# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=185 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 186 --- ## [People with really strong accents](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-with-really-strong-accents/968317)
**Author:** [@CardboardBoxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CardboardBoxx)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2022, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-with-really-strong-accents/968317 "2022-07-26T14:46:23Z")
I was listening to a call in show last night. One of the callers was from Liverpool, she talked with the host for about 10 minutes, and had an extremely strong accent. It was pretty much impossible for me to hear anythin… --- ## [Civil war comes to America. How exactly is that supposed to work again? What are the victory conditions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civil-war-comes-to-america-how-exactly-is-that-supposed-to-work-again-what-are-the-victory-conditions/968453)
**Author:** [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2022, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civil-war-comes-to-america-how-exactly-is-that-supposed-to-work-again-what-are-the-victory-conditions/968453 "2022-07-26T12:49:05Z")
Starting anew so as not to hijack Half of americans anticipate a U.S. civil war soon, survey finds. How exactly is it expected to last more than a week considering the lack of ready supplies to a majority of the partici… --- ## [Is this t-shirt meant to be sarcastic or literal? NSFW](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-t-shirt-meant-to-be-sarcastic-or-literal-nsfw/968446)
**Author:** [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2022, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-t-shirt-meant-to-be-sarcastic-or-literal-nsfw/968446 "2022-07-26T04:14:45Z")
Someone mentioned College Station in a thread the other day and I googled to see if it was an actual college. This pic came up in the image results. Not a gamer whatsoever, but I am aware of GamerGate and some stuff lik… --- ## [Any experience with Earthwash strips?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-experience-with-earthwash-strips/968356)
**Author:** [@MonkeysBrother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeysBrother)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2022, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-experience-with-earthwash-strips/968356 "2022-07-26T00:28:03Z")
As it says, anyone have any experience with Earthwash laundry strips? Or anything similar? The strips are supposed to be dehydrated laundry detergent. The idea is to use less plastic (and incidentally leave a smaller ca… --- ## [How do you want your ugly bag of mostly water disposed of?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-want-your-ugly-bag-of-mostly-water-disposed-of/968470)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2022, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-want-your-ugly-bag-of-mostly-water-disposed-of/968470 "2022-07-26T00:16:55Z")
I know this has been discussed before, but I can’t seem to find it so I’m asking now. Cremated? Burial at sea? Launched into space after being frozen in the hopes that one day they’ll find a cure for death? I would lov… --- ## [Medical specialties where the surgeon is different from the expert](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-specialties-where-the-surgeon-is-different-from-the-expert/968401)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2022, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-specialties-where-the-surgeon-is-different-from-the-expert/968401 "2022-07-25T20:33:11Z")
A good example is neurologist. The neurologist studies the nervous system, but the neurosurgeon does surgery on it. Is this common in medicine? I think the cardiologist is different from the cardiovascular surgeon. The … --- ## [Help me choose a doorbell](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-choose-a-doorbell/968459)
**Author:** [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2022, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-choose-a-doorbell/968459 "2022-07-25T18:21:30Z")
My old doorbell, which is probably original to the 60 year old house, stopped working. When did it stop working? I have no idea. I just realized a week ago. The ringer is the kind that has a big wound coil and two bars t… --- ## [“By way of …”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/by-way-of/968431)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2022, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/by-way-of/968431 "2022-07-25T13:46:00Z")
On vacation, spouse and adult children plus one staying with my wife’s mother. Old friend who lives in area visited. After he leaves I am asked where he’s from (slight accent notable). I respond “Canada by way of Atlant… --- ## [Welcome to the world! Please, please stay a while (newborn puppies!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-the-world-please-please-stay-a-while-newborn-puppies/967918)
**Author:** [@SurrenderDorothy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SurrenderDorothy)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2022, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-the-world-please-please-stay-a-while-newborn-puppies/967918 "2022-07-25T05:47:39Z")
Mama beagle is a first-time mom, she’s nervous, and she had to have an emergency c-section. She was brought to the shelter a few weeks ago from a rural animal control, where she had been on the euthanasia list. Dad is a … --- ## [Why is Paramount+ so balky?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-paramount-so-balky/966632)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2022, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-paramount-so-balky/966632 "2022-07-25T03:39:14Z")
I have many streaming services that I use both on my laptop and on the TV (which is a new LG). They all work fine except for Paramount, which seems to buffer continuously. Even getting to the app is an exercise in frustr… --- ## [Why did she Like my Facebook posts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-she-like-my-facebook-posts/968289)
