# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1091 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1092 --- ## [When HR goes goofy, what recourse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-hr-goes-goofy-what-recourse/687939)
**Author:** [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2014, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-hr-goes-goofy-what-recourse/687939 "2014-05-25T01:04:40Z")
I have a friend who tried to play the peacemaker between two at-odds co-workers. One of the co-workers dissed the other. Other complained about dissing by the one. Emails sent. At the end of the day, peacemaker was writ… --- ## [Why has the media become so biased?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-has-the-media-become-so-biased/689013)
**Author:** [@Reziark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reziark)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2014, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-has-the-media-become-so-biased/689013 "2014-05-24T23:18:49Z")
It seems in this day and age, it’s becoming it’s becoming increasingly difficult to receive the entire story from any news organization (and it’s accelerating exponentially). What sort of ground do media companies gain b… --- ## [What's Going on in This Picture (NSFW, Maybe)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-going-on-in-this-picture-nsfw-maybe/689096)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2014, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-going-on-in-this-picture-nsfw-maybe/689096 "2014-05-24T23:15:58Z")
http://wrenincommunity.blogspot.com/2011/06/being-woman-at-east-wind.html The woman on the left- is that her pubic hair I’m seeing, or is it some trick of light and shadow? I say: Pubes. Mrs. Homie says: You just want t… --- ## [male vs. female rape victims, strange observations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-vs-female-rape-victims-strange-observations/421499)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2014, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-vs-female-rape-victims-strange-observations/421499 "2014-05-24T21:11:46Z")
I’m reading a novel that has a brutal male-on-male rape fairly early. I’m finding that I feel more unsettled by this fictional rape than by rapes where the victim is female, and I don’t have a logical reason for that. … --- ## [Should I say something? (possible marriage interference)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-say-something-possible-marriage-interference/668777)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2014, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-say-something-possible-marriage-interference/668777 "2014-05-24T19:29:14Z")
I go to a meetup a couple times a week, and there’s a woman who appears to be meddling in her daughter’s marriage. She is their childcare provider, and it appears that the daughter and her husband have some wildly diver… --- ## [How informed should a person be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-informed-should-a-person-be/689090)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2014, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-informed-should-a-person-be/689090 "2014-05-24T19:23:48Z")
Lately I’ve been struggling with the problem of how much information I should consume. There is an article in the Economist about India’s election. Should I read it? If I do read it, what good would that do? It’s not kn… --- ## [Leaf mulch uses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leaf-mulch-uses/689202)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2014, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leaf-mulch-uses/689202 "2014-05-24T18:46:26Z")
Living in California I seldom have to deal with large amounts of leaves. I have one elm tree on my parkway that gives me a good haul of leaves over a short period each fall. I don’t know if it is just my lack of experien… --- ## [What Will Be the Last State to Legalize Marijuana?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-be-the-last-state-to-legalize-marijuana/689109)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2014, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-be-the-last-state-to-legalize-marijuana/689109 "2014-05-24T18:33:42Z")
By “legalize,” I mean full-on, legal, recreational pot. Like Colorado or Washington. NOT medical pot, like… several other states. Poll to follow. \*And be patient, as it’s going to take a hot minute to fill in 51 poll op… --- ## [Dating fellow checkout employees](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dating-fellow-checkout-employees/688276)
**Author:** [@Michael\_Winters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_Winters)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2014, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dating-fellow-checkout-employees/688276 "2014-05-24T17:10:37Z")
I work at a local supermarket, operating checkout while I’m earning my degree. I’m a reader and a writer and while quiet I’m not anti-social. There’s this girl at work, another uni student around my age, who’s very pret… --- ## [Should we move to South Carolina?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-move-to-south-carolina/432871)
**Author:** [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2014, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-move-to-south-carolina/432871 "2014-05-24T17:07:20Z")
My Dear Husband has decided we can’t keep living in California. We are retired (at age 61 and 62; lucky us) and it is expensive here. Also, the quality of life seems to be declining (we live in the LA area). The city … --- ## [The new Godzilla?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-godzilla/689175)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2014, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-godzilla/689175 "2014-05-24T16:46:05Z")
