# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=30 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 31 --- ## [With or Without Dual Citizenship, What Would You Choose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/with-or-without-dual-citizenship-what-would-you-choose/1025414)
**Author:** [@Dr.Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Drake)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2025, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/with-or-without-dual-citizenship-what-would-you-choose/1025414 "2025-12-05T01:59:24Z")
I thought I’d add a poll that covers the OP and allows other people to weigh in. If mods would rather it be restricted per the terms of the OP, I can still edit! (Or you can, I don’t mind.) poll --- ## [Suggestion for a new tablet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestion-for-a-new-tablet/1025279)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2025, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestion-for-a-new-tablet/1025279 "2025-12-04T22:29:52Z")
I have a computer, downstairs in the office, and a smart phone, also often downstairs on its charging station, and an old Samsung Galaxy android tablet that I keep in the living room. It is connected to the house wi-fi (… --- ## [Which of history’s fashions would you choose, if you could adopt any style?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-history-s-fashions-would-you-choose-if-you-could-adopt-any-style/1025312)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2025, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-history-s-fashions-would-you-choose-if-you-could-adopt-any-style/1025312 "2025-12-04T19:45:34Z")
If you could dress like any historical era, without any social opprobrium, which would you choose? I’m a fan of a nice suit; wearing a well tailored silk suit is like wearing pajamas. And I appreciate the sartorial fla… --- ## [Question about painting over acrylic enamel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-painting-over-acrylic-enamel/1025297)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2025, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-painting-over-acrylic-enamel/1025297 "2025-12-04T19:02:13Z")
Years ago my front door was painted with Kelly-Moore “Acry-Shield 100% Acrylic Exterior Semi-Gloss Enamel”. Recently a so-called professional painter painted over it with Sherwin Williams “SuperPaint Paint and Primer; Ex… --- ## [Public speaking: largest crowd you ever spoke in front of](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-speaking-largest-crowd-you-ever-spoke-in-front-of/1025082)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2025, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-speaking-largest-crowd-you-ever-spoke-in-front-of/1025082 "2025-12-04T00:24:02Z")
I remember in high school having to do a 1-minute presentation (we called it a “speech”) on a piece of art. I was physically ill the night before. I couldn’t figure out why they would subject kids to this torture. It was… --- ## [Several legal questions about double jeopardy and wrongful conviction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/several-legal-questions-about-double-jeopardy-and-wrongful-conviction/1025336)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2025, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/several-legal-questions-about-double-jeopardy-and-wrongful-conviction/1025336 "2025-12-03T23:13:42Z")
Helping out some inmates in prison, who can’t really do research: If a defendant is convicted under law XYZ but law XYZ is later overturned by the Supreme Court, does he count as wrongfully-convicted (in terms of getti… --- ## [How much am I likely to receive from the AT&T Data Incident Settlement?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-am-i-likely-to-receive-from-the-at-t-data-incident-settlement/1025366)
**Author:** [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2025, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-am-i-likely-to-receive-from-the-at-t-data-incident-settlement/1025366 "2025-12-03T21:31:23Z")
Got another email about this, and am unsure whether it’s worth the effort. I went to the trouble of filling out all the data for a class action suit a few years ago, and got enough for a cup of coffee. It wasn’t worth … --- ## [Why are people obsessed with flat earthers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-people-obsessed-with-flat-earthers/1022587)
**Author:** [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2025, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-people-obsessed-with-flat-earthers/1022587 "2025-12-03T14:43:32Z")
Every time I see a post on social media that relates to the geography of the earth, some guy will ask “What do the flat earthers think about this?” For example, someone will show a map with the great circle airplane rou… --- ## [Advice sought on updating my home wifi!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-sought-on-updating-my-home-wifi/1025085)
**Author:** [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2025, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-sought-on-updating-my-home-wifi/1025085 "2025-12-03T11:59:08Z")
Thanks in advance for advice and help. At present I have 3 Apple airports (one actually being a time capsule), all wired by Ethernet to my internet modem/router. They are “meshed” so all running the same wifi network na… --- ## [Facebook — Where It's Impossible to Follow a Conversation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-where-its-impossible-to-follow-a-conversation/1025349)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2025, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-where-its-impossible-to-follow-a-conversation/1025349 "2025-12-03T05:25:35Z")
