# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=225 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 226 --- ## [Do you feel you should be entitled to a skip work day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-feel-you-should-be-entitled-to-a-skip-work-day/955461)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2021, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-feel-you-should-be-entitled-to-a-skip-work-day/955461 "2021-12-09T17:02:42Z")
You wake up one day, you’re not sick, but you say to yourself: “You know what? I’m calling in”. Do you feel you’re entitled to such a break so long as they are few and far in between? poll --- ## [Simplifications you've made](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simplifications-youve-made/955100)
**Author:** [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2021, 9:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simplifications-youve-made/955100 "2021-12-09T09:16:54Z")
What simplifying changes have you made to your routines? Three that come to mind are: -I only have one kind of sock. No more sorting! -I stopped using fabric softener, and never looked back. -I only have two credit ca… --- ## [What job are YOU \*personally\* most likely to die doing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-job-are-you-personally-most-likely-to-die-doing/955611)
**Author:** [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2021, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-job-are-you-personally-most-likely-to-die-doing/955611 "2021-12-09T02:48:25Z")
I misread this thread What job are you most likely to die doing? as What job are YOU most likely to die doing? As for me, my first thought was cleaning the leaves and pine needles out of the gutters up on a ladder, as i… --- ## [Diethylstilbestrol and Lesbianism?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diethylstilbestrol-and-lesbianism/955508)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2021, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diethylstilbestrol-and-lesbianism/955508 "2021-12-08T22:59:30Z")
I have to tell you, I was originally going to just post this in IMHO or MPSIMS. But upon closer reflection, I realize it might spark a debate. So I’ll err on the side of caution, and post it here. The prenatal drug diet… --- ## [Do you sleep under a bedspread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-sleep-under-a-bedspread/402176)
**Author:** [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2021, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-sleep-under-a-bedspread/402176 "2021-12-08T22:17:17Z")
An argument brewed this weekend as I held forth that, no, you don’t sleep under a bedspread (particularly the quilted polyester ones in hotels), but pull it off and sleep under the bedclothes underneath it. The bedsprea… --- ## [Gender Pronouns (original title: Should we have gender-identifiers on the SDMB?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gender-pronouns-original-title-should-we-have-gender-identifiers-on-the-sdmb/953846)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2021, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gender-pronouns-original-title-should-we-have-gender-identifiers-on-the-sdmb/953846 "2021-12-08T21:02:41Z")
When referring to another poster whose sex I don’t know, I generally revert to “he” unless corrected, but I know there are many women on the board. On one message board I go to, men’s names are in blue, women’s names ar… --- ## [Mailing Letters And Interfering With U.S. Mail?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mailing-letters-and-interfering-with-u-s-mail/955475)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2021, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mailing-letters-and-interfering-with-u-s-mail/955475 "2021-12-08T18:15:47Z")
As I said before, I have a couple of scientific theories that I have been trying to share for quite some time now. And I often use U.S. mail to share them. I also have Type II Diabetes. So I sometimes walk to the mailbo… --- ## [Reproducibility Crisis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reproducibility-crisis/955726)
**Author:** [@SpacemanSpiff\_II](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpacemanSpiff_II)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2021, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reproducibility-crisis/955726 "2021-12-08T18:12:39Z")
Dozens of major cancer studies can’t be replicated | Science News After eight years, a project that tried to reproduce the results of key cancer biology studies has finally concluded. And its findings suggest that like… --- ## [The legality of deterring mailbox baseball](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-legality-of-deterring-mailbox-baseball/593646)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 682\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2021, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-legality-of-deterring-mailbox-baseball/593646 "2021-12-08T17:21:30Z")
On a recent (rerun) episode of CSI, part of the plot involved a homeowner who, tired of having his mailbox destroyed by teens playing mailbox baseball, installs a mailbox filled solid with concrete. The result is that t… --- ## [What questions to ask? Workplace injury care long into future, company now pushing back](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-questions-to-ask-workplace-injury-care-long-into-future-company-now-pushing-back/955644)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2021, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-questions-to-ask-workplace-injury-care-long-into-future-company-now-pushing-back/955644 "2021-12-07T21:50:12Z")
