# 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:** ![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 27, 2022, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/1146 "2022-04-27T18:26:04Z")

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How would you say President Joe Biden is doing so far, all in all?

_Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/1146))_

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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 27, 2022, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/1147 "2022-04-27T23:45:33Z")

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A speaker is on stage giving a speech in front of a large audience. At one point, he says, “And now, I would like to use an object lesson…I need a volunteer from the audience.” Without knowing what it involves, do you raise your hand?

_Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/1147))_

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**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2022, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/1148 "2022-04-28T05:43:54Z")

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For the acronym “ASAP”, do you

_Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/1148))_

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**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2022, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/1149 "2022-04-28T19:43:09Z")

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_Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/1149))_

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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 28, 2022, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/1150 "2022-04-28T20:32:16Z")

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There are five people who have to give a five-minute prepared speech. You are one of the five.

You get to select when you go. Do you go:

_Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/1150))_

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**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2022, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/1151 "2022-04-28T23:13:21Z")

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Given the choice of any one _Encanto_ character’s Gift you’d like to have, whose would it be? (I did not include Abuela, whose Gift is the candle itself; Felix or Augustine, who married into the family and don’t have Gifts; or Mirabel, who didn’t get a Gift.)

_Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/1151))_

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**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:** [April 29, 2022, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/1152 "2022-04-29T01:48:32Z")

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Which of these are you willing to wear walking down the street?

_Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/1152))_

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**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2022, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/1153 "2022-04-29T05:39:19Z")

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How do you pronounce _archetype_?

_Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/1153))_

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**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2022, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/1154 "2022-04-29T05:46:37Z")

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If you say _ASAP_ as one word, how do you feel when you hear movie or television characters read it out letter by letter?

_Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/1154))_

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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 29, 2022, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/1155 "2022-04-29T17:44:28Z")

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The Twenty-Second Amendment says “No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice”. Donald Trump has repeatedly said he won the 2016 and 2020 elections. How will he address this in regards to the 2024 election?

_Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/1155))_

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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 29, 2022, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/1156 "2022-04-29T19:00:41Z")

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You want a sign for your residence that has your name on it. Your last name is Smith. Which is correct?

_Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/1156))_

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**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2022, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/1157 "2022-04-29T19:07:01Z")

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Which of these punctuation issues makes you the most irritated?

_Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/1157))_

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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 29, 2022, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/1158 "2022-04-29T19:18:15Z")

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If you voted “Something else entirely” in the previous poll, were you thinking about people who use apostrophes in possessives like it’s, your’s, their’s, and her’s.

_Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/1158))_

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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 29, 2022, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/1159 "2022-04-29T20:34:58Z")

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Most annoying spelling inconsistencies:

_Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/1159))_

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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 29, 2022, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/1160 "2022-04-29T21:55:16Z")

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Affect vs. effect.

_Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/1160))_

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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 30, 2022, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/1161 "2022-04-30T00:41:05Z")

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Most annoying:

_Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/1161))_

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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 30, 2022, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/1162 "2022-04-30T18:41:00Z")

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You are gifted $300 million to use for the express purpose of making a movie. Do you already have an idea right now for one?

_Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/1162))_

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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 30, 2022, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/1163 "2022-04-30T18:56:46Z")

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Which statement is closest to your belief on the subject:

_Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/1163))_

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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 30, 2022, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/1164 "2022-04-30T19:05:27Z")

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You are alphabetizing a collection of items by their titles. I’ll use dvds as an example but the same principle applies to books, records, etc. You come to _12 Angry Men_. Do you

_Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/1164))_

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**Author:** ![ASGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/838e76/32.png) [@ASGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASGuy)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2022, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/1165 "2022-04-30T23:58:40Z")

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This is a two part poll.

Most of us have heard the phrase “What goes around comes around.” Or perhaps “What comes around goes around.”

(1) Do you subscribe to either/both of these phrases?

_Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/1165))_

Have both sides of the phrase happened to you? In other words, has something come around after going around, or vice versa?

_Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/1165))_

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