# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=414 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 415 --- ## [Why are elderly people more easily jarred by violent content/news?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-elderly-people-more-easily-jarred-by-violent-content-news/831326)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2019, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-elderly-people-more-easily-jarred-by-violent-content-news/831326 "2019-03-20T07:32:31Z")
It would seem that elderly people, having lived a longer time than younger people, would have seen a lot more - in fact, probably have “seen and heard it all,” - and yet they seem to be much more easily jarred by tragic … --- ## [Any advice on killing wasps?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-advice-on-killing-wasps/307193)
**Author:** [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2019, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-advice-on-killing-wasps/307193 "2019-03-20T07:08:17Z")
The flying around kind. Specifically, the little black aggressive ones. We looked at a can of wasp killer, but almost every warning on it is a deal breaker. It says it isn’t safe around domestic pets. We have an outdo… --- ## [Are you privileged or oppressed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-privileged-or-oppressed/831322)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2019, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-privileged-or-oppressed/831322 "2019-03-20T05:51:27Z")
Just a straight-up poll. Most people, of course, have some overlap in this area - they are privileged in some ways and oppressed in some others, but the only way a poll like this can be done is to force a binary choice,… --- ## [Experience with Anesthesia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experience-with-anesthesia/827629)
**Author:** [@Machinaforce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machinaforce)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2019, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experience-with-anesthesia/827629 "2019-03-20T05:06:32Z")
Just wanted to know how other people responded to it. My only encounter was when I went to the dentist. The first few times was when I had extractions and it was just a tickling and numbing feeling around my mouth, SUPE… --- ## [Your favorite moral panics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-moral-panics/830875)
**Author:** [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2019, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-moral-panics/830875 "2019-03-20T04:54:03Z")
My son’s school sent out an email about “the Momo challenge”, allegedly an online phenomenon in which a disturbing character called Momo entices children to commit increasingly dangerous acts, culminating in self-harm. T… --- ## [What is the "Average American"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-average-american/831375)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2019, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-average-american/831375 "2019-03-20T04:42:28Z")
In another thread it was asked “Are you privileged or opressed?”, and I asked “Compared to who?”. The response was “The average American”…but who and/or what is “the average American”? Where is she/he politically, soci… --- ## [Do you trust cloud drives with your personal information?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-trust-cloud-drives-with-your-personal-information/831245)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2019, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-trust-cloud-drives-with-your-personal-information/831245 "2019-03-20T03:39:04Z")
What’s your opinion about saving confidential information on cloud devices such as a Google Drive, One Drive, etc? Do you think that they’re safe? For the purposes of this poll, assume that the site uses https. I’m cu… --- ## [Snow removal with a front end loader instead of a dozer plow blade?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-removal-with-a-front-end-loader-instead-of-a-dozer-plow-blade/831387)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2019, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-removal-with-a-front-end-loader-instead-of-a-dozer-plow-blade/831387 "2019-03-20T03:25:40Z")
Wow. I stopped by the local tractor dealer today to replace an alternator bracket, and of course looked around in their yard to see what was for sale, and there it was – a beautiful little used Kubota with a front end lo… --- ## [If I ran the grocery store!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-ran-the-grocery-store/831179)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2019, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-ran-the-grocery-store/831179 "2019-03-20T01:48:35Z")
What changes would you make to your local grocery store if you could? This came to my mind last night when I stopped off to get my wife her preferred sparkling water. I stopped at an unfamiliar Jewel grocery, and figur… --- ## [Gas fireplace question: Vented or unvented?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-fireplace-question-vented-or-unvented/831381)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2019, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-fireplace-question-vented-or-unvented/831381 "2019-03-20T01:07:36Z")
