# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=512 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 513 --- ## [Help me create Trophy Awards!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-create-trophy-awards/811034)
**Author:** [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2018, 8:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-create-trophy-awards/811034 "2018-03-24T08:11:08Z")
Background 1: I grew up in Oklahoma; but I have lived in Georgia since my kids were little. Growing up I would frequently ‘dad joke’ them buy saying I was the Oklahoma Champion of \[insert task here\]. i.e. my kids woul… --- ## [What were your gross yearly wages (2017)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-your-gross-yearly-wages-2017/808121)
**Author:** [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2018, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-your-gross-yearly-wages-2017/808121 "2018-03-24T03:59:31Z")
Please don’t include investment income. If you are paid by commission, tips, please include those. Bonuses if they are something you always expect normally. What you get from the daily grind in one year. --- ## [Laptop is running disk usage at 100%, making it unuseable. Has something to do with wondershire app](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laptop-is-running-disk-usage-at-100-making-it-unuseable-has-something-to-do-with-wondershire-app/811052)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2018, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laptop-is-running-disk-usage-at-100-making-it-unuseable-has-something-to-do-with-wondershire-app/811052 "2018-03-24T02:42:07Z")
and having a browser window open (doesn’t matter if it is chrome, firefox, opera, etc). Many times (but not every time) either closing google chrome or going into task manager and ending the wondershire app (whatever th… --- ## [On travel by Greyhound](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-travel-by-greyhound/810053)
**Author:** [@geekrish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/geekrish)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2018, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-travel-by-greyhound/810053 "2018-03-24T00:32:05Z")
I plan to travel by Greyhound in the last week of June, (as my friend in the US recommended that this is the best way to get the feel of the “real” US), from Kansas City or St. Louis, to Naples in Florida. While one con… --- ## [BFR will be the Boeing 747 of spaceflight.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bfr-will-be-the-boeing-747-of-spaceflight/811031)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2018, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bfr-will-be-the-boeing-747-of-spaceflight/811031 "2018-03-23T22:38:35Z")
For those who don’t know, BFR is Big Falcon Rocket being constructed by SpaceX, I believe that it will be the equivalent of the 747 was in the aerospace industry, a craft which will usher cheap space transportation and w… --- ## [Is this a dickish move? (booking airline seats)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-dickish-move-booking-airline-seats/810992)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2018, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-dickish-move-booking-airline-seats/810992 "2018-03-23T20:49:16Z")
Quite a discussion going on in this thread that makes me want send folks to the pollin’ place. The scenario: A couple is booking a flight and choosing their own seats. They select the aisle and the window seats in a 3-… --- ## [A Friday Brain Wank](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-friday-brain-wank/811066)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2018, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-friday-brain-wank/811066 "2018-03-23T20:31:18Z")
This topic has a tendency to get me off on a ramble (because I think about it ALL THE TIME), but I’ll try to be concise. Consciousness exists in the brain (alternatively the brain acts as an interface between an intangi… --- ## [Filing an amended tax form with impact only in future years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/filing-an-amended-tax-form-with-impact-only-in-future-years/810884)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2018, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/filing-an-amended-tax-form-with-impact-only-in-future-years/810884 "2018-03-23T19:57:13Z")
Suppose someone has some incorrect info in their 1040 filing, but correcting it would not change the owed tax for that particular year. It does impact the amounts carried forward to the next year, and thus could impact t… --- ## [Would the world be better without social media?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-the-world-be-better-without-social-media/810947)
**Author:** [@Luciano700](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Luciano700)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2018, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-the-world-be-better-without-social-media/810947 "2018-03-23T18:53:16Z")
After all our social media is supposed to make friend making and socialization easier and funner, yet like many other things I feel social media has gone downhill to the maximum. This is how we get many forced memes and … --- ## [Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) Discussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restless-leg-syndrome-rls-discussion/811025)
**Author:** [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2018, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restless-leg-syndrome-rls-discussion/811025 "2018-03-23T18:10:10Z")
I have a few questions for people on here that have RLS. I am trying to decide how many of these are common. Or am I just a freak? Does your RLS come and go over time? I can go 3 months and not have any problems and… --- ## [Best 35MM negative scanner?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-35mm-negative-scanner/810825)
