# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=309 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 310 --- ## [\[Alcoholism\] Substitute addiction after weight loss? Maybe. I dunno?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alcoholism-substitute-addiction-after-weight-loss-maybe-i-dunno/804974)
**Author:** [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2020, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alcoholism-substitute-addiction-after-weight-loss-maybe-i-dunno/804974 "2020-07-15T22:38:10Z")
Hey SDMB. Long time, no post. Hi all you gorgeous people, by the way :slight\_smile: I had weight loss surgery a little over 10 months ago. I’ve lost 125 pounds and lately I’ve been drinking more than usual. Not a lot in… --- ## [When co-dependency feels like a disease](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-co-dependency-feels-like-a-disease/915384)
**Author:** [@Antihistimeme](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antihistimeme)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2020, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-co-dependency-feels-like-a-disease/915384 "2020-07-15T19:59:06Z")
I’ve always found myself in relationships. For the past decade, I’ve had maybe one or two year-long stints where I did not have a boyfriend. As a result, I think I have developed a severe issue with co-dependency, to the… --- ## [Random fireworks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-fireworks/913802)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2020, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-fireworks/913802 "2020-07-15T18:33:57Z")
My neighborhood is hispanic/latino by a huge majority and it’s not uncommon to hear the occasional consumer-grade fireworks, but lately, say the past 2-3 weeks, it’s been every night, and even sometimes during the day. Y… --- ## [A moral question inspired by the film The dark crystal( spoiler warning)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-moral-question-inspired-by-the-film-the-dark-crystal-spoiler-warning/913794)
**Author:** [@lordfreeza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lordfreeza)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2020, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-moral-question-inspired-by-the-film-the-dark-crystal-spoiler-warning/913794 "2020-07-14T21:46:44Z")
So I finally just finished watch the Dark Crystal film after all these years. I hated the main villains when I was a kid and always stopped watching it. I found a copy at wall mart and gave it another go. I enjoyed the … --- ## [How do you grip the steering wheel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-grip-the-steering-wheel/913082)
**Author:** [@Scarlax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlax)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2020, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-grip-the-steering-wheel/913082 "2020-07-14T18:48:12Z")
Hi all. First time poster, long time reader- since about 2012 when I discovered the Straight Dope in the Reader in Chicago. Been lurking daily since about 2016, but could never find a topic or thread to spur me into ac… --- ## [Apartment or condo owners and renters, what amenities do you like or use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apartment-or-condo-owners-and-renters-what-amenities-do-you-like-or-use/913987)
**Author:** [@urbanredneck2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/urbanredneck2)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2020, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apartment-or-condo-owners-and-renters-what-amenities-do-you-like-or-use/913987 "2020-07-13T23:55:51Z")
So people who live in a complex, what amenities do you like or use? For example Avenue 80 is one of the newest in my area. It has way too many to list but includes pool, fitness center, outdoor kitchen, sky lounge, dog … --- ## [Did you know your great-grandparents?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-your-great-grandparents/745269)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2020, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-your-great-grandparents/745269 "2020-07-13T23:37:52Z")
I put in 3 possible answers-in the 2nd choice, you met them at least once, but had no close ongoing relationship with them. In the 3rd they were a more regular part of your life. Me, I missed mine by c. 10-15 years, bu… --- ## [If you could hack news headlines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-hack-news-headlines/915243)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2020, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-hack-news-headlines/915243 "2020-07-13T21:26:54Z")
Say you have amazing hacker skills and can break into any news reporting service. But for reasons you can only edit the headlines, and at most one word (ideally, only a single letter.) Your motive? Mostly for the lols. S… --- ## [Robot vacuum for pet hair?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robot-vacuum-for-pet-hair/915151)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2020, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robot-vacuum-for-pet-hair/915151 "2020-07-13T18:35:04Z")
I have 2 dogs so pet hair removal is important to me. Anyone have any pros and cons of models of robot vacs for dog hair? I have both wood floors and carpets. --- ## [Explanation for low residential energy use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explanation-for-low-residential-energy-use/855531)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2020, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explanation-for-low-residential-energy-use/855531 "2020-07-13T13:42:12Z")
