# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=204 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 205 --- ## [Head injury question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/head-injury-question/962632)
**Author:** [@anny\_m](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anny_m)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2022, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/head-injury-question/962632 "2022-04-18T20:02:24Z")
If you’ve watched much TV from the 50s, 60s or 70s, it’s pretty guaranteed you’ve seen this scenario: Person A enters a room. Person B, standing where A cannot see (often behind the door), coshes A on the head, using a… --- ## [Does it much matter how you sign off from email?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-it-much-matter-how-you-sign-off-from-email/962966)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2022, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-it-much-matter-how-you-sign-off-from-email/962966 "2022-04-18T14:51:01Z")
I think it does. And even business emails can imply warmth or competence or charisma. But unsure how much of this sign-off advice from The Economist that I agree with. Maybe the problem is that the stupid are cocksure… --- ## [Anyone speak Mandarin? Weird daily voicemail](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-speak-mandarin-weird-daily-voicemail/962972)
**Author:** [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2022, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-speak-mandarin-weird-daily-voicemail/962972 "2022-04-18T04:59:16Z")
I get a 6 second voicemail from a caller in southern California every day for a couple of weeks now. If I pick up I get the same thing. Anyone know what they’re trying to tell me? Dropbox link to the audio: Dropbox - Fi… --- ## [Adjustable beds: If you have one, I have questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adjustable-beds-if-you-have-one-i-have-questions/962900)
**Author:** [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2022, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adjustable-beds-if-you-have-one-i-have-questions/962900 "2022-04-17T22:39:56Z")
I have back problems, as well as asthma and allergies. All together, they’ve got me thinking about an adjustable bed. I’ve seen a range of them from cheap to outrageously expensive so I want to know your experiences: 1.… --- ## [If Russia withdraws from Ukraine, what then?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-russia-withdraws-from-ukraine-what-then/961946)
**Author:** [@Smudge777](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smudge777)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2022, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-russia-withdraws-from-ukraine-what-then/961946 "2022-04-17T21:43:30Z")
I’ve been contemplating what might be the most favourable exit scenario for Putin. Imagine this. Russia announces, today, that it will be withdrawing its military from the majority of Ukraine, and will hold onto only t… --- ## [Buying a house where a murder occurred](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-house-where-a-murder-occurred/962917)
**Author:** [@Danger\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danger_Man)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2022, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-house-where-a-murder-occurred/962917 "2022-04-17T16:12:32Z")
Just watched a movie where a foreign couple got fooled into buying a house that was the scene of several murders. What are your feelings on the subject? Would you buy a house where a murder occurred? --- ## [Recommend a haggadah for me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-haggadah-for-me/962898)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2022, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-haggadah-for-me/962898 "2022-04-17T15:51:30Z")
I have mixed feelings about getting new haggadahs, as my dad was really proud of these. But I’ve never liked them. They are huge. They are full of interpretive readings we never read. They have aggressively ugly art. The… --- ## [Useless math concepts you were forced to learn](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/useless-math-concepts-you-were-forced-to-learn/962578)
**Author:** [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2022, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/useless-math-concepts-you-were-forced-to-learn/962578 "2022-04-17T12:15:32Z")
Over in this thread a lot of people seemed to gravitate toward math they were forced to learn. I loved math and learned things that seemed pretty useful—the Pythagorean theorem, for instance. When people say, “Why s… --- ## [Tresspass? What would you have done?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tresspass-what-would-you-have-done/962890)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2022, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tresspass-what-would-you-have-done/962890 "2022-04-17T11:48:51Z")
I just dealt with an event at the Grrr household. I’m sitting in my recliner when I noticed my dog acting weird in the back yard. He keeps running up to the patio door looking anxious, then bolts running in circles bark… --- ## [What is your country’s “Vimy Ridge”? (Greatest or worst battle)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-country-s-vimy-ridge-greatest-or-worst-battle/949409)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2022, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-country-s-vimy-ridge-greatest-or-worst-battle/949409 "2022-04-16T22:26:43Z")
