# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=434 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 435 --- ## [Are People Becoming More Secluded?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-people-becoming-more-secluded/826800)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2019, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-people-becoming-more-secluded/826800 "2019-01-01T17:26:21Z")
It seems so. People went from talking to each other (without calling), then phones, then e-mail and text. I hear it from other people. If you do notice this, if you would be so kind to name the country you are in, I’d a… --- ## [My husband may be permanently disabled and I'm asking myself questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-may-be-permanently-disabled-and-im-asking-myself-questions/825843)
**Author:** [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2019, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-may-be-permanently-disabled-and-im-asking-myself-questions/825843 "2019-01-01T11:05:30Z")
I have emptied pee-tainers and picked up more than my fair share of household chores and grocery shopping while my husband recovers from ankle/foot surgery. He’s done this once before. The first foot recovered like a cha… --- ## [Need stereo receiver recommendation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-stereo-receiver-recommendation/826930)
**Author:** [@xanthous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xanthous)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2019, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-stereo-receiver-recommendation/826930 "2019-01-01T01:52:24Z")
My BIL has this full house speaker system: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/annewaldron/45BF69B8-AE68-4D1D-B050-31BBE5D9275C\_zpsjev8glzs.jpeg He had a 100W receiver which I believe he ruined trying to power these… --- ## [Weird stories from the previous generation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-stories-from-the-previous-generation/826892)
**Author:** [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2019, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-stories-from-the-previous-generation/826892 "2019-01-01T00:57:47Z")
Have there been any stories somebody of a previous generation told you that sounded weird or left you thinking WTF? Like when Grandpa Simpson talks about the days when nickles had pictures of bumblebees on them? Yesterd… --- ## [Did you have difficulty adapting to an electric toothbrush?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-have-difficulty-adapting-to-an-electric-toothbrush/826899)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2018, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-have-difficulty-adapting-to-an-electric-toothbrush/826899 "2018-12-31T21:55:04Z")
So, I received this for Christmas, it was on my Amazon wish list. TAO Clean Sonic Electric Toothbrush & Cleaning Station, Deep Space Black https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07DNRMDWL/ref=cm\_sw\_r\_cp\_api\_i\_yGdkCbSP8BGMJ I’ve ha… --- ## [Are Police Department Mounted Units anachronisms or still useful?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-police-department-mounted-units-anachronisms-or-still-useful/343940)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2018, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-police-department-mounted-units-anachronisms-or-still-useful/343940 "2018-12-31T18:02:11Z")
I’m parking near a NYC Horse Mounted Unit building these days. I see them come, and go. Lemme preface this by saying, I like horses and I like cops. ( Mostly… ). I do, however, detest fiscal waste. I was trying to think… --- ## [What are your strategies for getting good value from consumer purchases?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-strategies-for-getting-good-value-from-consumer-purchases/826844)
**Author:** [@Textual\_Innuendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Textual_Innuendo)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2018, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-strategies-for-getting-good-value-from-consumer-purchases/826844 "2018-12-31T16:56:44Z")
So in the recent holidays, I shopped for many a thing for various gifts - and something occurred to me, as I was looking at the brands and options available; the paradox of the modern consumer is that there are no reliab… --- ## [Ever look back at some of the adults from your childhood and think "WTF"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-look-back-at-some-of-the-adults-from-your-childhood-and-think-wtf/826797)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2018, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-look-back-at-some-of-the-adults-from-your-childhood-and-think-wtf/826797 "2018-12-31T16:54:23Z")
This first couple were actually sweet. I only mention them to underscore how times have changed. Nice old couple that lived a couple of houses down. They would invite me into their house and feed me milk and cookies whi… --- ## [Are you familiar with the term "moded"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-familiar-with-the-term-moded/762549)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2018, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-familiar-with-the-term-moded/762549 "2018-12-31T16:42:46Z")
I ran across the word inadvertently yesterday, and it is a word that, as far as I can recall, I haven’t encountered since I was in junior high school. Urban Dictionary defines it first as “A word used to put someone in … --- ## [What would you think of this Christmas present?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-think-of-this-christmas-present/826909)
