# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=386 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 387 --- ## [Ask the W.M.A.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-w-m-a/836939)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2019, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-w-m-a/836939 "2019-07-15T23:03:56Z")
Yes, yes, I know. I won the lottery by being born. But it cannot be denied I belong to an irresistible group, so ask away. Still not sure what voice I’ll be answering in, but that’s my privilege. --- ## [Rat in the trash can, what do you do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rat-in-the-trash-can-what-do-you-do/836761)
**Author:** [@bytheway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bytheway)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2019, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rat-in-the-trash-can-what-do-you-do/836761 "2019-07-15T20:58:13Z")
No longer need answer fast. A small rat tripped an old fashioned spring trap and fell into a trash can. The trash can is plastic with a square cross section, maybe 10 inches on a side, and about 3 feet tall. The cover h… --- ## [What's your favorite Android keyboard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-android-keyboard/837056)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2019, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-android-keyboard/837056 "2019-07-15T19:52:19Z")
I’ve only used GBoard (3 years) until I started setting up my mom’s new Sony Xperia. It had Swiftkey setup as the keyboard. I hated Swiftkey! The numbers were so weird. They had the special characters first. 1 started i… --- ## [Is there an android app that'll let you know altitude when hiking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-android-app-thatll-let-you-know-altitude-when-hiking/836797)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2019, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-android-app-thatll-let-you-know-altitude-when-hiking/836797 "2019-07-15T17:57:15Z")
I was hiking yesterday and ended up climbing a large hill. I wish I had measured my altitude at the bottom of the hill, and then again at the top of the hill. Is there an app that works in that kind of situation, prefer… --- ## [You are US President, what single guaranteed policy do you initiate? \[Hypothetical\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-us-president-what-single-guaranteed-policy-do-you-initiate-hypothetical/837079)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2019, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-us-president-what-single-guaranteed-policy-do-you-initiate-hypothetical/837079 "2019-07-15T16:59:40Z")
I wasn’t sure whether to put this in the Elections forum or not, not sure if it would be a proper fit but I’m kind of interested in serious rather than silly answers. For purposes of plot it is now Wednesday 20th Januar… --- ## [How do you like your umbrellas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-umbrellas/836924)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2019, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-umbrellas/836924 "2019-07-15T16:56:13Z")
I live in Florida and we get lots of rain this time of year. Sometimes we get heavy sideways rain for a few minutes to a few hours at a time, and sunshine or clouds between. The temperature drops below 80 F (26.6 C) whil… --- ## [Reverse Turing Test and AI research?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reverse-turing-test-and-ai-research/799455)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2019, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reverse-turing-test-and-ai-research/799455 "2019-07-15T13:18:39Z")
I apologise if I’m not using terminology correctly, I’m very much just an interested observer regarding these things. Although I haven’t seen the movie version David Brin’s story ‘The Postman’ opens with the main charac… --- ## [Help me understand "Gay Pride"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-understand-gay-pride/836670)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 239\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2019, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-understand-gay-pride/836670 "2019-07-15T13:13:40Z")
I have this Facebook friend who is very big on gay pride. Thing is, to me, pride is something you have done. An accomplishment. He earned a masters degree. THAT was an accomplishment to have pride in. He has been succes… --- ## [Has anyone here bought eyeglasses online?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-bought-eyeglasses-online/815757)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2019, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-bought-eyeglasses-online/815757 "2019-07-15T02:11:45Z")
I am considering going this route, possibly just for a backup pair. I’d like you hear your experiences, including which website you used. Thoughts? mmm --- ## [How do you feel about police?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-feel-about-police/836309)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2019, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-feel-about-police/836309 "2019-07-15T01:30:55Z")
Not a thread about Black Lives Matter, police brutality, etc. (although all of those things affect our perceptions) but rather, just how you feel about police in America (or whatever your nation is). Do you feel good, … --- ## [Weird nerve thing after a deep cut on my finger. Anyone with similar experience?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-nerve-thing-after-a-deep-cut-on-my-finger-anyone-with-similar-experience/720333)
