# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=640 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 641 --- ## [Well then you probably are an outlier](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-then-you-probably-are-an-outlier/782250)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2017, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-then-you-probably-are-an-outlier/782250 "2017-03-16T23:51:35Z")
There have been many discussions over the last few years here that describe typical Americans, Westerners, etc. Always some posters will chime in and say, I don’t do that, or I don’t own that, etc.. Like that is eviden… --- ## [Teaching and the learning of information](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teaching-and-the-learning-of-information/782280)
**Author:** [@ssgenius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ssgenius)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2017, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teaching-and-the-learning-of-information/782280 "2017-03-16T22:58:09Z")
When somebody is learning, they process information through the 5 senses. Taking out smell and taste, that leaves 3 senses for the majority of the learning. Sight, Sound, Touch Just with those 3 senses, the learner us… --- ## [Short and stupid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/short-and-stupid/782229)
**Author:** [@2Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2Bits)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2017, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/short-and-stupid/782229 "2017-03-16T21:59:06Z")
Why are we humans so much more “understanding” of the whole range of physical attributes and abilities but seem to expect everyone to have the same mental ability? I’m not suggesting that we are always kind to a short, … --- ## [Legal Question \[conversation reporting obligations\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-question-conversation-reporting-obligations/782254)
**Author:** [@va7299](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/va7299)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2017, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-question-conversation-reporting-obligations/782254 "2017-03-16T21:52:43Z")
I have a friend who is a lawyer and was court appointed to represent my brother in law. He is charged with a litany of felonies and he is abusive to my sister. We live in a small county and political favors are passed … --- ## [My cat caught a bird. Should I punish her?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-caught-a-bird-should-i-punish-her/582629)
**Author:** [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2011, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-caught-a-bird-should-i-punish-her/582629 "2011-06-02T15:43:05Z")
Your honors, the defendant - one Phoebe O’Furniture - was caught red-pawed snatching a sparrow from a bush yesterday evening after sunset and carrying the apparently lifeless avian back to her home. The body was unasham… --- ## [Why did "they" decide men can't wear shorts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-they-decide-men-cant-wear-shorts/780557)
**Author:** [@2Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2Bits)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2017, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-they-decide-men-cant-wear-shorts/780557 "2017-03-16T18:32:59Z")
I mean real shorts, not knee length half-pants. Once upon a time men were allowed to wear (gasp!) thigh- baring shorts with regularity. --- ## [Please diagnose my cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-diagnose-my-cat/782227)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Gay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Gay)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2017, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-diagnose-my-cat/782227 "2017-03-16T17:30:48Z")
So we have some stray cats that we’ve been feeding for years. All have been fixed, but could not be adopted out because they were feral. One is about 9 years old (I think) and lately has been wanting to come into the hou… --- ## [FDA and Raw milk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fda-and-raw-milk/765944)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2017, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fda-and-raw-milk/765944 "2017-03-16T12:14:46Z")
It seems crazy to me that in a country where I can buy a beer, a gun, tobacco, and countless useless food supplements that the FDA feels that the line in the sand that cannot be crossed is drinking raw milk. Raw milk ha… --- ## [Circular Runways](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/circular-runways/782301)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2017, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/circular-runways/782301 "2017-03-16T11:11:31Z")
I thought this was an interesting idea: The BBC article is pretty positive but I was wondering what people here thought of it, there must be some drawbacks or it would probably have been used before? --- ## [Recommend cheap/free photo editing software for Windows 10](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-cheap-free-photo-editing-software-for-windows-10/782233)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2017, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-cheap-free-photo-editing-software-for-windows-10/782233 "2017-03-16T07:12:54Z")
One of the things I use (or rather, used to use) my laptop for was photo editing. I’d take the usual hundreds of pix of the Firebug, and go through them on the laptop on the way to and from work. (My wife and I carpool… --- ## [Weed as Pain Control](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weed-as-pain-control/782260)
