# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=241 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 242 --- ## [Should I watch Ads of YouTube channels I like](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-watch-ads-of-youtube-channels-i-like/949190)
**Author:** [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2021, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-watch-ads-of-youtube-channels-i-like/949190 "2021-08-23T11:38:07Z")
Doing some research, if I skip ads, the youtube channels that I subscribe to don’t get money. I usually just skip them whenever I get a chance. Should I just let them play so the channel gets money? Most of my subsc… --- ## [Best thing you ever got for free](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-thing-you-ever-got-for-free/948597)
**Author:** [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2021, 10:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-thing-you-ever-got-for-free/948597 "2021-08-23T10:01:46Z")
I was feeding my pasture pets last night, and giving some words of affection to the donkey (as one does). I told him he was the best free thing I ever got, and immediately wanted to walk that statement back. So many of… --- ## [Churchill's "The Second World War"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/churchills-the-second-world-war/828590)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2021, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/churchills-the-second-world-war/828590 "2021-08-23T03:46:50Z")
How much of it is self serving? I am just into volume five. He relates a perfect relationship with Roosevelt. Roosevelt’s Secret War indicates that FDR did quite a bit to keep Churchill’s plans at bay. I understand that … --- ## [Lymphoma in cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lymphoma-in-cats/949275)
**Author:** [@Popsugar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Popsugar)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2021, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lymphoma-in-cats/949275 "2021-08-23T03:46:24Z")
My cat has been diagnosed with lymphoma I want to start her on chemo but I have two other cats my vet said she would need to be isolated because they cannot share the litter box Does anyone have any suggestions about wha… --- ## [If you park in a garage, do people assume you are not home?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-park-in-a-garage-do-people-assume-you-are-not-home/949243)
**Author:** [@Tzigone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tzigone)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2021, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-park-in-a-garage-do-people-assume-you-are-not-home/949243 "2021-08-22T20:19:41Z")
I live in the southern United States. I have a home with a garage. I park in the garage. Several times I have had people assume no one is home - once the exterminator was coming, and has talked to me on the phone to get… --- ## [Fertility decline - where do you think it will land](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fertility-decline-where-do-you-think-it-will-land/947979)
**Author:** [@Tzigone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tzigone)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2021, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fertility-decline-where-do-you-think-it-will-land/947979 "2021-08-22T20:05:26Z")
Was just reading lately about the continuing decline in number of children born to each woman. Some people are happy for environmental reasons, others concerned for economic reasons (social programs built on larger young… --- ## [Recognizing your luggage at the baggage claim](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recognizing-your-luggage-at-the-baggage-claim/948952)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2021, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recognizing-your-luggage-at-the-baggage-claim/948952 "2021-08-22T16:17:56Z")
As flying is starting back up I’ve continued to notice that there is an inordinate % of people that have no clue as to what their own luggage looks like. When I travel for business, I do not check my bags, but when our … --- ## [Which struggling country will have the next economic boom?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-struggling-country-will-have-the-next-economic-boom/949262)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2021, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-struggling-country-will-have-the-next-economic-boom/949262 "2021-08-22T15:45:04Z")
Around 2000, economists started making predictions for large emerging economies. We were assured China, Brazil, India and Russia had big populations and bigger prospects. And they did well until 2008 or 2011. Then not… --- ## [What Do You Think Are The Odds Of A Taliban-Backed Terrorist Attack On U.S. Soil, Now That They've Taken Over Afghanistan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-are-the-odds-of-a-taliban-backed-terrorist-attack-on-u-s-soil-now-that-theyve-taken-over-afghanistan/949313)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2021, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-are-the-odds-of-a-taliban-backed-terrorist-attack-on-u-s-soil-now-that-theyve-taken-over-afghanistan/949313 "2021-08-22T14:43:43Z")
Say, in the next 2-3 years, do you see the Taliban trying to carry out another fatal attack on U.S. soil? I wouldn’t put it past them, but I think they’re more likely to attack targets nearer to them - like maybe a rehas… --- ## [For Linux gurus: best way to transfer a large amount of files?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-linux-gurus-best-way-to-transfer-a-large-amount-of-files/949116)
