# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=259 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 260 --- ## [Can I offer safe deposit boxes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-offer-safe-deposit-boxes/941665)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2021, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-offer-safe-deposit-boxes/941665 "2021-05-10T17:57:44Z")
I was listening to a podcast that mentioned that getting a safe deposit box in most major banks required, at minimum, getting on a waiting list or probably needing to “know someone”. Wiki informs me that SDBs are usuall… --- ## [A reverse auction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-reverse-auction/939585)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2021, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-reverse-auction/939585 "2021-05-10T10:24:10Z")
Read this before skipping ahead to read the other posts. Which is something you should generally do in a thread. I read an article about a reverse auction and I want to try one out here. I want to make it clear right a… --- ## [Anyone here had to rebuild?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-had-to-rebuild/941732)
**Author:** [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2021, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-had-to-rebuild/941732 "2021-05-10T08:27:34Z")
I live in a possible wildfire area in California. It’s near the ocean but wooded. A fire would devastate this area and take my home with it. I’m well insured (I think!), but I don’t know what it would be like to have to … --- ## [Please recommend a cheap android phone with a good camera](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-a-cheap-android-phone-with-a-good-camera/941686)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2021, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-a-cheap-android-phone-with-a-good-camera/941686 "2021-05-10T02:21:59Z")
$300 or so, and refurbished is fine with me. At this price would it really matter which phone? I currently have a Samsung J7, at least 5 years old --- ## [Have You Ever Seen A Consumer Product With The Tamper Seal Broken?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-seen-a-consumer-product-with-the-tamper-seal-broken/941704)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2021, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-seen-a-consumer-product-with-the-tamper-seal-broken/941704 "2021-05-10T01:36:05Z")
They’ve been putting tamper-evident seals on consumer products since, I’m guessing, the Tylenol tampering thing in the early 1980s. That’s been 40 years and since then I’ve never once seen a consumer product that showed … --- ## [Complex Regional Nerve Pain Syndrome](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complex-regional-nerve-pain-syndrome/941702)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2021, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complex-regional-nerve-pain-syndrome/941702 "2021-05-09T13:26:32Z")
Does anyone here have history with this condition? My daughter was recently diagnosed with it. She has wrist pain and weakness that arose after reinjuring a broken wrist. An MRI is in the works but I don’t expect it to r… --- ## [What are your thoughts on GoFundMe campaigns for medical costs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-thoughts-on-gofundme-campaigns-for-medical-costs/941564)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2021, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-thoughts-on-gofundme-campaigns-for-medical-costs/941564 "2021-05-09T04:09:21Z")
Background that inspired the question: I am a recently retired educator with 28 years as a pubic school teacher. I spent 19 of those years in a single district in Texas. I left that district almost four years ago, but… --- ## [Is the new shingles vaccine finally plentiful in your area?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-new-shingles-vaccine-finally-plentiful-in-your-area/923826)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2021, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-new-shingles-vaccine-finally-plentiful-in-your-area/923826 "2021-05-09T02:35:36Z")
I tried getting it a year or two ago, but the pharmacies near me never had any in stock. I finally got around to getting it a couple of days ago, the first shot anyway. They had plenty in stock, and I feel assured they… --- ## [Dog owners who travel...how do you do it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-owners-who-travel-how-do-you-do-it/941318)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2021, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-owners-who-travel-how-do-you-do-it/941318 "2021-05-08T23:31:06Z")
My wife and I always thought we’d get a dog, when one of us is retired and we have the time to devote to giving him the attention and training he deserves. Well, COVID hit and we’re home all the time! So we got a Pande… --- ## [Android voice to text app?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/android-voice-to-text-app/925106)
**Author:** [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2021, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/android-voice-to-text-app/925106 "2021-05-08T17:08:02Z")
I have an app on my Android that converts voice dictation into text, and it works very well. I can dictate, copy, and paste into a text message. Need to switch between the two apps, copy, then go to the text window and h… --- ## [What would you do if someone were unwittingly breaking an unjust law?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-if-someone-were-unwittingly-breaking-an-unjust-law/941634)
