# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=52 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 53 --- ## [What is the ONE word that screams “scam” to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-one-word-that-screams-scam-to-you/1018343)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2025, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-one-word-that-screams-scam-to-you/1018343 "2025-05-17T15:51:53Z")
For me, it’s “limited.” e.g. - “Your Account Access is Temporarily Limited” I doubt that any legitimate email has ever described an account as “limited” in this way. --- ## [Did Nazi Germany have nuclear weapons?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-nazi-germany-have-nuclear-weapons/1018354)
**Author:** [@Dirtymartini](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dirtymartini)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2025, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-nazi-germany-have-nuclear-weapons/1018354 "2025-05-17T15:02:06Z")
Well did it? --- ## [Are we (in the US) going to end up with empty shelves and much higher prices in May? What should we do to prepare](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-in-the-us-going-to-end-up-with-empty-shelves-and-much-higher-prices-in-may-what-should-we-do-to-prepare/1017518)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2025, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-in-the-us-going-to-end-up-with-empty-shelves-and-much-higher-prices-in-may-what-should-we-do-to-prepare/1017518 "2025-05-16T22:18:04Z")
I don’t understand all the economics of it, but my understanding is there is a lag time of something like 6 weeks between when the tariffs started and when products hit the shelves. Trump’s tariffs on China became absur… --- ## [Question for those who text a lot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-those-who-text-a-lot/1018351)
**Author:** [@LynnM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LynnM)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2025, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-those-who-text-a-lot/1018351 "2025-05-16T01:29:41Z")
When you text, do you use a large on-screen keyboard, like one that fills the entire \[typically\] 6.5x3-inch smartphone screen, oriented horizontally like a physical keyboard? Or do you use small on-screen keybd, like the… --- ## [Was the internet better 30 years ago?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-internet-better-30-years-ago/1018260)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2025, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-internet-better-30-years-ago/1018260 "2025-05-15T22:10:12Z")
Imagine it’s 1995. You look for your rose-colored readers while waiting for the dialup handshake… bee-dee-bee-dee-boop…de-doop-de-doop…psssst-bweeee-oooop-psssst. You give Netscape half a minute to start, look for someth… --- ## [Question for people who weight train](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-people-who-weight-train/1017482)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2025, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-people-who-weight-train/1017482 "2025-05-15T19:57:47Z")
Background info. 76 yrs old and has not weight trained since my teens. If my memory serves me right directly after a workout and for a few hours afterward I would have a " pumped up" feeling in the muscle groups I worke… --- ## [Looking for tech advice for volunteer proposal I am writing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-tech-advice-for-volunteer-proposal-i-am-writing/1018364)
**Author:** [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2025, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-tech-advice-for-volunteer-proposal-i-am-writing/1018364 "2025-05-14T23:20:42Z")
As some of you may know, I used to be a USAID funded aid worker. Now, because of DOGE, I’m just a guy. Anyway, I want to develop a proposal for a not for profit I volunteer at. I don’t, however, have the technical exp… --- ## [How muscles work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-muscles-work/1017807)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2025, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-muscles-work/1017807 "2025-05-14T19:28:09Z")
I have tried my best to monitor this for several weeks, but it is one of those things that changes when I am conscious of it My question is, suppose I am doing exercises that use a number of various muscle groups, this w… --- ## [How to Approach Concessions Required of Us as We Age](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-approach-concessions-required-of-us-as-we-age/1017878)
**Author:** [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2025, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-approach-concessions-required-of-us-as-we-age/1017878 "2025-05-14T19:04:55Z")
Continuing the discussion from Serving Biscuits: I really admire how you’ve adapted to your new living situation. I’m getting to a point where I have to give serious consideration to what my next moves will be in the … --- ## [How to sell a motorhome](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-sell-a-motorhome/1018331)
**Author:** [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2025, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-sell-a-motorhome/1018331 "2025-05-14T18:53:44Z")
My wife and I bought our motorhome in 2020. It had nothing to do with Covid, we’d been planning it for a couple of years. Now we’ve decided we want to sell it and get a trailer. Somehow I have made it to the age of 54 ha… --- ## [Help me understand this joke](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-understand-this-joke/441129)
