# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=321 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 322 --- ## [How do I compare MacBooks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-compare-macbooks/843138)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2020, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-compare-macbooks/843138 "2020-05-14T05:37:02Z")
The decision has been made to buy a MacBook. I’m still kids confused as to all the options and googling hasn’t really helped. Here’s some info. I think 13 inch is better, it will need to travel in my backpack frequently… --- ## [What is your job and how much money do you make per year?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-job-and-how-much-money-do-you-make-per-year/853710)
**Author:** [@cornflakes2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cornflakes2)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2020, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-job-and-how-much-money-do-you-make-per-year/853710 "2020-05-13T23:26:11Z")
Not an easy question to answer I assume for most people but let’s see. Of course anyone could just lie, but I hope those that answer will give an honest response. --- ## [Gifts you'd rather not get](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gifts-youd-rather-not-get/853194)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2020, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gifts-youd-rather-not-get/853194 "2020-05-13T16:08:21Z")
Prompted by an ad about giving Mom flowers on Mothers Day, but this is about gifts in general. I don’t want flowers. Thanks. I don’t want another mug, no matter how cute or touching the saying is. I don’t want jewelry … --- ## [Who was the best Sherlock Holmes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-best-sherlock-holmes/853680)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2020, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-best-sherlock-holmes/853680 "2020-05-13T03:55:26Z")
Your pick for the best actor to portray Holmes in any performance medium to include radio, television, film or stage adaption. Out of personal prejudice and to keep things from getting too unwieldy, I left out animated … --- ## [On line yoga for ancient beginner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-line-yoga-for-ancient-beginner/853584)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2020, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-line-yoga-for-ancient-beginner/853584 "2020-05-12T22:30:10Z")
I was never the most flexible person, but I’ve found that age is not being kind to me. I was thinking maybe yoga would help, but apart from the quarantine situation, I really don’t want to sign up for a class until I kno… --- ## [Shoe polish for leather coat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shoe-polish-for-leather-coat/556860)
**Author:** [@Darryl\_Lict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darryl_Lict)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2020, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shoe-polish-for-leather-coat/556860 "2020-05-12T19:21:39Z")
My favorite leather jacket is getting a bit worn about the edges. It kind of looks like slightly worn dress shoes. Is there a proper reconditioning substance that will make the worn spots look better? I figure that th… --- ## [Does Loneliness have greater toll then Coronavirus?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-loneliness-have-greater-toll-then-coronavirus/853506)
**Author:** [@CCitizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CCitizen)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2020, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-loneliness-have-greater-toll-then-coronavirus/853506 "2020-05-12T15:04:36Z")
Loneliness is an epidemic. Here. Good Graphic: – 43% of senior citizens feel lonely – loneliness leads to 45% greater risk of mortality Another Info graphic --- ## [What’s the point of this video (perpetual motion, SFW)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-the-point-of-this-video-perpetual-motion-sfw/853640)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2020, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-the-point-of-this-video-perpetual-motion-sfw/853640 "2020-05-12T14:44:28Z")
If it was just the one I could write it off to troll but there are hundreds if not thousands of them. --- ## [New home construction, bank wants builder's personal financial information](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-home-construction-bank-wants-builders-personal-financial-information/639520)
**Author:** [@EnginNerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EnginNerd)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2012, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-home-construction-bank-wants-builders-personal-financial-information/639520 "2012-11-01T20:33:10Z")
This summer my house was destroyed in one of the devastating wildfires in Colorado that you may have heard about. I’m on the cusp of getting the construction started for the replacement home, but I’ve run into an odd si… --- ## [Fairness Doctrine (again).](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fairness-doctrine-again/853368)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2020, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fairness-doctrine-again/853368 "2020-05-12T03:36:44Z")
Over the last years, I and others have lamented the fact the Fairness Doctrine was no longer in effect. Had it not been eliminated the thinking goes, FOX would never have been able to become the Trump/Republican mouthpie… --- ## [Is sex worth it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-sex-worth-it/851168)
