# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=574 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 575 --- ## [Photographers: What would you have taken on the last Kodachrome?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photographers-what-would-you-have-taken-on-the-last-kodachrome/795587)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2017, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photographers-what-would-you-have-taken-on-the-last-kodachrome/795587 "2017-09-10T19:11:40Z")
This is off my other thread that discusses the end of film but I guess back in 2015 Kodachrome ended the processing of Kodachrome film but as a final tribute, sent out 100 rolls to 100 of the worlds best photographers to… --- ## [If you could travel back in time, where would you go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-travel-back-in-time-where-would-you-go/665294)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2017, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-travel-back-in-time-where-would-you-go/665294 "2017-09-10T17:29:44Z")
And what would you hope to see? I don’t necessarily mean any single great historical event, just something you’d like to witness or experience for yourself. My favorite choices, just off the top of my head: \[ul\] \[li\]… --- ## [Poll: Dealing with a mouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-dealing-with-a-mouse/795838)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2017, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-dealing-with-a-mouse/795838 "2017-09-10T17:01:18Z")
Let’s say your cat has developed a sudden and intense fascination with what’s going on under your sink. You suspect there’s a mouse, although you haven’t seen it. Do you: Buy a mousetrap? or call an exterminator? (L… --- ## [Share any experience with buying quinine in Mexico](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-any-experience-with-buying-quinine-in-mexico/583023)
**Author:** [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2011, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-any-experience-with-buying-quinine-in-mexico/583023 "2011-05-27T19:26:55Z")
My spouse and her doctors think that quinine is the best treatment to prevent cramp. She, and her doctors think the US law is silly and that the persons defending the US law are silly. I have nothing better to do than g… --- ## [Converted banks as other buildings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/converted-banks-as-other-buildings/794456)
**Author:** [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2017, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/converted-banks-as-other-buildings/794456 "2017-09-10T15:23:00Z")
I once saw a bank getting built over the course of weeks/months as it was along my commute. Fairly early on, the vault was brought in by truck and moved into place with a crane and the bank more or less built around it.… --- ## [Small claims case: how long to wait after judge's decision?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-claims-case-how-long-to-wait-after-judges-decision/793670)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2017, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-claims-case-how-long-to-wait-after-judges-decision/793670 "2017-09-10T14:50:30Z")
In July I took a party to small claims court, in California, on a matter arising from an auto accident-- on the advice of my insurance company’s adjuster. The judge ruled in my favor. But the notice I received from the c… --- ## [Ed Zotti's announcement re Board down all night Tues](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ed-zottis-announcement-re-board-down-all-night-tues/795282)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2017, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ed-zottis-announcement-re-board-down-all-night-tues/795282 "2017-09-10T14:29:30Z")
“SDMB offline Tues 10PM-Wed 4AM” Now’s the time to start making plans for how to fill those SIX hours! :eek: How do you plan to spend them? Finishing your college degree? Getting acquainted with your children (although… --- ## [What the hell is up with the smacking while eating ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-up-with-the-smacking-while-eating/630535)
**Author:** [@Ibanez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ibanez)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2017, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-up-with-the-smacking-while-eating/630535 "2017-09-10T14:23:44Z")
I just spent a little over a week with my buddy on a trip. I love my bud, I knew he was a smacker. But after one day I had to go do something else while he ate, because the smack, smack , smack drove me bat-shit insane. … --- ## [I am very disappointed in the new US pennies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-very-disappointed-in-the-new-us-pennies/795673)
**Author:** [@Mr.Nylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Nylock)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2017, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-very-disappointed-in-the-new-us-pennies/795673 "2017-09-10T13:18:47Z")
They look like they are of some really inferior quality. They don’t even look like real money. In fact, they remind me of these cheap ass tokens they gave me that one time I went to a peep show. Look, it wasn’t my id… --- ## [Can I Legally Parody/Satirize a slogan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-legally-parody-satirize-a-slogan/795454)
