# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=470 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 471 --- ## [Why determining the Impact of Lend-Lease is so complicated (YouTube video)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-determining-the-impact-of-lend-lease-is-so-complicated-youtube-video/819975)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2018, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-determining-the-impact-of-lend-lease-is-so-complicated-youtube-video/819975 "2018-08-21T14:20:40Z")
We’ve had a number of debates over the years concerning WWII, and specifically what effect Lend Lease had on the Soviet war machine and where they would have been without it. This is a video from one of the channels I s… --- ## [Anyone here done woodcarving?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-done-woodcarving/819945)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2018, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-done-woodcarving/819945 "2018-08-21T13:32:24Z")
Something I have always wanted to do. Ready for a new hobby. My past hobbies relate to this. I was wondering if I could get off to a decent start with decent tools for $500.00 approx? Nothing I have ever done came in at … --- ## [Anyone use a Chromebook?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-use-a-chromebook/720361)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2018, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-use-a-chromebook/720361 "2018-08-21T11:37:03Z")
I know they are limited but they are also very low cost. Looking for opinions. --- ## [Please help with a tricky wedding issue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-with-a-tricky-wedding-issue/819859)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2018, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-with-a-tricky-wedding-issue/819859 "2018-08-21T07:20:21Z")
Someone is getting married whose parents divorced five years ago. The parents haven’t talked to each other since the divorce. They are both coming to the wedding. The problem is that they are both dating now and they bo… --- ## [Word Processing for Hopeless Luddites](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-processing-for-hopeless-luddites/819858)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2018, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-processing-for-hopeless-luddites/819858 "2018-08-21T05:19:33Z")
Hello, everyone! I’ve been away for some months, and I wish I had more time to come back and participate fully in 'Doper society. But all y’all are one of the greatest knowledge-base resources I’ve ever known, and I ne… --- ## [Do you report fishy eBay buyers? Also, am I wrong thinking this is fishy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-report-fishy-ebay-buyers-also-am-i-wrong-thinking-this-is-fishy/819481)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2018, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-report-fishy-ebay-buyers-also-am-i-wrong-thinking-this-is-fishy/819481 "2018-08-20T23:40:38Z")
Selling an item on eBay. Get a best offer. Potential buyer sends me a message through eBay asking for my email. I do not reply. 10 minutes later same potential buyer sends me another message saying “I think we can make a… --- ## [The Colorado no gay (and now transgender) cake questions.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-colorado-no-gay-and-now-transgender-cake-questions/819757)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2018, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-colorado-no-gay-and-now-transgender-cake-questions/819757 "2018-08-20T21:04:18Z")
I’m hearing that he would have made a cake for a gay wedding…but he reserved the right not to put on the top what he didnt want to. And now he’s suing because he was requested to make a cake for a transgender transition … --- ## [China not as powerful as you think (YouTube video)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/china-not-as-powerful-as-you-think-youtube-video/819927)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2018, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/china-not-as-powerful-as-you-think-youtube-video/819927 "2018-08-20T18:28:41Z")
That’s right…China isn’t as powerful as you think. They can’t really compete with the US. And they are still a developing nation and economy. They aren’t any sort of threat to the US or the current world order, they r… --- ## [What percentage of extramarital affairs work out OK?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-of-extramarital-affairs-work-out-ok/819684)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2018, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-of-extramarital-affairs-work-out-ok/819684 "2018-08-20T14:58:41Z")
When I say “work out OK”, I mean that over the long run the positives outweigh the negatives. Typically that would mean that it doesn’t wreck the participant’s marriage (unless that person was planning to end the marria… --- ## [Watergate conspiracy theories, general questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watergate-conspiracy-theories-general-questions/819887)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2018, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watergate-conspiracy-theories-general-questions/819887 "2018-08-20T14:28:42Z")
I don’t know much about the Watergate scandal, but I’ve now done a tiny bit of reading (the Washington Post has a collection of the stories as written) and I watched “All the President’s Men” this weekend. While looking … --- ## [Airlines that Overuse/Abuse Equipment and Staff](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airlines-that-overuse-abuse-equipment-and-staff/816823)
