# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=91 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 92 --- ## [Non-US Dopers: In your culture, what makes for polite conversation when you meet someone new?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-us-dopers-in-your-culture-what-makes-for-polite-conversation-when-you-meet-someone-new/1002949)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2024, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-us-dopers-in-your-culture-what-makes-for-polite-conversation-when-you-meet-someone-new/1002949 "2024-06-18T23:09:19Z")
I’ve come to learn that the American habit of discussing what you do for a living is considered a bit rude in many other places. If that’s the case, then what does make for polite conversation when meeting someone new? S… --- ## [Will Trump's conviction affect the election](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-trumps-conviction-affect-the-election/1002304)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2024, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-trumps-conviction-affect-the-election/1002304 "2024-06-18T15:44:43Z")
So I just read that his conviction and even imprisonment won’t bar him from being president again. The RNC is apparently still behind him and we know his followers won’t be swayed. So do you think his conviction will ha… --- ## [Minimum wage reasoning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minimum-wage-reasoning/1002755)
**Author:** [@Danger\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danger_Man)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2024, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minimum-wage-reasoning/1002755 "2024-06-18T12:28:57Z")
I don’t really want to talk about whether there should be a minimum wage, or how high it should be, but just some reasoning I often see when discussing it. I often hear people saying that increasing the minimum wage wil… --- ## [How Ice Houses worked before Refrigeration. A Linked reply from the suits thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-ice-houses-worked-before-refrigeration-a-linked-reply-from-the-suits-thread/1002941)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2024, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-ice-houses-worked-before-refrigeration-a-linked-reply-from-the-suits-thread/1002941 "2024-06-18T12:28:17Z")
Continuing the discussion from Back when men wore suits all the time, how did they handle the summer heat?: @GailForce. Ice Houses go back to before Roman times. Typically a large building, at least partially undergroun… --- ## [What is your luggage packing style?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-luggage-packing-style/1000303)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2024, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-luggage-packing-style/1000303 "2024-06-17T02:24:04Z")
Enjoyed this humourous encyclopedia of luggage packing styles, gift linked below. What is your style of baggage packing? https://wapo.st/4axoUPr --- ## [Well behaved animals should be allowed in more places](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-behaved-animals-should-be-allowed-in-more-places/1001997)
**Author:** [@El\_DeLuxo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_DeLuxo)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2024, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-behaved-animals-should-be-allowed-in-more-places/1001997 "2024-06-16T20:33:55Z")
I wanted to insert my thoughts on the matter in the current thread on Service Dogs, but didn’t see any junctures in there to start off on this tangent, nor want to start a hijack there, so I’ve started a new one. The is… --- ## [Getting Organized at Work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-organized-at-work/1002849)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2024, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-organized-at-work/1002849 "2024-06-16T20:21:05Z")
What are your solutions to getting organized at work? I’m drowning right now. I work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment. I have several major projects going at once, each one with multiple steps required, incl… --- ## [How are men supposed to apply sunscreen at nude beaches without, you know](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-men-supposed-to-apply-sunscreen-at-nude-beaches-without-you-know/1002688)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2024, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-men-supposed-to-apply-sunscreen-at-nude-beaches-without-you-know/1002688 "2024-06-16T06:05:29Z")
One of those “Questions you always wondered but were afraid to ask” But how is a man supposed to apply sun screen to his penis without getting an erection? I know at nude beaches you can get thrown out or arrested for s… --- ## [How do you enter text with a smart tv remote control?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-enter-text-with-a-smart-tv-remote-control/1002845)
**Author:** [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2024, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-enter-text-with-a-smart-tv-remote-control/1002845 "2024-06-15T21:00:20Z")
Ok, my g/f decided we needed a bigger tv (so she can read text), and there don’t appear to be any which aren’t “smart”, so … Anyway, it all works as expected, except for the entry of text, eg, in the youtube search bo… --- ## [I tend to monologue and I want to learn the concise ways of efficient talkers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-tend-to-monologue-and-i-want-to-learn-the-concise-ways-of-efficient-talkers/1002669)
