# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1040 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1041 --- ## [Convince me to switch to Android and give up my iPhone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convince-me-to-switch-to-android-and-give-up-my-iphone/696006)
**Author:** [@boozilu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boozilu)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2014, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convince-me-to-switch-to-android-and-give-up-my-iphone/696006 "2014-08-25T06:37:11Z")
I read in many places that Android phones like the LG G3 are better but I’m afraid – how hard will it be? How better will my day-to-day existence be? --- ## [When Someone is Having a Seizure, Don't Touch Them](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-someone-is-having-a-seizure-dont-touch-them/695765)
**Author:** [@PorchePine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PorchePine)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2014, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-someone-is-having-a-seizure-dont-touch-them/695765 "2014-08-25T03:59:31Z")
This came up in a thread about service dogs, and how one person had a “seizure alert dog” that became protective of the person while a seizure was taking place. What you see on TV is wrong. Fictional TV shows never show… --- ## [Why was Windows 8 such a horrific boondoggle when so much was riding on it's success?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-windows-8-such-a-horrific-boondoggle-when-so-much-was-riding-on-its-success/695860)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2014, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-windows-8-such-a-horrific-boondoggle-when-so-much-was-riding-on-its-success/695860 "2014-08-25T02:20:49Z")
I’m not interested in getting into Windows 8 bashing orgy, lots of ink has been spilled on that topic. I’m more interested in how it came to be. I tried Windows 8 in the store over year ago and was repelled (and pissed … --- ## [Who falls more deeply in love: Men or women?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-falls-more-deeply-in-love-men-or-women/696121)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2014, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-falls-more-deeply-in-love-men-or-women/696121 "2014-08-25T00:35:45Z")
(I’m excluding sexual attraction in this poll, as it’s quite different than love. Separate things. I’m also excluding gay or lesbian relationships because it’s hard to compare those with heterosexual relationships in one… --- ## [What to see/eat/drink in Baton Rouge?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-see-eat-drink-in-baton-rouge/696404)
**Author:** [@liirogue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/liirogue)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2014, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-see-eat-drink-in-baton-rouge/696404 "2014-08-25T00:17:26Z")
I’ve got a work trip to Baton Rouge this week along with several coworkers. What are some good places to eat or visit? We’re staying downtown but will have a car so we can venture out. Also, good places to drink (and … --- ## [How royally screwed is the Ferguson cop Darren Wilson?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-royally-screwed-is-the-ferguson-cop-darren-wilson/696043)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2014, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-royally-screwed-is-the-ferguson-cop-darren-wilson/696043 "2014-08-25T00:01:21Z")
The governor issues a video statement calling for a vigorous prosecution in the shooting death of Michael Brown. Note also that he’s calling on the attorney general of the United States to achieve justice for Michael Bro… --- ## [Vet knowledge please! Bump on dog's nose.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vet-knowledge-please-bump-on-dogs-nose/696346)
**Author:** [@A.James](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A.James)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2014, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vet-knowledge-please-bump-on-dogs-nose/696346 "2014-08-24T23:54:04Z")
My 7 year old Golden Retriever had a pink spot appear at the base of his nose 3-4 days ago. Initially, it was flat; however, it grew rapidly. It’s quite firm and it had a scab over it which fell off 2 days ago. I took hi… --- ## [Waiters/Waitresses- Question about tips](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waiters-waitresses-question-about-tips/696382)
**Author:** [@Melvin\_Munster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melvin_Munster)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2014, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waiters-waitresses-question-about-tips/696382 "2014-08-24T20:52:55Z")
A good friend of mine is an experienced waitress. She recently made a claim that she loves it when her customers go out for a cigarette during their meal, as smokers always seem to tip higher than average. We pondered t… --- ## [Real life "de-friending'...how do you do it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-life-de-friending-how-do-you-do-it/696051)
**Author:** [@BaldDudePeekskill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BaldDudePeekskill)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2014, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-life-de-friending-how-do-you-do-it/696051 "2014-08-24T20:29:03Z")
So, in one of my more charitable moments, I offered to drive a church parishioner to services one Sunday. I’m the organist, so I never miss a week and I actually drive past her Senior Citizen’s housing, so it’s no extra… --- ## [Should airplane ride-sharing be legal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-airplane-ride-sharing-be-legal/696155)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2014, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-airplane-ride-sharing-be-legal/696155 "2014-08-24T19:33:10Z")