We just received our latest electric bill. It says we use 49% less energy than our EFFICIENT neighbors. There are only two of us, and we were raised to turn out lights when we left a room, but I can’t figure out why we… --- ## [Question about US and other militaries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-us-and-other-militaries/915121)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2020, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-us-and-other-militaries/915121 "2020-07-13T13:36:35Z")
One thing about the Canadian military which always seemed strange to me regards medical coverage. My understanding is those serving receive great coverage, but this does not necessarily apply to their spouses or childre… --- ## [How big a lie could Trump get away with? Is there any too big?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-a-lie-could-trump-get-away-with-is-there-any-too-big/915071)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2020, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-a-lie-could-trump-get-away-with-is-there-any-too-big/915071 "2020-07-13T13:26:08Z")
Something I’ve been pondering for a while now. Suppose Trump were to say on Twitter sometime that a group of BLM protestors in Philadelphia dragged a white family of eight, including a toddler, out of their home and bur… --- ## [When did your mother stop talking to you in the third person?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-your-mother-stop-talking-to-you-in-the-third-person/914527)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2020, 10:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-your-mother-stop-talking-to-you-in-the-third-person/914527 "2020-07-13T10:34:52Z")
My mother would sometimes talk to me by saying: “Mommy will do this” or, let’s say her name was Silvia, “Silvia will do that”. Is this common when talking to adult children? I repeatedly told her to stop it but she kept … --- ## [Thoughts on care packages for homeless?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-care-packages-for-homeless/849231)
**Author:** [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2020, 8:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-care-packages-for-homeless/849231 "2020-07-13T08:55:59Z")
It occurred to me today, as I passed a homeless person, that it would be nice to have a few care packages in the car to hand out. I’m looking for help as to what to put into them. I’d also like to keep the cost down to … --- ## [When did orchids get cheap?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-orchids-get-cheap/915070)
**Author:** [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2020, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-orchids-get-cheap/915070 "2020-07-13T00:16:24Z")
I was in the supermarket earlier today, and in the florist section, among the displays of cut flower bouquets was a table of potted orchid plants. I remember in fiction, saying that someone grew orchids was to say that … --- ## [Who here has done the Eharmony thing? Opinions, please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-here-has-done-the-eharmony-thing-opinions-please/406379)
**Author:** [@Scubaqueen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scubaqueen)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2020, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-here-has-done-the-eharmony-thing-opinions-please/406379 "2020-07-12T16:43:24Z")
such is life. I find myself not only without my beloved old kitty Murphy - RIP these last ten days, sweet boy - but am now also w/o the Divemaster after almost five years of togetherness (he’s still alive, in case you … --- ## [Home remedy for heat rash?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-remedy-for-heat-rash/914988)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2020, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-remedy-for-heat-rash/914988 "2020-07-12T14:10:29Z")
AKA prickly heat. I have read calamine but another site said don’t use creams/lotions. --- ## [Do Women/Men Get Sexual Pleasure from Providing Blow Jobs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-women-men-get-sexual-pleasure-from-providing-blow-jobs/390606)
**Author:** [@Operation\_Ripper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Operation_Ripper)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2020, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-women-men-get-sexual-pleasure-from-providing-blow-jobs/390606 "2020-07-12T01:58:19Z")
Frankly, I’ve not given one, and after receiving various feedback from ladies during, after and anecdotally, am just wondering does anyone physically experience sexual pleasure from gifting same? Moreso than “job well d… --- ## [What are some good low-knee-impact leg-strengthening exercises?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-good-low-knee-impact-leg-strengthening-exercises/915012)
**Author:** [@Roland\_Orzabal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roland_Orzabal)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2020, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-good-low-knee-impact-leg-strengthening-exercises/915012 "2020-07-12T00:51:00Z")
I was recently hospitalized and then bedridden for a period of a couple of months. This caused my leg muscles to deteriorate to the point where doing much more than going to the store wears me out in short order. I am no… --- ## [Would You Share Your Washer with a Stranger?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-share-your-washer-with-a-stranger/914058)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2020, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-share-your-washer-with-a-stranger/914058 "2020-07-12T00:11:03Z")
While noodling around on YouTube I saw a reaction video to another video concerning extreme cheapskates. Among other things, it showed a guy going around a laundromat with a half empty laundry basket asking people if he… --- ## [Are you supposed to tip the hotel shuttle bus driver? (US)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-supposed-to-tip-the-hotel-shuttle-bus-driver-us/534170)
