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4229

You are a Vietnam veteran who spent years in the Hanoi Hilton POW camp, just like John McCain. Lately, a group of people decide they want to honor you by giving you a week-long stay at a Hilton in Hanoi (the nicer kind). How do you feel?

  • Pleased
  • Displeased
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4230

Dead bodies can be kind of disturbing. Which of these ways to dispose of a dead body do you find most disturbing?

  • Sky burial
  • Embalming
  • Burying the body (unembalmed)
  • Cremation
  • Human composting
  • Aquamation (water “composting”)
  • Having medical students dissect it
  • Something else
  • None of these really disturbs me, it’s just a dead body, not a person
  • All of these really disturb me. It’s a DEAD BODY.
0 voters
4231

Imgur
What to you see when you look at this image?

  • Animation of a pancake being flipped from a pan, falling into the same pan on the other side
  • A pancake falling from an inverted pan and landing in a different pan on the same side
  • Several pancakes falling from a single pan, ending up in a different pan
  • Looks like a bunch of beans and a bunch of frying pans in a circle
  • Just a static design with no meaning
  • Something else
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4232

Pop-tarts

  • “raw” out of the package
  • toasted in the toaster
  • cooked/prepared some other way
  • nope
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4233
  • I have the “Polls only: No discussion” thread bookmarked in my Discourse bookmarks
  • I have the “Polls only: No discussion” thread bookmarked in my web browser
  • I have the “Polls only: No discussion” thread bookmarked in some other way (e.g., an icon on my device’s desktop or home screen)
  • I have the “Discussion thread for the ‘Polls only’ thread” thread bookmarked in Discourse bookmarks
  • I have the “Discussion thread for the ‘Polls only’ thread” thread bookmarked in my web browser
  • I have the “Discussion thread for the ‘Polls only’ thread” thread bookmarked in some other way (e.g., an icon on my device’s desktop or home screen)
  • I had no idea that Discourse allowed you to bookmark SDMB threads
  • I had no idea that web browsers allowed you to bookmark SDMB threads
  • I had no idea that you could bookmark SDMB threads in any other way
  • What the heck is Discourse?
  • What the heck is a web browser?
  • What the heck is a bookmark?
  • I’m familiar with the concept of bookmarks, but have chosen not to bookmark these threads.
  • Rather than using bookmarks, I revisit these threads by navigating to them from the SDMB home page
  • Rather than using bookmarks, I revisit these threads by searching my browser history
  • Rather than using bookmarks, I revisit these threads by typing their titles into by browser’s location bar until it autocompletes
  • Rather than using bookmarks, I revisit these threads by typing their titles into an Internet search engine
  • This is my first time visiting this thread and I’m not planning to revisit it
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4234
Which presidential election also-rans of the past 60 years (who earned more than 1 electoral vote and had never/would never hold the office) do you think would have been good presidents?
  • 2016 Hillary Clinton
  • 2012 Mitt Romney
  • 2008 John McCain
  • 2004 John Kerry
  • 2000 Al Gore
  • 1996 Bob Dole
  • 1988 Michael Dukakis
  • 1984 Walter Mondale
  • 1972 George McGovern
  • 1968 Hubert Humphrey
  • 1968 George Wallace
  • 1964 Barry Goldwater
  • None
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4235
Comedy movie about a group of actors who are known for portraying heroic characters. They are hired by another group of people who are being bullied and abused by a villain and his minions, thinking they are real heroes. The actors happily take the job, thinking it is all just an entertainment show. They take a beating at the hands of the villain, but later become heroes for real and save the day.

What movie did you think I was describing?
  • Galaxy Quest
  • Three Amigos!
  • Something else
  • That describes a lot of movies.
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4236
Did you know that spoiler tags don’t work within polls?
  • Yes, of course. You didn’t?
  • No, I’ve never tried it.
  • What are you talking about? Yes you can!
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(this was just a test; it apparently works in the preview, but not actually in the real posted poll, unless I’m doing something wrong)

4237

Did the blurred spoiler work in the poll above for you? (pick up to two)

  • yes
  • no
  • I don’t know, I didn’t try it
  • other
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4238

Who are your favourite Lord of the Rings characters (whether from the original books or any adaptation)? Select up to three.