**Author:** [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2022, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-she-like-my-facebook-posts/968289 "2022-07-25T02:15:49Z")
Last night a woman I don’t know (she seems to be a plus-size model) Liked about a dozen of my recent posts on Facebook. Judging from her profile they don’t seem to be things that would appeal to her. My suspicious mind… --- ## [How is this magic trick done? 2 audience members on stage. Magician touches one, but both feel it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-this-magic-trick-done-2-audience-members-on-stage-magician-touches-one-but-both-feel-it/968495)
**Author:** [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2022, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-this-magic-trick-done-2-audience-members-on-stage-magician-touches-one-but-both-feel-it/968495 "2022-07-25T01:28:43Z")
2 seemingly random audience members are brought on stage. They are both blindfolded. The magician says, “I’m going to touch random parts of your body. When you feel it, point to the place that I touched you.” So the … --- ## [Retirement income question: Social Security vs. 401k](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retirement-income-question-social-security-vs-401k/968457)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2022, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retirement-income-question-social-security-vs-401k/968457 "2022-07-24T21:53:04Z")
Let’s say Henry is going to retire on a specific day. He has a decent 401k balance and he will be eligible to collect Social Security. He does not need to tap into both. Should he start collecting SS and leave his 401k a… --- ## ["All up in my Kool-aid" meaning "personal space" did I make this up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-up-in-my-kool-aid-meaning-personal-space-did-i-make-this-up/968357)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2022, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-up-in-my-kool-aid-meaning-personal-space-did-i-make-this-up/968357 "2022-07-24T19:52:52Z")
For a long time I’ve used the phrase as in the title: “he/she was all up in my Kool-aid” to mean, basically, someone was invading my personal space. Sometimes physically, sometimes mentally/emotionally. Nobody’s ever qu… --- ## [What political/social views would/do you express on clothing/yardsigns?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-political-social-views-would-do-you-express-on-clothing-yardsigns/968313)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2022, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-political-social-views-would-do-you-express-on-clothing-yardsigns/968313 "2022-07-24T18:42:19Z")
On our walk this morning, we passed a house w/ a pink flag, with a fist inside the women’s sex symbol. Nearby was a yarding saying “Abortion rights are human rights.” My wife and I both commented that we feel no urge t… --- ## [Suggestions on transporting furniture to relatives](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-on-transporting-furniture-to-relatives/968465)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2022, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-on-transporting-furniture-to-relatives/968465 "2022-07-24T17:36:38Z")
I have family furniture that its time to pass along to the next generation. Its 12 hours drive. I’m planning a vacation to go through the area. Renting a trailer seems expensive…there are two options I see: Rent trai… --- ## [Two Related Alzheimer's Disease Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-related-alzheimers-disease-questions/926935)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2022, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-related-alzheimers-disease-questions/926935 "2022-07-24T16:32:14Z")
According to this study, medical scientists have discovered a change in tau proteins in the brains of people prior to them experiencing memory issues associated with Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). While I applaud any attemp… --- ## [Could Congress Subpoena Bannon Again? Could He Be Convicted Of Contempt Again? Could This Go On Forever?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-congress-subpoena-bannon-again-could-he-be-convicted-of-contempt-again-could-this-go-on-forever/968425)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2022, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-congress-subpoena-bannon-again-could-he-be-convicted-of-contempt-again-could-this-go-on-forever/968425 "2022-07-24T14:09:07Z")
Basically what the OP says: Could Congress subpoena Steve Bannon again and, assuming he still doesn’t feel like talking, ring him up on charges of Contempt of Congress again? Could this go on forever? --- ## [Does your MP / Congressperson / Deputy live in your district?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-mp-congressperson-deputy-live-in-your-district/968435)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2022, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-mp-congressperson-deputy-live-in-your-district/968435 "2022-07-24T00:50:50Z")
Politics related, but more of a poll than a debate, so I’ll stick it in here. Does your MP / Congressperson / Deputy at the national level live in your electoral district? How about your local representative? My MP (P… --- ## [Have you ever been hypnotized?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-hypnotized/968157)
**Author:** [@zimaane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zimaane)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2022, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-hypnotized/968157 "2022-07-23T21:40:01Z")
I was hypnotized as part of a demo for a Psychology class in high school. The hypnotist led us through a session where we were supposed to go back to the elementary school. He then asked us to write our names on kinderga… --- ## [What was your favorite car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-favorite-car/968282)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2022, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-favorite-car/968282 "2022-07-23T18:30:12Z")
