# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=67 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 68 --- ## [Do you scratch the back of your neck while thinking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-scratch-the-back-of-your-neck-while-thinking/1012765)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2025, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-scratch-the-back-of-your-neck-while-thinking/1012765 "2025-01-09T19:11:49Z")
It’s a staple of movies and TV - I just saw it again on TV last night. Hank Hill and Peter (Family Guy) do it. But I’m not sure I’ve seen it in real life, and I don’t think I’ve ever done it. But googling turns up: “S… --- ## [My definition of woke](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-definition-of-woke/1011343)
**Author:** [@DemonTree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DemonTree)\ **Replies:** 467\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2025, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-definition-of-woke/1011343 "2025-01-09T18:27:09Z")
People keep bugging me to define what ‘woke’ means, but that’s not an easy task. Probably the best definition is to say that ‘woke’ refers to the ideas believed by and spread by the Social Justice movement, and to the so… --- ## [The BS in WBS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bs-in-wbs/1012659)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2025, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bs-in-wbs/1012659 "2025-01-09T18:21:43Z")
I’ve been asked to come up with subtasks to populate a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) for the tasks I perform on a small program not worthy of a WBS. Any thoughts what one might put down as generic or broad steps to answ… --- ## [Who is the earliest American that we commemorate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-earliest-american-that-we-commemorate/1012666)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2025, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-earliest-american-that-we-commemorate/1012666 "2025-01-09T14:54:57Z")
For purposes of this discussion I define an American as someone born in the new world. Commemorate can be a landmark named after them or a day named after them, being featured on currency, whatever. Virginia Dare was the… --- ## [A Morbid Thought Experiment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-morbid-thought-experiment/1006905)
**Author:** [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2025, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-morbid-thought-experiment/1006905 "2025-01-08T23:18:02Z")
Breaking news comes on reporting that a celebrity/politician/famous for something person has been caught up in some horrific sex scandal and has ultimately killed their entire family and themselves. Nation in shock. Exp… --- ## [What Was Your First Day At University Like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-first-day-at-university-like/1008530)
**Author:** [@Moonrise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonrise)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2025, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-first-day-at-university-like/1008530 "2025-01-08T22:00:47Z")
My elder daughter has just started University, the same one I attended in the early- to mid-90s (completely different curriculum, though). A few days ago, she was telling me what her first impressions were, and of course… --- ## [Have PPO insurance for the first time.. anyone want to share some advice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-ppo-insurance-for-the-first-time-anyone-want-to-share-some-advice/1012657)
**Author:** [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2025, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-ppo-insurance-for-the-first-time-anyone-want-to-share-some-advice/1012657 "2025-01-08T18:55:15Z")
I luckily don’t have any serious/chronic health issues - sleep apnea and somewhat high blood pressure so nothing urgent. I thought I would just come to the dope and ask if anyone had some advice to share. Things you wis… --- ## [What benefits do you see from living in a blue state vs living in a red state](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-benefits-do-you-see-from-living-in-a-blue-state-vs-living-in-a-red-state/1009648)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2025, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-benefits-do-you-see-from-living-in-a-blue-state-vs-living-in-a-red-state/1009648 "2025-01-08T15:32:26Z")
I’ve only lived in red states, but I’ve lived in both small towns and urban areas. The urban areas had many more benefits like better health care, better food, better entertainment, etc. But at the end I still live in … --- ## [Best cure for a hangover](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-cure-for-a-hangover/445106)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2025, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-cure-for-a-hangover/445106 "2025-01-08T10:19:10Z")
We had a party here last night (this is Little 500 weekend at IU, a big time for partying) and I was pretty out of this world. When I woke up this morning, I had the worst hangover I’ve ever had in my life. I took 3 Bloo… --- ## [Used-Car-Buying 101 - need answer soonish](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/used-car-buying-101-need-answer-soonish/1004472)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2025, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/used-car-buying-101-need-answer-soonish/1004472 "2025-01-07T23:52:58Z")
