# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=249 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 250 --- ## [Small Investor Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-investor-question/928991)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2021, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-investor-question/928991 "2021-07-07T19:16:58Z")
Let me preface this with the understanding that most of us aren’t investment professionals and even those that are, are not MY investor professional that I have or would hire, and I and anyone else are in no way obligate… --- ## [What's the most "optimal" outcome the January 6 rioters could have gotten?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-optimal-outcome-the-january-6-rioters-could-have-gotten/945022)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2021, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-optimal-outcome-the-january-6-rioters-could-have-gotten/945022 "2021-07-06T23:30:18Z")
GQ thread, not Politics, Great Debates or IMHO: (By “optimal” I mean from the perspective of the rioters, of course, not from the perspective of others.) Suppose that the January 6 rioters were a bit more organized and… --- ## [What was your most "fish-out-of-water" situation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-most-fish-out-of-water-situation/945441)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2021, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-most-fish-out-of-water-situation/945441 "2021-07-06T21:37:52Z")
@Dinsdale1 's thread: made me think of a question that I wanted to ask: What was your most “fish-out-of-water” experience? I mean a social situation where you were clearly in the minority for some reason, however yo… --- ## [Driving to CA from AZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-to-ca-from-az/945780)
**Author:** [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2021, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-to-ca-from-az/945780 "2021-07-06T17:32:47Z")
So, Dad was interred at the Vet’s cemetery in Riverside, CA and we are planning to visit at the end of the month. What can I expect? Are masks still worn in CA? Do people still social distance or has that gone away? Rem… --- ## [Which phrase is correct?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-phrase-is-correct/945664)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2021, 8:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-phrase-is-correct/945664 "2021-07-06T08:50:28Z")
“Ethically challenged”, “ethically handicapped”, “differently ethicked”, or something else? --- ## [I like touchscreens on laptops](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-touchscreens-on-laptops/945747)
**Author:** [@Lantern2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lantern2)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2021, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-touchscreens-on-laptops/945747 "2021-07-06T01:20:05Z")
I purchased an HP Envy laptop last year and one of my requirements was that it should have a touchscreen. On the whole I like it and probably won’t buy another laptop without one. It’s not something that I use routinely… --- ## [Insect stings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insect-stings/945294)
**Author:** [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2021, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insect-stings/945294 "2021-07-05T23:23:58Z")
While reading an article about the President’s movements immediately after the September 11th attacks, I came across this quote: Gordon Johndroe , assistant press secretary, White House : The day starts off very normal… --- ## [Real estate selling question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-estate-selling-question/945766)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2021, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-estate-selling-question/945766 "2021-07-05T23:14:22Z")
I guess the answers might be more opinions than facts, so I put this in IMHO. In a year or two, we’re going to move to another state. We now live within commuting distance of major Silicon Valley employers, which is a … --- ## [Inflatable pillow pinhole leaks...how to cheaply fix](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inflatable-pillow-pinhole-leaks-how-to-cheaply-fix/945692)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2021, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inflatable-pillow-pinhole-leaks-how-to-cheaply-fix/945692 "2021-07-05T17:06:46Z")
I’ve got a lightweight inflatable camping pillow, an trekology aluft 1.0. Its done very well and I like it very much. However, it has sprung multiple pinhole leaks on one side of it. This makes me suspect that the fab… --- ## [Why do highly educated people accept 100 hour a week jobs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-highly-educated-people-accept-100-hour-a-week-jobs/938367)
**Author:** [@JakeRS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JakeRS)\ **Replies:** 316\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2021, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-highly-educated-people-accept-100-hour-a-week-jobs/938367 "2021-07-05T11:09:18Z")
I read that bankers working for Goldman work for 80 and even 100 hours a week and that blew my mind. I live in the Balkans in one of the poorest countries in Europe, where the average salary is about 450 - 500 usd, yet … --- ## [245th Anniversary of the Fourth of July?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/245th-anniversary-of-the-fourth-of-july/945673)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2021, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/245th-anniversary-of-the-fourth-of-july/945673 "2021-07-05T04:17:25Z")
