# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=39 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 40 --- ## [The troubling situation in Nepal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-troubling-situation-in-nepal/1022870)
**Author:** [@Zoobi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoobi)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2025, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-troubling-situation-in-nepal/1022870 "2025-09-09T17:21:19Z")
https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/nineteen-killed-nepal-gen-z-protest-over-social-media-ban-corruption-2025-09-08/ At least 19 killed so far, including children. --- ## [Outdated medicines: anyone remember these?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outdated-medicines-anyone-remember-these/583831)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2025, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outdated-medicines-anyone-remember-these/583831 "2025-09-09T14:19:12Z")
When my brother and sister and I were kids, our parents used over-the-counter medications on us, which have since disappeared. We apparently used codeine before it was restricted to prescrfption dispensation. We used ast… --- ## [Why did I see red triangles? Visual hallucination?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-i-see-red-triangles-visual-hallucination/919374)
**Author:** [@Dingbang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dingbang)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2025, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-i-see-red-triangles-visual-hallucination/919374 "2025-09-09T12:54:35Z")
I had a fascinating experience last night in which I saw vivid, clear red triangles instead of singular red lights on the highway, on buildings, everywhere I looked. I had been to a nice dinner that included multiple co… --- ## [Return To Office, not working as controlling bosses wanted it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-to-office-not-working-as-controlling-bosses-wanted-it/1020858)
**Author:** [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2025, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-to-office-not-working-as-controlling-bosses-wanted-it/1020858 "2025-09-09T02:51:27Z")
Late last year, Forbes reported that 90% of companies will return to the office in 2024, with 28% threatening to fire workers who don’t comply. But it turns out that the motivations for calling workers back to the of… --- ## [Why we need the metric system](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-we-need-the-metric-system/554140)
**Author:** [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2025, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-we-need-the-metric-system/554140 "2025-09-09T00:11:17Z")
I’ve just put together a video describing one (often overlooked) reason why we Americans need the metric system – and, no, this reason ISN’T the Mars Climate Orbiter: (Note that in doing this little projec… --- ## [Should I take this cavity seriously?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-take-this-cavity-seriously/1022824)
**Author:** [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2025, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-take-this-cavity-seriously/1022824 "2025-09-08T17:06:27Z")
Bit of background. I have a bad gag reflex and as a result I have very rarely been to the dentist for a teeth cleaning. The last time was probably 15 years ago. This hasn’t been an issue because I have been fortunate nev… --- ## ["Back of" vs "in back of": regional variation? Old-fashioned vs new?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-of-vs-in-back-of-regional-variation-old-fashioned-vs-new/1022752)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2025, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-of-vs-in-back-of-regional-variation-old-fashioned-vs-new/1022752 "2025-09-07T11:56:39Z")
I remember quite clearly in elementary school (60+ years ago) reading a story in which someone said something like, “the garage was back of the house.” I was outraged and appalled as only a small kid can be, because I kn… --- ## [Was Victoria, as Queen, ever addressed as "Your Highness?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-victoria-as-queen-ever-addressed-as-your-highness/1022809)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2025, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-victoria-as-queen-ever-addressed-as-your-highness/1022809 "2025-09-07T03:21:16Z")
The question comes from a book, but it is an historical novel based on real events, so I don’t think Cafe Society is appropriate. 1843, Victoria has been Queen for maybe 6 years, and Robert Peel is the Prime Minister. O… --- ## [Bought used vehicle with two undeclared needed repairs. Worth pursuing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bought-used-vehicle-with-two-undeclared-needed-repairs-worth-pursuing/1022790)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2025, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bought-used-vehicle-with-two-undeclared-needed-repairs-worth-pursuing/1022790 "2025-09-06T22:00:03Z")
About a month ago, I bought a vehicle from a dealership 2 hours away from my house. They claimed it had passed a rigorous 170-point inspection. A few minutes after purchasing, on the drive home, I noticed a star crack i… --- ## [Alternatives to Android / Google and escaping the AI deluge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternatives-to-android-google-and-escaping-the-ai-deluge/1021582)
