# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=131 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 132 --- ## [A sudden bout of yawns](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sudden-bout-of-yawns/987987)
**Author:** [@longtry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/longtry)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2023, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sudden-bout-of-yawns/987987 "2023-08-05T05:09:01Z")
Has anyone ever experience this? A yawning ‘attack’ that seems to come out of the blue. For me, though it’s pretty random, I noticed that one could come after I have breakfast for some time, say, 70-75 mins. Then all of … --- ## [Plastic as building insulation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plastic-as-building-insulation/988074)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2023, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plastic-as-building-insulation/988074 "2023-08-05T00:27:37Z")
I wonder why plastic bottles aren’t washed, shredded and used as insulation. It could be blown in as cellulose was in the 1950s and 60s, or heat formed into bats to fit between 16" or 24" studs. --- ## [Even sillier question: Gain or lose weight when you fart?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/even-sillier-question-gain-or-lose-weight-when-you-fart/988023)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2023, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/even-sillier-question-gain-or-lose-weight-when-you-fart/988023 "2023-08-04T21:57:50Z")
Clearly you lose mass. That’s not the question. I suspect that the flatus consists of CO2 and CH4. The latter is lighter than air and the former heavier, but I suspect that for people, the CO2 predominates by a lot (I… --- ## [Should I pay with a personal check, or a cashier's check?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-pay-with-a-personal-check-or-a-cashiers-check/987618)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2023, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-pay-with-a-personal-check-or-a-cashiers-check/987618 "2023-08-04T19:28:27Z")
I will soon be buying a new vehicle, and the dealer has told me I can pay with a personal check or a cashier’s check, my choice. A personal check is of course easier for me, since I don’t have to visit my bank. In spit… --- ## [Why does it seem like there are fewer homeless in New York City than in other comparable cities?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-it-seem-like-there-are-fewer-homeless-in-new-york-city-than-in-other-comparable-cities/984784)
**Author:** [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2023, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-it-seem-like-there-are-fewer-homeless-in-new-york-city-than-in-other-comparable-cities/984784 "2023-08-04T18:11:19Z")
One thing that I notice on my trips to New York City is that it seems to have relatively few homeless people. Certainly there are homeless in NYC, but they are much more visible in other cities. Other cities like San Fr… --- ## [Myriad Genetics and a "Hereditary Cancer Quiz"? Is this legit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/myriad-genetics-and-a-hereditary-cancer-quiz-is-this-legit/988038)
**Author:** [@ZonexandScout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZonexandScout)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2023, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/myriad-genetics-and-a-hereditary-cancer-quiz-is-this-legit/988038 "2023-08-04T15:37:07Z")
I got my annual (high-risk due to family history and last exam) colonoscopy last week. My provider mentioned that I might consider genetic testing. At check-out, the staff member told me they would send a (actual) lett… --- ## [Increasing incorrect usage of "That being said"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/increasing-incorrect-usage-of-that-being-said/987915)
**Author:** [@mattgg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mattgg)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2023, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/increasing-incorrect-usage-of-that-being-said/987915 "2023-08-04T15:01:09Z")
I’ve noticed many people using the phrase “that being said” incorrectly over the last few years. Instead of meaning “in spite of what I’ve just said” or “contradictory to what I just said” I often hear it used to mean “I… --- ## [Who is responsible for damages / cleanup after a warrant is served?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-responsible-for-damages-cleanup-after-a-warrant-is-served/987961)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2023, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-responsible-for-damages-cleanup-after-a-warrant-is-served/987961 "2023-08-03T23:31:46Z")
Do the police bare any responsibility or is it up to the (sometimes) poor, (sometimes) innocent homeowner? Two recent high-profile cases Bryan Kohberger - 29yo, in grad school 2000 miles from his parents. If he had an… --- ## [If God was stoned?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-god-was-stoned/987891)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2023, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-god-was-stoned/987891 "2023-08-03T20:29:40Z")
Assuming God is not stoned what charges would happen if God ate a weed gummie and git stoned? --- ## [Hawaiian dopers are native Hawaiians so bad off they're actively discouraging tourism ? apparently celebrities are getting called out over it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hawaiian-dopers-are-native-hawaiians-so-bad-off-theyre-actively-discouraging-tourism-apparently-celebrities-are-getting-called-out-over-it/987853)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2023, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hawaiian-dopers-are-native-hawaiians-so-bad-off-theyre-actively-discouraging-tourism-apparently-celebrities-are-getting-called-out-over-it/987853 "2023-08-03T18:34:55Z")