**Author:** [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2025, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-understand-this-joke/441129 "2025-05-14T14:44:17Z")
My wife has cursed me with a “bad joke of the day” calendar; and boy are they bad! I don’t get today’s joke… Help me. Here it is: At the zoo \*\*Blanche: \*\* Mr. Zookepeer, is that hippopotamus a male or a female? Zook… --- ## [The feeling of your life being watched over](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feeling-of-your-life-being-watched-over/1017833)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2025, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feeling-of-your-life-being-watched-over/1017833 "2025-05-14T11:44:34Z")
Even though I am an atheist, I realized that one thing that compounds the shame or embarrassment of the various f-ups in my life, is the feeling of this being seen by others; whether that’s deceased relatives, or just “a… --- ## [I have a refugee living in my home. I have several questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-refugee-living-in-my-home-i-have-several-questions/1018338)
**Author:** [@deltogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltogre)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2025, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-refugee-living-in-my-home-i-have-several-questions/1018338 "2025-05-14T04:43:37Z")
I considered Factual Questions, so if it needs to be moved, mods, please do. TL;DR - There is a 19-year-old trans kid who escaped a torture camp in Kenya living with me, and we need to get their stuff established before… --- ## [House hunting conundrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-hunting-conundrum/1018269)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2025, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-hunting-conundrum/1018269 "2025-05-13T15:29:44Z")
With the final sale of the land our house used to stand on, it looks like we might be able to afford a decent sized mobile/manufactured home for a decent price. The problem is that when we search for likely places using… --- ## [Is there a risk to slightly elevated glucose with normal A1c?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-risk-to-slightly-elevated-glucose-with-normal-a1c/1017292)
**Author:** [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2025, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-risk-to-slightly-elevated-glucose-with-normal-a1c/1017292 "2025-05-13T06:51:48Z")
I decided to schedule regular blood tests so I can track my basic stats over time and see if there are any odd changes. I now have two about 10 months apart. One of the few outliers is a slightly high fasting blood gluc… --- ## [English and Nieces/Nephews vs In-Laws](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-and-nieces-nephews-vs-in-laws/1018295)
**Author:** [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2025, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-and-nieces-nephews-vs-in-laws/1018295 "2025-05-13T00:50:04Z")
In another thread that’s not germane enough to link to someone described a complicated in-law relationship that started out with …my wife’s niece’s … Which opened up a confusing and perhaps controversial topic. At le… --- ## [Could I create a speculator-free housing development?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-i-create-a-speculator-free-housing-development/1018248)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2025, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-i-create-a-speculator-free-housing-development/1018248 "2025-05-12T19:55:38Z")
I’m a kindly gazillionaire who wants to build FairyChatMeadows - a community of affordable family homes. Can I make these restrictions: Homes must be owner-occupied - no rentals. Anyone wishing to sell within XX years … --- ## [Curious when east Asian national identifier became a standard noun?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curious-when-east-asian-national-identifier-became-a-standard-noun/1017635)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2025, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curious-when-east-asian-national-identifier-became-a-standard-noun/1017635 "2025-05-12T03:24:46Z")
Not sure if this should be General questions, but since there will likely be no definitive answer I put it here. Something I have become increasingly aware of, entirely because of social media, is the sentence construct… --- ## [I Need Printer Advice!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-printer-advice/1018037)
**Author:** [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2025, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-printer-advice/1018037 "2025-05-11T16:03:50Z")
My deluxe laser printer was great. One day the toner started to ignite in the printer. It was very frightening. I might be able to repair the problem myself. A techy friend might be able to repair it, A friend who worked… --- ## [E-Readers, 2025 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/e-readers-2025-edition/1018239)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2025, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/e-readers-2025-edition/1018239 "2025-05-11T14:34:33Z")
Continuing the discussion from Are we (in the US) going to end up with empty shelves and much higher prices in May? What should we do to prepare: Ooh, what do you like? I recently bought a Kobo color e-reader, because… --- ## [What's the evolutionary benefit of shyness?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-evolutionary-benefit-of-shyness/1018169)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2025, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-evolutionary-benefit-of-shyness/1018169 "2025-05-11T13:13:44Z")
