# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=56 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 57 --- ## [Illinois Police Killing...Anyone Else Getting a Weird Vibe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illinois-police-killing-anyone-else-getting-a-weird-vibe/729731)
**Author:** [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2025, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illinois-police-killing-anyone-else-getting-a-weird-vibe/729731 "2025-04-10T22:44:26Z")
I suspect that I will take a lot of crap for this post, but I mean no harm to anyone. I feel awful for the people of the area (several of whom I know) and especially the deceased officer and his family and co-workers. I… --- ## [How much gas could we save with anti-gravity cars (comic book science) and how would you market it circa 1950?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-gas-could-we-save-with-anti-gravity-cars-comic-book-science-and-how-would-you-market-it-circa-1950/1016747)
**Author:** [@Tzigone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tzigone)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2025, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-gas-could-we-save-with-anti-gravity-cars-comic-book-science-and-how-would-you-market-it-circa-1950/1016747 "2025-04-10T21:52:58Z")
I was looking at old Bulletman (Fawcett comics) issues a while ago, and he has an antigravity helmet. And, as with most comic books, it allows him to fly (start and stop and move through the air somehow) with no discern… --- ## [Why build a motel HERE?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-build-a-motel-here/1016805)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2025, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-build-a-motel-here/1016805 "2025-04-09T23:14:04Z")
Driving back to Scottsdale from Durango last weekend, we noticed that there is a shiny new La Quinta motel going up in what can only be described as the middle of nowhere- more-or-less midway between Kayenta and Tuba Cit… --- ## [The Phishing Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-phishing-thread/1016623)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2025, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-phishing-thread/1016623 "2025-04-09T21:57:40Z")
My wife received an email ostensibly from the Washington State Department of Revenue saying that she has a new document (or something). She wondered if it’s legitimate. The link (in the message, and on mouseover) match… --- ## [Should kids get paid for good grades?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-kids-get-paid-for-good-grades/1015124)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2025, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-kids-get-paid-for-good-grades/1015124 "2025-04-08T15:56:16Z")
There may already be a thread on this, but I couldn’t find it. My 11-year-old grandson attends a public middle school and currently gets paid $100 a semester if he gets all A’s. I want to encourage him to do good in sch… --- ## [Do you think all emo people are depressed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-all-emo-people-are-depressed/1016750)
**Author:** [@melaniethewitch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melaniethewitch)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2025, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-all-emo-people-are-depressed/1016750 "2025-04-08T02:07:42Z")
Most people think emos are depressed do you think they are why or why not? --- ## [How many arms on your asterisk?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-arms-on-your-asterisk/1016722)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2025, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-arms-on-your-asterisk/1016722 "2025-04-07T22:44:25Z")
I saw an AI image of an ampersand made of meat, and wanting to play with the concept tried for an asterisk made of meat. I discovered that Bing/Dall-E 3 seems to exclusively imagine an asterisk as having five points, whi… --- ## [chatGPT is a fucking liar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chatgpt-is-a-fucking-liar/1016559)
**Author:** [@longtry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/longtry)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2025, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chatgpt-is-a-fucking-liar/1016559 "2025-04-07T15:27:15Z")
Alright, it started innocently enough. I asked o3-mini to determine who’s right in a debate. It just sounded more and more wrong until I grew totally suspicious and asked the last question. It took the AI 57 seconds “thi… --- ## [Methotrexate to adaliumumab/Enbrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/methotrexate-to-adaliumumab-enbrel/1016522)
**Author:** [@a6ka97](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a6ka97)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2025, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/methotrexate-to-adaliumumab-enbrel/1016522 "2025-04-07T14:24:20Z")
For several years I have been taking methotrexate for my arthritis. Certain numbers in my labs have started to rise and my doctor is talking about switching me to adalimumab (Humira?) or Enbrel. I have pushed off on swit… --- ## [Trying to connect behavior to evolution](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-connect-behavior-to-evolution/1016566)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2025, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-connect-behavior-to-evolution/1016566 "2025-04-07T06:09:53Z")
I have started a few threads on this in the past that did not go over too well. This is a slightly different angle. I am more interested in genetic changes as opposed to genetic expression. However I would like to draw a… --- ## [What to do for a watch that has been overwound](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-for-a-watch-that-has-been-overwound/1016607)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2025, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-for-a-watch-that-has-been-overwound/1016607 "2025-04-06T15:04:29Z")
