# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=502 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 503 --- ## [Working conditions for E-Commerce warehouse workers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/working-conditions-for-e-commerce-warehouse-workers/813364)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2018, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/working-conditions-for-e-commerce-warehouse-workers/813364 "2018-05-01T17:53:21Z")
We often hear about the poor conditions that Amazon workers have to face. Is this common among other online retailers, or a problem unique to Amazon? --- ## [The Future Must Not Belong To...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-future-must-not-belong-to/813317)
**Author:** [@CHealy7](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CHealy7)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2018, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-future-must-not-belong-to/813317 "2018-05-01T17:24:03Z")
Based on President Obama’s 2012 speech to the United Nations, which of these are you most afraid that the future will belong to? https://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/26/world/obamas-speech-to-the-united-nations-general-assem… --- ## [Fixing up a dilapidated house](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fixing-up-a-dilapidated-house/812638)
**Author:** [@Marcus\_Flavius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marcus_Flavius)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2018, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fixing-up-a-dilapidated-house/812638 "2018-05-01T16:16:10Z")
I plan on moving to Detroit in the relative near future and buying a house there with the money I’ll have saved up, no loans no mortgages. I’ve been considering buying a big, dirt cheap, run down house for the price of … --- ## [People who attended Sunday school as children: Were you required to memorize the books of the Bible](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-attended-sunday-school-as-children-were-you-required-to-memorize-the-books-of-the-bible/813099)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2018, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-attended-sunday-school-as-children-were-you-required-to-memorize-the-books-of-the-bible/813099 "2018-05-01T10:39:00Z")
When I was a boy, regularly forced to attend Sunday school in a Pentecostal church, we were required to memorize the books of both the old and new testament’s and to be able to recite them in order for the congregation, … --- ## [Peanut butter / dulce de leche lollipops?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanut-butter-dulce-de-leche-lollipops/813278)
**Author:** [@molten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/molten)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2018, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanut-butter-dulce-de-leche-lollipops/813278 "2018-05-01T07:34:31Z")
I can’t seem to find these anywhere, is it not possible to make lollipops with these tastes or just that there is no demand? --- ## [Americans with dental discount plans--tell me what you recommend](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-with-dental-discount-plans-tell-me-what-you-recommend/807553)
**Author:** [@Scribble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scribble)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2018, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-with-dental-discount-plans-tell-me-what-you-recommend/807553 "2018-05-01T01:11:13Z")
I need to have dental work done, but I don’t have dental insurance. (I did, but I don’t now. It’s a long story and, IMHO, not worth recounting here.) I work for myself, so I have no dental coverage through my employer. I… --- ## [Pharmaceutical Ads on TV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pharmaceutical-ads-on-tv/813321)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2018, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pharmaceutical-ads-on-tv/813321 "2018-05-01T00:38:48Z")
One thing that struck me upon moving back to the US in 2016 was the number of medical commercials on TV. Before 2016, we’d last visited the US in 2012, and while we did not stay glued to the TV then, we did watch some bu… --- ## [Use of Retired military rank in professional situations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-of-retired-military-rank-in-professional-situations/813215)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2018, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-of-retired-military-rank-in-professional-situations/813215 "2018-04-30T16:38:25Z")
Wondered what you thought, or whether you knew any official policy - regarding someone signing themselves as - say - Vice Admiral, U.S. Navy (Ret). My wife teaches at a community college, and received an e-mail that con… --- ## [Dated references/technology/etc in media.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dated-references-technology-etc-in-media/806725)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2018, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dated-references-technology-etc-in-media/806725 "2018-04-30T15:54:37Z")
Ever watch an older show or movie that had them use technology or make a reference to something that was current when it was made, but over time has become dated? What are some examples? --- ## [Have you ever stayed at an AirBnB/Homeaway type of place?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-stayed-at-an-airbnb-homeaway-type-of-place/812915)
**Author:** [@Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tastes_of_Chocolate)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2018, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-stayed-at-an-airbnb-homeaway-type-of-place/812915 "2018-04-30T13:29:08Z")
I’m just curious about how common it is, for people to have used an AirBnB type of place. I know, it’s going to vary widely based on which population I’m looking at, but starting a poll here is easy. So here goes: I’ve … --- ## [Superpower: swap animal sounds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superpower-swap-animal-sounds/813182)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2018, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superpower-swap-animal-sounds/813182 "2018-04-30T12:11:09Z")
