# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=251 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 252 --- ## [What are things that non-parents cannot understand?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-things-that-non-parents-cannot-understand/942756)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 265\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2021, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-things-that-non-parents-cannot-understand/942756 "2021-06-25T13:55:30Z")
As a single person in my 30s with no kids, I’ve heard or seen comments quite few times to the effect of “You don’t understand (this or that) until you have kids yourself.” Or, a non-parent simply cannot understand what i… --- ## [Hat on in restaurant - faux pas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hat-on-in-restaurant-faux-pas/944460)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale1)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2021, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hat-on-in-restaurant-faux-pas/944460 "2021-06-25T04:24:49Z")
What is your opinion as to when - if ever - it is appropriate for a man to wear a hat while eating in a restaurant? I guess it was instilled in me from an early age (I’m 60), that a male always removed his hat at the t… --- ## [Will people become more open-minded and light-hearted? When?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-people-become-more-open-minded-and-light-hearted-when/944808)
**Author:** [@Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heffalump_and_Roo)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2021, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-people-become-more-open-minded-and-light-hearted-when/944808 "2021-06-25T01:19:20Z")
I’ve been reading it everywhere that people have become more polarized. From twitter to Trevor Noah’s goodbye segment to posts in my SDMB threads, people seem to agree that people have become more closed-minded, thinkin… --- ## [For homeowners, whats a rough timeline for how often things have to be fixed or replaced](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-homeowners-whats-a-rough-timeline-for-how-often-things-have-to-be-fixed-or-replaced/944871)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2021, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-homeowners-whats-a-rough-timeline-for-how-often-things-have-to-be-fixed-or-replaced/944871 "2021-06-24T18:55:16Z")
I’m sure it varies by home, but I’ve only really lived in apartments as an adult. Examples I mean would be like every 20 years, the roof must be replaced every 15-20 years, the HVAC system needs to be replaced Fridge… --- ## [I took the money but I'm sure I was undercharged](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-took-the-money-but-im-sure-i-was-undercharged/944784)
**Author:** [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2021, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-took-the-money-but-im-sure-i-was-undercharged/944784 "2021-06-24T13:20:19Z")
Here’s a snap of my receipt. I bought two packs of grill sheets ($8.99 ea. ) they’re thin stainless steel reusable meant to keep your grill clean or in my case to protect your food from a filthy grill. A sign nearby st… --- ## [How do book royalties work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-book-royalties-work/944907)
**Author:** [@anny\_m](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anny_m)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2021, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-book-royalties-work/944907 "2021-06-23T22:50:02Z")
AIUI the author of a book typically gets 15% of sales. Is that based on the cover price that the reader pays or on the wholesale price that the bookstore pays? If the cover price, what happens when the book is discount… --- ## [Vroom stealing from Carvana?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vroom-stealing-from-carvana/944544)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2021, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vroom-stealing-from-carvana/944544 "2021-06-23T18:41:57Z")
We offered my wife’s car to Carvana for a quote to buy it. After entering the information they will send an email with their offer. She was surprised today by an email from Vroom, their competitor. The basic information … --- ## [American wedding frequency and size](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-wedding-frequency-and-size/944685)
**Author:** [@Gruppen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gruppen)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2021, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-wedding-frequency-and-size/944685 "2021-06-23T17:24:00Z")
Like many unAmericans I get most of my information about American culture from American TV, where it’s a staple that the characters go to lots of really big weddings, and often the people getting married aren’t even peop… --- ## [I Need Help Pricing Daisy Buck Rogers 1930's Disintegrator Guns, Please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-help-pricing-daisy-buck-rogers-1930s-disintegrator-guns-please/944698)
**Author:** [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2021, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-help-pricing-daisy-buck-rogers-1930s-disintegrator-guns-please/944698 "2021-06-23T15:39:40Z")
A friend of mine passed away a few months ago. I am helping his widow sell his considerable collections, so that she doesn’t get ripped off. My gut told me these two rayguns were especially valuable. A quick Google confi… --- ## [Do the advantages of all wheel drive outweigh the disadvantages?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-advantages-of-all-wheel-drive-outweigh-the-disadvantages/944674)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2021, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-advantages-of-all-wheel-drive-outweigh-the-disadvantages/944674 "2021-06-23T15:12:24Z")
