# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1074 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1075 --- ## [Why do restaurants skimp on portion size over time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-restaurants-skimp-on-portion-size-over-time/691185)
**Author:** [@kstarnes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kstarnes)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2014, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-restaurants-skimp-on-portion-size-over-time/691185 "2014-06-24T21:44:44Z")
Instead of just raising the price? Actually, plenty of places do both simultaneously or one after the other. They will raise the price of an item slightly and also reduce portions slightly. I guess it’s not my place to … --- ## [What careers and fields have the highest/lowest % who encourage others to follow the same path](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-careers-and-fields-have-the-highest-lowest-who-encourage-others-to-follow-the-same-path/691489)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2014, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-careers-and-fields-have-the-highest-lowest-who-encourage-others-to-follow-the-same-path/691489 "2014-06-24T21:39:42Z")
I’m having trouble describing my title. What fields, when you ask the people who work in them, are the most and least likely to encourage their loved ones (kids, friends, etc) to go to work in those fields if that perso… --- ## [Recommend me a simple, easy to use home monitor camera](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-simple-easy-to-use-home-monitor-camera/691542)
**Author:** [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2014, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-simple-easy-to-use-home-monitor-camera/691542 "2014-06-24T21:24:02Z")
I don’t travel too often–usually just once a year–but when I’m gone, I’d like to be able to set up a little camera that I can control through an app on my smartphone, just to let me keep an eye on a couple of spots in my… --- ## [Tell Me About Teaching Someone to Drive a Stick](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-teaching-someone-to-drive-a-stick/691008)
**Author:** [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2014, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-teaching-someone-to-drive-a-stick/691008 "2014-06-24T21:22:39Z")
…or, talk me out of it! My best friends’ 24-year-old nephew is spending the summer with them, and will be going to Europe/Asia in September. We’ve become pretty friendly, and I learned that he doesn’t know how to drive … --- ## [Coffee withdrawal (insomnia)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-withdrawal-insomnia/691526)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2014, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-withdrawal-insomnia/691526 "2014-06-24T20:21:29Z")
The last two days I have limited myself to one cup in the morning. I will normally drink about 5 cups a day and nothing after 3 pm. I have not slept a wink in two days. My lifetime coffee habit always included coffee in… --- ## [Poll: Your reaction to "If Black People Said the Stuff White People Say"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-your-reaction-to-if-black-people-said-the-stuff-white-people-say/691305)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2014, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-your-reaction-to-if-black-people-said-the-stuff-white-people-say/691305 "2014-06-24T19:46:37Z")
If you’ve got two minutes to spare, here’s If Black People Said the Stuff White People Say". Then answer the poll, if you don’t mind. Thanks! --- ## [Why is Misogyny gaining ground on the board?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-misogyny-gaining-ground-on-the-board/691216)
**Author:** [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2014, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-misogyny-gaining-ground-on-the-board/691216 "2014-06-24T17:47:29Z")
There are at least two threads in IMHO specifically designed to splash hate on just one gender and not only is no one objecting to it, they seem to be very popular. Yes in one I’m ashamed to say that I dissed Joan River… --- ## [ER visit tonight, my gall bladder it's plotting against me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/er-visit-tonight-my-gall-bladder-its-plotting-against-me/676701)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2014, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/er-visit-tonight-my-gall-bladder-its-plotting-against-me/676701 "2014-06-24T17:14:53Z")
Hello Everyone, Is 3:10 in the morning and I just got home from the ER. Last night I suddenly developed severe stomach pains and Mrs. OBBN took me to the ER. I thought I had food poisoning as I ate at Streak and Shake a… --- ## [I'm irrational over free shipping](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-irrational-over-free-shipping/691444)
**Author:** [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2014, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-irrational-over-free-shipping/691444 "2014-06-24T15:22:36Z")
I’m shopping online and have a cart full of merchandise, ready to pull the trigger. :cool: but first, I google for promo codes and I find a bunch - whoopee! I pick a complicated one: a certain percentage off depending o… --- ## [What would the charges be..?\[phony bank stick-up\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-the-charges-be-phony-bank-stick-up/691510)
