# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=2 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 3 --- ## [Best electric razor/shaver for under $100?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-electric-razor-shaver-for-under-100/1033230)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2026, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-electric-razor-shaver-for-under-100/1033230 "2026-09-24T17:25:35Z")
Once again, I am not looking for (probably sponsored) online lists. I am asking for your own personal opinions about the best and/or closest electric shavers for under $100. You can also talk about the ones to avoid at … --- ## [Cars are a luxury item (and you might be in a bubble)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cars-are-a-luxury-item-and-you-might-be-in-a-bubble/1033041)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 218\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2026, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cars-are-a-luxury-item-and-you-might-be-in-a-bubble/1033041 "2026-09-24T00:27:58Z")
The average age of new cars (passenger cars + light trucks) in the US is almost 13 years old, the highest it’s ever been. The average length of a new car loan is almost 6 years, the longest it’s ever been. The average … --- ## ["ig" as shorthand for "I guess" -- you seen this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ig-as-shorthand-for-i-guess-you-seen-this/1033292)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2026, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ig-as-shorthand-for-i-guess-you-seen-this/1033292 "2026-09-24T00:24:04Z")
I encountered this post in another context: I couldn’t figure out what the igs were all about so (after issuing some advice so I wouldn’t come across as too abrasive) I asked, and the OP said it’s short for “I guess”. … --- ## [3 in 1 oil question, and moral support;)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-in-1-oil-question-and-moral-support/1033313)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-in-1-oil-question-and-moral-support/1033313 "2026-09-23T20:56:55Z")
My curved shower door feels gritty when you slide it. I’ve clean and cleaned. Bought a particular thin brush for cleaning a crevice like the little gliders glide on. Laying in bed it came to me. Lubricant. That’s the t… --- ## [Songs they made you sing in elementary school](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-they-made-you-sing-in-elementary-school/1032514)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-they-made-you-sing-in-elementary-school/1032514 "2026-09-23T17:34:02Z")
Watching The Three Godfathers yesterday, and hearing Harry Carey, Jr. sing The Streets of Laredo, made me remember that we sang that song in elementary school - in 7th grade, I believe. Then I remembered other songs we … --- ## [Planning to cruise the Nile](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planning-to-cruise-the-nile/1033254)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planning-to-cruise-the-nile/1033254 "2026-09-23T15:17:45Z")
We have a Nile river cruise booked for early next year, and we have some flexibility on the date. Has anybody been to Egypt in January/February? How was the weather? And anything else about touring in Egypt, the Nile,… --- ## [New England, NY, PA: Suggestions for Viewing Fall Foliage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-england-ny-pa-suggestions-for-viewing-fall-foliage/1003823)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-england-ny-pa-suggestions-for-viewing-fall-foliage/1003823 "2026-09-23T12:52:15Z")
Late next year, after what will be nine years back in the US, the wife and I will retire for good and return to Thailand. But first some travel on the mainland, and one item on our list is viewing the fall foliage in the… --- ## [Is there any way to stop scammers from calling me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-way-to-stop-scammers-from-calling-me/1033001)
**Author:** [@X.L.Lent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/X.L.Lent)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-way-to-stop-scammers-from-calling-me/1033001 "2026-09-22T23:55:14Z")
My landline phone rings about 20 - 25 times a day and it’s driving me nuts. I messed with these scammers a few times just for fun and to waste their time but then stopped answering the phone several months ago. I thoug… --- ## [Help me choose new monitors for use with new Mac Mini?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-choose-new-monitors-for-use-with-new-mac-mini/1033113)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-choose-new-monitors-for-use-with-new-mac-mini/1033113 "2026-09-22T20:41:14Z")
Can you help me figure out how to choose 3 identical monitors for a new Mac Mini arriving in a couple weeks? Lots of screen space is my favorite computer feature. I’m replacing an iMac 27" that is now 9 years old and is … --- ## [Help me decide between job offers, please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-decide-between-job-offers-please/1033171)
**Author:** [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-decide-between-job-offers-please/1033171 "2026-09-22T19:56:43Z")
I have received two job offers. I want to hear people’s thoughts on what to consider before accepting, as well as which one they think I should accept and why. What the jobs have in common: cleared positions at a large … --- ## [Help me decide on a medical alert device -- pendant or watch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-decide-on-a-medical-alert-device-pendant-or-watch/1033194)
