# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=293 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 294 --- ## [If someone offered you a Rolls, would you accept it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-someone-offered-you-a-rolls-would-you-accept-it/921761)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2020, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-someone-offered-you-a-rolls-would-you-accept-it/921761 "2020-10-12T23:46:40Z")
Simply what the title says. Say someone offers you a mid-80s Rolls Royce, low miles, in fine operating condition. Only catch is - you have to keep it, at least for a couple years, rather than just turn around and sell … --- ## [A message from a fly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-message-from-a-fly/922490)
**Author:** [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2020, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-message-from-a-fly/922490 "2020-10-12T19:02:59Z")
“Fly: symbol of rot, wasting away, decay, death, melancholia” Yes, of course this is inspired by the VP debate last night! --- ## [Please help me find a face cream](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-find-a-face-cream/617851)
**Author:** [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2012, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-find-a-face-cream/617851 "2012-04-07T23:31:27Z")
Upon close examination, I’ve noticed little patches of dry skin all over my face. I had combination/oily skin as a teenager, but nowadays it tends to be dry all over. I don’t generally get pimples, though, fortunately. I… --- ## [How easy is it to end up homeless?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-easy-is-it-to-end-up-homeless/922555)
**Author:** [@alanmartin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alanmartin)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2020, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-easy-is-it-to-end-up-homeless/922555 "2020-10-12T12:28:47Z")
This obviously depends on where you live. I’m in the UK and though there are supports for homeless people, it’s easy to slip through the cracks and end up on the streets. I know if it weren’t for my parents, I’d be homel… --- ## [Finally a real Fusion breakthrough? The SPARC Experiment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-a-real-fusion-breakthrough-the-sparc-experiment/922257)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2020, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-a-real-fusion-breakthrough-the-sparc-experiment/922257 "2020-10-12T11:57:25Z")
So quietly a really big news item is slipping by in this year of horror. I’m not educated enough to do this news justice but roughly SPARC is an MIT led project. It is a compact, high-field, DT burning tokamak. Talk is … --- ## [Tell me about Germany's quiet law(s)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-germanys-quiet-law-s/922215)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2020, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-germanys-quiet-law-s/922215 "2020-10-11T20:47:39Z")
From a modest amount of research, it appears that most stores are closed many or most or all Sundays, and that any sort of noisy activity is forbidden both on Sundays and national holidays, as well as between 7pm-7am eve… --- ## [Post facial trauma, how much time before a black eye appears?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-facial-trauma-how-much-time-before-a-black-eye-appears/922281)
**Author:** [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2020, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-facial-trauma-how-much-time-before-a-black-eye-appears/922281 "2020-10-11T17:33:47Z")
Given the nature of the question, I’ve placed it here rather than in GQ. I’m perfectly OK with educated guesses and personal experiences. With that being said, to the extent that a GQ answer is possible, please share. I… --- ## [Tell me about mobile home living (pluses and minuses)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-mobile-home-living-pluses-and-minuses/840667)
**Author:** [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2020, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-mobile-home-living-pluses-and-minuses/840667 "2020-10-11T14:50:36Z")
The spouse and I probably have around ten years left until retirement, and we’re trying to decide what we want to do with ourselves. One of the things that’s come up a lot is where we’ll live, and what kind of living sit… --- ## [Better to be a Jack of All Trades or A Master of One?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-to-be-a-jack-of-all-trades-or-a-master-of-one/922524)
**Author:** [@Didi44](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Didi44)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2020, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-to-be-a-jack-of-all-trades-or-a-master-of-one/922524 "2020-10-11T14:41:11Z")
I’m definitely neither, but lean towards the former. And as I get older, but not richer, I leave what I’ve come to realize that it’s often better and sometimes cheaper to leave it to the Masters to do the job right. Sev… --- ## [Would you befriend/date someone who was a former drug addict and thief?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-befriend-date-someone-who-was-a-former-drug-addict-and-thief/922584)
**Author:** [@alanmartin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alanmartin)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2020, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-befriend-date-someone-who-was-a-former-drug-addict-and-thief/922584 "2020-10-11T03:25:58Z")
Saw this question on a UK forum mumsnet. Basically these women in their late-20s have been good friends since beginning to work in the same place. They confided in each other everything and were close. The relationship … --- ## [How do I clean a hummingbird skull without destroying it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-clean-a-hummingbird-skull-without-destroying-it/922534)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2020, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-clean-a-hummingbird-skull-without-destroying-it/922534 "2020-10-10T23:31:00Z")
