# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=413 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 414 --- ## [Are briefcases a thing of the past?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-briefcases-a-thing-of-the-past/820210)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2019, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-briefcases-a-thing-of-the-past/820210 "2019-03-28T23:03:49Z")
I’m talking about briefcases, not satchels, bags, backpacks etc. I was downtown the other day and saw businesspeoples of various types carrying their paperwork and whatnot in soft things, tubular things, round things an… --- ## [Changing the oil in my tractor - Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-the-oil-in-my-tractor-question/831470)
**Author:** [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2019, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-the-oil-in-my-tractor-question/831470 "2019-03-28T21:42:17Z")
I decided, now that Spring seems to have decided to come, to change the oil in my little diesel tractor. It was easy enough to get the plug out, drain the oil and refill it. But I don’t have an oil filter wrench - how ba… --- ## [Mechanical pencil recommendations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mechanical-pencil-recommendations/831623)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2019, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mechanical-pencil-recommendations/831623 "2019-03-28T21:11:29Z")
I’m missing having a mechanical pencil. Anyone have a good suggestion for one, preferably lower cost and available on Amazon? It doesn’t need to be able to impress people. --- ## [Is yyour Best your Worst\>](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-yyour-best-your-worst/831444)
**Author:** [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2019, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-yyour-best-your-worst/831444 "2019-03-28T16:44:42Z")
Inspired by the “worst trait” thread, I remember that my strengths are also my weaknesses, and if, In a 1980’s job interview, I’d been asked to describe myself in three words, they would have been the same three words: L… --- ## [Tell server of mistake?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-server-of-mistake/831420)
**Author:** [@Gary\_T](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_T)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2019, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-server-of-mistake/831420 "2019-03-28T02:46:07Z")
At breakfast today I wanted another drink and couldn’t get my server’s attention. She was 20 feet away talking to a (very slowly) departing customer, not looking at me. I chose not to get up and approach her, nor to call… --- ## [Dryer Repair: Getting the REAL Back Off?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dryer-repair-getting-the-real-back-off/831536)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2019, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dryer-repair-getting-the-real-back-off/831536 "2019-03-28T02:23:49Z")
I have a Kenmore Series dryer Serial #MM2620456 Type DWSR-ELE-2406028-CV54. It is probably a Whirlpool product. I need to pull out the lint chute that runs from the dryer top right front (when viewed from the front) to d… --- ## [Keep forgetting about company conference calls. Any alarms or apps that can help?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-forgetting-about-company-conference-calls-any-alarms-or-apps-that-can-help/831547)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2019, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-forgetting-about-company-conference-calls-any-alarms-or-apps-that-can-help/831547 "2019-03-27T22:09:09Z")
I have noticed a rather disturbing personal habit of missing company conference calls. I set alarms on my iPhone, but often get distracted by other phone calls and get a lot of notifications so I often ignore them. I hav… --- ## [Can't use deodorant- how do I keep myself from stinking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-use-deodorant-how-do-i-keep-myself-from-stinking/482108)
**Author:** [@Bacon\_Salt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bacon_Salt)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2009, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-use-deodorant-how-do-i-keep-myself-from-stinking/482108 "2009-01-22T00:21:53Z")
So, my armpits have been getting red, itchy rashes on and off for the past couple of weeks. I’m about 90% sure it’s something to do with the Tom’s Hippy-Dippy Deodorant that I started using a few months ago. However, n… --- ## [What's the GTX 1660 Ti all about?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-gtx-1660-ti-all-about/831550)
**Author:** [@JakeRS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JakeRS)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2019, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-gtx-1660-ti-all-about/831550 "2019-03-26T20:16:10Z")
I stopped looking at GPU news for half a year and I’m already lost, there is the GTX 1060 and 1070 and now there is the RTX 2060 and the new 1660 Ti is as far as I saw basically the same as a 1070 performance wise, but w… --- ## [When does a thread become a candidate for zombification?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-does-a-thread-become-a-candidate-for-zombification/831532)
**Author:** [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2019, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-does-a-thread-become-a-candidate-for-zombification/831532 "2019-03-26T18:48:43Z")
How old does a thread have to be before it can become a zombie? That is, I guess, how long with no responses, before bumping it can be described as reviving a zombie? I see a fair number of zombies, so I got curious. I… --- ## [Not poll...what about fusion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-poll-what-about-fusion/831529)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2019, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-poll-what-about-fusion/831529 "2019-03-26T18:14:20Z")
