# 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:** 115
**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:** [November 4, 2022, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2286 "2022-11-04T20:22:39Z")
Have you purchased a Powerball ticket, or will you before the next drawing on Saturday, November 5? _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2286))_ ---
**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:** [November 4, 2022, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2287 "2022-11-04T21:40:07Z")
_Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2287))_ ---
**Author:** ![Mr.E](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.e/32/8932_2.png) [@Mr.E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.E)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2022, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2288 "2022-11-04T22:14:12Z")
Consider the statement: “I consider myself an expert on any topic.” _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2288))_ ---
**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:** [November 4, 2022, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2289 "2022-11-04T22:51:28Z")
There exists one or more topics in which I consider myself an expert. _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2289))_ ---
**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:** [November 4, 2022, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2290 "2022-11-04T22:54:40Z")
If you are an expert on a topic, what is it about? (“expert” defined loosely as, in a room of 1,000 randomly selected people, you’d probably be **the** best or most knowledgeable) _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2290))_ ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2022, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2291 "2022-11-04T23:39:17Z")
Due to pet food being hard to find repeatedly over the past 3 years you’ve resorted to ordering cases of your pet’s food from Amazon, 40 cans to a case. It’s been okay, until the last couple of orders. Your second-to-last case had 12 dented cans. And your last order had 9 dented cans, with 2 dented so badly the seals popped and leaked. Amazon won’t accept returns when you report that pet food arrived damaged. Instead they give you a full refund and say to keep, toss or whatever else you want to do with the food. Do you ask for a refund for both damaged orders? _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2291))_ ---
**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:** [November 5, 2022, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2292 "2022-11-05T01:12:47Z")
Dented – but unbreeched – cans are useless cans. _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2292))_ ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2022, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2293 "2022-11-05T15:03:09Z")
_Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2293))_ ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2022, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2294 "2022-11-05T15:07:29Z")
Do you consider yourself an expert in the Dunning-Krueger effect? _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2294))_ ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2022, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2295 "2022-11-05T20:56:55Z")
Would you consider using an undented, but swollen, can of dog food? _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2295))_ ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2022, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2296 "2022-11-06T00:19:12Z")
Something you want to buy is 40% off. Nice! What sort of math are you doing to decide if the lower price is acceptable? _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2296))_ ---
**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:** [November 6, 2022, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2297 "2022-11-06T17:30:42Z")
Let’s say something is 75% discount: _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2297))_ I would do math differently for 40% discount and 75% discount _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2297))_ ---
**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:** [November 6, 2022, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2298 "2022-11-06T17:38:08Z")
I would do the math differently for different discount rates, and I knew this about myself before I took the polls above: _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2298))_ I like finding out things I didn’t realize about myself: _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2298))_ ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2022, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2299 "2022-11-06T18:13:33Z")
_Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2299))_ ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2022, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2300 "2022-11-06T18:29:48Z")
Clocks I own. (ETA: oops, I set the max options to 2 instead of 20. Fixed, but two votes were lost. Sorry!) _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2300))_ ---
**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:** [November 7, 2022, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2301 "2022-11-07T03:02:55Z")
It’s Game 7 of the World Series. Score is tied. Bottom of the 9th. Bases are loaded. You are the batter. It’s two strikes and three balls. The pitcher throws you a pitch that looks to be _right on the border_ of the strike zone. In that split second, you know what it means. If you strike out looking, you will be intensely criticized for years to come. But if you swing, you know the odds of hitting this ball are not all that great. Furthermore, the umpire has a reputation for ruling such borderline pitches as balls. What do you do? _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2301))_ ---
**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:** [November 7, 2022, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2302 "2022-11-07T03:38:14Z")
Sorry, I had an error. I meant to say your team is losing, not that the score is tied. But I can’t edit it now. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2022, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2303 "2022-11-07T05:09:28Z")
_Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2303))_ ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2022, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2304 "2022-11-07T16:17:22Z")
_Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2304))_ ---
**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:** [November 7, 2022, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2305 "2022-11-07T17:57:51Z")
Since there was no winner in Saturday’s Powerball drawing and the pot has grown even bigger, have/will you buy one for the next one, tonight, Monday November 7? _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2305))_ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642.md?page=114) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642.md?page=116)