# Ben Stein's new movie Expelled **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 23, 2008, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-steins-new-movie-expelled/442482 "2008-03-23T23:44:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 16
**Author:** ![LonesomePolecat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a88e57/32.png) [@LonesomePolecat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LonesomePolecat)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2011, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-steins-new-movie-expelled/442482/301 "2011-06-20T21:07:35Z")
> [@bup](#): > > [You own everything](http://ncse.com/webfm_send/1608). My mistake. I thought they were only auctioning off prints of the film. Apparently you do get the whole kit and kaboodle. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2011, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-steins-new-movie-expelled/442482/302 "2011-06-21T19:31:39Z")
Heck - Put me in for $50. I picture something more like MST3K. The shadows make all the difference. ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2011, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-steins-new-movie-expelled/442482/303 "2011-06-21T19:51:36Z")
Put me down for $100. $200 if it comes with the opportunity to pie Ben Stein. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2011, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-steins-new-movie-expelled/442482/304 "2011-06-21T22:02:34Z")
I’m not actually going to place a bid myself, but if anybody does you’ve got my marker for $75. ---
**Author:** ![SCSimmons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e495f1/32.png) [@SCSimmons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCSimmons)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2011, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-steins-new-movie-expelled/442482/305 "2011-06-24T13:53:29Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > Resurrectio! > > You can now own the movie Expelled if you’re interested. > > I don’t mean on DVD- [you can own the movie](http://ncse.com/news/2011/06/expelled-block-006695). > > It’s tempting to make a $20 bid just to see if it hits. More likely it’ll be bought by a religious broadcasting channel and aired constantly. If someone would like to participate in a serious attempt to buy this film (I can’t tell how serious we are here sometimes 😉 ), the science education organization [Panda’s Thumb](http://pandasthumb.org/) is [soliciting donations for a bid](http://pandasthumb.org/archives/2011/06/help-talkorigin.html). ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2011, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-steins-new-movie-expelled/442482/306 "2011-06-24T14:56:11Z")
Thanks. I’m in. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2011, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-steins-new-movie-expelled/442482/307 "2011-06-24T15:00:22Z")
I have put my money where my mouth is. Thank you for that link. ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2011, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-steins-new-movie-expelled/442482/308 "2011-06-24T15:05:35Z")
(and it’s tax deductible, people, even if it doesn’t get you special viewing rights on the movie). ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2011, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-steins-new-movie-expelled/442482/309 "2011-06-24T17:27:55Z")
I like it, even if it’s just to get “Wedge Document 2” into the right hands. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2011, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-steins-new-movie-expelled/442482/310 "2011-06-24T18:34:24Z")
Sweet, I donated. And even though you don’t get the money back if they lose the bid, it’s a good cause. I’ve referred to talk.origins on many occasions. ---
**Author:** ![SCSimmons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e495f1/32.png) [@SCSimmons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCSimmons)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2011, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-steins-new-movie-expelled/442482/311 "2011-06-28T22:37:10Z")
Well, the bad news is, [the film sold for $201,000](http://www.maxanet.com/cgi-bin/mnhistory.cgi?rosen2/1), way more than the ~$50K that PT was able to scrape together. The good news is, they’re verified that they can easily refund Paypal donations, so [they’re returning all donations made since June 23rd](http://pandasthumb.org/archives/2011/06/a-thank-you-fro.html). I’ll add my thanks to theirs for everyone who helped out in this effort! ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2011, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-steins-new-movie-expelled/442482/312 "2011-06-28T22:54:02Z")
I wonder who bought it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-steins-new-movie-expelled/442482.md?page=15)