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**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2022, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-covid-for-christmas/957043 "2022-01-08T16:28:07Z")
Well, a few days later. My dumb older son who refused to get vaxxed started showing symptoms Tuesday. He’s been pretty sick with a high of 101.5 temp. Test showed positive. He’s getting better now but still hacking. My y… --- ## [Questions about Dante's descriptons of Hell .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-dantes-descriptons-of-hell/957307)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2022, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-dantes-descriptons-of-hell/957307 "2022-01-08T15:52:07Z")
I’m looking for a factual answer here, more-or-less, but it’s about a work of literature. So here it is in Cafe Society. Inspired by the recent thread: What Is Your Favorite Depiction of Hell? Needless to say, Dante’s… --- ## [Cribbing from other composers by playing the notes in reverse order](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cribbing-from-other-composers-by-playing-the-notes-in-reverse-order/957425)
**Author:** [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2022, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cribbing-from-other-composers-by-playing-the-notes-in-reverse-order/957425 "2022-01-08T15:48:23Z")
To write the music for “Because” (off Abbey Road), John Lennon said he took the notes for Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata and played them in reverse order. Are there other examples of composers stealing from other composer… --- ## [Playing "Trash Fairy"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-trash-fairy/957333)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2022, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-trash-fairy/957333 "2022-01-08T15:41:54Z")
So I was reading this thread about moving trash cans, and became curious about the opinions of another trash-related activity that I occasionally engage in. Specifically playing “Trash Fairy”, which is when my can is fu… --- ## [Somebody tried to scam my Mom...I think](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somebody-tried-to-scam-my-mom-i-think/957338)
**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2022, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somebody-tried-to-scam-my-mom-i-think/957338 "2022-01-08T15:11:42Z")
Backstory: Until her death at age 101 last month, Mom was residing in a care home. I had been managing her affairs, including her finances, for the past 3-4 years. The only bank accounts that Mom had were two savings … --- ## [Regarding Critical Race Theory and Intentional Racist Laws](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regarding-critical-race-theory-and-intentional-racist-laws/944782)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2022, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regarding-critical-race-theory-and-intentional-racist-laws/944782 "2022-01-08T14:10:48Z")
Continuing the discussion from Critical Race Theory Boogeyman: I respectfully abided by the OP in that thread’s direction that I not hijack his thread. My question remains as to a solution to the issue he raised. Were… --- ## [Help a noobie: how to not get banned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-a-noobie-how-to-not-get-banned/957228)
**Author:** [@Pseudonym](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pseudonym)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2022, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-a-noobie-how-to-not-get-banned/957228 "2022-01-08T13:19:47Z")
After years of reading this board, a few days ago I finally decided I wanted to join in a discussion. Didn’t end up going so well. After my first post, my account was deleted, my email banned, and even the IP I was at, a… --- ## [Cord cutters? What is the best aggregator?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cord-cutters-what-is-the-best-aggregator/957379)
**Author:** [@EmbarrassingDad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmbarrassingDad)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2022, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cord-cutters-what-is-the-best-aggregator/957379 "2022-01-08T13:14:44Z")
I have like half a dozen live tv guides, including Youtube TV and also HDHomeRun through Plex. I don’t think there is anything that can aggregate everything yet, but what is the best right now? I’ve tried reelgood.com … --- ## [Jellicle Cat and Boojum Snark on a Frabjous Day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jellicle-cat-and-boojum-snark-on-a-frabjous-day/957264)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2022, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jellicle-cat-and-boojum-snark-on-a-frabjous-day/957264 "2022-01-08T05:01:57Z")
Some nonsense adjectives (and nouns) are so well-known that people start using them outside of references to the original work. I’ve seen “jellicle cat” used without reference to T. S. Eliot’s poems 9and long before the… --- ## [What was this toy dinosaur-skeleton kit? (80s or 90s)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-toy-dinosaur-skeleton-kit-80s-or-90s/551452)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2022, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-toy-dinosaur-skeleton-kit-80s-or-90s/551452 "2022-01-08T05:00:55Z")
…after another odd conversation, I’m trying to ID a toy set I had as a kid. This was in about the late 80s or early 90s. The toy set was little snap-together dinosaur skeletons—several pieces of generic skeleton compone… --- ## [Overtime pay for hourly workers...is it 40 hours per week or can an employer mess with the calculation (60 hours one week, 0 hours the next week)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overtime-pay-for-hourly-workers-is-it-40-hours-per-week-or-can-an-employer-mess-with-the-calculation-60-hours-one-week-0-hours-the-next-week/957251)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2022, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overtime-pay-for-hourly-workers-is-it-40-hours-per-week-or-can-an-employer-mess-with-the-calculation-60-hours-one-week-0-hours-the-next-week/957251 "2022-01-08T04:47:58Z")
