# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=405 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 406 --- ## [What's the best way to teach yourself a language?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-teach-yourself-a-language/832439)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2019, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-teach-yourself-a-language/832439 "2019-05-01T18:41:42Z")
I’m not talking about taking classes. I accept that’s usually a pretty good way to learn a language, but I’m thinking about doing it on my own at my own pace. Cheaper is better, but if there are good methods that cost m… --- ## [Tell me about your colonoscopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-colonoscopy/825914)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Gay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Gay)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2019, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-colonoscopy/825914 "2019-05-01T16:15:01Z")
So I’ve turned 50 & need to schedule this, but I’m dreading it and procrastinating. A friend told me that the colonoscopy itself is no big deal, but the PREP is horrid. He said that the day prior to my procedure, I shoul… --- ## [Explain to me liens in America](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-to-me-liens-in-america/833319)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2019, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-to-me-liens-in-america/833319 "2019-05-01T14:01:20Z")
Inspired by this thread. Can some knowledgeable Doper explain to me how liens work in America? How is it that in America you can just impose liens? How come you don’t need to advise the target? --- ## [Has anyone met Joe Biden?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-met-joe-biden/833278)
**Author:** [@puddleglum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puddleglum)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2019, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-met-joe-biden/833278 "2019-05-01T13:06:58Z")
When I see Joe Biden on TV, I am amazed how good his hair plugs look. Especially from the front, it is impossible to tell he is bald. From the side it is easier but it still doesn’t look bad. In person I have only seen … --- ## [Kindle battery replacement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kindle-battery-replacement/833198)
**Author:** [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2019, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kindle-battery-replacement/833198 "2019-05-01T12:39:16Z")
I didn’t realize that my Kindle Paperwhite was the original Paperwhite model from 2012! No wonder the battery is fading faster than it used to. I considered getting a new one but it’s not really necessary as the old on… --- ## [Wish I hadn't backed into a Maserati.......](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wish-i-hadnt-backed-into-a-maserati/833282)
**Author:** [@LiveFree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LiveFree)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2019, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wish-i-hadnt-backed-into-a-maserati/833282 "2019-05-01T06:03:49Z")
I backed into the front bumper of a Maserati with my trailer hitch. It’s real small. I was optimistically hoping not to see any damage till I put my glasses on. It’s the plastic/urethane type bumper. Tried to reach be… --- ## [What are considered desirable and undesirable medical fields to work in?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-considered-desirable-and-undesirable-medical-fields-to-work-in/831954)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2019, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-considered-desirable-and-undesirable-medical-fields-to-work-in/831954 "2019-05-01T03:56:04Z")
Seems like the stereotypical Mount Everest of medicine is to be a neurosurgeon. On the other hand, I can’t imagine many med students being enthusiastic about being a proctologist. What are the desirable and undesirable … --- ## [States that don't get four seasons.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/states-that-dont-get-four-seasons/832961)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2019, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/states-that-dont-get-four-seasons/832961 "2019-05-01T02:53:20Z")
Besides the south, what are the states that don’t have four distinct seasons? --- ## [What were your parents' pet peeves growing up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-your-parents-pet-peeves-growing-up/833094)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2019, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-your-parents-pet-peeves-growing-up/833094 "2019-05-01T02:35:33Z")
And just to make things interesting, state the year you were born. Born in 70. Mine were: Table manners. Proper grammar. --- ## [how did you stop grinding your teeth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-stop-grinding-your-teeth/833223)
**Author:** [@amaguri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amaguri)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2019, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-stop-grinding-your-teeth/833223 "2019-05-01T00:31:45Z")
I’m gettin up there in years and for the first time ever, the hygienist (a new one) said it looked like I’ve been grinding my teeth. It’s weird that no one has ever mentioned it before. Anyway, of course they suggest b… --- ## [Does Theraworx really work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-theraworx-really-work/833286)
