# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=14 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 15 --- ## [TMJ disorder vs. Meniere's](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmj-disorder-vs-menieres/1030020)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2026, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmj-disorder-vs-menieres/1030020 "2026-05-13T15:26:18Z")
Discourse brought up some threads on this topic, but they were all quite old, so I’m starting this one. Since 2023, I’ve been bothered by tinnitus/ear pressure/hyperacusis (all sounds feel uncomfortably loud), and verti… --- ## [How do you usually say this number: 1,200?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-usually-say-this-number-1-200/1029621)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2026, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-usually-say-this-number-1-200/1029621 "2026-05-12T16:08:06Z")
poll --- ## [Refurbished Laptops](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/refurbished-laptops/1029641)
**Author:** [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2026, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/refurbished-laptops/1029641 "2026-05-12T14:57:17Z")
I’m pretty broke right now, but I’m working with a 10+ year old laptop that is falling apart, literally ( I have to hold it together when I open it) and it just doesn’t have the balls to run anything but the oldest games… --- ## [What are some events that are basically 'anti-PTSD/anti-trauma' events](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-events-that-are-basically-anti-ptsd-anti-trauma-events/1029754)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2026, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-events-that-are-basically-anti-ptsd-anti-trauma-events/1029754 "2026-05-12T01:37:49Z")
The best way I can think of to word this is that some events are so traumatic that they permanently change our nervous system to make it hyper alert to threats and overactivate the sympathetic nervous system. So it make… --- ## [How were things different when you were a kid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-were-things-different-when-you-were-a-kid/1029032)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 308\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2026, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-were-things-different-when-you-were-a-kid/1029032 "2026-05-11T17:52:03Z")
I know it’s legion, but let’s start making a list. I’ll go first. When I was a kid (I’m 48 years old) There were red delicious apples and green apples at the grocery store. That was it. Everybody was being doxxed by… --- ## [Visiting Montreal early July](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-montreal-early-july/1029914)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2026, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-montreal-early-july/1029914 "2026-05-11T15:00:15Z")
I’m going to a square dance convention in Montreal around July 4th. Mostly I’ll be busy at the convention, but I’d like to go to a good restaurant with a friend while I’m there. Actually, I’d like to do two meals: deli… --- ## [What was the weirdest belief you ever personally held?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-weirdest-belief-you-ever-personally-held/1029398)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2026, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-weirdest-belief-you-ever-personally-held/1029398 "2026-05-11T14:37:42Z")
This thread reminded me: As a kid, I was always skeptical of airplanes. Not as in having a fear of flying (which I actually loved), but as in wondering if they were actually, well, flying… I imagined a scenario where … --- ## [Adopting a new pet after losing one](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adopting-a-new-pet-after-losing-one/1029582)
**Author:** [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2026, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adopting-a-new-pet-after-losing-one/1029582 "2026-05-10T18:42:42Z")
How soon to adopt a new best friend is such an individual choice, isn’t it? For me, the balm for having to say goodbye to a feline friend is to go get another rescue from my favorite shelter. But for others, I’m sure it’… --- ## [Red button or blue button dilemma](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-button-or-blue-button-dilemma/1024041)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 339\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2026, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-button-or-blue-button-dilemma/1024041 "2026-05-10T04:09:23Z")
A content creator I listen to a lot popped up in my feed yesterday confused by the repeated outcome of a particular experiment. “The situation is this: You are presented with two buttons, one red, the other blue. Everyon… --- ## [Any experience with SesameCare.com? (Costco-partnered online telemedicine for cheap prescription fills)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-experience-with-sesamecare-com-costco-partnered-online-telemedicine-for-cheap-prescription-fills/1029948)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2026, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-experience-with-sesamecare-com-costco-partnered-online-telemedicine-for-cheap-prescription-fills/1029948 "2026-05-09T22:22:45Z")
(Heh, this post is gonna sound like some sort of AI-generated ad, but I promise I’m a real person writing this.) At the Costco pharmacy recently, I saw an ad there for $29 virtual/online doctor visits through a company … --- ## [Atrial fibrillation and ablation--what to expect?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atrial-fibrillation-and-ablation-what-to-expect/1029863)
