# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=234 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 235 --- ## [How much more efficient would a moon landing mission be today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-more-efficient-would-a-moon-landing-mission-be-today/952211)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2021, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-more-efficient-would-a-moon-landing-mission-be-today/952211 "2021-10-10T20:50:09Z")
With 50 years of technological advances in pretty much every area of science that went into planning the Apollo missions (computers, materials, fuels, learned knowledge, communications, batteries etc.etc.) how much easie… --- ## [Inclusive Language Guide](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inclusive-language-guide/952074)
**Author:** [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2021, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inclusive-language-guide/952074 "2021-10-10T20:45:28Z")
I came across an Inclusive Language Guide course, and I thought I’d share a table from the Race section and get your thoughts on the recommendations. Since I couldn’t reproduce in table format here, I organized the text … --- ## [Does any school actually have a "you must invite the whole class" rule?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-any-school-actually-have-a-you-must-invite-the-whole-class-rule/951895)
**Author:** [@doreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doreen)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2021, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-any-school-actually-have-a-you-must-invite-the-whole-class-rule/951895 "2021-10-10T15:58:56Z")
On a blog today, I came across a situation where inviting all the coworkers except one to a wedding caused some drama. In the comments, someone said they didn’t agree with the "all or nothing invitation thing " that’s fo… --- ## [Can saying the wrong word be a sign of dementia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-saying-the-wrong-word-be-a-sign-of-dementia/951586)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2021, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-saying-the-wrong-word-be-a-sign-of-dementia/951586 "2021-10-10T05:07:08Z")
I don’t know how common this is with other people, which is why I’m asking. Here’s an example. Yesterday I meant to say “oh, why are there new, green wheels on that?” instead what came out was “why leaf wheel?”. It was f… --- ## [Recommended donation amount for GoFundMe for our former nanny's dead boyfriend?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommended-donation-amount-for-gofundme-for-our-former-nannys-dead-boyfriend/952109)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2021, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommended-donation-amount-for-gofundme-for-our-former-nannys-dead-boyfriend/952109 "2021-10-09T22:11:24Z")
Last month right before we were planning on rehiring our children’s nanny, she texted us that she had contracted COVID. We just recently learned her boyfriend also contracted COVID and ultimately died from it. They wer… --- ## [What is the best school field trip you went on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-school-field-trip-you-went-on/949310)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2021, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-school-field-trip-you-went-on/949310 "2021-10-09T21:01:57Z")
A recent thread asks about the worst one. But which was your favourite? --- ## [If there were a White Caucasian Heritage Month](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-there-were-a-white-caucasian-heritage-month/719632)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2021, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-there-were-a-white-caucasian-heritage-month/719632 "2021-10-09T18:09:33Z")
This should have gone into Great Debates, except that I can’t post a poll there, so in IMHO it goes: In the United States, there is a Hispanic Heritage Month, Native American Heritage Month, and an African-American Hist… --- ## [Illegal Scam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illegal-scam/952021)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2021, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illegal-scam/952021 "2021-10-09T16:46:49Z")
For a long time, we’ve been seeing - several times a day - the screen on our landline displaying “SPAM RISK” when the phone rings. That’s a commentary on our times, for sure. Well, Spectrum went one step farther today. … --- ## [Gear heads: recommend a dash cam - front, rear and inside](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gear-heads-recommend-a-dash-cam-front-rear-and-inside/952191)
**Author:** [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2021, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gear-heads-recommend-a-dash-cam-front-rear-and-inside/952191 "2021-10-09T07:21:17Z")
Thanks in advance. I’m looking for a dash cam that captures inside a Chevy Volt, plus front and rear. My son is a 16 year old driver, and somewhat legitimately worried about hate crimes. I want him to feel more at ease … --- ## [Bell's palsy and treatment for long-term effects](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bells-palsy-and-treatment-for-long-term-effects/952198)
**Author:** [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2021, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bells-palsy-and-treatment-for-long-term-effects/952198 "2021-10-09T06:02:55Z")
I see a number of older threads about this condition, but none on really long-term effects, so I’m starting a new one. 30 years ago, I had Bell’s palsy. A few days ago I had a quick video visit with a doctor for somethi… --- ## [How Do I Know if This is "Normal" or "Advanced" Behavior for My Child?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-know-if-this-is-normal-or-advanced-behavior-for-my-child/951634)
