# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=214 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 215 --- ## [What is legal stuff that most laymen ought to know?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-legal-stuff-that-most-laymen-ought-to-know/959621)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2022, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-legal-stuff-that-most-laymen-ought-to-know/959621 "2022-02-21T23:45:56Z")
The recent “police interrogations” thread had me thinking: Most of us commonfolk know that, if we are accused of a crime and cops want to question us, we should keep our mouths shut and demand a lawyer instead - not onl… --- ## [My phone # may be spoofed, anythging I can do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-phone-may-be-spoofed-anythging-i-can-do/959636)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2022, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-phone-may-be-spoofed-anythging-i-can-do/959636 "2022-02-21T20:59:42Z")
Someone just called me and read the riot act – claiming his phone has been ringing constantly from my (land line) number. Assuming he is telling the truth, is there anything I can do? I have made no calls from that phon… --- ## [Political Slang](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-slang/959784)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2022, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-slang/959784 "2022-02-21T07:22:42Z")
Not long ago, politicians worldwide acquired the habit of asking themselves a series of questions and then answering them “yes” or “no”. Maybe it started with Bush and Rumsfeld, but I do not know. Will this be the last… --- ## [The Mandela Effect is real, but chocolate is the only actual example. Describe Chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mandela-effect-is-real-but-chocolate-is-the-only-actual-example-describe-chocolate/959773)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2022, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mandela-effect-is-real-but-chocolate-is-the-only-actual-example-describe-chocolate/959773 "2022-02-21T03:54:50Z")
You’re just about to go shopping and you say to someone ‘do you fancy a bar of chocolate? Shall I pick up your favourite?’, only to be met with a quizzical look and the reply ‘ch…oc…olate? Is that something new?’ Yes,… --- ## [Buying high mileage car or truck](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-high-mileage-car-or-truck/959477)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2022, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-high-mileage-car-or-truck/959477 "2022-02-21T01:30:28Z")
Looking to buy a small pickup either Toyota or Nissan . My budget is low so most of what I can buy are 150k mileage and up. This would likely not be used every day by me. Is there anything to check for besid… --- ## [Taking the fresher stuff from the back of the shelf](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-the-fresher-stuff-from-the-back-of-the-shelf/959471)
**Author:** [@SpacemanSpiff\_II](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpacemanSpiff_II)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2022, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-the-fresher-stuff-from-the-back-of-the-shelf/959471 "2022-02-20T19:34:07Z")
So suppose you’re in some supermarket and they have shelves of perishable stuff in refrigerators. All those items have expiration dates, and the way they stock the shelves is with the older stuff in front and the newer s… --- ## [Design the post-USA flag](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/design-the-post-usa-flag/959806)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2022, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/design-the-post-usa-flag/959806 "2022-02-20T13:55:12Z")
So someday, eventually, the political entity formerly known as the United States of America is no more. At least not as a federation of 50 semi-sovereign “states” with their current boundaries. Presuming some polity comp… --- ## [No Fly List for Trouble Makers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-fly-list-for-trouble-makers/959646)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2022, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-fly-list-for-trouble-makers/959646 "2022-02-20T05:55:54Z")
Would the airlines be violating anything by creating their own, shared no fly list? Don’t they have the right to refuse service as long as the reason isn’t discriminatory? Assault a crew member? No airline will sell you … --- ## [Workout strategy: Split sets or whole-body workouts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/workout-strategy-split-sets-or-whole-body-workouts/959775)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2022, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/workout-strategy-split-sets-or-whole-body-workouts/959775 "2022-02-19T16:12:42Z")
What are the tradeoffs of more intense workouts vs. shorter time between workouts? I am considering whether to overhaul my workout routine. Currently I have a five-day exercise cycle that alternates cardio with weight t… --- ## [Speak to your younger self](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-your-younger-self/959389)
**Author:** [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2022, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-your-younger-self/959389 "2022-02-19T00:53:18Z")
Robert Frost said that taking the road not taken has made all the difference. But he didn’t say that was for the better. We all (?) wonder where we would be now if we had taken a different path. It’s impossible to know… --- ## [Why was the Bering Strait never a zone of conflict and tension?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-the-bering-strait-never-a-zone-of-conflict-and-tension/959535)
