# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=15 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 16 --- ## [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… --- ## [Current views on tipping in restaurants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-views-on-tipping-in-restaurants/929607)
**Author:** [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Replies:** 189\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2026, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-views-on-tipping-in-restaurants/929607 "2026-05-01T20:56:07Z")
I don’t understand tipping in restaurants sometimes these days. Pre-COVID, if a youngster asked me why people tip in a restaurant, I might say… Sometimes they get you a good seat Sometimes they’re very quick getting t… --- ## [Obligation for tip?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obligation-for-tip/1027365)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2026, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obligation-for-tip/1027365 "2026-05-01T20:53:17Z")
So in the thread about Door Dash’s DoubleDash option, I noticed that @aceplace57 said that he wouldn’t tip less than $7 or 8 for something inexpensive- under $14, as it was a paltry $3.50. Now I got to wondering, why w… --- ## [Medicare: Advantage vs. Medigap](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medicare-advantage-vs-medigap/1024830)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2026, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medicare-advantage-vs-medigap/1024830 "2026-05-01T20:22:12Z")
I’ve been on Medicare, with an Aetna Advantage plan, for five years. I’ve been happy with it, and have had no serious problems with it. My wife turned 65 in September and on the advice of a broker we enrolled her in a Hu… --- ## [The annoyance that is Windows 11](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-annoyance-that-is-windows-11/1029530)
**Author:** [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2026, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-annoyance-that-is-windows-11/1029530 "2026-05-01T11:57:20Z")
Sadly, i agree that Windows 11 is in many ways indistinguishable from malware. It gave me a ransomware attack, moving all my files offline and then threatening to delete them if i didn’t buy (cloud) space for them. Als… --- ## [Looking for a Biblical guide approved by religious leaders](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-biblical-guide-approved-by-religious-leaders/1029606)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2026, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-biblical-guide-approved-by-religious-leaders/1029606 "2026-04-30T03:42:25Z")
Are there any Biblical guides out there approved by religious leaders that tell us which Biblical claims and/or stories are factual and which are parables/lessons? --- ## [Anyone have stories of getting PRP injections they want to share?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-stories-of-getting-prp-injections-they-want-to-share/1029625)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2026, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-stories-of-getting-prp-injections-they-want-to-share/1029625 "2026-04-29T17:56:40Z")
As part of my ongoing march towards decrepitude I’m now having bad shoulder pain. MRI showed it’s a partial thickness rotator cuff tear. No specific injury that I remember. My doctor puts it in the it can happen as you g… --- ## [Development buckets; gender bias/differences; visuospatial and verbal skills](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/development-buckets-gender-bias-differences-visuospatial-and-verbal-skills/1029623)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2026, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/development-buckets-gender-bias-differences-visuospatial-and-verbal-skills/1029623 "2026-04-29T15:36:19Z")
Continuing the discussion from What stereotypes have you found to not be true?: I was honestly surprised that the basic premise was at all controversial, but it was! To me it is simply that the average child averages o… --- ## [What happened to "Translate Page"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-translate-page/1029629)
**Author:** [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2026, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-translate-page/1029629 "2026-04-29T01:52:00Z")
On my android phone it used to have a selection that would at least try to translate a web page from one language into another. Has anyone else used this? It seems to be gone. I wonder why and whether it’s just not consi… --- ## [My fellow Dopers, how do you keep your body 'in tone'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-fellow-dopers-how-do-you-keep-your-body-in-tone/1019933)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2026, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-fellow-dopers-how-do-you-keep-your-body-in-tone/1019933 "2026-04-28T23:42:33Z")
“We’re Hans und Frans, and we’re going to…(clap)…pump you up!” My annual physical was yesterday, and my doc continues to be pleased with my AIC and weight loss (70+ lbs and counting). She did however say I was losing mu… --- ## [Heat pump in an old drafty house](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heat-pump-in-an-old-drafty-house/1029528)
**Author:** [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2026, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heat-pump-in-an-old-drafty-house/1029528 "2026-04-28T13:05:37Z")
Hello all, I’m keen to seek opinions on installing a heat pump for my heating and hot water. I currently live in an old (pre 1800) house in a rural location where we don’t get mains gas, so currently have an oil tank and… --- ## [Today's Resume From A Broad Job Req](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-resume-from-a-broad-job-req/1029533)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2026, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-resume-from-a-broad-job-req/1029533 "2026-04-27T20:07:10Z")
