# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=31 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 32 --- ## [Has anyone ever thought you were autistic before?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-thought-you-were-autistic-before/1024366)
**Author:** [@SaSaLeLe2011](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SaSaLeLe2011)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2025, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-thought-you-were-autistic-before/1024366 "2025-11-25T23:08:37Z")
So around 7th grade randomly, people started saying I had autism and the whole school thought I was autistic. I had no idea why, and I thought it was a rumor that a bully said. I moved to Europe in high school, and on th… --- ## [What occupations could you learn at a professional level through Youtube?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-occupations-could-you-learn-at-a-professional-level-through-youtube/1025090)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2025, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-occupations-could-you-learn-at-a-professional-level-through-youtube/1025090 "2025-11-25T21:15:13Z")
Let’s take auto mechanic as an example. Sure you could learn how to change oil and brakes, but could you become a professional mechanic just by watching Youtube? I wouldn’t think so and there are some careers where I’m … --- ## [Off with their heads!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-with-their-heads/1024877)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2025, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-with-their-heads/1024877 "2025-11-25T11:10:06Z")
Say I was a very bad, bad, bad beck. My sentence was the guillotine. How much time after the chop would I be aware? I’ve read 20-25 seconds? If true, how do they prove it? The head has rolled. No info there. If aware,… --- ## [Being a judge at a high school science fair](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-a-judge-at-a-high-school-science-fair/1025024)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2025, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-a-judge-at-a-high-school-science-fair/1025024 "2025-11-24T17:32:26Z")
I signed up to be one. 9th and 10th grade. Have never been one before. Am looking for advice on what to look for. Proper execution of the the scientific method? Creative approaches? Good data analysis? Or perhaps how har… --- ## [How to secure guitar hanger to drywall](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-secure-guitar-hanger-to-drywall/1025060)
**Author:** [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2025, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-secure-guitar-hanger-to-drywall/1025060 "2025-11-24T17:05:02Z")
I have a wall mounted guitar hanger, basically a U shaped bracket that sticks out horizontally; versions hold up guitars in guitar shops everywhere, It’s been mounted on drywall, with yellow plastic drywall anchors and … --- ## [Ontario Canada's Premier, Doug Ford, and the 401 Tunnel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ontario-canadas-premier-doug-ford-and-the-401-tunnel/1024667)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2025, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ontario-canadas-premier-doug-ford-and-the-401-tunnel/1024667 "2025-11-22T16:42:14Z")
The 400 highways around Toronto, Canada are some of the busiest roads in the world. They connect the six boroughs of Toronto to a hundred suburbs and a thousand other towns and cities. Ontario’s premier, Doug Ford, muc… --- ## [How much of a salary raise for getting a college degree?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-of-a-salary-raise-for-getting-a-college-degree/1024647)
**Author:** [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2025, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-of-a-salary-raise-for-getting-a-college-degree/1024647 "2025-11-22T12:43:59Z")
I have a couple of co-workers who received bachelor’s degrees (previously having none) this year and am wondering how this will affect their salaries. This is the time of year when employees get merit increases (ranging … --- ## [How I read books (and see movies, but mainly books)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-i-read-books-and-see-movies-but-mainly-books/1024939)
**Author:** [@hideousidiot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hideousidiot)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2025, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-i-read-books-and-see-movies-but-mainly-books/1024939 "2025-11-21T20:46:48Z")
I read a lot of books and see a lot of movies, but I begin to read and see them many more times than I finish them. Lately, I’ve been increasingly giving up after a few chapters or about twenty minutes. I rarely return t… --- ## [Do you, or any adults you know, expect to be addressed as "Mr." or "Mrs." by other adults?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-or-any-adults-you-know-expect-to-be-addressed-as-mr-or-mrs-by-other-adults/1024882)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2025, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-or-any-adults-you-know-expect-to-be-addressed-as-mr-or-mrs-by-other-adults/1024882 "2025-11-21T18:20:09Z")
This question regards adults, mostly. Obviously in some cultures it’s expected that children address other adults as “Mr. Lastname” or “Mrs. Firstname",” depending on the context. I’m asking about adults. Do you expect o… --- ## [Would you cash a check for a penny?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-cash-a-check-for-a-penny/959571)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2025, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-cash-a-check-for-a-penny/959571 "2025-11-20T17:51:26Z")
My husband got a check because apparently we overpaid the bill from one of the providers for his knee replacement. Yes, it was for a penny. It was printed, put in an envelope, and mailed to us. 1¢ I’m thinking I might … --- ## [Help me with the Shop app](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-with-the-shop-app/1024995)
