# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=174 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 175 --- ## [Cat People: Why do you like cats over dogs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-people-why-do-you-like-cats-over-dogs/952503)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2022, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-people-why-do-you-like-cats-over-dogs/952503 "2022-09-29T17:19:54Z")
I’m a cat person, though I DO love dogs. I can’t quite pinpoint why I like cats over dogs. They both have pros and cons, and it’s kind of a wash to me. Cat’s are independent where dogs are usually more social, but there’… --- ## [Does descriptive linguistics mean "anything goes"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-descriptive-linguistics-mean-anything-goes/971005)
**Author:** [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Replies:** 325\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2022, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-descriptive-linguistics-mean-anything-goes/971005 "2022-09-29T17:14:44Z")
This misconception about descriptivism recurs so often in our discussions about language that I thought a dedicated thread to fight ignorance on the matter might be helpful. Here’s a recent assertion of the persistent … --- ## [Do you consider these phrases passive-aggressive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-consider-these-phrases-passive-aggressive/970097)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2022, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-consider-these-phrases-passive-aggressive/970097 "2022-09-29T15:35:51Z")
I just saw this listicle and was surprised to find out that I use a couple of these in emails. None of of them seem too passive-aggressive to me, but I suppose it depends on the context. #7, ‘Circling back’, is annoying … --- ## [Do you still enjoy big coaster amusement parks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-still-enjoy-big-coaster-amusement-parks/970849)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2022, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-still-enjoy-big-coaster-amusement-parks/970849 "2022-09-29T12:10:43Z")
So Mrs. solost and I went to Cedar Point yesterday. Her family took her every year when she was a kid and she’s a big coaster junkie who describes CP as her “happy place”. We’ve gone many times in the past but haven’t be… --- ## [Have you even met a MAGA supporter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-even-met-a-maga-supporter/970818)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2022, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-even-met-a-maga-supporter/970818 "2022-09-29T11:46:51Z")
The type that believes Trump not only won the 2020 election but is still secretly president and still in control of the military and may use the military to remove Biden from the WH who is just a powerless puppet and has… --- ## [Do you work remotely and have you seen an episode of The Jetsons since you started remote work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-work-remotely-and-have-you-seen-an-episode-of-the-jetsons-since-you-started-remote-work/972284)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2022, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-work-remotely-and-have-you-seen-an-episode-of-the-jetsons-since-you-started-remote-work/972284 "2022-09-29T10:14:47Z")
No, I haven’t lost my mind. Friend of mine and I are having a drink at the bar, we both work remote for different companies and we started talking about the old episodes of The Jetsons when Mr Spacely (the boss) would po… --- ## [Lost my Dope penpal who'd been to S. Africa in the Discourse move](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-my-dope-penpal-whod-been-to-s-africa-in-the-discourse-move/971596)
**Author:** [@dummygladhands71](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dummygladhands71)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2022, 9:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-my-dope-penpal-whod-been-to-s-africa-in-the-discourse-move/971596 "2022-09-29T09:39:16Z")
After the long COVID layoff, we’re finally going this November. He’d been and was going to share with me things he’d found useful to take and what he’d wished he had taken. Buddy, you still out there?? Sorry, can’t reme… --- ## [Gals, do you wear girdles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gals-do-you-wear-girdles/97069)
**Author:** [@UrbanChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UrbanChic)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2017, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gals-do-you-wear-girdles/97069 "2017-02-03T21:15:08Z")
I don’t. I hate them. With a passion. I’m not of the mindset that girdles are another invention of men to repress women, either. I just find them extremely uncomfortable. Conversely, I know people who wouldn’t dream of … --- ## [Donetsk etc. in Ukraine vs History (Texas, California, Hawai'i, etc.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donetsk-etc-in-ukraine-vs-history-texas-california-hawaii-etc/972399)
**Author:** [@Dr.Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Drake)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2022, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donetsk-etc-in-ukraine-vs-history-texas-california-hawaii-etc/972399 "2022-09-28T23:03:05Z")
So I was thinking about the sham referenda in the eastern Ukraine, and history. I’m from California, and the history I’m aware of is that: Texas and California were part of Mexico. By the 1830s, there were a lot Americ… --- ## [Why The British Association With Queuing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-british-association-with-queuing/972211)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2022, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-british-association-with-queuing/972211 "2022-09-28T07:26:24Z")