Get drawn into a FB thread that becomes one of the long ones, the equivalent of one of our 500+ post threads. Click to change “most relevant” to “show all”. It still doesn’t do anything of the sort, since under Sue Smi… --- ## [Assuming the health-insurance industry doesn't change at all, what are the best defensive measures customers can take?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assuming-the-health-insurance-industry-doesnt-change-at-all-what-are-the-best-defensive-measures-customers-can-take/1011622)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2025, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assuming-the-health-insurance-industry-doesnt-change-at-all-what-are-the-best-defensive-measures-customers-can-take/1011622 "2025-12-02T21:03:02Z")
Let’s assume that the recent news events lead to little or no reform in healthcare and the companies like UnitedHealthCare, Aetna, BCBS, Cigna, Kaiser, etc. plug on with their usual practices as before. The best defense… --- ## [Who adopts chickens - need answer fast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-adopts-chickens-need-answer-fast/1025299)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2025, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-adopts-chickens-need-answer-fast/1025299 "2025-12-02T18:39:45Z")
I’m in property management. I just did a move out today. The asshole tenants left a chicken in a small cage in the backyard with no food and very dirty water. The one next to it had already died. The animal shelter is cl… --- ## [Deadline for Real ID for air travel pushed back until May 3, 2023: upd to May 7, 2025](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadline-for-real-id-for-air-travel-pushed-back-until-may-3-2023-upd-to-may-7-2025/940875)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2025, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadline-for-real-id-for-air-travel-pushed-back-until-may-3-2023-upd-to-may-7-2025/940875 "2025-12-02T17:50:08Z")
The Department of Homeland Security will delay the requirement for air travelers to have a Real ID-compliant form of identification, pushing it back 19 months, DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said Tuesday. The deadlin… --- ## [What kind of humidifier should I get?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-humidifier-should-i-get/1025288)
**Author:** [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2025, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-humidifier-should-i-get/1025288 "2025-12-02T04:50:28Z")
I want one just for my bedroom since my poor nostrils get sore during heating season (despite spraying saline up them frequently, which does help a little). I’ve googled and read blogs and read the others threads on thi… --- ## [Doing a pre-generative-AI Save Game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doing-a-pre-generative-ai-save-game/982126)
**Author:** [@Heracles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heracles)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2025, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doing-a-pre-generative-ai-save-game/982126 "2025-12-02T01:45:28Z")
I’m not sure in which forum to post this. With the emergence of generative AI in text writing, code writing and visual art, there are already cases where it’s not possible to tell what was generated by a model vs by a h… --- ## [Saddest-looking dogs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saddest-looking-dogs/1025289)
**Author:** [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2025, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saddest-looking-dogs/1025289 "2025-12-01T20:01:25Z")
Not actually sad, just with a sad face. Obviously Bassett Hounds are number one, with Bloodhounds close behind. We had a lab who was good at looking sad, and a beagle/heeler mix who couldn’t look sad if her life depend… --- ## [What's a good low-cost cell phone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-low-cost-cell-phone/1008952)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2025, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-low-cost-cell-phone/1008952 "2025-12-01T13:23:37Z")
I want it unlocked with 5g and wireless charging and a Droid. As cell phones are disposable now a days, I cannot justify spending $1500 on a Samsung S24 Ultra. My current Samsung is 3 years old and has issues, the char… --- ## [Charitable donations questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charitable-donations-questions/1025036)
**Author:** [@anny\_m](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anny_m)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2025, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charitable-donations-questions/1025036 "2025-12-01T04:17:13Z")
It’s the time of year when we make our charitable contributions. (Yes, I know many/most charities would rather we give monthly. Too bad. They know they’ll get extra near the end of the year – learn to budget, dammit.) A… --- ## [When do you like to get on the road (or otherwise start your travels?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-you-like-to-get-on-the-road-or-otherwise-start-your-travels/1025207)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2025, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-you-like-to-get-on-the-road-or-otherwise-start-your-travels/1025207 "2025-12-01T03:07:26Z")
My husband and I tend to be early starters when we have the option. Back in the days when we had to drive to Florida to see his parents, we’d be on the road in the dark of the morning, and do the same for the return trip… --- ## [Why would a university student do this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-a-university-student-do-this/1025161)
**Author:** [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2025, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-a-university-student-do-this/1025161 "2025-11-30T20:19:22Z")
I work at a University library. I noticed one of the students taking a picture of the dedication and the indicia of a book. Why? --- ## [How do I stop being in business?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-stop-being-in-business/1025202)
