# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1265 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1266 --- ## [Are the dialects of English speaking countries converging over time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-dialects-of-english-speaking-countries-converging-over-time/663427)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2013, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-dialects-of-english-speaking-countries-converging-over-time/663427 "2013-07-15T03:15:55Z")
Are the various dialects of the English speaking world as distinct as ever or is there any evidence they are converging over time given the pervasive nature of modern mass communication and media? Are United Kingdom, US… --- ## [How to find a good Cognitive Behavioral Therapist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-find-a-good-cognitive-behavioral-therapist/663328)
**Author:** [@Miss\_Violaceous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Violaceous)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2013, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-find-a-good-cognitive-behavioral-therapist/663328 "2013-07-15T03:00:34Z")
Referrals don’t seem to be panning out. What kind of degree should I look for, specialization or certification? I am seeking treatment for specific phobia. My last round of therapy didn’t help, but that wasn’t CBT, whi… --- ## [Carpal Tunnel due to Computer Use: What Can You Do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carpal-tunnel-due-to-computer-use-what-can-you-do/663111)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2013, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carpal-tunnel-due-to-computer-use-what-can-you-do/663111 "2013-07-15T00:16:48Z")
What has helped you? Thanks. --- ## [Sterling Silver ring w/ two LARGE stones - what are they?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sterling-silver-ring-w-two-large-stones-what-are-they/663353)
**Author:** [@Lasciel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lasciel)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2013, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sterling-silver-ring-w-two-large-stones-what-are-they/663353 "2013-07-14T23:02:09Z")
I’m going to bet that no-one stuck two actual diamonds into a sterling silver ring from Thailand, but I could be wrong. I doubt I’m wrong. That presumed, what are they likely to be? They’re both round highlight brill… --- ## [Naughty Images?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naughty-images/663371)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2013, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naughty-images/663371 "2013-07-14T22:48:34Z")
Google Images seems to have cleaned up their pictures a bit. I used to enjoy (in an infantile fashion) searching for such things as “Bottomless Bikini” and so on. I used to get a lot of remarkably explicit images. Now… --- ## [Suggestions for MP4 video player](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-mp4-video-player/662254)
**Author:** [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2013, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-mp4-video-player/662254 "2013-07-14T22:02:35Z")
Computer video files are weird. I mean, every text document I have can be opened with Word. Every picture I have can be opened on Paint. And yet with videos, there are like 25 different formats and at least 8 players … --- ## [Is It Worth Trying To Fix Solar Lawn Lights?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-worth-trying-to-fix-solar-lawn-lights/663495)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2013, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-worth-trying-to-fix-solar-lawn-lights/663495 "2013-07-14T21:57:29Z")
I installed several solar powered LED lawn lamps…these were made by a firm called “Malibu” (made in China), The lamps are connected to a charging module that has a solar cell with three NiMi H rechargeable batteries-only… --- ## [Anniversary gift: a houseplant. What kind should I get?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anniversary-gift-a-houseplant-what-kind-should-i-get/663259)
**Author:** [@Hippy\_Hollow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hippy_Hollow)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2013, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anniversary-gift-a-houseplant-what-kind-should-i-get/663259 "2013-07-14T19:25:04Z")
Got an anniversary on the horizon, and it’s always hard to shop for the other half. However, I think I have a genius idea: a houseplant. We have two kids, 5 and 3, and very handsy. So it needs to be resilient, something … --- ## [Question about taxes and collecting unemployment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-taxes-and-collecting-unemployment/663209)
**Author:** [@pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pool)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2013, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-taxes-and-collecting-unemployment/663209 "2013-07-14T18:25:14Z")
Ok I got out of the Army earlier this year and I am currently collecting unemployment. I have been paying federal and state taxes so far but is that foolish to do? I have heard that the first $2400 of unemployment is tax… --- ## [How hard should I continue trying to avoid Itunes 11?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hard-should-i-continue-trying-to-avoid-itunes-11/663378)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2013, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hard-should-i-continue-trying-to-avoid-itunes-11/663378 "2013-07-14T17:34:17Z")