Another not-poll, since these have gone so well. :stuck\_out\_tongue: Anyway, same parameters as the last 2, which to recap for the majority who probably never saw the other not-polls, what time frame do you think we are… --- ## [My husband and I are at impasse (relationship-wise)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-and-i-are-at-impasse-relationship-wise/358466)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2019, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-and-i-are-at-impasse-relationship-wise/358466 "2019-03-26T16:32:43Z")
My husband wants to coach baseball for six months of the year, which involves a 4-6 day a week investment of time (evenings and weekends), as he’s done for the last 19 years. I don’t want to be a baseball widow any more,… --- ## [What do you think is an elite school?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-is-an-elite-school/831035)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2019, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-is-an-elite-school/831035 "2019-03-26T14:40:09Z")
So as not to hijack this thread. Which schools do you think are elite colleges and universities. This is a knee jerk reaction. Your perception of the school as a whole. Not your specialized knowledge of what schools ar… --- ## [Who has made the most $ with the least talent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-made-the-most-with-the-least-talent/831268)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2019, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-made-the-most-with-the-least-talent/831268 "2019-03-26T14:36:50Z")
Not inherited or thru marriage. Got to thinking about this, hearing about Olivia Jade - the actress’ daughter involved in this college admission scandal. Apparently making serious coin as a “social media influencer.” … --- ## [Have you ever been (or are you now) homeless?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-or-are-you-now-homeless/831520)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2019, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-or-are-you-now-homeless/831520 "2019-03-26T13:23:38Z")
I mean totally homeless-no family or friends to stay with, no semi permanent roof over your head. --- ## [Dumb financial Q: impact of opening line of credit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-financial-q-impact-of-opening-line-of-credit/831524)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2019, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-financial-q-impact-of-opening-line-of-credit/831524 "2019-03-26T06:13:21Z")
I freely admit to being unbelievably ignorant of financial matters. For purposes of answering, assume I am appallingly lacking in knowledge of anything. You can’t possibly offend me by explaining everything, using small … --- ## [How long does it take to learn German on a medium/semi-advanced level?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-to-learn-german-on-a-medium-semi-advanced-level/831528)
**Author:** [@JakeRS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JakeRS)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2019, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-to-learn-german-on-a-medium-semi-advanced-level/831528 "2019-03-25T22:49:13Z")
This obviously depends mostly on where you’re from, what’s your native language,etc. , in my case I’m from a Slavic country in East Europe, however as you can see I speak English relatively good, I managed to learn Russi… --- ## [The fine art of selling property](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fine-art-of-selling-property/831419)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2019, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fine-art-of-selling-property/831419 "2019-03-25T22:32:19Z")
After 40 yrs. of landlording, I’m getting out. Enough cleaning other peoples’ messes and late nite phone calls. I hired a realtor, since apparently investment properties don’t fit the mold for the on line and Open Door … --- ## [How did you get older relatives to use their cane or walker?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-get-older-relatives-to-use-their-cane-or-walker/806697)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2019, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-get-older-relatives-to-use-their-cane-or-walker/806697 "2019-03-25T21:41:46Z")
My mom needs to use a cane. I’ve ordered several from Amazon. She doesn’t pick it up and use it. Scares me to death to see her lurching around the house. She lets out her dogs. Goes in the kitchen and back to her bedroom… --- ## [100 colds at once](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-colds-at-once/831509)
**Author:** [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2019, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-colds-at-once/831509 "2019-03-25T18:39:39Z")
From this thread I learned that there are about 150 different strains of the common cold. There is apparently work to develop a vaccine against many of them but it is a difficult piece of work. So, instead of going thro… --- ## [My cat died and I don't understand what happened](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-died-and-i-dont-understand-what-happened/829265)