**Author:** [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-decide-on-a-medical-alert-device-pendant-or-watch/1033194 "2026-09-22T17:00:11Z")
There are several existing threads on medical alert devices but they’re old, and anyway my question here is more specific. I was strongly leaning toward the watch style, but I haven’t made a final decision yet. Both ty… --- ## [I'm done with network news broadcasts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-done-with-network-news-broadcasts/1032717)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-done-with-network-news-broadcasts/1032717 "2026-09-22T15:28:24Z")
The network half-hour “news” broadcasts have become nothing more than clickbait headlines with almost zero content. I realize that a half hour is not enough time to go deep on all topics, but perhaps if they would stop d… --- ## [Self driving cars are still decades away](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-driving-cars-are-still-decades-away/798499)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 3043\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-driving-cars-are-still-decades-away/798499 "2026-09-22T00:12:25Z")
Almost every major automaker plans on having an autonomous car on the market with the next 3-5 years. I don’t buy it. Despite Tesla’s brilliant marketing, lane keeping assists + adaptive cruise control does not make an… --- ## [Hypothetically, how long would it take go from Hong Kong to Galloway, Scotland with no money? (no passports, no travel card, basically undocumented)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetically-how-long-would-it-take-go-from-hong-kong-to-galloway-scotland-with-no-money-no-passports-no-travel-card-basically-undocumented/1033209)
**Author:** [@Xarrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xarrot)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2026, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetically-how-long-would-it-take-go-from-hong-kong-to-galloway-scotland-with-no-money-no-passports-no-travel-card-basically-undocumented/1033209 "2026-09-21T14:57:11Z")
It would also be possible to hitchhike on cars, swimming across the channel is also an option because it’s free. Asking in case I decide to do this --- ## [Printer issue: Is it the printers, or my computer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/printer-issue-is-it-the-printers-or-my-computer/1033162)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2026, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/printer-issue-is-it-the-printers-or-my-computer/1033162 "2026-09-20T23:03:57Z")
My printer’s pretty old, and when it refused to print a couple hours ago and I saw a question mark by the touch screen, I figured it was at the end of its life, so I got out another printer I had stored away that’s newer… --- ## [Universal remote -- not so much-- any ideas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/universal-remote-not-so-much-any-ideas/1032827)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2026, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/universal-remote-not-so-much-any-ideas/1032827 "2026-09-19T21:25:42Z")
My current remote for my RCA DECG185R (19" TV/DVD combo) only sort-of works - power, channel down, volume up, volume down work – no others. I got a “universal” remote (Insignia NS-RMT-3D21) but so far no codes even work… --- ## [Should children be shielded from morbid subjects?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-children-be-shielded-from-morbid-subjects/1032999)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2026, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-children-be-shielded-from-morbid-subjects/1032999 "2026-09-19T19:21:25Z")
I’m second guessing myself a bit and wanted to check in. I’ve got a six year old boy, brilliant, autistic, never stops wanting to learn about stuff. From a young age I’ve taken the approach of radical honesty with him. … --- ## [Please recommend an inexpensive Spy Cam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-an-inexpensive-spy-cam/1033179)
**Author:** [@Jaycat.again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaycat.again)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2026, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-an-inexpensive-spy-cam/1033179 "2026-09-19T04:37:45Z")
Someone is peeing on the kitchen floor when we’re not looking. Could be one of our two dogs, or maybe one of our two cats (less likely). The only way I can figure out to learn who it is, is to get a spy cam of some sor… --- ## [Hypothetical question about pumping water](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-question-about-pumping-water/1032726)
**Author:** [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2026, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-question-about-pumping-water/1032726 "2026-09-18T19:25:34Z")
You have built a house on a hill with a really good view. Now for the water problem. The water available to your house is a large lake, 50 feet below the hill. You do not own any of the hillside, but there is an easemen… --- ## [Why are they pushing AI (artificial intelligence) so hard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-they-pushing-ai-artificial-intelligence-so-hard/1013480)
**Author:** [@Dr.Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Drake)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2026, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-they-pushing-ai-artificial-intelligence-so-hard/1013480 "2026-09-18T15:43:00Z")
If somebody has a factual answer, I’d welcome it, but I put this in IMHO because I am interested in speculation, too. It seems that just in the last year, everybody (Google, Apple, Adobe, Outlook, my workplace) have rea… --- ## [If you live in the suburbs of a major city, how often do you go to The City (except for work)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-live-in-the-suburbs-of-a-major-city-how-often-do-you-go-to-the-city-except-for-work/1030078)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2026, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-live-in-the-suburbs-of-a-major-city-how-often-do-you-go-to-the-city-except-for-work/1030078 "2026-09-18T10:48:19Z")
