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**Author:** [@Linty\_Fresh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Linty_Fresh)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2020, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-identification-thread/853081 "2020-05-09T01:29:04Z")
I saw a movie on TV during some creature double feature in the early 80s, and it’s sort of stuck with me. It was from the 60s or 70s, with a Hammer Horror/William Castle vibe. The scene I remember was a coven of witche… --- ## [Ask the guy who's living with GCC (Goblet Cell Carcinoid) stage 3b](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-whos-living-with-gcc-goblet-cell-carcinoid-stage-3b/853315)
**Author:** [@Claude\_Remains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Claude_Remains)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2020, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-whos-living-with-gcc-goblet-cell-carcinoid-stage-3b/853315 "2020-05-09T01:10:47Z")
what’s left of me still has a sense of humor so step right up and let’s move this project forward. :slight\_smile: --- ## [How was this Carrie Underwood song not even released as a single?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-this-carrie-underwood-song-not-even-released-as-a-single/853449)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2020, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-this-carrie-underwood-song-not-even-released-as-a-single/853449 "2020-05-09T01:01:00Z")
I only vaguely knew her name, never really followed her career. But my wife has some of her songs on a country playlist she plays occasionally, and the song “Wheel of the World” really caught my attention. Total earwor… --- ## [\_\_ months to a vaccine (pick a number). How does it affect your behaviour?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/__-months-to-a-vaccine-pick-a-number-how-does-it-affect-your-behaviour/853204)
**Author:** [@Tride](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tride)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2020, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/__-months-to-a-vaccine-pick-a-number-how-does-it-affect-your-behaviour/853204 "2020-05-08T23:28:07Z")
I was talking to our financial advisor on Friday (we’re trying to build a house). He said they are using a four year horizon for a vaccine in their models. Some are hoping for this fall… An article in the times https:… --- ## [Anyone had friends suckered into MLM during quarantine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-had-friends-suckered-into-mlm-during-quarantine/853440)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2020, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-had-friends-suckered-into-mlm-during-quarantine/853440 "2020-05-08T23:25:45Z")
I can’t be neutral about MLMs, I think they’re the scum of the earth. They play on the vulnerable and lots of people are vulnerable now. Friend A. Works in a back office for real estate. Obviously properties aren’t re… --- ## [Troubleshooting network speed, one computer much slower than the other](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/troubleshooting-network-speed-one-computer-much-slower-than-the-other/853372)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2020, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/troubleshooting-network-speed-one-computer-much-slower-than-the-other/853372 "2020-05-08T23:09:58Z")
I have Verizon Fios service nominally 100 down/100 up. I have two computers connected to the same router with Ethernet cables. They both have 1 Gbps Ethernet adapters. Using an online speed test, one is getting 82/82 and… --- ## [Trump 2020 TV ads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-2020-tv-ads/853411)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2020, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-2020-tv-ads/853411 "2020-05-08T23:09:49Z")
Saw one today on the Today show. Surprisingly it was pretty much all about the comeback from the virus. I had the sound down but I saw the visuals. Anyone else see this one or a different one? --- ## [Coronavirus survivors banned from joining the military](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-survivors-banned-from-joining-the-military/853305)
**Author:** [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2020, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-survivors-banned-from-joining-the-military/853305 "2020-05-08T22:42:30Z")
Coronavirus survivors banned from joining the military So when do military academy graduates take their formal oath? If it’s after graduation, what if they test positive before taking the oath? --- ## [How much do you tip the grocery delivery guy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-tip-the-grocery-delivery-guy/853296)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2020, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-tip-the-grocery-delivery-guy/853296 "2020-05-08T22:15:55Z")
I’ve got my first grocery delivery arriving tomorrow. About $80 worth of food. It’s the grocery chain’s delivery service, so presumably the deliverer wasn’t the person who packed up the order at the store. So I’m just… --- ## [Was this Wikipedia page hacked?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-this-wikipedia-page-hacked/853104)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2020, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-this-wikipedia-page-hacked/853104 "2020-05-08T21:17:49Z")
Here is the Wikipedia page for the 1992 Republican Convention. This is not a political thread. The first part of the page is exactly what I would expect. But then it goes off on a bizarre tangent around the 6th paragr… --- ## [Do you have post-coronavirus vacation plans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-post-coronavirus-vacation-plans/852676)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2020, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-post-coronavirus-vacation-plans/852676 "2020-05-08T21:03:37Z")
