# What POLL are we in most need of? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 11, 2014, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-poll-are-we-in-most-need-of/692848 "2014-07-11T13:46:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2014, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-poll-are-we-in-most-need-of/692848/21 "2014-07-12T06:08:44Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > And nary an acknowledgement? I’ll put one up directly. My apologies. ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2014, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-poll-are-we-in-most-need-of/692848/22 "2014-07-12T19:19:59Z")
> [@MeanOldLady](#): > > leg prisons Heh. I’m really just posting again to help keep Zeldar from reading the 50%-of-posts mark. ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2014, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-poll-are-we-in-most-need-of/692848/23 "2014-07-12T20:07:27Z")
You know what would help us answer this question? ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2014, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-poll-are-we-in-most-need-of/692848/24 "2014-07-12T22:52:08Z")
Favorite _Law & Order_ detective duo. ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2014, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-poll-are-we-in-most-need-of/692848/25 "2014-07-12T23:44:54Z")
> [@Sherrerd](#): > > I’m really just posting again to help keep Zeldar from reading the 50%-of-posts mark. \*reaching ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2014, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-poll-are-we-in-most-need-of/692848/26 "2014-07-13T12:57:24Z")
Stripper. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2014, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-poll-are-we-in-most-need-of/692848/27 "2014-07-13T15:11:58Z")
If it makes any difference at this point, the OP question was more or less serious, in spite of how the thread has been going. But I will refrain from frivolous replies to appease those who think I ought to stay out of the discussion. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2014, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-poll-are-we-in-most-need-of/692848/28 "2014-07-13T15:51:20Z")
> [@Leaper](#): > > You know what would help us answer this question? No. ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2014, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-poll-are-we-in-most-need-of/692848/29 "2014-07-13T19:17:15Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > If it makes any difference at this point, the OP question was more or less serious, in spite of how the thread has been going. … A speculation: the thread may be tending toward facetious replies because the people who use this site tend to be fairly well-informed (how’s that for self-serving? …but bear with me…) We are aware that poll results can be interesting, but that any poll on an Internet forum is going to be wildly unreliable because it can’t employ random sampling. A self-selected group of people answer Internet polls, and that leads to inevitably-biased results. The results may be entertaining to read, but can’t really answer any “need.” Well, other than the need for entertainment. So, possessed as we are of this knowledge, we make puns ‘n’ such. ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2014, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-poll-are-we-in-most-need-of/692848/30 "2014-07-13T20:10:31Z")
What do you think of my polls? “my” being Zeldar. I like them btw. 🙂 Has Dave vs Jay been done? ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2014, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-poll-are-we-in-most-need-of/692848/31 "2014-07-13T20:28:02Z")
> [@MadTheSwine](#): > > Has Dave vs Jay been done? Not to mention “Jimmy vs Jimmy”…that could be interesting. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2014, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-poll-are-we-in-most-need-of/692848/32 "2014-07-13T20:37:58Z")
> [@MadTheSwine](#): > > What do you think of my polls? > > “my” being Zeldar. > > I like them btw. 🙂 > > Has Dave vs Jay been done? “Thank you for your support.” I don’t remember a Dave vs. Jay, but it may be moot by now, reckon? But there’s nothing to stop one going up, as far as I know. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![LawMonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2014, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-poll-are-we-in-most-need-of/692848/33 "2014-07-13T21:13:10Z")
1. Yes? No \_\_ Maybe \_\_ Slightly less silly: Creamy or Extra Chunky? ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2014, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-poll-are-we-in-most-need-of/692848/34 "2014-07-14T21:55:33Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > “Thank you for your support.” > > I don’t remember a Dave vs. Jay, but it may be moot by now, reckon? > > But there’s nothing to stop one going up, as far as I know. 🙂 I would have thought the same about Loni vs Dolly, but that didn’t stop ya. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2014, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-poll-are-we-in-most-need-of/692848/35 "2014-07-15T01:48:09Z")
The truth has now been, … uh, _exposed._ [This nearby thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=728426) makes clear the poll we most need. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-poll-are-we-in-most-need-of/692848.md?page=1)