# Polls only: No discussion **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 1, 2021, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642 "2021-11-01T18:21:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 107
**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:** [October 15, 2022, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2126 "2022-10-15T13:23:40Z")
Should we periodically post a link to the [Discussion thread for the “Polls Only” thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread/972380/68) in this thread? _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2126))_ ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2022, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2127 "2022-10-15T15:28:21Z")
How often do you eat (or cook) pancakes? _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2127))_ ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2022, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2128 "2022-10-15T18:18:52Z")
Without giving context, would you generally prefer to live in a nation’s northern or southern region? _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2128))_ ---
**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:** [October 15, 2022, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2129 "2022-10-15T20:13:49Z")
How do you store your leftovers? I’m allowing multiple selections in case you do different things depending on what you made, how much is left, etc. _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2129))_ ---
**Author:** ![Karen\_Lingel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karen_lingel/32/18649_2.png) [@Karen\_Lingel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Karen_Lingel)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2022, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2130 "2022-10-15T20:35:44Z")
Throwing soup on treasured artworks helps the environment. _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2130))_ ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2022, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2131 "2022-10-15T20:37:23Z")
Throwing soup onto treasured artwork _encased in glass_ literally does nothing but annoy the person who has to wield the Windex, and is a perfectly good waste of food. _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2131))_ ---
**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:** [October 15, 2022, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2132 "2022-10-15T20:53:58Z")
They should have followed up on the thrown soup with a nice grilled cheese sandwich. _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2132))_ ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2022, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2133 "2022-10-15T21:01:15Z")
…and a glass of milk! _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2133))_ ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2022, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2134 "2022-10-15T21:18:03Z")
_Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2134))_ [Cafe Society thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-lord-of-the-rings-series-the-rings-of-power/830497/1247). ---
**Author:** ![Karen\_Lingel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karen_lingel/32/18649_2.png) [@Karen\_Lingel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Karen_Lingel)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2022, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2135 "2022-10-15T21:21:36Z")
Your rating for life in general _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2135))_ ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2022, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2136 "2022-10-15T21:28:47Z")
You are in a foreign nation. Everyone knows you’re American. You see discussion on a foreign TV of some new scandalous thing Trump has done or said, and foreign viewers are snickering. How do you feel? _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2136))_ ---
**Author:** ![superwombat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superwombat/32/16616_2.png) [@superwombat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/superwombat)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2022, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2137 "2022-10-15T21:48:51Z")
[![](https://preview.redd.it/jxwayherobc81.jpg?width=740&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=53abc690fb021efac77e77f2ec60f33dbac5b4ed) ](https://preview.redd.it/jxwayherobc81.jpg?width=740&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=53abc690fb021efac77e77f2ec60f33dbac5b4ed) _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2137))_ ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2022, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2138 "2022-10-16T00:02:25Z")
[![](https://external-preview.redd.it/g1UoYXmsCJMPjvyqKQXJrJKCyFrvv5gcW6gGOzdLFjY.png?format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2c34f540d245e1b6a46c90e033a9dfdf07a5f3eb) ](https://external-preview.redd.it/g1UoYXmsCJMPjvyqKQXJrJKCyFrvv5gcW6gGOzdLFjY.png?format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2c34f540d245e1b6a46c90e033a9dfdf07a5f3eb) _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2138))_ ---
**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:** [October 16, 2022, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2139 "2022-10-16T08:54:02Z")
_Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2139))_ ---
**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:** [October 16, 2022, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2140 "2022-10-16T18:43:57Z")
Whatever you picked in the McDonald’s poll above, do you consider it acceptable to wait longer than that at a place that’s really popular, rather than merely McDonald’s? Like at say In-N-Out or Chick-fil-a, two places that are notorious for having really long drive-thru lines. _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2140))_ ---
**Author:** ![RollOutTheBarrel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rolloutthebarrel/32/1649_2.png) [@RollOutTheBarrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RollOutTheBarrel)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2022, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2141 "2022-10-16T22:57:54Z")
When in your life have you had a pet? _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2141))_ ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2022, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2142 "2022-10-17T13:49:43Z")
_Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2142))_ ---
**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:** [October 17, 2022, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2143 "2022-10-17T13:56:12Z")
> [@Polls only: No discussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2045): > > You’re about 8 minutes walk away from your destination, are not heavily loaded and you are just passing a bus stop. You have a bus ticket that will enable you to ride the bus free. you know that the buses are reliably every 10 minutes, so at any random time an average of 5 minutes wait, the bus will get you there in about 2 minutes. Do you wait for the bus or continue walking? [poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2045) **Only for those who said they would walk:** Would your answer change if you could see part of the buses earlier route through an alleyway, you spot the bus as you’re passing so you know it’ll be there in less than 2 minutes? _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2143))_ **Only for those who said they would wait for the bus:** Would your answer change if as you got to the bus stop it was just pulling away, so the next one will be 8-12 minutes? _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2143))_ ---
**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:** [October 17, 2022, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2144 "2022-10-17T15:58:31Z")
For those who said they would walk: would your answer change if it were pouring rain and just above freezing, and either you could see the bus about to arrive or there was a shelter at the bus stop? _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2144))_ For those who said they’d wait for the bus: would your answer change if the weather was, by your standards, excellent weather to be outdoors in? _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2144))_ ---
**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:** [October 17, 2022, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2145 "2022-10-17T17:04:02Z")
When watching a movie or TV show not originally made in your native language, which do you prefer, generally? _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2145))_ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642.md?page=106) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642.md?page=108)