**Author:** [@Sterling\_Archer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sterling_Archer)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2018, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-think-of-this-christmas-present/826909 "2018-12-31T16:26:22Z")
My present from my dad this year was a beat up old book about Jon Wooden. I have never expressed any interest in Jon Wooden, I am not even a basketball fan. The book literally has food stains all over it and sticky grimy… --- ## [Credit card recommendation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/credit-card-recommendation/826883)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2018, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/credit-card-recommendation/826883 "2018-12-31T16:02:24Z")
I’ve just spent over two hours of my vacation on the phone listening to hold music while trying to reach my credit card company. Ultimately no one ever answered the phone. This so-called customer service is unacceptable … --- ## [Marxism.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marxism/826926)
**Author:** [@mrka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrka)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2018, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marxism/826926 "2018-12-31T12:52:23Z")
Marxism relies on mindless pertinence. Mindless fluff. Amy Berg called Janis Joplin the Christ and the antichrist. That’s definitely Marxist I think. Albeit actual thinking and Marxist processes don’t mix. Could Jan… --- ## [What are your tips/tricks for making & achieving new goals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-tips-tricks-for-making-achieving-new-goals/826957)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2018, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-tips-tricks-for-making-achieving-new-goals/826957 "2018-12-31T07:06:34Z")
We’re upon the new year, a time when many people make resolutions, although few will successfully maintain them. My wife has been reading books on success, and I got her some stuff to make a “vision board” (I.e. a board… --- ## [finding value of a couple of rifles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-value-of-a-couple-of-rifles/826943)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2018, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-value-of-a-couple-of-rifles/826943 "2018-12-31T00:55:14Z")
Would anyone be able to give advice on how I can learn about (including potential value) of some rifles I have before I sell them? They are old, a bit worse for wear, but I’m looking to learn some things before I actual… --- ## [Legal term?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-term/826878)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2018, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-term/826878 "2018-12-30T20:24:39Z")
I was reading through instructions on how to set up a board for a non profit. It states board members should be unrelated. Is this a blood relation they refer to or an association type relation? This relates to a board … --- ## [Whether humans are animals or not](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whether-humans-are-animals-or-not/826760)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2018, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whether-humans-are-animals-or-not/826760 "2018-12-30T20:14:48Z")
An attempt to shoehorn a thousands-of-years-old philosophical, religious and scientific into an oversimplified, binary poll… I hold that there is a vast difference between humans and animals, but would be curious to see… --- ## [The Colorado River is drying up.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-colorado-river-is-drying-up/826574)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2018, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-colorado-river-is-drying-up/826574 "2018-12-30T18:00:29Z")
To say that this is not good would be an understatement. --- ## [Translating handwritten German letters, circa 1939-1941](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/translating-handwritten-german-letters-circa-1939-1941/824824)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2018, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/translating-handwritten-german-letters-circa-1939-1941/824824 "2018-12-30T16:23:54Z")
I have a book consisting of letters my mother and aunt sent as children during the first two years of WWII from Luxembourg, where they and their parents were waiting to emigrate to the U.S., to their aunt who had remaine… --- ## [Bathroom scales for a taller person with big feet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bathroom-scales-for-a-taller-person-with-big-feet/826692)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2018, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bathroom-scales-for-a-taller-person-with-big-feet/826692 "2018-12-30T10:54:55Z")
My bathroom scales are no longer reliable: I can make my weight shift by a stone or more simply by moving around on the scales. This does not help with measuring my weight from day to day! So, I need scales suitable for… --- ## [Random questions about tipping (for Dopers who worked in restaurants)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-questions-about-tipping-for-dopers-who-worked-in-restaurants/826384)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2018, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-questions-about-tipping-for-dopers-who-worked-in-restaurants/826384 "2018-12-30T09:44:15Z")
How common is it for patrons to round their tips up to a tidy number? (i.e., if the bill is $16.78, then the patron adds a $3.22 tip to make it $20.00) Is it true that many servers go about mentally calculating and… --- ## [What Should I Do Between Now and Grad School?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-between-now-and-grad-school/826823)