**Author:** [@HelloKindWorld](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HelloKindWorld)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2014, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-the-charges-be-phony-bank-stick-up/691510 "2014-06-24T14:41:53Z")
Say I got a band together, and busted into a bank with them playing the song “Breaking the Law” in a faux stick-up, essentially re-enacting the music video by Judas Priest. I’m almost certain it would end in arrest, but … --- ## [Windows XP support ends Apr 8, 2014. No patches. What to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-xp-support-ends-apr-8-2014-no-patches-what-to-do/673538)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 199\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2014, 9:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-xp-support-ends-apr-8-2014-no-patches-what-to-do/673538 "2014-06-24T09:30:00Z")
Malwareagedon!!! Microsoft will no longer offer software patches for Windows XP, starting in April 8, 2014. Malware infection may jump 66%. Holy smokes! As of this month 31% of all machines run Win XP, so there will be … --- ## [The Troubled Cremation of Stevie the Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-troubled-cremation-of-stevie-the-cat/691500)
**Author:** [@DataX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DataX)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2014, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-troubled-cremation-of-stevie-the-cat/691500 "2014-06-24T08:02:38Z")
I like to listen to podcasts while driving and haven’t listened to the one from the Freakonomics guys is a while, so I came upon one from last year and was tempted to skip over when I saw the title was “The Troubled Crem… --- ## [Candidates for Least Favorite LIVING MALE Human Being](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candidates-for-least-favorite-living-male-human-being/691298)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2014, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candidates-for-least-favorite-living-male-human-being/691298 "2014-06-24T04:38:18Z")
As prophesied in this post …why wait? Make sure your candidate(s) still breathe(s) up some of our air. Otherwise if he/they are among your least favorite people, the sky’s the limit. Add to these, if you will: Pauly… --- ## [Stay at home dads - lazy underachievers or pioneers of family planning?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stay-at-home-dads-lazy-underachievers-or-pioneers-of-family-planning/691394)
**Author:** [@Mr.Nylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Nylock)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2014, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stay-at-home-dads-lazy-underachievers-or-pioneers-of-family-planning/691394 "2014-06-23T22:44:30Z")
I’ve looked into the topic a little bit, but I can’t find a whole lot of worthwhile information online. I think it should be something that is more readily accepted in America, but I don’t know if I myself would be able… --- ## [Pope excommunicates Mafia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pope-excommunicates-mafia/691463)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2014, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pope-excommunicates-mafia/691463 "2014-06-23T22:42:39Z")
Go, Francis! He has also renounced the bulletproof Popemobile. Might not be the best time to do that. :frowning: The Church and the world need him. --- ## [Describe your God](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-your-god/691148)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2014, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-your-god/691148 "2014-06-23T19:47:11Z")
If you happen to believe in a particular deity please give as complete description as you can about the size, shape, personality, attributes, abilities etc. of the god/goddess/godthing you believe in. I’m not really int… --- ## [Pink slime is making a comeback. Good or bad or indifferent news?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pink-slime-is-making-a-comeback-good-or-bad-or-indifferent-news/691318)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2014, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pink-slime-is-making-a-comeback-good-or-bad-or-indifferent-news/691318 "2014-06-23T19:35:39Z")
According to NPR, “lean finely textured beef” (LFTB), or “boneless lean beef trimmings” (BLBT), or “pink slime” has hit the comeback trail in the wake of higher beef prices. There are many people who object strongly to … --- ## [Type Mavens...Lend me your...er...Fonts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/type-mavens-lend-me-your-er-fonts/691469)
**Author:** [@Encinitas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Encinitas)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2014, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/type-mavens-lend-me-your-er-fonts/691469 "2014-06-23T19:24:44Z")
Oh great Straight Dope Type Mavens, I need your suggestions for a book illustration I’m working on. My idea is to convey different historical periods with distinct fonts. The categories are: Renaissance Luther’s Reform… --- ## [04 Dodge 1500 over heat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/04-dodge-1500-over-heat/691406)
**Author:** [@Baronfaler26](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baronfaler26)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2014, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/04-dodge-1500-over-heat/691406 "2014-06-23T18:26:23Z")
Ok – here goes, I have an 04 Dodge Ram 1500 4.7L Q-cab SB 4x4. It over heated Fri. 6-20-14 while the wife was going home from church. Had been driving around town on errands w/o any problems — but the last 6 miles the … --- ## [Since trademarks can be revoked because of offensiveness, can copyrights be voided for offensiveness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-trademarks-can-be-revoked-because-of-offensiveness-can-copyrights-be-voided-for-offensiveness/691162)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2014, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-trademarks-can-be-revoked-because-of-offensiveness-can-copyrights-be-voided-for-offensiveness/691162 "2014-06-23T17:58:48Z")
