# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=119 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 120 --- ## [Is taking a generic OTC sleep aid long term a bad idea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-taking-a-generic-otc-sleep-aid-long-term-a-bad-idea/992499)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2023, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-taking-a-generic-otc-sleep-aid-long-term-a-bad-idea/992499 "2023-11-09T21:15:45Z")
Over the past six months I’ve been waking up during the night. This has nothing to do with having to go to the bathroom, and I have no problem falling asleep. About every two hours I’ve been waking up for about 15-20 min… --- ## [Getting burnt-on crud off a old teflon pan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-burnt-on-crud-off-a-old-teflon-pan/992785)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2023, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-burnt-on-crud-off-a-old-teflon-pan/992785 "2023-11-09T17:21:58Z")
The easiest move is to buy a new Teflon pan–this one is very old, and I’ve been meaning to replace it for a while. But I’ll invariably burn some crud on the new one, so I’d like to solicit opinions on anything beyond “Ju… --- ## [Need help with Samsung Email app on Android {Issued Resolved}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-samsung-email-app-on-android-issued-resolved/992791)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2023, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-samsung-email-app-on-android-issued-resolved/992791 "2023-11-08T20:10:09Z")
The app has lost the connection to the server, and I can’t figure out even what’s actually wrong. It used to log me out every few days, but I could log back in right away; this won’t even give me a login prompt. I went s… --- ## [What would be a good gift for someone going to visit Africa? And other questions about a trip to Africa](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-a-good-gift-for-someone-going-to-visit-africa-and-other-questions-about-a-trip-to-africa/992638)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2023, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-a-good-gift-for-someone-going-to-visit-africa-and-other-questions-about-a-trip-to-africa/992638 "2023-11-08T05:32:56Z")
Hi youse guys, My sister is going to Africa in February and I’d like to get some ideas for a good gift I could get for her trip. She’s an extremely picky eater and so I know she’s a bit worried about food. She mostly e… --- ## [Re joining the RCChurch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-joining-the-rcchurch/992311)
**Author:** [@bentleyfox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bentleyfox)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2023, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-joining-the-rcchurch/992311 "2023-11-07T23:24:36Z")
Advice please: How would a 74-year-old woman who was a practising RC ( baptised and confirmed) return to the Church following conversion to the Anglican faith, divorce and re-marriage? The first marriage was not annulle… --- ## [Your thoughts on the evolution of SDMB in time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-thoughts-on-the-evolution-of-sdmb-in-time/991935)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2023, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-thoughts-on-the-evolution-of-sdmb-in-time/991935 "2023-11-07T22:14:21Z")
Hi there, if you’d do a synthesis on how the SDMB has changed/evolutioned over the past 20 or 10 years … what would be your thoughts? Here are my gut-anwers: we got collectively old! - I still recall 20 or so years a… --- ## [Invitations, rejections, and alternatives](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invitations-rejections-and-alternatives/992710)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2023, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invitations-rejections-and-alternatives/992710 "2023-11-07T20:45:08Z")
Allow me to clarify my topic. You issue an invitation to a group - family or friends or coworkers or whatever - to an event or a restaurant or whatever, your treat. You are so generous and such a cool friend!! :+1: Not… --- ## [Tell Me About Homeschooling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-homeschooling/992366)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2023, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-homeschooling/992366 "2023-11-06T23:22:15Z")
I don’t know many people who were homeschooled. There have been some previous threads on this, arguing it is often done to inculcate religious views, avoid discrimination, by libertarian hippies or the libertarian deepl… --- ## [Would this business venture be feasible and/or legal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-this-business-venture-be-feasible-and-or-legal/992705)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2023, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-this-business-venture-be-feasible-and-or-legal/992705 "2023-11-06T22:43:30Z")
It would involve providing cash for kidnappers or extortionists. They want small bills in large amounts, nonsequenced, which you swiftly supply to the victim’s relatives for an modest :smile: fee. Would this be legal,… --- ## [“The Tyranny of Morning People”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tyranny-of-morning-people/992608)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2023, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tyranny-of-morning-people/992608 "2023-11-06T19:54:07Z")
