# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=445 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 446 --- ## [Adopt, don't shop, but...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adopt-dont-shop-but/824926)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2018, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adopt-dont-shop-but/824926 "2018-11-23T15:21:40Z")
I’ve adopted 3 dogs, it always seems like the right thing to do, but it’s resulted in 1 great dog and 2 meh dogs. I know it’s selfish because there are dogs out there that need a home, but I want a puppy. I just want t… --- ## [Love for your child: Affected by love for child's other parent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-for-your-child-affected-by-love-for-childs-other-parent/824910)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2018, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-for-your-child-affected-by-love-for-childs-other-parent/824910 "2018-11-23T15:13:45Z")
Curious question from a non-parent, surveying the parents of the Dope: Would you still love your biological child as much as you do if you hate the child’s mother or father as opposed to loving the mother/father? So, f… --- ## [Anybody here ever visited the remote islands of St. Helena, Ascension Island or Tristan da Cunha?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-here-ever-visited-the-remote-islands-of-st-helena-ascension-island-or-tristan-da-cunha/824536)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2018, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-here-ever-visited-the-remote-islands-of-st-helena-ascension-island-or-tristan-da-cunha/824536 "2018-11-23T14:32:02Z")
If so, tell about what it’s like? I’ve become fascinated by these incredibly remote, yet inhabited islands in the southern Atlantic ocean. They are considered among the most remote inhabited lands on the planet, and wh… --- ## [D B Cooper - still?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-b-cooper-still/793711)
**Author:** [@Pippers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pippers)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2018, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-b-cooper-still/793711 "2018-11-23T09:58:47Z")
Convenient timing of finding additional info? Or could this really be Coopers parachute? Will the FBI reopen the case if they find the new “evidence” convincing? --- ## [Old age: Sometimes a bad memory can be a blessing.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-age-sometimes-a-bad-memory-can-be-a-blessing/824924)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2018, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-age-sometimes-a-bad-memory-can-be-a-blessing/824924 "2018-11-23T04:29:25Z")
Two examples: 1.) Someone spoiler’d a movie I wanted to see. I was pissed at the time, but by the time I got around to seeing said movie, I forgot what the spoiler was. 2.) Put in for vacation this week several weeks a… --- ## [What Time of Day Do You Prefer for Thanksgiving Dinner?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-time-of-day-do-you-prefer-for-thanksgiving-dinner/824638)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2018, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-time-of-day-do-you-prefer-for-thanksgiving-dinner/824638 "2018-11-23T02:09:22Z")
To keep it simple, we’ll have 3 choices: lunchtime (noon, 1pm), afternoon (2pm, 3pm, 4pm), and suppertime (5pm and later). My family has always done holiday dinners (Thanksgiving and Christmas) in mid-afternoon. My wif… --- ## [Opinions on exercise bikes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-exercise-bikes/823059)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2018, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-exercise-bikes/823059 "2018-11-22T19:18:51Z")
Just as I’ve getting the hang of running, it’s getting cold. I don’t particularly like gyms and I’ll do more cardio if I can do it at home so I’m thinking of an exercise bike. Any experience or tips when it comes to exe… --- ## [Your wallet gets stolen on vacation. How do you get home?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-wallet-gets-stolen-on-vacation-how-do-you-get-home/824468)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2018, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-wallet-gets-stolen-on-vacation-how-do-you-get-home/824468 "2018-11-22T18:37:59Z")
Assume you’ve flown across the country for a vacation. At some point during your trip, your wallet gets lost/stolen. Credit cards can be deactivated, and your spouse still has his/her credit/debit cards and can obtain … --- ## [Hearing issues on the phone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hearing-issues-on-the-phone/824687)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2018, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hearing-issues-on-the-phone/824687 "2018-11-22T13:17:13Z")
I have some hearing loss but not so bad that it affects me in my everyday life with a few exceptions. Lately I have had to talk with someone ( long conversations) who speaks very fast and has a high pitched voice. My pho… --- ## [Anyone use CarShield?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-use-carshield/824813)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2018, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-use-carshield/824813 "2018-11-22T01:52:15Z")
I keep seeing commercials for CarShield, which insures cars against future repairs. It sounds like a good thing, but that’s what makes me skeptical. Anyone have it? --- ## [Do You Hold The Knife With Your Dominant Hand, Or The Fork With Your Dominant Hand?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-hold-the-knife-with-your-dominant-hand-or-the-fork-with-your-dominant-hand/824614)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2018, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-hold-the-knife-with-your-dominant-hand-or-the-fork-with-your-dominant-hand/824614 "2018-11-21T21:23:24Z")
