# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=573 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 574 --- ## [Removing syllables (W="Dub" and HTTP="HTP")](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removing-syllables-w-dub-and-http-htp/796275)
**Author:** [@Heracles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heracles)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2017, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removing-syllables-w-dub-and-http-htp/796275 "2017-09-14T19:01:48Z")
I’m doing a course on Pluralsight about WCF (a Microsoft platform for connected services). The teacher/presenter has this annoying habit of shortening “W” to “dub”, and “HTTP” to “HTP”. So this sentence: “WCF also supp… --- ## [Best baby gifts for new mothers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-baby-gifts-for-new-mothers/795892)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2017, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-baby-gifts-for-new-mothers/795892 "2017-09-14T16:20:34Z")
I was informed this week that I am to be a grandmother. :smiley: It’s gotten me thinking back to my early days of motherhood and the things I wanted/needed most. Onsies Diapers Footed sleepers Yep, that was pretty … --- ## [Was Lloyd George trying to bankrupt the landed gentry?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-lloyd-george-trying-to-bankrupt-the-landed-gentry/796315)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2017, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-lloyd-george-trying-to-bankrupt-the-landed-gentry/796315 "2017-09-14T15:26:43Z")
So after WW1 the UK had a lot of debt which needed to be paid for. If my understanding is correct one way that this was paid for was to increase taxes on the landed gentry and other rich people. This is a major theme on … --- ## [How many books are in your personal library?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-books-are-in-your-personal-library/793538)
**Author:** [@Bibliothecarius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bibliothecarius)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2017, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-books-are-in-your-personal-library/793538 "2017-08-21T18:15:57Z")
Quite simple, really. How many books are in your personal library? Bonus points if you actually count them or otherwise keep track of them in a catalog of some form that provides you with the actual number. But “more or … --- ## [Ok, maybe I should not have said that, but...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-maybe-i-should-not-have-said-that-but/796126)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2017, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-maybe-i-should-not-have-said-that-but/796126 "2017-09-14T00:53:53Z")
Ever in one of those weird moods where maybe your working late, in a funny mood, people are relaxed and you and someone else will say tell an off color joke or make some odd sexual comment that yes, technically, was wron… --- ## [What's your recovery time after a break up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-recovery-time-after-a-break-up/795735)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2017, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-recovery-time-after-a-break-up/795735 "2017-09-13T23:32:15Z")
I’m coming up on a year now and I still have no desire to get back out there. I’m not sure why, I feel like I’m past the break up blues, but I still don’t feel motivated to date again. And at 47, it’s making me a little… --- ## [How would this case end?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-this-case-end/796211)
**Author:** [@TheSundial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheSundial)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2017, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-this-case-end/796211 "2017-09-13T19:55:49Z")
What if a man is riding a bicycle during the middle of the day and he crosses a train track, where two metal plates have moved apart and create a crevice parallel to the riding path. The man’s bike tire goes into the cr… --- ## [New Zoo Revue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-zoo-revue/796078)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2017, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-zoo-revue/796078 "2017-09-13T15:59:05Z")
Pick one mythical/legendary creature you wish actually existed(no gods/goddesses, please). I’d pick the Hippogriff, because rodeos would be a lot more interesting. --- ## [Best Brand Names For Mens Flannel Shirts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-brand-names-for-mens-flannel-shirts/698802)
**Author:** [@GreenElf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenElf)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2017, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-brand-names-for-mens-flannel-shirts/698802 "2017-09-13T08:22:31Z")
What are the best flannel shirts for men? I have a Faded Glory, a Merino and a Cherokee. I think I bought the Faded Glory at WalMart. --- ## [Floridians and other Irma path types: board windows?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/floridians-and-other-irma-path-types-board-windows/795819)
**Author:** [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2017, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/floridians-and-other-irma-path-types-board-windows/795819 "2017-09-13T06:24:34Z")
My wife is freaking out because I haven’t put plywood over our windows. Our house is fairly well sheltered between trees, fences, and neighboring buildings, and I’m not very good at attaching things to other things, so I… --- ## [How do you apply for an age waiver for the Military?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-apply-for-an-age-waiver-for-the-military/796144)
