# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1305&period=all&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1306 --- ## [Is Enterprise worth watching?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-enterprise-worth-watching/643189)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2012, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-enterprise-worth-watching/643189 "2012-12-10T07:04:29Z")
I never gave it the time of day when it aired but I’ve caught a couple of episodes of late and they weren’t bad. Is it worth watching? Is it better/worse than ST: Voyager? --- ## [Are there \*really\* lightning rods on the Vatican??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-really-lightning-rods-on-the-vatican/2292)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 1999, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-really-lightning-rods-on-the-vatican/2292 "1999-08-03T06:39:00Z")
I heard this, and I find it hard to believe that the Vatican would ever DREAM of being struck by lighting. It would seem that such a THOUGHT would be a sin. God would NEVER strike the Pope with lighting… or would he/she?… --- ## ["Do not use an extension cord with this product" - George Foreman Grill. Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-not-use-an-extension-cord-with-this-product-george-foreman-grill-why/405012)
**Author:** [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2007, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-not-use-an-extension-cord-with-this-product-george-foreman-grill-why/405012 "2007-05-22T18:22:19Z")
I just got a Foreman grill, and it’s warning me to not use an extension cord with it. I have one outlet in my kitchen, and it’s a good 15 feet from anything else in the kitchen. Why can’t I use an extension cord with it… --- ## [The Trump Outrages Come Thick and Fast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-outrages-come-thick-and-fast/836031)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2019, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-outrages-come-thick-and-fast/836031 "2019-06-28T15:09:36Z")
Just in the past few days: We’ve gotten detailed reports about the horrors of the Trump Adminstration’s kiddie concentration camps. The decision about whether or not to commit an act of war against Iran apparently … --- ## [Next Independent Country](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/next-independent-country/3049)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2012, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/next-independent-country/3049 "2012-11-21T04:32:13Z")
What do you think the next country to achieve independence will be? I will say East Timor. --- ## [Question for those who enjoyed Jackson's LOTR films](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-those-who-enjoyed-jacksons-lotr-films/703027)
**Author:** [@well\_he\_s\_back](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/well_he_s_back)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2015, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-those-who-enjoyed-jacksons-lotr-films/703027 "2015-01-20T20:54:06Z")
For those who loved (or even liked or mildly enjoyed) Peter Jackson’s LOTR movies: Has the clusterfuck that is his adaptation of The Hobbit ruined your enjoyment of the LOTR movie trilogy? Why or why not? For me, noth… --- ## [Making Chewy vs. Crunchy Cookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-chewy-vs-crunchy-cookies/504835)
**Author:** [@Washoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Washoe)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2009, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-chewy-vs-crunchy-cookies/504835 "2009-08-14T01:47:28Z")
What ingredients and/or baking procedures/techniques determine whether a cookie is crunchy or soft? The other night I suddenly got a craving for oatmeal cookies, so I Googled up this recipe and made a batch. They weren’t… --- ## [What's something mundane you can't do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-something-mundane-you-cant-do/434091)
**Author:** [@lexus\_kinexus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lexus_kinexus)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2008, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-something-mundane-you-cant-do/434091 "2008-01-24T14:57:29Z")
I for one cannot swallow pills without extreme difficulty. I’ll either chew the bastard with a spoonful of honey or have to uncomfortably jam my fingers half way down my throat and manually release the pill. How about y… --- ## [Apples to Apples](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apples-to-apples/575687)
**Author:** [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2011, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apples-to-apples/575687 "2011-03-30T18:21:26Z")
The keyword was “charming.” My 20 year old sister had a choice between “Frank Sinatra” or “Pirates.” She chose Pirates. She also freely admitted she would have chosen “Count Dracula” over Frank Sinatra. That’s the last… --- ## ["SiCKO".......W O W!.........](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sicko-w-o-w/408291)
**Author:** [@Shamozzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shamozzle)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2007, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sicko-w-o-w/408291 "2007-07-11T11:37:26Z")
WOW. The war in Iraq’s new roommate as the top US presidential election issue: Healthcare. --- ## [What can you say to a website like this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-you-say-to-a-website-like-this/301465)