**Author:** [@aaronhernandez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aaronhernandez)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2020, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-sex-worth-it/851168 "2020-05-12T02:27:27Z")
I’m in my 20s and never had sex but hoping to one day. My question is, is it as mind shattering as some people claim? I’ve always heard the sex is food analogy. When you have it, it’s very good but okay. When you don’t h… --- ## [getting faint during public speaking (after 30years of doing it)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-faint-during-public-speaking-after-30years-of-doing-it/782477)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2020, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-faint-during-public-speaking-after-30years-of-doing-it/782477 "2020-05-12T01:34:05Z")
I’ve been a teacher; I’ve given scientific talks; I’ve been in front of crowds talking for a 30 years. (not everyday now, but about once a month or two). A year ago I interviewed for a job and had to give a presentatio… --- ## [Question for non-Americans: Mothers Day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-non-americans-mothers-day/853272)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2020, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-non-americans-mothers-day/853272 "2020-05-12T00:01:46Z")
This May 9th is Mothers Day. Does your country celebrate it? Also do they do Fathers Day? --- ## [When and wear is not wearing shoes unacceptable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-and-wear-is-not-wearing-shoes-unacceptable/851831)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2020, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-and-wear-is-not-wearing-shoes-unacceptable/851831 "2020-05-11T17:24:33Z")
For whatever reason as I was growing up, I HATED not wearing shoes, though my Depression Era parents walked through the house in stockinged or nylon feet, and berated me for insisting on wearing shoes. Ironically, there … --- ## [If scientists discovered a life ending anomaly in earth's path...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-scientists-discovered-a-life-ending-anomaly-in-earths-path/853352)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2020, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-scientists-discovered-a-life-ending-anomaly-in-earths-path/853352 "2020-05-11T12:42:31Z")
If scientists discovered a life ending anomaly in earth’s path, such as a black hole, massive asteroid, go with the hypothetical; and there was no solution, but it was 5 years away from the end of the world, would you wa… --- ## [“It is better that we all suffer a little, so that none of us has to suffer a lot.” - Furloughs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-is-better-that-we-all-suffer-a-little-so-that-none-of-us-has-to-suffer-a-lot-furloughs/853380)
**Author:** [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2020, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-is-better-that-we-all-suffer-a-little-so-that-none-of-us-has-to-suffer-a-lot-furloughs/853380 "2020-05-10T22:44:49Z")
http://outsideincompanies.com/a-truly-human-furlough-an-alternative-to-a-reduction-in-force/ CEO, Bob Chapman, during the 2008 recession, instead of laying off some employees, furloughed all them for a few weeks - sayin… --- ## [What Generation Do I Belong To?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-generation-do-i-belong-to/853006)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2020, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-generation-do-i-belong-to/853006 "2020-05-10T21:59:25Z")
I’ll give you some background first. My parents were born in the late 1920’s and early 30’s. They are Depression Era children. So oddly that could make me a Baby Boomer. But I was born in 1968. I once heard Generations… --- ## [who are you most tired of seeing, Shaq or Peyton?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-you-most-tired-of-seeing-shaq-or-peyton/853410)
**Author:** [@fedman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fedman)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2020, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-you-most-tired-of-seeing-shaq-or-peyton/853410 "2020-05-10T16:31:30Z")
am I the only one who’s tired of seeing both Peyton and Shaq on numerous commercials, and now new solo programs on ESPN? --- ## [Intermittent Fasting- Advice please.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intermittent-fasting-advice-please/853279)
**Author:** [@Jumpbass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jumpbass)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2020, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intermittent-fasting-advice-please/853279 "2020-05-10T15:22:50Z")
Mods, please move this if I’m off base. I’m looking for factual information on intermittent fasting, but I know there’s gonna be opinions involved. Mrs Jumpbass and and I are interested in the benefits or drawbacks of i… --- ## [Easy/cheap way to insert shapes into multiple BMP image files?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easy-cheap-way-to-insert-shapes-into-multiple-bmp-image-files/853431)
**Author:** [@ZonexandScout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZonexandScout)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2020, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easy-cheap-way-to-insert-shapes-into-multiple-bmp-image-files/853431 "2020-05-10T12:35:50Z")
I have quite a few BMP image files and I need to highlight a section of each image. An arrow, a circle, or some other method would be fine. The catch is that I need to have it positioned in exactly the same location on… --- ## [Medicine cabinet \[installation\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medicine-cabinet-installation/853490)