I’m putting this here instead of Factual Answers, because there is going to be more than one answer in general, one of which will probably be my solution, and actually, more than one might work, and some spitballing of “… --- ## [Do you routinely Turn off lights at Home?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-routinely-turn-off-lights-at-home/1016618)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2025, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-routinely-turn-off-lights-at-home/1016618 "2025-04-05T19:00:01Z")
Simple Question. I’m curious if attitudes have changed with energy saving lighting. Do you routinely Turn off lights at Home? poll --- ## [Doper parents, how would you respond to this situation (14-year-old daughter refuses to see male doctor)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-parents-how-would-you-respond-to-this-situation-14-year-old-daughter-refuses-to-see-male-doctor/1016352)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2025, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-parents-how-would-you-respond-to-this-situation-14-year-old-daughter-refuses-to-see-male-doctor/1016352 "2025-04-05T17:08:08Z")
This is not my problem; I have no kids and never have. But I do like to read advice columns because I like to read about other people’s problems. Anyway, a parent wrote in to Slate’s Care & Feeding. The article is behin… --- ## [What should I do about my mom's bank accounts? (She is suddenly erratic)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-about-my-moms-bank-accounts-she-is-suddenly-erratic/1016488)
**Author:** [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2025, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-about-my-moms-bank-accounts-she-is-suddenly-erratic/1016488 "2025-04-05T14:10:10Z")
As briefly and impersonally as possible, need advice on a banking crisis. I’m an only child. My mom (age 80, in another state 2000 miles away) has online access to a checking account which is jointly in both our names, a… --- ## [If it took only a short time to travel between your home and workplace, would you be more or less likely to work from home?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-it-took-only-a-short-time-to-travel-between-your-home-and-workplace-would-you-be-more-or-less-likely-to-work-from-home/1010129)
**Author:** [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2025, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-it-took-only-a-short-time-to-travel-between-your-home-and-workplace-would-you-be-more-or-less-likely-to-work-from-home/1010129 "2025-04-04T19:17:25Z")
If didn’t take long for you to get to work and you were offered the choice, would you be: poll --- ## [Lyme Disease](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lyme-disease/1016585)
**Author:** [@mglambo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mglambo)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2025, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lyme-disease/1016585 "2025-04-04T01:49:39Z")
I was diagnosed yesterday with Lyme disease. Don’t know much about it. The doctor actually pulled a tick out of one of my bullseye shaped rashes. I also have three other rashes on my body. She prescribed a 2 week regime… --- ## [Too many vaccinations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-many-vaccinations/1016198)
**Author:** [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2025, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-many-vaccinations/1016198 "2025-04-03T21:54:41Z")
I think I’ve had all of the childhood vaccinations but am close to sixty years old now, so they’re decades in the past. Would there be any harm in getting a measles any of the other usual ones, now as a precaution and so… --- ## [What would you do differently for the next pandemic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-differently-for-the-next-pandemic/1016073)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2025, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-differently-for-the-next-pandemic/1016073 "2025-04-03T16:13:43Z")
We’re a few years out of covid now, but it still seems like every month or two, the media tries to play up some disease du jour as the next likely pandemic (like bird flu). Suppose they’re right one of these days and the… --- ## [2007 RAV4: Preventative maintenance due to age, not mileage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2007-rav4-preventative-maintenance-due-to-age-not-mileage/1016570)
**Author:** [@ZonexandScout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZonexandScout)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2025, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2007-rav4-preventative-maintenance-due-to-age-not-mileage/1016570 "2025-04-03T15:47:20Z")
I’ve posted about this car before. It’s a 2007 Toyota RAV4, 2.4L engine, front-wheel drive, with only 41K miles on it. It’s in amazing condition…but 17 years old. It’s used mostly for short trips around town, but it s… --- ## [Do Win 11 computers come with something like Office?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-win-11-computers-come-with-something-like-office/1016313)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2025, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-win-11-computers-come-with-something-like-office/1016313 "2025-04-02T22:16:51Z")
My Win 10 box has trouble starting every week or so and I suspect it won’t last long. I’m perfectly happy with Win 10 although it will not be supported for much longer. I have Office 2003 (no, not a typo) on CD. I use Wo… --- ## [ENROUTE surgical nutrition program](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enroute-surgical-nutrition-program/1016469)
