# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1017 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1018 --- ## [Five days from Las Vegas in a camper van - what to see?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-days-from-las-vegas-in-a-camper-van-what-to-see/700426)
**Author:** [@EmAnJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmAnJ)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2014, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-days-from-las-vegas-in-a-camper-van-what-to-see/700426 "2014-10-07T19:22:41Z")
I swear I posted about this a month ago but can’t find the post, so I must have dreamt it! My husband and I are planning to arrive in Las Vegas on November 6th or 7th and are renting a camper van (thanks Groupon!). We a… --- ## [2.1 A vs. 1A wall chargers. Will I fry my Kindle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-1-a-vs-1a-wall-chargers-will-i-fry-my-kindle/700629)
**Author:** [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2014, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-1-a-vs-1a-wall-chargers-will-i-fry-my-kindle/700629 "2014-10-07T16:03:45Z")
Okay, I am a complete buffoon when it comes to these issues hence I am appealing for assistance and explanation. I’m thinking about getting a Kindle Voyage. Amazon recommends this charger. But I already have a Wall Ch… --- ## [Is there a man alive who thinks that long blood-soaked claws are sexy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-man-alive-who-thinks-that-long-blood-soaked-claws-are-sexy/20722)
**Author:** [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2014, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-man-alive-who-thinks-that-long-blood-soaked-claws-are-sexy/20722 "2014-10-07T14:22:09Z")
I’m thinking of long fingernails painted red, of course. I recoil in horror when I see long fingernails. I see red when they’re painted. Both at once? I’ll be in the next county before you can say ‘boo.’ Granted, back i… --- ## [A CFL bulb in my basement ceiling "exploded."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-cfl-bulb-in-my-basement-ceiling-exploded/700466)
**Author:** [@actualliberalnotoneofthose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/actualliberalnotoneofthose)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2014, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-cfl-bulb-in-my-basement-ceiling-exploded/700466 "2014-10-07T14:13:23Z")
My basement ceiling has around 20 recessed “flood lights.” A few years ago I switched them all over to CFL. Pretty expensive, but I figured they would last much longer. The other day, one started to flicker. Then, I hea… --- ## [Which is better: American or British Who's Line is it Anyway?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-better-american-or-british-whos-line-is-it-anyway/20774)
**Author:** [@randomlyblanks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/randomlyblanks)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2000, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-better-american-or-british-whos-line-is-it-anyway/20774 "2000-05-31T04:35:41Z")
I would have to say that I enjoy the British version more. Clive Anderson is a better host than Drew. Also, they do more games and don’t let them drag on as they do in the American version. So what do you think? --- ## [How difficult do you find it to comprehend this 'love my manager' OP?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-difficult-do-you-find-it-to-comprehend-this-love-my-manager-op/700361)
**Author:** [@bldysabba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bldysabba)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2014, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-difficult-do-you-find-it-to-comprehend-this-love-my-manager-op/700361 "2014-10-07T12:22:26Z")
Poll forthcoming. One of our one hit wonders drove by with an OP with idiosyncratic English usage a few days ago. Not pretty is it? But, IMO, it doesn’t require anything more than a slight extra effort to follow along… --- ## [Enjoying a cigar a bit at a time. How?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enjoying-a-cigar-a-bit-at-a-time-how/700395)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2014, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enjoying-a-cigar-a-bit-at-a-time-how/700395 "2014-10-07T06:34:19Z")
The bar I go to has started selling cigars. I smoke maybe one a year, but the little display humidor caught my eye. There were only six different cigars, so I just asked the guy at the counter for a recommendation. I wo… --- ## [Best way to clean tea stains from plastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-clean-tea-stains-from-plastic/700292)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2014, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-clean-tea-stains-from-plastic/700292 "2014-10-07T01:27:47Z")
Dear Heloise: I have been drinking hot black tea at work from an insulated plastic tumbler with lid (something like this but not exactly) and not surprisingly it is now stained from the tea. Searching online reveals thre… --- ## [road trip: LA to Chicago via Yellowstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-trip-la-to-chicago-via-yellowstone/700163)
**Author:** [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2014, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-trip-la-to-chicago-via-yellowstone/700163 "2014-10-07T00:05:00Z")
My husband and I are planning a US road trip for next June. We’re planning to fly into LA and drive to Chicago, then drop off the car there and take a plane to New York. At first we thought about doing Route 66, but I re… --- ## [Successful attorney with schizophrenia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/successful-attorney-with-schizophrenia/700392)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2014, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/successful-attorney-with-schizophrenia/700392 "2014-10-06T23:57:07Z")
