# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=167 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 168 --- ## [Going to London and Rome next summer. Where should we stay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-london-and-rome-next-summer-where-should-we-stay/974731)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2022, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-london-and-rome-next-summer-where-should-we-stay/974731 "2022-11-14T15:11:48Z")
Four of us (Americans) are taking a trip to London and Rome next summer as a graduation gift to my niece and her mother (my SIL). We’ll be in both cities for 5 days and a quick couple of days in Zurich. I’m looking for… --- ## [Handicapped Parking (Poll)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handicapped-parking-poll/974746)
**Author:** [@MindsEye\_Watering](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MindsEye_Watering)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2022, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handicapped-parking-poll/974746 "2022-11-14T05:06:32Z")
I know someone that had gotten a bad shoulder/back injury and was also diagnosed with Reynaud’s disease during his military service. He was eventually given 100% disability status by the military. This entitles him to a … --- ## [Didn't we have a thread about toilets recently?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/didnt-we-have-a-thread-about-toilets-recently/972176)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2022, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/didnt-we-have-a-thread-about-toilets-recently/972176 "2022-11-14T05:00:39Z")
The toilet that I spent an entire weekend working on a couple months ago trying to fix a leaking tank, is leaking again. So, time for a new toilet, because I’m tired of screwing around with this one. I could swear we had… --- ## [Punny / Funny Science Paper Titles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/punny-funny-science-paper-titles/972947)
**Author:** [@Moonrise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonrise)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2022, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/punny-funny-science-paper-titles/972947 "2022-11-14T01:02:03Z")
I’ve just finished reading an article on languages that share the rare feature of having the same words acting both as interrogative and relative pronouns. This is the case in most European languages (e.g. Who is speakin… --- ## [Men Who Find Women In Pigtails Sexy (poll)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-who-find-women-in-pigtails-sexy-poll/204479)
**Author:** [@Isabelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isabelle)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2003, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-who-find-women-in-pigtails-sexy-poll/204479 "2003-10-02T18:56:34Z")
I have heard that guys find women in pigtails sexy. I wonder what percentage that is? Case in point there is a 50 year old woman in the 7-11 that wears them and I think she looks silly. I don’t know why guys would fi… --- ## [Is there a way to check out on-line charities for reliability?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-check-out-on-line-charities-for-reliability/974805)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2022, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-check-out-on-line-charities-for-reliability/974805 "2022-11-13T17:47:56Z")
The Cub and I have been talking about the value of making charitable donations, and I asked him if he had charities he would like to donate to. He mentioned two: TeamSeas: And Minecrafters v Cancer: w… --- ## [Do any women whatsoever think mankinis are sexy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-women-whatsoever-think-mankinis-are-sexy/959809)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2022, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-women-whatsoever-think-mankinis-are-sexy/959809 "2022-11-13T15:42:44Z")
If so, I 've never heard it. Yea or nay anyone? --- ## [Recommend a toaster?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-toaster/974747)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2022, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-toaster/974747 "2022-11-12T22:39:51Z")
My toaster is falling apart. The plastic handle that you push down to start toasting is broken and keeps falling off. The heating elements are wearing out and no longer toast evenly. And I basically hate it. Trying to f… --- ## [The vast majority of plastic that people put into recycling bins is headed to landfills](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-vast-majority-of-plastic-that-people-put-into-recycling-bins-is-headed-to-landfills/973728)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 179\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2022, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-vast-majority-of-plastic-that-people-put-into-recycling-bins-is-headed-to-landfills/973728 "2022-11-12T22:35:01Z")
Few plastics get recycled now. Only type 1 and 2 plastics are getting recycled at any significant rate at all, and that rate still falls well below the 30% rate deemed necessary to consider a substance ‘recyclable’. An… --- ## [Who Was the Worst President?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-worst-president/591242)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 192\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2022, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-worst-president/591242 "2022-11-12T21:52:58Z")
Since President polls seem to be popular nowadays. --- ## [Touch lamp stopped working, any ideas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/touch-lamp-stopped-working-any-ideas/958602)
**Author:** [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2022, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/touch-lamp-stopped-working-any-ideas/958602 "2022-11-12T17:20:23Z")
It’s already broken, so I’m more than willing to take it apart and see if wires are loose or anything, but I have no idea how they work or what to look for/at. Any suggestions before I go at it with a screwdriver. I do … --- ## [Ticket for no driver's license](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ticket-for-no-drivers-license/974533)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2022, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ticket-for-no-drivers-license/974533 "2022-11-11T14:11:46Z")
My son was in a minor accident (he was stopped at a red light and rear-ended, 100% the other driver’s fault). He did not have his driver’s license with him, although he is licensed. He showed the officer (Henrico County,… --- ## [Genie - the "feral" child](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genie-the-feral-child/974659)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2022, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genie-the-feral-child/974659 "2022-11-11T13:33:36Z")
There have been a few short threads about Genie, but none recently. I knew a little about Genie, but was reminded of her a few days ago because it was the anniversary of her rescue in 1970. So I read a bit more, includin… --- ## [What time period does "FY2022" mean to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-time-period-does-fy2022-mean-to-you/974398)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2022, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-time-period-does-fy2022-mean-to-you/974398 "2022-11-11T13:27:53Z")
The US federal government fiscal year runs October - September. Here in Hawaii, almost everyone’s FY is July-June. No issues there. For example, our latest complete fiscal year was July 1, 2021, to June 30, 2022. To me,… --- ## [Where are my sunglasses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-my-sunglasses/974656)
