# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1140 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1141 --- ## [Best way to give money to people anonymously?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-give-money-to-people-anonymously/547777)
**Author:** [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2010, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-give-money-to-people-anonymously/547777 "2010-07-25T04:26:31Z")
I couldn’t get all of the details in the subject, so here’s the idea: let’s say you have extra money and want to distribute it to people (probably family members), but: You don’t want anyone to know it is you giving it… --- ## [Employed by someone you totally disagree with (Morally, politically)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/employed-by-someone-you-totally-disagree-with-morally-politically/681864)
**Author:** [@diggerwam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diggerwam)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2014, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/employed-by-someone-you-totally-disagree-with-morally-politically/681864 "2014-02-23T04:33:40Z")
I’m the type of guy who avoids Hobby Lobby, Chic Fil A and the Salvation Army due to their political/moral beliefs. I just feel there are other places for my chicken sandwich needs than Chic Fil A. I work for a large f… --- ## [Grover](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grover/681936)
**Author:** [@Melchior](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melchior)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2014, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grover/681936 "2014-02-23T03:56:30Z")
How would Grover Cleveland be categorized today? Which party would he belong to? --- ## [Is my widower status scaring off dates?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-widower-status-scaring-off-dates/681635)
**Author:** [@Stuffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stuffy)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2014, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-widower-status-scaring-off-dates/681635 "2014-02-23T03:09:53Z")
Is my widower status scaring off dates? I’ve recently signed up for a dating site. Should I just list single instead of widower? I have the distinct impression being a widower is somehow intimidating future dates. On… --- ## ["Bend gage" Would this work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bend-gage-would-this-work/681721)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2014, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bend-gage-would-this-work/681721 "2014-02-23T01:25:39Z")
I have been trying to come up with a bend gage that didn’t require me to write down a series of numbers that were carefully taken from a dial indicator. We presenly use a pencil inserted through a 6" block of wood then a… --- ## [Shellfish Allergy Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shellfish-allergy-questions/681744)
**Author:** [@LiliesOfTheField](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LiliesOfTheField)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2014, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shellfish-allergy-questions/681744 "2014-02-23T00:48:07Z")
You may or may not be a doctor (as the case may be). You are not my doctor. This is not an emergency. I will seek advice from my own physician. It turns out I’ve developed a strong shellfish allergy as an adult. I even … --- ## [Choosing an executor who is not friend/family](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choosing-an-executor-who-is-not-friend-family/681883)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2014, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choosing-an-executor-who-is-not-friend-family/681883 "2014-02-23T00:45:26Z")
How would I go about choosing someone (or an institution) to be my executor without it being a friend or family member? I don’t have children, siblings, or any close relatives. I have friends, but no Significant Other, … --- ## [Why are there so many apps for Iphone only (not Android)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-so-many-apps-for-iphone-only-not-android/681914)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2014, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-so-many-apps-for-iphone-only-not-android/681914 "2014-02-23T00:30:08Z")
As far as I can see, in 2013 the Iphone had about 40% share, and Android had over 50% for smartphones (the rest was Blackberry and Windows). Yet I see apps all the time, especially commercial apps (by which I mean apps … --- ## [Is the Iphone 4 8gb good enough for me in 2014?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-iphone-4-8gb-good-enough-for-me-in-2014/681958)
**Author:** [@Pauly01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pauly01)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2014, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-iphone-4-8gb-good-enough-for-me-in-2014/681958 "2014-02-22T18:44:23Z")
Most likely going to purchase one on ebay because they dont have a 4s 16gb available or virgin mobile. They only have the 4 and 4s and only 8gb. iphone 4 with 8gb cost 160+ tax iphone 4s with 8gb cost 280+tax So how m… --- ## [Dark Pillars in My Vision](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-pillars-in-my-vision/681473)
**Author:** [@barbitu8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/barbitu8)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2014, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-pillars-in-my-vision/681473 "2014-02-22T18:21:05Z")
I had RK surgery in 1991 (12 slits in each eye) and bilateral cataract surgery in 2010. Prior to that surgery,I was seen by a retinal specialist who said I had myopic degeneration. (My optometrist sent me to him becaus… --- ## [How much dental work did you have done last year?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-dental-work-did-you-have-done-last-year/681912)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2014, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-dental-work-did-you-have-done-last-year/681912 "2014-02-22T15:47:43Z")
