# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=51 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 52 --- ## [Backup phone for travel--suggestions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/backup-phone-for-travel-suggestions/1017940)
**Author:** [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2025, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/backup-phone-for-travel-suggestions/1017940 "2025-05-28T12:31:32Z")
We want to get a phone to use instead of our regular cell phones when we travel. For $70ish/month, we can add a line to my phone account. What’s our least expensive option for a phone + service that meets all of most of … --- ## [Am I Overreacting about /AmIOverreacting? (Reddit about bad behavior in relationships)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-overreacting-about-amioverreacting-reddit-about-bad-behavior-in-relationships/1018709)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2025, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-overreacting-about-amioverreacting-reddit-about-bad-behavior-in-relationships/1018709 "2025-05-28T07:27:58Z")
I’ve been poking around Reddit a little more lately, and found myself gawking at /AmIOverreacting, a Reddit in which people post their scenarios and ask whether things are actually bad or whether they’re just overreactin… --- ## [Truck won't run](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truck-wont-run/1018756)
**Author:** [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2025, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truck-wont-run/1018756 "2025-05-27T22:52:05Z")
Automotive opinions so I’m of the opinion this belongs here. 1994 Suburban 1500 (gas). Get in the truck and the ignition is totally dead. Not even the classic light the instruments but won’t crank scenario of a low ba… --- ## [Looking for ex-pat US citizens living long-term in Japan, for discussion of what it's like](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-ex-pat-us-citizens-living-long-term-in-japan-for-discussion-of-what-its-like/1017994)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2025, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-ex-pat-us-citizens-living-long-term-in-japan-for-discussion-of-what-its-like/1017994 "2025-05-26T23:11:07Z")
I just found out from my Japanese husband that he wants to move back to Japan, where he has not lived in over 50 years. He is 77, I am 75. I am 6’ tall and obese. I speak and understand a very modest amount of Japanese, … --- ## [Any New Theories on the "Mary Celeste"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-new-theories-on-the-mary-celeste/663987)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2025, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-new-theories-on-the-mary-celeste/663987 "2025-05-26T00:40:27Z")
The ship was found abandoned, with everything in place-even the captain’s watch was found when the ship was boarded. The port that the ship was sailed to set up a board of inquiry, the board concluded that the crew aband… --- ## [Should I still feel somewhat conflicted about this past event?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-still-feel-somewhat-conflicted-about-this-past-event/1018758)
**Author:** [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2025, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-still-feel-somewhat-conflicted-about-this-past-event/1018758 "2025-05-25T23:30:00Z")
Not gonna lie, I originally posted this on Reddit and got only a few replies, so I’m tossing it out here for the Dope to chew over. I’ll quote the original post, then a couple of comments I made in response to commenter… --- ## [House ownership, borrowing, wills -- two questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-ownership-borrowing-wills-two-questions/1018767)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2025, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-ownership-borrowing-wills-two-questions/1018767 "2025-05-25T21:29:24Z")
If a house is owned by one person, and they die and leave the house to their spouse, can the spouse continue living there and gain ownership without any interruptions or problems? (If not, the spouse should probably get … --- ## [Do you wonder what virtual cow-orkers look like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wonder-what-virtual-cow-orkers-look-like/1018706)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2025, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wonder-what-virtual-cow-orkers-look-like/1018706 "2025-05-25T01:14:40Z")
Our staff works primarily from home. On the RARE instances that we Zoom, there is no requirement that folk turn on their cameras. So a new employee could be hired, work for some time, and leave, and I would never meet … --- ## [Time to give up on failed knee replacement?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-give-up-on-failed-knee-replacement/1018707)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2025, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-give-up-on-failed-knee-replacement/1018707 "2025-05-24T18:27:06Z")
Ms. Napier, 72, had first one and then the other knee replaced. Her pre-surgery knees were pretty much equal. The first replacement went great. The second, now 1.5 years out, is still more painful than pre-surgery. Her k… --- ## [Parents of twins: are they really capable of fooling you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-of-twins-are-they-really-capable-of-fooling-you/1018473)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2025, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-of-twins-are-they-really-capable-of-fooling-you/1018473 "2025-05-24T17:43:44Z")
If you’re a parent of twins, whether they’re children or adults, are they capable of putting a fast one on you? If one adopted the other’s clothes for some tomfoolery-related purpose and pretended to be their sibling, co… --- ## [Dentistry Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dentistry-question/1018694)
