# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=378 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 379 --- ## [Adults reciting the Pledge of Allegiance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adults-reciting-the-pledge-of-allegiance/838286)
**Author:** [@DaveRaver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveRaver)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2019, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adults-reciting-the-pledge-of-allegiance/838286 "2019-08-17T11:50:31Z")
At the beginning of every meeting at my condo, we are asked to stand and recite the Pledge of Allegiance. Although patriotic, this ritual seems childish since we were all compelled to recite this in school. The Nationa… --- ## [I'm American. When I Use The Metric System or Celsius Do I Sound Like A Pretentious Twit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-american-when-i-use-the-metric-system-or-celsius-do-i-sound-like-a-pretentious-twit/838016)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2019, 8:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-american-when-i-use-the-metric-system-or-celsius-do-i-sound-like-a-pretentious-twit/838016 "2019-08-17T08:52:27Z")
As an American, I believe the time has come – indeed, it’s been here for two centuries – for the U.S. to convert to the Metric System and Celsius. I’ve been trying to force myself to use those systems in my daily life, b… --- ## [Why are people still making vertical videos?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-people-still-making-vertical-videos/830206)
**Author:** [@A\_Dodgy\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_Dodgy_Dude)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2019, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-people-still-making-vertical-videos/830206 "2019-08-17T01:24:38Z")
I was watching Ridiculousness and saw several vertical videos which set me off on my favorite tirade of recent years: “Are people really so stupid that they’ve been making the same mistake for a full decade now? Turn the… --- ## [Contacting a business/Inquiring about work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contacting-a-business-inquiring-about-work/838719)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2019, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contacting-a-business-inquiring-about-work/838719 "2019-08-16T22:32:21Z")
It’s been a long time since I had to look for a job and I’m kind of out of the loop on how to go about it. My current employer, of almost nineteen years will be closing this cafe business at the end of the year. It’s a… --- ## [How far away from where you grew up do you live now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-away-from-where-you-grew-up-do-you-live-now/838382)
**Author:** [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2019, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-away-from-where-you-grew-up-do-you-live-now/838382 "2019-08-16T20:14:49Z")
Im currently ~1200 miles from home to attend the funeral of my grandmother. She spent about half her life living in a town of about 180 people, 35 miles from the next nearest town big enough for a gas station and a groce… --- ## [Food affecting your health](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-affecting-your-health/838566)
**Author:** [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2019, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-affecting-your-health/838566 "2019-08-16T19:57:27Z")
How much does diet affect your health? My ex eats only omelet sandwich for breakfast (with mayo), grilled cheese for lunch, and either grilled cheese or chicken sandwich with mayo for supper. that’s IT. He is on a bit … --- ## [Chicken processing: a brutal and dangerous job](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-processing-a-brutal-and-dangerous-job/838742)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2019, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-processing-a-brutal-and-dangerous-job/838742 "2019-08-16T17:11:45Z")
Listening to NPR this morning and there was a story about the jobs that undocumented workers will do that US citizens won’t do. There was a recent ICE raid on a chicken processing plant in Mississippi and the commentato… --- ## [What was the most impressive military comeback from the edge of defeat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-most-impressive-military-comeback-from-the-edge-of-defeat/838518)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2019, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-most-impressive-military-comeback-from-the-edge-of-defeat/838518 "2019-08-16T15:14:02Z")
I’m thinking more of the smaller scale tactical rather than strategic level but any good example is fine. Maybe the landings at Inchon during the Korean War? Though that war was a series of advances and reversals by bot… --- ## [Buddhism is little more than Nihilism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buddhism-is-little-more-than-nihilism/818177)
**Author:** [@Machinaforce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machinaforce)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2019, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buddhism-is-little-more-than-nihilism/818177 "2019-08-16T07:10:22Z")
Empty Cup: Madhyamika Refutation of the Non-Buddhist Dogmas Empty Cup: Is Buddhism a World-Denying Teaching? Empty Cup: It's Actually Not That Bad, You Know Based on the above, and my past experience, I cannot see why a… --- ## [Hospice reassurance requested](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hospice-reassurance-requested/838599)
