# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=558 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 559 --- ## [Illegal filesharing in AirBnb. Who pays?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illegal-filesharing-in-airbnb-who-pays/799894)
**Author:** [@mr.jp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mr.jp)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2017, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illegal-filesharing-in-airbnb-who-pays/799894 "2017-10-30T18:02:08Z")
I contacted an AirBnB host in Germany, and we arranged that I stayed at his place without involving AirBnB, for about a week. I downloaded a movie illegally through torrents while I was there. This is an unproblematic th… --- ## [the weather...action and causation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-weather-action-and-causation/800105)
**Author:** [@ASGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASGuy)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2017, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-weather-action-and-causation/800105 "2017-10-30T13:19:43Z")
How many times in your life have you said something like below to yourself. (A) “I just washed my car. Tomorrow it will rain.” (B) “I just finished raking up the leaves, which means tomorrow will be windy.” © "I’ve ju… --- ## [Is an Official English Language Academy/Board a Good Idea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-an-official-english-language-academy-board-a-good-idea/799808)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2017, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-an-official-english-language-academy-board-a-good-idea/799808 "2017-10-30T13:01:56Z")
Many countries have some form of a language regulatory commission that acts as an arbiter in determining what constitutes correct language usage. France, for example, has the Academie Francaise and Norway has the Languag… --- ## [How much does light destroy vitamins?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-light-destroy-vitamins/800187)
**Author:** [@sara20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sara20)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2017, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-light-destroy-vitamins/800187 "2017-10-30T04:27:08Z")
I take centrum gummy multivitamins that come in a clear bottle like this. I worry that the light will destroy the vitamins inside. Is this a concern? --- ## [What do you want as your epitaph?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-want-as-your-epitaph/797011)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2017, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-want-as-your-epitaph/797011 "2017-10-30T03:13:13Z")
This came up in two ways over the past several weeks. The first was not directly as in the title but relatedly - my 40th High School Reunion that I went to with arm twisted by a childhood good friend and its “Memory Boo… --- ## [Investment Advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/investment-advice/799999)
**Author:** [@Section\_Maker\_Jupe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Section_Maker_Jupe)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2017, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/investment-advice/799999 "2017-10-30T01:52:50Z")
I’m generally not trusting of anything involving giving my money to someone else, despite this I opened a teeny IRA with Vanguard. I’m kinda frozen in place otherwise, even worried about my minor investment with them :ee… --- ## [Canned Salmon with Bones: To Remove or Not? (A Poll)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canned-salmon-with-bones-to-remove-or-not-a-poll/279538)
**Author:** [@papergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/papergirl)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2017, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canned-salmon-with-bones-to-remove-or-not-a-poll/279538 "2017-10-29T20:11:17Z")
Until recently, I didn’t even know there were people out in the Big Wide World who regularly DO remove the bones from canned salmon. My mom always left them in when she made salmon patties. I leave them in for salmon pat… --- ## [I need some kind of safety guard for a handrail that people are going to bump into](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-some-kind-of-safety-guard-for-a-handrail-that-people-are-going-to-bump-into/800078)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2017, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-some-kind-of-safety-guard-for-a-handrail-that-people-are-going-to-bump-into/800078 "2017-10-29T13:40:21Z")
My parents put a handrail on the basement steps. Sounds decent, but the problem is that the way it was designed, I think a person could easily turn left when they get to the bottom of the stairs and bang the rail into th… --- ## [How do people feel about Jeff Flake speaking out against Trump?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-people-feel-about-jeff-flake-speaking-out-against-trump/799783)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2017, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-people-feel-about-jeff-flake-speaking-out-against-trump/799783 "2017-10-29T08:32:14Z")
I'm glad Flake is speaking out. I really am. But here is my concern. I think people like him made a pact with the devil, they probably thought Trump would just be some passive moron who signed any bill they passed i… --- ## [Is it worth it to learn to drive a stick?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-worth-it-to-learn-to-drive-a-stick/799750)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2017, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-worth-it-to-learn-to-drive-a-stick/799750 "2017-10-29T00:43:56Z")