**Author:** [@Esprise\_Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprise_Me)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2021, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-if-someone-were-unwittingly-breaking-an-unjust-law/941634 "2021-05-08T11:49:01Z")
The title’s a bit of an oversimplification, but hopefully it gets the point across. Say you’re a hobbyist, and a member of a minority group that’s even more underrepresented among your fellow hobbyists. One of your fell… --- ## [My Theory: Vegetarians, Omnivores and Carnivores](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-theory-vegetarians-omnivores-and-carnivores/929879)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2021, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-theory-vegetarians-omnivores-and-carnivores/929879 "2021-05-08T06:52:01Z")
I guess anyone who knows me, knows that I have a number of theories I like to share. And I am sorry to say some of my theories haven’t been received as well as I would like perhaps. Anyways, I sometimes think of advance… --- ## [Is NoScript still worth it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-noscript-still-worth-it/941540)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2021, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-noscript-still-worth-it/941540 "2021-05-08T01:54:29Z")
I don’t do as much web surfing as I once did on my laptop (Apple), but I do some. I used to think that the NoScript add on was an important part of basic internet security. But it’s incredibly inconvenient these days; s… --- ## [Confucius is mostly an invention of early 1600s Jesuit missionaries to China](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confucius-is-mostly-an-invention-of-early-1600s-jesuit-missionaries-to-china/941581)
**Author:** [@Something](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Something)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2021, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confucius-is-mostly-an-invention-of-early-1600s-jesuit-missionaries-to-china/941581 "2021-05-07T20:50:23Z")
If you haven’t heard of this historical theory before, google it. When Jesuit missionaries arrived in China in the early 1600s they took the old tradition of “Kong Fu” (who, like Sun Tzu, was probably, even to begin wit… --- ## [Should Elizabeth Holmes get jail time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-elizabeth-holmes-get-jail-time/810626)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2021, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-elizabeth-holmes-get-jail-time/810626 "2021-05-07T19:08:33Z")
Elizabeth Holmes is the defamed CEO of Theranos, that settled fraud charges with the SEC yesterday. She will pay a $500,000 fine; return 18.9 million shares of stock to her company, thus relinquishing her control; and n… --- ## [Criminals With Apt Names...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/criminals-with-apt-names/788365)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2021, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/criminals-with-apt-names/788365 "2021-05-07T11:38:40Z")
Maybe it’s just coincidence (or is it?;)). But some criminals have some very appropriate names. Back when I was going to U of M Dearborn-Michigan, my college professor matter of factly mentioned, that some people though… --- ## [Tell us about horrible homeowner association rules](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-about-horrible-homeowner-association-rules/939632)
**Author:** [@cincinnatus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cincinnatus)\ **Replies:** 159\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2021, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-about-horrible-homeowner-association-rules/939632 "2021-05-07T04:07:20Z")
I have heard from so many people for years that they think homeowners associations or condo rules, or both, are the absolute pits. And they would never live in a place that had them. Of course, I have no experience with… --- ## [What does luxury mean to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-luxury-mean-to-you/941155)
**Author:** [@mandala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mandala)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2021, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-luxury-mean-to-you/941155 "2021-05-06T19:43:56Z")
Up until a few years ago I was a sucker for ‘luxury’ hotels. Back in India, I spent a small fortune checking myself into the most desirable 5-star hotels in every city I chanced to visit. I loved the opulent lighting, th… --- ## [Anything to do around Columbia, MD in July?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anything-to-do-around-columbia-md-in-july/941381)
**Author:** [@batsto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/batsto)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2021, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anything-to-do-around-columbia-md-in-july/941381 "2021-05-06T17:09:52Z")
I’ve got tickets to the M3 festival in Maryland (rescheduled from last year) on July 4th weekend. If my family were to come with me for the weekend, they have no interest in seeing the show, but is there anything for th… --- ## [Where can I find centrist discussion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-find-centrist-discussion/941103)
**Author:** [@cincinnatus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cincinnatus)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2021, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-find-centrist-discussion/941103 "2021-05-06T17:06:24Z")
Determining how other people argue their political and publicly oriented decisions is burdensome. I’ve searched for conservative and politicly center message boards so I can read thoughtful posts from each side. So far,… --- ## [I have some suspicions about online grocery shopping](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-some-suspicions-about-online-grocery-shopping/941330)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2021, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-some-suspicions-about-online-grocery-shopping/941330 "2021-05-06T11:24:28Z")