My current car is a 2014 Subaru Impreza 5-door hatchback (aka “econobox”). It’s well designed, makes very good use of the interior space, and causes me no problems. But the all wheel drive (AWD) has a couple of major dr… --- ## [What's a weirdly common, comedic theme of your dreams?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-weirdly-common-comedic-theme-of-your-dreams/944792)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2021, 10:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-weirdly-common-comedic-theme-of-your-dreams/944792 "2021-06-23T10:04:15Z")
In real life, I have never held a real gun before. The closest I’ve come is a Super Soaker, a video game, or a stick that looked like a gun. But I fire weapons all the time in my dreams. How? By pointing my fingers a… --- ## [Recommend free websites folks should know about](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-free-websites-folks-should-know-about/944542)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2021, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-free-websites-folks-should-know-about/944542 "2021-06-23T01:53:11Z")
The Straight Dope has long been a great website. I believe it was even commended as such in the early days of webbing. But memories are short and getting shorter, and tempus fugitaboutit. These days anything can get l… --- ## [Up to 20 lbs of poop!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/up-to-20-lbs-of-poop/944148)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2021, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/up-to-20-lbs-of-poop/944148 "2021-06-22T21:42:57Z")
A YouTube ad popped up, and I idly watched part of it. A beardo was claiming most humans had from 5 to 20 pounds of shit onboard, and that that was the source all sorts of maladies. Like all this shit just sits there (so… --- ## [Mac Users: Tell Me About Time Machine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mac-users-tell-me-about-time-machine/944851)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2021, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mac-users-tell-me-about-time-machine/944851 "2021-06-22T19:04:32Z")
I’ve looked on Apple’s page and Apple’s forum. Apple’s forum is not structured as nicely as the SDMB! Anyway, please tell me: Does Time Machine (ie, TM) require a dedicated external hard drive? Or, can I use just one… --- ## [Password Managers and Applications Outside Browsers on a Mac](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/password-managers-and-applications-outside-browsers-on-a-mac/944691)
**Author:** [@ethelbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ethelbert)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2021, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/password-managers-and-applications-outside-browsers-on-a-mac/944691 "2021-06-22T16:20:38Z")
Is there a password manager out there that deals with applications on the Mac? I notice that the iCloud Keychain sometimes works with applications. Apparently it is up to the developer to enable it. This isn’t a problem … --- ## [Arachnophobe Dopers, could you live with a pro-spider spouse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arachnophobe-dopers-could-you-live-with-a-pro-spider-spouse/944672)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2021, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arachnophobe-dopers-could-you-live-with-a-pro-spider-spouse/944672 "2021-06-22T14:10:37Z")
I’m a bit of a spider fan, and am perfectly fine with letting 8-legged folks roam about the house (as long as they’re harmless - wolf spiders are okay, brown recluses are not.) Right now, for instance, there is a sizable… --- ## [Backing up 2 TB to the cloud - suggestions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/backing-up-2-tb-to-the-cloud-suggestions/944755)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2021, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/backing-up-2-tb-to-the-cloud-suggestions/944755 "2021-06-22T11:31:16Z")
I have about 2 TB of data that I would like to back up (more like “archive” - it will never change) to the cloud. I have it backed up on a secondary USB drive, but unless I physically move the secondary drive offsite, I … --- ## [Desperate for gift ideas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desperate-for-gift-ideas/944697)
**Author:** [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2021, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desperate-for-gift-ideas/944697 "2021-06-22T02:06:51Z")
I fear this is going to be one of those threads in which everything everybody suggests is going to be shot down. It’s not my intention, but I’ve lost hope. My father-in-law’s 83rd birthday is coming up. He has poorly co… --- ## [McDonald's app, are you loving it? What other apps make your day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-app-are-you-loving-it-what-other-apps-make-your-day/944467)
**Author:** [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2021, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-app-are-you-loving-it-what-other-apps-make-your-day/944467 "2021-06-21T20:15:12Z")
I have to admit I am liking the Mickey D’s app, for some of the deals and mostly for avoiding the lines at the drive thru. It’s life in the fast lane! When I decide I want a little lunch or a breakfast nibble before I… --- ## [Advice on Re-joining LinkedIn and Indeed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-re-joining-linkedin-and-indeed/944751)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2021, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-re-joining-linkedin-and-indeed/944751 "2021-06-21T12:03:57Z")
