# Misinterpreted thread titles

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> [@Moat Dimensions (and the fauna therein)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moat-dimensions-and-the-fauna-therein/1033706):
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> We’re all familiar with the trope of the moat surrounding a castle (or keep); the water-and-occasionally-crocodile-filled trench that surrounded medieval strongholds. How common were they? How wide were they, as a general rule? How deep did they tend to be? What dangerous aquatic fauna were they usually stocked with, in order to discourage skinny-dipping?

Creatures from the Moat Dimensions, now on the Sunday late-nite movie!

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