# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=143 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 144 --- ## [Children's Lib and the Status of Minors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childrens-lib-and-the-status-of-minors/983350)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2023, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childrens-lib-and-the-status-of-minors/983350 "2023-05-04T05:48:04Z")
Probably my earliest political attitude of my own was that it was unfair to treat us children by completely different standards than the ones adults held themselves to. I don’t mean that we should be viewed as stupid if… --- ## [Leave toilet cover up or down when traveling?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leave-toilet-cover-up-or-down-when-traveling/981263)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2023, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leave-toilet-cover-up-or-down-when-traveling/981263 "2023-05-03T19:12:19Z")
When traveling and leaving an empty house for a long time - like a month or more - is it better to leave toilet covers/lids up or down? No animals or anything like that to worry about. Was going to put this in GD, but… --- ## [Negroni to be banned?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/negroni-to-be-banned/981043)
**Author:** [@fedman1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fedman1)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2023, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/negroni-to-be-banned/981043 "2023-05-03T17:50:34Z")
I know there was a question about the word “niggardly” answered by Cecil back in 2000, and more “racist” words addressed in this column back in January, but I just wondered if someone is going to object to the Italian co… --- ## [Malicious AI?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malicious-ai/983430)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2023, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malicious-ai/983430 "2023-05-03T06:31:51Z")
People are enthralled that they can ask DALL-E for a painting of a heavy metal band in the style of Monet, or ask ChatGPT to write an essay for their English class. What happens when someone develops an AI that is intel… --- ## [Lisping - has it taken over as "normal" speech?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lisping-has-it-taken-over-as-normal-speech/602858)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2023, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lisping-has-it-taken-over-as-normal-speech/602858 "2023-05-02T14:58:01Z")
I remember when having a lisp was considered a speech impediment. Anyone remember the Brady Bunch episode with Cindy and Peter walking home from school, and Buddy Hinton jumps out and sings to Cindy"Baby talk, baby talk… --- ## [Keeping neighbor's dog out of our fenced yard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keeping-neighbors-dog-out-of-our-fenced-yard/982529)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2023, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keeping-neighbors-dog-out-of-our-fenced-yard/982529 "2023-05-02T14:43:11Z")
We have had issues with one of our neighbors in the past - about things like fences and water run-off. In each instance, what they were doing was directly prohibited by local ordinances. When we tried to discuss it in … --- ## [Home security cameras and wifi](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-security-cameras-and-wifi/983427)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2023, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-security-cameras-and-wifi/983427 "2023-05-02T11:56:31Z")
A neighbor’s car was broken into, and I’m now considering a security camera setup. We’re near the end of a dead-end street, and all I think I need is one camera facing the street to pick up comings and goings. I’d like… --- ## [Fun etymological realization: "smacks of"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-etymological-realization-smacks-of/983378)
**Author:** [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2023, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-etymological-realization-smacks-of/983378 "2023-05-01T23:51:57Z")
The other day I was thinking about the phrase “smacks of” (“That smacks of treason,” etc.), and wondered about its etymology. My first guess was that it was cognate to the German verb “schmecken” (“to taste”) - and surp… --- ## [Which is better, PNG or JPG?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-better-png-or-jpg/983321)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2023, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-better-png-or-jpg/983321 "2023-05-01T21:48:35Z")
I’ve been saving a ton of photos lately, and don’t know much technically. Is one better than the other? I’ve been saving everything in JPG out of habit, but my PC has a default option of PNG. If JPG is the better optio… --- ## [Does Katty Kay sound silly to Brits?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-katty-kay-sound-silly-to-brits/614725)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2023, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-katty-kay-sound-silly-to-brits/614725 "2023-05-01T19:19:21Z")
She’s the BBC rep in Washington DC, a frequent talking head, and she speaks with what sounds to me like an extreme uppah-clawss British accent. You know, she speaks of events happening “oveh hyah” as opposed to “beck huu… --- ## [Do you use your parking brake?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-your-parking-brake/983285)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2023, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-your-parking-brake/983285 "2023-05-01T01:41:22Z")
