# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=258 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 259 --- ## [Well now, that's a weird coincidence. Or maybe just a strange juxtaposition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-now-thats-a-weird-coincidence-or-maybe-just-a-strange-juxtaposition/939926)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2021, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-now-thats-a-weird-coincidence-or-maybe-just-a-strange-juxtaposition/939926 "2021-05-15T01:30:40Z")
So I was doing a little gardening work, and listening to Hitler: The First 100 Days by the historian Peter Fritsche. It’s a decent listen if you can overlook the narrator’s laughably bad pronunciation of German names an… --- ## [Medical Question - Complete Inability to Sleep](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-question-complete-inability-to-sleep/942018)
**Author:** [@Dark\_Sponge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dark_Sponge)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2021, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-question-complete-inability-to-sleep/942018 "2021-05-15T00:55:06Z")
My son is 20 years old and has been having some health problems. He recently had kidney stones, surgery to break them up, and a resulting infection. He was prescribed antibiotics which cleared the infection up. But th… --- ## [Dressed like a pimp](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dressed-like-a-pimp/940859)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2021, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dressed-like-a-pimp/940859 "2021-05-14T22:54:22Z")
“Formal” dress in incongruously loud colors, flashy jewelry etc. The stereotype. Is this a real thing? Are pimps more apt to dress this way than others? (Obviously not all do, but the question is whether and to what ext… --- ## [Artificial sweeteners, yes or no? A poll for the masses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artificial-sweeteners-yes-or-no-a-poll-for-the-masses/940995)
**Author:** [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2021, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artificial-sweeteners-yes-or-no-a-poll-for-the-masses/940995 "2021-05-14T13:49:38Z")
Personally I cannot STAND the taste of any of the artificial sweeteners, I don’t care how “natural” they may be. They all have a weird metallic sort of aftertaste, and an almost ammonia effect on my sinuses. It’s odd and… --- ## [Increasing wages for new employees--what about existing workers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/increasing-wages-for-new-employees-what-about-existing-workers/941896)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2021, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/increasing-wages-for-new-employees-what-about-existing-workers/941896 "2021-05-14T11:31:55Z")
I keep seeing in the news that employers are desperate for workers, so they are offering almost double the salary that they paid previously.\* So what happens to the poor slob who has been working there for a couple year… --- ## [Marshall Island Atrocities the gift that keeps on givingl](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marshall-island-atrocities-the-gift-that-keeps-on-givingl/941735)
**Author:** [@shh1313](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shh1313)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2021, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marshall-island-atrocities-the-gift-that-keeps-on-givingl/941735 "2021-05-14T00:31:51Z")
"Over the next 13 years, until 1958, the US set off a total of 67 nuclear tests in the Marshalls. Radiation that’s been in the environment since nuclear weapons were invented during WWII. It was a show of force that wou… --- ## [POLL: How old is your main flat panel TV?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-old-is-your-main-flat-panel-tv/941630)
**Author:** [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2021, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-old-is-your-main-flat-panel-tv/941630 "2021-05-13T23:29:17Z")
Main = the best one you own and watch TV or movies on to relax. Not that screen in the study you put up with because. Age in years: poll I have a Sharp 52" LC-52d64u panel I bought 12 or 13 years ago according to Best … --- ## [Toro vs Honda lawnmower engines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toro-vs-honda-lawnmower-engines/941908)
**Author:** [@LivingGhost371](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LivingGhost371)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2021, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toro-vs-honda-lawnmower-engines/941908 "2021-05-13T21:10:17Z")
So I need a new lawn mower for my 1/4 acre lot. Looking at this one: I noticed you can buy it with either a Honda or a Briggs and Stratton (for $10 cheaper) engine. Is one engine objectively better than other? --- ## [Would you save the life of your bully?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-save-the-life-of-your-bully/941855)
**Author:** [@Flamedame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamedame)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2021, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-save-the-life-of-your-bully/941855 "2021-05-13T18:41:37Z")
Due to an incident in which one of my nieces was indirectly involved, I’d like to know the opinion of everyone on this matter. According to my niece, who is 12, so some details might be exaggerated/inaccurate, this is w… --- ## [Headline links that you misread or misinterpret at first glance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/headline-links-that-you-misread-or-misinterpret-at-first-glance/942019)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2021, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/headline-links-that-you-misread-or-misinterpret-at-first-glance/942019 "2021-05-13T16:08:52Z")
