# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=112 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 113 --- ## [Best way to sell a car nowadays](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-sell-a-car-nowadays/825567)
**Author:** [@Mighty\_Mouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Mouse)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2024, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-sell-a-car-nowadays/825567 "2024-01-03T19:53:32Z")
Last time I was selling a car, I put ads up on Craigslist and Cars.com, and generated much interest. That was four years ago. This time all I got was scammers. The cars are similar in terms of attractiveness. Last one … --- ## [Smart lighting and Phillips Hue in particular](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smart-lighting-and-phillips-hue-in-particular/995343)
**Author:** [@TwoCarrotSnowman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoCarrotSnowman)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2024, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smart-lighting-and-phillips-hue-in-particular/995343 "2024-01-03T17:39:58Z")
I need to replace an LED lightbulb in my home office. I’ve been umming and ahhing about moving to smart lighting for a while. I’ve got Google Nest devices in various rooms, so I’d use that to voice-control the lights. H… --- ## [Why was George Patton such a jerk?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-george-patton-such-a-jerk/995285)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2024, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-george-patton-such-a-jerk/995285 "2024-01-02T19:16:45Z")
I wasn’t sure if this worked better here or in elsewhere. I’m rereading An Army at Dawn, which is the first in an excellent WW2 series. Most of the Allied generals seem awfully high on themselves and eager to throw troo… --- ## [A New Year’s diet thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-year-s-diet-thread/995464)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2024, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-year-s-diet-thread/995464 "2024-01-02T15:49:36Z")
Now that the holiday blur of unhealthy eating and drinking choices is past and 2024 has begun, I want to try to modify my diet. And by “diet” I don’t mean “a short-term gimmick or fad method to lose weight” but “a long t… --- ## [Rob Reiner and Soledad O'Brien -- their JFK assassination podcast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rob-reiner-and-soledad-obrien-their-jfk-assassination-podcast/993435)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2024, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rob-reiner-and-soledad-obrien-their-jfk-assassination-podcast/993435 "2024-01-02T01:34:15Z")
The podcast is on Apple Podcasts. I saw a story on CNN that these two have a podcast, 2 episodes out, third one out on Wednesday the 60th anniversary, I don’t know how many in total, where they are investigating the JFK … --- ## [Ladies: Do You Mind Sharing The Public Bathroom With Those You Perceive As Being Men?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-you-mind-sharing-the-public-bathroom-with-those-you-perceive-as-being-men/299946)
**Author:** [@JohnBckWLD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnBckWLD)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2005, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-you-mind-sharing-the-public-bathroom-with-those-you-perceive-as-being-men/299946 "2005-04-26T04:56:33Z")
CYA Disclaimers: If you want to bash people in the Transsexual Community, do it in the privacy of your own home. The ‘exclusive story’ cited in the OP comes from The NY Post (NYC’s version of London’s ‘The Sun’ tabloid).… --- ## [I feel so very small and ashamed of myself](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-feel-so-very-small-and-ashamed-of-myself/995426)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2024, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-feel-so-very-small-and-ashamed-of-myself/995426 "2024-01-01T15:13:05Z")
I was misinformed. I took a stand that was dumb. So I availed myself of some research and found out I’m still very dumb. I learned a few things. Mostly I learned I have way more to learn. It’s shameful to know yoursel… --- ## [Alternatives to... twitter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternatives-to-twitter/989825)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2024, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternatives-to-twitter/989825 "2024-01-01T02:32:40Z")
Here we recommend and discuss alternatives to twitter. Straight Dope Message Board. Home of some of the smartest, hippest people on the planet, plus a few total dipsticks. Heavily moderated by internet standards. Host… --- ## [Windshield glass scratch repair](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windshield-glass-scratch-repair/995348)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2024, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windshield-glass-scratch-repair/995348 "2024-01-01T01:46:46Z")
I have some very fine scratches in my windshield that are annoying me. They are usually not visible but when the sun hits just right, they look almost like spider web threads. I bought the car used, so have no idea what … --- ## [SDMB Dopers -please advise how do you retain your basic empathy and humanity in these troubled days?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-dopers-please-advise-how-do-you-retain-your-basic-empathy-and-humanity-in-these-troubled-days/994905)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2023, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-dopers-please-advise-how-do-you-retain-your-basic-empathy-and-humanity-in-these-troubled-days/994905 "2023-12-31T15:50:41Z")
