# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=243 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 244 --- ## [I need to assemble a frame using modular pieces](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-to-assemble-a-frame-using-modular-pieces/948359)
**Author:** [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2021, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-to-assemble-a-frame-using-modular-pieces/948359 "2021-08-12T07:07:15Z")
My new job is at a clothing printing company that uses small heat presses to print vinyl stickers to hoodies and shirts etc. But the way it’s done right now, with rulers and estimation, is slow and imprecise. So my plan… --- ## [I Think I was Had! Or Did I Do a Good Deed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-was-had-or-did-i-do-a-good-deed/948105)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2021, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-was-had-or-did-i-do-a-good-deed/948105 "2021-08-11T18:54:35Z")
Not sure if this should be posted in IMHO or maybe it’s a Mundane topic. Last Saturday morning as I was leaving Walmart, I saw a young girl (20s) standing on a median at the intersection of the street that feeds into Wa… --- ## [What are you a fan of?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-a-fan-of/948394)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2021, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-a-fan-of/948394 "2021-08-11T17:37:09Z")
It’s really as simple as it sounds. List the things you’re a fan of off the top of your head. Here’s mine in no particular order: Nintendo. I have been since we got NES the year it came out, (I think). Since then… l… --- ## [First-time home-seller](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-time-home-seller/948332)
**Author:** [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2021, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-time-home-seller/948332 "2021-08-11T15:29:34Z")
Five years ago, my wife and I were first-time home-buyers. Now we’ve decided to become first-time home-sellers. My wife is an independent accountant, and a couple of her clients are real-estate agents. One of them is kin… --- ## [What's your single favorite office supply?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-single-favorite-office-supply/948295)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2021, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-single-favorite-office-supply/948295 "2021-08-11T03:16:53Z")
Normally I’d say a purple Pilot disposable fountain pen, but today I’ve got warm and fuzzies for the satisfyingly weighty Post-it popup sticky note dispenser. I’m talking about the one with the clear top that weighs roug… --- ## ["I can't..(fill in the blank)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-fill-in-the-blank/940123)
**Author:** [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Replies:** 210\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2021, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-fill-in-the-blank/940123 "2021-08-11T00:48:34Z")
I’m not talking about the physically impossible; none of us can fly or turn invisible. I’m talking about things that many, or even most, people can do. For me, there are a few. I can’t do any maintenance on a vehicle … --- ## [Up to date Vista browser?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/up-to-date-vista-browser/948268)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2021, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/up-to-date-vista-browser/948268 "2021-08-10T21:53:35Z")
Every week it seems that Firefox on my old machine works on fewer and fewer sites. Is there such an animal, or do I need to just spring for Windows 10? Googling invariably gets me out of date browsers of various sorts.… --- ## [Nueroligical problems associated with THC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nueroligical-problems-associated-with-thc/948274)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2021, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nueroligical-problems-associated-with-thc/948274 "2021-08-10T21:46:10Z")
In California it is legal so I assume it is ok to talk about it here. I have had a bad facial twitch on the left side of my face for at least 8 years now. I went in for Botox treatment a couple of weeks ago as per my Dr.… --- ## [How psychotic are the Europeans? (Spin-off from The Psychotic States of America)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-psychotic-are-the-europeans-spin-off-from-the-psychotic-states-of-america/947552)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2021, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-psychotic-are-the-europeans-spin-off-from-the-psychotic-states-of-america/947552 "2021-08-10T17:18:39Z")
This thread it about crazy Americans. But I’d like to widen the question to other countries, too (this may deserve a thread of its own, but let’s start here for now, okay?) My question is : How psychotic are the Europ… --- ## [Right-of-Way question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-of-way-question/948123)
**Author:** [@SpacemanSpiff\_II](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpacemanSpiff_II)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2021, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-of-way-question/948123 "2021-08-10T14:29:23Z")
Two lane road, one lane in each direction. Two cars are heading towards each other, in opposite directions (in their respective lanes). Car A has enough time and space to make a left turn (into a side street or driveway)… --- ## [Truthiness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truthiness/947880)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2021, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truthiness/947880 "2021-08-10T12:36:39Z")
