# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=210 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 211 --- ## [AT&T is sending me a phone unsoliticited, activating it, and disabling my current phone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-t-is-sending-me-a-phone-unsoliticited-activating-it-and-disabling-my-current-phone/946406)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2022, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-t-is-sending-me-a-phone-unsoliticited-activating-it-and-disabling-my-current-phone/946406 "2022-03-15T21:03:02Z")
I’ve gotten the texts that say “AT&T is shutting down our 3G network and your phone will be toast when we do,” blahblahblah. I’ve researched this and apparently my BlackBerry (unlocked and bought by me at amazon) is fine… --- ## [Do you eat one item at a time, and what does that say about you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-one-item-at-a-time-and-what-does-that-say-about-you/960700)
**Author:** [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2022, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-one-item-at-a-time-and-what-does-that-say-about-you/960700 "2022-03-15T20:41:38Z")
I know it’s the gentlefolk way to take a bite of this and a bite of that, and, to get all Victorian on your ass, to leave a portion uneaten on the plate, as well as to scoop soup away from oneself and only butter a torn … --- ## [What is the truth about the Dombas region's support for the Russian invasion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-truth-about-the-dombas-regions-support-for-the-russian-invasion/961121)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2022, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-truth-about-the-dombas-regions-support-for-the-russian-invasion/961121 "2022-03-15T19:12:18Z")
I have heard conflicting reports from different media outlets regarding the Donbas region. Some so-called Russia experts have said that after Russia’s invasion of the Crimea those who had been very pro-Russian in the Don… --- ## [It's time to go - do you know where your keys are?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-to-go-do-you-know-where-your-keys-are/958168)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2022, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-to-go-do-you-know-where-your-keys-are/958168 "2022-03-15T17:29:31Z")
My totally unscientific, unresearched, and unproven assertion is that the most-uttered phrase in any household is “Where are my keys??” OK, it may be rivaled by “Where is my phone?” but you can call your phone to help f… --- ## [What happened to the Glorious People's Revolutions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-glorious-peoples-revolutions/961059)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2022, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-glorious-peoples-revolutions/961059 "2022-03-15T15:15:19Z")
(Given some recent thread titles in here, when in Rome…) Yeah, we occ. get military-style coups, and some “democratic” takeovers, but when was the last time we had something akin to the French or Russian Revolutions? A… --- ## [What public "formalities" do you favor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-public-formalities-do-you-favor/960920)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2022, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-public-formalities-do-you-favor/960920 "2022-03-15T02:46:26Z")
Inspired by the MPSIMS thread about the fired Asst Principal, and a previous one about men taking their hats off at the table. When I was younger, it seemed there were a lot more “rules” regarding public conduct/interac… --- ## [What would happen if every single defendant insisted on going to trial rather than plead guilty?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-every-single-defendant-insisted-on-going-to-trial-rather-than-plead-guilty/961006)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2022, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-every-single-defendant-insisted-on-going-to-trial-rather-than-plead-guilty/961006 "2022-03-15T01:12:59Z")
The right to trial is guaranteed by the Constitution, however, over 90% of cases end in a guilty plea in order to get the defendant a lighter sentence and save the prosecution the time and expense of going to trial. Now… --- ## [Assuming no WMD are used, how long will this impact the world?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assuming-no-wmd-are-used-how-long-will-this-impact-the-world/960945)
**Author:** [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2022, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assuming-no-wmd-are-used-how-long-will-this-impact-the-world/960945 "2022-03-14T22:39:36Z")
So let’s say that the whole Russia-Ukraine war is over in a year or two and, at best, Russia magically completely withdraws its forces and leaves Ukraine as an independent but bombed to smithereens country. Vast amounts… --- ## [What happened to war?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-war/961027)
**Author:** [@BlinkingDuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlinkingDuck)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2022, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-war/961027 "2022-03-14T19:47:56Z")
Putting this in General Questions as I am looking for a …cold…analysis. Yes, war is bad. Yes, people get hurt. That is not what I am looking for. I have a casual interest in history, particularly military. It seems … --- ## [If the US were to wage war against Canada and Mexico, what would the world do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-us-were-to-wage-war-against-canada-and-mexico-what-would-the-world-do/960933)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2022, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-us-were-to-wage-war-against-canada-and-mexico-what-would-the-world-do/960933 "2022-03-14T10:48:11Z")
