# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=217 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 218 --- ## [Do you remember being bathed in the kitchen sink?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-remember-being-bathed-in-the-kitchen-sink/958540)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2022, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-remember-being-bathed-in-the-kitchen-sink/958540 "2022-01-31T19:01:02Z")
I brought this subject up recently, and my husband was amazed that I remember being small enough to fit in the kitchen sink. Not only that, but I remember being bathed in the sink along with my brother, who was three yea… --- ## [What if any businsess skills do farmers need?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-any-businsess-skills-do-farmers-need/957902)
**Author:** [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2022, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-any-businsess-skills-do-farmers-need/957902 "2022-01-31T13:36:02Z")
When you imagine a farmer, do you ever envision them selling their goods? Probably not - you mainly imagine them working the land, raising their livestock, etc. At most, you may imagine the farmer loading some goods into… --- ## [Home improvement- self installing luxury vinyl planking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-improvement-self-installing-luxury-vinyl-planking/957905)
**Author:** [@Precambrianmollusc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Precambrianmollusc)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2022, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-improvement-self-installing-luxury-vinyl-planking/957905 "2022-01-30T06:04:02Z")
Last year we had our downstairs remodeled , obviously got the professionals in for that. Now we want to tidy up the upstairs, which, other than a bathroom that needs a real work over, which I will not to, will mostly i… --- ## [Help me find some men's pajamas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-some-mens-pajamas/958604)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2022, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-some-mens-pajamas/958604 "2022-01-29T21:15:41Z")
I have a pajama set that I bought from Jos. A. Bank quite a while ago. I really like the crisp cotton during the summer. I’m not sure what makes them like that but I think it’s long-staple cotton. The label just says 100… --- ## [Workplace problem, seeking advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/workplace-problem-seeking-advice/958360)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2022, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/workplace-problem-seeking-advice/958360 "2022-01-29T18:17:34Z")
I work with a small, tight group. There are three or four of us working on a given day. If someone misses a day (rare), it impacts us significantly. We just hired a new guy. He started three weeks ago and has called in … --- ## [Are you required to take a new photo for ID when your appearance changes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-required-to-take-a-new-photo-for-id-when-your-appearance-changes/958323)
**Author:** [@mmmiiikkkeee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mmmiiikkkeee)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2022, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-required-to-take-a-new-photo-for-id-when-your-appearance-changes/958323 "2022-01-29T17:15:42Z")
This is the second year I’m growing a beard, and mine gets fairly fluffy and hides the features of the lower half of my face, which are somewhat distinctive, as well as gives my face a different overall shape. My daught… --- ## [Any Other Asymps Out There?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-other-asymps-out-there/958233)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2022, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-other-asymps-out-there/958233 "2022-01-29T12:13:42Z")
My brother and I both inherited a gene mutation for Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) from our mother. My brother has all the classic symptoms, including Adrenal Insufficiency (AI) and the slowly progressive Adrenomyeloneuropat… --- ## [How do you pronounce “burial”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-burial/957850)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2022, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-burial/957850 "2022-01-29T00:53:45Z")
All my life I’ve heard it pronounced as berry-ul but lately I’ve been hearing it as burr-ee-ul. Is this new or am I just now being exposed to it? --- ## [Can An Insurance Company Prevent You From Buying a Prescription Out of Pocket?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-an-insurance-company-prevent-you-from-buying-a-prescription-out-of-pocket/947195)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2022, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-an-insurance-company-prevent-you-from-buying-a-prescription-out-of-pocket/947195 "2022-01-28T19:46:28Z")
Buck\_ Godot writes: Then about a year ago, the insurance company decided without any examination that she was taking too much, and so they unilaterally cut her dosage by a third and canceled her anti-anxiety medication… --- ## [Evolution of the neotrogla](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evolution-of-the-neotrogla/958534)
**Author:** [@SpacemanSpiff\_II](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpacemanSpiff_II)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2022, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evolution-of-the-neotrogla/958534 "2022-01-28T14:29:13Z")
Neotrogla - Wikipedia Neotrogla is a genus of barklice noted for its reversed sex roles and organs, traits shared by all species of the genus. Female Neotrogla possess a penis-like organ, properly termed a " gynosom… --- ## [Simile: "Useless as..."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simile-useless-as/548144)