**Author:** [@Gozu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gozu)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2024, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-tend-to-monologue-and-i-want-to-learn-the-concise-ways-of-efficient-talkers/1002669 "2024-06-15T19:58:15Z")
For the past 5+ years, I’ve been talking at people over zoom for a living as an IT / AI adviser I have noticed I spend a long time lecturing people, spending multiple minutes listening only to my voice. This is not good… --- ## [How to deal with an endless and copious stream of suggested concerns](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-deal-with-an-endless-and-copious-stream-of-suggested-concerns/1002870)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2024, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-deal-with-an-endless-and-copious-stream-of-suggested-concerns/1002870 "2024-06-15T19:52:55Z")
I have a YouTube channel that is growing in popularity; the overwhelming majority of comments and feedback I get in the comments and other channels, is positive and lovely, and I am grateful for it. There is a very smal… --- ## [How to deal with haters protesting your event](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-deal-with-haters-protesting-your-event/1002675)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2024, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-deal-with-haters-protesting-your-event/1002675 "2024-06-15T03:34:32Z")
Yesterday I went to a small-town Pride event in Potosi, MO. There were a couple of haters, standing with poorly-spelled signs calling the LGBTQ community “groomers” and whatnot. They weren’t yelling or acting the fool, j… --- ## [Can a long-time Jeep owner learn to bond with a Bronco?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-long-time-jeep-owner-learn-to-bond-with-a-bronco/1002415)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2024, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-long-time-jeep-owner-learn-to-bond-with-a-bronco/1002415 "2024-06-15T01:07:16Z")
poll I’ve been a Jeep owner for almost a quarter century now- first a 1999 Cherokee Sport, and then a 2012 Grand Cherokee that I still drive. As any Jeep owner knows, it’s a love / hate relationship. I loved my Sport, an… --- ## [Electric Heaters & Savings on Heating Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-heaters-savings-on-heating-bill/1002787)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2024, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-heaters-savings-on-heating-bill/1002787 "2024-06-15T00:16:51Z")
My co-workers seem to like the A/C at a much lower temp than I do, so I have a small electric heater in my office for when I get too chilly. I also run it most days in the early spring, fall and winter. The one I had cra… --- ## [Parenting. Yours, mine and ours](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parenting-yours-mine-and-ours/1002659)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2024, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parenting-yours-mine-and-ours/1002659 "2024-06-14T22:14:12Z")
Parenting worries me. For many reasons. I was parented gentle and possibly over-pampered. My sibs have a different view of our upbringing. They had loads more freedom and responsibility. For obvious reasons I’ve had to … --- ## [Do you aspirate your aitches? Is it pretentious to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-aspirate-your-aitches-is-it-pretentious-to/1002021)
**Author:** [@GailForce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GailForce)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2024, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-aspirate-your-aitches-is-it-pretentious-to/1002021 "2024-06-14T20:11:28Z")
Do you pronounce “where” identically with “wear”? One of my favorite jokes is the one about the American who overhears two hefty women talking and asks them “Do you ladies come from England?” and they answer “Wales” so h… --- ## [What is the current status of America's Naval Shipyards?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-current-status-of-americas-naval-shipyards/1002855)
**Author:** [@cjackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjackson)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2024, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-current-status-of-americas-naval-shipyards/1002855 "2024-06-14T04:11:24Z")
I’ve read horror stories of late about the problems plaguing the Navies shipyards. Is there any truth to it? How bad off are they? --- ## [Would you buy a stickshift car in 2022?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-buy-a-stickshift-car-in-2022/966901)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 280\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2024, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-buy-a-stickshift-car-in-2022/966901 "2024-06-13T21:55:30Z")
I kind of miss the fact these are becoming hard to find. My first car was a manual and I enjoyed driving it. The list of cars where this is an option seems to have become very limited. A search for threads on this top… --- ## [YouTube videos about geometric construction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-videos-about-geometric-construction/1002811)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2024, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-videos-about-geometric-construction/1002811 "2024-06-13T14:08:45Z")
I’ve read repeatedly that one cannot divide a circle into seven equal arcs with just a compass and unmarked straightedge. So why are there several YouTube videos which seem to demonstrate doing so? Inaccurate? Cheating? --- ## [Should I fix or replace the radio in my 2010 Lexus?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-fix-or-replace-the-radio-in-my-2010-lexus/1002794)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2024, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-fix-or-replace-the-radio-in-my-2010-lexus/1002794 "2024-06-13T01:43:01Z")
