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**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2014, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-least-spoken-language/684076 "2014-03-26T01:39:10Z")
Mandarin Chinese is the premier language of the world, statistically speaking of course. But English, the second most-spoken language, is more widely spread. But what is the “least” spoken language of the world? Surely,… --- ## [How did Titanic become the highest grossing film of all time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-titanic-become-the-highest-grossing-film-of-all-time/136353)
**Author:** [@Lear\_s\_fool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lear_s_fool)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2002, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-titanic-become-the-highest-grossing-film-of-all-time/136353 "2002-11-15T10:37:58Z")
I just don’t understand it how such a Banal and cliche film could be that sucefull --- ## [How do I legitimize/launder my time-travel plunder?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-legitimize-launder-my-time-travel-plunder/547783)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2010, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-legitimize-launder-my-time-travel-plunder/547783 "2010-07-29T02:28:00Z")
Inspired by one of Skald’s threads, as you can imagine. And it kinda, mostly, counts as a GQ. Here’s the setup: I’ve (hypothetically) got a time machine, and I’ve used it to go into the and past get a small fortune. Act… --- ## [Fuck you, Shenandoah! And you too, Confederate Railroad!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-shenandoah-and-you-too-confederate-railroad/836793)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2019, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-shenandoah-and-you-too-confederate-railroad/836793 "2019-07-12T04:35:54Z")
I’ve heard of the band Shenandoah but Confederate Railroad was new to me. The bolded part of this brief article on the AP is what really got my ire going: How about you stop being racist, you fucking piece of shit ass… --- ## [Apology for a bigot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apology-for-a-bigot/146368)
**Author:** [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2003, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apology-for-a-bigot/146368 "2003-01-07T18:59:57Z")
In my very earliest memories my Grandfather is some kind of hero. He’s a policeman and he goes off every day to fight monsters. I stay with Grandma while Mom goes to teach school. Daddy’s a stranger who loves me very … --- ## [a-e-i-o-u word groups](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-e-i-o-u-word-groups/443159)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2014, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-e-i-o-u-word-groups/443159 "2014-03-06T18:19:52Z")
I hesitate to say so, but this came to me in a dream last night, so I felt that was significant enough to go ahead and post this. There may be similar threads but I haven’t tried to locate them. Treat this as a game or a… --- ## [I'm 32 years old and I have a bully.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-32-years-old-and-i-have-a-bully/383156)
**Author:** [@Charger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charger)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2006, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-32-years-old-and-i-have-a-bully/383156 "2006-12-11T23:44:26Z")
I work with a guy who is ten years older than me and lately things have gotten pretty ridiculous. I’ve worked at this company for nearly four years and, for the first six months, I was the entire department. I work in … --- ## [Discontinued cereal/foods in general](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discontinued-cereal-foods-in-general/387021)
**Author:** [@Suse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suse)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2007, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discontinued-cereal-foods-in-general/387021 "2007-01-08T22:47:46Z")
My husband loved Fruit Harvest Apple Cinnamon cereal, and apparently it’s been discontinued. (The Kellogg site doesn’t list it with the discontinued flavors, nor with the current products. Maybe they want to pretend it… --- ## [Should a 5 year old get to pick out his own glasses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-a-5-year-old-get-to-pick-out-his-own-glasses/476670)
**Author:** [@CAT\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CAT_1)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2008, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-a-5-year-old-get-to-pick-out-his-own-glasses/476670 "2008-12-17T19:00:05Z")
We just found out my son(just turned five) needs glasses to correct for an astigmatism in his right eye. We looked at the 50 or so choices for frames for a LONG time. He was adament about wanting some cherry red, pink … --- ## [Given: the US goes Libertarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/given-the-us-goes-libertarian/540458)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2010, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/given-the-us-goes-libertarian/540458 "2010-05-24T21:44:17Z")
We elect a Libertarian President, and both houses of Congress have a Libertarian majority. How does the US change? My first thought is that the country without an effective Federal government becomes a Balkanized confed… --- ## [Man of Steel Reviews--Mediocre](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-of-steel-reviews-mediocre/660946)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2013, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-of-steel-reviews-mediocre/660946 "2013-06-17T14:34:50Z")
