# 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:** 91
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2026, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1801 "2026-05-26T12:29:57Z")
I chose “between a couple of minutes and 10 minutes,” because the poll asked for an _average_, but it’s almost never in that range. About 60% of the mornings, I don’t look at my phone at all; on the rest, it’s sometimes for a minute or two – but about twice a week, it’s for an hour or so – typically, on mornings that I do the New York Times crossword puzzle. ---
**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:** [May 26, 2026, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1802 "2026-05-26T16:15:22Z")
I don’t keep my phone within reach of my bed. So by definition I have to get out of bed before I can look at my phone. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2026, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1803 "2026-05-26T19:28:13Z")
> [@WildaBeast](#): > > I don’t keep my phone within reach of my bed. So by definition I have to get out of bed before I can look at my phone I have made my phone inoperable between 10 PM and 6 AM…so when I do stay in bed to use it before getting out of bed, it’s usually during the 6 AM hour. ---
**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:** [May 27, 2026, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1804 "2026-05-27T00:19:29Z")
I’m wondering what AI has to do with leveling concrete. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2026, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1805 "2026-05-27T03:25:14Z")
I was wondering what it had to do with 18th-century political tracts. ---
**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:** [May 27, 2026, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1806 "2026-05-27T16:23:16Z")
> [@Thumper668](#): > > I’m wondering what AI has to do with leveling concrete. Yes, that’s why I selected ‘other’. ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2026, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1807 "2026-05-28T02:14:03Z")
I don’t touch my phone at all after waking up, **but** the poll included personal electronics, and I frequently read morning headlines and check flags here on my tablet for 5-10 minutes before heading down to ride the stationary bike and the rest of the morning routine. ---
**Author:** ![Reeses\_Monkey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reeses_monkey/32/2885_2.png) [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2026, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1808 "2026-05-28T12:12:17Z")
What does “screeded” mean? My autocorrect changed it to “screwed.” ---
**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:** [May 28, 2026, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1809 "2026-05-28T12:17:29Z")
_Screed_ as a verb means to level a concrete floor. As a noun, _screed_ is a type of fortified cement used for floors. _Screeding_ involves pouring concrete into a frame and using a long pipe or board to evenly scrape it even with the frame. e.g. _In the Navy I was assigned to work with the Sea Bees to **screed** the concrete floor of a building under construction._ ---
**Author:** ![Reeses\_Monkey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reeses_monkey/32/2885_2.png) [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2026, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1810 "2026-05-28T12:22:13Z")
Thank you. That explains the posts about concrete. I thought a screed was like a manifesto. The dictionary site I went to says this: A _screed_ is a long, often tedious piece of writing or a speech—frequently an angry rant or diatribe. ---
**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:** [May 28, 2026, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1811 "2026-05-28T12:26:15Z")
I have no idea what someone would actually be trying to communicate with that sentence. I voted it was stupid. ---
**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:** [May 28, 2026, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1812 "2026-05-28T12:27:20Z")
> [@Reeses\_Monkey](#): > > I thought a screed was like a manifesto. It means that also, but isn’t typically used as a verb in that context. I believe the poll was about verbing the noun. It amused me because the alternate meaning **does** have a verb form. ---
**Author:** ![Thing.Fish](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thing.fish/32/9168_2.png) [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2026, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1813 "2026-05-28T12:47:20Z")
Verbing weirds language. ---
**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:** [May 28, 2026, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1814 "2026-05-28T15:01:20Z")
I made hamburgers yesterday. As usual for me when making most things, I made extra. I will probably though not certainly eat one of the leftovers today; but I won’t be either making or buying any. ---
**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:** [May 28, 2026, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1815 "2026-05-28T15:51:29Z")
I’m not buying a burger today, specifically, but I do have a coupon from Shake Shack for a free burger (with a $10 purchase) that’s good until the end of the month. I’ll probably use it tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![ricepad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b38774/32.png) [@ricepad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ricepad)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2026, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1816 "2026-05-28T16:13:22Z")
> [@Thing.Fish](#): > > Verbing weirds language. I used to have that _Calvin and Hobbes_ strip on the wall of my work cubicle. ---
**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:** [May 28, 2026, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1817 "2026-05-28T16:18:03Z")
> [@Thumper668](#): > > _Screed_ as a verb means to level a concrete floor. As a noun, _screed_ is a type of fortified cement used for floors. _Screeding_ involves pouring concrete into a frame and using a long pipe or board to evenly scrape it even with the frame. Thank you - I was afraid I was having a stroke. I kept looking for a poll about AI and concrete and not finding it. ---
**Author:** ![ricepad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b38774/32.png) [@ricepad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ricepad)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2026, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1818 "2026-05-28T16:29:34Z")
Well, damn. I had a burger yesterday. And it’s cold and raining today, which calls for soup. ---
**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:** [May 28, 2026, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1819 "2026-05-28T17:50:19Z")
I did not know today is hamburger day, but I did buy a package at Costco this morning. I about had a cardiac event when I saw the price: $42. mmm ---
**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:** [May 28, 2026, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1820 "2026-05-28T18:03:46Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > I about had a cardiac event when I saw the price: $42. How many pounds was that, & what type, 80%, 90%, etc? > [@Polls only: No discussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/6793): > > Today is National Burger Day, with coupons floating all around the internet, Facebook, etc. Are you celebrating by having a burger? I found a generic news article with 40 places celebrating. At least half I’ve never heard of or are not in the area. Of some of those that I have heard of I don’t know of a local location & of the few remaining ones, you need to use their app to get the deal. Nope. There was a whopping _one_ where I could walk in & say the magic phrase at the counter to get the discount. There is raw chicken in the fridge; if it’s no good then maybe I’ll buy stuff to make burgers, but it’s getting long in the ~~tooth~~ beak & needs to be cooked up. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157.md?page=90) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157.md?page=92)