# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=40 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 41 --- ## [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… --- ## [How do you hold hands?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-hold-hands/1022603)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2025, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-hold-hands/1022603 "2025-08-31T17:57:46Z")
I’m right handed. If I were to fold my hands together, like praying, the left thumb goes on top. But when I hold hands with my wife using my right hand, my thumb goes on too. We agree that it feels weird if her thumb is … --- ## [Bike question redux](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bike-question-redux/1019634)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2025, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bike-question-redux/1019634 "2025-08-30T23:58:34Z")
I’m doing a dry run on biking to work this weekend, and going to make it-- the first on will be done with time for a do-over if I get lost, or have badly planned (hit construction, et al). I really need to start riding t… --- ## [Q for Linux gurus: recreating EFI boot partition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-for-linux-gurus-recreating-efi-boot-partition/1022558)
**Author:** [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2025, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-for-linux-gurus-recreating-efi-boot-partition/1022558 "2025-08-30T18:33:36Z")
In a stunning display of stupidity, I managed to delete my boot partition. I wanted to reformat an old Kubuntu 22.04 live USB stick. When I ran the partition manager to remove the old partitions, I didn’t pay attention t… --- ## [Does anyone else not feel sympathy for people who quit jobs for "moral" reasons?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-not-feel-sympathy-for-people-who-quit-jobs-for-moral-reasons/1022585)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2025, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-not-feel-sympathy-for-people-who-quit-jobs-for-moral-reasons/1022585 "2025-08-30T14:41:30Z")
I should specify, quit jobs for moral reasons, and then are unable to find work and are now begging others for money. The first person I know worked for a well known big time weapons manufacturer but was basically an IT… --- ## [The most mission-critical human invention? (The mission being civilization)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-mission-critical-human-invention-the-mission-being-civilization/1022521)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2025, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-mission-critical-human-invention-the-mission-being-civilization/1022521 "2025-08-30T14:35:31Z")
There’s a number of well-known candidates of course, starting with the proverbial wheel. There’s agriculture, animal domestication, weaponry, weaving…all kinds of stuff depending on how wide or narrow you wanna go. But t… --- ## [Where are all these f'ing flies coming from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-all-these-fing-flies-coming-from/1022565)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2025, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-all-these-fing-flies-coming-from/1022565 "2025-08-30T02:23:04Z")
Yesterday we had an explosion of flies emerge, probably from the downstairs bathroom, which at one point had about 20 flies. They spread through the house, most of them rather slow and stupid and easy to kill. But we kil… --- ## [If I broke my nose I would know it right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-broke-my-nose-i-would-know-it-right/1022581)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2025, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-broke-my-nose-i-would-know-it-right/1022581 "2025-08-29T23:09:09Z")
About a week and a half ago I did a face plant on a marble table. Lots of bleeding and gave my self two black eyes to boot. The black eyes are gone now. My nose doesn’t look with shapen. And no bleeding. Basically I ha… --- ## [Have any interesting fossil discoveries been made by someone driving down a highway and noticing a fossil sticking out of ground?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-any-interesting-fossil-discoveries-been-made-by-someone-driving-down-a-highway-and-noticing-a-fossil-sticking-out-of-ground/1022577)
**Author:** [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2025, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-any-interesting-fossil-discoveries-been-made-by-someone-driving-down-a-highway-and-noticing-a-fossil-sticking-out-of-ground/1022577 "2025-08-29T21:50:32Z")
Roads go through a variety of disturbed landscapes that expose the ground below. For instance, some roads are cut through hills and you drive through a channel cut in the rock. Roadwork often plows up ground. There’s als… --- ## [MAHA Food Boxes for the Poor - Here We Go Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maha-food-boxes-for-the-poor-here-we-go-again/1022412)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2025, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maha-food-boxes-for-the-poor-here-we-go-again/1022412 "2025-08-29T14:14:13Z")
So… Trump (or his administration or RFK, Jr) want to replace current food aid to seniors with boxes of food. Most prior proposals have suggested shelf-stable food but this one wants to ship perishable food in boxes to s… --- ## [Do you know someone who dislikes all music?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-someone-who-dislikes-all-music/1021314)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2025, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-someone-who-dislikes-all-music/1021314 "2025-08-29T12:12:22Z")
