# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=449 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 450 --- ## [Those blackmailing emails - any use in reporting them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-blackmailing-emails-any-use-in-reporting-them/824129)
**Author:** [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2018, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-blackmailing-emails-any-use-in-reporting-them/824129 "2018-11-10T07:50:26Z")
And if so, to who? Considering that I don’t use a laptop, I don’t visit porn sites, and my desktop camera is generally pointed off to the side (I only use the mic occasionally) it’s utter bullshit and I’m not worried. … --- ## [DOT Traffic Stops and the Fifth Amendment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dot-traffic-stops-and-the-fifth-amendment/824209)
**Author:** [@Mrdeals](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrdeals)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2018, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dot-traffic-stops-and-the-fifth-amendment/824209 "2018-11-09T18:07:18Z")
A couple of months ago, I was driving my big 32ft box truck and I was stopped by a DOT officer. I was speeding and totally guilty, however the officer decided to do a commercial vehicle inspection, and I was asked to tu… --- ## [What if bystanders phone-filmed (sexual) harrasment, giving the victim evidence that way?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-bystanders-phone-filmed-sexual-harrasment-giving-the-victim-evidence-that-way/824236)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2018, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-bystanders-phone-filmed-sexual-harrasment-giving-the-victim-evidence-that-way/824236 "2018-11-09T15:30:04Z")
Campaigns against sexual harrasment in the streets, are increasingly aimed at bystanders. Trying to empower the woman puts responsibility where it -as a matter of principle- does not belong. Also, no victim of sexual h… --- ## [Move or stay put?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/move-or-stay-put/823818)
**Author:** [@Scribble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scribble)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2018, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/move-or-stay-put/823818 "2018-11-09T13:46:05Z")
As some of you might remember, I moved from NYC to the suburbs because I was opening an office there. So far, my main business (tutoring) is going well. The extension isn’t doing as well, because it’s taking MUCH more ti… --- ## [True Caller Ap](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-caller-ap/824109)
**Author:** [@SanDiegoTim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanDiegoTim)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2018, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-caller-ap/824109 "2018-11-09T12:24:08Z")
Anyone using this “call blocker” on their cell phone? Happy with it? --- ## [Theoretical legal question about possible HIPAA violation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theoretical-legal-question-about-possible-hipaa-violation/824207)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2018, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theoretical-legal-question-about-possible-hipaa-violation/824207 "2018-11-09T10:45:11Z")
Let’s suppose, for the sake of this discussion, that I had contacted an internet site about ED medicine. They took relevant medical history, they have a doctor on staff who can write prescriptions, and they both wrote an… --- ## [What kind of bookkeeping or accounting pro should this business look for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-bookkeeping-or-accounting-pro-should-this-business-look-for/824099)
**Author:** [@Mr.Slant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Slant)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2018, 8:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-bookkeeping-or-accounting-pro-should-this-business-look-for/824099 "2018-11-09T08:37:19Z")
Online retail business, a dozen employees, between $1 and $10 million in annual revenue, holds an inventory between $10,000 and $100,000 on its shelves. It needs someone to handle bank ledger entry and reconciliation in… --- ## [Battle for control of the wand of power (aka the tv remote)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battle-for-control-of-the-wand-of-power-aka-the-tv-remote/824149)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2018, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battle-for-control-of-the-wand-of-power-aka-the-tv-remote/824149 "2018-11-09T01:29:00Z")
I made the mistake a couple weeks ago of posing the question what was on PBS while we were in the middle of watching something on Netflix. Mrs. Cardigan tartly pointed out the fact that I had the remote in my left hand a… --- ## [Pensions - maybe I'm just ignorant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pensions-maybe-im-just-ignorant/823033)
**Author:** [@StraightTalk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StraightTalk)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2018, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pensions-maybe-im-just-ignorant/823033 "2018-11-08T19:02:49Z")
I’m not sure I understand how anyone thinks pensions make sense and are sustainable. As I understand it, pensions basically pay retired employees forever (until they die). Is this right? How can this work? How does a… --- ## [The Looming Dog Shortage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-looming-dog-shortage/823187)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2018, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-looming-dog-shortage/823187 "2018-11-08T17:06:11Z")