**Author:** [@Steve\_McQwark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_McQwark)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2019, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hospice-reassurance-requested/838599 "2019-08-16T03:32:15Z")
My wife entered hospice two weeks ago and I’m hoping to hear some experiences with them that will dial my cynicism meter down a bit. We’ve had a coordinator, a social worker and four nurses come by so far. They are all n… --- ## [Microwave venting - expert opinions needed, other opinions welcome](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microwave-venting-expert-opinions-needed-other-opinions-welcome/838601)
**Author:** [@Ann\_Hedonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Hedonia)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2019, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microwave-venting-expert-opinions-needed-other-opinions-welcome/838601 "2019-08-15T22:02:21Z")
I’m currently have the kitchen in my apartment remodeled. And my contractor did something different from what I approved. And I don’t think I like it but it’s going to be a pain to fix. I’m trying to get opinions from so… --- ## [Why did the cocaine fad die off?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-cocaine-fad-die-off/838663)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2019, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-cocaine-fad-die-off/838663 "2019-08-15T21:44:43Z")
The cocaine fad seemed to last about 25 years or so and then kind of mostly die off. All the other drugs seem to be still out there. Did something cheaper replace it? I know Chrystal meth remains a huge problem. Were the… --- ## [MRI brain scan, please interpret these results (if you know)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mri-brain-scan-please-interpret-these-results-if-you-know/838704)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2019, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mri-brain-scan-please-interpret-these-results-if-you-know/838704 "2019-08-15T18:22:37Z")
I am participating in a study on traumatic brain injury, as part of the control (non-injured) group. Part of the study includes two MRIs separated over a few months, and yesterday I received a CD with the images from the… --- ## [People watching](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-watching/838455)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2019, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-watching/838455 "2019-08-15T17:55:20Z")
What is the best spot in the world, or just in your experience, for people watching? Here are my criteria for a good spot: Comfortable and safe place to sit without being significantly hassled; diversity of people in a… --- ## [Penis size or Height- what matters more to women](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-size-or-height-what-matters-more-to-women/837861)
**Author:** [@shocky2002](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shocky2002)\ **Replies:** 230\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2019, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-size-or-height-what-matters-more-to-women/837861 "2019-08-15T13:42:41Z")
Let’s say, 5’7 with an 8 inch penis versus 6’4 with a 4 inch penis. For guys who would you rather be, and for ladies who would you rather date? Trying to settle a debate. I think the answer is penis size more important --- ## [Defensive Driving Classes in Missouri](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defensive-driving-classes-in-missouri/838671)
**Author:** [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2019, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defensive-driving-classes-in-missouri/838671 "2019-08-15T04:32:15Z")
I’m enrolling my girlfriend in a defensive driving class. I’ve found several online, but I suspect they’re offering little more than road-sign reviews and maybe a gory video or two. I want something that will teach her a… --- ## [What do you consider a hobby?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-consider-a-hobby/838614)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2019, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-consider-a-hobby/838614 "2019-08-14T22:01:03Z")
I have noticed that not all extracurricular activities are considered hobbies. Like, if you do a lot of reading of mystery novels in your spare time, you can talk about that as a hobby around most people without rising … --- ## [What other message boards do you like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-other-message-boards-do-you-like/838196)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2019, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-other-message-boards-do-you-like/838196 "2019-08-14T20:41:07Z")
With the Dope being down it made me realise just how often I casually put the adblock on and then click the SD bookmark. I’ve been doing it reflexively all day and keep forgetting to expect the maintenance message. This… --- ## [Help me build a Skinner Box for my kitty.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-build-a-skinner-box-for-my-kitty/285843)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2019, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-build-a-skinner-box-for-my-kitty/285843 "2019-08-14T01:53:52Z")
I’ve got two cats: Little Bear is a 16.5-year old male, and Maya is a four-month-old female. Both are altered, and the kitten is declawed. Maya is very intelligent and playful, and has a wonderfully sweet disposition. E… --- ## [Possessive form of names that end in an S.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possessive-form-of-names-that-end-in-an-s/838598)
**Author:** [@Doyle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doyle)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2019, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possessive-form-of-names-that-end-in-an-s/838598 "2019-08-14T00:20:57Z")
I am one of those people whose last name end in an S. As an example, let’s use the name Davis. As long as I can remember, the possessive form of Davis would be be Davis’. Now people and publications are using Davis’s.… --- ## [Does everyone in the anglophone world know the word "zinger" ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-everyone-in-the-anglophone-world-know-the-word-zinger/838597)