The title basically lays it out. Some workers, such as oil rig divers, may need to work for 100% of the time being stuck a few hundred feet under water. But, then they are given a month (or more) off. If they are hour… --- ## [The Sparks Brothers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sparks-brothers/942693)
**Author:** [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2022, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sparks-brothers/942693 "2022-01-08T03:20:01Z")
Edgar Wright directed a movie/documentary/thing about Sparks. It should release in about a month It looks like it will be great. --- ## [Idaho doctor: Vaccinated pilots should be grounded](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idaho-doctor-vaccinated-pilots-should-be-grounded/957335)
**Author:** [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2022, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idaho-doctor-vaccinated-pilots-should-be-grounded/957335 "2022-01-08T02:43:54Z")
An Idaho doctor that is already under investigation for anti-vaccine comments joined others in sending a letter to the FAA demanding vaccinated pilots to be grounded. Personally if I was going to fly, I would prefer a va… --- ## [Plastic model builders - can I remove glue from a clear plastic part?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plastic-model-builders-can-i-remove-glue-from-a-clear-plastic-part/957271)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2022, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plastic-model-builders-can-i-remove-glue-from-a-clear-plastic-part/957271 "2022-01-08T02:15:00Z")
Been doing this for a long time and continue to be a klutz at the wrong time. Dropped a bit of plastic cement onto a clear car windshield. Is there a way to remove it without dulling the “glass” finish, or am I destine… --- ## [Thoughts on credit building debit cards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-credit-building-debit-cards/957256)
**Author:** [@turtlescanfly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/turtlescanfly)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2022, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-credit-building-debit-cards/957256 "2022-01-08T01:30:29Z")
I have been seeing ads for Safe. Chime, Extra and others ( boy, you click on one and they really zero in on you). Apparently they all work in a similar way. You put money up front, they send you a card, and you use it l… --- ## [Major Grom: Plague Doctor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-grom-plague-doctor/957267)
**Author:** [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2022, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-grom-plague-doctor/957267 "2022-01-08T01:10:28Z")
This is your, “Maverick Irreverent Detective Fights Crime and Corruption when All Others Fail”, movie. So, why bother posting it? The big interest for me is that it is a Russian movie, filmed in St. Petersburg with all… --- ## [Films that are made and never ever released](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/films-that-are-made-and-never-ever-released/957230)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2022, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/films-that-are-made-and-never-ever-released/957230 "2022-01-08T00:17:42Z")
A plotline from a “Curb your Enthusiasm” episode has Jon Hamm following Larry David around because he has a “Larry David” type character he’s playing in a movie and wants to learn how to play it. At the end of the episod… --- ## [What are your predictions for](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-predictions-for/956923)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2022, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-predictions-for/956923 "2022-01-08T00:08:22Z")
We are getting close to the end of the year, so I figured I’d do a thread on predictions. In this thread, feel free to make whatever predictions you want for whatever timeframe you’d like. What I’d love to see is predi… --- ## [Covid vaccine for cancer survivor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-vaccine-for-cancer-survivor/957053)
**Author:** [@StraightTalk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StraightTalk)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2022, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-vaccine-for-cancer-survivor/957053 "2022-01-08T00:05:51Z")
I know the “real” answer is that it needs to be discussed with the doctor, but what is the opinion here? An 18 year old who had cancer as a 3 year old but has been cancer free for 12 years. Is there a reason she should… --- ## [US Dopers - 1980s - cherry pie in a can](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-dopers-1980s-cherry-pie-in-a-can/926602)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2022, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-dopers-1980s-cherry-pie-in-a-can/926602 "2022-01-07T23:42:58Z")
In the 1980s, a friend of my family visited the USA and returned with two things for us. Amway (don’t want to talk about it), and a cherry pie in a can. This was a whole cherry pie, maybe 7 inches in diameter, sealed i… --- ## [Why was this GD thread locked? -- Arbery Shooting in Georgia and Citizen’s Arrest \[& similar shootings\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-gd-thread-locked-arbery-shooting-in-georgia-and-citizen-s-arrest-similar-shootings/957398)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2022, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-gd-thread-locked-arbery-shooting-in-georgia-and-citizen-s-arrest-similar-shootings/957398 "2022-01-07T23:41:44Z")
