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Which of these would you try?

  • Aged cheese (5 - 10 years)
  • Really aged cheese (10 - 75 years)
  • Preserved Chinese duck egg (100 years old, though they usually just call it that)
  • Fruitcake (Scott Antarctic expedition, (113 years, kept frozen)
  • Tinned meat (Also from Scott expedition)
  • Chocolate from Edward VII coronation (121 years)
  • Beef jerky (China, 2,000 years)
  • Olive oil with oregano (2,370 years, sunken Greek ship)
  • Bone soup (China, 2,400 years)
  • Butter (barrel found in Irish peat bog, est. 3,000 years)
  • Egyptian tomb cheese (residue, 3,200 years)
  • Noodles (China, 4,000 years, preserved in river silt)
  • Flatbread (Jordan, 14,400 years)
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3870

Imgur

Go ahead, take one! No one will miss it!

See, I picked one out for you. Looks pretty good to me!

Oh, you’d rather have an Oreo? You do know that Hydrox came first, Oreo was a knock-off. This is History, man. Don’t you want to say to your friends “You’ll never guess what I had today!”?

Go on, take it. I asked and they said you could. Take the cookie man!

  • Okay
  • Still no
  • Well maybe. Is that case airtight?
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3871

What do you think the “free” in “freeway” means?

  • There is no toll. You can drive on it for free.
  • There is no cross traffic. Traffic can move freely.
  • Something else, which I will freely share in the discussion thread.
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Were you aware that Hydrox cookies actually predate Oreos? And that Oreos were created specifically to imitate Hydrox?

  • Yes
  • No
  • I knew Oreos came second, but I did not know that they intentionally ripped off Hydrox
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3873
Your opinion on the Last Bowel Movement game thread: https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-your-last-bowel-movement-with-a-movie-title-one-per-post-please/990070
  • 5 The most hilarious thread idea in a good long while! Sure to have led to dirty monitors all over Doperland!
  • 4 Yeah, makes for a pretty amusing pastime for some
  • 3 Meh, kind of hit and miss
  • 2 Rather mediocre at best, to be honest
  • 1 You people SERIOUSLY need to get a f. life
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Nm nm nm

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Are you too scared to open the Bowel Movement Thread?

  • Yes, seriously scary, dudes!
  • Yes, seriously gross, dudes!
  • Yes, I don’t need to be thinking all day about that kind of thing
  • No, I was scared, but apparently people think it is hilarious, so maybe I will open/read it.
  • No, but I haven’t opened/read that thread yet.
  • No, I have already opened and read that thread.
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3876

If you were to suddenly become a professional sports athlete right now for an NFL, NBA, Premier League, La Liga, MLB, NHL, Bundesliga, etc. team (assume that you have the physical/mental ability for it,) do you have a particular jersey number that you’d want to wear?

  • Yes, there is already a number that I know I’d want to wear
  • No, I’d need time to think of what number I’d choose, or I’m okay with being assigned any number
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3877
  • I am Canadian and I say “eh” frequently
  • I am Canadian and I do not say “eh” frequently (that I am aware of)
  • I have met a Canadian who said “eh” frequently
  • I have met a Canadian who did not say “eh” frequently
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Is “eh” regional? If you’ve met or are a Canadian who says “eh” and know where they are from, where were they from?

  • Ontario
  • Quebec
  • Nova Scotia
  • New Brunswick
  • Manitoba
  • British Columbia
  • Prince Edward Island
  • Saskatchewan
  • Alberta
  • Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Northwest Territories
  • Yukon
  • Nunavut
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And same question for those who don’t say “eh”.

  • Ontario
  • Quebec
  • Nova Scotia
  • New Brunswick
  • Manitoba
  • British Columbia
  • Prince Edward Island
  • Saskatchewan
  • Alberta
  • Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Northwest Territories
  • Yukon
  • Nunavut
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3878

“Amazing Grace” is a fine song, but it’s overused and 'way too common at funerals now, especially when played on the bagpipes.

  • Agree
  • Disagree
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3879

Scottish Pipes

  • must be played by a bandy-legged great-kilted man
  • sound best from across the moor during a thunderstorm
  • serve as the sountrack to my life (at least part of the time)
  • are excellent excercise for the lungs
  • make me dive for the mute button
  • clear out the pub at closing time
  • will sound lovely from inside my tightly-sealed oak coffin
  • I love the damn things
  • mutton and peas
  • ice cream
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3880
I’ve been to a:
  • Circus
  • County Fair
  • Parade
  • State Fair
  • Theme Park
  • I’ve never been to any of these things
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Several random unrelated polls:

How do you prefer to refer to music notes?

  • A, B-flat, B, C, C-sharp, etc.
  • do, re, mi, fa, so, la, ti
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How do your parents refer to each other?

  • Direct names: i.e., “Amy,” “David,” etc.
  • Term of affection: “Honey,” etc. or a nickname
  • Mike Pence style: “Mother”, “Father”
  • Other
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Do you refer to your spouse the same system/way your parents referred to each other?

  • yes
  • no
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Which would you rather have?

  • $30,000 in cash right now
  • Unlimited free flying and lounge access for the rest of your life with an airline of your choice
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How do you usually fall asleep?

  • On my back
  • On my left side
  • On my right side
  • On my stomach
  • It varies
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Do you move around much while you’re asleep?

  • Yes
  • No
  • Dunno
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How are you usually positioned when you wake up?

  • On my back
  • On my left side
  • On my right side
  • On my stomach
  • It varies
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Which streaming services to you have access to, either through your own subscription or someone else’s or whatever?

  • Netflix
  • Hulu
  • Prime Video
  • Max
  • Paramount+
  • Apple TV+
  • Peacock
  • Disney+
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If you have Netflix, how many shows are you currently in the middle of watching on Netflix? By “in the middle of watching,” I mean you’ve watched at least one episode, and intend to watch more.

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If you have Hulu, how many shows are you currently in the middle of watching on Hulu?

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If you have Prime Video, how many shows are you currently in the middle of watching on Prime Video?

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If you have Max, how many shows are you currently in the middle of watching on Max?

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If you have Paramount+, how many shows are you currently in the middle of watching on Paramount+?

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If you have Apple TV+, how many shows are you currently in the middle of watching on Apple TV+?

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If you have Peacock, how many shows are you currently in the middle of watching on Peacock?

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If you have Disney+, how many shows are you currently in the middle of watching on Disney+?

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3886
  • popcorn
  • I did not participate in the previous poll because I do not stream or only stream free stuff like youtube or instagram
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3887

Which of the names on this list to you (pretty much instantly) recognize?

  • Ian Anderson
  • Hugh Brannum
  • Phyllis Coates
  • Gerry Cheevers
  • Franklin W. Dixon
  • Greg Landry
  • Howard McNear
  • Edward Platt
  • Mickey Stanley
  • Frank Sutton
  • R. Dean Taylor
  • Robert Wadlow
  • Norris McWhirter
  • Maybe / I dunno / You Know My Name Look Up the Number
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3888

Which of the names on this list to you (pretty much instantly) recognize?

  • Mal Evans
  • Fritz Weaver
  • Joyce DeWitt
  • Willard R. Espy
  • David Usher
  • Eric S. Raymond
  • Shuki Levy
  • Oscar Zeta Acosta
  • Marc Alaimo
  • Robert Sheckley
  • Nick Saloman
  • Adrian Edmondson
  • None, but I like tickyboxes
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