# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=233 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 234 --- ## [Pumpkin Carving Sites?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pumpkin-carving-sites/269745)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2004, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pumpkin-carving-sites/269745 "2004-10-20T18:09:56Z")
Ivylad loves Halloween…more than Christmas, I think. We’ve picked up our pumpkin and he’s looking for sites with free or cheap pumpkin carving patterns. We’ve visited Extreme Pumpkins and Pumpkin Masters, but nothing g… --- ## [Do compression socks work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-compression-socks-work/952543)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2021, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-compression-socks-work/952543 "2021-10-15T21:02:31Z")
I’ve recently taken a job which requires me to stand for 6 hours and I haven’t done that since I was in my 20’s, I am 59. My calves get pretty sure by the end of the day. Maybe it will get better over time but has anyone… --- ## [The Black Lives Matter protests were overwhelmingly peaceful](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-black-lives-matter-protests-were-overwhelmingly-peaceful/952380)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2021, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-black-lives-matter-protests-were-overwhelmingly-peaceful/952380 "2021-10-15T20:46:59Z")
…according to this: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/10/16/this-summers-black-lives-matter-protesters-were-overwhelming-peaceful-our-research-finds/#click=https://t.co/wR4pApRrWm In fact, they were even more… --- ## [Thai Monks and the debate of modernizing religion vs sticking to convention](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thai-monks-and-the-debate-of-modernizing-religion-vs-sticking-to-convention/952450)
**Author:** [@Boycott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boycott)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2021, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thai-monks-and-the-debate-of-modernizing-religion-vs-sticking-to-convention/952450 "2021-10-15T20:31:01Z")
Enjoyed this article in Reuters today. It pretty much touches on all things I dislike about the rigidity of religious conventions. Basic summary: Two Thai monks have used Facebook live streaming as a way of teaching a… --- ## [Is it Disrespectful to Call Saudia Arabia Just "Saudi"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-disrespectful-to-call-saudia-arabia-just-saudi/952449)
**Author:** [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2021, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-disrespectful-to-call-saudia-arabia-just-saudi/952449 "2021-10-15T13:05:10Z")
For a while now, especially after the first Gulf War, I’ve heard some Americans refer to Saudi Arabia as “Saudi”. I’ve never heard or read a reporter, politician, or diplomat call it that, usually it’s members of the mil… --- ## [Men who avoid women at work because of fear of alleged reports of sexual harassment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-who-avoid-women-at-work-because-of-fear-of-alleged-reports-of-sexual-harassment/949906)
**Author:** [@Cathy967](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cathy967)\ **Replies:** 400\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2021, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-who-avoid-women-at-work-because-of-fear-of-alleged-reports-of-sexual-harassment/949906 "2021-10-15T04:05:59Z")
Some men are choosing to keep at arms length with women at work to avoid allegations of being reported. Me, being a woman, have experienced this myself, and I’m honestly the very laid, lenient type and I’m not that type … --- ## [High altitude dispersements](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-altitude-dispersements/952274)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2021, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-altitude-dispersements/952274 "2021-10-14T15:22:14Z")
When dispersing things from high altitude such as seeds or chemicals whatever is there any mathematics involved in figuring out the type of pattern that can be expected? Or is it a matter of trial and error? Let’s just s… --- ## [Great vacation and worst vacation locations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-vacation-and-worst-vacation-locations/952205)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2021, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-vacation-and-worst-vacation-locations/952205 "2021-10-14T06:12:56Z")
For you, personally, what is your idea of a great vacation site, and what’s the worst? And before someone decides to be too clever, please limit your answers to traditionally recognized vacation locations rather than nam… --- ## [Help me feel more secure](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-feel-more-secure/952402)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2021, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-feel-more-secure/952402 "2021-10-14T03:43:45Z")
Here’s the deal: The Episcopal Church I am a leader of is having problems with window breakage on two sides of the building. There is an apartment complex across the street filled with children who play in the street a… --- ## [(Pet) Anesthesia-Free Dental Cleaning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-anesthesia-free-dental-cleaning/952082)