We’ve done this before but not for eleven years and it’s possible relevant best practice is different now. My kids are learning to drive and their instructor demands they use the parking brake. I NEVER use my parking b… --- ## [What's the oldest piece of computer technology you engage with?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-oldest-piece-of-computer-technology-you-engage-with/983232)
**Author:** [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2023, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-oldest-piece-of-computer-technology-you-engage-with/983232 "2023-04-30T17:54:30Z")
Inspired by this thread. https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-oldest-piece-of-media-you-engage-with/983224 Mine is a 2008 Chumby. It still works fine as an alarm clock. Some of the audio streaming stuff doesn’t… --- ## [What to do with (most of) a day in Dallas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-most-of-a-day-in-dallas/982598)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2023, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-most-of-a-day-in-dallas/982598 "2023-04-30T16:12:39Z")
I have to go to Dallas for a work conference at the start of May. I have most of a day before the conference(I arrive 11am ish, don’t have any work stuff until the evening). What should I see? Is it worth renting a ca… --- ## [Do you have an I-can-wear-this-again chair?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-an-i-can-wear-this-again-chair/983229)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2023, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-an-i-can-wear-this-again-chair/983229 "2023-04-30T13:27:55Z")
For some reason, I find it a bit distasteful to fold the clothes I’ve worn once and put it back in the drawer. However, if I’ve worn something just once and did not do anything funky, I don’t think it merits a whole new … --- ## [Do You Know Syracuse/Warners Area?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-syracuse-warners-area/983218)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2023, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-syracuse-warners-area/983218 "2023-04-29T19:05:53Z")
We’re considering a Syracuse Holiday Inn Express - Fairgrounds (6946 Winchell Road, Warners, New York). Is there anything bad about this area? The price per night is suspiciously low. Should I avoid? --- ## [Thought experiment: Russia's nukes are disappeared to the cornfield. Immediate near-future course of Russia-Ukraine war?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-experiment-russias-nukes-are-disappeared-to-the-cornfield-immediate-near-future-course-of-russia-ukraine-war/983280)
**Author:** [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2023, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-experiment-russias-nukes-are-disappeared-to-the-cornfield-immediate-near-future-course-of-russia-ukraine-war/983280 "2023-04-29T17:22:46Z")
The way Russia’s nukes are taken “off the battlefield” is not particularly important to the exercise. I first conceived of a sci-fi scenario where a benevolent (?) alien force basically reached down to Earth as essential… --- ## [Tell me about your microwave](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-microwave/983185)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2023, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-microwave/983185 "2023-04-29T03:16:50Z")
We need a new microwave. Our local appliance store guy suggested a GE model that has an air fryer function, plus what appears to be a convection oven option, all inside a normal sized microwave. I’ve never had a microwav… --- ## [In Cultures Where Families Strongly Push For Achievement, What Happens If You Don't ... Achieve?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-cultures-where-families-strongly-push-for-achievement-what-happens-if-you-dont-achieve/983062)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2023, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-cultures-where-families-strongly-push-for-achievement-what-happens-if-you-dont-achieve/983062 "2023-04-28T22:17:45Z")
This thread is based on what I’ve learned about Nigerian culture from watching Bob Hearts Abishola. DISCLAIMER THE FIRST: Yes, I know that BHA is fiction, and that Nigeria’s cultural quirks are played for laughs, but I’m… --- ## [Question for you electrician types on rewiring chandelier sockets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-you-electrician-types-on-rewiring-chandelier-sockets/983322)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2023, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-you-electrician-types-on-rewiring-chandelier-sockets/983322 "2023-04-28T21:50:57Z")
Today I set about replacing a bunch of chandelier sockets that have gone out. Many of them were straightforward, but some are giving me a puzzle. For those, the socket fried out and disintegrated the ends of the wires, … --- ## [Most 'Historic' Alps Pass](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-historic-alps-pass/981884)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2023, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-historic-alps-pass/981884 "2023-04-28T16:28:06Z")
I am looking into going to the Alps soon with the kids. I would like to do a hike across a pass that was used regularly 500+ years ago by Venetian Merchants, 1000+ years ago by barbarian sacking hordes, 2000+ years ago … --- ## [Facebook won't load Feed--suggestions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-wont-load-feed-suggestions/983311)
