# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=232 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 233 --- ## [Your favorite scientific names of plants/animals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-scientific-names-of-plants-animals/696001)
**Author:** [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2021, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-scientific-names-of-plants-animals/696001 "2021-10-24T14:20:40Z")
My personal favorite is\*\* Upupu epops,\*\* the beautiful Hoopoe, one of the most striking birds of the non-tropical world. Sounds like a refrain by vocalists in a Speakeasy combo. Walt Kelly, in the comic strip “Pogo”, … --- ## [Have you ever been a thief?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-a-thief/952490)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2021, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-a-thief/952490 "2021-10-24T00:30:43Z")
Have you ever taken something that wasn’t yours? Shoplifted a candy bar when you were a kid? Walked out of a store and then realized you had something you didn’t pay for - and not go back? I still think of the time when… --- ## [Legal defenses based on sympathy- valid legal tactic, or reflection of American society:?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-defenses-based-on-sympathy-valid-legal-tactic-or-reflection-of-american-society/952833)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2021, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-defenses-based-on-sympathy-valid-legal-tactic-or-reflection-of-american-society/952833 "2021-10-24T00:05:45Z")
So in this thread about the murder of a homeless person in The Hague by some young people, there was a lot of… grumping( ?- Griping? Complaining? Sneering?) about how in the US, those youths would have likely been defe… --- ## [Robot Vacuums (Roomba, etc.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robot-vacuums-roomba-etc/952915)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2021, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robot-vacuums-roomba-etc/952915 "2021-10-23T18:28:55Z")
I’m looking for opinions about these things. How well do they work? Is the Roomba better than other brands, and if so, why? The area I would be using it is primarily hardwood flooring, with one large area rub and your ty… --- ## [Cheese Chills](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheese-chills/355609)
**Author:** [@Anastasaeon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anastasaeon)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2021, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheese-chills/355609 "2021-10-22T14:20:41Z")
This is something I’ve wondered about for a long, long time, but nobody ever seems to get what I’m talking about when I bring it up. I think the problem is that I’ve never asked the Dopers. :wink: I have always loved c… --- ## [If personhood becomes legally granted at the time of conception, do we all age 9 months?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-personhood-becomes-legally-granted-at-the-time-of-conception-do-we-all-age-9-months/952699)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2021, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-personhood-becomes-legally-granted-at-the-time-of-conception-do-we-all-age-9-months/952699 "2021-10-22T06:30:25Z")
With the issues with abortion popping up across the country and RvW potentially on the chopping block, I would suspect that someone may try to pass a law granting legal personhood at conception. Now that does not change… --- ## [If you make a joke and nobody hears it, is it still funny?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-make-a-joke-and-nobody-hears-it-is-it-still-funny/952832)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2021, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-make-a-joke-and-nobody-hears-it-is-it-still-funny/952832 "2021-10-22T01:14:52Z")
My wife was on the phone with her daughter the other night, who called to ask if there were any birds that sounded like screaming monkeys. She lives in an older neighborhood with a lot of big trees, and apparently there … --- ## [Global warming funding](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/global-warming-funding/952792)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2021, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/global-warming-funding/952792 "2021-10-22T00:10:31Z")
First of all I have no problem being corrected on any false perspectives I may be developing here, that is why I come here. My premise here is that global warming is an impending global threat, worthy of the same kind of… --- ## [Is it too late to make a change?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-too-late-to-make-a-change/950243)
**Author:** [@notadoctorshh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notadoctorshh)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2021, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-too-late-to-make-a-change/950243 "2021-10-21T17:43:29Z")
Aloha, good people of the internet. I am knocking at your mobile phones and laptop screens for your opinion on what could be a pivotal decision in my life. I’m a 3rd year nursing student and I’m having some severe doubt… --- ## [The Bad Art Friend](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bad-art-friend/952382)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2021, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bad-art-friend/952382 "2021-10-21T04:39:50Z")
The New York Times ran an excellent longform piece titled “Who Is the Bad Art Friend?” It’s about two writer acquaintances. Ms. Dorland wrote a heartfelt letter to the recipient of her anonymous kidney donation, and pos… --- ## [Is Spain dangerous? (house robberies,etc.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-spain-dangerous-house-robberies-etc/952571)
