# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=202 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 203 --- ## [Oops. I bought ubiquinol](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oops-i-bought-ubiquinol/963647)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2022, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oops-i-bought-ubiquinol/963647 "2022-04-29T20:22:19Z")
I thought I was buying vitamin D, which I’ve been taking for years. Turns out I bought ubiquinol. Same shape bottle, and same colour label. Wasn’t wearing my glasses. Any benefit to taking the ubiquinol? It was kind… --- ## [Imagine you are president and Putin nukes Kyiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imagine-you-are-president-and-putin-nukes-kyiv/961809)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 213\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2022, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imagine-you-are-president-and-putin-nukes-kyiv/961809 "2022-04-29T19:30:14Z")
After you have finished wondering why you ever wanted the job, what do you actually do? I cannot imagine what I would do but some of you might feel you do. I would be sorely tempted to send a missile to Moscow, but tha… --- ## [I wish the American flag wasn't co-opted by the right wing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wish-the-american-flag-wasnt-co-opted-by-the-right-wing/963081)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2022, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wish-the-american-flag-wasnt-co-opted-by-the-right-wing/963081 "2022-04-29T18:34:23Z")
Continuing the discussion from Show support for Ukraine by generating trash!: I’m a liberal who thinks we’ve got a lot of work to do before America can come close to fulfilling its promise, but I still love my country,… --- ## [A Few Questions About the US and Visas (don't need answer fast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-questions-about-the-us-and-visas-dont-need-answer-fast/963680)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2022, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-questions-about-the-us-and-visas-dont-need-answer-fast/963680 "2022-04-29T16:22:53Z")
STANDARD DISCLAIMERS APPLY: You are not my lawyer, I am not your client, this is all hypothetical, yada yada yada. I’m watching a based-on-a-true-story series about a Russian/German woman who scammed people and business… --- ## [Best Lawn Mowers for about 5000 sq' of grass?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-lawn-mowers-for-about-5000-sq-of-grass/922442)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2022, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-lawn-mowers-for-about-5000-sq-of-grass/922442 "2022-04-29T16:20:32Z")
So my new home will have a nice small yard, only about 5100 square feet. Early research is showing that battery operated mowers aren’t a good deal at this point. Also as the yard is mostly flat, no need for self-propell… --- ## [Outcome of nuclear escalation and general Nuclear concerns Ukraine - Russia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outcome-of-nuclear-escalation-and-general-nuclear-concerns-ukraine-russia/962302)
**Author:** [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Replies:** 259\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2022, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outcome-of-nuclear-escalation-and-general-nuclear-concerns-ukraine-russia/962302 "2022-04-29T11:42:05Z")
As if Putin needs a reason to use nukes. If it were a first strike, it would have to be brutal. Like old west gunfighters, you better kill that guy with your first bullet or he will kill you with his. If Vlad felt th… --- ## [Leaving food on your plate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leaving-food-on-your-plate/962999)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2022, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leaving-food-on-your-plate/962999 "2022-04-28T23:28:26Z")
We have a couple of regular visitors to our home who regularly take more food than they are going to eat, and leave quite a bit of food on their plates. Not just scraps - probably enough for a small meal as leftovers. … --- ## [When you're late for work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-youre-late-for-work/963436)
**Author:** [@SurrenderDorothy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SurrenderDorothy)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2022, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-youre-late-for-work/963436 "2022-04-28T22:33:33Z")
Assuming you have the kind of job where you’re supposed to be at work at a certain time it’s not actually that big a deal if you’re late. Say you’ve told your boss you’re going to be 30 minutes late and your boss says… --- ## [Imagining Superman in today’s social media society](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imagining-superman-in-today-s-social-media-society/963389)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2022, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imagining-superman-in-today-s-social-media-society/963389 "2022-04-28T19:57:29Z")
I’m no devotee of the comics, so forgive me if this has already been addressed there. But I got to thinking about what it would be like to be Superman in today’s social media obsessed world. I mean, talk about an influ… --- ## [What's the Dope on Medicare Advantage vs Medigap?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-dope-on-medicare-advantage-vs-medigap/713994)