**Author:** [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2017, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weed-as-pain-control/782260 "2017-03-16T05:03:21Z")
Those following the continuing train wreck of my health know about pain control. I am in CA (the one thing I got right) where even recreational weed is now legal. Can I ask for recommendations of strains/forms members … --- ## [House slippers: Need recommendations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-slippers-need-recommendations/781927)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2017, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-slippers-need-recommendations/781927 "2017-03-16T04:22:42Z")
I don’t know why it seems to be impossible to find a good house slipper these days. These are the features I’m looking for (need both men’s and women’s, or even just a good variety of men’s sizes will do; my wife will w… --- ## [What expectations does Western Society have on people over the age of 18](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-expectations-does-western-society-have-on-people-over-the-age-of-18/782202)
**Author:** [@ssgenius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ssgenius)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2017, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-expectations-does-western-society-have-on-people-over-the-age-of-18/782202 "2017-03-16T03:23:29Z")
Generally, I have found the following It is assumed that everyone has a cell phone of some type. It is assumed that everyone has access to the internet and is available on short notice if they are online. It is … --- ## [Creating a post where every sentence is one line and its own paragraph - why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creating-a-post-where-every-sentence-is-one-line-and-its-own-paragraph-why/782036)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2017, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creating-a-post-where-every-sentence-is-one-line-and-its-own-paragraph-why/782036 "2017-03-15T22:32:28Z")
I’m seeing this all over the place lately, including here on the SDMB and I’m curious about it. Is it because people are posting on their phones or something? I’m also seeing where every sentence is double-spaced. Here i… --- ## [Should I salt my sidewalk and driveway before it snows?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-salt-my-sidewalk-and-driveway-before-it-snows/782110)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2017, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-salt-my-sidewalk-and-driveway-before-it-snows/782110 "2017-03-15T20:49:43Z")
After almost 40 years of shoveling, I finally ask this question that I’ve wondered about since I was a kid. We’re expecting about 18 inches of snow tonight. If I salted the sidewalk and driveway in advance, would that … --- ## [OK, need a new antivirus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-need-a-new-antivirus/782207)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2017, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-need-a-new-antivirus/782207 "2017-03-15T20:31:45Z")
Vista machine. Microsoft Security Essentials stopped supporting Vista a week or two back, so I need a new security suite. Hopefully other programs aren’t stopping Vista support… Free preferably, will spring if it is w… --- ## [Where's the D.C. snow? feb 15](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-the-d-c-snow-feb-15/779921)
**Author:** [@virtually\_yours](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/virtually_yours)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2017, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-the-d-c-snow-feb-15/779921 "2017-03-15T19:33:47Z")
Forgive my ignorance, but I always thought around this time there would be snow or at least biting cold in washington dc around this time of year. When I see live coverage of the president outside the white house it look… --- ## [Do you think Troll Feeders are getting the same thrill as Trolls themselves?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-troll-feeders-are-getting-the-same-thrill-as-trolls-themselves/782193)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2017, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-troll-feeders-are-getting-the-same-thrill-as-trolls-themselves/782193 "2017-03-15T19:26:09Z")
So we know trolls do what they do for the attention, and most of us know they also do it for the “rush” that trolling gives them. I’m talking about how the brain releases endorphins when it responds to certain stimuli su… --- ## [People with more than one major invention](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-with-more-than-one-major-invention/782127)
**Author:** [@ssgenius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ssgenius)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2017, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-with-more-than-one-major-invention/782127 "2017-03-15T18:36:25Z")
Who are some people with more than one invention The obvious example is Steve Jobs with Apple/Mac Ipad Iphone Pixar (to some extent) But also there is Chuck Peddle On the team with the 8080 processor Led the… --- ## [What kind of a scam might this be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-a-scam-might-this-be/782064)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2017, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-a-scam-might-this-be/782064 "2017-03-15T17:41:53Z")
I’ve been getting emails, tossed into my junk mail, that have various names or titles, but the subjects all refer to my having “FedEx delivery problems” I don’t use FedEx and these look suspicious so I don’t click on th… --- ## [Hacked credit card info](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hacked-credit-card-info/782121)
