# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=348 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 349 --- ## [Privacy when registering copyright](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/privacy-when-registering-copyright/845607)
**Author:** [@LynnM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LynnM)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2020, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/privacy-when-registering-copyright/845607 "2020-01-06T18:10:17Z")
I’ve read the info on copyright.gov but am still confused about how to maintain privacy when registering a copyright. Let’s say Jane Doe writes a story she wants to e-publish only, using amazon Kindle. She wants to reg… --- ## [Objective proof that my wife yells?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/objective-proof-that-my-wife-yells/841265)
**Author:** [@The\_Sheikh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Sheikh)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2020, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/objective-proof-that-my-wife-yells/841265 "2020-01-06T16:03:07Z")
My wife yells all the time; at the kids, at me, and at house objects. Whenever I complain, she denies my claims and I have to go through a worse experience: fact-free argument. I need a device with an alarm that would go… --- ## [Using other languages when you're not a native speaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-other-languages-when-youre-not-a-native-speaker/845678)
**Author:** [@Indyellen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indyellen)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2020, 10:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-other-languages-when-youre-not-a-native-speaker/845678 "2020-01-06T10:34:37Z")
I had trouble figuring out how to title this, so here’s the question: You are interacting with someone (in the US) where English is not their native language, but they speak and understand it just fine. Is it rude to us… --- ## [Why is Greece given bad reviews in travel guides?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-greece-given-bad-reviews-in-travel-guides/259768)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2020, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-greece-given-bad-reviews-in-travel-guides/259768 "2020-01-05T17:47:03Z")
Most European travel guides available in the United States advice tourists not to go to Greece. I can see their point as far as travel time goes. If someone only has 10 days to see Europe, Greece may well be too remote… --- ## [Do you need a doctor's prescription in order to get the Shingrix vaccines?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-need-a-doctors-prescription-in-order-to-get-the-shingrix-vaccines/845904)
**Author:** [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2020, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-need-a-doctors-prescription-in-order-to-get-the-shingrix-vaccines/845904 "2020-01-05T05:44:51Z")
Just like it says. I’ve been looking at CVS’s website and can’t find anything that definitively says so. I’d like to just walk in to the pharmacy and get the vaccine, which I understand involves two trips. I don’t wan… --- ## [Best food for long cat life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-food-for-long-cat-life/845539)
**Author:** [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2020, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-food-for-long-cat-life/845539 "2020-01-05T05:24:08Z")
There really should be a factual answer for this. I have two year-old neutered male cats. I want them to live long and healthy lives. The longest-lived cat I ever had lived to be 18. She died of cancer; I could have tr… --- ## [Needing to replace an old ASUS Republic of Gaming laptop](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/needing-to-replace-an-old-asus-republic-of-gaming-laptop/845770)
**Author:** [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2020, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/needing-to-replace-an-old-asus-republic-of-gaming-laptop/845770 "2020-01-05T00:35:43Z")
My friend’s Republic of Gaming laptop seems to be failing. Her local computer repairman has named various things he needs to replace which would probably take her over $500. She originally paid $659 for this used almos… --- ## [Moving sidewalks in airports](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-sidewalks-in-airports/845189)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2020, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-sidewalks-in-airports/845189 "2020-01-04T19:40:02Z")
Since the holiday travel season is coming up, I’m curious as to how the dopers treat these modern marvels that were only ideas during the time of the Jetsons. :wink: I continue walking upon stepping into one, as I see … --- ## [People who have lost weight and kept it off for more than a year: would you answer some questions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-have-lost-weight-and-kept-it-off-for-more-than-a-year-would-you-answer-some-questions/845809)
**Author:** [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2020, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-have-lost-weight-and-kept-it-off-for-more-than-a-year-would-you-answer-some-questions/845809 "2020-01-04T15:51:39Z")
What percentage of your body weight did you lose? Did you have a particular diet, or was it just fewer calories, more exercise? Male or female? How much of the food you consume do you make at home? How much did this cha… --- ## [Free health for all.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-health-for-all/845820)
