# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1055 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1056 --- ## [Why did using the term "sociopath" in labeling people become so popular?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-using-the-term-sociopath-in-labeling-people-become-so-popular/694209)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2014, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-using-the-term-sociopath-in-labeling-people-become-so-popular/694209 "2014-07-28T18:24:07Z")
In seems in the last few years popular use of the term “sociopath” has ramped up considerably and it seems this psychological dysfunction label is being slapped on almost anyone we don’t like form Wall Street bankers to … --- ## [Does your accent change for your audience?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-accent-change-for-your-audience/693801)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2014, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-accent-change-for-your-audience/693801 "2014-07-28T18:19:50Z")
I’ve spent most of my life around Chicago, but haven’t entirely lost the Piedmont accent of my youth, saying “core” for “car” and “pin” for both “pen” and “pin,” especially if I’m tired (“tored”). It can also be trigger… --- ## [Most offensive t-shirt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-offensive-t-shirt/629822)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 170\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2014, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-offensive-t-shirt/629822 "2014-07-28T17:34:24Z")
During a conversation with my wife tonight, we were reminded of a t-shirt we had the pleasure of running across on a gentleman who appeared to be shopping with his wife and kids at Target a few months ago. Front: “Want … --- ## [What is the correct pronunciation of the name Arkady?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-correct-pronunciation-of-the-name-arkady/257997)
**Author:** [@meenie7](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/meenie7)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2014, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-correct-pronunciation-of-the-name-arkady/257997 "2014-07-28T16:32:49Z")
I’m writing a story, and I have a character named Arkady in it, and I just sort of realized, when telling someone about the story, that I have only read about people named Arkady before, and never heard the name said, so… --- ## [Cultural prejudice in child raising?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cultural-prejudice-in-child-raising/694109)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2014, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cultural-prejudice-in-child-raising/694109 "2014-07-28T16:11:25Z")
Where do you draw the line between abuse and cultural practice? How do you know when you’re condemning something just because it is not of your culture? Or is there some objective standard of child discipline or treatme… --- ## [The "Silent Plurality" on abortion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-silent-plurality-on-abortion/693726)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2014, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-silent-plurality-on-abortion/693726 "2014-07-28T15:58:58Z")
Scroll down to the section on “views by trimester”. 61 percent believe first trimester abortion should be legal while 31 percent say it should be illegal. Only 27 percent support legal second trimester abortion (in a… --- ## [Insurance sales vs. real estate sales?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insurance-sales-vs-real-estate-sales/694052)
**Author:** [@Fir\_na\_tine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fir_na_tine)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2014, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insurance-sales-vs-real-estate-sales/694052 "2014-07-28T15:35:57Z")
Family member considering a career change. Very social person. Very active on various social networking sites. Large circle of friends in similar situations (school age kids, sports, etc). I’ve always thought he coul… --- ## [Using Expired Lutein?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-expired-lutein/694211)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2014, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-expired-lutein/694211 "2014-07-28T14:04:44Z")
Macular degeneration runs in my family. Both my father and his father had it. Anyways, a doctor’s office recently told me taking the health supplement Lutein is supposed to prevent it. So recently, I bought some, two bo… --- ## [Married men, and other women's phone numbers.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/married-men-and-other-womens-phone-numbers/505574)
**Author:** [@torie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/torie)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2014, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/married-men-and-other-womens-phone-numbers/505574 "2014-07-28T13:11:29Z")
So let’s say you know a couple who have a four month old. Let’s say this couple just got married last month. Let’s also say they were together for years before she fell pregnant. This couple appears to have a healthy rel… --- ## [Did we get on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-we-get-on/693952)
**Author:** [@The\_Great\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Great_Unwashed)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2014, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-we-get-on/693952 "2014-07-28T09:53:14Z")
I’m back after a decade of sabbatical. Hi again. There’s one thing though, I recognise a number of your names – 10 years ago I would have known instantly if we were sympatico or not. Given that I have a more memorable… --- ## [Aussie Dopers (and other travellers) – Have you / would you climb Uluru?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aussie-dopers-and-other-travellers-have-you-would-you-climb-uluru/693734)
