# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=450 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 451 --- ## [Highlights of the British Museum or Temporary Exhibition at the British Library ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/highlights-of-the-british-museum-or-temporary-exhibition-at-the-british-library/821638)
**Author:** [@Les\_Espaces\_Du\_Sommeil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Les_Espaces_Du_Sommeil)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2018, 9:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/highlights-of-the-british-museum-or-temporary-exhibition-at-the-british-library/821638 "2018-11-05T09:13:34Z")
So, I’ll be back in London between October 31 and November 2. The main reason is that we’re going to visit the Harry Potter Studios, as a gift for my eldest daughter’s 12th birthday. Now, it is absolutely impossible for… --- ## [What is Love??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-love/277532)
**Author:** [@Citygirl852](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Citygirl852)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2004, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-love/277532 "2004-12-04T06:45:14Z")
I’ve been dating this guy for about a month and last week, he told me that he loved me. Now, I know that it’s a great thing to be loved, and maybe I should have been thrilled, but my first response was “why?” I mean, I… --- ## [consent - more one-s ided than ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consent-more-one-s-ided-than-ever/823991)
**Author:** [@TGWATY](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TGWATY)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2018, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consent-more-one-s-ided-than-ever/823991 "2018-11-05T05:35:00Z")
cant delete so apparently this what you get. Jesus! --- ## [What is this plant called?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-plant-called/823986)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2018, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-plant-called/823986 "2018-11-05T05:24:19Z")
This plant… Did you have a name for it growing up? Are you / were you aware of its spicy peppery taste (the little green “paddles”)? Is it used in any cuisines? I remember it from childhood in Georgia. We’d pick them,… --- ## [Should I go back to Linux Mint?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-go-back-to-linux-mint/821516)
**Author:** [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2018, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-go-back-to-linux-mint/821516 "2018-11-05T05:21:11Z")
About a year ago I made the jump from Windows to Linux. Since Mint is so popular, I went with it; and since I love to be able to configure the shit out of everything, I chose the KDE version. Of course, soon after, it … --- ## [Way to prevent mattress from moving?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/way-to-prevent-mattress-from-moving/823976)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2018, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/way-to-prevent-mattress-from-moving/823976 "2018-11-05T00:40:47Z")
I have a day-bed type thing that can be used as a sofa or a bed. The problem for is that when you sit on it, the mattress keeps slipping forward. I’m wondering whether there might be a simple device or easy way to preven… --- ## [How likely is this mouse to come back](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-likely-is-this-mouse-to-come-back/823968)
**Author:** [@Calavera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Calavera)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2018, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-likely-is-this-mouse-to-come-back/823968 "2018-11-04T19:25:45Z")
I have a small hole in my front door, and have had it for awhile as the cost of getting a replacement door outweighs the problem of having a front door with a small hole. However a mouse got in a couple of nights ago. I … --- ## [Who'll admit to masterbating with a friends husband or wife in mind?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wholl-admit-to-masterbating-with-a-friends-husband-or-wife-in-mind/130009)
**Author:** [@Omnipresent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omnipresent)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2018, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wholl-admit-to-masterbating-with-a-friends-husband-or-wife-in-mind/130009 "2018-11-04T18:22:22Z")
I have to think that this is very normal. I know that the feeling afterward is a little guilty, especially when being face to face with that person shortly thereafter but, just curious, anybody besides me done this? --- ## [So I've got questions about dental implants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-ive-got-questions-about-dental-implants/823808)
**Author:** [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2018, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-ive-got-questions-about-dental-implants/823808 "2018-11-04T17:12:26Z")
My husband is going to get one tomorrow. Google isn’t really helping me with the questions I have regarding it, though, so of course I am coming here to you fine people for answers! My understanding of the procedure tom… --- ## [What is a "cleaned" coin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-cleaned-coin/823820)
**Author:** [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2018, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-cleaned-coin/823820 "2018-11-04T02:00:26Z")
I had a few as a kid. Now I’m looking at some listings on the web and there’s a lot to absorb. But I’m curious what it means to clean one. I just did a baking soda and boiling water treatment for some 20th century silv… --- ## [Need a recomendation for siding, facia, soffit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-recomendation-for-siding-facia-soffit/823896)