I vaguely recall encountering the word ‘truthiness’ for the first time during the 2008 Presidential election, but I gather the term predated that event. Can anyone provide a good definition of the term, or better, prime… --- ## [What was that one decision that completely changed your life around when you were young?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-that-one-decision-that-completely-changed-your-life-around-when-you-were-young/947708)
**Author:** [@PozhanPop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PozhanPop)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2021, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-that-one-decision-that-completely-changed-your-life-around-when-you-were-young/947708 "2021-08-09T20:23:09Z")
Mine was the decision to get married. I was young, had no job and was coerced into it by a relative I could not say no to. I lost all faith in people after that : ) --- ## [Who Was the Most Powerful Bureaucrat in American History?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-most-powerful-bureaucrat-in-american-history/939069)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2021, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-most-powerful-bureaucrat-in-american-history/939069 "2021-08-09T19:10:54Z")
I was just reading a review of a book by a couple crackpots that Fauci was. This is ridiculous considering the poor response to Covid by the Trump administration and that Fauci was mostly ignored by the Trump administra… --- ## [Do you offset your personal carbon emissions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-offset-your-personal-carbon-emissions/948112)
**Author:** [@Delayed\_Reflex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Delayed_Reflex)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2021, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-offset-your-personal-carbon-emissions/948112 "2021-08-09T18:12:51Z")
I know there are all sorts of possible issues with carbon offsetting programs, mainly not being sure whether your money is actually contributing towards a reduction in emissions (I think this article has a pretty good su… --- ## [When is the beginning of the "modern era" to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-the-beginning-of-the-modern-era-to-you/947998)
**Author:** [@Tzigone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tzigone)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2021, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-the-beginning-of-the-modern-era-to-you/947998 "2021-08-09T16:10:37Z")
Just thought about this (as I do from time to time). Now, I’m not talking about a historian’s definition. I’m talking about what is the earliest to you that you think of as society that you can see and think of as somet… --- ## [Top Secret Hiding Spots And List Of Hiding Spots](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-secret-hiding-spots-and-list-of-hiding-spots/947623)
**Author:** [@shh1313](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shh1313)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2021, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-secret-hiding-spots-and-list-of-hiding-spots/947623 "2021-08-09T15:33:04Z")
Do you hide money, jewelry, common every day items? Are you good at finding unusual hiding spots? Do you sometimes forget where those hiding spots are ? Should you make a list of those too secret hiding spots just in … --- ## [Is this scam unusual?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-scam-unusual/709852)
**Author:** [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2021, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-scam-unusual/709852 "2021-08-09T14:50:36Z")
My mother received a call saying she had won a new laptop. I expected them to ask her for a credit card or something, but all they wanted was an email address, and tried to get her to meet with them in Little Rock (four … --- ## [Things to do while vacationing in (mid) Tennessee](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-while-vacationing-in-mid-tennessee/948187)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2021, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-while-vacationing-in-mid-tennessee/948187 "2021-08-08T23:10:33Z")
I will be vacationing in Tennessee soon and I’m looking for family-friendly activities. We will have two young’uns with us, ages 3 and 5. Preferably outdoors on account of the pandemic you may have read about. We will b… --- ## [Do you know your pet's birthday?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-your-pets-birthday/947967)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2021, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-your-pets-birthday/947967 "2021-08-08T17:35:08Z")
Most of our critters over the years have been rescues. Sometimes they came with health records listing a date of birth, but mostly it’s been “We think he’s about X years old.” Our oldest cat is in that category - he’s e… --- ## [Rules for middle aged happiness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-for-middle-aged-happiness/947287)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2021, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-for-middle-aged-happiness/947287 "2021-08-07T20:25:13Z")