My husband and I have owned a total of 9 cars (I think) in our lives. All of them but the first 2 (his first, and my first) have been bought new. Neither of us were involved in either of those used car purchases. My par… --- ## [Why do military reporters always tell us about companies, battalions, divisions, etc? Why can’t they report the numbers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-military-reporters-always-tell-us-about-companies-battalions-divisions-etc-why-can-t-they-report-the-numbers/1012638)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2025, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-military-reporters-always-tell-us-about-companies-battalions-divisions-etc-why-can-t-they-report-the-numbers/1012638 "2025-01-07T23:19:55Z")
a little off topic, but I have a peeve to complain about: Why do military reporters always tell us about companies, battalions, divisions, etc? Why can’t they report the numbers? 200 men, 50 tanks, or 500 vehicles, e… --- ## [Doper Parents - have your kids been taught about the 1980s Satanic Panic in school?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-parents-have-your-kids-been-taught-about-the-1980s-satanic-panic-in-school/1012027)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2025, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-parents-have-your-kids-been-taught-about-the-1980s-satanic-panic-in-school/1012027 "2025-01-07T22:31:57Z")
I was just thinking abbout this after it was mentioned in another thread. This was a period of history that affected media, commerce, government, and even child care. It has/had implications that stretch towards the 1st … --- ## [FOMO & Navigating the Dope](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fomo-navigating-the-dope/1012594)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2025, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fomo-navigating-the-dope/1012594 "2025-01-07T20:24:35Z")
Not sure if this is the right forum. Move if necessary. What is your method/procedure for making fairly sure you sweep through the board and see the stuff that you are interested in? (FOMO = “fear of missing out”) Durin… --- ## [Capitalism leads to Fascism leads to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/capitalism-leads-to-fascism-leads-to/1012602)
**Author:** [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2025, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/capitalism-leads-to-fascism-leads-to/1012602 "2025-01-07T20:22:29Z")
Not sure if this belongs in FQ. I’ve been reading that late-stage Capitalism often leads to Facism. When that has been the case historically, what comes after Facism? --- ## [Death: Have you ever "missed it by that much"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-have-you-ever-missed-it-by-that-much/1011986)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2025, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-have-you-ever-missed-it-by-that-much/1011986 "2025-01-07T18:03:12Z")
December, 1988. I was coming back from a wedding in Delhi, flying Pan Am via Frankfurt to New York. Arrived in Frankfurt late in the afternoon, rushed to the next gate and was ready to load. No time to get a paper. T… --- ## [Atrial tachycardia … anyone else here got it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atrial-tachycardia-anyone-else-here-got-it/1012541)
**Author:** [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2025, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atrial-tachycardia-anyone-else-here-got-it/1012541 "2025-01-07T16:26:35Z")
Because I found out today that’s what I’ve got. Would love to hear stories about how other folks deal with it. I’m glad it’s not afib, but it still ain’t fun. Currently the doctor has me on metoprolol (a total of 125mg … --- ## [Historians’ Single Greatest Mistake?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/historians-single-greatest-mistake/1012632)
**Author:** [@GailForce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GailForce)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2025, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/historians-single-greatest-mistake/1012632 "2025-01-07T06:08:04Z")
A respectable historian once defined the field of history as that of trained people seeking to learn what probably happened in the past, implying (I think) that they have posited certain truths and agreed on them that tu… --- ## [Cabo San Lucas lodging recommendations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cabo-san-lucas-lodging-recommendations/1011370)
**Author:** [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2025, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cabo-san-lucas-lodging-recommendations/1011370 "2025-01-07T03:04:51Z")
Hey all, any recommendations on hotels/resorts/places to stay in Cabo? I have a Chinese lady friend now living in Toronto that wants somewhere warm, and I’ll be in San Diego this weekend. So, Cabo is convenient for me a… --- ## [Love in the Age of Trump, or, I fell in love with a Republican](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-in-the-age-of-trump-or-i-fell-in-love-with-a-republican/980600)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2025, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-in-the-age-of-trump-or-i-fell-in-love-with-a-republican/980600 "2025-01-07T00:27:04Z")
lol, this isn’t hardly unusual, the idea of two different political factions in the same household, but given this thread by @Czarcasm , I just wanted to see if his prediction would come true - that some of y’all just wo… --- ## [Influencers and responsibility for the crimes, sins and misdemeanours of their sponsors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/influencers-and-responsibility-for-the-crimes-sins-and-misdemeanours-of-their-sponsors/1012658)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2025, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/influencers-and-responsibility-for-the-crimes-sins-and-misdemeanours-of-their-sponsors/1012658 "2025-01-06T21:54:05Z")