**Author:** [@Rhodes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhodes)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2018, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-recomendation-for-siding-facia-soffit/823896 "2018-11-03T22:47:49Z")
I’m rebuilding my home after a fire earlier this year. Most of the damage is to the interior of the kids’ bedrooms, but the flames got out one window and torched the eaves, and there is soot on all exterior walls. The l… --- ## [Charleston SC - brewery advice needed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charleston-sc-brewery-advice-needed/823509)
**Author:** [@Motorgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Motorgirl)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2018, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charleston-sc-brewery-advice-needed/823509 "2018-11-03T19:17:58Z")
Calling all Charleston SC experts!! I’ll be in Charleston in November for work. A colleague and I have decided to take an afternoon to visit some breweries/brew pubs in (what Google Maps labels) the Nomo and Wagener Te… --- ## [I need to ground myself](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-to-ground-myself/823885)
**Author:** [@Heracles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heracles)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2018, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-to-ground-myself/823885 "2018-11-03T06:58:36Z")
I work in an office with acceptable temperature and humidity. But when I’m wearing a certain pair of shoes, and I walk around the office a bit, then sit back down at my desk and touch my laptop, there’s often a static di… --- ## [Native American arrival questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/native-american-arrival-questions/751589)
**Author:** [@Last\_Glacial\_Maximum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Last_Glacial_Maximum)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2018, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/native-american-arrival-questions/751589 "2018-11-03T05:37:13Z")
Occasionally, I read/hear about folks saying that Native Americans are the first people to populate the Americas, and therefore the Europeans/Africans or even the Polynesians etc. who came later are some sort of recent i… --- ## [I'm not looking for Prince Charming, I'm looking for Prince...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-looking-for-prince-charming-im-looking-for-prince/823800)
**Author:** [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2018, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-looking-for-prince-charming-im-looking-for-prince/823800 "2018-11-03T03:13:52Z")
Cleans the House … Washes the Dishes … Changes Diapers … What should we really be looking for in a Prince? --- ## [How have you been blessed/lucky? A thread to be thankful.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-have-you-been-blessed-lucky-a-thread-to-be-thankful/823887)
**Author:** [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2018, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-have-you-been-blessed-lucky-a-thread-to-be-thankful/823887 "2018-11-02T23:22:44Z")
I think only in the last ten years has it really dawned on me how blessed/lucky I have been in my life. This really has made me a happier person, and we all need more of this kind of thinking. We are constantly looking… --- ## [Photo-like illustrations in old catalogs: how? why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photo-like-illustrations-in-old-catalogs-how-why/823775)
**Author:** [@Heracles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heracles)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2018, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photo-like-illustrations-in-old-catalogs-how-why/823775 "2018-11-02T22:00:55Z")
Some old catalogs had illustrations that weren’t quite photographs, just extremely accurate drawings/renderings. Example here. How were these done, technically? And why not use actual photographs? --- ## [labor auditing in business](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/labor-auditing-in-business/823721)
**Author:** [@rbroome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rbroome)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2018, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/labor-auditing-in-business/823721 "2018-11-02T20:14:34Z")
This is kind of a poll. I have a question I am hoping to get experienced answers to about how large organizations audit their workforce. I have no specific organization or business in mind, this is a general question on… --- ## [Can anyone recommend a non-evil bank in the NYC area?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-recommend-a-non-evil-bank-in-the-nyc-area/823433)
**Author:** [@justins7](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/justins7)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2018, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-recommend-a-non-evil-bank-in-the-nyc-area/823433 "2018-11-02T19:13:11Z")
I want to open another bank account, but do not want to deal with Chase or Citibank anymore, nor any other wicked corporate power, too big to fail. Does anyone have experience with a bank that is possibly socially consci… --- ## [The man in the moon; can you see him?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-man-in-the-moon-can-you-see-him/823392)
**Author:** [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2018, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-man-in-the-moon-can-you-see-him/823392 "2018-11-02T15:07:56Z")
We’re all familiar with the concept of the man in the moon but I think last night was the first time I really got what I was supposed to be looking at all these years. I don’t know if it’s because the atmospheric conditi… --- ## [Microsoft Windows, windows, and programs (applications)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-windows-windows-and-programs-applications/823856)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2018, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-windows-windows-and-programs-applications/823856 "2018-11-01T22:20:41Z")
