# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=425 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 426 --- ## [Time Travel - how far back could you send a modern jet fighter before its useless?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-travel-how-far-back-could-you-send-a-modern-jet-fighter-before-its-useless/802045)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2019, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-travel-how-far-back-could-you-send-a-modern-jet-fighter-before-its-useless/802045 "2019-02-09T15:14:18Z")
Just something I was mulling over today, for the purposes of the hypothetical a modern jet fighter\* is sent back in time to somewhere in Western Europe, how far back can it be sent before it gradually loses its usefulnes… --- ## [What's up with people who 'hang out' in convenience stores?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-people-who-hang-out-in-convenience-stores/586535)
**Author:** [@aerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aerie)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2019, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-people-who-hang-out-in-convenience-stores/586535 "2019-02-09T05:15:09Z")
Is this just a southern or small town thing? I see the same people every evening just standing around inside the local convenient store, usually men; some stand around for more than an hour or two. It’s not just my local… --- ## [You're on my side of the bed!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-on-my-side-of-the-bed/829195)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2019, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-on-my-side-of-the-bed/829195 "2019-02-09T02:38:03Z")
Does anyone who shares a bed with someone NOT have agreed upon “sides” where each person sleeps? If you have 2 cars and share a garage (and can actually get both cars into it!), does anyone not habitually park their car… --- ## [Who died when they were your age?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-died-when-they-were-your-age/828958)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2019, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-died-when-they-were-your-age/828958 "2019-02-08T21:07:15Z")
I’m 73. These people, among others, died when they were my age: Charles Darwin James Brown Yitzhak Rabin Joan Crawford Ray Charles Federico Fellini James Monroe Cole Porter Erwin Schrödinger (or did he?) Makes … --- ## [They don't seem to sell blow markers anymore.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-dont-seem-to-sell-blow-markers-anymore/828486)
**Author:** [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2019, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-dont-seem-to-sell-blow-markers-anymore/828486 "2019-02-08T19:07:17Z")
In dog grooming, there are a number of people that want a little something extra, a bit more than just a hair cut, something that makes their pet stand out. Color is often that little something. A bit of pink or blue to… --- ## [Long Weekend in Chicago - May](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-weekend-in-chicago-may/828782)
**Author:** [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2019, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-weekend-in-chicago-may/828782 "2019-02-08T17:58:46Z")
I’m in charge of putting together a weekend gathering for my sister/BIL, another couple, and me and my wife; just adults, in Chicago this May. The centerpiece will be seeing Hamilton either Friday or Saturday night but t… --- ## [John Dingell, former Congressman, dead at 92](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-dingell-former-congressman-dead-at-92/829184)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2019, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-dingell-former-congressman-dead-at-92/829184 "2019-02-08T17:08:01Z")
John Dingell, former Congressman from Michigan has died. He was 92. He was the longest-serving member of Congress on record, serving from December 13, 1955, until January 3, 2015, a span of over 59 years. He was one o… --- ## [Any advice for visiting Austin, McAllen, Brownsville, Rockport, TX?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-advice-for-visiting-austin-mcallen-brownsville-rockport-tx/828942)
**Author:** [@wevets](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wevets)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2019, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-advice-for-visiting-austin-mcallen-brownsville-rockport-tx/828942 "2019-02-08T16:55:38Z")
We have a few days in March for vacation, so we wanted to go somewhere for birds that we’ve never been, and this is likely the only opportunity I’ll have to visit Texas for years… so any advice? This list of towns is pr… --- ## [Weird but undefined official road markings, what to do](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-but-undefined-official-road-markings-what-to-do/829092)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2019, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-but-undefined-official-road-markings-what-to-do/829092 "2019-02-08T16:29:07Z")
Here is the intersection in question: https://www.google.com/maps/@42.2527337,-73.7712447,78m/data=!3m1!1e3 One can switch to street view to see how it appears as you drive. It seems to want everyone to make right tur… --- ## [State Political Tax](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-political-tax/828959)
