# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=149 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 150 --- ## [Are Walmart workers bothered by the self-checkouts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-walmart-workers-bothered-by-the-self-checkouts/980807)
**Author:** [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2023, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-walmart-workers-bothered-by-the-self-checkouts/980807 "2023-03-19T22:11:56Z")
I know that the intent is to reduce staffing, but I’m assuming that workers aren’t threatened by that because (at least around here) jobs that don’t require skills or experience are plentiful. Do cashiers make more? Is … --- ## [What's the Deal With Shen Yun's Latest Tagline?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-shen-yuns-latest-tagline/963893)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2023, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-shen-yuns-latest-tagline/963893 "2023-03-19T19:21:07Z")
Living in the greater Los Angeles live entertainment marketplace, I have for years been seeing ads for Shen Yun, the Chinese dance troupe show that’s kindasorta like Stomp meets Cirque du Soliel. The ads have always been… --- ## [What is the sin if you wish someone dead?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-sin-if-you-wish-someone-dead/981301)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2023, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-sin-if-you-wish-someone-dead/981301 "2023-03-19T03:53:40Z")
I have the feeling that it’s likely to be a sin, but I’m not sure which one. It can’t be Love thy Neighbor, because someone half a continent away from me can hardly be called my neighbor. --- ## [Online High Yield Savings Accounts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-high-yield-savings-accounts/981182)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2023, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-high-yield-savings-accounts/981182 "2023-03-18T22:39:11Z")
Curious if anyone has experience with many of the online banks that offer high yield savings / money market accounts? There are several that are rated and reviewed by BankRate and Investopedia, but I wanted to know of a… --- ## [Help the Mahaloth family buy an HD TV, please.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-the-mahaloth-family-buy-an-hd-tv-please/689287)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2023, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-the-mahaloth-family-buy-an-hd-tv-please/689287 "2023-03-18T22:00:12Z")
We are a very budget-conscious family. Not cheap-skates, but people who have zero debt outside our mortgage, have managed to adopt to kids from Korea, and live within our means. Anyway, we still have a perfectly working … --- ## [Why the preeminence of SpaceX?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-preeminence-of-spacex/981294)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2023, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-preeminence-of-spacex/981294 "2023-03-18T19:16:16Z")
Virgin Orbit announced Thursday that they were suspending operations, and it looks likely the company will go under or be majorly restructured. In fact, with one exception private space companies seem to have been doing … --- ## [Is boredom important for kids' development?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-boredom-important-for-kids-development/981250)
**Author:** [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2023, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-boredom-important-for-kids-development/981250 "2023-03-18T18:45:06Z")
I was listening to a podcast the other day and someone implied that without boredom and rainy days where you had nothing else to do that the Beatles may never have formed because kids wouldn’t take the time to learn how … --- ## [First-time home buying (planning) for a 53 year old—seeking basic wisdom on getting started](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-time-home-buying-planning-for-a-53-year-old-seeking-basic-wisdom-on-getting-started/981031)
**Author:** [@xanthous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xanthous)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2023, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-time-home-buying-planning-for-a-53-year-old-seeking-basic-wisdom-on-getting-started/981031 "2023-03-18T12:24:40Z")
Considering becoming a first time homebuyer at age 53. Single no kids. Not rich, aggressive retirement savings because I’m a bit short. Not looking for a palace, looking for a sound structure with a bit of nature around … --- ## [Did This Guy Really Build This Motorcycle From a Citroen 2CV in the Desert?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-this-guy-really-build-this-motorcycle-from-a-citroen-2cv-in-the-desert/980995)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2023, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-this-guy-really-build-this-motorcycle-from-a-citroen-2cv-in-the-desert/980995 "2023-03-18T04:36:36Z")
Did This Guy Really Build This Motorcycle From a Citroen 2CV in the Desert? TLDR version: Guy drove his Citroen 2CVinto the desert, hit a rock that broke his axel (or chassis), tore his car down and built a motorcycle f… --- ## [Have You Ever Made A To-Don’t List?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-made-a-to-don-t-list/981258)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2023, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-made-a-to-don-t-list/981258 "2023-03-17T19:29:22Z")
