# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=254 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 255 --- ## [Are evaporative air coolers worth it for folks in the Great Lakes region?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-evaporative-air-coolers-worth-it-for-folks-in-the-great-lakes-region/943767)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2021, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-evaporative-air-coolers-worth-it-for-folks-in-the-great-lakes-region/943767 "2021-06-07T19:16:38Z")
Snowboarder Bo posted on another thread that he really likes the small evaporative air cooler unit he purchased. I remember being stationed in the Mojave Desert where the concrete open squadbay barrack were equipped with… --- ## [What is the best way to find a lawyer for small claims? Any experiences?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-find-a-lawyer-for-small-claims-any-experiences/943769)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2021, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-find-a-lawyer-for-small-claims-any-experiences/943769 "2021-06-07T17:50:20Z")
I’m sure the answer to the first question is “just google it” but I figured I’d ask anyway… We bought and returned something to Overstock.com and the freight company they used is trying to screw us out of $400. Long st… --- ## [Mpeg sharing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mpeg-sharing/943736)
**Author:** [@mikecurtis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mikecurtis)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2021, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mpeg-sharing/943736 "2021-06-07T13:10:52Z")
So, I recently got a machine that transfers 8mm and super8 to digital and I’ve been transferring all my parents old home movies. I’d love to share these movies with family and friends but the email size limit prohibits a… --- ## [Lawn mowing; Mulching or Bagging](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawn-mowing-mulching-or-bagging/943654)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2021, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawn-mowing-mulching-or-bagging/943654 "2021-06-07T11:58:41Z")
If you use a power mower to cut your grass, do you mulch the clippings, or bag and dump them? I use to mulch, but this season I started bagging and dumping the clippings, mainly because the grass grew so fast I couldn’t… --- ## [Religious and atheist Dopers: What makes you so sure?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religious-and-atheist-dopers-what-makes-you-so-sure/943328)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 242\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2021, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religious-and-atheist-dopers-what-makes-you-so-sure/943328 "2021-06-07T07:01:52Z")
I grew up in a very fundamentalist religious upbringing, and having undergone a great deal of change in political beliefs over the last decade, I couldn’t avoid questioning most of my religious assumptions as well (I kno… --- ## [Does China already have the upper hand against NATO?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-china-already-have-the-upper-hand-against-nato/943368)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2021, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-china-already-have-the-upper-hand-against-nato/943368 "2021-06-07T02:19:47Z")
I’m talking about the West’s (NATO) dependance on China for manufactured goods. Remember early during Covid there was talk about the Wuhan Flu or China Virus? China responded with a threat to cut off PPE supplies. The U… --- ## [Hiding cables in the baseboard - is there such a product?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hiding-cables-in-the-baseboard-is-there-such-a-product/943672)
**Author:** [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2021, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hiding-cables-in-the-baseboard-is-there-such-a-product/943672 "2021-06-07T00:18:32Z")
Okay, all-knowing dopers, I need help. My web search is getting me nowhere. I’m looking for something like hollow baseboard where I can run cables. Because of the house configuration and the fact that we have absolutel… --- ## [How much first aid do you know at this very moment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-first-aid-do-you-know-at-this-very-moment/943647)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2021, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-first-aid-do-you-know-at-this-very-moment/943647 "2021-06-06T23:27:40Z")
I remember being inordinately proud of having learned how to tie a tourniquet when I was 9, and secretly hoping for an opportunity to do it in real life, until it occurred to me that if things had gotten to the point whe… --- ## [Do you know what Caitlyn Jenner was originally famous for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-what-caitlyn-jenner-was-originally-famous-for/943207)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2021, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-what-caitlyn-jenner-was-originally-famous-for/943207 "2021-06-06T21:03:57Z")
I was playing a board game with a group of people yesterday. It involved giving clues so people could guess a word. One of the words was decathlon and somebody used the clue Jenner. I figured out what I thought was the … --- ## [Do you have regularly-scheduled meetings at work? Are they worthwhile or worthless?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-regularly-scheduled-meetings-at-work-are-they-worthwhile-or-worthless/942902)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2021, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-regularly-scheduled-meetings-at-work-are-they-worthwhile-or-worthless/942902 "2021-06-06T13:24:54Z")
