# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=176 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 177 --- ## [Hammertoe Surgery Experiences](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hammertoe-surgery-experiences/971590)
**Author:** [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2022, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hammertoe-surgery-experiences/971590 "2022-09-17T06:51:07Z")
As the title indicates I’m interested in hearing from those who’ve had hammertoe surgery recently. I’m 76 and considering having my toes fixed at last. I investigated many years ago and was told about wires sticking out… --- ## [Tell me about Eurail and/or European trains](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-eurail-and-or-european-trains/971032)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2022, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-eurail-and-or-european-trains/971032 "2022-09-16T19:10:31Z")
I’m considering a trip to Europe next summer for myself, my wife, my SIL, and my niece. I was thinking about a few days in London, then Paris, and then Rome. We’d fly from the US to London and then fly back from Rome. I … --- ## [Advice for a newly diagnosed possible breast cancer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-for-a-newly-diagnosed-possible-breast-cancer/966142)
**Author:** [@dummygladhands71](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dummygladhands71)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2022, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-for-a-newly-diagnosed-possible-breast-cancer/966142 "2022-09-16T18:49:34Z")
So far I’ve had the mammo, a stereotactic breast biopsy, MRI and now they want to do an excisional biopsy under anesthesia. They keep saying “it’s not cancer” so what the hell are they doing? Is all of this to rule out c… --- ## [What was the last "generation defining" band or artist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-generation-defining-band-or-artist/971589)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2022, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-generation-defining-band-or-artist/971589 "2022-09-16T13:37:05Z")
So in this post I opined that the last “generation defining” band in the UK at least was Oasis in mid 1990s. My thinking behind this is to be “generation defining” a band has to be: Firstly a very commercially success… --- ## [Inventions that went backward](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inventions-that-went-backward/962852)
**Author:** [@Jay\_Z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jay_Z)\ **Replies:** 183\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2022, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inventions-that-went-backward/962852 "2022-09-16T11:53:19Z")
What are some progressive inventions that lacked key components of what they replaced? For example, black and white photography added realism and immediacy, but it replaced paintings, which were in color. --- ## [What to ask the gastroenterologist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-ask-the-gastroenterologist/971578)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2022, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-ask-the-gastroenterologist/971578 "2022-09-16T03:12:11Z")
need answers fast-ish So, 3 months after my endoscopy/colonoscopy, I finally have an appointment to talk to the guy who did it. I’m seeing him tomorrow, Sept 15, at 1PM ET What should I ask him? background: the colono… --- ## [Once in a lifetime talents](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-in-a-lifetime-talents/971289)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob1)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2022, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-in-a-lifetime-talents/971289 "2022-09-16T03:01:47Z")
What athletes, musicians or entertainers do you consider once in a lifetime talents, that we’ll never see again? Michael Jackson for me. --- ## [What do you consider a small town?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-consider-a-small-town/971406)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2022, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-consider-a-small-town/971406 "2022-09-15T20:15:30Z")
What’s the maximum population that you would say still qualifies as a small town? poll --- ## [New roof before installing solar?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-roof-before-installing-solar/971579)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2022, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-roof-before-installing-solar/971579 "2022-09-15T14:34:10Z")
We’ve signed a contract to install solar panels on our roof, and the guy who did the site inspection said that we might want to have someone look at a few places on the roof, or consider if we want to have all the shingl… --- ## [What is the SD on this insane radioactive roommate story?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-sd-on-this-insane-radioactive-roommate-story/970860)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2022, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-sd-on-this-insane-radioactive-roommate-story/970860 "2022-09-15T05:19:08Z")
So I came across this utterly bonkers story on Reddit (also discussed on Twitter). If true, this guy’s roommate has been hoarding radioactive items (like glow in the dark clocks and other things) Resulting in radon lev… --- ## [How far down the chain do in-law relationships go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-down-the-chain-do-in-law-relationships-go/970880)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2022, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-down-the-chain-do-in-law-relationships-go/970880 "2022-09-14T22:55:45Z")