  • Aragorn
  • Arwen
  • Bilbo
  • Boromir
  • Denethor
  • Elrond
  • Éomer
  • Éowyn
  • Faramir
  • Frodo
  • Galadriel
  • Gandalf
  • Gimli
  • Gollum
  • Legolas
  • Merry
  • Pippin
  • Sam
  • Saruman
  • Sauron
  • Théoden
  • Tom Bombadil
  • Treebeard
  • Wormtongue
  • I haven’t read/seen/heard The Lord of the Rings or any of its adaptations
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4239

There are a number of video games that simulate activities and occupations. Have you ever played a game that simulated something you have done in real life? Examples: You’ve built a PC in real life and you’ve played PC Building Simulator or you’ve done power washing in real life and you’ve played Power Wash Simulator. The game should be a simulation game that is narrowly focused on one activity or occupation. Life simulators such as Stardew Valley or Animal Crossing don’t count because although they contain activities (such as fishing) that you may have done in real life, they are not narrowly focused on one particular activity. It doesn’t have to be the exact activity. Closely related activities count and you can define “closely related” how ever seems best to you. Examples: You’ve flown general aviation aircraft in real life and you’ve played World of Warplanes (an air combat simulator) or you’re a nurse in real life and you’ve played Two Point Hospital (a hospital simulator).

  • Yes
  • No
  • other
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4240

Do you fill out and send in those warranty registration cards when you buy a new product that comes with one? Or register online, since that’s how most companies do it now?

  • Yes, always
  • Sometimes
  • Rarely
  • No, never
0 voters
4241
Got a pen I can use for a minute?
  • Yup. Here ya go!
  • Sorry, can’t help you.
0 voters
Got a light? (fire)
  • Yup. Here ya go!
  • Sorry, can’t help you.
  • What for?
0 voters
Can I look up something on your phone?
  • Sure. Here you go!
  • No, can’t help you.
  • What are you looking for? I’ll look it up for you.
  • Sorry, I don’t have a smartphone.
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4242

Would you be willing to serve as a moderator for the Straight Dope Message Board, either casually (say, 5 to 10 hours per week in your spare time) or on a full-time basis (around 40 hours per week)?

  • Yes, as a casual volunteer
  • Yes, as a full-time volunteer
  • Yes, as a casual worker at minimum wage
  • Yes, as a full-time worker at minimum wage
  • Yes, as a casual worker at whatever I currently make per hour, with the same benefits (if any)
  • Yes, as a full-time worker at whatever I currently make per hour, with the same benefits (if any)
  • Yes, as a casual worker at twice whatever I currently make per hour, with the same benefits (if any)
  • Yes, as a full-time worker at twice whatever I currently make per hour, with the same benefits (if any)
  • No, I wouldn’t want to be a moderator even at twice my current earnings, with the same benefits (if any)
  • I am already a Straight Dope Message Board moderator
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4243
Do you lock the glovebox in your car?
  • Yes
  • No
  • Sometimes
  • My car’s glovebox doesn’t have a lock
  • My car doesn’t have a glovebox
  • You can lock the glovebox??
  • I don’t own a car
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4244

What do you call that storage compartment on the passenger side of a car where the owner’s manual, road maps, etc. are kept?

  • the glove box
  • the glove compartment
  • some other term
  • I don’t have a specific word for it
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4245
Are there actual gloves in your glove compartment?
  • Yes. Where else would I keep them?
  • No.
  • I keep gloves in the car, but I store them somewhere else.
  • I don’t own a car.
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4246

The “Soup Nazi” has reopened! Whattaya having? (choose up to 3)

All selections made fresh daily
No substitutions or phone orders
  • Mulligatawny
  • Crab Bisque
  • Turkey Chili
  • Jambalaya
  • Black Bean
  • Chicken Broccoli
  • Clam Bisque
  • Split Pea
  • French Onion
  • Mushroom Barley
  • Tomato Rice
  • Wild Mushroom
  • No soup for me!
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4247

Is jambalaya soup?

  • No, it’s a mixture of rice, meat and vegetables, without a trace of liquid. How could it be soup?
  • Yes, I don’t care what’s in it, I call it soup.
  • I don’t know, I’ve never seen jambalaya.
0 voters
4248

Without googling, do you have any idea what’s in Mulligatawny?

  • Yes
  • No
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