**Author:** [@Habeed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Habeed)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2022, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-dope-on-medicare-advantage-vs-medigap/713994 "2022-04-28T14:15:17Z")
So my parental units have hit that age. They are now eligible for Medicare, and apparently almost everyone over 65 gets part A courtesy of the taxpayers. At the present time, both are in good health. So, apparently, t… --- ## [Buying gas with roubles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-gas-with-roubles/963539)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2022, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-gas-with-roubles/963539 "2022-04-28T13:08:53Z")
With the rouble worth $0.013, why do the Russians insist that the gas they sell in Europe be paid for in roubles? --- ## [Has a TED talk ever changed your life or views?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-a-ted-talk-ever-changed-your-life-or-views/963198)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2022, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-a-ted-talk-ever-changed-your-life-or-views/963198 "2022-04-27T21:28:43Z")
Maybe not recently - it’s been eight years since a similar topic was addressed. Well? --- ## [Pneumonia vaccine question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pneumonia-vaccine-question/963553)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2022, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pneumonia-vaccine-question/963553 "2022-04-27T19:50:59Z")
I’m getting a pneumonia vaccine this weekend. I’ve already been vaxxed and double-boostered for Covid-19. My question: I know that the main killer for Covid is pneumonia. If I were to get Covid, despite all my booste… --- ## [Show support for Ukraine by generating trash!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/show-support-for-ukraine-by-generating-trash/963080)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2022, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/show-support-for-ukraine-by-generating-trash/963080 "2022-04-27T13:05:00Z")
I’ve never been a big fan of the practice of tying ribbons (generally plastic) around trees along streets. But I find the current yellow and blue ones especially confusing. Exactly what is someone trying to say by tyin… --- ## [Anyone here ever recovered from burnout?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-ever-recovered-from-burnout/950796)
**Author:** [@Esprise\_Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprise_Me)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2022, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-ever-recovered-from-burnout/950796 "2022-04-27T00:11:28Z")
A couple of vacations have failed to hit my reset button, but do seem to confirm I’m not depressed-- I’m just burned out at work. (Because away from work, I’m happy as a clam!) I’ve been wading through articles on the su… --- ## [Will J.C. Penney Survive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-j-c-penney-survive/655271)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2022, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-j-c-penney-survive/655271 "2022-04-26T23:45:49Z")
“In the past year, the company lost nearly a billion dollars and saw its revenue tumble nearly $4.3 billion to $12.98 billion. Customer traffic dropped 13 percent from the year before.” So they dumped the current CEO an… --- ## [Empathy - Changed? Causes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/empathy-changed-causes/963413)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2022, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/empathy-changed-causes/963413 "2022-04-26T23:10:43Z")
I was reading a book by a respected Canadian emergency doctor on the importance of empathy. It’s a good read. At the beginning of the book, he quotes a study saying that empathy in the younger generations has decreased… --- ## [Why don't America & the EU help out Greece repay its debt, without adding more debt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-america-the-eu-help-out-greece-repay-its-debt-without-adding-more-debt/963374)
**Author:** [@JakeRS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JakeRS)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2022, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-america-the-eu-help-out-greece-repay-its-debt-without-adding-more-debt/963374 "2022-04-26T21:11:30Z")
I understand that countries want to make money and that everything revolves around that, but in the case of the Greek bailouts it doesn’t make sense. Greece received about 300 billion euros of help for its debt, except … --- ## [How accurate would a police sketch based on your description be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-accurate-would-a-police-sketch-based-on-your-description-be/962613)
**Author:** [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2022, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-accurate-would-a-police-sketch-based-on-your-description-be/962613 "2022-04-26T16:45:02Z")
You are the only witness to a crime and there were no security cameras that caught the suspect. You had a good look and saw the person for long enough to remember them. The police ask you to accompany them to the station… --- ## [What is your all-time favourite speech?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-all-time-favourite-speech/962974)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2022, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-all-time-favourite-speech/962974 "2022-04-26T16:38:28Z")
Sure, Lincoln’s Gettysburg address was not immediately considered a masterpiece. Lots of famous speeches are well known. Some good ones probably are not. But which is your favourite? --- ## [Credit inquiry question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/credit-inquiry-question/959388)