Today is the 245th anniversary of the fourth of July. (I was about to put this in MPSIMS. But my post comes with a couple of related questions.) You know 2001 was the 225th anniversary. I always wondered why they didn’t… --- ## [Tell me about flash-card apps for learning stuff](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-flash-card-apps-for-learning-stuff/945591)
**Author:** [@TwoCarrotSnowman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoCarrotSnowman)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2021, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-flash-card-apps-for-learning-stuff/945591 "2021-07-05T01:10:33Z")
I am self-studying for a technical certification exam which is going to involve a fair amount of memorising things. It’s a while since I’ve done organised study of any sort, but in the past I might have made myself a set… --- ## [Which came first? Life or DNA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-came-first-life-or-dna/945251)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2021, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-came-first-life-or-dna/945251 "2021-07-04T22:55:20Z")
The title pretty much says it all. Did the earliest one celled animals contain DNA? Which came first the one celled animals or the DNA? --- ## [Wearing an adult onesie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wearing-an-adult-onesie/944960)
**Author:** [@HughGoply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HughGoply)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2021, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wearing-an-adult-onesie/944960 "2021-07-04T20:14:33Z")
Anyone here wear a onesie? I have one of these on order (see link). Are they hard to get in and out of? A pain when pooping? Obviously, they look great, but are they practical? --- ## [Is Python difficult to learn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-python-difficult-to-learn/945141)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2021, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-python-difficult-to-learn/945141 "2021-07-04T18:51:59Z")
I’m an idiot when it comes to any sort of coding. I’ve seen Python listed as a job requirement in a couple of job recruiters have sent me this week in the financial industry. The last time I did anything with computers w… --- ## [A Windows 10 and Chrome question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-windows-10-and-chrome-question/945661)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2021, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-windows-10-and-chrome-question/945661 "2021-07-04T17:39:55Z")
Not earth-shattering or even particularly troublesome, but a curiosity: Occasionally, when I think I’m opening a new tab in Chrome, after some period of time I discover that I have instead opened a whole new Chrome wind… --- ## [What can I do with old bedsheets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-with-old-bedsheets/945324)
**Author:** [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2021, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-with-old-bedsheets/945324 "2021-07-04T16:56:39Z")
A couple of years ago I switched from a California King to a Queen bed. I still have some of the linen from my king sized bed. I suppose that I could donate them to Goodwill but there are not many California King beds ar… --- ## [Throwing Yourself 'On the Mercy of the Court'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/throwing-yourself-on-the-mercy-of-the-court/945611)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2021, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/throwing-yourself-on-the-mercy-of-the-court/945611 "2021-07-04T15:30:58Z")
I last heard of this a long time ago when I was still a kid, maybe in the late 1970’s or early 80’s. (Which brings me to my next question: is it still practiced today?) It’s hopeless for a defendant in a criminal trial.… --- ## [Scam or mistake? Need I worry?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scam-or-mistake-need-i-worry/945608)
**Author:** [@anny\_m](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anny_m)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2021, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scam-or-mistake-need-i-worry/945608 "2021-07-03T17:28:36Z")
I got three emails, sent within a 15 minute window, from Costco. The oldest one changed my Costco payment method (to a card held by someone with a different name), the next confirmed my order from costco.com; the newest… --- ## [An odd aerodynamic phenomenon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-odd-aerodynamic-phenomenon/945519)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2021, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-odd-aerodynamic-phenomenon/945519 "2021-07-03T17:27:12Z")
The machine pictured is very similar to one I worked around in a corregated box plant. Where I worked, a die cutter would cookie-cut small boxes out of larger sheets and form a little stack which would be advanced to t… --- ## [My mother was scammed by a tech support person](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mother-was-scammed-by-a-tech-support-person/945510)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2021, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mother-was-scammed-by-a-tech-support-person/945510 "2021-07-03T10:57:49Z")