one of the younger singers/actresses was getting it over going there https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/people-calling-olivia-rodrigo-vacationing-192019251.h But apparently many others have been getting the same react… --- ## [A couple of fun/stupid questions to debate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-couple-of-fun-stupid-questions-to-debate/987817)
**Author:** [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2023, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-couple-of-fun-stupid-questions-to-debate/987817 "2023-08-03T15:42:26Z")
My brother and I like to debate and discuss unrealistic hypotheticals, just as an exercise in imagination. Here are the two that we’re currently discussing: if you’re paralyzed, and you get bitten by a zombie, do you … --- ## [Probably the silliest physics question you ever heard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/probably-the-silliest-physics-question-you-ever-heard/987974)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2023, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/probably-the-silliest-physics-question-you-ever-heard/987974 "2023-08-03T11:45:40Z")
You have a bucket. This bucket has no lid. This bucket is standing upright. I pour helium into said bucket. Does the bucket, at least in theory, become temporarily lighter before the helium gas escapes into the air? … --- ## [Is the resistance to the zipper merge a failure of signage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-resistance-to-the-zipper-merge-a-failure-of-signage/987005)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2023, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-resistance-to-the-zipper-merge-a-failure-of-signage/987005 "2023-08-03T02:44:29Z")
Like many northern states we are in the midst of road construction season in Minnesota and of course that comes with the local news outlets obligatory story about how people just can’t seem to get on board with the zippe… --- ## [Any antique specialists here/](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-antique-specialists-here/987931)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2023, 8:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-antique-specialists-here/987931 "2023-08-02T08:53:25Z")
need answer kind of fast. Someone dumped a table and chair set in my alley. It was made by Penn Table Co. in 1933. The were only open for a few years from 1933 to 1939. Table has a bad finish but no deep scratches or den… --- ## [Occupational Surnames](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/occupational-surnames/987695)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2023, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/occupational-surnames/987695 "2023-08-02T07:12:50Z")
Cook, Taylor, Baxter and Baker, Smith, all occupational surnames. If surnames were just becoming a thing now, meaning say the last 30ish years, what would job related surnames look like? Bob Utube? Samantha Flier? Mr.… --- ## [Power fault monitors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/power-fault-monitors/987871)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2023, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/power-fault-monitors/987871 "2023-08-02T05:37:38Z")
We have a fridge and a freezer in the basement. The freezer is on a circuit with a GFI, and the fridge is on a fancy new arc fault interruption circuit breaker. Both are less reliably on than I want for a freezer that I … --- ## [Conserve or dip, question about rubbing alcohol](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conserve-or-dip-question-about-rubbing-alcohol/987844)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2023, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conserve-or-dip-question-about-rubbing-alcohol/987844 "2023-08-02T02:04:52Z")
Sorry about the title, couldn’t think of a good concise way to word it without putting the entire op in there. So, as I was cleaning the contacts on my earbuds and the charging case for them, I got to wondering how othe… --- ## [Car insurance indemnity question for the pros](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-insurance-indemnity-question-for-the-pros/987919)
**Author:** [@Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jimmy_Chitwood)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2023, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-insurance-indemnity-question-for-the-pros/987919 "2023-08-01T21:25:05Z")
I suspect I don’t have all the details of this situation. I have a family member who has a checkered driving history and some run-ins with the law, and this is his deal so I’m getting it second and third hand. But here … --- ## [Mainland China (PRC) Driving](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mainland-china-prc-driving/987810)
**Author:** [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2023, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mainland-china-prc-driving/987810 "2023-08-01T18:32:28Z")
I know we have a few Dopers who’ve lived or traveled extensively in mainland China, the PRC. I have a shameful habit of watching driving fail videos. I admit I have a problem and they say that’s the first step to recov… --- ## [Has anyone tried Lume deodorant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-tried-lume-deodorant/987840)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2023, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-tried-lume-deodorant/987840 "2023-08-01T14:36:56Z")
