# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=49 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 50 --- ## [You going to join in on protesting outside?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-going-to-join-in-on-protesting-outside/1019442)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2025, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-going-to-join-in-on-protesting-outside/1019442 "2025-06-11T18:27:50Z")
So this thing is spreading. I mean, I have no doubt there have always been forms of protesting of some sort going on at any given time thousands of places across the US… …but the thing that started in LA two or three da… --- ## [Vet care for shelters and pet owners](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vet-care-for-shelters-and-pet-owners/1019390)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2025, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vet-care-for-shelters-and-pet-owners/1019390 "2025-06-11T13:38:38Z")
Continuing the discussion from Charity to leave money to?: That’s really interesting. I wonder if this is a shelter-by-shelter variation, or perhaps a regionalism…? Any thoughts? It doesn’t match up with my partner’s … --- ## [Drone attack on airfields](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drone-attack-on-airfields/1019142)
**Author:** [@Sooner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sooner)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2025, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drone-attack-on-airfields/1019142 "2025-06-11T12:56:55Z")
The recent Ukrainian attack on Russian Air Force bases got me to thinking. What is to stop a nation state, or even moderately advanced non-state actors doing the same thing to our incredibly expensive warplanes, at a no… --- ## [Tell me about your sleep apnea treatment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-sleep-apnea-treatment/367048)
**Author:** [@JillGat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JillGat)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2025, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-sleep-apnea-treatment/367048 "2025-06-11T11:30:20Z")
I was afraid that if I submitted to the suggested overnight “sleep study,” I would be diagnosed with sleep apnea, which seemed to me to be the disease-of-the-month. I do have problems with insomnia and daytime sleepines… --- ## [Is it just me, or is Google's new design system breathtakingly hideous?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or-is-googles-new-design-system-breathtakingly-hideous/1018507)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2025, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or-is-googles-new-design-system-breathtakingly-hideous/1018507 "2025-06-11T00:50:00Z")
Google recently launched a new design system, the next generation of the “Material” design used in their phones and apps: Introducing Material 3 Expressive, now featuring 30% more rebelliousness and 32% more subculture … --- ## [Women: Shoes, do you love or hate them, and how often do you wear them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-shoes-do-you-love-or-hate-them-and-how-often-do-you-wear-them/166049)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2025, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-shoes-do-you-love-or-hate-them-and-how-often-do-you-wear-them/166049 "2025-06-10T19:20:55Z")
Some women love shoes, though perhaps not as many as TV/Movies/Books would have us believe. On the other hand, some women hate them. Now me, I don’t like shoes. I hate buying them, and it’s never quick because it takes … --- ## [Go to your child's pre K graduation or your SO's Master's degree graduation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-to-your-childs-pre-k-graduation-or-your-sos-masters-degree-graduation/1019207)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 305\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2025, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-to-your-childs-pre-k-graduation-or-your-sos-masters-degree-graduation/1019207 "2025-06-10T18:27:22Z")
So this is a debate going viral on TikTok right now. A guy has to choose between going to his child’s Pre-K graduation or his girlfriend’s master’s graduation. Apparently, I’m in the minority because I think he should … --- ## [I think I messed up my taxes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-messed-up-my-taxes/1013682)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2025, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-messed-up-my-taxes/1013682 "2025-06-10T11:52:28Z")
I just e-filed my taxes and am very proud of myself. Today I got a text from my union saying hey we can’t find your 1099. Oh crap. I completely forgot that I received a stipend to send me to a conference. I can write… --- ## [Time to ditch the CPAP......but for one small problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-ditch-the-cpap-but-for-one-small-problem/1019394)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2025, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-ditch-the-cpap-but-for-one-small-problem/1019394 "2025-06-10T01:09:34Z")
\*\* Usual medical advice disclaimer, yes I know, SDMB is not a Doctor, etc etc. \*\* I seen ideas and opinions from non-expert Dopers who use these things every night. I got onto my first CPAP in 2003. At some point, about… --- ## [Charity to leave money to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charity-to-leave-money-to/1019120)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2025, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charity-to-leave-money-to/1019120 "2025-06-09T19:06:12Z")
What charity would be a good choice to will money to, and why? Let’s say several million dollars in a decade or two. --- ## [Buddy, Friend, Confidant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buddy-friend-confidant/1019321)
