# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=338 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 339 --- ## [Do you dislike wine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-dislike-wine/459744)
**Author:** [@Turek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turek)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2020, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-dislike-wine/459744 "2020-02-25T21:01:32Z")
I dislike wine. Intensely. You know how there’s a gene that causes some folks to think cilantro tastes like soap? I think I have a gene that makes all wine taste like vomit. Seriously. I try other people’s wine all the… --- ## [So, I’m going to Mardi Gras in New Orleans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-m-going-to-mardi-gras-in-new-orleans/848273)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2020, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-m-going-to-mardi-gras-in-new-orleans/848273 "2020-02-25T17:57:18Z")
My best friend is the spontaneous type and booked two tickets to New Orleans arriving in the morning of Fat Tuesday and leaving on Friday. We’re staying at Wyndham Garden Baronne Plaza. I’ve never been except for some … --- ## [APTs, Solzhenitsyn, insects -- the future is dire. Very very dire.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apts-solzhenitsyn-insects-the-future-is-dire-very-very-dire/848489)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2020, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apts-solzhenitsyn-insects-the-future-is-dire-very-very-dire/848489 "2020-02-25T16:10:37Z")
Woe above woe! grief more than common grief! Albeit with dread, I try to check breaking news stories every day. Today: Wham Wham Wham! Three different stories, any one of which would frighten and fill us with dread an… --- ## [Indianapolis is quite beautiful](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indianapolis-is-quite-beautiful/663480)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2020, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indianapolis-is-quite-beautiful/663480 "2020-02-25T13:15:17Z")
I’ve lived in and around the Dayton, Ohio area my whole life (45 years). Yet I’ve never visited Indianapolis. That is, until this weekend. Our 14 year old daughter is infatuated with The Beatles, so I am taking her to a… --- ## [Is Sage 'Safe' (More Info Follows)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-sage-safe-more-info-follows/848386)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2020, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-sage-safe-more-info-follows/848386 "2020-02-25T13:00:57Z")
As I said before, I apparently have Type 2 Diabetes. It is being carefully monitored and treated by a physician. But I still am open to anything that could help. I have read in various places that the herb Sage could be… --- ## [Define "lying".](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/define-lying/848421)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2020, 9:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/define-lying/848421 "2020-02-25T09:20:27Z")
Yesterday, I learned that my favorite cousin, “HANNAH”, had been admitted to the hospital for a serious condition. I wanted to visit her ASAP, something my worthless eyeballs makes more complicated than it was a few yea… --- ## [Have you ever used an on-line pharmacy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-used-an-on-line-pharmacy/632885)
**Author:** [@Arrendajo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arrendajo)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2016, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-used-an-on-line-pharmacy/632885 "2016-03-22T02:06:56Z")
If so, how did it go? Are they generally reputable businesses? How would you know? Is there one you would recommend? Any details appreciated! --- ## [Do you still have any of your high school yearbooks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-still-have-any-of-your-high-school-yearbooks/848071)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2020, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-still-have-any-of-your-high-school-yearbooks/848071 "2020-02-24T18:57:08Z")
I have no idea what exactly happened to mine or when, but I’m pretty sure that, during a period when I was moving around a lot, I junked them rather than keep packing them up and moving them around. How about you? If yo… --- ## [Christians Twitter poll not going as planned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christians-twitter-poll-not-going-as-planned/848135)
**Author:** [@Razncain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Razncain)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2020, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christians-twitter-poll-not-going-as-planned/848135 "2020-02-24T12:20:08Z")
Asked on Twitter: Do you believe America would be better off if more Christians served in elected office? After 16,000 responses later, 96% stated no. Wow, didn’t see that coming, neither did they. The group accused a… --- ## [Intermittent turn signal problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intermittent-turn-signal-problem/848358)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2020, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intermittent-turn-signal-problem/848358 "2020-02-23T02:18:14Z")
A few months ago I made a right turn while driving my 2016 Jeep Wrangler. When I turned on my turn signal, instead of the expected “blink…blink…blink” I got a faster “blinkblinkblink”. I assumed a bulb had burned out, a… --- ## [How can I find this dress?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-find-this-dress/536645)
