# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=484 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 485 --- ## [Android: "If you force stop an app, it may misbehave"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/android-if-you-force-stop-an-app-it-may-misbehave/816911)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2018, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/android-if-you-force-stop-an-app-it-may-misbehave/816911 "2018-06-29T21:57:28Z")
…is about the stupidest warning message ever. The only time I ever force stop an app is when it is already misbehaving and I want to stop it and reload and start over. How could it misbehave any worse by force stopping i… --- ## [Girlfriend taken off of life support](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girlfriend-taken-off-of-life-support/816768)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2018, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girlfriend-taken-off-of-life-support/816768 "2018-06-29T20:06:44Z")
At what point after coming off of life support should Dr’s rethink their decision? My girlfriend was taken off yesterday, her ventilator was removed. I agreed to remove the vent and not have any shock to restart her hear… --- ## [Why do people live in messy/dirty homes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-live-in-messy-dirty-homes/816668)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2018, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-live-in-messy-dirty-homes/816668 "2018-06-29T18:43:55Z")
I’m asking about people of sufficient means. The specific household I’m thinking of is my adult daughter’s. She is 30, married, with a 3 yr old kid. They live 10-20 min away from us, in a modest suburban home. Husban… --- ## [Yellowstone Advice Request](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yellowstone-advice-request/816962)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2018, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yellowstone-advice-request/816962 "2018-06-29T18:34:54Z")
I’ll be staying at the Old Faithful Inn for 4 nights. There are a few tours being offered, but is it better to just drive everywhere? I will be with 6 family members in 1 van. Also heading to Jackson Hole for 2 nights… --- ## [How much PTO for employees is ideal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-pto-for-employees-is-ideal/816871)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2018, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-pto-for-employees-is-ideal/816871 "2018-06-29T17:44:31Z")
Seeking input from employees and bosses/managers alike. I’m of the opinion that the French and Scandinavians are on to something with their lengthy vacation PTO and that the way Americans work 49-50 weeks out of every y… --- ## [Roof claim denied by insurer, now counterclaim adjuster has shown up offering to resubmit- legit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roof-claim-denied-by-insurer-now-counterclaim-adjuster-has-shown-up-offering-to-resubmit-legit/816937)
**Author:** [@Mesquite-oh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mesquite-oh)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2018, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roof-claim-denied-by-insurer-now-counterclaim-adjuster-has-shown-up-offering-to-resubmit-legit/816937 "2018-06-28T21:38:41Z")
Are counter claim adjusters who come to your house after a denied claim legitimate? After a major hailstorm/windstorm that damaged a lot of property in my area, My roof claim was mostly denied by my insurer (Allstate), … --- ## [Do I need a home security solution?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-need-a-home-security-solution/816444)
**Author:** [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2018, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-need-a-home-security-solution/816444 "2018-06-28T20:43:44Z")
I know home protection can sometimes be controversial. Security is not one-size-fits all, so please help me figure out what is best for my family. Background: In the middle of the night last week I heard noises like so… --- ## [Pew Research investigates whether people can tell fact from opinion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pew-research-investigates-whether-people-can-tell-fact-from-opinion/816844)
**Author:** [@Tired\_and\_Cranky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tired_and_Cranky)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2018, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pew-research-investigates-whether-people-can-tell-fact-from-opinion/816844 "2018-06-28T19:46:24Z")
Pew asked people to review a series of statements and identify factual statements from opinions in this quiz. Quiz: How well can you tell factual from opinion statements? | Pew Research Center This would be an interesti… --- ## [Sun Tzu - The Art of War](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sun-tzu-the-art-of-war/816817)
**Author:** [@molten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/molten)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2018, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sun-tzu-the-art-of-war/816817 "2018-06-28T19:39:27Z")
I would like to understand the concepts in the book and apply them to life (not actual war). I am not interested in it for parroting a theory. Thus the books on the subject are pretty much useless to me. Is there a prac… --- ## [Aspirin as a pain killer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aspirin-as-a-pain-killer/816886)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2018, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aspirin-as-a-pain-killer/816886 "2018-06-28T19:28:06Z")