**Author:** [@szabrocki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/szabrocki)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2020, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-health-for-all/845820 "2020-01-04T10:24:41Z")
If there is free health for all, Where do all the health care workers come from to help millions more people? As a former Health Care Worker I know that a doctor spends 4 years in college, 4 years in medical school, 4-5… --- ## [Is there such a thing as a skin safe shaver](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-a-skin-safe-shaver/845819)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2020, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-a-skin-safe-shaver/845819 "2020-01-04T04:43:54Z")
I have a mole on my face that is making it hard to shave around it. I need to get it removed eventually, but for now I’m wondering if there are any kinds of shavers that will cut around it without cutting into it. I loo… --- ## [Pick your poison: Old age or young again?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-your-poison-old-age-or-young-again/845737)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2020, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-your-poison-old-age-or-young-again/845737 "2020-01-04T03:31:27Z")
You HAVE to choose between the two. NOT choosing will result in immediate death. Option 1: You are five years old again. Except, you’re still the “you” you are today. All your memories and knowledge are still in tact. Y… --- ## [If you could be invisible for 1 day, where would you go and what would you do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-be-invisible-for-1-day-where-would-you-go-and-what-would-you-do/845774)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2020, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-be-invisible-for-1-day-where-would-you-go-and-what-would-you-do/845774 "2020-01-03T23:28:34Z")
A shrink asked me that on a pre-employment psych test once. I wasn’t expecting it and it threw me for a loop a bit. I’m certain they didn’t want someone to tell them they’d rob banks or hang out in the womens locker roo… --- ## [Loss of ICE engine fuel infrastructure](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loss-of-ice-engine-fuel-infrastructure/845776)
**Author:** [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2020, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loss-of-ice-engine-fuel-infrastructure/845776 "2020-01-03T21:22:46Z")
On one of my walks, I was asked by a man in an apparently stranded car where he could find a gas station. Living in a city, there were two within something less than a mile. I’m guessing that is true for most cities. It… --- ## [Life Expenctency Predictors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-expenctency-predictors/845793)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2020, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-expenctency-predictors/845793 "2020-01-03T21:02:30Z")
Since I am asking for speculation I believe this question belongs here. From my own anecdotal evidence, all things being equal, people whose parents live a long life tend to also live a long life, and the converse also … --- ## [What is this car hatch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-car-hatch/845787)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2020, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-car-hatch/845787 "2020-01-03T12:57:31Z")
I was surprised to see what looked like a gas tank hatch in front of the driver’s door on this car (an Audi, IIRC). On the passenger side rear there is a gas hatch where I’d expect to see it. Any ideas what it is? A f… --- ## [Please recommend an Android file manager app](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-an-android-file-manager-app/845801)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2020, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-an-android-file-manager-app/845801 "2020-01-03T03:38:10Z")
I had ES File Manager until a few months ago which worked well for some years, but crapped out more and more often, and I’ve read some time ago here at this board that it’s become a security hazard that probably spies on… --- ## [Suggestions for starter microscopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-starter-microscopy/845649)
**Author:** [@Ferris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferris)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2020, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-starter-microscopy/845649 "2020-01-02T23:23:15Z")
I’m considering buying a microscope in the new year - mainly to be used for examining and photographing things like plants and insects as a hobby. I see that ‘handheld’ microscopes are pretty cheap, but would still prefe… --- ## [Language that breaks rules](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/language-that-breaks-rules/845459)
**Author:** [@Machinaforce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machinaforce)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2020, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/language-that-breaks-rules/845459 "2020-01-02T20:22:00Z")
http://www.fearofnature.com/dont-sleep-there-are-snakes-d-everett I looked it up on Wikipedia and it seems that their language is the topic of some controversy as it appears to break our current understanding of what la… --- ## [Paris in...December?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paris-in-december/840238)