I don’t think there’s a need to elaborate? The thread title speaks for itself. A brief list of today and everyday’s news… Complete lack of focused National leadership Nasty and even violent National politics Congressi… --- ## [The Munger Residence Hall Project. Let's talk about it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-munger-residence-hall-project-lets-talk-about-it/953495)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 326\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2023, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-munger-residence-hall-project-lets-talk-about-it/953495 "2023-12-30T22:56:56Z")
From the above: A consulting architect on UCSB’s Design Review Committee has quit his post in protest over the university’s proposed Munger Hall project, calling the massive, mostly-windowless dormitory plan “unsuppor… --- ## [Has anyone been following events in China recently?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-been-following-events-in-china-recently/952420)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2023, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-been-following-events-in-china-recently/952420 "2023-12-30T16:47:44Z")
Just curious if anyone else has been following events in China over the last year or so and is starting to worry about it (or has another take on things). Here is what I’ve seen. Recently, China has had another season … --- ## [A new red pill/blue pill choice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-red-pill-blue-pill-choice/995118)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2023, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-red-pill-blue-pill-choice/995118 "2023-12-30T05:37:35Z")
If you take a red pill, you will revert back to being 16 again but with all the knowledge you have accrued to date. If you take a blue pill, you stay the same age but are handed 5 million dollars in cash. Which pill do… --- ## [I know we can't give official medical advice on the Dope, but I do have a question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-we-cant-give-official-medical-advice-on-the-dope-but-i-do-have-a-question/995066)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2023, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-we-cant-give-official-medical-advice-on-the-dope-but-i-do-have-a-question/995066 "2023-12-29T23:30:38Z")
Of course, I’ve checked WebMD and other allied sites, so ZOMG I’M GONNA DIE is a possibility. Anyway, for the past month or so, the end joint on my second right toe has been red, swollen, and painful. At first, I thoug… --- ## [Canadian goals re reducing gas-powered vehicles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-goals-re-reducing-gas-powered-vehicles/995043)
**Author:** [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2023, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-goals-re-reducing-gas-powered-vehicles/995043 "2023-12-29T21:12:02Z")
If you are in Canada, better make those plans: All light vehicles - cars and trucks - must be zero emissions by 2035. This will never happen. Trudeau has demanded that auto makers release their plans next year fo… --- ## [Where are you getting your news?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-getting-your-news/994774)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2023, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-getting-your-news/994774 "2023-12-29T15:39:52Z")
For several years, I have been in the habit of turning on MSNBC when I first get up. I am usually up early enough to catch Way Too Early and then Morning Joe. I’m a very early riser, it’s ridiculous, I know. But I have… --- ## [Dad has dementia. Wouldn't take to having home care. I live out of state. Advice welcome](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dad-has-dementia-wouldnt-take-to-having-home-care-i-live-out-of-state-advice-welcome/994788)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2023, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dad-has-dementia-wouldnt-take-to-having-home-care-i-live-out-of-state-advice-welcome/994788 "2023-12-28T21:42:22Z")
Bullet pointed for easier reading: So 30 years ago, my dad and step-mom moved to South Carolina from Michigan (where I live) to be close to her kids (two live in by them in SC, one lives about an hour’s drive away in … --- ## [Are Your Family and Friends Doing Much for the Environment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-your-family-and-friends-doing-much-for-the-environment/995238)
**Author:** [@Caribbean\_cruiser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caribbean_cruiser)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2023, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-your-family-and-friends-doing-much-for-the-environment/995238 "2023-12-28T21:11:15Z")
I read about Americans, both young and old, doing really real neat things to improve their corner of the world. They’re cleaning trash from streams, driving smaller cars, living in downsized homes, converting to solar, r… --- ## [What is this about (usually) men in faltering marriages wanting to "open up the relationship" as a prelude to divorce?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-about-usually-men-in-faltering-marriages-wanting-to-open-up-the-relationship-as-a-prelude-to-divorce/994807)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2023, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-about-usually-men-in-faltering-marriages-wanting-to-open-up-the-relationship-as-a-prelude-to-divorce/994807 "2023-12-28T20:43:29Z")
I’m not talking about people being unfaithful as a way to say “I’m finished”, but people who never previously gave any hint of being polyamorous wanting to do this? I never really heard of it until a year or two ago, an… --- ## [Outdoor enclosure for video projector for Christmas season?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outdoor-enclosure-for-video-projector-for-christmas-season/995227)