What questions should I be asking? What issues should I be thinking about? I have a respiratory injury from workplace chemical exposure about 35 years ago, with my same current employer. There was an official determinat… --- ## [Take a modern invention back in time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-a-modern-invention-back-in-time/954446)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2021, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-a-modern-invention-back-in-time/954446 "2021-12-07T19:47:48Z")
I was reminded of this by the question regarding technology to react to pandemics. In high school, senior year, we were given in-class essay assignments once either every month, or two weeks, I forget which, but one tim… --- ## [Apple Pay. Google Wallet. Discuss](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-pay-google-wallet-discuss/698130)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2021, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-pay-google-wallet-discuss/698130 "2021-12-07T17:02:15Z")
So, what does the incredibly fantastic all-new Apple™ e-pay system Apple Pay® offer that Google Wallet hasn’t for a couple of years? Except that it runs on the newest iPhones? --- ## [Thoughts on HS/college degree completed with accommodations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-hs-college-degree-completed-with-accommodations/955218)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2021, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-hs-college-degree-completed-with-accommodations/955218 "2021-12-07T03:23:57Z")
I do not desire to advance a particular position, but instead seek input in trying to figure out how I perceive something I encounter regularly in my job. My work involves people who claim they are disabled. Some of th… --- ## [Kindle SWYPE text correction weirdness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kindle-swype-text-correction-weirdness/955391)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2021, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kindle-swype-text-correction-weirdness/955391 "2021-12-07T03:10:36Z")
I use my kindle to post here and do other text/composition tasks like email. The onscreen keyboard supports swype, which permits you to drag your finger or stylus across the keyboard instead of typing or poking each key … --- ## [Would you go to Sea World?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-go-to-sea-world/955547)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2021, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-go-to-sea-world/955547 "2021-12-07T01:23:45Z")
Thinking about a family trip, some members demanded that we avoid Sea World due to their apparently cruel practices. Researching online, it seems there is quite a bit of debate on the topic. But knowing the internet, I… --- ## [Norway's first really public LGBT activist was put to rest today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norways-first-really-public-lgbt-activist-was-put-to-rest-today/955579)
**Author:** [@Norse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Norse)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2021, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norways-first-really-public-lgbt-activist-was-put-to-rest-today/955579 "2021-12-06T21:05:07Z")
Kim (Karen-Christine) Friele, unarguably our country’s best and probably most known known LGBT activist was put to rest today. Kim was a loud voice in the public discourse. Her repeated focus on the right to love the on… --- ## [Debate club: What do I need to know?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debate-club-what-do-i-need-to-know/955403)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2021, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debate-club-what-do-i-need-to-know/955403 "2021-12-06T20:08:53Z")
Apparently, there’s a great deal of interest in my high school for a debate club, something that we currently don’t have. And the students have already asked all of their other teachers, who have all said that they were… --- ## [Mississippi abortion vis-a-vis 15 weeks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mississippi-abortion-vis-a-vis-15-weeks/955372)
**Author:** [@Honolulu\_Lulu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honolulu_Lulu)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2021, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mississippi-abortion-vis-a-vis-15-weeks/955372 "2021-12-06T03:53:27Z")
On one hand, how is 15 weeks measured? From the onset of the prior menstrual period? How do they know when that occurred or when I had sex? Suppose the doctors think I’m 18 weeks pregnant, but I insist it’s no more th… --- ## [Ethics of Suicide (tangent from "van lifer goes missing" thread)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ethics-of-suicide-tangent-from-van-lifer-goes-missing-thread/955159)
**Author:** [@K2500](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K2500)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2021, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ethics-of-suicide-tangent-from-van-lifer-goes-missing-thread/955159 "2021-12-05T22:43:41Z")
I figured he had offed himself after the first week they couldn’t find him. I’d like to think he made an honorable decision when he pulled the trigger on himself. --- ## [What is your favorite trivia question (and answer)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-trivia-question-and-answer/663028)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 256\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2021, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-trivia-question-and-answer/663028 "2021-12-05T20:57:00Z")
I enjoy unleashing a carefully-chosen trivia question when the conversation lags. I employ this weapon judiciously, though, and I’m conscious of the ramifications of spouting off unstimulating factoids. So, I’m in the m… --- ## [How well did I handle this customer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-well-did-i-handle-this-customer/955049)