So we have a thread on your least favorite car. Here’s the opposite. Out of the cars you’ve owned, which one was your favorite? The car you wish you still had (unless you still have it). I’m going to have to pick my … --- ## [Medical question re: side effects of blood thinner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-question-re-side-effects-of-blood-thinner/968363)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2022, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-question-re-side-effects-of-blood-thinner/968363 "2022-07-23T18:04:22Z")
I’m of a certain age, and I’m wondering if a blood thinner could make my skin a little less dry than it had been, especially in my lower legs and feet. The older I have gotten the more I have had a tendency to noticeably… --- ## [Does the person that you’re kissing look different when close up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-person-that-you-re-kissing-look-different-when-close-up/968335)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2022, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-person-that-you-re-kissing-look-different-when-close-up/968335 "2022-07-23T12:25:27Z")
And is this why people need to close their eyes when kissing? I’ve noticed this my whole adult life. We’re almost certainly attracted to anyone we kiss in an intimate way. And from a young age (at least here) we’re “t… --- ## [Help importing text from PDF to spreadsheet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-importing-text-from-pdf-to-spreadsheet/968402)
**Author:** [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2022, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-importing-text-from-pdf-to-spreadsheet/968402 "2022-07-23T12:13:49Z")
No Discourse, this is not similar to “Battle of Stalingrad far more important than D-Day in defeating Germans?”. I have a PDF that I’d like to import into a spreadsheet (Excel online, Excel 2016 Mac, Google Sheets, Appl… --- ## [If I won the lottery, what’s the best way to give my friends money?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-won-the-lottery-what-s-the-best-way-to-give-my-friends-money/967665)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2022, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-won-the-lottery-what-s-the-best-way-to-give-my-friends-money/967665 "2022-07-23T06:53:18Z")
The US Powerball lottery routinely gets to huge amounts. It’s presently around $400 million. When it gets like that, I like to get a couple of tickets, if only so I can justifiably daydream about what I’d do with it. I… --- ## [Janitors and "cleaning ladies"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/janitors-and-cleaning-ladies/968382)
**Author:** [@Jingleheimer-Schmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jingleheimer-Schmidt)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2022, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/janitors-and-cleaning-ladies/968382 "2022-07-23T04:30:16Z")
Why is it that janitors are mostly male and cleaning ladies are overwhelmingly female? They seem to be largely doing the same type of work. Of course, once there’s a stereotype in place, that tends to perpetuate itself;… --- ## [Effective tactics on YouTube to avoid being offered videos you don't want?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effective-tactics-on-youtube-to-avoid-being-offered-videos-you-dont-want/968358)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2022, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effective-tactics-on-youtube-to-avoid-being-offered-videos-you-dont-want/968358 "2022-07-22T23:48:36Z")
My range of interests for YouTube videos is pretty limited, so it is always trying to serve me stuff I haven’t already rejected before. What I would like, sometimes, is to reject all instances of a particular genre, like… --- ## [Help me plan a birthday trip to NYC (in August)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-plan-a-birthday-trip-to-nyc-in-august/963358)
**Author:** [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2022, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-plan-a-birthday-trip-to-nyc-in-august/963358 "2022-07-22T23:18:00Z")
There is a lot I love about the SDMB but close to the top of my list is getting travel ideas from you guys. I have yet to be pointed in a wrong direction, so, I’m coming to you again for ideas. I’m August, for my 40th b… --- ## [“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic” - still true?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-sufficiently-advanced-technology-is-indistinguishable-from-magic-still-true/968030)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2022, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-sufficiently-advanced-technology-is-indistinguishable-from-magic-still-true/968030 "2022-07-22T19:38:06Z")
In 1962, in his book “Profiles of the Future: An Inquiry into the Limits of the Possible”, science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke formulated his famous Three Laws, of which the third law is the best-known and most widel… --- ## [How to use my "use-or-lose" annual leave](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-use-my-use-or-lose-annual-leave/968351)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2022, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-use-my-use-or-lose-annual-leave/968351 "2022-07-22T19:24:46Z")
I didn’t take any leave last year, so I’ve hit my annual leave accrual cap already, which means I’m already in a use-or-lose situation. I work four 9-hour days, and one 4-hour day every week. Two of the 9-hour days and t… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=184) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=186)