# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=206 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 207 --- ## [Is there a "vexatious litigant" concept is U.S. federal courts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-vexatious-litigant-concept-is-u-s-federal-courts/962332)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2022, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-vexatious-litigant-concept-is-u-s-federal-courts/962332 "2022-04-08T03:43:09Z")
Trump filed suit against Hillary Clinton et al a few weeks ago, saying she slandered him during the 2016 campaign. Of course, Trump has spent his life filing frivolous lawsuits. Now, an editorial in the St. Louis Post-… --- ## [The Solution To Partisans and Media Bubbles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-solution-to-partisans-and-media-bubbles/962459)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2022, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-solution-to-partisans-and-media-bubbles/962459 "2022-04-08T03:34:01Z")
The Atlantic offers a solution to the polarization of opinions that exists everywhere. Does this sort of stuff ever work? Will the future be more collaborative? --- ## [Lazy media people and imagery and footage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lazy-media-people-and-imagery-and-footage/962485)
**Author:** [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2022, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lazy-media-people-and-imagery-and-footage/962485 "2022-04-08T03:12:32Z")
Every so often I’ll be watching TV and there’ll be a documentary or a news clip where it seems like lazy or ignorant media person just chose some near-random piece of sort-of related media I actually have seen a WW II d… --- ## [What unsubstantiated historical event would you like to see verified?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-unsubstantiated-historical-event-would-you-like-to-see-verified/960895)
**Author:** [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2022, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-unsubstantiated-historical-event-would-you-like-to-see-verified/960895 "2022-04-07T13:28:38Z")
There are many colorful events throughout history that have been written about but not verified with evidence. It leaves the burning question, did they really occur? What document(s) would you like to see discovered tha… --- ## [Dentists and information](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dentists-and-information/962064)
**Author:** [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2022, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dentists-and-information/962064 "2022-04-06T19:22:41Z")
I called a new dentist to set up an appointment. After asking me my name, address, provider info, they asked me my SSN. Tell me I shouldn’t be worried, that that’s normal. --- ## [Need answer fast-ish: Online teaching product suggestions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-answer-fast-ish-online-teaching-product-suggestions/962367)
**Author:** [@mandala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mandala)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2022, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-answer-fast-ish-online-teaching-product-suggestions/962367 "2022-04-06T15:43:00Z")
I am looking for online teaching product suggestions. I need to teach some topics in Physics, Math and Chemistry. I will need to illustrate concepts with a device on which I can draw and write and have the output appear… --- ## [Obscure mundane things that kind of blow your mind sometimes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscure-mundane-things-that-kind-of-blow-your-mind-sometimes/959249)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2022, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscure-mundane-things-that-kind-of-blow-your-mind-sometimes/959249 "2022-04-06T15:20:08Z")
Tell me about small things most people don’t even give a second thought to that kind of blows your mind. Me: Pets. I mean, I’ve got NON-human fur balls cohabitating with me in my home. Not only that, I treat and care f… --- ## [What's the best job any non-native speaker has done in speaking accent-free English](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-job-any-non-native-speaker-has-done-in-speaking-accent-free-english/961917)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2022, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-job-any-non-native-speaker-has-done-in-speaking-accent-free-english/961917 "2022-04-05T20:46:11Z")
Note to pedants: of course we all have accents. Duh. The winner in this contest will be someone who did not speak a word of English until fairly late in life (mid-teens, say) and then acquired a use of English such that… --- ## [How can I fix a bifurcated thumbnail?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-fix-a-bifurcated-thumbnail/962276)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2022, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-fix-a-bifurcated-thumbnail/962276 "2022-04-05T14:14:44Z")
Several years ago I injured my thumbnail—I don’t recall exactly how—which resulted in it splitting down the middle, from the tip to about halfway to the base. It took many, many months before the rent finally grew out c… --- ## [Company or Cult?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/company-or-cult/961950)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2022, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/company-or-cult/961950 "2022-04-05T11:37:44Z")