I’m American, and I was born in 1970 to a Midwestern, lower-middle-class family (if it makes a difference). I have always held my fork in my dominant (right) hand. When I cut meat, I switch to the knife in my dominant ha… --- ## [Visiting your city/state/region: what do I "have to try"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-your-city-state-region-what-do-i-have-to-try/824814)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2018, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-your-city-state-region-what-do-i-have-to-try/824814 "2018-11-21T21:12:20Z")
I recently traveled to New England. First to Boston, then drove up into Maine (stayed in Orono but went all over the state). Before leaving I was given a few things I HAD to do by a friend from Bangor, comprising of: A… --- ## [The morality of document / e-mail retention policies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-morality-of-document-e-mail-retention-policies/824867)
**Author:** [@Heracles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heracles)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2018, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-morality-of-document-e-mail-retention-policies/824867 "2018-11-21T19:01:05Z")
I work for a multinational corporation. Among the training courses everybody is obligated to take, there’s the Ethics course, and there’s the Document Retention course. The Ethics course dictates that we deal with our c… --- ## [From a Democratic POV, what positives have Republicans done recently?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-a-democratic-pov-what-positives-have-republicans-done-recently/824848)
**Author:** [@Gedd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gedd)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2018, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-a-democratic-pov-what-positives-have-republicans-done-recently/824848 "2018-11-21T17:12:02Z")
And I’m looking for serious responses. I’m assuming there are some things they have done that I would appreciate. Historically they made the Interstate National Highways along with at least one Civil Rights Act. What … --- ## [Does anyone see cars' faces?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-see-cars-faces/448093)
**Author:** [@Absolute](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Absolute)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2018, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-see-cars-faces/448093 "2018-11-21T12:11:34Z")
If I squint, and force my imagination into overdrive, I can visualize faces on the fronts of cars. The headlights are the eyes, the grille is the mouth, etc. They generally look goofy, happy and smiling all the time. U… --- ## [The Asatru Alliance and others](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-asatru-alliance-and-others/824752)
**Author:** [@K2500](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K2500)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2018, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-asatru-alliance-and-others/824752 "2018-11-21T05:58:56Z")
Looked at this group and it didnt appear racist outright till I started picking up on the small stuff here https://www.asatru.org A little bit of wiki and Google and, yup, seems to be founded and ran by notable racists,… --- ## [Christmas: I don't feel comfortable doing the whole gift giving thing anymore.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-i-dont-feel-comfortable-doing-the-whole-gift-giving-thing-anymore/824520)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2018, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-i-dont-feel-comfortable-doing-the-whole-gift-giving-thing-anymore/824520 "2018-11-21T02:28:44Z")
I apologize if this comes across a pretentious. Seriously, we’re all middle class income earners. If any of us “needs” something, we can just go buy it on our own. It brings me no joy to have my family members spend thi… --- ## [Tell me exactly why rinsing my sinuses with a solution of ethanol is a bad idea.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-exactly-why-rinsing-my-sinuses-with-a-solution-of-ethanol-is-a-bad-idea/576189)
**Author:** [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2018, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-exactly-why-rinsing-my-sinuses-with-a-solution-of-ethanol-is-a-bad-idea/576189 "2018-11-21T02:03:11Z")
Don’t get me wrong – on a visceral level, I understand that this is probably something that I’d regret. Nevertheless, I keep having the impulse. (Sort of like the way I am frequently tempted to add just a little Srirach… --- ## [A wide-ranging essay linking 18th-century politics and mathematics!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-wide-ranging-essay-linking-18th-century-politics-and-mathematics/822423)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2018, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-wide-ranging-essay-linking-18th-century-politics-and-mathematics/822423 "2018-11-21T02:01:43Z")
I just read a fascinating account of 18th century politics, philosophy, romantic intrigues, and mathematical physics. I thought of posting in Cafe Society: This long essay touches on a variety of topics as well as mathe… --- ## [Best cheap new car](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-cheap-new-car/824761)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2018, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-cheap-new-car/824761 "2018-11-20T23:07:16Z")
My daughter will be starting a longer school commute soon and I’m not thrilled with her driving the beater she has for that. One option is to get her a new but affordable car. So what are your humble or not so humble op… --- ## [So what IS the best email service](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-is-the-best-email-service/824724)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2018, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-is-the-best-email-service/824724 "2018-11-20T20:54:49Z")