**Author:** [@andrea\_green](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andrea_green)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2017, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-legally-parody-satirize-a-slogan/795454 "2017-09-10T04:14:36Z")
I am working on an activism campaign against a big corporation and am considering a twitter hashtag that parodies the corporation’s own presumably-trademarked phrase. I would like to know if I could be sued for coming u… --- ## [Economic Impacts of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/economic-impacts-of-hurricanes-harvey-and-irma/795800)
**Author:** [@lisiate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisiate)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2017, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/economic-impacts-of-hurricanes-harvey-and-irma/795800 "2017-09-10T00:34:34Z")
Now it looks highly probable that Hurricane Irma is going to hit Florida head onI’m curious as to how much the economic impacts of this storm and Hurricane Harvey will be. Estimates of Harvey’s impact on the US economy … --- ## [Are Victor traps effective against mice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-victor-traps-effective-against-mice/795632)
**Author:** [@Reddy\_Mercury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reddy_Mercury)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2017, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-victor-traps-effective-against-mice/795632 "2017-09-10T00:13:01Z")
We appear to have a mice population in the apartment; My roomate has been seeing them at night in the kitchen. Cleaning on his part revealed a nest, which he disturbed a few days ago. Last night, I saw one in my room. … --- ## [The narrative on "male white privilege" is complete bullshit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-narrative-on-male-white-privilege-is-complete-bullshit/794749)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 175\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2017, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-narrative-on-male-white-privilege-is-complete-bullshit/794749 "2017-09-10T00:09:00Z")
Don’t get me wrong, some people are certainly privileged over others. I have it now in an industrial facility that employs lots of disadvantaged people. They want to keep me so they bought me an iPhone (a support tether… --- ## [What is name for this typing (brain) disorder? "They're" --\> "Their" is the least of my worries.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-name-for-this-typing-brain-disorder-theyre-their-is-the-least-of-my-worries/795771)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2017, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-name-for-this-typing-brain-disorder-theyre-their-is-the-least-of-my-worries/795771 "2017-09-09T23:28:49Z")
I’ve mentioned my peculiar typing disorder before: (Note that protects and pretends have the same initial schwa vowel phonetically, at least in my dialect.) I make such errors frequently but just noticed a particularl… --- ## [Recommendations of bike tour companies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-of-bike-tour-companies/790240)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2017, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-of-bike-tour-companies/790240 "2017-09-09T22:19:08Z")
So I’m thinking this Fall of treating myself to a bike tour of Bryce and Zion. My wife is not into biking so this would be me solo. I’m seeing several companies’ offers on line. Anyone with any experiences? The two that… --- ## [Odd dilemma at work. Your opinions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-dilemma-at-work-your-opinions/795900)
**Author:** [@Student\_Driver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Student_Driver)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2017, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-dilemma-at-work-your-opinions/795900 "2017-09-09T17:16:57Z")
This is being typed by phone, so I apologize for inevitable typos. I changed jobs a little over a year ago, swapping essentially similar hourly supervisory positions at retail chains. But, it was a jump from non-union … --- ## [Does anyone miss photography?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-miss-photography/795490)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2017, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-miss-photography/795490 "2017-09-09T06:45:23Z")
I was listening to the Simon and Garfunkel hit “The Kodachrome Song” and I realized how different taking pictures was way back. Back then you had to set up your shots, adjust your focus and lighting, snap your picture, t… --- ## [Bicycle Tour Suggestions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bicycle-tour-suggestions/795672)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2017, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bicycle-tour-suggestions/795672 "2017-09-09T04:21:27Z")
Most years I have done Tour da U.P which is a 5 day (with one rest day) tour. In 2014 and 2017 I have done Cycle Greater Yellowstone, which was 7 days in 2014 and 6 in 2017 (with one rest day ). Both are in August. I wi… --- ## [Personal mapping tools](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personal-mapping-tools/795475)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2017, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personal-mapping-tools/795475 "2017-09-09T03:36:55Z")
Wondering if any of you could help me identify tools to use for a project. My wife’s family owns 320 acres of mostly undeveloped forested land in Michigan. It is 1/2 of a section, 1/2 mile by a mile. It has 3 houses w… --- ## [Do You do "fairs"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-do-fairs/795586)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2017, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-do-fairs/795586 "2017-09-09T00:06:41Z")