Has anyone seen it? What do you think of the big green guy now? --- ## [Pop quiz: how much has the US government grown?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-quiz-how-much-has-the-us-government-grown/688924)
**Author:** [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2014, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-quiz-how-much-has-the-us-government-grown/688924 "2014-05-24T15:33:11Z")
This is a poll to see whether the perception of the growth of the federal bureaucracy matches reality. We are only talking about the increase in civilian employees of the executive branch, not the military and employees … --- ## [Have you experienced Black Hair Tongue from using Mouthwash too much or too long?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-experienced-black-hair-tongue-from-using-mouthwash-too-much-or-too-long/689116)
**Author:** [@1jow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/1jow)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2014, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-experienced-black-hair-tongue-from-using-mouthwash-too-much-or-too-long/689116 "2014-05-24T14:56:25Z")
Have you experienced Black Hair Tongue from using Mouthwash too much or too long? Repeatedly I have experienced Black Hair Tongue approx the last 2-3 yrs (using a scraper). My Hygienist @ 4 mo cleanings started noticin… --- ## [Do you keep a private diary?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-keep-a-private-diary/689112)
**Author:** [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2014, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-keep-a-private-diary/689112 "2014-05-24T14:02:12Z")
Inspired by this thread about someone asking to read your diary, I’m curious. How many people this days keep a private diary/journal? For poll purposes, the question is if you currently keep one. Feel free to mention i… --- ## [A person you've just started dating asks to read your journal. Dealbreaker or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-person-youve-just-started-dating-asks-to-read-your-journal-dealbreaker-or-not/688243)
**Author:** [@choie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/choie)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2014, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-person-youve-just-started-dating-asks-to-read-your-journal-dealbreaker-or-not/688243 "2014-05-24T13:22:43Z")
I’m gonna try to ask this without poisoning the well in my first post, so this is as neutral as I can be. Let’s say you’re you, and you write a private journal/diary. For the purpose of this hypothetical, there’s nothi… --- ## [Were men originally supposed to outlive women?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-men-originally-supposed-to-outlive-women/689155)
**Author:** [@ac05](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ac05)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2014, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-men-originally-supposed-to-outlive-women/689155 "2014-05-24T12:30:27Z")
Because until relatively recent years (1 or 2 centuries ago) with medical advances, many women died at childbirth. Including in the paleolithic era. So I assume that the law of nature was originally that men generally ou… --- ## [is buying tickets to resell them wrong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-buying-tickets-to-resell-them-wrong/689135)
**Author:** [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2014, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-buying-tickets-to-resell-them-wrong/689135 "2014-05-24T11:34:20Z")
If you know a concert or sporting event is gonna sell out and you snag a bunch of cheap tickets to sell later at a marked up price. --- ## [Selling old jewelry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selling-old-jewelry/609109)
**Author:** [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2012, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selling-old-jewelry/609109 "2012-01-11T18:53:56Z")
An elderly relative has some old rings, cufflinks, etc. that he’d like my help selling. There’s definitely some gold and one decent-sized diamond (2/3 carat?), but we’re only talking about a dozen total pieces, and noth… --- ## [Bus-Pass Elvis vs Monster Raving Loony](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bus-pass-elvis-vs-monster-raving-loony/689020)
**Author:** [@blindboyard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blindboyard)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2014, 8:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bus-pass-elvis-vs-monster-raving-loony/689020 "2014-05-24T08:44:26Z")
The candidates in the local by-election have been announced, and along with Labour, Tories, LibDems, UKIP, the Greens, something called the Patriotic Socialist Party and a pair of local councillors standing on single iss… --- ## [Advice needed: road trip w/ toddler, St. Louis to Smoky Mtns.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-needed-road-trip-w-toddler-st-louis-to-smoky-mtns/689134)
**Author:** [@iftheresaway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iftheresaway)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2014, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-needed-road-trip-w-toddler-st-louis-to-smoky-mtns/689134 "2014-05-24T02:42:29Z")
Finally my long-awaited vacation has arrived! And since I’ve procrastinated like hell on starting this thread, I need answers fast-ish. We are leaving tomorrow morning to drive from St. Louis to Pigeon Forge, Tennessee –… --- ## [What is the best cream for dry skin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-cream-for-dry-skin/688937)