Based on this Atlantic article, maybe it’s worth trying. Maybe not - vowing not to eat delicious, hot fresh doughnuts might just make one think of them more. If you drink too much, maybe it’s worthwhile. But is this a… --- ## [What do you know about Santorini, Dubrovnik, Corfu, Koper, Zadar, Kotor, or Katakolon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-know-about-santorini-dubrovnik-corfu-koper-zadar-kotor-or-katakolon/980878)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2023, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-know-about-santorini-dubrovnik-corfu-koper-zadar-kotor-or-katakolon/980878 "2023-03-17T18:35:55Z")
My wife and I are taking a Viking cruise in July, starting in Venice and sailing to Athens. (Click on the link for details of the whole cruise.) We have our time in those two cities pretty much planned out, so we don’t n… --- ## [Physically strong women](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physically-strong-women/977169)
**Author:** [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2023, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physically-strong-women/977169 "2023-03-17T15:45:38Z")
I joined a gym to get strong, as I was a total weakling. I especially want to build up my arms. Also self defense is important to me. The last 2 guys Ive been with say, Dont get too buff. Why? I dont plan to get mascu… --- ## [Johnson light machine gun](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnson-light-machine-gun/981039)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2023, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnson-light-machine-gun/981039 "2023-03-17T01:42:22Z")
There are a couple of other people on the 'Dope interested in firearms, so… I just watched Forgotten Weapon’s episode on the Johnson light machine gun. The similarity to the German FG-42 is mentioned several times. Ther… --- ## [USB Cord question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usb-cord-question/981241)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2023, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usb-cord-question/981241 "2023-03-16T21:25:53Z")
So all my USB cords are pooping out on me, all the time. I try to be as gentle as possible, but these things seem to hardly have a years worth of use. Is this a ‘get what you pay for’ situation? Because I often get vari… --- ## [How bad are grocery prices where you are?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-are-grocery-prices-where-you-are/977608)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2023, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-are-grocery-prices-where-you-are/977608 "2023-03-15T18:51:37Z")
They are very bad here. Yesterday I was gobsmacked to see cauliflower for $9. (Canadian. That’s about $7 USD.) They were nice looking cauliflowers, but NINE DOLLARS? At the same store the chicken breasts were essenti… --- ## [A possibly sticky case of mistaken identity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-possibly-sticky-case-of-mistaken-identity/981215)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2023, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-possibly-sticky-case-of-mistaken-identity/981215 "2023-03-15T16:43:23Z")
Last night I found a note stuck in my front door. It said that early in the morning (when we were still asleep), the note writer(s)’ truck was “flippend on the field property on the left of your house” and that “of cours… --- ## [Is this a provable Constructive Dismissal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-provable-constructive-dismissal/981174)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2023, 9:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-provable-constructive-dismissal/981174 "2023-03-15T09:34:22Z")
I think FQ is the appropriate forum but mods feel free to move it if not. A friend was hired to do job X and received two years of exemplary reviews. Last year she had to cover part of job Y which is outside of her ori… --- ## [Selling a domain name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selling-a-domain-name/981156)
**Author:** [@TwoCarrotSnowman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoCarrotSnowman)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2023, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selling-a-domain-name/981156 "2023-03-15T03:46:44Z")
During lockdown, I had a vague plan to launch a blog. It never really happened, and I ended up with a domain name that I have no use for. It’s up for renewal, and as I see it, my options are: Let the domain name lapse. … --- ## [Pitting Some People at a Navajo Landmark](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-some-people-at-a-navajo-landmark/980945)
**Author:** [@Lare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lare)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2023, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-some-people-at-a-navajo-landmark/980945 "2023-03-15T02:07:34Z")
(I started to put this in the Pit, but I find that, despite my personal outrage I am not capable of writing with the necessary vehemence. Anyway…) In northern Arizona, on Navajo Nation land is a used-to-be-little-know … --- ## [Why don't people name their sons "John" anymore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-people-name-their-sons-john-anymore/980648)
**Author:** [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2023, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-people-name-their-sons-john-anymore/980648 "2023-03-15T00:30:48Z")
I’m asking because there was a time when in the English-speaking world, “John” was the most common boy’s name. That would be why various expressions use the term “Jack” (nickname for John) to refer to a typical man or a … --- ## [How to lookup mineral rights owned by a person when you don't know where the property is located?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-lookup-mineral-rights-owned-by-a-person-when-you-dont-know-where-the-property-is-located/981177)
