# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1620&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:** 1621 --- ## [I'm looking for American-produced stories in which the United States is the villain ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-looking-for-american-produced-stories-in-which-the-united-states-is-the-villain/666300)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2013, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-looking-for-american-produced-stories-in-which-the-united-states-is-the-villain/666300 "2013-08-23T00:04:33Z")
in an international armed conflict. By “American-produced,” I mean either written by an American citizen or published by an American company, and preferably both. I’m specifying international armed conflict because I’m… --- ## [Is it strange to be creeped out by the idea of butlers/maids/nannies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-strange-to-be-creeped-out-by-the-idea-of-butlers-maids-nannies/633117)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2012, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-strange-to-be-creeped-out-by-the-idea-of-butlers-maids-nannies/633117 "2012-09-01T04:00:14Z")
I sure as hell can’t afford household help, but even if I could I don’t think I’d want to for some reason. It seems pointless and awkward, there was a rich woman who used to come to post office my wife worked at with her… --- ## [A friend gave candy based on the kids weight, wrong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-friend-gave-candy-based-on-the-kids-weight-wrong/601521)
**Author:** [@RyJae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RyJae)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2011, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-friend-gave-candy-based-on-the-kids-weight-wrong/601521 "2011-11-02T18:50:56Z")
Okay so not so much a friend as an acquaintance gave candy to the kids trick or treating based on weight! Yes as in a heavier child got a sugar free candies baggie. Those he felt were within weight limits got the normal … --- ## [The Onion's coverage of the 9/11 attacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-onions-coverage-of-the-9-11-attacks/553410)
**Author:** [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2010, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-onions-coverage-of-the-9-11-attacks/553410 "2010-09-12T01:30:13Z")
This morning I am commemorating the 9/11 attacks by re-reading The Onion’s coverage of the attacks. After those planes hit those buildings, we all seemed to be holding our collective breath and we were unsure when it wa… --- ## [Woman wants to enter my secured building because she has and ID card on her neck and a clipboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-wants-to-enter-my-secured-building-because-she-has-and-id-card-on-her-neck-and-a-clipboard/511904)
**Author:** [@Never\_Say\_Dice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Never_Say_Dice)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2009, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-wants-to-enter-my-secured-building-because-she-has-and-id-card-on-her-neck-and-a-clipboard/511904 "2009-10-14T19:38:22Z")
O, The Magic Clipboard, bow before it. She wanted me to let her into the lobby, so she could knock on everyone’s door “for a survey”. Topic undisclosed. I told her almost everyone was at work and we didn’t like surveys… --- ## [Survivor: Guatemala--Episode 1](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-guatemala-episode-1/321888)
**Author:** [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2005, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-guatemala-episode-1/321888 "2005-09-19T19:47:26Z")
Holy crap. I could have done without all the puking. 'Cause I just finished dinner. --- ## [Seven profiles in Trump Supporters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seven-profiles-in-trump-supporters/768393)
**Author:** [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2016, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seven-profiles-in-trump-supporters/768393 "2016-10-18T16:36:37Z")
There seems to be a great deal of mystery and consternation concerning where all the Trump support is coming from. To be clear, I’m biased against Trump. I’m comfortable categorically dismissing absolutely everything… --- ## [Belief in a "Creator" is caused simply by the illusion of perspective](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/belief-in-a-creator-is-caused-simply-by-the-illusion-of-perspective/216516)
**Author:** [@Ex\_Machina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ex_Machina)\ **Replies:** 176\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2003, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/belief-in-a-creator-is-caused-simply-by-the-illusion-of-perspective/216516 "2003-12-15T16:09:49Z")
Imagine there was one quadrillion people on Earth and a lottery was held with only one prospective winner. From the perspective of an individual, the prospect of winning would be highly unlikely. But to an outside observ… --- ## [Why some musicians don't explain the clear meaning behind obscure lyrics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-some-musicians-dont-explain-the-clear-meaning-behind-obscure-lyrics/582725)
**Author:** [@KGJIII](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KGJIII)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2011, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-some-musicians-dont-explain-the-clear-meaning-behind-obscure-lyrics/582725 "2011-05-24T14:53:19Z")
“He’s the one who like all our pretty songs And he likes to sing along and he likes to shoot his gun But he knows not what it means Knows not what it means, knows not what it means Knows not what it means and I say y… --- ## [New Dan Brown Novel To Be Released](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-dan-brown-novel-to-be-released/493786)