**Author:** [@In\_Winnipeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/In_Winnipeg)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2022, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simile-useless-as/548144 "2022-01-28T13:44:28Z")
There seem to be some regionalisms in regard to describing how useless someone/something is. My mother used “Useless as tits on a nun” and “As useless as looking up a dead horse’s ass”, and from my uncle I heard “Useles… --- ## [Attempted/failed credit card purchase at high-end store -- what was really going on here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attempted-failed-credit-card-purchase-at-high-end-store-what-was-really-going-on-here/958445)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2022, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attempted-failed-credit-card-purchase-at-high-end-store-what-was-really-going-on-here/958445 "2022-01-28T03:24:38Z")
Yesterday I took my husband to the Prada outlet store for his birthday present. He found something he wanted, so I took it up to the register. I gave them my credit card and showed them my driver’s license to confirm my … --- ## [Looking for earbuds with a specific feature set](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-earbuds-with-a-specific-feature-set/958322)
**Author:** [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2022, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-earbuds-with-a-specific-feature-set/958322 "2022-01-27T23:11:55Z")
My last earbuds were this model: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07YC66FW3/ref=ppx\_yo\_dt\_b\_asin\_title\_o03\_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 That one met most of my requirements but their lag/latency was rather high; it wasn’t possi… --- ## [Poll: Is raising pets an acceptable alternative to raising kids? (take two)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-is-raising-pets-an-acceptable-alternative-to-raising-kids-take-two/957949)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 181\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2022, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-is-raising-pets-an-acceptable-alternative-to-raising-kids-take-two/957949 "2022-01-27T21:12:29Z")
Sorry all, I really botched the first poll. I’m going to try one more time. I ask that if you answer one question you answer all four to the best of your ability. All polls are anonymous, some results are held until the … --- ## [What's your life expectancy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-life-expectancy/957257)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2022, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-life-expectancy/957257 "2022-01-27T17:53:49Z")
Use this site to calculate your life expectancy. Surprisingly, they didn’t even ask about some of the factors that may actually impact my life expectancy. Anyway, it tells me I’ll live to 83, seven years from now. --- ## [Low-Cost Online Streaming Service?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-cost-online-streaming-service/917738)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2020, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-cost-online-streaming-service/917738 "2020-08-14T03:29:58Z")
I run a small film festival in Montana. We show 25 films, of varying lengths, over 3 days in April, but because of COVID, we had to postpone this year’s festival until October. Even with our safety measures, there are pe… --- ## [Best way to send money from Canada to Brazil?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-send-money-from-canada-to-brazil/958342)
**Author:** [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2022, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-send-money-from-canada-to-brazil/958342 "2022-01-27T04:32:47Z")
As some may know, I have written a children’s book. Several people have offered to translate it into different languages. Most of them are in Canada, but one is in Brazil. I would like to send an honorarium of a hundred… --- ## [Was the Agricultural Revolution a mistake?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-agricultural-revolution-a-mistake/954740)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 198\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2022, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-agricultural-revolution-a-mistake/954740 "2022-01-27T04:25:11Z")
Been reading Sapiens and the author argues that the Agricultural Revolution, one of the most significant events of our species, was bad for individual people and more bad than good for humans despite allowing bigger popu… --- ## [Opinions needed about my neighbours outdoor cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-needed-about-my-neighbours-outdoor-cat/956674)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2022, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-needed-about-my-neighbours-outdoor-cat/956674 "2022-01-27T03:26:16Z")
It’s not really their cat anymore as they’ve basically abandoned him and I now provide all of his care, including food, shelter, water, toys and everything except being inside. I would bring him in in a heartbeat except … --- ## [Men wearing aftershave / cologne, Y / N?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-wearing-aftershave-cologne-y-n/957908)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2022, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-wearing-aftershave-cologne-y-n/957908 "2022-01-26T23:39:17Z")
Should men wear fragrance? Most of the men’s fashion and grooming sites recommend wearing some sort of personal fragrance. It’s hard to know if it’s good advice because, as a guy, I don’t like the smell of any of them … --- ## [Seeing some grays/greys as blue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeing-some-grays-greys-as-blue/958336)
