Won't play 9 10 or 8 9, just because if you pull the ignorant straight the odds of someone limping in with A-k are always there. Which means you basically shouldn't even think of it as a potential for open ended. No one folds AK unless there's a push pre flop, and even then lot of folks will call that if the guy is short stacked.

My favor for the small connectors is entirely dependent on how close I am to the button. Might call or do a nice raise at the button, will fold them without a second thought UTG.