# 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:** ![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 9, 2024, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/4789 "2024-04-09T18:34:20Z")

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_Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/4789))_

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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, 2024, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/4790 "2024-04-09T23:48:18Z")

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How much of your wealth/assets do you intend to leave to your kids when you die?

_Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/4790))_

How much of your **current** (today) wealth/assets do you think the kids will eventually get?

_Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/4790))_

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**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2024, 9:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/4791 "2024-04-11T09:25:06Z")

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Needs definition of ‘current’ since money is fungible.

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**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:** [April 11, 2024, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/4792 "2024-04-11T12:13:18Z")

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Should that post

_Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/4792))_

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**Author:** ![psychonaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/psychonaut/32/4655_2.png) [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2024, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/4793 "2024-04-11T14:18:37Z")

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Who did it better?

_Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/4793))_

_Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/4793))_

_Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/4793))_

_Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/4793))_

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**Author:** ![psychonaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/psychonaut/32/4655_2.png) [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2024, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/4794 "2024-04-12T04:02:08Z")

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How close have you come to being struck by lightning?

_Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/4794))_

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**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:** [April 12, 2024, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/4795 "2024-04-12T12:47:44Z")

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When you say the word “Tokyo”, how many syllables does it contain?  
[Relevant link](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/3080)

_Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/4795))_

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**Author:** ![psychonaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/psychonaut/32/4655_2.png) [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2024, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/4796 "2024-04-12T20:26:42Z")

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Who are your favourite human characters from _Sesame Street_? (Select all that apply.)

_Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/4796))_

(I’m listing only characters who appeared in the first few years of the show and continued appearing as regulars for at least ten years.)

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**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:** [April 12, 2024, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/4797 "2024-04-12T21:03:38Z")

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The total solar eclipse on Monday in North America.

_Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/4797))_

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**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:** [April 12, 2024, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/4798 "2024-04-12T21:05:17Z")

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Would you travel abroad to see a total solar eclipse?

_Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/4798))_

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**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:** [April 12, 2024, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/4799 "2024-04-12T21:10:27Z")

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A genie offers to stop one of your bodily processes forever. It’ll be completely safe and will not affect your lifespan. What’ll it be?

_Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/4799))_

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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 12, 2024, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/4800 "2024-04-12T21:45:36Z")

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The genie adds one more: **no snotting**. No more runny or stuffy nose, post nasal drip, coughing up phlegm, chest congestion, sneezing, any of that. Ever.

_Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/4800))_

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**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:** [April 14, 2024, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/4801 "2024-04-14T00:15:13Z")

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You are driving on a road with two lanes in each direction. You are in the right lane with no vehicles in front of you. There are 2 or 3 vehicles in the left lane in your vicinity. You are approaching a red traffic light, say it’s about 50 yards ahead.

One of the cars in the left lane is about 20 yards ahead of you. He has a vehicle in front of him who will be forced to stop at the red light. This second vehicle changes lanes and is now in front of you and first in line (in the right lane) at the red light.

Was the person who changed lanes to “cut” in front of you to be first in the red light lane being discourteous?

_Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/4801))_

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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 14, 2024, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/4802 "2024-04-14T16:25:58Z")

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Hypothetical: The 22nd Constitutional amendment (that limits presidents to two terms in office) does not exist.

Four years after Biden narrowly defeated Trump in 2024 to win reelection, it is now the year 2028. Both Biden and Trump are showing severe signs of their aging and cognitive/physical decline, but insist on running for president for as long as they live. Biden insists that, regardless of age, being incumbent carries political advantages in reelection and an incumbent president rarely loses and that it’s too risky to go with anyone else since Biden has been proven to beat Trump twice, and Trump insists on running every time for - well, the reasons that a narcissist insists.

You are the DNC or RNC. At what point do you step in and intervene to put in a fresh new candidate instead of Trump/Biden?

_Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/4802))_

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**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:** [April 14, 2024, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/4803 "2024-04-14T19:58:58Z")

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How often do you chew gum?

_Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/4803))_

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**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:** [April 14, 2024, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/4804 "2024-04-14T23:13:20Z")

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_Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/4804))_

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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 15, 2024, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/4805 "2024-04-15T16:38:23Z")

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Men, what do you wear when you swim?

_Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/4805))_

Women, what do you wear when you swim?

_Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/4805))_

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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 15, 2024, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/4806 "2024-04-15T17:00:02Z")

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Who was the best character on Babylon 5? (Define “best” however you want.)

_Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/4806))_

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**Author:** ![psychonaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/psychonaut/32/4655_2.png) [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2024, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/4807 "2024-04-15T18:15:30Z")

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The bodily processes genie from @Elendil_s_Heir’s [poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/4799) reappears. He once again offers to grant you the magical property of temporarily stopping a bodily process, but this time not for yourself but rather for everyone else in a 100-metre radius of you. This will be completely safe and will affect people only as long as they remain within range. Which process would like the power to suppress?

_Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/4807))_

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**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:** [April 15, 2024, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/4808 "2024-04-15T18:15:30Z")

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Would you consider visible scars, even very noticeable ones, to be a “disability” if they did not affect that person’s ability to bathe, groom, dress, hold a job, interact with others, etc.?

_Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/4808))_

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