**Author:** [@Architect2017](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Architect2017)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2017, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-apply-for-an-age-waiver-for-the-military/796144 "2017-09-13T02:08:25Z")
When making a case for an age waiver for joining the Military what points should be addressed and arguments that would be made against such a waiver? I ask for the arguments too because anticipating them now could develo… --- ## [Help me replace all my pants with stretch pants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-replace-all-my-pants-with-stretch-pants/795776)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2017, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-replace-all-my-pants-with-stretch-pants/795776 "2017-09-13T02:01:12Z")
I recently purchase’s Uniqlo’s Jogger Slim Fit Jeans which are the most comfortable pair of “jeans” I’ve worn in my life. They look like jeans, but they feel like you are wearing sweat pants. Now I’m considering replacin… --- ## [Help me get rid of this annoying notification ringtone on my phone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-get-rid-of-this-annoying-notification-ringtone-on-my-phone/795837)
**Author:** [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2017, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-get-rid-of-this-annoying-notification-ringtone-on-my-phone/795837 "2017-09-12T16:29:05Z")
A bit over a year ago, I bought a Samsung Galaxy J1 Ace cellphone. I have a few standard notification ringtones for incoming messages, alarm clock, etc. About two months ago I began to get random notifications, apparent… --- ## [Is there any actual use for Sarsaparilla?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-actual-use-for-sarsaparilla/795883)
**Author:** [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2017, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-actual-use-for-sarsaparilla/795883 "2017-09-12T16:21:25Z")
My elder daughter had a birthday party this afternoon. Among other food and drinkstuffs, she bought a bottle of Sarsaparilla for the event “because I want to know what it tastes like” While this is of course a laudable … --- ## [Class indicators in USA society?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/class-indicators-in-usa-society/686330)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2017, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/class-indicators-in-usa-society/686330 "2017-09-12T15:31:42Z")
Although class is a dirty concept overall in the USA, it definitely still exists, what are some class indicators and areas of separation you’ve noticed? Or if you know of a recent book or documentary let me know too! So… --- ## [So why HASN'T there been a really large, wide scale theft based on hacked personal information?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-hasnt-there-been-a-really-large-wide-scale-theft-based-on-hacked-personal-information/796112)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2017, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-hasnt-there-been-a-really-large-wide-scale-theft-based-on-hacked-personal-information/796112 "2017-09-12T15:18:12Z")
This has come up twice that I’ve seen in relation to the Equifax breach. I suppose we must be overestimating the ease with which it can be done on a large scale, even with scripts, but is that really why we haven’t seen … --- ## [Third Grade](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/third-grade/796172)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2017, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/third-grade/796172 "2017-09-12T14:42:18Z")
Unlike my parents, I wasn’t a morning person. My Dad was making puns and trying to engage me at breakfast, and I just wished he’d shut up and leave me to my dull early-morning haze. My little sister Jan’s morning mood … --- ## [Are Photographers Artists?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-photographers-artists/170549)
**Author:** [@rayray5884](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rayray5884)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2017, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-photographers-artists/170549 "2017-09-12T11:40:21Z")
So I told one of my friends that I was going to be taking a photography class. She told me that if I did she would make fun of me for it because photgraphers are not artists. A debate ensued. I told her that a true ph… --- ## [What were your early pregnancy symptoms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-your-early-pregnancy-symptoms/225775)
**Author:** [@Deadly\_Nightlight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deadly_Nightlight)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2004, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-your-early-pregnancy-symptoms/225775 "2004-01-26T14:43:28Z")
On another board that I visit they have a thread going about early pregnancy symptoms, And I wanted to get the doper perspective. I see alot of women complain about sore breasts, and nausea. However, there was just such… --- ## [Equifax data hack](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/equifax-data-hack/795814)
**Author:** [@2Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2Bits)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2017, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/equifax-data-hack/795814 "2017-09-12T03:00:22Z")
Is it just me or does it seem like we don’t worry about this sort of crap enough: --- ## [The social reaction to Trump winning reelection in 2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-social-reaction-to-trump-winning-reelection-in-2020/795592)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2017, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-social-reaction-to-trump-winning-reelection-in-2020/795592 "2017-09-12T01:39:41Z")