The Atlantic has a story which claims three rules to increase happiness for those neither young nor old: Gather friends and feed them, laugh in the face of calamity, and cut out all the things––people, jobs, body parts–… --- ## [How is the Rosenhan experiment viewed in modern psychiatry?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-the-rosenhan-experiment-viewed-in-modern-psychiatry/631070)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2021, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-the-rosenhan-experiment-viewed-in-modern-psychiatry/631070 "2021-08-07T17:28:13Z")
I find it very interesting as relates to bias and the pathologizing of everyday behaviour(the pseudopatients note taking being seen as a symptom). Also interesting is the idea that what you are diagnosed with depend… --- ## [Which food might have caused my distress?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-food-might-have-caused-my-distress/947610)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2021, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-food-might-have-caused-my-distress/947610 "2021-08-06T17:55:10Z")
Some disgusting details but I toned it down. We ate out last night at one of our usual places. Got done eating at 10:00 pm. I had a normal meal: 6oz top sirloin medium rare, baked potato and garden salad with ranch dres… --- ## [Ladies, \*\*non-sexual\*\* harassment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-non-sexual-harassment/948098)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2021, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-non-sexual-harassment/948098 "2021-08-06T03:03:17Z")
Just finished meeting with a corporate client. Their legal counsel wanted some advice on a few cases, mostly boring but one harassment suit stood out since they had dismissed their internal complaint since the complainan… --- ## [Personal Ads: "Partner in Crime"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personal-ads-partner-in-crime/948030)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2021, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personal-ads-partner-in-crime/948030 "2021-08-05T20:10:22Z")
Back when I perused the Personals frequently, I saw a phrase that never made much sense to me, and put me right off: “Looking for a partner in crime.” I never got the appeal of this phrase, and it always struck me as fai… --- ## [What would be the best weapon for a persom with mild super strength?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-the-best-weapon-for-a-persom-with-mild-super-strength/948053)
**Author:** [@Cmyers1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cmyers1980)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2021, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-the-best-weapon-for-a-persom-with-mild-super-strength/948053 "2021-08-05T18:41:59Z")
If a character had low level super strength (they can lift 1-2 tons) what would be the best real world weapon (besides a firearm) for them to use in fights assuming lethal force isn’t an issue and the weapon won’t break … --- ## [Recommend a password manager to me (Mac/iPhone)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-password-manager-to-me-mac-iphone/948000)
**Author:** [@Ferris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferris)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2021, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-password-manager-to-me-mac-iphone/948000 "2021-08-05T18:00:16Z")
I freely admit I’m late to the party on this. Many accounts and user names for both sensitive and trivial websites. A list of kept clues to the passwords with some duplication among the trivial ones (yes, I know - very p… --- ## [Unemployment and Jobs in the UK](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unemployment-and-jobs-in-the-uk/947975)
**Author:** [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2021, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unemployment-and-jobs-in-the-uk/947975 "2021-08-05T13:23:44Z")
I was going to reply to the Nahployment topic, but then I thought a UK centric version might be interesting. There seem to be three main factors that have upset the job market in the UK. Thankfully, being shot for enfor… --- ## [I received a tax refund from the state... except they don't owe me a refund](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-received-a-tax-refund-from-the-state-except-they-dont-owe-me-a-refund/947154)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2021, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-received-a-tax-refund-from-the-state-except-they-dont-owe-me-a-refund/947154 "2021-08-04T21:34:38Z")
A few days ago I got a tax refund check in the mail from the state of California. The problem with that is that as far as I know they don’t actually owe me a refund this year. On my 2020 taxes I owed them money. I fil… --- ## [Brands moving upscale](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brands-moving-upscale/947887)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2021, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brands-moving-upscale/947887 "2021-08-04T19:15:45Z")
Adidas and Nike were generally considered serious athletic clothing when I was wee. Most decidedly, Champion and Fila were considered cheaper brands at the snobby schools I attended. Lots of brands try to raise their p… --- ## [Those Lovable Drunks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-lovable-drunks/947974)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2021, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-lovable-drunks/947974 "2021-08-04T17:04:28Z")
Read about old-timey publishers and businessmen leaves the impression people used to drink very heavily, even at work. Books on management in the 1950s say every bank had executives who one did not visit on Friday after… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=242) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=244)