**Author:** [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2022, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/credit-inquiry-question/959388 "2022-04-26T12:57:22Z")
My wife and I attended an RV show back in mid January. We found a travel trailer we really liked and decided to buy it. With the trade in of our old travel trailer and our down payment, we were looking at financing about… --- ## [How much artillery does a nation like Ukraine 'need' to fight Russia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-artillery-does-a-nation-like-ukraine-need-to-fight-russia/963467)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2022, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-artillery-does-a-nation-like-ukraine-need-to-fight-russia/963467 "2022-04-26T10:56:00Z")
I don’t know military logistics, but I know a lot of nations are giving artillery to Ukraine. considering the fighting seems to be in the east now, how many pieces of artillery would Ukraine need to fight competently in… --- ## [What p.c. games are you addicted to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-p-c-games-are-you-addicted-to/106567)
**Author:** [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2002, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-p-c-games-are-you-addicted-to/106567 "2002-05-06T16:04:16Z")
I Snood while waiting for the message board to download. I Snood when I am talking on the phone. I Snood a lot. It was so bad I gave up Snood for Lent. Anyone else Snood? If not, what games are you addicted to? --- ## [What's the logic of charging a juvenile as an adult because he has reached adult age (at time of arrest)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-logic-of-charging-a-juvenile-as-an-adult-because-he-has-reached-adult-age-at-time-of-arrest/963415)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2022, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-logic-of-charging-a-juvenile-as-an-adult-because-he-has-reached-adult-age-at-time-of-arrest/963415 "2022-04-26T02:44:34Z")
If I’m not mistaken, the U.S. court system - in particular, the feds - generally charge someone as an adult if they have attained adult age at the time of arrest - even if he was a juvenile at the time of the crime. Exa… --- ## [I just acquired a tablet. Now what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-acquired-a-tablet-now-what/963153)
**Author:** [@El\_DeLuxo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_DeLuxo)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2022, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-acquired-a-tablet-now-what/963153 "2022-04-26T01:33:52Z")
I’ve got a new tablet. It’s a Sky Devices Elite OctaX, if that matters. Now I need to know what I can do with it. What can this thing do that a laptop computer can’t? Anything? Nothing? What advantages a tablet have that… --- ## [Govt Overspending: Incompetence vs Corruption](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/govt-overspending-incompetence-vs-corruption/963176)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2022, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/govt-overspending-incompetence-vs-corruption/963176 "2022-04-25T22:20:44Z")
It is commonplace in Canada to see spending vastly outweigh initial costs. Sometimes, in the case of military procurement, this is because operating and maintenance costs are excluded. But two examples, across differen… --- ## [May throw Ipad out of window](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/may-throw-ipad-out-of-window/963266)
**Author:** [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2022, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/may-throw-ipad-out-of-window/963266 "2022-04-25T06:58:05Z")
Hopefully the good people of the dope may be able to help me. I’ve been given an ipad by work. OK, I know I can’t simply plug in a usb drive to move files across, work policy won’t allow it. I do have a verbatim media … --- ## [The Terrible Legal Advice Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-terrible-legal-advice-thread/959894)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2022, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-terrible-legal-advice-thread/959894 "2022-04-25T02:46:59Z")
Inspired by a similar topic, what’s the worst legal advice you’ve been ever given or seen given, either because it’s not true or because it’s actually illegal? “If you ever need to beat someone up with a baseball bat, w… --- ## [Why does my ceiling fan make little intermittent lightning flashes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-ceiling-fan-make-little-intermittent-lightning-flashes/953823)
**Author:** [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2022, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-ceiling-fan-make-little-intermittent-lightning-flashes/953823 "2022-04-25T01:35:58Z")
We have a ceiling fan in our bedroom. I think it’s a Hunter, but I’m not positive. Anyway, the controls for the fan itself and the lights are separate. We usually run the fan at night to cool off the room, but obviously … --- ## [Recommend me a good podcast manager?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-good-podcast-manager/855381)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2022, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-good-podcast-manager/855381 "2022-04-24T20:31:10Z")
For many years I’ve been using BeyondPod, and for almost as long a time it’s worked very well for me. Recently, however, it has acquired this aggravating behavior of dropping focus when paused. So, for example, if I’m … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=201) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=203)