# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=75 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 76 --- ## [How do I get my cat to keep taking his medicine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-my-cat-to-keep-taking-his-medicine/1009738)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2024, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-my-cat-to-keep-taking-his-medicine/1009738 "2024-11-08T08:03:05Z")
Thankfully I don’t need answer fast. Back in May my 12 year old cat was diagnosed with hyperthyroidism (not an uncommon condition in senior cats from what I understand). The vet prescribed Felimazole twice a day for hi… --- ## [Vicious Dogs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vicious-dogs/1009880)
**Author:** [@LucyInDisguise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LucyInDisguise)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2024, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vicious-dogs/1009880 "2024-11-08T04:17:09Z")
Are the result of bad owners. Prove me wrong. Lucy --- ## [Moving to CloudNord](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-to-cloudnord/1009905)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2024, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-to-cloudnord/1009905 "2024-11-08T03:34:46Z")
I’m considering moving my Minecraft server from ServerPro to CloudNord. And while I was investigating that, I noticed that they also register internet domains. I’ve been thinking of moving my domains away from GoDaddy fo… --- ## [What does the future for electric vehicles look like now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-future-for-electric-vehicles-look-like-now/1009877)
**Author:** [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUBv.2)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2024, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-future-for-electric-vehicles-look-like-now/1009877 "2024-11-07T20:18:32Z")
I didn’t want to hijack the thread about ev plans so I thought I’d take my questions here. A-holes 1 and 2 Mssrs Trump and Musk’s unholy alliance confuses me; aren’t they at cross purposes? Will the entire market for e… --- ## [Help me understand Americans apparently not knowing the election is over](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-understand-americans-apparently-not-knowing-the-election-is-over/1009852)
**Author:** [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2024, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-understand-americans-apparently-not-knowing-the-election-is-over/1009852 "2024-11-07T16:42:36Z")
So I just watched this bit of Jimmy Kimmel: Where apparently people on the street are interviewed, very clearly told that it’s now Wednesday, November 6th, and asked how they’ll vote, who they vote for, and… --- ## [US Dopers: Any chicanery at your polling place today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-dopers-any-chicanery-at-your-polling-place-today/1009735)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2024, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-dopers-any-chicanery-at-your-polling-place-today/1009735 "2024-11-07T14:28:56Z")
Red town in a red county in a red state: I was in an out in five minutes. Nobody outside politiciking or intimidating or “observing” (mainly because it was pouring down rain). The election judges were polite and friendly… --- ## [Is Claritin effective against stings & food allergies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-claritin-effective-against-stings-food-allergies/1008946)
**Author:** [@Baal\_Houtham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baal_Houtham)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2024, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-claritin-effective-against-stings-food-allergies/1008946 "2024-11-07T02:04:42Z")
I have a food allergy that makes my guts ache for hours. My wife has a bee sting allergy that causes major local swelling. In both cases, swallowing a couple of diphenhydramine (Benedryl) tabs greatly reduces the problem… --- ## [Should Jack Smith, Judge Merchan, etc flee to a foreign country?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-jack-smith-judge-merchan-etc-flee-to-a-foreign-country/1009787)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2024, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-jack-smith-judge-merchan-etc-flee-to-a-foreign-country/1009787 "2024-11-06T18:26:02Z")
Here’s a link from a week ago, suggesting how Jack Smith and his staff are preparing for a Trump victory, which will shut them down. The article says, for example, that some staff have left for other jobs, Smith has e… --- ## [U.S. intelligence says several thousand North Korean troops are training in eastern Russia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-intelligence-says-several-thousand-north-korean-troops-are-training-in-eastern-russia/1009131)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2024, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-intelligence-says-several-thousand-north-korean-troops-are-training-in-eastern-russia/1009131 "2024-11-06T14:42:20Z")
Further reports say that it’s believed they’re being sent to Ukraine. Okay, I’ll believe it when I see it, but I have a feeling that if this is true, the Russian military has been so depleted, they’re having to import s… --- ## [Need advice on injured outdoor cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-advice-on-injured-outdoor-cat/1009155)
**Author:** [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2024, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-advice-on-injured-outdoor-cat/1009155 "2024-11-06T00:15:17Z")
We have two ‘hedge’ cats that were born wild but whom we have been feeding since they were kittens, six years now. We consider them part of the family. One of them, Poppy, will allow us to pet her and even pick her up fo… --- ## [Does it really matter if you vote if you know you are in the minority?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-it-really-matter-if-you-vote-if-you-know-you-are-in-the-minority/1008302)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2024, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-it-really-matter-if-you-vote-if-you-know-you-are-in-the-minority/1008302 "2024-11-05T18:40:03Z")