Inspired by this thread: https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=865470 What is the best email program? A few words why, if you are feeling it. I’m currently using Gmail but am considering other options. --- ## [Do rural people understand urban people/issues better or vice versa?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-rural-people-understand-urban-people-issues-better-or-vice-versa/824244)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2018, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-rural-people-understand-urban-people-issues-better-or-vice-versa/824244 "2018-11-20T20:02:16Z")
With all the talk about the red/blue divide in America being a rural vs. urban divide, and also how the Electoral College and Senate give an unfair advantage to rural red states, I wanted to ask whether Dopers feel that … --- ## [Chinese readers, can you find a year identifier in this newspaper excerpt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chinese-readers-can-you-find-a-year-identifier-in-this-newspaper-excerpt/824820)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2018, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chinese-readers-can-you-find-a-year-identifier-in-this-newspaper-excerpt/824820 "2018-11-20T19:55:41Z")
Here’s a photo from a (probably Taiwanese) newspaper. We want to know how old is the newspaper, but it was cut off the bottom of the page so we can’t see the date line. The center story has a month and day (February 6) … --- ## [Are you actually the Bad Guy in your Biopic ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-actually-the-bad-guy-in-your-biopic/824732)
**Author:** [@Les\_Espaces\_Du\_Sommeil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Les_Espaces_Du_Sommeil)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2018, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-actually-the-bad-guy-in-your-biopic/824732 "2018-11-20T15:52:21Z")
I never knew my paternal grandfather, he died seven years before I was born. As a matter of fact, my Mum never met him either, as my parents started dating a couple of years after he died. Throughout my childhood, he wa… --- ## [Married with separate finances, how do you work it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/married-with-separate-finances-how-do-you-work-it/824786)
**Author:** [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2018, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/married-with-separate-finances-how-do-you-work-it/824786 "2018-11-20T15:28:12Z")
For the married (or might-as-well-be-married) who own a property and share a life together but keep separate finances, how do you manage it? Who pays what for things like groceries, utilities, mortgage (or rent, I guess)… --- ## [POLL- Is it OK to dress as Hitler for Halloween?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-is-it-ok-to-dress-as-hitler-for-halloween/736224)
**Author:** [@The\_Evil\_Prince\_Zorte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Evil_Prince_Zorte)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2018, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-is-it-ok-to-dress-as-hitler-for-halloween/736224 "2018-11-20T13:43:15Z")
I’ve seen threads in various places with people arguing both side, but I’m curious what the actual numbers are, which is hard to determine just reading through posts. --- ## [Was I on another planet while the opiates explosion occurred?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-i-on-another-planet-while-the-opiates-explosion-occurred/813999)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2018, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-i-on-another-planet-while-the-opiates-explosion-occurred/813999 "2018-11-19T20:19:43Z")
The narrative seems to be that over the course of a couple decades we let pharmaceutical companies promote the heck out of their pain pills and encouraged the doctors to hand out narcotic pain-relievers like harmless can… --- ## [Which side is more passionate/fired-up about its political views?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-side-is-more-passionate-fired-up-about-its-political-views/824811)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2018, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-side-is-more-passionate-fired-up-about-its-political-views/824811 "2018-11-19T19:39:47Z")
Ignoring for the moment which side is right or wrong, or whether political beliefs are well-founded or ill-founded - which side do you think has more desire to win, or more desire to see its agenda enacted? I would argu… --- ## [Is it just me or has Gmail turned into an absolute pig?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or-has-gmail-turned-into-an-absolute-pig/824441)
**Author:** [@Lamoral](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamoral)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2018, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or-has-gmail-turned-into-an-absolute-pig/824441 "2018-11-19T17:56:10Z")
Ever since they changed their interface, I’ve been having consistent problems with Gmail. Everything seems to be loading WAY slower. Whereas it used to open up new windows seamlessly, now it feels like it takes an extra … --- ## [Do you tear the address labels off boxes before you recycle them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-tear-the-address-labels-off-boxes-before-you-recycle-them/824429)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2018, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-tear-the-address-labels-off-boxes-before-you-recycle-them/824429 "2018-11-19T15:27:39Z")
I always rip the address labels off my Amazon boxes (and other shipments) before I put the boxes out for recycling. I also remove the labels from the envelopes and clothes bags they ship things in as well. I have been t… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=444) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=446)