**Author:** [@JmeTN](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JmeTN)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2019, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-political-tax/828959 "2019-02-08T16:06:00Z")
What do you think about a 3 party system for state governments (DIR)? Designate, through local vote, representatives that would receive our state &/or local taxes designated by the individuals on our W-2’s or 1099’s (or … --- ## [what does 'wildlife trade' mean to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-wildlife-trade-mean-to-you/829084)
**Author:** [@Latimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Latimera)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2019, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-wildlife-trade-mean-to-you/829084 "2019-02-08T15:47:55Z")
I’m preparing a talk for a local university and got to thinking…I assume that I know what the term ‘wildlife trade’ means to most people. But perhaps I should test that assumption… The audience will mainly be professors… --- ## [What do you get out of hashtags/Twitter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-get-out-of-hashtags-twitter/828733)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2019, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-get-out-of-hashtags-twitter/828733 "2019-02-08T15:37:22Z")
In this thread, some of us dinosaurs are being schooled as to the use of hashtags. As I commented there, if I googled “polar vortex”, the first result was Twitter, followed by a number of news/weather/science sites and … --- ## [What are the lowest and highest temperatures you have experienced?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-lowest-and-highest-temperatures-you-have-experienced/828680)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2019, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-lowest-and-highest-temperatures-you-have-experienced/828680 "2019-02-08T14:48:31Z")
As in actually being outside. Here in Ohio I have been from -20 to 107 degrees F. The minus 20 was much harder to cope with. My Audi’s A/C could not cope with the +107 very well. It was a dark red car with black leather … --- ## [political debate codes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-debate-codes/829129)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2019, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-debate-codes/829129 "2019-02-08T14:29:55Z")
There’s an old joke where a guy gets sentenced to prison and on his first day he hears prisoners in various cells shouting out numbers. One prisoner shouts out “12” and the cell block fills with chuckles, another shouts … --- ## [What to do with an Arduino Uno R3?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-an-arduino-uno-r3/828972)
**Author:** [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2019, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-an-arduino-uno-r3/828972 "2019-02-08T14:04:02Z")
So I’m working on a project involving a Raspberry Pi Zero W, a camera and stuff. I need some switches, maybe a couple LEDs and such. Want some extra for future stuff.\* Also complicated enough I’m going to breadboard it … --- ## [Does this everyday driving scenario bug you like it bugs me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-everyday-driving-scenario-bug-you-like-it-bugs-me/829098)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2019, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-everyday-driving-scenario-bug-you-like-it-bugs-me/829098 "2019-02-08T10:41:17Z")
This is nothing major, just an annoyance that I seem to encounter virtually every day. I am driving on a 4-lane road (2 lanes each direction). There is are two vehicles in the adjacent lane, I am alone in my lane. Both … --- ## [The Mojave Megaphone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mojave-megaphone/828930)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2019, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mojave-megaphone/828930 "2019-02-07T23:49:25Z")
Has this ever been featured here? Pretty curious object with an unknown purpose. My own take on it is that while it is well laid out and assembled it was not welded by a real professional welder. Welds are wobbly with no… --- ## [Is it objectively and unquestionably racist if a company does this...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-objectively-and-unquestionably-racist-if-a-company-does-this/828940)
**Author:** [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2019, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-objectively-and-unquestionably-racist-if-a-company-does-this/828940 "2019-02-07T16:01:30Z")
Has an internal list of employees (like a list of contacts for emailing) and the employees are grouped by race? I work in such a company. My co-worker says no. What say you? --- ## [Traffic accident hypothetical: What if?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traffic-accident-hypothetical-what-if/829067)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2019, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traffic-accident-hypothetical-what-if/829067 "2019-02-07T15:46:25Z")
It’s hypothetical since, despite my best efforts to ram the car that pulled out in front of me, I was able to stop in time. Anyway, the scenario. . . I’m in a two-lane road. As I’m driving along, I notice up ahead on … --- ## [Email etiquette: the order of recipients](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/email-etiquette-the-order-of-recipients/562638)
**Author:** [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2019, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/email-etiquette-the-order-of-recipients/562638 "2019-02-07T12:34:39Z")
Does anybody else do this outside of my family? We email as Miss Manners would have the guests served: To: eldest\_female@whatever.com; eldest\_male@whatever.com; older\_sister@whatever.com; younger\_sister@whatever.com; o… --- ## [Do you ever feel socially awkward?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ever-feel-socially-awkward/828866)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2019, 9:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ever-feel-socially-awkward/828866 "2019-02-07T09:23:42Z")
