# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=455 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 456 --- ## [iPhone Podcast App: any way to recover a podcast playlist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-podcast-app-any-way-to-recover-a-podcast-playlist/823051)
**Author:** [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2018, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-podcast-app-any-way-to-recover-a-podcast-playlist/823051 "2018-10-16T18:16:59Z")
Is there any way to recover a podcast playlist in the iPhone Podcast App? I have a little bit of a tremor. I had over 30 podcasts in the “play next / play later” queue. I was trying to scroll in that list but the phon… --- ## ["I've Been There."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-there/823029)
**Author:** [@Catsie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catsie)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2018, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-there/823029 "2018-10-16T16:08:31Z")
From Greatist: "One rainy afternoon, I was on a crosstown bus when a young woman jumped on. She had a child with her who must have been about three or four years old. "The bus was full, bumpy, and it soon got noisy, as… --- ## [You have infinite money, how do you make unbeatable tanks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-infinite-money-how-do-you-make-unbeatable-tanks/822903)
**Author:** [@JakeRS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JakeRS)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2018, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-infinite-money-how-do-you-make-unbeatable-tanks/822903 "2018-10-16T14:31:06Z")
Let’s say that you had infinite money and/or resources, all kinds of them, what material would you use to build tanks, so that they are pretty much unbeatable? Diamonds for example come to mind, but they shatter easily,… --- ## [What does ‘Scotland Yard’ mean to you, if anything](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-scotland-yard-mean-to-you-if-anything/822861)
**Author:** [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2018, 8:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-scotland-yard-mean-to-you-if-anything/822861 "2018-10-16T08:46:09Z")
This is something that just popped into my head when I was reading a news article the other day. Without googling, what do you think of when you hear ‘Scotland Yard’, if you ever have heard of it? I’m interested if non-… --- ## [Cell phone booster](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-phone-booster/822949)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2018, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-phone-booster/822949 "2018-10-16T00:09:52Z")
As I mentioned in another thread, coverage here is not great – and it’s been particularly bad the last several days. Virgin Mobile says maintenance on the tower was completed yesterday, but it can take several days for … --- ## [What is your ideal world, 200 years from now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-ideal-world-200-years-from-now/822830)
**Author:** [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2018, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-ideal-world-200-years-from-now/822830 "2018-10-15T22:26:34Z")
It struck me that when we debate, we often disagree even when we agree on the facts and even our interpretation of them. Sure, sometimes that’s not the problem, sometimes we believe our different sources and our opinion… --- ## [Advice the no contract mobile phone for the USA (east)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-the-no-contract-mobile-phone-for-the-usa-east/822977)
**Author:** [@Ramira](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ramira)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2018, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-the-no-contract-mobile-phone-for-the-usa-east/822977 "2018-10-15T16:49:12Z")
I have some long-term business with the United states - it is essentially New York and Washington - and it may be useful for me to have a domestic american mobile number with the data allowance for the smart-phone. I w… --- ## [Kanye's white house appearance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kanyes-white-house-appearance/822865)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2018, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kanyes-white-house-appearance/822865 "2018-10-15T16:10:28Z")
Surprised to see no threads on this yet. Kanye and Trump did…some kind of press conference in the oval office (link). Results weren’t pretty. Kanye asked for a pardon for Larry hoover mentioning that maybe Kanye is larr… --- ## [A Poll About Tide (laundry detergent)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-about-tide-laundry-detergent/761091)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2018, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-about-tide-laundry-detergent/761091 "2018-10-15T15:33:19Z")
Some of you may remember a fairly prevalent news story from a couple years ago about how Tide was being boosted (shoplifted) in enormous quantities because it had become as good as cash, or almost, when buying drugs. Alt… --- ## [Phone Recording Laws multi-state](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phone-recording-laws-multi-state/822893)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2018, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phone-recording-laws-multi-state/822893 "2018-10-15T14:27:36Z")
Obligatory affirmation: You are a not a lawyer, or if you are you are not my lawyer, and I should never take legal advice I receive from strangers on the internet. That being said, I’m confused about phone recording la… --- ## [Does this kind of webcam / speaker / microphone exist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-kind-of-webcam-speaker-microphone-exist/822022)