**Author:** [@JakeRS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JakeRS)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2021, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-spain-dangerous-house-robberies-etc/952571 "2021-10-20T19:22:31Z")
There is a map of robberies in Europe per 100k people based on Eurostat data and while most countries go from 20 to 40, in Spain it’s an extreme 140! ( https://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/q7wees/european\_robbery\_st… --- ## [Thinking outside of the box - Trump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-outside-of-the-box-trump/952360)
**Author:** [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2021, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-outside-of-the-box-trump/952360 "2021-10-20T14:06:15Z")
So, lately my various online feeds are starting to get filled up with Trump again. It feels like the various media are getting back into the business of “All the Trump That’s Fit to Print” again, in the long long run-up… --- ## [Will the US congress ever ban cryptos?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-us-congress-ever-ban-cryptos/952231)
**Author:** [@MaverocK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaverocK)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2021, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-us-congress-ever-ban-cryptos/952231 "2021-10-20T12:57:29Z")
SEC Chairman Gary Gensler says that the SEC has no plan to ban cryptocurrencies as China has done. He noted that it would be up to Congress to make such a decision. Source: SEC Chairman Gary Gensler: No Plan to Ban Cr… --- ## [Things to do in Savannah and Charleston (and surrounding area)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-in-savannah-and-charleston-and-surrounding-area/952657)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2021, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-in-savannah-and-charleston-and-surrounding-area/952657 "2021-10-20T02:13:42Z")
In a month I will be visiting Savannah, GA and Charleston, SC. I see there are some old threads on this but they are 15 years old. So, asking again since things have probably changed. I am up for things to see, things… --- ## [17 DUI convictions, life in prison?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/17-dui-convictions-life-in-prison/952181)
**Author:** [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2021, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/17-dui-convictions-life-in-prison/952181 "2021-10-19T22:49:33Z")
A 75 year old Seattle man was just convicted for the 17th time for an alcohol related driving offense. He is now looking at a sentence of life in prison. The prosecution feels this is the only way to keep this guy from d… --- ## [Things I miss that were in Windows 3.1](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-miss-that-were-in-windows-3-1/952504)
**Author:** [@Keeve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Keeve)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2021, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-miss-that-were-in-windows-3-1/952504 "2021-10-19T17:55:21Z")
This first one I noticed immediately upon starting with Win 95: The clock on the bottom right corner of the screen can be formatted for all sorts of international standards, but none of them display the seconds. In Win 3… --- ## [Should elementary schools require bike helmets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-elementary-schools-require-bike-helmets/952016)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2021, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-elementary-schools-require-bike-helmets/952016 "2021-10-19T05:13:40Z")
There is a middle school (grades 6-8) at the end of our block. Many kids bike to school. Earlier this year, I noticed that the overwhelming majority of bikers (I’d estimate 90%) did not wear helmets when biking to/from… --- ## [First telescope advice (need advice fast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-telescope-advice-need-advice-fast/943770)
**Author:** [@Tired\_and\_Cranky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tired_and_Cranky)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2021, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-telescope-advice-need-advice-fast/943770 "2021-10-19T03:04:16Z")
Mrs. Charming and Rested would like a telescope for her birthday in two weeks. We’ve set $600 price limit but if small dollars at that point go a long way, we can go a bit over. Since neither she nor I know about teles… --- ## [Are more people trying to beat trains at crossings?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-more-people-trying-to-beat-trains-at-crossings/950695)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2021, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-more-people-trying-to-beat-trains-at-crossings/950695 "2021-10-18T22:24:51Z")
All of a sudden, I’m hearing constant PSA’s on prime spots on radio warning against trying to cross tracks when a train is approaching. Why? Do people really need to be told this, and have accidents of this type become… --- ## [Live in a red state? Dealin' ok?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-in-a-red-state-dealin-ok/952454)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2021, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-in-a-red-state-dealin-ok/952454 "2021-10-18T19:27:37Z")
No idea what forum to put this in, so please relocate if need be. Noticed some posters (kron? begbert2?) living, I think, in Idaho, and this curious Canuck was wondering how they and others who live in red states abide … --- ## [Possibly dating someone with MS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possibly-dating-someone-with-ms/943632)
