# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=492 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 493 --- ## [Do you use a cleaning service in your home?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-a-cleaning-service-in-your-home/815213)
**Author:** [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2018, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-a-cleaning-service-in-your-home/815213 "2018-06-03T16:57:15Z")
Just wondering how common this is. --- ## [Do you bankrupt yourself to uphold the principle that slavery is eVil?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-bankrupt-yourself-to-uphold-the-principle-that-slavery-is-evil/815342)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2018, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-bankrupt-yourself-to-uphold-the-principle-that-slavery-is-evil/815342 "2018-06-03T10:59:15Z")
Hypothetical? Obviously. Offensive? I am not your daddy. But there is no mention of sex or rape, though both slavery & torture are alluded to without description. So here’s the sitch. Six months ago, eddies in the space… --- ## [The pool store sells what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pool-store-sells-what/415015)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2018, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pool-store-sells-what/415015 "2018-06-03T08:30:53Z")
The other day we were buying a patio umbrella, and our search took us to a couple of pool supply stores. They carried patio furniture and accessories, in addition to above-ground pools and whirlpool spas, and I believe … --- ## [What question do you wish people would ask you more often?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-question-do-you-wish-people-would-ask-you-more-often/815079)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2018, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-question-do-you-wish-people-would-ask-you-more-often/815079 "2018-06-03T05:10:33Z")
For that matter, what question are you tired of people asking you? --- ## [Do mixed breed dogs live longer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-mixed-breed-dogs-live-longer/807927)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2018, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-mixed-breed-dogs-live-longer/807927 "2018-02-04T00:46:52Z")
I’ve heard that mixed breed dogs live longer than purebreds. Is this true? And if it is, why do they live longer? --- ## [How to Waterproof Leather](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-waterproof-leather/815209)
**Author:** [@molten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/molten)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2018, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-waterproof-leather/815209 "2018-06-02T16:10:38Z")
I am looking to waterproof a pair of boots, shoes, and gloves. I have heard of a weird method involving melting beeswax and spreading it with a cloth? how would such leather be conditioned afterwards…? I have the produ… --- ## [Punishing everyone for the sins of a few \[purchasing drugs previously available OTC\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/punishing-everyone-for-the-sins-of-a-few-purchasing-drugs-previously-available-otc/815064)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2018, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/punishing-everyone-for-the-sins-of-a-few-purchasing-drugs-previously-available-otc/815064 "2018-06-02T14:39:43Z")
I went on my Claritin run today. In NJ you take a Claritin card and the pharmacy scans your driver’s license, you sign for it, then score your drugs. It’s annoying, especially when there’s a long line of customers argu… --- ## [Painting an auto scratch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/painting-an-auto-scratch/815281)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2018, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/painting-an-auto-scratch/815281 "2018-06-02T04:14:18Z")
I bought a 2008 Ranger at a good price; it has a 1/4" scratch running across half of the passenger side. I will paint it with enamel, but how do I remove the rust that has accumulated in the scratch? --- ## [Bacteria vs Virus which is deadlier](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bacteria-vs-virus-which-is-deadlier/814646)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2018, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bacteria-vs-virus-which-is-deadlier/814646 "2018-06-01T23:36:28Z")
So assuming a world where antibiotics never existed which will lead to a higher mortality rate? I would have to believe that on balance bacteria are more dangerous because we don’t have many effective treatments for viru… --- ## [Dopers who have experienced war: What was your experience like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-who-have-experienced-war-what-was-your-experience-like/815285)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2018, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-who-have-experienced-war-what-was-your-experience-like/815285 "2018-06-01T23:33:41Z")
Curious - from the perspective of a civilian who has never experienced war (and probably never will) - and also as a writer who would like to understand people’s experience of war, in order to add some “color” to fiction… --- ## [School Electives You Wish You Took](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/school-electives-you-wish-you-took/815061)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2018, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/school-electives-you-wish-you-took/815061 "2018-06-01T21:32:52Z")
