# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=77 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 78 --- ## [Exactly what can Biden do in Gaza?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exactly-what-can-biden-do-in-gaza/1008566)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2024, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exactly-what-can-biden-do-in-gaza/1008566 "2024-10-20T12:43:08Z")
Okay, it seems there are some voters that are angry that Biden has not done enough for Gaza, and maybe some are gonna vote Green, whose candidate says the same. Now, clearly the US has sent aid, and Biden has tried very… --- ## [Sleeping at O'Hare Airport](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleeping-at-ohare-airport/1008799)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2024, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleeping-at-ohare-airport/1008799 "2024-10-20T02:23:14Z")
Background: For Christmas I’ll be flying to my parent’s place in LaCrosse, WI. Currently the only airline that serves LaCrosse is American, and quite frankly their schedule sucks (Please, Delta, bring back flights from… --- ## [Which of these items are in your refrigerator(s) (not freezer) right now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-items-are-in-your-refrigerator-s-not-freezer-right-now/1007652)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2024, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-items-are-in-your-refrigerator-s-not-freezer-right-now/1007652 "2024-10-18T20:29:03Z")
poll --- ## [Two and a half days in Amsterdam in February](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-and-a-half-days-in-amsterdam-in-february/1008868)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2024, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-and-a-half-days-in-amsterdam-in-february/1008868 "2024-10-18T19:55:59Z")
My wife and I, along with another couple, will have two and a half days in Amsterdam in February 2025, at the end of a Viking cruise to Norway. Of the four of us, only my wife has been there before. We are agreed on seve… --- ## [Help with a place to retire with certain requirements](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-a-place-to-retire-with-certain-requirements/1008620)
**Author:** [@cncdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cncdad)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2024, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-a-place-to-retire-with-certain-requirements/1008620 "2024-10-18T19:05:20Z")
Wife and I are wanting to move to a place that we can retire (wont retire for a few years but want to move before that). We are looking for a place with a nice downtown with shops/bars/restaurants that we could walk to f… --- ## [Need a new car while on the market for a house. Cash or loan purchase?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-new-car-while-on-the-market-for-a-house-cash-or-loan-purchase/1008701)
**Author:** [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2024, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-new-car-while-on-the-market-for-a-house-cash-or-loan-purchase/1008701 "2024-10-18T14:00:39Z")
(I will certainly talk to a financial professional also… just trying to get an understanding here). Last week my car broke down and is likely un-repairable. So, I’m in the market for a new (to me) vehicle. Probably in t… --- ## [What's your "Rosebud"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-rosebud/1008339)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2024, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-rosebud/1008339 "2024-10-18T12:54:32Z")
I’m not really a nostalgic person. I’ve got a good memory for people and events and don’t have many physical keepsakes. But last night I got to thinking about a toy I had as a child - a grey fighter jet. So I did what an… --- ## [What should I do about a potentially broken toe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-about-a-potentially-broken-toe/1008846)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2024, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-about-a-potentially-broken-toe/1008846 "2024-10-18T07:36:17Z")
So I fell yesterday and when I woke up today I saw my big toe was bruised. I went to a walk in clinic where they took X rays. the physician said the toe didn’t look broken, but when I checked the radiology report online … --- ## [Prominent Harvard Professor Accused of Research Fraud](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prominent-harvard-professor-accused-of-research-fraud/988013)
**Author:** [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2024, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prominent-harvard-professor-accused-of-research-fraud/988013 "2024-10-17T23:04:03Z")
I don’t know if it’s ironic or the extreme opposite of irony, but Professor Francesca Gino’s area of experience was dishonesty and cheating in games and other social systems. 3 papers she participated in are already b… --- ## [Why are scientists so confident regarding the specifics of the universe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-scientists-so-confident-regarding-the-specifics-of-the-universe/1004031)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2024, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-scientists-so-confident-regarding-the-specifics-of-the-universe/1004031 "2024-10-17T21:35:00Z")
I’ve watched a few videos throwing reams of facts regarding space or supposed facts regarding space that seem fantastical and amazing and also make me immediately think “how the fuck do we know that?“ There is so much a… --- ## [Open letter to Jerry Seinfeld re: political correctness. Trolling or not](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/open-letter-to-jerry-seinfeld-re-political-correctness-trolling-or-not/723572)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2024, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/open-letter-to-jerry-seinfeld-re-political-correctness-trolling-or-not/723572 "2024-10-17T16:42:54Z")
