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Do you have a preference?

I've rarely ever attended TLM and in the few times I have, I was hopelessly lost every time.

No option for both?

peregrinator wrote: ↑Sat Jul 01, 2023 7:00 pm No option for both?

Oh, good point! I've added the option, thanks!

We let it slide the first time but now you should know better to be a valid poll the last option must be TX.

I don't remember when it started or how it started but has been a rule of the board for a long, long time.

zeno wrote: ↑Sat Jul 01, 2023 7:24 pm We let it slide the first time but now you should know better to be a valid poll the last option must be TX.

I don't remember when it started or how it started but has been a rule of the board for a long, long time.

Okie dokie... what does TX mean?

I'm not American so we just refer to Mass as Mass and the Ordinary Form. We've just been attending that as per the Church's instruction since about 1970.

JanetM wrote: ↑Sat Jul 01, 2023 8:48 pm

zeno wrote: ↑Sat Jul 01, 2023 7:24 pm We let it slide the first time but now you should know better to be a valid poll the last option must be TX.

I don't remember when it started or how it started but has been a rule of the board for a long, long time.

Okie dokie... what does TX mean?

Texas

zeno wrote: ↑Sat Jul 01, 2023 10:56 pm Texas

What does Texas mean as a poll option?

Honestly, I don't know. As I said, I don't know how it started but it has been a thing as long as I can remember. We are a little bit quirky.

zeno wrote: ↑Sun Jul 02, 2023 1:15 am Honestly, I don't know. As I said, I don't know how it started but it has been a thing as long as I can remember. We are a little bit quirky.

So Texas means something along the lines of, "I'm just here for the cookies"?

I guess. I have a feeling faithfulservant might remember if he happened across this thread.

zeno wrote: ↑Sun Jul 02, 2023 1:15 am Honestly, I don't know. As I said, I don't know how it started but it has been a thing as long as I can remember. We are a little bit quirky.

It basically means that you choose not to participate and just want to see the results without having to make a choice

Mostly, the Novus Ordo, but I have attended both a low and high Latin Mass, at a parish I used to attend a few years ago, they had a big High Latin Mass several times a year, usually for big feast days, never at the usual time, usually on Saturday or Sunday afternoon, so it was treated as a special event, outside the usual Mass schedule.

At the parish I attended when I was in Orlando, they had a low Latin daily Mass (about 30 minutes long)every weekday at 7 AM and an English Mass at noon. When I was able to get up in time I did occasionally attend the Latin daily Mass. Of course, at that parish, even the Novus Ordo celebrations on Sunday had parts that were in Latin.

Doom wrote: ↑Sun Jul 02, 2023 2:24 pm

zeno wrote: ↑Sun Jul 02, 2023 1:15 am Honestly, I don't know. As I said, I don't know how it started but it has been a thing as long as I can remember. We are a little bit quirky.

It basically means that you choose not to participate and just want to see the results without having to make a choice

You can also click on "View results" to accomplish that.

IIRC it was something about Texans needing to feel included in everything, so we made all of our polls inclusive

But after viewing the results you still have the option of participating, voting Texas eliminates that option

I think it started on a "What is your favorite state" poll and Texas was the only option

That rings a bell.

JanetM wrote: ↑Sun Jul 02, 2023 1:23 am

zeno wrote: ↑Sun Jul 02, 2023 1:15 am Honestly, I don't know. As I said, I don't know how it started but it has been a thing as long as I can remember. We are a little bit quirky.

So Texas means something along the lines of, "I'm just here for the cookies"?

Mmmmmmmm ... cookies.

Obi-Wan Kenobi wrote: ↑Sun Jul 02, 2023 4:57 pm Mmmmmmmm ... cookies.

Do you want cookies? We can pass out free cookies.

My mother's baked white chocolate cranberry cookies. They're just downstairs.
She's also planning on chocolate chip cookies and celery whirls soon.