# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=628 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 629 --- ## [Why the intensity of debate about the United Airlines incident?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-intensity-of-debate-about-the-united-airlines-incident/784206)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2017, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-intensity-of-debate-about-the-united-airlines-incident/784206 "2017-04-15T12:50:18Z")
In this thread, various posters are giving no quarter to each other in the debate, are in hot conflict over the smallest points, and there seems to be relatively little attempt to find common ground. I find my self at a … --- ## [OK ladies, your turn-the first time a guy broke your heart?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-ladies-your-turn-the-first-time-a-guy-broke-your-heart/784443)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2017, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-ladies-your-turn-the-first-time-a-guy-broke-your-heart/784443 "2017-04-15T05:44:51Z")
I mean, we’ve heard from the other side now… --- ## [How much would you accept to be Dr. Dao?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-would-you-accept-to-be-dr-dao/784440)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2017, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-would-you-accept-to-be-dr-dao/784440 "2017-04-15T03:20:35Z")
I’m pretty confident the reaccommodated Dr. Dao is going to see some sizeable settlement/award as the result of his being dragged off the plane. It appears as tho he described a concussion and a couple of lost teeth. A… --- ## [Jaydess or other IUD users](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jaydess-or-other-iud-users/784478)
**Author:** [@SJBartend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SJBartend)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2017, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jaydess-or-other-iud-users/784478 "2017-04-15T02:55:03Z")
So I got my IUD in January and I noticed that this period isn’t happening yet? (3days late) Has anyone else stopped their periods so soon? My doctor said it would take about a year or so? Please tell me if this is about… --- ## [What non-religious alternate earth theories do YOU believe in?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-non-religious-alternate-earth-theories-do-you-believe-in/784468)
**Author:** [@dude\_robert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dude_robert)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2017, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-non-religious-alternate-earth-theories-do-you-believe-in/784468 "2017-04-15T02:41:20Z")
So do any of you believe in any alternate earth theories, such as aliens/demons/gods in Antarctica, flat earth, ‘blockaded’ earth quarantined by aliens, fake NASA(s) ‘godly’/higher-dimensional aliens that directly intera… --- ## [Choate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choate/291998)
**Author:** [@ccwaterback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ccwaterback)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2017, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choate/291998 "2017-04-15T02:11:32Z")
What would it be like to attend Choate? Would you have liked to go to school there? Would you send your kids there? --- ## [milky water after new submerged well pump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milky-water-after-new-submerged-well-pump/784220)
**Author:** [@sunchaser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sunchaser)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2017, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milky-water-after-new-submerged-well-pump/784220 "2017-04-15T01:29:27Z")
I just installed a new sumerged well pump, 135’ deep shorted line 10 feet as had water at 60’ and old line was muddy looking at bottom few feet, would get some mud from old pump at times, or residue not pure brown water. … --- ## [To the men, the first time a girl broke your heart?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-men-the-first-time-a-girl-broke-your-heart/784260)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2017, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-men-the-first-time-a-girl-broke-your-heart/784260 "2017-04-14T22:35:08Z")
My 15 year old son just had his first breakup. He had been friends with this girl since 5th grade. They had been texting each other but I think he thought they were deeper than friends and he sent a picture saying he lov… --- ## [Scrabble etiquette -- Did I do wrong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scrabble-etiquette-did-i-do-wrong/71254)
**Author:** [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2017, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scrabble-etiquette-did-i-do-wrong/71254 "2017-04-14T20:35:05Z")
So I’m playing Scrabble on games.com and whomping butt against one other player. We’re about two thirds of the way done and she says, “I know that the point of the game is to win and all but would you please stop followi… --- ## [Has anyone used AirBNB in a foreign country? (language barriers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-used-airbnb-in-a-foreign-country-language-barriers/750093)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2017, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-used-airbnb-in-a-foreign-country-language-barriers/750093 "2017-04-14T18:20:24Z")
