# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=420 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 421 --- ## [Ford car commercial](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ford-car-commercial/830307)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2019, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ford-car-commercial/830307 "2019-02-27T20:02:17Z")
There’s part of a Ford commercial I don’t understand: Somebody is driving down what looks like a highway with 3 lanes going in each direction. As a motorcycle passes him on the left, he violently swerves to the right. Wh… --- ## [Any doctors here- need advice on cut ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-doctors-here-need-advice-on-cut-ear/829987)
**Author:** [@sara20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sara20)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2019, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-doctors-here-need-advice-on-cut-ear/829987 "2019-02-27T18:28:09Z")
So I was cutting my boyfriends hair last night at about 10pm and I accidentally cut his ear. I don’t think it cut into the cartilage but it did make about a quarter inch long football shaped cut or possibly a slice off t… --- ## [Did you know who Jussie Smollett was before this year?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-who-jussie-smollett-was-before-this-year/829975)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2019, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-who-jussie-smollett-was-before-this-year/829975 "2019-02-27T16:42:08Z")
I’d never heard of him until recently. --- ## [Electric Shower Head Heater- Hmm, Would You Use It?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-shower-head-heater-hmm-would-you-use-it/631981)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2019, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-shower-head-heater-hmm-would-you-use-it/631981 "2019-02-27T10:48:30Z")
Was watching a House Hunters International in Bogota, Columbia and one of the apartments had an electric shower head. The American freaked out, and even the Colombian said he could recall getting shocks from one when he … --- ## [Rate housekeeping tasks from easiest to horriblest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rate-housekeeping-tasks-from-easiest-to-horriblest/824411)
**Author:** [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2019, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rate-housekeeping-tasks-from-easiest-to-horriblest/824411 "2019-02-27T08:24:16Z")
I try to follow a pattern of housekeeping tasks, and do a couple of easy ones per day, a medium hard one once a week, and a particularly grotty one once a month. I had to clean out the microwave, and scour the stove top… --- ## [Pay discussion among co-workers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pay-discussion-among-co-workers/830240)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2019, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pay-discussion-among-co-workers/830240 "2019-02-27T03:51:52Z")
A friend of mine was gotten a job offer. The potential employer has told him that because the job needs to be filled ASAP he is willing to offer a buck and a half more than what the other employees get…but he is forbidde… --- ## [Trichloroacetic Acid for skin tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trichloroacetic-acid-for-skin-tags/818731)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2018, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trichloroacetic-acid-for-skin-tags/818731 "2018-07-31T11:10:04Z")
I saw my doctor last week for my “yearly” check up. I mentioned the skin tag in my armpit that periodically becomes inflamed. He suggested a dermatology referral, where I could get it snipped off. I explained that I cal… --- ## [Is there an alternative to school?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-alternative-to-school/830203)
**Author:** [@Machinaforce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machinaforce)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2019, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-alternative-to-school/830203 "2019-02-26T22:45:23Z")
By that I mean college. It pains me to say that despite the money and effort I put into college it really isn’t for me. But the thing is that I don’t really know what else I can do, not to mention the loan debt and what… --- ## [Legal Q?: Commission Due to Me and I Quit and They Don't Have to Pay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-q-commission-due-to-me-and-i-quit-and-they-dont-have-to-pay/830223)
**Author:** [@phxjcc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phxjcc)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2019, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-q-commission-due-to-me-and-i-quit-and-they-dont-have-to-pay/830223 "2019-02-26T19:36:17Z")
Short version. HR asking everyone to sign a new doc. The doc says if I quit and am due commission for 1 or more sales, they do not have to pay me. They are requiring all 1099 and employees to sign. I am refusing to s… --- ## [Does restaurant delivery mean inside the building to your door?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-restaurant-delivery-mean-inside-the-building-to-your-door/830065)
