# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=377 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 378 --- ## [Who do YOU name a new road after?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-do-you-name-a-new-road-after/836128)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2019, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-do-you-name-a-new-road-after/836128 "2019-08-22T09:26:38Z")
Congratulations! You won the drawing in your town for the right to name a new road. You can name it after any real person that you want, alive or deceased. You can name it after: \[ul\] \[li\]Yourself\[/li\]\[li\]Any relati… --- ## [Business Roundtable says shareholder value is no longer first priority (yeah, right)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/business-roundtable-says-shareholder-value-is-no-longer-first-priority-yeah-right/838895)
**Author:** [@Skypist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skypist)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2019, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/business-roundtable-says-shareholder-value-is-no-longer-first-priority-yeah-right/838895 "2019-08-22T04:01:01Z")
I’m not holding my breath and have never even heard of the Business Roundtable. Do you think this is a bunch of bull puckey? Could corporations have realized that income inequality may be good for them in the short ter… --- ## [What would be a good breed of dog for me to get?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-a-good-breed-of-dog-for-me-to-get/838795)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2019, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-a-good-breed-of-dog-for-me-to-get/838795 "2019-08-21T22:31:19Z")
I’m thinking about getting a dog. I would like a dog that does not chew up my furniture. I don’t want a dog that barks a lot. I’m not a big fan of small dogs, but I don’t want to deal with too much dog mess. The thoug… --- ## [Death is an illusion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-is-an-illusion/838720)
**Author:** [@Machinaforce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machinaforce)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2019, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-is-an-illusion/838720 "2019-08-21T19:00:17Z")
I don’t know about the video, or what they even mean by it all, but from the evidence I have seen and dug up there isn’t a justification to think death is some kind of illusion or not the end. I mean the br… --- ## [Proving you lived in Country X for the last 10 years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proving-you-lived-in-country-x-for-the-last-10-years/838874)
**Author:** [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2019, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proving-you-lived-in-country-x-for-the-last-10-years/838874 "2019-08-21T18:04:19Z")
If you had to prove to a court of law that you lived in a particular country, like, er Japan, for the last several years, what would be the best evidence you could get to prove that fact? I have a passport which shows m… --- ## [Disagreement over a cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disagreement-over-a-cat/838701)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2019, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disagreement-over-a-cat/838701 "2019-08-21T15:35:20Z")
When we adopted Tonka in 2013, we kept him indoors. He inappropriately urinated a few times, which I understand is a sign a cat is insecure and wants attention. (He’s never lacked for attention.) He also yowled. YOWL… --- ## [Would you tell a business you're about to file a complaint?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-tell-a-business-youre-about-to-file-a-complaint/838948)
**Author:** [@JcWoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JcWoman)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2019, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-tell-a-business-youre-about-to-file-a-complaint/838948 "2019-08-21T15:17:57Z")
Specifically with their state’s attorney general office? This company has demonstrated very shady business practices with an order that I placed with them earlier this year. After trying very politely and with a positi… --- ## [Has anyone refinanced their mortgage and used equity to pay debts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-refinanced-their-mortgage-and-used-equity-to-pay-debts/838717)
**Author:** [@Mrdeals](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrdeals)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2019, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-refinanced-their-mortgage-and-used-equity-to-pay-debts/838717 "2019-08-21T04:27:18Z")
My current mortgage is at 4.125%, and I have the ability to refinance to 3.875%. Not a huge difference, but I have 60% equity in my house, I would use about 2/3 of that equity, just enough to pay off every last bit of d… --- ## [Microwave Fuse Keeps Blowing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microwave-fuse-keeps-blowing/838886)
**Author:** [@ethelbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ethelbert)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2019, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microwave-fuse-keeps-blowing/838886 "2019-08-21T01:59:46Z")
I know that when a fuse blows in a microwave, it means that something is wrong and needs to be fixed. When it first happened I checked the continuity on all the door switches and the thermal fuse. I replaced the thermal… --- ## [Frequently misused words: Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frequently-misused-words-why/838586)