Hello Everyone, When I was a kid, I remember my mom giving me aspirin for fevers and occasional pains. But I don’t remember if aspirin actually ever helped with pain. Does it? --- ## [Have television advertisements become more entertaining?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-television-advertisements-become-more-entertaining/816928)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2018, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-television-advertisements-become-more-entertaining/816928 "2018-06-28T17:44:23Z")
Television ads nowadays are widely regarded as being annoying. That said, television ads are without question more slick, sophisticated and entertaining now than in decades past. My question for those old enough to reca… --- ## [CV Format In UK?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cv-format-in-uk/816812)
**Author:** [@LordHarry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LordHarry)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2018, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cv-format-in-uk/816812 "2018-06-28T15:35:39Z")
Google gives an inordinate amount of results, and I am not wholly confident in advice I see on some of the sites. It seems like crap fluff paid content. I’m a mental health provider from the US looking to apply for jobs… --- ## [What are the best tools to help a high school student select a career path](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-best-tools-to-help-a-high-school-student-select-a-career-path/816758)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2018, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-best-tools-to-help-a-high-school-student-select-a-career-path/816758 "2018-06-28T14:21:39Z")
I am working with several HS students looking at what to do with their lives. Do you all know any good tools to help a HS student with this? --- ## [Time to let go of the worn-out "The Media" term](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-let-go-of-the-worn-out-the-media-term/816726)
**Author:** [@Profound\_Gibberish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Profound_Gibberish)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2018, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-let-go-of-the-worn-out-the-media-term/816726 "2018-06-28T12:44:26Z")
I read comments in multiple forums about “The Media:” this allegedly unified body of news organizations, employing hundreds of thousands of people, that have one purpose and one purpose only—to feed blatant, fabricated f… --- ## [Here's where the unpierced can stand up and be counted!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-where-the-unpierced-can-stand-up-and-be-counted/816586)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2018, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-where-the-unpierced-can-stand-up-and-be-counted/816586 "2018-06-28T04:48:44Z")
I have no piercings. I never wanted any. It’s not because of moral, religious, self-superiority, or social reasons. It’s because I don’t want a needle poking holes in my personal self. Having blood drawn or being ino… --- ## [Are there more typos on the internet lately?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-more-typos-on-the-internet-lately/816821)
**Author:** [@cuauhtemoc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cuauhtemoc)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2018, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-more-typos-on-the-internet-lately/816821 "2018-06-28T02:12:43Z")
I’m seeing them everywhere. Not just on cheap websites, but big sites with a lot of traffic too, like WaPo. I keep meaning to start a list of examples, and then not doing it, but it’s stupid things like your/you’re and i… --- ## [Two weeks in Sweden/Scandinavia in early August... general advice/recs sought](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-weeks-in-sweden-scandinavia-in-early-august-general-advice-recs-sought/816324)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2018, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-weeks-in-sweden-scandinavia-in-early-august-general-advice-recs-sought/816324 "2018-06-27T23:47:19Z")
My wife (doper Araminty) and I are planning a trip to Sweden (and likely surrounding areas) in early August. We’re looking for both specific recommendations of places to go, and general advice on how to best enjoy the tr… --- ## [Corp Relocation Package Clause: Pay Back All Expenses if Quit Job \<1 year](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corp-relocation-package-clause-pay-back-all-expenses-if-quit-job-1-year/816778)
**Author:** [@richw211](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/richw211)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2018, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corp-relocation-package-clause-pay-back-all-expenses-if-quit-job-1-year/816778 "2018-06-27T23:46:39Z")
I was just presented a corporate relocation package for my employer to move me across the country. Included in the package was a clause stating that if I was to quit or be fired for cause within one year of the move, I … --- ## [What do you think about Tatoos?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-about-tatoos/746421)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2016, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-about-tatoos/746421 "2016-02-28T23:28:51Z")
I was prompted to start this thread by a picture I saw about a Danish aid worker helping a Nigerian child who is terribly malnourished (and close to death’s doorstep) and was thought to be a “witch” by some people in her… --- ## [Should you let your dog eat a squirrel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-you-let-your-dog-eat-a-squirrel/816829)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2018, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-you-let-your-dog-eat-a-squirrel/816829 "2018-06-27T21:07:55Z")