I have a 2010 ES350, and the radio has an intermittent fault whereby, when the weather gets warm and you go over a bump, the stereo switches inputs from Bluetooth (which I use 95% of the time) to Satellite, which I use 0… --- ## [I'm done with filling out surveys forever!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-done-with-filling-out-surveys-forever/1002569)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2024, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-done-with-filling-out-surveys-forever/1002569 "2024-06-12T13:13:10Z")
That’s it, I quit! I’m sick and tired of EVERY transaction I make, and that EVERY product I buy requires me to rate that product or tell them about the experience I had working with them. If I call and talk to someone at… --- ## [Is it wrong to sneak vegetables into children’s food?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-wrong-to-sneak-vegetables-into-children-s-food/1002232)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2024, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-wrong-to-sneak-vegetables-into-children-s-food/1002232 "2024-06-12T10:46:40Z")
This article says yes. Children are better off being trained to eat what is in front of them. But I’m still sceptical. Why not do that as well as ensure better nutrition? The arguments against it made in the article … --- ## [The pithiest advice you ever got...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pithiest-advice-you-ever-got/795067)
**Author:** [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Replies:** 225\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2024, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pithiest-advice-you-ever-got/795067 "2024-06-12T03:32:41Z")
“It only shoots where you point it.”- my marksmanship instructor --- ## [Tell me about 529 plans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-529-plans/1002714)
**Author:** [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2024, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-529-plans/1002714 "2024-06-12T01:31:22Z")
To make a very long story short, my late father created a 529 plan for my nephew. My half-brother, who is the executor of Dad’s will, currently controls it and has decided to transfer control of it to me (my sister and b… --- ## [Advice for recent grad finding apartment in Los Angeles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-for-recent-grad-finding-apartment-in-los-angeles/1002676)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2024, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-for-recent-grad-finding-apartment-in-los-angeles/1002676 "2024-06-11T23:05:50Z")
My niece just got her first job and is relocating to Los Angeles. She’ll be working just off the UCLA campus in Westwood. She doesn’t know anyone in the area and has about 3 weeks to find a place and get moved in. She’ll… --- ## [About that wall of magazines at Barnes & Noble... (and about the store in general)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-that-wall-of-magazines-at-barnes-noble-and-about-the-store-in-general/1000854)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2024, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-that-wall-of-magazines-at-barnes-noble-and-about-the-store-in-general/1000854 "2024-06-11T13:28:25Z")
I had not been in Barnes & Noble since… hmm… a really damn long time. Probably not in the last 10 years. But I found a gift card with $30.00 on it, and I knew there was one in Evansville (seems like a weird place for thi… --- ## [What program or app would you recommend to keep track of a list on a daily basis?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-program-or-app-would-you-recommend-to-keep-track-of-a-list-on-a-daily-basis/1002674)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2024, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-program-or-app-would-you-recommend-to-keep-track-of-a-list-on-a-daily-basis/1002674 "2024-06-11T07:05:35Z")
I’d like to start keeping track of the variety of foods that I eat. My plan is to make a list of basic ingredients and then mark off each day that I eat that particular food. For example, I’d have apples at the top of … --- ## [Sew what? (Basic sewing query)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sew-what-basic-sewing-query/1002594)
**Author:** [@GailForce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GailForce)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2024, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sew-what-basic-sewing-query/1002594 "2024-06-10T18:32:53Z")
I don’t sew, but I do have a box of sewing stuff that I use for minor repairs from time to time. About 4/5ths of my sewing time is spent getting a thread into the needle, which is the single most frustrating thing I eve… --- ## [If you knew then, what you know now- would you vote for Hillary in 2016?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-knew-then-what-you-know-now-would-you-vote-for-hillary-in-2016/1002419)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2024, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-knew-then-what-you-know-now-would-you-vote-for-hillary-in-2016/1002419 "2024-06-10T02:58:48Z")
Hillary Clinton got a bum deal- but part of it was of her own making. Yes, I voted for her. So If you knew then, what you know now- would you vote for Hillary Clinton in 2016? Or stay home, vote 3rd party or vote trum… --- ## [Trivial question about a steering wheel cover](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-question-about-a-steering-wheel-cover/1002687)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2024, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-question-about-a-steering-wheel-cover/1002687 "2024-06-10T01:57:23Z")
The fake leather cover on the steering wheel of my 2018 Prius has torn, which is annoying. I’ve purchased this steering wheel cover to cover up the torn area. Notice that the cover has a smooth part towards the rear (awa… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=90) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=92)