# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1132 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1133 --- ## [How do YOU pronounce these words?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-these-words/682761)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2014, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-these-words/682761 "2014-03-08T20:30:30Z")
During last night Oscar’s telecast, someone used one of my least favorite pronunciations for “niche”. I need to know I’m not completely alone in the way I certain pronounce things! So how do you pronounce the following… --- ## [Morals or courtesies that you didn't realize weren't universal.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morals-or-courtesies-that-you-didnt-realize-werent-universal/682705)
**Author:** [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2014, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morals-or-courtesies-that-you-didnt-realize-werent-universal/682705 "2014-03-08T19:39:22Z")
This is pretty common for me to discover on this board, as some of you may have noticed in the past. But surely I’m not the only one. There are just things that you consider “the way things are done” that are not as univ… --- ## [I gave up on video games. What should I peruse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-gave-up-on-video-games-what-should-i-peruse/682681)
**Author:** [@Earth001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earth001)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2014, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-gave-up-on-video-games-what-should-i-peruse/682681 "2014-03-08T16:29:45Z")
So I recently gave up playing video games and watching TV since they are time wasters. What sorts of hobbies or activities should I pick up? --- ## [Anyone own a Smart Car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-own-a-smart-car/683161)
**Author:** [@SanDiegoTim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanDiegoTim)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2014, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-own-a-smart-car/683161 "2014-03-08T15:54:46Z")
If so, have you ever taken in on an extended (300+ mile) trip? If not, would you? If so, how was it? --- ## [O Philadelphians: Tell me of the Radnor Hunt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/o-philadelphians-tell-me-of-the-radnor-hunt/683131)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2014, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/o-philadelphians-tell-me-of-the-radnor-hunt/683131 "2014-03-08T14:13:29Z")
https://www.radnorhuntraces.org/Content/Home A time-honored Steeplechase event - and apparently a bit of a big deal. I may be going as part of a company event. What can I expect? I’ve been told khaki’s, a button-down… --- ## [How Big of a Resume Mistake was This? (Wrong Date)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-of-a-resume-mistake-was-this-wrong-date/284249)
**Author:** [@Duderdude2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duderdude2)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2014, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-of-a-resume-mistake-was-this-wrong-date/284249 "2014-03-08T12:50:29Z")
Well, I just submitted what I consider to be a fairly impressive resume, except for one problem. Upon review, after I submitted the damn thing, I realized that I had place the wrong date at the top of the resume! I put “… --- ## [Strange Tax & Family Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-tax-family-question/682896)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2014, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-tax-family-question/682896 "2014-03-08T11:51:31Z")
First, please forgive what is likely to be a bit of a disjointed story. Second, I fully expect that I won’t like the answers, but I am hoping someone here has some expertise and a creative suggestion. Here’s the nutshe… --- ## [Kids' bank accounts after divorce](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-bank-accounts-after-divorce/683023)
**Author:** [@sir\_viks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sir_viks)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2014, 8:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-bank-accounts-after-divorce/683023 "2014-03-08T08:00:12Z")
My brother just went through a nasty divorce, but escaped after a lengthy 18-month process. He has one son in college and another entering this fall, and after marital assets were divided, he is paying monthly alimony fo… --- ## [Does being atheist mean you \[B\]believe\[/B\] with utter certainty that all religions are false?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-being-atheist-mean-you-b-believe-b-with-utter-certainty-that-all-religions-are-false/682364)
**Author:** [@Habeed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Habeed)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2014, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-being-atheist-mean-you-b-believe-b-with-utter-certainty-that-all-religions-are-false/682364 "2014-03-08T05:26:06Z")
I’ve heard it described that being atheist means you are absolutely, 100% certain there is no god and all religions are false. This means an atheist has the same irrational certainty that a religious person has, they ha… --- ## [Hiring managers: would an applicant's lack of social media presence be a minus in your book?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hiring-managers-would-an-applicants-lack-of-social-media-presence-be-a-minus-in-your-book/682847)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2014, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hiring-managers-would-an-applicants-lack-of-social-media-presence-be-a-minus-in-your-book/682847 "2014-03-08T04:21:10Z")
