# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=483 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 484 --- ## [Marriage over... don't divorce yet???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marriage-over-dont-divorce-yet/817009)
**Author:** [@cmosdes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmosdes)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2018, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marriage-over-dont-divorce-yet/817009 "2018-07-03T21:24:29Z")
My marriage is over. There really isn’t any doubt about that. But my ex and I are still getting along just fine. She sleeps in my son’s old room (he is off at college but doesn’t come home even for summers anymore.) We … --- ## [Is "unlimited PTO" a joke?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-unlimited-pto-a-joke/816925)
**Author:** [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2018, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-unlimited-pto-a-joke/816925 "2018-07-03T18:36:06Z")
Inspired bythis thread. There are a growing number of companies (none I’ve ever worked for), that are offering “Unlimited PTO”. Often this comes at the elimination of specific vacation time, sick days, etc. Certainly,… --- ## [What would make the countries in Central America livable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-make-the-countries-in-central-america-livable/817195)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2018, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-make-the-countries-in-central-america-livable/817195 "2018-07-03T17:55:22Z")
AUIU, many of the people asking for asylum at the US southern boarder are citing threats of violence from gangs in their native Central America countries; the rest, I imagine, are looking for work because the economies i… --- ## [Why do we put off contacting people we care about ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-put-off-contacting-people-we-care-about/817098)
**Author:** [@Les\_Espaces\_Du\_Sommeil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Les_Espaces_Du_Sommeil)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2018, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-put-off-contacting-people-we-care-about/817098 "2018-07-03T15:30:16Z")
I came across this "article on Cracked and, looking at n°1, immediately thought “Yep, that’s me.” But then, I realized that if it’s n°1 in the list, it probably means that it’s relevant for others, too. Of course, this s… --- ## [Can I negotiate my ambulance bill or should I dispute it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-negotiate-my-ambulance-bill-or-should-i-dispute-it/817011)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2018, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-negotiate-my-ambulance-bill-or-should-i-dispute-it/817011 "2018-07-03T14:04:45Z")
Backstory: On June 1, I went by ambulance to the ER. My cousin/housemate had offered to drive me there, but I literally could not get out of bed, let alone stand or walk. Unbeknownst to me at the time, I was having a … --- ## [My dad isn't my biological dad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dad-isnt-my-biological-dad/817110)
**Author:** [@Elixer11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elixer11)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2018, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dad-isnt-my-biological-dad/817110 "2018-07-02T11:54:13Z")
Hi there I’d like to get feedback from people (as a teen or adult) that have discovered their dad is not their biological father, the emotions you went through and how did you cope with them? Thanks kindly for any and … --- ## [Do you consider "cotton-picken" to be racist or offensive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-consider-cotton-picken-to-be-racist-or-offensive/812452)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2018, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-consider-cotton-picken-to-be-racist-or-offensive/812452 "2018-07-03T04:00:20Z")
During a recent Oklahoma City Thunder game, play-by-play announcer Brian Davis said that Russell Westbrook was “out of his cotton-picken mind”. He has been suspended for today’s game. He has apologized. From what I’ve… --- ## [You're offered a year's salary to just walk out...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-offered-a-years-salary-to-just-walk-out/816824)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2018, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-offered-a-years-salary-to-just-walk-out/816824 "2018-07-03T02:12:21Z")
One of your colleagues at work wins the Super-Ultra-Mega-Ball lottery and now has more money than he knows what to do with - He’s never been very happy working here, so he comes to work the next day and tells everyone th… --- ## [Hispanics in America shouldn't celebrate 4th of July this year?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hispanics-in-america-shouldnt-celebrate-4th-of-july-this-year/817040)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2018, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hispanics-in-america-shouldnt-celebrate-4th-of-july-this-year/817040 "2018-07-02T23:05:47Z")
Has anybody heard this rumor? I’m seeing it on Twitter and random comments a lot but I don’t know if it’s an actual campaign to make a statement to not celebrate or random people just musing. I’m curious if there’s an a… --- ## [Things to do in Chicago](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-in-chicago/816774)
**Author:** [@blood63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blood63)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2018, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-in-chicago/816774 "2018-07-02T21:54:14Z")
I am going to Chicago with my girlfriend for three days. What are the most interesting things to see and do in central Chicago? We will not have a car. We do not like sports but we do like history, architecture and fo… --- ## [Why We SEPARATE Children at the BORDER (YouTube video)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-we-separate-children-at-the-border-youtube-video/817178)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2018, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-we-separate-children-at-the-border-youtube-video/817178 "2018-07-02T19:01:04Z")