My son just turned 16 and got his license. My question, should I bother teaching him to drive a stick since they quit making cars and trucks with manual transmissions last year? --- ## [\[Demonic\] Possession is 9/10 of the law](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/demonic-possession-is-9-10-of-the-law/800045)
**Author:** [@Darth\_Hamsandwich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Hamsandwich)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2017, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/demonic-possession-is-9-10-of-the-law/800045 "2017-10-28T21:02:38Z")
I recently attended a lecture given by a Vatican trained exorcist where he explained the different ways that evil spirits can cause havoc. One of his claims was that a person possessed by a demon is not in any way in con… --- ## [Girl, Do you get mad at nude scenes? My GF always fights with me after... Why](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girl-do-you-get-mad-at-nude-scenes-my-gf-always-fights-with-me-after-why/800055)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2017, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girl-do-you-get-mad-at-nude-scenes-my-gf-always-fights-with-me-after-why/800055 "2017-10-28T13:24:18Z")
What do i do --- ## [Would a person go to jail for this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-person-go-to-jail-for-this/799962)
**Author:** [@logiccolor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/logiccolor)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2017, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-person-go-to-jail-for-this/799962 "2017-10-28T13:16:30Z")
I’m writing a book, and in the book, this happens: A woman places her 6-month-old son in a high-chair and places pureed fruit on the table that she plans to feed him. She then carries a glass pitcher of milk to the tabl… --- ## [Pipelayers jokes and saying ...you got any?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pipelayers-jokes-and-saying-you-got-any/799863)
**Author:** [@Sknoor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sknoor)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2017, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pipelayers-jokes-and-saying-you-got-any/799863 "2017-10-28T12:17:30Z")
Pipelayers jokes …whatcha Got? --- ## [The World Is Listening](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-world-is-listening/799933)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2017, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-world-is-listening/799933 "2017-10-28T10:56:47Z")
For reasons of plot you have been given an opportunity to address live a global audience, basically everyone who is able will be tuned in and will be listening intently, you will not be interrupted until you finish and i… --- ## [Why Do Some Adult Women Have 'Little-Girl' Voices?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-adult-women-have-little-girl-voices/202397)
**Author:** [@Surreal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surreal)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2017, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-adult-women-have-little-girl-voices/202397 "2017-10-28T10:27:56Z")
Why do some adult women have voices that make them sound as if they were six years old? I recently called a local business here, and the person who picked up the phone sounded this way. I almost asked her ‘Could you ple… --- ## [Are you able to think about nothing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-able-to-think-about-nothing/799743)
**Author:** [@Saffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saffer)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2017, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-able-to-think-about-nothing/799743 "2017-10-28T06:33:02Z")
I been a hearing a bit about the topic of mediation lately. From what I understand, the aim is to try and achieve a state of intense focus, in which the mind is not allowed to wander. Some people do this by focusing on a… --- ## [Psychology of William Moulton Marston](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psychology-of-william-moulton-marston/799950)
**Author:** [@Architect2017](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Architect2017)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2017, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psychology-of-william-moulton-marston/799950 "2017-10-28T03:23:20Z")
For one of my pre-req classes I am taking for graduate school I have to write a report on an individual and analyze their psychology and their actions as to how it ties into psychology concepts. I was thinking of doing W… --- ## [Hair dying, piercings, etc--appropriate age?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hair-dying-piercings-etc-appropriate-age/799938)
**Author:** [@Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyer)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2017, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hair-dying-piercings-etc-appropriate-age/799938 "2017-10-28T03:12:03Z")
It used to be that mainly women in their 20s and possibly 30s dyed their hair unusual colors (purple, green, etc). It’s also historically been younger people who got piercings and tattoos. Lately, the ages of people do… --- ## [Were You taught the rule to correctly pronounce The (Thee and Thuh)? Do you use it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-you-taught-the-rule-to-correctly-pronounce-the-thee-and-thuh-do-you-use-it/799359)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2017, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-you-taught-the-rule-to-correctly-pronounce-the-thee-and-thuh-do-you-use-it/799359 "2017-10-28T02:05:40Z")