**Author:** [@2Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2Bits)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2017, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hacked-credit-card-info/782121 "2017-03-15T14:49:23Z")
There’s been so many companies who’ve been hacked (Target, Home Depot, Wendy’s etc etc etc) and had so much credit card and other data stolen it boggles the mind. So, what are the thieves doing with it? Is it being used… --- ## [Doctor dating patient in small town](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-dating-patient-in-small-town/782102)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2017, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-dating-patient-in-small-town/782102 "2017-03-15T13:55:42Z")
Not a personal story Let’s say you live in a small town and you’re the town’s only doctor. Does that mean you couldn’t date anyone in town since they’re your patient? --- ## [So it turns out reality really is a simulation \[hypothetical\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-it-turns-out-reality-really-is-a-simulation-hypothetical/782048)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2017, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-it-turns-out-reality-really-is-a-simulation-hypothetical/782048 "2017-03-15T10:38:08Z")
OK so this is a silly one but I thought it might be fun and interesting. Scenario is that in the near future there is an incontestable revelation experienced at the same time by everyone in the world, it turns out that … --- ## [Trump VS Anti-Trump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-vs-anti-trump/781993)
**Author:** [@2Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2Bits)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2017, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-vs-anti-trump/781993 "2017-03-15T08:16:37Z")
Who’s winning so far? What’s the score? --- ## [Rangers vs Olympians](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rangers-vs-olympians/781638)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2017, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rangers-vs-olympians/781638 "2017-03-15T05:15:50Z")
So its generally accepted that Olympic athletes are among the most fit people on the planet but each one tends to have one thing they’ve trained very hard at to the exclusion of all other things. So I wonder if you compa… --- ## [Whataya know about Type 1 diabetes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whataya-know-about-type-1-diabetes/781939)
**Author:** [@2Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2Bits)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2017, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whataya-know-about-type-1-diabetes/781939 "2017-03-15T04:34:28Z")
As a long time insulin user I am curious to learn what people (think they) know about Type 1 diabetes. No lengthy responses, please. Just rattle off one or two things that come to mind. --- ## [New browser or new mac? Time to bite the bullet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-browser-or-new-mac-time-to-bite-the-bullet/782139)
**Author:** [@Ferris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferris)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2017, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-browser-or-new-mac-time-to-bite-the-bullet/782139 "2017-03-14T23:28:20Z")
I’ve had good use out of my home laptop: a 2008 MacBook, currently running Mountain Lion 10.8.5, and Safari 6.2.8. However, over the years, I’ve had cause to upgrade the OS twice, and both times have created new problems… --- ## [Let's come up with a new term for "entitlement programs"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-come-up-with-a-new-term-for-entitlement-programs/782117)
**Author:** [@Anny\_Middon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anny_Middon)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2017, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-come-up-with-a-new-term-for-entitlement-programs/782117 "2017-03-14T22:12:21Z")
So, Medicare and Social Security are considered “entitlement programs.” (Maybe other programs – Medicaid? – are included in that term, but I’m really only interested in Medicare and Social Security.) It’s my understand… --- ## [What would be considered a well thought our Passover gift?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-considered-a-well-thought-our-passover-gift/491535)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2017, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-considered-a-well-thought-our-passover-gift/491535 "2017-03-14T21:25:32Z")
For those who celebrate Passover, what would be considered a well thought out passover gift? I am looking to give a coworker a passover gift, she has been very downtrodden lately and I know she is going home to celebrate… --- ## [Who cares about CEO approval rating?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-cares-about-ceo-approval-rating/782181)
**Author:** [@JcWoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JcWoman)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2017, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-cares-about-ceo-approval-rating/782181 "2017-03-14T19:49:56Z")
I’m feeling disgruntled at work, so was reading some internet articles about crappy places to work. I found this: The Worst Companies to Work For – Page 2 – 24/7 Wall St. which lists CEO approval rating, presumably by … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=639) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=641)