So far, I’ve refused to upgrade to Itunes 11, given the bad reaction and my dislike for what I’ve seen of the new format. I’m going to be upgrading my MacBook soon, and I know that Itunes 11 will come installed on it. I… --- ## [Driving the Redwood Highway](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-the-redwood-highway/621467)
**Author:** [@Mdcastle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mdcastle)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2013, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-the-redwood-highway/621467 "2013-07-14T16:02:07Z")
Going to California is one of the concepts I have for my annual week long vacation with my sister. What kind of a drive / how long is it from the Bay area to Redwood Park. Is late fall even a good time to visit Californi… --- ## [Best Way to Reattach Car Mirror?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-reattach-car-mirror/663469)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2013, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-reattach-car-mirror/663469 "2013-07-14T14:39:25Z")
The glass of my car mirror fell out. Actually, the piece looks like highly polished metal. Anyway, what is the best way to reattach? Superglue? Or, should I just look for a mirror with a sticky back at an auto parts s… --- ## [French Knight vs Japanese Samurai](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/french-knight-vs-japanese-samurai/662828)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2013, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/french-knight-vs-japanese-samurai/662828 "2013-07-14T06:50:34Z")
One of the all time great ‘who would win’ debates - knight fights samurai. Who comes out of the fight as the victor? They meet on a flat field, at noon - sun directly overheadahead. The French knight is a veteran of the… --- ## [Predict the Outcome of Florida vs. George Zimmerman](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-outcome-of-florida-vs-george-zimmerman/661528)
**Author:** [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2013, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-outcome-of-florida-vs-george-zimmerman/661528 "2013-07-14T06:35:49Z")
Per State of Florida vs. George Zimmerman Trial Thread, the jury has been chosen, comprised of five white women and one black or Hispanic woman. There are other threads concerning the case so there’s no real need to de… --- ## [so I am on a lonely road in Florida](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-am-on-a-lonely-road-in-florida/663281)
**Author:** [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2013, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-am-on-a-lonely-road-in-florida/663281 "2013-07-14T02:19:18Z")
So I am on a lonely road in Florida and I shoot some guy dead. No witness of any kind. If I say he attacked me, how much chance is there that I would be charged? Should I be charged? What facts would affect those quest… --- ## [Pay date moved back--"delay in funds receivable"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pay-date-moved-back-delay-in-funds-receivable/663258)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2013, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pay-date-moved-back-delay-in-funds-receivable/663258 "2013-07-14T02:16:08Z")
I’m tempted to say that if an organization sends out a memo stating that the next pay date will be moved back by five days “due to a delay in funds receivable,” the organization is almost certainly on its very last leg. … --- ## [Do you file your pay stubs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-file-your-pay-stubs/663243)
**Author:** [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2013, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-file-your-pay-stubs/663243 "2013-07-14T01:50:12Z")
I have direct deposit and used to always file my pay stubs. I also do all online banking, which tells me what has been deposited into my account. I really want to just shred them. What do you guys do? --- ## [How safe is it to let people from craigslist in to your home?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-safe-is-it-to-let-people-from-craigslist-in-to-your-home/663396)
**Author:** [@matt357](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt357)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2013, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-safe-is-it-to-let-people-from-craigslist-in-to-your-home/663396 "2013-07-13T23:35:15Z")
I have some furniture that I want to sell on Craigslist but I live in a rich area and I’m concerned this will paint me as a good victim for a home invasion. I don’t feel very safe letting strangers from Craigslist into … --- ## [Need recommendations for bedside music player for an invalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-recommendations-for-bedside-music-player-for-an-invalid/663414)
**Author:** [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2013, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-recommendations-for-bedside-music-player-for-an-invalid/663414 "2013-07-13T19:58:12Z")
I have a sick relative who is bed-ridden. I would like to get her a music player. It should be dead simple: on-off, volume. I can load the songs, that won’t be a problem. I know the iPod nano and dock solution is viabl… --- ## [Bug hierarchy, from strongest to weakest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bug-hierarchy-from-strongest-to-weakest/663356)
**Author:** [@ac05](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ac05)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2013, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bug-hierarchy-from-strongest-to-weakest/663356 "2013-07-13T19:08:25Z")
I was watching Japanese Bug Fights yesterday, and it made me wonder: which bug can beat which? So I came up with a hierarchy. In the hierarchy, I used examples: scorpion (buthus occitanus), stag beetle (lucanus cervus),… --- ## [Personally liability of a fake security cam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personally-liability-of-a-fake-security-cam/663129)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2013, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personally-liability-of-a-fake-security-cam/663129 "2013-07-13T19:01:21Z")
