# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=267 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 268 --- ## [Sqeaky Asian Sex; do other cultures make different noises during coitus?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sqeaky-asian-sex-do-other-cultures-make-different-noises-during-coitus/510584)
**Author:** [@Transistor\_Rhythm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Transistor_Rhythm)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2021, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sqeaky-asian-sex-do-other-cultures-make-different-noises-during-coitus/510584 "2021-03-21T04:19:32Z")
I believe that sex noises are voluntary and culturally socialized rather than involuntary or naturally occurring. Based on popular imported pornography, it appears that asian women tend to make incredibly whiny, squeaky … --- ## [Do you believe that any of your teachers were ever under the influence of drugs or alcohol at work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-believe-that-any-of-your-teachers-were-ever-under-the-influence-of-drugs-or-alcohol-at-work/937910)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2021, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-believe-that-any-of-your-teachers-were-ever-under-the-influence-of-drugs-or-alcohol-at-work/937910 "2021-03-21T03:01:42Z")
Any age level, from when you were in the youngest preschool to graduate school. I’m excluding nicotine and caffeine, they’re drugs but that’s not the point of this thread. For me, yes. My jazz band director took up a co… --- ## [What was Trump's role in Operation Warp Speed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-trumps-role-in-operation-warp-speed/938224)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2021, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-trumps-role-in-operation-warp-speed/938224 "2021-03-21T00:10:03Z")
In case you missed it, about a week ago former President Trump released the following statement to the media: “I hope everyone remembers when they’re getting the COVID-19 (often referred to as the China Virus) Vaccine,… --- ## [Michael Jackson and children](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jackson-and-children/938293)
**Author:** [@Red59145](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red59145)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2021, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jackson-and-children/938293 "2021-03-20T22:10:39Z")
why did michael jakson love children so much? What was he looking for in them? --- ## [Did your parents ever dress you up to go to the dentist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-your-parents-ever-dress-you-up-to-go-to-the-dentist/938161)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2021, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-your-parents-ever-dress-you-up-to-go-to-the-dentist/938161 "2021-03-20T21:15:05Z")
poll I went to elementary school in North America in the 1980s, and my classes always had five or six children of Greek immigrants. Once or twice each year, each of these Greek classmates would show up to school late bu… --- ## [Investor advice needed: Vanguard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/investor-advice-needed-vanguard/938244)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2021, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/investor-advice-needed-vanguard/938244 "2021-03-20T18:36:34Z")
So I have a chunk of change, am in my 40’s and stable and want to save for retirement. I have a 401K, Roth IRA, and I’d like to set up a mutual fund. I’ve done it before (Eaton Vance) but with only a little money and I… --- ## ["Try and do" versus "Try to do"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/try-and-do-versus-try-to-do/938177)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2021, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/try-and-do-versus-try-to-do/938177 "2021-03-20T17:43:08Z")
Just an English language usage question from a non-native speaker. If you want to encourage someone to do make an attempt at a particular activity, you might say “Try to do it.” However, I’ve also heard the phrase “Try a… --- ## [I need help buying a laptop charger](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-help-buying-a-laptop-charger/937977)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2021, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-help-buying-a-laptop-charger/937977 "2021-03-20T04:08:27Z")
I got a good deal on an open box laptop, but it didn’t come with a charger. So I checked the bottom. It says input is 19.5V 3.34A/4.62A. What does that mean, does it mean it can accept either 3.34A or 4.62A? Because wh… --- ## [Campuswire Courses--any familiarity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/campuswire-courses-any-familiarity/938271)
**Author:** [@Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulf_the_Unwashed)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2021, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/campuswire-courses-any-familiarity/938271 "2021-03-20T00:55:27Z")
I do some adjunct teaching at a local college. I got an email this morning from a person representing a company called Campuswire, which I’ve not heard of but that doesn’t mean anything. According to the email, the comp… --- ## [Password Managers: Do You Use One?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/password-managers-do-you-use-one/933227)
**Author:** [@MindsEye\_Watering](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MindsEye_Watering)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2021, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/password-managers-do-you-use-one/933227 "2021-03-20T00:05:56Z")
Based on this thread: Qwertycard password assistance cards - how good/bad an idea is this? Does anyone here use a Password Manager? If so, what type? How do you use it? How easy is it to use? Sorry - all of the older t… --- ## [My SO and I both work remotely. What city should we move to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-so-and-i-both-work-remotely-what-city-should-we-move-to/932921)
