# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=138 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 139 --- ## [Why is an overbite sexy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-an-overbite-sexy/356132)
**Author:** [@moonstarssun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moonstarssun)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2023, 9:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-an-overbite-sexy/356132 "2023-06-13T09:01:37Z")
If this belongs in IMHO, mods, feel free to move it. I wasn’t sure. Anyway, I’ve heard several guys, here and other places, remark that overbites are sexy. I’d just like to find out why. Thanks! --- ## [Hotel and Motel prices are through the roof!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hotel-and-motel-prices-are-through-the-roof/985382)
**Author:** [@Fir\_na\_tine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fir_na_tine)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2023, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hotel-and-motel-prices-are-through-the-roof/985382 "2023-06-13T02:27:47Z")
Doing some traveling in the New England area. Astonished at the rate increases over the last few years. Have habitually just stopped in and got a room. Now I’m going to have to price shop. What works best for you? U… --- ## [What if people could file a sealed copy of their will with the authorities?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-people-could-file-a-sealed-copy-of-their-will-with-the-authorities/985234)
**Author:** [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2023, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-people-could-file-a-sealed-copy-of-their-will-with-the-authorities/985234 "2023-06-12T20:40:13Z")
The literature on estate planning suggests that, after a person dies, there is occasionally a problem locating or validating that person’s will. What if we all had the option to file a sealed copy of our will with the st… --- ## [Predict absurd future fashions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-absurd-future-fashions/362756)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2023, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-absurd-future-fashions/362756 "2023-06-12T14:22:14Z")
This thread caused me to wonder if there are any future fashion trends that are so absurd as to be safe from occurring in the future. To the now-middle-aged generation, the cool thing was to wear pants tight enough to p… --- ## [Life after death is real - how do you spend it? (Just for fun, not for heavy debates...)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-after-death-is-real-how-do-you-spend-it-just-for-fun-not-for-heavy-debates/985212)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2023, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-after-death-is-real-how-do-you-spend-it-just-for-fun-not-for-heavy-debates/985212 "2023-06-12T14:20:59Z")
This is not a discussion of beliefs - merely a flight of fancy. Once your carcass has given up the ghost, the you that is you - call it soul, spirit, essence, whatever - continues to exist. Your senses continue to functi… --- ## [Flomax dosing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flomax-dosing/985321)
**Author:** [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2023, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flomax-dosing/985321 "2023-06-12T13:28:18Z")
I know you’re not a doctor but I’m looking for information and have yet to see it covered anywhere. Instructions for dosing says it’s to be taken thirty minutes after a meal and at the same time every day. The thing is… --- ## [Stupidest suggestions for genetically engineering humanity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupidest-suggestions-for-genetically-engineering-humanity/985308)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2023, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupidest-suggestions-for-genetically-engineering-humanity/985308 "2023-06-12T13:12:02Z")
Pretty much ever since the realization that humans weren’t divinely created in their present form, people have been speculating on what the future might hold; and even more popular have been suggestions for deliberately … --- ## [What is the psychological method or style being used in the Unabomber's manifesto?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-psychological-method-or-style-being-used-in-the-unabombers-manifesto/181412)
**Author:** [@fishcrawford](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fishcrawford)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2023, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-psychological-method-or-style-being-used-in-the-unabombers-manifesto/181412 "2023-06-11T22:52:00Z")
For those who have never read it here is a link: http://www.panix.com/~clays/Una/una1.html#section2 I strongly suggest reading it if you haven’t done so in the past. My question is: What psychological method is he usi… --- ## [Career advice sought](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/career-advice-sought/983193)
**Author:** [@sweeteviljesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweeteviljesus)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2023, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/career-advice-sought/983193 "2023-06-11T18:16:06Z")
I couldn’t figure out what forum this belongs to, but this seemed to be the closest. I am a software developer by training and when I got laid off in 2016, I took a job which I understood had a programming element to it… --- ## [Which of your senses or abilities would you most like to restore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-your-senses-or-abilities-would-you-most-like-to-restore/984954)