My supervisor has a virtual, one hour meeting every other Wednesday at 10 AM. I always dial in, but I never voluntarily speak. I listen just in case he calls my name, and then I’ll respond with a brief but professional r… --- ## [Male to female trans and erogenous zones](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-to-female-trans-and-erogenous-zones/943676)
**Author:** [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2021, 9:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-to-female-trans-and-erogenous-zones/943676 "2021-06-06T09:07:37Z")
This question started with an idle thought. Could I date a male to female transexual? I decided, well, if she was funny, liked the stuff I did, and I enjoyed hanging out with her, I think I could. That led to, well, w… --- ## [When USPS Tracking goes astray](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-usps-tracking-goes-astray/943631)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2021, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-usps-tracking-goes-astray/943631 "2021-06-06T01:05:33Z")
I ordered something a few weeks ago from an Etsy seller. I paid and the item shipped USPS, then I began watching tracking. The package was mailed and was moving along when, in May 20 I saw: May 20, 2021, 10:25 pm D… --- ## [UBI, basic needs and employment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ubi-basic-needs-and-employment/941192)
**Author:** [@Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heffalump_and_Roo)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2021, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ubi-basic-needs-and-employment/941192 "2021-06-05T21:13:01Z")
Continuing the discussion from The Nahployment 'Crisis': The point at which more money doesn’t make you happier is at $70K. Since no UBI will be guaranteeing $70K per year, there’s no point at which UBI and basi… --- ## [Understanding g-mail](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/understanding-g-mail/943478)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2021, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/understanding-g-mail/943478 "2021-06-05T17:41:41Z")
I’ve got a bunch of gmail addresses, which I’ve been using mostly for junk accounts, unimportant emails that places bug me for but which I don’t want to receive their incessant messages on, etc, and I just realized that … --- ## [Ransomware & Russia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ransomware-russia/943621)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2021, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ransomware-russia/943621 "2021-06-05T12:18:34Z")
The experts are to be believed, Russia seems to be the home base for the hackers. Presumably, Putin has no interest in stopping them and maybe is supporting/directing them. Wouldn’t a tit-for-tat response be appropriate?… --- ## [What conspiracy theory about the Pandemic do you think is plausible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-conspiracy-theory-about-the-pandemic-do-you-think-is-plausible/942789)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2021, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-conspiracy-theory-about-the-pandemic-do-you-think-is-plausible/942789 "2021-06-05T06:10:59Z")
Not nutty ones like Bill Gates is inserting microchips through the Vaccine to track you, that’s ridiculous, he is doing so through your phone. Nor confirmed ones like Governments didn’t call for universal masking earlie… --- ## [I might have MORE cancer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-might-have-more-cancer/933181)
**Author:** [@Wolf333](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolf333)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2021, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-might-have-more-cancer/933181 "2021-06-05T06:02:44Z")
Or at least another tumor. Back in this thread about my testicular cancer, the surgeries and chemo I went through, etc. Since then, I’ve had another lymph node that was slightly enlarged. We kept monitoring it, and the… --- ## [Women embracing misandry?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-embracing-misandry/943050)
**Author:** [@yarblek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yarblek)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2021, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-embracing-misandry/943050 "2021-06-05T05:25:26Z")
An authors says it should be okay for women to not like (or even hate) men. She argues that women and feminists should embrace the concept of misandry since society is misogynistic. Men as a whole are bad even if some in… --- ## [Questions for those who LIKE tipping waiters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-for-those-who-like-tipping-waiters/942941)
**Author:** [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Replies:** 197\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2021, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-for-those-who-like-tipping-waiters/942941 "2021-06-05T04:04:28Z")
As some of you may recall from other threads I’ve participated in or started, I am one of those who resent the social requirement to tip waiters and other people in the service industry and would like to see the tipping … --- ## [Perception gap quiz](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perception-gap-quiz/943501)
**Author:** [@DemonTree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DemonTree)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2021, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perception-gap-quiz/943501 "2021-06-05T00:31:15Z")
How typical are you compared to your ‘side’ and how well do you understand the other? Take the quiz and post your results: --- ## [Do they still teach cursive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-they-still-teach-cursive/943057)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 193\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2021, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-they-still-teach-cursive/943057 "2021-06-04T21:48:58Z")