Inspired by this thread about dental insurance, estimate the dollar value of all dental work you received last year. This is the total cost of the work, not just your out of pocket. Include regular cleaning and checkup… --- ## [Lightbulb ban, how about a oil fuel ban? Thought experiment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lightbulb-ban-how-about-a-oil-fuel-ban-thought-experiment/681717)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2014, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lightbulb-ban-how-about-a-oil-fuel-ban-thought-experiment/681717 "2014-02-22T12:43:21Z")
In the same line that the government moved to extinguish the threat posed by the common lightbulb, lets say that having so many forms combustion tied to oil was seen as globally unstable. So new law, in 20 years you wil… --- ## [Insurance question-does this make sense to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insurance-question-does-this-make-sense-to-you/681933)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2014, 9:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insurance-question-does-this-make-sense-to-you/681933 "2014-02-22T09:02:14Z")
I own rental properties in which I do not live. They are fully insured and I want an umbrella policy-they’re very inexpensive. I live with my SO in his home. I also have, with the same company, an auto policy. However, t… --- ## [Is there any way to train your brain to have a better sense of direction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-way-to-train-your-brain-to-have-a-better-sense-of-direction/681853)
**Author:** [@tesseract](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tesseract)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2014, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-way-to-train-your-brain-to-have-a-better-sense-of-direction/681853 "2014-02-22T07:49:07Z")
Mine is horrendous. There is a little man in my brain with a broom, busily sweeping away all traces of where I’ve been so that even seconds later, I hardly remember – I can be driving, walking down winding hallways in … --- ## [What optional things do you always get?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-optional-things-do-you-always-get/681621)
**Author:** [@AaronX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AaronX)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2014, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-optional-things-do-you-always-get/681621 "2014-02-22T07:44:05Z")
I’m just wondering what optional additions are good value for money, as well as curious about what people always spring for. It doesn’t have to be a separate item, it might be a deluxe version of the same thing. Things l… --- ## [Is it okay to invite someone for lunch or dinner and ask that they buy their own drinks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-okay-to-invite-someone-for-lunch-or-dinner-and-ask-that-they-buy-their-own-drinks/681896)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2014, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-okay-to-invite-someone-for-lunch-or-dinner-and-ask-that-they-buy-their-own-drinks/681896 "2014-02-22T06:27:03Z")
I don’t like eating alone. And don’t have a lot of cash. But, I have some friends that can rack up a booze tab. I would like to think that they would be gentle on the booze tab, if I were buying. But then again, I do… --- ## [Question for unmarried gay Dopers: boyfriend vs. partner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-unmarried-gay-dopers-boyfriend-vs-partner/681727)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2014, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-unmarried-gay-dopers-boyfriend-vs-partner/681727 "2014-02-22T06:19:12Z")
For gay Dopers who are in a relationship, and can’t marry: at what point does your “boyfriend”/“girlfriend” become your “partner”? I mean this mostly in the context of describing the relationship to others, especially ca… --- ## [Did this latest Windows update cause problems for anyone else?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-this-latest-windows-update-cause-problems-for-anyone-else/681871)
**Author:** [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2014, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-this-latest-windows-update-cause-problems-for-anyone-else/681871 "2014-02-22T05:48:40Z")
When I shut down last night, I was greeted with the ‘installing updates’ screen, as typically happens once per week when Windows updates come out. I went to bed and let it do its thing. This afternoon when I booted up,… --- ## [Workplace Etiquette](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/workplace-etiquette/681801)
**Author:** [@OffByOne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OffByOne)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2014, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/workplace-etiquette/681801 "2014-02-22T04:37:34Z")
Here’s a situation that I often encounter in the workplace: When I walk through a narrow hallway, I sometimes encounter two or more people (that I may or may not know) conversing in that hallway – one on one side of the… --- ## [Old-Style Anti-Depressant vs. Fancy SNRI](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-style-anti-depressant-vs-fancy-snri/681103)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2014, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-style-anti-depressant-vs-fancy-snri/681103 "2014-02-22T01:28:09Z")