**Author:** [@tampurasui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tampurasui)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2014, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-cream-for-dry-skin/688937 "2014-05-24T00:11:34Z")
I have a VERY DRY patch on my cheek (butt) and I am sure it’s from my cushion breaking down. Ordering a new cushion in 2 weeks (the Ride). Meanwhile, I have tried all sorts of creams, moisture barriers, lotions with no r… --- ## [Advice sought for interview strategy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-sought-for-interview-strategy/689113)
**Author:** [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2014, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-sought-for-interview-strategy/689113 "2014-05-24T00:01:14Z")
A telephone interview, that is, and my husband is the interviewee. The position is for a space planner at a big law firm. His former employers have always been high tech, biotech or health care entities. Now, I’m a le… --- ## [Anyone here organized carpools in a corporate environment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-organized-carpools-in-a-corporate-environment/689136)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2014, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-organized-carpools-in-a-corporate-environment/689136 "2014-05-23T23:46:07Z")
… Or might know how best to approach it? I work in an office where I believe quite a few people might live near each other and perhaps be interested in some sort of carpooling or ride-sharing, but there’s no good way to… --- ## [Travel agents for travel/vacation planning/reservations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travel-agents-for-travel-vacation-planning-reservations/688931)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2014, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travel-agents-for-travel-vacation-planning-reservations/688931 "2014-05-23T23:00:24Z")
Do you go to a travel agent for your business or personal travel needs or do you prefer to handle it all yourself? Once upon a time, making flight reservations was infinitely simpler by going thru an agency unless you k… --- ## [European Dopers: How do you spot American tourists?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/european-dopers-how-do-you-spot-american-tourists/160316)
**Author:** [@burundi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burundi)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2014, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/european-dopers-how-do-you-spot-american-tourists/160316 "2014-05-23T22:32:04Z")
What non-verbal clues tell you that someone is an American? Are there certain styles of dress, mannerisms, etc., that tip you off? Obviously, if someone has a camera around their neck and a map under their arm, that’s a … --- ## [Home Refinance questions: need answer fast?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-refinance-questions-need-answer-fast/567637)
**Author:** [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2014, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-refinance-questions-need-answer-fast/567637 "2014-05-23T21:56:30Z")
So we’re nearing day 90 of our home refinance with Bank of America. We have a current home mortgage with BoA as well as some checking and savings accounts with them. Comments regarding diversifying our assets are duly no… --- ## [I am considering declawing my cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-considering-declawing-my-cat/668396)
**Author:** [@DianaG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DianaG)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2014, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-considering-declawing-my-cat/668396 "2014-05-23T19:43:26Z")
Hey guys. Been away a while. Crazy busy, long story, hope everyone is well. Figured I’d jump back in with a nice, uncontroversial topic. I am considering declawing my cat. I absolutely do not want to hear or argue ab… --- ## [A Google Map thing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-google-map-thing/689095)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2014, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-google-map-thing/689095 "2014-05-23T19:20:25Z")
It used to be, if I was looking at a Streetview, i could grab the image and move it around. Now when I do that the image “sticks” to the cursor. I can’t just move the image at little, let off the button, and grab the ima… --- ## [Should I be offended?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-be-offended/689082)
**Author:** [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2014, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-be-offended/689082 "2014-05-23T17:34:22Z")
My 67-year old mother will be selling the family home and moving to a smaller condo next year some time. As she has a lifetime of family possessions that won’t fit into the new place, she is looking for people to take so… --- ## [What Will Be The Next State to Legalize Marijuana?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-be-the-next-state-to-legalize-marijuana/689108)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2014, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-be-the-next-state-to-legalize-marijuana/689108 "2014-05-23T17:03:50Z")
By “legalize,” I mean full-on, legal, recreational pot. Like Colorado or Washington. NOT medical pot, like… several other states. Poll to follow. \*And be patient, as it’s going to take a hot minute to fill in 51 poll op… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1090) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1092)