# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=85 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 86 --- ## [Role Models of Eloquence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/role-models-of-eloquence/1005536)
**Author:** [@GailForce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GailForce)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2024, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/role-models-of-eloquence/1005536 "2024-08-12T20:13:57Z")
The thread about snobbery, in which I admit to being a private grammar snob (I’ll think disapproving thoughts but will rarely voice them) raises an interesting question to me: who is the best role model of eloquence? Th… --- ## [Cupping. You know that thing athletes do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cupping-you-know-that-thing-athletes-do/1005512)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2024, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cupping-you-know-that-thing-athletes-do/1005512 "2024-08-12T18:25:37Z")
Does anybody know if it’s woo or real? Any experiences? --- ## [2017 Toyota Sienna pulsing/noise at the wheel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-toyota-sienna-pulsing-noise-at-the-wheel/1004967)
**Author:** [@gregorio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gregorio)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2024, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-toyota-sienna-pulsing-noise-at-the-wheel/1004967 "2024-08-12T18:05:11Z")
While passengering in the Sienna last night the car developed a weird pulsing noise at speed all of a sudden. We could hear it over the stereo and my wife could feel something at the steering wheel. It sounded just like … --- ## [What is the most divisive physical thing that individuals can make?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-divisive-physical-thing-that-individuals-can-make/1005200)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 261\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2024, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-divisive-physical-thing-that-individuals-can-make/1005200 "2024-08-12T15:21:23Z")
I mean, like there are some recipes and foods that, no matter how you make them, you will get people saying ‘no No NO! That is not how you make that thing!’ West Country Cream Teas are a good example - Cornish people pu… --- ## [To what extent (if at all) should one accommodate requests to desist triggering peoples OCD?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-what-extent-if-at-all-should-one-accommodate-requests-to-desist-triggering-peoples-ocd/1005575)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2024, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-what-extent-if-at-all-should-one-accommodate-requests-to-desist-triggering-peoples-ocd/1005575 "2024-08-12T13:26:57Z")
Bit of a specific situation but I get a lot of requests from people who watch my videos, that I should stop doing something (or change the way I do it) on account of their OCD. Its probably worth acknowledging that peop… --- ## [How does wi-fi work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-wi-fi-work/1005477)
**Author:** [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2024, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-wi-fi-work/1005477 "2024-08-11T22:39:08Z")
OK, I’m kind of embarrassed to not know this, but ignorance must be fought. Our home wi-fi is sort of crappy, so my wife insists that when she is working (at her job) online, nobody else in the house can be online becau… --- ## [Which reddit /r do you frequent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-reddit-r-do-you-frequent/1005100)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2024, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-reddit-r-do-you-frequent/1005100 "2024-08-10T21:41:35Z")
title says it pretty much … while I agree there is very little of a community feeling going on there, I often peruse: r/whatcouldgowrong r/interestingasfuck r/TIL (?) r/ukraine and currently r/vzla so what are yo… --- ## [Foot injury - advice? {It’s a blood clot}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foot-injury-advice-it-s-a-blood-clot/970446)
**Author:** [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Replies:** 389\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2024, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foot-injury-advice-it-s-a-blood-clot/970446 "2024-08-10T14:08:32Z")
Hi. I started having foot pain on 8/21, six days ago now. After several days of this I called my GP’s office and was told my doc was on vacation, so the earliest she can see me would be September 6, more than a week away… --- ## [Man gets 50 years in prison for stealing diesel - am I missing something?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-gets-50-years-in-prison-for-stealing-diesel-am-i-missing-something/1004741)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2024, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-gets-50-years-in-prison-for-stealing-diesel-am-i-missing-something/1004741 "2024-08-10T08:23:06Z")
Recent story here in Texas: A man used a device to get diesel from fuel pumps at an artificially low price. He did this at multiple pumps and eventually got several thousand gallons of free diesel this way. He then got … --- ## [Need a bed/mattress solution](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-bed-mattress-solution/1005434)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2024, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-bed-mattress-solution/1005434 "2024-08-09T10:21:06Z")
My wife and I are old, as in 61. We currently have a king sized bed that is adjustable and really comfortable. Since both sides are independently adjustable, it’s actually 2 Twin XL beds shoved together. The problem i… --- ## [Would we lose anything if we ended all Sheriff's departments?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-we-lose-anything-if-we-ended-all-sheriffs-departments/1005347)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 159\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2024, 8:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-we-lose-anything-if-we-ended-all-sheriffs-departments/1005347 "2024-08-09T08:00:30Z")
