# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1968&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:** 1969 --- ## [Why are you fat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-you-fat/531560)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2010, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-you-fat/531560 "2010-03-16T00:23:26Z")
As inspired by this thread. For the sake of argument, let’s consider “fat” as being 25 pounds (12 kilograms, 1.8 bloody stone) above the uppermost limit of the ideal weight for a medium-framed person of your height. --- ## [Stoidela, just go away, OK?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stoidela-just-go-away-ok/47836)
**Author:** [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2001, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stoidela-just-go-away-ok/47836 "2001-01-07T16:28:31Z")
Link 1 Link 2 Link 3 Link 4 (I’m sure there are many more, but I’m too lazy to find them.) Stoid, we need to have a talk. You seem to have this paranoid infatuation with the evilness of the Republican party, and wi… --- ## [Best Place to Put Mousetraps?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-place-to-put-mousetraps/218594)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2003, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-place-to-put-mousetraps/218594 "2003-12-12T21:36:03Z")
Wintertime - the time of year our furry friends come into the house. We are regularly awakened by the scurry of tiny feet and the squeaking of mice in our walls. I have purchased some sticky-box mousetraps - where ther… --- ## [Goldman Sachs betting on economy to stagnate or crash in near future...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goldman-sachs-betting-on-economy-to-stagnate-or-crash-in-near-future/556438)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2010, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goldman-sachs-betting-on-economy-to-stagnate-or-crash-in-near-future/556438 "2010-10-15T20:21:11Z")
Or so their chief economist says. Any thoughts on the prediction, and/or how seriously to take it? --- ## [I know the new forum titles are an April Fool's joke but...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-the-new-forum-titles-are-an-april-fools-joke-but/534625)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2010, 9:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-the-new-forum-titles-are-an-april-fools-joke-but/534625 "2010-04-04T09:20:05Z")
I kind of like 'em. Anyone else? --- ## [Something else I don't understand about the Vegas shooting.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-else-i-dont-understand-about-the-vegas-shooting/798050)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2017, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-else-i-dont-understand-about-the-vegas-shooting/798050 "2017-10-15T01:27:35Z")
Didn’t the housekeeping staff ever go into his room? True he could have kept a Do not disturb sign up permanently, but wouldn’t that raise suspicions? Would they not have said something to the management had they seen … --- ## [Ever had a gasoline smell come through your heater vents in your house?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-had-a-gasoline-smell-come-through-your-heater-vents-in-your-house/743102)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2016, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-had-a-gasoline-smell-come-through-your-heater-vents-in-your-house/743102 "2016-01-17T05:09:33Z")
It doesn’t smell like the “natural gas” smell, it smells like gasoline. What could this be and is my house about to explode? Is this “call the repairman” time or is this “call 911” time? --- ## [Shaving is hard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaving-is-hard/589564)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2011, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaving-is-hard/589564 "2011-07-22T02:51:24Z")
So yeah, a bit TMI here due to shear embarrassment but: I cannot figure out how you people shave. Frylock wtf are you talking about?. Well the basic problem in a nutshell is this. A single swipe or two across my whisk… --- ## [Looking for footage of Dave Parker's throws in 1979 all-star game.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-footage-of-dave-parkers-throws-in-1979-all-star-game/514176)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2012, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-footage-of-dave-parkers-throws-in-1979-all-star-game/514176 "2012-07-15T01:27:16Z")
I am not sure if this is the appropriate place to post this, but I thought it would get the most looks here. Anyway, I’ve you-tubed this to death, and can’t find them. Dave Parker, Pittsburgh Pirate right fielder, had … --- ## [Who is going to WorldCon/MidAmeriCon II?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-going-to-worldcon-midamericon-ii/762884)
**Author:** [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2016, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-going-to-worldcon-midamericon-ii/762884 "2016-08-27T03:37:12Z")
There was a thread about what to do in Kansas City, but I figure a thread with the actual event in the subject might shake a few more folks out of the woodwork. So what Dopers will be attending? --- ## [Best Bot Posting at SDMB: Nomination Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-bot-posting-at-sdmb-nomination-thread/722247)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2015, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-bot-posting-at-sdmb-nomination-thread/722247 "2015-06-29T14:37:14Z")
