# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=255 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 256 --- ## [Overly aggressive marketing departments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overly-aggressive-marketing-departments/943183)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2021, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overly-aggressive-marketing-departments/943183 "2021-06-03T14:45:15Z")
A few years ago I bought one item from an online store. Since then I’ve received countless promotional emails, plus snail mails and even phone calls from them. I politely asked them to stop, repeatedly. I finally succeed… --- ## [Hand cramp --\> Purple hand](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hand-cramp-purple-hand/943352)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2021, 8:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hand-cramp-purple-hand/943352 "2021-06-03T08:39:14Z")
I get muscle cramps from time to time involving my legs/feet while sleeping and my hand(s) while using them strenuously. Dehydration predisposes their occurrence. Yesterday I was driving home from my BIL’s, about a 90 … --- ## [Laser Pointer Makes My Cats Go Wild](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laser-pointer-makes-my-cats-go-wild/943230)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2021, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laser-pointer-makes-my-cats-go-wild/943230 "2021-06-03T02:04:46Z")
Yeah, whose doesn’t? Actually it does bring up a dilemma though. I have two rescue sister kitties. One is a relatively svelte gray tiger cat. The other is a very obese white cat. Anyway, the white one clearly needs exe… --- ## [Eating healthy/losing weight: Good strategy to eat healthy items even if not hungry for them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-healthy-losing-weight-good-strategy-to-eat-healthy-items-even-if-not-hungry-for-them/943370)
**Author:** [@Mesquite-oh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mesquite-oh)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2021, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-healthy-losing-weight-good-strategy-to-eat-healthy-items-even-if-not-hungry-for-them/943370 "2021-06-02T19:27:11Z")
When eating a meal, is it better to add a nutritious item to the meal even if you are not hungry for it, or simply not eat the nutritious item and wait until you are hungry for it. Consider that I have the goals of eati… --- ## [Has your significant other ever fetish-shamed you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-your-significant-other-ever-fetish-shamed-you/943123)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2021, 9:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-your-significant-other-ever-fetish-shamed-you/943123 "2021-06-02T09:14:26Z")
A turning point in my most recent relationship, which ended about 15 months ago, was when I mentioned to my girlfriend that I liked her feet, and she said, “OH GOD, tell me you’re not one of those people.” What? I like… --- ## [Medical Professionals, Clinical Distance, and Sex](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-professionals-clinical-distance-and-sex/943296)
**Author:** [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2021, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-professionals-clinical-distance-and-sex/943296 "2021-06-02T02:52:26Z")
Hi folks - This is a mostly GQ topic but we’ll probably be settling for anecdote, so IMHO it is. Medical professionals learn what I’m going to call “clinical distance” (if there’s a better official term please share). N… --- ## [Why are so many Americans killing themselves and others compared to other countries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-so-many-americans-killing-themselves-and-others-compared-to-other-countries/942975)
**Author:** [@civilis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/civilis)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2021, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-so-many-americans-killing-themselves-and-others-compared-to-other-countries/942975 "2021-06-02T00:01:29Z")
It is at least another order of magnitude. I think it is the worship guns , but it could be the lack effort to support the less fortunate who need it. I’m from Canada, and the help I got from our government during tough … --- ## [Odds on teenagers giving up in person social contact](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odds-on-teenagers-giving-up-in-person-social-contact/942931)
**Author:** [@Oredigger77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oredigger77)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2021, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odds-on-teenagers-giving-up-in-person-social-contact/942931 "2021-06-01T20:38:42Z")
I figure this is better than continuing a fairly major hijack of this thread. This is my first time trying to do a poll as well as break off a hijack so bear with me if things don’t work. So in the other thread I postul… --- ## [Please share your experience on choosing a solicitor in the UK](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-share-your-experience-on-choosing-a-solicitor-in-the-uk/942785)
**Author:** [@antonn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/antonn)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2021, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-share-your-experience-on-choosing-a-solicitor-in-the-uk/942785 "2021-06-01T11:27:32Z")
I’m having real difficulty with this, with being fobbed off right at the receptionist stage till fear of being aided only to part with my money. Did you have good experiences? How did you do it? This is for civil litig… --- ## [What is the easiest free way to increase a video's volume? Windows 10 user, here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-easiest-free-way-to-increase-a-videos-volume-windows-10-user-here/943194)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2021, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-easiest-free-way-to-increase-a-videos-volume-windows-10-user-here/943194 "2021-05-31T23:39:19Z")
