# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=536 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 537 --- ## [Have you ever met a man over the age of 50 with one of the following names?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-met-a-man-over-the-age-of-50-with-one-of-the-following-names/805612)
**Author:** [@Lamoral](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamoral)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2018, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-met-a-man-over-the-age-of-50-with-one-of-the-following-names/805612 "2018-01-05T19:34:29Z")
Zach Tyler Adam Chad Ryan Evan Josh Chase Kyle Justin Dustin --- ## [Whywouldn't a company want to pay a dividend?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whywouldnt-a-company-want-to-pay-a-dividend/805824)
**Author:** [@Anny\_Middon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anny_Middon)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2018, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whywouldnt-a-company-want-to-pay-a-dividend/805824 "2018-01-05T17:34:13Z")
First off, I get that cash is a finite resource. If a company has extra cash, there are a lot of reasons why to not use it to pay dividends – expansion plans, or capital improvements, or to provide a cushion for an expe… --- ## [Does War lead to the suspension of democracy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-war-lead-to-the-suspension-of-democracy/805873)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2018, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-war-lead-to-the-suspension-of-democracy/805873 "2018-01-05T16:35:36Z")
So i was just watching this weeks Great War video and it mentioned that in the UK at this point in the war, January 1918, there was basically no freedom of the press and that the only point of view the British public saw… --- ## [Condo Association and Owner's Rights](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/condo-association-and-owners-rights/805814)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2018, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/condo-association-and-owners-rights/805814 "2018-01-05T15:12:04Z")
Generally speaking, would I as an owner in good standing, have a right to copies of service contracts the the Association signs? This had to do with a vehicle that was towed (my tenant’s). The towing company says they do… --- ## [Your top 5 boy/girl names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-5-boy-girl-names/805865)
**Author:** [@Reecejackox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reecejackox)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2018, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-5-boy-girl-names/805865 "2018-01-05T15:09:51Z")
For any reason I will start Boys Steve Jake Kurt Mark Dean Girls Sarah Laura Clare Lauren Amy --- ## [Another tipping thread - tips declined](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-tipping-thread-tips-declined/805854)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2018, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-tipping-thread-tips-declined/805854 "2018-01-05T12:39:46Z")
Today we had a workman in the house making a repair on our oven. As he was leaving after having been here approx 45 minutes, my wife offered him $10. He politely declined, saying “That’s not necessary.” Absolutely flo… --- ## [Tim Hortons deserves a boycott](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-hortons-deserves-a-boycott/805885)
**Author:** [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2018, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-hortons-deserves-a-boycott/805885 "2018-01-05T12:36:54Z")
See details here: CBC Business news Excerpts: “Breaks will no longer be paid. A 9 hour shift will be paid for 8 hours and 20 minutes.” “These changes are due to the increase of wages to $14.00 minimum wage on January … --- ## [Selling adjacent rental properties - advice from a realtor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selling-adjacent-rental-properties-advice-from-a-realtor/805914)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2018, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selling-adjacent-rental-properties-advice-from-a-realtor/805914 "2018-01-05T12:26:30Z")
2 duplexes next to each other. All units occupied, strong tenants. How do I show them? I can only imagine a showing where all tenants could be home at the same time/day-it would be like herding cats. Wouldn’t an investor… --- ## [You are the only one who has to work. Would you do it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-the-only-one-who-has-to-work-would-you-do-it/805776)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2018, 9:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-the-only-one-who-has-to-work-would-you-do-it/805776 "2018-01-05T09:38:44Z")
Imagine a society where everyone has everything they need without working for it, with one exception: You. If you work 40 hours a week, the entire society hums along without anyone else needing gainful employment. If you… --- ## [Educate me on frozen pipes and the management thereof](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/educate-me-on-frozen-pipes-and-the-management-thereof/805732)
