# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=424 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 425 --- ## [Atheists and Biblical Familiarity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheists-and-biblical-familiarity/829179)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2019, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheists-and-biblical-familiarity/829179 "2019-02-13T03:51:55Z")
Saw this in another thread: , and I was wondering if “People that are atheists because they never touched a Bible” is an actual thing, so I created this poll. --- ## [Need online sources for (relatively) easy French reading](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-online-sources-for-relatively-easy-french-reading/829419)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2019, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-online-sources-for-relatively-easy-french-reading/829419 "2019-02-13T00:46:35Z")
Salut, mes dopers! I learned French for six years in school until 1986. That sounds much, but my level then wasn’t much better than being able to read easy books or newspaper articles and getting by somehow when visiting… --- ## [Is making friends harder these days?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-making-friends-harder-these-days/829323)
**Author:** [@Machinaforce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machinaforce)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2019, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-making-friends-harder-these-days/829323 "2019-02-12T22:39:59Z")
I mean that today I often see most people on some sort of device or another, even when they are in the same room together. It’s like people just get together to do their own thing but with company. I try to strike up a c… --- ## [Photos of genitalia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photos-of-genitalia/829207)
**Author:** [@Anny\_Middon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anny_Middon)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2019, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photos-of-genitalia/829207 "2019-02-12T22:31:32Z")
(Mods – I think this belongs in this forum, and I will be sensitive as to words used, but of course move to the Pit if you think it’s better there.) I read a bit this morning about Jeff Bezos and the National Enquirer. … --- ## [Visiting cat in animal hospital - helpful, hurtful, indifferent, who knows?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-cat-in-animal-hospital-helpful-hurtful-indifferent-who-knows/829012)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2019, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-cat-in-animal-hospital-helpful-hurtful-indifferent-who-knows/829012 "2019-02-12T17:55:58Z")
My favorite cat went into the animal hospital last night in crisis with previously unknown kidney illness interacting with previously known diabetes. The crisis seems under control but he’s quite sick and in for 2-5 days… --- ## [The Latest Taboo Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-latest-taboo-thread/829180)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2019, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-latest-taboo-thread/829180 "2019-02-12T15:37:44Z")
It would be nice if you say where you’re from, or at least where you picked up the ritual. All I’ve got are guy rules that apply to grown men, or people who wish to be perceived and treated as grown men. I’ve seen my b… --- ## [Why shouldn't all late-term abortions be legal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-shouldnt-all-late-term-abortions-be-legal/828889)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2019, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-shouldnt-all-late-term-abortions-be-legal/828889 "2019-02-12T15:34:54Z")
There are multiple threads going on about the recent New York law in GQ and GD - I don’t want to derail them and so I am starting a thread in IMHO to put some distance between here and them: The usual argument against l… --- ## [Is the bad/wrong side usually more motivated than the good/right side?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-bad-wrong-side-usually-more-motivated-than-the-good-right-side/829324)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2019, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-bad-wrong-side-usually-more-motivated-than-the-good-right-side/829324 "2019-02-12T13:44:03Z")
IMHO, where there is a right side and a wrong side, the wrong side will usually be more enthusiastic, die-hard and motivated for its cause than the good guys. This isn’t to say that the good guys can’t win - they often … --- ## [Anathema upon thee, Virgin Mobile USA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anathema-upon-thee-virgin-mobile-usa/829102)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2019, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anathema-upon-thee-virgin-mobile-usa/829102 "2019-02-12T07:29:49Z")
I’ve had them for several years, and have been reasonably satisfied. However: in September I changed my automatic billing to a new credit card. At the end of September, they charged me twice, on the same credit card, thr… --- ## [The mind is pictures?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mind-is-pictures/826853)
**Author:** [@Machinaforce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machinaforce)\ **Replies:** 185\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2019, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mind-is-pictures/826853 "2019-02-12T01:06:38Z")
https://browardmeditation.org/what-is-meditation/overview/ I know I post stuff like this too much, but it just bugs me. I am not well versed in philosophy and when I tried to study it lets just say disaster followed. --- ## [What are some good softball team names made up of housekeepers??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-good-softball-team-names-made-up-of-housekeepers/829284)