**Author:** [@leavesoflight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leavesoflight)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2018, 9:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-between-now-and-grad-school/826823 "2018-12-30T09:20:22Z")
I just graduated college and have decided to apply for a graduate program. I had a lot of family and time issues come up in the last few semesters and wasn’t able to do a quality internship, so I’m not qualified for many… --- ## [Sleepless in Seattle this weekend, what to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleepless-in-seattle-this-weekend-what-to-do/826250)
**Author:** [@Caractacus\_Pott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caractacus_Pott)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2018, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleepless-in-seattle-this-weekend-what-to-do/826250 "2018-12-30T04:00:03Z")
This weekend I’ll be staying in Seattle about 4 blocks from the Space Needle. According to the map, quite a few things are within easy walking/public transport distance. What to do? Is the Space Needle worth waiting for?… --- ## [What's in the vault, who is company "sealed"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-the-vault-who-is-company-sealed/826405)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2018, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-the-vault-who-is-company-sealed/826405 "2018-12-29T23:56:19Z")
So two the current mysteries of the Mueller investigation in Russian interference (and the related investigations) are: A - Who is the mystery company that is fighting a subpoena from (possibly) Mueller in the “Sealed v… --- ## [Weekends - for catching up on projects, or relaxing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekends-for-catching-up-on-projects-or-relaxing/826763)
**Author:** [@ski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ski)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2018, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekends-for-catching-up-on-projects-or-relaxing/826763 "2018-12-29T21:02:04Z")
Short version - in your opinion, do you use weekends (or your other days off if different) to: get caught up on projects (laundry, house repairs, yard work, fixing the car, etc.) that you didn’t have a chance to do dur… --- ## [Whether humanzees are animals or not](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whether-humanzees-are-animals-or-not/826809)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2018, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whether-humanzees-are-animals-or-not/826809 "2018-12-29T19:34:53Z")
Not a parody thread, just one that’s a little more philosophically interesting (with all due respect to Velocity). For purposes of this here thread: Humans are humans, not animals, because of the very high degree of en… --- ## [Has anyone here participated in auto racing at any level?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-participated-in-auto-racing-at-any-level/826840)
**Author:** [@Lamoral](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamoral)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2018, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-participated-in-auto-racing-at-any-level/826840 "2018-12-29T18:19:54Z")
Is there anyone here who has formally competed at any level of racing, whether it’s karting, Formula Vee, Formula Ford, or any SCCA class or form of stock car racing? How long did it take from the initial entry level to… --- ## [Can anyone recommend a photo app for kids? Ipod 4th generation. No internet access.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-recommend-a-photo-app-for-kids-ipod-4th-generation-no-internet-access/826835)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2018, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-recommend-a-photo-app-for-kids-ipod-4th-generation-no-internet-access/826835 "2018-12-29T17:54:51Z")
Note: I have no idea how strict we may look here, but my wife and I have some rules on devices. As a teacher, I see hundreds of kids on social media too early for themselves and we avoid it with our kids still(ages 8 and… --- ## [Immediate family member names on your phone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/immediate-family-member-names-on-your-phone/826698)
**Author:** [@Shinna\_Minna\_Ma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shinna_Minna_Ma)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2018, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/immediate-family-member-names-on-your-phone/826698 "2018-12-29T14:42:28Z")
My kids laughed at me when they discovered that all their phone number entries on my phone include their last name. Then they checked my wife’s phone, and she has hers set up the same way. None of the kids have last name… --- ## [Advice on getting a dental implant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-getting-a-dental-implant/819978)
**Author:** [@slalexan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slalexan)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2018, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-getting-a-dental-implant/819978 "2018-12-29T02:05:43Z")
My dental history is not so great. It started when I was a pre-teen, getting sealants on my teeth at school. The dentist did not do a good job and I ended up with two teeth(right side, 2nd molar, top and bottom) that nee… --- ## [Question for non-Americans living in the USA. Ethnic events?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-non-americans-living-in-the-usa-ethnic-events/826730)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2018, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-non-americans-living-in-the-usa-ethnic-events/826730 "2018-12-29T01:41:10Z")
Here in the US many towns that were settled by a certain ethnic group often have special days celebrating that heritage. For example here are “Danish Days” for persons from Denmark. Here is aCzech festival. Here in Ka… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=433) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=435)