# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=211 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 212 --- ## [Apps with no desktop functionality](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apps-with-no-desktop-functionality/960609)
**Author:** [@CardboardBoxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CardboardBoxx)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2022, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apps-with-no-desktop-functionality/960609 "2022-03-09T18:26:42Z")
I have a PC. This is the perfect tool to conduct business such as signing into my work schedule, internet banking, job application, mass communication etc. However for all these things and more I now need to install a fu… --- ## [Trying to distinguish between 'bon' and 'eh bien' and their usage in French](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-distinguish-between-bon-and-eh-bien-and-their-usage-in-french/960595)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2022, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-distinguish-between-bon-and-eh-bien-and-their-usage-in-french/960595 "2022-03-09T14:12:25Z")
I’m tring to figure out which expressions the native Frech typically use to express surprise, satisfaction, disappointment and disconcertment. I hope someone can tell me when under which circumstances ‘eh bien’ and ‘bon… --- ## [Looking for a good corresponding native German proverb for "Adversity makes strange bedfellows"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-good-corresponding-native-german-proverb-for-adversity-makes-strange-bedfellows/960711)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2022, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-good-corresponding-native-german-proverb-for-adversity-makes-strange-bedfellows/960711 "2022-03-09T14:04:41Z")
I’m for a good corresponding native German proverb for "Adversity makes strange bedfellows. I have’t found anything online. my translation: Harte Zeiten bescheren seltsame Bettgenossen --- ## [Kyiv Air Drop](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kyiv-air-drop/960310)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2022, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kyiv-air-drop/960310 "2022-03-09T03:02:53Z")
Apparently, one supposed Russian strategy is to surround Kyiv and besiege the city of 2+ million people. By starving them out they can force a surrender quicker than bombing them to oblivion, which as we know will take a… --- ## [Jewish carpenters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewish-carpenters/960631)
**Author:** [@xtenkfarpl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xtenkfarpl)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2022, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewish-carpenters/960631 "2022-03-08T23:44:40Z")
Assuming Jesus was a real historical person, did he ever work as a carpenter once he learned the trade from Joseph? If so, what did he make… furniture etc? I mean, talk about antique value! There must be some stories … --- ## [Kansas national guard flying B-1B aircraft](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kansas-national-guard-flying-b-1b-aircraft/960703)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2022, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kansas-national-guard-flying-b-1b-aircraft/960703 "2022-03-08T23:37:12Z")
I was googling what National Guard units fly F-16s that may be given to Poland, and found that the Kansas Air National Guard converted to B-1B supersonic bombers. Why does a national guard fly bombers? --- ## [Non-Ukrainian civilians want to go to Ukraine to fight (BAD IDEA)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-ukrainian-civilians-want-to-go-to-ukraine-to-fight-bad-idea/960588)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2022, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-ukrainian-civilians-want-to-go-to-ukraine-to-fight-bad-idea/960588 "2022-03-08T23:27:38Z")
I’m hearing stories about Americans, and other non-Ukrainians, who want to go to Ukraine and fight the big, bad Russians. I just can’t imagine that this self-styled mercenary force, which is what it seems to be, could e… --- ## [Shen Yun Is Back!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shen-yun-is-back/960494)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2022, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shen-yun-is-back/960494 "2022-03-08T22:00:27Z")
I am being stalked… by a Chinese dance troupe, which apparently has an unlimited budget. They’ve been advertising on Jeopardy! They sent a flyer in today’s mail. There have been ads on subways and bus shelters. See C… --- ## [What are your traveling preposition?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-traveling-preposition/960605)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2022, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-traveling-preposition/960605 "2022-03-08T21:42:22Z")
I have to go to Leonardtown this morning to have blood drawn. So I’ll say “I have to go down there in an hour.” If I need to go to Waldorf for something, it would be “I’m going up there this afternoon.” You might have al… --- ## [Is my theory \[regarding the purpose of human life on earth\] as outlandish as it first appears to be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-theory-regarding-the-purpose-of-human-life-on-earth-as-outlandish-as-it-first-appears-to-be/960572)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2022, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-theory-regarding-the-purpose-of-human-life-on-earth-as-outlandish-as-it-first-appears-to-be/960572 "2022-03-08T18:07:55Z")