**Author:** [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2021, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-anesthesia-free-dental-cleaning/952082 "2021-10-13T23:16:27Z")
\[Okay, Discourse. I guess “Freezing fish before cleaning?” is maybe tangentially related, but I think I’ll start a new topic if that’s okay with you :wink: \] We had Sam’s teeth cleaned the old-fashioned way – general a… --- ## [What do YOU think Excel is for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-excel-is-for/942092)
**Author:** [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2021, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-excel-is-for/942092 "2021-10-13T19:47:35Z")
Continuing the discussion from Things you've been surprised you've had to explain at work: The first company I worked for after college had a company wide policy to write every text document in fucking Page Maker. No, … --- ## [Bumper sticker that best represents your state/area](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bumper-sticker-that-best-represents-your-state-area/952227)
**Author:** [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2021, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bumper-sticker-that-best-represents-your-state-area/952227 "2021-10-13T18:11:21Z")
Is there a bumper sticker that best represents your state/area? Like for NH, the “This Car Climbed Mt Washington” sticker is ubiquitous. South Dakota has “Where the Heck is Wall Drug?” For MA, my home state, my first gu… --- ## [U-haul vs professional movers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-haul-vs-professional-movers/848506)
**Author:** [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2020, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-haul-vs-professional-movers/848506 "2020-03-02T20:36:08Z")
We are moving about 800 miles and getting quotes for movers, and the quotes are… really high. We have a small 3-bedroom house. Estimates of our quantity of stuff are about 1200 cubic feet and 8,000 lbs, and the estimates… --- ## [Idea for website—please shoot down?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idea-for-website-please-shoot-down/946318)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2021, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idea-for-website-please-shoot-down/946318 "2021-07-14T13:41:36Z")
I’ll often come across sites, usually on Facebook, that I’ve learned are terminally buggy, ad-ridden, clickbait, wastes of my time, etc. to open, typically labelled “promoted” or something of the sort, and I was wonderin… --- ## [Do you believe diet affects acne?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-believe-diet-affects-acne/952030)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2021, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-believe-diet-affects-acne/952030 "2021-10-13T04:50:40Z")
The medical research has long failed to show a link between diet and acne. However, I have seen many people who feel they have worse acne after eating fatty foods. Was wondering in your personal experience if you feel … --- ## [Does anyone have an electric razor they are happy with?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-have-an-electric-razor-they-are-happy-with/951998)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2021, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-have-an-electric-razor-they-are-happy-with/951998 "2021-10-13T04:43:28Z")
It’s been 30+ years since I’ve owned one and I was never completely satisfied with its performance. I’m hoping the technology has advanced since then because I’m getting weary of wet shaving. Recommendations for specifi… --- ## [Anyone here done the Wonderland Trail?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-done-the-wonderland-trail/952340)
**Author:** [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2021, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-done-the-wonderland-trail/952340 "2021-10-13T04:34:31Z")
Checking if anyone has done the Wonderland Trail? Considering it for 2021 if I lose some gut and am in better shape. Like to hear experiences. And if you can compare with the PCT Section J (Alpine Lakes Wilderness from … --- ## [Is it really that weird to stop masturbating once you're in a committed relationship?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-really-that-weird-to-stop-masturbating-once-youre-in-a-committed-relationship/952344)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2021, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-really-that-weird-to-stop-masturbating-once-youre-in-a-committed-relationship/952344 "2021-10-13T02:13:00Z")
I’ve had people call me a liar when I said I rarely ever masturbate now that I’m married. My simple explanation was “I now have sex almost every single day or every other day, there’s really no point in me masturbating a… --- ## [Directed application of medical cream. Don't worry, it's not TMI](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/directed-application-of-medical-cream-dont-worry-its-not-tmi/952361)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2021, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/directed-application-of-medical-cream-dont-worry-its-not-tmi/952361 "2021-10-13T00:25:29Z")
I have a skin cream that I occasionally apply to my face for psoriasis. It comes in a standard tube. My issue is that I’m growing a beard and if I just put the medicine on my finger and rub it around, most of the cream… --- ## [Advice wanted on dealing with a possible ticking time-bomb of a cop](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-wanted-on-dealing-with-a-possible-ticking-time-bomb-of-a-cop/952269)