Continuing the discussion from I Voted - Nov 2024 Edition: I have had people comment to me something similar to the above many times. Since they live in “X” area their vote does not count because they are in the minor… --- ## [Bluetooth sucks. Why isn't there a better wireless protocol for peripherals?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bluetooth-sucks-why-isnt-there-a-better-wireless-protocol-for-peripherals/1009614)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2024, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bluetooth-sucks-why-isnt-there-a-better-wireless-protocol-for-peripherals/1009614 "2024-11-05T17:47:10Z")
Continuing the discussion\* from Why the lack of \[wireless\] USB-C mouse's?, where the OP was trying to find a good wireless mouse that doesn’t suffer from Bluetooth latency issues. It seems to me that Bluetooth in genera… --- ## [Boaters- is this a thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boaters-is-this-a-thing/1009618)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2024, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boaters-is-this-a-thing/1009618 "2024-11-05T14:52:34Z")
Idly looking through Temu I came across an outboard motor, one of the pictures of which made me wonder. It’s the one of the guy driving, sitting over the stern of an otherwise empty boat. I supposed getting all the weigh… --- ## [Attacking a car with a sticky drink - Legalities](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attacking-a-car-with-a-sticky-drink-legalities/1009522)
**Author:** [@Skypist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skypist)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2024, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attacking-a-car-with-a-sticky-drink-legalities/1009522 "2024-11-05T14:21:29Z")
How much trouble could/would someone get into legally - if at all - for throwing a drink at another car while stuck in traffic? This “lady” wanted to get over, apparently very angry about how congested the traffic was -… --- ## ["minimally invasive, laparoscopic ovary removal" - why is this done?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minimally-invasive-laparoscopic-ovary-removal-why-is-this-done/994497)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2024, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minimally-invasive-laparoscopic-ovary-removal-why-is-this-done/994497 "2024-11-05T05:08:06Z")
Someone I know just emailed me that they are having “minimally invasive, laparoscopic ovary removal.” It was a group email, work-related, so there weren’t any other details. I don’t want to pry, but I do want to know if … --- ## [Should you get paid extra working 11 to 7pm, (end of Daylight Savings last night)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-you-get-paid-extra-working-11-to-7pm-end-of-daylight-savings-last-night/1009615)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2024, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-you-get-paid-extra-working-11-to-7pm-end-of-daylight-savings-last-night/1009615 "2024-11-05T04:34:33Z")
Contract employees get a flat salary. If we worked an extra hour, working 11 to 7 last night. Do we get anything? Except the privilege of keeping our jobs? Should we get any compensation for that extra hour? I never got… --- ## [Hey, did you know \[some of\] your voting records are public?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-did-you-know-some-of-your-voting-records-are-public/1009622)
**Author:** [@Lare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lare)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2024, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-did-you-know-some-of-your-voting-records-are-public/1009622 "2024-11-05T04:05:05Z")
Given the audience here, you probably did. I know I did and statistically I’m representative of the members of this board. But this year, more than I ever have before, I am bombarded with TV and YouTube commercials tel… --- ## [Situation before Roe v. Wade; is it worse now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/situation-before-roe-v-wade-is-it-worse-now/1009632)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2024, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/situation-before-roe-v-wade-is-it-worse-now/1009632 "2024-11-05T03:59:30Z")
Beck before Roe v. Wade, abortion was illegal in many except to save the life of the mother. But now even that exception is dubious because doctors are afraid that a zealous prosecutor could argue that the mother’s life… --- ## [Can anyone help me with a work problem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-help-me-with-a-work-problem/1003723)
**Author:** [@MagicEyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MagicEyes)\ **Replies:** 230\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2024, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-help-me-with-a-work-problem/1003723 "2024-11-05T03:17:10Z")
So I’ve posted a few things about my chaos demon boss in the Workplace Rants thread. She’s been my boss for almost nine months, and I’ve thought from the beginning that she wants to get rid of me. Unfortunately for her, … --- ## [Visiting Charleston, SC and Savannah, GA for a day each on the way to Florida](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-charleston-sc-and-savannah-ga-for-a-day-each-on-the-way-to-florida/1009620)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2024, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-charleston-sc-and-savannah-ga-for-a-day-each-on-the-way-to-florida/1009620 "2024-11-05T02:11:26Z")