**Author:** [@Aro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aro)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2014, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aussie-dopers-and-other-travellers-have-you-would-you-climb-uluru/693734 "2014-07-28T01:57:05Z")
Just interested in what people’s opinions are on this – whether out of respect for other’s spiritual claims and sensibilities you would decline to climb Uluru, or if personal beliefs are just that – personal – and should… --- ## [Are bathtubs important?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-bathtubs-important/693820)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2014, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-bathtubs-important/693820 "2014-07-27T23:05:56Z")
I’m remodeling a bathroom and instead of a traditional shower/bath I’m thinking of just putting in a shower which will take up less space. What do you all think? It just seems to me that except for children, nobody uses… --- ## [Information Management and Systems](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/information-management-and-systems/690901)
**Author:** [@MaverocK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaverocK)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2014, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/information-management-and-systems/690901 "2014-07-27T22:47:10Z")
What do you think about this major called “Information Management and Systems”? You can view the handbook of the program by clicking here Does this mean that an IMS graduate cannot (or are not allowed to) do technical… --- ## [You're from ...? I'm sorry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-from-im-sorry/693243)
**Author:** [@Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bad_News_Baboon)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2014, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-from-im-sorry/693243 "2014-07-27T22:04:42Z")
I recently met a guy. When I told him what my hometown was, his response was a laughing, “I’m sorry”. My first thought was along the lines of “piss off”. I know very well that my hometown is considered dangerous and und… --- ## [Some irritating cycling habits are good](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-irritating-cycling-habits-are-good/693949)
**Author:** [@MostlyUseless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MostlyUseless)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2014, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-irritating-cycling-habits-are-good/693949 "2014-07-27T22:00:16Z")
This came up in another post. Cyclists often pass stopped cars on the right and arrive at the front of the line. I understand that this is often infuriating to car drivers, but there is a pretty reasonable explanation … --- ## [Let's say Russia launches a full-scale invasion of all Ukraine.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-say-russia-launches-a-full-scale-invasion-of-all-ukraine/693633)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2014, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-say-russia-launches-a-full-scale-invasion-of-all-ukraine/693633 "2014-07-27T21:32:08Z")
Let’s say you’re President of the United States. Let’s say the current ongoing situation in the Ukraine suddenly takes a drastic new turn: Russia launches a full-scale land invasion, intending to capture all of the Ukra… --- ## [What would you think about my relationship situation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-think-about-my-relationship-situation/694099)
**Author:** [@CharlieFill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CharlieFill)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2014, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-think-about-my-relationship-situation/694099 "2014-07-27T21:17:15Z")
Hello guys, Well, to summarize everything, I introduced my gf to a friend of mine… At the beginning they started to talk a lot and I didn’t like it. She would answer his text messages while being with me and my family, … --- ## [Excel Auto-fill function: keyboard only?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excel-auto-fill-function-keyboard-only/694068)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2014, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excel-auto-fill-function-keyboard-only/694068 "2014-07-27T21:04:21Z")
In Excel, you can highlight the first few cells of a series, then click on the tiny little “+” in the bottom corner and drag it downward, to auto-fill with data that follows the series. Mighty damn convenient if you’re … --- ## [Court rules that even on a bicycle, it's reckless driving.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/court-rules-that-even-on-a-bicycle-its-reckless-driving/693724)
**Author:** [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2014, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/court-rules-that-even-on-a-bicycle-its-reckless-driving/693724 "2014-07-27T20:00:35Z")
Finally. --- ## [What is your secret for cleaning scuff marks off the walls?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-secret-for-cleaning-scuff-marks-off-the-walls/694121)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2014, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-secret-for-cleaning-scuff-marks-off-the-walls/694121 "2014-07-27T19:10:41Z")
I just moved into this brand new apartment a few months ago. Like most apartments, the walls are painted with white flat paint. I have no idea how I got so many scuff marks on the walls, but I want them gone! Suggestions… --- ## [It's kind of, um, short isn't it? Your Masters Thesis, that is.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-kind-of-um-short-isnt-it-your-masters-thesis-that-is/693871)
