# 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:** 303
**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:** [July 10, 2025, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/6050 "2025-07-10T21:48:43Z")
How do you keep from getting a facefull of ice when you are drinking restaurant beverages without using a straw? _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/6050))_ ---
**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:** [July 10, 2025, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/6051 "2025-07-10T21:58:51Z")
You opened your own science museum and get to have one of the following exhibits of your choice to show the public: _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/6051))_ ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2025, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/6052 "2025-07-11T02:09:55Z")
Why have you not signed up to play in the Shakespeare Mafia game in the Thread Games forum? _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/6052))_ ---
**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:** [July 11, 2025, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/6053 "2025-07-11T12:51:21Z")
Have you ever been hospitalized? (As in being admitted and spending at least one night, not just a long ER visit) _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/6053))_ ---
**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:** [July 12, 2025, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/6054 "2025-07-12T16:31:00Z")
Which of these surgeries have you had? _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/6054))_ ---
**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:** [July 12, 2025, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/6055 "2025-07-12T17:47:10Z")
Toward which of these automotive/truck brands do you feel the most loyalty? _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/6055))_ ---
**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:** [July 13, 2025, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/6056 "2025-07-13T14:09:36Z")
I have dreamed about the SDMB or a SDMB poster. (Caveat: if you know a Doper in real life (i.e., you’re married to a Doper), dreaming about that person does not count as ‘dreaming about a Doper’ _except_ if in your dream you (or they) are engaged in SDMB activity (or talking about this place).) _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/6056))_ ---
**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:** [July 13, 2025, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/6057 "2025-07-13T17:08:20Z")
I knew, before reading THIS poll, that I could change my poll selections in any poll I voted in. _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/6057))_ ---
**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:** [July 13, 2025, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/6058 "2025-07-13T17:28:17Z")
When you were a child/teenager, did you ever attend a summer sleep-away camp like Camp Mystic? _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/6058))_ ---
**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:** [July 14, 2025, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/6059 "2025-07-14T01:27:49Z")
Without looking them up (such as in [this thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-of-your-sdmb-screen-name/1005131/)), I know the origin of the following Dopers’ names: _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/6059))_ ---
**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:** [July 14, 2025, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/6060 "2025-07-14T01:46:34Z")
Shame on @psychonaut for having neglected to an include a “None of the above” option in the previous poll! _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/6060))_ ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2025, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/6061 "2025-07-14T10:50:02Z")
As a seasoning to my food, I prefer the taste of _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/6061))_ ---
**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:** [July 14, 2025, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/6062 "2025-07-14T16:53:09Z")
_Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/6062))_ ---
**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:** [July 15, 2025, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/6063 "2025-07-15T07:14:07Z")
Originally, Alcatraz was called La Isla De Los Alcatraces (Spanish for Island of the Pelicans). Which frightens you more? #1 Alligator Pelican [![](https://i.imgur.com/navcmdm.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/navcmdm.jpg) #2 Pelican Alligator [![](https://i.imgur.com/N1A9pvW.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/N1A9pvW.jpg) _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/6063))_ ---
**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:** [July 15, 2025, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/6064 "2025-07-15T17:47:58Z")
Originally, the Canary Islands were named for the dogs that lived there (“Canariae” is Latin for “of the dogs”). Which frightens you more? #1 Dog Canary [![](https://greenwoodsoftware.com/misc/dog-canary.png) ](https://greenwoodsoftware.com/misc/dog-canary.png) #2 Canary Dog [![](https://greenwoodsoftware.com/misc/canary-dog.png) ](https://greenwoodsoftware.com/misc/canary-dog.png) _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/6064))_ ---
**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:** [July 16, 2025, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/6065 "2025-07-16T16:43:12Z")
What do you think of Hamburger Helper? _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/6065))_ ---
**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:** [July 16, 2025, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/6066 "2025-07-16T20:35:06Z")
Your parents’ marriage: _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/6066))_ ---
**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:** [July 17, 2025, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/6067 "2025-07-17T11:03:03Z")
The following polls refer to hugging folks who are not immediate family. _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/6067))_ _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/6067))_ ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2025, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/6068 "2025-07-17T13:42:42Z")
_Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/6068))_ ---
**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:** [July 17, 2025, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/6069 "2025-07-17T15:12:10Z")
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