# 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:** 283
**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:** [January 9, 2025, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/5650 "2025-01-09T19:17:32Z")
When giving your birthday, do you say the name of the month or the number of the month? _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/5650))_ ---
**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:** [January 9, 2025, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/5651 "2025-01-09T21:05:12Z")
A longwinded poll involving cats (mostly) and catpans. For the relevant questions, if you live with multiple indoor or indoor/outdoor cats, N is the number of such cats who you live with. If your situation has varied as to the number of cats and pans, pick all that apply. My household uses this many catpans: _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/5651))_ ---
**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:** [January 9, 2025, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/5652 "2025-01-09T22:05:17Z")
What term do you use most often? _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/5652))_ ---
**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:** [January 10, 2025, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/5653 "2025-01-10T01:41:13Z")
How many of your pets have been euthanized? Not counting farm animals or wildlife. Pets may be family pets or household pets, not necessarily your personal pet. _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/5653))_ Were you in the room when your pet(s) passed? _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/5653))_ ---
**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:** [January 10, 2025, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/5654 "2025-01-10T03:20:52Z")
Which of the following statements apply to any pets you have now, or had at any time in the past? By “real” name, I mean one that you would report in formal or official contexts, such as when registering your pet with a veterinarian, licensing authority, breeding association, etc. By “other” name, I mean a nickname or some other epithet or term of endearment/derision. _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/5654))_ ---
**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:** [January 11, 2025, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/5655 "2025-01-11T03:01:26Z")
_Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/5655))_ ---
**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:** [January 12, 2025, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/5656 "2025-01-12T16:42:56Z")
At the store(s) where I regularly buy groceries… _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/5656))_ ---
**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:** [January 12, 2025, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/5657 "2025-01-12T21:03:51Z")
Have you had cataract surgery? What kind of lens(es) did you get? _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/5657))_ ---
**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:** [January 12, 2025, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/5658 "2025-01-12T23:12:53Z")
What brand of cigarette did your dad mostly smoke? _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/5658))_ ---
**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:** [January 12, 2025, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/5659 "2025-01-12T23:13:23Z")
What brand of cigarette did your mom mostly smoke? _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/5659))_ ---
**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:** [January 13, 2025, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/5660 "2025-01-13T18:03:49Z")
“clique” _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/5660))_ ---
**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:** [January 13, 2025, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/5661 "2025-01-13T21:42:42Z")
_failed formatting test_ ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2025, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/5662 "2025-01-13T22:20:11Z")
_failed formatting test_ _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/5662))_ ---
**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:** [January 14, 2025, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/5663 "2025-01-14T21:01:50Z")
What’s in your Apple Wallet / Google Wallet / other smartphone wallet? _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/5663))_ What’s in your physical wallet? _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/5663))_ ---
**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:** [January 15, 2025, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/5664 "2025-01-15T19:16:50Z")
Which allows you, personally, to write faster? _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/5664))_ ---
**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:** [January 15, 2025, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/5665 "2025-01-15T20:07:09Z")
Which would you estimate you can do faster? _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/5665))_ ---
**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:** [January 15, 2025, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/5666 "2025-01-15T21:13:04Z")
_Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/5666))_ _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/5666))_ ---
**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:** [January 15, 2025, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/5667 "2025-01-15T21:55:56Z")
Do you make more “typos” when writing or typing? _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/5667))_ ---
**Author:** ![aurora\_maire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aurora_maire/32/328_2.png) [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2025, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/5668 "2025-01-16T03:47:12Z")
Nearly half of U.S. adults sleep with their pets, but this cozy habit often backfires. Research shows it’s linked to poorer sleep quality, increased insomnia, and frequent night wakings. While pets provide emotional comfort, their movements and noises can disrupt a good night’s rest. Exploratory analyses indicated that the negative impact of co-sleeping with pets on human sleep was more associated with dog ownership than cat ownership, more pronounced when individuals own a greater number of pets, and not impacted by bondedness to pets. _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/5668))_ [Co-sleeping with pets, stress, and sleep in a nationally-representative sample of United States adults - PMC](https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10918166/) ---
**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:** [January 16, 2025, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/5669 "2025-01-16T16:14:12Z")
The typography gods have decreed that the usual double and single quotation marks (“…” and ‘…’) are hereby banished from the English language. You have been appointed to borrow a replacement from another language. Select one of the following pairs for primary and secondary (inner) quotes that will henceforth be used for all English texts: _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/5669))_ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642.md?page=282) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642.md?page=284)