# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1106 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1107 --- ## [Ever had a boss who held prayer in team meetings?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-had-a-boss-who-held-prayer-in-team-meetings/686703)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2014, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-had-a-boss-who-held-prayer-in-team-meetings/686703 "2014-04-24T22:35:40Z")
Recently I happened to see an old boss of mine back when I was a relay operator. He was looking for a job, but, happily, not with the company I work for now. I say happily because, though I like “Malcolm” and think he’s … --- ## [Which one hurts more, eating the hottest pepper in the world, or getting beaten up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-one-hurts-more-eating-the-hottest-pepper-in-the-world-or-getting-beaten-up/686901)
**Author:** [@Slippery\_Sid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slippery_Sid)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2014, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-one-hurts-more-eating-the-hottest-pepper-in-the-world-or-getting-beaten-up/686901 "2014-04-24T22:31:13Z")
This is less of a factual question, and more of a discussion. Because there are so many variables, such as your sensitivity to capsaicin and how bad you get beaten up. Let’s assume two situations. In both of these situat… --- ## [Am I being an insufferable and mean-spirited prig?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-being-an-insufferable-and-mean-spirited-prig/686815)
**Author:** [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2014, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-being-an-insufferable-and-mean-spirited-prig/686815 "2014-04-24T22:21:28Z")
About two years ago I got new neighbors, very nice people and in their late 50s. She works full-time as some sort of district manager for a gas-station company and doesn’t make great money. He is on permanent disability … --- ## [Which one hurts more, eating the hottest pepper in the world, or getting beaten up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-one-hurts-more-eating-the-hottest-pepper-in-the-world-or-getting-beaten-up/686897)
**Author:** [@Slippery\_Sid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slippery_Sid)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2014, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-one-hurts-more-eating-the-hottest-pepper-in-the-world-or-getting-beaten-up/686897 "2014-04-24T22:18:34Z")
This is less of a factual question, and more of a discussion. Because there are so many variables, such as your sensitivity to capsaicin and how bad you get beaten up. Let’s assume two situations. In both of these situat… --- ## [Why are some fuel sources better than others?Why not use other fuel source more fuel efficient?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-some-fuel-sources-better-than-others-why-not-use-other-fuel-source-more-fuel-efficient/686741)
**Author:** [@sweat209](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweat209)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2014, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-some-fuel-sources-better-than-others-why-not-use-other-fuel-source-more-fuel-efficient/686741 "2014-04-24T21:15:16Z")
what I’m confused is understanding why some fuel sources have more energy than other fuel sources.Why some fuel sources are just not practical.Why are some fuel sources better than other fuel sources? Where does the ener… --- ## [Recommendation for iPhone-based group task management](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendation-for-iphone-based-group-task-management/686870)
**Author:** [@aaelghat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aaelghat)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2014, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendation-for-iphone-based-group-task-management/686870 "2014-04-24T20:41:21Z")
I have a group of four people that want to assign “to-do’s” to each other (it comes into a central dispatcher, and then gets assigned to one of three people). The dispatcher wants to get notified when the person complet… --- ## [Saving energy at night: just make the moon brighter!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saving-energy-at-night-just-make-the-moon-brighter/686622)
**Author:** [@mandala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mandala)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2014, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saving-energy-at-night-just-make-the-moon-brighter/686622 "2014-04-24T20:08:12Z")
Here’s a solution to saving some energy costs: brighten the moon, so you can do away with the need for artificial lighting. Brilliant idea from Foreo, a cosmetics company. Apparently their fairness creams are not selling… --- ## [Elio Motors, can they do it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elio-motors-can-they-do-it/678387)
**Author:** [@Razncain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Razncain)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2014, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elio-motors-can-they-do-it/678387 "2014-04-24T18:52:03Z")
I love this car, or some may still prefer to call it a motorcycle. It’s basically an enclosed motorcycle, but has two wheels up front for balance, and one wheel in back. Others have tried the enclosed motorcycle approach… --- ## [Responsibility of complainant filing criminal charges](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/responsibility-of-complainant-filing-criminal-charges/686866)
**Author:** [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2014, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/responsibility-of-complainant-filing-criminal-charges/686866 "2014-04-24T18:31:32Z")
Legal question – I’ll try to keep it short while hitting the salient points. Let’s say A and B have a verbal dispute in a public place. After B leaves, A phones police, and complains about B’s behavior. Police stop B… --- ## [Getting more long winded as you age (AKA Abe Simspon Syndrome)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-more-long-winded-as-you-age-aka-abe-simspon-syndrome/686803)