Do you go to or visit county or state fairs? Did you ever participate such as show food, crop, or an animal? We used to attend the Missouri State Fair and we need to get to the one in Kansas but its during September. --- ## [Maytag repair man required: diagnosis?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maytag-repair-man-required-diagnosis/795363)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2017, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maytag-repair-man-required-diagnosis/795363 "2017-09-09T00:03:58Z")
I moved into a place with a Maytag LA211 washing machine. It’s possibly 30 years old. Hard to tell, but it’s in fine shape, or was… Well, after three weeks the danged thing stopped working. Everything works except the a… --- ## [Storm prep hacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/storm-prep-hacks/795767)
**Author:** [@Lacunae\_Matata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lacunae_Matata)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2017, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/storm-prep-hacks/795767 "2017-09-08T22:22:51Z")
What is your little secret thing to make life safer, more comfortable, and easier if you’re preparing for a storm/probable power outage? (I’m doing the obvious stuff, like collecting buckets and Rubbermaid bins of drink… --- ## [Voice Recognition Software/Application for Programmers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voice-recognition-software-application-for-programmers/795839)
**Author:** [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2017, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voice-recognition-software-application-for-programmers/795839 "2017-09-08T20:19:13Z")
Does anyone know if there’s any good voice recognition software specifically for programmers? My husband is having a lot of trouble with his wrists. He’s been advised to use voice recognition software to do programming… --- ## [Best way to blow up the Pyramids?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-blow-up-the-pyramids/794469)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2017, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-blow-up-the-pyramids/794469 "2017-09-08T20:00:11Z")
Well it had to happen eventually, the international community has decided it has finally had enough of the Pyramids sitting there, mocking them, like a giant middle-finger to the rest of the world, and by unanimous vote\*… --- ## [Maximum "Safe" Duration for a CD](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maximum-safe-duration-for-a-cd/795722)
**Author:** [@Les\_Espaces\_Du\_Sommeil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Les_Espaces_Du_Sommeil)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2017, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maximum-safe-duration-for-a-cd/795722 "2017-09-08T14:05:37Z")
I used to think that CDs couldn’t run longer than 80 minutes, but I’ve come across some examples of slightly longer durations, so I guess it’s possible. However, I’ve seen one that runs to 82:30. That seems to me extrem… --- ## [Need a boost](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-boost/795790)
**Author:** [@Quasimodal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodal)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2017, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-boost/795790 "2017-09-08T13:18:12Z")
Sorry…had a beer, been working all week and am overtired. Another friend engaged. I is alone. So it goes. I feel flawed, know it’s not true. But y’know. It sucks. So here I am looking for a boost. She: a well put toge… --- ## [What kind of dog should we get?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-dog-should-we-get/789786)
**Author:** [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2017, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-dog-should-we-get/789786 "2017-09-08T13:13:55Z")
My husband and I are talking about buying a dog. The primary reason is for companionship: he and I work offset schedules (his is a rotating schedule), so we’re often home at different times, and since we don’t have any … --- ## [Moving up from my point-and-shoot: Help me choose my next camera?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-up-from-my-point-and-shoot-help-me-choose-my-next-camera/785051)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2017, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-up-from-my-point-and-shoot-help-me-choose-my-next-camera/785051 "2017-09-08T06:53:59Z")
For a long time I’ve found the limitations of my present Nikon Coolpix s8100 to be a hindrance, and I’ve wanted to move up to a better camera. Now, finally, I’m able to do it so I’m now trying to find out what the best … --- ## [How does a person get rid of bed head](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-a-person-get-rid-of-bed-head/683499)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2014, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-a-person-get-rid-of-bed-head/683499 "2014-03-16T13:27:57Z")
I get bedhead in the morning pretty bad. Combing and brushing my hair doesn’t do anything, it still flays out. The only thing that works to keep it down is taking a shower with shampoo in the morning. However I prefer to… --- ## [Recommend a pedometer app](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-pedometer-app/795759)
**Author:** [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2017, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-pedometer-app/795759 "2017-09-08T04:07:34Z")
My old Samsung Galaxy Mini having recently given up the ghost, I now have a Samsung 7 (Android) and my old pedometer app MOVES (which I really liked a lot in all its simplicity) doesn’t appear to like this upgrade. So w… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=573) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=575)