So one day you find that you have the power to swap vocal sounds in animals. For instance, you can make a duck sound like a cow, or a dog sound like a tufted titmouse, or a mandrill sound like a katydid. This change effe… --- ## [Do you want your cheesecake served with a spoon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-want-your-cheesecake-served-with-a-spoon/812924)
**Author:** [@boytyperanma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boytyperanma)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2018, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-want-your-cheesecake-served-with-a-spoon/812924 "2018-04-30T03:17:40Z")
Why is default at resurants for deserts a spoon? Does anyone want to eat cheesecake or any other cake or pie with a spoon? I normally just put a fork from dinner to the side if I order dessert rather than request one. --- ## [Electricians - does seeing a common wire in a light switch box seem wrong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electricians-does-seeing-a-common-wire-in-a-light-switch-box-seem-wrong/813236)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2018, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electricians-does-seeing-a-common-wire-in-a-light-switch-box-seem-wrong/813236 "2018-04-30T03:12:34Z")
I grew up learning the older approach to wiring light switches. Power feeds to the light. Black tied to a switch wire. It returned from the switch and fed the light. Switch wire was typically 14/2 because it’s only co… --- ## [Superpower: Memory Erase](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superpower-memory-erase/813180)
**Author:** [@DavidwithanR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidwithanR)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2018, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superpower-memory-erase/813180 "2018-04-30T02:59:38Z")
Obviously inspired by another recent thread about a superpower. You have the power to select and erase individual small episodes from anyone’s memory at any time. The catch? Each memory episode must be overwritten with … --- ## [How can I stop my dogs from barking at random times?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-stop-my-dogs-from-barking-at-random-times/812703)
**Author:** [@JakeRS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JakeRS)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2018, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-stop-my-dogs-from-barking-at-random-times/812703 "2018-04-30T01:55:24Z")
I bought a new dog and he has a deep loud bark, so when he hears some dog barking in the distance, he starts barking too, then my other dog starts barking because of him (not really at him, just barking randomly) and I h… --- ## [Good site for computer codecs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-site-for-computer-codecs/813289)
**Author:** [@sara20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sara20)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2018, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-site-for-computer-codecs/813289 "2018-04-29T21:37:32Z")
I need to download codecs since windows 10 is not playing some older media files and clips. Miscosoft is not offering any on their website and has a warning not to download codecs from “unofficial sources” saying they ca… --- ## [Would you use a superpower that gives you the ability to stop time? Limitations apply.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-use-a-superpower-that-gives-you-the-ability-to-stop-time-limitations-apply/813167)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2018, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-use-a-superpower-that-gives-you-the-ability-to-stop-time-limitations-apply/813167 "2018-04-29T16:55:56Z")
You wake up one day and realize that whatever deity grants superpowers has given you the ability to stop time, but has placed limits on the ability. Here’s how it works and the limitations that come with this superpower. … --- ## [Where is the opposite side of the world for you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-opposite-side-of-the-world-for-you/813255)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2018, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-opposite-side-of-the-world-for-you/813255 "2018-04-29T16:21:55Z")
Do you know where you would be if you tried to dig a hole all the way to the other side of the world? I found the following website, with an interactive mae I’d come out smack dab in the middle of the Indian ocean, as… --- ## [The attitude of modern-day Germans towards Nazi Germany's military feats in World War II](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-attitude-of-modern-day-germans-towards-nazi-germanys-military-feats-in-world-war-ii/813273)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2018, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-attitude-of-modern-day-germans-towards-nazi-germanys-military-feats-in-world-war-ii/813273 "2018-04-29T03:07:31Z")
I know that modern-day Germans are about as un-Nazi a people as you could find anywhere on the planet. But for those of them who are WWII history buffs (if such a thing is a thing among modern Germans,) I wonder how they… --- ## [Would you push the red button?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-push-the-red-button/812726)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2018, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-push-the-red-button/812726 "2018-04-29T02:12:24Z")
A small box pops up in front of you. It is 6 inches x 6 inches x 6 inches in size, black in color with a small red button on top. A synthesized female voice from within the box starts counting down from 10. Do you pre… --- ## [Superpower: Change sexual orientation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superpower-change-sexual-orientation/813197)
