# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=90 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 91 --- ## [An afternoon on Mackinac Island](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-afternoon-on-mackinac-island/1003324)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2024, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-afternoon-on-mackinac-island/1003324 "2024-06-27T02:54:42Z")
We are in Michigan, about an hour south of the ferry. We have most of the day Thursday to kill. What should we try to do? I can’t do much standing in lines, and if we do much walking it will need to be somewhere with p… --- ## [Weird popping sounds in my neighborhood at night?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-popping-sounds-in-my-neighborhood-at-night/1003369)
**Author:** [@AshleyWilliams78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AshleyWilliams78)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2024, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-popping-sounds-in-my-neighborhood-at-night/1003369 "2024-06-27T00:37:10Z")
I used to live in upstate New York, and encountered a weird issue when walking my dog. During the summer when it was very hot, I would try to walk my dog early in the morning (getting up earlier to do it before work) or … --- ## [How aggressively do you use product warranties?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-aggressively-do-you-use-product-warranties/999875)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2024, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-aggressively-do-you-use-product-warranties/999875 "2024-06-26T22:48:16Z")
I just noticed I was developing a hole in a pair of Darn Tough socks. I’ve had them for many years, and worn the hell outta them. Great socks. Darn Tough offers an unconditional lifetime warranty (and has a sense of h… --- ## [Why did Twitter / X become the platform used for “serious news”?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-twitter-x-become-the-platform-used-for-serious-news/1003361)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2024, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-twitter-x-become-the-platform-used-for-serious-news/1003361 "2024-06-26T17:39:06Z")
Why did Twitter / X end up as the social media platform used for communication of serious news? Take the numerous threads on this board as an example. The Ukraine war thread, the various thread about the war in the Mid… --- ## [I need a crash course in Canadianness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-crash-course-in-canadianness/1002418)
**Author:** [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2024, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-crash-course-in-canadianness/1002418 "2024-06-26T13:03:12Z")
So if it turns out that I am a Canadian citizen by descent, I should really get a better grip on what that actually means. What do I need to know, and where can I learn it? I have only an American layperson’s knowledge o… --- ## [So do a lot of dental patients act badly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-do-a-lot-of-dental-patients-act-badly/1002765)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2024, 8:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-do-a-lot-of-dental-patients-act-badly/1002765 "2024-06-26T08:46:55Z")
Do dental patients typically act out a lot? I ask because tooday I had an unpleasant tooth extraction, which took about an hour and 15 minutes and had to be stopped in the middle so they could take x-rays to figure out … --- ## [What should be done about Haiti?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-be-done-about-haiti/998513)
**Author:** [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2024, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-be-done-about-haiti/998513 "2024-06-26T04:44:19Z")
It has been bad for a long time but then they had the terrible 2010 earthquake. It just got worse from there. It now appears that heavily armed gangs are trying to turn the country upside down. I think it is getting in … --- ## [Indiana area codes ranked (plus poll)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-area-codes-ranked-plus-poll/1003192)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2024, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-area-codes-ranked-plus-poll/1003192 "2024-06-25T18:49:37Z")
poll FYI: List of Indiana area codes - Wikipedia I take a break from my normal ultra-vitriolic anti-Trump politicking to bring you a frivolous but nevertheless (I hope) charming post on Indiana area codes. What makes a… --- ## [Possible evidence the internet IS a series of tubes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-evidence-the-internet-is-a-series-of-tubes/1003283)
**Author:** [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2024, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-evidence-the-internet-is-a-series-of-tubes/1003283 "2024-06-24T22:57:48Z")
I have very reliable internet/router so this would be a rare coincidense. I just had about 4 feet of bathtub drain pipe (tubes?) replaced. The internet was working throughout most of the plumbers 1.5 hours but after he … --- ## [Real estate companies that cover multiple states](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-estate-companies-that-cover-multiple-states/1003243)
**Author:** [@cncdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cncdad)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2024, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-estate-companies-that-cover-multiple-states/1003243 "2024-06-24T20:28:19Z")
Wife and I are retiring soon and we know what requirements we have for our retirement place but don’t now how to find it. It could be in a multitude of states from the Midwest to the east coast. So we need a real estate … --- ## [Pedestrian self-defense?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pedestrian-self-defense/1002715)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2024, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pedestrian-self-defense/1002715 "2024-06-24T17:05:14Z")
