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**Author:** [@glowacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glowacks)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2023, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-proposal-for-how-to-make-days-of-the-week-correspond-consistently-with-dates/990127 "2023-09-20T17:15:07Z")
I was annoyed by something that came up in my job today because of the fact that there is no firm correspondence between dates and days of the week from year to year. Any previous attempts I’ve seen to try to make them … --- ## [Time-Shares and Next-of-Kin (don't need answer fast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-shares-and-next-of-kin-dont-need-answer-fast/990264)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2023, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-shares-and-next-of-kin-dont-need-answer-fast/990264 "2023-09-20T16:59:08Z")
I hear these ads on CNN all the time, offering to get you out of time-shares, the implication being that they’re next to impossible to get out of without legal representation. One ad even says that “even if you die, your… --- ## [Lost Military Plane](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-military-plane/990323)
**Author:** [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2023, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-military-plane/990323 "2023-09-20T16:50:24Z")
What can you do when the Air Force loses a stealth fighter? The US military has asked for the public’s help to locate one of its $80m (£65m) F-35 fighter jets after the pilot ejected from the aircraft. --- ## [Estate Sales Tales](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/estate-sales-tales/989463)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2023, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/estate-sales-tales/989463 "2023-09-20T16:39:50Z")
Estate Sales Tales You may have read about my encounter with the woman who could not comprehend why a person could possibly own “so many books!” in this thread. Now being retired, I’ve found that frequenting estate sal… --- ## [Copyright violation: Civil vs. criminal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copyright-violation-civil-vs-criminal/990293)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2023, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copyright-violation-civil-vs-criminal/990293 "2023-09-20T16:00:19Z")
I was just watching an older movie on Amazon Prime and they start with that FBI splash screen that tells you that The unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this copyrighted work is illegal. Criminal copyright in… --- ## [Need bicycle, helmet recommendations for someone who weighs 375 pounds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-bicycle-helmet-recommendations-for-someone-who-weighs-375-pounds/990400)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2023, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-bicycle-helmet-recommendations-for-someone-who-weighs-375-pounds/990400 "2023-09-20T13:14:01Z")
I have a friend in Texas who’s trying to get back on his feet with a job. He doesn’t own a car, but he lives in a city that’s fairly accessible on-foot and by bicycle and mass transit. (Waco.) But he lives on the outs… --- ## [Gamblers and mathematicians: how would you hedge this bet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gamblers-and-mathematicians-how-would-you-hedge-this-bet/990385)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2023, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gamblers-and-mathematicians-how-would-you-hedge-this-bet/990385 "2023-09-20T11:13:27Z")
A few months ago, I placed a small $50 legal wager on the Cincinnati Reds to win the World Series. I knew it was a long shot from the start, but the payback would be $4,050 if they did indeed win. And, if they made the… --- ## [What's the mechanism by which fast-growing plants grow?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-mechanism-by-which-fast-growing-plants-grow/990136)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2023, 9:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-mechanism-by-which-fast-growing-plants-grow/990136 "2023-09-20T09:47:42Z")
I have an aloe plant (soap aloe, I think) that blooms a few times a year. When it blooms, brother, it blooms. In a frankly egregious display, a thick stem with a bulbous head ejects from the center of the plant at a rate… --- ## [The Masterson Rape Case: How Scientology Prohibits Members from Reporting Other Members to the Police](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-masterson-rape-case-how-scientology-prohibits-members-from-reporting-other-members-to-the-police/943155)
**Author:** [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2023, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-masterson-rape-case-how-scientology-prohibits-members-from-reporting-other-members-to-the-police/943155 "2023-09-20T02:09:22Z")
Grab the popcorn and watch the Church of Scientology implode. I would imagine now that the floodgates have been breached that a wave of lawsuits against the ‘church’ will follow. Unless Masterson changes his plea or m… --- ## [(Hypothetical) Should the US step in to help Armenia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-should-the-us-step-in-to-help-armenia/971844)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2023, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-should-the-us-step-in-to-help-armenia/971844 "2023-09-20T01:15:25Z")
