# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=32 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 33 --- ## [The way to address housing affordability is to build more housing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-way-to-address-housing-affordability-is-to-build-more-housing/1024808)
**Author:** [@DeadTreasSecretaries](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeadTreasSecretaries)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2025, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-way-to-address-housing-affordability-is-to-build-more-housing/1024808 "2025-11-13T17:42:51Z")
Wanted to continue the discussion of increasing housing supply from Is Trump’s mortgage plan a bad idea? The way to make housing more affordable is to increase the supply of homes that someone wants to live in. Whet… --- ## [Transporting a car with a commercial carrier - Educate me; company suggestions welcome, too](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transporting-a-car-with-a-commercial-carrier-educate-me-company-suggestions-welcome-too/1024792)
**Author:** [@Spiff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiff)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2025, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transporting-a-car-with-a-commercial-carrier-educate-me-company-suggestions-welcome-too/1024792 "2025-11-13T17:20:11Z")
Searching for relevant threads turned up nothing recent, only from 2008 or earlier. I want to transport a classic car that I’m buying in Green Bay, Wisc., to my home in St. Paul, Minn. That’s about a 4-hour drive, BTW,… --- ## [Do British people have the most words for “stupid”?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-british-people-have-the-most-words-for-stupid/1024704)
**Author:** [@Shitrisk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shitrisk)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2025, 8:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-british-people-have-the-most-words-for-stupid/1024704 "2025-11-13T08:40:42Z")
But then they just have one word for smart. “Brilliant”. Like it’s just a matter of candlepower. --- ## [? Natural water holes in creek beds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/natural-water-holes-in-creek-beds/1024789)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2025, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/natural-water-holes-in-creek-beds/1024789 "2025-11-13T03:38:11Z")
I have always lived in the city so I don’t have much reference on this. If I had a small creek, maybe 3 ft wide running through my property that was about 4 ft below grade, just for an example. If I were to dig out a cho… --- ## [Are drivers getting worse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-drivers-getting-worse/1024666)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2025, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-drivers-getting-worse/1024666 "2025-11-12T16:51:33Z")
Most malls and plazas have an adjacent sidewalk and a two-lane road where you are not supposed to park. You can understand someone occasionally stopping there to pick up a disabled shopper or load or unload larger amoun… --- ## [The ethics of food stamps (AITA?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ethics-of-food-stamps-aita/1011457)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 398\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2025, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ethics-of-food-stamps-aita/1011457 "2025-11-12T00:09:00Z")
I have an acquaintance that I text back and forth with. He mentioned that he was going shopping with his new food assistance check, and hoped to buy some caviar. I replied “What is wrong with this picture?” He asked if… --- ## [Is the AGI risk getting a bit overstated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-agi-risk-getting-a-bit-overstated/1023871)
**Author:** [@Saffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saffer)\ **Replies:** 197\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2025, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-agi-risk-getting-a-bit-overstated/1023871 "2025-11-11T22:34:52Z")
I recently watched this video: https://youtu.be/5KVDDfAkRgc?si=QtWhoQS1mZXTXw8o A common plot point in these sorts of discussions is exponential increases in capability. In this video, exponential improvement is contras… --- ## [A Sponge question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sponge-question/1024698)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2025, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sponge-question/1024698 "2025-11-11T13:15:41Z")
How gross is my shower sponge? I know kitchen sponges get really filthy and moldy and need to be tossed pretty quickly. This is not pouf, not a natural sea sponge. A cheapy I found on a hook at Walmart for less that $3… --- ## [Evidence that Universe’s Expansion is Decelerating](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evidence-that-universe-s-expansion-is-decelerating/1024755)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2025, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evidence-that-universe-s-expansion-is-decelerating/1024755 "2025-11-11T04:11:22Z")
Surprised that this isn’t bigger news, so not sure how seriously I should take it. Wouldn’t it upend alot of current prevailing astronomical theories? --- ## [Cat allergies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-allergies/1014358)
**Author:** [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2025, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-allergies/1014358 "2025-11-10T17:13:54Z")
We have three cats: Irving, Ophelia, and Mario. Irving and Ophelia are eight years old, and they came to us as a bonded pair when they were around seven months old. The rescue that we adopted them from told us they were … --- ## [I'm curious. How do you deal with the not seen text?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-curious-how-do-you-deal-with-the-not-seen-text/1024642)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2025, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-curious-how-do-you-deal-with-the-not-seen-text/1024642 "2025-11-10T16:17:44Z")
