# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1108 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1109 --- ## [My privately owned records of other peoples property](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-privately-owned-records-of-other-peoples-property/686584)
**Author:** [@boytyperanma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boytyperanma)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2014, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-privately-owned-records-of-other-peoples-property/686584 "2014-04-21T19:09:41Z")
I own a business that specializes in wells and water pumps. I am the third generation, my Grandfather started the company in the early 40’s. Starting with my grandfather we’ve been excellent keepers of records. The 40’s… --- ## [ebay question, for a noob](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ebay-question-for-a-noob/686278)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2014, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ebay-question-for-a-noob/686278 "2014-04-21T18:22:25Z")
I’m very new to ebay, I am in only my 2nd auction (as a buyer). I won the first one because no-one else was bidding - yay me! Anyway, I see there is bidding from one other bidder on the current auction. Based on this hi… --- ## [Re Feminism & "slut-shaming" isn't slut-shaming mainly done by females to other females?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-feminism-slut-shaming-isnt-slut-shaming-mainly-done-by-females-to-other-females/686043)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2014, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-feminism-slut-shaming-isnt-slut-shaming-mainly-done-by-females-to-other-females/686043 "2014-04-21T18:02:54Z")
Re slut shaming I see these articles “It’s not ‘slut-shaming’, it’s woman hating” and similar ones re slut shaming and I have to ask myself the last time in real life I have ever heard a single dating man talk about a … --- ## [Have you personally had laser treatments to reduce back pains or accelerate the healing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-personally-had-laser-treatments-to-reduce-back-pains-or-accelerate-the-healing/686208)
**Author:** [@1jow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/1jow)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2014, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-personally-had-laser-treatments-to-reduce-back-pains-or-accelerate-the-healing/686208 "2014-04-21T17:06:02Z")
Have you personally had laser treatments to reduce back pains or accelerate the healing? If so, what is some of the good and bad info about the procedure? My back was injured in 1991 from a fall about 6’ high to concre… --- ## [Etiquette for wishing Christian religious holidays](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/etiquette-for-wishing-christian-religious-holidays/686424)
**Author:** [@am77494](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/am77494)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2014, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/etiquette-for-wishing-christian-religious-holidays/686424 "2014-04-21T13:49:41Z")
Whats the general etiquette in the US and Europe for wishing Christian work colleagues religious holidays (Easter / Christmas), if you are not a Christian ? Mods : My question is a general one, if you’d like - please mo… --- ## [Causes of foot swelling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/causes-of-foot-swelling/686492)
**Author:** [@sentrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sentrix)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2014, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/causes-of-foot-swelling/686492 "2014-04-21T13:15:29Z")
I woke up a couple of days ago with my left foot swollen, only my left foot, throughout the day I felt pain in my calf which extended to the knee and my ankle went big also. Today my right foot is a little swollen, the … --- ## [Need long term care facility, limited by SS, medicare & medi-cal, Pasadena CA.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-long-term-care-facility-limited-by-ss-medicare-medi-cal-pasadena-ca/686392)
**Author:** [@Foggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foggy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2014, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-long-term-care-facility-limited-by-ss-medicare-medi-cal-pasadena-ca/686392 "2014-04-21T12:39:54Z")
My mother is 78 and has dementia. It just showed up last month. She can not go back to living on her own. She can not live with my brother, as he is taking care of his mother-in-law, who also has dementia. I can not h… --- ## [Android Back up apps](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/android-back-up-apps/686548)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2014, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/android-back-up-apps/686548 "2014-04-21T11:38:26Z")
So I switched from a Droid X that was sadly showing its age to a Droid Maxx which I am getting used to but like a lot. Research tells me the best way to transfer the games I had on the old phone to the new one so that I… --- ## [Question for cat people about outdoor cat who just had kittens.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-cat-people-about-outdoor-cat-who-just-had-kittens/686570)
**Author:** [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2014, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-cat-people-about-outdoor-cat-who-just-had-kittens/686570 "2014-04-21T11:10:20Z")
A very young (we think), heavily pregnant cat showed up at a friend’s house a few weeks ago and my friend has been feeding her daily, outside. She decided not to have her aborted and spayed since she was so very pregnant… --- ## [Poll: Ever prayed really hard for God to reveal himself?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-ever-prayed-really-hard-for-god-to-reveal-himself/686329)