**Author:** [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2023, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-your-senses-or-abilities-would-you-most-like-to-restore/984954 "2023-06-11T15:34:34Z")
For those of you who have acquired diminished senses or abilities due to age, or pathology, which one would you most like to restore to original capacity? I would most like to restore my senses of smell (olfaction) and … --- ## [What can you tell me about the (US) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-you-tell-me-about-the-us-supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program/985048)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2023, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-you-tell-me-about-the-us-supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program/985048 "2023-06-10T06:50:26Z")
I’m curious as to Dopers opinions, experiences or knowledge about SNAP. I don’t know anything about it, being Canadian. Obviously I can (and have) looked online, but this does not really encompass personal views. --- ## [Gasoline, discount vs name brand, quality the same?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gasoline-discount-vs-name-brand-quality-the-same/985046)
**Author:** [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2023, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gasoline-discount-vs-name-brand-quality-the-same/985046 "2023-06-09T21:07:08Z")
If I pump gas from an off brand discount station to save nickels/dimes per gallon is the quality assumed to be the same? Is Exxon or Shell gasoline the same as 7-11 or Wesco? BP? --- ## [Is this really involuntary manslaughter? I mean, come on](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-really-involuntary-manslaughter-i-mean-come-on/985160)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2023, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-really-involuntary-manslaughter-i-mean-come-on/985160 "2023-06-09T18:29:31Z")
Note: I’m sure there are countless facts we don’t know, so this is speculation. Mods, if this isn’t acceptable for the forum, please remove. We are discussing a potential criminal situation here. This guy was a gas stat… --- ## [Comparing job loss due to AI, with jobs lost due to spreadsheets 40 years ago](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comparing-job-loss-due-to-ai-with-jobs-lost-due-to-spreadsheets-40-years-ago/984984)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2023, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comparing-job-loss-due-to-ai-with-jobs-lost-due-to-spreadsheets-40-years-ago/984984 "2023-06-09T18:08:12Z")
I keep reading that computers with Artificial Intelligence will eliminate millions of jobs, in many professions. So I’d like to ask about a comparable situation from 40 years ago, in one specific profession, where compu… --- ## [Question about time travel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-time-travel/984925)
**Author:** [@anny\_m](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anny_m)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2023, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-time-travel/984925 "2023-06-09T14:17:33Z")
The thread on The Terminator in Cafe Society reminded me of something that’s bothered me for a long time. A scenario: John is a scientist, and also a baseball fan. In 2027 he goes to a major league game where he finds… --- ## [Last minute discount vacation services](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-minute-discount-vacation-services/529384)
**Author:** [@Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tastes_of_Chocolate)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2010, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-minute-discount-vacation-services/529384 "2010-02-17T22:45:43Z")
I love the idea of planning the dates of a vacation ahead of time, and then waiting until the last minute, to see what kind of deals are available from the airlines and from hotels. I’ve heard that there are services out… --- ## [Traveling to Europe for three weeks: should I get a VPN?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traveling-to-europe-for-three-weeks-should-i-get-a-vpn/985173)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2023, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traveling-to-europe-for-three-weeks-should-i-get-a-vpn/985173 "2023-06-08T23:04:26Z")
My wife and I will visit five countries in Europe next month: Italy for five days, then on a Viking cruise ship with stops in Slovenia, Montenegro, Croatia, and Greece, where we’ll stay for an additional five days. I’ve… --- ## [Tipping - a primer for a US tourist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tipping-a-primer-for-a-us-tourist/984444)
**Author:** [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2023, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tipping-a-primer-for-a-us-tourist/984444 "2023-06-07T20:32:53Z")
Amongst the very many things of life US-style which I don’t have a viable grounding is tipping. Here in AUS it’s not much practiced outside restaurants and even there optional. The economy being almost cashless is furthe… --- ## [Are You a Real Estate Owner? Questions about taxes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-real-estate-owner-questions-about-taxes/984973)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2023, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-real-estate-owner-questions-about-taxes/984973 "2023-06-07T20:10:45Z")
What sort of real estate do you own, commercial, meaning office or warehouse/industrial type real estate or are you more into residential property? I assume you pay taxes of some sort on this property, how are they dete… --- ## [Experiment at Johns Hopkins \[allegedly\] sees transmutation of metals from electrical discharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experiment-at-johns-hopkins-allegedly-sees-transmutation-of-metals-from-electrical-discharge/985002)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2023, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experiment-at-johns-hopkins-allegedly-sees-transmutation-of-metals-from-electrical-discharge/985002 "2023-06-07T16:14:23Z")
