# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=610 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 611 --- ## [Why do humans cross legs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-humans-cross-legs/619995)
**Author:** [@Indian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indian)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2017, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-humans-cross-legs/619995 "2017-06-02T12:58:29Z")
Is there any evolutionary reason? Also, do any other animals sit cross-legged? --- ## [would you (or have you) moved to a city that you previously loved vacationing to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-or-have-you-moved-to-a-city-that-you-previously-loved-vacationing-to/787669)
**Author:** [@Win\_Place\_Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Win_Place_Show)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2017, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-or-have-you-moved-to-a-city-that-you-previously-loved-vacationing-to/787669 "2017-06-02T11:50:00Z")
My girlfriend and I recently returned home from a vacation along the east coast (New York, Philadelphia, Washington DC) and we really fell in love with the Washington DC area. Maybe it was the fun of simply being on vac… --- ## [Help! I need my daily quick-and-easy adrenalin fix!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-i-need-my-daily-quick-and-easy-adrenalin-fix/787894)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2017, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-i-need-my-daily-quick-and-easy-adrenalin-fix/787894 "2017-06-02T02:42:26Z")
Help! I spent Memorial Day weekend adventurously (see my recent posts in the Ongoing General Aviation thread) and now, over the last half week, the adrenalin has been wearing off, leaving me in a state of Acute Adrenali… --- ## [Pick a color, then provide the context](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-a-color-then-provide-the-context/787733)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2017, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-a-color-then-provide-the-context/787733 "2017-06-02T01:04:41Z")
I want you to pick a color then provide the context in your post, whether it is your favorite car color, least favorite wall color, tastiest crayon color or…? --- ## [An unordered package arrives at your door. Would you open it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-unordered-package-arrives-at-your-door-would-you-open-it/787618)
**Author:** [@Contemplation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contemplation)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2017, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-unordered-package-arrives-at-your-door-would-you-open-it/787618 "2017-06-02T00:34:27Z")
It has no return address, it is a large box, and you did not see any truck dropping it off. You were not home at the time it was left. You simply find the package at your doorstep. Would you dare open it? What would yo… --- ## [How much force can I use to free myself from a false CITIZEN's arrest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-force-can-i-use-to-free-myself-from-a-false-citizens-arrest/787698)
**Author:** [@CoastalMaineiac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CoastalMaineiac)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2017, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-force-can-i-use-to-free-myself-from-a-false-citizens-arrest/787698 "2017-06-01T23:42:12Z")
I don’t need a fast answer, and I’m not seeking legal counsel. This is entirely hypothetical, as I’ve never actually been detained by security before. I’ve also never shoplifted before, but I have set off those door buz… --- ## [Let's talk kitchen sinks: Granite, porcelain or stainless steel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-kitchen-sinks-granite-porcelain-or-stainless-steel/347264)
**Author:** [@The\_Big\_Cheese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Big_Cheese)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2006, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-kitchen-sinks-granite-porcelain-or-stainless-steel/347264 "2006-03-08T18:30:39Z")
I’m getting new countertops, and might as well throw in a new sink. I’m strongly leaning towards dark, almost blackish with swirls and such for the countertops. This would be formica-like, or whatever they call it these … --- ## [Bear hunting bullets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bear-hunting-bullets/787478)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2017, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bear-hunting-bullets/787478 "2017-06-01T21:08:20Z")
So I’m looking to hunt a bear and I’ve got a question. Is a 30-06 enough of a gun? You look at hunter forums and invariably it becomes a pissing contest between people’s favorite callibur and your left with the impressio… --- ## [surnames and boys names on girls?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surnames-and-boys-names-on-girls/787711)
**Author:** [@Princess\_Perfume](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princess_Perfume)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2017, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surnames-and-boys-names-on-girls/787711 "2017-06-01T20:33:11Z")
What do people here think of surnames (Lindsay, Madison, Peyton) and boy’s names (Cameron, Darren, Finley) etc being used on girls in modern times? --- ## [Packages (UPS, etc) on door steps](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/packages-ups-etc-on-door-steps/787738)
