# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=165 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 166 --- ## [Non-material gifts ideas over a distance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-material-gifts-ideas-over-a-distance/643893)
**Author:** [@Dr.Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Drake)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2022, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-material-gifts-ideas-over-a-distance/643893 "2022-11-26T04:07:24Z")
I’m looking for gift ideas for family members who live far away. The family and I doesn’t need or want more stuff, and for a variety of reasons things that don’t need storage and dusting seem like a good idea. I would p… --- ## [Naked on your own property?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naked-on-your-own-property/975102)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2022, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naked-on-your-own-property/975102 "2022-11-25T21:12:35Z")
The advice column in today’s paper had a question about people who wanted to use their backyard hot tub naked, including walking naked to and from the tub. And it sounds as though they live in a suburban area, with hous… --- ## [Thank you is fine. I don't need anything more elaborate than that](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-is-fine-i-dont-need-anything-more-elaborate-than-that/975036)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2022, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-is-fine-i-dont-need-anything-more-elaborate-than-that/975036 "2022-11-25T19:51:36Z")
I spend my days helping people, and I have noticed that some people want to use expressions that I consider unwelcome or inappropriate. Such as: Have a blessed day I appreciate you There’s probably more, but I can’t r… --- ## [What if earth had developed in such a way that crude oil was unavailable](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-earth-had-developed-in-such-a-way-that-crude-oil-was-unavailable/975401)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2022, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-earth-had-developed-in-such-a-way-that-crude-oil-was-unavailable/975401 "2022-11-25T18:17:41Z")
How different would things be? Say, maybe plate tectonics pushed it too deep, or whatever? It got me to wondering how that energy-dense fuel affected human achievement and development, in general, but also in space fligh… --- ## [How to get rid of an old piano?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-rid-of-an-old-piano/967159)
**Author:** [@X.L.Lent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/X.L.Lent)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2022, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-rid-of-an-old-piano/967159 "2022-11-25T16:16:53Z")
I’m in the process of downsizing from a house to an apartment. Also apparently I’m beginning to have arthritis. For these two reasons I have decided to get rid of my piano. I understand that almost no one is interested… --- ## [Would I be in trouble for cable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-i-be-in-trouble-for-cable/975361)
**Author:** [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2022, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-i-be-in-trouble-for-cable/975361 "2022-11-25T12:12:22Z")
The woman who’d lived across from me had internet on her tv. I had lost my internet and still owe the company some money. She let me use her wifi so I could watch things. All I watched was local news and youtube. She … --- ## [What are some good business-beginner jobs for someone with an MBA to apply for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-good-business-beginner-jobs-for-someone-with-an-mba-to-apply-for/975357)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2022, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-good-business-beginner-jobs-for-someone-with-an-mba-to-apply-for/975357 "2022-11-25T06:48:28Z")
I’m unemployed but will have my MBA about half a year from now. I have no business experience to speak of - never worked that stuff before. My entire 12-year career up to this point was spent working at a university. Wh… --- ## [Why quit Twitter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-quit-twitter/975148)
**Author:** [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2022, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-quit-twitter/975148 "2022-11-25T05:36:15Z")
Just because your new boss ask you to work harder? Isn’t that what bosses do? Why not just say sure and then work the same and if they didn’t like it they could fire you? I’m not getting this mass exodus from Twitter … --- ## [Question about a concrete basement floor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-a-concrete-basement-floor/975457)
**Author:** [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2022, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-a-concrete-basement-floor/975457 "2022-11-25T03:45:58Z")
I’m at my parents’ house for the holiday week and noticed the concrete basement floor around one of the Lally columns looks like this. Actually, all of the Lally columns show that irregular discoloration around the base … --- ## [Opinions on AARP membership please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-aarp-membership-please/975331)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2022, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-aarp-membership-please/975331 "2022-11-24T21:01:38Z")