This is from a request for (free) support from a machining group I belong to. The OP (wave44) wants to duplicate some experiments but lacks funds, so… But it is the nature of the experiments I find interesting. The rese… --- ## [Discounts for upfront payments, unfair on poorer folk?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discounts-for-upfront-payments-unfair-on-poorer-folk/984936)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2023, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discounts-for-upfront-payments-unfair-on-poorer-folk/984936 "2023-06-07T01:47:05Z")
It’s time to renew my driver’s licence, so I jumped online yesterday to do the deed. And I found, like many agencies, that if I chose a 1 year renewal option, it would be around $85AUD, rising by years to the max of 5 ye… --- ## [Expiration dates on OTC meds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expiration-dates-on-otc-meds/985085)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2023, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expiration-dates-on-otc-meds/985085 "2023-06-06T23:57:51Z")
I’m talking about aspirin, ibuprofen, antihistamines, diarrhea meds, etc. What’s your tolerance on these WRT expiration dates? Six months? A year? Five years? I have a sore throat and stuffy head so I went rooting aroun… --- ## [Why doesn't the Italian rail app for smartphones let people from the USA register?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-the-italian-rail-app-for-smartphones-let-people-from-the-usa-register/985011)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2023, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-the-italian-rail-app-for-smartphones-let-people-from-the-usa-register/985011 "2023-06-06T16:37:45Z")
I am travelling to Italy soon and downloaded the Trenitalia app to my phone to book train tickets. I went to register and it wants country of birth…but there is no selection for USA. Afghanistan…sure. Almost anywhere … --- ## [Plea Bargaining: Spun off from the Elizabeth Holmes/Theranos discussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plea-bargaining-spun-off-from-the-elizabeth-holmes-theranos-discussion/985061)
**Author:** [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2023, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plea-bargaining-spun-off-from-the-elizabeth-holmes-theranos-discussion/985061 "2023-06-06T11:57:37Z")
I guess so, but it doesn’t mean it is in the national interest. This is yet another data point for the U.S. world-high incarceration rate. Her likely actual time to be served (85 percent of her 135 month sentence) is w… --- ## [Is is worth it to refurb this 10-speed Raleigh someone was throwing out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-is-worth-it-to-refurb-this-10-speed-raleigh-someone-was-throwing-out/984986)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2023, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-is-worth-it-to-refurb-this-10-speed-raleigh-someone-was-throwing-out/984986 "2023-06-06T11:11:22Z")
Someone down the street put this bike out with the trash, and on the spur of the moment I brought it home. I’m no bike expert, but it doesn’t seem to me to need a whole lo… --- ## [Finance gurus - where to plop my money once retired](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finance-gurus-where-to-plop-my-money-once-retired/984971)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2023, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finance-gurus-where-to-plop-my-money-once-retired/984971 "2023-06-06T00:59:01Z")
The more I learn about finance the more confusing it becomes for me. To put it simply: where should my retirement money live once I am retired? Right now my IRA resides in a Fidelity Total Money Market Index fund. An ex… --- ## [When is the best time to post an online review of a product you purchased?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-the-best-time-to-post-an-online-review-of-a-product-you-purchased/984988)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2023, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-the-best-time-to-post-an-online-review-of-a-product-you-purchased/984988 "2023-06-04T18:43:04Z")
When you purchase a product then review it online, how long do you wait until posting a review? Also, do they normally let you update your reviews (like if something breaks after six months)? Obviously this isn’t somethi… --- ## [I need a reality check here. Dad was wrong for this right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-reality-check-here-dad-was-wrong-for-this-right/984530)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2023, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-reality-check-here-dad-was-wrong-for-this-right/984530 "2023-06-03T23:10:57Z")
Just watched this video. Baby girl is sitting in her highchair. Dad is giving his daughter kisses all over her face. Not in a creepy way just in a typical way a loving father would give his daughter affection. The thin… --- ## [Is there a way to keep a ceiling fan from turning when it's off?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-keep-a-ceiling-fan-from-turning-when-its-off/984752)
**Author:** [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2023, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-keep-a-ceiling-fan-from-turning-when-its-off/984752 "2023-06-03T22:45:25Z")
I got new lights in the living room and they are bright . And where I sit, one light is behind the fan blades. This gives me a headache when the fan is turning. If I want the fan going, I’m fine with turning the light … --- ## [Police Pulling Over Cars With Families In Them](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-pulling-over-cars-with-families-in-them/984080)
**Author:** [@pianodave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pianodave)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2023, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-pulling-over-cars-with-families-in-them/984080 "2023-06-03T21:07:37Z")
Hi SD, I’m curious about what happens when police pull over families. What is the interaction like between the officer and the family? Do they engage or only talk to the driver? Are officers sometimes convinced to le… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=137) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=139)