**Author:** [@mglambo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mglambo)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2025, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dentistry-question/1018694 "2025-05-23T23:15:27Z")
I’m 69 years old. My teeth aren’t in great shape but not terrible either. No current pain. My dentist suggested possibly putting crowns on all my teeth. She said it would run into tens of thousands of dollars. Maybe 30k … --- ## [A couple Facebook questions from someone who almost never uses it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-couple-facebook-questions-from-someone-who-almost-never-uses-it/1018670)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2025, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-couple-facebook-questions-from-someone-who-almost-never-uses-it/1018670 "2025-05-23T22:22:03Z")
So I have a FB account I started many years ago but was never a very active user, and I went years without even visiting FB. But every now and then there’s a family announcement or something I want to check out. (Warnin… --- ## [FedX question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fedx-question/1018546)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2025, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fedx-question/1018546 "2025-05-23T16:51:33Z")
My CC number got stolen, so I waiting for a new card. It will need to be signed for. It’s coming FedX. I’m hard of hearing, so may not hear the doorbell. Sigh. I left a note on the door to call me @ 555-5555 if I don’t… --- ## [What's cheaper? Thermostat on 76 and the fans on or](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-cheaper-thermostat-on-76-and-the-fans-on-or/1018683)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2025, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-cheaper-thermostat-on-76-and-the-fans-on-or/1018683 "2025-05-23T13:49:19Z")
What’s cheaper? Thermostat on 76 and the fans on? Or thermostat set at 72 with no fans on? --- ## [Chemical castration?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chemical-castration/1018676)
**Author:** [@xtenkfarpl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xtenkfarpl)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2025, 10:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chemical-castration/1018676 "2025-05-23T10:04:47Z")
There seems to be a new movement towards this in the UK. What do we think? I will just mention Alan Turing… --- ## [You Decide You Have to Leave Your Country. Where Do You Go and Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-decide-you-have-to-leave-your-country-where-do-you-go-and-why/1016395)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2025, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-decide-you-have-to-leave-your-country-where-do-you-go-and-why/1016395 "2025-05-23T01:49:38Z")
Title says it all. Let’s not make this another Trump thread. Just assume, for some reason, you decide to GTFO. Where are you now, and what’s your choice? Assume that you have some mechanism to be let in. I’m a US citize… --- ## [Can an inner ear infection cause dizziness?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-an-inner-ear-infection-cause-dizziness/1018426)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2025, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-an-inner-ear-infection-cause-dizziness/1018426 "2025-05-22T13:19:29Z")
For about three weeks, I had the following symptom. When I laid down in bed an my left side, I would experience 2-3 seconds of the room spinning. When I sat up from lying on my left side, likewise. It never affected m… --- ## [Ladies: Pantyhose or Stockings?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-pantyhose-or-stockings/505056)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2025, 8:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-pantyhose-or-stockings/505056 "2025-05-22T08:46:16Z")
And why one over the other? If stockings do you prefer thigh highs or garters? Colors, patterns or fishnets? Shiny or dull? Ever wear seamed? These are questions more about regular wearing, not so much the bedroom. --- ## [Do women like pantyhose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-women-like-pantyhose/368640)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2025, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-women-like-pantyhose/368640 "2025-05-22T07:38:46Z")
I’ve noticed it’s become rarer to see women wearing pantyhose or stockings in everyday wear. On the few times I see a women wearing stockings, they also wear dress slacks. Every time I hear or read about women wearing… --- ## [Stockings and suspenders](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stockings-and-suspenders/300029)
**Author:** [@PookahMacPhellimey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PookahMacPhellimey)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2025, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stockings-and-suspenders/300029 "2025-05-22T07:36:32Z")
So I’ve got it in my head that wearing those might be a fun idea. But it’s making me a bit nervous, so here are some burning questions. For people who have tried them: Do they actually work or do you tights keep falli… --- ## [Suggest a source for FUNCTIONAL fully fashioned stockings and garter belts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-source-for-functional-fully-fashioned-stockings-and-garter-belts/562990)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2025, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-source-for-functional-fully-fashioned-stockings-and-garter-belts/562990 "2025-05-22T07:33:32Z")