We are looking into converting our old wood burning fireplace into a gas one and I’d like any of your opinions. How difficult was the conversion? Vented or unvented? What is your opinion on it overall? --- ## [So, are you having your groceries delivered yet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-are-you-having-your-groceries-delivered-yet/831233)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2019, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-are-you-having-your-groceries-delivered-yet/831233 "2019-03-20T00:24:19Z")
Some of my friends swear by this. I haven’t made the leap. How is your produce, the cuts of meat etc.? Educate me on this, please --- ## [Who's got experience (especially as an an owner/renter) with Turo? ("AirBnB for cars")](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-got-experience-especially-as-an-an-owner-renter-with-turo-airbnb-for-cars/831325)
**Author:** [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2019, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-got-experience-especially-as-an-an-owner-renter-with-turo-airbnb-for-cars/831325 "2019-03-19T23:00:52Z")
Long story short: I have a car ideally suited for a large family or road trip (a 2008 Acura MDX SUV) that is now too large for my my everyday driving needs, as two of my three children are now college aged, able to drive… --- ## [The Mandella effect](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mandella-effect/831288)
**Author:** [@Littleman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Littleman)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2019, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mandella-effect/831288 "2019-03-19T22:10:06Z")
So, I ran across this today; https://mandelaeffect.com/nelson-mandela-died-in-prison/ I basically chalk it up to innaccurate memory. Some of the examples are easily dismissed as such, others are actually pretty intere… --- ## [Modest inheritance- what frivolous thing to spend it on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modest-inheritance-what-frivolous-thing-to-spend-it-on/831342)
**Author:** [@bobkitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobkitty)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2019, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modest-inheritance-what-frivolous-thing-to-spend-it-on/831342 "2019-03-19T22:03:47Z")
The Mister’s mom passed away about 16 months ago, and the last of the estate process is being finalized. He will receive a small inheritance- think in the neighborhood of $15,000. We both have new cars. We will have the… --- ## [Please, please write, or email your senators and representatives.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-please-write-or-email-your-senators-and-representatives/831261)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2019, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-please-write-or-email-your-senators-and-representatives/831261 "2019-03-19T21:20:28Z")
I did again today. Trump is now advocating violence against those that oppose him. --- ## [Omnibus Electric Car Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-electric-car-thread/803634)
**Author:** [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2019, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-electric-car-thread/803634 "2019-03-19T21:16:41Z")
This is a thread for discussion of electric cars. Please discuss electric car companies elsewhere. I bought a Chevy Bolt in the spring of 2017 and have been driving it exclusively. I’m not really a car-person, but I lov… --- ## [Opinions on Google Voice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-google-voice/831309)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2019, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-google-voice/831309 "2019-03-19T20:31:13Z")
Hi! Due to some discounts, etc., I find myself with an extra line on my cell phone account that I can’t cancel for two years. However, I could drop one of my other five lines and change the phone number for me or a fam… --- ## [Is Recycling a Scam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-recycling-a-scam/830896)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2019, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-recycling-a-scam/830896 "2019-03-19T18:37:08Z")
I’ve come across two articles in recent days that make me question whether separating our recyclables is indeed doing any good. Do the trash companies just dump everything in the landfills, regardless of whether or not … --- ## [How do YOU wipe your bum?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-wipe-your-bum/831088)
**Author:** [@Stuntman\_Mike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stuntman_Mike)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2019, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-wipe-your-bum/831088 "2019-03-19T18:05:30Z")
Ever wonder if you’re doing it wrong? I do. So let’s put it to a vote. --- ## [The media handling of the New Zealand massacre](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-media-handling-of-the-new-zealand-massacre/831372)
**Author:** [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2019, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-media-handling-of-the-new-zealand-massacre/831372 "2019-03-19T16:16:06Z")
The massacre perpetrated by Tarrant in New Zealand was tragic. I’m confident we agree on that, and I hope you can keep that agreement in mind in the ensuing discussion. Seriously, I hope for a speedy recovery for the wo… --- ## [Cigarette Smoker Prepared Food: Do You Taste It](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cigarette-smoker-prepared-food-do-you-taste-it/645106)
