# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=216 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 217 --- ## [What would it take for you to think a head of state should, or would,resign in disgrace?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-it-take-for-you-to-think-a-head-of-state-should-or-would-resign-in-disgrace/958920)
**Author:** [@CHealy7](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CHealy7)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2022, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-it-take-for-you-to-think-a-head-of-state-should-or-would-resign-in-disgrace/958920 "2022-02-06T15:56:02Z")
It was suggested on this thread that I start this thread, so here it is. --- ## [What's The Big Deal About George Washington?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-big-deal-about-george-washington/958663)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2022, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-big-deal-about-george-washington/958663 "2022-02-06T03:15:26Z")
‘First in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen.’ HENRY ‘Light Horse Harry’ LEE. Clearly early Americans were going gaga over General Washington¹. But why? I’ve read things about the guy over t… --- ## [Would you sell out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-sell-out/958743)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2022, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-sell-out/958743 "2022-02-06T00:08:45Z")
So the creator of Wordle has sold out for at least a million dollars. Good for him, I say! I’ve always thought of the concept of “selling out” as mostly sour grapes from those of us not in a position to cash in ourselve… --- ## [What do you think of this college policy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-this-college-policy/958800)
**Author:** [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2022, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-this-college-policy/958800 "2022-02-05T14:12:03Z")
My stepdaughter is a freshman at college. She just told us that the school has a policy of calling fire drills, then inspecting student’s rooms while they’re waiting outside. If there’s any contraband (drugs or alcohol) … --- ## [Blood Shortage - It's your bandwidth Red Cross, not us donors!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blood-shortage-its-your-bandwidth-red-cross-not-us-donors/958449)
**Author:** [@jdc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jdc)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2022, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blood-shortage-its-your-bandwidth-red-cross-not-us-donors/958449 "2022-02-05T08:22:54Z")
The National and Massachusetts Red Cross say there is a “Blood Crisis” and they are making emphatic appeals for Donors. A December 26 NYT published in the Globe said (in part): “The pandemic has caused many supply-cha… --- ## [For those in hot climates. Shoes. What/which type do you wear the most?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-in-hot-climates-shoes-what-which-type-do-you-wear-the-most/958889)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2022, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-in-hot-climates-shoes-what-which-type-do-you-wear-the-most/958889 "2022-02-05T06:19:12Z")
I wear Birkenstock sandals, every day, wherever I go. Have done since moving to warmer climes a few years ago, and before that, whenever I ventured overseas to tropical countries. I think my Birks are on their last legs… --- ## [Chewing gum, and chewing gum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chewing-gum-and-chewing-gum/937228)
**Author:** [@DaveUnknown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveUnknown)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2022, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chewing-gum-and-chewing-gum/937228 "2022-02-05T02:33:40Z")
I like to chew gum sometimes. Double-mint, dentyne, wrigley’s, bazooka. It’s fun to play around with, tongue tricks. Bubbles. Noisy click-pops Does anyone chew gum anymore? I know it can cause problems with indisc… --- ## [Fast food/chain resturant items that were recently removed that you now miss](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fast-food-chain-resturant-items-that-were-recently-removed-that-you-now-miss/918215)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2022, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fast-food-chain-resturant-items-that-were-recently-removed-that-you-now-miss/918215 "2022-02-05T01:40:42Z")
Due to COVID and other factors many resturants are either streamlining their menus or limiting menu items to certain times. McDonald’s all day breakfast was reverted back to only-morning breakfast most famously, but also… --- ## [Have you had genetic counseling? Tell me about it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-had-genetic-counseling-tell-me-about-it/958814)
**Author:** [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2022, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-had-genetic-counseling-tell-me-about-it/958814 "2022-02-04T20:32:14Z")
I have an appointment scheduled for genetics counseling/testing in a couple months. Since (as far as I know) I don’t personally know anyone who’s had genetic testing, and I’ve seen a few people post about it on this boa… --- ## [Gentlemen: You die and are an organ donor. What if](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gentlemen-you-die-and-are-an-organ-donor-what-if/958821)
