# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=124 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 125 --- ## [Has anyone ever personally apologized to you on Yom Kippur?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-personally-apologized-to-you-on-yom-kippur/990613)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2023, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-personally-apologized-to-you-on-yom-kippur/990613 "2023-09-26T00:43:22Z")
Or tried to make amends, like “Here’s a replacement for that thing of yours I ruined”? If so, how did you react? Did you ever get a call/email to that effect from someone you’d forgotten about, and forgotten whatever the… --- ## [Removing nails from a concrete floor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removing-nails-from-a-concrete-floor/990600)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2023, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removing-nails-from-a-concrete-floor/990600 "2023-09-26T00:05:19Z")
We have a finished bedroom in our basement, which I use for my home office. I recently tore out the old and nasty carpet in there and put down an area rug until I can get some laminate flooring put in. The tack strips ar… --- ## [When is it OK to Steech an Amazon Package?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-it-ok-to-steech-an-amazon-package/944250)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 179\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2023, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-it-ok-to-steech-an-amazon-package/944250 "2023-09-25T17:53:40Z")
So, we live at house # XX3. Three times, packages have come to us for #XX1. Which would be next door, but there is no XX1. Also, the name on the package does NOT match the family name of the house next door, where XX1 wo… --- ## [I Was Sent an Affidavit of Heirship, Do I /Have/ To Fill It Out? (don't need answer fast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-sent-an-affidavit-of-heirship-do-i-have-to-fill-it-out-dont-need-answer-fast/990251)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2023, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-sent-an-affidavit-of-heirship-do-i-have-to-fill-it-out-dont-need-answer-fast/990251 "2023-09-25T15:49:38Z")
So my Dad died a couple of years ago, leaving behind his house, a crumbling wreck worth way less than what he owed on it. He remained married to his estranged third wife - I think they had an “arrangement” so that she co… --- ## [Are you stymied by newspaper paywalls?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-stymied-by-newspaper-paywalls/989809)
**Author:** [@Ruken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruken)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2023, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-stymied-by-newspaper-paywalls/989809 "2023-09-25T12:04:01Z")
Note that while I don’t recall if it’s spelled out in the rules, a mod once directly asked me not to post instructions on how to bypass paywalls. I’ll flag this as soon as I post it to see if a current mod wants to add a… --- ## [Wireless Bluetooth repeater? Any experience with one](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wireless-bluetooth-repeater-any-experience-with-one/990571)
**Author:** [@ZonexandScout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZonexandScout)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2023, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wireless-bluetooth-repeater-any-experience-with-one/990571 "2023-09-24T21:33:06Z")
The story is short and easy: I wear hearing aids that communicate with and are controlled by my cell phone via BT. When I’m at home, I normally leave my cell phone charging on the end table next to the couch. When I … --- ## [Is Stephen Hicks correct in his arguing that the Nazis were strand of Socialism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-stephen-hicks-correct-in-his-arguing-that-the-nazis-were-strand-of-socialism/990628)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2023, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-stephen-hicks-correct-in-his-arguing-that-the-nazis-were-strand-of-socialism/990628 "2023-09-24T13:25:43Z")
I’m not quite convinced by Stephen Hick’s argument that the Nazis were just a strand of socialism. If so I hope someone can give me a cogent argument to either back up or demolish Stephen Hick’s argument. The Truth Abou… --- ## ["Mind the gap" offensive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mind-the-gap-offensive/990516)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2023, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mind-the-gap-offensive/990516 "2023-09-24T15:24:52Z")
This discussion started in another thread. To fully discuss it without it turning into a hijack, I’ve started a new thread. “Mind the gap” is a warning given on the London Underground railway system. On certain stat… --- ## [3D Printers, multiple colors. How are they? How to set the surface colors? etc](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3d-printers-multiple-colors-how-are-they-how-to-set-the-surface-colors-etc/990633)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2023, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3d-printers-multiple-colors-how-are-they-how-to-set-the-surface-colors-etc/990633 "2023-09-24T14:35:38Z")
This is about the printers now selling in the $600 and below range. I’m not ready by any means to upgrade, but I’ve notices multicolor printers keep dropping in price. Do they do a decent job of mixing colors like a L… --- ## [Broken things that really should be fixed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broken-things-that-really-should-be-fixed/990610)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2023, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broken-things-that-really-should-be-fixed/990610 "2023-09-23T23:48:21Z")