I’m planning on plenty of time for the USS Yorktown (CV-10) and maybe Fort Sumter. What else is good to visit in the immediate Charleston area? (Probably on a Saturday) We are going to explore Savannah the next day. Wal… --- ## [Time change compromise: permanent half hour forward](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-change-compromise-permanent-half-hour-forward/992621)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2024, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-change-compromise-permanent-half-hour-forward/992621 "2024-11-05T01:14:50Z")
Well, it’s time to change the clocks back again and of course, time to argue about changing to permanent DST or ST. I have a suggestion: split the difference. Put the clocks permanently half an hour forward from Standard… --- ## [Fund request three days before election--scam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fund-request-three-days-before-election-scam/1009598)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2024, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fund-request-three-days-before-election-scam/1009598 "2024-11-04T20:40:59Z")
I am still getting requests begging me to donate money to Harris/Walz today. Only a bit more money will put them over the top. I’ve gotten at least a half dozen such requests today alone. First place, I know the campa… --- ## [Tell me about streaming music apps](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-streaming-music-apps/1004533)
**Author:** [@Happytree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happytree)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2024, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-streaming-music-apps/1004533 "2024-07-29T21:52:23Z")
I’ve been listening to most of my music on YouTube(the free version)and Sirius xm (car and phone app)for years. My devices are Android, no Apple. If i get sick of commercials on YouTube, or don’t know what i want to hea… --- ## [Probate! huh! What is it good for!?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/probate-huh-what-is-it-good-for/1009525)
**Author:** [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2024, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/probate-huh-what-is-it-good-for/1009525 "2024-11-03T22:33:00Z")
So I’ve been told many times I should have a will and do other things so my heirs can avoid probate. Why? What’s so awful about probate? California resident --- ## [Is it EVER appropriate to say ANYTHING about screaming neighbor kids?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ever-appropriate-to-say-anything-about-screaming-neighbor-kids/1009366)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2024, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ever-appropriate-to-say-anything-about-screaming-neighbor-kids/1009366 "2024-11-03T20:59:24Z")
My wife and I are in our 60s, living in a suburban neighborhood of detached single family houses. A year or so a younger couple with 2 young boys - currently aged 5 and 3 - moved next door. The parents seem very pleasa… --- ## [Interupting the speaker and responding to interuptions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interupting-the-speaker-and-responding-to-interuptions/1009551)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2024, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interupting-the-speaker-and-responding-to-interuptions/1009551 "2024-11-03T19:39:31Z")
Is it rude to interupt someone when they’re speaking to you? If someone interupts you while you’re speaking to them is it rude to ask them not to interrupt you? If someone interrupts you while you’re speaking to them is … --- ## [Where to find good science news these days (preferably written)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-find-good-science-news-these-days-preferably-written/1009513)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2024, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-find-good-science-news-these-days-preferably-written/1009513 "2024-11-03T19:28:52Z")
Is there still anywhere left that’s producing good science news for the general public? I’m willing to pay for a reasonable subscription. Would prefer written articles over podcasts or videos, for ease of scanning and fa… --- ## [New report on gun violence in America](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-report-on-gun-violence-in-america/1009543)
**Author:** [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2024, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-report-on-gun-violence-in-america/1009543 "2024-11-03T05:14:02Z")
From today’s Daily Herald: OK, I see this headline and assumed it would be a conservative hit piece - more of the “Chiraq” crap. First comparison in the article: I know nothing about the Commonwealth Fund, so I don… --- ## [Should Schools Ban Phones?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-schools-ban-phones/985135)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2024, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-schools-ban-phones/985135 "2024-11-02T02:45:52Z")
The idea phones are distracting seems to be uncontroversial. I’m sure plenty of schools have policies limiting use, and after Covid these might be even more important. But I’m wondering what Dopers think of the article… --- ## [Police and Fire Department Patches in Irish Pubs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-and-fire-department-patches-in-irish-pubs/1009495)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2024, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-and-fire-department-patches-in-irish-pubs/1009495 "2024-11-01T18:06:47Z")
Having frequented many pubs here locally in NYC over the years, as well as when traveling, I’ve often noticed police or fire department patches hanging on walls behind the bars. Some pubs have vast collections that incl… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=74) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=76)