**Author:** [@JakeRS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JakeRS)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2022, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-the-bering-strait-never-a-zone-of-conflict-and-tension/959535 "2022-02-18T21:16:43Z")
The distance between LA and San Diego is about 55 miles. The distance between mainland USA and Russia is about 51 miles, through the Bering straight. Plus that’s not including big and small Diomede islands, belonging t… --- ## [Recourse to unauthorized use of my face and voice online?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recourse-to-unauthorized-use-of-my-face-and-voice-online/959653)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2022, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recourse-to-unauthorized-use-of-my-face-and-voice-online/959653 "2022-02-18T20:57:04Z")
For reasons that don’t need to be discussed, someone I know has video (with my voice) and photos of me doing volunteer work for a local non-profit organization. I was not consulted about the disposition of this material,… --- ## [Resin printer primer. Help me out please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resin-printer-primer-help-me-out-please/958173)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2022, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resin-printer-primer-help-me-out-please/958173 "2022-02-18T20:47:06Z")
Continuing the discussion from Resin 3D printers: How bad are the fumes?: Small well rated units seem to now be in the $190 to $260 range. These are perfect for printing miniatures, small parts and small toys. The leve… --- ## [What branded product has remained unchanged for the longest time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-branded-product-has-remained-unchanged-for-the-longest-time/957373)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2022, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-branded-product-has-remained-unchanged-for-the-longest-time/957373 "2022-02-18T20:34:08Z")
The other day I was using a Bic stickpin, and was impressed at how unchanged it was from when I first encountered it as a “new thing” in the 60s as a schoolkid. Perhaps the specific plastic used might be slightly differ… --- ## [So who's your "most replied to"? (It's in your Doper profile)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-your-most-replied-to-its-in-your-doper-profile/956240)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2022, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-your-most-replied-to-its-in-your-doper-profile/956240 "2022-02-18T20:20:22Z")
My top three are: @Czarcasm (99) @Little\_Nemo (81) @kayaker (72) I --- ## [My adult autistic son needs medical documentation to keep his job at Amazon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-adult-autistic-son-needs-medical-documentation-to-keep-his-job-at-amazon/959744)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2022, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-adult-autistic-son-needs-medical-documentation-to-keep-his-job-at-amazon/959744 "2022-02-18T18:07:55Z")
My son recently got a job at Amazon. Yesterday I got a call from one of his coworkers, who is also the mother of my son’s long time friend. She’s been watching over him since he started working there. Basically acting as… --- ## [Can this tea kettle be salvaged?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-this-tea-kettle-be-salvaged/959546)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2022, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-this-tea-kettle-be-salvaged/959546 "2022-02-18T15:30:49Z")
Yesterday afternoon I put the tea kettle on to make some tea. It’s a nice $100 stainless steel All-Clad, which we bought several years ago after going through a series of cheap kettles. For some stupid reason instead of … --- ## [Does your new state ID suck as bad as mine does? (Texas)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-new-state-id-suck-as-bad-as-mine-does-texas/959239)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2022, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-new-state-id-suck-as-bad-as-mine-does-texas/959239 "2022-02-18T15:25:59Z")
Got my renewed ID yesterday. It’s a new design and boy is it hideous! The photo is in black and white. Anyway, I did some reading; apparently this is the new defacto for IDs (something to do with Polycarbonate making it… --- ## [Treadmill causing constipation feeling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/treadmill-causing-constipation-feeling/709210)
**Author:** [@sweat209](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweat209)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2022, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/treadmill-causing-constipation-feeling/709210 "2022-02-18T14:58:08Z")
For the past 4 days I have had a constipation feeling despite going to the bathroom every day!! A family member said it may be Piriformis Syndrome a dull ache in anus in a piriformis muscle lies deep in the gluteus. Givi… --- ## [Social Security Spousal Benefits v. Survivor's Benefits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-security-spousal-benefits-v-survivors-benefits/959712)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2022, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-security-spousal-benefits-v-survivors-benefits/959712 "2022-02-18T01:43:08Z")