My beloved and I have grocery shopped online quite a few times, and I have a couple suspicions about the process. Since they seem not to put all the varieties of a product online that are actually available in store, d… --- ## [If an invulnerable person was shot would the bullets bounce off or deform and fall?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-an-invulnerable-person-was-shot-would-the-bullets-bounce-off-or-deform-and-fall/941441)
**Author:** [@Cmyers1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cmyers1980)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2021, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-an-invulnerable-person-was-shot-would-the-bullets-bounce-off-or-deform-and-fall/941441 "2021-05-06T08:18:09Z")
If a superhuman was completely invulnerable (like Luke Cage or Superman) and they were shot with a handgun or rifle would the bullets bounce off like in a comic book or would they deform and fall? --- ## [Online backup service as gift for somebody VERY uncertain about computer tech?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-backup-service-as-gift-for-somebody-very-uncertain-about-computer-tech/941427)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2021, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-backup-service-as-gift-for-somebody-very-uncertain-about-computer-tech/941427 "2021-05-05T16:38:40Z")
What’s your recommendation for an online backup service that I could give as a gift? Ms. Napier fretfully backs up to a heavy USB disk drive that she carries around in her purse in case the house goes up in flames. We ne… --- ## [John Deere Lawn Tractor Owners: Lost Key?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-deere-lawn-tractor-owners-lost-key/941316)
**Author:** [@Ptolomy57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ptolomy57)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2021, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-deere-lawn-tractor-owners-lost-key/941316 "2021-05-05T02:45:08Z")
I misplaced my one and only key to my L-100 John Deere Lawn Tractor. If it does not show up, (a) how can I get a replacement and (b) can I use a screwdriver in lieu of a key to start my tractor? What have others done wh… --- ## [Collective noun for black holes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/collective-noun-for-black-holes/940873)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2021, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/collective-noun-for-black-holes/940873 "2021-05-04T21:31:34Z")
Today’s Science Times has an article about groups of black holes and raises the question of what to call them. Before reading the article, I had three suggestions: crush, crash, craze (a certain sameness). The Times of… --- ## [Giulaini Search Warrant Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giulaini-search-warrant-question/940963)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2021, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giulaini-search-warrant-question/940963 "2021-05-04T18:39:44Z")
The Feds are apparently serving a search warrant on Rudy’ Giuliani’s apartment. Rudy isn’t that stupid. How likely are they to find something incriminating at this point in time? --- ## [Help settle a dispute--which is tackier?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-settle-a-dispute-which-is-tackier/322182)
**Author:** [@tiltypig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiltypig)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2020, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-settle-a-dispute-which-is-tackier/322182 "2020-06-16T11:35:31Z")
While my boyfriend and I were having breakfast in a local cafe, I admired a blue vase that looked something like this–turquoise, about 10-12" high, glazed with a turquoise/aqua type glaze. He thought I was joking at fir… --- ## [ISTM that men are more commonly referred to by their surnames as compared to women](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/istm-that-men-are-more-commonly-referred-to-by-their-surnames-as-compared-to-women/940868)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2021, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/istm-that-men-are-more-commonly-referred-to-by-their-surnames-as-compared-to-women/940868 "2021-05-04T04:11:33Z")
This applies to both professional settings and also social, e.g. a group of guys might refer to each other by their surnames, while with women it’s relatively rare. I’ve even seen examples where wives refer to their own… --- ## [How often do you check your phone messages?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-check-your-phone-messages/941219)
**Author:** [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2021, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-check-your-phone-messages/941219 "2021-05-03T22:29:27Z")
I believe I am pretty far from being a device addict, and I largely dislike social media (don’t use Twitter and very seldom update my Facebook feed or read anyone else’s). But I do use my smartphone to communicate instan… --- ## [Help me buy a new multi-function laser printer (2021 version)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-buy-a-new-multi-function-laser-printer-2021-version/941159)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2021, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-buy-a-new-multi-function-laser-printer-2021-version/941159 "2021-05-03T22:11:04Z")
Our HP laserjet 1536dnf printer seems to be dying, and we are in the market for a new one. We need it to: Be a laser printer. not negotiable. photocopy, print, and scan have a document feeder do duplex automatically (t… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=258) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=260)