When I was a senior in high school, I seriously considered taking Auto Mechanics as an elective over AP Physics. My guidance counselor and my father both recommended otherwise, particularly because I was planning on stu… --- ## [Weird croaking sounds emitting from a lamp shade - what is causing it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-croaking-sounds-emitting-from-a-lamp-shade-what-is-causing-it/807839)
**Author:** [@guitario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guitario)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2018, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-croaking-sounds-emitting-from-a-lamp-shade-what-is-causing-it/807839 "2018-06-01T19:33:43Z")
Ok, I know how weird this is going to sound but there is a strange ‘croaking’ sound emitting from the main lampshade in the bedroom. I’m not even sure lampshade is the correct term, as it’s covering the main ceiling ligh… --- ## [What comes after Facebook?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-comes-after-facebook/815119)
**Author:** [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2018, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-comes-after-facebook/815119 "2018-06-01T19:03:11Z")
What will be the downfall of Facebook, and what will be the characteristics of the Next Big Thing that could replaced Facebook? Pretty self-exlplanatory question, but based on the assumption that nothing lasts forever,… --- ## [Attorney is a defendant in civil case and represents co-defendant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attorney-is-a-defendant-in-civil-case-and-represents-co-defendant/814886)
**Author:** [@musicmgr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/musicmgr)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2018, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attorney-is-a-defendant-in-civil-case-and-represents-co-defendant/814886 "2018-06-01T17:33:31Z")
Just to be clear, I have a legal team who is doing a great job. I just have some general questions that I would like to get feedback on because I can’t tie up the attorneys handling our case with these types of question… --- ## [Being surprised early for your birthday/wedding anniversary - pleased or angered?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-surprised-early-for-your-birthday-wedding-anniversary-pleased-or-angered/814008)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2018, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-surprised-early-for-your-birthday-wedding-anniversary-pleased-or-angered/814008 "2018-06-01T15:42:09Z")
Suppose that your spouse or family/friends decide that they can’t “surprise” you with something on your wedding anniversary or birthday because you would be expecting to get something on that special day, and so they try… --- ## [Driving from Missoula to SeaTac airport in July - what should I see (w/ easy access to main freeway)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-from-missoula-to-seatac-airport-in-july-what-should-i-see-w-easy-access-to-main-freeway/815164)
**Author:** [@diggerwam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diggerwam)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2018, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-from-missoula-to-seatac-airport-in-july-what-should-i-see-w-easy-access-to-main-freeway/815164 "2018-06-01T15:03:32Z")
Leaving Missoula on Sunday, flying out of SeaTac on Tuesday, where should we stop? What do we need to see? Really don’t want to drive too far off the main freeway. We like seeing pretty things, but no necessarily out … --- ## [Damaged US Currency....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damaged-us-currency/815138)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2018, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damaged-us-currency/815138 "2018-06-01T14:59:22Z")
I turned my back for one second, and Rocco (African Grey Parrot) grabbed some cash and began shredding. I assume I could take this to my bank and trade it in, but is it legal tender at a store? --- ## [Russian journalist supposedly murdered by Russians turns up alive](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-journalist-supposedly-murdered-by-russians-turns-up-alive/815142)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2018, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-journalist-supposedly-murdered-by-russians-turns-up-alive/815142 "2018-06-01T14:29:05Z")
His ‘death’ was staged by the Ukrainians. Why would they do that? To foil a real murder plot by the dastardly Russians. Quite how this idiocy foils anything is beyond me. If they’d sustained this and left the world beli… --- ## [Can you make it better and cheaper at home?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-make-it-better-and-cheaper-at-home/814473)
**Author:** [@erysichthon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erysichthon)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2018, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-make-it-better-and-cheaper-at-home/814473 "2018-06-01T14:24:03Z")
Poll to follow. “It” can be anything. Spaghetti sauce, penicillin, salad dressing, shoe polish, peanut butter, toothpaste—anything! If you can make it better and cheaper at home, vote YES and tell the world about it! K… --- ## [How hard will it be to install a new router?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hard-will-it-be-to-install-a-new-router/800095)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2017, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hard-will-it-be-to-install-a-new-router/800095 "2017-10-29T18:11:35Z")