Every Canadian schoolkid learns about the bravery of Canadian soldiers at Vimy Ridge or Juno Beach or the great sacrifices at the Somme, Passchendaele and Ypres. Naturally, every country has their own stereotypical toug… --- ## [Family rift from sexual abuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-rift-from-sexual-abuse/962766)
**Author:** [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2022, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-rift-from-sexual-abuse/962766 "2022-04-16T22:11:47Z")
Here’s a complicated personal situation I would appreciate some perspective on please. My wife grew up in a close extended family where her mother’s sister (Aunt) and her family lived directly across the hall from their… --- ## [Need advice on a router for a rental home](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-advice-on-a-router-for-a-rental-home/962899)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2022, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-advice-on-a-router-for-a-rental-home/962899 "2022-04-16T21:32:50Z")
Hi! I have a house that I rent out most of the time. It’s about 400 miles from where I live, so I only get to go up there a few times/year. I’m using the cable-company supplied wi-fi router right now, because it’s eas… --- ## [Among the many reasons I hate GMail](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/among-the-many-reasons-i-hate-gmail/962626)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2022, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/among-the-many-reasons-i-hate-gmail/962626 "2022-04-16T20:31:53Z")
, perhaps primary among them, is the non-intuitiveness of its design. Right now, I’m having an issue with the menu on the left side of the screen, the one listing the various categories of other screens I could summon (… --- ## [Little things you do that improve your mental health](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-things-you-do-that-improve-your-mental-health/962834)
**Author:** [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2022, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-things-you-do-that-improve-your-mental-health/962834 "2022-04-16T14:50:32Z")
I was just reminded of the fact that I pay $10 a month to watch YouTube without ads. I’ve read about how frequent exposure to advertisements can erode a person’s mental health, and $10 seems such a small price to pay fo… --- ## [What makes a 'big' story?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-big-story/962910)
**Author:** [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2022, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-big-story/962910 "2022-04-16T10:55:26Z")
There’s an interesting thread in Great Debates - ‘How should the media tackle the “hierarchy of death” problem?’ It got me thinking. What combination of topics would most interest a newspaper? Obviously this could dep… --- ## [Experiences with transgender at work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experiences-with-transgender-at-work/962793)
**Author:** [@tullsterx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tullsterx)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2022, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experiences-with-transgender-at-work/962793 "2022-04-15T22:57:13Z")
I’m interested in anyone’s experiences working with transexuals. I’m not really looking for a debate about it. Just personal experiences. I have no opposition to transexuals. --- ## [Should I pay off my car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-pay-off-my-car/962827)
**Author:** [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2022, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-pay-off-my-car/962827 "2022-04-15T16:51:42Z")
I’ve got a several year old car with a loan at 3.74%, principal balance is $18,852.18, monthly payment is $540.87. Finance charges in 2021 were $766.08. Kelly says the car is worth $36,547. In normal times I’d figure my… --- ## [Benefits of Air Baths?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/benefits-of-air-baths/962731)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2022, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/benefits-of-air-baths/962731 "2022-04-15T16:28:22Z")
As you can see, Benjamin Franklin used to take air baths. My question: is there any (and note I said any) benefits to them? This article is a little skeptical. But they don’t have the final word. And, hey, nudists chim… --- ## [Cold weather in Texas (and other states) - electricity availability and home solar panels](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cold-weather-in-texas-and-other-states-electricity-availability-and-home-solar-panels/933483)
**Author:** [@Bonum\_Legatum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bonum_Legatum)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2021, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cold-weather-in-texas-and-other-states-electricity-availability-and-home-solar-panels/933483 "2021-02-24T22:32:19Z")
I’m surprised that I haven’t seen any speculation on the effect of the recent cold weather on the sales of home solar panels. I suspect that the companies will be gearing up intense sales campaigns. And…have there been… --- ## [General dating profile mistakes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-dating-profile-mistakes/962618)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2022, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-dating-profile-mistakes/962618 "2022-04-14T23:20:11Z")
