# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=180 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 181 --- ## [Polygamy advocacy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polygamy-advocacy/934011)
**Author:** [@ALOHA\_HATER](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ALOHA_HATER)\ **Replies:** 235\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2022, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polygamy-advocacy/934011 "2022-08-23T12:52:51Z")
I just heard something on the radio about a woman who was a polygamy advocate. And I wondered. How would legal polygamy benefit the women in those relationships? --- ## [Mac geeks: I need some advice on a drive enclosure for my hard drive](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mac-geeks-i-need-some-advice-on-a-drive-enclosure-for-my-hard-drive/330316)
**Author:** [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2005, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mac-geeks-i-need-some-advice-on-a-drive-enclosure-for-my-hard-drive/330316 "2005-11-14T05:14:50Z")
I have a desktop CRT iMac - the “Snow” model. Here it is. It recently died. After discussing it over at the Apple boards, it’s probably some sort of mother board issue. Anyway, the bottom line turned out to be that it w… --- ## [Industrial noises common to residents of North America](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/industrial-noises-common-to-residents-of-north-america/969978)
**Author:** [@Mona\_Lott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mona_Lott)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2022, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/industrial-noises-common-to-residents-of-north-america/969978 "2022-08-23T04:05:59Z")
I am wondering which industrial noise is most common for the residents of North America. My nominee is the railroad grade crossing air horn cadence of long, long, short, long. Your thoughts, please. --- ## [Looking for a definition of the phrase "on step" in the sentence "Seconds later he reappeared on step, holding one float on the water as he took the corner."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-definition-of-the-phrase-on-step-in-the-sentence-seconds-later-he-reappeared-on-step-holding-one-float-on-the-water-as-he-took-the-corner/970028)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2022, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-definition-of-the-phrase-on-step-in-the-sentence-seconds-later-he-reappeared-on-step-holding-one-float-on-the-water-as-he-took-the-corner/970028 "2022-08-23T03:47:39Z")
Looking for a definition of the phrase “on step” in the sentence “Seconds later he reappeared on step, holding one float on the water as he took the corner.” "The Boss taxied downriver, around the broad sweeping bend, a… --- ## [What names would you choose for post scarcity space stations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-names-would-you-choose-for-post-scarcity-space-stations/969718)
**Author:** [@Cmyers1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cmyers1980)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2022, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-names-would-you-choose-for-post-scarcity-space-stations/969718 "2022-08-23T02:53:49Z")
This prompt is inspired by Iain Banks’ Culture series. If you could choose the names for 10 large spaceships capable of carrying hundreds of millions of people in post scarcity utopic comfort which names would you choose… --- ## [Cell Phone Use and PSAs Against Distracted Driving: What Seems Excessive to You?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-phone-use-and-psas-against-distracted-driving-what-seems-excessive-to-you/969511)
**Author:** [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2022, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-phone-use-and-psas-against-distracted-driving-what-seems-excessive-to-you/969511 "2022-08-22T23:49:23Z")
Texting while driving is the stupidest thing a person can do while behind the wheel and should be punished through heavy fines and loss of one’s driver’s license. That said, there is currently a PSA campaign that politel… --- ## [Getting into Vatican Museum - Oops](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-into-vatican-museum-oops/970033)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2022, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-into-vatican-museum-oops/970033 "2022-08-22T23:43:02Z")
OK. So we’re planning a trip to Italy, and learned today that the Vatican Museum is sold out for the week we will be there (late September). My wife is crushed. Are there any Italy-experienced (or perhaps resident) Dope… --- ## [Help me pick out a coffee table](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-out-a-coffee-table/970049)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2022, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-out-a-coffee-table/970049 "2022-08-22T23:26:05Z")
Does anyone have a living room table similar to one of these? Whether or not you do, do you notice interesting/potentially problematic things about them? 1: Amazon.ca 2: Amazon.ca 3: Amazon.ca 4: Amazon.ca 5: Amazon… --- ## [Is a dating red flag the same as a deal-breaker?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-dating-red-flag-the-same-as-a-deal-breaker/969976)
**Author:** [@Frosted\_Glass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frosted_Glass)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2022, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-dating-red-flag-the-same-as-a-deal-breaker/969976 "2022-08-22T18:45:57Z")
Is a dating red flag the same thing as a deal-breaker? poll I haven’t posted in this thread about home schooling being a red flag for dating, but several posters raised an interesting question that I was also wondering … --- ## [Russian version of Starbucks, McDonalds, Renault etc, are the brands operating in bad faith?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-version-of-starbucks-mcdonalds-renault-etc-are-the-brands-operating-in-bad-faith/970029)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2022, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-version-of-starbucks-mcdonalds-renault-etc-are-the-brands-operating-in-bad-faith/970029 "2022-08-22T00:46:24Z")