Okay, so are we agreed that nobody who isn’t one foot in the grave wears pantyhose anymore? Yet I’ve been dressing kind of Mad Men retro lately and I’d like the option to wear stockings sometimes, if I ever went out aft… --- ## [Questions about boy's soccer - college route](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-boys-soccer-college-route/1018593)
**Author:** [@mjmartin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mjmartin)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2025, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-boys-soccer-college-route/1018593 "2025-05-22T00:31:16Z")
My son is going into 9th grade, and is quite skilled at soccer. Coaches at two different programs are both trying to convince us to sign up with them, and both seem to think he has the skills necessary for college soccer… --- ## [How I would push an idea that was a radical overthrow of current notions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-i-would-push-an-idea-that-was-a-radical-overthrow-of-current-notions/1018421)
**Author:** [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2025, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-i-would-push-an-idea-that-was-a-radical-overthrow-of-current-notions/1018421 "2025-05-21T21:46:39Z")
Apropos of nothing at all, I was thinking about dos and don’ts if I ever am in the position of needing to convince people that humans come from Mars, that Europe was settled by immigrants from the Americas, or some other… --- ## [How good are celebrity deep-fake voices](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-good-are-celebrity-deep-fake-voices/1018586)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2025, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-good-are-celebrity-deep-fake-voices/1018586 "2025-05-21T14:11:12Z")
I know that AI voices are better than they were, but what if I want “Morgan Freeman” read my grocery list to me or “Sean Connery” read me a bedtime story. I guess this is two questions: Do these exist? How many celebr… --- ## [Betting on the Bear: SQQQ etc. "generally not intended to be held overnight"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/betting-on-the-bear-sqqq-etc-generally-not-intended-to-be-held-overnight/1018508)
**Author:** [@Gordon\_G](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gordon_G)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2025, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/betting-on-the-bear-sqqq-etc-generally-not-intended-to-be-held-overnight/1018508 "2025-05-21T11:44:32Z")
I sometimes bet on Do Not when I played Craps long ago, and am now inclined to make a small Bearish bet on the stock market just to “put my money where my mouth is.” I’m not optimistic about the Dollar either and would … --- ## [Whatever happened to semicolons?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-semicolons/324327)
**Author:** [@galen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/galen)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2025, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-semicolons/324327 "2025-05-20T18:41:42Z")
If you read stuff written more than a couple of decades ago, the writers made proper use of semicolons. Now you rarely see them. They have mostly been improperly replaced by commas. What is going on here? --- ## [Upgrading a Windows Laptop w/ odd hardware configuration - questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upgrading-a-windows-laptop-w-odd-hardware-configuration-questions/1018183)
**Author:** [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2025, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upgrading-a-windows-laptop-w-odd-hardware-configuration-questions/1018183 "2025-05-20T04:05:47Z")
I have a Dell G3 15" 3579 laptop that I am about to upgrade, and I have a couple of questions on how to go about this that I wondered if the SDMB could help me with. They’re kind of esoteric, but I’d like to know if any… --- ## [Warning: Morbid question about death and pets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-morbid-question-about-death-and-pets/1018489)
**Author:** [@Oly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oly)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2025, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-morbid-question-about-death-and-pets/1018489 "2025-05-19T13:49:33Z")
Let’s say you have a pet dog, cat or other animal(s) that roam around your home. You die in their presence but no one else’s. Q1: Would you be OK (obviously as you think about it now) with them scavenging flesh off your… --- ## [Minnesota trial of Derek Chauvin (killer of George Floyd) reactions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minnesota-trial-of-derek-chauvin-killer-of-george-floyd-reactions/939024)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 1105\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2025, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minnesota-trial-of-derek-chauvin-killer-of-george-floyd-reactions/939024 "2025-05-18T08:30:03Z")
Mods can feel free to move if this is better suited to GD or MPSIMS. I didn’t see a thread to follow along the trial, so here’s one. I found the dispatcher’s testimony yesterday compelling – I hadn’t known about her al… --- ## [Any experience with OLED monitors for work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-experience-with-oled-monitors-for-work/1016837)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2025, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-experience-with-oled-monitors-for-work/1016837 "2025-05-18T02:44:12Z")
I recently smashed my laptop into my desktop computer monitor by accident (the laptop won), and thus need to replace it. My previous monitor is a few years old, and I understand there’s a lot of advances in display tech… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=50) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=52)