# Poll results/single question line italicized

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-results-single-question-line-italicized/556266>\
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**Created:** [October 6, 2010, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-results-single-question-line-italicized/556266 "2010-10-06T15:59:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9fc348/32.png) [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2010, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-results-single-question-line-italicized/556266/1 "2010-10-06T15:59:02Z")

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What’s up with that ?

It happens more often than not on the poll results, including my own polls. One of several lines is italicized and I can’t fathom any reason for it.

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**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2010, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-results-single-question-line-italicized/556266/2 "2010-10-06T16:02:37Z")

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That’s reminding you which way you voted in that particular poll.

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**Author:** ![The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9fc348/32.png) [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2010, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-results-single-question-line-italicized/556266/3 "2010-10-06T16:04:42Z")

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> [@Czarcasm](#):
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> That’s reminding you which way you voted in that particular poll.

Ah, I should have figured that out :smack: