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**Author:** [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2023, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covidtest-gov-is-up-and-taking-orders-site-for-free-covid-tests-program-restarted-sept-2023/958015 "2023-09-20T21:21:07Z")
I ordered our four free tests today, they are scheduled to be shipped around the end of this month. Mods, I think this post should be here, but if you think it should be somewhere else so more folks can see it and order… --- ## [Underrated, lesser known Christmas movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underrated-lesser-known-christmas-movies/977038)
**Author:** [@Mislav](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mislav)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2023, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underrated-lesser-known-christmas-movies/977038 "2023-09-20T20:11:50Z")
What are some underrated, overlooked or simply unconventional, but good Christmas movies? Like I mentioned a few times before, I really like “Faith, Fraud & Minimum Wage” (2011). The movie, taking place in Nova Scotia a… --- ## [One Piece (TV series)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-piece-tv-series/989470)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2023, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-piece-tv-series/989470 "2023-09-20T20:01:13Z")
Netflix has recently dropped a ton of One Piece content. Looks like the first 15 seasons of the main animated series, and a bunch of the films and specials, certainly all in support of their brand-new live action series. … --- ## [Razzie Awards face sharp criticism for nominating ‘Firestarter’ child star:... called an outdated relic by hollywood](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/razzie-awards-face-sharp-criticism-for-nominating-firestarter-child-star-called-an-outdated-relic-by-hollywood/978726)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2023, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/razzie-awards-face-sharp-criticism-for-nominating-firestarter-child-star-called-an-outdated-relic-by-hollywood/978726 "2023-09-20T18:59:44Z")
did they go too far this time? i don’t think so but are they an outdated relic as people in the article claim ? --- ## [The Foraging And Preserving Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-foraging-and-preserving-thread/948931)
**Author:** [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2023, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-foraging-and-preserving-thread/948931 "2023-09-20T18:54:17Z")
For tales of your foraging and your preserving; and particularly for the preserving of the things you forage. I generally forage either on foot for local goodies (mostly blackberries) or on a bike if the resources are m… --- ## [Common Held Beliefs or Ignorance about a Film That Drives You Crazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-held-beliefs-or-ignorance-about-a-film-that-drives-you-crazy/988524)
**Author:** [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Replies:** 409\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2023, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-held-beliefs-or-ignorance-about-a-film-that-drives-you-crazy/988524 "2023-09-20T18:47:32Z")
Often a belief or interpretation about a film will take hold in the public and grip it like a dog with a bone…and it makes you feel like you’re taking crazy pills. Here’s a lighter example. It doesn’t make me feel like… --- ## [My bank just called to check in - after 30 years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-bank-just-called-to-check-in-after-30-years/979918)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2023, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-bank-just-called-to-check-in-after-30-years/979918 "2023-09-20T18:39:40Z")
Got a voice mail message from someone at my bank asking me to call back. Rather than use that number (I halfway smelled a scam), I looked up the branch and called their main number. The person who had called me happened … --- ## [I'm Seeing Buckethead in Concert and I Have No One Else to Tell](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-seeing-buckethead-in-concert-and-i-have-no-one-else-to-tell/810297)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2023, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-seeing-buckethead-in-concert-and-i-have-no-one-else-to-tell/810297 "2023-09-20T18:39:18Z")
This is about as Mundane and Pointless as you’re going to see in Cafe Society, but I have no one IRL who probably even knows who Buckethead is, much less will care I’m seeing him. Way back in 7th/8th grade I remember se… --- ## [A new proposal for how to make days of the week correspond consistently with dates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-proposal-for-how-to-make-days-of-the-week-correspond-consistently-with-dates/990127)
**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… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=735&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=737&state=tracking)