# Testing a poll **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [December 10, 2019, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-a-poll/844668 "2019-12-10T21:00:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2019, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-a-poll/844668/1 "2019-12-10T21:00:59Z")
Here are my thoughts on this poll topic. ---
**Author:** ![Wrenching\_Spanners](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ecb155/32.png) [@Wrenching\_Spanners](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wrenching_Spanners)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2019, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-a-poll/844668/2 "2019-12-11T00:03:33Z")
Thing 4. It’s the obvious answer. Anyone who disagrees is a simplistic rube who doesn’t understand the subtle but essential differential qualities of Things. ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2019, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-a-poll/844668/3 "2019-12-11T00:06:38Z")
While almost equal to Thing Two there had to be a reason Thing One was picked first to be first. And I trust the doctor. ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2019, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-a-poll/844668/4 "2019-12-11T00:49:59Z")
These Things will not bite you, they want to have fun. Then out of the box came Thing 2 and Thing 1! ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2019, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-a-poll/844668/5 "2019-12-11T04:08:56Z")
> [@Wrenching\_Spanners](#): > > Thing 4. It’s the obvious answer. Anyone who disagrees is a simplistic rube who doesn’t understand the subtle but essential differential qualities of Things. Yes, Thing from the Fantastic Four. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2019, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-a-poll/844668/6 "2019-12-12T00:30:58Z")
The mail’s here! Thank you, Thing. ---
**Author:** ![DinoR](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dinor/32/2821_2.png) [@DinoR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DinoR)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2019, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-a-poll/844668/7 "2019-12-12T01:00:50Z")
How could you completely ignore Thing 6? The entire poll is invalid. Now the poll works like a Dope poll.😉 ---
**Author:** ![ASGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/838e76/32.png) [@ASGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASGuy)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2019, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-a-poll/844668/8 "2019-12-12T15:15:28Z")
Thing 4 is so blatently bogus that I had to vote for it. It is so bogus that “pie” would have been a superior alternative. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2019, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-a-poll/844668/9 "2019-12-12T15:28:37Z")
Which number Thing is [this](https://youtu.be/W_4sT0Aj4Uk?t=146)? ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2019, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-a-poll/844668/10 "2019-12-12T16:52:52Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > Which number Thing is [this](https://youtu.be/W_4sT0Aj4Uk?t=146)? Thing Ate. ---
**Author:** ![Deltree](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6de8d8/32.png) [@Deltree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deltree)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2019, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-a-poll/844668/11 "2019-12-12T18:32:13Z")
[Thing Two and Thing One.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJFlSYQn9kk) ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2019, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-a-poll/844668/12 "2019-12-13T01:00:23Z")
A funny thing happened on my way to Chicago [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/vr8DeX0EFXE/maxresdefault.jpg "Full Song from A Funny Thing Happened: Comedy Tonight") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vr8DeX0EFXE) ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2019, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-a-poll/844668/13 "2019-12-13T01:22:14Z")
Meh. Not my thing. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2019, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-a-poll/844668/14 "2019-12-13T02:59:08Z")
It really needs to be a public poll. ETA: I voted for Thing 2 because it was falling behind the rest. Also because I’m some kind of monster, apparently. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2019, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-a-poll/844668/15 "2019-12-13T03:02:49Z")
Are these nice things? I’ve been told there are reasons why we can’t have them. ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2019, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-a-poll/844668/16 "2019-12-13T03:31:52Z")
Wild Thing! You make my heart sing! You make my cherries Bing! You make every Thing groovy! ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2019, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-a-poll/844668/17 "2019-12-13T04:36:58Z")
Didn’t Volkswagen make The Thing? ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2019, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-a-poll/844668/18 "2019-12-13T05:06:23Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > Didn’t Volkswagen make The Thing? [Volkswagen Thing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_181) ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2019, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-a-poll/844668/19 "2019-12-13T05:20:14Z")
It’s a slippery slope. One Thing leads to another. ---
**Author:** ![ASGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/838e76/32.png) [@ASGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASGuy)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2019, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-a-poll/844668/20 "2019-12-13T15:44:25Z")
John Banner’s oft quoted excuse: “I know _nothing_!”