Here’s one on CNN.com I just totally misread before reading the whole thing (it was on two lines): "Tiger is still missing as mystery deepens… " What’s up with Tiger Woods now? He gets in that suspicious crash and mess… --- ## [Cancel culture on the right](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cancel-culture-on-the-right/941912)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2021, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cancel-culture-on-the-right/941912 "2021-05-13T13:33:58Z")
I know that the whole idea of “cancel culture” is pretty much bullshit, but I tire of people complaining about “cancel culture of woke mobs” and talking about, for example, the owners of the Dr. Seuss books voluntarily s… --- ## [Recommendations for Windows shared hosting server?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-windows-shared-hosting-server/622126)
**Author:** [@toadspittle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toadspittle)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2012, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-windows-shared-hosting-server/622126 "2012-05-17T13:35:00Z")
Hi all, I have a legacy client whose site is hosted on a Windows shared server space with 1and1.com. But the service and reliability at 1and1 is terrible (just had a 6+ hour outage today), and we’re looking to move them… --- ## [Taking care of someone who is dying \[updated - she has passed\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-care-of-someone-who-is-dying-updated-she-has-passed/853236)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2021, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-care-of-someone-who-is-dying-updated-she-has-passed/853236 "2021-05-13T03:17:39Z")
My 70-year-old mother was diagnosed with cancer which has metastasized. Liver, colon, bones. She also had a C. difficile infection and got colostomy. She went from 110-120lbs to 99lbs. She’s too weak for chemo or radiati… --- ## [Have you ever heard of the Black Tom Explosion, and if so, when was the first time you ever heard of it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-heard-of-the-black-tom-explosion-and-if-so-when-was-the-first-time-you-ever-heard-of-it/941579)
**Author:** [@Something](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Something)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2021, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-heard-of-the-black-tom-explosion-and-if-so-when-was-the-first-time-you-ever-heard-of-it/941579 "2021-05-13T03:10:55Z")
Let the polling begin :slight\_smile: --- ## [Calling San Francisco Dopers!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-san-francisco-dopers/941786)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2021, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-san-francisco-dopers/941786 "2021-05-12T22:09:14Z")
This will be our last stop on our epic road trip. We will only have two full days, which I realize isn’t ideal, but I’d like some ideas to help make the most of it. We will be there on Saturday, July 3 and Sunday, the fo… --- ## [What’s the oldest computer you own?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-the-oldest-computer-you-own/940648)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2021, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-the-oldest-computer-you-own/940648 "2021-05-12T17:33:58Z")
I’m retiring my 2012 Windows laptop today, it was not that expensive to begin with and has served its purpose. I’m definitely not a gamer so I wouldn’t need to keep something old around just for nostalgia games. I would… --- ## [What's the Purpose of Security Envelopes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-purpose-of-security-envelopes/855177)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2021, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-purpose-of-security-envelopes/855177 "2021-05-12T17:14:59Z")
I might as well tell you, I have a number of scientific theories I have been trying to share with people for some time now. I think I even shared a couple on these boards, FWIW. And I like the postal service, because it … --- ## [My Math Theory](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-math-theory/941714)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2021, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-math-theory/941714 "2021-05-12T17:05:11Z")
On a lighter note (couldn’t we all use something lighter now?), I thought I would share with you something I discovered in math. At the present time, I am sure there is nothing new to be discovered in math. And therefore… --- ## [What % of your town’s economic energies are devoted to the making and drinking of coffee?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-of-your-town-s-economic-energies-are-devoted-to-the-making-and-drinking-of-coffee/941683)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2021, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-of-your-town-s-economic-energies-are-devoted-to-the-making-and-drinking-of-coffee/941683 "2021-05-12T12:53:14Z")
Most people like coffee. In some places, the making and drinking of it seem to be the economic backbone, which is asking a lot of a hot drink. What percentage of your local economy is coffee based? --- ## [Tarlov cysts, any Doper experiences?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tarlov-cysts-any-doper-experiences/941893)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2021, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tarlov-cysts-any-doper-experiences/941893 "2021-05-12T11:07:46Z")