The thread was a little old but there was new news relevant to the thread that happened today (sentencing). Nothing seemed bad or contentious about the thread and, with the recent news, the thread was relevant again. I … --- ## [Do "recent" books/movies seem more dated than "older" ones?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-recent-books-movies-seem-more-dated-than-older-ones/957380)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2022, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-recent-books-movies-seem-more-dated-than-older-ones/957380 "2022-01-07T23:28:47Z")
I’m currently reading Michael Connelly’s Bosch novels. The earlier ones are set some time pre-2000 - I think in the 80s-90s. I’m finding that they feel somewhat “dated” to me WRT such things as using pay phones, typewr… --- ## [What is unique about this set?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-unique-about-this-set/957396)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2022, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-unique-about-this-set/957396 "2022-01-07T22:50:53Z")
What makes this set of two-letter combinations unique? Ne Al Ar Ca Sc Mn Co Ga Mo In Pa La Nd Mt Md Fl --- ## [Arbery Shooting in Georgia and Citizen's Arrest \[& similar shootings\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arbery-shooting-in-georgia-and-citizens-arrest-similar-shootings/853815)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 612\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2022, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arbery-shooting-in-georgia-and-citizens-arrest-similar-shootings/853815 "2022-01-07T22:03:08Z")
I’m trying to understand this case and make sure that I’ve gotten it right before I join with the pitchfork carrying crowd. Everything online is either filled with vitriol or otherwise biased. Here is the GA law on citi… --- ## [How does the \*67 blocking your Caller ID thing work on a phone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-67-blocking-your-caller-id-thing-work-on-a-phone/957343)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2022, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-67-blocking-your-caller-id-thing-work-on-a-phone/957343 "2022-01-07T21:30:23Z")
So, apparently dialing \*67 at the beginning of a phone call has the effect of making that call anonymous, hiding your Caller ID. But how exactly does that work, and is it some sketchy third-party service that is doing th… --- ## [If I'm looking for a therapist, is it OK to ask if they are a Trump supporter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-im-looking-for-a-therapist-is-it-ok-to-ask-if-they-are-a-trump-supporter/928400)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 229\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2022, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-im-looking-for-a-therapist-is-it-ok-to-ask-if-they-are-a-trump-supporter/928400 "2022-01-07T19:44:33Z")
Was having a conversation with a lady-friend yesterday and, in the course of the discussion, the above question was raised. She thought it doesn’t matter. Me, it goes to values. And, as I told her, I have little desire … --- ## [Kanye West signals intent to run for presidency](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kanye-west-signals-intent-to-run-for-presidency/914362)
**Author:** [@Banksiaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banksiaman)\ **Replies:** 256\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2022, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kanye-west-signals-intent-to-run-for-presidency/914362 "2022-01-07T19:27:37Z")
Yep, you couldn’t make it up. Well America, the rest of the world watched you pick a deluded incompetent whose main qualification was money and appearing on TV. Now’s your chance to show us that you’ve actually learned… --- ## [Do lawyers have to prove they are lawyers before they go to court?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-lawyers-have-to-prove-they-are-lawyers-before-they-go-to-court/956382)
**Author:** [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2022, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-lawyers-have-to-prove-they-are-lawyers-before-they-go-to-court/956382 "2022-01-07T19:15:11Z")
I’m watching some Leverage reruns, and there have been two so far where someone in the team (Nate and Hardison) act as lawyers in court. Of course they aren’t actual lawyers. Plus there was one Law & Order (Nowhere Man)… --- ## [John Browning's final masterpiece](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-brownings-final-masterpiece/957322)
**Author:** [@LH75](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LH75)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2022, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-brownings-final-masterpiece/957322 "2022-01-07T19:07:56Z")
For Hi-Power owners: I know it is heresy, but I have always thought that the Browning Hi-Power was a much better handgun than the 1911. The only flaw IMHO is the magazine trigger interlock safety, which does not allow … --- ## [350 Commandos were ready to storm the capitol and protect Pence on Jan 6](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/350-commandos-were-ready-to-storm-the-capitol-and-protect-pence-on-jan-6/957144)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2022, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/350-commandos-were-ready-to-storm-the-capitol-and-protect-pence-on-jan-6/957144 "2022-01-07T18:16:20Z")
Story here Maybe it’s just me, but this story sounds like bullshit. Maybe because it originated from Jeffrey Rosen(R), or maybe it’s because terrorists were allegedly within seconds of getting to Pence, but no heavily … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1233) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1235)