My current router, which I know is older than 2011, is just about useless these days. It was given to me by a friend. My needs are very basic. I live in a 520 sq ft apartment. I have 2 laptops (one work, one personal), a… --- ## [Looking to buy DSLR camera - beginner at photography](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-to-buy-dslr-camera-beginner-at-photography/814588)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2018, 9:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-to-buy-dslr-camera-beginner-at-photography/814588 "2018-06-01T09:20:34Z")
I’m a beginner at photos. Budget around $700. Is it simpler to buy the pre built kit with the body, lenses , bag, etc or is that not always the best deal? I wonder if the lenses in the kits may not be the best. … --- ## [Mixed gender rooms in the armed forces.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mixed-gender-rooms-in-the-armed-forces/814925)
**Author:** [@Grim\_Render](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grim_Render)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2018, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mixed-gender-rooms-in-the-armed-forces/814925 "2018-06-01T06:09:59Z")
I’ve noticed there are a lot of veterans from various nations armed forces here. Since Norway made conscription gender neutral in 2013, this obviously led to a large influx of women into the armed forces. To put it mild… --- ## [Using dumb cellphone as an answering machine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-dumb-cellphone-as-an-answering-machine/815188)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2018, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-dumb-cellphone-as-an-answering-machine/815188 "2018-06-01T04:34:19Z")
My business sometimes has the need for clientele to contact me when we are closed. To achieve this, callers get a message directing them to call an answering service if they have an emergent need to speak with me. The a… --- ## [Business minds: Crazy valuation for Starbucks brand?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/business-minds-crazy-valuation-for-starbucks-brand/815104)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2018, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/business-minds-crazy-valuation-for-starbucks-brand/815104 "2018-06-01T02:00:20Z")
Recently, Starbucks sold the rights to their brand to Nescafé, who paid 7.2 billion to sell coffee in grocery stores. They had previously sold the rights to Tazo tea for 350 million. Starbucks sells 1.8 billion a year … --- ## [How may we serve you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-may-we-serve-you/815059)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2018, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-may-we-serve-you/815059 "2018-06-01T00:15:25Z")
If you could have one (already paid for) full time servant/employee, which would you choose: a cook, a butler or a chauffeur? --- ## [Chicago Dopers... What is your favorite thing to do on a Saturday morning?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-dopers-what-is-your-favorite-thing-to-do-on-a-saturday-morning/815127)
**Author:** [@Serenata67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serenata67)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2018, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-dopers-what-is-your-favorite-thing-to-do-on-a-saturday-morning/815127 "2018-05-31T23:07:16Z")
My husband and I will be in Chicago this weekend having some kid-free time. We have plans in the afternoon and evening on Saturday, but nothing figured out for the morning. There’s so much to do, we just haven’t decide… --- ## [What Simple App Would You Like to Have](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-simple-app-would-you-like-to-have/814926)
**Author:** [@molten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/molten)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2018, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-simple-app-would-you-like-to-have/814926 "2018-05-31T21:02:24Z")
Is there something you’d want for yourself that is relatively simple to make that you know there is a significant demand for already? --- ## [I have a choking sensation after swallowing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-choking-sensation-after-swallowing/814716)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2018, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-choking-sensation-after-swallowing/814716 "2018-05-31T17:39:54Z")
Sometimes after swallowing meat (usually soft) or fish I have a slight choking sensation, and an urge to cough or vomit. This started some months ago, but has gotten worse in the last few days. (Yesterday I left a rest… --- ## [Death or dementia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-or-dementia/814486)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2018, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-or-dementia/814486 "2018-05-31T16:10:44Z")
I play in a musical group, that plays at an eldercare facility. Today they had us play on the memory care floor. That was the first time I have ever been around that many people who had such advanced dementia. Made me… --- ## [What were the reasons modern science and mathematics emerged in the West](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-the-reasons-modern-science-and-mathematics-emerged-in-the-west/814862)
**Author:** [@SuperBravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuperBravo)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2018, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-the-reasons-modern-science-and-mathematics-emerged-in-the-west/814862 "2018-05-31T13:26:10Z")
this has always puzzled me we all know that during the middle ages civilizations like the Middle East, China were more developed than the west and more advanced and then around the 1600s-1700s that completely flipped a… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=491) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=493)