**Author:** [@MagicEyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MagicEyes)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2022, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-my-sunglasses/974656 "2022-11-11T11:00:57Z")
I can’t find my favorite sunglasses. :worried: They’re very cool vintage Wayfarers, so not easy to replace. I don’t wear them often, and I’m sure I wouldn’t have come home without them, so maybe they’re here somewhere. I… --- ## [What will we lose by cancelling Amazon Prime?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-we-lose-by-cancelling-amazon-prime/972689)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2022, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-we-lose-by-cancelling-amazon-prime/972689 "2022-11-10T21:18:43Z")
So with the increasing Balkanization of streaming services, Mrs. solost and I are reviewing what we subscribe to and looking at some hard choices, because we don’t want to just add and add and eventually be back to cable… --- ## [Examples of people hating a drug too much…](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examples-of-people-hating-a-drug-too-much/974128)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2022, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examples-of-people-hating-a-drug-too-much/974128 "2022-11-10T16:15:58Z")
….who then become addicted to that drug. I have 2 people who are close to me who this happened to. Many years ago, I had a friend who was very vocal and sickened by the thought of cocaine. I noticed just how much he h… --- ## [Puzzling Questions about Kant's Critique of Pure Reason](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puzzling-questions-about-kants-critique-of-pure-reason/974676)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2022, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puzzling-questions-about-kants-critique-of-pure-reason/974676 "2022-11-10T06:37:32Z")
In a nutshell what does Kant say we experience/perceive when we see an external object and what goes in our mind/with our senses during this observation ? 2. Where does Kant in some interpretations contradict himself a… --- ## [Teepee vs tipi](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teepee-vs-tipi/974603)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2022, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teepee-vs-tipi/974603 "2022-11-10T01:34:50Z")
I read an article this morning about an artist who built tipis. I must admit that at 76 years of age and wisdom I have never seen the word TIPI except for Tippi Hedren Them pointy things are TEEPEEs to me. A Wiki search … --- ## [Number of perpetual motion machines conceived per year](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/number-of-perpetual-motion-machines-conceived-per-year/974475)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2022, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/number-of-perpetual-motion-machines-conceived-per-year/974475 "2022-11-09T21:12:40Z")
I operate in circles that occasionally puts me in front of people who have a device that is essentially a perpetual motion machine or ‘over-unity’ device. I’d like the teeming millions help on a ‘guess.’ Can you provid… --- ## [Britney Spear's 'Diagnosis'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/britney-spears-diagnosis/944950)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 257\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2022, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/britney-spears-diagnosis/944950 "2022-11-09T18:10:02Z")
As you all probably know, singer Britney Spears is contesting her father’s role as executor of her estate. I obviously don’t even need a cite. My question: what exactly is wrong with her to begin with? Is she mentally i… --- ## [I need to criticise my boss](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-to-criticise-my-boss/974584)
**Author:** [@Heracles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heracles)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2022, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-to-criticise-my-boss/974584 "2022-11-09T16:23:18Z")
I work for a large company, writing software. My supervisor became a formal supervisor about 2 years ago; before that, he was our team leader. He used to have a few flaws, and one time he acted inconsistently (accepted o… --- ## [Are women harder on brakes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-women-harder-on-brakes/280607)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2022, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-women-harder-on-brakes/280607 "2022-11-09T03:21:16Z")
I drive a truck and my wife drives a minivan. I replace my front brake pads about every 40K miles, and my wife’s about every 15 K to 20K miles. I’ve always attributed this to her habits of “riding the brake pedal” and … --- ## [Festivals in similar-named places](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/festivals-in-similar-named-places/974492)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2022, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/festivals-in-similar-named-places/974492 "2022-11-09T02:50:06Z")
I’ve thought of traveling to foreign places to participate in celebrations. But only those where the celebration and the place name are sort of similar. Things like near rhyme, or aliteration, or similar. I thought of s… --- ## [Solar powered outdoor lights](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solar-powered-outdoor-lights/974310)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2022, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solar-powered-outdoor-lights/974310 "2022-11-09T00:04:07Z")
I would like a bit of light along my driveway, and next to my front steps. I was wondering if those solar powered things work. Any recommendations? And experiences to share? --- ## [Any words you insist on reading wrong (in your head at least)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-words-you-insist-on-reading-wrong-in-your-head-at-least/959805)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2022, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-words-you-insist-on-reading-wrong-in-your-head-at-least/959805 "2022-11-08T22:43:30Z")
Thanks to Christmas Story the word “fragile” will always be pronounced: Fra-geeeel-lay --- ## [Would you lie under oath?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-lie-under-oath/974158)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2022, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-lie-under-oath/974158 "2022-11-08T19:23:09Z")
In a situation in which you were required to take an oath/affirmation to tell the truth, can you imagine a situation in which you would lie? I would like to think that I would try pretty hard not to, and would try inste… --- ## [Pronoun specification - here to stay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronoun-specification-here-to-stay/974596)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2022, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronoun-specification-here-to-stay/974596 "2022-11-08T19:03:37Z")
Just curious what others’ experience is regarding people offering their preferred gender terms. Do you see this practice growing or not? Will they be used by everyone, or primarily by persons using pronouns different f… --- ## [Reading Substack and Medium and \_\_\_\_\_](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reading-substack-and-medium-and/974514)
**Author:** [@oligArchie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oligArchie)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2022, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reading-substack-and-medium-and/974514 "2022-11-08T18:00:07Z")
If I pay to subscribe to an author on Substack, do I get to read ALL authors on Substack? What other sites are similar to Substack and Medium? I love you I am confused about how Substack works. I’ve surfed around Subst… --- ## [Questions I really don't want the answer to](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-i-really-dont-want-the-answer-to/974005)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2022, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-i-really-dont-want-the-answer-to/974005 "2022-11-08T16:55:30Z")
Sometimes someone posts a question here on the SDMB that I really don’t want the answer to, or even to consider. Exhibit A: What does Trump smell like? I’m good, thanks. :nauseated\_face: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=166) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=168)