I came across this topic. It seems that spay and neuter programs have done so well that the number of shelter dogs has gone way down and since they clammped down on puppy mills, its harder to finds new dogs. Here is the… --- ## [Do you attend high school reunions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-attend-high-school-reunions/821854)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2018, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-attend-high-school-reunions/821854 "2018-11-08T16:43:11Z")
I know we’ve done this before, but I’d be interested if folk were willing to share their reasons why or why not. I never have. I went to a huge HS - 1100 in my class. I wasn’t a real social butterfly or a BMOC, tho I … --- ## [Is Trump a symptom or a cause?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-a-symptom-or-a-cause/824089)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2018, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-a-symptom-or-a-cause/824089 "2018-11-08T14:55:26Z")
Seem to be two schools of thought (regardless of whether you support or oppose Trump): One is that Trump is a symptom of how things are in America - that Trump came to be because America changed a lot, or that America p… --- ## [Clean clothes on not clean body, or vice versa?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clean-clothes-on-not-clean-body-or-vice-versa/824040)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2018, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clean-clothes-on-not-clean-body-or-vice-versa/824040 "2018-11-08T03:13:13Z")
You’re at some weird camp site where the only thing you’re allowed to carry to the shower block is a towel and soap. It’s the end of a day of moderate activity and you are in need of a shower. You’re not muddy or notic… --- ## [The Stupidest Conspiracy Theories Of All Time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stupidest-conspiracy-theories-of-all-time/798632)
**Author:** [@Aufgeblassen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aufgeblassen)\ **Replies:** 181\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2018, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stupidest-conspiracy-theories-of-all-time/798632 "2018-11-07T17:48:49Z")
Kindly post the stupidest conspiracy theories of all time you’ve heard, and/or comment on or refute ones others have posted. I’ll have a go at it: (A) The Salem Witch Trials; they were a perfect example of human mass… --- ## [When your son discovered girls...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-your-son-discovered-girls/824093)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2018, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-your-son-discovered-girls/824093 "2018-11-07T17:08:20Z")
How did they change? I remember he didnt need to be asked to shower anymore and generally started to dress better. How about yours? --- ## [Ever fixed something and saved yourself a ton of money?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-fixed-something-and-saved-yourself-a-ton-of-money/824030)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2018, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-fixed-something-and-saved-yourself-a-ton-of-money/824030 "2018-11-06T22:53:27Z")
Today I came home to a cold house - my furnace wasnt working. I worked on it and found the problem - the sequence of events was happening alright but the gas valve wasnt turning on. The valve is controlled by air pressur… --- ## [Hertz billing error: what do I do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hertz-billing-error-what-do-i-do/824032)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2018, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hertz-billing-error-what-do-i-do/824032 "2018-11-06T22:43:11Z")
I flew to Florida in September to attend my son’s wedding. I flew to Gainseville, where I rented a car from Hertz, which I drove to Panama City Beach. It was a 4 hour drive each way. I paid with a credit card. I elected… --- ## [So we're on our way back to standard time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-were-on-our-way-back-to-standard-time/823962)
**Author:** [@A\_Dodgy\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_Dodgy_Dude)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2018, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-were-on-our-way-back-to-standard-time/823962 "2018-11-06T18:45:29Z")
The clocks turn back at 1:59AM meaning we go from 1:00AM to 1:59AM twice tonight. Suppose something really important happens between now and then - let’s say at 1:37AM. How will history record which 1:37AM the important… --- ## [Office Sex Party; You In?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/office-sex-party-you-in/823895)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2018, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/office-sex-party-you-in/823895 "2018-11-06T17:58:38Z")
Press reports indicate at least one office of the New York City Housing Authority had at least one sex party. I looked around, nothing but middle-aged male English, math and chemistry teachers. I decided they could just… --- ## [Non-smokers: How rampant and how deep is the smoker hate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-smokers-how-rampant-and-how-deep-is-the-smoker-hate/642317)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 366\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2018, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-smokers-how-rampant-and-how-deep-is-the-smoker-hate/642317 "2018-11-06T16:05:22Z")
Something that has really surprised me through the anonymity of the Internet is how deeply some non-smokers hate smokers. For instance, right here on this board, (I can’t remember which thread) one poster seriously sugg… --- ## [No known ancestors killed in battle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-known-ancestors-killed-in-battle/823980)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2018, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-known-ancestors-killed-in-battle/823980 "2018-11-06T16:01:37Z")