**Author:** [@bobbyjohnford](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobbyjohnford)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2019, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-good-softball-team-names-made-up-of-housekeepers/829284 "2019-02-11T22:16:49Z")
We have a company team, but our department is Hotel housekeeping. What are some clever names we could use for our team? --- ## [Could a society function without privacy? Why does mass surveillance help the powerful more?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-society-function-without-privacy-why-does-mass-surveillance-help-the-powerful-more/829239)
**Author:** [@SamuelA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SamuelA)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2019, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-society-function-without-privacy-why-does-mass-surveillance-help-the-powerful-more/829239 "2019-02-11T21:24:07Z")
So we’re rapidly approaching a point where a combination of technological innovations could allow everyone to be watched, all of the time. Specifically, with cameras from personal assistant devices (Alexa or Google assi… --- ## [What are some good options for myopic snorklers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-good-options-for-myopic-snorklers/813781)
**Author:** [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2019, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-good-options-for-myopic-snorklers/813781 "2019-02-11T20:23:02Z")
Last year my extending family had a gathering in Turks&Cacos, and I learned to snorkel. Hanging out up close and personal with a reef was the highlight of my trip. The problem is, I’m nearsighted (and can’t wear contacts… --- ## [Why doesn't the U.S government open a business?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-the-u-s-government-open-a-business/656322)
**Author:** [@Honesty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honesty)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2019, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-the-u-s-government-open-a-business/656322 "2019-02-11T19:13:04Z")
You’re a government whose current debt obligations is 100% of your GDP. Although you own vast resources and have a sprawling population of 320 million, 40 - 50% of your yearly income comes in the form of tax receipts fr… --- ## [What to do when you never received an Amazon package and you know it's the post office's fault?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-when-you-never-received-an-amazon-package-and-you-know-its-the-post-offices-fault/828957)
**Author:** [@Anise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anise)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2019, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-when-you-never-received-an-amazon-package-and-you-know-its-the-post-offices-fault/828957 "2019-02-11T19:05:07Z")
Hey all, So here’s the situation. I ordered a package from Amazon and never received it. My account says that it was delivered to the mailbox. I think I know exactly what happened (no way to be 100% sure, but you’ll see… --- ## [Ideas on dealing socially w/ a depressed person](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideas-on-dealing-socially-w-a-depressed-person/829262)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2019, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideas-on-dealing-socially-w-a-depressed-person/829262 "2019-02-11T17:53:51Z")
I play in a 5-piece acoustic band. One member is quite unreliable. Today he didn’t show up for a gig. No phone call/text/e-mail as of now - 5 hours after. In the past, when he has missed practices and such, he has sa… --- ## [How many car accidents are just "luck"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-car-accidents-are-just-luck/829111)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2019, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-car-accidents-are-just-luck/829111 "2019-02-11T15:33:34Z")
First off, I acknowledge that alert, defensive driving can cause one to avoid the vast majority of driving accidents. However, I have long felt that there are at least some potential accidents, which the average driver … --- ## [Need lowdown on walking away from mortgage or short sale](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-lowdown-on-walking-away-from-mortgage-or-short-sale/829033)
**Author:** [@diggerwam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diggerwam)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2019, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-lowdown-on-walking-away-from-mortgage-or-short-sale/829033 "2019-02-11T15:24:44Z")
Looking for advice, preferably from people w/ recent experience. Recession experience will be helpful too, but I’m sure the environment has changed in the years since. We are both pushing 50, good jobs, my wife has rhe… --- ## [Time travel paradox and genetic testing.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-travel-paradox-and-genetic-testing/825678)
**Author:** [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2019, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-travel-paradox-and-genetic-testing/825678 "2019-02-11T03:34:07Z")
I’m sure we’re all familiar with a time travel story where some guy travels back in time and through whatever plot device is utilized, becomes his own grandfather. Or maybe great-grandfather. Now he’s returned to 2018 … --- ## [Have you ever taken photos of your genitals and sent them to someone else?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-taken-photos-of-your-genitals-and-sent-them-to-someone-else/585244)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2019, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-taken-photos-of-your-genitals-and-sent-them-to-someone-else/585244 "2019-02-11T02:48:48Z")