I’d like a Poll thread to award a prize to the best computer program trying to pass itself as human here at SDMB. (I don’t know if Polls are allowed in the Pit, but anyway this is just the Nomination thread.) First of … --- ## [laser, maser, scuba...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laser-maser-scuba/43929)
**Author:** [@Astroboy14](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astroboy14)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2000, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laser-maser-scuba/43929 "2000-12-11T01:14:42Z")
Laser, maser, scuba… all of these are acronyms that are so common that most people (not us dopers, of course…:)). What other acronyms have entered the language and become so ubiquitous that people have forgotten that th… --- ## [Survivor: South Pacific premiere September 14 2011](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-south-pacific-premiere-september-14-2011/596345)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2011, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-south-pacific-premiere-september-14-2011/596345 "2011-09-22T13:21:23Z")
It’s on now. Is this “hero challenge” going to be a regular thing? --- ## [Arduino/micro-controller thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arduino-micro-controller-thread/727568)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2015, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arduino-micro-controller-thread/727568 "2015-09-04T02:55:46Z")
This Pit thread goes into some stuff that is frustrating Robot Arm’s attempt to make an NC Etch-a-Sketch. If other Dopers have an interest in this area I’d like to hear from them. As I mention at the end of that thread … --- ## [White House Press Room Evacuated - somebody covered the cameras to shut off press access.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-house-press-room-evacuated-somebody-covered-the-cameras-to-shut-off-press-access/722145)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2015, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-house-press-room-evacuated-somebody-covered-the-cameras-to-shut-off-press-access/722145 "2015-06-11T20:02:07Z")
Washington Post is covering this developing story. I find the mindset quite disturbing. Bomb scare, evacuate now! But first!!! Cover the cameras so there is no public record of what occurs. The White House Press Corp… --- ## [Pitting the National Socialist Underground](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-national-socialist-underground/603326)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2011, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-national-socialist-underground/603326 "2011-11-23T23:09:49Z")
http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,797569,00.html I am utterly shocked and horrified by the extent of the killings by this trio of neo-Nazis. The crimes are so repulsive and bloody that like Breivik or 9… --- ## [/\_vti\_bin/shtml.exe/\_vti\_rpc --why was someone looking for this on my website?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_vti_bin-shtml-exe-_vti_rpc-why-was-someone-looking-for-this-on-my-website/134648)
**Author:** [@Bren\_Cameron\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bren_Cameron_1)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2002, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_vti_bin-shtml-exe-_vti_rpc-why-was-someone-looking-for-this-on-my-website/134648 "2002-11-02T07:36:38Z")
So I was looking at my website stats. There’s a section for failed requests, and usually I see a try or two for “robots.txt” and “favico”-something or other. But today I saw 4 requests for /\_vti\_inf.html , two for /\_… --- ## [Is the written book always better than the audio book?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-written-book-always-better-than-the-audio-book/680776)
**Author:** [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2014, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-written-book-always-better-than-the-audio-book/680776 "2014-02-11T00:51:12Z")
I listen to audio books sometimes while I’m driving. I’ve never actually listened to a book that I’ve already read, but I’ve tended to find that I don’t tend to like the audio books I pick out as much as I like the writ… --- ## [Weird stuff your dog does (or doesn't do)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-stuff-your-dog-does-or-doesnt-do/613997)
**Author:** [@PandaBear77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PandaBear77)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2012, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-stuff-your-dog-does-or-doesnt-do/613997 "2012-04-20T06:14:56Z")
I have a 3.5 month old puppy, a Jackabee - half Jack Russell, half Beagle. I know the rules. (We had to get him the outfit because he gets cold in the mornings when he goes with MrPanda to escort PandaKid to the bus sto… --- ## [Re Miers appointment Columnist George Will kinda-sorta calls President Bush an idiot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-miers-appointment-columnist-george-will-kinda-sorta-calls-president-bush-an-idiot/324830)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2005, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-miers-appointment-columnist-george-will-kinda-sorta-calls-president-bush-an-idiot/324830 "2005-10-15T02:00:56Z")
Conservative columnist George Will sounds \*really \*pissed. Is Will’s attitude justified? Has Bush been irresponsible? Miers is the wrong pick …and Will is only getting started - --- ## [One more try...Do you keep up with current music?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-more-try-do-you-keep-up-with-current-music/530960)