**Author:** [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2020, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paris-in-december/840238 "2020-01-02T19:33:50Z")
My wife and I were planning a week vacation to a warm location (Caribbean) in December but could not quite put together the right location at the right time with a good non-stop flight that didn’t cost an arm and a leg. … --- ## [Dreams: Nightmares don't scare me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dreams-nightmares-dont-scare-me/843840)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2020, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dreams-nightmares-dont-scare-me/843840 "2020-01-02T13:15:48Z")
I’ve had plenty of nightmares but they never seem to scare me. I’ve dreamed: Peeling the flesh from my body (Like that scene in Poltergeist) Zombie attack (Fell asleep watching Walking Dead. lol) Attacked by my own d… --- ## [Is it libel if a written statement isn't made publicly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-libel-if-a-written-statement-isnt-made-publicly/845700)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2020, 8:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-libel-if-a-written-statement-isnt-made-publicly/845700 "2020-01-02T08:37:31Z")
Here’s the situation (real, not hypothetical, so I can provide additional details if needed): The board of a 501c3 has engaged legal counsel to bring suit against the trustees of a separate endowment fund. As a first s… --- ## [I like Malcolm Gladwell. Tell me why I shouldn't.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-malcolm-gladwell-tell-me-why-i-shouldnt/845629)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2020, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-malcolm-gladwell-tell-me-why-i-shouldnt/845629 "2020-01-02T04:09:27Z")
I’ve read Outliers, have started on Blink, and received \*Talking to Strangers \*for Christmas. Just reading the introduction I learned that Sandra Bland, jailed in Texas for changing lanes without signalling while black,… --- ## [Do I have OCD?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-have-ocd/845241)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2020, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-have-ocd/845241 "2020-01-01T23:17:11Z")
My wife was talking to a friend the other day and mentioned that I was OCD. I didn’t take offense to the comment, but it started me thinking. Am I OCD? I thought by definition someone with OCD did certain behaviors compu… --- ## [Colleges Surveilling Students](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colleges-surveilling-students/845354)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2020, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colleges-surveilling-students/845354 "2020-01-01T14:31:12Z")
There was an interesting article today in The New York Times. Essentially, many major universities track their students smartphones all the time. Some 1.5m students. The justification is data. In theory, it makes it … --- ## [Medical question: toe (slightly yucky)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-question-toe-slightly-yucky/845676)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2020, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-question-toe-slightly-yucky/845676 "2020-01-01T13:48:34Z")
Hi! If one of my toes (my middle toe) is red, itchy, and a little swollen, and has been for about a week, should I see a dermatologist or a podiatrist? I was hoping it would just go away, but no luck. As far as I know… --- ## [Modern day examples of failed appeasement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-day-examples-of-failed-appeasement/845558)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2020, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-day-examples-of-failed-appeasement/845558 "2020-01-01T05:44:56Z")
Could use some help (writing something of an op-ed at the moment): What are some modern examples of failed appeasement? Examples already covered and oft-mentioned are: Hitler, Munich, and the Sudetenland; Italy and Et… --- ## [What's the furthest back you can go to find a US President who hasn't committed war crimes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-furthest-back-you-can-go-to-find-a-us-president-who-hasnt-committed-war-crimes/845282)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2020, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-furthest-back-you-can-go-to-find-a-us-president-who-hasnt-committed-war-crimes/845282 "2020-01-01T00:24:25Z")
I see that phrase thrown around a lot, “\ would be found guilty of war crimes if he was actually given a fair trail in the Hague.” For some examples I’ve seen people use, Trump’s pardoning… --- ## [I stick my lower lip out when in thought. Do you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-stick-my-lower-lip-out-when-in-thought-do-you/845373)
**Author:** [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2019, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-stick-my-lower-lip-out-when-in-thought-do-you/845373 "2019-12-31T20:03:22Z")
When in thought, or reading, or concentrating, I stick my lower lip out so that it covers my upper lip. In fact, I pull the upper lip into my mouth, inside the lower jaw. It seems strange, but I don’t know if it is. Is t… --- ## [Climate change activism and new years eve fireworks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/climate-change-activism-and-new-years-eve-fireworks/845643)
**Author:** [@Nansbread1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nansbread1)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2019, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/climate-change-activism-and-new-years-eve-fireworks/845643 "2019-12-31T16:35:21Z")
Why have the climate change activists not targeted the completely wasteful hour long and smoke filling fireworks shows around the world on NYE. Or is the fireworks lobby so powerful that they are untouchable. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=347) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=349)