# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=271 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 272 --- ## [Words that have a different meaning in your profession than generally](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-that-have-a-different-meaning-in-your-profession-than-generally/932865)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2021, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-that-have-a-different-meaning-in-your-profession-than-generally/932865 "2021-02-25T17:21:50Z")
When my province started opening up again in the summer, there was one sign that kept catching my attention. It was from a local beauty salon announcing they were open and the services they were providing. The phrase t… --- ## [Trying to figure out how not to pay car insurance while kid is abroad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-figure-out-how-not-to-pay-car-insurance-while-kid-is-abroad/933705)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2021, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-figure-out-how-not-to-pay-car-insurance-while-kid-is-abroad/933705 "2021-02-25T15:49:59Z")
My son is happily studying abroad this semester (& not planning to drive where he is), with school wrapping up at the very end of June. Meanwhile, his car is sitting here undriven, but getting assessed insurance at a fai… --- ## [What are exceptionally weird left wing conspiracy theories you've seen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-exceptionally-weird-left-wing-conspiracy-theories-youve-seen/931268)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 231\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2021, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-exceptionally-weird-left-wing-conspiracy-theories-youve-seen/931268 "2021-02-25T12:29:12Z")
Everyone talks about right wing conspiracies, but left wing conspiracies are just are bonkers and don’t really get as much traction on the internet these days in discussion circles. A weird American left wing conspiracy… --- ## [How do birds identify food?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-birds-identify-food/933402)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2021, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-birds-identify-food/933402 "2021-02-25T05:41:06Z")
From what I understand birds have a very weak sense of smell and taste yet they are extremely selective about what they eat. Many of their food sources are not highly visible and I can’t imagine that birds just go around… --- ## [Transgender - transracial. What is the essential difference?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transgender-transracial-what-is-the-essential-difference/932117)
**Author:** [@mr\_jp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mr_jp)\ **Replies:** 437\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2021, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transgender-transracial-what-is-the-essential-difference/932117 "2021-02-25T03:48:56Z")
I am trying to think through why it is generally accepted that people can be transgender, but people cannot be transracial. Most famously Rachel Dolezal lived as a black woman, but there are many other cases. Both are … --- ## [What just happened? Flags at half-mast all over](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-just-happened-flags-at-half-mast-all-over/933693)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2021, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-just-happened-flags-at-half-mast-all-over/933693 "2021-02-25T03:11:03Z")
This is the forum for breaking news, so I guess it’s also the forum to ask this. Did something BIG just happen today (or yesterday)? I just got home from a multi-stop shopping trip, passing through four (smallish) citi… --- ## [Update Java?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-java/933558)
**Author:** [@Dandan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dandan)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2021, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-java/933558 "2021-02-24T21:17:54Z")
Still using Windows 7; should I update Java (it’s pestering me)? Dan --- ## [ID this partial mandible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-partial-mandible/933656)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2021, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-partial-mandible/933656 "2021-02-24T21:15:25Z")
I was walking with our eldest dog, Ella the other day. I ran over to see what she was chewing and I saw a section of mandible, 6-8 inches in length. Looks like molars are present. I’m guessing deer. Anyone else? … --- ## [Anybody like to take a wild guess at what's wrong with my cat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-like-to-take-a-wild-guess-at-whats-wrong-with-my-cat/933584)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2021, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-like-to-take-a-wild-guess-at-whats-wrong-with-my-cat/933584 "2021-02-24T16:02:16Z")
This has been going on for a few weeks now. I blew it off at first thinking it was one of those “Cats are weird” things. But now I’ve come to realize there’s definitely something wrong. He keeps Obsessively grooming h… --- ## ["Mr. President, you have to....because it's traditional."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-president-you-have-to-because-its-traditional/931321)
**Author:** [@Bonum\_Legatum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bonum_Legatum)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2021, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-president-you-have-to-because-its-traditional/931321 "2021-02-24T14:22:55Z")
Tony Packo’s restaurant in Toledo has walls covered with hot dog buns signed by presidential candidates (under plastic bubbles) – it appears that they have signatures from just about every Democratic and Republican candi… --- ## [Printers and printer ink](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/printers-and-printer-ink/933150)