My Beloved and I are thinking about spending a week in Flagstaff, with a probable side trip to the Grand Canyon. What about you? --- ## [What the Hell does "Lido Shuffle" MEAN?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-does-lido-shuffle-mean/455548)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2020, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-does-lido-shuffle-mean/455548 "2020-05-08T20:01:42Z")
I am incredibly clueless when it comes to pop music, and particularly inept at making out the lyrics. One of the Wonders of the Internet is that I can finally make out what the actual lyrics are. The problem is, that fre… --- ## [Speaking of Cheddar Powder....what should I do with this real cheese powder?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speaking-of-cheddar-powder-what-should-i-do-with-this-real-cheese-powder/853423)
**Author:** [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2020, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speaking-of-cheddar-powder-what-should-i-do-with-this-real-cheese-powder/853423 "2020-05-08T19:55:27Z")
Hoosier Hill Farms White Cheddar Powder, to sprinkle on popcorn. We have the yellow cheddar powder and mistakenly ordered the white, a huge jug, and it’s ok on popcorn. The yellow seems to be better… But there’s so mu… --- ## [foldingathome.org - Distributed computing for medecine research](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foldingathome-org-distributed-computing-for-medecine-research/853383)
**Author:** [@Philliam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philliam)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2020, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foldingathome-org-distributed-computing-for-medecine-research/853383 "2020-05-08T19:24:12Z")
Since most of us are reasonably computer literate and would be likely to consider the possibility of beneficial research, I recommend looking into\[ foldingathome.org \]. this is a distributed computing project directed a… --- ## [Do people who get warnings get a notification?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-who-get-warnings-get-a-notification/853361)
**Author:** [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2020, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-who-get-warnings-get-a-notification/853361 "2020-05-08T18:51:25Z")
I was perusing the Quarantine Zone and thinking to myself what an unexpected nightmare it seems to have been to moderate. Warnings left right and centre… my sympathy to the mods. And then it made me think about my own h… --- ## [What did I do to my toe?!?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-i-do-to-my-toe/853405)
**Author:** [@carlb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlb)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2020, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-i-do-to-my-toe/853405 "2020-05-08T18:46:33Z")
I think I sprained my toe doing nothing other than sitting at my desk yesterday. :-/ Late morning, I was sitting at my desk, doing nothing in particular (I was probably surfing the Dope). I got a slight cramp in my left… --- ## [Insect identification](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insect-identification/853328)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2020, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insect-identification/853328 "2020-05-08T18:41:26Z")
Okay, I know this is likely to be hopeless, as I don’t have a photo. Last night, we’re watching something on the tube, when the cat starts getting very agitated by something under the couch. At first I thought she was tr… --- ## [Free online sci-fi novels?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-online-sci-fi-novels/853393)
**Author:** [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2020, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-online-sci-fi-novels/853393 "2020-05-08T18:26:08Z")
I know it sounds old-fashioned but my family have took up reading together since we were forced to live mainly indoors. My personal choice was English sci-fi books because I wanted to use this opportunity to improve our … --- ## [Would there be things to say about my father at wedding?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-there-be-things-to-say-about-my-father-at-wedding/853292)
**Author:** [@Dunmurry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunmurry)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2020, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-there-be-things-to-say-about-my-father-at-wedding/853292 "2020-05-08T18:17:07Z")
Well in case I get married over the next few years I was wondering what I should say about my father as he left home when I was 10 and I’m 36 now and he had an affair and is now married to his mistress effectively. I can… --- ## [Two and a half weeks into my new job and I have concerns](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-and-a-half-weeks-into-my-new-job-and-i-have-concerns/853312)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2020, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-and-a-half-weeks-into-my-new-job-and-i-have-concerns/853312 "2020-05-08T18:04:02Z")
For you following along, I started a new job about three weeks ago. Here’s my post: https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=894320 It’s a factory that makes plastic injected molded parts, and has a machi… --- ## [Proposal: Ban on minimizing "truther" statements about Covid/Coronavirus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proposal-ban-on-minimizing-truther-statements-about-covid-coronavirus/853341)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2020, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proposal-ban-on-minimizing-truther-statements-about-covid-coronavirus/853341 "2020-05-08T17:36:29Z")