**Author:** [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2019, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-restaurant-delivery-mean-inside-the-building-to-your-door/830065 "2019-02-26T18:06:51Z")
That is if you are in an apt building. I’ve had a broken limb lately and I have called for delivery 4 times and each time got a phone call and a kind of sob story as if I was supposed to come down and they didn’t expect… --- ## [Experiences with African safari vacations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experiences-with-african-safari-vacations/830131)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2019, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experiences-with-african-safari-vacations/830131 "2019-02-26T16:03:09Z")
As each of my kids turns 16, the two of us go on some kind of trip together, mainly chosen by the kid (in theory I have a veto, but it hasn’t come up so far). My daughter said she wants to go see animals, and we were loo… --- ## [Fitness supplements for older man?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fitness-supplements-for-older-man/822940)
**Author:** [@TGWATY](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TGWATY)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2019, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fitness-supplements-for-older-man/822940 "2019-02-26T02:32:40Z")
I’m 49. I started working out in earnest at 46. I kept ratcheting it up and now it’s getting a little ridiculous. I have a workout schedule I built out of P90X workouts and Insanity workouts, with extra walking, runnin… --- ## [Spring Break question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spring-break-question/830106)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2019, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spring-break-question/830106 "2019-02-26T02:48:29Z")
Have any of you done the classics "Spring Break? Like gone to some beach area and gone crazy? Or anyone else you know? --- ## [Autism and parental bonding?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/autism-and-parental-bonding/824580)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2019, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/autism-and-parental-bonding/824580 "2019-02-26T02:30:47Z")
First of all I have no opinion on this as I know nothing about it. I keep hearing that autism is becoming more common. Is there and link between mothers or fathers for that matter not bonding with their children early on… --- ## [How many times have you been a victim of a violent crime?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-have-you-been-a-victim-of-a-violent-crime/829571)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2019, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-have-you-been-a-victim-of-a-violent-crime/829571 "2019-02-25T23:36:07Z")
The subject kind of says it all. There’s a thread in GD talking about having a gun for self defense, and it seems like quite a few people have been involved life threatening violent crime. I’m kind of wondering how commo… --- ## [A lifetime dog person is considering a future cat (UPDATE with photos)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-lifetime-dog-person-is-considering-a-future-cat-update-with-photos/829980)
**Author:** [@MoonMoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MoonMoon)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2019, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-lifetime-dog-person-is-considering-a-future-cat-update-with-photos/829980 "2019-02-25T18:07:16Z")
So, about a week ago I chatted with you lovely people about bringing a “future” cat into my life “at some point”. Meet Daphne. :smiley: I brought her home on Saturday after a meeting in which she ran directly to me and … --- ## [After high school were you sick of school? What did you do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-high-school-were-you-sick-of-school-what-did-you-do/829886)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2019, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-high-school-were-you-sick-of-school-what-did-you-do/829886 "2019-02-25T15:00:03Z")
I work with some teens and while many HS seniors are excited about going off to college for another 4-6 years of books and tests, many are not. I cant blame them. I also was sick of school. I think the only reason I wan… --- ## [What's the latest "scoop" on creatine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-latest-scoop-on-creatine/830154)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2019, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-latest-scoop-on-creatine/830154 "2019-02-25T05:51:28Z")
I stopped using creatine a couple years ago, but now want to start a more aggressive workout routine, and therefore will resume taking creatine (FYI: I’m about to hit 40 and I want to be in good shape as I cross the line… --- ## [Mattresses; if your issue is pressure, and you are heavy...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mattresses-if-your-issue-is-pressure-and-you-are-heavy/830125)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2019, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mattresses-if-your-issue-is-pressure-and-you-are-heavy/830125 "2019-02-25T03:24:20Z")
Mattress options are dizzying. What seems obvious isn’t always. I have piriformis syndrome and sciatica. I am also obese.(About 275, carried in the ass and thighs) I have been a mostly left-side sleeper for decades. In … --- ## [Rooftop solar.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rooftop-solar/829936)
**Author:** [@race\_to\_the\_bottom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/race_to_the_bottom)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2019, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rooftop-solar/829936 "2019-02-25T02:55:49Z")
A guy came by today to try to sell us a system. We have a 3/2 ranch in near Portland, not known for sunshine except in the summer. We face SE, and have 80’ Douglas firs on the South end and West side. I am skeptical on… --- ## [I am almost certain I have the "Primarily Inattentive" form of ADHD.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-almost-certain-i-have-the-primarily-inattentive-form-of-adhd/822598)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2019, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-almost-certain-i-have-the-primarily-inattentive-form-of-adhd/822598 "2019-02-25T01:35:07Z")