**Author:** [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2021, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/printers-and-printer-ink/933150 "2021-02-24T13:10:35Z")
I realise this is probably well-known stuff, but here’s what just happened. I have a colour laser printer (model Lexmark CS410dn) which has worked well for many years. I just re-ordered ink cartridges in the four colou… --- ## [A Bunch Of Random Charts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bunch-of-random-charts/933590)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2021, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bunch-of-random-charts/933590 "2021-02-24T12:14:39Z")
I always wonder about the accuracy of these things. But I don’t eat a lot of melon anyways. --- ## [Apple MacBook Air (with M1 Processor)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-macbook-air-with-m1-processor/933323)
**Author:** [@Ptolomy57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ptolomy57)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2021, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-macbook-air-with-m1-processor/933323 "2021-02-24T07:01:57Z")
Are you happy with the performance of the Apple MacBook Air (with M1 Processor) wi-fi adapter? Does it live up to your expectations? Is there anything you feel a prospective buyer should know about this laptop (whether r… --- ## [Dishwasher shutoff valve doesn't totally stop water flow](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dishwasher-shutoff-valve-doesnt-totally-stop-water-flow/933565)
**Author:** [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2021, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dishwasher-shutoff-valve-doesnt-totally-stop-water-flow/933565 "2021-02-23T18:23:14Z")
I recently discovered that the supply line to my dishwasher was leaking, so I shut the water off under the sink, pulled the dishwasher and replaced the supply line. Except what I discovered is that the valve under the s… --- ## [Can you drink cider 4 days before a colonoscopy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-drink-cider-4-days-before-a-colonoscopy/933373)
**Author:** [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2021, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-drink-cider-4-days-before-a-colonoscopy/933373 "2021-02-23T16:57:24Z")
I have a colonoscopy on Wednesday. It’s Saturday night. Would I be permitted to drink cider tonight? Thank you. --- ## [Recommendations needed for home outdoor security cameras](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-needed-for-home-outdoor-security-cameras/933492)
**Author:** [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2021, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-needed-for-home-outdoor-security-cameras/933492 "2021-02-23T15:04:54Z")
I think that I need just one or two camera to cover the front and maybe side of my house. Night vision would be nice. They obviously need wifi so I can monitor things on my phone or PC. Let’s say that the use case is to … --- ## [Why do benzodiazepines cause blackouts rather than unconsciousness in higher doses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-benzodiazepines-cause-blackouts-rather-than-unconsciousness-in-higher-doses/933423)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2021, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-benzodiazepines-cause-blackouts-rather-than-unconsciousness-in-higher-doses/933423 "2021-02-23T04:14:15Z")
I’ve talked to some recreational drug users who have had blackouts on xanax where they did inappropriate things but have no memory of doing so. They take too much xanax (a few mg) and then they regain consciousness hours… --- ## [A Few Random Questions About the LGBTQ Community](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-random-questions-about-the-lgbtq-community/932796)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2021, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-random-questions-about-the-lgbtq-community/932796 "2021-02-22T02:12:47Z")
Jack is a closeted gay man. He marries Jill. Jill is Jack’s Beard. Jack is Jill’s \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ ? Jenny is a closeted gay woman. She marries Jeff. Jeff is Jenny’s \_\_\_\_\_\_\_? Jenny is Jeff’s \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ ? When the pandemic is over… --- ## [Ordering food - oddest place?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ordering-food-oddest-place/933361)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2021, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ordering-food-oddest-place/933361 "2021-02-21T22:31:43Z")
In these tough times, I’d never fault a business for wanting to deliver food. Obviously, independent delivery took off in a big way in some places. I can understand people getting liquor delivered. I know what a busy … --- ## [Can I buy a gun if my parents put me in inpatient psychiatric care when I was a minor (2013 and 2017)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-buy-a-gun-if-my-parents-put-me-in-inpatient-psychiatric-care-when-i-was-a-minor-2013-and-2017/933395)
**Author:** [@st20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/st20)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2021, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-buy-a-gun-if-my-parents-put-me-in-inpatient-psychiatric-care-when-i-was-a-minor-2013-and-2017/933395 "2021-02-21T22:30:20Z")
I emailed the BATF and received this message. "The Gun Control Act of 1968 (GCA) at 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(4) makes possession of a firearm unlawful for any person who has been “adjudicated as a mental defective” or who has… --- ## [Can I buy a gun if my parents put me in inpatient psychiatric care when I was a minor in 2013 and 2017](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-buy-a-gun-if-my-parents-put-me-in-inpatient-psychiatric-care-when-i-was-a-minor-in-2013-and-2017/933396)