**Author:** [@CelticKnot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CelticKnot)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2019, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frequently-misused-words-why/838586 "2019-08-21T00:01:03Z")
In this case, “stigmatism.” I’ve heard people use it in contexts that make it clear they are not talking about optometry. Today, it was at a public school system Professional Learning speech by one of the district admi… --- ## [Supermarkets smelling like dumpsters when you first walk in...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supermarkets-smelling-like-dumpsters-when-you-first-walk-in/838834)
**Author:** [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2019, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supermarkets-smelling-like-dumpsters-when-you-first-walk-in/838834 "2019-08-20T23:17:19Z")
Anybody else experiencing this? What causes it? I don’t remember this beyond the last decade. --- ## [Will you turn down that blasted (wedding) music?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-turn-down-that-blasted-wedding-music/838549)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2019, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-turn-down-that-blasted-wedding-music/838549 "2019-08-20T20:12:49Z")
Okay, this aging rocker is now officially old. :smiley: Between one of my kids and 4 nieces/nephews, I will have attended 5 weddings from last Thanksgiving through the upcoming Labor Day. All are what I would consider… --- ## [Drunk driver arrested and car towed - what do police do with drunk passengers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drunk-driver-arrested-and-car-towed-what-do-police-do-with-drunk-passengers/838777)
**Author:** [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2019, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drunk-driver-arrested-and-car-towed-what-do-police-do-with-drunk-passengers/838777 "2019-08-20T14:10:48Z")
I put this question in IMHO because there’s probably no GQ answer applicable across most jurisdictions, arresting officers and drunks. Personal experiences and best guesses are perfectly appropriate responses. \[hypothet… --- ## [Looking for printer recommendations for 11X17 paper](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-printer-recommendations-for-11x17-paper/798230)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2017, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-printer-recommendations-for-11x17-paper/798230 "2017-10-12T03:43:15Z")
We want a printer that will handle 11X17 paper that’s reliable, makes good prints, doesn’t have ridiculously expensive ink, and preferably doesn’t have copier/scanner/fax functions, altho those would be tolerable. I’ve … --- ## [Getting rid of crickets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-rid-of-crickets/822758)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2019, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-rid-of-crickets/822758 "2019-08-20T06:06:10Z")
Please save my daughter’s sanity. Her bedroom is in the basement. She now has crickets chirping 24 hours a day. I’m assuming they are getting in through the French drains. She hunted down several and thought the problem… --- ## [Suggestions on a new Crossover / "SUV Lite" / "glorified station wagon"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-on-a-new-crossover-suv-lite-glorified-station-wagon/820819)
**Author:** [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2019, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-on-a-new-crossover-suv-lite-glorified-station-wagon/820819 "2019-08-20T02:58:14Z")
I bought my current car in mid-2009, and am starting to consider trading it in for a new car. One of the things I don’t like about my car (a Ford Fusion Hybrid) is, because of where the electric battery is located, I ca… --- ## [Keep old bank statements?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-old-bank-statements/838711)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2019, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-old-bank-statements/838711 "2019-08-20T01:24:11Z")
As my wife and I downsize, we have to get rid of unnecessary paper. For at least a year, we have not gotten paper statements but do everything online. Is there any reason to keep the older ones? I cannot recall ever l… --- ## [Advice regarding final paycheck](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-regarding-final-paycheck/838863)
**Author:** [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2019, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-regarding-final-paycheck/838863 "2019-08-19T23:02:45Z")
California, small non-profit (\<10 employees), “boss” is board of directors (no director or general manager) Five of us quit our jobs this week, which amounts to all three permanent staff and two seasonal. Working condit… --- ## [Anyone ever have root canal/crown reset?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-have-root-canal-crown-reset/838849)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2019, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-have-root-canal-crown-reset/838849 "2019-08-19T16:49:36Z")
40 yr. old crown give or take, started hurting bad last Wed. Got in, dentist whom I adore & trust said bacteria got in when gums receded. Yanked out cap, post , drilled FOR HOURS, now a temporary cap. It freaking still … --- ## [Job once asked me to present them a "Clean Bill of Mental Health", was I given the brush-off?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-once-asked-me-to-present-them-a-clean-bill-of-mental-health-was-i-given-the-brush-off/838807)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2019, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-once-asked-me-to-present-them-a-clean-bill-of-mental-health-was-i-given-the-brush-off/838807 "2019-08-19T00:15:51Z")