**Author:** [@Gymnopithys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gymnopithys)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2019, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-everyone-in-the-anglophone-world-know-the-word-zinger/838597 "2019-08-13T22:03:47Z")
I’ve lived more than 20 years in the US. I’m a “language freak” and have done research in lexicology all my (long) life and never saw or heard the word zinger untill I saw it in the last issue of Time magazine concerning… --- ## [Ever send back warranty registration cards?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-send-back-warranty-registration-cards/838475)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2019, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-send-back-warranty-registration-cards/838475 "2019-08-13T22:00:07Z")
They come with pretty much everything you buy that has any sort of warranty. It’s my understanding that in like 99% of cases, you don’t really need to send in the card for the warranty to be valid, and most likely the c… --- ## [Why did Florida city agree to pay hackers $600k to get computer systems back?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-florida-city-agree-to-pay-hackers-600k-to-get-computer-systems-back/838372)
**Author:** [@MaverocK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaverocK)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2019, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-florida-city-agree-to-pay-hackers-600k-to-get-computer-systems-back/838372 "2019-08-13T01:02:16Z")
The link to the article: Mazech What I don’t understand is why NSA did not help? They could crack it. Florida city is part of the US, right? Am I wrong? --- ## [Home networking issue - talk to me like I’m five](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-networking-issue-talk-to-me-like-i-m-five/838435)
**Author:** [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2019, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-networking-issue-talk-to-me-like-i-m-five/838435 "2019-08-12T23:14:00Z")
I just switched TV providers, and the new DVR is a Tivo. I have two TVs in my house, so there’s the Tivo box and a Mini Tivo. It took the tech like an hour to install it because he says the Mini Tivo has an issue with th… --- ## [Home buyers - how important is a basement?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-buyers-how-important-is-a-basement/838404)
**Author:** [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2019, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-buyers-how-important-is-a-basement/838404 "2019-08-12T22:26:15Z")
Long story short, I’m in the early steps in the process of seriously planning out my next, brand new home. The whole nine yards, including hiring a contractor and maybe an architect to build exactly what I want. I’m deba… --- ## [how could lori loughlins (and others) kids not have a clue about the usc bribery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-could-lori-loughlins-and-others-kids-not-have-a-clue-about-the-usc-bribery/838398)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2019, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-could-lori-loughlins-and-others-kids-not-have-a-clue-about-the-usc-bribery/838398 "2019-08-12T22:01:10Z")
Over the past few months a few stories about one of her kids “olivia jade” like this :MSN pop up There mostly on how pissed she was because it was ruining her social media “influencer” career and now shes still “resent… --- ## [Neighbor "sending their boys out" Quick Help](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbor-sending-their-boys-out-quick-help/838542)
**Author:** [@jbubby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jbubby)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2019, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbor-sending-their-boys-out-quick-help/838542 "2019-08-12T19:07:44Z")
Hello, I have an issue currently with a neighbor down in the next building (townhome units). They are often so disruptive in the middle of the night that we have gotten fed up and started calling the cops every time. Th… --- ## [Waze, inadvertently tested, won big last night](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waze-inadvertently-tested-won-big-last-night/837811)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2019, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waze-inadvertently-tested-won-big-last-night/837811 "2019-08-12T17:16:15Z")
I typically want to take the quickest way between points A and B, but when Waze or other GPS apps route me differently it’s hard to actually know that I was indeed better off following it, or not. Last night Waze saved u… --- ## [What can a person do with whole genome sequencing data](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-a-person-do-with-whole-genome-sequencing-data/838216)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2019, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-a-person-do-with-whole-genome-sequencing-data/838216 "2019-08-12T15:33:39Z")
As of 2019, I think 3 different companies are offering a whole genome sequencing for $600-700. Places like 23andme only checks \<1% of your genome. Is there anything you can do with your whole genome sequenced? I’m assu… --- ## [incorrect cryptogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incorrect-cryptogram/838452)
**Author:** [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2019, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incorrect-cryptogram/838452 "2019-08-12T13:20:58Z")
Okay, I do cryptograms all the time, been doing so for years. I found one that is messed up, somehow they made a mistake. I figured it out, except there is no possible letter for I, I got everything else but that. Did … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=377) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=379)