**Author:** [@Gozu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gozu)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2021, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-so-and-i-both-work-remotely-what-city-should-we-move-to/932921 "2021-03-19T21:28:17Z")
We’re looking to buy and these are, off the top of my head, the things we care about most: Walkability (incl. ability to do it safely) Asian supermarket within 15 minutes of travel good ethnic restaurants appreciating … --- ## [Anyone else kind of disillusioned with America after Trump?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-kind-of-disillusioned-with-america-after-trump/937413)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob1)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2021, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-kind-of-disillusioned-with-america-after-trump/937413 "2021-03-19T15:16:55Z")
It’s kind of hard to take pride in this country after the past 4 years have shown how many problems it has. This country has so many problems, and I have no idea how they’re going to be fixed, or if they even CAN be fixe… --- ## [How many "planes" on your house's roof?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-planes-on-your-houses-roof/932153)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2021, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-planes-on-your-houses-roof/932153 "2021-03-19T12:59:32Z")
Looking for ways to entertain myself while walking the dog, I used to count the number of different planes I saw on house’s roofs. Some new construction homes have well over 20 different planes. With each additional ga… --- ## [Help me decorate my new apartment in VA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-decorate-my-new-apartment-in-va/932307)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2021, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-decorate-my-new-apartment-in-va/932307 "2021-03-19T06:24:04Z")
Just got approved for a place, the size I wanted and the price I wanted to pay. I can’t believe the differences in prices here compared to NJ, well I guess I can believe it but am happy. $550 less than what I was payi… --- ## [If a wizard changed someone from male to female, would that make them trans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-wizard-changed-someone-from-male-to-female-would-that-make-them-trans/938149)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2021, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-wizard-changed-someone-from-male-to-female-would-that-make-them-trans/938149 "2021-03-19T05:17:44Z")
As in, someone who sees themselves as a straight male, but a wizard curses them to suddenly become biologically female, but they themselves see them as still male, does that make them transgender? Or does trans only cove… --- ## [Help with first pair of glasses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-first-pair-of-glasses/933047)
**Author:** [@flight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flight)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2021, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-first-pair-of-glasses/933047 "2021-03-18T21:51:55Z")
I grew up with 20/15 vision, but age is catching up with me and I just got my first pair of glasses at age 45. They are progressives with a different prescription for each eye and are taking some getting use to (I’ve had… --- ## [Help Switching Motherboards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-switching-motherboards/938199)
**Author:** [@flight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flight)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2021, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-switching-motherboards/938199 "2021-03-18T21:40:44Z")
I have a decade-old gaming machine for which I have upgraded the graphics card, added memory, and replaced a fan for over the years. It is still in good shape and can handle any modern game or piece of software I want to… --- ## [Responding to requests at work? Am I crazy here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/responding-to-requests-at-work-am-i-crazy-here/937290)
**Author:** [@SterlingArcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SterlingArcher)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2021, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/responding-to-requests-at-work-am-i-crazy-here/937290 "2021-03-18T20:12:02Z")
OK this happened a number of years ago but it still blows my mind and I thought I would ask if I am crazy or if my bosses are? I had a performance review with my manager and manager’s manager all together, and one of th… --- ## [neighbor access to property with no easement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbor-access-to-property-with-no-easement/845696)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2021, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbor-access-to-property-with-no-easement/845696 "2021-03-18T20:12:00Z")
You are not my lawyer, I’m not your client…etc. I’m interested in purchasing a property that, in the past, was owned by the neighbor. The current owner has allowed the neighbor access to his remaining property via a sma… --- ## [Is Durham, NC a terrible place to live?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-durham-nc-a-terrible-place-to-live/933545)
**Author:** [@mandala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mandala)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2021, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-durham-nc-a-terrible-place-to-live/933545 "2021-03-18T19:25:05Z")
I applied for a position that is based out of Durham, NC. In the introductory call, the recruiter said I would eventually have to relocate. That’s when I looked up Durham, NC and found it has a terrible crime rate - it i… --- ## [Law enforcement: what motivates the type and number of tickets written?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/law-enforcement-what-motivates-the-type-and-number-of-tickets-written/937561)