**Author:** [@ssgenius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ssgenius)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2018, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airlines-that-overuse-abuse-equipment-and-staff/816823 "2018-08-20T03:18:32Z")
One trend that I am noticing is the tendancy of Airlines to Overuse Equipment/Staff. Case in point, I recently flew from Dallas/Fort Worth to Edmonton. Surprisingly, there are no direct flights between these 2 cities. … --- ## [What do you think about where you live now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-about-where-you-live-now/819010)
**Author:** [@betterlifethroughchemistry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/betterlifethroughchemistry)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2018, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-about-where-you-live-now/819010 "2018-08-20T00:00:03Z")
And this is for those of us who live in a very different place from where you grew up, the wife and I grew up in Baltimore, I went to a private school in Baltimore, but lived in the country, about 40 minutes north…my wif… --- ## [What is up with this men's hairstyle I keep seeing? Pics inside. Where is it coming from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-up-with-this-mens-hairstyle-i-keep-seeing-pics-inside-where-is-it-coming-from/819714)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2018, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-up-with-this-mens-hairstyle-i-keep-seeing-pics-inside-where-is-it-coming-from/819714 "2018-08-19T21:11:44Z")
Pics here. The third picture is the closest I could find online, but I am wondering more about the first two pics. I’ve been calling it either the “Kim Jong Un” or the “Miller from Expanse” look. I keep seeing men ages… --- ## ['Hello, This Is Three Stooges Plumbing (Or Electrician)'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-this-is-three-stooges-plumbing-or-electrician/819837)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2018, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-this-is-three-stooges-plumbing-or-electrician/819837 "2018-08-19T18:44:32Z")
Kind of something I have wondered about for a little while now at least. What if you went into business as a plumber (or electrician). But each house you went to, you just screwed up things more, and then left. (I do ta… --- ## [My dog has a hot spot and I don't want to put a damn cone on him. Advice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-has-a-hot-spot-and-i-dont-want-to-put-a-damn-cone-on-him-advice/819425)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2018, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-has-a-hot-spot-and-i-dont-want-to-put-a-damn-cone-on-him-advice/819425 "2018-08-19T17:22:01Z")
Golden retriever, meaning they get them all the time and by now I’m familiar with them. For those who don’t know, a hot spot its when some irritation–a bit of sand, or whatever\*–gets itched at by the dog, and eventually… --- ## [Which sex do you think more likely to offer help this blind man in his grocery shopping?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-sex-do-you-think-more-likely-to-offer-help-this-blind-man-in-his-grocery-shopping/819829)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2018, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-sex-do-you-think-more-likely-to-offer-help-this-blind-man-in-his-grocery-shopping/819829 "2018-08-19T16:27:31Z")
I am legally blind, with at best 20/200 vision in my stronger eye; The other eye might as well be a marble. This has necessitated any number of changes in my life. Driving is impossible (though technically I still have a… --- ## [Buying a used car- cash, or credit, pay off 1st payment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-used-car-cash-or-credit-pay-off-1st-payment/819625)
**Author:** [@california\_jobcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/california_jobcase)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2018, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-used-car-cash-or-credit-pay-off-1st-payment/819625 "2018-08-19T15:52:23Z")
I am shopping for a “new” car. Mine got totaled a week ago, not my fault. I am currently considering used cars at new car dealerships, no older than 2016, maybe 2015. I could pay cash, but I know dealers make money by … --- ## [Looking for an IP camera.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-an-ip-camera/819819)
**Author:** [@Mdcastle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mdcastle)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2018, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-an-ip-camera/819819 "2018-08-19T14:34:54Z")
The Chinese HKVision $80 ebay camera I got conked out after two weeks (it seems to power up and the port lights flash, but no longer responds to attempts to reach it either directly via an IP or the BlueIris software). L… --- ## [Visiting Washington DC late September](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-washington-dc-late-september/816741)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2018, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-washington-dc-late-september/816741 "2018-08-18T23:22:47Z")
I plan to visit Washington DC around September 21-25, those dates are slightly flexible. I haven’t been in quite a while. I’ll be visiting a friend who lives there (Bethesda, Maryland) as well as friend who is flying ov… --- ## [How many colleges did you visit before deciding on one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-colleges-did-you-visit-before-deciding-on-one/819589)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2018, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-colleges-did-you-visit-before-deciding-on-one/819589 "2018-08-18T20:17:14Z")
When you were looking for colleges did you actually go and visit the campuses? Just asking because I’m working with some high school students. --- ## [Remember ISIS?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-isis/819841)