**Author:** [@dauerbach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dauerbach)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2020, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medicine-cabinet-installation/853490 "2020-05-10T10:56:43Z")
I want to replace my recessed medicine cabinet. The current on is 16 x 26 overall fitting into a wall recess that is 14 1/4 x 24. I would like to replace this with one that is only 15 inches wide after instillation. T… --- ## [Employers, what do you do if an employee never shows up again?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/employers-what-do-you-do-if-an-employee-never-shows-up-again/776210)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2020, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/employers-what-do-you-do-if-an-employee-never-shows-up-again/776210 "2020-05-09T05:22:34Z")
(This is not a “need answer fast” question.) :slight\_smile: Suppose that one of your employees goes missing and never shows up to work. (He or she has abruptly died in, let’s say, a car accident, but you, the boss, do… --- ## [How much do you tip the grocery delivery guy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-tip-the-grocery-delivery-guy/853296)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2020, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-tip-the-grocery-delivery-guy/853296 "2020-05-08T22:15:55Z")
I’ve got my first grocery delivery arriving tomorrow. About $80 worth of food. It’s the grocery chain’s delivery service, so presumably the deliverer wasn’t the person who packed up the order at the store. So I’m just… --- ## [What did I do to my toe?!?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-i-do-to-my-toe/853405)
**Author:** [@carlb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlb)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2020, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-i-do-to-my-toe/853405 "2020-05-08T18:46:33Z")
I think I sprained my toe doing nothing other than sitting at my desk yesterday. :-/ Late morning, I was sitting at my desk, doing nothing in particular (I was probably surfing the Dope). I got a slight cramp in my left… --- ## [Insect identification](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insect-identification/853328)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2020, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insect-identification/853328 "2020-05-08T18:41:26Z")
Okay, I know this is likely to be hopeless, as I don’t have a photo. Last night, we’re watching something on the tube, when the cat starts getting very agitated by something under the couch. At first I thought she was tr… --- ## [Poll on SDMB popularity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-on-sdmb-popularity/853347)
**Author:** [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2020, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-on-sdmb-popularity/853347 "2020-05-08T16:15:05Z")
Don’t look!! Without referring to the main forum page, what is you estimate of the order of the top five most popular forums on the SDMB by number of threads? I looked, obviously, but had I not, I would have estimated… … --- ## [Best casket to use for a mausoleum burial?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-casket-to-use-for-a-mausoleum-burial/853141)
**Author:** [@dennisdreams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dennisdreams)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2020, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-casket-to-use-for-a-mausoleum-burial/853141 "2020-05-08T16:09:11Z")
Hi all, I posted a thread approx. a week ago and got quite flamed for it - about not wanting a loved one’s remains (a close family member who died last month) to decompose too quickly after burial. I know some people c… --- ## [Cilajet Automobile "Paint Protector"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cilajet-automobile-paint-protector/535631)
**Author:** [@davekhps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davekhps)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2020, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cilajet-automobile-paint-protector/535631 "2020-05-08T13:26:36Z")
This may be a GQ or an IMHO, mods feel free to move. Basically, I’m looking for anyone who can vouch for the effectiveness/ineffectiveness of Cilajet, a brand of automotive paint protector, either through official cite … --- ## [Would you go to a virtual convention?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-go-to-a-virtual-convention/853370)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2020, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-go-to-a-virtual-convention/853370 "2020-05-08T12:52:27Z")
Science fiction, fantasy, gaming and other conventions are being cancelled left and right due to virus concerns, but The World Science Fiction Convention, which was to be held in New Zealand this year, has decided to go … --- ## [Entertainment ideas for an old blind man](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/entertainment-ideas-for-an-old-blind-man/802158)
**Author:** [@Tom\_Terrific](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Terrific)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2017, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/entertainment-ideas-for-an-old-blind-man/802158 "2017-11-21T12:59:09Z")
My father in law is 85 yrs old and lives in a assisted living/nursing home. He has macular degeneration. He is also very frail and uses a walker. He can’t watch TV, work his suduco or crossword puzzles anymore, so he is… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=320) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=322)