The average review appears to say the film is mediocre… 57% at Rotten Tomatoes. Too bad! I had high hopes for this one. But from reading a few of the reviews, it appears the trailers really punched up the angst, but the… --- ## [Do you believe that it is worse for a man to hit a woman, than a woman to hit a man?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-believe-that-it-is-worse-for-a-man-to-hit-a-woman-than-a-woman-to-hit-a-man/647567)
**Author:** [@the\_apples\_fell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_apples_fell)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2013, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-believe-that-it-is-worse-for-a-man-to-hit-a-woman-than-a-woman-to-hit-a-man/647567 "2013-01-19T00:58:26Z")
I have noticed that many people will use the argument of gender equality to defend why a man should be able to hit a woman back if she hits first… saying that if a woman is equal, then she can be hit like an equal too if… --- ## [President Obama's latest pardons. Are these really the most deserving?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-obamas-latest-pardons-are-these-really-the-most-deserving/740813)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2016, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-obamas-latest-pardons-are-these-really-the-most-deserving/740813 "2016-01-05T16:12:16Z")
The 95 people pardoned. I’m seeing a whole lot of crack/meth dealers on that list. I’m puzzled: surely there are more deserving cases than the scum who deal in these lethal drugs? --- ## [Assault Weapon Definition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assault-weapon-definition/644456)
**Author:** [@SanDiegoTim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanDiegoTim)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2012, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assault-weapon-definition/644456 "2012-12-20T20:28:38Z")
I’m not looking for any rants from either side of the spectrum. I simply want to know your definition on what characteristics define a rifle as an assault weapon. --- ## [warnings - eventual expiry?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warnings-eventual-expiry/791361)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2017, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warnings-eventual-expiry/791361 "2017-07-22T04:10:03Z")
Couldn’t find in the rules anywhere about the expiry of a warning, especially a relatively innocuous one. Or are they a permanent blemish that we must bear as a badge of abject shame and remorse? Would like to find thi… --- ## [UK automobile electrical systems: why so bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-automobile-electrical-systems-why-so-bad/187811)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2003, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-automobile-electrical-systems-why-so-bad/187811 "2003-07-14T14:42:11Z")
Whenever anyone discusses cars from the UK, usually that conversation is accompanied by a Lucas Electrics joke. “Lucas is the patent holder for the short circuit.” “Lucas - inventor of the first intermittent wiper.” “L… --- ## [Most amazing/outlandish Trump facts.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-amazing-outlandish-trump-facts/819835)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2018, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-amazing-outlandish-trump-facts/819835 "2018-08-24T18:57:30Z")
This thread is only for some interesting and outlandish facts about the President of the United States. True facts, not opinions or unverified claims. So saying that Trump is an idiot is not allowed since that is an opin… --- ## [Is bank robbing slowly dying out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-bank-robbing-slowly-dying-out/630382)
**Author:** [@griffon502](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffon502)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2012, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-bank-robbing-slowly-dying-out/630382 "2012-08-07T21:45:08Z")
The technology favors the bank, and the bank can easily afford these technology compared to bank robbers. We live in an eletronic age now. Even if the robbers are successful, it would be more difficult to use the cash. B… --- ## [How does Apple get away with App store exclusivity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-apple-get-away-with-app-store-exclusivity/585397)
**Author:** [@treis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/treis)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2011, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-apple-get-away-with-app-store-exclusivity/585397 "2011-06-17T10:58:28Z")
How does Apple get away with the App store exclusivity? By that, I mean the fact that they actively block other companies from opening their own App store. Wikipedia says about the Sherman anti-trust act: It is prett… --- ## [Simpsons Gag That That Has Begun To Bother Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-gag-that-that-has-begun-to-bother-me/295012)