Random musing on a lazy Saturday morning… So, my sister’s husband is my bro-in-law. Is his sister my SIL? SIL once removed? What about her husband- BIL twice removed? And so on for sibling / marriage combos going outwar… --- ## [What do your family/friends consider to be your best/worst qualities?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-your-family-friends-consider-to-be-your-best-worst-qualities/971394)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2022, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-your-family-friends-consider-to-be-your-best-worst-qualities/971394 "2022-09-14T19:39:18Z")
:red\_circle: List two or three qualities/personality traits/attributes of yours that you think your family, friends, acquaintances, work colleagues, other people, etc., admire, like, or value about you. :red\_circle: Li… --- ## [Should we chase the woodpecker away from the hummingbird feeder?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-chase-the-woodpecker-away-from-the-hummingbird-feeder/971404)
**Author:** [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2022, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-chase-the-woodpecker-away-from-the-hummingbird-feeder/971404 "2022-09-14T03:07:04Z")
For his own good, of course. There is a young looking woodpecker who visits our hummer feeders daily. While I’m charmed to see him there, I’m starting to worry that maybe the syrup isn’t good for him. I’ve tried googli… --- ## [Digital camera advice--please move/delete if inappropriate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/digital-camera-advice-please-move-delete-if-inappropriate/971506)
**Author:** [@whc.03grady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whc.03grady)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2022, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/digital-camera-advice-please-move-delete-if-inappropriate/971506 "2022-09-13T23:12:49Z")
My 14 year-old daughter needs a digital camera for class. It has to have “manual aperture and shutter speed functions”. I know what those things mean, pretty much, but can’t figure out how to search for a camera with tho… --- ## [Firefox update affects Reddit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-update-affects-reddit/971511)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2022, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-update-affects-reddit/971511 "2022-09-13T22:49:07Z")
I have never had any issue with viewing Reddit until I allowed a Firefox update a few weeks ago. Now Reddit will often freeze when trying to scroll down. It usually frees up after a minute but occasionally I have to end … --- ## [Is the environment worth 1% of the world's economy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-environment-worth-1-of-the-worlds-economy/971297)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2022, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-environment-worth-1-of-the-worlds-economy/971297 "2022-09-13T22:37:30Z")
Roughly 80 million people employed by a world environmental corps set up very similar to a military. Each person on the planet would have an invitation to spend two years with the corpse as an employee. With no control o… --- ## [Need dishwasher advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-dishwasher-advice/971324)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2022, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-dishwasher-advice/971324 "2022-09-13T18:13:41Z")
Our dishwasher stopped working, rather suddenly. It seems like not enough water is entering it to power the blades, or even to dissolve the detergent. Maybe it can be fixed? Any advice on fixing it would be greatly app… --- ## [Pericarditis? But with odd symptom](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pericarditis-but-with-odd-symptom/968409)
**Author:** [@Kedikat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kedikat)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2022, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pericarditis-but-with-odd-symptom/968409 "2022-09-13T05:18:25Z")
For almost three years now, three doctors have tried to figure out what is wrong. If I stand for a long period of time, I get severe chest pains in the area of my heart. Sitting for a time eases it. I do not have issues … --- ## [Moving Pinky Finger: Could It Have An Unintended Meaning?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-pinky-finger-could-it-have-an-unintended-meaning/971405)
**Author:** [@Baal\_Houtham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baal_Houtham)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2022, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-pinky-finger-could-it-have-an-unintended-meaning/971405 "2022-09-13T04:16:41Z")
I’m working on a small graphic design piece for a charitable cause. The illustration would be a closed hand with its extended pinky finger making a motion like a checkmark. I’m wondering if moving a pinky finger in such… --- ## [Advice on getting conspiracy-theorist mother to accept people's credentials a bit more](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-getting-conspiracy-theorist-mother-to-accept-peoples-credentials-a-bit-more/971402)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2022, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-getting-conspiracy-theorist-mother-to-accept-peoples-credentials-a-bit-more/971402 "2022-09-12T17:22:06Z")