After a recent hip replacement (many years post MVA), my daughter (aged 39) has been diagnosed with symptomatic Tarlov cysts. on the S1 region of her spinal cord. Her pain is pretty much unremitting apart from cortisone… --- ## [What is the color of your vehicle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-color-of-your-vehicle/941480)
**Author:** [@Paxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paxx)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2021, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-color-of-your-vehicle/941480 "2021-05-11T17:37:23Z")
poll I had arranged the order of the colors based on my non-systematic observations in the Toronto area but the list rearranged the colors by number and then alphabetically. Here’s my order: White Silver Black Grey Red … --- ## [What is the most interesting bar/pub addition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-interesting-bar-pub-addition/941718)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2021, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-interesting-bar-pub-addition/941718 "2021-05-11T12:00:58Z")
I was reading a Bill Bryson book and he was complaining about modern style, specifically how he was always slightly irritated when hotel bars decorated with a few books than called themselves “The Library”. It got me th… --- ## [Is there a way to live without working?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-live-without-working/109110)
**Author:** [@Arcite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arcite)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2021, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-live-without-working/109110 "2021-05-11T05:39:43Z")
I first thought of posting this in General Questions, but I soon realized the topic was too trivial, and besides, it’s largely tongue-in-cheek anyway. I’ve always been a lethargic, lazy bum, even since early childhood. … --- ## [Identifying Odd Structures in Parking Lots](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identifying-odd-structures-in-parking-lots/941811)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2021, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identifying-odd-structures-in-parking-lots/941811 "2021-05-11T04:58:40Z")
I have to tell you all, I live in the city of Detroit. But I rarely do any shopping there. So I don’t even know if what I am about to describe is found in Detroit. I think not though. I was just at parking lot of a stri… --- ## [Explain High Lumber Prices To Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-high-lumber-prices-to-me/941558)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2021, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-high-lumber-prices-to-me/941558 "2021-05-11T01:35:15Z")
America is likely going to be spending enormous sums on infrastructure soon. Replacing thousands of lead pipes. Building rails and repairing roads. Yet prices of lumber and steel are three times the normal price. Man… --- ## [Help with some project construction calculations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-some-project-construction-calculations/941733)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2021, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-some-project-construction-calculations/941733 "2021-05-10T22:47:42Z")
I want to build a circular wood frame that will hold a glass table that is 44" in diameter. I will use pieces of lumber formed into a shape, probably an octagon, and use a router or jigsaw to cut out the inner and outer … --- ## [Strange apartment rental cost?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-apartment-rental-cost/941679)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2021, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-apartment-rental-cost/941679 "2021-05-10T22:35:42Z")
My son is moving into an apartment with a couple of friends and, in addition to first and last month’s rent, security deposit and the like, they are being charged $50/month for the washer and dryer that come with the apa… --- ## [Gas and wood pellet fire boxes retrofitted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-and-wood-pellet-fire-boxes-retrofitted/941771)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2021, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-and-wood-pellet-fire-boxes-retrofitted/941771 "2021-05-10T21:09:58Z")
Moving back to an old house. The home to be has what was advertised as a decorative fireplace with a very pretty mantel, tiling, and ornate cover. When they said decorative they meant it. Plaster wall behind it. It is … --- ## [I could use some parenting advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-could-use-some-parenting-advice/941690)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2021, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-could-use-some-parenting-advice/941690 "2021-05-10T19:12:08Z")
Here’s the background; I have parental controls enabled on Vaderling’s phone. I can turn on and off his data, games, apps, control his contact list, both who is on it and who he can contact and when. I can track his l… --- ## [What's the farthest anyone here has seen someone go to ensure an uninvited guest doesn't show up to an event?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-farthest-anyone-here-has-seen-someone-go-to-ensure-an-uninvited-guest-doesnt-show-up-to-an-event/940666)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2021, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-farthest-anyone-here-has-seen-someone-go-to-ensure-an-uninvited-guest-doesnt-show-up-to-an-event/940666 "2021-05-10T18:42:28Z")
Just tossing this out there for the heck of it. I’ve definitely heard of people hiring an off-duty cop to make sure an ex, or other unwanted relative, didn’t show up to a wedding. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=257) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=259)