# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=98 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 99 --- ## [Getting dentures, need advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-dentures-need-advice/1000573)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2024, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-dentures-need-advice/1000573 "2024-04-22T04:21:06Z")
So I cashed in a bit of my superannuation (401k for you Yanks) and am wanting to get dentures. Little bit of backstory, I’ve always had YELLOW teeth since childhood, perhaps an over-supply of antibiotics, or perhaps gen… --- ## [Why is Iran launching this attack on Israel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-iran-launching-this-attack-on-israel/1000251)
**Author:** [@peedin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peedin)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2024, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-iran-launching-this-attack-on-israel/1000251 "2024-04-22T01:12:03Z")
Can anyone explain why Iran is doing this? --- ## [What do you wear swimming, men?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-wear-swimming-men/1000220)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2024, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-wear-swimming-men/1000220 "2024-04-22T01:02:45Z")
So packing up I tried on an old pair for size and told my wife “these swim trunks fit well”; she argued that the right phrase is “bathing suit.” She’s originally from New Jersey and I’m a Chicago boy. Maybe it’s regiona… --- ## [Parent Dopers: What Would Happen If Your Child Accidentally Walked Into The Wrong Restroom?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parent-dopers-what-would-happen-if-your-child-accidentally-walked-into-the-wrong-restroom/1000585)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2024, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parent-dopers-what-would-happen-if-your-child-accidentally-walked-into-the-wrong-restroom/1000585 "2024-04-21T22:54:35Z")
Inspired by this thread. Putting aside matters of gender identity (because that’s not the discussion I want to have in this thread), in your child’s school, what would happen if they walked into the wrong restroom? Assum… --- ## [Not being selected for a jury](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-being-selected-for-a-jury/1000431)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2024, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-being-selected-for-a-jury/1000431 "2024-04-21T22:51:44Z")
I’ve been selected for a jury a couple of times, but I only sat through the trial the first time (back in the '80s). When the defendant’s attorney found out I worked in computers he said something like, ‘You know that t… --- ## [Visiting Chiusi, recommendations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-chiusi-recommendations/1000557)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2024, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-chiusi-recommendations/1000557 "2024-04-21T12:50:43Z")
I’ll be visiting friends near Chiusi, Italy in the near future, and would appreciate any recommendations of what to do. I’m not certain how much I’ll be staying with them, or whether I’ll rent a hotel room for a few days… --- ## [How common is it for chiropractors to insist on being called "Doctor"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-common-is-it-for-chiropractors-to-insist-on-being-called-doctor/1000454)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2024, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-common-is-it-for-chiropractors-to-insist-on-being-called-doctor/1000454 "2024-04-21T03:30:12Z")
I’ve not been to a chiropractor. I understand they go to special chiropractor school (is that correct?) . For those of you who go to chiropractor’s or who know this. Do they commonly or normally insist on being calle… --- ## [How many times have you walked into the wrong restroom?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-have-you-walked-into-the-wrong-restroom/1000404)
**Author:** [@nate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nate)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2024, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-have-you-walked-into-the-wrong-restroom/1000404 "2024-04-20T19:02:04Z")
I’d say it happens about once a year. It has happened at work, at airports, at Walmart and other stores. I’ve done this more times than I can count on my fingers and I always have the same reaction “huh… they must have r… --- ## [Has anyone had experience with the Men's Alliance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-had-experience-with-the-mens-alliance/1000198)
**Author:** [@ZonexandScout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZonexandScout)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2024, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-had-experience-with-the-mens-alliance/1000198 "2024-04-19T21:40:14Z")
I was walking our dogs through the parking lot of a local Methodist church and saw they had just installed a 20’ storage container on blocks in the parking lot. The container had a flagpole at one corner with an America… --- ## [Question on a hearsay exception](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-on-a-hearsay-exception/927233)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2024, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-on-a-hearsay-exception/927233 "2024-04-19T20:05:28Z")
Actual case I’m fighting in municipal court so here in IMHO. You are not my attorney. I pay for an attorney service so I have advice but he is not “my attorney”. Neighbor made a complaint and made a statement to a pol… --- ## [RED-The colour of revolution or the Republican Party?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-the-colour-of-revolution-or-the-republican-party/1000387)