**Author:** [@ZonexandScout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZonexandScout)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2023, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outdoor-enclosure-for-video-projector-for-christmas-season/995227 "2023-12-28T18:50:09Z")
I’m a transplant to NC and miss the snow. For the last few years, I’ve tried a couple “falling snow” projectors for the front of my house. Some are better than others, but they are all pretty poor. Last week I started… --- ## [Visiting Argentina or Chile](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-argentina-or-chile/995231)
**Author:** [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2023, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-argentina-or-chile/995231 "2023-12-28T16:17:40Z")
My wife and I were thinking about visiting Argentina or Chile. We don’t have a huge travel budget, so I was wondering if anyone has traveled there recently to give me a good sense of relative costs. Is Chile a lot more… --- ## [Full-face photos and security issues. When to worry?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/full-face-photos-and-security-issues-when-to-worry/995232)
**Author:** [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2023, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/full-face-photos-and-security-issues-when-to-worry/995232 "2023-12-28T14:16:42Z")
This comes under the heading of “things I never worried about before, but now…?” My question is whether a digital full face photo filed under my name is some type of security risk. I recently got new glasses from EyeBu… --- ## [Do you use a VPN? How often?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-a-vpn-how-often/995164)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2023, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-a-vpn-how-often/995164 "2023-12-28T05:00:45Z")
Do you use a VPN? poll I’m only referring to legitimate VPN use. Nothing shady. I occasionally used the freebie that comes with Kaspersky anti-virus. It’s limited to 300MB a day. I bought a 2 year subscription with PI… --- ## [Abstaining from alcohol and cannabis before surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abstaining-from-alcohol-and-cannabis-before-surgery/995089)
**Author:** [@anny\_m](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anny_m)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2023, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abstaining-from-alcohol-and-cannabis-before-surgery/995089 "2023-12-27T21:22:17Z")
My husband is scheduled for surgery to repair a hernia in about a month. He’s already had the pre-surgical appointment. At the appointment he was given the usual pre-surgery instructions. The nurse had handwritten on … --- ## [A Good Imitation of You](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-good-imitation-of-you/995144)
**Author:** [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2023, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-good-imitation-of-you/995144 "2023-12-27T18:32:28Z")
If you were famous, do you think comedians and impressionists could to a decent impression of you? I mean if you were a famous actor, or news figure, or something where people in general hear your voice on the regular. I… --- ## [Was this compliment inappropriate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-this-compliment-inappropriate/994817)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 176\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2023, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-this-compliment-inappropriate/994817 "2023-12-27T16:46:06Z")
Our municipal building closes at 9pm after night court is concluded. There is a woman, “Sylvia”, who cleans in the building from 11pm-3am. On rare occasion she accidentally locks herself out of the building while taking… --- ## [How many people here can pronounce Chamois, the material and common purpose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-people-here-can-pronounce-chamois-the-material-and-common-purpose/994889)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2023, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-people-here-can-pronounce-chamois-the-material-and-common-purpose/994889 "2023-12-27T13:56:58Z")
I LMAO just now. The Van Morrison classic Google Saint Dominic’s Preview lyrics The default lyrics say --- ## [Which would cause you more grief?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-would-cause-you-more-grief/995121)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2023, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-would-cause-you-more-grief/995121 "2023-12-27T13:27:08Z")
Apologies for a downer thread on xmas, but it came up today… One of my daughter’s nieces died last year after a couple of years of life spent in and out of hospital. Today her grandfather posted something on FB about h… --- ## [(Great) Britain becoming the UK](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-britain-becoming-the-uk/995157)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2023, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-britain-becoming-the-uk/995157 "2023-12-27T11:28:07Z")
I feel I’ve noticed a trend of the term “(Great) Britain”, or the corresponding adjective, being increasingly replaced by “UK” in British usage. Yes, I know, strictly speaking Great Britain is only the island on which En… --- ## [Any benefit to paying down a large credit card balance before year-end?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-benefit-to-paying-down-a-large-credit-card-balance-before-year-end/995166)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2023, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-benefit-to-paying-down-a-large-credit-card-balance-before-year-end/995166 "2023-12-27T01:54:47Z")
My normal payment cycle includes me paying down my credit cards at the beginning of the month. However, I built up some large balances this past month, so that got me wondering if there is any benefit to paying them dow… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=111) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=113)