Right now, Trump’s chances of winning reelection in 2020 are probably an order of magnitude smaller than his odds were of winning election in the first place in 2016. But - suppose lightning struck twice and he actually… --- ## [Where is your imagined winter snowbird destination?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-your-imagined-winter-snowbird-destination/795785)
**Author:** [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2017, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-your-imagined-winter-snowbird-destination/795785 "2017-09-11T23:48:11Z")
This is for world wide. For US people: where are you looking at. What kind of incomes are we looking at needing. What kind of investment in real estate would it be etc? How are the islands for this? How is Brazil? What a… --- ## [Why don't women whistle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-women-whistle/795442)
**Author:** [@galen\_ubal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/galen_ubal)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2017, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-women-whistle/795442 "2017-09-11T20:29:03Z")
(caveat: in my experience, anyway) A couple of weeks ago, I was at work, hearing a (male) coworker whistling a tune, and it struck me that I couldn’t recall ever hearing a female do the same. I can recall a woman whist… --- ## [Job market for Architecture?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-market-for-architecture/795769)
**Author:** [@Architect2017](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Architect2017)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2017, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-market-for-architecture/795769 "2017-09-11T18:26:54Z")
Hello everyone I’m giving some thought to going to graduate school for Architecture however I am unsure if it’s the right idea because I’ve heard here and there that the job market isn’t doing well for it ( like every ot… --- ## [Have Neo-Nazis tainted the fade haircut for you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-neo-nazis-tainted-the-fade-haircut-for-you/794249)
**Author:** [@Reddy\_Mercury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reddy_Mercury)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2017, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-neo-nazis-tainted-the-fade-haircut-for-you/794249 "2017-09-11T14:23:09Z")
I have usually gotten my hair cut in a fade ever since I was about 11 or so. Lately I’m seeing on FB and other sites from my more left-wing friends that a fade is now a “Nazi haircut”. Yesterday, a man (not a Nazi) was … --- ## [If you could spend a day in ANY past civilization...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-spend-a-day-in-any-past-civilization/795582)
**Author:** [@Reddy\_Mercury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reddy_Mercury)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2017, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-spend-a-day-in-any-past-civilization/795582 "2017-09-11T14:18:07Z")
Let’s say you had a time machine, but you could only take ONE single day long trip to any past civilization in the history of man…When and where would you choose to visit? Myself, if I could only choose one place…It wou… --- ## [How are you coping with news fatigue?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-you-coping-with-news-fatigue/793978)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2017, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-you-coping-with-news-fatigue/793978 "2017-09-11T05:39:59Z")
Not just Trump fatigue, but the world and local news that batters us all day, every day. Yes, we need to be aware of the dire events that are plaguing our fellow human beings… and yet… This morning I woke up feeling ju… --- ## [9/11 Comes again. Soon, the Nuts will fall from the trees](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11-comes-again-soon-the-nuts-will-fall-from-the-trees/795692)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2017, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11-comes-again-soon-the-nuts-will-fall-from-the-trees/795692 "2017-09-11T02:14:20Z")
9/11. The anniversary of a tragedy. And the SDMB will be inundated by the “9/11 Truthers”. Again. Can they be taught? Or is it a waste of time? --- ## [Should I quit my job or wait to be fired?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-quit-my-job-or-wait-to-be-fired/795799)
**Author:** [@ReticulatingSplines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ReticulatingSplines)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2017, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-quit-my-job-or-wait-to-be-fired/795799 "2017-09-10T21:07:57Z")
So…I’m pretty sure I’m going to be fired soon. I’ve been in my position for two years, and I’m the only person in my department. My performance reviews have been satisfactory and I’ve never been warned about my job being… --- ## [Ants - Something stronger than "Terro" ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ants-something-stronger-than-terro/795253)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2017, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ants-something-stronger-than-terro/795253 "2017-09-10T19:33:14Z")
So for two weeks now I’ve had increasing numbers of Terro stations (meaning, ripped up magazines oragmi-ed into Terro pools) with the ants satisfyingly swarmed about them. but it certainly isn’t working at the speed it … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=572) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=574)