Some people seem to be night owls and others getting up before the sunrise. I don’t judge. I’ve been both. But this article rang true. We’ve seen the CEOs who claim to get up at 4am for a ninety minute workout before… --- ## ["Wikipedia is more one-sided than ever”: Wikipedia co-founder Larry Sanger](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wikipedia-is-more-one-sided-than-ever-wikipedia-co-founder-larry-sanger/946774)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2023, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wikipedia-is-more-one-sided-than-ever-wikipedia-co-founder-larry-sanger/946774 "2023-11-06T05:17:08Z")
“Wikipedia is more one-sided than ever,” Wikipedia co-founder Larry Sanger said. “It is not too far to say that Wikipedia, like many other deeply biased institutions of our brave new digital world, has made itself into … --- ## [Advice on a recalcitrant lamp post](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-a-recalcitrant-lamp-post/992550)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2023, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-a-recalcitrant-lamp-post/992550 "2023-11-05T23:15:31Z")
You guys helped me with re-wiring my chandelier and fixing the trim on my house, which was great. Now I have a new one! A tree branch came down on the old lamp post in front of my house and wrecked it. I decided to repl… --- ## [Estate consumed by Assisted Living costs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/estate-consumed-by-assisted-living-costs/992613)
**Author:** [@Mr.Duality](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Duality)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2023, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/estate-consumed-by-assisted-living-costs/992613 "2023-11-05T22:28:02Z")
Dad is in Assisted Living. His estate (my inheritance) is being consumed by the $8,000/month cost. Medicaid will start covering costs only when his estate is completely gone. There is only $102,000 left currently. I’d l… --- ## [Russian sub named after Tsar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-sub-named-after-tsar/992624)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2023, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-sub-named-after-tsar/992624 "2023-11-05T21:09:12Z")
This is a link to a story about a missile launch from a Russian submarine, “Emperor Alexander III”. Why would they name a sub after the father of the Tsar they murdered in the revolution? --- ## [Is There Hope for the US](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-hope-for-the-us/992627)
**Author:** [@Guapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guapo)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2023, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-hope-for-the-us/992627 "2023-11-05T15:34:28Z")
I am feeling increasingly hopeless about the future of the US. Neither the Senate or the House se --- ## [Tip WalMArt delivery folks? Yes or No?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tip-walmart-delivery-folks-yes-or-no/992553)
**Author:** [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2023, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tip-walmart-delivery-folks-yes-or-no/992553 "2023-11-04T13:03:12Z")
Awaiting my first locally delivered WalMart delivery and I don’t know if I need to tip. A google search seems to indicate that tips are not allowed, and I’m OK with that. But on the other hand it’s a local store and I d… --- ## [What do you tip delivery people? {Not a thread for debating or ranting about tipping}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-tip-delivery-people-not-a-thread-for-debating-or-ranting-about-tipping/990912)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2023, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-tip-delivery-people-not-a-thread-for-debating-or-ranting-about-tipping/990912 "2023-11-04T04:23:05Z")
During the pandemic, I used a lot of grocery delivery services, and kinda got hooked on them-- and came to realize that that the only real added expense is the tip-- aside from whatever monthly membership I might pay, wh… --- ## [Theories about diet for type 2 diabetes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theories-about-diet-for-type-2-diabetes/987368)
**Author:** [@Skypist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skypist)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2023, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theories-about-diet-for-type-2-diabetes/987368 "2023-11-03T22:09:41Z")
I’m confused by two different types of diets I’ve seen suggested for improving glucose control in type 2 diabetes. They seem pretty opposite. Not sure if there’s one correct answer or you just have to try a diet that you… --- ## [Comparing shutter speeds of several video cameras?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comparing-shutter-speeds-of-several-video-cameras/992470)
**Author:** [@ZonexandScout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZonexandScout)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2023, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comparing-shutter-speeds-of-several-video-cameras/992470 "2023-11-03T21:44:10Z")
I have a few video cameras and they do not have any EXIF or metadata that can tell me the electronic shutter speed when in use. I want to use the one with the fastest shutter speed that produces a good picture under com… --- ## [Weird Symptoms - Opinions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-symptoms-opinions/992136)
**Author:** [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2023, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-symptoms-opinions/992136 "2023-11-03T18:58:55Z")
Okay, my department head started getting a tingling in his lower arms and hands yesterday. By today, it had worsened, and he has perfectly round, red spots on his hands the size of a dime. His lower arms also appear to… --- ## [The "I appreciate this post of yours, xyz!" thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-appreciate-this-post-of-yours-xyz-thread/992543)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2023, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-appreciate-this-post-of-yours-xyz-thread/992543 "2023-11-03T18:08:06Z")