There’s an admin assistant at my department who is not into any form of music whatsoever. She’s about 58 and claims she’s never bought an album, doesn’t listen to music in the radio…ever, turns off any news feed that’s a… --- ## [What to respond when asked “where do you see yourself in x years” in an interview?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-respond-when-asked-where-do-you-see-yourself-in-x-years-in-an-interview/1022540)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2025, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-respond-when-asked-where-do-you-see-yourself-in-x-years-in-an-interview/1022540 "2025-08-29T05:19:39Z")
I’ve been asked this in just about every interview I’ve had in recent memory. I don’t know to answer that. Ideally I’d have won the lottery and I’d be living at my summer home on the Lake of the Ozarks. That’s my dream o… --- ## [How did your home living situation change as you got into your senior years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-your-home-living-situation-change-as-you-got-into-your-senior-years/1022398)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2025, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-your-home-living-situation-change-as-you-got-into-your-senior-years/1022398 "2025-08-29T03:15:24Z")
An older neighbor I grew up next to just sold their house to move into a condo since they couldn’t keep up with all the home maintenance. My dad talks about moving to assisted living or senior apartments if he can’t keep… --- ## [Suppliers of Custom Sliding Door Slabs \[OP is going DIY route, advice solicited\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suppliers-of-custom-sliding-door-slabs-op-is-going-diy-route-advice-solicited/1021124)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2025, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suppliers-of-custom-sliding-door-slabs-op-is-going-diy-route-advice-solicited/1021124 "2025-08-28T18:47:27Z")
Hey Everyone I’m doing a refresh of a room, and updating the closet a bit. It has two sliding doors, straight from the 40s. They’re in tough shape, and just plain, boring slabs. So I’m going to get new ones. The closet … --- ## [What's up with women and whispering?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-women-and-whispering/1022547)
**Author:** [@EnolaStraight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EnolaStraight)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2025, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-women-and-whispering/1022547 "2025-08-28T16:13:31Z")
Observe this Tik-Tok/Tweet Licorice.com I’ve seen commercials with women whispering. Is this supposed to be the new Cool Thing? --- ## [Is it desirable to have a schoolboard that's good for teachers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-desirable-to-have-a-schoolboard-thats-good-for-teachers/1022506)
**Author:** [@DemonTree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DemonTree)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2025, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-desirable-to-have-a-schoolboard-thats-good-for-teachers/1022506 "2025-08-27T23:45:16Z")
Continuing the discussion from NYC Mayor election thread: This comment in another thread surprised me, because I would have thought the most important thing is to have a school board that’s good for the kids’ learning,… --- ## [Would it be rude to ask an Amish person about buying goods directly from them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-rude-to-ask-an-amish-person-about-buying-goods-directly-from-them/1022020)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2025, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-rude-to-ask-an-amish-person-about-buying-goods-directly-from-them/1022020 "2025-08-27T21:54:36Z")
For context, I’m trying to go farm to table as much as I possibly can. This Ozark Mountain soil doesn’t give you much, but those Amish can squeeze just about anything out of it. There’s an Amish retail store about 25 mil… --- ## [Car PICKING advice? (Trying to find a mid-size or larger AWD SUV, preferably a plug-in hybrid)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-picking-advice-trying-to-find-a-mid-size-or-larger-awd-suv-preferably-a-plug-in-hybrid/1021208)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2025, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-picking-advice-trying-to-find-a-mid-size-or-larger-awd-suv-preferably-a-plug-in-hybrid/1021208 "2025-08-27T18:28:44Z")
After a recent arson attack (see So, someone set our car on fire), we need to replace our destroyed car in the coming weeks. We recently on had a thread on how to buy a used car (answer: Carmax, apparently). But what abo… --- ## [Another neighbor question: kids, dog, balls over the fence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-neighbor-question-kids-dog-balls-over-the-fence/1022461)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2025, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-neighbor-question-kids-dog-balls-over-the-fence/1022461 "2025-08-27T10:39:06Z")
Seeking opinions as to how you would deal with this situation. We are a couple in our 60s, living in a suburb of Chicago. Houses are on approximately 60’ wide lots, most back yards are fenced. Maybe 2 years ago a coup… --- ## [Statins for all men of a certain age?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/statins-for-all-men-of-a-certain-age/968921)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2025, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/statins-for-all-men-of-a-certain-age/968921 "2025-08-27T02:08:05Z")
Yes, I know you are not my doctors, and apologies for yet another thread about statins/cholesterol. But I just got back from my annual checkup, and am casting a wide net for information/opinions. First the stats: Age … --- ## [Should it be more common to cut diplomatic ties with rogue regimes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-it-be-more-common-to-cut-diplomatic-ties-with-rogue-regimes/1022491)