I’m approaching the age where I can collect my full Social Security benefit in about six months. I’ve been widowed for two years, so spousal benefits aren’t a factor at this time. That said, I’m currently living with a … --- ## [What to do for a person spiralling (mental health)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-for-a-person-spiralling-mental-health/959549)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2022, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-for-a-person-spiralling-mental-health/959549 "2022-02-17T20:46:15Z")
As I may have mentioned before, my daughter spent some time in a residential facility in another state. She’s doing ok-ish - is not always good with keeping up with dishes, regular food etc. - but she has a friend (fello… --- ## [What soldier roles in a fight are more or less likely to survive a firefight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-soldier-roles-in-a-fight-are-more-or-less-likely-to-survive-a-firefight/959339)
**Author:** [@JakeRS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JakeRS)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2022, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-soldier-roles-in-a-fight-are-more-or-less-likely-to-survive-a-firefight/959339 "2022-02-17T17:04:01Z")
If we compare regular automatic riflemen with snipers, machine gun operators, mortar operators and other roles, then which of them would have a higher chance to survive a battle? All I could find are survival rates of U… --- ## [Dealing with small-town construction permits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-small-town-construction-permits/959469)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2022, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-small-town-construction-permits/959469 "2022-02-17T03:07:11Z")
We live in a small town on the North Shore of Boston, and want to expand our one-car driveway to two cars, from 10x30 feet to 20x30 feet. Although the state says that permits are not needed for driveways, the town does r… --- ## [Switching from Gabapentin to Pregabalin, a Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/switching-from-gabapentin-to-pregabalin-a-question/959590)
**Author:** [@kaiwik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaiwik)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2022, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/switching-from-gabapentin-to-pregabalin-a-question/959590 "2022-02-17T03:00:54Z")
I am under a doctor’s care, but my next appointment isn’t until sometime in March. I am especially interested in personal anecdotes of dealing with switching these meds. I have been taking ever-increasing doses of gabap… --- ## [Languages that do not have gendered pronouns](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/languages-that-do-not-have-gendered-pronouns/958688)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2022, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/languages-that-do-not-have-gendered-pronouns/958688 "2022-02-17T02:14:19Z")
This question was prompted by an item in WaPo’s Ask Amy column today: A reader wrote: I always wondered why my Iranian father and aunts and uncles who came to the United States never could correctly identify men as “h… --- ## [Caribbean Travel Advice Needed (and kind of fast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caribbean-travel-advice-needed-and-kind-of-fast/959462)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2022, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caribbean-travel-advice-needed-and-kind-of-fast/959462 "2022-02-16T21:41:09Z")
I blocked my work calendar for the week of March 6th to take a long-awaited solo trip to a nice all-inclusive beach resort in the Caribbean. In February of 2020, I stayed for a week at the Hard Rock in Punta Cana, which… --- ## [Should the shooting in Boston have been called a "Massacre"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-shooting-in-boston-have-been-called-a-massacre/959540)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2022, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-shooting-in-boston-have-been-called-a-massacre/959540 "2022-02-16T17:12:19Z")
The shooting I refer to is of course this one for those not familiar with American history. Is there a definition of “massacre”? --- ## [Car Buffs: Best Glue for Rubber Seal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-buffs-best-glue-for-rubber-seal/959318)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2022, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-buffs-best-glue-for-rubber-seal/959318 "2022-02-16T16:02:35Z")
I need to know the proper glue, epoxy, sealant, etc. to hold a rubber gasket around a door. I’m not exactly sure where this fell from, but it is about the shape of the door and has fallen into the cabin of the car. I nee… --- ## [Cell phone directory](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-phone-directory/959172)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2022, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-phone-directory/959172 "2022-02-16T06:28:50Z")
In another thread, the question arose, “should there be cell phone directories?” What do you think? I would think they would be a source for spammers. I get enough of those as it is. --- ## [Warrant canaries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warrant-canaries/959577)
**Author:** [@yarblek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yarblek)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2022, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warrant-canaries/959577 "2022-02-16T03:53:56Z")
Do warrant canaries work? Apparently Australia at least has made them illegal. How about the US? Have they ever been legally challenged and/or has SCOTUS ever weighed in on them? Are there federal or state laws against t… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=213) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=215)