# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1059 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1060 --- ## [Inappropriate content on Facebook](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inappropriate-content-on-facebook/693479)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2014, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inappropriate-content-on-facebook/693479 "2014-07-20T03:51:23Z")
Hello Everyone, I’m not a big Facebook user, but today I checked my Facebook feed. One of my moronic contacts posted a video of an Islamic terrorist group executing five or six men. These men were on their knees lines u… --- ## [Am I meant to be alone??!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-meant-to-be-alone/693560)
**Author:** [@GirlDown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GirlDown)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2014, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-meant-to-be-alone/693560 "2014-07-20T03:15:32Z")
Im a 28 year old women. Ive been with my boyfriend for 3 years. He is very sweet , polite and just nice to be around. I find myself more and more thinking of other men, both sexually and platonic hangouts. About 5 month… --- ## [My Freaking Foot Feels Frightful (help!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-freaking-foot-feels-frightful-help/693548)
**Author:** [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2014, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-freaking-foot-feels-frightful-help/693548 "2014-07-20T02:23:12Z")
So Tuesday (this is now Saturday), I tried to step over a baby gate (up to keep a dog out, not a baby in) and I forgot to say “go go gadget legs!”, and I didn’t make it. I fell. I felt (or heard, it’s a bit foggy now) … --- ## [One line email judgment call question need answer fast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-line-email-judgment-call-question-need-answer-fast/693471)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2014, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-line-email-judgment-call-question-need-answer-fast/693471 "2014-07-20T00:38:27Z")
I know you don’t really know enough about context to make this judgment call for me and I’m not asking you to. I just want to do a crazy check. Am I going to sound too crazy for sending this email out to my supervisor a… --- ## [Have you ever really KNOWN a crackhead?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-really-known-a-crackhead/620472)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 212\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2014, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-really-known-a-crackhead/620472 "2014-07-20T00:31:05Z")
The question is pretty straightforward. Crack is a drug everyone has heard of and everyone knows about; to some extent. It’s a drug that is well-known for it’s devastating effects on the user and many cliches and stere… --- ## [How does a person with a PhD end up teaching in high school?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-a-person-with-a-phd-end-up-teaching-in-high-school/287147)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2014, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-a-person-with-a-phd-end-up-teaching-in-high-school/287147 "2014-07-19T23:57:55Z")
I have had two teachers before college that have had the title Dr. in front of their name. The saddest is a man who has a PhD in chemistry and is now teaching junior high earth science. Though I always somehow suspected … --- ## [Mike Tyson VS a shoal of Lois Suarez](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mike-tyson-vs-a-shoal-of-lois-suarez/693569)
**Author:** [@Namkcalb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Namkcalb)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2014, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mike-tyson-vs-a-shoal-of-lois-suarez/693569 "2014-07-19T23:54:14Z")
How many Suarezwould it take to beat Mike Tyson in a no-holds-barred fight? Scenario 2 Biting only. --- ## [3 month old development?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-month-old-development/693444)
**Author:** [@BrightNShiny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrightNShiny)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2014, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-month-old-development/693444 "2014-07-19T22:40:30Z")
So, I was at a family function this weekend. I picked up my cousin’s baby who is three months’ old. She didn’t fuss, she didn’t really do anything. And this is the first time I’ve ever held her. It seemed a bit weird… --- ## [Any cheap way to get new lenses for old glasses frames?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-cheap-way-to-get-new-lenses-for-old-glasses-frames/693559)
**Author:** [@thirdname](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thirdname)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2014, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-cheap-way-to-get-new-lenses-for-old-glasses-frames/693559 "2014-07-19T22:26:22Z")
I recently bought new glasses. I was thinking of also getting new lenses put into an older pair of frames I have, so I could have a spare pair. Unfortunately, all the local stores want me to buy frames. They charge almos… --- ## [Books, CDs/Podcasts, and tips on Interpersonal Relationships](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-cds-podcasts-and-tips-on-interpersonal-relationships/689874)
**Author:** [@DataX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DataX)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2014, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-cds-podcasts-and-tips-on-interpersonal-relationships/689874 "2014-07-19T21:56:25Z")
So I have these friends “Robert” and “Amanda”. I’ve known both for yeas, but am closer with Robert. Amanda is in her late 20s and Robert is in his late 30s. Amanda has only had one relationship - her Marriage - which … --- ## [Looking for answers and advice for DC vacation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-answers-and-advice-for-dc-vacation/693092)