**Author:** [@Capn\_Carl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capn_Carl)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2021, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-well-did-i-handle-this-customer/955049 "2021-12-05T04:41:42Z")
I work at a hardware store. I was helping a woman select a product. She took one off a shelf to read the features/instructions on the packaging, and said, “I can’t read this. Where’s the English?” This set off my racism… --- ## [What is the best multi-day train trip now available?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-multi-day-train-trip-now-available/944785)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2021, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-multi-day-train-trip-now-available/944785 "2021-12-04T15:27:42Z")
I am talking service, scenery, comfort etc., not just in the U.S., but worldwide. --- ## [Any recommendations for medical/fall alert monitoring for the elderly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-recommendations-for-medical-fall-alert-monitoring-for-the-elderly/955424)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2021, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-recommendations-for-medical-fall-alert-monitoring-for-the-elderly/955424 "2021-12-04T08:03:18Z")
My mother-in-law is 78, lives on her own in the boonies, and is quite frail. We would like to get her some kind of device that would alert someone if she were to fall or have some other medical issue. My BIL and SIL only… --- ## [Using a television as a large second monitor for work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-a-television-as-a-large-second-monitor-for-work/955417)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2021, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-a-television-as-a-large-second-monitor-for-work/955417 "2021-12-04T06:15:52Z")
I need a second monitor for my job. A coworker suggested buying a television rather than a monitor. There’s a generous company allowance to buy work from home permanently supplies. My work computer is a 13 inch MacBook … --- ## [What should I do with my Echo that I'm not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-with-my-echo-that-im-not/954466)
**Author:** [@Do\_Not\_Taunt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Do_Not_Taunt)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2021, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-with-my-echo-that-im-not/954466 "2021-12-03T19:53:45Z")
Got my first ‘smart speaker’, an Echo, a year or so ago. I felt like I never really had much use case for it, but it was free, so I figured I’d give it a shot. I use it to set timers and play music. And it is terrible… --- ## [Share personal stories about your abortion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-personal-stories-about-your-abortion/955377)
**Author:** [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2021, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-personal-stories-about-your-abortion/955377 "2021-12-03T19:27:21Z")
This is a thread about personal (or near-personal) experiences. If you are of the female persuasion, have you had an abortion and care to talk about it (good or bad)? If someone close to you did, your opinions are also… --- ## [Want opinions on relationship](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-opinions-on-relationship/955091)
**Author:** [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2021, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-opinions-on-relationship/955091 "2021-12-03T15:46:04Z")
Ok. I’ve been seeing this guy since early June. He has MS, lives in my building. He said he hadn’t had a girlfriend for about eight years. We got on great. Six weeks in, he said he loved me. In early August I became his … --- ## [Was this a "dog bite"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-this-a-dog-bite/955232)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2021, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-this-a-dog-bite/955232 "2021-12-02T20:48:19Z")
I love and have always owned dogs, which I have always insisted be well behaved towards others. My BIL is deathly afraid of dogs (not as result of an attack, just an extreme, irrational fear.). He puts a lot of effort i… --- ## [How much can knowing a foreign language beforehand help with studying it in college?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-can-knowing-a-foreign-language-beforehand-help-with-studying-it-in-college/955261)
**Author:** [@JakeRS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JakeRS)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2021, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-can-knowing-a-foreign-language-beforehand-help-with-studying-it-in-college/955261 "2021-12-02T19:47:44Z")
Since I’m not from America, this is a more general question, not specifically related to US colleges. I always sucked at high school, I am hyperactive, lazy and in addition to all that I had a medical problem during hig… --- ## [Moving to Different Communities For A Change](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-to-different-communities-for-a-change/955315)
**Author:** [@Lavender\_Pebble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lavender_Pebble)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2021, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-to-different-communities-for-a-change/955315 "2021-12-02T18:46:15Z")
I’m curious to hear if you’ve ever moved to a different location just because you were bored of your current surroundings and if it worked out for you. Did you end up being happy? What were any surprising challenges you … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=224) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=226)