I am in my mid-50s and have been getting AARP invitations for 5+ years and never really gave it much thought. They are running a discount now where it’s only $9 / year if you join for 5 years. It seems pretty reasonable … --- ## [Seeking Beta Readers \[3rd book\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-beta-readers-3rd-book/975248)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2022, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-beta-readers-3rd-book/975248 "2022-11-24T14:28:14Z")
I can’t seem to stop writing books, even though the existing ones aren’t exactly selling like hotcakes or letting me quit my day job. Third book is about being in a high end rehab facility. A lot more internal monologu… --- ## [Calling all dermatologists! Fluorouracil application question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-all-dermatologists-fluorouracil-application-question/975403)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2022, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-all-dermatologists-fluorouracil-application-question/975403 "2022-11-24T01:58:52Z")
I recently went to a new doctor for a consultation preliminary to a physical exam (my first since 2020. Also my first since relocating to Oregon). One of the things he immediately noted is that I have a few actinic kerat… --- ## [Need Help With Weird Florida Oddities](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-weird-florida-oddities/975419)
**Author:** [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2022, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-weird-florida-oddities/975419 "2022-11-23T22:41:06Z")
I’ll be visiting family in Jacksonville and Coconut Creek in the Sunshine State in January. I’ve been to the Devil’s Millhopper (meh), the world’s largest bat house (a lot of fun but too many people being noisy), and Cor… --- ## [Should one's past as an adolescent bully be used against them in adulthood?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-ones-past-as-an-adolescent-bully-be-used-against-them-in-adulthood/924131)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2022, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-ones-past-as-an-adolescent-bully-be-used-against-them-in-adulthood/924131 "2022-11-23T21:41:20Z")
Inspired by this: Arizona Coyotes top draft pick bullied Black kid 4 years ago\> The Arizona Coyotes last month boasted about having their chief executive selected to an elite National Hockey League committee that ple… --- ## [What note-taking apps do you use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-note-taking-apps-do-you-use/975074)
**Author:** [@TwoCarrotSnowman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoCarrotSnowman)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2022, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-note-taking-apps-do-you-use/975074 "2022-11-23T20:50:47Z")
I’ve used Evernote forever. I’ve got over a decade’s worth of notes, journals, plans and ideas in there, ranging from the mundane to the important. Every now and again, I have a look around to see what else is out there… --- ## [Would you sign an extreme 2.0 pledge at your current job?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-sign-an-extreme-2-0-pledge-at-your-current-job/975212)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2022, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-sign-an-extreme-2-0-pledge-at-your-current-job/975212 "2022-11-23T17:28:00Z")
Ok, first poll attempt turned into a Twitter like mess, let’s try this again and I’ll only focus on your current job. If your current job offered you a choice between a new, extreme version requiring long hours and in o… --- ## [Products, services, and subscriptions that you recommend?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/products-services-and-subscriptions-that-you-recommend/975404)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2022, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/products-services-and-subscriptions-that-you-recommend/975404 "2022-11-23T04:22:22Z")
Seeing that Christmas is coming up, I thought it might be useful for anyone trying to decide what to gift others if we all shared some products and giftables that you’re willing to hype (no affiliation links, please). I’… --- ## [Is Trump done?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-done/974776)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2022, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-done/974776 "2022-11-22T23:07:33Z")
Is this embarrassing period in US history finally over? Most of his endorsed candidates for congress and state offices lost, and what should have been an easy Republican takeover fell drastically short. Even though the… --- ## [How far can a group of people go in colonizing Antarctica?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-can-a-group-of-people-go-in-colonizing-antarctica/975382)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2022, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-can-a-group-of-people-go-in-colonizing-antarctica/975382 "2022-11-22T22:54:19Z")
Perhaps as a research project to see if sustainable living is possible, thousands of people sign up, finance it and head off. Assuming they brought what is needed to have a self sustaining base including a way of produc… --- ## [Oxford Comma Poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oxford-comma-poll/974594)
**Author:** [@Ynnad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ynnad)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2022, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oxford-comma-poll/974594 "2022-11-22T20:00:30Z")
Do you use the Oxford comma? poll --- ## [Training a short dog to use steps](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/training-a-short-dog-to-use-steps/975301)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2022, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/training-a-short-dog-to-use-steps/975301 "2022-11-22T14:42:57Z")