**Author:** [@Gedd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gedd)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2014, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-answers-and-advice-for-dc-vacation/693092 "2014-07-19T21:50:16Z")
We are going to Washington, D.C. in a few weeks with another family and IIRC we have some experts in the area. I was hoping to find a few answers and any bits of advice. To give you the plan there are four adults and 4… --- ## [Strewn or Strown?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strewn-or-strown/683221)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2014, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strewn-or-strown/683221 "2014-07-19T21:24:39Z")
I have always referred to a cluttered house or something scattered about as being “strown” (rhymes with stone). Most Northerners I have no refer to it as being “strewn” (rhymes with rune). Per wiki, ‘strown’ is an archai… --- ## [One piece of advice you would give to your teenage self?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-piece-of-advice-you-would-give-to-your-teenage-self/692154)
**Author:** [@ContentWithTomorrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ContentWithTomorrow)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2014, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-piece-of-advice-you-would-give-to-your-teenage-self/692154 "2014-07-19T21:09:07Z")
Mine would be ‘Pay attention to everything and judge for yourself whether it applies to you or not.’ --- ## [Why doesn't paypal charge the same pounds to dollar rates as the currency converters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-paypal-charge-the-same-pounds-to-dollar-rates-as-the-currency-converters/693511)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2014, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-paypal-charge-the-same-pounds-to-dollar-rates-as-the-currency-converters/693511 "2014-07-19T20:36:35Z")
I used these two online converters to see what a item would cost in pounds. they gave the almost the same value. I go to Paypal (a few minutes later) to make my payment and get charged more (over eight bucks more)? … --- ## [Bank robbery,hostages taken](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bank-robbery-hostages-taken/693358)
**Author:** [@Lorene89095](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lorene89095)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2014, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bank-robbery-hostages-taken/693358 "2014-07-19T19:05:25Z")
They choose you. What would you do? Myself,I’d fake an epileptic episode… Never let “Them” take you to another location. --- ## [Am I living with an alcoholic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-living-with-an-alcoholic/693385)
**Author:** [@Batistuta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batistuta)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2014, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-living-with-an-alcoholic/693385 "2014-07-19T18:36:57Z")
So this one is about my housemate. First of all, it’s worth mentioning that I’ve never seen him drunk. I’ve never even seen him drink more than 3 beers (or equivalent) in the space of 2 hours. And needless to say, his d… --- ## [Can I buy e-books from Amazon to donate to my library?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-buy-e-books-from-amazon-to-donate-to-my-library/693373)
**Author:** [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2014, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-buy-e-books-from-amazon-to-donate-to-my-library/693373 "2014-07-19T16:54:45Z")
There are often books I want to read that aren’t carried by my library. In some cases, I know these aren’t books that I’m going to want to have on my Kindle because I’ll reread it often. Is there a way for my to purchase… --- ## [BR vs PAR bulbs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/br-vs-par-bulbs/693529)
**Author:** [@Mdcastle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mdcastle)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2014, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/br-vs-par-bulbs/693529 "2014-07-19T16:52:55Z")
I’ve heard that PAR bulbs are for outdoors and BR bulbs are for indoors. I’m planning on installing can lights in my soffits outdoors, and in my home theater in the basement. Both have fairly low ceilings. I only want on… --- ## [Parents of young children: what do you worry about?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-of-young-children-what-do-you-worry-about/692570)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2014, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-of-young-children-what-do-you-worry-about/692570 "2014-07-19T15:56:52Z")
I have three living kids: a two-year-old daughter and twin boys born late last year. Along with my wife they are the best thing in my life. And yet they cost me a lot of sleep, and not just in the crying-babies-need-to-b… --- ## [Booking with "We'll tell you the hotel name after you pay" - Your experience?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/booking-with-well-tell-you-the-hotel-name-after-you-pay-your-experience/693380)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2014, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/booking-with-well-tell-you-the-hotel-name-after-you-pay-your-experience/693380 "2014-07-19T14:50:08Z")