**Author:** [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2009, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-dan-brown-novel-to-be-released/493786 "2009-04-23T12:26:47Z")
Publishers say Dan Brown’s next novel, The Lost Symbol, will be released on September 15. --- ## [Why is Sharon Stone famous?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-sharon-stone-famous/350601)
**Author:** [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2006, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-sharon-stone-famous/350601 "2006-04-02T20:39:56Z")
I thought this had been asked before but didn’t find anything when I searched for “Sharon Stone”. My question is: Why is it that Sharon Stone seems to be regarded as such an ‘A’ List player in Hollywood? I don’t want t… --- ## [Women: are you turned off if a man asks to kiss you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-are-you-turned-off-if-a-man-asks-to-kiss-you/810428)
**Author:** [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2018, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-are-you-turned-off-if-a-man-asks-to-kiss-you/810428 "2018-03-19T20:12:11Z")
One problem I have with certain segments of the #MeToo movement is the idea that you need explicit verbal consent to initiate physical contact. I’m a man who honestly wouldn’t mind doing that. In fact, I’d be okay with s… --- ## [Your appraisal of the mental health and social worth of porn actors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-appraisal-of-the-mental-health-and-social-worth-of-porn-actors/596530)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2011, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-appraisal-of-the-mental-health-and-social-worth-of-porn-actors/596530 "2011-09-19T22:19:45Z")
Poll in a second. --- ## [So, how was your 2014 and what are your hopes for 2015?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-was-your-2014-and-what-are-your-hopes-for-2015/708250)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2015, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-was-your-2014-and-what-are-your-hopes-for-2015/708250 "2015-01-19T16:40:04Z")
For me, 2014 has been a roller coaster. It started out with both my husband and I employed and so I was looking forward to finally getting around to the house maintenance that is so desperately needed, but I lost my job… --- ## [Why do some colleges insist that students live on campus?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-colleges-insist-that-students-live-on-campus/676518)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2014, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-colleges-insist-that-students-live-on-campus/676518 "2014-01-01T12:10:59Z")
One of my test-prep students tonight said that she is likely eschewing one local university because it insists that 1st and 2nd year students board on campus in the dorms, and cannot live off-campus. She lives 10 minute… --- ## [24: Season 5: Episode 10 (4:00pm - 5:00pm)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-5-episode-10-4-00pm-5-00pm/346381)
**Author:** [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2006, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-5-episode-10-4-00pm-5-00pm/346381 "2006-03-04T16:19:47Z")
The 9th hour has ended, and President Logan’s chances at any action this evening are at an all time low – unless he’s into necrophilia. Because the First Lady has gotten into the car with Russian President Vladimir Doom… --- ## [what makes you unique here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-you-unique-here/80107)
**Author:** [@curwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curwin)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2001, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-you-unique-here/80107 "2001-09-10T17:56:11Z")
What can be said about you that can’t be said of anyone else (that you know of) on the SDMB? For example, as far as I know, I’m the only one here currently living in Israel. --- ## [Old www.rotten.com picture request](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-www-rotten-com-picture-request/363017)
**Author:** [@Askia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askia)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2006, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-www-rotten-com-picture-request/363017 "2006-07-04T15:17:20Z")
Does anyone still have a copy of the large “motorcycle.jpg” picture that used to be on the site and made the rounds on the internet a few years back? You know the one. With the guy. With the missing face. In the hospital… --- ## [Opened unrefrigerated jelly--okay to eat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opened-unrefrigerated-jelly-okay-to-eat/746927)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2016, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opened-unrefrigerated-jelly-okay-to-eat/746927 "2016-02-24T16:43:17Z")
Through some boring circumstances, I have come into possession of a previously opened jar of a jelly made using beer. The jar was opened months ago, its contents were not touched, and it was kept in an unrefrigerated pan… --- ## [Bill O'Reilly and Al Franken in Steel Cage Match on C-SPAN](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-oreilly-and-al-franken-in-steel-cage-match-on-c-span/179239)