I was reading a woman’s profile on a dating site, and one of the multiple choice questions was the thread title. I was surprised to even see it, because I instantly thought, of course, everyone feels socially awkward som… --- ## [What prize would you not accept?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-prize-would-you-not-accept/828829)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2019, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-prize-would-you-not-accept/828829 "2019-02-07T07:26:49Z")
Contest, game, whatever - you just won a prize. You cannot get its cash equivalent, you cannot transfer it to someone else (like a trip or a house), you can’t finagle any other sort of deal. You either take the prize o… --- ## [Do people generally expect to spend more money these days?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-generally-expect-to-spend-more-money-these-days/828726)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2019, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-generally-expect-to-spend-more-money-these-days/828726 "2019-02-06T20:39:01Z")
My wife and I just had a discussion, after reading something in the paper about who spent what on a date. My wife said, “I was a cheap date, wasn’t I?” And we both agreed that a difference between us and our adult chil… --- ## [Let's Talk About Fancy Mattresses!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-fancy-mattresses/828768)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2019, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-fancy-mattresses/828768 "2019-02-06T15:56:37Z")
Has anyone here purchased - or otherwise gotten to try out - one of the new mattress types that promise to be so much more wonderful than the traditional metal coil, pillowtop variety? I’ve seen ads for something called… --- ## [Technical term for exhaustion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/technical-term-for-exhaustion/829048)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2019, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/technical-term-for-exhaustion/829048 "2019-02-06T15:00:02Z")
So, what I’m asking is; is there a technical term for when the body is totally exhausted while fighting an infection, causing a short period when symptoms seem to improve as the body rests? friday night and i need a bit… --- ## [Repurposing old t-shirts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repurposing-old-t-shirts/828955)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2019, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repurposing-old-t-shirts/828955 "2019-02-06T13:17:35Z")
I have a lot of old t-shirts that I no longer wear, but have sentimental value. I’m looking for a way to repurpose them. My searches so far have led me to custom made quilts, and wall art. Any other ideas? --- ## [why doesn't Amazon do something about fake reviews?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-amazon-do-something-about-fake-reviews/828752)
**Author:** [@amaguri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amaguri)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2019, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-amazon-do-something-about-fake-reviews/828752 "2019-02-06T11:34:10Z")
Seems like there are at least three fundamental types of fake reviews now Totally generic cut’n’paste “This product works exactly as expected! 5 STARS!” Unrelated to product “Amazon took too long to ship this product.… --- ## [How much of a net worth or income would you need before you became a heavy philanthropy donor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-of-a-net-worth-or-income-would-you-need-before-you-became-a-heavy-philanthropy-donor/828860)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2019, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-of-a-net-worth-or-income-would-you-need-before-you-became-a-heavy-philanthropy-donor/828860 "2019-02-06T04:56:35Z")
Obviously not everyone would donate to charity, but I approach the idea of money and priorities in the following way, my own maslows hierarchy. Self Family Friends Philanthropy Meaning, if I am taken care of I’m more … --- ## [Car Issue: Drives, But Won't Hold Idle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-issue-drives-but-wont-hold-idle/828793)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2019, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-issue-drives-but-wont-hold-idle/828793 "2019-02-06T04:50:12Z")
I have a 2002 Mazda Protege LX with about 125,000 miles. This car is typically only driven for short trips, and I believe it had a tune-up in the last year or so. Recently, we’ve needed it as alternate transportation for… --- ## [Visiting West TX an NM - Tell me where to go!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-west-tx-an-nm-tell-me-where-to-go/828803)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2019, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-west-tx-an-nm-tell-me-where-to-go/828803 "2019-02-06T04:29:44Z")
Here we go again! This summer’s annual Baseball Trip has been planned out, and my friend and I will be exploring the Minor Leagues - and independent Pecos League - of Western Texas and New Mexico. As I do every year, I… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=424) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=426)