# 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:** 63
**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:** [May 12, 2022, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/1246 "2022-05-12T20:38:14Z")
If you had to be the opposite gender, do you think you’d do well in it? (“doing well” however you define) _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/1246))_ ---
**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:** [May 12, 2022, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/1247 "2022-05-12T21:34:55Z")
What’s your favorite car-based truck? _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/1247))_ ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2022, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/1248 "2022-05-13T00:21:51Z")
What’s your favorite Volkswagen hybrid? _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/1248))_ ---
**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:** [May 13, 2022, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/1249 "2022-05-13T10:43:56Z")
The first ten polls in this thread attracted an average of 115.9 voters. A recent (but not _most_ recent) sampling of ten polls shows an average of 44.3 voters. What is your reaction to these numbers? Select as many as apply. _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/1249))_ ---
**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:** [May 13, 2022, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/1250 "2022-05-13T12:10:29Z")
Favorite sexual position(s): _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/1250))_ ---
**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:** [May 13, 2022, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/1251 "2022-05-13T21:00:47Z")
Suppose Russia had no nukes, and never had had any nukes. Should the U.S. have directly intervened militarily on Ukraine’s behalf in this war (ie, committing US forces directly to fight)? _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/1251))_ ---
**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:** [May 15, 2022, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/1252 "2022-05-15T12:01:48Z")
Fads. Which of these have (or do) you own? Multiple choice. _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/1252))_ ---
**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:** [May 15, 2022, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/1253 "2022-05-15T17:27:10Z")
Was your mullet because you tried to cut your own hair during the pandemic and that’s what you ended up with? _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/1253))_ ---
**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:** [May 16, 2022, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/1254 "2022-05-16T22:58:38Z")
You people read/watch the news don’t you? Why on earth do you think [civilization is sustainable](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/1163)? _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/1254))_ ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2022, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/1255 "2022-05-16T23:12:30Z")
> [@Karen\_Lingel](#): > > Why on earth do you think [civilization is sustainable](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/1163) _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/1255))_ You’re trying to guess reasons that of people with a completely different point of view than your own. That’s going to be pretty hard. I know at least you haven’t touched on my reasoning at all, and it’s way too complicated to try and shove into a poll format. ---
**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:** [May 16, 2022, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/1256 "2022-05-16T23:21:42Z")
Respond to the above: _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/1256))_ ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2022, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/1257 "2022-05-17T01:26:41Z")
When we wake up tomorrow we discover Putin died overnight, while we slept. Now what? _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/1257))_ Wait, how did Putin die?? My answer would change radically if we learned Putin died of illness vs assassination (or the reverse)! _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/1257))_ ---
**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:** [May 17, 2022, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/1258 "2022-05-17T02:12:13Z")
Have you ever been involved in a hit-and-run car accident (either as the hitter, or the hittee)? _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/1258))_ ---
**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:** [May 17, 2022, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/1259 "2022-05-17T02:35:53Z")
_Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/1259))_ ---
**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:** [May 17, 2022, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/1260 "2022-05-17T04:55:27Z")
Have you ever held an occupation that at least one of your parents held? _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/1260))_ ---
**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:** [May 17, 2022, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/1261 "2022-05-17T05:00:06Z")
Which of the following jobs did you have (and get paid for) as a kid and/or teenager? _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/1261))_ ---
**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:** [May 17, 2022, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/1262 "2022-05-17T05:05:39Z")
Is a white person, family from South Africa, born in America, a real “African-American?” _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/1262))_ ---
**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:** [May 17, 2022, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/1263 "2022-05-17T23:05:57Z")
_Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/1263))_ Wait, have we already had a poll like this? This thread has been going so long it’s getting hard to remember. _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/1263))_ ---
**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2022, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/1264 "2022-05-17T23:36:39Z")
Polls often fail to capture nuances, no matter how carefully the OP posts them. Lack of an “other” choice hobbles them considerably. _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/1264))_ ---
**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:** [May 18, 2022, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/1265 "2022-05-18T00:22:02Z")
Scallions vs green onions _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/1265))_ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642.md?page=62) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642.md?page=64)