**Author:** [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2026, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atrial-fibrillation-and-ablation-what-to-expect/1029863 "2026-05-08T23:29:52Z")
Kropotkinskaya is a candidate for ablation to deal with atrial fibrillation. Anyone here with knowledge or experience of the procedure, how to prep, what to expect, after-surgery care? Anything else related to a fib and … --- ## [What was your colonoscopy recovery like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-colonoscopy-recovery-like/1027772)
**Author:** [@RollOutTheBarrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RollOutTheBarrel)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2026, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-colonoscopy-recovery-like/1027772 "2026-05-08T19:55:09Z")
Today I scheduled my first colonoscopy for March 31st. I’ve read quite a bit about how much the prep sucks, but I haven’t read as much about how people feel afterwards. I’m sure it varies from person to person so I’d lik… --- ## [In the market for a bicycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-market-for-a-bicycle/1029674)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2026, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-market-for-a-bicycle/1029674 "2026-05-08T17:01:36Z")
\[No, Discourse, I don’t want to rezz 2 decade old threads, thanks\] With gas prices apparently headed north of $5 ($6 for my premium-using coupe), looks like to enjoy the spring I’ll have to spring for a bicycle if I wa… --- ## [When did the Internet jump the shark?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-the-internet-jump-the-shark/1029867)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2026, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-the-internet-jump-the-shark/1029867 "2026-05-07T04:39:47Z")
poll --- ## [Hanging a birdfeeder from a high tree limb](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hanging-a-birdfeeder-from-a-high-tree-limb/1027434)
**Author:** [@oligArchie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oligArchie)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2026, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hanging-a-birdfeeder-from-a-high-tree-limb/1027434 "2026-05-07T02:47:25Z")
Good morning, everyone. I’d like to get a long section of cord over an extremely elevated (30 feet) tree limb in my backyard. What’s the best approach? Fishing pole? Wrist slingshot? Potato gun? Atlatl? I’d like to ha… --- ## [Post trump White House](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-trump-white-house/1029837)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2026, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-trump-white-house/1029837 "2026-05-06T17:05:48Z")
Damn Google knows everything! I’ve always maintained that, once trump is excised, that the WH should be sealed and pumped full of Lysol. Google knows how much it would take! “The White House has approximately 55,000 squ… --- ## [In a geographically arranged bookstore…](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-geographically-arranged-bookstore/1029749)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2026, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-geographically-arranged-bookstore/1029749 "2026-05-06T16:00:38Z")
…where would you put books about Bermuda? I’d put it under Caribbean, even though I know it’s not really a Caribbean country. It’s off the coast of North America, but the North American shelves are all about the United S… --- ## [Adopting a stray cat - question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adopting-a-stray-cat-question/1029791)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2026, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adopting-a-stray-cat-question/1029791 "2026-05-05T18:52:08Z")
We noticed a (particular) stray cat in our neighborhood. We try to always help out the local stray cat population by trapping, having them fixed and re-releasing when we notice them. This kitty was a very young thing th… --- ## [Spending on something you don't actually NEED](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spending-on-something-you-dont-actually-need/441492)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2026, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spending-on-something-you-dont-actually-need/441492 "2026-05-05T14:54:55Z")
I collect the National Geographic magazine. Over the years I’ve amassed quite a few, well over 1100 issues. They date back as far as 1911. In the last few years my collecting has slowed down, because issues further back… --- ## [Hanslip Fletcher print...no other found copies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hanslip-fletcher-print-no-other-found-copies/1029752)
**Author:** [@Raza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raza)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2026, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hanslip-fletcher-print-no-other-found-copies/1029752 "2026-05-05T10:14:05Z")
I bought a pen-and-ink print from eBay perhaps a dozen years ago. The print is by Hanslip Fletcher (1874-1955), an English chap. On the reverse, on what appears to be the original mat, are written “limited to 75 copies” … --- ## [Pulled back hairstyle: why is it popular?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pulled-back-hairstyle-why-is-it-popular/1029552)