**Author:** [@MetroGnome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MetroGnome)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2014, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-more-long-winded-as-you-age-aka-abe-simspon-syndrome/686803 "2014-04-24T17:54:27Z")
Why is it that as a person ages, they seem to have a harder time getting to the point when telling a story? And I’m not referring to the similar trope of the forgetful storyteller losing his train of thought completely.… --- ## [Lease vs. own - Cars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lease-vs-own-cars/686810)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2014, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lease-vs-own-cars/686810 "2014-04-24T17:46:30Z")
Which is better - leasing or owning a car? For me, I cannot think of any reason to do a lease since #1. you still pay for everything #2. you have to hand it back after 3 years and #3 when handing it back you cannot hav… --- ## [Do you consider sex to be a recreational activity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-consider-sex-to-be-a-recreational-activity/686289)
**Author:** [@2ManyTacos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2ManyTacos)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2014, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-consider-sex-to-be-a-recreational-activity/686289 "2014-04-24T16:28:18Z")
Just out of curiosity’s sake. I read an article years ago in my AP Psychology class back in high school which suggested that one of the reasons for the uptick in teen pregnancies was that sex was increasingly considered… --- ## [What's a replacement for hair gel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-replacement-for-hair-gel/686850)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2014, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-replacement-for-hair-gel/686850 "2014-04-24T15:46:56Z")
I probably have to throw away the rest before I got back on the plane, so what household stuff would also work? Yes yes y’all are so funny, but all the spooge has already been used for other stuff. --- ## [Faraday cage for my iPhone.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faraday-cage-for-my-iphone/686835)
**Author:** [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2014, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faraday-cage-for-my-iphone/686835 "2014-04-24T15:06:34Z")
I am considering buying a Faraday cage for my iPhone (I have my reasons). Saw this on Amazon: HideCell. Seems good but expensive. I know nothing about this technology or this manufacturer. Any info appreciated. --- ## [When is a classic vehicle worth restoring?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-a-classic-vehicle-worth-restoring/686709)
**Author:** [@Boogly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boogly)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2014, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-a-classic-vehicle-worth-restoring/686709 "2014-04-24T13:06:40Z")
I was told of a person who passed who tried to build up a junkyard/salvage lot on his property that had an old ford truck. The person who takes care of the property just wants stuff gone, there is decades of crap built … --- ## [Wait, the time we eat DOES matter in terms of health and weight gain/loss?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-the-time-we-eat-does-matter-in-terms-of-health-and-weight-gain-loss/686775)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2014, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-the-time-we-eat-does-matter-in-terms-of-health-and-weight-gain-loss/686775 "2014-04-24T03:07:15Z")
Based on many nutrition questions that have been asked on these boards, I learned that the time we eat our meals has no direct impact on health or weight gain or loss. If anything, it’s the unhealthy and high-calorie me… --- ## [Would you join Satan and 1/3 of the angels?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-join-satan-and-1-3-of-the-angels/686534)
**Author:** [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2014, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-join-satan-and-1-3-of-the-angels/686534 "2014-04-24T02:07:59Z")
Say the worst things you’ve heard about God are true and the best things you’ve heard about Satan are true. If Satan rebelled against God and as an angel you knew the eventual penalty would be eternal torment would you c… --- ## [Are there accountants or lawyers who work victim-side identity theft cases?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-accountants-or-lawyers-who-work-victim-side-identity-theft-cases/686820)
**Author:** [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2014, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-accountants-or-lawyers-who-work-victim-side-identity-theft-cases/686820 "2014-04-24T00:51:27Z")
My wife was the victim of identity theft. A dozen or more accounts were opened in her name, and many thousands of dollars were charged. We’re going through the process of contacting each individual company involved with… --- ## [Going to NYC in May - need accommodations advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-nyc-in-may-need-accommodations-advice/686809)
**Author:** [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2014, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-nyc-in-may-need-accommodations-advice/686809 "2014-04-24T00:49:56Z")
So today I got train tickets to go to New York City from May 16-20! I have a problem though - I’ve completely lost contact with the friend I was supposed to be staying with. So now I need to find alternative accommodatio… --- ## [On being apart from close family, and how people handle it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-being-apart-from-close-family-and-how-people-handle-it/685601)
**Author:** [@Cognoscant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cognoscant)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2014, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-being-apart-from-close-family-and-how-people-handle-it/685601 "2014-04-24T00:09:25Z")
I probably should have asked this question before I moved away from my wife and kids to take up a job far away from them. We thought that the separation would improve my mental state, which was not good at the time. It… --- ## [Living near golf course..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-near-golf-course/686572)