I am a teacher and have two video files I like, but they play very quiet audio. Normally, I jack the volume in my classroom way up and it works fine. This year, I am presenting videos online and they really only go as l… --- ## [Not at \[your\] fault accident. Should the other driver get a ticket? Does it even matter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-at-your-fault-accident-should-the-other-driver-get-a-ticket-does-it-even-matter/942870)
**Author:** [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2021, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-at-your-fault-accident-should-the-other-driver-get-a-ticket-does-it-even-matter/942870 "2021-05-31T22:06:38Z")
Videos/pictures at the end… A few weeks ago I was hit by a school bus. Everyone is fine, we were both at speed and he hit me from behind, so it’s not like I was at a stop light and got clobbered or that he ran a red lig… --- ## [Did pro-Trump protestors get off easy yesterday in Washington protests?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-pro-trump-protestors-get-off-easy-yesterday-in-washington-protests/929926)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2021, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-pro-trump-protestors-get-off-easy-yesterday-in-washington-protests/929926 "2021-05-31T10:55:25Z")
I am sure most here have seen the images from yesterday’s pro-Trump protest in Washington, D.C. Personally, I was amazed at the lack of police response. Sure there were police there and certainly there were some clashe… --- ## [The Home Bathroom Sink Dilemma](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-home-bathroom-sink-dilemma/943052)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2021, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-home-bathroom-sink-dilemma/943052 "2021-05-31T10:40:42Z")
I’ve often heard it said, don’t touch the knobs of a sink when you’re done washing your hands. They contain the germs that you had before you washed your hands. Use a paper towel to turn them off. Also, where I live, fo… --- ## [What US president could be reasonably considered the most powerful man in the world?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-us-president-could-be-reasonably-considered-the-most-powerful-man-in-the-world/943178)
**Author:** [@Deeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deeg)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2021, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-us-president-could-be-reasonably-considered-the-most-powerful-man-in-the-world/943178 "2021-05-31T10:29:02Z")
FDR is my choice but I would listen to arguments that Stalin was more powerful. I don’t think any pre-WW II presidents make the cut so if it’s not FDR then Eisenhower would be next as the first post Stalin president. H… --- ## [Exxon board vote: bellwether?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exxon-board-vote-bellwether/943261)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2021, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exxon-board-vote-bellwether/943261 "2021-05-31T02:16:33Z")
Exxon’s leadership lost and an activist shareholder hedge fund group won board seats with more climate change forward thinking front and center. Share price rose. Does this represent any sort of tipping point for big … --- ## [Which board avatars do you like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-board-avatars-do-you-like/942351)
**Author:** [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\ **Replies:** 225\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2021, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-board-avatars-do-you-like/942351 "2021-05-30T22:08:50Z")
Maybe you don’t like any, maybe you don’t even notice them. For those that do, which are your favorites? @Turki-lurki is tops for me because I find it incredibly funny. @madmonk28 gets second because of the unexpect… --- ## [The Home Manufacturing Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-home-manufacturing-thread/940021)
**Author:** [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2021, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-home-manufacturing-thread/940021 "2021-05-30T20:29:37Z")
In the Industries Ripe for Disruption thread, I mentioned manufacturing, and the future of distributed, bespoke manufacturing at home. I said, I thought this would be a good thread to maintain to discuss issues aroun… --- ## [What whimsical taxes would you support?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-whimsical-taxes-would-you-support/941956)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2021, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-whimsical-taxes-would-you-support/941956 "2021-05-30T18:38:55Z")
Bill Bryson lists a bunch of taxes he would support, because they are on things he doesn’t like: male jewellery, stupid ponytails, carrying open umbrellas after the rain stops, texting while walking, earphone music leaka… --- ## [Is the term "master bedroom" offensive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-term-master-bedroom-offensive/940001)
**Author:** [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Replies:** 207\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2021, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-term-master-bedroom-offensive/940001 "2021-05-30T18:36:17Z")
Those of you shopping for a house, or who have done so, what do you think of when you hear “master bedroom”? I think of the main bedroom, one in which, in a modern house, I’d expect an ensuite and a walk-in closet and l… --- ## [The art of shaving](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-art-of-shaving/848102)
**Author:** [@Daylate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daylate)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2021, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-art-of-shaving/848102 "2021-05-30T16:24:40Z")
Asking for a little advice here. I am interested in Dopers opinions regarding the best disposable razor available. I have a supposedly top-of-the-line Gillette that I don’t like at all. It takes many, many passes to g… --- ## [What fetishes don't work well in real life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fetishes-dont-work-well-in-real-life/942857)