I wasn’t sure if this was a P&E question or not. Inspired by this article and Russia’s recent setbacks. From my limited reading, it seemed to me that if Russia abandoned Armenia, Turkey and Azerbaijan would start invad… --- ## [Ring of Fire - did Johnny Cash know?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ring-of-fire-did-johnny-cash-know/990366)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2023, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ring-of-fire-did-johnny-cash-know/990366 "2023-09-19T23:49:27Z")
Ring of Fire is Johnny Cash biggest hit. It solidified his career. It was also a hit for Alan Jackson. It is a song about pain and temptation. The itch a man or woman can’t scratch. Oh the pain of burning forever for … --- ## [Why do some people consider Ralph Bakshi a genius?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-people-consider-ralph-bakshi-a-genius/141766)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2023, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-people-consider-ralph-bakshi-a-genius/141766 "2023-09-19T23:17:09Z")
Ralph Bakshi has, over the years, earned a sort of reputationb as being a counterculture genius. Yet, as near as I can tell, he has never actually made anything good, and most things he’s produced have been a big pile … --- ## [Divorce, two people, one lawyer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/divorce-two-people-one-lawyer/990184)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2023, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/divorce-two-people-one-lawyer/990184 "2023-09-19T21:28:33Z")
Obviously there are many different types of couples with somewhat unique issues. But a local article on a trend for both people to use one lawyer makes sense on many levels. One presumes less expense and probably bette… --- ## [Tonight at work I helped someone get ready to die](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tonight-at-work-i-helped-someone-get-ready-to-die/990300)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2023, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tonight-at-work-i-helped-someone-get-ready-to-die/990300 "2023-09-19T21:14:44Z")
We have medical assistance in dying (maid) here in Canada. Where I work we have a resident who is going to be having maid in the morning. Tonight I gave them their last bath. I washed their hair and body, clipped and cle… --- ## [Bowel movement / movie title poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bowel-movement-movie-title-poll/990382)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2023, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bowel-movement-movie-title-poll/990382 "2023-09-19T20:28:03Z")
OK, let’s put this topic out of its misery. Select just one: poll --- ## [Spousal Social Security question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spousal-social-security-question/990359)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2023, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spousal-social-security-question/990359 "2023-09-19T19:39:30Z")
I cannot seem to find an answer to my specific question online, so here we are. Herbert will delay taking SS until his Full Retirement Age, at which point he will receive $3,000/month. Herbert’s wife, Maude, has alread… --- ## [Bears raid a Krispy Kreme donut shop](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bears-raid-a-krispy-kreme-donut-shop/990361)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2023, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bears-raid-a-krispy-kreme-donut-shop/990361 "2023-09-19T19:07:58Z")
I’m sure the mess was grizzly. Glad I didn’t have to clean it up. This type of bear-glary can’t continue. --- ## [Trump having trouble finding lawyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-having-trouble-finding-lawyer/969975)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2023, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-having-trouble-finding-lawyer/969975 "2023-09-19T19:05:49Z")
Washington Post sez Trump is having trouble finding lawyers to defend him on his many potential legal issues: Reasons: Trump stiffs everyone, including his lawyers. Trump doesn’t take advice to keep his yap shut. Tr… --- ## [A Name For Nationals (Indulging In Stereotypes)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-name-for-nationals-indulging-in-stereotypes/989296)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2023, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-name-for-nationals-indulging-in-stereotypes/989296 "2023-09-19T18:33:30Z")
Canada is largely a country of immigrants. Following the First Nations, there were successive waves of immigration from various countries. Backgrounds varied. In addition to national symbols like beavers and maple lea… --- ## [They keep on talking about the BRICS "Organisation". Is it really one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-keep-on-talking-about-the-brics-organisation-is-it-really-one/988874)
**Author:** [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2023, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-keep-on-talking-about-the-brics-organisation-is-it-really-one/988874 "2023-09-19T18:24:15Z")
I keep on reading articles in the press in several different countries in Europe and the USA informing me about BRICS “members”, and of countries wanting to “join the club”. But nobody mentions what type of organisation … --- ## [Robert Crais](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-crais/990337)
