# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=629 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 630 --- ## [Retail and stores not doing well (thread spin off) Canadian culture vs American culture?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retail-and-stores-not-doing-well-thread-spin-off-canadian-culture-vs-american-culture/784356)
**Author:** [@sweat209](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweat209)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2017, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retail-and-stores-not-doing-well-thread-spin-off-canadian-culture-vs-american-culture/784356 "2017-04-13T02:21:08Z")
Retail and stores not doing well (thread spin off) Canadian culture vs American culture? Well this is sort of thread spin off:eek::eek::eek: but some people talk about the Canadian culture vs American culture playing ap… --- ## [Going to leave home for 3 months in Pasadena. How aggressively do I deal with heat/humidity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-leave-home-for-3-months-in-pasadena-how-aggressively-do-i-deal-with-heat-humidity/784334)
**Author:** [@SamuelA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SamuelA)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2017, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-leave-home-for-3-months-in-pasadena-how-aggressively-do-i-deal-with-heat-humidity/784334 "2017-04-13T01:31:03Z")
I’m in Pasadena, Texas, which is right next to the coast and it’s part of the larger Houston metroplex. It’s hot and quite humid here, especially during the summer when I’ll be away. So do I leave my whole house AC on?… --- ## [Could a Constitutional Originalist argument be made for protecting the environment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-constitutional-originalist-argument-be-made-for-protecting-the-environment/782659)
**Author:** [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2017, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-constitutional-originalist-argument-be-made-for-protecting-the-environment/782659 "2017-04-13T00:43:58Z")
I was watching the News Hour tonight and in their segment on the SC nominee, Gorsuch, they showed photos of him doing outdoorsy stuff (trout fishing in a beautiful stream was one example) and it made me wonder if someone… --- ## [Why do people do this in public restrooms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-do-this-in-public-restrooms/784221)
**Author:** [@race\_to\_the\_bottom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/race_to_the_bottom)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2017, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-do-this-in-public-restrooms/784221 "2017-04-12T22:35:06Z")
As long as decades ago, I noticed that stalls in public restrooms were assembled using security screws. I always wondered why. Do people with nothing better to do as they do their business fiddle with the screws? --- ## [What makes the use of chemical weapons worse than using explosive weapons?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-the-use-of-chemical-weapons-worse-than-using-explosive-weapons/784281)
**Author:** [@SamuelA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SamuelA)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2017, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-the-use-of-chemical-weapons-worse-than-using-explosive-weapons/784281 "2017-04-12T21:18:42Z")
I understand that chemical weapons are horrifying. But I’m curious why the world considers them more horrifying than explosives. Both are designed to kill human beings. But nerve gas, specifically : a. If you surviv… --- ## [Have you ever directly disobeyed your doctor, ultimately to your benefit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-directly-disobeyed-your-doctor-ultimately-to-your-benefit/784082)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2017, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-directly-disobeyed-your-doctor-ultimately-to-your-benefit/784082 "2017-04-12T20:44:58Z")
I have been told I need to use a catheter in order to void my bladder. I’ve probably been told this by at least four different urologists as well as a physiatrist. If I didn’t do it, according to them, I’d have major pr… --- ## [Front room curtains - open or closed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/front-room-curtains-open-or-closed/784237)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2017, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/front-room-curtains-open-or-closed/784237 "2017-04-12T20:32:42Z")
I’m directing this primarily at folk who live in houses/apartments where the living room faces the street. When you are home in the evenings, do you keep your living/front room window covering open, or do you close them… --- ## ["You haven't tried it yet" - "You can't judge a book by its cover"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-havent-tried-it-yet-you-cant-judge-a-book-by-its-cover/784235)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2017, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-havent-tried-it-yet-you-cant-judge-a-book-by-its-cover/784235 "2017-04-12T19:42:54Z")
Someone once said, “I don’t have to eat garbage to know that I won’t like the taste,” which I think is a suitable rebuttal to the idea of “You can’t judge a book by its cover” or “You can’t say you won’t like something i… --- ## [Car accident](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-accident/784200)
**Author:** [@cparker1990](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cparker1990)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2017, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-accident/784200 "2017-04-12T19:17:20Z")
My husband was in a car accident yesterday. He was driving home from work and someone stopped at a GREEN light in front of him for no reason, so he hit the back of their car. They exchanged insurance information, but did… --- ## [What's tutoring like, UKers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-tutoring-like-ukers/784308)