It’s 2034, and a couple of years ago the US somehow decided to go with the Manifest Destiny candidate, now president Shora Expande. President Expande has never been shy about their desire to deliver to the US the one thi… --- ## [What is the value of Crimea to Russia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-value-of-crimea-to-russia/960964)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2022, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-value-of-crimea-to-russia/960964 "2022-03-13T00:46:23Z")
I understand the argument from Putin and his supporters that the Crimea is historically part of Russia and was given to the Ukraine SSR by the filthy Communists, so Russia had the right to take it back. But does Crimea … --- ## [Need to upgrade video card](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-to-upgrade-video-card/960845)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2022, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-to-upgrade-video-card/960845 "2022-03-12T23:27:54Z")
My current video card is no longer supported by Radeon and is freezing/glitching a lot, so I am looking for a better card that will fit my current motherboard. Motherboard: Gigabyte 970A-SD3P Video card: Radeon R7-20… --- ## [Legally could some billonaire hire a bunch of mercenaries to help out in Ukraine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legally-could-some-billonaire-hire-a-bunch-of-mercenaries-to-help-out-in-ukraine/960443)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2022, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legally-could-some-billonaire-hire-a-bunch-of-mercenaries-to-help-out-in-ukraine/960443 "2022-03-12T22:50:33Z")
This is the plot of dozens of bad action movies, but I’m thinking on a larger scale. Some multi-billionaire with military connections decides to hire a bunch of mercenaries to fight in Ukraine on behalf of the Ukrainian… --- ## [Do potential jurors have to take an oath?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-potential-jurors-have-to-take-an-oath/960702)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2022, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-potential-jurors-have-to-take-an-oath/960702 "2022-03-12T21:24:37Z")
Ghislaine Maxwell trial Juror 50 gave press interviews after the trial ended where he stated he was sexually abused as a child despite answering ‘No’ to those questions on the voir dire questionnaire. He is being hauled… --- ## [Please explain why in the French phrase "Les vendredis soir", "soir' is an adverb?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-why-in-the-french-phrase-les-vendredis-soir-soir-is-an-adverb/960935)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2022, 9:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-why-in-the-french-phrase-les-vendredis-soir-soir-is-an-adverb/960935 "2022-03-12T09:14:12Z")
Please explain why in the French phrase “Les vendredis soir”, "soir’ is an adverb?, which for reasons I don’t understand “les vendredis soirs” is incorrect but “les vendredis soir” is. --- ## [How many streaming services do you subscribe to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-streaming-services-do-you-subscribe-to/960704)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2022, 8:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-streaming-services-do-you-subscribe-to/960704 "2022-03-12T08:40:18Z")
I “cut the cord” two years ago. I was paying about $110 a month for satellite channels. Now I have Amazon Prime ($10\*), Netflix ($10), Disney+ ($8) (I also have a “free” Discovery+ trial.) So I am paying less than $30 a … --- ## ['Splain to me front door cams](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/splain-to-me-front-door-cams/960872)
**Author:** [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2022, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/splain-to-me-front-door-cams/960872 "2022-03-12T00:14:34Z")
Hi there. I’m trying to google up a “front door camera” and I’ve been shunted into this strange world of doorbell cameras. It’s insane: $250 doorbells that sense motion and have SD card slots for no discernible reason. I… --- ## [Is there any kind of anti-bloatware software?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-kind-of-anti-bloatware-software/960748)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2022, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-kind-of-anti-bloatware-software/960748 "2022-03-11T20:14:47Z")
Long story short, my dad is getting a new computer and it will in short order become absolutely stuffed with various programs all running in the background, choking out his startup, eating his memory, etc. I’d love to h… --- ## [How different are various IQ levels to each other, ie 100 vs 110,...?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-different-are-various-iq-levels-to-each-other-ie-100-vs-110/960677)
**Author:** [@JakeRS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JakeRS)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2022, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-different-are-various-iq-levels-to-each-other-ie-100-vs-110/960677 "2022-03-11T15:35:00Z")
It’s hard to measure people strictly by their IQ, because not everyone has the same health challenges, not everyone has a stress free life due to their socioeconomic conditions and so on, however if we just looked at an … --- ## [Grease on your stove: What is the best way to remove it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grease-on-your-stove-what-is-the-best-way-to-remove-it/960846)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2022, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grease-on-your-stove-what-is-the-best-way-to-remove-it/960846 "2022-03-11T14:11:25Z")
When asking about removing grease I am asking about removing a LOT of grease. Like you just cooked four steaks and some bacon and they spattered grease all over your stove. What is an efficient way to clean that mess u… --- ## [Ever use gloating to get a laugh?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-use-gloating-to-get-a-laugh/960851)
