[Poll #731318]

ETA: samvimes says "That's okay, I'm used to holding unpopular opinions" (not that I was, um, crowing about "winning" the poll or anything) and "At least it wasn't a clean sweep."

We are also giggling at the diplomats in the crowd who chose both James' and James's.

The Pretty Little Dress™ which I'd planned to wear doesn't have nearly as much white as I'd remembered. It has a two-inch strip of white satin at the top of the bodice. I'm supposed to wear a white top and black bottom because I'm being a helper-type tonight. The "I have a black dress that has a large white satin piece across the bodice" was sort of pushing the definition. I was thinking 4" or 5", not 2". Note that the dress fits and looks good.


[Poll #689116]

It occurred to me the other day, while chatting with redrita, that perhaps having used an outhouse was not a universally shared experience. Therefore, I present you: The Great Outhouse Usage Poll. Oh, you can thank me by sending money. Or not.

Definition time: for the purposes of this pool, use the following.
Outhouse: a structure meant for elimination of bodily waste which is not part of a dwelling and does not have the benefit of plumbing. (The waste goes into a hole and stays there.)
Latrine: a very temporary sort of outhouse consisting of a hole in the ground and, if you're lucky, a tarp strung for privacy. The hole is covered with dirt when camp is struck.
Chamberpot: sort of a potty-chair for the potty-trained, used when the outhouse is not especially accessible due to distance or weather or pitch-black darkness. Typically emptied into the outhouse in the morning.

[Poll #611153]