Yesterday, she got sick of waiting to talk to someone at Verizon so she googled “How do I speak to a real live person at Verizon Wireless” and the first result is supportforusa .com (broken on purpose). From there, she … --- ## [Ladies, what is your attitude toward makeup?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-what-is-your-attitude-toward-makeup/846536)
**Author:** [@The\_Maple\_Leaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Maple_Leaf)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2020, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-what-is-your-attitude-toward-makeup/846536 "2020-01-20T03:24:22Z")
The recent thread where the OP asked for advice as to whether she should wear makeup to a job interview got me to ask the female posters: what exactly is your attitude toward makeup? How much - if any - do you wear, and … --- ## [Questions on travel for all my Schengen- and/or Germany-located Doper friends](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-on-travel-for-all-my-schengen-and-or-germany-located-doper-friends/943638)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2021, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-on-travel-for-all-my-schengen-and-or-germany-located-doper-friends/943638 "2021-07-02T16:11:03Z")
Some of you may know my son is studying in Germany this semester. Either way, he called the other day to say his last week there (end of June) had opened up, did we want to visit? And yes, I do want to visit, and so I am… --- ## [What degreasing solvent do you like for general shop use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-degreasing-solvent-do-you-like-for-general-shop-use/945243)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2021, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-degreasing-solvent-do-you-like-for-general-shop-use/945243 "2021-07-02T14:10:45Z")
I have a variety of solvents or degreasers I use around my home shop and out in the tractor bay in the barn. The water based ones are easy, as they come in spray bottles, and generally the jobs with the biggest area are … --- ## [Okay, so is there another copy of me out there in the multiverse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-so-is-there-another-copy-of-me-out-there-in-the-multiverse/945396)
**Author:** [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2021, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-so-is-there-another-copy-of-me-out-there-in-the-multiverse/945396 "2021-07-02T13:53:29Z")
And if so, could this copy have different outcomes, or is it destined to repeat the same existence as…this? --- ## [Brandeis University considers 'picnic' to be oppressive language](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brandeis-university-considers-picnic-to-be-oppressive-language/945016)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 451\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2021, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brandeis-university-considers-picnic-to-be-oppressive-language/945016 "2021-07-02T13:03:27Z")
The word “picnic” also made the list because it is “often associated with lynchings of Black people in the United States, during which White spectators were said to have watched while eating, referring to them as picn… --- ## [Requesting security camera footage from a private business](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/requesting-security-camera-footage-from-a-private-business/945458)
**Author:** [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2021, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/requesting-security-camera-footage-from-a-private-business/945458 "2021-07-02T11:33:42Z")
Hypothetical situation: My extremely valuable racing bicycle, parked on the sidewalk, is run over and crushed by a car speeding out of a parking lot. I don’t get the car’s description or license plate number. However, th… --- ## [Airless paint spraying - keeping the edges neat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airless-paint-spraying-keeping-the-edges-neat/945465)
**Author:** [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2021, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airless-paint-spraying-keeping-the-edges-neat/945465 "2021-07-02T03:41:52Z")
I’m about to paint my house using an airless sprayer. I’ve got three choices in how to handle edges and keeping paint off of that which should not be painted. 1: Masking tape and paper. The old classic. Stick it up, spr… --- ## [Ophthalmic advice wanted: do replacement lenses from cataract surgery ever require cleaning?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ophthalmic-advice-wanted-do-replacement-lenses-from-cataract-surgery-ever-require-cleaning/943562)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2021, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ophthalmic-advice-wanted-do-replacement-lenses-from-cataract-surgery-ever-require-cleaning/943562 "2021-07-02T03:07:52Z")
My husband, 73, had cataract surgery on both his eyes, and it was around 16-18 years ago. His vision has been excellent since then, as far as I knew. However, a new ophthalmologist has told him that his lenses are dirty … --- ## [Memory supplements - any experience with them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memory-supplements-any-experience-with-them/944969)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2021, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memory-supplements-any-experience-with-them/944969 "2021-07-01T23:55:39Z")
I’m not seeking medical advice. Just today I asked my PCP about them and she essentially said maybe they work, maybe not, and she had no objection to me trying some. Of course, the ads on TV make them seem like miracle … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=248) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=250)