**Author:** [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2021, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-linux-gurus-best-way-to-transfer-a-large-amount-of-files/949116 "2021-08-21T21:48:49Z")
I’ve got a new computer on the way. My current system is six years old. When I bought it, I was still using Windows; I made the switch over to Linux (specifically Kubuntu) about four years ago. I’ve learned a lot about L… --- ## [Was there ever a time when you didn’t know the following: When you make a right turn at a red light, you have to come to a complete stop first](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-there-ever-a-time-when-you-didn-t-know-the-following-when-you-make-a-right-turn-at-a-red-light-you-have-to-come-to-a-complete-stop-first/943500)
**Author:** [@Something](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Something)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2021, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-there-ever-a-time-when-you-didn-t-know-the-following-when-you-make-a-right-turn-at-a-red-light-you-have-to-come-to-a-complete-stop-first/943500 "2021-08-21T21:16:12Z")
My question is 1) Was there ever a time since you started driving That you didn’t know this law and 2) If there was, when did you finally learn it? --- ## [Why Was the Court Reporter Looking At Me (on My Field Trip)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-the-court-reporter-looking-at-me-on-my-field-trip/949110)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2021, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-the-court-reporter-looking-at-me-on-my-field-trip/949110 "2021-08-21T19:53:36Z")
And I have to ask you, whom else than my fellow board members to answer this question? Because it has vexed me for years. It also might be a good question for a lawyer, especially one who has been to court a time or two. … --- ## [What the f--k happened with Facebook?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-f-k-happened-with-facebook/949198)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2021, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-f-k-happened-with-facebook/949198 "2021-08-21T19:41:49Z")
As the OP states. I don’t use Facebook much, but having an account, I do pop in from time to time, and I did today. My account is still there, but now is … well, garbage. It’s nothing useful–the people I used to messa… --- ## [Daughter has told me she identifies as a male, but does she really?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daughter-has-told-me-she-identifies-as-a-male-but-does-she-really/948729)
**Author:** [@ski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ski)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2021, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daughter-has-told-me-she-identifies-as-a-male-but-does-she-really/948729 "2021-08-21T18:30:36Z")
Our daughter is 14. At the beginning of the summer she informed us that she has “always” felt more like a male, she wants to be known by a male name, and wants to use male pronouns. Now she’s always been somewhat "tomboy… --- ## [Washing your beard -- soap or shampoo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/washing-your-beard-soap-or-shampoo/949026)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2021, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/washing-your-beard-soap-or-shampoo/949026 "2021-08-21T17:14:57Z")
This question is obviously for men with facial hair. How do you wash your beard and/or mustache? I’ve always just used the same soap I use to wash the rest of my face, but some would say it’s hair so you should use shamp… --- ## [Winterizing Raised Perennial Flowerbeds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winterizing-raised-perennial-flowerbeds/949242)
**Author:** [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2021, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winterizing-raised-perennial-flowerbeds/949242 "2021-08-21T17:14:16Z")
I’m an old farm boy, give me something to stick in the ground and I can generally make it grow. My wife was having some back trouble, so last year I made 10 raised beds, all 4’ tall, ranging from 4’ x 4’ to 4’ x 8’. I t… --- ## [Explain Medicare billings to me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-medicare-billings-to-me/948405)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2021, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-medicare-billings-to-me/948405 "2021-08-21T03:37:34Z")
My husband and I are both on Medicare plus supplemental insurance from a private insurance company. He had a necessary, low-risk outpatient operation a couple of months ago (recovering nicely, thank you), and we are now … --- ## [I need advice on searching for a book](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-advice-on-searching-for-a-book/835853)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2021, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-advice-on-searching-for-a-book/835853 "2021-08-20T18:53:17Z")
I will give some backstory first. From 1931 to 1958 there was a cookbook published in Topeka, Kansas, called The Household Searchlight Recipe Book…It went through twenty-eight printings. The editors are all long gone, … --- ## [5G Cell Service?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5g-cell-service/949160)
**Author:** [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2021, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5g-cell-service/949160 "2021-08-20T16:53:58Z")
I think the major US carriers have started to offer 5G cell service in the last year or two. I believe the area where I live is one in which it’s available and my cell phone (Apple iPhone 12 Pro) supports it, but I belie… --- ## [‘Sinister’ words that sound innocent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sinister-words-that-sound-innocent/948663)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2021, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sinister-words-that-sound-innocent/948663 "2021-08-20T16:17:21Z")