**Author:** [@Delicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Delicious)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2018, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superpower-change-sexual-orientation/813197 "2018-04-29T00:25:31Z")
To add to the superpower threads. You can change anyone’s sexual orientation, not limited to regular variations, you could make someone only attracted to cats or grass. Would you use it and how? --- ## [How much concrete is it feasible to pour by mixing in a wheelbarrow?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-concrete-is-it-feasible-to-pour-by-mixing-in-a-wheelbarrow/813242)
**Author:** [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2018, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-concrete-is-it-feasible-to-pour-by-mixing-in-a-wheelbarrow/813242 "2018-04-28T22:13:01Z")
I want to replace part of a patio slab that was previously under a low deck. The slab cracked more or less parallel to the house about 6’ out and settled toward the house. I’d like to remove the settled part and pour ne… --- ## [New iPhone or new battery?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-iphone-or-new-battery/807237)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2018, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-iphone-or-new-battery/807237 "2018-04-28T22:12:37Z")
I keep going back and forth on this. I have an iPhone 6s, about two and a half years old. The battery is pretty much shot. It goes down crazy fast. Depending which apps I’m in, sometimes I can literally watch the bat… --- ## [Can it be acceptable for an adult child to sacrifice his/her life for his/her parent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-it-be-acceptable-for-an-adult-child-to-sacrifice-his-her-life-for-his-her-parent/813195)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2018, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-it-be-acceptable-for-an-adult-child-to-sacrifice-his-her-life-for-his-her-parent/813195 "2018-04-28T20:14:12Z")
Earlier today I was talking to CINDERELLA THE RHYMER, who is no biological or legal relationship to me but rather the half-sister of my firstborn son, who died when he was very young. She turned 30 this year. Cinderella’… --- ## [An artery. \[Lost family history\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-artery-lost-family-history/813162)
**Author:** [@mrka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrka)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2018, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-artery-lost-family-history/813162 "2018-04-28T10:37:58Z")
My great-grandfather discovered an artery of the human body that’s named for him. But nobody knows I exist. Why? Nobody knew my grandfather or my father existed either. Albert Adamkiewicz worked at the Rothschild hospi… --- ## [What Do My 2 Cats Think I Am?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-my-2-cats-think-i-am/813114)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2018, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-my-2-cats-think-i-am/813114 "2018-04-28T03:20:35Z")
I got these two rescue kitties a couple of years ago for my birthday. And I am so glad I did. They are such an important part of my life now, as were all the animals I ever had. Snowball is an obese white cat, who is ve… --- ## [Tell me what's great about living in Colorado and the Denver area in particular.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-whats-great-about-living-in-colorado-and-the-denver-area-in-particular/813188)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2018, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-whats-great-about-living-in-colorado-and-the-denver-area-in-particular/813188 "2018-04-27T22:53:58Z")
I spend time in the Denver area periodically. Many people I know, want to move there. I have my own thoughts, but am curious to what the masses think. So enlighten me. --- ## [Ask the BPD survivor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-bpd-survivor/662385)
**Author:** [@Dog80](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dog80)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2018, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-bpd-survivor/662385 "2018-04-27T21:09:09Z")
Hello, I am Dog80 and a month ago I broke free from a 3 year relationship with a girl suffering from Borderline Personality Disorder. She’s not actually diagnosed by a professional, the diagnosis is mine, after reading s… --- ## [Bitcoin/Crypto-C's/Blockchain = bullshit, says the CompSci expert who teaches a Course on Them](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bitcoin-crypto-cs-blockchain-bullshit-says-the-compsci-expert-who-teaches-a-course-on-them/812229)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2018, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bitcoin-crypto-cs-blockchain-bullshit-says-the-compsci-expert-who-teaches-a-course-on-them/812229 "2018-04-27T17:11:31Z")
Interview with Nicholas Weaver, a researcher at the International Computer Science Institute at UC Berkeley. Weaver teaches a course on blockchains: Why blockchains and cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin are bullshit - Vox … --- ## [I don't want your money - should I be insulted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-want-your-money-should-i-be-insulted/813187)
**Author:** [@LiveFree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LiveFree)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2018, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-want-your-money-should-i-be-insulted/813187 "2018-04-27T17:01:54Z")
I’ve made a very good friend over the past 6 months. We both feel very comfortable confiding in each other about ourselves. Well, she said she wanted to get rid of a spin bike that she had sitting in her basement. She… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=501) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=503)