Thinking today about my college days at a state university in Illinois, I remember that probably nine in ten of the peole I met, when asked where they were from, answered with some suburb of Chicago or another. In gettin… --- ## [What are some companies that are known for two or more disparate products? (Better explained in OP)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-companies-that-are-known-for-two-or-more-disparate-products-better-explained-in-op/1030927)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 175\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2026, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-companies-that-are-known-for-two-or-more-disparate-products-better-explained-in-op/1030927 "2026-09-18T08:25:41Z")
Michelin is known for tires and … promotion of fine dining. (Yes I know their promotion of fine dining was to inspire travel and thus, the sale of more Michelin tires.) Yamaha is known for motorcycles and watercraft and… --- ## [Vaccination accident. advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaccination-accident-advice/1033085)
**Author:** [@caligulathegod](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/caligulathegod)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2026, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaccination-accident-advice/1033085 "2026-09-17T17:36:21Z")
Just running this to get opinions, ideas. I was at CVS Pharmacy Friday getting my flu shot and an RSV vaccination. The person giving me the shot (not a pharmacist) pulled off the protective cover and winced. I thought s… --- ## [Flying the flag in your yard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flying-the-flag-in-your-yard/1032892)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2026, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flying-the-flag-in-your-yard/1032892 "2026-09-17T01:00:47Z")
Down here in Australia, flying the Aus flag in your front yard/garden is generally a sign that you are a red-neck bogan ‘patriot’, hell-bent on keeping ‘others’ out. What’s the deal in your country, wherever you live? --- ## [Should I get a countertop Reverse Osmosis (RO) system?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-get-a-countertop-reverse-osmosis-ro-system/1033047)
**Author:** [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2026, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-get-a-countertop-reverse-osmosis-ro-system/1033047 "2026-09-15T21:39:27Z")
Santa Barbara City water tastes awful (not on a well). I have a Brita pitcher with a replaceable charcoal filter that makes the water taste good. Mostly it removes the chlorine but not particulates or any other bad thing… --- ## [Slightly(?) injured shoulder- looking for advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slightly-injured-shoulder-looking-for-advice/1032995)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2026, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slightly-injured-shoulder-looking-for-advice/1032995 "2026-09-14T16:06:23Z")
Last Saturday Labor Day weekend, I was riding my bicycle on a sidewalk when an idiot on a gasoline engine powered mini bike came barreling around a bend straight down the middle of the sidewalk. He made no attempt to mov… --- ## [Any opinions on what are very good earplugs to be used at loud concerts (or loud places)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-opinions-on-what-are-very-good-earplugs-to-be-used-at-loud-concerts-or-loud-places/1033026)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2026, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-opinions-on-what-are-very-good-earplugs-to-be-used-at-loud-concerts-or-loud-places/1033026 "2026-09-14T04:40:18Z")
Title says most of it but to be more specific I am seeking earplugs that lower the volume of noise when in loud places. I still want to be able to hear (music or someone talking to me), just lower the volume. I know th… --- ## [Do you know anyone personally that refers to themselves in the third person?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-anyone-personally-that-refers-to-themselves-in-the-third-person/1032943)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2026, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-anyone-personally-that-refers-to-themselves-in-the-third-person/1032943 "2026-09-14T01:33:07Z")
We all know that Trump often, or even most of the time, refers to himself in the third person. Do you know anyone personally that does it? I don’t. It just seems weird. --- ## [I am starting to hate open source](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-starting-to-hate-open-source/1032876)
**Author:** [@xtenkfarpl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xtenkfarpl)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2026, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-starting-to-hate-open-source/1032876 "2026-09-13T17:47:26Z")
I have just spent two frustrating days trying to build a toolchain to convert my plaintext short stories into Shunn .docx submission format, using pandoc etc. And it’s still not working properly. I find suggestions for… --- ## [I'm sorry what is the point of signing the national anthem if you never show the signer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-sorry-what-is-the-point-of-signing-the-national-anthem-if-you-never-show-the-signer/1032944)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2026, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-sorry-what-is-the-point-of-signing-the-national-anthem-if-you-never-show-the-signer/1032944 "2026-09-13T14:49:15Z")
So I’m currently watching the Seahawks preseason game. For the national anthem they had someone sign it as another guy plays guitar. The thing is though, not once did they ever have the signer center camera. It was the … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=3)