I’ve posted before here about some issues with my mother, who is a wild conspiracy theorist. I won’t write a super-long post about her conspiracy beliefs. What would help, though, is if she could accept people who have … --- ## [Is There a Good Way to Donate to Ukraine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-good-way-to-donate-to-ukraine/960240)
**Author:** [@Baal\_Houtham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baal_Houtham)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2022, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-good-way-to-donate-to-ukraine/960240 "2022-09-12T16:36:07Z")
I’d like to help some organizations who are helping Ukraine with humanitarian services. Does anyone have recommendations? --- ## [How Many First Cousins Do You Have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-first-cousins-do-you-have/970047)
**Author:** [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2022, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-first-cousins-do-you-have/970047 "2022-09-12T11:19:29Z")
poll Last night, I watched My Big Fat Greek Wedding - the main character noted that she had 27 first cousins (first cousins are the children of the siblings of either of your parents), with the clear implication that tha… --- ## [How do I fit into my step mother's family after my dad died? LONG](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-fit-into-my-step-mothers-family-after-my-dad-died-long/971364)
**Author:** [@Mortimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mortimus)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2022, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-fit-into-my-step-mothers-family-after-my-dad-died-long/971364 "2022-09-12T01:50:16Z")
About one year after my biological mother died my dad married his former HS sweetheart. The family he married into was fairly well-off. Most of them live in the same small town within a few minutes drive from my dad an… --- ## [New driveway or resurface?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-driveway-or-resurface/971068)
**Author:** [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2022, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-driveway-or-resurface/971068 "2022-09-11T17:25:14Z")
I have a single wide 50 foot driveway and was thinking of having a new one put in with an added parking pad next to it. Then found out it would cost about $25K. Since I don’t “really” need the parking pad I started thi… --- ## [OMG, did I just become a political activist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omg-did-i-just-become-a-political-activist/971134)
**Author:** [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2022, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omg-did-i-just-become-a-political-activist/971134 "2022-09-11T14:32:07Z")
Some backstory: my company, based in the US, merged with a UK-based company a few years ago. As such, we inherited client bases from all over the world: Africa, South and Southeast Asia, and Eastern Europe. Consequently,… --- ## [Advice about motion sensor lights](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-about-motion-sensor-lights/971332)
**Author:** [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2022, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-about-motion-sensor-lights/971332 "2022-09-11T13:21:58Z")
There were some car burglaries in our neighborhood and DH can’t park his truck in the garage so we decided to put a security light on the garage. He was a bit concerned because his experiences with motion-sensing lights… --- ## [The United States of Africa](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-united-states-of-africa/971298)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2022, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-united-states-of-africa/971298 "2022-09-11T02:02:04Z")
To anyone’s knowledge has this ever been discussed by African nations in a serious way? I see Africa as a potential hotspot for world Peace in the not so distant future. --- ## [What to do with neodymium magnets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-neodymium-magnets/970019)
**Author:** [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2022, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-neodymium-magnets/970019 "2022-09-10T16:32:14Z")
I have a collection of JuuL USB ecig chargers (since they are apparently disposable because you can’t buy a battery without one even though I only NEED a battery… I digress). There’s a 1/4" x 1/4" x 1/8" magnet that’s st… --- ## [Are you a cheap bastard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-cheap-bastard/970927)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2022, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-cheap-bastard/970927 "2022-09-10T14:36:00Z")
Leaving your parentage aside, how frugal are you? I consider frugality a virtue, and since I live alone these days, I can indulge myself in all sorts of virtuous behavior that would drive most people mad. I don’t go qui… --- ## [Which U.S. east-west interstate highway is the most interesting to drive, start to finish?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-u-s-east-west-interstate-highway-is-the-most-interesting-to-drive-start-to-finish/971277)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2022, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-u-s-east-west-interstate-highway-is-the-most-interesting-to-drive-start-to-finish/971277 "2022-09-09T22:32:00Z")
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