# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=111 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 112 --- ## [Spending a day in Seoul, Korea](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spending-a-day-in-seoul-korea/995917)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2024, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spending-a-day-in-seoul-korea/995917 "2024-01-11T05:01:57Z")
I have a 12+ hour layover in Seoul in a few weeks, and I’d love to get out and explore a little. It looks like it’s pretty simple to get through immigration (no visa required) if your stay is less than 24 hours. Has any… --- ## [Another dishwasher question: soap dispenser not working; can I put the pod in the dishwasher?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-dishwasher-question-soap-dispenser-not-working-can-i-put-the-pod-in-the-dishwasher/995847)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2024, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-dishwasher-question-soap-dispenser-not-working-can-i-put-the-pod-in-the-dishwasher/995847 "2024-01-11T00:28:07Z")
The little pod-holder on my dishwasher door isn’t working. It only opens half-way, or not at all, and when I open the dishwasher after running a cycle, the pod is hard; hasn’t melted and dispensed any soap. I’ve got a… --- ## [Plagiarism, Claudine Gay, a Zionists' wife, and Business Insider's German owner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plagiarism-claudine-gay-a-zionists-wife-and-business-insiders-german-owner/995870)
**Author:** [@InfraBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InfraBlue)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2024, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plagiarism-claudine-gay-a-zionists-wife-and-business-insiders-german-owner/995870 "2024-01-10T23:43:36Z")
Business Insider published a story about Bill Ackman’s wife, Neri Oxman, plagiarizing Wikipedia articles along with other texts, as a comparison with ousted Harvard President Claudine Gay’s plagiarism and Ackman’s push t… --- ## [Biblical word for dead beat dad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biblical-word-for-dead-beat-dad/995904)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2024, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biblical-word-for-dead-beat-dad/995904 "2024-01-10T22:25:03Z")
Just as the title states, does anyone know if the bible had a word for dead beat dads. --- ## [Tell Me About Your Life Without Sugar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-life-without-sugar/995751)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2024, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-life-without-sugar/995751 "2024-01-10T22:22:05Z")
I’ve been feeling pretty crap lately, and I don’t think it’s coincidental that I’ve been ingesting large amounts of sugar. I believe it’s disrupting my sleep. However, I can’t really imagine my life without it. It’s a pa… --- ## [Inheritance / Will question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inheritance-will-question/995908)
**Author:** [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2024, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inheritance-will-question/995908 "2024-01-10T22:01:21Z")
My MIL is redoing her will, and has two conflicting desires with respect to her residence. First, she has stated repeatedly that she wishes to leave her home to her only child, my wife. Second, she wants her husband (t… --- ## [Traveling without checked bag. Tips?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traveling-without-checked-bag-tips/995784)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2024, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traveling-without-checked-bag-tips/995784 "2024-01-10T19:50:33Z")
We’ll be leaving for vacation this weekend. Our least favorite part is returning home. There are no direct flights and it is an International flight, so we have to retrieve checked bags, go through customs/immigration,… --- ## [Aquarium stuff not sold in California or Kansas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aquarium-stuff-not-sold-in-california-or-kansas/995832)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2024, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aquarium-stuff-not-sold-in-california-or-kansas/995832 "2024-01-10T17:11:39Z")
I doubt anyone knows, but this is the 'Dope, so I may get lucky. Browsing an aquarium sales web site, I found that an acclimation kit cannot be shipped to (and presumably not sold in) California or Kansas. One places a… --- ## [Why are many drug addict faces so bad looking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-many-drug-addict-faces-so-bad-looking/995741)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2024, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-many-drug-addict-faces-so-bad-looking/995741 "2024-01-10T04:59:16Z")
I don’t have any real life experience. I’m only going by mug shots and Reddit videos but it seems like many opiate or fentanyl users have pock marks all over their faces like they have measles or something? I assume they… --- ## [Time Person of the Year 2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-person-of-the-year-2023/988925)
**Author:** [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Replies:** 184\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2024, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-person-of-the-year-2023/988925 "2024-01-09T22:09:46Z")
I have nothing better to do, and I didn’t see this mentioned anywhere else yet, so here’s the annual Time Magazine Person of the Year speculation thread… I think it comes down to two people at the moment: King Charles… --- ## [My 7 foot garage, and my 7 foot trailer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-7-foot-garage-and-my-7-foot-trailer/994900)
