# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=488 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 489 --- ## [Facebook Messenger Alternative](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-messenger-alternative/816069)
**Author:** [@molten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/molten)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2018, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-messenger-alternative/816069 "2018-06-15T19:19:14Z")
FB messenger is slow and creepy. It drains the fuck out of the battery with its incessant spying. Is there a decent open source wrapper / alternative that uses the fb network? --- ## [I'm quitting soda](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-quitting-soda/815875)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2018, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-quitting-soda/815875 "2018-06-15T18:26:11Z")
I’ve never been prone to physical addictions. Never smoked, have no desire to drink much at all, never touched drugs. My one vice has always been soda. When I was younger I drank it with lunch and dinner and in between. … --- ## [Watch List](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watch-list/815971)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2018, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watch-list/815971 "2018-06-15T15:17:32Z")
What is your personal timepiece of choice-wrist watch, pocket watch, other or none at all? Poll to follow. --- ## [Do you "Ignore" other posters? \*\* NO NAMES \*\*](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ignore-other-posters-no-names/815897)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2018, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ignore-other-posters-no-names/815897 "2018-06-15T14:24:58Z")
So no names please, and no clever dance arounds like “That semi-orphaned Spaniard”. I’m interested in YOUR half of the ignore thought process. After much inner deliberation I just “ignored” a poster. This brings my l… --- ## [Can we talk about Bill Cosby?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-talk-about-bill-cosby/705075)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 789\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2018, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-talk-about-bill-cosby/705075 "2018-06-15T13:01:50Z")
Allegations are growing that the man may have drugged and raped as many as fourteen women over the years. NBC was going to hold a sitcom with him in the fall, but with all of these allegations we’re not so sure. I think … --- ## [1950 Construction: What's Under The Flooring?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1950-construction-whats-under-the-flooring/814255)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2018, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1950-construction-whats-under-the-flooring/814255 "2018-06-15T12:59:32Z")
Is it possible a house built in 1950 would have dirt under the floor (on the first floor)? Let’s assume the basement (if there is one) does not go under this part of the house claimed to have a dirt floor. Is it possible… --- ## [Big front yard or big back yard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-front-yard-or-big-back-yard/816015)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2018, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-front-yard-or-big-back-yard/816015 "2018-06-15T08:35:43Z")
I’m giving you a rectangular lot where the short end fronts the road. You can place your house anywhere you like - for the purpose of this exercise, the location of your neighbor’s houses don’t affect your decision. Do… --- ## [Does the notion of "passing" still have any currency in your community, Americans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-notion-of-passing-still-have-any-currency-in-your-community-americans/815761)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2018, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-notion-of-passing-still-have-any-currency-in-your-community-americans/815761 "2018-06-15T03:56:37Z")
Consider an imaginary woman named Emily. She is the daughter of a man from Sweden and a woman from Kenya. Her paternal grandparents were Swedes, and her maternal grandparents were Kenyans; she knows no more of her ancest… --- ## [Skeptics: Have You Ever Seen Anything That Has Made You Question Your Skepticism?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skeptics-have-you-ever-seen-anything-that-has-made-you-question-your-skepticism/815707)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2018, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skeptics-have-you-ever-seen-anything-that-has-made-you-question-your-skepticism/815707 "2018-06-15T03:16:23Z")
I’ve become a skeptic of late, which actually kind of sucks, because I used to take great pleasure in supposedly-true ghostly stuff. Now every “ghost caught on camera” video or photo I see is almost immediately dismissed… --- ## [What would shock you the most?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-shock-you-the-most/815486)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2018, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-shock-you-the-most/815486 "2018-06-15T02:22:34Z")
I was just mulling over today that everytime I think I can no longer be shocked or surprised someone, somewhere, manages it. It made me wonder what people here would be most shocked by if it was announced and turned out … --- ## [Anybody bothered by the practice of calling ships SHEE?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-bothered-by-the-practice-of-calling-ships-shee/815771)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2018, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-bothered-by-the-practice-of-calling-ships-shee/815771 "2018-06-15T00:57:00Z")