I manage an inside sales call center. We’re preparing to start hiring account managers–the entry level positions. Some of my team leaders are also fairly new to their jobs, so I’ve been talking to them about the process.… --- ## [Why don't websites simply refuse to serve ad-blocking users?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-websites-simply-refuse-to-serve-ad-blocking-users/680946)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2014, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-websites-simply-refuse-to-serve-ad-blocking-users/680946 "2014-03-08T04:15:22Z")
First a question: How do sites know I’m using an ad-blocker? I use Firefox. It would seem that Firefox could “accept” the ads coming in and simply not show them to me graphically, and thus the sites would never know. But… --- ## [Has anyone here ever given notice at work and allowed themselves to be talked out of it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-ever-given-notice-at-work-and-allowed-themselves-to-be-talked-out-of-it/683077)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2014, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-ever-given-notice-at-work-and-allowed-themselves-to-be-talked-out-of-it/683077 "2014-03-08T04:00:57Z")
Not sure I made the right decision. Tell me your stories, please. Still very much on the fence. --- ## [Craigslist deal thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craigslist-deal-thoughts/683109)
**Author:** [@epbrown01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown01)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2014, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craigslist-deal-thoughts/683109 "2014-03-08T01:53:16Z")
I had some old BMW wheels that I sold someone on Craigslist recently. They were in rough shape, but they’re rare because the model wasn’t sold in the US - I had them shipped here from Europe years ago. Because of the con… --- ## [Am I too old to teach camp?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-too-old-to-teach-camp/681762)
**Author:** [@araminty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/araminty)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2014, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-too-old-to-teach-camp/681762 "2014-03-08T01:01:39Z")
So I just had a phone interview to work at a residential camp this summer, as equestrian director. I’d be the lead of 7 riding instructors, with a majority of duties being lesson planning, staff supervision, and overseei… --- ## [Thoughts on the body and soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-the-body-and-soul/683046)
**Author:** [@protoboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/protoboard)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2014, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-the-body-and-soul/683046 "2014-03-08T00:42:18Z")
While I believe the soul is emergent from and dependent upon the body, I do not believe that we are our bodies. If this were the case then we would not retain our identity as the atoms and cells in our body constantly re… --- ## [Car people: give me advice about my Civic - needs extensive engine work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-people-give-me-advice-about-my-civic-needs-extensive-engine-work/682890)
**Author:** [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2014, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-people-give-me-advice-about-my-civic-needs-extensive-engine-work/682890 "2014-03-07T23:58:54Z")
So, the missus and I have a 1998 Honda Civic that has done yeoman service for us since we bought it in 2008. It had 131K miles on it then, and has just ticked over 200K. But over the last year we’ve begun to have proble… --- ## [Is there Protestant vs Catholic friction in Germany?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-protestant-vs-catholic-friction-in-germany/682907)
**Author:** [@LC\_Strawhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LC_Strawhouse)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2014, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-protestant-vs-catholic-friction-in-germany/682907 "2014-03-07T22:59:55Z")
The Protestant vs Catholic issues in English speaking areas are well known. Is there any similar rivalry/snobbery/conflict in (modern day) Germany? I don’t know much about the details of German culture, but it does hav… --- ## [Help With Headaches](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-headaches/683082)
**Author:** [@PapaSmurf1502](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapaSmurf1502)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2014, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-headaches/683082 "2014-03-07T22:52:39Z")
Hello, I apologize this is a long post. My girlfriend has been experiencing various symptoms for over a year now and has seen several doctors (neurologists, infectious disease specialists, headache specialists, chiropra… --- ## [BSA Pinewood Derby: Workworking Advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bsa-pinewood-derby-workworking-advice/683073)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2014, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bsa-pinewood-derby-workworking-advice/683073 "2014-03-07T21:40:01Z")
Any woodworkers out there? I am about to mount the wheels on my son’s pinewood derby car (Dad’s only bit of participation). We missed this year’s neighborhood’s workshop, so I am on my own. Judging by last year’s car,… --- ## [Do You Know Any Adults Who Expect You to Call Them Mr./Mrs.?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-any-adults-who-expect-you-to-call-them-mr-mrs/682674)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2014, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-any-adults-who-expect-you-to-call-them-mr-mrs/682674 "2014-03-07T20:53:24Z")
I’m in my early 40’s, and I just realized that I don’t know a single adult who expects other adults to call them Mr./Mrs. I only know one person who expects children to call her Mrs., and she’s a school teacher. Do you … --- ## [Soft Water and Skin Issues](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soft-water-and-skin-issues/683144)