**Author:** [@Common\_Tater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Common_Tater)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2024, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-7-foot-garage-and-my-7-foot-trailer/994900 "2024-01-09T20:18:06Z")
Guess what I want to do? And I know what you’re thinking. “Just let some air out of the tires!” There is an offending protuberance on the roof that causes the trailer to exceed the 7’ published height specification, t… --- ## [Have you personally experienced trauma?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-personally-experienced-trauma/990175)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2024, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-personally-experienced-trauma/990175 "2024-01-09T16:56:52Z")
We were recently speaking with my wife’s sister who said something like, “Every person experiences 5 traumas in their life.” Well, if that is true, my wife and I are in for quite the traumatic next couple of decades! … --- ## [Anyone using Amazon Household?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-using-amazon-household/995743)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2024, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-using-amazon-household/995743 "2024-01-08T20:23:09Z")
My wife and I have separate Amazon accounts and we each have a Prime subscription. I think we can save $139/year by dropping one of the Prime subscriptions and sharing Prime via a Household thingie. I’ve read through the… --- ## [Shiny-headed gentlemen of the Dope, advice please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shiny-headed-gentlemen-of-the-dope-advice-please/993491)
**Author:** [@TwoCarrotSnowman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoCarrotSnowman)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2024, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shiny-headed-gentlemen-of-the-dope-advice-please/993491 "2024-01-08T19:20:52Z")
I’m 46. I’ve been bald on top for at least 20 years, but my hair still grows on the back and sides. I generally have Mrs Snowman buzz it with a trimmer (guard off) every three weeks or so, when I start to go a bit Hulk H… --- ## [The legality possessing or acquiring Apollo moon rocks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-legality-possessing-or-acquiring-apollo-moon-rocks/995179)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2024, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-legality-possessing-or-acquiring-apollo-moon-rocks/995179 "2024-01-08T19:13:37Z")
This thread had its origins as an on-topic reply by @Schnitte in the missing artworks and treasures thread, responses to which veered off into a hijack on the legality of owning or acquiring moon rocks. The conversation… --- ## [Presenting via "Microsoft Teams" live event. What am I in for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presenting-via-microsoft-teams-live-event-what-am-i-in-for/995667)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2024, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presenting-via-microsoft-teams-live-event-what-am-i-in-for/995667 "2024-01-08T16:10:28Z")
I agreed to talk about a subject, and then learned it would be via a Microsoft Teams live event. I’ve never used it before, and neither have the people I’m working with on this. Can anybody tell me what to expect? I’m a… --- ## [Is there a driving route from Chicago to Miami that avoids Atlanta (but adds little extra time)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-driving-route-from-chicago-to-miami-that-avoids-atlanta-but-adds-little-extra-time/995199)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2024, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-driving-route-from-chicago-to-miami-that-avoids-atlanta-but-adds-little-extra-time/995199 "2024-01-08T01:33:57Z")
My sister and BiL frequently drive from Chicago to Florida (Sarasota). My sister said most of the drive is fine but every time Atlanta ruins her day. She says it is a nightmare driving through it (which is always durin… --- ## [How to choose a new pharmacy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-choose-a-new-pharmacy/995551)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2024, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-choose-a-new-pharmacy/995551 "2024-01-07T18:32:44Z")
My pharmacy has been growing more miserable by the year, and now is bankrupt, having been caught selling opioids illegally. They tell me my doctors have to issue all new scrips to somebody else. But how to choose a new p… --- ## [Will you ever stop helping?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-ever-stop-helping/994212)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2024, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-ever-stop-helping/994212 "2024-01-07T01:46:10Z")
Will you always try to help your adult children? What would cause you enough consternation that you’d turn a blind eye? If you don’t have children feel free to give your opinion. I’d like to hear. --- ## [If right wing conspiracy theory is true abotu Q, Deep State, how likely is it they are being deceived by it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-right-wing-conspiracy-theory-is-true-abotu-q-deep-state-how-likely-is-it-they-are-being-deceived-by-it/995648)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2024, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-right-wing-conspiracy-theory-is-true-abotu-q-deep-state-how-likely-is-it-they-are-being-deceived-by-it/995648 "2024-01-06T21:29:03Z")
First I’m not sure if this is the correct forum, could be GB, could be politics and elections, but though this would be a safe start. Ok trying to follow the deep state stuff. So this secret society of old money rich f… --- ## [Maine, Florida and Washington: Which would be the best state to hide in?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maine-florida-and-washington-which-would-be-the-best-state-to-hide-in/992788)