I have a friend, some 10 years my senior, who is a competitive sailor and licensed captain. She sometimes invites me to go sailing with her, her clear intent being to demonstrate that she is fully four times as manly as … --- ## [What would change if we had scalable quantum computers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-change-if-we-had-scalable-quantum-computers/815969)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2018, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-change-if-we-had-scalable-quantum-computers/815969 "2018-06-15T00:51:56Z")
Lets say they make a quantum computer that has something akin to Moore’s law. It may have 100 qubits in 2019, then it has 200 next year. Then 400, then 800, etc. What would having affordable quantum computers actually c… --- ## [Horrifying or heartwarming if your SO shared this with you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horrifying-or-heartwarming-if-your-so-shared-this-with-you/816061)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2018, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horrifying-or-heartwarming-if-your-so-shared-this-with-you/816061 "2018-06-15T00:18:26Z")
I was reading a novel starring a couple, Dwight and Deborah, who had been married for 1 or 2 years. Dwight had a crush on Deborah since childhood, but had gotten married to another woman as a an adult, had a son with her… --- ## [Garage sale selling something way under value: do you tell them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/garage-sale-selling-something-way-under-value-do-you-tell-them/815940)
**Author:** [@HowSoonIsThen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HowSoonIsThen)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2018, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/garage-sale-selling-something-way-under-value-do-you-tell-them/815940 "2018-06-14T21:56:39Z")
Garage sales are meant to be for bargains, but if someone clearly isn’t aware that they’ve got something worth a lot, do you tell them? --- ## [The rise of the sysop: every Marine squad will have one!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-rise-of-the-sysop-every-marine-squad-will-have-one/815921)
**Author:** [@rbroome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rbroome)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2018, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-rise-of-the-sysop-every-marine-squad-will-have-one/815921 "2018-06-14T21:52:28Z")
Having long been associated with computer networks, the omni-present role of the system administrator is part of the work environment. It appears that the sysop has reached to the furthest reaches of the world of work: e… --- ## [Utilikilts in Ireland](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/utilikilts-in-ireland/815717)
**Author:** [@bobkitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobkitty)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2018, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/utilikilts-in-ireland/815717 "2018-06-14T20:56:58Z")
The better half and I will be vacationing in Ireland the fall, hitting up pretty much all the typical tourist spots (Ring of Kerry, Giant’s Causeway, Skellig Islands, etc). He has a few all-black utilikilts that he woul… --- ## [Would you let the Evil Doctor save your loved one? (Kind of graphic, but not sexual)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-let-the-evil-doctor-save-your-loved-one-kind-of-graphic-but-not-sexual/816103)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2018, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-let-the-evil-doctor-save-your-loved-one-kind-of-graphic-but-not-sexual/816103 "2018-06-14T18:53:39Z")
Your SO has been stricken with a terminal disease. There is a doctor (We’ll call him Crell Moset) that can save your loved one. But the thing is, he is currently serving life in prison for performing horrific experiments… --- ## [How Do You Address Your In-Laws?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-address-your-in-laws/815694)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2018, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-address-your-in-laws/815694 "2018-06-14T18:51:36Z")
We just had the “how do you address your parents” thread. So what about in-laws? The addressing of my mother-in-law is VERY awkward to me. I can’t bring myself to call my MIL by “mom” or anything close to that. I eve… --- ## [Poll: Should the media report on HOW a celebrity committed suicide?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-should-the-media-report-on-how-a-celebrity-committed-suicide/815829)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2018, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-should-the-media-report-on-how-a-celebrity-committed-suicide/815829 "2018-06-14T16:53:31Z")
Given the recent suicides of Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain, there’s been some discussion in media circles as to how to report on such tragedies in a responsible way. There’s concern that sensationalistic reporting o… --- ## [Medical Question: My Ear After a 2 Flights](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-question-my-ear-after-a-2-flights/816013)
**Author:** [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2018, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-question-my-ear-after-a-2-flights/816013 "2018-06-14T16:22:39Z")
Monday I had to fly with a cold/bronchitis thing, and I thought my ear drum would burst during landing on my outbound flight. It really hurt, and the sense of pressure was intense. Today, I returned home and the same thi… --- ## [Question for straight guys (about strap-on wearing women)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-straight-guys-about-strap-on-wearing-women/174045)