**Author:** [@FluffyBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FluffyBob)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2025, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternatives-to-android-google-and-escaping-the-ai-deluge/1021582 "2025-09-06T18:39:26Z")
My Pixel 7 wants to upgrade to the latest android which inclues More! and Better! AI! I am not impressed. I am not totally against AI, just mostly. I hate, Hate, HATE having it shoved in my face. Our site documentati… --- ## [Can I market something that is used with another product?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-market-something-that-is-used-with-another-product/1022551)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2025, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-market-something-that-is-used-with-another-product/1022551 "2025-09-05T19:11:40Z")
I often buy those Pepperidge Farms frozen cakes. They are about 7” square and fit closely in the box. But as you use the cake and slide the tray with the cake out and in a several times the frosting tends to get smeared … --- ## [When should I opine on what people want to eat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-should-i-opine-on-what-people-want-to-eat/1020422)
**Author:** [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2025, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-should-i-opine-on-what-people-want-to-eat/1020422 "2025-09-05T18:24:43Z")
We often get posts here asking about a food someone wants to eat, is looking for, etc. This often comes in the Cafe Society category. I don’t want to be an ass and say “you shouldn’t be eating that crap”, but really, the… --- ## [You're at Warp Factor 5 and your bubble collapses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-at-warp-factor-5-and-your-bubble-collapses/1022652)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2025, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-at-warp-factor-5-and-your-bubble-collapses/1022652 "2025-09-05T08:09:48Z")
I figured this was the best place for this thread as it involves science and literature and TV & movies and quite a bit of theory and conjecture. You are in a spaceship traveling at 5X the speed of light. Of course you… --- ## [An Idea For Something the Federal Government Can Do That's Actually USEFUL](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-idea-for-something-the-federal-government-can-do-thats-actually-useful/1022681)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2025, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-idea-for-something-the-federal-government-can-do-thats-actually-useful/1022681 "2025-09-04T22:27:17Z")
Not sure if this would fall under the purview of the FDA, the USDA, or the FTC (also whether it should be in IMHO or Cafe Society). When a frozen foodstuff manufacturer/marketer includes instructions for preparing their … --- ## [Why are dry docks (for ships) such a seemingly (relatively) rare thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-dry-docks-for-ships-such-a-seemingly-relatively-rare-thing/1022542)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2025, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-dry-docks-for-ships-such-a-seemingly-relatively-rare-thing/1022542 "2025-09-04T15:38:58Z")
I have read a few articles that bemoan the lack of repair capacity the US Navy has. Mostly this is related to a lack of dry docks for ships to get maintenance. But why is this so? IIRC this is a problem going back to … --- ## [Ever been badgered into a vacation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-been-badgered-into-a-vacation/1022579)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2025, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-been-badgered-into-a-vacation/1022579 "2025-09-04T14:21:20Z")
My sister in law and her wife want to celebrate their daughter’s 2nd birthday in Sicily next Spring. My father in law and his girlfriend are going. They want me, my husband and son to come, too. I don’t not want to go, … --- ## [What's the hardest Cube-y thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-hardest-cube-y-thing/747183)
**Author:** [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2025, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-hardest-cube-y-thing/747183 "2025-09-04T00:33:59Z")
I have in my house at the moment… A 3x3 Rubiks cube A 5x5 cube A megaminx (dodecahedron) I’ve also had in my possession, over the years, a 4x4, pyraminx, and a few other random rubiksish puzzles (the snake, rubik’s m… --- ## [What are the biggest out-of-pocket medical costs for elderly Americans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-biggest-out-of-pocket-medical-costs-for-elderly-americans/1022489)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2025, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-biggest-out-of-pocket-medical-costs-for-elderly-americans/1022489 "2025-09-03T20:42:07Z")
Yesterday my wife and I were discussing retirement finances. We are in a very fine situation. Maintaining our current level of income, we will face some hefty RMDs down the line. I asked whether we might want to incre… --- ## [Ethics of shopping at thrift stores](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ethics-of-shopping-at-thrift-stores/1022510)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2025, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ethics-of-shopping-at-thrift-stores/1022510 "2025-09-03T20:27:12Z")
I’ll admit I don’t know the economics of running a thrift store and I realize they are going to vary from case to case. So I’m just looking for opinions. As I see it, there are two opposing ways to look at shopping at t… --- ## [A time travelers dilemma: where to store vintage documents for hundreds of years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-time-travelers-dilemma-where-to-store-vintage-documents-for-hundreds-of-years/1022575)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2025, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-time-travelers-dilemma-where-to-store-vintage-documents-for-hundreds-of-years/1022575 "2025-09-03T13:46:11Z")