Several years ago I had a student bow maker who was also a very successul prosecutor. He was also a very impressive historian and was a pleasure to work with as he learned to make bows and relayed to me events from histo… --- ## [DIY electronics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diy-electronics/700465)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2014, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diy-electronics/700465 "2014-10-06T20:53:46Z")
When I was a kid, I remember running across a Heathkit tube amplifier in the garage. I never saw it work, and I don’t know why dad built it. It was only about 5" by 8", as opposed to being a stereo component. This was… --- ## [Brain doesn't stop developing until 25?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brain-doesnt-stop-developing-until-25/700532)
**Author:** [@protoboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/protoboard)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2014, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brain-doesnt-stop-developing-until-25/700532 "2014-10-06T20:40:00Z")
Is this more of an urban legend/truism or is there actually science to back it? As someone who’s 24 I find the idea I’m not truly an adult laughable and a little bit offensive. --- ## [Legal Q, Car parked on street gets towed because its "abandoned" even though its not.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-q-car-parked-on-street-gets-towed-because-its-abandoned-even-though-its-not/700310)
**Author:** [@Critical1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Critical1)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2014, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-q-car-parked-on-street-gets-towed-because-its-abandoned-even-though-its-not/700310 "2014-10-06T20:24:12Z")
I have a question regarding my girlfriends car getting towed from a public street. The tabs are good and it was legally parked near our house when someone reported in abandoned and it was towed without contacting her at … --- ## [Ceiling Fixture has two incandescent bulbs. Do you replace the bad one or Both?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ceiling-fixture-has-two-incandescent-bulbs-do-you-replace-the-bad-one-or-both/700287)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2014, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ceiling-fixture-has-two-incandescent-bulbs-do-you-replace-the-bad-one-or-both/700287 "2014-10-06T19:51:05Z")
Straight forward question. One bulb in your two bulb ceiling fixture goes out. Do you replace both while you’re on the step stool? Or just replace the bad one? Or do you wait until the room no longer has any light and… --- ## [It's been two months - time for another Colonoscopy Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-two-months-time-for-another-colonoscopy-thread/684539)
**Author:** [@Mauvaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mauvaise)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2014, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-two-months-time-for-another-colonoscopy-thread/684539 "2014-10-06T18:12:59Z")
Let’s start with the obligatory link to all the previous threads on this topic: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=16322153&postcount=43 I’m assuming by the very nature of of the topic I don’t need a “T… --- ## [Keep calm and Chive on](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-calm-and-chive-on/700391)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2014, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-calm-and-chive-on/700391 "2014-10-06T17:39:05Z")
I keep seeing this bumper/window sticker. Am I correct that the people who have them are fans of The Chive? If so, it seems strange that so many cars are sporting these stickers. --- ## [Legality of advertising a rental with no running water?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legality-of-advertising-a-rental-with-no-running-water/700546)
**Author:** [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2014, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legality-of-advertising-a-rental-with-no-running-water/700546 "2014-10-06T16:47:44Z")
This may be a stupid question, but Craigslist sparked my curiosity and I couldn’t google the answer: is it legal to advertise a rental unit with no running water? I found this ad today to rent a log cabin. It has electri… --- ## [Future technological innovations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/future-technological-innovations/126742)
**Author:** [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2014, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/future-technological-innovations/126742 "2014-10-06T16:16:23Z")
Given the state of technology in society and in various fields, what do you see as likely inventions to be produced in the next 5, 10, 25+ years? I see a few things. First, I don’t think we’re very far from hand held co… --- ## [What would Hitler think of modern-day Israel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-hitler-think-of-modern-day-israel/700154)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2014, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-hitler-think-of-modern-day-israel/700154 "2014-10-06T14:16:33Z")
Suppose a freak group of Google interns resurrected Hitler, with memories intact, to use for a new YouTube talk show. What might Hitler think of the people he once scapegoated Germany’s woes on, seeing them become a thr… --- ## [Computer Upgrade Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-upgrade-question/700500)
**Author:** [@Lok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lok)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2014, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-upgrade-question/700500 "2014-10-06T13:53:13Z")
A couple months ago, I bought a new computer, with an eye to upgrading it over time. I have an ASUS Z97-A motherboard, with a Pentium G3258 overclocked at 3.7GHz, and 4 megs of RAM. I am wondering if I should go for ins… --- ## [Tsar Bomba vs Aids](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tsar-bomba-vs-aids/700275)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2014, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tsar-bomba-vs-aids/700275 "2014-10-06T12:55:24Z")