https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=22289127&postcount=31 This has got to be one of the stupidest and most reprehensible statements I’ve seen on these boards. If someone dies from X, you don’t factor in… --- ## [Song parodies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-parodies/853068)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2020, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-parodies/853068 "2020-05-08T17:31:36Z")
Allan Sherman and Weird Al Yankovic made their livings writing and performing song parodies. But what about some others? There were ones my dad sang, and others from military units. Often, one of these ditties will po… --- ## [There was 'Community spread' of covid-19 in France as early as December 2019](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-was-community-spread-of-covid-19-in-france-as-early-as-december-2019/853176)
**Author:** [@Tigers2B1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tigers2B1)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2020, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-was-community-spread-of-covid-19-in-france-as-early-as-december-2019/853176 "2020-05-08T17:29:33Z")
This person had not travelled to China or, to his knowledge, come in contact anyone who had. So apparently there was Community spread in France as early as December. --- ## [Poll on SDMB popularity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-on-sdmb-popularity/853347)
**Author:** [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2020, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-on-sdmb-popularity/853347 "2020-05-08T16:15:05Z")
Don’t look!! Without referring to the main forum page, what is you estimate of the order of the top five most popular forums on the SDMB by number of threads? I looked, obviously, but had I not, I would have estimated… … --- ## [Best casket to use for a mausoleum burial?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-casket-to-use-for-a-mausoleum-burial/853141)
**Author:** [@dennisdreams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dennisdreams)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2020, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-casket-to-use-for-a-mausoleum-burial/853141 "2020-05-08T16:09:11Z")
Hi all, I posted a thread approx. a week ago and got quite flamed for it - about not wanting a loved one’s remains (a close family member who died last month) to decompose too quickly after burial. I know some people c… --- ## [Beck and the baby's bad, bad, bad berry bite.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beck-and-the-babys-bad-bad-bad-berry-bite/853297)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2020, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beck-and-the-babys-bad-bad-bad-berry-bite/853297 "2020-05-08T16:02:15Z")
The whole crew is outside. Kids are playing on the playgym. Dogs running around. I’m pulling weeds outta my flower beds. The 3yo baby starts screaming and grabbing her mouth. We all respond. The older Grand-wreks say s… --- ## [Worst Movie Experience?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-experience/853087)
**Author:** [@Master\_Wang-Ka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Master_Wang-Ka)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2020, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-experience/853087 "2020-05-08T16:00:02Z")
I was asked today about my worst experience in a movie theater. Off hand, I could only think of two. The SECOND worst was that time back in '81 during the Rocky Horror Picture Show, when during the part where they’re si… --- ## [William Powell - what's the gossip?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/william-powell-whats-the-gossip/389845)
**Author:** [@Idlewild](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idlewild)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2020, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/william-powell-whats-the-gossip/389845 "2020-05-08T15:45:37Z")
I was watching My Man Godfrey yesterday and in discussion with a friend in irc, and we were pondering whether he was as nice a guy as his onscreen persona. I thought, who better to ask than the film buffs of the Straight… --- ## [So, what IS the worst game?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-is-the-worst-game/849946)
**Author:** [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Replies:** 180\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2020, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-is-the-worst-game/849946 "2020-05-08T15:25:02Z")
Just overheard from my daughter (playing various online games with her friends) “I would rather die than play Monopoly. It’s the WORST game.” Fair? I think so… --- ## [What Are These White Spots In The Ocean Off Of Hawai'i?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-these-white-spots-in-the-ocean-off-of-hawaii/853338)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2020, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-these-white-spots-in-the-ocean-off-of-hawaii/853338 "2020-05-08T15:17:32Z")
In this video, as a plane approaches Honolulu, the wing dips to reveal a bunch of white spots in the ocean. My first thought was that it’s the foamy crests of ocean waves, but they don’t appear to be moving. Plus - this … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1884) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1886)