**Author:** [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2018, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-kind-of-webcam-speaker-microphone-exist/822022 "2018-10-15T13:15:30Z")
My Dad is old, and lives by himself. He’s doing OK, but I like to check in on him at least once a day. He has a cell phone, no home phone service. Every once in a while, though, he forgets to get his phone from the bedr… --- ## [Can people be selectively smart&stupid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-people-be-selectively-smart-stupid/822968)
**Author:** [@JakeRS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JakeRS)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2018, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-people-be-selectively-smart-stupid/822968 "2018-10-15T12:50:36Z")
I hate math, so, naturally I was awful at it my entire life, I barely passed a few grades in middle and high school due to it, even though I had additional post-school classes of it. Same thing with chemistry and I think… --- ## [Best virus protection](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-virus-protection/822593)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2018, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-virus-protection/822593 "2018-10-14T18:05:09Z")
So I just bought my first new laptop in many years. Just like the title says what is the best virus protection software out now? --- ## [How many dead cell phones do you have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dead-cell-phones-do-you-have/822621)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2018, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dead-cell-phones-do-you-have/822621 "2018-10-14T18:03:04Z")
Not necessarily broken, but at least in some way outdated or inferior to your current model, and tossed in a drawer or something rather than sold or thrown away. I’m in the 10+ camp myself. --- ## [Why do we pretend days, weeks, months exist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-pretend-days-weeks-months-exist/822288)
**Author:** [@Machinaforce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machinaforce)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2018, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-pretend-days-weeks-months-exist/822288 "2018-10-14T13:40:50Z")
Why do we act like these things exist? Isn’t it just changes in light? How do we divide such things in a manner like that? How do we decide how many days in a month? Would it apply if we weren’t on earth? --- ## [GoFundMe/Other Donations for Medical Bills: How Do You Feel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gofundme-other-donations-for-medical-bills-how-do-you-feel/822814)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2018, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gofundme-other-donations-for-medical-bills-how-do-you-feel/822814 "2018-10-14T13:24:54Z")
How do you feel about contributing via GoFundMe or other donations for medical bills? I am much more positive about helping people with major medical problems pay for living expenses than medical bills and with respect … --- ## [Advice on waterproofing a nylon raincoat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-waterproofing-a-nylon-raincoat/822870)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2018, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-waterproofing-a-nylon-raincoat/822870 "2018-10-14T04:57:58Z")
I bought an Eileen Fisher long nylon raincoat and it’s not even a little bit waterproof. In fact, it absorbs water and quickly transfers it to whatever you’re wearing underneath. As near as I can find from a search, this… --- ## [Do some people never realize they were not good parents?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-some-people-never-realize-they-were-not-good-parents/822690)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2018, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-some-people-never-realize-they-were-not-good-parents/822690 "2018-10-14T02:39:18Z")
Scenario: An 85 year old woman is in a nursing home. She has 4 adult children, 15 grandchildren, and 2 great-grandchildren. It is a holiday but she is mostly alone. She is angry that few of her children have come to se… --- ## [Sceptics, a little less snark please?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sceptics-a-little-less-snark-please/822858)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2018, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sceptics-a-little-less-snark-please/822858 "2018-10-14T01:33:50Z")
I’ve always found reading about reported supernatural events and those ‘Mysteries of the Unexplained’ type things fun and interesting. Part of that is learning what the mundane and plausible explanation behind each inci… --- ## [Best insoles for hiking boots](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-insoles-for-hiking-boots/822877)
**Author:** [@race\_to\_the\_bottom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/race_to_the_bottom)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2018, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-insoles-for-hiking-boots/822877 "2018-10-13T23:11:04Z")
The ones which come with the boots are usually not the best. What is your experience? --- ## [Ending the world...on a budget](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ending-the-world-on-a-budget/822670)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2018, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ending-the-world-on-a-budget/822670 "2018-10-13T01:51:33Z")
