# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=459 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 460 --- ## [Where is Kav's Accessory?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-kavs-accessory/822078)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2018, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-kavs-accessory/822078 "2018-09-29T01:47:02Z")
If the Senate committee wanted the truth, why wasn’t Kavanaugh’s accessory (a guy named Judge?) subpoenaed to get the full picture on record? --- ## [Getting to know a potential foster kid up for adoption](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-to-know-a-potential-foster-kid-up-for-adoption/822114)
**Author:** [@breaking-reality](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/breaking-reality)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2018, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-to-know-a-potential-foster-kid-up-for-adoption/822114 "2018-09-28T22:51:43Z")
My husband and I became licensed foster/adoptive parents earlier this year. We’ve had two meetings with an eleven-year old boy who needs a foster family and is available for adoption. So far, everything has gone smoothly… --- ## [Temporary garage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/temporary-garage/819796)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2018, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/temporary-garage/819796 "2018-09-28T22:05:40Z")
I’m going to need shelter for my MGB in the coming months. The idea is to extend the driveway to the end of where the travel trailer used to be (it’s concrete to about half the length of the trailer) with compacted grav… --- ## [Educate me about silk duvet covers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/educate-me-about-silk-duvet-covers/822122)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2018, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/educate-me-about-silk-duvet-covers/822122 "2018-09-28T17:38:47Z")
I’ve had issues with dust mites in the past, and an acquaintance has suggested that I get a silk duvet cover. Now, I have indulged in silk pillowcases and I like them, but a silk duvet cover is seriously expensive. Are … --- ## [How do you pronounce primer (textbook or explanatory text.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-primer-textbook-or-explanatory-text/612036)
**Author:** [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2018, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-primer-textbook-or-explanatory-text/612036 "2018-09-28T15:19:39Z")
I’ve listened to NPR announcers pronounce it “PRIM-mer” for years, and that drives me nuts. If the pronunciation was “primmer” surely it would be spelled with two n’s? As an aside, I am a painting contractor and in over… --- ## [What's the simplest camera you can buy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-simplest-camera-you-can-buy/821750)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2018, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-simplest-camera-you-can-buy/821750 "2018-09-28T14:00:52Z")
My mom is living alone with moderate dementia. A friend recently got her a bird feeder and she has become captivated by all the birds that now come to her porch. I’d like to get her a camera she could operate herself to … --- ## [Is cows milk necessary in todays world?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cows-milk-necessary-in-todays-world/821552)
**Author:** [@Nansbread1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nansbread1)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2018, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cows-milk-necessary-in-todays-world/821552 "2018-09-28T13:54:35Z")
With all the advances in available nutrition and given that milk production is such an intensive and polluting industry (methane gases) is it time to scale down milk production. Except for providing nutrition at very you… --- ## [Dealing with family that supports trump.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-family-that-supports-trump/821712)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2018, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-family-that-supports-trump/821712 "2018-09-28T00:20:59Z")
Hmm… My Wife and I are leaving in two days on a 4000 mile road trip to mostly visit her family. The end of the trip is in Texas for my Wifes Brothers 65th birthday party. It’s going to be quite the party I’m sure. He… --- ## [Just another hypothetical moral dilema](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-another-hypothetical-moral-dilema/821917)
**Author:** [@yo\_han\_go](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yo_han_go)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2018, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-another-hypothetical-moral-dilema/821917 "2018-09-27T23:41:27Z")
Bit tacky, so Ain’t gonna poll it. Hypothetically, you have HIV, done time for rape and now seeking actively for job. For the sake of karma let say that you got HIV through rape. And you are exceptionally good at your jo… --- ## [Is my cat ever going to learn to take his f'n pill?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-cat-ever-going-to-learn-to-take-his-fn-pill/821960)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2018, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-cat-ever-going-to-learn-to-take-his-fn-pill/821960 "2018-09-27T19:50:04Z")
The little fucker is able to make the connection: When I pick up the crinkly package with the pills in it, to run for the hills. Yet, he still fails to make the connection that these pills clear his sinuses up and make h… --- ## [Books about handling the ups and downs of being single in old age (age 50+)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-about-handling-the-ups-and-downs-of-being-single-in-old-age-age-50/815658)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2018, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-about-handling-the-ups-and-downs-of-being-single-in-old-age-age-50/815658 "2018-09-27T04:32:22Z")