**Author:** [@Shame\_s\_Joys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shame_s_Joys)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2018, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-straight-guys-about-strap-on-wearing-women/174045 "2018-06-14T13:39:12Z")
Guys: IF you identify as straight, meaning you are definitely not gay, and IF you like the idea of a woman buttfucking you while she wears a strap-on dildo… Do you get pleasure from the fact that it’s a WOMAN having a… --- ## [Oblivious sexism?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oblivious-sexism/816020)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2018, 9:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oblivious-sexism/816020 "2018-06-14T09:41:25Z")
“Sexism” is probably the wrong word to use here, but with all the recent talk on this board lately about sexism, is probably the only reason I noticed this: So, I’m watching Real Time with Bill Maher last Friday. On his… --- ## [What happens when mythological creatures are proven to have existed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-when-mythological-creatures-are-proven-to-have-existed/815589)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2018, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-when-mythological-creatures-are-proven-to-have-existed/815589 "2018-06-14T01:45:17Z")
A couple of weeks ago I started a thread to ask “Are there any novels set in the 1800s about paleontology/reactions to the discovery of dinosaurs?” and I’m still thinking about what that might have been like to those liv… --- ## [Would you be willing to be an unsung hero, but remembered as a villian?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-be-willing-to-be-an-unsung-hero-but-remembered-as-a-villian/815998)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2018, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-be-willing-to-be-an-unsung-hero-but-remembered-as-a-villian/815998 "2018-06-13T22:01:17Z")
As inevitably happens to us all at some point you shuffle off this mortal coil, however your consciousness has been saved and resurrected in the far future by the people of their time. It is explained to you that shortl… --- ## [Contact Lenses and Laser Eye Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contact-lenses-and-laser-eye-surgery/814736)
**Author:** [@molten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/molten)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2018, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contact-lenses-and-laser-eye-surgery/814736 "2018-06-13T19:57:03Z")
The main reason I am considering either of those over my glasses, because it seems like the glasses interfere with 3D vision and I want to improve in my sport, but I am not too sure about that at all. Has any of you got… --- ## [Disability and child support....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disability-and-child-support/816042)
**Author:** [@StraightTalk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StraightTalk)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2018, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disability-and-child-support/816042 "2018-06-13T19:07:57Z")
Does anyone know how it works if the person that is supposed to be paying child support is on SS disability? Does a portion of their disability payment go to child support? --- ## [What's New in New Orleans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-new-in-new-orleans/816007)
**Author:** [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2018, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-new-in-new-orleans/816007 "2018-06-13T17:38:21Z")
I’ve been to New Orleans many times, but not since 2005 (just before Katrina). I’m heading back there in a few weeks. What’s new? New restaurants, new museums, new cultural things to visit? I’ll be staying in the French … --- ## [Hole in fence for dog yes or no?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hole-in-fence-for-dog-yes-or-no/815895)
**Author:** [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2018, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hole-in-fence-for-dog-yes-or-no/815895 "2018-06-13T14:58:15Z")
Old fence had a square cut out and protected with chicken wire, at dog viewing level. It was like this when we bought the house and when we got a dog, he made use of this viewing area. On the other side of the house the … --- ## [24 Hour Layover in the city of your choice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-hour-layover-in-the-city-of-your-choice/815908)
**Author:** [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2018, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-hour-layover-in-the-city-of-your-choice/815908 "2018-06-13T04:14:29Z")
I’m doing some travel for work and my options are flying through London, Frankfurt, Paris, or Dubai. Since I’ve done this trip several times and visited all the cities except one I think I’m going to plan a 24 hour layov… --- ## [Do you think everyone is two faced?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-everyone-is-two-faced/815979)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Quatro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Quatro)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2018, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-everyone-is-two-faced/815979 "2018-06-13T00:49:50Z")
Do you think everyone is two faced or is it just the ones you know? There must be degrees of two faced … a little, some where in the middle and a lot. I would say that I am a little, just enough not to offend someone. … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=487) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=489)