Flying article. Two companies, Flytenow and AirPoole, allowed pilots and passengers to hook up online. The pilot’s cost of getting to where he’s going is reduced, and the passenger’s contribution might (or might not) b… --- ## [Driving Scenario - Would you offer to pay some or all of this speeding ticket?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-scenario-would-you-offer-to-pay-some-or-all-of-this-speeding-ticket/696318)
**Author:** [@SmallBrownBurro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmallBrownBurro)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2014, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-scenario-would-you-offer-to-pay-some-or-all-of-this-speeding-ticket/696318 "2014-08-24T18:39:39Z")
Sharon & Julie are driving home from a day trip to a nearby lake and resort community. It’s during the week, during regular working hours - Sharon is driving and Julie is the passenger. They are travelling on a secondar… --- ## [Is Texas or the south east a country on its own?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-texas-or-the-south-east-a-country-on-its-own/694889)
**Author:** [@sweat209](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweat209)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2014, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-texas-or-the-south-east-a-country-on-its-own/694889 "2014-08-24T15:49:10Z")
Is Texas or the south east a country on its own? I read that in many ways culture and customs in the Texas or the south east despite being bit more conservative and gun culture :eek::eek:that they are more friendlier ,m… --- ## [Help me choose a name for tech startup documentary project](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-choose-a-name-for-tech-startup-documentary-project/696191)
**Author:** [@Moe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moe)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2014, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-choose-a-name-for-tech-startup-documentary-project/696191 "2014-08-24T15:01:02Z")
Starteros TechTrek HubHoppers StartUpSessed StartUpServers Other So my friend is working on a project whereby he and another person will travel through South America for about 6 months and create a webisode series … --- ## [The worst place your car has conked-out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-place-your-car-has-conked-out/696171)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2014, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-place-your-car-has-conked-out/696171 "2014-08-24T12:34:48Z")
This morning I got a call from my son and his partner in some degree of distress. Their car had conked-out\* (broken down) at the height of peak hour on a MAJOR arterial road (Punt Rd cnr Swan St for those who know Melbo… --- ## [Biggest Allied jerkass in WWII](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biggest-allied-jerkass-in-wwii/695506)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2014, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biggest-allied-jerkass-in-wwii/695506 "2014-08-24T11:50:02Z")
It’s easy to forget in WWII that although we fought monsters not all of our commanders were saintly, either. Which ones do you think were particularly douchbaggy during the conflict? I’m excluding the USSR who were on an… --- ## [Greatest Battle Ever Fought in the Southern Hemisphere](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-battle-ever-fought-in-the-southern-hemisphere/696180)
**Author:** [@johnnybgood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnnybgood)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2014, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-battle-ever-fought-in-the-southern-hemisphere/696180 "2014-08-24T11:05:38Z")
Information is readily available that Stalingrad was the greatest battle in world history, in terms of participants and casualties, which would make it also the greatest battle ever fought in the Northern and Eastern Hem… --- ## [Can I get some opinions on these ebay auctions for a camera I want to buy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-get-some-opinions-on-these-ebay-auctions-for-a-camera-i-want-to-buy/696345)
**Author:** [@Justin\_Credible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Credible)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2014, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-get-some-opinions-on-these-ebay-auctions-for-a-camera-i-want-to-buy/696345 "2014-08-24T04:15:58Z")
Hi. I’ve decided to buy a Nikon D3300, which goes for about $600 on amazon for just the camera body and lens. After checking ebay I’ve found several auctions that appear to be way better deals, but before I make a decisi… --- ## [Do WASPs actually exist in the modern age?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-wasps-actually-exist-in-the-modern-age/695803)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2014, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-wasps-actually-exist-in-the-modern-age/695803 "2014-08-23T23:21:37Z")
I guess they did at one time cuz the stereotype came from somewhere, but I have never encountered them. This might sound bad but if you asked me to think of a stereotype of conservative, rich, image and status conscious… --- ## [Car first aid kit suggestions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-first-aid-kit-suggestions/696230)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2014, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-first-aid-kit-suggestions/696230 "2014-08-23T22:45:09Z")
So… \[stealth brag\] I finally got a new car ! Yay me!\[/stealth brag\] It’s an Outback, and I got little room and I’m putting things together into an always-have-box in the back back. I don’t have a first aid kit(never ac… --- ## [I generally support cops but why are they paid so well? My city spends 4 million dollars per officer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-generally-support-cops-but-why-are-they-paid-so-well-my-city-spends-4-million-dollars-per-officer/696238)