**Author:** [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2021, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-wanted-on-dealing-with-a-possible-ticking-time-bomb-of-a-cop/952269 "2021-10-12T18:51:34Z")
At the gym today, I witnessed an exchange between a county police officer, about 30 years old, and an elderly man. The officer was working out with a heavy barbell, and was slamming it down on the floor with considerabl… --- ## [What did you learn from lockdown?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-you-learn-from-lockdown/952263)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2021, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-you-learn-from-lockdown/952263 "2021-10-12T16:46:52Z")
Lockdown sucked, but it might have taught you something about yourself or human nature, or given you a chance to learn something new. I learned to increase my supply of yeast and toilet tissue. What lessons (if any) di… --- ## [Most effective home exercises for strengthening abdomen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-effective-home-exercises-for-strengthening-abdomen/951898)
**Author:** [@Ferris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferris)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2021, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-effective-home-exercises-for-strengthening-abdomen/951898 "2021-10-12T13:28:56Z")
I know, there’s a lot of advice out there… My situation: male, 40’s, probably reasonable fitness for an office worker, and with steady BMI at the upper end of ‘normal’ - so no real ‘belly’ to get rid of, just a matter o… --- ## [Do you feel and look your age?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-feel-and-look-your-age/951814)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2021, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-feel-and-look-your-age/951814 "2021-10-12T06:19:02Z")
Whatever “looking your age” means to you, does your image/definition/perception of a person of your age match what you see in the mirror? Yesterday, my husband said he thought I saw myself as an old woman. I was born in… --- ## [The Time Has Come to Change the National Anthem!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-time-has-come-to-change-the-national-anthem/950539)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2021, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-time-has-come-to-change-the-national-anthem/950539 "2021-10-12T05:30:33Z")
I certainly think it has. I mean of course the US national anthem. And I mean from The Star-Spangled Banner to America the Beautiful. What are we waiting for? Just one question though. And one alternative suggestion. S… --- ## [The best government is that which governs least?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-government-is-that-which-governs-least/952258)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2021, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-government-is-that-which-governs-least/952258 "2021-10-12T01:27:35Z")
Seen and heard many times over the years, most recently today…but are there any real world examples to support this idea? --- ## [Taking a conscious step back from social media/your cell phone/other technology](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-a-conscious-step-back-from-social-media-your-cell-phone-other-technology/952301)
**Author:** [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2021, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-a-conscious-step-back-from-social-media-your-cell-phone-other-technology/952301 "2021-10-11T17:48:44Z")
Last summer, I read a book called How to Break Up With Your Cell Phone in Thirty Days. It had a thirty-day plan I followed, where you took steps to address unhealthy cell phone behaviors and stop them. Then in Septembe… --- ## [True or false: America is the source of the world’s “new”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-or-false-america-is-the-source-of-the-world-s-new/952152)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2021, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-or-false-america-is-the-source-of-the-world-s-new/952152 "2021-10-11T17:47:48Z")
I came across this quote while reading. Although it has some merit, innovation seems to come from many places. Nevertheless, despite considerable patriotic grandiosity it is true that the States remain influential. St… --- ## [England's catastrophic loss of truck (lorry) drivers---why this week?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/englands-catastrophic-loss-of-truck-lorry-drivers-why-this-week/951672)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2021, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/englands-catastrophic-loss-of-truck-lorry-drivers-why-this-week/951672 "2021-10-11T15:49:50Z")
England is on the verge of collapse… Toilet paper is gone, fuel supplies hard to find, and mass starvation about to begin. Well, that’s the way some news sites are reporting it. More realistically, it seems that a fe… --- ## [Phones for the senile](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phones-for-the-senile/940413)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2021, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phones-for-the-senile/940413 "2021-10-11T01:56:37Z")
I used to be smart, but no more. It has taken me a couple weeks to set up a new phone and i’m not done yet. Is it a remnant of my unnoticed stroke, leftovers from Corvus-19, or an undiagnosed, but not especially early, … --- ## [What kind/size of heater do I need?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-size-of-heater-do-i-need/952009)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2021, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-size-of-heater-do-i-need/952009 "2021-10-10T20:56:49Z")
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