Since the Queen died, I’ve heard a lot of Britons joking about the importance of queing in their culture. One guy even said that the 30-hour queue to pay respects at her coffin was the Most British Thing To Ever Happen. … --- ## [Cadillac Cop Car](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cadillac-cop-car/957795)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2022, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cadillac-cop-car/957795 "2022-09-27T21:34:32Z")
So out at lunch today I saw an odd thing. A Cadillac Escalade (newer) doing a police detail on a major highway (crew was using an excavator along the side of the road). The Escalade had the full blues- top of the windsh… --- ## [Dopers in Japan: how are foreign visitors being treated these days?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-in-japan-how-are-foreign-visitors-being-treated-these-days/972313)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2022, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-in-japan-how-are-foreign-visitors-being-treated-these-days/972313 "2022-09-27T16:37:01Z")
Japan recently announced they will be throwing open the doors to foreign tourists on October 11 - no daily quotas, no visa required, no quarantine, no travel agency involvement required. Currently contemplating a visi… --- ## [Pricey (ish), New Shoes with a Loose Sole already - Worth Repairing Myself?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pricey-ish-new-shoes-with-a-loose-sole-already-worth-repairing-myself/972308)
**Author:** [@Moonrise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonrise)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2022, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pricey-ish-new-shoes-with-a-loose-sole-already-worth-repairing-myself/972308 "2022-09-27T16:14:26Z")
About 5 years ago, I started wearing shoes from a particular brand that were 3 times more expensive than the ones I used to buy before but lasted over 2 years instead of less than 6 months. I only bought two pairs betw… --- ## [What Person to Person (p2p) Payment Systems Do You Use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-person-to-person-p2p-payment-systems-do-you-use/972065)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2022, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-person-to-person-p2p-payment-systems-do-you-use/972065 "2022-09-27T16:03:05Z")
I overwhelmingly use cash and checks. In the past I have occasionally used postal money orders. Recently I came upon a situation where I needed to make a rapid transfer and what I ended up using was Walmart2Walmart \[you … --- ## [How to wind down a business](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-wind-down-a-business/967355)
**Author:** [@Mortimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mortimus)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2022, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-wind-down-a-business/967355 "2022-09-27T03:01:54Z")
I have a semi-successful business doing A/V stuff. I am a sole proprietor, no LLC or anything like that. It’s just me, no employees, no payroll. I still do gigs on a limited basis. I do not look for new work but I st… --- ## [Looking to install a mini-split heat pump (A/C). Advice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-to-install-a-mini-split-heat-pump-a-c-advice/971919)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2022, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-to-install-a-mini-split-heat-pump-a-c-advice/971919 "2022-09-26T21:20:29Z")
There was a thread about mini-splits back in '15 but it looks like there have been some advancements so I wanted to start anew. I have a vacation home which is heated with propane and cooled with a window a/c. The wind… --- ## [Is this really a Shakespeare quote? "A friend is one that knows you as you are, understands where you have been, accepts what you have become, and still, gently allows you to grow."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-really-a-shakespeare-quote-a-friend-is-one-that-knows-you-as-you-are-understands-where-you-have-been-accepts-what-you-have-become-and-still-gently-allows-you-to-grow/972131)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2022, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-really-a-shakespeare-quote-a-friend-is-one-that-knows-you-as-you-are-understands-where-you-have-been-accepts-what-you-have-become-and-still-gently-allows-you-to-grow/972131 "2022-09-26T18:38:35Z")
Is this really a Shakespeare quote? “A friend is one that knows you as you are, understands where you have been, accepts what you have become, and still, gently allows you to grow.” I’ve seen it surfacing in odd places… --- ## [Intentionally missetting clock: Cunning or stupid idea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intentionally-missetting-clock-cunning-or-stupid-idea/971731)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2022, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intentionally-missetting-clock-cunning-or-stupid-idea/971731 "2022-09-26T17:06:52Z")
I’m not quite sure if this question is a mundane trviality of everyday life, or if there’s a legitimate mathematical puzzle behind it. I guess the former is more likely (although the latter would be cooler), hence I’m pl… --- ## [How Easy is it to Judge-Shop in the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-easy-is-it-to-judge-shop-in-the-us/972147)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2022, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-easy-is-it-to-judge-shop-in-the-us/972147 "2022-09-26T12:22:17Z")
The reason I’m asking is the Trump legal team’s successful ploy of getting a particularly favourable judge, Judge Cannon, sitting on their application, by filing their materials in her sub-district (if I’ve understood co… --- ## [VPN: Should I have one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vpn-should-i-have-one/971171)