**Author:** [@2Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2Bits)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2017, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/packages-ups-etc-on-door-steps/787738 "2017-06-01T19:51:18Z")
Why aren’t they stolen with regularity? --- ## [Is this sufficient for a will? Need fast.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-sufficient-for-a-will-need-fast/777104)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2017, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-sufficient-for-a-will-need-fast/777104 "2017-06-01T18:23:30Z")
“I, (my name), being of sound mind, leave all my worldly possessions to my husband, (his name).” We don’t have wills, and Wife is back in the CCU with pneumonia. I need to solidify things, so is that enough if she were… --- ## [Recommend a laptop for me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-laptop-for-me/787841)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2017, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-laptop-for-me/787841 "2017-06-01T16:01:22Z")
I need a Windows laptop that can run the latest version of ArcGIS. I know I need an I7 processor. ArcGIS is probably going to be the most graphically demanding thing I do, I’m not really into gaming and I don’t need to… --- ## [Do you want change back (I left $20 for an $11 bill)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-want-change-back-i-left-20-for-an-11-bill/787734)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2017, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-want-change-back-i-left-20-for-an-11-bill/787734 "2017-06-01T16:00:03Z")
First of all, what kind of waiter even asks that question? All it does is make the customer feel awkward, and if you’re a good waiter, that’s the last thing you want. But I’m more concerned with these two incidents tha… --- ## [Cleaning styles/I'm bored](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleaning-styles-im-bored/787749)
**Author:** [@anomalous1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anomalous1)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2017, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleaning-styles-im-bored/787749 "2017-06-01T14:29:18Z")
I typically, once a week do a major cleaning (an owned apartment =) that consists of scrubbing down and then using lysol wipes on the sinks, shower, toilet, medicine cabinet. I clean out my refrigerator, wipe down all of… --- ## [Pizza question: which answer is right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-question-which-answer-is-right/787700)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2017, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-question-which-answer-is-right/787700 "2017-06-01T14:06:01Z")
This question was included in a test: The student responded: The teacher said that answer was incorrect: So apparently the correct answer was supposed to be that the situation described was not possible because it … --- ## [Tiger Woods Looks Better Now.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiger-woods-looks-better-now/787709)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2017, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiger-woods-looks-better-now/787709 "2017-06-01T13:29:39Z")
Have any of the rest of you seen Tiger Woods’ recent mugshot? I ask, because for some reason, I think he looks much better now, than he did when he was younger. He always looked attractive, I think. But for some reason,… --- ## [I Have Literally One Day In Seattle. Tell Me What To Do.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-literally-one-day-in-seattle-tell-me-what-to-do/787773)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2017, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-literally-one-day-in-seattle-tell-me-what-to-do/787773 "2017-06-01T13:20:28Z")
Ms. Cups and I are doing our pre-wedding honeymoon trip to Hawaii next week, and because we don’t want to end our marriage before it even begins by having to travel all the way from Hawaii back to Florida in one day, we … --- ## [Day in San Francisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/day-in-san-francisco/787776)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2017, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/day-in-san-francisco/787776 "2017-06-01T00:45:23Z")
So I’m going up to San Fran today with my two daughters, 6 and 4. What would be good activities for them? --- ## [So much is in play lately socially & politically are there some larger trends we are missing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-much-is-in-play-lately-socially-politically-are-there-some-larger-trends-we-are-missing/787703)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2017, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-much-is-in-play-lately-socially-politically-are-there-some-larger-trends-we-are-missing/787703 "2017-05-31T22:52:40Z")
I ask because of this book interview in Vice This Short, Terrifying Book Explains How the West Could Collapse I’m not asking because of the book interview itself, it had some interesting points but I don’t think it add… --- ## [Why are women blamed so much more for being "homewreckers" when both sexes cheat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-women-blamed-so-much-more-for-being-homewreckers-when-both-sexes-cheat/787579)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2017, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-women-blamed-so-much-more-for-being-homewreckers-when-both-sexes-cheat/787579 "2017-05-31T22:00:38Z")
“She’s A Homewrecker” is a site where people call out other people as “home wreckers”. There are a few men listed but the site appears be overwhelmingly women calling out other women who have cheated with the complainant… --- ## [When did "the 60s" begin and end (culturally)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-the-60s-begin-and-end-culturally/787554)