**Author:** [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2005, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-you-say-to-a-website-like-this/301465 "2005-05-05T07:55:17Z")
http://www.forsakethetroops.info/index.shtml I’m not the type to post a link and then walk away, but I just can’t find anything to say about this, except to say that a long time ago there was doubt expressed on this boa… --- ## ["Wiggle room" or "wriggle room"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wiggle-room-or-wriggle-room/245091)
**Author:** [@ruadh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ruadh)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2004, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wiggle-room-or-wriggle-room/245091 "2004-05-16T07:43:55Z")
Co-worker was laughing at me for using the phrase “wiggle room”, insisting it’s an American corruption of “wriggle room”. This page dates “wiggle room” at least back to 1978; I can’t find any origin for “wriggle room”.… --- ## [John Waters on Leslie Van Houten on Huffington Post](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-waters-on-leslie-van-houten-on-huffington-post/505355)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2009, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-waters-on-leslie-van-houten-on-huffington-post/505355 "2009-08-08T17:03:04Z")
Has anyone else been reading this? It’s an excerpt from John Waters’ new book. Leslie Van Houten: A Friendship, Part 1 of 5 Leslie Van Houten: A Friendship, Part 2 of 5 I’ve seen Waters’ movies and some I did and som… --- ## [I need an Easter joke](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-an-easter-joke/398469)
**Author:** [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2007, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-an-easter-joke/398469 "2007-04-09T19:26:17Z")
OK, maybe not a joke (setup/punchline) but an Easter one-liner, or witticism, or bad pun, or bon mot of some type. One simple criteria is that it has to be safe for general public consumption (not dirty or sacriligious)… --- ## [European Construction Standards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/european-construction-standards/445594)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2008, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/european-construction-standards/445594 "2008-04-16T21:03:45Z")
In the US, builders typically place studs for walls on 16" centers (sometimes 24"), and that easily accommodates the 4’ x 8’ plywood/drywall standard sizes. What is the practice in Europe? Are the same stud distances a… --- ## [How did she get away with this credit card number theft?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-she-get-away-with-this-credit-card-number-theft/571642)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2011, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-she-get-away-with-this-credit-card-number-theft/571642 "2011-02-19T07:44:33Z")
Here’s a story that came out today about an American Airlines employee who managed to steal at least 350 credit card numbers and to use them to get over $480,000 in merchandise, without being caught. She was only caught … --- ## [What's the most successful video game ever made?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-successful-video-game-ever-made/445336)
**Author:** [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2012, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-successful-video-game-ever-made/445336 "2012-12-03T22:06:01Z")
Just curious. Let’s define “success” as either money made, or # of copies sold. Let’s not define “success” as “I really liked that game.” My guess: World of Warcraft. That baby has to be a cash cow. --- ## [Can a suspect be forced to give a semen sample at part of an investigation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-suspect-be-forced-to-give-a-semen-sample-at-part-of-an-investigation/385955)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2006, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-suspect-be-forced-to-give-a-semen-sample-at-part-of-an-investigation/385955 "2006-12-30T14:20:30Z")
Is there even any reason the police would actually need a semen sample? :confused: Couldn’t they just compare the DNA from a blood sample with semen found on a victim? Would collection need to be witnessed (as with a… --- ## [The Amazing Race - April 24, 2011 - We're good American people.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-april-24-2011-were-good-american-people/579605)
**Author:** [@Moonlitherial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonlitherial)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2011, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-april-24-2011-were-good-american-people/579605 "2011-04-27T04:50:53Z")
I didn’t hate K&V this week. They were one of only three teams that made it to the mat without assistance from anyone else. I don’t get these teams. I am all about not being unnecessarily mean to people but damn peopl… --- ## [Bizarre Signals You Didn't Know You Were Giving](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bizarre-signals-you-didnt-know-you-were-giving/244482)
**Author:** [@tiny\_ham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiny_ham)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2004, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bizarre-signals-you-didnt-know-you-were-giving/244482 "2004-09-04T02:44:35Z")
We all have to be careful these days, and I think this is what’s leading us down the path of everyone wearing the same silver jumpsuit in the futuristic movies. We must be wary of the signals that we are giving off to p… --- ## [Inmates Could Staff Fire Stations In Georgia Town](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inmates-could-staff-fire-stations-in-georgia-town/599225)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2011, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inmates-could-staff-fire-stations-in-georgia-town/599225 "2011-10-12T03:29:00Z")