Are there books for people who are single in their later years that discuss the challenges and benefits of that lifestyle? Benefits would be things like more privacy, more freedom, more disposable income (if childless) … --- ## [I visited the US Holocaust Memorial Museum in DC today.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-visited-the-us-holocaust-memorial-museum-in-dc-today/821469)
**Author:** [@Mumberthax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mumberthax)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2018, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-visited-the-us-holocaust-memorial-museum-in-dc-today/821469 "2018-09-27T04:28:41Z")
I spent two hours touring the place - Daniel’s Story, the main exhibit, everything. One thing that struck me was the way the Konzentrationslagern were run was that the guards would have had close contact with the prison… --- ## [Can I/should I replace my Comcast wifi gateway with my own?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-should-i-replace-my-comcast-wifi-gateway-with-my-own/821952)
**Author:** [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2018, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-should-i-replace-my-comcast-wifi-gateway-with-my-own/821952 "2018-09-27T01:00:23Z")
Hey guys, The time has come for me to finally ditch cable. I am getting ready to move and, frankly, I don’t need it coming with me. My question is, while I do need Comcast cable (my only other option is Verizon Fios and… --- ## [A few days in Cincinnati.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-days-in-cincinnati/821739)
**Author:** [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2018, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-days-in-cincinnati/821739 "2018-09-27T00:35:39Z")
I’ve got to go to Cincinnati for work for a couple of days. What should I be sure to not miss? Any great restaurants (not skyline chili)? Cool places to visit? Thanks in advance. --- ## [Will SkyTran be successful](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-skytran-be-successful/821946)
**Author:** [@erictan1999](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erictan1999)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2018, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-skytran-be-successful/821946 "2018-09-26T21:50:46Z")
Hey guys :slight\_smile: I am just wondering whether if SkyTran or personal rapid transit will be successful in large cities like New York or Tokyo. --- ## [Multiple births - Highest number where you’ve known each person](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-births-highest-number-where-you-ve-known-each-person/821767)
**Author:** [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2018, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-births-highest-number-where-you-ve-known-each-person/821767 "2018-09-26T20:21:04Z")
Tonight, it occurred to me that while I have known a triplet or two in my life, I have never known an entire set of triplets. (In other words, I worked with one, or went to school with one, but never met the other two.) … --- ## [Family Documentary Videos and YouTube: a winning combo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-documentary-videos-and-youtube-a-winning-combo/821973)
**Author:** [@Raza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raza)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2018, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-documentary-videos-and-youtube-a-winning-combo/821973 "2018-09-26T20:20:57Z")
The Mrs. is from the “old country”, and has many interesting tales to tell once I coax them out of her. I regret dragging my feet on recording her father, who has now past. Thus far I’ve only made a few short subject-sp… --- ## [Businesses/business models that operate using phone calls vs. Millennials](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/businesses-business-models-that-operate-using-phone-calls-vs-millennials/821818)
**Author:** [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2018, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/businesses-business-models-that-operate-using-phone-calls-vs-millennials/821818 "2018-09-26T18:58:42Z")
For my entire life, most businesses have offered phone services, where the ability to talk to a live person was considered a “good thing”. But I have heard (in what is a huge generalization, which often happens with thi… --- ## [Ach, du Lieber! Heino!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ach-du-lieber-heino/37876)
**Author:** [@Chance\_the\_Gardener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chance_the_Gardener)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2018, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ach-du-lieber-heino/37876 "2018-09-26T18:08:23Z")
My friend Rich’s parents were German immigrants. There was a fair-sized German population in my town that came over after World War II. Rich’s parents had Heino records and had seen him in concert numerous times. Occasio… --- ## [Out of control biting dog - advice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/out-of-control-biting-dog-advice/786537)
**Author:** [@LadyMondegreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LadyMondegreen)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2018, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/out-of-control-biting-dog-advice/786537 "2018-09-26T17:47:36Z")
Hi everyone, I’m a complete newbie here - a friend who is forum regular recommended this site to me because I’d told her I was at my wit’s end with my dog, Ruskin. He’s a seven month old male English cocker spaniel (unn… --- ## [Embarrasing moment at dinner out last night...what do you think?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/embarrasing-moment-at-dinner-out-last-night-what-do-you-think/821742)