**Author:** [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2010, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-more-try-do-you-keep-up-with-current-music/530960 "2010-03-06T22:51:18Z")
Third time I’m trying this. The first thread was an accident, and the second I screwed up on the poll. Oh, if you see this OP without a poll it means that the OP got posted while I’m still working on my poll options. … --- ## [English Words That Don't Translate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-words-that-dont-translate/726219)
**Author:** [@Waymore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waymore)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2015, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-words-that-dont-translate/726219 "2015-07-30T03:34:45Z")
I’m a sucker for any clickbait-y type article that lists foreign words with no suitable English translation. I think “schadenfreude” is probably the best known example. But, are there any English words that fill such a … --- ## [What's going to replace the A-10 Warthog tank buster?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-going-to-replace-the-a-10-warthog-tank-buster/445843)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2008, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-going-to-replace-the-a-10-warthog-tank-buster/445843 "2008-04-20T22:10:01Z")
The A-10 is no longer being manfactured. What’s going to replace it? --- ## [Sopranos 5/20/07](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sopranos-5-20-07/404853)
**Author:** [@descamisado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/descamisado)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2007, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sopranos-5-20-07/404853 "2007-06-05T04:12:59Z")
Off to make dinner and watch tonight’s Sopranos. Just wanted to say I enjoyed the discussion of last week’s episode and I REALLY APPRECIATED NO MENTION OF PREVIEWS WAS MADE (IF THERE WERE, THEY WERE SPOILERED). Can we … --- ## [NYC Dopers - Commute from Upper West Side to Ridgefield Park NJ??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-dopers-commute-from-upper-west-side-to-ridgefield-park-nj/712565)
**Author:** [@leftfield6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leftfield6)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2015, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-dopers-commute-from-upper-west-side-to-ridgefield-park-nj/712565 "2015-02-27T14:46:58Z")
I’m being strongly recruited by a company located in Ridgefield Park NJ. I currently live in Atlanta, but am open to relocation. But, if I’m going to move to the NY/NJ area, I seriously think I want to take a shot at l… --- ## [What kind of milk do you use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-milk-do-you-use/551873)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2010, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-milk-do-you-use/551873 "2010-09-03T03:49:47Z")
We’ve recently gone all soy milk in our house. I’m just wondering what the breakdown is for different kinds of milk. So what do you use at your house? (choose all that apply) --- ## [Wallace Kuralt, Charles Kuralt's father was a eugenicist.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wallace-kuralt-charles-kuralts-father-was-a-eugenicist/597761)
**Author:** [@Mr.Moto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Moto)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2011, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wallace-kuralt-charles-kuralts-father-was-a-eugenicist/597761 "2011-10-02T23:55:58Z")
He ordered the sterilization of hundreds of people in Mecklenburg County, NC. This seems to have been something of an open secret, but it is getting a significant bit of new attention. The news story seems to struggle … --- ## [Is Cream Cheese "real" Cheese?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cream-cheese-real-cheese/652803)
**Author:** [@Carryon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carryon)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2013, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cream-cheese-real-cheese/652803 "2013-03-14T19:39:12Z")
Is it a “real” form of cheese or a “cheese-like” product? I read a few things on the Internet but no firm answer. --- ## [Does any question form work on Jeopardy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-any-question-form-work-on-jeopardy/607450)
**Author:** [@Shawn1767](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shawn1767)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2011, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-any-question-form-work-on-jeopardy/607450 "2011-12-27T22:57:56Z")
Let’s say the category was “Sporting Events” and the one that popped up when I buzzed in was “It’s the number of minutes in an American football game.” Could I respond with “Is it 60?” Or “Could it be 60 minutes?” I me… --- ## [Mainstream TV/film with adult content similar to HBO's "Rome"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mainstream-tv-film-with-adult-content-similar-to-hbos-rome/450113)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2008, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mainstream-tv-film-with-adult-content-similar-to-hbos-rome/450113 "2008-05-27T21:47:07Z")
I just watched the first episode of HBO’s “Rome.” Besides really liking it (how could it not get renewed?), I was quite surprised by the level of explicit sexual content. Is there any other recent (say, 1990 or newer) ma… --- ## [Christina Aguilera threatens to kill interviewer over coughing incident](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christina-aguilera-threatens-to-kill-interviewer-over-coughing-incident/538005)