I’m going to ask a doctor about it this week. I’m wondering if any other old people here like me (well, 40) have come to realize they have ADHD late in life. Was it difficult getting diagnosed? My fear is the doctor wil… --- ## [Advice for bracing this table please.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-for-bracing-this-table-please/830104)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2019, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-for-bracing-this-table-please/830104 "2019-02-25T01:04:27Z")
I have this 4’x2’ piece of masonite that I used to lay on plastic storage bins and use as a work table for my hobbies. Two years ago my son put 4"x2" legs on it. With a small block of 2’x4’ braced against each leg It is … --- ## ["Gosh, golly, jeez-oh-pete!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gosh-golly-jeez-oh-pete/830091)
**Author:** [@2Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2Bits)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2019, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gosh-golly-jeez-oh-pete/830091 "2019-02-25T00:11:09Z")
Have I just broken the 3rd commandment? Or do euphemisms get you a pass? --- ## [Pretty sure I am on to something ( shoulder problems)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pretty-sure-i-am-on-to-something-shoulder-problems/830109)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2019, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pretty-sure-i-am-on-to-something-shoulder-problems/830109 "2019-02-24T18:13:06Z")
I posted on this once before. Several years ago I discovered that intense shoulder pain could be eliminated for extended periods of time months or even years by a simple massage technique. I showed the technique to a few… --- ## [How do you feel about your job ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-feel-about-your-job/829883)
**Author:** [@Grim\_Render](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grim_Render)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2019, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-feel-about-your-job/829883 "2019-02-24T10:26:36Z")
I’d say I have grown comfortable with mine. Its ot something I love, but I never really figured out what “a job I love” would be. My co-workers are ok. The pay is ok. I am pretty overqualified, and I could get much more … --- ## [Someone is using my gmail to set up new accounts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-is-using-my-gmail-to-set-up-new-accounts/830001)
**Author:** [@MagicEyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MagicEyes)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2019, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-is-using-my-gmail-to-set-up-new-accounts/830001 "2019-02-24T01:04:33Z")
Someone is trying to set up new accounts with my gmail address. I just got three confirmation emails, so I’ve taken care of those, but I don’t know if it’s been used anywhere else. How can I keep my email account secure?… --- ## [Home address "hacked"? Opinions sought](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-address-hacked-opinions-sought/830102)
**Author:** [@BrickBat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrickBat)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2019, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-address-hacked-opinions-sought/830102 "2019-02-24T01:04:33Z")
Over the past few days a couple of incidents occurred, each by themselves ostensibly a nuisance, but together make me uneasy. Over the course of a few days, I was bombarded by over a dozen calls, 7 or 8 texts, 3 or 4 vo… --- ## [Who is the "Main Stream Media", and who isn't?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-main-stream-media-and-who-isnt/830024)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2019, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-main-stream-media-and-who-isnt/830024 "2019-02-23T22:51:10Z")
To those that use the term “Main Stream Media”(MSM) and the more juvenile “Lame Stream Media”(LSM), I would ask which media are on your “MSM” list, and which aren’t. --- ## [Semen transfer by innocent means?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/semen-transfer-by-innocent-means/830087)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2019, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/semen-transfer-by-innocent-means/830087 "2019-02-23T22:06:22Z")
Can knowledgeable Dopers elaborate on how semen can transfer to a girl’s underwear by innocent means? The issue is this case where the convicted \ tried to blame the parents. I’m guessing that the likely expl… --- ## [Train Travel: Barcelona to Paris](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/train-travel-barcelona-to-paris/825166)
**Author:** [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2019, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/train-travel-barcelona-to-paris/825166 "2019-02-23T16:42:47Z")
As far as any hard information goes, I am completely ignorant of train travel in Europe. Anecdotally, however, as an American I have spent my whole life hearing about college students travelling all across Europe with o… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=419) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=421)