**Author:** [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2021, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-know-if-this-is-normal-or-advanced-behavior-for-my-child/951634 "2021-10-09T03:26:21Z")
I am constantly reminding myself that I’m his parent, so I’m always skeptical that the stuff my son does is actually remarkable. It’s like how I think he’s cute, but it’s the constant stream of strangers going out of the… --- ## [What is the most comfortable face mask for long-term wear?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-comfortable-face-mask-for-long-term-wear/951201)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2021, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-comfortable-face-mask-for-long-term-wear/951201 "2021-10-09T02:26:35Z")
I have been using the ubiquitous blue paper face masks throughout the pandemic and they have worked fine for me. Thing is, I generally only need to wear them for less than 30 minutes at a time. That’s worked fine for m… --- ## [Legal responsibility for invoice with mistaken amount](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-responsibility-for-invoice-with-mistaken-amount/952149)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2021, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-responsibility-for-invoice-with-mistaken-amount/952149 "2021-10-09T00:19:13Z")
My brother in law and I were having drinks after work last week. He mentioned that he had begun collecting art and had purchased a few items from fine art online auctions. He had won an auction for an antiquity sculptu… --- ## [First visit to New York City: rented bicycle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-visit-to-new-york-city-rented-bicycle/950707)
**Author:** [@alovem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alovem)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2021, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-visit-to-new-york-city-rented-bicycle/950707 "2021-10-08T02:25:19Z")
New York is a lot smaller than I thought. It looks like everything I’d want to visit is within a five-mile radius. It’s sort of a pastime of mine to make mental plans for a visit some day, and now I’m considering doing s… --- ## [Is anyone else having trouble accessing Facebook right now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-having-trouble-accessing-facebook-right-now/951879)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2021, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-having-trouble-accessing-facebook-right-now/951879 "2021-10-08T01:38:14Z")
About an hour ago I noticed that Facebook was getting glitchy. I wanted to read the comments to a post, but when I clicked on the link I just got the screen full of fake blank comments like you sometimes get when they’r… --- ## [The Pandora Papers - said to be bigger than the Panama Papers - to be released Sunday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pandora-papers-said-to-be-bigger-than-the-panama-papers-to-be-released-sunday/951799)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2021, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pandora-papers-said-to-be-bigger-than-the-panama-papers-to-be-released-sunday/951799 "2021-10-08T00:24:17Z")
The thread title is pretty much all I have, other than this Twitter link. Effectively over 11 million leaked banking and other records have been released and (it appears) analyzed, with the report (?) being released on S… --- ## [Pet Bed Left at My Door](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-bed-left-at-my-door/952086)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2021, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-bed-left-at-my-door/952086 "2021-10-07T16:35:43Z")
This is an odd thing that happened to me today. I take Rigatoni, my boxer puppy to work with me every day. On occasion, he stays home and one of the other dogs comes with me instead. I walk whichever dog I have at least … --- ## [Liposuction to get rid of beer belly: quick fix or stupid idea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liposuction-to-get-rid-of-beer-belly-quick-fix-or-stupid-idea/951613)
**Author:** [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2021, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liposuction-to-get-rid-of-beer-belly-quick-fix-or-stupid-idea/951613 "2021-10-07T11:27:43Z")
This winter during the second lockdown, I gained weight due to sitting at the computer all the time working online and increased beer drinking while sitting at the computer in the evening. I’ve had a beer belly since I w… --- ## [Recommend app to learn Spanish](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-app-to-learn-spanish/951876)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2021, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-app-to-learn-spanish/951876 "2021-10-07T00:47:22Z")
I want to give a friend a Spanish language learning app for her birthday (Latin American Spanish). She already speaks some Spanish at, I guess, an intermediate level, although she hasn’t used it in some years and is rust… --- ## [Will we ever move past the public radio pledge drive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-we-ever-move-past-the-public-radio-pledge-drive/952025)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2021, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-we-ever-move-past-the-public-radio-pledge-drive/952025 "2021-10-07T00:45:03Z")
Ugh, I hate these! Isn’t there a better way than the endless beg-a-thons that seem to spring up every other month? --- ## [Has the fashion police really been disbanded (an end of dominant trends)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-fashion-police-really-been-disbanded-an-end-of-dominant-trends/928345)