Yesterday my neighbors dog caught a squirrel in their backyard. The owner saw it and made the dog give it up. Question: Would it be good or bad to actually let the dog eat the squirrel? Would they get sick or anything? --- ## [Moving data to a new cell phone when close friends/family/contacts have died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-data-to-a-new-cell-phone-when-close-friends-family-contacts-have-died/816706)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2018, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-data-to-a-new-cell-phone-when-close-friends-family-contacts-have-died/816706 "2018-06-27T19:14:07Z")
A little over a week ago, a dear friend died. This man meant the world to me and I was privileged to be with him until the end and even held his hand as he drew his last breath. I’ve saved all of our emails (over 5,000 … --- ## [Stuttering and dating.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuttering-and-dating/816663)
**Author:** [@Dan44](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dan44)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2018, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuttering-and-dating/816663 "2018-06-27T18:55:30Z")
I am a 23 year old guy with a severe stuttering issue. I was in Speech Therapy for good 10 years and unfortunately, it didn’t help me that much. As I am growing older, I am starting to feel alone and I feel like I shou… --- ## [How convincingly do you think you could write as someone who believes the opposite of you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-convincingly-do-you-think-you-could-write-as-someone-who-believes-the-opposite-of-you/816796)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2018, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-convincingly-do-you-think-you-could-write-as-someone-who-believes-the-opposite-of-you/816796 "2018-06-27T16:09:12Z")
Ethically, politically, whatever - and as an actual “reasonable” person (interpret that as you will), not a straw man fanatic (even though those who believe that way do exist; it’s just too easy for the purposes of this … --- ## [Coincidence, or are tracker ads getting way too Big Brotherish?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coincidence-or-are-tracker-ads-getting-way-too-big-brotherish/816785)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2018, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coincidence-or-are-tracker-ads-getting-way-too-big-brotherish/816785 "2018-06-27T16:03:37Z")
So I’m used to googling work-related stuff at work and later seeing ads for the same work stuff I was googling on my personal devices later at home. And I’ve made a credit card purchase at a certain business for the firs… --- ## [What if Ancient Egypt built the Suez Canal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-ancient-egypt-built-the-suez-canal/816080)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2018, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-ancient-egypt-built-the-suez-canal/816080 "2018-06-27T07:54:18Z")
So it’s ~1800 BC. You are Pharaoh Sesostris. You need to keep your people busy. You decide to build a canal. But instead of building it from the Red Sea to the Nile, you build it from the Gulf of Suez to the Med. And you… --- ## [10 lb. block of ice - suggestions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-lb-block-of-ice-suggestions/816557)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2018, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-lb-block-of-ice-suggestions/816557 "2018-06-27T06:15:47Z")
Clever or silly, practical or practical jokes … I know y’all can deliver! I was sent out to buy a bag of ice from the corner store, but their freezers were nearly bare and the few remaining bags had thawed and re-frozen… --- ## [What is the economic and environmental impact of spam email?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-economic-and-environmental-impact-of-spam-email/816699)
**Author:** [@mandala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mandala)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2018, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-economic-and-environmental-impact-of-spam-email/816699 "2018-06-27T06:05:13Z")
There’s got to be some impact to that tsunami of spam that gets sent out every hour of every day. There’s the lost productivity dealing with it. But is there a real, measurable economic or environmental impact to it? Wou… --- ## [Relax the Back store purchase](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relax-the-back-store-purchase/816784)
**Author:** [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2018, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relax-the-back-store-purchase/816784 "2018-06-27T00:33:12Z")
Has anyone ever really invested in a chair to take care of their back? They have a nice one for $2200-2800 range. I’m having a lot of joint pain and longterm effects of bad posture and medical problems, and this chair h… --- ## [If you died tonight how long would it take for anyone to notice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-died-tonight-how-long-would-it-take-for-anyone-to-notice/816386)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2018, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-died-tonight-how-long-would-it-take-for-anyone-to-notice/816386 "2018-06-26T23:04:17Z")
So if you died in your sleep. How long till someone realized you were missing? As an alternative if you don’t live alone everyone in your household died, lets say there was a carbon monoxide leak that took you all, how l… --- ## [How would you invest money?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-invest-money/816149)
**Author:** [@dflower](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dflower)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2018, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-invest-money/816149 "2018-06-26T21:42:27Z")
How would you invest $100,000? Tell me what you would do with it and why. Of course, you may go on a flight of fancy if you like but I hope for real-world answers. If you needed to invest so as to make retirement liva… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=483) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=485)