I am a pedestrian 66 year old with a solid hardwood walking stick. I start walking across the crosswalk when it is my turn and. instead of stopping until a finish crossing a vehicle starts slowly rolling across to “enco… --- ## [Small Group PA System Recommendations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-group-pa-system-recommendations/1003207)
**Author:** [@Baal\_Houtham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baal_Houtham)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2024, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-group-pa-system-recommendations/1003207 "2024-06-24T13:51:06Z")
My wife is part of a weekly discussion group; the group feels they need a PA system. Of course they don’t want to spent more than necessary. —The group has about 30 members. They meet in a low ceiling, tile floor room … --- ## [Wells Fargo fires employees for using "mouse jigglers"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wells-fargo-fires-employees-for-using-mouse-jigglers/1003012)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2024, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wells-fargo-fires-employees-for-using-mouse-jigglers/1003012 "2024-06-23T22:16:42Z")
Wells Fargo has been in the news recently for firing a bunch of employees for using “mouse jigglers” and other tools to give the illusion that they are actively doing work when they are not. Now I have a couple of thou… --- ## [Printer can’t find new WiFi signal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/printer-can-t-find-new-wifi-signal/1003237)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2024, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/printer-can-t-find-new-wifi-signal/1003237 "2024-06-23T20:32:16Z")
The other day I had to have Verizon install a new router and modem. They were only 3 months old, but apparently a recent power outage damaged the router? In any case, my old HP printer won’t get on the new WiFi signal. I… --- ## [How do you spell showfor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-spell-showfor/1003130)
**Author:** [@santypanty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/santypanty)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2024, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-spell-showfor/1003130 "2024-06-23T17:56:48Z")
cheoaforr? --- ## [Static Electric Shocks: Then vs. Now](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/static-electric-shocks-then-vs-now/1002793)
**Author:** [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2024, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/static-electric-shocks-then-vs-now/1002793 "2024-06-23T17:00:03Z")
I was making a comparison in another thread between various routine mild discomforts and receiving a static electric shock from e.g. a doorknob as we all have done. At which point I noticed it seems to have been many ye… --- ## [I think we need a new word](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-we-need-a-new-word/1003061)
**Author:** [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2024, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-we-need-a-new-word/1003061 "2024-06-23T15:52:59Z")
Say you have a terrible boss at work, who is close to retirement age. You figure that you can hold out until he leaves. You can outlive him or outlast him. But what if you see a situation in the future, and figure that … --- ## [Famous Triplets...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-triplets/825247)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2024, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-triplets/825247 "2024-06-23T13:12:29Z")
… or quadruplets, quintuplets, etc. I’m sure we can all think of some famous, successful or historically significant people who are/were a twin. But how about triplets or higher? I’m looking for examples who are not f… --- ## [Should I pay McAfee to speed up my computer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-pay-mcafee-to-speed-up-my-computer/1003000)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2024, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-pay-mcafee-to-speed-up-my-computer/1003000 "2024-06-22T14:49:51Z")
I have an HP laptop running Widows 11. It’s a few years old (I don’t recall exactly how old; 5-6 years is my guess). It boots up slowly these days. Sometimes it works great and sometimes it runs really slowly and/or free… --- ## [Back when men wore suits all the time, how did they handle the summer heat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-when-men-wore-suits-all-the-time-how-did-they-handle-the-summer-heat/1002926)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2024, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-when-men-wore-suits-all-the-time-how-did-they-handle-the-summer-heat/1002926 "2024-06-22T01:34:21Z")
In days of yore, men wore suits everywhere. It wasn’t just when going to work or out on the town. And while climate change is a thing, it still got hot during the summer back in the day. And although air conditioning … --- ## [Are there any indications that when the Norse arrive in the New World they brought death via diseases with them](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-indications-that-when-the-norse-arrive-in-the-new-world-they-brought-death-via-diseases-with-them/1003052)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2024, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-indications-that-when-the-norse-arrive-in-the-new-world-they-brought-death-via-diseases-with-them/1003052 "2024-06-21T18:17:02Z")