**Author:** [@lindsaybluth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lindsaybluth)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2014, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soft-water-and-skin-issues/683144 "2014-03-07T20:43:53Z")
For the last month I’ve been living in a house with extremely soft water. It’s slippery, I use very little soap when washing clothes, I feel weird build up on my teeth, the list goes on. My skin has also revolted, in a … --- ## [What's the best way to get 2-4G connection on a Kindle Fire?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-get-2-4g-connection-on-a-kindle-fire/683041)
**Author:** [@Anise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anise)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2014, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-get-2-4g-connection-on-a-kindle-fire/683041 "2014-03-07T20:33:27Z")
Hey all, So here I am again, asking a question of the incredibly smart people here. I’m SURE that somebody will know the best answer… :wink: Basically, I bought a new Kindle Fire and then realized that I really was goi… --- ## [Minimum effort to contact the living?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minimum-effort-to-contact-the-living/682986)
**Author:** [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2014, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minimum-effort-to-contact-the-living/682986 "2014-03-07T19:03:33Z")
Mrs. R and I were talking over the recent (tragic, fast, and premature) death of a colleague of hers. The colleague’s wife had had the smoke alarm go off and thought it was a message from her late husband because (parap… --- ## [Asking dentist for a discount for major procedures (no dental insurance)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asking-dentist-for-a-discount-for-major-procedures-no-dental-insurance/683003)
**Author:** [@Beelzebubba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beelzebubba)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2014, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asking-dentist-for-a-discount-for-major-procedures-no-dental-insurance/683003 "2014-03-07T18:10:41Z")
For years, I’ve considered the cost for doctor visits and various medical procedures negotiable. I’ve been very fortunate to have excellent insurance for the last seven years that doesn’t even require a copay for office… --- ## [Ballast Key](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ballast-key/683026)
**Author:** [@copperwindow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/copperwindow)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2014, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ballast-key/683026 "2014-03-07T17:38:05Z")
What is the appeal of living n Ballast Key? If I had $16 million, I would not spend it to live here. If I needed a plumber, how would he get to my house? --- ## [electrical wiring question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electrical-wiring-question/683119)
**Author:** [@Sam\_R](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_R)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2014, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electrical-wiring-question/683119 "2014-03-07T17:33:14Z")
My house is old and the electrician was changing the outlet to a porch light. He determined it did not have a neutral wire in the old box. He said " I have to pull a neutral wire from somewhere". He connected one end… --- ## [What is this cicada 3301?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-cicada-3301/683105)
**Author:** [@Mr.Nylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Nylock)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2014, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-cicada-3301/683105 "2014-03-07T16:38:50Z")
Yeah, I did look it up on Wikipedia; but the information available was rather vague. Has anyone tried to solve it? Could Cecil solve it in under an hour? Who/what do you think this is a recruitment tool for? Also, if … --- ## [Russian Sanctions: Which investments affected?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-sanctions-which-investments-affected/683110)
**Author:** [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2014, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-sanctions-which-investments-affected/683110 "2014-03-07T15:58:52Z")
Which investments ( stocks, bonds, or mutual funds) will be most affected by US sanctions against Russia? Conversely, which investments (stocks, bonds, or mutual funds) will be affected by Russia impounding US/European … --- ## [Should Felons Be Able to Vote?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-felons-be-able-to-vote/683017)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2014, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-felons-be-able-to-vote/683017 "2014-03-07T15:57:04Z")
Apparently the state of Iowa is going after felons who voted. Here is a case of an ex-felon charged with perjury: “Prosecutors say 40-year-old Kelli Jo Griffin falsely claimed on a voter registration form last year that… --- ## [Nova Scotia vs. Savannah: Sights/activities](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nova-scotia-vs-savannah-sights-activities/682987)
**Author:** [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2014, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nova-scotia-vs-savannah-sights-activities/682987 "2014-03-07T14:54:53Z")
Mrs R and her friend M are planning their yearly Just Us Girls vacation, and by a process I don’t pretend to understand :wink: , they’ve narrowed the choice of destinations to Nova Scotia or Savannah, GA. I volunteered … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1131) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1133)