**Author:** [@Fir\_na\_tine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fir_na_tine)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2018, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-35mm-negative-scanner/810825 "2018-03-23T17:29:33Z")
We’ve got thousands of 35MM negatives that are in various boxes around the house. I’d like to turn some of them into j-pegs. Probably 1 or 2 percent. And I’l probably send those out once I figure out which ones are k… --- ## [Are our devices listening to us?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-our-devices-listening-to-us/810850)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2018, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-our-devices-listening-to-us/810850 "2018-03-23T17:06:42Z")
I’ve always heard this as speculation, bordering on paranoia. But then it happened to me: my wife and I were having a conversation about shoes, and I said my wardrobe may need to include a pair of cowboy boots. End of … --- ## [Can Riding Mower Pulleys Go "Out of Spec"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-riding-mower-pulleys-go-out-of-spec/811053)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2018, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-riding-mower-pulleys-go-out-of-spec/811053 "2018-03-23T15:50:57Z")
I have a John Deere Riding Mower L100, a manual shift, no frills, bottom of the line model which is now obsolete (I believe). It is probably over 15 years old and in good condition. The engine runs well, but the cutting … --- ## [How Hard is it to Listen In On Your Neighbor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hard-is-it-to-listen-in-on-your-neighbor/810912)
**Author:** [@ethelbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ethelbert)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2018, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hard-is-it-to-listen-in-on-your-neighbor/810912 "2018-03-23T12:31:18Z")
I have friends who suspect that their neighbor is listening in on them. This is an ongoing crazy neighbor situation (I won’t go into the specifics). The neighbor does have several video cameras pointed at their back and … --- ## [Is now the time to buy a new house in California?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-now-the-time-to-buy-a-new-house-in-california/811051)
**Author:** [@Patch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patch)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2018, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-now-the-time-to-buy-a-new-house-in-california/811051 "2018-03-23T01:39:51Z")
I’m trying to move closer to my office to shorten a rather long commute. My plan is to sell my house, and use those funds for the down payment on the new place. The down side is what I’m looking to get into is at the e… --- ## [Did you learn square dancing in elementary school? Did anyone ever tell you why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-learn-square-dancing-in-elementary-school-did-anyone-ever-tell-you-why/229960)
**Author:** [@Marlitharn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marlitharn)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2018, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-learn-square-dancing-in-elementary-school-did-anyone-ever-tell-you-why/229960 "2018-03-22T21:36:49Z")
Not really a GQ, as I imagine every elementary school PE teacher had his or her own dark motives for this. And I have no idea why it’s taken 20 years for me to suddenly wonder WHY they did this to us. Every year, from … --- ## [Disposable diapers - is there much of a difference between brands?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disposable-diapers-is-there-much-of-a-difference-between-brands/810974)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2018, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disposable-diapers-is-there-much-of-a-difference-between-brands/810974 "2018-03-22T18:16:45Z")
My first grandchild is due in about 3 weeks. My daughter said she doesn’t have a preferred brand, but she’s received several different ones as shower gifts. I haven’t shopped for them in over 30 years, but I know we’ve… --- ## [Accepted definitions of 'transparent' and 'translucent' (WRT Optics)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accepted-definitions-of-transparent-and-translucent-wrt-optics/811014)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2018, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accepted-definitions-of-transparent-and-translucent-wrt-optics/811014 "2018-03-22T15:36:19Z")
So I got into a bit of a nerd fight in the comments section of one of my YouTube videos last night. Someone was wrong on the internet, or at least I believe so - but I just want to check whether my understanding of thes… --- ## [Another work question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-work-question/810151)
**Author:** [@JcWoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JcWoman)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2018, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-work-question/810151 "2018-03-22T15:23:31Z")
I hope you guys don’t roll your eyes the instant you see me post topics like this because I really don’t have anyone else to bounce this stuff off of. One thing I’ve noticed about myself that might be career-limiting is… --- ## [Electric blankets - yea or nay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-blankets-yea-or-nay/810876)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2018, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-blankets-yea-or-nay/810876 "2018-03-22T14:22:39Z")
Yeah, I know, it’s the first day of spring, but it’s still cold where I live so this is in my mind. Personally: Warming up the bed before I get in - yea! Sleeping with the blanket on - nay. Warm sheets are good, bein… --- ## [A Hip Replacement?? Damn. Say it ain't so.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hip-replacement-damn-say-it-aint-so/793693)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2018, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hip-replacement-damn-say-it-aint-so/793693 "2018-03-22T13:24:26Z")