Of course, a mirror image of this thread: I’ve always thought ‘Melanoma’ sounded like a beautiful tropical island nation where one would love to vacation. --- ## [A question about spacetime](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-spacetime/948267)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2021, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-spacetime/948267 "2021-08-20T15:15:27Z")
I’m putting this here because I’m not convinced there is a factual answer. So, what got me thinking about this was a documentary I watched some time ago about a group of people who could count to 3 or 4 and then it was … --- ## [What happened to my new iMac?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-my-new-imac/948970)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2021, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-my-new-imac/948970 "2021-08-20T14:36:50Z")
I have a month-old iMac with the M1 chip. Beautiful machine. That is, until last Thursday night. All of a sudden the screen went dark. I tried to restart several times before it finally restarted. Upon restart, there was… --- ## [The President is coming to fight you! What are the legal implications?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-president-is-coming-to-fight-you-what-are-the-legal-implications/948501)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2021, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-president-is-coming-to-fight-you-what-are-the-legal-implications/948501 "2021-08-20T07:19:56Z")
So here’s the situation. For whatever reason, possibly having nothing to do with politics, the POTUS has singled you out of a crowd and has declared “I am coming to KICK YOUR ASS!” And he can do it! So what are the le… --- ## [English Among the Germanic Languages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-among-the-germanic-languages/949141)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2021, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-among-the-germanic-languages/949141 "2021-08-19T22:07:21Z")
As I understand it, Icelandic is the most conservative among the Germanic languages. Learning it is not unlike learning Latin, with all the case endings. And Icelanders can still read their sagas. It is ancient and very … --- ## [Seeming Opposites That Mean the Exact Same Thing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeming-opposites-that-mean-the-exact-same-thing/947923)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2021, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeming-opposites-that-mean-the-exact-same-thing/947923 "2021-08-19T20:48:51Z")
I had this idea for a thread quite some time ago. But it’s been so long, I don’t even remember if I posted. In any event, it was long ago in any event, as I said. Words that seemingly should mean the exact opposite, but… --- ## [Why is winning so important?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-winning-so-important/949104)
**Author:** [@PozhanPop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PozhanPop)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2021, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-winning-so-important/949104 "2021-08-19T20:26:12Z")
In the animal world it means getting a potential mate. What about humans ? Why do we have the desire to win ? --- ## [Zero (not NET) carbon emissions aircraft with minimum changes to current engines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zero-not-net-carbon-emissions-aircraft-with-minimum-changes-to-current-engines/949099)
**Author:** [@am77494](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/am77494)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2021, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zero-not-net-carbon-emissions-aircraft-with-minimum-changes-to-current-engines/949099 "2021-08-19T19:57:49Z")
Inspired by the battery powered aviation thread : https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuel-economics-of-battery-powered-airplanes/ What do the aviation experts on the board think about ammonia powered jet engines ? And … --- ## [Am I a bad person for wishing all the Taliban fighters would get COVID?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-a-bad-person-for-wishing-all-the-taliban-fighters-would-get-covid/948744)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2021, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-a-bad-person-for-wishing-all-the-taliban-fighters-would-get-covid/948744 "2021-08-19T19:50:59Z")
The ones who choose to be there, at least? That’s all. --- ## [Is it just me or does Lever 2000 smell like bug spray?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or-does-lever-2000-smell-like-bug-spray/652834)
**Author:** [@Grey\_area](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grey_area)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2021, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or-does-lever-2000-smell-like-bug-spray/652834 "2021-08-19T15:08:13Z")
Please say it’s just me, because Lever 2000 is what I’m gonna be smelling like for the next few months until I run out. Not terribly sensitive about smell, I usually buy whatever liquid body wash that’s on sale and yest… --- ## [If someone agrees to build something, who needs to be sure the patents/copyrights are adhered to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-someone-agrees-to-build-something-who-needs-to-be-sure-the-patents-copyrights-are-adhered-to/948678)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2021, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-someone-agrees-to-build-something-who-needs-to-be-sure-the-patents-copyrights-are-adhered-to/948678 "2021-08-19T15:06:02Z")
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