I often hear people consistently pronounce “the” as thee regardless of the sentence context. I make a point to correct my relative’s children and teach them the simple rule. I’m not sure why grade school teachers aren’t … --- ## [When will health care costs make the current system practically and politically unsustainable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-health-care-costs-make-the-current-system-practically-and-politically-unsustainable/799605)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2017, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-health-care-costs-make-the-current-system-practically-and-politically-unsustainable/799605 "2017-10-27T23:21:19Z")
Just something I was wondering when I saw a Pit thread on a recent ACA idea. I realized I found it hard to imagine what it would take to override industry lobbying dollars; I think it’s possible, but I just don’t know wh… --- ## [How does one define sexual freedom?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-define-sexual-freedom/799412)
**Author:** [@Machinaforce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machinaforce)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2017, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-define-sexual-freedom/799412 "2017-10-27T22:57:53Z")
This kind of got me thinking because of the whole free love bit in the 60’s and my recent learning about asexuality in the current time. THen there is stuff like this: https://forbiddentruthblog.com/2017/03/14/sexual-fr… --- ## [Canned food past pull date?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canned-food-past-pull-date/800020)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2017, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canned-food-past-pull-date/800020 "2017-10-27T22:12:37Z")
Past its pull date is canned food safe to use? We have some canned salmon with a pull date of July, 2016. I think it might have lost some flavor, but my wife is worried if it is safe. --- ## [Salon article on Fox Ad Revenues](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salon-article-on-fox-ad-revenues/800010)
**Author:** [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2017, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salon-article-on-fox-ad-revenues/800010 "2017-10-27T22:02:41Z")
I want to read it. It shows for a fractional second and then “Something interfered with this website loading” I tried it a dozen times. It only appears on that article. Anyone else get this problem? --- ## [What category does the Tinder App fall under to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-category-does-the-tinder-app-fall-under-to-you/799906)
**Author:** [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2017, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-category-does-the-tinder-app-fall-under-to-you/799906 "2017-10-27T18:43:53Z")
So if you had to describe your experience the Tender app out of two choices (or perception, if you’ve never used it) what would you say? If you’re so inclined; give your age in the comments. “I think of Tender as a dat… --- ## [Would you buy a Samsung or Moto budget smartphone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-buy-a-samsung-or-moto-budget-smartphone/799900)
**Author:** [@Merneith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merneith)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2017, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-buy-a-samsung-or-moto-budget-smartphone/799900 "2017-10-27T18:11:12Z")
My Mom wants a new phone to replace her antique iPhone. I want her to get an iPhone SE but she’s being stubborn about it. She wants a budget smartphone and after checking Verizon, it seems like her options are either th… --- ## [Cleaning candleholders](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleaning-candleholders/799964)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2017, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleaning-candleholders/799964 "2017-10-27T17:53:59Z")
Can anyone suggest how I might remove the soot & old citronella wax out of these buckets without damaging the finish. I realize they’re just cheapies (which admittedly makes it more likely that the finish won’t survive)… --- ## [Summarize a year/era in one video](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summarize-a-year-era-in-one-video/799936)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2017, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summarize-a-year-era-in-one-video/799936 "2017-10-27T17:42:40Z")
So assume you need to show someone who has no contact with pop culture (hermit, space alien, North Korean, etc.) one video and only one video to catch them up on a certain year or period of time. For example, if I had t… --- ## [Legal question about weird provison in a will - robot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-question-about-weird-provison-in-a-will-robot/799997)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2017, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-question-about-weird-provison-in-a-will-robot/799997 "2017-10-27T16:47:28Z")
Back in 1949, a comic strip named Ella Cinders (Cinderella, geddit?) had its plucky heroine find the missing half of a lost blueprint from the late practical joker Cromwell Shnook. When the device was built it turned out… --- ## ["Today on CNN: Trump Opioid Speech 2pm ET"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-on-cnn-trump-opioid-speech-2pm-et/799893)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2017, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-on-cnn-trump-opioid-speech-2pm-et/799893 "2017-10-27T15:06:05Z")
I turn on the TV, and it comes on. CNN is playing. I look up and in the corner of the screen is a little box with that headline. My first thought, “Huh. Well that would explain a lot what he says!” :smiley: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=557) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=559)