**Author:** [@MagicEyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MagicEyes)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2025, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-with-the-shop-app/1024995 "2025-11-20T16:33:59Z")
What is happening with the Shop app? I use it mostly to track shipments, but now I’m looking at a website and it gives me the option to buy with Shop, and it has my credit card number. If I use the app, it has a differen… --- ## [Where can I find helpful tips on changing fundamental habits / qualities?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-find-helpful-tips-on-changing-fundamental-habits-qualities/1024764)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2025, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-find-helpful-tips-on-changing-fundamental-habits-qualities/1024764 "2025-11-20T15:49:24Z")
To make a long story short, I’ve always been inclined towards inertia in my life. I prefer to stay still and save effort; this plus a habit of impulsiveness and a general problem with motivation has caused issues in vari… --- ## [Building code for internet infrastructure?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/building-code-for-internet-infrastructure/1024977)
**Author:** [@sweeteviljesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweeteviljesus)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2025, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/building-code-for-internet-infrastructure/1024977 "2025-11-19T23:02:43Z")
As I was hearing about the news about CloudFlare going down on the heels of the outage of the AWS us-east-1 region, I was wondering if there should be a code for internet infrastructure similar to that for the constructi… --- ## [Disney World - take or send the grandkids?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disney-world-take-or-send-the-grandkids/1013078)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2025, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disney-world-take-or-send-the-grandkids/1013078 "2025-11-19T20:24:00Z")
One of our 3 kids lives near us and has 2 daughters, aged 5 and 9 - our only grandkids. They are comfortable but not terribly flush. We’ve discussed taking their family with us on vacations. Next summer we are all goi… --- ## [Proper Diet for Elevated Triglycerides?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-diet-for-elevated-triglycerides/1024970)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2025, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-diet-for-elevated-triglycerides/1024970 "2025-11-19T20:23:24Z")
My last blood test came back shockingly normal with the exception of slightly elevated triglycerides. I didn’t get a lot of direction from my doctor beyond, “Eat a low fat diet.” Now I’ve read a lot of nutrition books … --- ## [Why is Saudi Arabia killing a journalist such a big issue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-saudi-arabia-killing-a-journalist-such-a-big-issue/822880)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2025, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-saudi-arabia-killing-a-journalist-such-a-big-issue/822880 "2025-11-19T16:01:56Z")
I haven’t been following the news lately, but the murder of a Saudi journalist in Turkey is coming up a lot. But why is this different than all the other oppression of journalists all over the world? Russia kills lots o… --- ## [Telephone Harassment of the Elderly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/telephone-harassment-of-the-elderly/1024713)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2025, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/telephone-harassment-of-the-elderly/1024713 "2025-11-18T20:49:54Z")
My elderly mother has been getting upward of fifty phone calls per day, often every two minutes, from varying phone numbers that seem to be spoofed since some of them are from unassigned area codes. If she answers the p… --- ## [Suppose Trump brokers Middle East Peace. Nobel prize?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suppose-trump-brokers-middle-east-peace-nobel-prize/1023861)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2025, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suppose-trump-brokers-middle-east-peace-nobel-prize/1023861 "2025-11-18T19:57:35Z")
Suppose in a year or so Trump does somehow manage to broker a real peace treaty. I want to make it clear that it is not to be like the various earlier accords which were at best outlines of a possible settlement that ac… --- ## [Any nice hotels on nice lakes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-nice-hotels-on-nice-lakes/1024861)
**Author:** [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2025, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-nice-hotels-on-nice-lakes/1024861 "2025-11-18T16:30:59Z")
Up until this year, I thought there must be quite a lot of decent hotels that are right on a good looking lake. After all, I knew about American and Canadian wilderness resorts that have at least one example of this, and… --- ## [Married couple, property ownership held "tenants in common", mortgage in my name only](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/married-couple-property-ownership-held-tenants-in-common-mortgage-in-my-name-only/1015397)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2025, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/married-couple-property-ownership-held-tenants-in-common-mortgage-in-my-name-only/1015397 "2025-11-17T13:15:56Z")
I’m wondering if this will be a problem down the road, if I die first. My husband and I bought this house 20 years ago, well before we were married. The ownership is as “tenants in common,” which effectively means that … --- ## [About your first name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-your-first-name/1002718)