Last few weeks there has been the latest in a long series of scandals where yet another sponsor of creators on video platforms has turned out to be doing something really scammy. This time, it’s PayPal’s Honey app/brows… --- ## [New PC build: AMD 9800X3D?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-pc-build-amd-9800x3d/1012608)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2025, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-pc-build-amd-9800x3d/1012608 "2025-01-06T19:37:05Z")
I have built many PCs and I am pretty good at it (not the best but good). I am about to build myself a new PC (Windows) but I am a little confused this time around. The “hot” chip now is the AMD 9800X3D for gamers (and… --- ## [Recommend a durable, hard-shelled glasses case](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-durable-hard-shelled-glasses-case/1012634)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2025, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-durable-hard-shelled-glasses-case/1012634 "2025-01-06T19:21:00Z")
For my reading glasses, I need a case that is hard-shelled and closes firmly, so that the glasses won’t get crushed or fall out when the case is in my backpack. The case that came with the glasses lasted about six years… --- ## [Do you open both eyes on waking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-open-both-eyes-on-waking/995605)
**Author:** [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2025, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-open-both-eyes-on-waking/995605 "2025-01-06T17:57:50Z")
Question brought on by my reading this article: Tame toxic stress with '5 resets' in 2024 : Shots - Health News : NPR but it’s not about any of the main sense of the article. It’s about the following, from the second se… --- ## [How prepared is Texas collectively and individually for this kind of blizzard scenario](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-prepared-is-texas-collectively-and-individually-for-this-kind-of-blizzard-scenario/933074)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2025, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-prepared-is-texas-collectively-and-individually-for-this-kind-of-blizzard-scenario/933074 "2025-01-06T16:43:44Z")
Yeah theres a lot of people in Texas and I understand that people are different, but viewing Tiktok videos about people surviving in Texas I’m surprised a lot of people in Texas have fireplaces. Since the average temps i… --- ## [Do I have a right to be a little annoyed with this Dunkin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-have-a-right-to-be-a-little-annoyed-with-this-dunkin/1012404)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2025, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-have-a-right-to-be-a-little-annoyed-with-this-dunkin/1012404 "2025-01-06T11:15:00Z")
So there is a Dunkin Donuts (I know they dropped the Donuts but I am old) I go to a lot. It’s on my walking route so several times a week I stop there for some coffee or a snack. I have been doing this for years and whil… --- ## [How do you actually 'get' medications from a compounding pharmacy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-actually-get-medications-from-a-compounding-pharmacy/1012600)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2025, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-actually-get-medications-from-a-compounding-pharmacy/1012600 "2025-01-06T11:08:24Z")
So I have some health conditions and my dad has some conditions too. There are some potential treatments that require mixtures from a compounding pharmacy. If a person wanted to try those treatments, how exactly would t… --- ## [Porch Pirates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/porch-pirates/1011661)
**Author:** [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2025, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/porch-pirates/1011661 "2025-01-06T04:02:50Z")
This is just hypothetical, m’kay? Nu, so imagine you have a porch pirate problem. Items left at your doorstep by Amazon drivers magically disappear. So, I’m wondering what is the best breed/type of bee, hornet, or wasp … --- ## [Are you interested in news media reporting bio info about victims?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-interested-in-news-media-reporting-bio-info-about-victims/1012499)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2025, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-interested-in-news-media-reporting-bio-info-about-victims/1012499 "2025-01-05T20:15:19Z")
On this morning’s news they were giving some mini bios about some of the people killed in the 1/1/25 New Orleans truck attack. One was an ex college athlete in his 20s, another was in town to see the game… Are you inte… --- ## [Please recommend a Diary or Journal App for Android or Windows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-a-diary-or-journal-app-for-android-or-windows/1012489)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2025, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-a-diary-or-journal-app-for-android-or-windows/1012489 "2025-01-05T19:38:51Z")
I used to keep a written Journal. Retrieving information required reading pages. Any recommendations for a Android or Windows App? Tags are an important feature. Search Tags for Doctors Appointments, going out to a mo… --- ## [CNN Alternative](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cnn-alternative/1012227)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2025, 8:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cnn-alternative/1012227 "2025-01-05T08:50:22Z")
So I used to visit CNN periodically just to get an idea of breaking news. I’ve always found their reporting very shallow, and thus they are not worth a subscription. By way of defending this, I’ve been a subscriber to Th… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=66) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=68)