**Author:** [@DaveUnknown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveUnknown)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2025, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buddy-friend-confidant/1019321 "2025-06-09T13:48:46Z")
My (ex)brother in law used to talk about a “buddy” that had something, or a “buddy” that knew someone. I have a “friend” (or friends) that I like being around, that also know things ,and I like being around. I have “pa… --- ## [Another bike post (brake question)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-bike-post-brake-question/1019340)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2025, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-bike-post-brake-question/1019340 "2025-06-09T07:23:13Z")
So, rear brakes are squealing. They do it only when applied almost fully. If I just tap the brake to slow a little, it doesn’t make a noise; they do it only when applied fully, or almost fully, whether I get there slowly… --- ## [Why are people still making vertical videos?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-people-still-making-vertical-videos/1012252)
**Author:** [@seven\_bacon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seven_bacon)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2025, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-people-still-making-vertical-videos/1012252 "2025-06-08T15:52:04Z")
Smartphones have been part of our lives for almost a decade-and-a-half now. What is going on inside the minds of people still insist on holding the phone vertically while recording a video? --- ## [Best Decision Your Parents Made](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-decision-your-parents-made/1019016)
**Author:** [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2025, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-decision-your-parents-made/1019016 "2025-06-08T14:45:17Z")
We have a thread about the worst mistakes your parents made, I thought we should also have a space for the good things your parents have done, when they absolutely got it right. Mine is incident based. At the time I was… --- ## [Stewartville Star - AI online news site?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stewartville-star-ai-online-news-site/1019315)
**Author:** [@motu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/motu)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2025, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stewartville-star-ai-online-news-site/1019315 "2025-06-08T02:19:07Z")
Looks like it was a legit local newspaper, started in 1891. They were online until 2022. They only have three authors of their articles that do not cite or link any other news providers. No articles about Stewart… --- ## [Were you a hippie? Why'd you stop?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-you-a-hippie-whyd-you-stop/1019230)
**Author:** [@Ulfreida](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulfreida)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2025, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-you-a-hippie-whyd-you-stop/1019230 "2025-06-08T02:06:07Z")
This question is for people who were young in the era when hippies were not a lifestyle but a movement. People who weren’t there tend, I’ve noticed, to lump all hippies into one undifferentiated lump, but at the time th… --- ## [Managing the deaths of those around you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/managing-the-deaths-of-those-around-you/1019264)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2025, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/managing-the-deaths-of-those-around-you/1019264 "2025-06-07T13:13:24Z")
–Mods: I read the Fora descriptors. This seems to be the right place for this. If I’ve chosen poorly, please re-plant this thread in the proper field. Many thanks. – This is hard to lay out in a linear fashion. In the l… --- ## [What music do you want to die to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-music-do-you-want-to-die-to/1019204)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2025, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-music-do-you-want-to-die-to/1019204 "2025-06-07T03:29:17Z")
I’ve actually given this some thought. If I’m lucky enough to die in bed, alert and aware enough to hear music I’ve chosen… what would it be? I would really like to curate the last music I ever hear. Here’s what would b… --- ## [Best way to learn some basic Italian in a month?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-learn-some-basic-italian-in-a-month/1019078)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2025, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-learn-some-basic-italian-in-a-month/1019078 "2025-06-06T23:38:47Z")
I’m traveling to Italy for a work trip at the end of June, and would like to pick up just some very basic words & phrases (like yes/no/thank you/sorry, “where is the bathroom?”, “where is the train station?”, “can this … --- ## [Explain to me Markdown and Obsidian for taking notes or doing anything else. Also word processing preferences](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-to-me-markdown-and-obsidian-for-taking-notes-or-doing-anything-else-also-word-processing-preferences/1013141)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2025, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-to-me-markdown-and-obsidian-for-taking-notes-or-doing-anything-else-also-word-processing-preferences/1013141 "2025-06-06T19:46:58Z")
Continuing the discussion from Anyone write in shorthand (e.g. taking notes at meetings)?: Wiki: Obsidian (software) - Wikipedia Obsidian is a personal knowledge base and note-taking software application that operates… --- ## [Did anybody miss the posters that used to adorn mechanic's shops?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anybody-miss-the-posters-that-used-to-adorn-mechanics-shops/211459)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2025, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anybody-miss-the-posters-that-used-to-adorn-mechanics-shops/211459 "2025-06-06T17:44:50Z")