**Author:** [@Haunted\_Pasta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Haunted_Pasta)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2019, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-nerve-thing-after-a-deep-cut-on-my-finger-anyone-with-similar-experience/720333 "2019-07-14T22:54:04Z")
I’m specifically NOT looking for medical advice. I have a primary care physician plus a referral to a hand specialist from the facility that treated me after my incident, so I’ll go to one of them for actual advice. I’… --- ## [Does not being attached really make for a better life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-not-being-attached-really-make-for-a-better-life/836930)
**Author:** [@Machinaforce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machinaforce)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2019, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-not-being-attached-really-make-for-a-better-life/836930 "2019-07-14T20:58:51Z")
Because to me it seems that they are trying to justify non-attachment being healthy where in relationships it makes it seem like you are always on edge because you know it will end. It also to me makes it sound like th… --- ## [I'm looking for an AM transmitter. Yeah, AM.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-looking-for-an-am-transmitter-yeah-am/836785)
**Author:** [@Translucent\_Daydream](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Translucent_Daydream)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2019, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-looking-for-an-am-transmitter-yeah-am/836785 "2019-07-14T15:05:31Z")
I have a really nice old Sony portable radio from the late 60s that works great. Where I moved, there isn’t anything other than some foaming mouth jerks on AM radio. I would like to be able to hook up a transmitter to … --- ## [Did you know this about the Apollo 11 moon landing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-this-about-the-apollo-11-moon-landing/836932)
**Author:** [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2019, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-this-about-the-apollo-11-moon-landing/836932 "2019-07-14T00:31:01Z")
I watched Chasing The Moon on PBS the last couple nights. Very good documentary! One thing that I never knew, all these years, is that there was a Russian spacecraft (unmanned) orbiting the moon at the same time the Amer… --- ## [Are there any weather sites that show daytime vs nighttime weather?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-weather-sites-that-show-daytime-vs-nighttime-weather/837009)
**Author:** [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2019, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-weather-sites-that-show-daytime-vs-nighttime-weather/837009 "2019-07-13T14:17:40Z")
I’m heading off on vacation, and if you look at the forecast where I’m going, it looks dismal. Rain and thunderstorms just about every single day. But wait! When I drill in, the weather during the day looks decent; all t… --- ## [Sending Money to Relatives in Prison?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sending-money-to-relatives-in-prison/837004)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2019, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sending-money-to-relatives-in-prison/837004 "2019-07-13T13:49:28Z")
How much money do prisoners in state prisons need? For what? Anyone here done it? How much? How long? Experiences… Thanks… --- ## [Correcting a public speaker's error in public](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/correcting-a-public-speakers-error-in-public/836919)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2019, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/correcting-a-public-speakers-error-in-public/836919 "2019-07-13T12:32:02Z")
Suppose you are at an event - maybe a corporate guest speaker situation, or conference, etc. - and a speaker at the podium touts some claim you know to be false (i.e., that “we only use 10% of our brain,”) or maybe even … --- ## [Reporting income for dating sites](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reporting-income-for-dating-sites/836920)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2019, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reporting-income-for-dating-sites/836920 "2019-07-13T02:00:25Z")
Suppose two men had the same gross pay each month but one man had his health insurance covered and his retirement contribution covered while the other had neither. Should the individual with the insurance and retirement … --- ## [Lifting 3 - 5 times a day. Can it work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lifting-3-5-times-a-day-can-it-work/836953)
**Author:** [@Unreconstructed\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unreconstructed_Man)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2019, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lifting-3-5-times-a-day-can-it-work/836953 "2019-07-12T20:19:11Z")
I’ve got a crazy schedule, with a new kid and a job with weird shifts and a long commute and a bunch of other stuff. I almost never have a solid hour to myself to just work out. I used to do a full body workout 3-4 times… --- ## [Coming up on 50th anniversary of the 1st moon landing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coming-up-on-50th-anniversary-of-the-1st-moon-landing/836838)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2019, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coming-up-on-50th-anniversary-of-the-1st-moon-landing/836838 "2019-07-12T19:54:45Z")