Thought I’d post this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xINgd-79XSo YouTube video from the guy who does China Uncensored (this is his alternative channel, America Uncovered) for anyone who whats to see a more nuanced take … --- ## [Replace UPS or Battery?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replace-ups-or-battery/817080)
**Author:** [@Doug\_K](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doug_K)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2018, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replace-ups-or-battery/817080 "2018-07-02T18:46:25Z")
I have an APC Back-UPS ES 500 that is about 13 years old. As you might expect, the battery in it is shot. Sitting in a garage for the last 3 years didn’t help it any. I’m debating whether to spend about 20 bucks for a no… --- ## [Old West bullshit facts.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-west-bullshit-facts/816612)
**Author:** [@vperry1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vperry1)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2018, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-west-bullshit-facts/816612 "2018-07-02T18:27:52Z")
I know movies, dime store novels, books and passed down folk lore contributed to what we belive to be facts about the Wild West. But with all the experts, historians and documentation out there, why do people still belie… --- ## [Is this decorating idea delightfully tacky or just Og-uglyl? (Best way to drill into a ceramic jug?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-decorating-idea-delightfully-tacky-or-just-og-uglyl-best-way-to-drill-into-a-ceramic-jug/817093)
**Author:** [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2018, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-decorating-idea-delightfully-tacky-or-just-og-uglyl-best-way-to-drill-into-a-ceramic-jug/817093 "2018-07-02T17:18:58Z")
I need a new desk lamp. Now it’s easy to go to the hardware store and buy the electrical parts to turn much of anything into a lamp and it’s often cheaper to do that than it is to buy one ready made. Now, picture a clas… --- ## [Click-bait: Do the content providers have NO shame?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/click-bait-do-the-content-providers-have-no-shame/816989)
**Author:** [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2018, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/click-bait-do-the-content-providers-have-no-shame/816989 "2018-07-02T15:34:47Z")
So, I’ve seen many, many cases where major news portals have “sponsored” click-bait, often with outrageous headlines bordering on libel, photo-shopped pictures of celebrities beat up, gratuitously scantily clad, etc. Do… --- ## [Do you edit URL's when posting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-edit-urls-when-posting/817061)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2018, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-edit-urls-when-posting/817061 "2018-07-02T11:04:39Z")
(Public poll) Do you edit URL’s before posting? Do you think people should? For example, I always edit out anything which follows a question mark, like changing this: To this: (I removed the “?\_twitter\_impression=… --- ## [Do you think N Korea's Kim Jong Un is serious about talks with the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-n-koreas-kim-jong-un-is-serious-about-talks-with-the-us/814764)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2018, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-n-koreas-kim-jong-un-is-serious-about-talks-with-the-us/814764 "2018-07-02T10:17:21Z")
This recent development isn’t good. Advance meetings are standard tools of diplomacy. They simply work out the many details of a formal meeting. How serious can N Korea be if Kim didn’t send some junior grade diplomats … --- ## [Anyone know a good DVD/Blu-ray player that plays MP4 files(and has a USB port)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-a-good-dvd-blu-ray-player-that-plays-mp4-files-and-has-a-usb-port/629808)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2015, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-a-good-dvd-blu-ray-player-that-plays-mp4-files-and-has-a-usb-port/629808 "2015-08-03T02:29:54Z")
My current dvd player only plays avi files with DIVX formatting, but I have really been wanting one that can play mp4 files. I use the USB port on my current player to play just about any file from my computer that I lik… --- ## [Cell phone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-phone/817101)
**Author:** [@stosh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stosh)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2018, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-phone/817101 "2018-07-01T23:08:48Z")
I’m thinking about getting a cell phone. I know almost nothing and all I want is a phone. I don’t want internet or to check my email. I just want a phone to talk on. I don’t even care about caller ID or texting or any o… --- ## [Foot Length and Shoe Size Don't Correspond](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foot-length-and-shoe-size-dont-correspond/514558)
**Author:** [@hobscrk777](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hobscrk777)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2018, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foot-length-and-shoe-size-dont-correspond/514558 "2018-07-01T21:34:09Z")
I’ve been thinking about getting some nice new dress shoes recently, but before going out to get them I’m been researching some really quality, reputable brands. For some reason, I’ve ended up reading a lot about proper … --- ## [Access memories of any one that has ever lived](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/access-memories-of-any-one-that-has-ever-lived/816802)