Jerry Seinfeld mentioned how young people today are very PC and are afraid of offending anyone, and that several comedians gave up on working college campuses because of it. So some college student writes an open lett… --- ## [Can anyone translate this please?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-translate-this-please/1008734)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2024, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-translate-this-please/1008734 "2024-10-17T10:43:38Z")
Can anyone please tell me which language this is in and also what it says? Thank you in advance. \[Album\] imgur.com … --- ## [Best one first or save the best for last?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-one-first-or-save-the-best-for-last/1008808)
**Author:** [@SurrenderDorothy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SurrenderDorothy)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2024, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-one-first-or-save-the-best-for-last/1008808 "2024-10-17T00:43:21Z")
You get a variety pack of popsicles and there’s one flavor that’s your definite favorite. You get served a dish with side dishes and there’s one part of if you just absolutely love. Whatever it may be- we’ve all been in … --- ## [There's clueless, then there's "how do you remember how to breathe" clueless](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-clueless-then-theres-how-do-you-remember-how-to-breathe-clueless/1007938)
**Author:** [@Moonrise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonrise)\ **Replies:** 222\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2024, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-clueless-then-theres-how-do-you-remember-how-to-breathe-clueless/1007938 "2024-10-17T00:36:25Z")
We’ve all been clueless about various things at some point. I definitely have. But something that happened last week at work still leaves me puzzled. I was in a toilet stall minding my business when someone grabbed the… --- ## [What kind of tape should I use to tape a blackout curtain to a wall](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-tape-should-i-use-to-tape-a-blackout-curtain-to-a-wall/1008775)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2024, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-tape-should-i-use-to-tape-a-blackout-curtain-to-a-wall/1008775 "2024-10-16T21:55:53Z")
I bought a blackout curtain to cover my bedroom window, and it came with velcro fasteners to attach it to the wall. The velcro sticky pads work well but I was thinking of also taping the perimeter of the curtain to the w… --- ## [A genie gives you one wish, but you have to make it for someone else](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genie-gives-you-one-wish-but-you-have-to-make-it-for-someone-else/1008813)
**Author:** [@SurrenderDorothy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SurrenderDorothy)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2024, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genie-gives-you-one-wish-but-you-have-to-make-it-for-someone-else/1008813 "2024-10-16T16:19:24Z")
Wow! You just found a genie lamp. Cool! You rub it and the genie pops out and tells you the deal: He’s a pretty straightforward genie. No evil genie shenanigans on his part, but he’s also not going to allow any shenanig… --- ## [Council for German Orthography intends to make idiots out of Germans, tells them where they can stick it (the possessive apostrophe)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/council-for-german-orthography-intends-to-make-idiots-out-of-germans-tells-them-where-they-can-stick-it-the-possessive-apostrophe/1008822)
**Author:** [@Xocomil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xocomil)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2024, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/council-for-german-orthography-intends-to-make-idiots-out-of-germans-tells-them-where-they-can-stick-it-the-possessive-apostrophe/1008822 "2024-10-16T02:34:10Z")
Traditionally German doesn’t use an apostrophe when the possessive form of a word is indicated with an s. Its use is derided with the apellation Deppenapostroph, idiot’s apostrophe. One place it’s seen widespread use, si… --- ## [Focus on your strengths or work on your weaknesses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/focus-on-your-strengths-or-work-on-your-weaknesses/1008772)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2024, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/focus-on-your-strengths-or-work-on-your-weaknesses/1008772 "2024-10-15T18:10:18Z")
This comes out of the long lived weightlifting thread, where @Dr\_Paprika mentioned how he has never had any interest in running a marathon partly because it is so far removed from what he’s good at. My response, part jok… --- ## [Reusing, recycling ideas that work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reusing-recycling-ideas-that-work/1008536)
**Author:** [@GailForce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GailForce)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2024, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reusing-recycling-ideas-that-work/1008536 "2024-10-15T13:46:05Z")
I like the theory and practice of taking stuff I might ordinarily throw out and finding a use for it. For example, I might make a watering can out of an empty detergent jug–just poke a few holes in the top and voila. Jus… --- ## [Who is you favorite Rat Pack member?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-you-favorite-rat-pack-member/1008630)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2024, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-you-favorite-rat-pack-member/1008630 "2024-10-14T19:26:43Z")
I gotta go with Dean Martin. Sinatra’s voice is like silk but Dino’s is like a comforter you can wrap yourself up in on a winter night. Frank and Sammy songs are phenomenal but I think Dean’s humor is what puts his jus… --- ## [Another Kitchen Mystery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-kitchen-mystery/1008721)