**Author:** [@rippingtons\_fan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rippingtons_fan)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2024, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-the-colour-of-revolution-or-the-republican-party/1000387 "2024-04-19T18:03:28Z")
Is the colour red ever going to be the colour for revolutionary movements any more, or has it been usurped forever by the Republican Party? --- ## [AT&T Data Breach- SSN found on "Dark Web" (Spring 2024)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-t-data-breach-ssn-found-on-dark-web-spring-2024/1000439)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2024, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-t-data-breach-ssn-found-on-dark-web-spring-2024/1000439 "2024-04-19T12:15:48Z")
I got this message today from “Protect My ID” (AAA/ Experion)-- has anyone else gotten a message or messages like this? ProtectMyID detected a match to your Social Security Number on the dark web. Found: Social Securi… --- ## [Lets discuss working from home vs working in the office](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-discuss-working-from-home-vs-working-in-the-office/999201)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2024, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-discuss-working-from-home-vs-working-in-the-office/999201 "2024-04-19T01:41:07Z")
I was talking with one of my young underdrones at work the other day about our new office “policy” that our people were expected to be in the office four days a week if they weren’t on a project. I say “policy” because … --- ## [Best Synthoil at 0W-16?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-synthoil-at-0w-16/1000324)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2024, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-synthoil-at-0w-16/1000324 "2024-04-18T15:46:16Z")
Yes I watched Project Farm. I do my own oil changes every 5000 miles on my 2023 Highlander Hybrid which demands 0W-16 oil. Of note, my 10000mi and 20000mi are free at the stealership and I have those done there so it i… --- ## [Am I too cynical, or are the claims on this website medical woo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-too-cynical-or-are-the-claims-on-this-website-medical-woo/1000375)
**Author:** [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2024, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-too-cynical-or-are-the-claims-on-this-website-medical-woo/1000375 "2024-04-17T17:50:18Z")
https://immutrix.com/ A friend of my daughter’s was asking about how the device might work, as he was directed there for a summer job by his campus job coordinator; I read it and said it seems like bullshit. Was I too … --- ## [What does your household consume more of than usual?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-household-consume-more-of-than-usual/999396)
**Author:** [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2024, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-household-consume-more-of-than-usual/999396 "2024-04-17T15:12:39Z")
It doesn’t have to be obscene amounts. For us it is apples. Two a day. Every day. 14 a week. 730 apples a year. If each one is 1/3 lb and on average they are $2.5 a pound, that is ~$600 a year just for the apples. Ea… --- ## [Does Taiwan ever challenge Beijing to reform itself in the interest of reunification?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-taiwan-ever-challenge-beijing-to-reform-itself-in-the-interest-of-reunification/1000278)
**Author:** [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2024, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-taiwan-ever-challenge-beijing-to-reform-itself-in-the-interest-of-reunification/1000278 "2024-04-17T12:54:22Z")
As we know, the Beijing government has long been waging a multi-pronged campaign to reabsorb Taiwan. Taiwan is a former dictatorship that reformed itself. It now has a relatively open society, human rights, and free ele… --- ## [A friend lies/cheats about something kinda small. Do you say anything?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-friend-lies-cheats-about-something-kinda-small-do-you-say-anything/1000326)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2024, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-friend-lies-cheats-about-something-kinda-small-do-you-say-anything/1000326 "2024-04-17T12:25:03Z")
I golf 9 holes with the same group of 8-12 guys every Sunday. We play a $5 game - very low stakes, with a variety of different bets/payouts. I’ve been playing with some of these guys for 30 years. Yesterday I was play… --- ## [Help? Simple Tracfone Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-simple-tracfone-q/1000298)
**Author:** [@LynnM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LynnM)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2024, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-simple-tracfone-q/1000298 "2024-04-16T23:31:23Z")
Asking for Tracfone help here because I have problems getting info from them. Will spare you details. Simple situation: I’ve had the same Tracfone phone number for 9-years, using an Alcatel flip phone only for voice+te… --- ## [You're doing TLA (Three Letter Acronyms) Wrong!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-doing-tla-three-letter-acronyms-wrong/999831)
**Author:** [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2024, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-doing-tla-three-letter-acronyms-wrong/999831 "2024-04-16T23:30:52Z")
Inspired by this thread, which is popping up a lot as we get closer the April 8th: But I’ve seen the same thing in a few other posts lately. You’re doing TLA (Three Letter Acronyms) Wrong! If you think you need to de… --- ## [Could any bridge have withstood Baltimore collision?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-any-bridge-have-withstood-baltimore-collision/999539)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2024, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-any-bridge-have-withstood-baltimore-collision/999539 "2024-04-16T22:49:10Z")