**Author:** [@Chip\_Dundas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chip_Dundas)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2018, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-isis/819841 "2018-08-18T20:14:28Z")
You dont hear too much about Iraq and ISIS these days. ISIS was a big deal 2 years ago. I’m I delusional? --- ## [Free speech in America: protection from government only?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-speech-in-america-protection-from-government-only/819826)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2018, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-speech-in-america-protection-from-government-only/819826 "2018-08-18T20:01:38Z")
I was reading this thread on Alex Jones on Quora and noticed this commentwhich starts: He’s referring to American laws. His examples didn’t really make sense to me, the spray-painting being obvious defacement of privat… --- ## [Good Source for Online Research (Or I Have Issues)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-source-for-online-research-or-i-have-issues/819773)
**Author:** [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2018, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-source-for-online-research-or-i-have-issues/819773 "2018-08-18T17:18:57Z")
I read a lot. In fact, it’s my favorite pastime. And since we’ve recently moved, most of my books are still packed. As a result, I’ve been doing all my reading on my phone using Kindle. Which is great, btw. In any even… --- ## [For retirement, in what situations is an annuity superior to index funds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-retirement-in-what-situations-is-an-annuity-superior-to-index-funds/819807)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2018, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-retirement-in-what-situations-is-an-annuity-superior-to-index-funds/819807 "2018-08-18T15:10:15Z")
I guess the only situation I can think of is if you expect to live a very long time (90+), then an annuity may be the better option. Are there situations where an annuity is the better idea than index funds? I’m kind of… --- ## [Non-third world Nations with more comical leaders than Trump since the end of World War 2?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-third-world-nations-with-more-comical-leaders-than-trump-since-the-end-of-world-war-2/819824)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2018, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-third-world-nations-with-more-comical-leaders-than-trump-since-the-end-of-world-war-2/819824 "2018-08-18T14:51:13Z")
Im having a hard time thinking of too many. I guess Nikita Khruschev might be a good one. United States guess we gotta go with Nixon, but at the very least he made an attempt to show some respect for the office. My fi… --- ## [What would you choose for your last meal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-choose-for-your-last-meal/819815)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Gay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Gay)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2018, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-choose-for-your-last-meal/819815 "2018-08-18T13:56:27Z")
Tomorrow you will be executed. So tonight’s dinner will be anything you want, with a few restrictions. You can choose up to 3 different food items (e.g. steak, baked potato, & corn bread) & 1 dessert & 1 drink, besides w… --- ## [Sex robots for Incels?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-robots-for-incels/817783)
**Author:** [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Replies:** 502\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2018, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-robots-for-incels/817783 "2018-08-18T13:54:24Z")
Will sex robots mitigate the problem of involuntary celibacy? If you are an Incel, you have a few choices to deal with your plight: Fall into despair. Post misogynistic messages online about how unfair life is, and h… --- ## [Celibacy or How Long Have YOU Gone Without?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celibacy-or-how-long-have-you-gone-without/597329)
**Author:** [@Bloodless\_Turnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bloodless_Turnip)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2018, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celibacy-or-how-long-have-you-gone-without/597329 "2018-08-18T11:18:47Z")
Just curious how long others have gone with no intimate contact, and why. Being intimate with yourself doesn’t count :slight\_smile: I’m single and I don’t date, coming up on four years for me. Why? Abusive marriage, … --- ## [Dog germs! How best to treat small punctures from dog bites? (Needed answer fast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-germs-how-best-to-treat-small-punctures-from-dog-bites-needed-answer-fast/819749)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2018, 10:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-germs-how-best-to-treat-small-punctures-from-dog-bites-needed-answer-fast/819749 "2018-08-18T10:18:06Z")
See query, dramatic pix from when I got home (viewer discretion advised). I found a bottle of rubbing alcohol, poured it on, and then applied a schmear of souped-up Bacitraicin-plus-other-stuff, which SerenDipitously en… --- ## [Sound of metal on metal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sound-of-metal-on-metal/511662)
**Author:** [@Aquilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aquilla)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2018, 9:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sound-of-metal-on-metal/511662 "2018-08-18T09:32:31Z")
is intensely uncomfortable. I’m talking about metal spoon on a metal pot or pan. Same for metal spoon on a porcelain plate. I use plastic utensils for everything; and my family obliges. This has been the case since … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=469) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=471)