**Author:** [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2021, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-fashion-police-really-been-disbanded-an-end-of-dominant-trends/928345 "2021-10-07T00:24:02Z")
One IMO very positive change I have observed over the past decade is that it seems to have become much easier to have your own look and style than it used to be. During the past 9 or 10 years, a significantly bigger vari… --- ## [Would it help the post office out if you could opt out of daily mail?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-help-the-post-office-out-if-you-could-opt-out-of-daily-mail/952001)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2021, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-help-the-post-office-out-if-you-could-opt-out-of-daily-mail/952001 "2021-10-06T19:49:58Z")
Ok everyone knows if it wasn’t for junk mail (asked for or not)l and packages the USPS wouldn’t need to exist anymore Well, why not be able to just opt out of getting anything but packages? or just maybe a once-a-week … --- ## [Is there disagreement about the date of Gavrilo Princip's death?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-disagreement-about-the-date-of-gavrilo-princips-death/951912)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2021, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-disagreement-about-the-date-of-gavrilo-princips-death/951912 "2021-10-06T18:03:46Z")
Is there disagreement about the date of Gavrilo Princip’s death? Was it April 24, 1916(according to the citation below) or April 28 1918 (all websites I’ve seen give this date). Why the discrepancy? André Gerolymatos’s… --- ## ["High-Prestige but Low-Pay" jobs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-prestige-but-low-pay-jobs/951733)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2021, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-prestige-but-low-pay-jobs/951733 "2021-10-06T16:07:37Z")
What is a good example of a “high-prestige but low-pay” type of job? I’m sure that they are out there, but I cannot currently think of any. --- ## [What if we don't find sufficient clean energy resources in the future?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-we-dont-find-sufficient-clean-energy-resources-in-the-future/951827)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2021, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-we-dont-find-sufficient-clean-energy-resources-in-the-future/951827 "2021-10-06T14:04:12Z")
Looking down the line a few hundred years possibly. Lets assume we get the population stabilized and even reduced. Lets assume we come up with enough clean energy to meet 25% of what we need. Our oil and coal reserves a… --- ## [How serious is male penile yeast infection, and what to do about it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-serious-is-male-penile-yeast-infection-and-what-to-do-about-it/951671)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2021, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-serious-is-male-penile-yeast-infection-and-what-to-do-about-it/951671 "2021-10-06T00:32:09Z")
Looking for medical advice or personal experience. Some background facts: no sex with another person for over 2 years; circumcised; generally good hygiene; nothing visible on the outside, apparently all on the inside; a… --- ## [Where (and how) do you draw the line between being kind and being a doormat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-and-how-do-you-draw-the-line-between-being-kind-and-being-a-doormat/951844)
**Author:** [@Esprise\_Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprise_Me)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2021, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-and-how-do-you-draw-the-line-between-being-kind-and-being-a-doormat/951844 "2021-10-06T00:17:03Z")
Inspired by a conversation with my husband yesterday at a busy outdoor bar. We were lucky enough to nab two seats, but the bartender asked us to form a line at the service station near the other bartender, to give her a … --- ## [What type of family car did you grow up with?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-family-car-did-you-grow-up-with/951412)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2021, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-family-car-did-you-grow-up-with/951412 "2021-10-05T23:34:57Z")
This is basically just “how old are you” but with cars. Could be interesting nonetheless. The “family car.” Designed to transport spouses, children, some friends, and a whole mess of their stuff, all at once. They weren… --- ## [This website will rip me off, right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-website-will-rip-me-off-right/951789)
**Author:** [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2021, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-website-will-rip-me-off-right/951789 "2021-10-05T16:40:18Z")
https://www.jahantako- dot- com I use Adblock plus, Defender and NoScript and none of them freaked out, but I don’t think it’s that kind of bad site. I think it’s more a steal your credit card info or send you crap you … --- ## [What would you do to protect your kid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-to-protect-your-kid/951874)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2021, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-to-protect-your-kid/951874 "2021-10-05T15:27:27Z")
Inspired by the thread about Gabby Pettito / Brian Laundrie. and some older threads that I didn’t want to reanimate. I don’t see either of my kids committing murder or anything else truly unforgivable, but if they di… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=233) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=235)