I was 3 years old, almost 4. We only had a small black and white tv at home. Even though it was the Monday after the actual moon landing the night before, My dad was off from work, so he took my older brother and I to on… --- ## [Are you familiar with the term "snowclone"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-familiar-with-the-term-snowclone/836687)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2019, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-familiar-with-the-term-snowclone/836687 "2019-07-12T19:50:25Z")
I was browsing through the Wikipedia page on Have Gun Will Travel wherein it explains the title is a “snowclone” on a cliche used in personal advertisements in newspapers like The Times, indicating that the advertiser w… --- ## [Half of US population lives in 9 states.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/half-of-us-population-lives-in-9-states/836868)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2019, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/half-of-us-population-lives-in-9-states/836868 "2019-07-12T18:33:18Z")
Read an interesting article recently. Why do you suppose this is? Why do you think half the population lives in these particular states? --- ## [Best cleaner for interior side of a windshield?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-cleaner-for-interior-side-of-a-windshield/836659)
**Author:** [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2019, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-cleaner-for-interior-side-of-a-windshield/836659 "2019-07-12T18:05:36Z")
What do you recommend? --- ## [So I need driving glasses now. What do I ask for ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-need-driving-glasses-now-what-do-i-ask-for/836827)
**Author:** [@Grim\_Render](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grim_Render)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2019, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-need-driving-glasses-now-what-do-i-ask-for/836827 "2019-07-12T17:30:17Z")
Ok, I need driving glasses. Not so much for changes in my vision, although theres a bit of that too, I am middle aged. But mostly its climate change. Without snow, a lot of the winter is pitch black, with wet black tarma… --- ## [Google Cardboard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-cardboard/748231)
**Author:** [@joemama24\_98](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joemama24_98)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2019, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-cardboard/748231 "2019-07-12T05:57:13Z")
Any experience with this? I had no idea it existed: Looks cool - for $15 I figured I’d give it a shot. Mine is on order. --- ## [What was life like before the rainbow?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-life-like-before-the-rainbow/836613)
**Author:** [@Nature\_s\_Call](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nature_s_Call)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2019, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-life-like-before-the-rainbow/836613 "2019-07-12T04:33:48Z")
If Genesis is to be believed, there was a period of time before the flood where rainbows did not occur. This must mean god altered the laws of optics, refraction, and what not to produce rainbows. Clearly antediluvian … --- ## [I finally bought some new binoculars and I'm very happy with them.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-finally-bought-some-new-binoculars-and-im-very-happy-with-them/836940)
**Author:** [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2019, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-finally-bought-some-new-binoculars-and-im-very-happy-with-them/836940 "2019-07-12T04:23:23Z")
I started a thread a while back asking for info on choosing a new pair of binoculars. My old pair are Sears 7 X 50s and 30 some years old. I kind of decided they were adequate and forgot about buying new ones but last we… --- ## [Jeweler's loupe - how to tell a fake vs. real jewel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewelers-loupe-how-to-tell-a-fake-vs-real-jewel/836917)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2019, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewelers-loupe-how-to-tell-a-fake-vs-real-jewel/836917 "2019-07-12T04:18:04Z")
I always thought a jeweler’s loupe was some special kind of optical device (obviously deep thinking hadn’t gone into this) that allowed the user to tell whether a gem was fake, as well as the quality of the gem if it was… --- ## [Climate change activists](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/climate-change-activists/836632)
**Author:** [@Nansbread1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nansbread1)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2019, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/climate-change-activists/836632 "2019-07-12T02:24:42Z")
Every country has its climate change activists, some of them militant like the extinction rebellion in the UK or the greennewdealers in the US What exactly do they want us to do? Live life like in the pre industrial re… --- ## [pissing in the pool.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pissing-in-the-pool/22506)
**Author:** [@vandal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vandal)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2019, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pissing-in-the-pool/22506 "2019-07-12T01:20:54Z")
Inspired by the peeing in the shower thread… I’m wondering, does anyone pee in the pool? Whether it’s your own pool, a public pool, or someone else’s pool – does or would anyone do it? Just for the record, I’ve done it i… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=385) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=387)