A friend asked me this question in relation to the Redskin trademark decision. If the basis for this was based upon the offensiveness of the term “Redskin”, could songs that include the N----- word have their copyrights… --- ## [Red Letter Days at SDMB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-letter-days-at-sdmb/691326)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2014, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-letter-days-at-sdmb/691326 "2014-06-23T17:27:47Z")
Other than September 11, 2001, when there was a massive posting frenzy to try to keep up with the ever-changing story of the attacks on New York and DC, what are other days and the events that happened then that would st… --- ## [Do You Get Compliments From Your Job?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-get-compliments-from-your-job/691308)
**Author:** [@StayseaDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StayseaDee)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2014, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-get-compliments-from-your-job/691308 "2014-06-23T16:32:05Z")
I just started a job almost three weeks ago. I’m a cashier for a large chain store and have enjoyed the job so far. With two days of training, they put me out on my own. I’ve had many questions and seem to get annoyance… --- ## [So, what would you do if you discovered your 16 year old smoking pot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-would-you-do-if-you-discovered-your-16-year-old-smoking-pot/691263)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2014, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-would-you-do-if-you-discovered-your-16-year-old-smoking-pot/691263 "2014-06-23T15:17:03Z")
My wife and I are separated. Last night my wife walked into our 16 year old daughter smoking marijuana through a home-made bong in her bedroom. My ex is making a huge deal about it, and well, I’m not. Both me and my e… --- ## [Was Isaac Newton the smartest person that ever lived?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-isaac-newton-the-smartest-person-that-ever-lived/323774)
**Author:** [@GrahamWellington](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrahamWellington)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2014, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-isaac-newton-the-smartest-person-that-ever-lived/323774 "2014-06-23T14:43:28Z")
Not including Jesus (because He’s God, 1/3rd of the Holy Trinity) or myself (because I AM the most smart, though I just can’t prove it:-), I’d have to say Newton was the smartest of 'em all. And who’s ever in second come… --- ## [The shared crappy job experience thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-shared-crappy-job-experience-thread/691099)
**Author:** [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2014, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-shared-crappy-job-experience-thread/691099 "2014-06-23T14:13:09Z")
We come from a lot of different backgrounds here, but I’m willing to bet that at some point in our lives every adult on the Board has had to work for a living. Please tell us about the types of dirty work you’ve had to d… --- ## [Mac peeps- App launchers and the people who swoon over them…spotlight does that, you know](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mac-peeps-app-launchers-and-the-people-who-swoon-over-them-spotlight-does-that-you-know/691402)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2014, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mac-peeps-app-launchers-and-the-people-who-swoon-over-them-spotlight-does-that-you-know/691402 "2014-06-23T13:59:30Z")
Can someone explain why reviewers get wet pantied over Launchbar, Quicksilver, Alfred, and the like? I MORE than understand the appeal of the more complex tasks these things do, but they are all identified as “Applicati… --- ## [cat health wierd issue???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-health-wierd-issue/691404)
**Author:** [@silly\_cat\_lady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silly_cat_lady)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2014, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-health-wierd-issue/691404 "2014-06-23T12:38:46Z")
ok this sounds creepy but I wouldn’t be here if it were normal :smack: I did work with vets for many years and this is new to me. I have an outdoor cat, when I picked him up to cuddle him, I saw what looked like a thic… --- ## [Best software to record Skype calls?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-software-to-record-skype-calls/691383)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2014, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-software-to-record-skype-calls/691383 "2014-06-23T10:49:11Z")
I may take some music lessons by Skype. I need to record the lesson to review and study later. I assume recording Skype requires permission just like a phone call? Can you recommend recording software that you’ve used … --- ## [Odd National Anthem Lyrics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-national-anthem-lyrics/691393)
**Author:** [@pojimba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pojimba)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2014, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-national-anthem-lyrics/691393 "2014-06-23T08:32:14Z")
I’ve always thought it was just a little weird that the U.S. references rockets and bombs, i.e. war, in the anthem. What are some other curiosities in national anthems? --- ## [Your online purchases](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-online-purchases/505744)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2009, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-online-purchases/505744 "2009-08-11T06:37:33Z")
For those of you who buy online: What do you spend most of your money on? By most of my online purchases are books. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1073) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1075)