# Polls only: No discussion

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642>\
**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\
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**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2023, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/3106 "2023-04-07T19:20:22Z")

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**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2023, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/3107 "2023-04-07T23:53:12Z")

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2023, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/3108 "2023-04-08T00:10:44Z")

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When do you refill your gas tank?

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**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2023, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/3109 "2023-04-08T00:58:18Z")

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After posting,

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2023, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/3110 "2023-04-08T01:31:01Z")

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When you vote in a poll, the choices that nobody voted for are re-ordered in alphabetical order. This is especially noticeable when you start a poll and then vote in it.

_Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/3110))_

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**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2023, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/3111 "2023-04-08T18:55:09Z")

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> [@Discussion thread for the "Polls only" thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread/972380/3175):
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> [Yep. No way I can answer a “Would you eat it?” question without knowing what “it” is.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread/972380/3175)

Would you eat it?

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**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:** [April 9, 2023, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/3112 "2023-04-09T13:34:20Z")

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You are in high school. It’s debate time. The teacher assigns two sides: the pro-Nazi side and anti-Nazi side. You draw lots and are assigned to defend Nazis. Do you do so? Bear in mind that in the era of social media, whatever you say during the debate can be snipped out of context and used against you.

_Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/3112))_

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**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2023, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/3113 "2023-04-10T01:55:26Z")

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Your favorite conspiracy theory:

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**Author:** ![saje](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saje/32/3631_2.png) [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2023, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/3114 "2023-04-10T02:21:14Z")

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In re: conspiracy poll:

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**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:** [April 10, 2023, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/3115 "2023-04-10T02:53:24Z")

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_Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/3115))_

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**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:** [April 10, 2023, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/3116 "2023-04-10T05:18:10Z")

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When you were a child, what was your favorite piece of playground equipment?

_Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/3116))_

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**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:** [April 10, 2023, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/3117 "2023-04-10T14:05:12Z")

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_Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/3117))_

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**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:** [April 10, 2023, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/3118 "2023-04-10T15:31:28Z")

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You have to save several hundred photos (with no existing name yet) to a computer. How do you label them?

_Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/3118))_

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**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:** [April 10, 2023, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/3119 "2023-04-10T21:06:26Z")

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How many keys are on your key ring?

For purposes of this poll, your car’s electronic key fob counts as a key, even you car has push button starting instead of a traditional key you stick in a lock and twist. That way we can get consistency between people with cars with regular keys and people which cars that use electronic fobs.

_Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/3119))_

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**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:** [April 11, 2023, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/3120 "2023-04-11T05:13:12Z")

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How much of your personal potential do you think you’ve lived up to in your life? (That is, compared to the maximum and the best you could have done in life, how do you measure up?)

_Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/3120))_

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**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2023, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/3121 "2023-04-11T18:05:16Z")

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(Going off an [old thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-know-men-better-than-men-know-women-true/941861) of mine)

“Women understand men better than men understand women”

_Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/3121))_

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**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2023, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/3122 "2023-04-11T18:09:08Z")

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Did you know that editing a poll’s properties erases all previous votes? 😕

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**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:** [April 11, 2023, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/3123 "2023-04-11T20:51:39Z")

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You are driving to work. There is a crash on the freeway resulting in a backup. You can either drive on the freeway in stop-n-go traffic, or you can drive a longer route over (familiar) surface streets to get to work. Either option will take _exactly the same amount of time_. You opt to:

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**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:** [April 12, 2023, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/3124 "2023-04-12T14:43:21Z")

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You are out and about in public, and you see a woman with a black eye and/or facial bruising. What do you assume?

_Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/3124))_

Suppose a woman injured herself accidentally - an innocent mishap - and now has a black eye and/or facial bruises. Should she and her husband refrain from being seen together in public until the eye heals, so as to prevent misunderstanding?

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**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2023, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/3125 "2023-04-12T22:10:33Z")

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