**Author:** [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2014, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-kind-of-um-short-isnt-it-your-masters-thesis-that-is/693871 "2014-07-27T18:12:42Z")
Readin an article about a Senator who apparently plagiarized a good portion of his master’s thesis paper. But the article says that the paper is only 14 pages long. Doesn’t that seem a little…short? And he received … --- ## [Taking a roadtrip in Kansas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-a-roadtrip-in-kansas/678830)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2014, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-a-roadtrip-in-kansas/678830 "2014-07-27T14:36:38Z")
I’m a Kansan who really hasn’t been around much in my own state. This summer my mother wants to take another roadtrip like we did in 2012. This time though we will stay mostly in state. I’ve been to RoadTrip America g… --- ## [Hypothetical: being forced to let somebody see you naked](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-being-forced-to-let-somebody-see-you-naked/693966)
**Author:** [@Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyer)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2014, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-being-forced-to-let-somebody-see-you-naked/693966 "2014-07-27T11:57:23Z")
You and a few dozen other people, some of whom you know, have been captured by some tin-pot dictator or crony thereof. He’s sadistic, egotistical, etc. (Standard tin-pot conditions apply.) He summons you and says that… --- ## ["Single" or "Divorced"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-or-divorced/693710)
**Author:** [@jayrey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayrey)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2014, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-or-divorced/693710 "2014-07-27T11:43:58Z")
Why do we have different terms that essentially mean the same thing? If you were married and now you’re not and your former spouse is still alive, you’re unmarried and “divorced.” If you were married and your spouse ha… --- ## [Do people with Aspergers (high functioning autism) have a distinctive speech pattern?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-with-aspergers-high-functioning-autism-have-a-distinctive-speech-pattern/694108)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2014, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-with-aspergers-high-functioning-autism-have-a-distinctive-speech-pattern/694108 "2014-07-27T08:15:03Z")
I have noticed that many people that are (or very likely are) on the Autism spectrum have this really distinctive speech pattern. It’s hard to describe, but the best way to imagine how they sound is to hear somebody read… --- ## [scientists who are christian?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scientists-who-are-christian/692979)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2014, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scientists-who-are-christian/692979 "2014-07-27T06:51:36Z")
I don’t really follow how high caliber and highly respected research scientists like Francis Collins can be Christian. I think I can parse being religious and generally ‘spiritual’ as a scientist…but I can’t grasp the c… --- ## [Sightseeing Around Fairbanks, AK?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sightseeing-around-fairbanks-ak/693838)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2014, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sightseeing-around-fairbanks-ak/693838 "2014-07-27T04:57:35Z")
Seems like nothing awesome is within striking distance of Fairbanks. Looking at about 2-3 hrs radius, driving one way. Any suggestions? Must-see or do ideas? (Sure, I could fly to the artic circle, but let’s not go pr… --- ## [What are your thoughts RE: Fat people in tight clothes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-thoughts-re-fat-people-in-tight-clothes/693646)
**Author:** [@Timetrvlr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Timetrvlr)\ **Replies:** 180\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2014, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-thoughts-re-fat-people-in-tight-clothes/693646 "2014-07-27T02:19:46Z")
We see it every day, everywhere; fat people wearing the tightest clothes they can stretch and get into. Is this a game to see who has the most rolls? I understand being fat and unable to lose that extra 50 pounds, I have… --- ## [Dancing on someone's grave](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-on-someones-grave/693998)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2014, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-on-someones-grave/693998 "2014-07-26T23:19:43Z")
My father was physically and emotionally abusive. Several times in my life he told me that I’d dance on his grave. I had a general idea that it meant being very disrespectful, or “dissing.” And when he finally died, I hu… --- ## [Your daily commute traffic differential](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-daily-commute-traffic-differential/694017)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2014, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-daily-commute-traffic-differential/694017 "2014-07-26T21:19:53Z")
For those of you who drive to work: Provided it is fairly regular, either coming or going, take the time of your average daily commute, door-to-door (A). Take (or estimate) the time it would take without traffic, as if… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1054) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1056)