# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=632 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 633 --- ## [People who don't understand feedback at Amazon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-dont-understand-feedback-at-amazon/783786)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2017, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-dont-understand-feedback-at-amazon/783786 "2017-04-07T04:08:12Z")
I just received a low-priced, item in extremely good condition, that was shipped in two days, from an Amazon seller I hesitated over. I’m glad I looked up the actual comments, and didn’t just go by the percentage rating,… --- ## [Have you noticed getting more Telemarketers on your Cell phone lately?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-noticed-getting-more-telemarketers-on-your-cell-phone-lately/783856)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2017, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-noticed-getting-more-telemarketers-on-your-cell-phone-lately/783856 "2017-04-07T02:19:04Z")
For the first couple of years I got no sales calls on my cell that I can remember. At some point I started to get some but it was rare, maybe one or two a month, if that. In the last few months though something seems to … --- ## [Has anyone been to The House on the Rock?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-been-to-the-house-on-the-rock/783822)
**Author:** [@Sam\_Lowry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Lowry)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2017, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-been-to-the-house-on-the-rock/783822 "2017-04-07T01:59:20Z")
I was thinking of taking a trip to see The House on the Rock in Wisconsin. Has anyone been there? Is it worth taking a trip to see? Also if I’m flying up there I’d also stop by Madison and maybe Milwaukee, does anyone h… --- ## [Have you ever used a suicide hotline?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-used-a-suicide-hotline/783715)
**Author:** [@SurrenderDorothy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SurrenderDorothy)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2017, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-used-a-suicide-hotline/783715 "2017-04-07T00:59:48Z")
Did you find it helpful? There are a lot of them out there, it seems. Was one better than others? Are they really safe? Are they mostly for teenagers or for everyone? --- ## [Melania Trump's first official White House portrait photo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/melania-trumps-first-official-white-house-portrait-photo/783721)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2017, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/melania-trumps-first-official-white-house-portrait-photo/783721 "2017-04-06T21:43:35Z")
Melania Trump’s first official White House portrait photo is out Like or loathe Trump, and I’ve recently switched to loathing him, it surely must be admitted that Melania has to be the foxiest First Lady ever and most d… --- ## [Ideal age to get married](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideal-age-to-get-married/783882)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2017, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideal-age-to-get-married/783882 "2017-04-06T21:20:12Z")
The average age of marriage is rising in many regions in the world, and the usual reasons given for marrying later in life (as has been the case in the West and elsewhere, with many people not marrying until their 30s or… --- ## [Women who have big feet -- do you wear men's shoes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-who-have-big-feet-do-you-wear-mens-shoes/326429)
**Author:** [@medstar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/medstar)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2017, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-who-have-big-feet-do-you-wear-mens-shoes/326429 "2017-04-06T16:53:36Z")
I wear about a size 11 or 12 in women’s shoes. I shop at DSW and every time I can even find a size 11 or 12 in the styles I would want to wear, the shoes are too tight. I wear comfortable, well padded Easy Spirit shoes… --- ## [What's .22lr availability like in your locale?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-22lr-availability-like-in-your-locale/783845)
**Author:** [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2017, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-22lr-availability-like-in-your-locale/783845 "2017-04-06T15:19:33Z")
I stopped by Gander Mountain yesterday and the only option was CCI Standard Velocity. It’s actually a low velocity solid lead bullet. The price was ok-ish (3.99 per 50) but that was all they had. I checked online today a… --- ## [(North) American vs UK accents: does word-final /r/ really sound this different?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-american-vs-uk-accents-does-word-final-r-really-sound-this-different/783062)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2017, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-american-vs-uk-accents-does-word-final-r-really-sound-this-different/783062 "2017-04-06T15:17:57Z")
NOTE: In what follows, /r/ means word-final /r/, and not /r/ at the beginning of the word. Referring to this video on YouTube: What Americans Sound Like While this video is somewhat tongue-in-cheek (or finger-in-throa… --- ## [How do creationists explain away prehistoric humans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-creationists-explain-away-prehistoric-humans/783522)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2017, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-creationists-explain-away-prehistoric-humans/783522 "2017-04-06T14:42:18Z")
