# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=263 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 264 --- ## [I think I have aphantasia problem or short term memory problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-have-aphantasia-problem-or-short-term-memory-problem/939534)
**Author:** [@Jillwood77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jillwood77)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2021, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-have-aphantasia-problem-or-short-term-memory-problem/939534 "2021-04-16T20:05:34Z")
I’m taking some online studies in social studies and drawings and I think I have aphantasia problem I was talking to a friend and he said he is shocked that when I do math in my head, spell my name, spell my street addr… --- ## [Help me understand this weight loss/gain phenomenon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-understand-this-weight-loss-gain-phenomenon/940086)
**Author:** [@Nature\_s\_Call](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nature_s_Call)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2021, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-understand-this-weight-loss-gain-phenomenon/940086 "2021-04-16T12:04:34Z")
I (re)started a health kick last October - eating right and exercise. I’ve lost 50lbs. Yay me! When I stay disciplined, the weight comes off. Nice and gradually, a pound here a couple pounds there. But a week ago at… --- ## [Your experiences with tankless water heaters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-experiences-with-tankless-water-heaters/939642)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2021, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-experiences-with-tankless-water-heaters/939642 "2021-04-16T01:12:03Z")
I currently have a 10 year old electric water heater. I’m considering switching to tankless. An electric heater will require an additional circuit. The reviews that I’ve read about them aren’t exactly stellar. They don’t… --- ## [Disabled Rights in the US](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disabled-rights-in-the-us/940026)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2021, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disabled-rights-in-the-us/940026 "2021-04-16T00:04:49Z")
I was surprised to read that the US had not ratified the UN Convention on Rights for the Disabled. I’m not sure why, or what significance this has. I think the UN is of limited efficacy and understand the US does not a… --- ## [Is there an older, more innocuous meaning of "one-night stand"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-older-more-innocuous-meaning-of-one-night-stand/939970)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2021, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-older-more-innocuous-meaning-of-one-night-stand/939970 "2021-04-15T23:05:04Z")
The Herman’s Hermits classic “I’m Into Something Good” has the following lines in the chorus: I walked her home and she held my hand I knew it couldn’t be just a one-night stand The use of the term “one-night stand”… --- ## [John Perkins and Rule By Corporations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-perkins-and-rule-by-corporations/940028)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2021, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-perkins-and-rule-by-corporations/940028 "2021-04-15T22:01:53Z")
Just finished reading a couple books by Perkins. (Secret History of the American Empire; Confessions of an Economic Hitman). He rose to prominence in the military-industrial complex in the 60s-70s and wrote a couple bo… --- ## [Were "70s" style fashions still popular in the early 80s?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-70s-style-fashions-still-popular-in-the-early-80s/844435)
**Author:** [@Kennedy1960](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kennedy1960)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2021, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-70s-style-fashions-still-popular-in-the-early-80s/844435 "2021-04-15T20:27:00Z")
Asking because I have a lot of old family photos and a lot of the ways family members looked in say, 1978 in terms of clothes or hair, doesn’t look much different until around 1984 or 1985. I’ll give an example: There’s… --- ## [What's with the type of joke where you say the full brand name? Why is it funny?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-type-of-joke-where-you-say-the-full-brand-name-why-is-it-funny/938392)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2021, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-type-of-joke-where-you-say-the-full-brand-name-why-is-it-funny/938392 "2021-04-15T16:36:38Z")
I don’t know if it’s a “modern comedy” thing but Family Guy does it a lot, John Mulaney has it in a number of sets, and I know Jim Gaffigan also has done it a few times. But basically when during a story you constantly … --- ## [How much exaggeration is contained in US legal filings/responses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-exaggeration-is-contained-in-us-legal-filings-responses/940013)
**Author:** [@mmmiiikkkeee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mmmiiikkkeee)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2021, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-exaggeration-is-contained-in-us-legal-filings-responses/940013 "2021-04-15T12:17:37Z")
I’m following some big US defamation suits right now (won’t be hard to guess which ones), and the actual filings are posted on line. I noticed today in one defendant’s response that their lawyers basically accuse the pl… --- ## [Anyone here have trouble playing scrabble games and word memory games?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-have-trouble-playing-scrabble-games-and-word-memory-games/940011)