**Author:** [@Ass\_For\_A\_Hat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ass_For_A_Hat)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2005, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-gag-that-that-has-begun-to-bother-me/295012 "2005-03-25T04:12:58Z")
I’ll admit right out that this is stupid, but it’s been weighing on my mind recently. I was thinking about this one particular gag from the Simpsons that I’ve always enjoyed: Mr. Burns has sold the plant and is living … --- ## [Lyrics that you mistook for song titles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lyrics-that-you-mistook-for-song-titles/784586)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2017, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lyrics-that-you-mistook-for-song-titles/784586 "2017-05-20T18:20:39Z")
There were songs that (for way too long than I’ll admit) I thought I knew the title to, simply by listening to the lyrics, without bothering to find out what the actual titles were. Sure - in some of the following examp… --- ## [The decline of skilled trades](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-decline-of-skilled-trades/405049)
**Author:** [@RedRosesForMe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedRosesForMe)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2007, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-decline-of-skilled-trades/405049 "2007-05-26T13:11:35Z")
This thread got me thinking. Someone brings up the fact that skilled trades are becoming less and less common among the lower and middle classes because everyone’s sending the kids off to college. I come from a working … --- ## [Jeopardy! Champ Alex Jacob and Game Strategy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-champ-alex-jacob-and-game-strategy/718366)
**Author:** [@SaharaTea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SaharaTea)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2015, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-champ-alex-jacob-and-game-strategy/718366 "2015-04-29T14:55:11Z")
Was anyone else watching this dude Alex Jacob on Jeopardy recently? He was a six-time champion who racked up over 150K in winnings. The interesting thing about him is that he’s a former poker champion. He used the uno… --- ## [Pilonidal sinus disease! Help! (TMI - gaping wounds and such)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pilonidal-sinus-disease-help-tmi-gaping-wounds-and-such/251221)
**Author:** [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2004, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pilonidal-sinus-disease-help-tmi-gaping-wounds-and-such/251221 "2004-06-21T22:04:27Z")
My baby brother (18 years old) had an abscess in his pilonidal sinus, near his butt, and he needed surgery to fix it, because antibiotics were doing nothing. His operation was yesterday, and he’s been home since last nig… --- ## [Abortion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abortion/511437)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2009, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abortion/511437 "2009-09-26T03:39:12Z")
How would you regulate abortion? Poll to follow. --- ## [Worst Game AI](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-game-ai/148930)
**Author:** [@Mighty\_Maximino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Maximino)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2011, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-game-ai/148930 "2011-04-16T01:18:32Z")
So I was cleaning off the old HD and I played a couple of rounds of Civilization (the original) before backing it up and removing it. Man, those were the days – your enemies would spend turns and turns aimlessly moving … --- ## [The SDMB Staff Office](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-staff-office/162273)
**Author:** [@London\_Calling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/London_Calling)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2003, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-staff-office/162273 "2003-08-16T04:16:28Z")
Through no fault of your own, one day an e-mail arrives and you find yourself ‘promoted’ to the status of a Straightdope moderator. You accept this responsibility in the same way as you do other coming-of-age experiences… --- ## [Anyone almost choke to death?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-almost-choke-to-death/672406)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2013, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-almost-choke-to-death/672406 "2013-10-28T23:46:53Z")
So, this weekend I nearly killed myself with…a hot dog! Actually, it was a half smoke sausage, but same difference as far as this is concerned. What I’d like to know, from anyone who has done the same stupid thing, or … --- ## [Corgi sleeping position - WTF?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corgi-sleeping-position-wtf/520171)
**Author:** [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2009, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corgi-sleeping-position-wtf/520171 "2009-12-10T02:07:05Z")
I spend a lot of time looking at pictures of corgis. They’re just so cute, I have to get my daily fix. One thing I’ve noticed is the very large amount of pictures of corgis sleeping on their backs. They almost look like… --- ## [What to do with a mirrored wall?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-mirrored-wall/451071)
**Author:** [@LurkMeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkMeister)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2008, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-mirrored-wall/451071 "2008-05-30T14:46:06Z")
I will be closing on a new home purchase next week. The lease on my current rental isn’t up until the end of July, so I’m taking some time to have some work done on the place before I have my stuff moved. Besides having … --- ## ["Indians = savages" movies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indians-savages-movies/670157)