**Author:** [@Malden\_Capell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malden_Capell)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2017, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-tutoring-like-ukers/784308 "2017-04-12T17:14:52Z")
So I’m packing in my job on a career break for a few years to become a stay-at-home dad to my youngling, and I’m considering taking up tutoring as a part-time flexible income. This board’s full of smart cookies, so there… --- ## [How would you bet against America?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-bet-against-america/784072)
**Author:** [@cuauhtemoc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cuauhtemoc)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2017, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-bet-against-america/784072 "2017-04-12T16:40:49Z")
I’m speaking from ignorance here, because I know very little about economics, and nothing about the business of investment and finance. You know how sometimes, if a person believes a stock’s value is about to go down, t… --- ## [Bird Owners - Need Suggestions & Encouragement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bird-owners-need-suggestions-encouragement/784310)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2017, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bird-owners-need-suggestions-encouragement/784310 "2017-04-12T16:07:04Z")
Quickly - I need some new ideas on how to interact with my birds If you don’t feel a need for background skip down to the next bolded text. Here’s why: As anyone who own birds knows, they can become very attached to i… --- ## [Free PC remote control software (but not Teamviewer)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-remote-control-software-but-not-teamviewer/784314)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2017, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-remote-control-software-but-not-teamviewer/784314 "2017-04-12T16:06:46Z")
I want to be able to control my home PC from my work PC. Since my work PC is on a corporate domain, that is against the free use license of TeamViewer. Several times Teamviewer has made my license stop working, possibl… --- ## [How old were you when you learned about the Holocaust?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-were-you-when-you-learned-about-the-holocaust/784282)
**Author:** [@PatriotGrrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatriotGrrrl)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2017, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-were-you-when-you-learned-about-the-holocaust/784282 "2017-04-12T15:45:57Z")
I don’t actually remember not knowing about it - I read a lot of books above my age level as a kid - but I think they started teaching about WWII and at least the general idea of the Holocaust in 4th or 5th grade. So abo… --- ## [What is a more realistic solution for rural folk: Bringing them jobs or moving them elsewhere?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-more-realistic-solution-for-rural-folk-bringing-them-jobs-or-moving-them-elsewhere/783780)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2017, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-more-realistic-solution-for-rural-folk-bringing-them-jobs-or-moving-them-elsewhere/783780 "2017-04-12T15:29:13Z")
Two articles have inspired the OP: Rural Americans turn to disability as jobs dry up. Rural Americans dying at higher rates than urban Americans What’s the solution? Trump supporters seem hopeful that jobs can be bro… --- ## [Cliches that have happened to you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cliches-that-have-happened-to-you/784132)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2017, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cliches-that-have-happened-to-you/784132 "2017-04-12T14:13:14Z")
Straight outta a 1970s driver’s ed film . . Today I was driving down a residential street and a red dodgeball bounced into the street in front of me. I stopped and thought " wouldn’t it be funny if a kid came running ou… --- ## [Taking the pulse of America via...signs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-the-pulse-of-america-via-signs/784271)
**Author:** [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2017, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-the-pulse-of-america-via-signs/784271 "2017-04-12T11:54:41Z")
I think that one (say, me) could make the argument that one indicator of popular support for a president or candidate would be the number of bumper stickers, yard signs, and other signage that one sees everywhere during … --- ## [Partisan view of the economy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/partisan-view-of-the-economy/784170)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2017, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/partisan-view-of-the-economy/784170 "2017-04-12T02:46:16Z")
So this NYT’s bit is interesting, not just because it shows that the current view of economic prospects is so starkly divided with consumer confidence having dropped 24.1% in Democrats and increased 50.5% in Republicans … --- ## [What are you really good at?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-really-good-at/783663)
**Author:** [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2017, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-really-good-at/783663 "2017-04-12T02:11:12Z")
And, what is it like to be really good at something? Mostly, I am just in awe of people who can do something even fairly well. Like, I have no idea what it feels like to be able to play a musical instrument or think al… --- ## [Explain George Soros as The Bogeyman to me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-george-soros-as-the-bogeyman-to-me/784143)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2017, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-george-soros-as-the-bogeyman-to-me/784143 "2017-04-12T01:53:49Z")
The right seems to think George Soros is Evil Incarnate, that he’s a Communist Puppetmaster, and who-know-what-else-bad. AFAIK, he’s a rich guy who contributes to liberal causes. (You’d think the Right would approve of… --- ## [Special force soldier vs thug in a street fight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-force-soldier-vs-thug-in-a-street-fight/784138)