I recently had a discussion with someone wondering what a sheriff does that police don’t. Near as I can tell the difference is a process server. That’s it. Can’t we save millions by ending sheriffs? Is there a reason… --- ## [Requesting some help with making a group term project assignment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/requesting-some-help-with-making-a-group-term-project-assignment/1005417)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2024, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/requesting-some-help-with-making-a-group-term-project-assignment/1005417 "2024-08-09T03:08:15Z")
Alright! The new school year begins next month and I’m totally prepped for the group term project assignment for the second semester. What, second semester? Yes, I said second semester. I’m teaching at a private high sc… --- ## [Purpose of a bathroom niche?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/purpose-of-a-bathroom-niche/1005276)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2024, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/purpose-of-a-bathroom-niche/1005276 "2024-08-08T20:51:16Z")
I’ll see if I can figure out how to upload a photo, but in the meantime, I’ll see if I can describe what I’m talking about. In the downstairs bathroom of one of my niece’s home, there is a rectangular niche in the wall … --- ## [How do you pronounce coitus?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-coitus/359237)
**Author:** [@Excalibre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Excalibre)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2024, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-coitus/359237 "2024-08-08T16:30:12Z")
How do you pronounce coitus? Strictly out of curiosity. It’s not an incredibly uncommon word, but it’s not one used in day to day life, either. I’ve always heard it pronounced /'koj t@s/ - that is, two syllables, first … --- ## [Poll: What's your initial feeling about Harris versus Trump?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-whats-your-initial-feeling-about-harris-versus-trump/1004661)
**Author:** [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2024, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-whats-your-initial-feeling-about-harris-versus-trump/1004661 "2024-08-08T01:10:01Z")
Just a quick poll to take the board’s political temperature in the immediate aftermath of the Big News. You can choose one option. Note that there are sub-sections, grouped by political leaning, to allow more representa… --- ## [What if all firearms vanished?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-all-firearms-vanished/1004948)
**Author:** [@Cmyers1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cmyers1980)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2024, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-all-firearms-vanished/1004948 "2024-08-07T20:50:03Z")
Today all firearms in the world smaller than 20mm in caliber magically vanish (pistols, shotguns, rifles etc.). It only happens once so firearms are able to be built and used afterwards as normal. What happens next and … --- ## [Dating and Music Preferences/Discussions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dating-and-music-preferences-discussions/1005041)
**Author:** [@MW\_Degen\_Gamblr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MW_Degen_Gamblr)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2024, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dating-and-music-preferences-discussions/1005041 "2024-08-07T19:57:53Z")
Women who are into country, folk, death metal, or too much pop. Not my cup of tea. Women who are into 90’s and early 2000’s alternative and old school hip hop. I’m apparently not their cup of tea. I strike out with so m… --- ## ["Gay as a \" similes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-as-a-blank-similes/596297)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2024, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-as-a-blank-similes/596297 "2024-08-07T15:03:38Z")
Anyone else find these similes friggin’ hilarious? My favorite ones that I’ve heard from the SDMB: Gay as a box of birds Gay as a tap dancing hyena (my current favorite) I’ve also heard Gay as a goose (the first one… --- ## [Doing {Prescription} drugs overseas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doing-prescription-drugs-overseas/1003530)
**Author:** [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2024, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doing-prescription-drugs-overseas/1003530 "2024-08-06T20:48:04Z")
Hi - I’m thinking of relocating from the US to SE Asia next year (Thailand), just for a couple of years, then returning. I’ve been getting all my affairs in order, but I don’t know how to handle this one: I have 5 pres… --- ## [Death of Sibling, legal advice needed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-of-sibling-legal-advice-needed/1004388)
**Author:** [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2024, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-of-sibling-legal-advice-needed/1004388 "2024-08-06T20:36:36Z")
my oldest brother died recently in another state and it’s too early to know if he had a will but very likely he did not. I was notified as he listed me as an emergency contact with his apartment building manager. She is… --- ## [Under what conditions would you be open to have an AI assistant with the same level of access to your life as the movie Her? (or your google history)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/under-what-conditions-would-you-be-open-to-have-an-ai-assistant-with-the-same-level-of-access-to-your-life-as-the-movie-her-or-your-google-history/1004764)