**Author:** [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2021, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possibly-dating-someone-with-ms/943632 "2021-10-18T19:14:17Z")
I am not sure if I should have posted in General Questions or not. I have been interested in this man in my building for a long time but never made any moves because i firmly believe the guy should. This is different, ho… --- ## [Thinking of getting into the dating pool again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-of-getting-into-the-dating-pool-again/951702)
**Author:** [@Cumberdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cumberdale)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2021, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-of-getting-into-the-dating-pool-again/951702 "2021-10-18T17:11:09Z")
After my divorce a few years ago, I had no interest in dating. I did belong to several groups, hiking, bicycling, tennis etc. and met a lot of cool people, but most were couples or appeared to be uninterested in dating. … --- ## [How to pick wheels for winter tires](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-pick-wheels-for-winter-tires/951943)
**Author:** [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2021, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-pick-wheels-for-winter-tires/951943 "2021-10-18T05:55:59Z")
For the first time, we are getting winter tires for a vehicle ('21 Honda Pilot). And based on the cost to switch out tires on the wheels we have vs. switch separate wheels, it looks like it makes sense to get a separate … --- ## [No-haggle car dealerships? Good or bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-haggle-car-dealerships-good-or-bad/952206)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2021, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-haggle-car-dealerships-good-or-bad/952206 "2021-10-18T03:41:12Z")
In the "outdated customs thread, FairyChatMom wrote that “negotiating with a salesman when buying a car is stupid. Don’t waste my time - give me the bottom line,” with which I strongly agree. There have been some attempt… --- ## [What do I need to know about solid-state hard drives?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-need-to-know-about-solid-state-hard-drives/952610)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2021, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-need-to-know-about-solid-state-hard-drives/952610 "2021-10-17T15:19:13Z")
My external hard drive failed recently, and I’d like to replace it. SSHDs are said to be more reliable than disc-based drives, so I’ve been looking at those. But even for the same size, I’m seeing a very wide range of … --- ## [Water pipe to refrigerator is hot water. Opinions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/water-pipe-to-refrigerator-is-hot-water-opinions/952433)
**Author:** [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2021, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/water-pipe-to-refrigerator-is-hot-water-opinions/952433 "2021-10-17T15:13:17Z")
We just bought a new refrigerator. One of the installation tasks was to run a couple of gallons of water through the water dispenser to clean it out. I noticed, and was initially alarmed, that the original builders act… --- ## ["Ethical vegetarians", will you eat lab grown meat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ethical-vegetarians-will-you-eat-lab-grown-meat/952201)
**Author:** [@CardboardBoxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CardboardBoxx)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2021, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ethical-vegetarians-will-you-eat-lab-grown-meat/952201 "2021-10-17T13:41:12Z")
There are vegetarians who are so partly or wholly because they don’t actually like the flavour or texture of meat. those are not the ones this OP is addressed at. If we assume lab grown meat successfully takes off to th… --- ## [Is Russia sabotaging the ISS?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-russia-sabotaging-the-iss/949979)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2021, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-russia-sabotaging-the-iss/949979 "2021-10-17T12:22:03Z")
Russia recently blamed a US astronaut for going crazy and making a hole in the space station (one that NASA denies), says it wants out in 2025 and now say one of the models that they build has fatigue cracks and can fail… --- ## [Can Someone Opt Out of a Voluntary HOA after signing CC&Rs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-opt-out-of-a-voluntary-hoa-after-signing-cc-rs/952435)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2021, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-opt-out-of-a-voluntary-hoa-after-signing-cc-rs/952435 "2021-10-16T16:50:40Z")
This is a quasi-legal question, so it may be moved somewhere else, but there should be a factual answer. You are not my lawyer, I am not your client, yada yada. I realize that laws vary by state, so I’m just looking for … --- ## [Pelvic Floor Therapy - anyone done it? (Female)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pelvic-floor-therapy-anyone-done-it-female/952585)
**Author:** [@dummygladhands71](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dummygladhands71)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2021, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pelvic-floor-therapy-anyone-done-it-female/952585 "2021-10-16T04:02:25Z")
Just got a Dx for it due to urinary urgency. Unsure what to expect. Some of my Google searches have scared the pants (ha ha) off me. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=231) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=233)