It is pretty well known that the European Explorers of the early 1500s ended up setting off smallpox and I believe flu epidemics that devastated the natives. I’ve never seen where anything similar to occurred with the ea… --- ## [Another edition of "What is this Weird Thing I Found?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-edition-of-what-is-this-weird-thing-i-found/1003128)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2024, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-edition-of-what-is-this-weird-thing-i-found/1003128 "2024-06-21T13:41:56Z")
We had to remove part of our back deck for some plumbing work, and under the deck we found this thing. Covered in dirt and corrosion, I thought it was a broken bottle at first. But it’s made of metal with a symmetrical c… --- ## [How is using "bonkers" not editorializing in a news article?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-using-bonkers-not-editorializing-in-a-news-article/1003126)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2024, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-using-bonkers-not-editorializing-in-a-news-article/1003126 "2024-06-21T02:09:38Z")
I don’t want to place this in “politics” because I’m more expressing an opinion on the use of the term ‘bonkers’ in a headline that is supposed to be from an unbiased news agency. My opinion is that the headline should … --- ## [Advice Needed Regarding Minor Car Accident](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-needed-regarding-minor-car-accident/1002598)
**Author:** [@justanothermike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/justanothermike)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2024, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-needed-regarding-minor-car-accident/1002598 "2024-06-20T19:48:30Z")
So my wife was involved in a small accident yesterday. She was driving on a major expressway where construction was being done. There was a lane shift, and she shifted lanes as she should, as did the person to the righ… --- ## [Mike Rowe has nothing on me!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mike-rowe-has-nothing-on-me/1002853)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2024, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mike-rowe-has-nothing-on-me/1002853 "2024-06-20T15:50:56Z")
We just bought a house built in 1959, with a cramped crawlspace. I’ve needed to go under the house to do a bunch of electrical work, but the first thing I had to do was to try to clean up the many pounds of lint that wer… --- ## [High school Spanish textbook?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-school-spanish-textbook/1003023)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2024, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-school-spanish-textbook/1003023 "2024-06-20T14:02:42Z")
I took German in high school (way back last Century). I have a copy of the textbook somewhere. It started out with dialogues, followed by explanations. The dialogues became longer as the lessons progressed. Here are … --- ## [One million dollars needed for retirement?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-million-dollars-needed-for-retirement/1000593)
**Author:** [@X.L.Lent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/X.L.Lent)\ **Replies:** 321\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2024, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-million-dollars-needed-for-retirement/1000593 "2024-06-20T13:25:56Z")
Perhaps I should of asked this question before retiring last month. I have noticed several websites saying that you need a million USD to retire and even then you can run out of money. For example, this page describes … --- ## [What's your writing-to-posting ratio?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-writing-to-posting-ratio/1002559)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2024, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-writing-to-posting-ratio/1002559 "2024-06-20T11:20:43Z")
A recent thread\* (which I don’t want to discuss) about unhealthy posting behavior got me thinking about how I engage here. I probably write ten posts (or partial posts) for every one that actually gets the ol’ submit of… --- ## [Jewish Opposition to Anti-Abortion Laws?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewish-opposition-to-anti-abortion-laws/1002981)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2024, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewish-opposition-to-anti-abortion-laws/1002981 "2024-06-19T20:27:28Z")
Listening to local NPR this morning, I learned that there are some rabbis here in Idaho who are opposed to the local abortion laws based on freedom of religion. Their stance, as I understood it, is that not only does Jud… --- ## [Are you seeing better sale prices in your grocery stores lately (June 2024)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-seeing-better-sale-prices-in-your-grocery-stores-lately-june-2024/1002706)
**Author:** [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2024, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-seeing-better-sale-prices-in-your-grocery-stores-lately-june-2024/1002706 "2024-06-19T04:38:21Z")
(Cross-posting from a P&E thread. Thinking it might get more feedback here) … Anecdotal, and hard to go into detail succinctly, but I’ll throw it out there. Around here, grocery prices are indeed going down in the sen… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=89) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=91)