**Author:** [@kstarnes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kstarnes)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2014, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-generally-support-cops-but-why-are-they-paid-so-well-my-city-spends-4-million-dollars-per-officer/696238 "2014-08-23T22:34:23Z")
over the course of a lifetime, of course. (Source: http://www.nypdrecruit.com/benefits-salary/overview ) New York City can afford it because we have many successful high achievers and hedge fund millionaires and a few b… --- ## [Are my crunchy feet dangerous?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-my-crunchy-feet-dangerous/696270)
**Author:** [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2014, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-my-crunchy-feet-dangerous/696270 "2014-08-23T21:22:59Z")
I have pretty bad arthritis in my left ankle, the aftermath of a severe fracture and much surgery nearly 18 years ago, and a neuroma in the other foot. Lately my feet have been crunchy, not painful, but crunchy (and the… --- ## [English speakers: Semantics of 'uh' vs. 'um' as a pause filler?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-speakers-semantics-of-uh-vs-um-as-a-pause-filler/695822)
**Author:** [@Mops](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mops)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2014, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-speakers-semantics-of-uh-vs-um-as-a-pause-filler/695822 "2014-08-23T20:03:44Z")
What people use as pause fillers seems to be a topic of linguistic research, and this Language Log entry and the older entries linked from there go into some detail on specifically on the demographics of ‘um’ vs. ‘uh’ us… --- ## [Introductionary college classes: mostly majors or non-majors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/introductionary-college-classes-mostly-majors-or-non-majors/695694)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2014, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/introductionary-college-classes-mostly-majors-or-non-majors/695694 "2014-08-23T19:06:17Z")
When you took 101 level classes (not including English), did you find that there were more majors or non-majors in the class? Seems that most Foreign Language classes are non-majors, hard science classes mostly majors. … --- ## [Turning the tassel at graduation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turning-the-tassel-at-graduation/696214)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2014, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turning-the-tassel-at-graduation/696214 "2014-08-23T18:24:23Z")
I saw a (fictional) TV show recently where a high school graduation was depicted. All the students waited for the individual diplomas to be handed out, and then turned their tassels together. I also saw a commercial for … --- ## [Pot Enforcement In Missouri](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pot-enforcement-in-missouri/696079)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2014, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pot-enforcement-in-missouri/696079 "2014-08-23T16:27:45Z")
According to NORML, Missouri treats possession of up to 35 grams of pot a misdemeanor, punishable by up to a year in jail and a fine of up to $1000. However, obviously judges in Missouri aren’t locking up every last per… --- ## [The Drivers In My State/Region/Country are the worst because....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-drivers-in-my-state-region-country-are-the-worst-because/696222)
**Author:** [@Mixolydian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mixolydian)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2014, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-drivers-in-my-state-region-country-are-the-worst-because/696222 "2014-08-23T13:35:16Z")
(South) Florida 1.They refuse to signal, like it’s a privilege. It’s so bad that I’ve noticed other cars waiting for me to move because they don’t believe my signalling is any indicator of what I’m going to do. They… --- ## [What's your image of war and battle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-image-of-war-and-battle/696183)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2014, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-image-of-war-and-battle/696183 "2014-08-23T12:09:05Z")
As the title. If someone asked you what images immediately spring to mind when you’re asked to imagine ‘war’ and then ‘battle’ what do you think of? Do specific historical incidents spring to mind or is the idea more ne… --- ## [What is your deepest regret?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-deepest-regret/695877)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2014, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-deepest-regret/695877 "2014-08-23T09:06:06Z")
Mine is that I did not get a chance to have a deep talk with my father as an adult, and to tell him goodbye before he died. He took a cold stance toward me when I got married and then when I left being near him, and the… --- ## [Down with "free range parenting"!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/down-with-free-range-parenting/695225)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2014, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/down-with-free-range-parenting/695225 "2014-08-23T02:11:21Z")
I hope this “free range” fad burns out fast, before too many kids die. It’s true that the current societal norms about supervision of kids (which are much stricter than they were a few decades ago) may have come about d… --- ## [Tell me about heat pumps](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-heat-pumps/696233)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2014, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-heat-pumps/696233 "2014-08-23T02:02:32Z")
The A/C compressor is wearing out and we are planning on replacing it this year. The A/C guys we use are saying about $2000.00 depending upon size. The furnace is quite old, but has given no problems so far. 2 ton heat … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1039) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1041)