What is the lowest level event or series of events that could, potentially, destroy human civilization? I got the idea for the question from a conference I went to a few weeks ago that was discussing disasters and how f… --- ## [What's the best solid hardwood flooring lookalike alternative?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-solid-hardwood-flooring-lookalike-alternative/822811)
**Author:** [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2018, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-solid-hardwood-flooring-lookalike-alternative/822811 "2018-10-13T01:06:29Z")
I’ve read enough that I’ve already ruled out laminate and vinyl. Basically it’s coming down to bamboo and engineered hardwood, but I’m open to changing my mind. Appearance to real wood, durability (reduced need of main… --- ## [Homecoming Courts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homecoming-courts/822746)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2018, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homecoming-courts/822746 "2018-10-13T01:05:13Z")
What purpose do high schools voting for homecoming kings and queens serve? Okay, we get it, these are the most attractive and popular people in the school. Isn’t that enough of an advantage in life without any public rec… --- ## [cheaper alternatives to Cadillac escalade or Lincoln Navigator for a ~10 year old used large SUV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheaper-alternatives-to-cadillac-escalade-or-lincoln-navigator-for-a-10-year-old-used-large-suv/822549)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2018, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheaper-alternatives-to-cadillac-escalade-or-lincoln-navigator-for-a-10-year-old-used-large-suv/822549 "2018-10-12T22:04:12Z")
Someone I know is in the market for a used large SUV with a luxury interior. However would buying a used version of something like the Ford Expedition or Sequoia with a luxury package be a better idea than buying a used… --- ## [How much memory would you be willing to give up, for cash? \[Hypothetical\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-memory-would-you-be-willing-to-give-up-for-cash-hypothetical/822769)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2018, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-memory-would-you-be-willing-to-give-up-for-cash-hypothetical/822769 "2018-10-12T20:31:02Z")
The scenario is that by magical technology a scientist is willing to pay you to wipe your memory, but his device has enough fidelity to wipe one day at a time counting backwards (so you can’t wipe all memories at age 15 … --- ## [Effect of Activity on Emotional Expression](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effect-of-activity-on-emotional-expression/822868)
**Author:** [@molten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/molten)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2018, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effect-of-activity-on-emotional-expression/822868 "2018-10-12T18:40:47Z")
What activies that you do affect your post activity tone variation while speaking? I am not talking about activities that have to involve emotion necessarily. Is it an increase or decrease effect? How strong? How long… --- ## [What are the smallest and largest numbers that you instantly recognize as years?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-smallest-and-largest-numbers-that-you-instantly-recognize-as-years/822677)
**Author:** [@Eyes\_of\_Seven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyes_of_Seven)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2018, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-smallest-and-largest-numbers-that-you-instantly-recognize-as-years/822677 "2018-10-12T18:16:46Z")
I easily see the numbers 1350 to 2099 as being years before I see them as random numbers. I don’t easily see the number 1 as referring to a year even though there was a 1 A.D., and 1 B.C… I also don’t easily see there … --- ## [Those who believe in climate change: how should people be raising/advising kids?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-who-believe-in-climate-change-how-should-people-be-raising-advising-kids/822770)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2018, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-who-believe-in-climate-change-how-should-people-be-raising-advising-kids/822770 "2018-10-12T17:31:20Z")
I’m asking this seriously, especially of the people who think we’re boned as far as climate goes. Don’t have any kids or nieces or second or third cousins? Best friend’s kid asks your opinion. Don’t have any friends? Shu… --- ## [Do you think some people smoke as a slow way to commit suicide](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-some-people-smoke-as-a-slow-way-to-commit-suicide/822679)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2018, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-some-people-smoke-as-a-slow-way-to-commit-suicide/822679 "2018-10-12T12:35:06Z")
I know a smoker. He is highly educated (education is negatively correlated with smoking, just FWIW) to the point where on paper, he should have a very low chance of smoking. But I know he is depressed and believe his sm… --- ## [My dog attacks other dogs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-attacks-other-dogs/822669)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2018, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-attacks-other-dogs/822669 "2018-10-12T06:18:15Z")
My dog (well, he’s Mrs. Mercotan’s dog, but we do share a house) attacks other dogs. That’s why he was a rescue dog in the first place; his inability to get along with fellow canines. He’s a mix of mostly Golden Retrie… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=454) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=456)