So I’ve taken up time traveling as a nice hobby to keep me busy. It’s a little time consuming, but definitely worth it. But it’s also pricey, what with the plutonium and all. Fortunately, I’ve stumbled on a brilliant … --- ## [Time traveling for profit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-traveling-for-profit/1022599)
**Author:** [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2025, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-traveling-for-profit/1022599 "2025-09-03T11:22:29Z")
Continuing the discussion from A time travelers dilemma: where to store vintage documents for hundreds of years: Rather than hijacking the discussion of storing documents to make a fortune, what other methods can be use… --- ## [Four days in Barcelona in August](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/four-days-in-barcelona-in-august/1018447)
**Author:** [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2025, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/four-days-in-barcelona-in-august/1018447 "2025-09-02T18:36:21Z")
My wife is presenting at a conference in Barcelona this August (paid for by work), so I’ll be taking the opportunity to join her for a short stay. August would not normally be my choice of times to visit Barcelona, but c… --- ## [Snow plowing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-plowing/1022625)
**Author:** [@mglambo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mglambo)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2025, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-plowing/1022625 "2025-09-02T00:12:43Z")
A friend of mine lives in the mountains of Colorado on a dirt Forest Service road. The road is pretty rough with some pretty bumpy spots and depressions. It’s at 9,300 ft elevation and gets plenty of snow. Probably a qu… --- ## [Does anyone here sleep at night in a recliner instead of in your bed, either routinely or occasionally?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-sleep-at-night-in-a-recliner-instead-of-in-your-bed-either-routinely-or-occasionally/1021898)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2025, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-sleep-at-night-in-a-recliner-instead-of-in-your-bed-either-routinely-or-occasionally/1021898 "2025-09-01T23:09:31Z")
I’m not crazy about recliners, but my pedicurist has one in her salon that is insanely comfortable. It is a La-Z-Boy, and it’s kind of smallish. It rocks (in more ways than one). And it is so incredibly soft and supporti… --- ## [How many SDMB mods can you list, just off the top of your head?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-sdmb-mods-can-you-list-just-off-the-top-of-your-head/1022616)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2025, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-sdmb-mods-can-you-list-just-off-the-top-of-your-head/1022616 "2025-09-01T19:59:22Z")
Without doing any searching or deep dives or going out of this thread, how many SDMB mods can you name? I’m talking about any member who has ever been a moderator (however short the tenure was–thinking of two specific o… --- ## [Hard Drive Installation Advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hard-drive-installation-advice/1022629)
**Author:** [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2025, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hard-drive-installation-advice/1022629 "2025-09-01T15:55:20Z")
(I’m not sure exactly if this is the right forum, but since I’m seeking advice and guidance, I figured this might be a better fit than FQ, but I’m happy to have the thread moved if the mods should differ.) So I recently… --- ## [Would we have to give back our dog?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-we-have-to-give-back-our-dog/1022533)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2025, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-we-have-to-give-back-our-dog/1022533 "2025-09-01T13:17:59Z")
Not a real legal issue (yet?). We took in a rescue dog. She is 15 and the owner is away at college and her parents move out of the country. The owner new if she took the dog to the pound (pooch prison) she would never… --- ## [In prison, is it considered bad form (by the other prisoners) to snitch ... on a guard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-prison-is-it-considered-bad-form-by-the-other-prisoners-to-snitch-on-a-guard/1022563)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2025, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-prison-is-it-considered-bad-form-by-the-other-prisoners-to-snitch-on-a-guard/1022563 "2025-09-01T07:09:22Z")
I just saw a video where a corrections officer was fired for challenging a prisoner to a fight. I don’t know how the guy got caught, but if the prisoner had snitched on the guard, would he be considered a snitch by the o… --- ## [2009 Subaru Outback: Your opinion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2009-subaru-outback-your-opinion/1022590)
**Author:** [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2025, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2009-subaru-outback-your-opinion/1022590 "2025-08-31T23:12:19Z")
With much regret and wailing, I must give up my 2006 Scion xB, as the undercarriage has rusted enough to make it unlikely to survive through another New England winter. I have available to me to buy a 2009 Subaru Outbac… --- ## [Opinions about my neighbor building a fence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-about-my-neighbor-building-a-fence/1022518)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2025, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-about-my-neighbor-building-a-fence/1022518 "2025-08-31T18:18:24Z")
I’ve lived in this house almost 30 years. There is no fence between my property and my neighbor’s. A couple of years ago a young family moved in next door. I’ve had just a few minor interactions with them and they seem p… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=38) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=40)