**Author:** [@Cmyers1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cmyers1980)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2024, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maine-florida-and-washington-which-would-be-the-best-state-to-hide-in/992788 "2024-01-06T17:43:49Z")
If a wanted criminal was on the run which US state would be the best to hide in indefinitely between Florida, Maine and Washington (besides the one that is closest to them)? This is inspired by the episode in Breaking B… --- ## [Two dog household resource guarding: humans the resource](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-dog-household-resource-guarding-humans-the-resource/995622)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2024, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-dog-household-resource-guarding-humans-the-resource/995622 "2024-01-05T21:46:07Z")
A six year old mini Aussie and a one and a half year old relatively larger Border Aussie mix. Has been mostly the older smaller dog bullying the younger one. Gathering up the chew sticks near him and growling to snappin… --- ## [What's with the people who only sell phone cases at kiosks at the mall/tourist places?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-people-who-only-sell-phone-cases-at-kiosks-at-the-mall-tourist-places/995520)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2024, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-people-who-only-sell-phone-cases-at-kiosks-at-the-mall-tourist-places/995520 "2024-01-05T14:06:29Z")
Are there REALLY that many people who desperately need a new phone case right that second? --- ## [We 99ers--a Straight Dope Longtimers Poll & Scrapbook.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-99ers-a-straight-dope-longtimers-poll-scrapbook/236587)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2024, 9:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-99ers-a-straight-dope-longtimers-poll-scrapbook/236587 "2024-01-05T09:15:42Z")
We 99ers–we who joined the SDMB back in 1999. How many there were, and how few left. Some died, & shall always miss them. Other were banned, and are missed to greater or lesser degrees. Most just…vanished. Alive? Dea… --- ## [Questions about signing up for medicare](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-signing-up-for-medicare/995573)
**Author:** [@X.L.Lent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/X.L.Lent)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2024, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-signing-up-for-medicare/995573 "2024-01-05T07:14:19Z")
I will be turning 65 at the end this month and have a few questions about Medicare. I have decided to sign up for parts A, B, and D. Here are my questions: Part D is provided via private insurance, correct? Can I sig… --- ## [Just how badly is downtown San Francisco doing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-badly-is-downtown-san-francisco-doing/984775)
**Author:** [@John\_Bredin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Bredin)\ **Replies:** 194\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2024, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-badly-is-downtown-san-francisco-doing/984775 "2024-01-04T21:30:20Z")
I’ve been seeing a lot of news articles recently about how deserted downtown San Francisco is with post-pandemic work-from-home, including how many stores are closing for lack of office-worker customers, I’m in Chicago.… --- ## [LEGO are pretty bad, right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lego-are-pretty-bad-right/981716)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2024, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lego-are-pretty-bad-right/981716 "2024-01-04T16:28:02Z")
(Apologies if I’ve already made this rant here, I searched and I don’t think I have). Back in my day, Legos were toy bricks that you could build whatever you wanted with. The instruction book came with some suggestions… --- ## [Is there a danger that Ukraine could eventually be overwhelmed by the vastly larger population of Russia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-danger-that-ukraine-could-eventually-be-overwhelmed-by-the-vastly-larger-population-of-russia/994695)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2024, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-danger-that-ukraine-could-eventually-be-overwhelmed-by-the-vastly-larger-population-of-russia/994695 "2024-01-04T14:52:42Z")
Is their a danger that Ukraine could eventually be overwhelmed by the vastly larger population of Russia? It happened to Hitler in Berlin. All that was left to fight were WWI vets and Hitler Youth. The Soviet forces ate… --- ## [Everybody gets an A at Yale](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everybody-gets-an-a-at-yale/994300)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2024, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everybody-gets-an-a-at-yale/994300 "2024-01-04T02:55:09Z")
Don’t know if this article from the NY Times is paywalled, Nearly Everyone Gets A’s at Yale. Does That Cheapen the Grade? Grade inflation starts earlier than college, but I wonder about this headline and what it convey… --- ## [Recommend a gas price app](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-gas-price-app/995552)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2024, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-gas-price-app/995552 "2024-01-04T00:21:54Z")
I’m going to taking a multi-state drive soon. I’d like an app that can tell me the cheapest current gas prices on my route. Does anyone have an recommendations? I’d prefer a free app if possible. One that works along a s… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=110) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=112)