Basically what it says on the tin. In the not-too-distant future I will traveling abroad for the first time and am considering making use of airbnb for portions of the trip. Has anyone done this? Can I pretty much assume… --- ## [On dinosaur size](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-dinosaur-size/784421)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2017, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-dinosaur-size/784421 "2017-04-14T18:12:55Z")
(Hopefully this is the right forum) So I’m watching a program on mathematics. In it, the host describes a formula that can apparently predict the size deviation of things. The formula he used is: To prove it he approa… --- ## [Twin rotor helicopters with a pusher : why now and not before?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twin-rotor-helicopters-with-a-pusher-why-now-and-not-before/784450)
**Author:** [@SamuelA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SamuelA)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2017, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twin-rotor-helicopters-with-a-pusher-why-now-and-not-before/784450 "2017-04-14T17:44:38Z")
So, Sikorsky/Boeing are shopping around a design for an improved helicopter. It’s here. There’s nothing earth-shattering in the design. Twin rotors have several advantages in stability and have been used in helicopter… --- ## [Would you choose to sacrifice yourself to save someone else's child?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-choose-to-sacrifice-yourself-to-save-someone-elses-child/438911)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2017, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-choose-to-sacrifice-yourself-to-save-someone-elses-child/438911 "2017-04-14T17:35:56Z")
Please note how I phrased the thread title: it was not an accident. I’m asking what choice you would make intellectually, not whether you’d have the testicles (or ovaries) to follow through with the decision. So here’s… --- ## [Rifle shooting advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rifle-shooting-advice/784249)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2017, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rifle-shooting-advice/784249 "2017-04-14T17:21:56Z")
Bottom line: what is the best way to compensate for being farsighted. Background: ever since I picked up a rifle for the first time in Basic I was a good shot. I soon was able to qualify expert each time. A few years ag… --- ## [Canadian Mother and Son Caught Having Sex By Sister Who Was Visiting Dying Father .......](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-mother-and-son-caught-having-sex-by-sister-who-was-visiting-dying-father/784429)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2017, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-mother-and-son-caught-having-sex-by-sister-who-was-visiting-dying-father/784429 "2017-04-14T15:44:56Z")
Ok other than the dad dying in the same house and the excuse seems to be that they were drunk or high and emotionally distressed (which is what it seems to be written off as) I’m of the mind that since no one was forci… --- ## [Touring Washington DC - getting around](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/touring-washington-dc-getting-around/784372)
**Author:** [@sweepkick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweepkick)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2017, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/touring-washington-dc-getting-around/784372 "2017-04-14T14:48:06Z")
Hi all, I’m planning on taking a couple days (Friday and part of Saturday) after a business trip to go down to DC and visit some sights there. I’m staying in Silver Springs MD, and was wondering if anyone had any recomm… --- ## [How to make people comply without force](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-make-people-comply-without-force/784323)
**Author:** [@xizor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xizor)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2017, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-make-people-comply-without-force/784323 "2017-04-14T12:52:50Z")
First off, I am not saying violence is the correct answer, but I am having a hard time coming up with effective counter proposals. Obviously spurred by the recent United Airline incident, and the lesser talked about wom… --- ## [How much would you accept to be bumped?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-would-you-accept-to-be-bumped/784241)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2017, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-would-you-accept-to-be-bumped/784241 "2017-04-14T12:45:50Z")
Obviously, in light of the recent UA incident. No idea how to include all factors, so simply consider the last flight you were on. I imagine most folks’ values might differ going vs returning. My last trip was a ski t… --- ## [This type of "female think" is bull shit. Right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-type-of-female-think-is-bull-shit-right/783851)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2017, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-type-of-female-think-is-bull-shit-right/783851 "2017-04-14T07:28:42Z")
To be clear: I am NOT an MRA type. And I think MRA type stuff is stupid. But anyway… This article here, really stuck in my craw. The article is titled: “How to Love a Woman Who has Been to Hell and Back.” The opening l… --- ## [What would you do if you woke up tomorrow morning and your name was different?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-if-you-woke-up-tomorrow-morning-and-your-name-was-different/784342)