**Author:** [@Dewey\_Cheatem\_Undhow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Cheatem_Undhow)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2003, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-oreilly-and-al-franken-in-steel-cage-match-on-c-span/179239 "2003-06-06T20:18:21Z")
Well, kinda. Apparently over the weekend at a BookExpo program broadcast by C-SPAN, Bill and Al had quite the little tiff. I just caught the “shut up, you idiot” part on Fox as I was flipping channels. My question for… --- ## [How much salt in salted ice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-salt-in-salted-ice/792476)
**Author:** [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2017, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-salt-in-salted-ice/792476 "2017-08-04T18:16:14Z")
I’m thinking of including a couple of plastic jars with frozen salted water into a cooler of things I need to stay cold. I’ve been reading about it and thought I’d give it a try and see if it makes a difference. But no … --- ## [so lets take a break from the race discussion in ferguson and talk about this](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-lets-take-a-break-from-the-race-discussion-in-ferguson-and-talk-about-this/695732)
**Author:** [@Jay4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jay4)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2014, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-lets-take-a-break-from-the-race-discussion-in-ferguson-and-talk-about-this/695732 "2014-08-17T21:40:56Z")
do you think this should be acceptable --- ## [Most intelligent marsupial](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-intelligent-marsupial/851774)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2020, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-intelligent-marsupial/851774 "2020-07-20T18:16:23Z")
What is the most intelligent marsupial? --- ## [Things that make you go "hmmmm"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-make-you-go-hmmmm/491035)
**Author:** [@Deeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deeg)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2009, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-make-you-go-hmmmm/491035 "2009-03-31T16:59:47Z")
Honey is bee vomit. --- ## [Those dishes of yesteryear](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-dishes-of-yesteryear/316266)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2005, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-dishes-of-yesteryear/316266 "2005-08-11T19:31:13Z")
I was just thinking about chicken a la king and how you hardly ever hear about people making or eating it these days. The very name of the dish gives me visions of grainy black-and-white film from the eisenhower era with… --- ## [I was fined 40€ for mistakenly sitting on first class](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-fined-40-for-mistakenly-sitting-on-first-class/639221)
**Author:** [@Fear\_of\_the\_Dark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_of_the_Dark)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2012, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-fined-40-for-mistakenly-sitting-on-first-class/639221 "2012-10-31T16:59:47Z")
Train wagons are exactly same. There is no difference between them. The only difference is the numbers on them. Number 1 is first class. Number 2 is second class. But I didn’t know that thing. And I was going to travel o… --- ## [GE Appliances is actually not GE. Other examples?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ge-appliances-is-actually-not-ge-other-examples/927827)
**Author:** [@am77494](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/am77494)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2021, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ge-appliances-is-actually-not-ge-other-examples/927827 "2021-01-02T19:33:15Z")
Back in 2016, GE sold their appliance division to Haier - a Chinese company. The company however keeps selling appliances with the GE logo, and the unaware consumer may think it’s the same brand as before. Are there ot… --- ## [Kitchen knives advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitchen-knives-advice/664665)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2013, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitchen-knives-advice/664665 "2013-08-02T22:29:50Z")
It’s time for me to get new kitchen knives. I have gotten to the point at which I know we need good knives, but I don’t know how to go about getting the right balance of price and quality. Most places seem to sell good … --- ## [blue spaces & "i'll only be a minute"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-spaces-ill-only-be-a-minute/335866)
**Author:** [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2006, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-spaces-ill-only-be-a-minute/335866 "2006-01-19T07:32:48Z")
there are a lot of people out there - especially delivery people, who think those blue parking spaces mean it’s okay to put their car there, and leave it running while they deliver a meal, a package, a much needed part f… --- ## [The Turing Test has been passed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-turing-test-has-been-passed/690362)
**Author:** [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2014, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-turing-test-has-been-passed/690362 "2014-06-10T20:56:49Z")
On the 60th anniversary of the death of Alan Turing, the University of Reading held ‘Turing Test 2014’ and this year the test was finally passed. I guess we’ll see what this means for the future of computers. --- ## [Yellow split peas cooking time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yellow-split-peas-cooking-time/527077)