**Author:** [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2014, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-ever-prayed-really-hard-for-god-to-reveal-himself/686329 "2014-04-21T01:47:27Z")
Jesus says that if you seek you will find - I guess if you try hard enough… are there any non-believers here that has tried really really hard to find God through prayer? I’m a non-believer but haven’t tried very hard to… --- ## [Avoiding the garbage disposal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avoiding-the-garbage-disposal/686450)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2014, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avoiding-the-garbage-disposal/686450 "2014-04-21T00:58:57Z")
We just had a plumber use a modern device to clear out our drain line–which had been building up sludge, for all we know, during all the 27 years we’ve lived in this mobile home. The plumber said we should not use the di… --- ## [Top 5 Regrets of the Dying - Will they be yours?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-5-regrets-of-the-dying-will-they-be-yours/685699)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2014, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-5-regrets-of-the-dying-will-they-be-yours/685699 "2014-04-20T23:12:17Z")
A palliative nurse wrote a book called “The Top Five Regrets of the Dying” after years of sharing the final days of so many people. Here’s the question: how many do you think you might end up having, assuming you don’t … --- ## [How much mental in physical strength?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-mental-in-physical-strength/686425)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2014, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-mental-in-physical-strength/686425 "2014-04-20T21:36:57Z")
In my sport of archery it is not uncommon to find individuals who do not appear strong or muscular to pull back extremely heavy bows, bows that very large weightlifters can’t pull back. In one extreme example we have a l… --- ## [How is the 4G service in your area?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-the-4g-service-in-your-area/686549)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2014, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-the-4g-service-in-your-area/686549 "2014-04-20T19:07:15Z")
I got a new 4G phone (a Droid Maxx) last week. I was liking it but concerned because while it seemed to work fine, I would never see more than two or three bars of signal. One time it got four but that was just for a sec… --- ## [Pro-Russians in Ukraine demand Jews register or be deported](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-russians-in-ukraine-demand-jews-register-or-be-deported/686348)
**Author:** [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2014, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-russians-in-ukraine-demand-jews-register-or-be-deported/686348 "2014-04-20T15:56:43Z")
They’ll have to pay a registration fee as well, and failure to comply will result in confiscation of their property and assets. Wasn’t Putin and his pro-Russian co-conspirators claiming Kiev was anti-semitic? Pot, me… --- ## [I Don’t Want To Be A Pet Murderer…](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-don-t-want-to-be-a-pet-murderer/686269)
**Author:** [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2014, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-don-t-want-to-be-a-pet-murderer/686269 "2014-04-20T14:02:55Z")
…but, to be a responsible pet owner, I might have to be. :frowning: We have 2 cats; one 9 and one less than a year old. About a month ago, the elder cat got out and ran away from home. We looked, asked around, calle… --- ## [Speed vs. accuracy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speed-vs-accuracy/686433)
**Author:** [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2014, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speed-vs-accuracy/686433 "2014-04-20T04:36:25Z")
All right. So I have this job interview. Well actually, before I get the interview I have this test. No problem, I am good with tests and this one is measuring things I actually use on the job. So it’s 30 questions of t… --- ## [Licking Your Finger to Turn the Pages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/licking-your-finger-to-turn-the-pages/491305)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2014, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/licking-your-finger-to-turn-the-pages/491305 "2014-04-20T04:33:22Z")
Practical or disgusting? Does it make a difference if it’s something you are about to hand to the other person? If no one is watching? --- ## [Gmail Terms of Service: We read your mail](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmail-terms-of-service-we-read-your-mail/686389)
**Author:** [@2nd\_Law](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2nd_Law)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2014, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmail-terms-of-service-we-read-your-mail/686389 "2014-04-20T03:46:45Z")
Relevant article: Google codifies its right to crawl through your emails In addition to simply not liking the idea of unknown people reading my email, I can see real problems for people who use gmail for business purpo… --- ## [Almost nude vs. completely nude and how modesty operates…enlighten me.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-nude-vs-completely-nude-and-how-modesty-operates-enlighten-me/685916)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2014, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-nude-vs-completely-nude-and-how-modesty-operates-enlighten-me/685916 "2014-04-19T21:05:05Z")
I have never had a time in my life when I felt like I had a genuinely attractive body, even when I was only slightly overweight, so I have no way to know what modesty about sexual parts only would feel like. I don’t want… --- ## [Question for Mom's on their first kids](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-moms-on-their-first-kids/686419)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2014, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-moms-on-their-first-kids/686419 "2014-04-19T18:52:06Z")
