# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=648 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 649 --- ## [Best "sell your stuff" app?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-sell-your-stuff-app/780604)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2017, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-sell-your-stuff-app/780604 "2017-02-24T18:02:31Z")
5 Miles, Let Go, Offer Up and others. Any idea who has the biggest buyer base? Other opinions from Dopers about different apps to resell your stuff? I think Craig’s List still has the widest base, consider how fast I ge… --- ## [Help me deterimine if this is something to report to the police](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-deterimine-if-this-is-something-to-report-to-the-police/780393)
**Author:** [@Translucent\_Daydream](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Translucent_Daydream)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2017, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-deterimine-if-this-is-something-to-report-to-the-police/780393 "2017-02-24T17:02:12Z")
My wife and I used to be friends with a particular fellow when we first moved to the pacific northwest because he worked at a shop with my wife. We didn’t know anyone and he was friendly at first, until we learned he wa… --- ## [Unaccredited PT school](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unaccredited-pt-school/780457)
**Author:** [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2017, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unaccredited-pt-school/780457 "2017-02-24T11:47:24Z")
So, the son decides he wants to get his DPT (doctor of physical therapy). Apparently you really need the DPT in the modern world to be a physical therapist. If he had decided this before he got his BA, he could have stu… --- ## [Could the workers on the Deep Horizon prevented the Blowout](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-workers-on-the-deep-horizon-prevented-the-blowout/780606)
**Author:** [@ssgenius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ssgenius)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2017, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-workers-on-the-deep-horizon-prevented-the-blowout/780606 "2017-02-24T11:27:51Z")
British Petroleum (BP) has been putting on ads saying that any worker on location has the right to stop any operation if they felt it was hazardous. From my own experience working with BP even before this accident, it w… --- ## [Decent quality wireless headphones](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decent-quality-wireless-headphones/772561)
**Author:** [@TwoCarrotSnowman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoCarrotSnowman)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2016, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decent-quality-wireless-headphones/772561 "2016-11-22T00:50:42Z")
Hi everyone. My dad has expressed a wish for a set of wireless headphones for his upcoming birthday. He listens to CDs using his (pretty new and fairly high-spec) desktop tower PC. He doesn’t use streaming media as far … --- ## [AirBus A380 - Sit in the middle or the side?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airbus-a380-sit-in-the-middle-or-the-side/780586)
**Author:** [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2017, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airbus-a380-sit-in-the-middle-or-the-side/780586 "2017-02-24T03:04:37Z")
My wife and I are flying to Spain this fall on an Emirates A380. This is the layout of the plane: https://www.seatguru.com/airlines/Emirates\_Airlines/Emirates\_Airlines\_Airbus\_A380.php All the “good” seats have already… --- ## ["I can't come to work because I can't find a babysitter! Acceptable excuse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-come-to-work-because-i-cant-find-a-babysitter-acceptable-excuse/779979)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2017, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-come-to-work-because-i-cant-find-a-babysitter-acceptable-excuse/779979 "2017-02-24T00:58:18Z")
Yes, no, maybe? --- ## [What word or words would you like to hear in more common usage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-word-or-words-would-you-like-to-hear-in-more-common-usage/760359)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2017, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-word-or-words-would-you-like-to-hear-in-more-common-usage/760359 "2017-02-24T00:32:15Z")
I used to flip thru a big ol’ dictionary looking for interesting words. Unfortunately, I’ve forgotten most of the ones I found because neither I nor most other people use them. One that I do remember and really like is… --- ## [Would you agree to be uploaded to a robot body?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-agree-to-be-uploaded-to-a-robot-body/780518)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2017, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-agree-to-be-uploaded-to-a-robot-body/780518 "2017-02-24T00:08:45Z")
I think it should be fairly safe as it has been released for a couple of years now but just in case there are spoilers for the movie Chappie below. … That said at the end of the movie one of the main characters is fata… --- ## [Awkward & uncomfortable conversations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awkward-uncomfortable-conversations/780406)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2017, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awkward-uncomfortable-conversations/780406 "2017-02-23T23:54:25Z")
Have any stories about awkward conversations? The kind you don’t know how you got there, and can’t wait to get out of? Could be with a stranger, relative, friend, clergy… …In my case it’s my doctor. My urologist, to be … --- ## [Experiences with Walmart pickup service?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experiences-with-walmart-pickup-service/780166)
**Author:** [@ioioio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ioioio)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2017, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experiences-with-walmart-pickup-service/780166 "2017-02-23T21:00:39Z")
My local Walmart is now offering a pickup service: order online and pick up at the store. I am mobility impaired, and this service could be very helpful to me. If you have used Walmart or other pickup services, I’d lik… --- ## [Is it bad to 'pop' your ears regularly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-bad-to-pop-your-ears-regularly/780563)