I shut off my LinkedIn account years ago, due to the annoying e-mails informing me of the multiple people searching me, as well as the numerous people using it to contact me for marketing purposes. That said, LinkedIn s… --- ## [Critique my plan for a wall safe (long, plenty of detail)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critique-my-plan-for-a-wall-safe-long-plenty-of-detail/944722)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2021, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critique-my-plan-for-a-wall-safe-long-plenty-of-detail/944722 "2021-06-21T03:32:22Z")
From limited research, it seems that the advantage to a wall safe over a floor safe or a large burglar-rated safe, is that it is easier to use on a regular basis. Disadvantages include that they are relatively easy to fi… --- ## [Are there any oral options that work similar to bisacodyl suppository?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-oral-options-that-work-similar-to-bisacodyl-suppository/944708)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2021, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-oral-options-that-work-similar-to-bisacodyl-suppository/944708 "2021-06-21T03:24:50Z")
I’ve used generic bisacodyl suppository (Dulcolax) for many years. They stimulate quickly and still get a firm stool. But, they do make hemorrhoids sting. I’ve found only using a half suppository works as well and doesn’… --- ## [Another Medicare Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-medicare-thread/944339)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2021, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-medicare-thread/944339 "2021-06-20T23:50:00Z")
We’re not 65 just yet, but the wife and I are only a couple years away from having to make Medicare decisions. I know what Parts A, B and D cover, am a little mystified by Part C. The whole thing seems daunting, and I’ll… --- ## [Receiving a gift that’s uncomfortably extravagant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/receiving-a-gift-that-s-uncomfortably-extravagant/944588)
**Author:** [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2021, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/receiving-a-gift-that-s-uncomfortably-extravagant/944588 "2021-06-20T18:19:50Z")
How did you handle it? Did you say anything? Or just squirm? Is the receiver obligated to graciously accept without comment? What if you don’t say anything and they keep doing it? How do you say something? What if it’… --- ## [Any TV-tech gearheads with a few free minutes, willing to give some advice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-tv-tech-gearheads-with-a-few-free-minutes-willing-to-give-some-advice/943938)
**Author:** [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2021, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-tv-tech-gearheads-with-a-few-free-minutes-willing-to-give-some-advice/943938 "2021-06-20T17:21:58Z")
My wife and I are in the market for a new TV, and she’s tasked me with the research. I haven’t really been paying close attention to the home-electronics market for a while, so I’m playing catch-up and could use some adv… --- ## [Arizona to use Zyklon B to kill prisoners](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arizona-to-use-zyklon-b-to-kill-prisoners/943561)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2021, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arizona-to-use-zyklon-b-to-kill-prisoners/943561 "2021-06-20T11:06:52Z")
SS shoulder patches optional for the guards. --- ## [What is the most masculine idea of all-time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-masculine-idea-of-all-time/943041)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2021, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-masculine-idea-of-all-time/943041 "2021-06-20T01:07:11Z")
There’s a decent comedy routine by Seinfeld where he talks about male thinking. In his view, the most masculine idea of all-time was flying all the way to the moon, than driving around it for a short distance in a littl… --- ## [Bandannas that are actually soft?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bandannas-that-are-actually-soft/944649)
**Author:** [@craft458](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/craft458)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2021, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bandannas-that-are-actually-soft/944649 "2021-06-19T23:39:37Z")
I am looking for recommendations for bandannas that are actually soft and don’t smell funny. A lot of the bandannas that I have tried feel rough on your face like sandpaper, they are not soft like they should be. A lot o… --- ## [Bored near Atlanta, what do I do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bored-near-atlanta-what-do-i-do/316203)
**Author:** [@D.E.S.K.Top668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D.E.S.K.Top668)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2005, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bored-near-atlanta-what-do-i-do/316203 "2005-08-10T15:13:36Z")
OK, I personally am not bored, but my mum is visiting from SoCal and I don’t want her to sit around my sister’s apartment all day. She’s here for a month and I need stuff her and my wife to do and see. The limitations … --- ## [Why did Republicans vote overwhelming to make Juneteenth a holiday?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-republicans-vote-overwhelming-to-make-juneteenth-a-holiday/944505)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2021, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-republicans-vote-overwhelming-to-make-juneteenth-a-holiday/944505 "2021-06-19T14:35:00Z")
It was passed unanimously by the Senate, and only 14 voted No in the House. But this seems like the kind of thing that Republicans would criticize as virtue signaling by the woke Left. Even Marjorie Taylor Greene and Ma… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=250) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=252)