Based on the thread about parking I mentioned that once a week someone will use our driveway as a road. Considering we have kids that play out front I’m concerned about it. I half-jokingly said to Mrs Cad that I should… --- ## [What's best fuel economy: Air Condition On or Windows Open?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-best-fuel-economy-air-condition-on-or-windows-open/663354)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2013, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-best-fuel-economy-air-condition-on-or-windows-open/663354 "2013-07-13T18:00:30Z")
In order to keep cool in the summer while driving what provides the best fuel economy: having the air conditioner on or leaving the windows open? --- ## [Run tracking software for Mac](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/run-tracking-software-for-mac/663403)
**Author:** [@DirtyHippy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DirtyHippy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2013, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/run-tracking-software-for-mac/663403 "2013-07-13T16:41:50Z")
I recently bought a new MacBook Air, which I like very much. This is after years of owning and working on Microsoft machines. I have been able to find what I need for most of my software needs, except for one. I have bee… --- ## [I keep rubbing the skin off my gf's chin!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-keep-rubbing-the-skin-off-my-gfs-chin/663387)
**Author:** [@kwc27](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kwc27)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2013, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-keep-rubbing-the-skin-off-my-gfs-chin/663387 "2013-07-13T15:44:43Z")
I guess I’m an animal. My gf prefers me clean shaven so I try to shave before I go over there. Earlier this week I was at her place and we were making out for quite awhile. She sends me a pic the next day of a spot on … --- ## [Atheists vs gays](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheists-vs-gays/663239)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2013, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheists-vs-gays/663239 "2013-07-13T13:38:51Z")
Which would win in a fight…? Nah, just messing with you. Imagine a worldwide poll taken of opinions of everyone on Earth over the age of 16. The question is - “Who do you object to more - a vocal atheist or openly gay m… --- ## [Please help me, I'm falling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-im-falling/661358)
**Author:** [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2013, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-im-falling/661358 "2013-07-13T13:38:11Z")
This is not a request for medical help; I am curious to know if anyone else has experienced what is happening to me and if so, why? For the last six weeks or so, I have fallen several times for no reason I can define. I… --- ## [Cleaning up old VHS home movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleaning-up-old-vhs-home-movies/663291)
**Author:** [@codgerone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/codgerone)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2013, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleaning-up-old-vhs-home-movies/663291 "2013-07-13T13:35:34Z")
I have a bunch of old home movies that have been converted from analogue to digital. The problem is that some of the tapes were quite badly degraded so the quality is very poor. There seems to be a few software programm… --- ## [Law talking Canadian Dopers - a word about civil vs common law](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/law-talking-canadian-dopers-a-word-about-civil-vs-common-law/661856)
**Author:** [@Gleena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gleena)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2013, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/law-talking-canadian-dopers-a-word-about-civil-vs-common-law/661856 "2013-07-13T10:11:05Z")
Today I did a contracts masterclass, which was absolutely excellent and made me happy in ways only other law nerds can understand. (Estoppel! Pre contractual representations! Insolvency! Evidentiary matters! Whee!) Amo… --- ## [What was your divorce (or that of someone close to you) like](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-divorce-or-that-of-someone-close-to-you-like/645913)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2013, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-divorce-or-that-of-someone-close-to-you-like/645913 "2013-07-07T13:19:59Z")
I was recently talking to a friend who I knew in college about 10 years ago but have mostly lost contact with since then. Back then her relationship with her husband didn’t seem too good when I knew her, at that point th… --- ## [Best body part to get burned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-body-part-to-get-burned/663290)
**Author:** [@Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyer)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2013, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-body-part-to-get-burned/663290 "2013-07-13T05:30:20Z")
You are visited by a genie, who says, “I have seen your future, and you are destined to receive a severe burn sometime soon. I cannot prevent your fate, but I can direct it to some degree. If you tell me what part of y… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1264) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1266)