**Author:** [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marvin_the_Martian)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2025, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enroute-surgical-nutrition-program/1016469 "2025-04-02T19:52:42Z")
Mrs. Martian is having knee replacement in a couple of weeks and her surgeon is recommending the ENROUTE surgical nutrition program. The program consists of twice daily shakes to be consumed for the two weeks before and … --- ## [How ill equipped are we to start a rapid reindustrialization?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-ill-equipped-are-we-to-start-a-rapid-reindustrialization/1016434)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2025, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-ill-equipped-are-we-to-start-a-rapid-reindustrialization/1016434 "2025-04-02T17:01:10Z")
It seems to me we would have a shortage of engineers, mill rights, machinests etc. I know a lot of that is easier and quicker than it used to be but it is still a gigantic undertaking. --- ## [Is there any way to determine how much tariffs are costing me personally?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-way-to-determine-how-much-tariffs-are-costing-me-personally/1016515)
**Author:** [@RAWDuke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RAWDuke)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2025, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-way-to-determine-how-much-tariffs-are-costing-me-personally/1016515 "2025-04-02T14:06:31Z")
I know there will be plenty of stories about how much this car costs this year as opposed to last. We always get news about gas prices changing due to various circumstances. If there’s a change or addition to sales tax… --- ## [How does --ICE-- select their "people of interest"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-ice-select-their-people-of-interest/1016492)
**Author:** [@MW\_Degen\_Gamblr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MW_Degen_Gamblr)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2025, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-ice-select-their-people-of-interest/1016492 "2025-04-02T12:33:06Z")
There doesn’t seem to be a lot of transparency on how this agency selects people who they want to arrest or detain. Especially if they’re legal immigrants or ordinary citizens. It appears to be random yet targeted, if yo… --- ## [Paycheck deposit automation across several banks and accounts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paycheck-deposit-automation-across-several-banks-and-accounts/1016447)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2025, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paycheck-deposit-automation-across-several-banks-and-accounts/1016447 "2025-04-02T02:45:19Z")
I recently started a new job, and with it comes a predictable paycheck. I would like to split the incoming money across several accounts and banks, such as two joint accounts I hold with my partner and several personal … --- ## [Honoring last wishes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/honoring-last-wishes/997884)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2025, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/honoring-last-wishes/997884 "2025-04-01T19:58:55Z")
What are your feelings or opinions regarding another person’s last wishes and what you’d do about them? I’m thinking about run-of-the-mill requests as opposed to something really outrageous, tho you may feel free to addr… --- ## [Legal procedure question: Quashing a subpoena to testify?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-procedure-question-quashing-a-subpoena-to-testify/1016441)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2025, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-procedure-question-quashing-a-subpoena-to-testify/1016441 "2025-04-01T18:27:05Z")
I was served a subpoena today to testify as a witness in a court case I’d never heard of, between two parties I’m not affiliated with (Impossible Foods Inc. v. Impossible X LLC, 5:21-cv-02419 – CourtListener.com). It’s a… --- ## [Looking for a cruise between Seattle and Southern California](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-cruise-between-seattle-and-southern-california/1016227)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2025, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-cruise-between-seattle-and-southern-california/1016227 "2025-04-01T00:40:00Z")
Or vice-versa. Please note the word “cruise” in the title. If it involves planes, trains or automobiles please take it elsewhere-We would like to travel by ship. Doing an online search is next to impossible becau… --- ## [Unpack for me the recurrent trope about 'runaway vehicle, accelerator stuck'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unpack-for-me-the-recurrent-trope-about-runaway-vehicle-accelerator-stuck/1016122)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2025, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unpack-for-me-the-recurrent-trope-about-runaway-vehicle-accelerator-stuck/1016122 "2025-03-31T23:51:10Z")
I understand the danger inherent in a short couple of seconds where one’s accelerator sticks at a bad time and you’re (of course) not expecting that; that’s not the scenario I’m talking about. No, I mean this kind of th… --- ## [Is there a female incel equivalent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-female-incel-equivalent/1015877)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2025, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-female-incel-equivalent/1015877 "2025-03-31T08:56:44Z")
ISTM that to whatever degree that 80 20 is true (or experienced as true) it is true in both heterosexual directions. There are likely a minority of women whose attentions a majority of single and looking men are competin… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=55) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=57)