That’s it. I have a hummingbird skull that I would like to have all nice, clean and white. I imagine boiling it will ruin it as it’s extremely delicate. Anybody have any ideas? I’ve googled a bit and find lots of conflic… --- ## [Why is my guest room cold?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-guest-room-cold/922581)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2020, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-guest-room-cold/922581 "2020-10-10T21:53:29Z")
My house has an attached garage on the side of it, with a bedroom behind. I don’t believe it was an addition. It’s over a crawl space, whereas the rest of the house is over a basement. Of the 4 walls, 2 are exposed to th… --- ## [Woodworkers—I need help!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woodworkers-i-need-help/839890)
**Author:** [@MagicEyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MagicEyes)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2020, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woodworkers-i-need-help/839890 "2020-10-10T21:10:59Z")
I’m building a harp (from a kit—if you’re interested, check out harpkit.com for harps and other nifty DIY musical instruments). I goofed, and I sanded through the top layer of the soundboard. It’s birch, so it’s very pal… --- ## [I think my dog needs a professional trainer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-my-dog-needs-a-professional-trainer/922000)
**Author:** [@Deanna\_D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deanna_D)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2020, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-my-dog-needs-a-professional-trainer/922000 "2020-10-10T18:20:20Z")
I’ve got a 6-year-old terrier who has never been perfect with her potty habits, but has now gotten to the point where I need her to really do better. Heidi has always been kind of a diva, and has always seemed very part… --- ## [Can one take benzos/BDZ drugs everyday and still function?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-one-take-benzos-bdz-drugs-everyday-and-still-function/922595)
**Author:** [@alanmartin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alanmartin)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2020, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-one-take-benzos-bdz-drugs-everyday-and-still-function/922595 "2020-10-10T08:13:47Z")
And by function I mean work a job, exercise, etc… My psychiatrist has given me x10 tablets of 500mcg alprazolam (Xanax) and x10 tablets of 10mg zolpidem (Ambien). He says I should only take them sparingly and they last f… --- ## [What's the longest you've ever flown non-stop?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-longest-youve-ever-flown-non-stop/922151)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2020, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-longest-youve-ever-flown-non-stop/922151 "2020-10-09T23:13:45Z")
poll Just out of boredom, I thought I’d start a companion poll to the “What’s the longest you’ve driven?” thread, this time air travel related. Feel free to post the route and actual flight time, and whether you were in… --- ## [In defence of wokeness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-defence-of-wokeness/922065)
**Author:** [@DemonTree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DemonTree)\ **Replies:** 218\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2020, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-defence-of-wokeness/922065 "2020-10-09T23:08:10Z")
As one of the people who’s been complaining a lot about ‘woke’ stuff recently, I think this article is well worth reading: --- ## [Better results from same exercise as I age: why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-results-from-same-exercise-as-i-age-why/922593)
**Author:** [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2020, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-results-from-same-exercise-as-i-age-why/922593 "2020-10-09T22:32:34Z")
I just started doing push-ups again after a couple of decades (or longer). I’m getting better results than when I was around half the age I am now. I’m not doing any more than I did then. What gives? --- ## [Is a fart just a fart or is there more to it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-fart-just-a-fart-or-is-there-more-to-it/917041)
**Author:** [@rboyce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rboyce)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2020, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-fart-just-a-fart-or-is-there-more-to-it/917041 "2020-10-09T19:07:52Z")
Someone in another forum made a comment about farts and how you could light one with a match & it would burn. This got me thinking so I looked into it and found some interesting things. Chemical Composition of Farts The… --- ## [Would you rather be 100x stronger, faster and tougher or be able to read, alter and control minds?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather-be-100x-stronger-faster-and-tougher-or-be-able-to-read-alter-and-control-minds/922052)
**Author:** [@Cmyers1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cmyers1980)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2020, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather-be-100x-stronger-faster-and-tougher-or-be-able-to-read-alter-and-control-minds/922052 "2020-10-09T17:16:08Z")
poll Would you rather be able to read, alter and control minds within a 20 mile radius or be 100x stronger, tougher and faster (faster in reaction and movement)? What would you do with whichever power you chose and why? … --- ## [Situations in which apologizing increases people anger rather than decreasing it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/situations-in-which-apologizing-increases-people-anger-rather-than-decreasing-it/922189)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2020, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/situations-in-which-apologizing-increases-people-anger-rather-than-decreasing-it/922189 "2020-10-09T16:16:08Z")