**Author:** [@guitario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guitario)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2017, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-if-you-woke-up-tomorrow-morning-and-your-name-was-different/784342 "2017-04-14T05:41:44Z")
Say your name is… Steve. (other names are available) You wake up tomorrow morning, pick up the mail, and notice it’s addressed to Dave. You wonder who Dave is… especially with the same surname… so you put them to one si… --- ## [What's the most entertaining religion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-entertaining-religion/784351)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2017, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-entertaining-religion/784351 "2017-04-14T01:54:30Z")
As you’re probably aware there’s much to be said about the Bible as literature, aside from any truth claims, one of the purposes of literature is to entertain, but why limit it to the Bible? Which religion do you think h… --- ## [Can the god you believe in time travel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-god-you-believe-in-time-travel/784001)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2017, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-god-you-believe-in-time-travel/784001 "2017-04-13T23:38:25Z")
Does omnipotence include the ability to travel through time and if so can your god change what already has happened? --- ## [People who cry when they are really angry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-cry-when-they-are-really-angry/317769)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2017, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-cry-when-they-are-really-angry/317769 "2017-04-13T22:20:32Z")
When I was younger, if I was really angry, I would cry uncontrollably. I don’t know why. Similarly, my girlfriend also cries when she is mad enough at me. Why is this? Also, it seems like some people can supress crying… --- ## [Recording me in public](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recording-me-in-public/784386)
**Author:** [@Ornery\_Bob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ornery_Bob)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2017, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recording-me-in-public/784386 "2017-04-13T19:53:23Z")
If I’m out fishing (so “in public”) and some guy is recording me (without consent) he can still use that video to promote HIS YouTube fishing channel, right? And post it to his fishing products site? Because I’m out in… --- ## [22 ammo in quantity as an investment tool](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/22-ammo-in-quantity-as-an-investment-tool/783962)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2017, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/22-ammo-in-quantity-as-an-investment-tool/783962 "2017-04-13T19:33:35Z")
There have been numerous articles and threads like this oneover the years about how hard 22lr ammo is to get at reasonable prices since there is a lot of buying by preppers and gun enthusiasts who fear future clampdowns … --- ## [Legal advice please regarding a refund request from a client](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-advice-please-regarding-a-refund-request-from-a-client/784343)
**Author:** [@guitario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guitario)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2017, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-advice-please-regarding-a-refund-request-from-a-client/784343 "2017-04-13T19:21:28Z")
So I run a small business (but the most popular in a conurbation of half a million people) and largely my life is trouble free… but about once per year I get a difficult customer. Usually I just nod my head, pay them of… --- ## [How many Americans actually want a wall?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-americans-actually-want-a-wall/784126)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2017, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-americans-actually-want-a-wall/784126 "2017-04-13T19:15:05Z")
This a poll. How many people do you think would be mad at Trump if he reneged on his promise to build a wall? --- ## [Enzyme based drain cleaners](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enzyme-based-drain-cleaners/751931)
**Author:** [@Do\_Not\_Taunt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Do_Not_Taunt)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2017, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enzyme-based-drain-cleaners/751931 "2017-04-13T18:10:34Z")
Thought I’d canvass some opinions here. I have a bathroom sink drain that’s quite slow. It’s not completely blocked, but it’s bad. Takes 20 minutes or so to drain if I fill it completely. I’ve tried snaking it with o… --- ## [Trumps & cronies gaffes: accidental or careful trolling?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-cronies-gaffes-accidental-or-careful-trolling/784272)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2017, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-cronies-gaffes-accidental-or-careful-trolling/784272 "2017-04-13T12:42:50Z")
Sean Spicer misrepresents Hitler in the week before Passover. Betsy de Vos makes spelling errors shortly before becoming Secretary of Education. Melania Trump calls out cyberbullying. -Trump himself misspells … --- ## [Salaried vs. Hourly Employees: how is that decided?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salaried-vs-hourly-employees-how-is-that-decided/784354)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2017, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salaried-vs-hourly-employees-how-is-that-decided/784354 "2017-04-13T11:09:25Z")
Is there a systematic way that employee roles are determined to be salaried or paid-by-the-hour or is that kind of a judgement call on HRs part at that particular organization? I realize the CEO is always salaried (plus… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=627) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=629)