Looking for tips on how to write today’s resume. Given a Job Requisition written very broadly, how do I pair the general requirements with my specific skills? AND, what advice do you have to pass today’s AI filters? (L… --- ## [Non-political discussion thread about Trump logic and what happens inside Trump's brain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-political-discussion-thread-about-trump-logic-and-what-happens-inside-trumps-brain/1029340)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2026, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-political-discussion-thread-about-trump-logic-and-what-happens-inside-trumps-brain/1029340 "2026-04-27T19:29:55Z")
Wanted to have a non-political discussion about Trump. If we set politics aside, a lot of Trump’s thought processes are fascinating to delve into, albeit very embarrassing and peculiar. To cite one example: When Trump … --- ## [Telling a physio or doctor that you went with another treatment / diagnosis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/telling-a-physio-or-doctor-that-you-went-with-another-treatment-diagnosis/1029579)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2026, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/telling-a-physio-or-doctor-that-you-went-with-another-treatment-diagnosis/1029579 "2026-04-26T23:19:44Z")
I have had shoulder pain for ~4 months. It’s relatively mild pain, but was starting to make everyday actions like putting on a jacket difficult, so I saw a physio (online). She diagnosed it as a mild rotator cuff tear, … --- ## [Can't find old Medicare omnibus thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-find-old-medicare-omnibus-thread/1029575)
**Author:** [@Alpine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpine)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2026, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-find-old-medicare-omnibus-thread/1029575 "2026-04-26T21:09:03Z")
(Recently back from a long absence.) I remembered an old, very informative thread on the ins and outs of Medicare but am unable to locate it with a search. Does anyone remember what it was called or who the very helpful… --- ## [Please share your old memories of rural and Appalachian words and expressions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-share-your-old-memories-of-rural-and-appalachian-words-and-expressions/1027150)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2026, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-share-your-old-memories-of-rural-and-appalachian-words-and-expressions/1027150 "2026-04-26T15:50:21Z")
I’m very proud of my Applachian Heritage. Link List\_of\_Appalachian\_Americans Link Appalachian English - Wikipedia Many Americans share a similar background. It may be a distant connection, for many people. But you wou… --- ## [Are funerals going out of fashion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-funerals-going-out-of-fashion/1029228)
**Author:** [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2026, 9:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-funerals-going-out-of-fashion/1029228 "2026-04-26T09:15:48Z")
I’ve had 3 family members die in the past 10 years or so. Not black sheep of the family or anything. Cremated, no formal funeral, just vague plans for a “celebration of life” get together that never happened. Contras… --- ## [FTL signals and Sabine Hossenfelder](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ftl-signals-and-sabine-hossenfelder/1028715)
**Author:** [@xtenkfarpl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xtenkfarpl)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2026, 8:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ftl-signals-and-sabine-hossenfelder/1028715 "2026-04-26T08:57:54Z")
YouTube video linked at end.. Looks to me as if she has finally drunk the ‘Einstein was wrong’ Kool-aid? She is usually fairly on topic if a bit abrasive and controversial. But now she seems to have gone off into hidd… --- ## [On the End of Wars (But not War)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-end-of-wars-but-not-war/1029524)
**Author:** [@ASL\_v2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASL_v2.0)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2026, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-end-of-wars-but-not-war/1029524 "2026-04-24T23:58:30Z")
Continuing the discussion from Legal authority of US government in post-WW2 Japan: Here, people can feel free to discuss all manners of wars which may or may not have ended depending on how technical or pedantic you wan… --- ## [Mini PC - evolution in form, or fried components waiting to happen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-pc-evolution-in-form-or-fried-components-waiting-to-happen/1029509)
**Author:** [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2026, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-pc-evolution-in-form-or-fried-components-waiting-to-happen/1029509 "2026-04-24T21:56:43Z")
I’ve always been a desktop PC guy, but I notice that the lower priced segment of the market are increasingly given over to the book-size mini units. Many of them tout “silent running,” which indicates they don’t have a f… --- ## [Sticking your neck out: hard to beat this guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sticking-your-neck-out-hard-to-beat-this-guy/1029155)
