# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=570 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 571 --- ## [Tipping at McDonald's](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tipping-at-mcdonalds/796999)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2017, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tipping-at-mcdonalds/796999 "2017-09-23T06:12:45Z")
So McDonald’s has recently introduced mobile ordering where you decide what you want and then park in a special spot and they bring the order out to your car, skipping the drivethru. So should you tip the person who brin… --- ## [Going to be in Moscow next May. Suggestions? Advice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-be-in-moscow-next-may-suggestions-advice/796969)
**Author:** [@ZonexandScout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZonexandScout)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2017, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-be-in-moscow-next-may-suggestions-advice/796969 "2017-09-23T03:44:58Z")
Flying back from Cyprus via Aeroflot next May and decided to spend three days in Moscow. We’re aware of the visa issues and are working on obtaining them. (We are USAians.) We’re planning on staying in the Arbat area.… --- ## [Why is money wasted changing welcome signs when a new governor is elected?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-money-wasted-changing-welcome-signs-when-a-new-governor-is-elected/791112)
**Author:** [@BwanaBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BwanaBob)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2017, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-money-wasted-changing-welcome-signs-when-a-new-governor-is-elected/791112 "2017-09-23T02:34:53Z")
Not sure if this is the right forum but it dawned on me that a ton of money is collectively wasted in this country on sign changes whenever the politician in charge changes. For instance, at each border you frequently s… --- ## [Any ideas on how to handle this situation (credit collection annoyance)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-ideas-on-how-to-handle-this-situation-credit-collection-annoyance/796996)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2017, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-ideas-on-how-to-handle-this-situation-credit-collection-annoyance/796996 "2017-09-23T00:04:29Z")
I’ve been getting an ongoing series of annoying calls. The phone rings, I pick it up, and a recorded message starts. The message says that they’re a collection agency (EOS), that I owe an unidentified debt, and I need to… --- ## [How cynical can you be about karma?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-cynical-can-you-be-about-karma/796950)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2017, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-cynical-can-you-be-about-karma/796950 "2017-09-22T23:31:49Z")
So I was listening to commentary about the Buddhist allegory “Journey to the West.” In the story whenever the characters put their adventuring on hold in order to help others their journey becomes ironically shorter than… --- ## [What is your DMV called (if not "DMV")?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-dmv-called-if-not-dmv/796901)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2017, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-dmv-called-if-not-dmv/796901 "2017-09-22T19:08:17Z")
The Department of Motor Vehicles, or “DMV.” Every state has one, but they’re not all called that. Some are the “DMV” but the “D” is for “Division.” Here in Maryland they chose the rather unfortunate “MVA” for “Motor V… --- ## [Facebook/Russian ads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-russian-ads/796974)
**Author:** [@Okrahoma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Okrahoma)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2017, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-russian-ads/796974 "2017-09-22T18:28:05Z")
So the latest hysteria is about Russia supposedly placing ads during the US presidential campaign on Facebook. Let’s stipulate that this is correct, and try not to marvel at the claimed amazing efficiency of the Russian… --- ## [Luxury sub-compact cars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/luxury-sub-compact-cars/629339)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2017, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/luxury-sub-compact-cars/629339 "2017-08-10T22:18:44Z")
A good friend of mine is looking for a damnfine sub-compact. he’s looking for luxury, a good suspension, excellent handling, decent soundproofing(very rare in a sub-compact!) and a decent engine. Any suggestions? --- ## [Anyone out there with a foreign spouse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-out-there-with-a-foreign-spouse/627876)
**Author:** [@Ele\_the\_Stoic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ele_the_Stoic)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2017, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-out-there-with-a-foreign-spouse/627876 "2017-09-22T05:33:50Z")
I’m an anthropologist by training, so I admit this is kind of a weird one, but the question yet BURNS: Do you, or someone you know, have a spouse from a foreign country? If so, how did you meet them? My friend lived in … --- ## [Question for non-americans - school/activity specials financing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-non-americans-school-activity-specials-financing/796758)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2017, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-non-americans-school-activity-specials-financing/796758 "2017-09-22T04:48:26Z")
This is relation to my thread about theater funding. In your countries schools, are their school theater departments that put on plays and musicals? If so how are they funded? Also in general, do kids in your country w… --- ## [Karma: the pure horseshit concept](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karma-the-pure-horseshit-concept/796783)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2017, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karma-the-pure-horseshit-concept/796783 "2017-09-22T03:21:58Z")