I belong to some of these philosophy pages on facebook. About 3 years ago when I first started joining them and about 100 times since someone will pose the question " What is the meaning of life" My first reaction was a … --- ## [Replacing grass with clover](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replacing-grass-with-clover/960540)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2022, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replacing-grass-with-clover/960540 "2022-03-08T16:54:53Z")
The grass is growing again. I’d really like to have clover instead. Clover doesn’t need to be mowed, it’s pretty, and it helps bees. OTOH, I don’t want to dig up the grass. Will clover ‘choke out’ grass? Can I just … --- ## [What exactly makes a car "sporty" and makes crossovers not sporty?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-makes-a-car-sporty-and-makes-crossovers-not-sporty/960205)
**Author:** [@JakeRS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JakeRS)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2022, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-makes-a-car-sporty-and-makes-crossovers-not-sporty/960205 "2022-03-08T16:41:22Z")
Take these two cars for example Renault Clio II RS 172 FWD 172hp Seat Ateca 2.0 TSI AWD 190hp The Renault has a 7.2 sec 0 to 60mph and is considered a hot hatch. The Seat has a 7.0 sec 0 to 60mph and is…not considere… --- ## [New washing machine shakes like crazy even with a water only wash](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-washing-machine-shakes-like-crazy-even-with-a-water-only-wash/960573)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2022, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-washing-machine-shakes-like-crazy-even-with-a-water-only-wash/960573 "2022-03-08T12:28:47Z")
Almost put this in the Pit. Got my 92 year old mother a new clothes washing machine. The other one just gave up the ghost after 30 years of use. This is an expensive unit. But it shakes like a crazy. It’s ridiculous. I… --- ## [A Question About the Pentagram](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-the-pentagram/960585)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2022, 9:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-the-pentagram/960585 "2022-03-08T09:52:34Z")
I am Facebook friends with a well-know neopagan witch from Australia. And a humorous post I just saw by her brought up a question that I have had for some time now. In the humorous post (it was meant as a joke, as I sai… --- ## [Changing Medical Insurance Due to a Qualifying Life Event (Need answers within two months)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-medical-insurance-due-to-a-qualifying-life-event-need-answers-within-two-months/960658)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2022, 8:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-medical-insurance-due-to-a-qualifying-life-event-need-answers-within-two-months/960658 "2022-03-08T08:57:36Z")
I just married my fiancée last Friday. We’re delighted to be married, and now some decisions need to be made. She is currently enrolled in a Medicare Part B plan that she finds generally inadequate, largely due to it be… --- ## [Your favorite day of the weekend?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-day-of-the-weekend/960439)
**Author:** [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2022, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-day-of-the-weekend/960439 "2022-03-08T00:12:17Z")
Some say Friday, with all its anticipation, is the best day of the week. Others say Saturday, because the week is well and truly gone, and it’s the best day of the week, a full day away from Monday. Still others like S… --- ## [How do I make my grandmother understand that it's her time to go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-make-my-grandmother-understand-that-its-her-time-to-go/960626)
**Author:** [@dcaddcb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dcaddcb)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2022, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-make-my-grandmother-understand-that-its-her-time-to-go/960626 "2022-03-07T20:12:53Z")
I’m 29 years old and I can honestly say that I’m ready to enter into eternal rest. I’m not depressed, but I’ve done everything I’ve wanted to do and seen everything I’ve wanted to see. Also, the earth is getting overpopu… --- ## [Have HDTV remotes gotten worse? Why did CRT remotes seem better?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-hdtv-remotes-gotten-worse-why-did-crt-remotes-seem-better/960603)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2022, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-hdtv-remotes-gotten-worse-why-did-crt-remotes-seem-better/960603 "2022-03-07T16:22:33Z")
I’ve noticed that all 3 of the HDTV’s in my house have TERRIBLE angles for their IR sensors. They’re all at the bottom left or bottom right of the TV’s, and you basically need to be in a “perfect” position to actually tu… --- ## [How much would you guess a Stinger missile costs? I guessed about 3000.00 USD](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-would-you-guess-a-stinger-missile-costs-i-guessed-about-3000-00-usd/960586)
**Author:** [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2022, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-would-you-guess-a-stinger-missile-costs-i-guessed-about-3000-00-usd/960586 "2022-03-07T14:21:35Z")
According to Wikipedia more like 38,000 each. I wonder if that’s list price and discounts apply for bulk purchase. That’s almost my yearly salary per shot. Wait a minute…might be 119K now. Not sure what FY means in the … --- ## [Should I be concerned about reaching out to my Russian friends?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-be-concerned-about-reaching-out-to-my-russian-friends/960484)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2022, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-be-concerned-about-reaching-out-to-my-russian-friends/960484 "2022-03-07T06:14:08Z")