Russia has its own McDonalds (who totally coincidentally operate in the exact same locations) and Starbucks (called Star coffee, as someone said, they had TsarBucks right fucking there). Many of these are interests sold… --- ## [Does Mechanisation and automation actually reduce the number of labourers overall?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-mechanisation-and-automation-actually-reduce-the-number-of-labourers-overall/969606)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2022, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-mechanisation-and-automation-actually-reduce-the-number-of-labourers-overall/969606 "2022-08-22T00:32:44Z")
Sure. At the farm you need less workers now. But the loss of farm workers is surely compensated overtime by the workers needed at the tractor and combine factory, the fertiliser and pesticide plant, and the various shops… --- ## [What's "stupid"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-stupid/969848)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2022, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-stupid/969848 "2022-08-21T21:24:59Z")
I get a lot of pushback when I call MAGA people “stupid”. If they aren’t “stupid”, then what is “stupid” to you? --- ## [During lockdown. Before 9/11. During the war. How many others?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/during-lockdown-before-9-11-during-the-war-how-many-others/969663)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2022, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/during-lockdown-before-9-11-during-the-war-how-many-others/969663 "2022-08-21T16:31:36Z")
I think the term might be “cultural milestones”. Anyway, recently I was talking to someone about movies, and the phrase “During lockdown” kept coming up. Sounded a lot like my parents saying “During the war.” Things did … --- ## [Is advanced technology possible without fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-advanced-technology-possible-without-fire/969921)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2022, 8:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-advanced-technology-possible-without-fire/969921 "2022-08-21T08:40:20Z")
I’m wondering if advanced technology possible without fire? Maybe on a very damp world where it might not have been accidentally discovered. Or maybe a planet with no lightning. Or maybe super-smart underwater beings. G… --- ## [When did full moons start becoming a thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-full-moons-start-becoming-a-thing/967894)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2022, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-full-moons-start-becoming-a-thing/967894 "2022-08-21T07:24:24Z")
I’ve lived through about 800 full moons, and they seem to all be pretty much the same. But now, we get “super moons” and moons with names (I think this week we had a “buck moon”) and breathless news articles about how t… --- ## [What is going on at Pearson Airport?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-going-on-at-pearson-airport/967676)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2022, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-going-on-at-pearson-airport/967676 "2022-08-21T01:59:05Z")
I’ve been seeing the stories about the long passenger delays and wait times for a few months now. What is triggering it? Is it still covid measures, or something else? --- ## [I’m looking for scientific statements of fact](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-looking-for-scientific-statements-of-fact/969866)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2022, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-looking-for-scientific-statements-of-fact/969866 "2022-08-20T17:59:00Z")
To get expand and clarify the title; I’m looking for simple, preferably single line, statements of fact that are accurate and true but deceptively and woefully incomplete. For example, the universe is flat. Accurate, … --- ## [What do these numbers mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-these-numbers-mean/969954)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2022, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-these-numbers-mean/969954 "2022-08-20T13:21:07Z")
Religious Conflict & War. Political conflict has drastically increased over the years. Terrorism and the rise of religiously-motivated insurgent groups have forced the hand of several governments. As a result, defense … --- ## [Armchair psychologists, have at it!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/armchair-psychologists-have-at-it/969911)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2022, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/armchair-psychologists-have-at-it/969911 "2022-08-20T04:22:33Z")
As somewhat documented throughout the years I’ve been posting, my son (now 24) was a bit scary to raise. He was loving and gentle at home with his parents, and had amazing affection for animals - but he also exhibited m… --- ## [Recent(ish) experience with countertop dishwashers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-ish-experience-with-countertop-dishwashers/969802)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2022, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-ish-experience-with-countertop-dishwashers/969802 "2022-08-19T19:41:18Z")
A search turned up 3 threads on the topic - two of them 20+ years old, one 8 years old (which I started, actually). The in-laws swear they don’t need a dishwasher. It’s just 2 of them, and they don’t have all that man… --- ## [Going to Greece, which island should I go to](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-greece-which-island-should-i-go-to/969826)