I’m using the word “broken” as a programmer would. I was reconciling my credit card bill yesterday (using Quicken after it downloaded my transactions), after our trip to Durango, and it reminded me how fundamentally bro… --- ## [Clothes and the civilized sentient?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clothes-and-the-civilized-sentient/989506)
**Author:** [@Celtic\_Kitsune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celtic_Kitsune)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2023, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clothes-and-the-civilized-sentient/989506 "2023-09-23T13:03:54Z")
I was reading the rather excellent webcomic ‘Freefall’ - Freefall 03670 November 10, 2021 -when I wondered something. Florence, one of the main characters, is an uplifted wolf who is humanoid in form, though she looked l… --- ## [Why are the leaves of my pepper plant turning yellow?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-the-leaves-of-my-pepper-plant-turning-yellow/990554)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2023, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-the-leaves-of-my-pepper-plant-turning-yellow/990554 "2023-09-23T13:01:24Z")
Mrs. Solost’s oldest brother died over a year ago. He was a good guy who loved all things spicy. A family member dug up a Chile pepper plant from his garden, potted it and gave it to me, since they know I like spicy stuf… --- ## ["All Bookmarks" Folder in Chrome added to bookmarks bar with latest updates. Removing it is easy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-bookmarks-folder-in-chrome-added-to-bookmarks-bar-with-latest-updates-removing-it-is-easy/990545)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2023, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-bookmarks-folder-in-chrome-added-to-bookmarks-bar-with-latest-updates-removing-it-is-easy/990545 "2023-09-23T10:53:14Z")
In the Address bar copy and paste or type chrome://flags/#power-bookmarks-side-panel and click enter Change the pull-down to the right from Default to Disabled In the lower right corner click Relaunch That should do i… --- ## [Appointment-type, Windows-based, offline, simple calendar software?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/appointment-type-windows-based-offline-simple-calendar-software/988990)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2023, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/appointment-type-windows-based-offline-simple-calendar-software/988990 "2023-09-22T23:15:12Z")
I guess this sort of question gets asked from time to time. Here is what I hope to find: Windows-based (currently Windows 10). Offline, and without spyware (as far as anyone can tell). Not Google anything. eta: Not Mic… --- ## [Men: How often do you think about the Roman Empire?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-how-often-do-you-think-about-the-roman-empire/990182)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2023, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-how-often-do-you-think-about-the-roman-empire/990182 "2023-09-22T18:41:12Z")
Because apparently this is a thing according to social media. poll --- ## [I'm shopping for a new TV, and a wall mount, any advice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-shopping-for-a-new-tv-and-a-wall-mount-any-advice/978336)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2023, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-shopping-for-a-new-tv-and-a-wall-mount-any-advice/978336 "2023-09-22T01:18:46Z")
I’m about to get a TV for newly finished space in my basement. This will be my first large TV (I have one that’s maybe 30" in the den) I have about 4’ of space above a 3’ bookcase, where I want to mount the new TV. I use… --- ## [Will Xi Jingping get a 3rd term?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-xi-jingping-get-a-3rd-term/953987)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2023, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-xi-jingping-get-a-3rd-term/953987 "2023-09-22T00:44:41Z")
It’s been a hotly contested race, with a lot of good challengers and the voters seem to be overwhelmingly in favor of giving President Xi a 3rd term. Was wondering what 'dopers thoughts were. Is an upset in order? Or … --- ## [North West New Jersey in September, what else to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-west-new-jersey-in-september-what-else-to-do/987175)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2023, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-west-new-jersey-in-september-what-else-to-do/987175 "2023-09-21T19:03:58Z")
We’re going to spend a few days in Sussex & Morris Counties; staying at a nice but reasonable B&B. I’ve got a fairly lengthy list of places but I’m wondering what I’m missing. We’ll being doing the Morris County stuff e… --- ## [Spot on the liver: looking for advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spot-on-the-liver-looking-for-advice/990280)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2023, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spot-on-the-liver-looking-for-advice/990280 "2023-09-21T13:07:26Z")
It’s not my liver, it’s my sister’s. But she’s asked me to go to her doctor’s appointment because “you are better at talking to doctors”. So I’ll mostly take notes, but I also want advice on what questions to ask. My si… --- ## [Scantron and Modern MCQs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scantron-and-modern-mcqs/990365)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2023, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scantron-and-modern-mcqs/990365 "2023-09-21T10:56:42Z")