My sister was (lovingly) fussing with me about this. Someone sends you a text.it’s not a text asking a question or needing information. It’s a meme, a joke or maybe a link to some sort of news article. You don’t see th… --- ## [Dick Cheney Dies... Anticlimactic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dick-cheney-dies-anticlimactic/1024555)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2025, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dick-cheney-dies-anticlimactic/1024555 "2025-11-10T14:12:44Z")
Well, Dick Cheney’s dead. Anybody wanna start talking smack, or are we too exhausted with that kinda stuff right now? --- ## [Foton Pearled Candle--anyone actually tried it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foton-pearled-candle-anyone-actually-tried-it/1024712)
**Author:** [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2025, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foton-pearled-candle-anyone-actually-tried-it/1024712 "2025-11-09T22:47:03Z")
This candle company looks like a good gift for someone on my list, but I no longer trust online reviews. Has anyone tried their products? https://fotoncandle.com/ Here’s an example: … --- ## [How many of your fingers would you be willing to sell?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-your-fingers-would-you-be-willing-to-sell/689941)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2025, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-your-fingers-would-you-be-willing-to-sell/689941 "2025-11-09T16:29:58Z")
The usual \[del\]eccentric\[/del\] sadistic billionaire is offering you a small fortune for each of your fingers. If you accept, whichever fingers you sell will be amputated by a qualified surgical team; you will be anesthes… --- ## [How long before AI-powered robots take away the trade jobs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-before-ai-powered-robots-take-away-the-trade-jobs/1024152)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2025, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-before-ai-powered-robots-take-away-the-trade-jobs/1024152 "2025-11-09T15:26:02Z")
I saw a commercial the other day for a training school for careers in the trades-- plumbing, HVAC, electrical, etc. It showed various people saying things like “‘ChatGPT, fix my plumbing’…‘Sorry, I cannot do that’”. “‘Si… --- ## [Can I run a PowerPoint to a projector and broadcast a Zoom meeting simultaneously from the same laptop?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-run-a-powerpoint-to-a-projector-and-broadcast-a-zoom-meeting-simultaneously-from-the-same-laptop/1024504)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2025, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-run-a-powerpoint-to-a-projector-and-broadcast-a-zoom-meeting-simultaneously-from-the-same-laptop/1024504 "2025-11-08T13:34:56Z")
I’ve done plenty of Zoom calls and PowerPoints separately, but never both at the same time. Can I, or do I need two PCs? The situation: an in-person meeting where we will show a PPT using a Dell laptop connected to a pr… --- ## [China Wants Aircraft Carriers-How Long To Develop Naval Air Arm?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/china-wants-aircraft-carriers-how-long-to-develop-naval-air-arm/565220)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2025, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/china-wants-aircraft-carriers-how-long-to-develop-naval-air-arm/565220 "2025-11-07T15:10:32Z")
The Chinese navy wants to project itself-and to challenge the US Navy, they need a carrier and some planes. I think it takes quite a while to train naval pilots-and manning an aircraft carrier is a tall order. Suppose th… --- ## [Just saw an article on the NYT about a man who was arrested for assaulting a federal officer in WDC. . .with his Subway sandwich](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-saw-an-article-on-the-nyt-about-a-man-who-was-arrested-for-assaulting-a-federal-officer-in-wdc-with-his-subway-sandwich/1022043)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2025, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-saw-an-article-on-the-nyt-about-a-man-who-was-arrested-for-assaulting-a-federal-officer-in-wdc-with-his-subway-sandwich/1022043 "2025-11-07T01:02:04Z")
Just saw an article on the NYT about a man who was arrested for assaulting a federal officer in WDC. . .with his Subway sandwich. He started out yelling at the feds, calling them “fascists”, started to leave, then return… --- ## [Returning Halloween Costumes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/returning-halloween-costumes/1024502)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2025, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/returning-halloween-costumes/1024502 "2025-11-06T23:20:08Z")
I have a friend who runs a UPS Store and she says like clockwork she gets a ton of elaborate, expensive Halloween costumes returned on November 1st and sure enough this year was no different. People buy them a few day be… --- ## [Can a six year old commit murder?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-six-year-old-commit-murder/977825)