**Author:** [@Gozu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gozu)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2024, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/under-what-conditions-would-you-be-open-to-have-an-ai-assistant-with-the-same-level-of-access-to-your-life-as-the-movie-her-or-your-google-history/1004764 "2024-08-06T17:49:09Z")
I’ve been thinking a lot about how current Large Language Models and Generative AI in general (artificial voices, images, videos, music, etc) will impact our lives in the next decade or two. This is an exercise that was… --- ## [What are the most important dates (years) in history?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-most-important-dates-years-in-history/1005101)
**Author:** [@Gordon\_G](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gordon_G)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2024, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-most-important-dates-years-in-history/1005101 "2024-08-06T01:13:19Z")
“What are the ten dates students should be made to memorize?” I’m not sure the above question is actually what I want to ask. I welcome more intelligent suggestions for good criteria. And I don’t need a single Top Ten… --- ## [Android PodCast and Android Auto](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/android-podcast-and-android-auto/1005155)
**Author:** [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2024, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/android-podcast-and-android-auto/1005155 "2024-08-04T23:24:06Z")
I’ve currently got a Galaxy Note 20 Ultra and a '24 Subaru Outback with Android Auto installed from the factory. I’ve tried two podcast players, Pocket Cast was one and I don’t remember the other. As soon as I start the… --- ## [How do I buy a new television set?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-buy-a-new-television-set/1005162)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2024, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-buy-a-new-television-set/1005162 "2024-08-04T16:22:25Z")
We bought our 55” Samsung television set in 2015 and it’s not working right — there’s a bright patch in the screen, like the sun partially shining through an overcast sky. I also think it may be unnecessarily complicated… --- ## [Does anybody still use web-based Hotmail?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anybody-still-use-web-based-hotmail/964837)
**Author:** [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2023, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anybody-still-use-web-based-hotmail/964837 "2023-02-08T00:25:57Z")
Just wanted to see if I was the only one left standing who checked my Hotmail in a desktop web browser - I don’t have any version of the Outlook app installed, so I just go to Hotmail.com and log in there, generally usin… --- ## [Right-handed people, a few questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-handed-people-a-few-questions/1005056)
**Author:** [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2024, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-handed-people-a-few-questions/1005056 "2024-08-04T07:23:09Z")
I found this survey online asking how left-handed you are. It includes a link to an analysis of the test results so far, but the analysis only includes the results for people who answered that they were left-handed. I’… --- ## [HVAC question. Delay between shutting off the active heating/cooling device and shutting off the fan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hvac-question-delay-between-shutting-off-the-active-heating-cooling-device-and-shutting-off-the-fan/1005124)
**Author:** [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2024, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hvac-question-delay-between-shutting-off-the-active-heating-cooling-device-and-shutting-off-the-fan/1005124 "2024-08-04T00:00:44Z")
This thing was 35 years old when I moved in and it wasn’t new then. There’s no digital/computerized anything. When the heater (gas) is running and it reaches temp the burners shut off and the fan continues to run for a t… --- ## [Is your Real ID flimsy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-real-id-flimsy/1004475)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2024, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-real-id-flimsy/1004475 "2024-08-03T23:45:53Z")
I’m in Oklahoma so naturally we’re one of the last states to implement Real IDs. My old driver’s license was laminated, beefy, and I could cut a tough steak with it if need be. My Real ID feels like it might self destr… --- ## [How do you display fingers on one hand to show a count of three? Poll!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-display-fingers-on-one-hand-to-show-a-count-of-three-poll/1005119)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2024, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-display-fingers-on-one-hand-to-show-a-count-of-three-poll/1005119 "2024-08-02T17:48:11Z")
poll Asking because on two recent occasions on TV or video, most recently a video I just watched, I saw a count of three displayed on a hand with thumb, index and middle fingers up, ring and pinkie fingers folded down. T… --- ## [Punishment for young teen, hiding trash](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/punishment-for-young-teen-hiding-trash/672755)
**Author:** [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2024, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/punishment-for-young-teen-hiding-trash/672755 "2024-08-02T17:35:00Z")
So as not to poison the well, I won’t remark on the kid’s current punishment in the OP. Last night, our 14 year old was caught with garbage stashed around his room. Bunches of it. Under the dresser, under the best, un… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=84) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=86)