**Author:** [@carlb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlb)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2020, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-find-this-dress/536645 "2020-02-22T20:28:46Z")
There was a print ad for Feeding America in People magazine recently featuring Dana Delany in a grey dress. You can see most of the dress at this web page down in the lower right corner. The photo shows most of the det… --- ## [I want to be an engineer but I hate physics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-be-an-engineer-but-i-hate-physics/819440)
**Author:** [@wolly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolly)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2020, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-be-an-engineer-but-i-hate-physics/819440 "2020-02-22T20:02:36Z")
I tried understanding most of the concepts about electricity,thermodynamics,mechanics and most of them were easier to understand but the rest not so easy.Is that possible?I tried solving every problem but the problem was… --- ## [What percentage of Western marriages are actually good/happy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-of-western-marriages-are-actually-good-happy/847859)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2020, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-of-western-marriages-are-actually-good-happy/847859 "2020-02-22T15:54:37Z")
Actual data is impossible to come by, of course (unless one reads hundreds of millions of minds,) so it is just up to everyone’s guesstimate since this is IMHO: What percentage of marriages in the West would you guessti… --- ## [Adult, independent children visiting parents: do you knock?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adult-independent-children-visiting-parents-do-you-knock/848174)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2020, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adult-independent-children-visiting-parents-do-you-knock/848174 "2020-02-22T13:39:16Z")
Meaning, adult children who no longer live at home. ISTM that the normal and appropriate thing is to knock. For one thing, if you don’t live there then the parents’ mindset might be to have more private things out in th… --- ## [$100,000 in credit card debt. What to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-000-in-credit-card-debt-what-to-do/458487)
**Author:** [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2008, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-000-in-credit-card-debt-what-to-do/458487 "2008-09-17T00:36:29Z")
A cousin of mine has gotten herself into some serious debt. Evidently, she had been living rather large over the years, then lost her job and, thinking she’d get another pretty easily (at which she’d be making the very g… --- ## [What to do over a weekend in Savannah, GA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-over-a-weekend-in-savannah-ga/848263)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2020, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-over-a-weekend-in-savannah-ga/848263 "2020-02-21T18:22:54Z")
My wife and I will be visiting Savannah for a long weekend in March. We’ve watched Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, so we’re looking forward to meeting a bunch of drunk, gun-toting high society types, drag queens… --- ## [Is anyone else concerned with this new virus in China that is becoming a bigger problem every day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-concerned-with-this-new-virus-in-china-that-is-becoming-a-bigger-problem-every-day/846841)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Replies:** 465\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2020, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-concerned-with-this-new-virus-in-china-that-is-becoming-a-bigger-problem-every-day/846841 "2020-02-21T15:42:23Z")
The world news sites are reporting there is a new virus in China that keeps on mutating and spreading every day. There seems to be considerable concern because some people are dying while many more are getting sick. Th… --- ## [Anyone every used clay bar to get glass really clean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-every-used-clay-bar-to-get-glass-really-clean/837326)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2020, 8:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-every-used-clay-bar-to-get-glass-really-clean/837326 "2020-02-21T08:41:07Z")
There’s at least one video on Youtube where the car enthusiast guy suggests using clay bar (which I gather is usually used to clean a car’s paint) to also clean the windshield. He says it loosens and removes impurities t… --- ## [A question for people 40 and up.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-people-40-and-up/847893)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2020, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-people-40-and-up/847893 "2020-02-21T05:05:55Z")
After reading the question in the spoiler, you have 2 seconds to answer. I don’t need to know your answer (although you may share if you wish), I would just like to know if you were able to do it. --- ## [What are Richard Grenell's qualifications?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-richard-grenells-qualifications/848255)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2020, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-richard-grenells-qualifications/848255 "2020-02-21T04:39:05Z")
Trump just picked Richard Grenell to be the acting director of national intelligence, over seeing 17 spy agencies. What in his background qualifies him for this position? --- ## [Is Trump the closest we've come to losing our democratic government](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-the-closest-weve-come-to-losing-our-democratic-government/847998)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2020, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-the-closest-weve-come-to-losing-our-democratic-government/847998 "2020-02-20T23:57:25Z")