Inmates Could Staff Fire Stations In St. Marys, Ga. This such a terrible idea. For starters, do you really want your fireman splitting his attention between the children in your burning house, and where the drug gang … --- ## [How Libertarian Are You? (Quiz)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-libertarian-are-you-quiz/755267)
**Author:** [@Richard\_Parker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Parker)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2016, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-libertarian-are-you-quiz/755267 "2016-05-22T15:34:15Z")
I mentioned in another thread a political quiz that assesses the extent to which you are a libertarian. Here it is:Libertarian Purity Test No such quiz is perfect, of course. And I have my own criticisms of this one. B… --- ## [Does Western Union really not do Intl Money Orders?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-western-union-really-not-do-intl-money-orders/550512)
**Author:** [@JHE1967](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JHE1967)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2010, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-western-union-really-not-do-intl-money-orders/550512 "2010-08-26T03:34:27Z")
I like in the US and need to send a small sum in Pounds Sterling to a University in London. Sounds easy enough but the USPS, Western Union and my bank tell me I’m shit out of luck. I’m at a loss. A wire transfer or cashi… --- ## [Do any public schools still have prayer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-public-schools-still-have-prayer/534960)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2010, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-public-schools-still-have-prayer/534960 "2010-04-07T23:07:52Z")
I went to public high school from 1983-1987. The school had the moment of silent meditation after the announcements were read. Our band director led a Christian prayer every day. Does any public school in the United St… --- ## [Can I add a thermostat to my heating system?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-add-a-thermostat-to-my-heating-system/40136)
**Author:** [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2000, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-add-a-thermostat-to-my-heating-system/40136 "2000-11-07T23:01:46Z")
…and is it a good idea? Here’s my situation: I have an approximately 2500 square foot house, 2 levels. As it’s getting a bit cold lately, I often turn on the gas fireplace at night. It puts out a LOT of heat, and the li… --- ## [Westerns with the strangest plots](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/westerns-with-the-strangest-plots/655050)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2013, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/westerns-with-the-strangest-plots/655050 "2013-04-19T18:09:20Z")
Just watched one on Netflix called Good for Nothing. A very bad outlaw shoots up a bar and kidnaps a woman, but when he tries to rape her, he, uh, can’t perform. So about the first 3rd of the movie is him galloping aro… --- ## [Could a 10-12-foot-long crocodile crush a human skull?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-10-12-foot-long-crocodile-crush-a-human-skull/589732)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2011, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-10-12-foot-long-crocodile-crush-a-human-skull/589732 "2011-07-23T05:53:34Z")
Does a ten-to-twelve-foot-long crocodile or alligator have enough “chomping strength” to pulp a human skull? (I’m pretty sure that the monster-size crocodilians – the twenty-plus footers – could do this, but I’m thinkin… --- ## [MLB: April 2022](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-april-2022/962491)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 214\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2022, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-april-2022/962491 "2022-05-03T20:36:32Z")
It’s kinda lousy for opening day weather wise in most of the USA. Cubs/Brewers got their game in, I wouldn’t want to be watching baseball in the weather today at Wrigley. Nationals/Mets in a rain delay, they might get t… --- ## [Oooh! Steampunk Stuff!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oooh-steampunk-stuff/412426)
**Author:** [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2007, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oooh-steampunk-stuff/412426 "2007-10-15T06:52:34Z")
Steampunk robots, watches, and more! More steampunk robots. :cool: --- ## [The stupidest thing you ever heard a Christian say](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stupidest-thing-you-ever-heard-a-christian-say/162757)
**Author:** [@KGS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KGS)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2003, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stupidest-thing-you-ever-heard-a-christian-say/162757 "2003-03-23T18:07:41Z")
Tonight when the bombs started dropping, I flipped through the channels to see how many had broken into their programming to report the news. (Total = 18, not counting the basketball game with a “Turn to Fox News Channe… --- ## [The Australian Citizenship Test is irrelevant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-australian-citizenship-test-is-irrelevant/471187)
