# What topic do we need a new poll about? -- Ideas gathering **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 28, 2015, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-topic-do-we-need-a-new-poll-about-ideas-gathering/723706 "2015-06-28T16:15:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **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 2, 2015, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-topic-do-we-need-a-new-poll-about-ideas-gathering/723706/21 "2015-07-02T00:40:43Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > Whether liberals or conservatives pee in the shower more. or in the pool! šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![dracoi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/90db22/32.png) [@dracoi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dracoi)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2015, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-topic-do-we-need-a-new-poll-about-ideas-gathering/723706/22 "2015-07-02T01:07:10Z")
How about more polls on women touching each otherā€™s body parts. Seems to be a real shortage of those. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2015, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-topic-do-we-need-a-new-poll-about-ideas-gathering/723706/23 "2015-07-04T19:07:03Z")
Did we ever have a poll on ā€œsoft drinksā€ or ā€œnon-alcoholic drinksā€? If so, does anybody have a link? If not, what are some candidates beyond: Ginger Ale Root Beer Coca Cola Pepsi Royal Crown (RC) Cola Double Cola Dr Pepper 7 Up Upper 10 Mr Pibb Yoo Hoo Cheerwine Orange Crush Buffalo Rock ---
**Author:** ![Robert163](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/4af34b/32.png) [@Robert163](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robert163)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2015, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-topic-do-we-need-a-new-poll-about-ideas-gathering/723706/24 "2015-07-04T19:23:44Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > My brain hurts! My brain hurt like a warehouse I had no room to spare I had to cram so many things To store everything in there [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWm03wYBTbM](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWm03wYBTbM) ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Nylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/77aa72/32.png) [@Mr.Nylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Nylock)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2015, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-topic-do-we-need-a-new-poll-about-ideas-gathering/723706/25 "2015-07-04T20:26:25Z")
Favorite places to have a nervous breakdown/existential crisis. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2015, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-topic-do-we-need-a-new-poll-about-ideas-gathering/723706/26 "2015-07-04T20:40:46Z")
Well, itā€™s Independence Day here in the U.S. - how about best marches? ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2015, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-topic-do-we-need-a-new-poll-about-ideas-gathering/723706/27 "2015-07-04T22:28:20Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Well, itā€™s Independence Day here in the U.S. - how about best marches? Hard to beat [American Military Marches](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ycrb_ySffzY) ā€“ over an hourā€™s worth and starts with my favorite. ---
**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:** [July 4, 2015, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-topic-do-we-need-a-new-poll-about-ideas-gathering/723706/28 "2015-07-04T22:46:29Z")
> [@Robert163](#): > > My brain hurt like a warehouse > I had no room to spare > I had to cram so many things > To store everything in there > > [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWm03wYBTbM](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWm03wYBTbM) I quote Python; you counter-quote Bowieā€“I bow to the superior being! Nice work. šŸ†’ ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2015, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-topic-do-we-need-a-new-poll-about-ideas-gathering/723706/29 "2015-07-05T04:42:50Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > Hard to beat [American Military Marches](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ycrb_ySffzY) ā€“ over an hourā€™s worth and starts with my favorite. Yes, I actually listened to that this week! I loves me some marches around July 4th. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2015, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-topic-do-we-need-a-new-poll-about-ideas-gathering/723706/30 "2015-07-07T22:37:25Z")
How about a poll on Favorite TV Detective or Private Eye? Sherlock would probably run away with it, but thereā€™s a chance that second place would be fun to guess about. Add to such a list of likely contenders: Mike Hammer Mannix Ironside The Mentalist Peter Gunn Magnum The Avengers ---
**Author:** ![Nema98](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d2c977/32.png) [@Nema98](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nema98)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2015, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-topic-do-we-need-a-new-poll-about-ideas-gathering/723706/31 "2015-07-07T23:23:05Z")
How about a poll on retrospective Presidential elections, from 1900- 2012? See how each Doper votes. ---
**Author:** ![johnspartan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a183cd/32.png) [@johnspartan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnspartan)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2015, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-topic-do-we-need-a-new-poll-about-ideas-gathering/723706/32 "2015-07-08T15:05:30Z")
Whatā€™s your favorite Peter Ostrum movie? (Will save you the Googleā€¦ Peter Ostrum starred in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory as Charlie, then never took another film role again) ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2015, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-topic-do-we-need-a-new-poll-about-ideas-gathering/723706/33 "2015-07-08T15:30:29Z")
> [@Nema98](#): > > How about a poll on retrospective Presidential elections, from 1900- 2012? See how each Doper votes. I see youā€™ve started: [Poll: Presidential Election 1900 - Politics & Elections - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=761626) ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2015, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-topic-do-we-need-a-new-poll-about-ideas-gathering/723706/34 "2015-07-08T15:36:27Z")
Why is this thread not in the form of a poll? šŸ˜› ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2015, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-topic-do-we-need-a-new-poll-about-ideas-gathering/723706/35 "2015-07-08T16:04:56Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > Why is this thread not in the form of a poll? šŸ˜› You get one guess. ---
**Author:** ![Nema98](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d2c977/32.png) [@Nema98](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nema98)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2015, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-topic-do-we-need-a-new-poll-about-ideas-gathering/723706/36 "2015-07-08T18:39:33Z")
Favorite Sports Illustrated Model!! ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2015, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-topic-do-we-need-a-new-poll-about-ideas-gathering/723706/37 "2015-07-08T18:49:08Z")
> [@Nema98](#): > > Favorite Sports Illustrated Model!! Sounds fun! Weā€™d need a list ā€“ with pictures. šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2015, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-topic-do-we-need-a-new-poll-about-ideas-gathering/723706/38 "2015-07-08T20:20:51Z")
I believe the chick now doing the talking horse commercial was the most recent one. ---
**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:** [July 8, 2015, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-topic-do-we-need-a-new-poll-about-ideas-gathering/723706/39 "2015-07-08T20:22:55Z")
I skimmed things here but ā€” favorite cop TV show (Hill Street Blues or Sledge Hammer for me) and favorite TV western (Best of the West) come to mind. Also favorite fetish wear but Iā€™ve just been in a leather mood lately. šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2015, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-topic-do-we-need-a-new-poll-about-ideas-gathering/723706/40 "2015-07-08T20:38:05Z")
> [@Nema98](#): > > Favorite Sports Illustrated Model!! Thirded. I can think of a half-dozen without too much effort. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-topic-do-we-need-a-new-poll-about-ideas-gathering/723706.md?page=1)