**Author:** [@Reddy\_Mercury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reddy_Mercury)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2017, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-the-60s-begin-and-end-culturally/787554 "2017-05-31T18:57:10Z")
I don’t mean as in the calendar years. For those who lived and were at least 15 or above at any point in the 1960s, what years would you say they spanned in a cultural, meaningful sense? Myself, I feel the 60s truly beg… --- ## [High school shooting clubs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-school-shooting-clubs/787781)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2017, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-school-shooting-clubs/787781 "2017-05-31T17:29:50Z")
So it seems in the past shooting clubs were quite common in high schools. Gun Clubs at School | National Review Yet school shootings were relatively rare. It seems obvious to me that gun free zones have failed to keep g… --- ## [Mortgage transferred to Fannie Mae. What does this mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mortgage-transferred-to-fannie-mae-what-does-this-mean/787746)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2017, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mortgage-transferred-to-fannie-mae-what-does-this-mean/787746 "2017-05-31T15:01:37Z")
I did a re-fi with a new lender a couple of months ago. Today I got a letter that started out like this: \[QUOTE=Fannie Mae\] The ownership of your first lien mortgage on (address) with an original principal balance of (… --- ## [Link between unemployment and videogames](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/link-between-unemployment-and-videogames/787445)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2017, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/link-between-unemployment-and-videogames/787445 "2017-05-31T13:54:39Z")
A recent article in The Economist discusses a potential correlation between playing videogames and unemployment. Basically, the main takeaway is that a decrease in employment opportunity for young college grads combine… --- ## [In Which My Cat Pisses All Over Everything](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-my-cat-pisses-all-over-everything/787707)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2017, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-my-cat-pisses-all-over-everything/787707 "2017-05-31T13:08:53Z")
Help. I have a 13/14ish year old beautiful, sweet, black kitty named Merlin. (obliged.) About a year ago, we got a creamsicle kitten, Abomination. In retrospect, this was ill-advised, but it seemed like a good idea at … --- ## [Easement (covering my arse)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easement-covering-my-arse/787494)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2017, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easement-covering-my-arse/787494 "2017-05-31T12:55:43Z")
A neighbor of ours recently purchased a house that had been foreclosed on. He has been working on improving the property, I assume with the idea of reselling it for a profit. He approached us a few days ago with a gene… --- ## [10 years from now, which will be perceived as the bigger threat to US, Russa or Islamic terrorism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-years-from-now-which-will-be-perceived-as-the-bigger-threat-to-us-russa-or-islamic-terrorism/787660)
**Author:** [@Tzigone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tzigone)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2017, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-years-from-now-which-will-be-perceived-as-the-bigger-threat-to-us-russa-or-islamic-terrorism/787660 "2017-05-31T10:15:57Z")
So, ten years from today, which do you think will be perceived by the US public as the bigger threat to the country: Russia or Islamic terrorism? Not which is actually more of threat, but which will be perceived that wa… --- ## [What is the likelihood of being resurrected sometime?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-likelihood-of-being-resurrected-sometime/787647)
**Author:** [@dude\_robert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dude_robert)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2017, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-likelihood-of-being-resurrected-sometime/787647 "2017-05-31T05:50:50Z")
So, what would the chances of being resurrected many millennia after your death be? And I mean proper resurrection, not 3D printer copying where it just makes a clone. Do you think that’s very likely? Would there be so… --- ## [If you could domesticate any animal, what would you have as a pet/companion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-domesticate-any-animal-what-would-you-have-as-a-pet-companion/787667)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2017, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-domesticate-any-animal-what-would-you-have-as-a-pet-companion/787667 "2017-05-31T04:55:41Z")
Let’s say there was a method to harmlessly and safely domesticate any animal in the world today-what would you like to have as a companion/pet? --- ## ["Pre-oiling" a vehicle's engine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-oiling-a-vehicles-engine/787656)
**Author:** [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2017, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-oiling-a-vehicles-engine/787656 "2017-05-31T03:03:19Z")
The issue concerns a spark-ignition engine that has not run for a while (say, a week or more) and thus presumably has little to no residual oil lying around on wear surfaces. I heard the following technique suggested: M… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=609) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=611)