How do you keep from getting a facefull of ice when you are drinking restaurant beverages without using a straw?
I order my restaurant beverages with little or no ice (or only drink un-iced beverages, like beer.)
The restaurants around here don’t put much ice in their beverages
I drink so slowly that the ice melts by the time I get to the bottom of the beverage, thus, no facefull of ice.
I drink so little of my restaurant beverage that I never have to tip it far enough to risk a facefull of ice.
I have wicked iced-beverage-drinking skills.
I do use a straw.
You opened your own science museum and get to have one of the following exhibits of your choice to show the public:
a hundred living animals of rare species for viewing behind glass walls
a full set of 10 real authentic real fossils (T-Rex, Stegosaurus, Triceratops, Nigersaurus, Brontosaurus, etc.)
A 100-foot long wall showcasing the seven Clay Institute Millennium Math Problems
a planetarium with a telescope capable of viewing Neptune, Saturn, etc.
A hundred moon rocks from the Apollo missions (legally loaned)
other
Biotop
July 11, 2025, 2:09am
6052
Why have you not signed up to play in the Shakespeare Mafia game in the Thread Games forum?
I know they need players but my real experience in the actual Mafia lessons my ability to enjoy what is always a fun and imaginative time.
I have much too much negativity towards King Lear and am thus unable to take what would certainly be a healthy step towards getting beyond this mental block.
My detective skills are ready to be tested in a controlled environment, but I fear the villains.
My villain skills are top-notch, but I fear being placed on a Town face team.
Trying something new with a friendly group of people is not my idea of a good time.
I might win it for my team and the resulting adulation would dampen my humble nature.
A game with such simple rules makes me fear a lying skill will follow me after the game to my grave.
Mafia game? Sign me up.
I want to play, but need encouragement which I will ask for in the discussion thread.
I have difficulty reading others and my shame is mine alone to bear.
I did not realize I get to vote in Mafia. I sure do like to vote. Sign me up!
I already signed up, natch!
Other reason to be explained in the discussion thread.
saje
July 11, 2025, 12:51pm
6053
Have you ever been hospitalized?
Nope, not yet! (knocking furiously on wood)
Yes, once.
Yes, a few times.
Oh heavens, yes. It’s a fairly regular occurrence.
Which of these surgeries have you had?
Tonsil removal
Appendix removal
Gall bladder removal
Knee replacement
Hip replacement
Shoulder replacement
Other joint replacement
Spinal fusion or other spinal surgery
Coronary artery bypass
Angioplasty or atherectomy
Other heart surgery
Hysterectomy
Prostate removal
Hemorrhoid removal
Cataract removal
Other eye surgery
Other surgery which I’ll describe in excruciating detail in the discussion thread
I have never had any type of surgery
Toward which of these automotive/truck brands do you feel the most loyalty?
Select up to 3
Alfa Romeo
Aston Martin
Audi
BMW
Buick
Cadillac
Chevrolet
Chrysler
Citroën
Dodge
Ferrari
Fiat
Ford
Honda
Hyundai
Jaguar
Jeep
Lamborghini
Lancia
Land Rover
Lincoln
Mazda
Mercedes-Benz
Mitsubishi
Nissan
Opel
Peugeot
Porsche
Renault
Smart
Subaru
Tesla
Toyota
Volkswagen
Volvo
Other
I am loyal to none
JohnT
July 13, 2025, 2:09pm
6056
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).)
JohnT
July 13, 2025, 5:08pm
6057
I knew, before reading THIS poll, that I could change my poll selections in any poll I voted in.
When you were a child/teenager, did you ever attend a summer sleep-away camp like Camp Mystic?
No
Yes, once
Yes, multiple times
Other
Without looking them up (such as in this thread ), I know the origin of the following Dopers’ names:
Der Trihs
Exapno Mapcase
Hari Seldon
I Love Me Vol.I
Northern Piper
Pardel-Lux
Procrustus
Qadgop the Mercotan
RealityChuck
Smapti
Spoons
WOOKINPANUB
iiandyiiii
jarbabyj
pulykamell
Shame on @psychonaut for having neglected to an include a “None of the above” option in the previous poll!
I don’t know the origin of any of the names on his list, so yes, shame on @psychonaut for not including a “None of the above” option.
I know the origin of at least one of the names on the list, but yes, shame on @psychonaut anyway for excluding the ignorant among us.
Gyrate
July 14, 2025, 10:50am
6061
As a seasoning to my food, I prefer the taste of
Parsley
Sage
Rosemary
Thyme
I have no preference among those four
I don’t like any of the above
Originally, Alcatraz was called La Isla De Los Alcatraces (Spanish for Island of the Pelicans). Which frightens you more?
#1 Alligator Pelican
#2 Pelican Alligator
#1 Alligator Pelican#2 Pelican Alligatorneither, both, other
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
#2 Canary Dog
#1 Dog Canary#2 Canary Dogneither, both, other
What do you think of Hamburger Helper?
Love it
Like it
Dislike it
Hate it
It depends
I have no opinion
something else
The following polls refer to hugging folks who are not immediate family.
I believe I hug more than the average person
I believe I hug less than the average person
I believe I hug about the same amount as the average person
I really don’t know where I land on the Hugometer
Other
I will do most anything to avoid the hug
I actively pursue, initiate, and welcome the hug
I am somewhere in between the extremes