No thread on cursive handwriting in five years. Even then, there were threads complaining it was no longer being taught in many places. Sure, lots of stuff is probably higher priority. Other threads talked about the p… --- ## [How many syllables are there in your pronunciation of the word "oil"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-syllables-are-there-in-your-pronunciation-of-the-word-oil/942777)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2021, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-syllables-are-there-in-your-pronunciation-of-the-word-oil/942777 "2021-06-04T20:50:06Z")
How many syllables are there in your pronunciation of the word “oil”? poll The “one syllable” version I typically hear is a Southern-style “oyl” where the L is nearly silent. The “two syllable” version that I use mysel… --- ## [Cool things to do on public computers that you can't do on your own computers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-things-to-do-on-public-computers-that-you-cant-do-on-your-own-computers/943577)
**Author:** [@Something](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Something)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2021, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-things-to-do-on-public-computers-that-you-cant-do-on-your-own-computers/943577 "2021-06-04T18:22:52Z")
Well, are there any? I guess a) you can search for things that you don’t want your S.O. or family to potentially know about, b) you can search and not have google know it’s you so they can’t send you targeted ads, and c… --- ## [Is this real or a hoax? (Reparations with a 'revolutionary mass organisation')](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-real-or-a-hoax-reparations-with-a-revolutionary-mass-organisation/943614)
**Author:** [@DemonTree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DemonTree)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2021, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-real-or-a-hoax-reparations-with-a-revolutionary-mass-organisation/943614 "2021-06-04T16:34:06Z")
Reparations Are you white? Do you want to help? Do you want to be a good person, on the right side of history? The only way you can wash the blood off your hands is through following the leadership of African, Indigeno… --- ## [Results # 1-10 of 11](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/results-1-10-of-11/943570)
**Author:** [@blabbermeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blabbermeister)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2021, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/results-1-10-of-11/943570 "2021-06-04T15:52:40Z")
Do any kind of web search, query etc and they usually dole out the results 10 at a time (or 20 or 50 or whatever), to lower the load on the server. In cases where there’s just one or two results remaining I think those … --- ## [Asian-Americans: has the rise in anti-Asian hostility changed your behavior?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asian-americans-has-the-rise-in-anti-asian-hostility-changed-your-behavior/943529)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2021, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asian-americans-has-the-rise-in-anti-asian-hostility-changed-your-behavior/943529 "2021-06-04T15:21:09Z")
The dramatic increase in reports of anti-Asian hostility in the US over the past year - and especially the reports of brutal physical attacks - is disturbing, disappointing, and sad (although to be fair, it was all of th… --- ## [Talk me into (or out of) vacationing in Havana, Cuba](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-me-into-or-out-of-vacationing-in-havana-cuba/942594)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2021, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-me-into-or-out-of-vacationing-in-havana-cuba/942594 "2021-06-04T13:26:08Z")
My Beloved and I need to Get Da Fuck Outta Here (Portland, Oregon) as soon as it is feasible. We’ve looked at several various spots and, on a lark, I looked into Havana and found out that flights are damn cheap and Air … --- ## [Veracity of Ghost Claims on the Travel Channel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/veracity-of-ghost-claims-on-the-travel-channel/943495)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2021, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/veracity-of-ghost-claims-on-the-travel-channel/943495 "2021-06-04T04:55:27Z")
Alright, after getting tacit permission (you will note no moderator told me I couldn’t), I think I will go ahead with this thread. Has anyone ever seen any of the shows (there’s more than one) on ‘real’ ghost stories o… --- ## [The Mosquito Wars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mosquito-wars/943300)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2021, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mosquito-wars/943300 "2021-06-03T22:49:39Z")
They are always bad here in South Texas, but this year is extra bad. Especially in my back yard. I have the cutest deck, which is practically unusable at this time of year without employing heavy artillery and clever str… --- ## [Things where prices have skyrocketed during the pandemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-where-prices-have-skyrocketed-during-the-pandemic/938356)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2021, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-where-prices-have-skyrocketed-during-the-pandemic/938356 "2021-06-03T22:09:41Z")
There is a thread for items that have disappeared due to the pandemic (certain less popular sodas for examples, or for a while toilet paper), but I don’t know if there is a thread for items that haven’t disappeared, just… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=253) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=255)