**Author:** [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2019, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-theraworx-really-work/833286 "2019-04-30T23:06:48Z")
I did a quick search and founds lots of old threads about Bue Emu muscle cream.\* But none discussing Theraworx, which seems to be zeroing in on the same territory. Has anyone tried it? Does it work? Is it better than the… --- ## [Did any concentration camp survivors turn out to be terrible people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-any-concentration-camp-survivors-turn-out-to-be-terrible-people/833109)
**Author:** [@Jay\_Z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jay_Z)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2019, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-any-concentration-camp-survivors-turn-out-to-be-terrible-people/833109 "2019-04-30T22:51:37Z")
Someone who was in a concentration camp must have turned out to be a murderer themselves. Are there any known stories? --- ## [How would you allocate my retirement funds?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-allocate-my-retirement-funds/833175)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2019, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-allocate-my-retirement-funds/833175 "2019-04-30T22:30:01Z")
I’m going to re-retire in January. I retired from DOD in 2011, but got bored and went back to work, so in addition to my pension and retirement savings from that gig, I’ve added a 401k and additional earnings that bumpe… --- ## [19 hours in Madrid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/19-hours-in-madrid/833201)
**Author:** [@pendgwen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pendgwen)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2019, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/19-hours-in-madrid/833201 "2019-04-30T17:03:16Z")
I’m traveling next month and I have a long overnight layover in Madrid. Since sitting around the airport for 19 hours sounds miserable I plan to get a hotel room and take myself out for a nice dinner. I’m looking for a… --- ## [Stupid Question: Changing a Vehicle Battery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-question-changing-a-vehicle-battery/833217)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2019, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-question-changing-a-vehicle-battery/833217 "2019-04-30T15:25:46Z")
I know most of you wouldn’t hesitate to change a lawn tractor battery, but I have an unexplained and unnatural fear of working with electricity. I was told to remove the red wire first being careful not to touch anythin… --- ## [Windows 10 users who have (somehow) defeated updates - is your machine slowing down?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-10-users-who-have-somehow-defeated-updates-is-your-machine-slowing-down/833254)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2019, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-10-users-who-have-somehow-defeated-updates-is-your-machine-slowing-down/833254 "2019-04-30T07:21:57Z")
I am not a person who habitually defers software updates - I try to keep my machines up to date, but I know there are people who have (possibly by quite complex means) stopped their Windows 10 machines from applying upda… --- ## [What sucks about packing for a trip, for you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sucks-about-packing-for-a-trip-for-you/833044)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2019, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sucks-about-packing-for-a-trip-for-you/833044 "2019-04-30T04:25:37Z")
A few years ago my Wife and I went to Germany for 3 weeks. All ground travel to be by train. We quickly realized that we need to pack very light. Did a great job. I spend every other weekend staying with my elderly m… --- ## [What Youtube videos are your favorite for WW2 Military History?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-youtube-videos-are-your-favorite-for-ww2-military-history/826016)
**Author:** [@mako88sb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mako88sb)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2019, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-youtube-videos-are-your-favorite-for-ww2-military-history/826016 "2019-04-30T03:59:06Z")
I freely admit I haven’t watched a whole lot of youtube content about this but I did stumble across an Englishman that I think is doing some fantastic work. There are some conclusions about Operation Market-Garden that I… --- ## [Reverse phone lookup options/would like opinions soonish](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reverse-phone-lookup-options-would-like-opinions-soonish/809839)
**Author:** [@TSBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TSBG)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2019, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reverse-phone-lookup-options-would-like-opinions-soonish/809839 "2019-04-30T02:35:47Z")
My daughter has an email account and everything she gets is forwarded to me. She got a text-as-an-email from a phone number which I don’t recognize–no copy in the email, just a scan of a clipping of what appears to be a… --- ## [Taking classes, going back to school....just for the fun of it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-classes-going-back-to-school-just-for-the-fun-of-it/833021)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2019, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-classes-going-back-to-school-just-for-the-fun-of-it/833021 "2019-04-30T01:11:30Z")
So, I’m thinking of going back to school once I retire in another couple of years. I thought about maybe taking some classes on forging or metal working, though not sure I’ll be in good enough health. Maybe going back … --- ## [Have we finally hit a wall as a species?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-we-finally-hit-a-wall-as-a-species/831760)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2019, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-we-finally-hit-a-wall-as-a-species/831760 "2019-04-30T00:01:44Z")