**Author:** [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2010, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christina-aguilera-threatens-to-kill-interviewer-over-coughing-incident/538005 "2010-05-06T13:45:45Z")
I logged into Hotmail to check my rusty old account like I do every once in awhile, and when you log out it automatically takes you to the MSN homepage, as many of you know. That’s where I saw the line that became the t… --- ## [Bumped a car this morning while parking - Bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bumped-a-car-this-morning-while-parking-bad/359722)
**Author:** [@audiobottle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/audiobottle)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2006, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bumped-a-car-this-morning-while-parking-bad/359722 "2006-06-08T19:35:33Z")
I bumped into the back left bumper of a big pickup truck this morning while parking in a very tight space in the parking garage. I left him a note and my number, of course, explaining what happened, but from my quick gla… --- ## [Would mace work on a snake?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-mace-work-on-a-snake/137108)
**Author:** [@BoBettie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BoBettie)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2002, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-mace-work-on-a-snake/137108 "2002-11-18T21:07:08Z")
Say someone were moving to an area that had scary poisonous snakes and such and say that person were going hiking or camping. Then say she…I mean, they came across a scary snake while walking in the woods. Would a spra… --- ## [The numeral "7" - With crossbar or without?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-numeral-7-with-crossbar-or-without/484055)
**Author:** [@hekk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hekk)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2009, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-numeral-7-with-crossbar-or-without/484055 "2009-02-04T19:30:19Z")
When you write the numeral “7”, do you include the crossbar in the middle or not? I do, but I think I was taught this way in elementary school. Many people I know don’t. I know that this style is popular in Germany, b… --- ## [Heroic sacrifices: who's got the stuff?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroic-sacrifices-whos-got-the-stuff/759613)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2016, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroic-sacrifices-whos-got-the-stuff/759613 "2016-07-13T06:53:27Z")
“The stuff” being the nerves and nads to voluntarily give up one’s life to save others. I speak of fictional characters (obviously, look where we are!) and ai would like to discuss who has more or less of it.I envision a… --- ## [Y'all Queda will never get it: SOCAS violation--again--in Tennessee](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yall-queda-will-never-get-it-socas-violation-again-in-tennessee/959022)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2022, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yall-queda-will-never-get-it-socas-violation-again-in-tennessee/959022 "2022-04-12T19:30:50Z")
Or, as the actual headline puts it: ‘How to torture a Jew’ Jesus Christ! Look, the Bible is, in fact, literature. It may not be your favorite genre and that’s okay. It may be your favorite genre, and that’s okay, too… --- ## [Why Homosexuality Should Be Banned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-homosexuality-should-be-banned/509763)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2009, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-homosexuality-should-be-banned/509763 "2009-09-15T22:57:51Z")
My new favorite youtube video. --- ## [Vinyl.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vinyl/746464)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2016, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vinyl/746464 "2016-06-29T16:06:51Z")
Produced by Martin Scorsese and Mick Jagger. About the music industry in the early 70’s. The scenes with the radio station owner and Richie Finestra… some of the best acting I’ve seen recently. Bobby Cannavale is tal… --- ## [Lily Allen turned down incestuous 'Game of Thrones' role](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lily-allen-turned-down-incestuous-game-of-thrones-role/688954)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2014, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lily-allen-turned-down-incestuous-game-of-thrones-role/688954 "2014-05-24T02:44:35Z")
According to this: Theon is played by Lily Allen’s brother Alfie Allen. I certainly understand her decision. On the other hand, she could have said, “Look, it’s maybe a little weird, but this is acting, and people who… --- ## [Bill Cosby Conviction Overturned: No retrial](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-cosby-conviction-overturned-no-retrial/945342)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2021, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-cosby-conviction-overturned-no-retrial/945342 "2021-07-02T20:02:57Z")
I’m interested in reading the full opinion later when I get a chance. I would love to hear comments. --- ## [Why does only my right shoelace come untied?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-only-my-right-shoelace-come-untied/373204)
**Author:** [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2006, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-only-my-right-shoelace-come-untied/373204 "2006-09-22T16:44:55Z")
On the continuum of important questions, this one probably ranks less than zero, but I’m still curious what could cause it. Ready for it? Why does only my right sneaker come untied? If I single knot my sneakers, I’ll … --- ## [Stop suburban sprawl!!! (Can we? Should we? How?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-suburban-sprawl-can-we-should-we-how/21144)