**Author:** [@st20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/st20)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2021, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-buy-a-gun-if-my-parents-put-me-in-inpatient-psychiatric-care-when-i-was-a-minor-in-2013-and-2017/933396 "2021-02-21T18:29:15Z")
I emailed the BATF and received this message. "The Gun Control Act of 1968 (GCA) at 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(4) makes possession of a firearm unlawful for any person who has been “adjudicated as a mental defective” or who has… --- ## [Legal advice: how to handle a hit and run, a case study](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-advice-how-to-handle-a-hit-and-run-a-case-study/933387)
**Author:** [@KennyT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KennyT)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2021, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-advice-how-to-handle-a-hit-and-run-a-case-study/933387 "2021-02-21T16:38:32Z")
The case is here: This is a hit and run, I believe the driver just drove on. Here’s how to handle the situation if you’re the driver: YOU CAN CLAIM THAT YOU WERE NOT AWARE YOU HIT SOMEONE. You have a plausible case. I… --- ## [What do you tell your oldest kid, if you "had" to get married?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-tell-your-oldest-kid-if-you-had-to-get-married/932366)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2021, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-tell-your-oldest-kid-if-you-had-to-get-married/932366 "2021-02-21T16:33:11Z")
Not asking for myself-- asking as a purely academic question, prompted at this moment, because the episode of Young Sheldon where Georgie finds out his mother was already pregnant when she and his father married just ran… --- ## [Stores or restaurants you used to go to in your youth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stores-or-restaurants-you-used-to-go-to-in-your-youth/925972)
**Author:** [@CorpusNeptune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CorpusNeptune)\ **Replies:** 292\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2021, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stores-or-restaurants-you-used-to-go-to-in-your-youth/925972 "2021-02-21T02:21:11Z")
I used to go to Toys-R-Us occasionally, and I went to Best Buy a ton too. I believe I also went to some bars in Lake Geneva as well. -Baleaf --- ## [Post-snow flooding, or "Après moi, le déluge"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-snow-flooding-or-apres-moi-le-deluge/933275)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2021, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-snow-flooding-or-apres-moi-le-deluge/933275 "2021-02-21T02:17:02Z")
When all this snow finally melts (obviously not all at once), how much flooding will there be? If it had been rain, it would have begun running off while still coming down, rather than just sitting on the ground as snow. … --- ## [Do a lot of other people look like you? What's it like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-a-lot-of-other-people-look-like-you-whats-it-like/933305)
**Author:** [@blabbermeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blabbermeister)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2021, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-a-lot-of-other-people-look-like-you-whats-it-like/933305 "2021-02-21T02:13:00Z")
Very few people look like me. A few times in my life I’ve noticed someone who looks almost like me and it’s freaky to see another one of “us.” What about people who have a more “common/standard” appearance than I do (ph… --- ## [Who made this Vintage "German" Wall Clock?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-made-this-vintage-german-wall-clock/933262)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2021, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-made-this-vintage-german-wall-clock/933262 "2021-02-20T17:50:00Z")
I purchased a supposed “German” 8-day pendulum wall clock from an antique store in 1980. I was told it was made around 1900, but there’s no manufacture date or clockmakers label on it. I’ve never seen another one like i… --- ## [Have you ever gotten stuck in your dream?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-gotten-stuck-in-your-dream/523295)
**Author:** [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2021, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-gotten-stuck-in-your-dream/523295 "2021-02-19T23:14:44Z")
This is inspired by the interesting dream thread, but I didn’t want to hijack it so I created my own. I sometimes get stuck in my dreams, particularly if I’m taking a nap. What I mean by this is that I realize that I’m… --- ## [Internet data limits and overage charges](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-data-limits-and-overage-charges/926434)
**Author:** [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2021, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-data-limits-and-overage-charges/926434 "2021-02-19T22:59:30Z")
TLDR version: What do you think over data limits and overage charges? Full version: In the last few days, my news feed has had a whole bunch of stories about Comcast. Apparently, the company is about to start introduci… --- ## [Dismantling Racism in Mathematics Instruction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dismantling-racism-in-mathematics-instruction/932992)
**Author:** [@DemonTree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DemonTree)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2021, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dismantling-racism-in-mathematics-instruction/932992 "2021-02-19T20:55:39Z")
Saw this on Twitter, a booklet on ‘anti-racist’ mathematics instruction that apparently has been sent out to teachers in Oregon. I had a look through it, and the actual suggestions seem pretty similar to previous educ… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=270) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=272)