**Author:** [@Jillwood77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jillwood77)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2021, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-have-trouble-playing-scrabble-games-and-word-memory-games/940011 "2021-04-15T03:02:45Z")
I tried playing scrabble games and some other memory games and I’m struggling. And I don’t know if I should see a doctor or this is typical for the first 3 or 4 months to struggle with scrabble games and other memory ga… --- ## [What - if anything - excites you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-anything-excites-you/939853)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2021, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-anything-excites-you/939853 "2021-04-14T14:36:42Z")
Feel free to substitute any word for “excite” indicating “stirs strong emotion.” I have a very comfortable life. I have hobbies - golf, biking, playing music, reading, and enough friends and family. I don’t think of m… --- ## [Repairing vs replacing roofs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repairing-vs-replacing-roofs/939619)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2021, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repairing-vs-replacing-roofs/939619 "2021-04-14T13:47:01Z")
I had a roofer come down to replace an attic fan, and while he was at it I asked him to replace various (asphalt) tiles which had come down in recent storms, or any others that he thought needed replacing. Day beforehan… --- ## [Fraternity members pay off mortgage for former cook (Add your own uplifting story)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fraternity-members-pay-off-mortgage-for-former-cook-add-your-own-uplifting-story/939931)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2021, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fraternity-members-pay-off-mortgage-for-former-cook-add-your-own-uplifting-story/939931 "2021-04-14T10:42:00Z")
Jessie Hamilton worked as a cook at a fraternity house at Louisiana State University for 14 years. While she was in constant motion preparing breakfast, lunch and dinner for the members of Phi Gamma Delta, commonly c… --- ## [Is this the most poorly-targeted SDMB advertisement ever?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-most-poorly-targeted-sdmb-advertisement-ever/939883)
**Author:** [@erysichthon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erysichthon)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2021, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-most-poorly-targeted-sdmb-advertisement-ever/939883 "2021-04-14T05:26:23Z")
I know there have been complaints about Trump ads showing up here. I’ve become numb to political ads appearing everywhere, so those didn’t surprise me. But this ad, which I saw this morning, made my jaw drop. I can’t ima… --- ## [The Alamo -- what were they thinking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-alamo-what-were-they-thinking/939525)
**Author:** [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2021, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-alamo-what-were-they-thinking/939525 "2021-04-14T04:46:30Z")
A bunch of guys want to break off from the Mexican Government. So they all get together at The Alamo, and are wiped out by the Mexican Army. They apparently had some idea that the Mexican Army might come after them, bec… --- ## [How do you handle Facebook friend requests from people you don't recognize?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-handle-facebook-friend-requests-from-people-you-dont-recognize/932527)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2021, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-handle-facebook-friend-requests-from-people-you-dont-recognize/932527 "2021-04-14T04:43:43Z")
My Facebook presence in pretty small. But sometimes I get a friend request from somebody and I’ll be asking myself “Who is this person?” Even if I go to their page, I can’t figure out how I know them (or how they know m… --- ## [What are some examples of companies that have successfully pivoted? How about some that have failed in trying to pivot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-examples-of-companies-that-have-successfully-pivoted-how-about-some-that-have-failed-in-trying-to-pivot/939620)
**Author:** [@Delayed\_Reflex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Delayed_Reflex)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2021, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-examples-of-companies-that-have-successfully-pivoted-how-about-some-that-have-failed-in-trying-to-pivot/939620 "2021-04-14T01:58:51Z")
Reading this thread on Blockbuster made me wonder whether there are that many big companies that have successfully pivoted and had a major overhaul of their business model, and how many companies have attempted a pivot a… --- ## [Moving: Flat rate or by weight? (Need advice ASAP)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-flat-rate-or-by-weight-need-advice-asap/939852)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2021, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-flat-rate-or-by-weight-need-advice-asap/939852 "2021-04-13T21:05:37Z")
As I’ve mentioned elsewhere, my wife and I will be moving from Atlanta to the Boston area in a few weeks. I’m about to book the moving company and after my last nightmare experience three years ago, I’m worried about sel… --- ## [What are the worst things you do to the environment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-worst-things-you-do-to-the-environment/939581)
**Author:** [@blabbermeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blabbermeister)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2021, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-worst-things-you-do-to-the-environment/939581 "2021-04-13T18:56:41Z")
Maybe you feel guilty about it but you do it anyway For example, I don’t cook, so almost everything I eat comes in a plastic container and I put dozens of these in the recycle bin every week. And I know most of them do… --- ## [Mourning/grieving period for pets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mourning-grieving-period-for-pets/939816)