**Author:** [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2021, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fetishes-dont-work-well-in-real-life/942857 "2021-05-30T15:20:18Z")
Let’s try to keep it slightly clean here. :slightly\_smiling\_face: Descriptions preferred, or a link to a wiki site. If you must post a pic, remember the 2 click rule. Let’s try keep it fun. Furries. Come on, everyone … --- ## [Dress shoes for a guy with gout](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dress-shoes-for-a-guy-with-gout/943150)
**Author:** [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2021, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dress-shoes-for-a-guy-with-gout/943150 "2021-05-29T15:10:12Z")
I know there’s a few folks here with The Gout. My husband was diagnosed with it a few years ago, and between that and just general aging, the Cole Haan leather dress shoes he’s had for 25-ish years are no longer comforta… --- ## [Why build tiny houses when we can build apartments?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-build-tiny-houses-when-we-can-build-apartments/943043)
**Author:** [@Danger\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danger_Man)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2021, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-build-tiny-houses-when-we-can-build-apartments/943043 "2021-05-29T02:59:01Z")
It should be both cheaper and more environmentally friendly. The only reason I see for a tiny house is if being independent and self-sufficient is important, but other than that it seems like just a worse version of an a… --- ## [A Silly (I Hope) Question About the Second Pfizer Shot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-silly-i-hope-question-about-the-second-pfizer-shot/943125)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2021, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-silly-i-hope-question-about-the-second-pfizer-shot/943125 "2021-05-29T02:22:13Z")
I could just ask a doctor (and I will, as you shall see). But this is a simple question I was hoping you all could field. And I hope I am just being irrational when I ask it. I got my final Pfizer COVID a couple of mont… --- ## [Anyone used a career/life coach?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-used-a-career-life-coach/939041)
**Author:** [@Esprise\_Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprise_Me)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2021, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-used-a-career-life-coach/939041 "2021-05-28T22:21:02Z")
I’d love to hear people’s experiences, positive and negative. What were you hoping to get out of it, what if anything did you actually get out of it, did you eventually find something else that gave you what you were loo… --- ## [Why do grownups like to throw away their kids' things?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-grownups-like-to-throw-away-their-kids-things/943091)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2021, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-grownups-like-to-throw-away-their-kids-things/943091 "2021-05-28T20:25:20Z")
I never got this: grown-ups ENJOYING throwing away their kids’ (or other people’s kids’) belongings. Comic books, baseball cards, odd souvenirs. What’s their thinking? I had parents who were reasonably respectful of m… --- ## ["Patient is a very pleasant gentleman" - doctor's notes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patient-is-a-very-pleasant-gentleman-doctors-notes/914757)
**Author:** [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2021, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patient-is-a-very-pleasant-gentleman-doctors-notes/914757 "2021-05-27T22:19:08Z")
Calling all doctors, nurses, and transcriptionists… I was looking through some surgical reports and visit notes, and the phrase “The patient is a very pleasant gentleman” just seemed amusing. Do doctors ever describe a p… --- ## [Ever been falsely accused of being on drugs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-been-falsely-accused-of-being-on-drugs/942817)
**Author:** [@Flamedame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamedame)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2021, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-been-falsely-accused-of-being-on-drugs/942817 "2021-05-28T10:47:08Z")
Have any of you been accused of being on drugs when you weren’t under the influence? When I got a job as an intern , one day my blood sugar began to drop and I wasn’t feeling all that great(I’m also kinda eccentric). … --- ## [What is the purpose of college?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-purpose-of-college/942914)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2021, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-purpose-of-college/942914 "2021-05-28T00:54:48Z")
From the recent thread about student loans a splinter discussion erupted about the purpose of college. So in order to not continue the hijack of that thread, I decided to start this one. I got my degree in accounting … --- ## [I wish to live off the government dole. Tell me how](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wish-to-live-off-the-government-dole-tell-me-how/942681)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2021, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wish-to-live-off-the-government-dole-tell-me-how/942681 "2021-05-28T00:51:58Z")
Lost my job today (trust me, it’s quite OK), so I decided a lifestyle change is in order. Having been told all my life by conservatives like my grandparents, Rush Limbaugh, Reagan, etc, that there are people who are lite… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=254) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=256)