**Author:** [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2020, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-supposed-to-tip-the-hotel-shuttle-bus-driver-us/534170 "2020-07-11T23:36:47Z")
If your hotel provides a courtesy transportation service to and from the airport, are you supposed to tip the driver? Seems like you have tip EVERYONE in the US these days. I’m always super sensitive about tipping becau… --- ## [Peripheral sensitization of nervous system](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peripheral-sensitization-of-nervous-system/914936)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2020, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peripheral-sensitization-of-nervous-system/914936 "2020-07-11T15:48:11Z")
No medical advice to specific cases, you’re not a doctor or if you are, you’re not my doctor: What can help with peripheral sensitization of the flexor carpi ulnaris and its associated tendon? Would one measure be ligh… --- ## [Switching out babies in 1930s maternity ward](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/switching-out-babies-in-1930s-maternity-ward/914930)
**Author:** [@CardboardBoxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CardboardBoxx)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2020, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/switching-out-babies-in-1930s-maternity-ward/914930 "2020-07-11T14:51:07Z")
In Once Upon A Time in America Noodles’s gang switch around a lot of babies in a maternity ward, (lets say 100 of the purpose of this OP). They then “lose” the information of which baby is which. If this really happened,… --- ## [Pickup truck towing capacity - how to know for certain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pickup-truck-towing-capacity-how-to-know-for-certain/914680)
**Author:** [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2020, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pickup-truck-towing-capacity-how-to-know-for-certain/914680 "2020-07-11T11:10:14Z")
I’m looking to buy a Ford F-150. Its purpose will be to pull a medium-sized camper-trailer, in the 17-20 foot range. I’ve calculated that the truck I buy needs to be able to tow at least 7500 lbs. Unfortunately, I can’t… --- ## [Which President would you most like to be serving during the current crisis?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-president-would-you-most-like-to-be-serving-during-the-current-crisis/855740)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2020, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-president-would-you-most-like-to-be-serving-during-the-current-crisis/855740 "2020-07-11T02:47:15Z")
So you can pick any US President, from Washington to Trump. Who do you think has the temperment and knowledge to best lead this country right now? With everything that is happening, from COVID 19, to the Black Lives Mat… --- ## [Vegans and naturally-shed animal products](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vegans-and-naturally-shed-animal-products/844060)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2020, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vegans-and-naturally-shed-animal-products/844060 "2020-07-10T13:50:02Z")
I was out in the woods the other day hoping to find a deer antler to use in a craft project and I got to idly wondering… what do vegans think of use of products that are of animal origin, but that are naturally shed or d… --- ## [Ghana invites Black Americans to "come home"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghana-invites-black-americans-to-come-home/914279)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2020, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghana-invites-black-americans-to-come-home/914279 "2020-07-09T20:17:28Z")
The government has negotiated with local chiefs to earmark 500 acres of land near the nation’s center for newcomers, carving out enough space for about 1,500 families. Survey and registration fees are waived for membe… --- ## [Tell me about your experiences with home fireplaces](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-experiences-with-home-fireplaces/842588)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2020, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-experiences-with-home-fireplaces/842588 "2020-07-09T18:26:31Z")
My wife and I purchased a house earlier this year. This will be our first house (we previously owned a condo), and our first dwelling with a fireplace. Neither one of us have ever lived in a house with a fireplace. We… --- ## [Removing (straight piping) a resonator on exhaust system](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removing-straight-piping-a-resonator-on-exhaust-system/914783)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2020, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removing-straight-piping-a-resonator-on-exhaust-system/914783 "2020-07-09T18:11:53Z")
I broke off the pipe at the exit of the resonator. I just would like to straight pipe it as it is cheaper and I’m not sure if it really does anything. Want to know any of the negatives of doing this. The OEM design is… --- ## [How bad is chicago traffic in the lockdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-is-chicago-traffic-in-the-lockdown/914798)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2020, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-is-chicago-traffic-in-the-lockdown/914798 "2020-07-09T17:05:55Z")
I’m going to be traveling from Indianapolis to Wisconsin soon, either on a friday evening or a saturday morning. With the virus lockdown, I assume traffic isn’t as bad as normal. In the past I’ve taken the 94 into town … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=308) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=310)