I grew up in an upbringing where I was taught that even if you aren’t wrong, apologizing anyway can help smooth over a dispute - that apologizing isn’t so much an actual admission of guilt as it is a tool for getting thi… --- ## [Non re-newal of lease = eviction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-re-newal-of-lease-eviction/920353)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2020, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-re-newal-of-lease-eviction/920353 "2020-10-09T14:15:49Z")
I have a tenant who has been consistently late with the rent from the beginning, (sometimes by up to a full month) even prior to covid. I cut the rent in half for four months and it is gradually going back up to the full… --- ## [Smallest gap (years) in cultural change?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smallest-gap-years-in-cultural-change/922521)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2020, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smallest-gap-years-in-cultural-change/922521 "2020-10-08T21:49:31Z")
It strikes me that the societal shifts in the 3 years between 1963 and 1966 (in the U.S.) might be the largest cultural change in a small amount of time since this country was founded. Any other contenders? --- ## [Hobbyist insistence on tailored products?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hobbyist-insistence-on-tailored-products/921153)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2020, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hobbyist-insistence-on-tailored-products/921153 "2020-10-08T18:46:48Z")
I’ve noticed something over the years I’ve been on the Internet, and that’s a sort of hobbyist insistence on products/items that are labeled as for that particular hobby, when in fact there’s absolutely nothing special a… --- ## [Masks - best intersection of quantity, price, and comfort?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masks-best-intersection-of-quantity-price-and-comfort/922507)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2020, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masks-best-intersection-of-quantity-price-and-comfort/922507 "2020-10-08T16:55:07Z")
Is anyone aware of a company/brand which masks decent non-disposable masks in bulk? Or semi-bulk? Like the mask equivalent of a pack of Walmart tube socks? I have a great many disposable face masks which I give to stude… --- ## [The logistics of multiple home ownership](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-logistics-of-multiple-home-ownership/922382)
**Author:** [@ZosterSandstorm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZosterSandstorm)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2020, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-logistics-of-multiple-home-ownership/922382 "2020-10-07T19:28:25Z")
I was just thinking of what a pain in the ass it is to deal with more space than a person or family really needs. Keeping seals in unused showers and toilets from drying out, keeping animals out of unused rooms, doing n… --- ## [Is flu transmission likely while we are ultra-careful to avoid covid-19?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-flu-transmission-likely-while-we-are-ultra-careful-to-avoid-covid-19/922272)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2020, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-flu-transmission-likely-while-we-are-ultra-careful-to-avoid-covid-19/922272 "2020-10-07T13:13:52Z")
Since Mrs. CC has an immune deficiency and a lung disorder, we are extremely careful in our behaviors so neither of us contracts covid. No one comes into our house. We visit no one. We do not eat at restaurants, insid… --- ## [Cultures that value old people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cultures-that-value-old-people/921332)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2020, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cultures-that-value-old-people/921332 "2020-10-07T01:51:50Z")
A writer in a recent Atlantic article was discussing Covid and ventilators. It surmised society is biased against the elderly, which is why hospitals given the choice of ventilating two patients would choose the younger… --- ## [Does anybody still use BC Headache Powder?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anybody-still-use-bc-headache-powder/922196)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2020, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anybody-still-use-bc-headache-powder/922196 "2020-10-06T17:33:03Z")
I’m talking about It’s a combination of aspirin and caffeine in powder form-- been around since 1906. The brother of a friend swears by them (he’s old like me). Because it’s a powder that you put right in your mouth (f… --- ## [Will taxpayer compliance suffer over the $750 issue?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-taxpayer-compliance-suffer-over-the-750-issue/921973)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2020, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-taxpayer-compliance-suffer-over-the-750-issue/921973 "2020-10-03T13:15:57Z")
I was catching up with a friend via text last night and he told me he was “done paying taxes” because of Trump’s current tax situation. He told me he will not file ever again. Once the IRS begins pursuing his situation… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=292) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=294)