I’m currently watching a fascinating documentary on Arte TV about the findings of a 25,000 year old burial of a female homo sapiens who carried a fetus with neanderthal features and DNA. This seems to prove earlier DNA f… --- ## [Alternatives to the basic .223 Remington - Useful, or pointless?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternatives-to-the-basic-223-remington-useful-or-pointless/783742)
**Author:** [@Tranquilis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tranquilis)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2017, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternatives-to-the-basic-223-remington-useful-or-pointless/783742 "2017-04-06T13:39:14Z")
Kindly do not turn this into a 2-A argument. I have a blank AR-15 Upper reciever, which I will be building into a complete upper, and I’ve been looking for a different caliber - something fun, yet useful. Within the ‘20… --- ## [Wild lettuce](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wild-lettuce/783759)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2017, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wild-lettuce/783759 "2017-04-06T03:59:35Z")
Wild lettuce I was reading today that wild lettuce has natural opium like chemicals and is effectively for pain relief and is legal. How would a person know how to dose something like this? Play with it till you get it… --- ## [I think Trump is being blackmailed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-trump-is-being-blackmailed/783816)
**Author:** [@Clu-Me-In](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clu-Me-In)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2017, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-trump-is-being-blackmailed/783816 "2017-04-06T01:08:51Z")
Seriously speaking, all jokes aside, why would any Head of State, President, Chancellor, Prime Minister, King or Queen bother to negotiate and agree to anything with Donald Trump when it is clear he has no qualms about r… --- ## [Anyone visit Troy or Ephesus? Is it the "real" Troy? Is Ephesus boring?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-visit-troy-or-ephesus-is-it-the-real-troy-is-ephesus-boring/783355)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2017, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-visit-troy-or-ephesus-is-it-the-real-troy-is-ephesus-boring/783355 "2017-04-05T22:58:46Z")
Looking up a future trip to Turkey (Not Cappadokia), I notice they have many excursions from Istanbul to Troy and Ephesus. Is it the real Troy? Obviously the horse they show is a recreation, but it is legit? What would … --- ## [What countries do you think are socialist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-countries-do-you-think-are-socialist/783771)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2017, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-countries-do-you-think-are-socialist/783771 "2017-04-05T21:05:03Z")
I was watching a video what’s wrong with socialism (I’m not going to link to it as it would be too controversial and detract in any event from what I want to ask). They mainly talked about socialism in dysfunctional sta… --- ## [Why is the stock market doing so well?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-stock-market-doing-so-well/783477)
**Author:** [@zombywoof](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zombywoof)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2017, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-stock-market-doing-so-well/783477 "2017-04-05T20:02:25Z")
Not sure if this is the right subforum - but my question is, with all the issues with the Trump presidency only a couple of months in (ongoing Russia inquiries, AHCA failure, low approval rating, many unfilled positions,… --- ## [Please confirm or correct my impression about pinkeye and disposable contacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-confirm-or-correct-my-impression-about-pinkeye-and-disposable-contacts/783745)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2017, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-confirm-or-correct-my-impression-about-pinkeye-and-disposable-contacts/783745 "2017-04-05T18:06:48Z")
Last week, my daughter got conjunctivitis while she was at school. It was bad enough to cause her to call in sick to work that day and for two more days. She discarded the disposable contacts she was wearing (they were a… --- ## [preference for deer hunting next to a wildlife area](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preference-for-deer-hunting-next-to-a-wildlife-area/783580)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2017, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preference-for-deer-hunting-next-to-a-wildlife-area/783580 "2017-04-05T17:48:09Z")
I have an opportunity to purchase a property adjacent to a State Wildlife area. I also have an opportunity to purchase a similar property that isn’t. The wildlife area allows rifle and archery deer hunting during the s… --- ## [I think Trump is being blackmailed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-trump-is-being-blackmailed/783815)
**Author:** [@Clu-Me-In](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clu-Me-In)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2017, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-trump-is-being-blackmailed/783815 "2017-04-05T17:00:23Z")
Seriously speaking, all jokes aside, why would any Head of State, President, Chancellor, Prime Minister, King or Queen bother to negotiate and agree to anything with Donald Trump when it is clear he has no qualms about r… --- ## [How often do you change your lawnmower oil?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-change-your-lawnmower-oil/783179)
**Author:** [@JKilez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKilez)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2017, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-change-your-lawnmower-oil/783179 "2017-04-05T15:10:46Z")
Instructables.com says: I have known people who have never changed the oil in their mower, and others who do it twice a year. How often do you guys change the oil in your lawnmower? --- ## [Is an electric kettle an OK way to make tea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-an-electric-kettle-an-ok-way-to-make-tea/782729)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2017, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-an-electric-kettle-an-ok-way-to-make-tea/782729 "2017-04-05T11:18:02Z")