Enjoyed this humorous-but-not-really Economist article. From your experience, how accurate is it? Any stories? --- ## [How would an average citizen do taking a bar exam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-an-average-citizen-do-taking-a-bar-exam/961716)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2022, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-an-average-citizen-do-taking-a-bar-exam/961716 "2022-04-05T11:32:54Z")
And by average citizen I mean us dopers who have read dozens of legal threads and watched “My Cousin Vinny” 6 times. I realize the bar is a really tough exam and that only about 40% of takers pass. As a graduate enginee… --- ## [Safely blending dangerous drugs ( Fentanyl)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/safely-blending-dangerous-drugs-fentanyl/962261)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2022, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/safely-blending-dangerous-drugs-fentanyl/962261 "2022-04-05T10:37:37Z")
. I recently had an old friend die from a fentanyl overdose. Having retired from the food industry an also an avid baker it got me wondering about the process these illegal drug manufacturers use to lace their drugs wit… --- ## [Could Ukraine invade Belarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-ukraine-invade-belarus/961870)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2022, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-ukraine-invade-belarus/961870 "2022-04-05T03:17:54Z")
hypothetical situation. Belarus joins the war and invades Ukraine. eventually Ukraine beats back Russia after a few more months of fighting and decides to invade Belarus so Russians do not have a safe haven to their nor… --- ## [A probably stupid facebook question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-probably-stupid-facebook-question/962063)
**Author:** [@Fir\_na\_tine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fir_na_tine)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2022, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-probably-stupid-facebook-question/962063 "2022-04-04T21:19:28Z")
I read and enjoy a couple of groups on facebook. For the last week or so, when I see a good posting with lots of comments, I only see the first couple. Clicking on “view previous replies” or even “view reply” to a post… --- ## [Phone mess up {Facebook messenger}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phone-mess-up-facebook-messenger/962264)
**Author:** [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2022, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phone-mess-up-facebook-messenger/962264 "2022-04-04T18:22:24Z")
I got my phone last year from an outdoor vendor. It’s powered by android, sohostyle. Free internet. All was fine til it wouldn’t let me add Facebook messenger. I asked my neighbor to help. She said she’d make it better a… --- ## [Latest electronic tracking devices](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-electronic-tracking-devices/962205)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2022, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-electronic-tracking-devices/962205 "2022-04-04T17:25:08Z")
To cope with my pending decline in mental acuity, I’ve bought a bunch of electronic tracking devices, and promptly tucked them away where I could consider which ones to use and which devices to hook them with. So after a… --- ## [Have you experienced the Mandela Effect?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-experienced-the-mandela-effect/818190)
**Author:** [@Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heffalump_and_Roo)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2022, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-experienced-the-mandela-effect/818190 "2022-04-04T16:25:10Z")
It was Nelson Mandela’s 100th birthday the other day (he died in 2013). In honor of the anniversary of his birth, this might be an apropos topic. The Mandela Effect is a phenomenon that is named after Nelson Mandela be… --- ## [Ukraine, Jews, Nazis and WWII](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ukraine-jews-nazis-and-wwii/961528)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2022, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ukraine-jews-nazis-and-wwii/961528 "2022-04-04T15:03:35Z")
I hope this article is hooey cooked up by the Russians. As far as I know, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency is reputable. According to this article, the Nazis were able to convince some Ukrainians during WWII that Jews were… --- ## [Irradiated Russian Soldiers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irradiated-russian-soldiers/962072)
**Author:** [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2022, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irradiated-russian-soldiers/962072 "2022-04-04T14:52:34Z")
I’m obviously asking for opinions. If this has been mentioned elsewhere, please point me toward it. About those soldiers who were irradiated near the Chernobyl grounds — considering how badly they were exposed (diggin… --- ## [What strange light did I see?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-strange-light-did-i-see/962209)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2022, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-strange-light-did-i-see/962209 "2022-04-04T14:04:13Z")
On my way to work this morning I saw a strange light. It was light out, cloudy and slight rain. A light seemed to come up off the road and shoot straight up, very quickly dimming completely. There was no sound of thunder… --- ## [Who is a member of a nation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-a-member-of-a-nation/961919)