**Author:** [@Malienation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malienation)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2022, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gentlemen-you-die-and-are-an-organ-donor-what-if/958821 "2022-02-04T20:26:01Z")
In an experimental operation, a transgender guy gets your penis and testicles with the proviso that the testicles be vasectomized so that he can’t father a kid (who would have your DNA). Feelings? If he was a cis guy wou… --- ## [Could the Red Baron have been made more deadly if he had an assault rifle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-red-baron-have-been-made-more-deadly-if-he-had-an-assault-rifle/958784)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2022, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-red-baron-have-been-made-more-deadly-if-he-had-an-assault-rifle/958784 "2022-02-04T19:57:37Z")
Hear me out. The Fokker Triplane he flew (along with most German aircraft of that era) was armed with twin LMG 08/15 machine guns in 8mm Mauser, each weighing 26 pounds along with however much the 1,000 rounds of belt f… --- ## [How would you outfit a private rail car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-outfit-a-private-rail-car/948454)
**Author:** [@cincinnatus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cincinnatus)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2022, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-outfit-a-private-rail-car/948454 "2022-02-04T14:57:39Z")
I was thinking about a luxurious, relaxing and fun way to travel the U.S.A and a private rail car came to mind. My private car would have a kitchen, living room, video theater, upper deck with easy chairs and observing … --- ## [Are any of your vehicle lights burned out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-any-of-your-vehicle-lights-burned-out/958795)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2022, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-any-of-your-vehicle-lights-burned-out/958795 "2022-02-04T14:05:46Z")
Last night, for the 3rd time in the 10 years I’ve owned my car, I was stopped by a State Trooper. Once it was for a tail light out, once for a brake light out, and last night, it was for one of the lights over the licens… --- ## [Mammoth Cave worth visiting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mammoth-cave-worth-visiting/958813)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2022, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mammoth-cave-worth-visiting/958813 "2022-02-04T03:48:39Z")
It is the world’s longest cave system. I live about 8 hours away so it’s not a short trip. I would probably spend time in Nashville on the way there or back. Also will probably do a rafting trip in the NC/TN mountai… --- ## [Good Men's razor and shave cream?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-mens-razor-and-shave-cream/958760)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2022, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-mens-razor-and-shave-cream/958760 "2022-02-04T01:09:45Z")
Now use Gillette for both but I am looking for alternatives. Nothing too pricey. I work at home so I don’t shave every day. Maybe 2x per week depending on where I am going . --- ## [Those "MIA-POW" Flags and Stickers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-mia-pow-flags-and-stickers/721569)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2022, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-mia-pow-flags-and-stickers/721569 "2022-02-03T02:18:53Z")
I see the stickers all the time on bumpers and rear windows of cars. the flags seem to be common as well. So I had a few questions: -are there any verified cases of any POWs being kept by Vietnam, long after the war wa… --- ## [Do You Know Anything About Your Great Grandparents?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-anything-about-your-great-grandparents/957389)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2022, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-anything-about-your-great-grandparents/957389 "2022-02-02T22:47:50Z")
By which I mean to say even one (you realize that you have four sets of great grandparents :slight\_smile: ). I know quite a bit about mine, because my parents talked about them often. My father’s paternal great grandpa… --- ## [What to do in Toronto in March?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-in-toronto-in-march/958592)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2022, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-in-toronto-in-march/958592 "2022-02-02T14:52:10Z")
My wife and I found a weekend we can get away from the kids, and decided to pull a city out of the hat that we can drive to. Toronto won. We’ve never been, we expect it to still be cold as hell, and we have no idea what … --- ## [Experiences with electric cars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experiences-with-electric-cars/957421)
**Author:** [@Danger\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danger_Man)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2022, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experiences-with-electric-cars/957421 "2022-02-02T13:49:17Z")
This is a question about each of you personally. If you own an electric cars, what do you think works and doesn’t work. How are you using it on a typical day? Also, if you do not own an electric car, what is keeping you… --- ## [If a friend has goofy opinions on one subject?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-friend-has-goofy-opinions-on-one-subject/958434)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2022, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-friend-has-goofy-opinions-on-one-subject/958434 "2022-02-02T10:52:35Z")
Wondering how you react is someone you really like and respect has a position on a particular topic that you consider really goofy. Do you say anything? Do you try to debate it or persuade them otherwise? Does this is… --- ## [Weird thing caught on porch camera](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-thing-caught-on-porch-camera/958717)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2022, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-thing-caught-on-porch-camera/958717 "2022-02-02T04:29:09Z")