**Author:** [@Capn\_Carl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capn_Carl)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2022, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-use-gloating-to-get-a-laugh/960851 "2022-03-11T14:00:29Z")
Examples: Wife and I are getting popcorn at the theatre. We watch staff scoop hers from a bin of older popcorn, while mine is scooped hot and fresh from a machine that just finished a batch. As we walk away holding our … --- ## [What type of fighter plane should Canada purchase?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-fighter-plane-should-canada-purchase/960563)
**Author:** [@Heracles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heracles)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2022, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-fighter-plane-should-canada-purchase/960563 "2022-03-11T04:01:35Z")
The main fighter jet in Canada’s arsenal is the CF-18, a land-based derivative of the F/A-18 Hornet. The planes were purchased in the 1980s and are nearing end of life. The possibilities to replace it are : Lockheed-M… --- ## [What criticisms of society and culture do you have that aren’t necessarily political?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-criticisms-of-society-and-culture-do-you-have-that-aren-t-necessarily-political/960690)
**Author:** [@Cmyers1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cmyers1980)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2022, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-criticisms-of-society-and-culture-do-you-have-that-aren-t-necessarily-political/960690 "2022-03-11T03:11:19Z")
What criticisms of society and culture do you have that aren’t necessarily political? My example is how nostalgia and franchise obsessed people and the entertainment industry are. They’ve always existed but there’s been… --- ## [Has anyone been to the aircraft museum in Colorado Springs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-been-to-the-aircraft-museum-in-colorado-springs/960785)
**Author:** [@dummygladhands71](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dummygladhands71)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2022, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-been-to-the-aircraft-museum-in-colorado-springs/960785 "2022-03-10T21:03:59Z")
We’ve been to Dayton and D.C., my guy is a huge WWII aircraft buff. Worth it to go up there? It’s that or go see the 4th hangar in Dayton which wasn’t build when we went. --- ## [Building Credit From Zero At Age 35](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/building-credit-from-zero-at-age-35/960302)
**Author:** [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2022, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/building-credit-from-zero-at-age-35/960302 "2022-03-10T15:57:04Z")
I should point out that I’m not referring to myself: if nothing else, I doubled that age some time back. The subject is my daughter (the Elder Ottlet), who has been attempting to establish credit and finds herself in a p… --- ## [Polish Mig 29s](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polish-mig-29s/960773)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2022, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polish-mig-29s/960773 "2022-03-10T15:11:56Z")
Why do the Poles want to fly their Ukraine bound Migs to a US air force base instead of flying or trucking them across the border to Ukraine? Do they want to be sure they get some nice shiny new F-16s in return? --- ## [What lessons should we have learned from Covid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-lessons-should-we-have-learned-from-covid/960543)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2022, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-lessons-should-we-have-learned-from-covid/960543 "2022-03-10T14:45:32Z")
Mitigation should be part of any crisis response. What lessons should governments and people have learned from Covid? How can these be better and more widely applied? --- ## [Most "prominent" SD-user ever disclosed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-prominent-sd-user-ever-disclosed/960581)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2022, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-prominent-sd-user-ever-disclosed/960581 "2022-03-10T10:22:25Z")
Well, title says it all. where there ever prominent (IRL) users on SD? … and if so how much of that was known (to mods or to the general public)? just wondering … --- ## [Is using "that" twice in a row "that that" poor grammar?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-using-that-twice-in-a-row-that-that-poor-grammar/958933)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2022, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-using-that-twice-in-a-row-that-that-poor-grammar/958933 "2022-03-09T23:30:05Z")
I wish I could come up with a better example, but something like: “I didn’t know that that employee was responsible”. I occasionally find myself using “that” twice and it always feels wrong to me even though I’m hard pr… --- ## [Sleeping with one's head on a pillow](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleeping-with-ones-head-on-a-pillow/960683)
**Author:** [@SpacemanSpiff\_II](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpacemanSpiff_II)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2022, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleeping-with-ones-head-on-a-pillow/960683 "2022-03-09T23:04:44Z")
This seems pretty widely done if not universal in Western society. ISTM that this makes a lot of sense if sleeping on one’s side, due to the angle of the shoulder to neck. I wonder if there are other societies in which … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=209) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=211)