In light of the Weiner episode, I was just wondering how common this is. I suspect more common than most would admit. Anonymous poll to follow. --- ## [Do you believe in luck?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-believe-in-luck/829254)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2019, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-believe-in-luck/829254 "2019-02-11T00:39:14Z")
Luck is defined as a force that brings good fortune or adversity. I don’t believe in luck as a force. I do believe that random events or things occur that we cannot control, but I do not attribute them to a force. Ho… --- ## ['Hitler paintings' fail to sell at auction in Germany](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hitler-paintings-fail-to-sell-at-auction-in-germany/829287)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2019, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hitler-paintings-fail-to-sell-at-auction-in-germany/829287 "2019-02-10T23:41:39Z")
BBC article here. My heart truly bleeds that people would decide to not spend their money on the works of this evil man. Oh, and many of the lots were confiscated as possible forgeries. :slight\_smile: --- ## [Are there any Dopers who have ordered from Uline?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-dopers-who-have-ordered-from-uline/829274)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2019, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-dopers-who-have-ordered-from-uline/829274 "2019-02-10T23:19:17Z")
They’re a company that sells Costco-sized quantities of office supplies. Since my home-based business has recently become MUCH busier, I’m wondering if this might be a good idea for me. I do know that you have to buy a… --- ## [What is it like to live in Wyoming?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-like-to-live-in-wyoming/829099)
**Author:** [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2019, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-like-to-live-in-wyoming/829099 "2019-02-10T17:29:02Z")
Asking for a friend who is thinking of moving there, I don’t know why. Is it way above sea level and hard to breathe? Are there malls ? How much does it cost? (where can we find out this stuff?) . any information a… --- ## [Noise-cancelling wireless headphones](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/noise-cancelling-wireless-headphones/829213)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2019, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/noise-cancelling-wireless-headphones/829213 "2019-02-10T15:21:01Z")
I was thinking of getting headphones, beyond the Apple earbuds I’m currently using. And I was thinking of something with active noise-cancelling technology (good for noisy mass transit and airplanes), over-ear, bluetoot… --- ## [Anybody else habitually wear odd shoes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-habitually-wear-odd-shoes/829005)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2019, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-habitually-wear-odd-shoes/829005 "2019-02-10T04:02:48Z")
My (very large) feet haven’t grown since I was a teenager, nor has my taste in footwear change much; so I would buy similar kinds of trainers/boots/formal shoes. When one would run out I’d buy another pair. If it was the… --- ## [Tell me about using Square for Credit Cards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-using-square-for-credit-cards/829196)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2019, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-using-square-for-credit-cards/829196 "2019-02-10T03:24:58Z")
A pal has a store and he’s bitching about credit card fees. By the time he adds it up it’s a lot more than the standard fee he was quoted. I mentioned Square - Apple’s thing, I think? - as I’ve certainly seen it around… --- ## [How have your views on politics, religion, philosophy, culture, and society changed since age ~20?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-have-your-views-on-politics-religion-philosophy-culture-and-society-changed-since-age-20/829058)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2019, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-have-your-views-on-politics-religion-philosophy-culture-and-society-changed-since-age-20/829058 "2019-02-10T00:57:12Z")
Talking big issues – no need to go into minutiae, unless you’d really like to. On the whole I think I’ve become more compassionate and empathetic. Especially when it comes to gender and sexuality. In my teens and earl… --- ## [Bypassing a broken dryer door switch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bypassing-a-broken-dryer-door-switch/829229)
**Author:** [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2019, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bypassing-a-broken-dryer-door-switch/829229 "2019-02-10T00:21:13Z")
Arrgh, I’ve been without a dryer for several days already, waiting on a new switch to arrive from Amazon. It was supposed to arrive today, but I just got a notification that it was delayed and won’t be here for posssibl… --- ## [Pet Peeves only you have](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-peeves-only-you-have/812001)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 482\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2019, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-peeves-only-you-have/812001 "2019-02-09T23:03:55Z")
A lot of pet peeves are shared by many. But what little things bother you and you are convinced it’s pretty much only you that cares? Mine: I don’t like when I tell people they should try a food and they take a microsc… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=423) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=425)