Over at the “Evolution of the SDMB thread” was an iteresting string of posts ( starting around: Your thoughts on the evolution of SDMB in time - #110 by Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle ) … that mentions that we quite often take (hig… --- ## [Another moonwalker has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-moonwalker-has-died/777339)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2023, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-moonwalker-has-died/777339 "2023-11-03T14:35:01Z")
Gene Cernan, commander of Apollo 17 has died We are fast running out of moonwalkers. --- ## [Would using an EMP before occupying an area actually be a good idea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-using-an-emp-before-occupying-an-area-actually-be-a-good-idea/992343)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2023, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-using-an-emp-before-occupying-an-area-actually-be-a-good-idea/992343 "2023-11-03T06:13:11Z")
Not simply shutting off power and communications to a civilian area as we seen in Ukraine and Gaza. I’m talking the fictional trope where a country when it wants to invade and takeover another country using EMPs (either … --- ## [State vs mattynw](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-vs-mattynw/992058)
**Author:** [@mattynw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mattynw)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2023, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-vs-mattynw/992058 "2023-11-03T03:39:11Z")
anybody know any good websites for case law… im fighting the states dept. of children and families for custody of my sons with my wife and they are against us 100% THEY OFFER NO SUPPORT Whatsoever. they use my wifes disa… --- ## [Gays and lesbians - Does seeing members of the same sex in the locker room do anything for you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gays-and-lesbians-does-seeing-members-of-the-same-sex-in-the-locker-room-do-anything-for-you/525750)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2010, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gays-and-lesbians-does-seeing-members-of-the-same-sex-in-the-locker-room-do-anything-for-you/525750 "2010-01-24T06:11:15Z")
Yes, this question is un-PC in the extreme. But it’s something I’ve always wondered about. The other thread about locker rooms here got me thinking about it. I’m a straight male and if I were to somehow find myself in a… --- ## [The debate about inheriting your parents' wealth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-debate-about-inheriting-your-parents-wealth/991994)
**Author:** [@Persimmon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Persimmon)\ **Replies:** 180\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2023, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-debate-about-inheriting-your-parents-wealth/991994 "2023-11-02T17:46:03Z")
Let’s say your parents own property that is valued over a million dollars. Is it a parents’ duty and responsibility to leave that wealth and pass it onto their children when they pass? Would they be ‘bad/irresponsible’… --- ## [Do the powers of the Speaker of the House vary from state to state in the United States?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-powers-of-the-speaker-of-the-house-vary-from-state-to-state-in-the-united-states/992351)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2023, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-powers-of-the-speaker-of-the-house-vary-from-state-to-state-in-the-united-states/992351 "2023-11-02T15:41:49Z")
Do the powers of the Speaker of the House vary from state to state in the United States? If you were to compare each of the individual state constitutions, would the powers of the Speaker vary in any way? --- ## [Recommend me a weather app](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-weather-app/992443)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2023, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-weather-app/992443 "2023-11-02T15:28:21Z")
I just upgraded to Android 14, and my AccuWeather app says it’s not compatible. Truth be told, I’m not sure it was compatible with the prior version, either, as it had a lot of incompatibly glitches. So I’m looking for … --- ## [Questions about the recent Maine mass shooting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-the-recent-maine-mass-shooting/992254)
**Author:** [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2023, 10:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-the-recent-maine-mass-shooting/992254 "2023-11-02T10:09:59Z")
I realize this falls deeply into ‘we’ll probably never know’ territory, but is there something psychological that includes suicidal depression with the desire to take out a bunch of people with the depressed? I guess I … --- ## [Have you ever lived somewhere where the local news reported on local underworld leaders?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-lived-somewhere-where-the-local-news-reported-on-local-underworld-leaders/992321)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2023, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-lived-somewhere-where-the-local-news-reported-on-local-underworld-leaders/992321 "2023-11-01T08:08:34Z")
So watching the Netflix doc on John Gotti, and the thing that strikes me is how the clips of the New York TV stations reported on mafioso like Paul Castellano and John Gotti. I don’t mean later on, when John Gotti was f… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=118) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=120)