**Author:** [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2025, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-it-be-more-common-to-cut-diplomatic-ties-with-rogue-regimes/1022491 "2025-08-26T23:31:59Z")
Australia found that Iran had masterminded arson attacks against the Jewish community in Sydney and Melbourne. In response, Australia has cut diplomatic ties with Iran and expelled all Iranian diplomats. In internationa… --- ## [Talk to me about General Anesthesia and the Elderly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-me-about-general-anesthesia-and-the-elderly/1022469)
**Author:** [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2025, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-me-about-general-anesthesia-and-the-elderly/1022469 "2025-08-26T18:12:45Z")
That’s it. That’s what I want to know. Is anesthesia generally safe? Or generally risky? Is it generally true that the older/less healthy you are going in the more likely you are to have a poor outcome? If someone … --- ## [USB-A to USB-C Mysteries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usb-a-to-usb-c-mysteries/1022453)
**Author:** [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2025, 8:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usb-a-to-usb-c-mysteries/1022453 "2025-08-26T08:34:38Z")
I have an external accessory for my PC tablet. It connects to the PC via USB for both power & data. It happens to be an RFID reader/writer, which means very low power draw. But the device type in and of itself probably i… --- ## [Medical opinions desired; heart problems manifesting as gut issues](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-opinions-desired-heart-problems-manifesting-as-gut-issues/1022441)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2025, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-opinions-desired-heart-problems-manifesting-as-gut-issues/1022441 "2025-08-26T00:29:53Z")
Right off the bat, let me say nobody’s opinions are gonna make the slightest bit of difference to the person who is actually ill. Nobody will be acting on anything. It is not me, it is my best friend, who is currently in… --- ## [Does the phrase "beans, greens, potatoes, tomatoes" mean anything to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-phrase-beans-greens-potatoes-tomatoes-mean-anything-to-you/1022475)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2025, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-phrase-beans-greens-potatoes-tomatoes-mean-anything-to-you/1022475 "2025-08-25T23:36:53Z")
I first heard this phrase in an SNL bit. The setting was a Democratic debate, and Corey Booker, portrayed by Chris Redd, was trying to demonstrate his Black cred and said, “Black church. Barbershop. Beans. Greens. Potato… --- ## [Looking for FACTUAL answer regarding radical Islam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-factual-answer-regarding-radical-islam/1022160)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2025, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-factual-answer-regarding-radical-islam/1022160 "2025-08-24T21:50:59Z")
In the strictest, most undebatable terms possible, can anyone explain what the world would look like if radical islamic terrorists had what they want? Would Islam be in all countries everywhere is that what they believe … --- ## [Question about dealing with professionals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-dealing-with-professionals/1022403)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2025, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-dealing-with-professionals/1022403 "2025-08-24T21:37:46Z")
You contact a business about having some work done. A representative shows up, asks questions, makes notes, takes pictures, whatever, then says he’ll get back to you in 2 or 3 days, next week, some specified time. The de… --- ## [How do I get Facebook to prove that I violated community standards?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-facebook-to-prove-that-i-violated-community-standards/1022396)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2025, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-facebook-to-prove-that-i-violated-community-standards/1022396 "2025-08-24T14:08:41Z")
My account was disabled. The page says that it was because I violated community standards. I point out (note: not claim, not assert, not think, not feel; this is an objective fact, and not subject to debate), that they … --- ## [How will this meeting with lawyer go? (wills and car titles)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-this-meeting-with-lawyer-go-wills-and-car-titles/1021468)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2025, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-this-meeting-with-lawyer-go-wills-and-car-titles/1021468 "2025-08-24T00:57:51Z")
Please help me anticipate how a meeting with our lawyer is going to go. My spouse and I are both having wills drawn up. She is especially worried because her brother in law recently died without a will, leaving big messe… --- ## [Cell-phone time: which way makes more sense?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-phone-time-which-way-makes-more-sense/1022342)
**Author:** [@Timz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Timz)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2025, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-phone-time-which-way-makes-more-sense/1022342 "2025-08-23T21:42:27Z")
Offhand guess: most? all? cell phones are supposed to change their displayed time from 11:59 to 12:00 at 12:00:00. Think it makes more sense to show the rounded-to-the-nearest-minute time, changing to 12:00 at 11:59:30? … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=39) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=41)