Bad enough no one uses it in a positive context anymore. (Seriously - remember the last time someone referred to “good karma”?) I have only one example to back up my thesis statement, but it is so egregiously blankety-b… --- ## [Securing a portable generator.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/securing-a-portable-generator/796897)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2017, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/securing-a-portable-generator/796897 "2017-09-22T03:02:44Z")
I have a portable generator. We used it to run the gas furnace when the power went out during an ice storm. When I lived in the woods, security wasn’t a problem, but in the city where two guys with bolt cutters can hoist… --- ## [A battery warmer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-battery-warmer/796908)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2017, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-battery-warmer/796908 "2017-09-22T02:41:15Z")
Is this even a thing? My RV battery froze last winter and had to be replaced after nine years of good service. I disconnect the negative terminal when I put it to bed every fall, but it sits in the engine compartment for… --- ## [Shouldn't commercial airlines duplicate their "black boxes" in the cloud, in real time? Why not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shouldnt-commercial-airlines-duplicate-their-black-boxes-in-the-cloud-in-real-time-why-not/796786)
**Author:** [@EmbarrassingDad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmbarrassingDad)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2017, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shouldnt-commercial-airlines-duplicate-their-black-boxes-in-the-cloud-in-real-time-why-not/796786 "2017-09-21T21:57:53Z")
Title is essentially it: Shouldn’t commercial airlines duplicate their “black boxes” in the cloud, in real time? If not, then, why not? …and if so, then what’s so hard about just doing it? Seems to me an average sate… --- ## [To what extent is the doctor responsible for this (long)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-what-extent-is-the-doctor-responsible-for-this-long/796707)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2017, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-what-extent-is-the-doctor-responsible-for-this-long/796707 "2017-09-21T21:25:37Z")
My husband has had gout in the past, localized mostly to one or two joints on one foot. When he had the symptoms, the pain kept him from being able to walk. Last year, our doctor had x-rays done and said that there is so… --- ## [Does your boss make you work for free?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-boss-make-you-work-for-free/796650)
**Author:** [@Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Channing_Idaho_Banks)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2017, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-boss-make-you-work-for-free/796650 "2017-09-21T20:58:08Z")
I try to not do this, ever, but I noticed a manager warn an employee to clock out and not go over 8 hours. I guess this makes sense, but the employee had already clocked out and was still trying to wrap his shift up, in… --- ## [Are you using the old or new SDMB style?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-using-the-old-or-new-sdmb-style/796653)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2017, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-using-the-old-or-new-sdmb-style/796653 "2017-09-21T18:00:24Z")
Now that you’ve had time to get used to the new style and also have the option to go back to the old style - which are you using? The only thing I liked about the new style was the “top of the page” floating button that… --- ## [Talk to me about hair removal - laser vs electrolysis, who's had it? What worked?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-me-about-hair-removal-laser-vs-electrolysis-whos-had-it-what-worked/796733)
**Author:** [@Poysyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poysyn)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2017, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-me-about-hair-removal-laser-vs-electrolysis-whos-had-it-what-worked/796733 "2017-09-21T16:24:50Z")
I find myself deeply resenting having to shave/wax/thread/sugar or in general go to war with my leg hair/bikini line/underarms…I personally prefer the feeling of smooth skin, or I would just go on strike. I did buy the … --- ## [Is this psychology text correct? Why some people have high sex drive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-psychology-text-correct-why-some-people-have-high-sex-drive/796443)
**Author:** [@sweat209](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweat209)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2017, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-psychology-text-correct-why-some-people-have-high-sex-drive/796443 "2017-09-21T16:11:15Z")
Is this psychology text correct? In one of the psychology books of mind it goes on to say some one with a very high sex drive the cause could be temporal lobe or androggens!!! None of the other psychology books said tha… --- ## [Need input. Annoying new school fundraiser - emails!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-input-annoying-new-school-fundraiser-emails/796719)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2017, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-input-annoying-new-school-fundraiser-emails/796719 "2017-09-21T15:35:14Z")