**Author:** [@GailForce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GailForce)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2024, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-kitchen-mystery/1008721 "2024-10-14T17:09:16Z")
After (several years after) I realized I was cooking with ancient Teflon pans, I replaced them with brand-new Teflonish no-stick pans, but to my surprise, stuff stuck to the pans. Consistently. I would fry up a piece of … --- ## [I'm looking for simple web based database software](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-looking-for-simple-web-based-database-software/1007296)
**Author:** [@Eleusis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eleusis)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2024, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-looking-for-simple-web-based-database-software/1007296 "2024-10-14T07:29:44Z")
I used to use Microsoft Works back in the early 90s and I thought it was what I needed. But that’s basically gone now. Say I have a spreadsheet with 10 columns and 100 rows. I want to be able to select one option from … --- ## [Cybersecurity as a profession?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cybersecurity-as-a-profession/1008616)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2024, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cybersecurity-as-a-profession/1008616 "2024-10-13T21:52:22Z")
My wife has been studying programming for a while and found that she doesn’t love it, greatly. She’s pivoting into QA automation, since that tends to be a bit more linear, but she’s curious whether she should look at cyb… --- ## [Need help adjusting a door](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-adjusting-a-door/1008725)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2024, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-adjusting-a-door/1008725 "2024-10-13T21:36:15Z")
My friend has a deadbolt on her front door. Original to the house, so maybe 12 years old. Apparently it has always been “stiff” to open and close. I decided to take a look at it for her and possibly replace the deadbolt.… --- ## [Going from 550 Mbps down to 50 Mbps…how bad will it really be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-from-550-mbps-down-to-50-mbps-how-bad-will-it-really-be/977699)
**Author:** [@MikeG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeG)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2024, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-from-550-mbps-down-to-50-mbps-how-bad-will-it-really-be/977699 "2024-10-13T16:04:06Z")
Just bought a new condo and the ATT cable, internet, and phone are included in the assessment. It’s 190 units in two buildings. They said high speed and frankly I didn’t question it. Till today when I started the activa… --- ## [California bans legacy admissions - why do private colleges have to obey?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-bans-legacy-admissions-why-do-private-colleges-have-to-obey/1008304)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2024, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-bans-legacy-admissions-why-do-private-colleges-have-to-obey/1008304 "2024-10-13T13:41:35Z")
Here’s a gift article from today’s NYT. It reports on the state of California now banning legacy admissions even for private colleges. Aren’t private institutions exempt from this type of thing, in the same way that pri… --- ## [Alec Salmond charged with 14 crimes.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alec-salmond-charged-with-14-crimes/828338)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2024, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alec-salmond-charged-with-14-crimes/828338 "2024-10-12T19:03:32Z")
BBC story here. Mr Salmond used to be a local MP and MSP, though not my MP or MSP. I’m no fan of Salmond. I’ve written adversely about him in previous threads. I was delighted to see him ousted as MP. But this stinks o… --- ## [To Serve Man - A Modest Proposal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-serve-man-a-modest-proposal/1008549)
**Author:** [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2024, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-serve-man-a-modest-proposal/1008549 "2024-10-12T03:44:24Z")
I’m guessing the people who open this thread know what To Serve Man is all about. If not, here’s a brief summary. Suppose the Kanamits had demonstrated their advanced technology for a few months, ending food shortages, … --- ## [Any prepared meal services that offer low sodium meals?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-prepared-meal-services-that-offer-low-sodium-meals/1008219)
**Author:** [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2024, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-prepared-meal-services-that-offer-low-sodium-meals/1008219 "2024-10-12T00:30:15Z")
I was recently put on a low-sodium diet, and, like a lot of people in this thread I was surprised, dismayed, alas even flabbergasted :slight\_smile: at how difficult it is. I’m looking for a prepared-meal service that of… --- ## [Suggestions for wording by lines in a book with primary and secondary authors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-wording-by-lines-in-a-book-with-primary-and-secondary-authors/1008654)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2024, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-wording-by-lines-in-a-book-with-primary-and-secondary-authors/1008654 "2024-10-11T23:11:01Z")
A lengthy explanation of my question begins in the third paragraph, for those of you who are so bored/such speedy and avid readers that you want to know details. But seriously, don’t bother. My question boils down to thi… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=76) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=78)