After reading this, I think not. But I’m not an engineer. (Gift link) Created a new thread because the other was breaking news. How could something traveling slower than a casual bike rider cause such a devastating … --- ## [Were (are) encyclopedias legit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-are-encyclopedias-legit/1000223)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2024, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-are-encyclopedias-legit/1000223 "2024-04-16T21:59:39Z")
There’s a comic in the current New Yorker about encyclopedias. It got me thinking about them. Were they ever really an attempt to collect all the vital worlds info those 20(?) something volumes? Or was it selling the pro… --- ## [Is it possible that Tesla's recent complications stem from Elon Musk's toxicity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-that-teslas-recent-complications-stem-from-elon-musks-toxicity/983290)
**Author:** [@Heracles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heracles)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2024, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-that-teslas-recent-complications-stem-from-elon-musks-toxicity/983290 "2024-04-16T20:59:01Z")
We have a Tesla in the driveway. But I would not buy another one because (a) I don’t particularly agree with the company’s “move fast and break pedestrians” attitude, and (b) the more I see of Elon Musk, the more I spec… --- ## [What do you do if you hear someone in your house at night?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-if-you-hear-someone-in-your-house-at-night/1000225)
**Author:** [@Danger\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danger_Man)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2024, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-if-you-hear-someone-in-your-house-at-night/1000225 "2024-04-16T18:36:11Z")
I’m asking this to see how much of a difference there is between places. We all know the stereotype about Americans having guns being very quick to shoot intruders, but I want to know how much of a difference there reall… --- ## [What does your household consume \*less\* of than usual?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-household-consume-less-of-than-usual/999935)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2024, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-household-consume-less-of-than-usual/999935 "2024-04-16T13:21:46Z")
Well, many of you might have read/posted in this thread: which of course begs the question (start nitpicking :wink: ) … what are food (and non-food) categories that you buy little or none? here are ours (buckle up an… --- ## [Recommend a tablet for note taking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-tablet-for-note-taking/1000321)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2024, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-tablet-for-note-taking/1000321 "2024-04-16T10:50:48Z")
I already have more computers than I want. But I do still like making handwritten notes. I’m now using a Rocket Book. It’s basically ‘paper’ that you take pictures of and upload, and then erase it with water and cloth. I… --- ## [How much are you paying to board a dog overnight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-are-you-paying-to-board-a-dog-overnight/1000065)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2024, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-are-you-paying-to-board-a-dog-overnight/1000065 "2024-04-16T04:08:03Z")
I just had my 20 pound dog boarded at the vet for 4 nights and paid $160 for it. That seemed a little high to me. I’m curious what others are paying. --- ## [Things to do with an afternoon in Montreal (need answer fast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-with-an-afternoon-in-montreal-need-answer-fast/1000037)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2024, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-with-an-afternoon-in-montreal-need-answer-fast/1000037 "2024-04-15T23:02:08Z")
We’re driving to Montreal on Tuesday, just for a few hours. Suggestions? We were there in 2017; one day was spent initially in the old town section then wandering with @EmilyG ; the next was at the botanical garden. It… --- ## [Please settle this disagreement between me and my wife -- let's get between the sheets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-settle-this-disagreement-between-me-and-my-wife-lets-get-between-the-sheets/999146)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2024, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-settle-this-disagreement-between-me-and-my-wife-lets-get-between-the-sheets/999146 "2024-04-15T21:58:44Z")
So, thanks for following the click-bait subject line. Here’s the deal: My wife and I have a disagreement about the proper way to put linens on the bed. We’ve been together for more than thirty years. When I put the s… --- ## [Is it possible to have unwanted phone sex?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-have-unwanted-phone-sex/989984)
**Author:** [@cincinnatus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cincinnatus)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2024, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-have-unwanted-phone-sex/989984 "2024-04-15T17:51:58Z")
Mel Tucker, Michigan State University coach, is accused of sexual harassment by Brenda Tracy. Tracy works with sports programs talking to athletes about sexual violence and is a rape survivor. These details come from a S… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=97) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=99)