**Author:** [@Terr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terr)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2014, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-near-golf-course/686572 "2014-04-23T23:41:28Z")
I am about to move (unfortunately), and the house I am considering (near Houston, TX) is near a golf course, about 200 ft. behind the green, and across the street from it. Nothing blocks the view from green to the front … --- ## [Why do Canadians say sorry, about and right differently?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-canadians-say-sorry-about-and-right-differently/684271)
**Author:** [@protoboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/protoboard)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2014, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-canadians-say-sorry-about-and-right-differently/684271 "2014-04-23T23:33:57Z")
They say these words roughly like “soary”, “aboat” and “reet” or “rate”. My theory is it’s due to extensive Scottish and Northern English settlement in Canada, but then again some people in the highly Scandinavian northe… --- ## [The Most Disgraceful Thing You've Ever Seen (Especially in Public)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-disgraceful-thing-youve-ever-seen-especially-in-public/653297)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 311\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2014, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-disgraceful-thing-youve-ever-seen-especially-in-public/653297 "2014-04-23T22:21:29Z")
Years ago I was driving in the rain, and I saw a flag flying on top of a three- or four story building. It was bad enough that the flag was flying in the rain, but this flag was old and worn, and some of the torn part wa… --- ## [Why this loud pop from my car radio?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-this-loud-pop-from-my-car-radio/683603)
**Author:** [@vertizontal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vertizontal)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2014, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-this-loud-pop-from-my-car-radio/683603 "2014-04-23T22:03:23Z")
I recently had a new Pioneer radio/CD player installed in my Mustang. As the installer was showing me how everything on it worked, he mentioned that there would be a loud “pop” from the speakers when I turned on the car… --- ## [New neighbors \[what bushes are cheap and grow fast?\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-neighbors-what-bushes-are-cheap-and-grow-fast/686614)
**Author:** [@Peasandcarrotts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peasandcarrotts)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2014, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-neighbors-what-bushes-are-cheap-and-grow-fast/686614 "2014-04-23T21:27:01Z")
Last year we got new neighbors. At first they seem to be very nice. After a month or so they decided to build the biggest garage in the neighborhood. They tore down all the trees along the fence that we share. ( says he … --- ## ['White trash' (term): Racist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-trash-term-racist/686680)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2014, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-trash-term-racist/686680 "2014-04-23T20:29:52Z")
The SO says the term ‘White trash’ is racist because it implies that anyone who isn’t White is, by default, ‘trash’. That is, non-Caucasians are ‘trash’ and the Caucasians who are ‘trash’ need the adjective. (She prefe… --- ## [color profile training](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/color-profile-training/686786)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2014, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/color-profile-training/686786 "2014-04-23T20:28:20Z")
My office may be participating in such a training, I think its optional for me. I don’t know what it is, but it might be a personality profile system like DiSC (whatever that is), Does anyone know what this is? and mor… --- ## [Going to Vegas without a room reservation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-vegas-without-a-room-reservation/686728)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2014, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-vegas-without-a-room-reservation/686728 "2014-04-23T18:20:19Z")
So far, it looks like I’ll be arriving in Vegas either early or late Wednesday. Should I expect to pay more or less for a room? Also, thanks to Priceline commercials, I know that hotels are desperate to sell unsold rooms… --- ## [Should I purchase an expensive software package?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-purchase-an-expensive-software-package/686720)
**Author:** [@nevadaexile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nevadaexile)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2014, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-purchase-an-expensive-software-package/686720 "2014-04-23T14:08:39Z")
I’m considering spending $2-2.5k to purchase my own copy of a commonly used scheduling software. I have used the software before, but I’m not in my current role. It has an exceptionally steep learning curve and while I f… --- ## [People with multiple small children but no dog go to a dog park ....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-with-multiple-small-children-but-no-dog-go-to-a-dog-park/686062)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2014, 9:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-with-multiple-small-children-but-no-dog-go-to-a-dog-park/686062 "2014-04-23T09:15:58Z")
… And a dog-owner at the off-leash park yells at the mother and her three children and orders them to all leave. What say ye, O Dopers? Who was in the right, and who was in the wrong? Both? Start typing your answers, a… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1105) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1107)