**Author:** [@xtenkfarpl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xtenkfarpl)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2026, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pulled-back-hairstyle-why-is-it-popular/1029552 "2026-05-05T03:21:42Z")
Seems to be something that women (in our western culture at least) do quite a lot. I have to wonder why? It looks uncomfortable, and to my eye at least it is not at all attractive. I prefer to see people with hair fall… --- ## [How much closer could we be to energy-independence if we'd gone pedal to the metal in the 1970s?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-closer-could-we-be-to-energy-independence-if-wed-gone-pedal-to-the-metal-in-the-1970s/1029425)
**Author:** [@hideousidiot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hideousidiot)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2026, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-closer-could-we-be-to-energy-independence-if-wed-gone-pedal-to-the-metal-in-the-1970s/1029425 "2026-05-05T01:11:59Z")
I asked AI this question, which is partly political, partly technological, and it came up with an estimate of 75%. That is, three quarters of our dependence on fossil fuels could be solved by now if we’d gone all out in … --- ## [Can anyone recommend a CPA / Tax Planner that is skilled at 10 year tax plans for RMDs, accounting for IRMAA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-recommend-a-cpa-tax-planner-that-is-skilled-at-10-year-tax-plans-for-rmds-accounting-for-irmaa/1029700)
**Author:** [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2026, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-recommend-a-cpa-tax-planner-that-is-skilled-at-10-year-tax-plans-for-rmds-accounting-for-irmaa/1029700 "2026-05-04T18:49:42Z")
I have to start taking RMDs this year, and the acronyms involved are crazy: RMD, IRMAA, QCD, QLAC… (Definitions below, for the curious.) I’ve been told that my RMD situation is complex enough that I need to get a multi-… --- ## [American car headlights of yesteryear](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-car-headlights-of-yesteryear/1029728)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2026, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-car-headlights-of-yesteryear/1029728 "2026-05-04T14:36:32Z")
It used to be that headlights didn’t turn off with the key like everything else. So it was common for someone to inadvertently leave their lights on and run the battery down if it wasn’t caught. Why do you suppose it was… --- ## [Experiences with budget airlines in the US (Spirit, Allegiant, Frontier)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experiences-with-budget-airlines-in-the-us-spirit-allegiant-frontier/778339)
**Author:** [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2026, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experiences-with-budget-airlines-in-the-us-spirit-allegiant-frontier/778339 "2026-05-03T21:00:57Z")
I was looking at flights for a trip the FL and the best flight available for the return trip was on Spirit, a notoriously cheap airline that charges for carryon baggage, etc. However the flight is a non-stop, at the righ… --- ## [Those who share a king-sized bed: how and why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-who-share-a-king-sized-bed-how-and-why/1029314)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2026, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-who-share-a-king-sized-bed-how-and-why/1029314 "2026-05-03T19:25:30Z")
I’ve only ever owned queen-sized beds, which are 60 inches (152 cm) wide. My wife and I are quite comfortable in a queen bed. Our hotel rooms often have king beds (76 inches/193 cm wide). Which means that, assuming we l… --- ## [Red or Blue: a variant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-or-blue-a-variant/1029658)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2026, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-or-blue-a-variant/1029658 "2026-05-03T18:31:26Z")
Seeing as we are going down the Red or Blue Button rabbit hole for a.second time. I’m going to introduce a variant of it (actaully several variants), to see how The Dope responds… This is exactly the same as the origina… --- ## [Looking for a water bottle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-water-bottle/1027601)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2026, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-water-bottle/1027601 "2026-05-02T15:09:56Z")
I’d like a water bottle that I can carry on short walks. Usually I’m not going on day-long hikes or anything like that; I’m usually out for 1-2 hours, so I just need to carry a liter or so. I have quite a few Nalgene-typ… --- ## [Do you prefer bi-weekly or semi-monthly pay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-prefer-bi-weekly-or-semi-monthly-pay/1029521)
**Author:** [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2026, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-prefer-bi-weekly-or-semi-monthly-pay/1029521 "2026-05-02T10:52:37Z")
I’ve been semi-monthly (15th and 30th) for years, then company switched to bi-weekly (every other Friday) in 2026. I dislike it although I’m in the minority among my coworkers. Yes I make the same per year, but the r… --- ## [Lutheran/Methodist sharing a pastor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lutheran-methodist-sharing-a-pastor/1029655)
**Author:** [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2026, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lutheran-methodist-sharing-a-pastor/1029655 "2026-05-01T23:02:06Z")
Seems like the right forum. I was home visiting my mom in my very small (\<1000 population) hometown in Minnesota. Strolling through the metropolis, I saw that one of the Lutheran churches (this one is ELCA) is sharing a… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=13) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=15)