**Author:** [@3AxisCtrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3AxisCtrl)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2022, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vpn-should-i-have-one/971171 "2022-09-26T09:44:09Z")
And if so, which one / what features? (I found a thread on this topic from 2018, but reasoned that thinking might have changed somewhat since then.) Note that I don’t do anything remotely illegal or even marginally ske… --- ## [Modern device your parents had that you don’t have now](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-device-your-parents-had-that-you-don-t-have-now/970470)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 247\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2022, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-device-your-parents-had-that-you-don-t-have-now/970470 "2022-09-25T22:22:50Z")
What modern device did your parents have when you were a kid that you don’t have as an adult? I’ll go first. I was a kid in the 1960s, and my parents had an electric can opener. I’ve never purchased one and see them as … --- ## [Is Ok OK now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-ok-ok-now/972001)
**Author:** [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2022, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-ok-ok-now/972001 "2022-09-25T20:51:40Z")
I’ve been seeing “Ok” pop up in a lot of places recently. Why is that? To me, OK is OK and okay is OK, but do we really need a third way to write it? I’m sort of OK with ok, because, as Allie Brosh says, maybe it’s been… --- ## [Where would you absolutely, positively never want to live?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-would-you-absolutely-positively-never-want-to-live/971836)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2022, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-would-you-absolutely-positively-never-want-to-live/971836 "2022-09-25T20:07:32Z")
It can be a country, a city, a type of neighborhood, a type of dwelling - this is a wide open topic, inspired by the current effort underway to move my in-laws closer to us. I would never want to live in a retirement co… --- ## [Do you believe Adnan Syed is guilty of murder and are you a Democrat or Republican?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-believe-adnan-syed-is-guilty-of-murder-and-are-you-a-democrat-or-republican/751338)
**Author:** [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2022, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-believe-adnan-syed-is-guilty-of-murder-and-are-you-a-democrat-or-republican/751338 "2022-09-24T22:11:32Z")
We’re looking to see if there is a correlation between being Republican and thinking Adnan Syed is guilty. Please vote option 7 if you did NOT already have a stance on this case before stumbling upon this thread. --- ## [Is an older person more likely to suffer from "too much sun" effects?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-an-older-person-more-likely-to-suffer-from-too-much-sun-effects/972116)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2022, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-an-older-person-more-likely-to-suffer-from-too-much-sun-effects/972116 "2022-09-24T18:32:49Z")
I was working outdoors today starting at 9:00 am, and contrary to it’s reputation, the weather in San Francisco was hot and sunny – the temperature was not high, maybe around 70 or so, but the sun was relentless and felt… --- ## [What to Do for Anhedonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-for-anhedonia/972000)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2022, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-for-anhedonia/972000 "2022-09-24T16:26:33Z")
I’m pretty sure I have anhedonia. My vacation last week convinced me. My finances are so tight right now that I can’t afford to travel or do anything that costs money, so I spent my vacation napping and watching TV, or… --- ## [Should I get vaccinated against Polio? I was when Sabin vaccine came out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-get-vaccinated-against-polio-i-was-when-sabin-vaccine-came-out/971668)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2022, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-get-vaccinated-against-polio-i-was-when-sabin-vaccine-came-out/971668 "2022-09-24T05:04:53Z")
When the safe Sabin vaccine came out, I got vaccinated. It was great fun, a huge crowd lined up outdoors to eat the sugar cube. That was about 60 years ago, and I think I only got the one dose. Now, according to a CNN a… --- ## [What becomes of the clothes dropped off in donation bins?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-becomes-of-the-clothes-dropped-off-in-donation-bins/971662)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2022, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-becomes-of-the-clothes-dropped-off-in-donation-bins/971662 "2022-09-24T04:33:42Z")
And, do you feel bad when throwing away perfectly good clothing? At least around here, there are numerous large bins where people can donate clothing. They are the size of small dumpsters, and there is a door that can … --- ## [Hiding Something from Yourself?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hiding-something-from-yourself/972060)
**Author:** [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2022, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hiding-something-from-yourself/972060 "2022-09-24T04:30:02Z")
Is it possible to hide something from yourself? I’m thinking of something like an addict hiding drugs from himself for later to ease withdrawals. Or hiding cash you don’t want to spend until the weekend. Oh, and you can… --- ## [What's your Renaissance humanist name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-renaissance-humanist-name/970471)
**Author:** [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2022, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-renaissance-humanist-name/970471 "2022-09-24T02:37:07Z")
Now that it’s back-to-school time, let’s rev up our intellects with a fun quest. Everybody’s heard of the Mercator Projection. How Mercator got that name: When Western Europeans revived Classical learning in the Renaiss… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=173) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=175)