**Author:** [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Replies:** 200\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2025, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-your-first-name/1002718 "2025-11-17T01:19:59Z")
I just got a call from a realtor interested in earning a commission helping me sell my mother’s house. The call began, “Hello, is this \[my first name\]? I am a realtor with …” click. My best friends are vultures, … --- ## ["Project 2025 is the agenda now" proclaim the MAGAts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-2025-is-the-agenda-now-proclaim-the-magats/1009858)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2025, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-2025-is-the-agenda-now-proclaim-the-magats/1009858 "2025-11-16T20:56:02Z")
Time to look at the nuts and bolts of this. In detail. Bear in mind the whole thing is 900 pages. (Ellipses show where I have removed a lot of text from the Axios article.) How Project 2025 would change American life h… --- ## [Can getting my transmission flushed cause problems?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-getting-my-transmission-flushed-cause-problems/1024878)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2025, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-getting-my-transmission-flushed-cause-problems/1024878 "2025-11-16T14:09:19Z")
I’ve read the old threads on transmission flushes. The general consensus is that you should get them done. There was no strong consensus on how often you need them; the suggestions run from every 30,000 miles to every 10… --- ## [California vacation: Jan 2026. Sacramento/SF/Berkeley](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-vacation-jan-2026-sacramento-sf-berkeley/1023703)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2025, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-vacation-jan-2026-sacramento-sf-berkeley/1023703 "2025-11-16T02:39:43Z")
Planing on about a week in California in January. Not ideal for weather, but it’ll be better than Chicago and maybe I’ll see the sun at least once. It looks like it’s easy to get between the Bay Area and Sacramento via … --- ## [Alternative ways (other than steering wheels) for controlling car-like vehicles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternative-ways-other-than-steering-wheels-for-controlling-car-like-vehicles/1024849)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2025, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternative-ways-other-than-steering-wheels-for-controlling-car-like-vehicles/1024849 "2025-11-16T00:17:09Z")
What control/input methods have been attempted for driving cars and car-like machines (tractors, buggies, tanks, etc.) other than steering wheels? The steering wheel makes sense when you’re mechanically steering the driv… --- ## [Straight Women: Are you more turned off by women, or unattractive men?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-women-are-you-more-turned-off-by-women-or-unattractive-men/1024732)
**Author:** [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2025, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-women-are-you-more-turned-off-by-women-or-unattractive-men/1024732 "2025-11-15T17:50:43Z")
I’m trying to figure out if I’m weird, or if this is standard female psychology. I’m a straight woman. Let’s say I’m sexually available, and my choices are a man I’m attracted to, a man I’m not attracted to, and a woma… --- ## [Ways to avoid single point of email failure](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ways-to-avoid-single-point-of-email-failure/1024848)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2025, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ways-to-avoid-single-point-of-email-failure/1024848 "2025-11-14T20:55:58Z")
I recently lost access to my Hotmail account for a few days. I have a few email accounts, but I use that one for my bank accounts, bills, Venmo, etc. I was able to get back in this morning – I can still feel the relief… --- ## [Problem Employees: Are HR Departments Better at Policing Their Own?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-employees-are-hr-departments-better-at-policing-their-own/1024738)
**Author:** [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2025, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-employees-are-hr-departments-better-at-policing-their-own/1024738 "2025-11-14T20:49:45Z")
Continuing the discussion from That’s funny. Which raises the question of whether HR departments are any more effective at disciplining or firing their own problem children than they are at disciplining or firing othe… --- ## [Management consulting digression and discussion from the What were you thinking thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/management-consulting-digression-and-discussion-from-the-what-were-you-thinking-thread/1024308)
**Author:** [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2025, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/management-consulting-digression-and-discussion-from-the-what-were-you-thinking-thread/1024308 "2025-11-13T19:38:40Z")
You may have no idea who I am but I have been a big fan of your posts for twenty something years mainly because we are so different. We both got engineering degrees and you are just a few years younger than I am. I was … --- ## [Boxer briefs that are not tight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boxer-briefs-that-are-not-tight/1024759)
**Author:** [@craft458](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/craft458)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2025, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boxer-briefs-that-are-not-tight/1024759 "2025-11-13T18:43:41Z")
I’m looking for boxer briefs that are not tight. So, I don’t want them tight around the leg or around any part of me. They used to be that way back in the day, and now they’re all tight. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=30) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=32)