Any thoughts about what this might be? I don’t think it’s a bird. Maybe a ginormous moth? The flight pattern is so erratic. Please tell me it’s not a bat. Watch 12-second video here. --- ## [Dumb question......but what motive does a woman have to send me photos of her everyday life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-question-but-what-motive-does-a-woman-have-to-send-me-photos-of-her-everyday-life/958452)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2022, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-question-but-what-motive-does-a-woman-have-to-send-me-photos-of-her-everyday-life/958452 "2022-02-02T00:20:39Z")
I have a church friend who likes to send me photos of her food, her walks, everyday life, her room, her activities, etc. She and I are about the same age, both in our 30s, single. I’m not sure of the motive. She hasn’t … --- ## [What would you do if you suddenly became homeless?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-if-you-suddenly-became-homeless/958501)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2022, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-if-you-suddenly-became-homeless/958501 "2022-02-01T19:21:09Z")
I am talking job gone, house or apartment payment not happening so eviction is a definite thing, and no friend or relative with available couch. I shouldn’t have to say “no secret pile of gold bullion and no savings acc… --- ## [Android removing permissions from rarely used Apps](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/android-removing-permissions-from-rarely-used-apps/958747)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2022, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/android-removing-permissions-from-rarely-used-apps/958747 "2022-02-01T18:09:48Z")
Anyone else being harassed and annoyed by Android snooping? Apps not used in three months have permissions removed. Software and Apps are tools. You buy a extra large screwdriver and put in your toolbox. You certainly … --- ## [Interesting examples of "To put it in perspective" things](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-examples-of-to-put-it-in-perspective-things/957752)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 185\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2022, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-examples-of-to-put-it-in-perspective-things/957752 "2022-02-01T17:09:21Z")
Quotes like “Cleopatra was closer in time to the iPhone than she was to the Pyramids of Giza”, etc. Or “The United States, as a nation, is so young that it is only about as old as the lifespan of 3 octogenarians put end… --- ## [What are the tastiest commercial cat foods?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-tastiest-commercial-cat-foods/958492)
**Author:** [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2022, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-tastiest-commercial-cat-foods/958492 "2022-02-01T16:33:13Z")
No, I am not planning a dinner party :blush: We have two Siamese cats, one of whom (Junior) is quite thin (8-9 pounds at 3 years) and a light eater. I’m not sure whether it is fair to describe him as picky, as he doesn’… --- ## [A friend from high school suffered a stroke a few years back](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-friend-from-high-school-suffered-a-stroke-a-few-years-back/958744)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2022, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-friend-from-high-school-suffered-a-stroke-a-few-years-back/958744 "2022-02-01T15:07:56Z")
Now she posts notes to me (on FB, and elsewhere) that I cannot decipher. When I write her “I can’t figure out your meaning here,” she sends me an equally incomprehensible response. How to break the cycle?, I wonder. Idea… --- ## [Melting snow and ice in driveway](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/melting-snow-and-ice-in-driveway/958583)
**Author:** [@Danger\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danger_Man)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2022, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/melting-snow-and-ice-in-driveway/958583 "2022-02-01T12:36:40Z")
I know some people build underground electrical heating in their driveway. But what about if your driveway is already built. Is there some kind of electric heating mat that you can just roll out on top of the snow/ice an… --- ## [Compuer mouse and rapeseed oil?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/compuer-mouse-and-rapeseed-oil/958625)
**Author:** [@Loggins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loggins)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2022, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/compuer-mouse-and-rapeseed-oil/958625 "2022-02-01T06:15:56Z")
My mouse for my PC has a seriously hardened scroll wheel. Its happened over time, its like pushing and pulling in molasses. I wondered about lubricating it, maybe with my bicycle oil or my food oil. Does it sound doable … --- ## [Is it Necessary to Sort Laundry these Days?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-necessary-to-sort-laundry-these-days/958525)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2022, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-necessary-to-sort-laundry-these-days/958525 "2022-01-31T20:13:34Z")
I’m asking because I already didn’t bother sorting before washing, and everything seemed fine. Whites still white, colors as bright as ever. To hear some, you’d think washing unsorted clothes was tantamount to summonin… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=215) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=217)