**Author:** [@PoppaSan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PoppaSan)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2018, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/access-memories-of-any-one-that-has-ever-lived/816802 "2018-07-01T20:22:50Z")
You are magically given the ability to access the life experiences and memories of one person that has ever existed.\* The ability allows you to drill down to a dirt poor farmer in ancient Cyprus or a Tahitian fisherman … --- ## [Is having a preference for significantly older partners indicative of daddy/mommy issues?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-having-a-preference-for-significantly-older-partners-indicative-of-daddy-mommy-issues/817036)
**Author:** [@Warm\_blood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Warm_blood)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2018, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-having-a-preference-for-significantly-older-partners-indicative-of-daddy-mommy-issues/817036 "2018-07-01T19:50:21Z")
If that preference is borderline exclusive, does that set off alarm bells in your head? Do you they should be scrutinized to the same extent that a preference for significantly younger partners (who are still undoubtedly… --- ## [Is The Root any good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-root-any-good/817103)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2018, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-root-any-good/817103 "2018-07-01T19:01:53Z")
I’ve just found The Root which purports to give the perspective of black Americans. I’ve found some interesting articles like this one on the views of black police officers (one interviewed wants senior police officers t… --- ## [Black vs. White Service Providers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-vs-white-service-providers/816880)
**Author:** [@molten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/molten)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2018, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-vs-white-service-providers/816880 "2018-07-01T01:10:15Z")
I’ve lived in the states for 2 years so far and I have noticed a strong trend. In the vast majority of times when a white person does a service job they are absolutely horrible at it. They act rude and obnoxious and it s… --- ## [(Deciding on marriage): "Any answer other than an overwhelming Yes is a no."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deciding-on-marriage-any-answer-other-than-an-overwhelming-yes-is-a-no/816420)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2018, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deciding-on-marriage-any-answer-other-than-an-overwhelming-yes-is-a-no/816420 "2018-06-30T03:56:17Z")
There is a school of thought out there that says that if you are trying to decide whether to marry someone or not, any answer other than an overwhelming “yes” should be considered a no. The way one person put it on Face… --- ## [7680x2160 (Dual 4K) Monitor. Opinions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7680x2160-dual-4k-monitor-opinions/816825)
**Author:** [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2018, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7680x2160-dual-4k-monitor-opinions/816825 "2018-06-30T03:25:55Z")
Anyone running two 4K displays? I’m thinking about buying two 40" 4K Samsungs tomorrow to run as monitors, replacing my two regular HDs I have right now. It won’t be for gaming. I’ll mainly be using it for multi-tasking;… --- ## [Stanky Raccoon- Request Advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stanky-raccoon-request-advice/816220)
**Author:** [@LordHarry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LordHarry)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2018, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stanky-raccoon-request-advice/816220 "2018-06-30T03:22:16Z")
I live in NY State. I live on a small road (sort of an access road) that runs parallel to the large main road. Approximately 25 ft from my house, on the edge of the small grass strip dividing my road from the main road, … --- ## [Pros/Cons of a private military](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pros-cons-of-a-private-military/817025)
**Author:** [@Delicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Delicious)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2018, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pros-cons-of-a-private-military/817025 "2018-06-30T01:15:08Z")
The military is often cited by libertarian types as one of the few proper functions of government while most other things should be left to private enterprise. Standing national armies aren’t a consistent thing througho… --- ## [Applying for a job in academia: about references](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/applying-for-a-job-in-academia-about-references/817005)
**Author:** [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2018, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/applying-for-a-job-in-academia-about-references/817005 "2018-06-29T22:51:48Z")
I’m currently an adjunct at two local community colleges. I’m in the process of getting my stuff together to apply for an adjunct position at a local university, as I talked about in this threada few weeks ago. College… --- ## [Bear B Gone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bear-b-gone/816920)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2018, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bear-b-gone/816920 "2018-06-29T22:43:23Z")
We live in rural western PA. Seeing a black bear is a rarity. I saw one near Johnstown PA from my car. At first I thought it was a black Labrador Retriever. I saw one behind my house years ago. Monday morning a friend… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=482) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=484)