**Author:** [@MaverocK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaverocK)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2017, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-force-soldier-vs-thug-in-a-street-fight/784138 "2017-04-12T01:22:39Z")
Of course, violence and crime are contemptible. But I am curious about who would be more likely to win? Can a special force soldier (either from USASOAC, Navy SEALs or Rangers) beat a thug on a street fight? Assume they… --- ## [Every human is turned into an animal, can civilisation survive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-human-is-turned-into-an-animal-can-civilisation-survive/784197)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2017, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-human-is-turned-into-an-animal-can-civilisation-survive/784197 "2017-04-12T01:12:46Z")
This one has a very strange premise, so if you don’t like that you probably shouldn’t read any further. :slight\_smile: So after everyone experiences a worldwide incontestable revelation it turns out that Gaia is not onl… --- ## [How can I meet women who don't have driver's licenses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-meet-women-who-dont-have-drivers-licenses/783778)
**Author:** [@Single\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Single_Guy)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2017, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-meet-women-who-dont-have-drivers-licenses/783778 "2017-04-11T22:40:27Z")
How can I meet women who don’t have driver’s licenses (I ask because I have a California ID but I can’t get my driver’s license, and a situation where a woman with a driver’s license dates a guy who doesn’t drive might s… --- ## [Is it difficult to find a family that doesn't get embarrased over sex?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-difficult-to-find-a-family-that-doesnt-get-embarrased-over-sex/784247)
**Author:** [@femmejean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/femmejean)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2017, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-difficult-to-find-a-family-that-doesnt-get-embarrased-over-sex/784247 "2017-04-11T21:19:09Z")
It seems to be very rare…embarrassment is natural to a certain extent especially with young kids/teens, but I don’t see why watching a kissing scene as an adult with your mother should be more discomforting than the Batt… --- ## [How could my work email end up on a work iPad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-could-my-work-email-end-up-on-a-work-ipad/784255)
**Author:** [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2017, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-could-my-work-email-end-up-on-a-work-ipad/784255 "2017-04-11T20:54:37Z")
I did not ever put in my email password to this iPad. People in one department were using it to send me emails with photos for me to store on a remote server. For a couple weeks I was receiving the emails as expected, fr… --- ## [Seattle to Louisville, via Billings & Sioux City, touristy stuff recs wanted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-to-louisville-via-billings-sioux-city-touristy-stuff-recs-wanted/783774)
**Author:** [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2017, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-to-louisville-via-billings-sioux-city-touristy-stuff-recs-wanted/783774 "2017-04-11T20:21:00Z")
A couple friends and I are planning to drive to Louisville, KY for Wonderfest, the big sci-fi/fantasy model show and contest, in late May. I’m figuring on driving 12 hours a day, which ought to be doable, if we take it … --- ## ["Mom Test", if Mother tells son he is handsome, he is not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mom-test-if-mother-tells-son-he-is-handsome-he-is-not/784188)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2017, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mom-test-if-mother-tells-son-he-is-handsome-he-is-not/784188 "2017-04-11T18:53:43Z")
Word on the street is that There is a “Mom test”, if you (a son) is told by your mother that you are handsome, you are not. True? --- ## [Pet food "subscription" at Amazon - Worth it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-food-subscription-at-amazon-worth-it/784215)
**Author:** [@Tranquilis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tranquilis)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2017, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-food-subscription-at-amazon-worth-it/784215 "2017-04-11T18:38:16Z")
So, looking at buying my dogfood online, as opposed to schlepping off to the local PetCo - I have three LARGE dogs\* (Shiloh Shepherds), and they can eat a fair bit, you betcha. Interestingly, the PetCo brick-n-mortar st… --- ## [Anti-Spam Strategy Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-spam-strategy-question/784233)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2017, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-spam-strategy-question/784233 "2017-04-11T17:57:39Z")
Mods: I’m putting this here because I’m looking for advice from the masses. I don’t think there is a factual answer. I’ve had a Yahoo! email account since 2003, and while I recently created a Gmail account that I am tra… --- ## [Why do physicians offices now want you to confirm your appointment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-physicians-offices-now-want-you-to-confirm-your-appointment/783976)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2017, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-physicians-offices-now-want-you-to-confirm-your-appointment/783976 "2017-04-11T15:44:48Z")
Do they get an unusual number of no-shows? It seems like my dentist, my primary care physician, my ophthalmologist, etc. all want me to confirm via phone, text or email, that I am actually going to show up for the appoi… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=628) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=630)