I’ve been wondering… why have shyness, social anxiety, etc. remained as persistent traits in human (and for that matter, many animal) populations? What evolutionary advantage does that give the organism? Of course I’m a… --- ## [How Do I Talk About Estranged Parents With My Kid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-talk-about-estranged-parents-with-my-kid/1017988)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2025, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-talk-about-estranged-parents-with-my-kid/1017988 "2025-05-11T13:07:57Z")
I have a five year old, autistic, intellectually gifted son. He is highly verbal and highly relational (zero social skills, but man he tries), really wants to be a parent and learn about parenting, and he’s been interest… --- ## [24 hours, 24 beers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-hours-24-beers/158857)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2003, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-hours-24-beers/158857 "2003-03-05T00:27:38Z")
Back in my care-free college days, when the most pressing concern was how fast my friends and I were going to be able to consume our beer, we tried thinking of all the novel ways of consuming alcohol and the many ways of… --- ## [Anyone remember this toy (early-mid 70's) "cubes and tubes" ball track](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-this-toy-early-mid-70s-cubes-and-tubes-ball-track/634247)
**Author:** [@Helena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helena)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2025, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-this-toy-early-mid-70s-cubes-and-tubes-ball-track/634247 "2025-05-10T17:00:25Z")
We had this toy–sort of like a marble track on a larger scale, with these hard plastic balls that you’d make a track for. It was kind of an exercise in physics, figuring out how much height you needed at the beginning t… --- ## [Predict the country or ethnicity of the next Pope](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-country-or-ethnicity-of-the-next-pope/1018005)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2025, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-country-or-ethnicity-of-the-next-pope/1018005 "2025-05-09T22:19:54Z")
I am thinking this will be the year we elect a Pope of color. My prediction is our first black Pope. I don’t believe our next pope will be white. --- ## [Best free language learning apps?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-free-language-learning-apps/831577)
**Author:** [@JakeRS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JakeRS)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2025, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-free-language-learning-apps/831577 "2025-05-09T16:54:43Z")
What are some good interactive language learning apps that are free, without (too much) freemium stuff like “here’s 1 free lesson, pay to unlock the remaining 4999 lessons”? Even if it were to cost 0,0001 cents, Google p… --- ## ["Locking down your device when crossing borders" (AP article)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/locking-down-your-device-when-crossing-borders-ap-article/1017868)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2025, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/locking-down-your-device-when-crossing-borders-ap-article/1017868 "2025-05-09T12:14:29Z")
I saw this article in my local paper this morning and thought it was worth sharing. This is the original from the Associated Press. LONDON (AP) — Planning an international trip? Travelers should prepare for the possi… --- ## [Looking for a new webcam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-new-webcam/1017732)
**Author:** [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2025, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-new-webcam/1017732 "2025-05-09T05:53:35Z")
Now that Skype has been shut down, I have to transition to a different app for chatting to my family, and Teams seems the simplest. However the way I used to use my camera won’t work anymore. I had an IP camera on my pho… --- ## [What role do pulse oximeters play in harm reduction from overdose death from fentanyl](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-role-do-pulse-oximeters-play-in-harm-reduction-from-overdose-death-from-fentanyl/1018110)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2025, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-role-do-pulse-oximeters-play-in-harm-reduction-from-overdose-death-from-fentanyl/1018110 "2025-05-09T05:40:14Z")
Its my understanding that various things help reduce OD risk from fentanyl. Testing kits. You can buy testing kits that’ll test your drugs for fentanyl and fentanyl analogues. Easily available Narcan. Its OTC now s… --- ## [Sleep camera recommendations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleep-camera-recommendations/1018125)
**Author:** [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2025, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleep-camera-recommendations/1018125 "2025-05-09T02:37:15Z")
I did a sleep study, and results were inconclusive partly because I didn’t sleep that much. The neurologist has requested that we get a camera to monitor my night time movements. Since the study was originally called f… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=51) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=53)