Fellow time travellers, as you know we did sterling work wiping out Super Syphilis in Siberia, an event remembered as Tunguska. Now we know the origin of Aids, the Belgian Congo in the 1920s. It’s future capital, then kn… --- ## [any good way to say goodbye to someone you hate, when they're leaving a job?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-good-way-to-say-goodbye-to-someone-you-hate-when-theyre-leaving-a-job/634741)
**Author:** [@Win\_Place\_Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Win_Place_Show)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2014, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-good-way-to-say-goodbye-to-someone-you-hate-when-theyre-leaving-a-job/634741 "2014-10-06T12:30:56Z")
I have a situation where we have an employee resigning at the end of this week. Moving on, better job, better pay, gave full notice, helped train their replacement during the “notice period”, etc. Pretty much everythin… --- ## [Did Booth's fellow conspirators also attend Lincoln's 2nd Inaugural?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-booths-fellow-conspirators-also-attend-lincolns-2nd-inaugural/700333)
**Author:** [@wedgehed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wedgehed)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2014, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-booths-fellow-conspirators-also-attend-lincolns-2nd-inaugural/700333 "2014-10-06T11:49:36Z")
It’s well known that Booth attended & later stated that he was close enough to have shot Lincoln. Some Lincoln scholars claim that several of Booth’s co-conspirators were not only there, but even closer to the President … --- ## [Firefox Addon Recommendation for Browsing History?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-addon-recommendation-for-browsing-history/700531)
**Author:** [@Stealth\_Bragg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stealth_Bragg)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2014, 9:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-addon-recommendation-for-browsing-history/700531 "2014-10-06T09:41:02Z")
Hi, I need a fairly simple Firefox add on - any recommendations please? Default behaviour when I go to “history” is to show “today”, “last seven days”, then the five previous months. Is there a plugin that will list da… --- ## [If science created a half-human, half-animal creature.........](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-science-created-a-half-human-half-animal-creature/700238)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2014, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-science-created-a-half-human-half-animal-creature/700238 "2014-10-06T05:54:22Z")
Philosophical debate question: If it were scientifically possible to create a half-human, half-animal creature… …would or should such a creature have the same legal rights and protections as a 100% human being? …would… --- ## [Snow in Southern California?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-in-southern-california/700482)
**Author:** [@Gestalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gestalt)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2014, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-in-southern-california/700482 "2014-10-06T04:37:33Z")
I have a dog who absolutely adores the snow. Unfortunately we live in a very hot environment (Los Angeles), but I know we are surrounded by mountains which do get fairly cold in the winter. Last year we tried a few hikes… --- ## [Drunk Female Guests Are the Gravest Threat To Fraternities](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drunk-female-guests-are-the-gravest-threat-to-fraternities/699834)
**Author:** [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2014, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drunk-female-guests-are-the-gravest-threat-to-fraternities/699834 "2014-10-05T22:52:46Z")
You may have heard about this by now. The original article is gone, but fragments of it remain on the internet. Mostly I wouldn’t go anywhere near a bun fight like that, but today I’m more curious than careful: what d… --- ## [Can my Bose radio be repaired?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-my-bose-radio-be-repaired/700023)
**Author:** [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2014, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-my-bose-radio-be-repaired/700023 "2014-10-05T19:34:13Z")
I have one of these. A couple of days ago my two large dogs were playing bitey-face in the bedroom, snagged the cord and the radio crashed to the ground. The control panel on top appears to be a sealed unit, and also app… --- ## [Hypothetical: Would kidnapping Edward Snowden get me in trouble?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-would-kidnapping-edward-snowden-get-me-in-trouble/700294)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2014, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-would-kidnapping-edward-snowden-get-me-in-trouble/700294 "2014-10-05T18:55:48Z")
(DISCLAIMER: This is simply a hypothetical. I do not need answer fast and I lack the capability or wherewithal to actually do anything like this. I am not planning to kidnap anyone nor seeking any advice on how to do so … --- ## [Calling out news sites for clickbait: Does it do any good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-out-news-sites-for-clickbait-does-it-do-any-good/700467)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2014, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-out-news-sites-for-clickbait-does-it-do-any-good/700467 "2014-10-05T18:22:33Z")
I find it extremely annoying when news stations, such as NBC Chicago post links on facebook which are obvious clickbait. For example: Posting, “Chicago Bears make a major signing” and then the link Instead of, “Bears s… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1016) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1018)