TV is full of hotels.com/priceline.com/etc commercials for websites that seem to give good hotel rates if you’re willing to pay without knowing the name of the hotel ahead of time. You usually get to pick the neighborho… --- ## [Kitchen Sponges - what do you do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitchen-sponges-what-do-you-do/693442)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2014, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitchen-sponges-what-do-you-do/693442 "2014-07-19T12:52:53Z")
Pretty simple, actually. For standard kitchen sponges - we use the yellow ones that have a green, rougher side for a bit more scrubbing power: How often do you replace yours? (For us, probably every 2-3 weeks) At… --- ## [What would you do with the “Spy-Speck”™](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-with-the-spy-speck/693441)
**Author:** [@Bibliovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bibliovore)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2014, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-with-the-spy-speck/693441 "2014-07-19T11:31:27Z")
Welcome to the Bibliovore Advanced Science, Technology And Research Division, or B.A.S.T.A.R.D. where we pride ourselves on developing the most advanced hypothetical technologies, powered entirely by Quantum \[SIZE=“1”\](o… --- ## [Hypothetical: Get laid and save the world!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-get-laid-and-save-the-world/693467)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2014, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-get-laid-and-save-the-world/693467 "2014-07-19T08:01:01Z")
A sadistic mad alien has left you with an ultimatum. You must choose from three people of your preferred gender to have sex with. One is really hot, one is kind of meh, and the third is a total uggo. If you don’t choose,… --- ## [Why does my new laptop delete things so slowly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-new-laptop-delete-things-so-slowly/693490)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2014, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-new-laptop-delete-things-so-slowly/693490 "2014-07-19T07:27:10Z")
The strange thing is, this stopped happening for some brief period today. But now it’s happening again. The thing that’s happening is, if I press my backspace key and hold it down, it repeatedly deletes characters as it… --- ## [What's the coolest car you've ever driven?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-coolest-car-youve-ever-driven/692913)
**Author:** [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2014, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-coolest-car-youve-ever-driven/692913 "2014-07-19T06:34:31Z")
So my best friend from high school and her husband bought a Lotus Elise last fall. I don’t see her but once every couple of months and usually kids are in tow, so she’s driving her Outback. Monday, with both kids and her… --- ## [How to fix an outdoor drain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-fix-an-outdoor-drain/693244)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2014, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-fix-an-outdoor-drain/693244 "2014-07-19T04:50:13Z")
Our house has an outdoor stairway leading to a basement door. The bottom of the stairway is 4 or so inches below the door’s bottom, and has a drain in it. Unfortunately, in heavy rain the drain has trouble keeping up wi… --- ## [Why men's underwear aren't more confortable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-mens-underwear-arent-more-confortable/666862)
**Author:** [@teddybound](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teddybound)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2014, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-mens-underwear-arent-more-confortable/666862 "2014-07-19T02:57:25Z")
I understand this is a strange question, but it got me thinking. Recently, our community was disturbed by news of a guy getting caught stealing women’s underwear and wearing them. His defence to the newspapers was that … --- ## [SkyTran : A good idea or pie in the sky?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skytran-a-good-idea-or-pie-in-the-sky/693363)
**Author:** [@Habeed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Habeed)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2014, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skytran-a-good-idea-or-pie-in-the-sky/693363 "2014-07-19T01:30:17Z")
When I first joined this forum, I posted a thread on the Hyperloop, a proposed rapid transportation system that would allow for rapid and energy efficient transit between cities. It sounded great in the press copy, and … --- ## [Should I invest in a restaurant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-invest-in-a-restaurant/693415)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2014, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-invest-in-a-restaurant/693415 "2014-07-18T22:27:12Z")
A local restaurant is building a new location, and is looking for “angel” investors. They want $10,000 and supposedly will return a 10%/year interest rate. The agreement I have been shown is really sparse. For example,… --- ## [Is English prescriptivism discriminatory?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-english-prescriptivism-discriminatory/693253)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2014, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-english-prescriptivism-discriminatory/693253 "2014-07-18T22:10:11Z")
A variant on the classic English language debate brought on by the Weird Al song “Word Crimes.” Now, as argued in the sub links, it may certainly be USED in a discriminatory way, but I’m not sure I agree with some commen… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1058) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1060)