**Author:** [@mmmiiikkkeee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mmmiiikkkeee)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2021, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/law-enforcement-what-motivates-the-type-and-number-of-tickets-written/937561 "2021-03-18T19:24:20Z")
I’m pretty sure there are some general goals, risks, and rewards for those who write tickets as part of their job, and I assume it’s tied to career advancement and/or performance reviews. I just don’t know how it all wo… --- ## [TurboTax](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turbotax/826604)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2021, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turbotax/826604 "2021-03-18T18:16:57Z")
Looking for opinions on TurboTax. I have heard about it but don’t know anything about it. Some acquaintances are recommending the wife and I use it, but I dunno. An accountant, an ex-IRS official, does our taxes for $25… --- ## [What kind of dog am I?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-dog-am-i/938121)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2021, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-dog-am-i/938121 "2021-03-18T15:10:42Z")
We rescued him around 18 months ago. I thought he might be Italian Greyhound, hence the name “Iggy.” But as he has grown up (he’s maybe 15 lbs. now), I’m less sure of that. Probably a mix, maybe Greyhound + ? He looks … --- ## [A critical question of language](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-critical-question-of-language/103250)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2021, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-critical-question-of-language/103250 "2021-03-18T11:58:56Z")
There are a very popular brand of child’s construction blocks we’ve all played with. The boxes are branded “Lego.” Now, you see two pieces from one of these sets of blocks on the ground. Do you say “Look, there are t… --- ## [Do boys and girls play together more now than in 1980?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-boys-and-girls-play-together-more-now-than-in-1980/938051)
**Author:** [@blabbermeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blabbermeister)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2021, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-boys-and-girls-play-together-more-now-than-in-1980/938051 "2021-03-18T08:06:43Z")
When I was in elementary school 40 years ago, during recess usually the boys would play together and the girls would play together. I don’t remember seeing groups of boys and girls together. I wonder if it’s still like… --- ## [Would You Hire A Debt Collection Agency For This Debt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-hire-a-debt-collection-agency-for-this-debt/937484)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2021, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-hire-a-debt-collection-agency-for-this-debt/937484 "2021-03-18T05:12:04Z")
My husband and I run a very small company (just the two of us) in Alberta, Canada. We have a former client who has stated that they aren’t going to pay their last bill. They fired us November 23, 2020, after we had done … --- ## [Serving animal dishes with the head attached...ewww...why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serving-animal-dishes-with-the-head-attached-ewww-why/933156)
**Author:** [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2021, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serving-animal-dishes-with-the-head-attached-ewww-why/933156 "2021-03-18T01:17:02Z")
TRIGGER WARNING. I’ve always been grossed out by seeing a roast animal with the head (or for example, feet) still attached. OK, not in the case of fish, which look pretty character-less, but why, for example, are some s… --- ## [My visit to the Microsoft store made me worry a bit more for Apple](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-visit-to-the-microsoft-store-made-me-worry-a-bit-more-for-apple/707772)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2021, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-visit-to-the-microsoft-store-made-me-worry-a-bit-more-for-apple/707772 "2021-03-17T23:28:13Z")
To those who don’t really want to read the post: I’m not saying Microsoft is doing great! The Apple store in the local high-end mall (Fashion Mall, aka Keystone) is typically very crowded; the Microsoft store is not. In… --- ## [Digital Gun Control - Useful or Annoying?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/digital-gun-control-useful-or-annoying/937464)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2021, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/digital-gun-control-useful-or-annoying/937464 "2021-03-17T21:23:56Z")
I was reading a book which discussed examples of dangerous goods. The book essentially claimed some manufacturers and members of the supply chain had been successfully sued for not properly ensuring the wellbeing of oth… --- ## [If Einstein was never born](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-einstein-was-never-born/937607)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2021, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-einstein-was-never-born/937607 "2021-03-17T20:54:48Z")
…when would humans discovered the principles of relativity? I’m sure some version of this question has been asked in the rich history of the SDMB, but I couldn’t find it. Besides the main question, how would our world … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=266) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=268)