
This is what I do, but it’s not common where I live. Weird, but I was just talking about Jimmies vs. Sprinkles just a couple of days ago.
And I don’t like either of them on my ice cream. I like a good butterscotch or hot fudge sauce; nuts, fruit (bananas, raspberries, or strawberries), whipped cream.
> [@VanillaHazelnut](#):
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> I read that you should never order a supreme/deluxe/“the works” pizza from chains like Domino’s or Papa John’s. Supposedly there are trays that catch fallen toppings from prepared pizzas, and toppings that gathered in the trays are tossed onto supreme pizzas.
My sister’s best friend in high school worked at the local Winchell’s. They put the day-old doughnuts into a big cardboard box and used them to make the crumble on the spice doughnuts. That box often also housed cockroaches. I never ate a spice doughnut again even though I love them.
> [@puzzlegal](#):
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> My supermarket has a sign saying the self checkout area is for small purchases only. I forget the limit, but they give a number of items. I usually get more than that, and rarely use the self checkout.
Yeah, I only use self-checkout if I have a small number of items. As mentioned, it’s a real mess with a lot of items.
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### Author:  [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)
#### Post date: [April 18, 2026, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1206 "2026-04-18T16:45:57Z")
> [@Dr.Drake](#):
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> When I was a cashier, if I had multiple items, I could type “12 @ (price).” As an unpaid self-check cashier, I do not have this option, which slows me down considerably.
Our store’s self check-out has an option to indicate a quantity for a specific item.
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### Author:  [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)
#### Post date: [April 18, 2026, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1207 "2026-04-18T18:47:42Z")
> [@Johanna](#):
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> I don’t have pets. But when I visited my lesbian friends in Massachusetts, one of the cats came and purred and slept on my chest every night and I loved it.
There is something about a purring cat that is sooo relaxing.
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### Author:  [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)
#### Post date: [April 18, 2026, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1208 "2026-04-18T20:04:35Z")
Sometimes I “turn up the air conditioner”.
Sometimes I “turn down the thermostat”.
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### Author:  [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)
#### Post date: [April 18, 2026, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1209 "2026-04-18T20:13:22Z")
I just want to point out that including both “American Motors” and “AMC” in the car poll is redundant. AMC stands for “American Motors Corporation” and is the exact same thing as American Motors.
Since the poll included “borrowed” in the question, I counted my dad’s Acura Legend and mom’s Voyager, both of which I drove reasonably regularly as a teenager. In fact the Legend was the car I learned to drive on and took my driver’s test in. Once I got my license they bought me an '88 Buick that was “my” car, even though they legally owned it. The cars I actually personally owned were a Saturn, Toyota, and Mazda.
My school’s driver’s ed car was an Oldsmobile, but I’m putting that in the “short term” category which doesn’t count.
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### Author:  [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)
#### Post date: [April 18, 2026, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1210 "2026-04-18T20:24:49Z")
That’s exactly what I was going to say! When traveling, I sleep on whatever side is closest to the bathroom.
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### Author:  [@Die\_Capacitrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Die_Capacitrix)
#### Post date: [April 18, 2026, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1211 "2026-04-18T20:33:59Z")
> [@WildaBeast](#):
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> The cars I actually personally owned were a Saturn, Toyota, and Mazda.
Forgot my parents’ Mazda.
Besides VW, Pontiac, Saturn, Toyota, and Subaru, I also had two Seats. (Say-oughts, not seats)
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### Author:  [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)
#### Post date: [April 18, 2026, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1212 "2026-04-18T20:41:05Z")
Brands I’ve owned: Chevrolet, Chrysler, Ford, Hyundai, Mazda, Plymouth, Subaru.
Brands my parents owned, and which I drove regularly: Cadillac (the car in which I learned to drive), Chevrolet, Ford, Jeep, Mercury, Plymouth.
Brands which were owned by the university department where I worked in college, and which I drove a lot: AMC, Renault (I forgot that one, and the poll won’t let me edit my response).
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### Author:  [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)
#### Post date: [April 18, 2026, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1213 "2026-04-18T20:46:24Z")
Actually, my being farther away from the door usually means my husband being closer to the bathroom, which is a win for him.
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### Author:  [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)
#### Post date: [April 18, 2026, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1214 "2026-04-18T21:08:54Z")
I picked five makes of car, and all five were in the second poll…
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### Author:  [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)
#### Post date: [April 18, 2026, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1215 "2026-04-18T23:41:02Z")
I would not have guessed _Logan’s Run_ would be the most-seen movie from 1976.
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### Author:  [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)
#### Post date: [April 18, 2026, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1216 "2026-04-18T23:49:48Z")
I recall the audience being given gem stickers to put in our palms before the film.
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### Author:  [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)
#### Post date: [April 19, 2026, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1217 "2026-04-19T00:18:26Z")
My somethings not listed in the first poll were all in the second.
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### Author:  [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)
#### Post date: [April 19, 2026, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1218 "2026-04-19T01:13:16Z")
I interpreted “something not listed” to mean not listed in either poll.
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### Author:  [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)
#### Post date: [April 19, 2026, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1219 "2026-04-19T01:19:09Z")
I did the first before reading the second.
I didn’t bother to go back and change my vote.
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### Author:  [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)
#### Post date: [April 19, 2026, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1220 "2026-04-19T01:25:10Z")
I’m not certain which of those i saw. I made my best guess.
(I didn’t see Logan’s Run, though.)
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