**Author:** [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2021, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mourning-grieving-period-for-pets/939816 "2021-04-13T15:40:38Z")
Sprinning off from this thread: Our dog died Some people aren’t dog people or even pet people. Maybe they wonder what the big deal is if your pet dies. You and the pet don’t plan a future together or have a deep discu… --- ## [The Science of Dreams](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-science-of-dreams/937678)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2021, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-science-of-dreams/937678 "2021-04-13T12:41:27Z")
(I assume IMHO is the proper place for this. For as you shall see, I am expecting some replies to be subjective and based on your opinion.) I have been studying dreams for some time now, i.e., my dreams. And there is a … --- ## [How compulsively do you hit "save" when working at your computer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-compulsively-do-you-hit-save-when-working-at-your-computer/939720)
**Author:** [@blabbermeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blabbermeister)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2021, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-compulsively-do-you-hit-save-when-working-at-your-computer/939720 "2021-04-13T11:15:22Z")
I’m still in 1980’s mode, pressing Ctrl-S after practically every sentence. Computers don’t crash all the time like they used to! And yet I can’t get out of the habit. What about you, are you a compulsive “saver” or do y… --- ## [Your experience with PODS, storage, relocation services, etc. Need answer fastish.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-experience-with-pods-storage-relocation-services-etc-need-answer-fastish/939403)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2021, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-experience-with-pods-storage-relocation-services-etc-need-answer-fastish/939403 "2021-04-13T03:34:16Z")
My wife and I are moving from our 3200-square-foot house into her mother’s 1400 sf house, where most of the existing furniture will remain, except for our bedroom, into which we will be able to put our existing bedroom f… --- ## [Advice troubleshooting Windows PC issue -- Chrome related (I think)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-troubleshooting-windows-pc-issue-chrome-related-i-think/939408)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2021, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-troubleshooting-windows-pc-issue-chrome-related-i-think/939408 "2021-04-12T21:12:16Z")
My Windows PC has been doing this for a couple of months, and it seems to be getting worse. It seems to have to do with screens where I have to log in, specifically getting to the login screen not waiting to actually log… --- ## [It is a truth universally acknowledged,](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-is-a-truth-universally-acknowledged/939763)
**Author:** [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2021, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-is-a-truth-universally-acknowledged/939763 "2021-04-12T18:48:46Z")
that any tune without a fretless bass and a saxophone is in need of a fretless bass and a saxophone. --- ## [Recommend some reusable face masks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-reusable-face-masks/939629)
**Author:** [@echoreply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/echoreply)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2021, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-reusable-face-masks/939629 "2021-04-12T18:18:45Z")
At a bit more than a year into this thing, I need to buy some washable face masks which fit properly. I prefer disposable surgical style masks for anytime I need to wear one for a long time, but I feel silly using a disp… --- ## [Anyone else noticing more homeless people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-noticing-more-homeless-people/939792)
**Author:** [@DeathPool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeathPool)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2021, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-noticing-more-homeless-people/939792 "2021-04-12T17:48:00Z")
Not sure if this is just local to me or indicative of a national trend. But I’ve noticed a lot more homeless people these days around the town I live in which is a sort on the smaller side of a metropolitan area but larg… --- ## [What type of weaponry would be needed to hurt someone 1000x more durable than a normal human?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-weaponry-would-be-needed-to-hurt-someone-1000x-more-durable-than-a-normal-human/939689)
**Author:** [@Cmyers1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cmyers1980)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2021, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-weaponry-would-be-needed-to-hurt-someone-1000x-more-durable-than-a-normal-human/939689 "2021-04-12T06:34:10Z")
If a superhuman was a thousand times more durable than a normal man what type of military weaponry would be necessary to hurt or kill them (Artillery, missiles, cannons etc)? What’s the most powerful military weapon the… --- ## [Comfortable weekend backpack?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comfortable-weekend-backpack/939693)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2021, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comfortable-weekend-backpack/939693 "2021-04-12T00:06:11Z")
My main goal is here comfort. Features such as tiedowns are nice too. I don’t have any preference for brands. --- ## [Revising an industry manual that has racist content](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revising-an-industry-manual-that-has-racist-content/939732)
**Author:** [@stuccosuperstar2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stuccosuperstar2020)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2021, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revising-an-industry-manual-that-has-racist-content/939732 "2021-04-11T22:24:44Z")
For obvious reasons I must be vague about details but the story goes like this: In the late 90s and early 2000s a well respected estimator in our industry published a job costing manual. I met the guy and attended his c… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=262) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=264)