Space travel—— I remember growing up in the 80s being promised we would be sending manned flights to Mars by now. Recently the Trump Administration has promised manned flights to the Moon: something we accomplished 50 … --- ## [What effects of global warming have you personally noticed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-effects-of-global-warming-have-you-personally-noticed/832374)
**Author:** [@yellow\_sausage\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellow_sausage_bandit)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2019, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-effects-of-global-warming-have-you-personally-noticed/832374 "2019-04-29T23:56:53Z")
What effects of global warming have you personally noticed where you live? From northern Belgium: -Winter as a distinct season seems to be quickly disappearing here. We have always had a moderate climate thanks to the … --- ## [Do African-Americans really wish they were back living in an all-powerful Africa?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-african-americans-really-wish-they-were-back-living-in-an-all-powerful-africa/833165)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2019, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-african-americans-really-wish-they-were-back-living-in-an-all-powerful-africa/833165 "2019-04-29T16:32:20Z")
A thread I’ve noticed in a lot of pop culture recently is the idea of blacks from around the world having some innate wish to live in an all powerful “modern” Africa (yes I know Africa is a continent but none of these st… --- ## [I would like to see a new term for Universal Health Care/Coverage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-would-like-to-see-a-new-term-for-universal-health-care-coverage/833156)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2019, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-would-like-to-see-a-new-term-for-universal-health-care-coverage/833156 "2019-04-29T15:49:26Z")
I work in healthcare and UHC means UnitedHealthcare. I deal with them every other day. Nice people, annoying policies. I mean, they want preapproval for so much I always wonder why they don’t just provide their own docto… --- ## [Hat/cap wearers: What do you sport?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hat-cap-wearers-what-do-you-sport/832247)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2019, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hat-cap-wearers-what-do-you-sport/832247 "2019-04-29T12:45:50Z")
Weird topics pop into my head sometimes. Today it was head coverings. Since I shave mine, I always sport a hat/cap when the sun is out. My “working in the yard” hat is a Tilley. My walking to the mailbox cap is from San … --- ## [Help me make the right decision for my dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-make-the-right-decision-for-my-dog/832989)
**Author:** [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2019, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-make-the-right-decision-for-my-dog/832989 "2019-04-29T04:37:29Z")
I’m in a bad place with my poor doggie, and would love some opinions / experiences to help me through this one. Doggie in question is a 15 1/2 year-old pug. She’s been the best doggie I’ve ever had. She did all the dog … --- ## [Cases where a populace has panicked](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cases-where-a-populace-has-panicked/832937)
**Author:** [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2019, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cases-where-a-populace-has-panicked/832937 "2019-04-29T02:32:47Z")
Looking through the thread on social media lockdowns led me to wonder if the general population is that easily panicked. Endless movies have shown the government keeping some terrible news (Killer asteroids, imminent inv… --- ## [How do I Find Cheap, Random Destination, Near-future, Flights?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-find-cheap-random-destination-near-future-flights/833158)
**Author:** [@molten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/molten)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2019, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-find-cheap-random-destination-near-future-flights/833158 "2019-04-28T23:18:00Z")
Where can I find these last minute deals or maybe a week or a few days before the flight? Do these deals also exist for other modes of transport? how do I find those? --- ## [I get kneading, but why does my kitten want to head-fuck me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-get-kneading-but-why-does-my-kitten-want-to-head-fuck-me/833166)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2019, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-get-kneading-but-why-does-my-kitten-want-to-head-fuck-me/833166 "2019-04-28T21:54:23Z")
Kitten. Now 5 months old. Likes to ‘talk’ a lot, (not siamese) and is so into physical contact it ain’t funny. Well, it was cute the first week, but now…gahhhhh. How can I wean the kitty into less intimate contact? --- ## [Cats and physical/occupational therapy and rehab.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cats-and-physical-occupational-therapy-and-rehab/833144)
**Author:** [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2019, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cats-and-physical-occupational-therapy-and-rehab/833144 "2019-04-28T12:07:47Z")
Background: So, I had a stroke on Sep 7, 2016. I spent 8 days in a local hospital to get diagnosed, stabilized, evaluated, and medicated. At this point my right arm and hand barely worked and neither did my right leg. An… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=404) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=406)