Not like stairways, but steps onto a bed. See, my dog is a dachshund and he jumps onto my bed to sleep with me. I have steps and have tried getting him to use them. He’s old, over ten, and I don’t want him to hurt h… --- ## [Mastodon instead of Twitter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mastodon-instead-of-twitter/973978)
**Author:** [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2022, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mastodon-instead-of-twitter/973978 "2022-11-21T22:48:38Z")
Anyone here using Mastodon instead of Twitter? Thoughts? Also, anyone using Libre Office instead of Microsoft or Apple stuff for wordprocessing and slides/presentation? Thoughts? --- ## [Average reading speed / your reading speed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-reading-speed-your-reading-speed/248505)
**Author:** [@yosemite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yosemite)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2022, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-reading-speed-your-reading-speed/248505 "2022-11-21T22:39:23Z")
This is inspired by another thread regarding average reading speeds. I know we had a thread about this ages ago, so I thought I’d start a new one. What do you think the “average” reading speed is, and what is your readi… --- ## [Advice on buying a car … yes now … groan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-buying-a-car-yes-now-groan/975164)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2022, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-buying-a-car-yes-now-groan/975164 "2022-11-21T19:39:18Z")
Well, it’s the worst time on my lifetime to be blooming for a car, but my beloved 2010 Hypnotic Green Mica Scion XB is really on its last legs and I don’t know when I’m going to find myself stick somewhere on the side of… --- ## [Electrical question: 110 and 220 in same conduit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electrical-question-110-and-220-in-same-conduit/975233)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2022, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electrical-question-110-and-220-in-same-conduit/975233 "2022-11-21T14:11:19Z")
I need to run both a 110V and 220V line to an outdoor deck. There is an existing PVC conduit between the circuit box and the deck. Are there any concerns with running both lines through the same conduit? --- ## [Who do you regret not talking to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-do-you-regret-not-talking-to/975256)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2022, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-do-you-regret-not-talking-to/975256 "2022-11-21T13:12:15Z")
A very specific sort of regret: people you had a lot of close contact with in the past, and were nasty or unpleasant jerks you tried to avoid, but who had some valuable insight for you if you could have tolerated them be… --- ## [Is America English the most monotone language on the planet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-america-english-the-most-monotone-language-on-the-planet/700886)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2022, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-america-english-the-most-monotone-language-on-the-planet/700886 "2022-11-21T03:39:05Z")
I was having difficulty articulating this in the subject line. What I mean is, it seems like when we Americans speak, it’s very monotone. Yet, when I hear any other person speak any other language, it seems very animated… --- ## [Selecting health insurance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selecting-health-insurance/974509)
**Author:** [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2022, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selecting-health-insurance/974509 "2022-11-20T18:40:52Z")
I’m choosing between two options, and want to make sure I’m not missing something (I’ve never been able to choose between plans before, so the details have always been less than important to me). You are not my financial… --- ## [Aruba hospitality WAPS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aruba-hospitality-waps/975239)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2022, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aruba-hospitality-waps/975239 "2022-11-20T14:19:15Z")
Has anyone had difficulties with these? When used with larger Aruba wireless access points that accommodate more users, attempts to update shut down all the WAPs. I would like to benefit from other user’s experience. … --- ## [Health Supplements - 2022 - Personal recommendations/stories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/health-supplements-2022-personal-recommendations-stories/974143)
**Author:** [@tullsterx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tullsterx)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2022, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/health-supplements-2022-personal-recommendations-stories/974143 "2022-11-20T04:13:24Z")
Hi All, You see so many ads for various health supplements. Do you have any recommendations or positive/negative experiences to share? I’ve found myself ponding about trying some of these, but I doubt I’ll see any posi… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=164) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=166)