**Author:** [@LurkerInNJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkerInNJ)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2019, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-died-and-i-dont-understand-what-happened/829265 "2019-03-23T21:45:56Z")
He had started to eat less, not make a run for the treats and was losing weight so I made an appointment at the Vet for us. The Vet said he had a dental abscess and needed two teeth pulled, so I brought him in again the… --- ## [Help me choose a MLM company to work with.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-choose-a-mlm-company-to-work-with/786232)
**Author:** [@Quarter\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quarter_Girl)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2017, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-choose-a-mlm-company-to-work-with/786232 "2017-05-19T15:26:14Z")
In the past I’ve been very leery of MLMs, especially after being stalked by someone wanting to recruit me. But over the years I have watched a lot of my friends make a little money on the side working with Multi-Level Ma… --- ## [British SDopers: how are you personally preparing for Brexit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-sdopers-how-are-you-personally-preparing-for-brexit/831328)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2019, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-sdopers-how-are-you-personally-preparing-for-brexit/831328 "2019-03-25T00:30:44Z")
Hoarding? Doing nothing? Or something in between? I am totally unaffected by Brexit, and haven’t been following it closely for the past year or so. I had just assumed that all the noise and screaming was just for sho… --- ## [Lowes or Home Depot, who carries the better stuff?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lowes-or-home-depot-who-carries-the-better-stuff/831369)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2019, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lowes-or-home-depot-who-carries-the-better-stuff/831369 "2019-03-24T23:02:05Z")
I’m not sure why, but I’ve always had the impression Lowes carries a bit higher end product than Home Depot. There is some overlap in brands. But Lowes lumbers is better. I built a 12x16ft deck using their pressure trea… --- ## [Recommend data-cleaning/reformatting programs/languages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-data-cleaning-reformatting-programs-languages/796326)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2017, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-data-cleaning-reformatting-programs-languages/796326 "2017-09-18T17:29:15Z")
There’s an old saying: ‘Garbage in, garbage out.’ My job is to make not-garbage. When we receive data, someone goes through the file and ‘cleans’ it. That is, address formats are standardized, spelling is corrected, m… --- ## [long time married guy, have urge to vacation alone. Am I complete jackhole for even bringing it up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-time-married-guy-have-urge-to-vacation-alone-am-i-complete-jackhole-for-even-bringing-it-up/831355)
**Author:** [@diggerwam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diggerwam)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2019, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-time-married-guy-have-urge-to-vacation-alone-am-i-complete-jackhole-for-even-bringing-it-up/831355 "2019-03-23T16:26:35Z")
I’m almost 50, been married 27 yrs this summer. Got married a little over 2 months after grad. All in all, good marriage. No kids, doing OK financially. Past few years, I have had the urge to vacation alone and I hav… --- ## [Drivers! (Mostly UK-related) Petrol or Diesel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drivers-mostly-uk-related-petrol-or-diesel/831321)
**Author:** [@scareyfaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scareyfaerie)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2019, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drivers-mostly-uk-related-petrol-or-diesel/831321 "2019-03-20T10:21:09Z")
I’m going to be shopping around for some new wheels. I’ve pretty much decided what I want, but I have the choice of petrol or diesel versions. I’ve always had petrol engines so apart from cost, what is there to conside… --- ## [Windows users, Windows Explorer, vs Mac users & the Finder](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-users-windows-explorer-vs-mac-users-the-finder/831315)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2019, 9:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-users-windows-explorer-vs-mac-users-the-finder/831315 "2019-03-20T09:47:00Z")
If you’re (primarily or exclusively) a Windows user, what do you call the environment where you can click directly on files, drag them to other drives or folders, drag them into the recycle bin, and so forth? Do you ref… --- ## [Card shark or Card sharp?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/card-shark-or-card-sharp/831370)
**Author:** [@StraightTalk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StraightTalk)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2019, 8:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/card-shark-or-card-sharp/831370 "2019-03-20T08:43:23Z")
Which do you think it is? I’ve always heard Card shark. And there was a game show named that so it has to be right. Doesn’t it? --- ## [Why do people start smoking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-start-smoking/350814)
**Author:** [@Dr.Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Drake)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2019, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-start-smoking/350814 "2019-03-20T08:04:59Z")
Inspired by the Pit thread, I’m really curious. I’m a non-smoker who never even considered trying, but I can sort of understand people who started smoking before the health warnings became unambiguously dire, and before … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=412) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=414)