Inspired by this thread: Most arrogant dating profile I just wanted to list some obvious mistakes that people make on profiles generally. I hope this doesn’t sound too “judgey”…certainly from the number of responses my… --- ## [Words and names you confuse easily or often](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-and-names-you-confuse-easily-or-often/489197)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2022, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-and-names-you-confuse-easily-or-often/489197 "2022-04-14T23:13:10Z")
Another thread in CS brought up the name Hopalong Cassidy and it reminded me that I have always wondered what the origin of that name is, but I also immediately want to call him Hopatcong. Others I tend to interchange i… --- ## ["I'm nervous" before a speech/presentation. Yea/Nay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-nervous-before-a-speech-presentation-yea-nay/962743)
**Author:** [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2022, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-nervous-before-a-speech-presentation-yea-nay/962743 "2022-04-14T23:11:43Z")
poll Please note the lack of third option. I have opinions on this matter. But first, yours. --- ## [What is the singlemost useless thing you learned in school?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-singlemost-useless-thing-you-learned-in-school/962434)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 258\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2022, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-singlemost-useless-thing-you-learned-in-school/962434 "2022-04-14T21:14:52Z")
All of us spent a lot of time in school. Learned lots of useful stuff and quite a lot of chaff. What is the most useless thing you learned in school - be it an outdated skill, a product of bizarre teaching, or bad advi… --- ## [Your opinions about Flix Bus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-opinions-about-flix-bus/962824)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2022, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-opinions-about-flix-bus/962824 "2022-04-14T19:50:42Z")
I just now boarded a Flix Bus in Portland on my way to Seattle because it is both cheaper and faster than train or Greyhound. Have any of y’all ridden one of these and, if so, what are your opinions? --- ## [Podcasts: tips to get started?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/podcasts-tips-to-get-started/962737)
**Author:** [@Ferris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferris)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2022, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/podcasts-tips-to-get-started/962737 "2022-04-14T16:59:35Z")
I’m considering creating a short podcast series as a project for my Toastmasters club, and would be very grateful for advice from anyone with experience. I’m particularly keen to learn about the technical/practical aspe… --- ## [Do you think Emergency pendant service is worth the cost?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-emergency-pendant-service-is-worth-the-cost/962777)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2022, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-emergency-pendant-service-is-worth-the-cost/962777 "2022-04-14T16:08:49Z")
poll I recently paid the Annual renewal for my mom’s Emergency pendant. $550 with taxes. $46 a month to link her to a 24/7 call center. She’s with Medical Guardian.That’s one of the bigger national companies. We were co… --- ## [Recommend a book about the US Civil Rights movement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-book-about-the-us-civil-rights-movement/962767)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2022, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-book-about-the-us-civil-rights-movement/962767 "2022-04-14T15:59:50Z")
I’m interested in learning more about the Civil Rights movement, and so I’m asking for recommendations about books on the subject. In particular, I’m interested in learning more about how the movement managed to succeed… --- ## [Anybody with TURP surgery experience?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-with-turp-surgery-experience/613931)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2022, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-with-turp-surgery-experience/613931 "2022-04-13T23:16:16Z")
Well, we’ve had threads about colonoscopy experience (several recently) and other scary-sounding medical procedures. Anybody here know anything about, or ever had, or knew someone who had, a Transurethral resection of t… --- ## [Your pets' favorite toys?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-pets-favorite-toys/852226)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2022, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-pets-favorite-toys/852226 "2022-04-13T22:08:56Z")
We used to have a cat named Reuben. He was my wife’s cat since right after college, and he lived almost 20 years. His favorite toy was a little Buzz Lightyear doll. He carry it around and cuddled with it. At some point d… --- ## [Should I leave grass clippings when moving short grass?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-leave-grass-clippings-when-moving-short-grass/962635)
**Author:** [@JakeRS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JakeRS)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2022, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-leave-grass-clippings-when-moving-short-grass/962635 "2022-04-13T18:10:36Z")
I recently inherited my house and all the chores that come with it, but since I am naturally very lazy and ironically also have a medical condition that makes it hard for me to do physical jobs, I tend to delay chores as… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=203) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=205)