**Author:** [@Saffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saffer)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2025, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-six-year-old-commit-murder/977825 "2025-11-06T22:54:06Z")
Newport News: Boy aged six detained after shooting teacher in US Newport News: Boy aged six detained after shooting teacher in US - BBC News Apparently the shooting was intentional. --- ## [Unexpectedly positive experiences](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unexpectedly-positive-experiences/1024345)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2025, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unexpectedly-positive-experiences/1024345 "2025-11-06T21:37:10Z")
We’ve got threads for things that infuriate you and worst designed products and so on, how about one for the reverse: experiences that turned out better than you expected. I’ll start with my internet service. I recently… --- ## [Couch from Amazon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couch-from-amazon/1024360)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2025, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couch-from-amazon/1024360 "2025-11-06T18:39:00Z")
I am tentatively looking for a new couch. Our current couch & loveseat are approximately 18 years old. They’re starting to show wear, especially the top cushions that the dogs stand on when they look out the windows, but… --- ## [Anyone else's employers maintaining nearly empty workplaces?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-elses-employers-maintaining-nearly-empty-workplaces/1024580)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2025, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-elses-employers-maintaining-nearly-empty-workplaces/1024580 "2025-11-06T16:57:55Z")
In the years since covid, we’ve had a few threads about returning to the office (RTO). I work in a government office. For the most part, everyone is almost entirely work-at-home. A very few people have to report to th… --- ## [What's something that commonly happens to people, that you have never done?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-something-that-commonly-happens-to-people-that-you-have-never-done/1024374)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 181\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2025, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-something-that-commonly-happens-to-people-that-you-have-never-done/1024374 "2025-11-05T22:35:59Z")
That “Am I Behind?” thread made me think of this. Me? I’ve had a driver’s license for \>40 years, and I have never run out of gas. I’ve driven on fumes a few times, but never actually run out. I have never seen either… --- ## [Norton started giving me warning message that my personal information is at risk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norton-started-giving-me-warning-message-that-my-personal-information-is-at-risk/1019668)
**Author:** [@X.L.Lent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/X.L.Lent)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2025, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norton-started-giving-me-warning-message-that-my-personal-information-is-at-risk/1019668 "2025-11-05T22:05:21Z")
The Norton anti virus on my computer has started giving me messages that “Our scan has found your high risk information available online”. Is this just a scare tactic to get me to buy additional services? Should I take… --- ## [Would cotton farming have been viable sans slaves?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-cotton-farming-have-been-viable-sans-slaves/1024509)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2025, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-cotton-farming-have-been-viable-sans-slaves/1024509 "2025-11-05T21:22:37Z")
The title says it all. Was slavery necessary for cotton farming to be economically viable? --- ## [Halloween Education Required](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloween-education-required/1024465)
**Author:** [@Kedikat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kedikat)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2025, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloween-education-required/1024465 "2025-11-05T06:07:54Z")
I think the countries where Halloween trick or treating is a custom, need to educate kids in proper trick or treating. I know the education system is stressed. But it would not take much time. Just a quick going over th… --- ## [Cast iron gunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cast-iron-gunk/1024562)
**Author:** [@hideousidiot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hideousidiot)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2025, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cast-iron-gunk/1024562 "2025-11-05T01:40:28Z")
Is the black residue that remains in my cast-iron pans after scraping them clean a problem? I fry something, and when the pan cools off, I use a scraper to loosen particles, then I use a paper towel, sometimes two or thr… --- ## [Who was this Christian speaker I saw as a kid? (ex-con, more details inside)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-this-christian-speaker-i-saw-as-a-kid-ex-con-more-details-inside/819152)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2025, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-this-christian-speaker-i-saw-as-a-kid-ex-con-more-details-inside/819152 "2025-11-05T00:48:45Z")
OK, so this is a long shot. I remember seeing a series of sermons/messages on video(actually projected film) by a very memorable guy. Not memorable enough that I remember his name, but a really memorable guy. I remember … --- ## [A Rorschach type of question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-rorschach-type-of-question/1024536)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2025, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-rorschach-type-of-question/1024536 "2025-11-04T20:36:06Z")
So don’t bother asking for clarification, please. Are you ready for the fall? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=31) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=33)