# 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:** 141
**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:** [February 14, 2023, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2806 "2023-02-14T18:29:08Z")
Did you think that a “mechanical” keyboard was one of those old-timey typewriter ones, where the key is connected to a series of levers that eventually lifts up a bar with the shape of a letter on it, and it hits a ribbon filled with ink and pushes it against the paper to make a typed letter? _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2806))_ ---
**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:** [February 14, 2023, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2807 "2023-02-14T19:19:04Z")
Have you ever won anything from a sweepstakes, lottery, raffle, casino, or similar? Let’s say if you won at gambling, subtract your gambling losses from that day, if any. _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2807))_ ---
**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:** [February 14, 2023, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2808 "2023-02-14T19:59:57Z")
What is, in any currency, numerically the largest amount of cash you’ve ever had on you at one time, disregarding actual relative value? Example: you’ve visited Vietnam and have had literally millions of dong on you (1 million Vietnamese dong is worth about $42 USD). _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2808))_ ---
**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2023, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2809 "2023-02-14T21:43:44Z")
What do you prefer as a pointing device on a desktop computer? _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2809))_ ---
**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2023, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2810 "2023-02-14T21:46:49Z")
Do you refuse to answer WildaBeast’s poll because of the “less then” typo? _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2810))_ ---
**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:** [February 14, 2023, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2811 "2023-02-14T21:52:31Z")
_Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2811))_ ---
**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:** [February 14, 2023, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2812 "2023-02-14T21:55:57Z")
_Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2812))_ ---
**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:** [February 15, 2023, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2813 "2023-02-15T06:18:38Z")
Are people becoming more assholeish? _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2813))_ ---
**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:** [February 15, 2023, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2814 "2023-02-15T12:31:48Z")
You’re a member of Congress. Someone carries out a school shooting and says that they do so for the sake of getting gun-control legislation passed so that “there will be fewer such shootings in the future.” In the wake of the shooting, someone proposes precisely the gun-control legislation that the attacker demanded, and the bill is moving its way through Congress. Meanwhile, half of the public is furious, saying, “If you pass the legislation, you’ll give the killer what he demanded.” Do you vote for or against the gun-control bill? _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2814))_ ---
**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:** [February 15, 2023, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2815 "2023-02-15T15:30:24Z")
Did you vote for Trump in 2020? _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2815))_ ---
**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:** [February 15, 2023, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2816 "2023-02-15T16:56:16Z")
_Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2816))_ ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2023, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2817 "2023-02-15T18:14:09Z")
I currently have the following: _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2817))_ ---
**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:** [February 15, 2023, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2818 "2023-02-15T19:38:54Z")
_Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2818))_ ---
**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:** [February 16, 2023, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2819 "2023-02-16T13:18:35Z")
You are a boss. You have an employee who consistently has 2x the work productivity of your average other employees (in measurable, quantifiable metrics.) She asks for a salary raise. How much are you willing to give her? _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2819))_ ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2023, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2820 "2023-02-16T18:25:43Z")
Do you frequently accidentally click on the Poll Discussion thread before reading the latest polls in the Polls Only thread? _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2820))_ ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2023, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2821 "2023-02-16T20:55:44Z")
Never mind ---
**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:** [February 16, 2023, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2822 "2023-02-16T21:37:11Z")
Regarding silenus’ post, did you mind it? _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2822))_ ---
**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:** [February 16, 2023, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2823 "2023-02-16T23:07:56Z")
The house, apartment building, or whatever structure you live in was built in what decade? If you don’t know for sure give it your best guess. _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2823))_ ---
**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:** [February 17, 2023, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2824 "2023-02-17T15:39:36Z")
Some new friends invite you to dinner at their place. What you get served is a plate with 5 discrete food items on it A-E A is one of your favourite foods You enjoy B you mildly enjoy C you mildly dislike D You really dislike E. You are not actually allergic to any of them. The aggregate quantity is about the right amount to satiate your hunger How do you proceed? _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2824))_ ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2023, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2825 "2023-02-17T16:19:14Z")
Do you vote in polls containing hypothetical situations, or only in those relating to your own personal experience? _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2825))_ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642.md?page=140) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642.md?page=142)