My mother is British and I should know this, I suppose. Anyway. I am just about done drinking crappy coffee in the morning and I would really like to switch to tea. Besides, I think I’d have an easier time boiling water… --- ## [Most ridiculed individuals in history?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-ridiculed-individuals-in-history/782952)
**Author:** [@waem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/waem)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2017, 9:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-ridiculed-individuals-in-history/782952 "2017-04-05T09:14:52Z")
A Vanity Fair article mentions that the current US president “may well be the most ridiculed man in history”. Who else do you think would be on such a list? --- ## [Those who remember 1972 teenage girl fashions, I need your expertise](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-who-remember-1972-teenage-girl-fashions-i-need-your-expertise/783633)
**Author:** [@Magicicada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magicicada)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2017, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-who-remember-1972-teenage-girl-fashions-i-need-your-expertise/783633 "2017-04-05T06:09:22Z")
Ok, I have this character, and I keep picturing her in this particular dress. It is 1972. She is 16 years old, living in small town America. The dress is a soft blue floral print, cotton (not polyester, because I just… --- ## [What does "Do the right thing" mean to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-do-the-right-thing-mean-to-you/783661)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2017, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-do-the-right-thing-mean-to-you/783661 "2017-04-04T20:54:05Z")
Does it mean “do what is lawful”, or “do what benefits you in the long run” or “do what benefits most/all” or “do what benefits those close to you” or…? --- ## [Whats the Closest You've Ever Been to a Homicide?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-closest-youve-ever-been-to-a-homicide/783198)
**Author:** [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2017, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-closest-youve-ever-been-to-a-homicide/783198 "2017-04-04T20:10:14Z")
Police are investigating a homicide in my apartment complex. Her body was found in her apartment this morning, an hour or so after I walked right past her front door. She was probably already dead in there, killed whil… --- ## [Could you confuse an Amish man with a Hasidic Rabbi based on their clothing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-confuse-an-amish-man-with-a-hasidic-rabbi-based-on-their-clothing/783472)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2017, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-confuse-an-amish-man-with-a-hasidic-rabbi-based-on-their-clothing/783472 "2017-04-04T17:46:47Z")
Re this National Review article an assertion is made scenario below actually happened - See pics below Would another Jew, Orthodox or not make this mistake? Hasidic Men Amish Men --- ## [Seeking new laptop PC - advice needed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-new-laptop-pc-advice-needed/783589)
**Author:** [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2017, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-new-laptop-pc-advice-needed/783589 "2017-04-04T16:53:18Z")
It’s about time to retire my Lenovo L512. Some questions: Is it practical/sensible to try to stay with Win 7 Pro? (It seems to meet my needs well.) Any strong arguments for or against Win 10? My (limited) experience… --- ## [Best way to shut-up a barking neighbors dog?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-shut-up-a-barking-neighbors-dog/228210)
**Author:** [@Muad\_Dib](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muad_Dib)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2017, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-shut-up-a-barking-neighbors-dog/228210 "2017-04-04T15:50:12Z")
I am being driven insane by a neighbors dogs that will not shut-up. Specifically, every time I go into my own backyard the horrible creatures will bark continuously and tirelessly. I already bought one of those sonic d… --- ## [Goods/services with a small potential market -- why advertisie on TV?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goods-services-with-a-small-potential-market-why-advertisie-on-tv/783688)
**Author:** [@Anny\_Middon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anny_Middon)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2017, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goods-services-with-a-small-potential-market-why-advertisie-on-tv/783688 "2017-04-04T11:51:49Z")
Most stuff advertised on TV has a pretty large market. Everyone eats, and most eat at fast food places, so I can see why MacDonalds et al spend vast sums on advertising. After all those burgers and fries, a lot of peop… --- ## [computer slow -- too many files in one folder?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-slow-too-many-files-in-one-folder/783595)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2017, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-slow-too-many-files-in-one-folder/783595 "2017-04-04T00:21:49Z")
I collect…well, why mince words…naughty pictures. (That’s mincing words…) (Windows 10, Pentium 2.7 GHz.) I have a folder of favorites. Lots of 'em. This particular folder has 100 folders, and about 4,500 image files… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=631) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=633)