**Author:** [@qualityleashdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/qualityleashdog)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2019, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cigarette-smoker-prepared-food-do-you-taste-it/645106 "2019-03-19T15:55:32Z")
Do you taste cigarette smoke in food prepared by people smoking cigarettes around the food/while preparing the food? Do you taste smoke in food that has been sitting around smoke, after being prepared? If either answer… --- ## [Should I let this guy get a referral fee from me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-let-this-guy-get-a-referral-fee-from-me/831015)
**Author:** [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2019, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-let-this-guy-get-a-referral-fee-from-me/831015 "2019-03-19T14:06:40Z")
Yesterday, I started a new job. During the facility tour the trainer was giving us, I was spotted by “Bill”. Bill is a former coworker from a previous job from a different employer and he asked me to sign a document stat… --- ## [Who else had a course called Health in elementary school?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-had-a-course-called-health-in-elementary-school/831080)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2019, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-had-a-course-called-health-in-elementary-school/831080 "2019-03-19T03:13:43Z")
Prompting this question was a thread in MPSIMS asking about high school biology and how it has changed since the 50s. One of our regular subjects when I was in elementary school was “Health” – it had its own textbooks, … --- ## [Surprising Global Statistics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprising-global-statistics/831317)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2019, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprising-global-statistics/831317 "2019-03-19T02:37:02Z")
At the beginning of every year I briefly thumb through the Ecomomist Pocket Guide which lists a bunch of global rankings of random economic and sociopolitical stats, being somewhat wonkish by nature. Some of the statist… --- ## [A list of way Trump is helping Russia, et al.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-list-of-way-trump-is-helping-russia-et-al/829671)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2019, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-list-of-way-trump-is-helping-russia-et-al/829671 "2019-03-19T01:20:18Z")
It appears, to me, anyway, that Trump’s actions benefit countries that are our adversaries. In my opinion, his administration is a total Charlie-Foxtrot. But let’s forget our biases and focus on data. I’m having troub… --- ## [Why do hotels have ice machines?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-hotels-have-ice-machines/830665)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2019, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-hotels-have-ice-machines/830665 "2019-03-19T00:46:15Z")
An ice machine on every floor. I’ve stayed in a lot of hotels over the years, and I’ve never used one. Come to think of it, I’ve never even witnessed a person getting ice from one. --- ## [Bedbugs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bedbugs/830976)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2019, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bedbugs/830976 "2019-03-18T22:59:40Z")
Bedbugs. I have them. I have been relying on my landlord’s exterminator, but I’m increasingly coming to the conclusion that he doesn’t have a clue. What I’m doing so far: Two weeks ago the exterminator sprayed down a… --- ## [I'm OK with wealthy people donating lots of money to get their kids into a university](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-ok-with-wealthy-people-donating-lots-of-money-to-get-their-kids-into-a-university/831130)
**Author:** [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2019, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-ok-with-wealthy-people-donating-lots-of-money-to-get-their-kids-into-a-university/831130 "2019-03-18T16:21:16Z")
Am I the only one? If 10 families want to donate tons of cash so that their little idiots can get in, I am totally OK with that. That will be a significant chunk of that universities budget. It makes the university be… --- ## [Why don't passenger planes have norovirus problems like cruise ships do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-passenger-planes-have-norovirus-problems-like-cruise-ships-do/830055)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Quatro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Quatro)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2019, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-passenger-planes-have-norovirus-problems-like-cruise-ships-do/830055 "2019-03-18T15:06:40Z")
Not all cruise ships report norovirus problems and this article states that most cruise ships don’t have that problem, but I sure hear about it a lot. https://www.thestreet.com/personal-finance/cleanest-cruise-ships-201… --- ## [Jaguar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jaguar/831070)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2019, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jaguar/831070 "2019-03-18T14:58:40Z")
I’m sure most of you heard the news story of the woman who claimed she just “leaned over the barrier” of the jaguar exhibit at an Arizona zoo and had her hand mauled by the jaguar. Reports were that she was trying to ta… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=413) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=415)