**Author:** [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2023, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-lookup-mineral-rights-owned-by-a-person-when-you-dont-know-where-the-property-is-located/981177 "2023-03-14T18:08:44Z")
(Not everyone is aware, but mineral rights to a piece of property are often separate from the property itself. Although you may own the land, you don’t necessarily own the rights to the minerals under that land. Those m… --- ## [Anyone know of rent to own housing sites?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-of-rent-to-own-housing-sites/981133)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2023, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-of-rent-to-own-housing-sites/981133 "2023-03-14T15:09:50Z")
Since our last attempt at getting fianced fell short we’re looking in rent-to-own places but all you get is sites with pictures with a "sign up for info "box where agree to get spammed by credit repair places and the li… --- ## [How big is a diamond molecule?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-is-a-diamond-molecule/981108)
**Author:** [@Ynnad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ynnad)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2023, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-is-a-diamond-molecule/981108 "2023-03-14T12:31:54Z")
How big is a diamond molecule? I put this question in IMHO and not FQ because I believe any response will be more like an opinion than a fact. --- ## [Lawsuit against Rec.gov -- Ticketmaster of the National Parks and Federal lands](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawsuit-against-rec-gov-ticketmaster-of-the-national-parks-and-federal-lands/981125)
**Author:** [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2023, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawsuit-against-rec-gov-ticketmaster-of-the-national-parks-and-federal-lands/981125 "2023-03-13T20:51:04Z")
National Park Traveler article: Lawsuit Alleges Recreation.Gov Is Cluttered With “Junk Fees,” Seeks Millions In Refunds Looking to visit Glacier National Park this summer? You’re going to need a reservation…and it’s goi… --- ## [Are leaders getting worse? Were they always this bad? How we make better ones?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-leaders-getting-worse-were-they-always-this-bad-how-we-make-better-ones/981069)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2023, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-leaders-getting-worse-were-they-always-this-bad-how-we-make-better-ones/981069 "2023-03-13T18:49:28Z")
An observation: Over the last decade or two, the quality of leaders seem to have plummeted. The recent presidents are a joke, our techbro elites are cray cray whiny man-childs, our pundits yell louder than ever yet say n… --- ## [Opinions about ProtonMail?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-about-protonmail/980940)
**Author:** [@LynnM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LynnM)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2023, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-about-protonmail/980940 "2023-03-13T16:02:38Z")
I want to dump my yahoo email accounts and am considering Proton Mail. This is for ordinary daily personal use, no business or organization-related stuff. Looks like their free account would be adequate for my purposes. … --- ## [What is the Greek word or expression for 'social class' as the ancient Greeks would have expressed it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-greek-word-or-expression-for-social-class-as-the-ancient-greeks-would-have-expressed-it/981054)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2023, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-greek-word-or-expression-for-social-class-as-the-ancient-greeks-would-have-expressed-it/981054 "2023-03-12T23:02:15Z")
What is the Greek word or expression for ‘social class’ as the ancient Greeks would have expressed it? I haven’t been able to find it online. The categories themselves but not the actual word for ‘social class’. --- ## [Age-related loss of sense of taste](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/age-related-loss-of-sense-of-taste/980993)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2023, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/age-related-loss-of-sense-of-taste/980993 "2023-03-12T21:12:03Z")
I’ve been having issues with my sense of taste coming and going. I’m especially having trouble tasting meaty, salty, umami flavors. It’s not consistent; sometimes the issue happens in the morning but it seems better at… --- ## [Reconstructions of archaelogical sites: should we?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reconstructions-of-archaelogical-sites-should-we/980885)
**Author:** [@xtenkfarpl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xtenkfarpl)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2023, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reconstructions-of-archaelogical-sites-should-we/980885 "2023-03-12T19:31:13Z")
I’m thinking here about things like Ephesus, where the famous (and much photographed) Library Facade is actually a complete fake. Mocked up by a German antequerian in the 19th century. There’s Knossos on Crete, ‘recons… --- ## [How do I help make it a federal law to -not- shoot Crows or Corvids](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-help-make-it-a-federal-law-to-not-shoot-crows-or-corvids/981021)
**Author:** [@Budstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budstone)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2023, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-help-make-it-a-federal-law-to-not-shoot-crows-or-corvids/981021 "2023-03-12T18:16:29Z")
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