In former times, Windows programs such as Word or Excel or Quattro Pro all had two windows: an outer application window and an inner document window. (We Mac users thought it was cumbersome and silly). Closing the las… --- ## [How to program sheet for simple loan payment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-program-sheet-for-simple-loan-payment/823844)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2018, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-program-sheet-for-simple-loan-payment/823844 "2018-11-01T19:57:01Z")
On Google sheets (which is the same as excel so I’m told). I’ve figure out the “=pmt” part, but how do I get it to display the new balance each time a payment is made? So the loan is 10,000.00. Payment is 110 biweekly… --- ## [Best ear buds or ear plugs to wear if your spouse snores?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-ear-buds-or-ear-plugs-to-wear-if-your-spouse-snores/823734)
**Author:** [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2018, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-ear-buds-or-ear-plugs-to-wear-if-your-spouse-snores/823734 "2018-11-01T19:16:47Z")
A friend asked me to research which ear buds or ear plugs work well to drown out a snoring spouse or roommate. They are going on a trip and the snoring of one drives the other to the point of wanting to stifle the snori… --- ## [Am I being unreasonable in this teaching situation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-being-unreasonable-in-this-teaching-situation/823573)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2018, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-being-unreasonable-in-this-teaching-situation/823573 "2018-11-01T18:07:21Z")
My mother wants to use email and Facebook. I’ve tried teaching her. I’ve had her write the instructions step by step and made sure she went over them again. Yet I’m finding it frustrating to the point that I get angry. … --- ## [If you had to guess; What exactly is wrong with Kanye? Also; Do you think he's Talented?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-guess-what-exactly-is-wrong-with-kanye-also-do-you-think-hes-talented/823771)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2018, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-guess-what-exactly-is-wrong-with-kanye-also-do-you-think-hes-talented/823771 "2018-11-01T15:26:08Z")
Let me start off by saying that I sympathize with Kanye. I want there to be a counter-balance, of sorts, because I feel sorry for him. Supposedly a musical genius… and other people besides himself actually seem to think … --- ## [Are nightclubs open on halloween?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-nightclubs-open-on-halloween/823657)
**Author:** [@sara20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sara20)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2018, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-nightclubs-open-on-halloween/823657 "2018-11-01T10:47:36Z")
This halloween is wendsday but most nightclubs are only open friday and saturday and some on thursday. Most nightclubs also don’t answer their phones for some reason. Does anyone know if they are usually open on hallowee… --- ## [Recommendation for an idiots guide to SAP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendation-for-an-idiots-guide-to-sap/823366)
**Author:** [@Precambrianmollusc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Precambrianmollusc)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2018, 9:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendation-for-an-idiots-guide-to-sap/823366 "2018-11-01T09:31:31Z")
So our tiny little start up company has been purchased by a big huge massive company that is a front for funneling money to SAP consultants, or at least uses SAP a lot. I am familiar with ERP systems from a ‘needs’ poin… --- ## [WTF happened to libraries?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-happened-to-libraries/823337)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2018, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-happened-to-libraries/823337 "2018-11-01T05:03:44Z")
There’s a small town that had a smallish library. From memory, I’d say there were about 30-40 racks of books (by “rack” I mean a set of shelves, about 3 feet wide and 6 feet high). So the selection was limited, and after… --- ## [Suggestions for free software that can process images which have been exposed to the right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-free-software-that-can-process-images-which-have-been-exposed-to-the-right/823783)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2018, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-free-software-that-can-process-images-which-have-been-exposed-to-the-right/823783 "2018-11-01T00:33:12Z")
I’d like something that’s easy to jump into even if it doesn’t give me full control. Once I’ve practiced a bit, I may use more complex software but for a first try, I’d like to keep it simple. --- ## [Is this manager being inappropriate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-manager-being-inappropriate/823615)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2018, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-manager-being-inappropriate/823615 "2018-10-31T23:55:48Z")
It’s come to my attention that a new assistant manager is spending a significant portion of the day (hours worth) spying on staff members via the security cameras. Now the cameras are there in case there is suspected the… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=449) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=451)