# 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
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### Author:  [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2026, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1421 "2026-04-28T01:03:42Z")
True!
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### Author:  [@Die\_Capacitrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Die_Capacitrix)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2026, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1422 "2026-04-28T01:04:18Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#):
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> That other thing in picture one is called a bench knife.
i call it a bench scraper.
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### Author:  [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2026, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1423 "2026-04-28T01:05:24Z")
Yeah, I think the terms are interchangeable, but when I worked in a bakery we called it a bench knife because we used it to cut dough as well as scrape the wooden countertop.
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### Author:  [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2026, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1424 "2026-04-28T01:11:30Z")
I call it a dough knife or a bench acraper.
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### Author:  [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2026, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1425 "2026-04-28T01:20:41Z")
> [@Die\_Capacitrix](#):
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> > [@Maserschmidt](#):
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> > That other thing in picture one is called a bench knife.
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> i call it a bench scraper.
I call mine a scraper, i think. Probably a dough scraper. I mostly use it to scrape the counter clean after making pastry. But i might also use it to cut dough.
Maybe i have one and use it regularly, and don’t really have a name for it. 😆
I don’t consider it a spatula, though.
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### Author:  [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2026, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1426 "2026-04-28T01:53:14Z")
> [@puzzlegal](#):
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> A spatula I never found a use for, and eventually removed from my utensil drawer:
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> [Large Spatula-48818](https://chefjp-com.3dcartstores.com/Large-Spatula_p_1235.html)
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> A spatula that my BIL bought us when he took the one his mom had, as her kids split up for stuff:
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> [Brownie Spatula - King Arthur Baking Company](https://shop.kingarthurbaking.com/items/brownie-spatula)
In my book, these two are just variations on the spatula in picture #2, and for all intents and purposes are the same kind of spatula.
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### Author:  [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2026, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1427 "2026-04-28T01:58:26Z")
When we do food kitchen we cook for about 220 people, in these giant rectangular pots. Sometimes things burn, and the kitchen has one of those large spatulas, and it’s perfect for scraping the shit out of that. I’m not sure what the use is otherwise. Paul Bunyan flapjacks?
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### Author:  [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2026, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1428 "2026-04-28T02:10:46Z")
I _know_ that the item in picture 2 is _not_ actually a spatula (it’s a pancake turner), but I call it one anyway.
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### Author:  [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2026, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1429 "2026-04-28T02:32:08Z")
The thing in picture 2 I call a pancake turner.
And I choose being single over either of those marriages.
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### Author:  [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2026, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1430 "2026-04-28T03:05:15Z")
> [@WildaBeast](#):
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> > [@puzzlegal](#):
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> > A spatula I never found a use for, and eventually removed from my utensil drawer:
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> > [Large Spatula-48818](https://chefjp-com.3dcartstores.com/Large-Spatula_p_1235.html)
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> > A spatula that my BIL bought us when he took the one his mom had, as her kids split up for stuff:
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> > [Brownie Spatula - King Arthur Baking Company](https://shop.kingarthurbaking.com/items/brownie-spatula)
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> In my book, these two are just variations on the spatula in picture #2, and for all intents and purposes are the same kind of spatula.
huh, that pancake turner simply wouldn’t work for a lot of the things I use my small spatula for. And it’s probably better for flipping pancakes.
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### Author:  [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2026, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1431 "2026-04-28T03:07:26Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#):
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> I _know_ that the item in picture 2 is _not_ actually a spatula
I am sorry but the Holy canon disagrees-
[ ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BUDwj_mXKE)
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### Author:  [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2026, 8:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1432 "2026-04-28T08:40:38Z")
Came for the Spatula City clip. Was not disappointed.
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### Author:  [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2026, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1433 "2026-04-28T13:32:33Z")
> [@DrDeth](#):
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> I will take a run over to Spatula City and check out their assortment. 🤪
You’ll flip over their inventory!
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### Author:  [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2026, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1434 "2026-04-28T13:41:47Z")
> [@thorny\_locust](#):
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> And I choose being single over either of those marriages.
Exactly. Why settle when you can have no attraction or love between two flaky, irresponsible people?
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### Author:  [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2026, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1435 "2026-04-28T16:06:35Z")
> [@puzzlegal](#):
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> huh, that pancake turner simply wouldn’t work for a lot of the things I use my small spatula for. And it’s probably better for flipping pancakes.
But they’ve all got flat blades for flipping or at least lifting things, as opposed to a flexible rubber blade for scraping things. That’s what I consider to be the main distinction.
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### Author:  [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2026, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1436 "2026-04-28T19:13:33Z")
> [@Gyrate](#):
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> Came for the Spatula City clip. Was not disappointed.
It is a tough job, but somebody had to do it!😀
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### Author:  [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2026, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1437 "2026-04-28T21:06:47Z")
My third option for sitting on public toilets is to make sure I evac somewhere which isn’t public (if on the road that means my hotel room, which is quasi-public but presumed to have been disinfected by the maid). I think I’ve had to sit down for a crap in a 100% public place maybe once in 25 years now.
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### Author:  [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2026, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1438 "2026-04-28T21:28:03Z")
I think that’s one of the poll options.
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### Author:  [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2026, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1439 "2026-04-28T21:29:19Z")
Yes, one of the _generic_ poll options, and, in the grand tradition of this thread, I am explaining in detail what my _specific_ choice was there.
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### Author:  [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2026, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1440 "2026-04-28T21:34:03Z")
Ah. I misunderstood you. That was the seventh choice, not the third, and I thought you were explaining an “other” vote; though come to think of it that wasn’t a third choice in that poll either.
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