**Author:** [@Timz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Timz)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2026, 8:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sticking-your-neck-out-hard-to-beat-this-guy/1029155 "2026-04-23T08:34:39Z")
From the introduction to a 2004 book “It may be too late. Economic malaise in the Arab world is so advanced and Arab regimes so inept and corrupt that some kind of revolution could be inevitable – perhaps even desirable… --- ## [Tai Chi - any practitioners? How good is it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tai-chi-any-practitioners-how-good-is-it/1029262)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2026, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tai-chi-any-practitioners-how-good-is-it/1029262 "2026-04-23T03:34:43Z")
Somewhere in the bowels of Google, AI, or whatever, algorithms have recently decided I should be inundated with adverts for a Tai Chi app. The ads are patently ridiculous - a hefty, slow-moving older woman is shown in a… --- ## [You get powers but you have to choose five people to get them as well](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-powers-but-you-have-to-choose-five-people-to-get-them-as-well/1029343)
**Author:** [@Cmyers1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cmyers1980)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-powers-but-you-have-to-choose-five-people-to-get-them-as-well/1029343 "2026-04-22T20:32:24Z")
You get powers today. The powers are super strength (10,000 tons), speed (Mach 100), reflexes (microsecond reaction time), healing (perfect physical and mental health until you die at the age of 150), durability (no weap… --- ## [Referral for Domestic Violence counselor, Seattle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/referral-for-domestic-violence-counselor-seattle/1029484)
**Author:** [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/referral-for-domestic-violence-counselor-seattle/1029484 "2026-04-22T18:00:58Z")
Anyone have a referral for a domestic violence counselor in or near Seattle? A friend’s daughter needs someone and is having trouble accessing services because no kids are in the picture. Please message me. Thanks. --- ## [Do you think it would be morally justified to alter someone’s mind in these scenarios?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-it-would-be-morally-justified-to-alter-someone-s-mind-in-these-scenarios/1029320)
**Author:** [@Cmyers1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cmyers1980)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-it-would-be-morally-justified-to-alter-someone-s-mind-in-these-scenarios/1029320 "2026-04-22T10:48:30Z")
Do you think it would be morally justified to magically alter someone’s mind for the better in these two scenarios? Assume you’re the one doing the altering in each scenario. 1: An extremely racist person (as you defin… --- ## [Fraternal/sororal/social organizations in public sphere: morality thereof, esp if secretive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fraternal-sororal-social-organizations-in-public-sphere-morality-thereof-esp-if-secretive/1028778)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fraternal-sororal-social-organizations-in-public-sphere-morality-thereof-esp-if-secretive/1028778 "2026-04-21T23:54:53Z")
This thread is not about fraternities and sororities in colleges and universities (though that is a great discussion topic on its own, probably covered extensively over the years on this board). It’s about when grown in… --- ## [Usb c to headphone jack](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usb-c-to-headphone-jack/1029267)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usb-c-to-headphone-jack/1029267 "2026-04-21T21:35:07Z")
I want to be able to plug my phone into existing, standard speaker systems. The simplest way to do that is to get a usb c to headphone cable. Or just an adapter, as i have a number of headphones to headphone cables. Ada… --- ## [Have you owned an automobile (or truck) from each of the Big 3 automakers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-owned-an-automobile-or-truck-from-each-of-the-big-3-automakers/1029342)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-owned-an-automobile-or-truck-from-each-of-the-big-3-automakers/1029342 "2026-04-21T14:24:50Z")
Simple poll. Have you owned a car or truck from Ford, General Motors and Chrysler? Yes, I have and feel free to include all their other brands. I’ve had a Mercury Topaz, Pontiac Grand Prix, and a PT Cruiser. I’ve also … --- ## [Does playing scrabble or other letter to word games temporarily mess up your word recognition?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-playing-scrabble-or-other-letter-to-word-games-temporarily-mess-up-your-word-recognition/1029074)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-playing-scrabble-or-other-letter-to-word-games-temporarily-mess-up-your-word-recognition/1029074 "2026-04-21T00:16:24Z")
I play the Thread games here. Where a new word is created from the letters in the old word. Focusing entirely on the letters sometimes makes me question if the word is spelled correctly. Like priest. It didn’t look cor… --- ## [Where do East & West start and end, anyway? (Prime Meridian, antimeridian, and the International Date Line)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-east-west-start-and-end-anyway-prime-meridian-antimeridian-and-the-international-date-line/1028690)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2026, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-east-west-start-and-end-anyway-prime-meridian-antimeridian-and-the-international-date-line/1028690 "2026-04-19T20:03:47Z")
Continuing the discussion from What is the furthest north, south, east and west you've ever been? (By Longitude please.): An interesting side discussion (well, to me anyway) there was about where exactly “East” and “Wes… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=14) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=16)