**Author:** [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2022, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-a-member-of-a-nation/961919 "2022-04-04T09:58:26Z")
Continuing the discussion from Who is a Jew? (removed from thread on Jewish heads of state): I’d like to expand the “Who is a Jew” topic to something more general: who is a member of a nation? \[Note that by “nation” I… --- ## [Why aren't really small apartments more common in the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-really-small-apartments-more-common-in-the-us/961807)
**Author:** [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2022, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-really-small-apartments-more-common-in-the-us/961807 "2022-04-04T01:25:19Z")
In some parts of Europe, it’s not hard to find studio / one-bedroom apartments of between 250 and 400 square feet (23-37 square meters) – or even smaller – to rent or buy. Students and young couples gravitate toward thes… --- ## [Brand names that have a reputation for long lasting goods](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brand-names-that-have-a-reputation-for-long-lasting-goods/961047)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2022, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brand-names-that-have-a-reputation-for-long-lasting-goods/961047 "2022-04-04T00:56:41Z")
The first one that I think of is Little Tikes. We bought one of the classic orange push cars over 30 years ago and it’s still going strong. It’s been out in the elements the whole time and has seen generations of kids in… --- ## [My Samsung washer is rocking like crazy!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-samsung-washer-is-rocking-like-crazy/962172)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2022, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-samsung-washer-is-rocking-like-crazy/962172 "2022-04-03T12:40:24Z")
When it’s spinning, it’s rocking back and forth. Is there something I can do with the feet to keep it from rocking? --- ## [Is the term "trauma" too widely used?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-term-trauma-too-widely-used/962115)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2022, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-term-trauma-too-widely-used/962115 "2022-04-03T04:12:38Z")
In today’s paper, speaking about the Smith/Rock slap, Wanda Sykes is reported as saying, “I physically felt ill, and I’m still a little traumatized by it.” In the same article, Amy Schumer is quoted as having said she w… --- ## [What Microsoft Office should I get for my new M1 Mac?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-microsoft-office-should-i-get-for-my-new-m1-mac/962126)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2022, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-microsoft-office-should-i-get-for-my-new-m1-mac/962126 "2022-04-02T22:10:14Z")
Hey guys, old computer died, new M1 chip Mac. My old MS Office doesn’t work any more, so I was wondering what to do? It seems there is no one-time purchase of Office in the App Store. I get directed to the 365 subscript… --- ## [How do you help friends stop underestimating themselves professionally without being a prick?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-help-friends-stop-underestimating-themselves-professionally-without-being-a-prick/961143)
**Author:** [@Gozu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gozu)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2022, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-help-friends-stop-underestimating-themselves-professionally-without-being-a-prick/961143 "2022-04-02T18:36:59Z")
I have a few good friends of mine who are smarter than me and more hardworking. We’re all in our late 30s / early 40s and two of them are married with children. They are not broke (well, one of them almost is) but they … --- ## [16 hr drive w/ 2 drivers - 1 day or 2?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/16-hr-drive-w-2-drivers-1-day-or-2/961711)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2022, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/16-hr-drive-w-2-drivers-1-day-or-2/961711 "2022-04-02T04:07:01Z")
We have 2 destinations we visit somewhat recurrently, each of which is approx 16 hrs from our home. Our standard practice is to hit the road early (4-5 a.m.) and just do the drive in 1 day. When we mentioned it to anot… --- ## [Is the Russian invasion really about gay pride parades?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-russian-invasion-really-about-gay-pride-parades/961195)
**Author:** [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2022, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-russian-invasion-really-about-gay-pride-parades/961195 "2022-04-01T21:10:40Z")
I read an interesting article on cnn by Delia Gallagher, sorry can’t do the linky thing! Basically she says recent words from high ups indicate keeping the Russian Orthodox faith intact and pure, especially as regards … --- ## [Talk me out of a terrible car buying decision!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-me-out-of-a-terrible-car-buying-decision/961977)
**Author:** [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2022, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-me-out-of-a-terrible-car-buying-decision/961977 "2022-04-01T15:16:56Z")
Ok, so I secretly (and probably obviously) actually want to be told this is a good idea, but I know it probably isn’t and just need to have a little good sense knocked into me by people not emotionally involved. Sort of… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=205) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=207)