**Author:** [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2022, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeing-some-grays-greys-as-blue/958336 "2022-01-26T22:00:35Z")
Sometimes things that are gray look blue to me, for example in the image on this black and white TV the sky, and to some extent the ground, look blue or blue gray. Do they look blue or bluish to anybody else? … --- ## [Installing Windows on Laptop- New License(?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/installing-windows-on-laptop-new-license/957959)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2022, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/installing-windows-on-laptop-new-license/957959 "2022-01-26T20:32:33Z")
Hey All So my personal laptop is dying. It’s getting pretty old and just seems unstable lately, and needs to be plugged in at all times I have an Thinkpad from my last job. I was a remote employee and as it was a small… --- ## [What are your (possibly quirky) requirements in bed? (No, this isn't about sex.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-possibly-quirky-requirements-in-bed-no-this-isnt-about-sex/958186)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2022, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-possibly-quirky-requirements-in-bed-no-this-isnt-about-sex/958186 "2022-01-26T19:55:18Z")
I saw this cartoon yesterday and it made me think of this question. I’m an incredibly fussy sleeper. Fortunately my bed partner is an sweetly tolerant cat. I can’t imagine another hu… --- ## [If the James Webb Space Telescope fails, how much and how long to replace it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-james-webb-space-telescope-fails-how-much-and-how-long-to-replace-it/957215)
**Author:** [@Tired\_and\_Cranky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tired_and_Cranky)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2022, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-james-webb-space-telescope-fails-how-much-and-how-long-to-replace-it/957215 "2022-01-26T19:27:53Z")
The James Webb Space Telescope was originally slated to cost $1 billion but rang in at $10 billion by launch date. If any of its 300 single points of failure cause it to fail today, how much would it cost us to replace … --- ## [What's a "6 figure salary" today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-6-figure-salary-today/958284)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2022, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-6-figure-salary-today/958284 "2022-01-26T18:33:28Z")
Growing up in the 80s, big shots were described as having a “six figure salary”. Online inflation calculators tell me that if I’d heard that in 1988, such a person would be making about 280k now. But things are also mor… --- ## [Are there Thermal Curtains that aren't blackout curtains?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-thermal-curtains-that-arent-blackout-curtains/957843)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2022, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-thermal-curtains-that-arent-blackout-curtains/957843 "2022-01-26T18:23:44Z")
I’m looking for curtains to keep my small exposed office warmer. A quick search on thermal seems to only return ones that are also blackout curtains. Not a feature I want or need. But I understand the two probably go tog… --- ## [So the new OSX version requires 28 GB of free HD space to install](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-new-osx-version-requires-28-gb-of-free-hd-space-to-install/958400)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2022, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-new-osx-version-requires-28-gb-of-free-hd-space-to-install/958400 "2022-01-26T14:48:22Z")
And I have less than half that on this laptop of mine. Is it worth it right now? Is there a way to get that much quickly? Any other options? --- ## [Where does the orphaned sock go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-the-orphaned-sock-go/957657)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2022, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-the-orphaned-sock-go/957657 "2022-01-26T12:28:52Z")
So I just encountered this situation at the Omni house and a shower thought was born. The wife did laundry and one of my socks came out without his buddy. Lonely but clean, my wife filed him into the sock drawer to awai… --- ## [If hate speech isn’t illegal, why was this NY couple arrested?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-hate-speech-isn-t-illegal-why-was-this-ny-couple-arrested/958187)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2022, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-hate-speech-isn-t-illegal-why-was-this-ny-couple-arrested/958187 "2022-01-26T05:47:32Z")
It appears the “endangerment of a child” is a kind of stretch…but i could see it being squeezed in. The behavior of the couple is deplorable, but I’m having difficulty finding it criminal. Maybe the throwing of the … --- ## [True or false? In order for you to feel happiness, parts of your life have to suck](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-or-false-in-order-for-you-to-feel-happiness-parts-of-your-life-have-to-suck/958119)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2022, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-or-false-in-order-for-you-to-feel-happiness-parts-of-your-life-have-to-suck/958119 "2022-01-26T04:30:13Z")
For example: The weekends would be less enjoyable if you didn’t bust your ass at work all week. (Same for retirement) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=216) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=218)