Prompted by this article in Salon magazine: “Can we stop tiptoeing around the fact that Trump is behaving like a dictator?” After our independence, and after we officially became the country it is now, has any other pre… --- ## [Purpose of anonymous phone calls leaving no message?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/purpose-of-anonymous-phone-calls-leaving-no-message/848113)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2020, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/purpose-of-anonymous-phone-calls-leaving-no-message/848113 "2020-02-20T22:24:39Z")
We’ve been receiving 5-6 phone calls daily to our landline. Most are anonymous, but some have phone numbers attached. If we pick up when it rings, there is no person or recording on the other end. After 2 rings, our r… --- ## [The cellphone-cancer link: still dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cellphone-cancer-link-still-dead/848188)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2020, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cellphone-cancer-link-still-dead/848188 "2020-02-20T19:58:39Z")
This report sneaked by me and I didn’t see any mention of it on the Dope - but an FDA review released last week shows no link between cellphone use and cancer. Or if you prefer, ‘‘insufficient evidence’’ of any link. "…… --- ## [Climeworks: would you buy their carbon offsets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/climeworks-would-you-buy-their-carbon-offsets/847030)
**Author:** [@Esprise\_Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprise_Me)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2020, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/climeworks-would-you-buy-their-carbon-offsets/847030 "2020-02-20T17:50:01Z")
An acquaintance mentioned them recently and I’ve been busy Googling. The company’s own website offers to remove a fraction to the entire average global travel carbon footprint for a subscription fee of $8-55 per month a… --- ## [How are the flag of Owain Glyndwr and Welsh nationalism viewed outside Wales?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-the-flag-of-owain-glyndwr-and-welsh-nationalism-viewed-outside-wales/847885)
**Author:** [@Motorgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Motorgirl)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2020, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-the-flag-of-owain-glyndwr-and-welsh-nationalism-viewed-outside-wales/847885 "2020-02-20T14:20:04Z")
I spent some time in Wales this past fall. My impression was that as we got further west and north (especially into Gwynedd) nationalistic sentiment increased, or at the very least was on more open display. This include… --- ## [Glass In Garbage Disposal.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glass-in-garbage-disposal/848066)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2020, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glass-in-garbage-disposal/848066 "2020-02-20T06:29:13Z")
Sunday (yesterday as I write this EST), the guy who helps me clean came over. He was trying to organize the glasses on a small shelf on the sink, when the whole thing tumbled over. At first I thought he broke my expensiv… --- ## [Would the Pentagon authorize the use of WMD's that include the coronavirus?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-the-pentagon-authorize-the-use-of-wmds-that-include-the-coronavirus/848119)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Quatro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Quatro)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2020, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-the-pentagon-authorize-the-use-of-wmds-that-include-the-coronavirus/848119 "2020-02-20T06:14:45Z")
Coronavirus could be used against an invading army in a future war scenario Short range tactical weapons include WMD, but what about this new coronavirus flu? An army would not be able to function for very long. Leav… --- ## [Ever known someone with a bad gambling habit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-known-someone-with-a-bad-gambling-habit/848007)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2020, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-known-someone-with-a-bad-gambling-habit/848007 "2020-02-20T00:12:47Z")
I watched a movie where the lead blows all his money at a casino. Now in real life I think I have known maybe 1 person like that. it was this woman I worked with who back in the day was always flying to Vegas to gamble … --- ## [Need a solid Android podcast player.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-solid-android-podcast-player/848139)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2020, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-solid-android-podcast-player/848139 "2020-02-19T22:42:25Z")
Need a solid Android podcast player. Thoughts? I’m game to dive in- friends go on about Podcasts that interest me. I need a decent interface. Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk --- ## [Please Recommend a Disk Wipe Utility](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-a-disk-wipe-utility/847979)
**Author:** [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2020, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-a-disk-wipe-utility/847979 "2020-02-19T21:58:33Z")
Please recommend a disk wipe utility if you know of a good one - thanks! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=337) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=339)