**Author:** [@stosh1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stosh1)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2023, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-crais/990337 "2023-09-19T18:18:27Z")
I really like the way this man writes. Is there any other authors like him that you know of? --- ## [PA is rolling out automatic voter registration](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pa-is-rolling-out-automatic-voter-registration/990362)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2023, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pa-is-rolling-out-automatic-voter-registration/990362 "2023-09-19T17:38:39Z")
It happens at the same time you get your driver’s license or ID card, and you only have to answer 11 questions. That sounds like a good idea to me, and I hope it helps to push back “election integrity” concerns. Story: P… --- ## [This is what good moderation looks like](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-what-good-moderation-looks-like/990258)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2023, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-what-good-moderation-looks-like/990258 "2023-09-19T17:36:47Z")
There are a plethora of ATMB threads criticizing moderators and their moderation. This one is not. This thread is to highlight an instance where the moderation was appropriate and timely. In the thread When why how did a… --- ## [Crew or V neck tee under shirt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crew-or-v-neck-tee-under-shirt/990178)
**Author:** [@Fish\_Cheer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fish_Cheer)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2023, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crew-or-v-neck-tee-under-shirt/990178 "2023-09-19T15:59:53Z")
See title — what goes better with a tucked-in dress shirt? A V neck or crew neck T shirt? Are other colors than white acceptable? I’m not going for super formal here, more like business casual, I guess. No tie, maybe a j… --- ## [Unanswered Questions From 'Dune' (open spoilers for 50-year-old book)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unanswered-questions-from-dune-open-spoilers-for-50-year-old-book/986558)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2023, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unanswered-questions-from-dune-open-spoilers-for-50-year-old-book/986558 "2023-09-19T15:27:07Z")
I first read Dune about 20 years ago. I re-read it (and by “re-read” I mean “listened to it on audiobook”) and just finished it last night. I’m left with some questions. Why did the emperor displace the Haarkonens and… --- ## [What does ‘springing a leak’ mean in the context of these two songs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-springing-a-leak-mean-in-the-context-of-these-two-songs/990207)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2023, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-springing-a-leak-mean-in-the-context-of-these-two-songs/990207 "2023-09-19T15:07:20Z")
So, in the wake of Jimmy Buffet’s death I’ve been getting clips of his songs in my YouTube feed. I watched / listened to a live recording of ‘A Pirate Looks at Forty’ he did with Sarah MacLachlan as a guest backup singer… --- ## [(Old) Are you a "leaf peeper" in the MMP?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-are-you-a-leaf-peeper-in-the-mmp/989924)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 287\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2023, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-are-you-a-leaf-peeper-in-the-mmp/989924 "2023-09-19T14:56:09Z")
I never quite got the idea of driving somewhere to look at the trees turning different colors. Sure, they’re pretty and all, but basing a day trip or a vacation on looking at leaves? \< shrug \> No skin off my nose… Did y… --- ## [Help me get a kayak from my employer!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-get-a-kayak-from-my-employer/989947)
**Author:** [@Tired\_and\_Cranky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tired_and_Cranky)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2023, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-get-a-kayak-from-my-employer/989947 "2023-09-19T14:21:33Z")
My job offers a fitness benefit to buy up to $1000 of fitness equipment each year and so far, I’ve only spent $50 on sneakers. Mrs. Charming and Rested and I rent a kayak 3-4 times per year and paddle on still water lake… --- ## [Chris Licht out at CNN](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chris-licht-out-at-cnn/985200)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2023, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chris-licht-out-at-cnn/985200 "2023-09-19T14:20:17Z")
Apparently ratings and revenue drops did him in. Plus, giving an hour for Trump to spew. --- ## [Travel Tips for the Niagara/Toronto Area](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travel-tips-for-the-niagara-toronto-area/990279)
**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2023, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travel-tips-for-the-niagara-toronto-area/990279 "2023-09-19T13:57:27Z")
Next month, Ms. Railer and I, along with three other couples, are going to spend several days in the Niagara Falls/Toronto area. We’re flying into Buffalo on October 7, spending two nights in an AirBnB in Niagara Falls,… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=735) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=737)