I spent thirteen years in university, and Scantron tests were a part of the woodwork. This Atlantic article says that with digital tests they are a thing of the past. And so are multiple choice questions. I doubt it. S… --- ## [Holding the door in a long hallway](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holding-the-door-in-a-long-hallway/990380)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2023, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holding-the-door-in-a-long-hallway/990380 "2023-09-21T10:27:06Z")
Scenario: you’re walking down a long hallway, at the end of which is a door. When you open the door, you see somebody has been walking behind you and is maybe 30-50 feet away. Holding the door might create a sense of ob… --- ## [Need bicycle, helmet recommendations for someone who weighs 375 pounds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-bicycle-helmet-recommendations-for-someone-who-weighs-375-pounds/990400)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2023, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-bicycle-helmet-recommendations-for-someone-who-weighs-375-pounds/990400 "2023-09-20T13:14:01Z")
I have a friend in Texas who’s trying to get back on his feet with a job. He doesn’t own a car, but he lives in a city that’s fairly accessible on-foot and by bicycle and mass transit. (Waco.) But he lives on the outs… --- ## [They keep on talking about the BRICS "Organisation". Is it really one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-keep-on-talking-about-the-brics-organisation-is-it-really-one/988874)
**Author:** [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2023, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-keep-on-talking-about-the-brics-organisation-is-it-really-one/988874 "2023-09-19T18:24:15Z")
I keep on reading articles in the press in several different countries in Europe and the USA informing me about BRICS “members”, and of countries wanting to “join the club”. But nobody mentions what type of organisation … --- ## [Crew or V neck tee under shirt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crew-or-v-neck-tee-under-shirt/990178)
**Author:** [@Fish\_Cheer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fish_Cheer)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2023, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crew-or-v-neck-tee-under-shirt/990178 "2023-09-19T15:59:53Z")
See title — what goes better with a tucked-in dress shirt? A V neck or crew neck T shirt? Are other colors than white acceptable? I’m not going for super formal here, more like business casual, I guess. No tie, maybe a j… --- ## [Help me get a kayak from my employer!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-get-a-kayak-from-my-employer/989947)
**Author:** [@Tired\_and\_Cranky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tired_and_Cranky)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2023, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-get-a-kayak-from-my-employer/989947 "2023-09-19T14:21:33Z")
My job offers a fitness benefit to buy up to $1000 of fitness equipment each year and so far, I’ve only spent $50 on sneakers. Mrs. Charming and Rested and I rent a kayak 3-4 times per year and paddle on still water lake… --- ## [Travel Tips for the Niagara/Toronto Area](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travel-tips-for-the-niagara-toronto-area/990279)
**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2023, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travel-tips-for-the-niagara-toronto-area/990279 "2023-09-19T13:57:27Z")
Next month, Ms. Railer and I, along with three other couples, are going to spend several days in the Niagara Falls/Toronto area. We’re flying into Buffalo on October 7, spending two nights in an AirBnB in Niagara Falls,… --- ## [Recommend me a mail order cookie company](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-mail-order-cookie-company/989993)
**Author:** [@carlotta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlotta)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2023, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-mail-order-cookie-company/989993 "2023-09-18T11:30:37Z")
Hi guys! I would like to send someone cookies for their birthday on September 27. Ideally they would be chocolate chip cookies and/or black and white cookies. I would like to spend about $50 including shipping. There… --- ## [Birding Binoculars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birding-binoculars/990281)
**Author:** [@gnarator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnarator)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2023, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birding-binoculars/990281 "2023-09-18T05:15:28Z")
My wife would like some birding binoculars for her birthday. I read this thread from 15 years ago, and I looked at the Cornell Lab Review of budget binoculars. A few years ago I bought her Eagle Optics Triumph 8x25, bu… --- ## [Aspirated a pill?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aspirated-a-pill/990254)
**Author:** [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2023, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aspirated-a-pill/990254 "2023-09-18T03:03:33Z")
At 6:30 last night, our SIL called in something of a panic, saying she thought she had just aspirated a vitamin pill. Her husband had told her it was 1) unlikely 2) unlikely to be a problem even if she had aspirated it a… --- ## [Scam I Don't Know. Your Thoughts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scam-i-dont-know-your-thoughts/990217)
**Author:** [@Lare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lare)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2023, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scam-i-dont-know-your-thoughts/990217 "2023-09-18T00:00:09Z")
Trying to sell something on Facebook Marketplace. Within seconds of posting, a couple of people responded asking the usual “is this still available?” Upon replying that it was, they immediately requested cell phone numb… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=123) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=125)