About a decade ago I was applying to a government job and got an interview, everything went well until they found out an incident in my past that involved a suicide attempt that they said was “troubling.” They asked me i… --- ## [Desert Dopers: 'Monsoon season'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desert-dopers-monsoon-season/838706)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2019, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desert-dopers-monsoon-season/838706 "2019-08-18T23:12:49Z")
Yesterday Mrs. L.A. and I were chatting about temperatures, and I brought up the swamp coolers we had in the desert. I said they had some disadvantages, such as: You had to turn them on early, if you want the house to b… --- ## [What is your favorite kind of Ginger Beer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-kind-of-ginger-beer/350509)
**Author:** [@Tamryne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamryne)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2019, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-kind-of-ginger-beer/350509 "2019-08-18T23:11:21Z")
Inspired by the slight hijack in this thread at Cafe Society. For me, there is nothing like a nice icey bottle of Ginger Beer. The best is a balanced blend of smoothness, spicyness, and heat. Yes, there is a difference b… --- ## [help me pick a smart phone and plan!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-a-smart-phone-and-plan/838714)
**Author:** [@bobsmom101](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobsmom101)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2019, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-a-smart-phone-and-plan/838714 "2019-08-18T16:51:03Z")
Though I rarely post, I’ve been a regular SD lurker for years and sometimes gain critical knowledge :slight\_smile: from the forums. This one (https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=880310) was especially s… --- ## [Shorts In the Winter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shorts-in-the-winter/838776)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2019, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shorts-in-the-winter/838776 "2019-08-18T15:38:34Z")
Why do so many people wear shorts in the wintertime now? I’m serious. I realize it won’t be winter for a few months. But it still has me perplexed. Fashion statement? And aren’t they still cold? Just to be clear, I am se… --- ## [How long would civilization last if all males became sterile?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-would-civilization-last-if-all-males-became-sterile/838562)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2019, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-would-civilization-last-if-all-males-became-sterile/838562 "2019-08-18T08:08:10Z")
The hypothetical is that some disease sterilizes all human males. Without exception, and I realize that’s virtually impossible, but don’t fight the hypothetical. Say it’s alien space bats that do it, if that makes you ha… --- ## [Mundane Things that Make you Feel irrationally Embarrassed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-things-that-make-you-feel-irrationally-embarrassed/838595)
**Author:** [@Les\_Espaces\_Du\_Sommeil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Les_Espaces_Du_Sommeil)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2019, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-things-that-make-you-feel-irrationally-embarrassed/838595 "2019-08-18T01:20:44Z")
My wife saw one of these “Mojito Pouches” at the store a few weeks ago and decided to give it a try. As is often the case when she does this, she realized after the first sip that she didn’t like it. Never mind, I’ll fin… --- ## [Help me ID the year of this car](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-id-the-year-of-this-car/838803)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2019, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-id-the-year-of-this-car/838803 "2019-08-18T01:14:14Z")
This is a blowup of a 1/2 x 1/2-inch portion of a postcard I’m trying to date. The picture was taken in Luxembourg, and it seems that it could be anywhere from the 1960s to the 1970s. The car is the only thing that could… --- ## [Office workers - do you keep food at your desk?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/office-workers-do-you-keep-food-at-your-desk/838627)
**Author:** [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2019, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/office-workers-do-you-keep-food-at-your-desk/838627 "2019-08-18T00:54:58Z")
I keep chocolate at my desk all the time. It’s my caffeine. And it’s good quality chocolate - Ghirardelli 60% bittersweet. I also currently have two boxes of cereal - one that I have for breakfast occasionally, and on… --- ## [What are the best websites for translators and writers looking for work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-best-websites-for-translators-and-writers-looking-for-work/838770)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2019, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-best-websites-for-translators-and-writers-looking-for-work/838770 "2019-08-17T19:04:16Z")
Situation: My friend is a Spanish translator and copywriter (Spanish and English), and I’m a Japanese translator and copywriter (English). So we are looking for websites by which to get work. A few years ago, another tr… --- ## [Key data on glyphosate concealed from WHO cancer panel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/key-data-on-glyphosate-concealed-from-who-cancer-panel/789109)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2019, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/key-data-on-glyphosate-concealed-from-who-cancer-panel/789109 "2019-08-17T16:09:12Z")
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