My son is in the schools drama department. Normally they are funded thru 1. the school 2. booster club 3. ticket sales. When putting on a high school musical their are expenses like equipment, costumes, etc… But along w… --- ## [Short and long term consequences of the Equifax breach? And what are you personally doing about it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/short-and-long-term-consequences-of-the-equifax-breach-and-what-are-you-personally-doing-about-it/796351)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2017, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/short-and-long-term-consequences-of-the-equifax-breach-and-what-are-you-personally-doing-about-it/796351 "2017-09-21T14:49:42Z")
Is this a bump in the road, or will there need to be a massive overhaul of the credit and identification system in this country? Or will the credit and retail industries just sit back on the status quo let the consumer k… --- ## [From couch to P90x - Advice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-couch-to-p90x-advice/616135)
**Author:** [@Super\_Van\_Uber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Super_Van_Uber)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2012, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-couch-to-p90x-advice/616135 "2012-03-20T10:38:12Z")
I’m hoping some of you have done this program and can offer me a little advice. I’m already committed to doing it, it’s just how to Start it that I’m not sure about. I was planning on starting it as it’s stated in the p… --- ## [Equifax hack -- why is onus on the consumer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/equifax-hack-why-is-onus-on-the-consumer/796640)
**Author:** [@Anny\_Middon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anny_Middon)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2017, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/equifax-hack-why-is-onus-on-the-consumer/796640 "2017-09-21T03:09:12Z")
Eric Zorn (a columnist for the Chicago Tribune) asked a couple of good questions in his column yesterday: Why do consumers have to contact Equifax to find out if their data was hacked? Since Equifax apparently knows … --- ## [Anyone live in Wilmington DE?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-live-in-wilmington-de/796771)
**Author:** [@Throatwarbler\_Mangrove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Throatwarbler_Mangrove)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2017, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-live-in-wilmington-de/796771 "2017-09-21T01:21:31Z")
I’m going to be there for my summer job next year which is likely to turn into a long term job after graduation. I’ve visited, but I’d be interested to know what it’s like. Good places to live/buy a house? I will at some… --- ## [Problem with Bing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-with-bing/796493)
**Author:** [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2017, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-with-bing/796493 "2017-09-20T21:47:32Z")
About one week ago, Windows 10 did an automatic update. I use Bing as my homepage/browser and since that update Bing has been misbehaving. More specifically, the “Images” portion of Bing has been misbehaving. If I select… --- ## [Walmart vs Amazon, Round 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walmart-vs-amazon-round-2/795144)
**Author:** [@Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyer)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2017, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walmart-vs-amazon-round-2/795144 "2017-09-20T21:09:39Z")
Now that Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods is official, I thought it would be a good time to revisit this issue, and see if opinions have changed. I was and still am of the opinion that Walmart has certain strong adva… --- ## [Free or cheap alternative to Visio (on Mac)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-or-cheap-alternative-to-visio-on-mac/796802)
**Author:** [@TwoCarrotSnowman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoCarrotSnowman)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2017, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-or-cheap-alternative-to-visio-on-mac/796802 "2017-09-20T19:27:58Z")
Hi all. I use Microsoft Visio at work for network diagrams, process flows and the like. I’ve started work on a personal hobbyist project where I could do with something similar, but running on my own computer (a Mac M… --- ## [Farting in front of a significant other. Fart stories.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farting-in-front-of-a-significant-other-fart-stories/384205)
**Author:** [@rostfrei](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rostfrei)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2017, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farting-in-front-of-a-significant-other-fart-stories/384205 "2017-09-20T19:11:03Z")
When did you feel comfortable farting in front of your boyfriend/girlfriend? Personally, I never felt comfortable doing that. However, my 2nd boyfriend farted on our first date, very loudly. He was apparently quite pr… --- ## [Is there a name for this kind of meme?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-this-kind-of-meme/796467)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2017, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-this-kind-of-meme/796467 "2017-09-20T18:30:30Z")
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170916/e0cbe5ef264c19c43838556e369ab84f.jpg I can’t think of one. It’s not really trolling since it’s obviously a joke. Suggestions or made up answers would be appreciated. --- ## [Vitamins and when to take them](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vitamins-and-when-to-take-them/796661)
**Author:** [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2017, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vitamins-and-when-to-take-them/796661 "2017-09-20T18:09:35Z")
I know, probably an idiotic question, but I’m good at those. :o Husband and I are having a disagreement. Regarding when I take my vitamins. He says I have to take them in the morning before I eat or they won’t do anyt… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=569) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=571)