**Author:** [@RHT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RHT)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2025, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-stop-being-in-business/1025202 "2025-11-30T20:01:34Z")
Kind of a strange premise, but I am looking for some opinions. Since 2012, I have operated a pretty successful food wholesale business, kind of bridging the gap between large distributors and mom and pop food stores who… --- ## [Historical myths that reallly get on your tits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/historical-myths-that-reallly-get-on-your-tits/704744)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 364\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2025, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/historical-myths-that-reallly-get-on-your-tits/704744 "2025-11-30T18:30:11Z")
By ‘myths’ I mean misconceptions and inaccuracies about past events that get bandied about which annoy you, not getting pissed off about the Twelve Labours of Heracles or something. Here’s a coupla mine; We’ve talked a… --- ## [3D Color Printing. Are there good resources for the print files yet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3d-color-printing-are-there-good-resources-for-the-print-files-yet/1025233)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2025, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3d-color-printing-are-there-good-resources-for-the-print-files-yet/1025233 "2025-11-29T19:57:38Z")
I’m seeing printers now under $500 that do the color blending I’ve been waiting for. But this brings up the next question, is there much resources for the colored print files? It is possible that Search Thingiverse - Th… --- ## [What's the best way to stop junk postal mail?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-stop-junk-postal-mail/1025219)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2025, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-stop-junk-postal-mail/1025219 "2025-11-29T14:23:11Z")
I’m getting tired of having to walk down the street to get my postal mail, only to find it’s mostly, if not all, junk mail. I can’t remember ever getting a piece of junk mail I actually wanted, which means I have to haul… --- ## [What does "I love you to death" mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-i-love-you-to-death-mean/666853)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2025, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-i-love-you-to-death-mean/666853 "2025-11-29T00:18:26Z")
Just heard it on TV. Does it mean I will love you until one of us dies, then not so much? Seems like a strange expression. --- ## [Family reconciliation in previous periods, other countries? (move to "Politics and Elections"?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-reconciliation-in-previous-periods-other-countries-move-to-politics-and-elections/1025076)
**Author:** [@hideousidiot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hideousidiot)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2025, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-reconciliation-in-previous-periods-other-countries-move-to-politics-and-elections/1025076 "2025-11-28T23:17:41Z")
Watching Ken Burns’ “American Revolution.” I’m reminded constantly how families turned against each other bitterly, Loyalists vs. Patriots, and I’m remembering how families split during the American Civil War, both of wh… --- ## [What is the AI race, how does one win it, and what do they get for winning?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-ai-race-how-does-one-win-it-and-what-do-they-get-for-winning/1024616)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2025, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-ai-race-how-does-one-win-it-and-what-do-they-get-for-winning/1024616 "2025-11-28T16:18:44Z")
We’ve all heard about the AI race but I don’t understand what it is that we’re (they’re) racing towards. NVIDIA has said that China will win. What will they get by winning and how will we know when the race is over and h… --- ## [Were the editors right to complain about Alan Sokal's parody?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-the-editors-right-to-complain-about-alan-sokals-parody/1025166)
**Author:** [@Timz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Timz)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2025, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-the-editors-right-to-complain-about-alan-sokals-parody/1025166 "2025-11-28T10:57:32Z")
Question is, should magazine editors be allowed to assume that contributors are sincere? Can we defend the editors of Social Text in the Sokal Affair in 1996? Say an editor gets a submitted article and he can’t make hea… --- ## [Thoughts on my Lower Abdomen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-my-lower-abdomen/1025152)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2025, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-my-lower-abdomen/1025152 "2025-11-27T20:23:19Z")
OK, I know you’re not my doctor. I’m not seeking medical advice. This is not a serious issue, I have a doctor, and if this doesn’t resolve I will call her. It is not yet to where I believe it requires the doctor. But I a… --- ## [When did opinion polls start getting reported so widely?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-opinion-polls-start-getting-reported-so-widely/1024793)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2025, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-opinion-polls-start-getting-reported-so-widely/1024793 "2025-11-26T13:50:21Z")
Sure, there have always been polls about presidential elections. But over the past year or so, it seems the media cannot report an any social or political issue without observing that x% of whomever feel one way or the … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=29) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=31)