**Author:** [@HubZilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HubZilla)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2013, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indians-savages-movies/670157 "2013-10-07T07:06:21Z")
I remember reading that “Dances with Wolves” was revolutionary because it humanized the Indians. They were no longer redskin savages whooping and hollering while attacking stagecoaches and wagon trains. Then the upstandi… --- ## [Menedez et al.: Now Is Not The Time To Sell Out America To BP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/menedez-et-al-now-is-not-the-time-to-sell-out-america-to-bp/538730)
**Author:** [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2010, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/menedez-et-al-now-is-not-the-time-to-sell-out-america-to-bp/538730 "2010-05-13T18:52:46Z")
Take a look at this headline from this article: Um… which side are you on, guys? Why are you promoting a cap to BP’s liability? Especially this early? And esssssspecially considering that the liability will easily exce… --- ## [Funny geographical names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-geographical-names/293993)
**Author:** [@Gymnopithys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gymnopithys)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2005, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-geographical-names/293993 "2005-03-13T00:55:52Z")
There’s a stream in Alaska called Too Doggone Creek. I find it amusing. Do you know any other such funny names ? --- ## [Sexual assault?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexual-assault/756692)
**Author:** [@lance\_strongarm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lance_strongarm)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2016, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexual-assault/756692 "2016-06-10T19:31:39Z")
I saw a recent news item about a young man who was assaulted by an object being inserted into his rectum recently. No doubt this is a terrible attack and the attackers should be convicted of a serious crime and pay for … --- ## [The very, very bad, obscure and trade-specific joke thread.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-very-very-bad-obscure-and-trade-specific-joke-thread/259290)
**Author:** [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2004, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-very-very-bad-obscure-and-trade-specific-joke-thread/259290 "2004-08-12T19:31:25Z")
Post the jokes you know that only someone in a specific field, or with very technical knowledge would get. Don’t forget to post an explanation. So a Clostridium botulinum (Botulism) walks into a bar. Another C. botulinu… --- ## [AWKWARD...facebook friend request from wierd girl at work with crush on me...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awkward-facebook-friend-request-from-wierd-girl-at-work-with-crush-on-me/485195)
**Author:** [@ready29003](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ready29003)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2009, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awkward-facebook-friend-request-from-wierd-girl-at-work-with-crush-on-me/485195 "2009-02-15T19:15:19Z")
Hey, I’m back for more straight dope advice. I have worked at this company for 10 year. about 6 of those years this girl worked in the same department as me. Apparently she had a big crush on me for like the last 3 o… --- ## [When you want to eat pizza, how do you get it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-want-to-eat-pizza-how-do-you-get-it/582622)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2011, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-want-to-eat-pizza-how-do-you-get-it/582622 "2011-05-24T13:39:30Z")
Poll coming. Me, I either make the frozen kind or have it delivered from a pizza place. --- ## [Cougarfng, what are you saying?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cougarfng-what-are-you-saying/87838)
**Author:** [@Crunchy\_Frog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crunchy_Frog)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2001, 9:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cougarfng-what-are-you-saying/87838 "2001-10-24T09:17:37Z")
Ok, so I’m checking out the boards and stuff when I see someone’s sig line which reads: I noticed three things about this sig right off the bat: My name was in it (cuz I’m an egotist) Scylla was in it (cuz I have ou… --- ## [Is there astronaut poop on the moon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-astronaut-poop-on-the-moon/590504)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2011, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-astronaut-poop-on-the-moon/590504 "2011-08-05T19:30:28Z")
There has to be, right? I’m sure they didn’t store it all up for the return voyage. In fact, in Apollo 13, when Jim Lovell (Tom Hanks) flushes his urine out into space, it follows along beside the craft thanks to Newto… --- ## [What Would You Name a Pet T. Rex?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-name-a-pet-t-rex/409221)
**Author:** [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2007, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-name-a-pet-t-rex/409221 "2007-07-02T02:30:12Z")
Inspired by this thread. Say you win the lottery for a kajillion dollars and buy yourself a big ranch in Texas and get someone to clone you a T. Rex as a pet. What would you name it? I’m thinking that “Spike” or “Fluf… --- ## [Wheel of time, any good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheel-of-time-any-good/260504)