**Author:** [@DellieM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DellieM)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2008, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-australian-citizenship-test-is-irrelevant/471187 "2008-11-22T01:35:26Z")
I am a volunteer English home tutor to an Afghani family. There are 11 in the family and only the eldest daughter speaks any English with a moderate amount of comprehension. They are enthusiastic, funny and welcoming. … --- ## [I dont NEED health insurance! (Um... Can I have money to pay my medical bills?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-need-health-insurance-um-can-i-have-money-to-pay-my-medical-bills/713817)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2015, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-need-health-insurance-um-can-i-have-money-to-pay-my-medical-bills/713817 "2015-03-02T18:43:13Z")
Uninsured Ex-Sheriff Who Fought Obamacare Struggles To Pay Medical Bills Nobody needs health insurance… until they do. And they will. It’s hard for me to feel sorry for the guy. He’s one of the people berating Americ… --- ## [Your favorite condiment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-condiment/700181)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2014, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-condiment/700181 "2014-10-05T23:17:55Z")
No, not the hot pink ones with the ribbing. I’m thinking of condiments, relishes, accompaniments. Stuff you like on the side, but that doesn’t qualify as a side dish. For example, not french fries. Do you like pickles … --- ## [Explain 'Catholic guilt'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-catholic-guilt/386155)
**Author:** [@ywine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ywine)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2007, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-catholic-guilt/386155 "2007-01-02T15:38:44Z")
, please. --- ## [I'm a new DAD!; I've got Questions!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-new-dad-ive-got-questions/572460)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2011, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-new-dad-ive-got-questions/572460 "2011-02-26T22:17:58Z")
WOW!!! I can’t believe it, Ok, ok, I \*can \*believe it, I saw it \[the baby\] on the sonogram. Life is good, I’m very happy, we are very happy, jobs are great all is good - but I’ve got questions, lot’s of questions!! Mrs.… --- ## ["I hope you're not one of those guys..."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-youre-not-one-of-those-guys/744221)
**Author:** [@Stringbean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stringbean)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2016, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-youre-not-one-of-those-guys/744221 "2016-02-03T22:44:09Z")
My girlfriend came over and said that she gets really horny on her period and wanted to have sex. I was kinda grossed out by it and she sighed and said “I hope you’re not one of those guys…” I still bonked her and the s… --- ## [Actors that can't sing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-that-cant-sing/504611)
**Author:** [@PetW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PetW)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2009, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-that-cant-sing/504611 "2009-07-30T14:26:45Z")
One thing I’ve noticed, especially in TV shows that suddenly have a musical episode, is that pretty much all successful actors also have pretty good singing voices. Anyone have any examples of well known actors that are … --- ## [80s Coming-Of-Age Movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80s-coming-of-age-movies/532360)
**Author:** [@Pray\_for\_peace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pray_for_peace)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2010, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80s-coming-of-age-movies/532360 "2010-03-28T15:46:42Z")
I was a teenager in the mid- to late-80s, so I have a soft spot for coming-of-age movies and other teen movies from this era. Do you have any favorites from this list? Public poll, multiple choices are allowed. This p… --- ## [Things to keep out of your eye](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-keep-out-of-your-eye/690268)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2014, 10:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-keep-out-of-your-eye/690268 "2014-06-12T10:06:39Z")
So, last night I made a mango and black bean salsa to take to a marina party. I opened one too many cans of black beans, and diced too much red onion for the number of mangoes I had, so I refrigerated the left overs. T… --- ## [When watching a foreign-language film, do you prefer subtitles or dubbing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-watching-a-foreign-language-film-do-you-prefer-subtitles-or-dubbing/547226)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2010, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-watching-a-foreign-language-film-do-you-prefer-subtitles-or-dubbing/547226 "2010-07-21T19:39:10Z")
Vote in the poll, explain your reasons in the thread. Really, it’s not hard. --- ## [Weight loss question - what's the best way to lose max lbs. in a six-month period?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weight-loss-question-whats-the-best-way-to-lose-max-lbs-in-a-six-month-period/605829)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2012, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weight-loss-question-whats-the-best-way-to-lose-max-lbs-in-a-six-month-period/605829 "2012-02-24T17:09:45Z")