**Author:** [@pendgwen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pendgwen)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2018, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/educate-me-on-frozen-pipes-and-the-management-thereof/805732 "2018-01-05T04:06:33Z")
I’m relatively new to this home ownership thing. And the home in question is an area currently dealing with the very cold weather that’s all over the news. The water to my 2 bathrooms and kitchen is still flowing but t… --- ## [What's the sweet spot for charities and real costs of running them and percentages?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-sweet-spot-for-charities-and-real-costs-of-running-them-and-percentages/805696)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2018, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-sweet-spot-for-charities-and-real-costs-of-running-them-and-percentages/805696 "2018-01-05T03:35:11Z")
We’re watching the Tournament of Roses Parade. They keep running commercials for the Shriner’s Hospitals, which are designed to make you cry and reach for your Visa card simultaneously. Got us talking. How many cents on… --- ## [How much of a 7-year old's mind is retained by a 70-year old?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-of-a-7-year-olds-mind-is-retained-by-a-70-year-old/805836)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2018, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-of-a-7-year-olds-mind-is-retained-by-a-70-year-old/805836 "2018-01-05T02:47:01Z")
(please, no comments about Trump) Maybe only a very small fraction of Dopers can answer this, but I am curious how much of a 7-year old child’s personality, mind, and way of thinking is still retained by a 70-year old p… --- ## [Generation X and the digital revolution](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/generation-x-and-the-digital-revolution/805682)
**Author:** [@Lantern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lantern)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2018, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/generation-x-and-the-digital-revolution/805682 "2018-01-05T02:24:39Z")
I am guessing that the majority of posters here belong to Generation X (roughly born in the 60’s and 70’s) and I have been thinking about the special relationship we have with the digital revolution that happened in our … --- ## [Not a rhetorical question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-a-rhetorical-question/805880)
**Author:** [@Keeve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Keeve)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2018, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-a-rhetorical-question/805880 "2018-01-05T02:16:52Z")
I am a bit communication-challeneged, and often I miss the subtleties of what people are saying. Sometimes, someone will ask a question, and I can’t tell whether it is rhetorical or not. In other words, maybe they are as… --- ## [Waiting over 2 hours for fast food](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waiting-over-2-hours-for-fast-food/805529)
**Author:** [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2018, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waiting-over-2-hours-for-fast-food/805529 "2018-01-04T23:16:28Z")
So in my crap-hole hometown, a new Rallys opened up. Same as Checkers if you are familiar with that. And according to Facebook posts by my family and friends who still live there, they waited over two hours to get serv… --- ## [How long before Sears goes bankrupt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-before-sears-goes-bankrupt/731758)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2018, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-before-sears-goes-bankrupt/731758 "2018-01-04T23:12:53Z")
Sears has been in a downward spiral for many years. It seems that the stores are secondary to the financial games Lambert is playing, and some of them will cost them more in the long run. How long can they continue thi… --- ## [Flo Max issue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flo-max-issue/805830)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2018, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flo-max-issue/805830 "2018-01-04T23:03:55Z")
Like to compare notes if anyone here takes flo max, Today was my first time taking it. I am very dizzy and my blood pressure shot up to about 158. I have never seen it over about 130 before. I took the medicine about noo… --- ## [Feeling like an outsider v. feeling like you belong](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feeling-like-an-outsider-v-feeling-like-you-belong/805426)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2018, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feeling-like-an-outsider-v-feeling-like-you-belong/805426 "2018-01-04T21:48:53Z")
Where and in what circumstances do you feel like an outsider/alien/Stranger in a Strange Land? Whether or not others see you that way. And where (if anywhere) do you feel welcome and like you truly belong? Define those t… --- ## [Sweatshirts: full zip or pullover?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweatshirts-full-zip-or-pullover/805772)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2018, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweatshirts-full-zip-or-pullover/805772 "2018-01-04T19:43:21Z")
That’s pretty much it. A cold-weather top, men’s or women’s (sweatshirts, hoodies, fleeces, sweaters, etc.). In general, do you prefer full-zip or pullover? --- ## [What makes a good father-in-law?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-good-father-in-law/805841)
**Author:** [@Shinna\_Minna\_Ma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shinna_Minna_Ma)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2018, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-good-father-in-law/805841 "2018-01-04T19:25:53Z")
So, my middle daughter of 3 is getting married in 12 days. This is the first wedding we’ve made, and it’s been quite an-eye opening experience. My question is - what goes into being a good father-in-law? I’ve never had t… --- ## [Name the next scary weather phenomenon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-next-scary-weather-phenomenon/805795)