**Author:** [@JillGat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JillGat)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2013, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yellow-split-peas-cooking-time/527077 "2013-07-18T07:48:56Z")
Recipes say, “simmer until yellow split peas are tender; about 40 minutes.” Yeah, more like 3 hours. Have other experienced this? Why the incredible misrepresentation of how long it takes yellow split peas to cook? N… --- ## [RO: When your child is "too nice to people..."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-when-your-child-is-too-nice-to-people/711997)
**Author:** [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2015, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-when-your-child-is-too-nice-to-people/711997 "2015-02-09T17:50:21Z")
There’s a right way and a wrong way to teach your child about Stranger Danger. Hiring a stranger to kidnap your child at gunpoint is the wrong way. Read the whole thing; it boggles the mind. --- ## [Mental illness and gun permits \[edited title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mental-illness-and-gun-permits-edited-title/625567)
**Author:** [@Honesty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honesty)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2012, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mental-illness-and-gun-permits-edited-title/625567 "2012-07-05T17:59:32Z")
The State of Florida has released phone record transcripts between Zimmerman and his wife, Shelly Zimmerman. I haven’t even been able to get past the first audio tape :eek:. In the first tape, Zimmerman complained of … --- ## [Let's talk political correctness.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-political-correctness/428577)
**Author:** [@Revenant\_Threshold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revenant_Threshold)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2007, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-political-correctness/428577 "2007-12-17T04:23:53Z")
It’s pretty much an insult nowadays, or at least i’ve not seen someone write “political correctness” without adding “pointless”, “nonsensical” or the like. But I don’t think I get it. Political correctness seems to be t… --- ## [Nuclear explosion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuclear-explosion/697022)
**Author:** [@Qwertol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qwertol)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2014, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuclear-explosion/697022 "2014-09-02T17:27:15Z")
Could you cause a nuclear explosion by simply manually sticking two subcritical masses of radioactive material together? Or energy exerted would quickly throw them apart without anything serious happening (apart from em… --- ## [JFK v. RFK: Who was more of a womanizer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jfk-v-rfk-who-was-more-of-a-womanizer/388365)
**Author:** [@Carnac\_the\_Magnificent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carnac_the_Magnificent)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2012, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jfk-v-rfk-who-was-more-of-a-womanizer/388365 "2012-01-10T06:57:08Z")
President John F. Kennedy has long been portrayed as a major skirt chaser, but brother Robert was hardly a slouch, thus begging that all-important historical question: Which of these Kennedy men was the more “accomplishe… --- ## [What ONE PRODUCT comes to mind when you think 1950s?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-product-comes-to-mind-when-you-think-1950s/680855)
**Author:** [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2014, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-product-comes-to-mind-when-you-think-1950s/680855 "2014-02-11T00:13:45Z")
Tagging on to Zeldar’s thread idea… When you think of the decade of the 1950s, what product comes first to your mind? Go ahead and list others, too, but highlight the first. Please tell us your general age and in what … --- ## [Let's compile some two word, two syllable commonly used phrases.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-compile-some-two-word-two-syllable-commonly-used-phrases/470860)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2008, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-compile-some-two-word-two-syllable-commonly-used-phrases/470860 "2008-11-04T15:42:18Z")
The phrase has to be two words of one syllable each, both beginning with the same letter. Using the same word twice is a no-no! To start: Big Bang Good Grief! --- ## [Cast iron skillet versus pizza stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cast-iron-skillet-versus-pizza-stone/501890)
**Author:** [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2009, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cast-iron-skillet-versus-pizza-stone/501890 "2009-07-06T01:27:18Z")
Anyone out there looked into this or done comparisons between a good heavy cast iron skillet compared with a “pizza” stone for baking in the oven? Main things would be for baking pizza and bread. I wouldn’t mind recommen… --- ## [What base are Roman Numerals considered to have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-base-are-roman-numerals-considered-to-have/484202)
**Author:** [@Vox\_Imperatoris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vox_Imperatoris)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2009, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-base-are-roman-numerals-considered-to-have/484202 "2009-02-03T22:57:29Z")
What base are Roman Numerals considered to use? Is it just base one, since all it is is a complicated system of tally marks? I don’t see how it could be base ten, or any other base. On the other hand, it does have distin… --- ## [Battlestar Galactica 3.10 - "The Passage" (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlestar-galactica-3-10-the-passage-spoilers/383398)