I am considering entering a weight loss competition that begins in January and ends six months later. There is a substantial prize for the man and woman who lose the largest percentage of body weight. It will be well-re… --- ## [Is there such thing as a perfect circle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-thing-as-a-perfect-circle/593675)
**Author:** [@REDEYZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/REDEYZZ)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2011, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-thing-as-a-perfect-circle/593675 "2011-08-23T23:41:34Z")
Sure we can idealize the concept of a perfect circle in our mind, a good 360 degrees. But is there really such a thing as a perfect circle? Even on computer monitors we will use pixels to create a circular formation wh… --- ## [My broccoli tastes like fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-broccoli-tastes-like-fish/394071)
**Author:** [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2007, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-broccoli-tastes-like-fish/394071 "2007-03-01T08:26:22Z")
I’m chewing on some broccoli, and it tastes like tuna. Should I be scared? --- ## [How does this Shock Pen work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-this-shock-pen-work/191372)
**Author:** [@rayray5884](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rayray5884)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2003, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-this-shock-pen-work/191372 "2003-07-30T01:34:06Z")
I purchased one of these recently and I’m kind of curious as to how it works. I’ve tried to take it apart but the only part that comes out is the AAA battery. Anyone have any idea how this cheap gag works? Thanks! --- ## [Rome, season 2 premiere 07/01/14 (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rome-season-2-premiere-07-01-14-spoilers/388012)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2007, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rome-season-2-premiere-07-01-14-spoilers/388012 "2007-01-22T19:46:57Z")
The 2nd (& final :frowning: ) season starts tonight. So how much time will pass in season 2? If they plan on showing Octavian becoming Caeser Augustus then that’s about 14 years, right? Who’s replacing Max Pirkis a… --- ## [Mogul who got horse's head in "Godfather" - Did this reference a real life event?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mogul-who-got-horses-head-in-godfather-did-this-reference-a-real-life-event/119475)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2002, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mogul-who-got-horses-head-in-godfather-did-this-reference-a-real-life-event/119475 "2002-07-18T20:30:03Z")
Well did it? Was there a real life player this happened to, who liked little girls and refused to release a mob connected singer from his contract? --- ## [Intersectionality and the Oppression Pyramid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intersectionality-and-the-oppression-pyramid/1018016)
**Author:** [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Replies:** 308\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2025, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intersectionality-and-the-oppression-pyramid/1018016 "2025-07-06T21:19:48Z")
Continuing the discussion from I Pit Babale: this is an interesting topic that deserves more light and less heat. For discussion, what is intersectionality and what is the oppression pyramid? Some useful comments that’… --- ## [Judge rules that 4 years old is old enough to be sued](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judge-rules-that-4-years-old-is-old-enough-to-be-sued/558786)
**Author:** [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2010, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judge-rules-that-4-years-old-is-old-enough-to-be-sued/558786 "2010-11-01T19:10:11Z")
Few things shock me these days. But I was genuinely shock to hear about this ruling in New York that a 4 year old can be held legally liable for negligence. Does anybody agree with this? I didn’t even know how to tie m… --- ## [UK Self-service check outs - is there a limit on how many coins they will take?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-self-service-check-outs-is-there-a-limit-on-how-many-coins-they-will-take/658302)
**Author:** [@Cinnamon\_Imp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cinnamon_Imp)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2013, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-self-service-check-outs-is-there-a-limit-on-how-many-coins-they-will-take/658302 "2013-05-26T19:58:10Z")
So, after over two years of picking up dropped coins, I finally smashed the money pot, and have a grand total of over £37, including 500 pennies, 186 two pence coins, 107 5p pieces, 12 ten pences, 16 20ps, two 50ps, and … --- ## [The secret I can finally reveal to fellow dopers. I am a highly decorated Navy SEAL](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-secret-i-can-finally-reveal-to-fellow-dopers-i-am-a-highly-decorated-navy-seal/547050)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2010, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-secret-i-can-finally-reveal-to-fellow-dopers-i-am-a-highly-decorated-navy-seal/547050 "2010-07-20T22:40:19Z")
with multiple degrees in various martial arts. I am a human weapon! I work with the homeless on weekends, and set aside Tuesday evenings to be a mentor to disadvantaged children. Let me tell you even more about myself. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1304&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1306&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)