**Author:** [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2000, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-suburban-sprawl-can-we-should-we-how/21144 "2000-06-16T05:28:44Z")
I live in Atlanta, which must be the current capital of suburban sprawl. In the past ten years, I have seen farm after farm in the outlying areas sold, subdivided, and developed. Meanwhile, traffic congestion grows worse… --- ## [Rigorous proof for the VC-dimension of circles and triangles in the plane](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rigorous-proof-for-the-vc-dimension-of-circles-and-triangles-in-the-plane/322261)
**Author:** [@bitwise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bitwise)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2005, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rigorous-proof-for-the-vc-dimension-of-circles-and-triangles-in-the-plane/322261 "2005-09-21T18:42:39Z")
I have seen hand-wavy arguments that the VC-dimension of circles is 3 and the VC-dimension of triangles is 7. But I cannot find a rigorous proof of the result for triangles. As for circles, although I did find a proof fo… --- ## [Shatner in wheelchair](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shatner-in-wheelchair/694397)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2014, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shatner-in-wheelchair/694397 "2014-08-04T17:41:10Z")
Shatner showed up at Comic-Con in a wheelchair. Turns out, he was recovering from a horse riding accident. Apparently the horse was uninjured. I suspect this wouldn’t have happened to Picard. --- ## [Shoplifting question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shoplifting-question/397518)
**Author:** [@copperwindow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/copperwindow)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2007, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shoplifting-question/397518 "2007-04-10T13:17:46Z")
Let’s say I go into a drug store and buy a razor. When I get to the door to leave, a security guard asks to see a recipt, do I need to show him one, or can I refuse and just leave? Another words, is the burden of proof… --- ## [Atheist Bus Campaign](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheist-bus-campaign/469270)
**Author:** [@Invisible\_Chimp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Invisible_Chimp)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2008, 9:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheist-bus-campaign/469270 "2008-10-31T09:51:29Z")
The British Humanist Association has launched a campaign to put the slogan “There probably is no God. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life.” on UK buses. I think this is a great idea. We could launch like-minded camp… --- ## [Marley23, A minute of your time please. (mild)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marley23-a-minute-of-your-time-please-mild/461415)
**Author:** [@Acid\_Lamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acid_Lamp)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2008, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marley23-a-minute-of-your-time-please-mild/461415 "2008-09-05T03:48:41Z")
In THIS thread, you warn me for “being a jerk” type behaviour. I don’t get it. This was a thread designed for people to confess their dirty laundry. While what I posted is despicable, I did so to get it off my chest as t… --- ## [Non-electric heating pads for cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-electric-heating-pads-for-cats/390668)
**Author:** [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2007, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-electric-heating-pads-for-cats/390668 "2007-02-04T07:56:54Z")
My MIL has outside cats. When it gets cold like this, she worries about them. They won’t come in to save their little kitty selves. She doesn’t want to use an electric heating pad in their house, but I thought one of tho… --- ## [I pit...myself](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-myself/977744)
**Author:** [@EnolaStraight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EnolaStraight)\ **Replies:** 175\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2023, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-myself/977744 "2023-01-11T15:52:59Z")
In recent posts regarding Jordan Peterson I attempted to voice concerns about the sanctions one faces when voicing disagreement…and only made myself come across as a transphobe. My sincere apologies to all who were offe… --- ## [Which countries are more Libertarian , and is that good or bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-countries-are-more-libertarian-and-is-that-good-or-bad/534933)
**Author:** [@cosmosdan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cosmosdan)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2010, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-countries-are-more-libertarian-and-is-that-good-or-bad/534933 "2010-04-06T11:10:47Z")
I have a friend who leans libertarian and we have regular discussions. In another thread someone named Somalia as a libertarian country. Looking in the web I see Estoniais listed as a more libertarian country. Ireland as… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1967&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1969&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)