I see their ads on TV. Lume. It’s supposed to be good for all over/everywhere on your body. Reviews are seriously mixed. In fact, plenty of them say that the stuff (even the unscented one) smells worse than the odors it… --- ## [Is futuristic design dead?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-futuristic-design-dead/987884)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2023, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-futuristic-design-dead/987884 "2023-08-01T09:58:02Z")
A recent article in The Economist about Tesla said its cybertruck had “retrofuture design”. This thing. Something “dropped off by an alien race” is not futuristic? Is anything “futuristic” today? Can anything be? We… --- ## [When did it become a given that parents would pay for their child's (children's) college attendance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-it-become-a-given-that-parents-would-pay-for-their-childs-childrens-college-attendance/986049)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2023, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-it-become-a-given-that-parents-would-pay-for-their-childs-childrens-college-attendance/986049 "2023-08-01T00:56:17Z")
I’m guessing 3/4 of the way through the 20th century? I graduated from high school in 1966, and it was by no means a given that my parents would pay my college tuition. At that time, it wasn’t even assumed that college … --- ## [ISC2 bylaws and board controversy, 2022](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isc2-bylaws-and-board-controversy-2022/974176)
**Author:** [@Typo\_Knig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Knig)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2023, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isc2-bylaws-and-board-controversy-2022/974176 "2023-07-31T22:30:58Z")
If you’re a member of ISC2, such as by having an ISC2 certification like CC, SSCP, CCSP, CAP, CSSLP, and HCISPP, please look at the proposed bylaw changes for this year. Since this is IMHO, I’ll say that I think the prop… --- ## [Would you beg for your life if you were held at gunpoint?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-beg-for-your-life-if-you-were-held-at-gunpoint/944088)
**Author:** [@Flamedame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamedame)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2023, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-beg-for-your-life-if-you-were-held-at-gunpoint/944088 "2023-07-31T13:32:15Z")
Scenario: It’s late at night . You are accosted by a random thug that kidnaps you and takes you to his basement/dungeon/whatever . There he holds a gun/knife to your head/throat. Would you beg for him to spare your lif… --- ## [Have you stayed in Downtown Las Vegas recently? What’s your opinion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-stayed-in-downtown-las-vegas-recently-what-s-your-opinion/987842)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2023, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-stayed-in-downtown-las-vegas-recently-what-s-your-opinion/987842 "2023-07-31T11:46:41Z")
I went to Las Vegas recently over the 4th of July and do want to come back. However, I think I need a break from the Strip where I was mostly on that trip. I spent one of my days Downtown and quite liked it. I’m conside… --- ## [How do female sex workers handle all that penetration?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-female-sex-workers-handle-all-that-penetration/684922)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2023, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-female-sex-workers-handle-all-that-penetration/684922 "2023-07-30T21:58:43Z")
In reading about prostitutes unless you are some world class beauty it seems that a woman making a living as a hooker has to entertain a fair number of men to earn decent money. Not be overly blunt about it, but wouldn’t… --- ## [Want to downsize my electronics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-to-downsize-my-electronics/987763)
**Author:** [@Cumberdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cumberdale)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2023, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-to-downsize-my-electronics/987763 "2023-07-30T21:21:59Z")
I currently have an Macbook Pro, iPad and a Chromebook. I Macbook is my main computer, the Chromebook is for traveling because if it gets lost or stolen, it’s not a huge deal and my iPad has been for reading, videos, gam… --- ## [When do you fuel up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-you-fuel-up/987577)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2023, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-you-fuel-up/987577 "2023-07-30T20:07:26Z")
That’s all - when do you fill your vehicle? poll --- ## [Does Duolingo work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-duolingo-work/987658)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2023, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-duolingo-work/987658 "2023-07-30T14:23:53Z")
There have been previous threads on trying Duolingo. I played around with it briefly. But it doesn’t match my learning style and while painless I can’t see learning a language that way. Maybe a quick review or supplem… --- ## [Tell me about “exopolitics”. The truth is out there?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-exopolitics-the-truth-is-out-there/987802)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2023, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-exopolitics-the-truth-is-out-there/987802 "2023-07-30T14:11:17Z")
I’m a big fan of Coyne, a moderate Canadian journalist. And I enjoyed this piece on the likelihood of extraterrestrial life, the low chance it would care about us despite our innate self-importance, the Drake equation a… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=130) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=132)