**Author:** [@laurieb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/laurieb)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2018, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/embarrasing-moment-at-dinner-out-last-night-what-do-you-think/821742 "2018-09-26T16:50:02Z")
Last night, I went out to dinner with my boyfriend, his parents, and my mom. We went to this awesome Mexican restaurant not far from our apartment. After the appetizers and entrée, I got really bloated. I was so uncomfo… --- ## [Ear cartilage pain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ear-cartilage-pain/262878)
**Author:** [@MelCthefirst](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MelCthefirst)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2018, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ear-cartilage-pain/262878 "2018-09-26T13:09:01Z")
Every so often I get a strange pain when I touch the cartilage around my ear, it usually only last about 10 - 20 minutes. Anybody else get this? know what it could be? --- ## [Strange attendants to the British royals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-attendants-to-the-british-royals/821866)
**Author:** [@Sloe\_Moe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sloe_Moe)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2018, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-attendants-to-the-british-royals/821866 "2018-09-26T11:35:25Z")
I’m not sure about the status of Abdul Karim with regard to Queen Victoria, but we know pretty much about Grigori Rasputin. So having weird fixtures in the house isn’t all that strange to the royal family. The question i… --- ## [The French are fighting sexual harassment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-french-are-fighting-sexual-harassment/821915)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2018, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-french-are-fighting-sexual-harassment/821915 "2018-09-26T07:11:07Z")
Paris man jailed for three months for slapping woman’s bottom Good work by all concerned. --- ## [Virtual Reality replace humanity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virtual-reality-replace-humanity/821657)
**Author:** [@erictan1999](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erictan1999)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2018, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virtual-reality-replace-humanity/821657 "2018-09-26T03:52:52Z")
Will VR destroy humanity? Will everyone in the future live in VR instead of the real world? Maybe by using mind uploading? Maybe by using Brain Computer interfaces? And will it happen during out lifetimes? --- ## [My Schefflera plant is sick. Can you help me to save it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-schefflera-plant-is-sick-can-you-help-me-to-save-it/821920)
**Author:** [@somepumpkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/somepumpkin)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2018, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-schefflera-plant-is-sick-can-you-help-me-to-save-it/821920 "2018-09-26T02:43:20Z")
I’ve had this plant for \>25years. We’ve been through a lot; insects, sunburn, cold houses. I’m not sure what the problem is this time, but I suspect it’s too big for the pot it’s in. Last month, I thought it wasn’t gett… --- ## [Question about pathology reports](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-pathology-reports/821914)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2018, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-pathology-reports/821914 "2018-09-26T02:40:16Z")
I don’t have 100% confidence in the things I hear from my urologist’s front office these days for a variety of reasons, but I wanted to ask about something I was told today. Today marks a week since my orchiectomy, and … --- ## [Suggestions for iOS VPN?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-ios-vpn/821869)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2018, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-ios-vpn/821869 "2018-09-26T02:29:12Z")
Assuming it’s worth the hassle, of course. Free is preferable. --- ## [What are some 'questions we don't even know to ask' in astrophysics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-questions-we-dont-even-know-to-ask-in-astrophysics/821791)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2018, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-questions-we-dont-even-know-to-ask-in-astrophysics/821791 "2018-09-26T00:26:18Z")
I heard a short radio interview that had Neil DeGrasse Tyson on it. The interviewer asked him something akin to what questions about physics he was most interested in. He said that the real question that kept him up are … --- ## [Best Software for a Slideshow (Need a quickish answer)...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-software-for-a-slideshow-need-a-quickish-answer/821861)
**Author:** [@McDeath\_the\_Mad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/McDeath_the_Mad)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2018, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-software-for-a-slideshow-need-a-quickish-answer/821861 "2018-09-25T22:43:56Z")
I have a coworker who is retiring later this week (on Thursday). He’s been working here for 32 years. I have been tasked with providing a slideshow. Over the past couple weeks I have gathered a couple hundred pictures a… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=458) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=460)