I’m in a nice resort on a rainy Caribbean island at the moment and want to say hello to a nice young Russian couple that I met at this exact spot almost exactly 2 years ago. We agreed that we’d visit each other (me goin… --- ## [Who gets the ticket in this hypothetical traffic accident?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-gets-the-ticket-in-this-hypothetical-traffic-accident/960365)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2022, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-gets-the-ticket-in-this-hypothetical-traffic-accident/960365 "2022-03-07T04:21:12Z")
In real life, I drive a motorcoach for a charter company. The bus is 45 feet long and 13 feet tall. The following is the narrative of a real-life event that had absolutely no drama to it at all. But what if it did? T… --- ## [Life Insurance Companies: How Do You Choose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-insurance-companies-how-do-you-choose/960380)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2022, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-insurance-companies-how-do-you-choose/960380 "2022-03-06T19:01:37Z")
How do you pick an insurance company to buy a whole life policy for a child? Are all policies equal? Do all whole life policies earn value? And, are all life insurance companies the same? What should you watch out for? … --- ## [Do People Go Out for a Punch Up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-go-out-for-a-punch-up/960282)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2022, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-go-out-for-a-punch-up/960282 "2022-03-06T18:38:30Z")
I sometimes listen to documentaries while I work. One was about alcohol problems in Britain and it showed a guy lazing in a tube train seat telling the interviewer, “Yeah, goin’ for a drink, and maybe a punch up later…” … --- ## [Will Ukraine be the next East/West Germany?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-ukraine-be-the-next-east-west-germany/960421)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2022, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-ukraine-be-the-next-east-west-germany/960421 "2022-03-06T17:44:15Z")
Let’s assume the war in Ukraine drags on for 6-8 months, and for some reason, the Russians are unable to capture Kyiv and force Ukraine to capitulate. Let’s also assume that Zelensky is still alive and well. Putin sees a… --- ## [What are good things for a civilian to have or know in order to help in a war effort?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-good-things-for-a-civilian-to-have-or-know-in-order-to-help-in-a-war-effort/960551)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2022, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-good-things-for-a-civilian-to-have-or-know-in-order-to-help-in-a-war-effort/960551 "2022-03-06T14:14:40Z")
I lived in Taiwan previously for over a decade and may be moving back this summer (for reasons unrelated to tensions with China.) However, looking at the Ukraine situation, I can’t help but think of how possible it is th… --- ## [What if Russia uses Tactical Nukes in Ukraine to take out Kyiv?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-russia-uses-tactical-nukes-in-ukraine-to-take-out-kyiv/960325)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2022, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-russia-uses-tactical-nukes-in-ukraine-to-take-out-kyiv/960325 "2022-03-06T05:52:43Z")
Let’s say the Russian offensive stalls, due to increased defenses, broken supply lines, demoralized troops, or whatever reason you want. It’s now been two months since Russia crossed over into Ukrainian territory and Put… --- ## [Taking your dog out in the snow](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-your-dog-out-in-the-snow/958597)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2022, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-your-dog-out-in-the-snow/958597 "2022-03-06T04:37:28Z")
poll The Eastern Seaboard is about to get walloped with a winter storm, from freezing in Florida to a blizzard in Boston. National Weather Service has issued blizzard warnings in NJ, NY, CT, MA, & ME with anywhere betwe… --- ## [Going forward...how does the invasion of Ukraine change things?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-forward-how-does-the-invasion-of-ukraine-change-things/960496)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2022, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-forward-how-does-the-invasion-of-ukraine-change-things/960496 "2022-03-06T00:07:11Z")
I know there are a ton of Ukraine threads, but I haven’t seen one on this specific topic. Basically, what changes now that this has happened? Some thoughts I’ve had: The west needs to be clear and concise as to the ra… --- ## [Ghosted by pet adoption organization: what happened?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghosted-by-pet-adoption-organization-what-happened/960486)
**Author:** [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2022, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghosted-by-pet-adoption-organization-what-happened/960486 "2022-03-05T23:59:50Z")
We were looking at adopting a dog that people had to give up, and saw a post on Facebook about just such a dog. We contacted the organization, and filled out an application. Last Thursday the head of the organization c… --- ## [Ukraine attack not working as planned - scenarios?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ukraine-attack-not-working-as-planned-scenarios/960188)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2022, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ukraine-attack-not-working-as-planned-scenarios/960188 "2022-03-05T00:58:16Z")
Deliberately posting this in IMHO … it seems that the attack on Ukraine is not going according to plans for the russians … I admit the waters are still quite murky to call it but there seems to be patterns forming: .r… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=210) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=212)