In Baden, I sometimes even hear them called Grumbeere

Thank you for sharing your experience. It can be so frustrating to hear a doctor tell you that over a year of pain is just your imagination.

I love the Firefly reference, but I think they meant the brownshirts: Braunhemden)

Megan Phelps-Roper did a great podcast exploring the reasons behind the backlashes against Rowling. The Witch Trials of J. K. Rowling

Well said

It looks like that information may be come from a myth, according to the current Wikipedia page. CE Marking/ Misuse

Is there a better adjective you prefer to use to describe something that performs well?