\*\* Big Disclaimer Type Of Note: I know - don’t solicit medical advice on the Dope. I’m not. I’m asking for personal anecdotes. \*\* What a drag. At 55, I discover I’ve had a misshapen femur head my entire life. Instead of… --- ## [New kid on the block - stories anyone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kid-on-the-block-stories-anyone/810907)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2018, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kid-on-the-block-stories-anyone/810907 "2018-03-22T12:33:54Z")
When you were growing up did you ever see a new family moving into your neighborhood and wanted to know “Do they have any kids?”. Then finding out they were either the wrong age or gender? Or when you were moving in did… --- ## [Doesn't tipping off the public about a criminal's characteristics, just tip off the criminal, too?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doesnt-tipping-off-the-public-about-a-criminals-characteristics-just-tip-off-the-criminal-too/810906)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2018, 9:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doesnt-tipping-off-the-public-about-a-criminals-characteristics-just-tip-off-the-criminal-too/810906 "2018-03-22T09:48:45Z")
During the DC Beltway sniper shootings, the authorities were constantly PSA-ing the public about the need to watch out for a white van (which turned out to be inaccurate.) The snipers weren’t using a white van (which may… --- ## [Suggest a school-wide panic button solution with no digging](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-school-wide-panic-button-solution-with-no-digging/810590)
**Author:** [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2018, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-school-wide-panic-button-solution-with-no-digging/810590 "2018-03-22T06:51:58Z")
We had a school staff meeting today, and one of the immediate things that became clear with even a 3 minute role playing game about a bad person on campus, is that there are only 2 phones that can make announcements. If … --- ## [Flight booking hack that seems brilliant to me - am I overlooking anything?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flight-booking-hack-that-seems-brilliant-to-me-am-i-overlooking-anything/810955)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2018, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flight-booking-hack-that-seems-brilliant-to-me-am-i-overlooking-anything/810955 "2018-03-22T01:38:12Z")
I recently read that if you are a couple booking a flight, it is smart to choose the window and the aisle seat in a row of three. If the flight does not fill up, you get an empty seat in your row (who’s gonna book a mid… --- ## [Is it possible to rupture something from excessive coughing? (need answer fast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-rupture-something-from-excessive-coughing-need-answer-fast/810816)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2018, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-rupture-something-from-excessive-coughing-need-answer-fast/810816 "2018-03-22T01:24:21Z")
I have just spent the last week and a half down with the flu. One of the worst features of this flu was a very very persistent dry shallow cough. My lungs weren’t actually congested; the cough produced nothing but it was… --- ## [U.S./Russian Space Collaboration](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-russian-space-collaboration/810991)
**Author:** [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2018, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-russian-space-collaboration/810991 "2018-03-22T00:43:51Z")
Is there a point at which the U.S. would cease to collaborate with Russia concerning the space station? I don’t want this thread to be overtly political, but politics is the elephant in the room. If the U.S. believes tha… --- ## [Unwanted sexual contact with no victim complaint. Okay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unwanted-sexual-contact-with-no-victim-complaint-okay/810680)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2018, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unwanted-sexual-contact-with-no-victim-complaint-okay/810680 "2018-03-21T23:53:11Z")
As a hypothetical, a person in a position of some power over someone else knows that the person of lesser power does not want specific physical/sexual contact and they do impose it upon them anyway, or possibly precisely… --- ## [Websites for collecting custom online payments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/websites-for-collecting-custom-online-payments/810925)
**Author:** [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2018, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/websites-for-collecting-custom-online-payments/810925 "2018-03-21T22:44:56Z")
I need to create a method of collecting payments online (credit card at a minimum, debit and ACH if possible) for registration for a one-time event. It needs to collect payment, but also collect several pieces of informa… --- ## [Looking for examples of a kind of logic test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-examples-of-a-kind-of-logic-test/810768)
**Author:** [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2018, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-examples-of-a-kind-of-logic-test/810768 "2018-03-21T22:35:01Z")
I know this has been discussed here, but the only thread I found provided only one example, and I would like to find some more. It’s a logic test, and what happens is that two people have between them all the information… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=511) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=513)