This is the counter-point to Loach’s thread. I’m curious about posters with no known ancestors killed in battle. Now, I appreciate that everyone likely has some, if you go back far enough. I’m interested, though, in fa… --- ## [How did our ancestors handle biting flies and mosquitoes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-our-ancestors-handle-biting-flies-and-mosquitoes/816303)
**Author:** [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2018, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-our-ancestors-handle-biting-flies-and-mosquitoes/816303 "2018-06-18T10:22:19Z")
I live in N.E. Indiana. The deer flies and mosquitoes are in full force now. I often wonder how people dealt with them back in the day, before Deet and Citronella. Walking across the road and into the woods, I am instant… --- ## [Small cheap HDMI or DisplayPort screen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-cheap-hdmi-or-displayport-screen/823897)
**Author:** [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2018, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-cheap-hdmi-or-displayport-screen/823897 "2018-11-06T04:37:52Z")
I have a headless computer that every once in a while has something go wrong enough with it that the vnc server doesn’t start and I have to go plug a monitor into it to figure it out. I’m looking to replace the monitor … --- ## [Judiciary Committee delays full Kavanaugh vote for 1 week. What's really happening?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judiciary-committee-delays-full-kavanaugh-vote-for-1-week-whats-really-happening/822143)
**Author:** [@Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tastes_of_Chocolate)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2018, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judiciary-committee-delays-full-kavanaugh-vote-for-1-week-whats-really-happening/822143 "2018-11-06T02:38:10Z")
The Senate Judiciary Committee today voted, along party lines, to pass Kavanaugh’s nomination on to the full senate for a vote, but… Senator Flake requested that the full Senate vote be delayed for 1 week, to allow the … --- ## [Are your meals possessed (language usage)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-your-meals-possessed-language-usage/823930)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2018, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-your-meals-possessed-language-usage/823930 "2018-11-06T01:43:27Z")
I say “I already had lunch,” “Did you eat breakfast?,” “What did you have for dinner?” My wife says “I already had my lunch,” “Did you have your breakfast?,” “What Did you have for your dinner?” I don’t understand the … --- ## [Those who were corporally punished: What were you punished FOR?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-who-were-corporally-punished-what-were-you-punished-for/494415)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2018, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-who-were-corporally-punished-what-were-you-punished-for/494415 "2018-11-05T20:09:15Z")
Lot of posters in nostalgia threads claim they were – paddled in school – spanked/paddled by their parents – slapped by random adults who caught them committing a transgression away from home and of course, if it did… --- ## [What would a war between Gulf War 1 and Gulf War 2 US forces be like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-a-war-between-gulf-war-1-and-gulf-war-2-us-forces-be-like/824022)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2018, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-a-war-between-gulf-war-1-and-gulf-war-2-us-forces-be-like/824022 "2018-11-05T19:05:34Z")
Presume it’s GW1 US forces against GW2 US forces, either in equal numbers or as they were at the start of the war. No nukes, no other armed forces. They meet in whatever terrain you think is most suitable or interesting. … --- ## [What kind of cars do you prefer and why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-cars-do-you-prefer-and-why/823839)
**Author:** [@Williams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Williams)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2018, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-cars-do-you-prefer-and-why/823839 "2018-11-05T15:40:16Z")
Guys which cars would you like to have in your dream garage? For example, my list would be: Chevrolet Corvette, Rolls Royce, Lamborghini Huracan. In my opinion, these models’re the most pretentious. --- ## [Your experiences of being an external PhD examiner?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-experiences-of-being-an-external-phd-examiner/823974)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2018, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-experiences-of-being-an-external-phd-examiner/823974 "2018-11-05T15:21:12Z")
I had lunch with my brother today and he was telling me of his experience as a first-time external examiner of a PhD candidate. It was fascinating. The thesis was on using the error rate in previous analyses of oil wells… --- ## [Twisted bowel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twisted-bowel/823797)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2018, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twisted-bowel/823797 "2018-11-05T13:12:19Z")
I have been sick for the past couple of months. Couple of hospital stays. I ended up with a perforated ulcer. But I am like 100% certain I have a twisted bowel. I can feel the twisting, constant unrelenting mild pain. St… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=448) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=450)