# 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:** 153
**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:** [March 28, 2023, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/3046 "2023-03-28T14:32:18Z")
_Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/3046))_ ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2023, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/3047 "2023-03-28T15:43:39Z")
No Santa 'cause _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/3047))_ ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2023, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/3048 "2023-03-28T17:48:54Z")
Turn signals. _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/3048))_ ---
**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:** [March 28, 2023, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/3049 "2023-03-28T18:15:36Z")
Alice has been an engineer at Company XYZ for a decade. David is a brand-new hire; also an engineer. They do the same type of work in the same department. One day, Alice accidentally discovers that David is paid substantially **more** than her, despite having much _less_ experience and longevity. When she confronts HR about it, HR says that it’s because the budget for new hiring is substantially looser than the budget for salaries for existing/current employees, since it takes little to keep current employees around, but it takes hefty salaries to lure new folks in. Alice is outraged and demands an immediate salary raise to at least David’s level, if not higher. _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/3049))_ ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2023, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/3050 "2023-03-28T19:10:05Z")
As a child, during the run-up to Christmas I would look for the hidden presents _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/3050))_ ---
**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:** [March 28, 2023, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/3051 "2023-03-28T23:00:44Z")
_Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/3051))_ ---
**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:** [March 28, 2023, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/3052 "2023-03-28T23:33:35Z")
IRT John DiFool’s “cruise” polls, does crossing the ocean on a Navy ship count as a cruise? _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/3052))_ ---
**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:** [March 28, 2023, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/3053 "2023-03-28T23:35:02Z")
_Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/3053))_ ---
**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:** [March 29, 2023, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/3054 "2023-03-29T03:28:24Z")
To do something “religiously” means _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/3054))_ ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2023, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/3055 "2023-03-29T20:31:34Z")
You’ve been waiting for awhile in a long line to get into an entertainment venue. A man walks up and gets in line, a half-dozen people or so ahead of you. He does so, having spoken to someone there who’s apparently a friend but, from body language and what little you can hear, not someone whom he’d planned on meeting there. What do you do? _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/3055))_ ---
**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:** [March 30, 2023, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/3056 "2023-03-30T13:36:02Z")
Your favorite defense contractor: _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/3056))_ ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2023, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/3057 "2023-03-30T15:36:05Z")
Should Mundane Pointless Stuff I Must Share forum change its name? _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/3057))_ ---
**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:** [March 30, 2023, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/3058 "2023-03-30T21:25:27Z")
How do you heat your home in the winter? If you’ve got more than one, pick the one you consider to be the “main” heat source. Yes, I know if you have steam radiators the boiler will be fueled by one of those other fuels, but for purposes of this poll it counts as a different kind of heating system. _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/3058))_ ---
**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:** [March 30, 2023, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/3059 "2023-03-30T22:55:56Z")
Are you a robot? _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/3059))_ How do you know? _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/3059))_ ---
**Author:** ![Hatchie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hatchie/32/3983_2.png) [@Hatchie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hatchie)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2023, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/3060 "2023-03-30T23:14:39Z")
Apple’s Macintosh computers have different names for each upgrade of its operating system. For a while they were using cat names, such as Snow Leopard and Tiger, then switched to Califonia landmarks like Big Sur and Ventura (the current OS). What should the next one be? _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/3060))_ ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2023, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/3061 "2023-03-31T01:14:11Z")
When viewing polls of famous people in this thread do you wish that the poster would include [imbedded Hyperlinks](https://kb.blackbaud.com/knowledgebase/Article/40932) so you can quickly click to find out who these people are? _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/3061))_ ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2023, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/3062 "2023-03-31T16:08:35Z")
How do you heat your home in the winter? If you’ve got more than one, pick the one you consider to be the “main” heat source. _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/3062))_ What’s your main heat source (not counting ambient temps outside the house, which are generally solar) _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/3062))_ ---
**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:** [March 31, 2023, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/3063 "2023-03-31T16:55:58Z")
What would you think of a baseball minor-league featuring “blitz baseball,” (the kid’s rules version,) where every single at-bat ends extremely rapidly - 1 strike retires the batter right away, while 1 ball results in the batter walking to first base? _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/3063))_ ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2023, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/3064 "2023-03-31T17:20:27Z")
Which would you rather watch in baseball? _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/3064))_ ---
**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:** [March 31, 2023, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/3065 "2023-03-31T17:29:28Z")
If Jobs and Wozniak had never met. _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/3065))_ Let’s set the threshold for “very rich” at US$ 50M and pretend both men are still alive in 2023. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642.md?page=152) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642.md?page=154)