**Author:** [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2006, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlestar-galactica-3-10-the-passage-spoilers/383398 "2006-12-16T01:49:28Z")
All of this has had spoilers before, and all of this will have spoilers again. Spoiler policy: If it’s aired, or if it’s purely speculation, no need for a spoiler box. If it’s from a future episode as revealed by inter… --- ## [How did revolutionary America determine that a nation composed of states was the best model?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-revolutionary-america-determine-that-a-nation-composed-of-states-was-the-best-model/559658)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2010, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-revolutionary-america-determine-that-a-nation-composed-of-states-was-the-best-model/559658 "2010-11-08T17:08:04Z")
It does not appear they were looking at England in determining the best method of political subdivision. What country were they using as a model for how to best organize the US politically and geographically? --- ## [Survey For The Ladies Re: Nipple Stimulation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survey-for-the-ladies-re-nipple-stimulation/40921)
**Author:** [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2001, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survey-for-the-ladies-re-nipple-stimulation/40921 "2001-04-15T02:56:30Z")
In this reply to the now infamous circumcision thread in Great Debates, our resident sexologist asserts the following: Now, I have highly sensitive nipples and am capable of reaching orgasm by nipple stimulation alone.… --- ## [Half of all Americans live in these 146 counties](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/half-of-all-americans-live-in-these-146-counties/693279)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2014, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/half-of-all-americans-live-in-these-146-counties/693279 "2014-07-22T16:50:55Z")
An interesting snapshot of U.S. population density: http://mentalfloss.com/article/57832/half-country-lives-these-counties --- ## [Questions about eating before surgery (the patient, not the doctor)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-eating-before-surgery-the-patient-not-the-doctor/323567)
**Author:** [@katie1341](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/katie1341)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2005, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-eating-before-surgery-the-patient-not-the-doctor/323567 "2005-09-27T22:53:09Z")
I’m not asking for medical advice, I’m just curious. I’ve had surgery that required general anesthetic twice, and both times was instructed not to eat after midnight the night before. Both times I got incredibly sick a… --- ## [April Fools fail or win?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-fools-fail-or-win/617633)
**Author:** [@living\_in\_hell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/living_in_hell)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2012, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-fools-fail-or-win/617633 "2012-05-11T11:52:46Z")
I posted on Facebook that I got engaged. Entirely too many of my friends believed me. I thought it was funny but I now fear some may be mad at me. What say you–should I have simply said “I am marrying corn”? Really–wha… --- ## [Favorite Cookie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-cookie/738565)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2015, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-cookie/738565 "2015-11-30T21:36:59Z")
I plan on baking a bunch of cookies tonight for Thanksgiving over at my folks. (My dad always says we don’t need to bring anything, but when I mention I was going to bring cookies, that’s okay :smiley: ) I love the Nes… --- ## [Celestina, I don't mean to be a jerk, but . . .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celestina-i-dont-mean-to-be-a-jerk-but/287920)
**Author:** [@Excalibre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Excalibre)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2005, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celestina-i-dont-mean-to-be-a-jerk-but/287920 "2005-02-06T17:32:42Z")
Don’t expect this to be one of those pittings in which goats are felched or curses invoked to bring the wrath of the Babylonian deities on the pittee. But Celestina, could you stop with the typing in dialect, please? I… --- ## [i have found the quintessential 90s one-hit wonder.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-found-the-quintessential-90s-one-hit-wonder/133041)
**Author:** [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2002, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-found-the-quintessential-90s-one-hit-wonder/133041 "2002-10-27T03:54:45Z")
Okay, so the 80s was the decade of the one-hit wonders. and there were plenty of them in the 50s,60s and 70s as well. But it would be tough to think of THE quintessential one-hit wonder of the 90s, since there were so … --- ## [Is there a law against hanging our flag upside down...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-law-against-hanging-our-flag-upside-down/463770)
**Author:** [@BarnOwl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BarnOwl)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2008, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-law-against-hanging-our-flag-upside-down/463770 "2008-09-17T14:09:24Z")
…on my flagpole if I simply feel like it? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1619&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1621&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)