When I was a kid and I was dragged with my dad to the mechanics to get his old Datsun (frequently) repaired, I remember seeing all the girlie posters mechanics used to put on the ceilings (so they could glance at them wh… --- ## [Two business opportunities: Option A, you're bankrolled with $100. Option B, you're bankrolled with a suitcase full of cash](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-business-opportunities-option-a-youre-bankrolled-with-100-option-b-youre-bankrolled-with-a-suitcase-full-of-cash/1019241)
**Author:** [@MW\_Degen\_Gamblr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MW_Degen_Gamblr)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2025, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-business-opportunities-option-a-youre-bankrolled-with-100-option-b-youre-bankrolled-with-a-suitcase-full-of-cash/1019241 "2025-06-06T13:04:00Z")
Which one would you pick? I know Option B seems like the best one. It takes money to make money. But, I would pick Option A. Option B is too risky. Who knows where the hell that money came from. It could be acquired ill… --- ## [Does the word tactical have any meaning in advertisements?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-word-tactical-have-any-meaning-in-advertisements/1018587)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2025, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-word-tactical-have-any-meaning-in-advertisements/1018587 "2025-06-05T17:09:27Z")
I’ve seen ads for products like tactical flashlights and tactical screwdrivers. And god help us, I just saw an ad for a tactical bar of soap. Does tactical have any meaning when it’s used to describe products like this?… --- ## [I hope both sides of your pillow are warm](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-both-sides-of-your-pillow-are-warm/1019184)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2025, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-both-sides-of-your-pillow-are-warm/1019184 "2025-06-05T12:40:58Z")
What does that mean. Spotted in a post where someone was complaining about another person. --- ## [Pronounciation: Is ‘fenta-nawl’ the new ‘new-cue-lur’?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronounciation-is-fenta-nawl-the-new-new-cue-lur/846900)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2025, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronounciation-is-fenta-nawl-the-new-new-cue-lur/846900 "2025-06-05T06:01:33Z")
Ever since fentanyl began its rise as the drug du jour, I’ve always pronounced it as I read it: ‘fen-tuh-nil’ or ‘fen-tuh-null’. But during grand jury duty last year, during which I heard at least 50 cases involving dru… --- ## [Impeachment; does it overrule the supreme court?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impeachment-does-it-overrule-the-supreme-court/1019121)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2025, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impeachment-does-it-overrule-the-supreme-court/1019121 "2025-06-05T00:54:07Z")
This is definitely an opinion question and cannot be decided, but I am interested in your opinions. The impeachment clause of the US constitutions reads as follows: 7: Judgment in Cases of impeachment shall not extend … --- ## [What should we pay our house-sitter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-we-pay-our-house-sitter/1019075)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2025, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-we-pay-our-house-sitter/1019075 "2025-06-04T20:36:25Z")
Later this month, spousal unit and I are leaving the country for a month, taking an Arctic cruise. A bit before we leave, our daughter’s bestest friend since childhood is coming to visit her, and with one thing leading t… --- ## [How can you work (type mainly) if you temporarily lose use of your dominant hand?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-you-work-type-mainly-if-you-temporarily-lose-use-of-your-dominant-hand/1018983)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2025, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-you-work-type-mainly-if-you-temporarily-lose-use-of-your-dominant-hand/1018983 "2025-06-04T16:09:30Z")
Someone I know recently broke their arm. Quite a bad break, likely needs surgery to fix. Whatever happens, they will be without use of their right-arm for a couple months at least and they are right handed. I asked an… --- ## [Planning a trip to Spain and Portugal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planning-a-trip-to-spain-and-portugal/1016181)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2025, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planning-a-trip-to-spain-and-portugal/1016181 "2025-06-04T09:26:47Z")
As per this thread I might be interested in moving to Spain or Portugal, so I’m booking a trip to check them out to see how I feel about them. So it will be part vacation, part scouting trip. The time table is flexible b… --- ## [Seeking email provider for mass emailing purposes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-email-provider-for-mass-emailing-purposes/1005185)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2025, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-email-provider-for-mass-emailing-purposes/1005185 "2025-06-04T07:26:43Z")
I’ve got Earthlink. And FileMaker. Was a good combo for years and years, I’d load up a database with an array of recipients, write an email body (with merge codes fetching info from the individual’s record), and use th… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=48) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=50)