**Author:** [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2018, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-next-scary-weather-phenomenon/805795 "2018-01-04T17:50:41Z")
Ages ago, the term “El Nino” was a worrying harbinger of odd weather patterns. But society has since decided that “The Little Boy” isn’t actually a term to inspire terror, so we’ve moved on to other climate and weather … --- ## [What's more important: Intelligence or Education?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-more-important-intelligence-or-education/535526)
**Author:** [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2010, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-more-important-intelligence-or-education/535526 "2010-04-14T04:29:29Z")
No third option. Sorry to all of you folks that want the “Other” option. Qualify your vote all you want in your post, but you’ve got to choose one or the other from the poll. --- ## [Dating in small towns/semi-rural/rural areas: Best Practices?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dating-in-small-towns-semi-rural-rural-areas-best-practices/805730)
**Author:** [@Lizard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lizard)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2018, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dating-in-small-towns-semi-rural-rural-areas-best-practices/805730 "2018-01-04T13:38:21Z")
This thread is an obvious follow-up tomy thread here. Something I posted in that thread was: I have great faith in the SDMB to find other ways of looking at all kinds of issues, so here goes: How do I go about meeting … --- ## [Goldilocks needs a mattress recommendation!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goldilocks-needs-a-mattress-recommendation/780424)
**Author:** [@XaMcQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XaMcQ)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2018, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goldilocks-needs-a-mattress-recommendation/780424 "2018-01-04T12:47:57Z")
So for about a year I’ve been having trouble getting a good night’s sleep due to hip pain, and was waking up stiff and sore. I decided to replace my five year old traditional mattress and box springs with a memory foam … --- ## [Is there anything more boring than Year in Review news?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-more-boring-than-year-in-review-news/805613)
**Author:** [@nate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nate)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2018, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-more-boring-than-year-in-review-news/805613 "2018-01-04T05:47:46Z")
This doesn’t rise to the level of a pit thread, so I put it here. Does anyone else hate this week of every year when every news program decides to review the news that happened during the year? I mean, who is the audien… --- ## [What were your DNA results?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-your-dna-results/805405)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2018, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-your-dna-results/805405 "2018-01-04T04:50:46Z")
Where you surprised? Disappointed? Happy? I used MyHeritage, a brand I never heard of, because I was willing to spend fifty nine bucks but not two hundred and fifty, which was what most of the other ones were charging. … --- ## [Would you "drop a dime" on someone defrauding the state assistance program?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-drop-a-dime-on-someone-defrauding-the-state-assistance-program/805509)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2018, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-drop-a-dime-on-someone-defrauding-the-state-assistance-program/805509 "2018-01-04T02:19:17Z")
Damn, I hate this. A tenant, who lived with her mother, and said mother’s Social Security check paid the rent, moved after mother died, as she could not afford the apt. That was over a year ago. A present tenant let sl… --- ## [Life extension treatment and extremely long prison sentences?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-extension-treatment-and-extremely-long-prison-sentences/805803)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2018, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-extension-treatment-and-extremely-long-prison-sentences/805803 "2018-01-03T23:16:46Z")
Sorry, the title isn’t that descriptive I know. Anyway the USA is known for handing down some pretty impressive prison sentences where the person is convicted to hundreds of years, and then there’s this guy: Obviousl… --- ## [How many balls does Frosty have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-balls-does-frosty-have/805711)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2018, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-balls-does-frosty-have/805711 "2018-01-03T21:19:47Z")
Is a proper snowman made of three snowballs stacked together, or two? --- ## [Oppressor Guilt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oppressor-guilt/805736)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2018, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oppressor-guilt/805736 "2018-01-03T19:17:48Z")
(This is a repurposed blog post) \* ——— One of the reasons white suburbanites in the segregated suburbs get a rush of fear when they see a handful of black people in their neighborhood is guilt. “They must hate us, the… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=535) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=537)