**Author:** [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2022, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-greece-which-island-should-i-go-to/969826 "2022-08-19T14:28:51Z")
I’m going to Greece for a week in September. I’m staying 3 nights in Athens and have 4 more nights to figure out what island I should stay at. I’m looking mostly for historical sites, hiking, and maybe one day of scuba … --- ## [If you’re dating, is finding out someone was home-schooled a red flag?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-re-dating-is-finding-out-someone-was-home-schooled-a-red-flag/969723)
**Author:** [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2022, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-re-dating-is-finding-out-someone-was-home-schooled-a-red-flag/969723 "2022-08-19T13:43:13Z")
Assume you’re single and find out a person you’re interested in dating was home-schooled as a child. Would that raise a red flag? poll What if you find out the person you’re interested in was home-schooled because their… --- ## [What's too "Loony Left" for you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-too-loony-left-for-you/969503)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 289\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2022, 9:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-too-loony-left-for-you/969503 "2022-08-19T09:30:27Z")
If you generally identify with the liberal or left side of the political spectrum, what is too radical, or quixotic, or nutty, or downright totalitarian for you to support? What’s just too “Brave New World” for your tast… --- ## [Matt Walsh accuses trans person of crimes on twitter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matt-walsh-accuses-trans-person-of-crimes-on-twitter/969267)
**Author:** [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2022, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matt-walsh-accuses-trans-person-of-crimes-on-twitter/969267 "2022-08-19T03:44:21Z")
On Twitter, Matt Walsh, a right wing person, has posted and called out a person named Eli Erlick, who seems to be offering to send people extra hormones they have on hand to people near and far. Matt claims hes reportin… --- ## [What are the flaws in Barry Cunliffe's "Celtic from the West" hypothesis that still don't make it a very compelling /popular theory?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-flaws-in-barry-cunliffes-celtic-from-the-west-hypothesis-that-still-dont-make-it-a-very-compelling-popular-theory/969865)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2022, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-flaws-in-barry-cunliffes-celtic-from-the-west-hypothesis-that-still-dont-make-it-a-very-compelling-popular-theory/969865 "2022-08-19T00:37:21Z")
What are the flaws in Barry Cunliffe’s “Celtic from the West” hypothesis that still don’t make it a very compelling /popular theory? --- ## [Two different security confirmation codes failed to come through on my email today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-different-security-confirmation-codes-failed-to-come-through-on-my-email-today/969844)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2022, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-different-security-confirmation-codes-failed-to-come-through-on-my-email-today/969844 "2022-08-18T22:29:00Z")
Twice today, for two different sites, a 2-factor authorization code failed to come over my email. I asked each one to be re-sent several times. None of the messages ended up in my spam filter. This has me a bit worried,… --- ## [The concept of infrastructure](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-concept-of-infrastructure/969841)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2022, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-concept-of-infrastructure/969841 "2022-08-18T21:15:59Z")
In what ways might the concept of infrastructure be modernized to best reflect society as it is today. I am being slightly vague intentionally. --- ## ["Half of Americans anticipate a U.S. civil war soon, survey finds"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/half-of-americans-anticipate-a-u-s-civil-war-soon-survey-finds/968314)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 236\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2022, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/half-of-americans-anticipate-a-u-s-civil-war-soon-survey-finds/968314 "2022-08-17T22:28:03Z")
The subject line is the title of an article (linked below) Any opinions on this? Personally, I think it might happen. Part of me wants to think it could never happen but…I am not so sure these days. The US is becomin… --- ## [Did you ever have a nickname unrelated to your given name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-ever-have-a-nickname-unrelated-to-your-given-name/969547)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2022, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-ever-have-a-nickname-unrelated-to-your-given-name/969547 "2022-08-17T20:24:47Z")
Michael becomes Mike, Patricia becomes Pat - these are expected nicknames. But when Michael becomes Moose, that might take some explaining. Here’s your chance - share your (or someone you know) possibly perplexing nickna… --- ## [When Technology Changes Language](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-technology-changes-language/969692)
**Author:** [@Moonrise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonrise)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2022, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-technology-changes-language/969692 "2022-08-17T03:48:27Z")
Apart from the trivial examples of new words being added to dictionaries (Internet, email, etc.), do you have examples of new technologies influencing the way we speak ? Back in the 90s, I remember a guy seated next to … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=179) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=181)