When you had your first kid, how much experience had you had dealing with infants? For example, had you babysat alot or taken care of siblings? Or was your kid the first time you ever changed a diaper? With our’s my wi… --- ## [Shoulder surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shoulder-surgery/686498)
**Author:** [@Mr.Nylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Nylock)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2014, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shoulder-surgery/686498 "2014-04-19T18:43:19Z")
I’ve dislocated my shoulder for the 14th time yesterday. So, in light of this I’m looking into surgery. I probably will have to pay out of pocket, but I don’t know the best way to go about figuring out where to get it … --- ## [Should I use a gender-neutral pseudonym?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-use-a-gender-neutral-pseudonym/684910)
**Author:** [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2014, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-use-a-gender-neutral-pseudonym/684910 "2014-04-19T16:00:06Z")
A couple of months ago I sat down and started to write a novel. I’m getting close to finishing it, and I figure I may as well throw it on Amazon’s Kindle store. Maybe a dozen people will buy it and I can buy some new mak… --- ## [How much should my wife get paid for this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-should-my-wife-get-paid-for-this/686308)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2014, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-should-my-wife-get-paid-for-this/686308 "2014-04-19T15:25:32Z")
She’s going to watch this lady’s eight-month old for seven hours a week, at our house. (All in one day each week.) She’s saying she wants to charge them $35 for it. That sounds like way way too little to me. What do you … --- ## [Question for elite and recreational runners:](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-elite-and-recreational-runners/686465)
**Author:** [@unsub](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/unsub)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2014, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-elite-and-recreational-runners/686465 "2014-04-19T15:10:18Z")
How practical is run commuting and how often do you commute by running? Going to work, store, bus station, train station, grocery, bar, post office, doctors office, friends or family house, restaurant, concert, club, et… --- ## [So you're stuck in an elevator with \[. . .\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-youre-stuck-in-an-elevator-with/686272)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2014, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-youre-stuck-in-an-elevator-with/686272 "2014-04-19T14:39:36Z")
Where \[. . .\] is the political or entertainment figure you just can’t stand. It’s Dick Cheney, or Kim Kardashian, or Rush Limbaugh, or Michael Moore, or… well, you get the idea. Elevator’s stuck, all indications are it w… --- ## [Should the US adopt Canada's pennies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-us-adopt-canadas-pennies/686207)
**Author:** [@MetroGnome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MetroGnome)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2014, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-us-adopt-canadas-pennies/686207 "2014-04-19T14:35:02Z")
In 2012, Canada told its pennies it was going out for a pack of smokes and never came back. Since it cost the US 1.83 cents to make 1 cent due to the Treasury’s flawed understanding of fusion, should it just adopt Canad… --- ## [Anyone wanna concede their most elite special forces are not the best in the world in some respect?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-wanna-concede-their-most-elite-special-forces-are-not-the-best-in-the-world-in-some-respect/639279)
**Author:** [@Simple\_Linctus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simple_Linctus)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2014, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-wanna-concede-their-most-elite-special-forces-are-not-the-best-in-the-world-in-some-respect/639279 "2014-04-19T14:11:33Z")
I would say that people from the following countries: \[ul\]\[li\]Australia\[\]France\[\]Israe\[\]New Zealand\[\]North Korea\[\]Russia\[\]South Africa\[\]UK\[\]US\[/ul\]\[/li\] All have a tradition of thinking their most elite special forces … --- ## [Recommendations wanted for compact long zoom camera with full exposure control](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-wanted-for-compact-long-zoom-camera-with-full-exposure-control/685961)
**Author:** [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2014, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-wanted-for-compact-long-zoom-camera-with-full-exposure-control/685961 "2014-04-19T05:27:26Z")
I have a Canon dSLR that I like just fine, except that it is too large and bulky to always have with me. I have a little Nikon point-and-shoot that goes everywhere (and an Android phone) but which are both frustratingly … --- ## [What's the worst that could happen...?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-that-could-happen/686429)
**Author:** [@guizot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guizot)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2014, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-that-could-happen/686429 "2014-04-19T05:16:16Z")
If I forget the tea kettle boiling on the stove when I leave for a week’s vacation, what’s the worst that could happen, other than a larger gas bill than normal? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1107) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1109)