**Author:** [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2023, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-wont-load-feed-suggestions/983311 "2023-04-28T14:08:38Z")
Android phone, Chrome. There are two Facebook accounts that we access on this phone. We don’t use the Facebook app. Both accounts are configured the same. One continues to load fine. For two days, the other loads only 0-… --- ## [Is it worth getting an international driver's license for travelling abroad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-worth-getting-an-international-drivers-license-for-travelling-abroad/982103)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2023, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-worth-getting-an-international-drivers-license-for-travelling-abroad/982103 "2023-04-27T11:52:21Z")
In the past, when I have visited other countries and rented a car, my regular US driver’s license was sufficient. But, a friend mentioned they had gotten an international driver’s license. When I asked why they said it … --- ## [Cattle Mutilations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cattle-mutilations/970408)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2023, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cattle-mutilations/970408 "2023-04-27T03:51:21Z")
I keep seeing things on these strange cattle mutilations. It is very obvious that small animals are simply going for the soft tissue as thy can’t chew through the thick hide of cattle. I can’t figure out why they are cal… --- ## [Why are we not working fewer hours?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-we-not-working-fewer-hours/982887)
**Author:** [@X.L.Lent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/X.L.Lent)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2023, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-we-not-working-fewer-hours/982887 "2023-04-27T03:06:03Z")
One feature of several science fiction stories I read when I was a kid was that in the future people would have to work less due to the advances in technology. People would work perhaps 3 or 4 days a week and have the … --- ## [Help me understand non-binary gender](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-understand-non-binary-gender/970826)
**Author:** [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2023, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-understand-non-binary-gender/970826 "2023-04-26T21:49:28Z")
This is a thread that I’ve been meaning to get up the courage to post and finally got tipped over the edge by the fact that similar questions started getting raised in the pit. This is a very sensitive topic so I want t… --- ## [Do "exit interviews" serve any purpose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-exit-interviews-serve-any-purpose/982941)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2023, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-exit-interviews-serve-any-purpose/982941 "2023-04-26T15:24:24Z")
Just wondering if a workplace with “exit interviews” gets any benefit from them? --- ## [So have we the Americana public finally reached the level that mass shootings are just a part of life in America like bombings and shootings are in the middle east?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-have-we-the-americana-public-finally-reached-the-level-that-mass-shootings-are-just-a-part-of-life-in-america-like-bombings-and-shootings-are-in-the-middle-east/982836)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2023, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-have-we-the-americana-public-finally-reached-the-level-that-mass-shootings-are-just-a-part-of-life-in-america-like-bombings-and-shootings-are-in-the-middle-east/982836 "2023-04-26T01:17:50Z")
Continuing the discussion from 'Lives tragically lost': 4 dead, multiple injured in Dadeville, Alabama: I could of sworn I made this op before but like I said in the link post I asked this years ago either in a topic… --- ## [Most Memorable Vanity Plates?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-memorable-vanity-plates/120157)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2023, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-memorable-vanity-plates/120157 "2023-04-25T12:57:51Z")
There are so many, I know…but the one I saw today really sticks in my memory: “Keep Honking. I’m Reloading.” It’s so bad, yet so right-on. --- ## [How to maximize my financial leverage for property likely to be upzoned and redeveloped](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-maximize-my-financial-leverage-for-property-likely-to-be-upzoned-and-redeveloped/982471)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2023, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-maximize-my-financial-leverage-for-property-likely-to-be-upzoned-and-redeveloped/982471 "2023-04-24T18:44:29Z")
I live in Arlington, VA, which is going through some zoning changes. We own a single-family house that, until very recently, was zoned for single-family only. Recently, the “Missing Middle” proposal was passed, which (… --- ## [What is this car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-car/983070)
**Author:** [@EnolaStraight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EnolaStraight)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2023, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-car/983070 "2023-04-24T17:36:36Z")
​​​ (1) Phillips Run,Drip & Bubble Company - YouTube It appears to have design elements from late 60s/early 70s Mopars and Camaros. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=142) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=144)