**Author:** [@joshthehappy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joshthehappy)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2004, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheel-of-time-any-good/260504 "2004-08-23T20:18:01Z")
Hey, i’ve read the first 4 1/2 books of this series (i think). Has anyone read anymore, the book i’m in now is just so boring i cant get past it. I wanted to know if it was worth the effort to read the next 6 or so. --- ## [Explain to me these "Confucius say.."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-to-me-these-confucius-say/367961)
**Author:** [@Aquafina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aquafina)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2009, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-to-me-these-confucius-say/367961 "2009-08-01T12:13:35Z")
Where is the humor in these lines ? "Confucius say, baseball wrong. Man with four balls not able to walk " "Confucius say, woman who put husband in doghouse soon find him in cat house " “Confucius say, man who keep fee… --- ## [Omnibus Pit Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-pit-thread/490472)
**Author:** [@brazil84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brazil84)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2009, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-pit-thread/490472 "2009-03-26T16:34:09Z")
I’m sensitive to the issue of monopolizing the Pit, so I will comment on more than 1 poster at once. First, GIGOBuster. I no longer engage with this poster because he refused to answer a simple, reasonable question whi… --- ## [Leonard, Howard, Raj, or Sheldon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leonard-howard-raj-or-sheldon/515846)
**Author:** [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2009, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leonard-howard-raj-or-sheldon/515846 "2009-11-03T22:40:25Z")
Ladies? And no, I’m not going to use the poll feature on this one. --- ## [If I asked you to cut boneless chicken breasts in "strips one inch square"...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-asked-you-to-cut-boneless-chicken-breasts-in-strips-one-inch-square/560782)
**Author:** [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2010, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-asked-you-to-cut-boneless-chicken-breasts-in-strips-one-inch-square/560782 "2010-11-18T16:55:35Z")
mods, title should read “one inch square” what would your resulting cut of chicken look like? What I envisioned: \[spoiler\]I wanted strips the length of the breast that were approximately one inch wide, and very appro… --- ## [Anyone else get uncomfortable watching the roast of William Shatner?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-get-uncomfortable-watching-the-roast-of-william-shatner/369556)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2006, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-get-uncomfortable-watching-the-roast-of-william-shatner/369556 "2006-08-23T22:52:42Z")
Parts if it are funny, but so much if it is… I don’t know… I can’t put my finger on it. Is it me? --- ## [Adapting to the vampire lifestyle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adapting-to-the-vampire-lifestyle/594995)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2011, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adapting-to-the-vampire-lifestyle/594995 "2011-09-08T13:34:48Z")
Let’s say you’ve become a vampire. Assume you were bitten by some other unknown vampire who then took off. You’ve discovered you have the basic traditional attributes of a vampire: You need to consume blood on a regul… --- ## [Do they spray tar on cigarettes during manufacturing as a burning accelerant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-they-spray-tar-on-cigarettes-during-manufacturing-as-a-burning-accelerant/579407)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2011, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-they-spray-tar-on-cigarettes-during-manufacturing-as-a-burning-accelerant/579407 "2011-04-25T00:52:24Z")
I was talking to the husband of a friend of mine, and we were discussing smoking laws and he offered the historical factoid that cigarettes got much more dangerous when they went to industrial manufacturing them in huge … --- ## [Tattoo typo hall of shame](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattoo-typo-hall-of-shame/456967)
**Author:** [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2008, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattoo-typo-hall-of-shame/456967 "2008-07-25T18:50:11Z")
You might have seen some of these before. #5 packs in lots of spelling mistakes, but for true disastrousness you can’t beat #4, even if spelling isn’t involved… :eek: --- ## [Great Unique Non-English Language Movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-unique-non-english-language-movies/974540)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2024, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-unique-non-english-language-movies/974540 "2024-03-08T21:42:37Z")
I only get three pleasures in life – music, comedy, and movies… I’ve seen many. But I notice a trend, that the ones I’ve been able to sit through have mostly been foreign, despite watching a majority of American movies (… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1572&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1574&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)