Disclaimer: not looking for DX, just informed (or uninformed) discussion. I’ve been taking Pristiq, a supposedly cutting-edge SNRI, for about eight months and it has been kinda bleh as far as making very much of a diffe… --- ## [What is the down side of signing a mortgage I won't live to pay off?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-down-side-of-signing-a-mortgage-i-wont-live-to-pay-off/681789)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2014, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-down-side-of-signing-a-mortgage-i-wont-live-to-pay-off/681789 "2014-02-21T23:52:48Z")
As some of you know from some other threads, I went through a long period of unemployment and got behind on my mortgage payments. Now my lender has made me an offer to modify the terms of my mortgage so I can keep my ho… --- ## [One man's view of abortion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-mans-view-of-abortion/681872)
**Author:** [@geezer1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/geezer1)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2014, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-mans-view-of-abortion/681872 "2014-02-21T23:33:16Z")
Measured from a man’s perspective, most women are under heavier burdens of stress than men – they ascribe importance to things that mean absolutely zero to most men – clothing, for instance, food prep, personal appe… --- ## [Did you watch figure skating? The NY Times has accused Russia of cheating! An example of saying it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-watch-figure-skating-the-ny-times-has-accused-russia-of-cheating-an-example-of-saying-it/681882)
**Author:** [@kstarnes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kstarnes)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2014, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-watch-figure-skating-the-ny-times-has-accused-russia-of-cheating-an-example-of-saying-it/681882 "2014-02-21T23:07:07Z")
without actually saying it (link: Adelina Sotnikova’s Upset Victory Is Hard to Figure - The New York Times ) I don’t have the means to actually watch it and judge it for myself (at least not at the moment.) I’d like to … --- ## [What type of sexual are you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-sexual-are-you/659062)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2014, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-sexual-are-you/659062 "2014-02-21T22:32:41Z")
Today at work a 24 year old guy and myself, a 58 year old woman, got into a discussion of the joys and frustrations of being asexual. I realized that everyone within earshot was listening, and the crowd was growing bigge… --- ## [Man With Knife Against Python](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-with-knife-against-python/681908)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2014, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-with-knife-against-python/681908 "2014-02-21T21:31:01Z")
Who wins? As I see it, it’s a question of whether the man can get to the python’s neck and cut off its head before being strangled. I’m not sure if pythons instinctively protect their necks and also whether they would t… --- ## [did I break the law?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-break-the-law/681847)
**Author:** [@copperwindow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/copperwindow)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2014, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-break-the-law/681847 "2014-02-21T20:49:33Z")
I own my own house, but I said under I do not own a home. Did I perjur myself, because a home is a construct thought? --- ## [Lymphoma treatment-how soon is too soon to be considered cured?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lymphoma-treatment-how-soon-is-too-soon-to-be-considered-cured/680617)
**Author:** [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2014, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lymphoma-treatment-how-soon-is-too-soon-to-be-considered-cured/680617 "2014-02-21T18:49:16Z")
I have a friend who is undergoing treatment for lymphoma. AFAIK, the treatment is ‘standard’ in the medical community, as there has been no mention of holistic or natural treatment, and, IIRC, she is going to some clini… --- ## [Poll: Buyers remorse for Obama's ACA among those who liked the idea.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-buyers-remorse-for-obamas-aca-among-those-who-liked-the-idea/681658)
**Author:** [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2014, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-buyers-remorse-for-obamas-aca-among-those-who-liked-the-idea/681658 "2014-02-21T18:27:48Z")
The question is rather simple: If you had been in congress a few years ago and would have voted in favor of Obama’s Affordable Care Act, knowing what you know now, would you like to go back and change your vote? Yes or … --- ## [A question re the American school system and sports](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-re-the-american-school-system-and-sports/681471)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2014, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-re-the-american-school-system-and-sports/681471 "2014-02-21T16:17:43Z")
As Johnny Foreigner there is something I’ve been wondering about the American school system. What exactly is the connection between academic achievement and achivement in sports, am I mistaken in the assumption that achi… --- ## [$130,000 home with $21,000 income? Can they really qualify?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/130-000-home-with-21-000-income-can-they-really-qualify/681723)
**Author:** [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2014, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/130-000-home-with-21-000-income-can-they-really-qualify/681723 "2014-02-21T15:57:36Z")
I just read a column arguing that the middle class is alive and well. Here’s the quote that I’m questioning: There has to be more to this story, right? If not, then i’m an idiot renting while being single and making do… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1139) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1141)