**Author:** [@amaguri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amaguri)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2017, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-bad-to-pop-your-ears-regularly/780563 "2017-02-23T18:52:53Z")
I recently got a new pair of earbuds and they fit a little more snugly than I am accustomed to. This is great for sound isolation, but every time I take them off, they pop out of my ears. Doesn’t seem to be causing any… --- ## [How do you search for and book your flights?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-search-for-and-book-your-flights/780006)
**Author:** [@Meltdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meltdown)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2017, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-search-for-and-book-your-flights/780006 "2017-02-23T18:11:12Z")
I usually go to Orbitz, because I started using it for whatever reason years ago, and it never gave me any problems. But I’ve been recently trying to book a flight to Las Vegas this summer, and so far I haven’t been hap… --- ## [Anyone shoot time-lapse on FILM?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-shoot-time-lapse-on-film/780258)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2017, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-shoot-time-lapse-on-film/780258 "2017-02-23T16:59:54Z")
Organising my gear, I found an intervalometer that came with one of the Aatons. I’ve never used one. I’ve always shot 24 frames per second. So I hooked it up to one of the cameras, and it worked. I assumed that since… --- ## [Victoria, B.C. visit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/victoria-b-c-visit/780337)
**Author:** [@jellyblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jellyblue)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2017, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/victoria-b-c-visit/780337 "2017-02-23T16:52:08Z")
I’m in the beginning stages of planning a trip to Victoria this summer or fall. If you’ve been or live there, what’s a good time of year to go, the best area to stay in, unusual things to do, etc.? I’ll be traveling wi… --- ## [Trump: Will anything good come from his presidency?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-will-anything-good-come-from-his-presidency/780038)
**Author:** [@2Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2Bits)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2017, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-will-anything-good-come-from-his-presidency/780038 "2017-02-23T15:35:22Z")
For the vast majority of the inhabitants of planet earth, I’m thinkin’… nope! --- ## [What is meant by "I identify as X" gender?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-meant-by-i-identify-as-x-gender/780394)
**Author:** [@HumbleThinker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HumbleThinker)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2017, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-meant-by-i-identify-as-x-gender/780394 "2017-02-23T13:42:20Z")
I know gender can by a controversial (is that the right word?) subject, but I put this in GQ because I am looking for a factual statement. Of course people can mean slightly different things by saying “I identify as male… --- ## [Anecdotes of when parent needs expensive, long-term care but spouse of child doesn't want to pay.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anecdotes-of-when-parent-needs-expensive-long-term-care-but-spouse-of-child-doesnt-want-to-pay/780402)
**Author:** [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2017, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anecdotes-of-when-parent-needs-expensive-long-term-care-but-spouse-of-child-doesnt-want-to-pay/780402 "2017-02-23T12:12:31Z")
More and more of us are being faced with aging parents which will need to be in some sort of supervised living facility. The nicer ones can be pretty expensive and it wouldn’t be unusual to spend over $100k per year on … --- ## [What should I know about travelling to India?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-know-about-travelling-to-india/484542)
**Author:** [@Omi\_no\_Kami](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omi_no_Kami)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2009, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-know-about-travelling-to-india/484542 "2009-02-05T15:21:59Z")
I recently got funding for an awesomely cool field trip to northern India and, having never been, I thought I’d check and see if anyone who has been has any tips or warnings. I’ll be staying in McLeod Ganj for most of m… --- ## [Generic tips for travellers to foreign parts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/generic-tips-for-travellers-to-foreign-parts/394662)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2007, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/generic-tips-for-travellers-to-foreign-parts/394662 "2007-03-11T03:57:20Z")
Inspired by this post by amrussell, I thought it would be nice to collect a bunch of handy generic tips for people travelling to foreign countries; either just useful stuff you might not be likely to consider unless prom… --- ## [You're an alien. Can you decipher the Pioneer or Voyager plaques?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-an-alien-can-you-decipher-the-pioneer-or-voyager-plaques/779990)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2017, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-an-alien-can-you-decipher-the-pioneer-or-voyager-plaques/779990 "2017-02-23T02:06:02Z")
So, it’s circa 40,000 C.E., you’re a green skinned space babe/dude taking a quiet trip around Gliese 445 when you detect an impact on your hull. You put on your spacesuit to see if the damage will buff out and get the in… --- ## ["Organic" termite control - does it work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/organic-termite-control-does-it-work/740283)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2015, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/organic-termite-control-does-it-work/740283 "2015-12-14T05:11:53Z")
Our home is on the Big Island of Hawaii, but sadly, we’re not, so the place is rented. Termites are a regular scourge there and it’s time to tent for termites. Our tenant doesn’t want the usual treatment and is proposin… --- ## [Removing cap on income subject to SS tax/making SS benefits nontaxable -- Impact?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removing-cap-on-income-subject-to-ss-tax-making-ss-benefits-nontaxable-impact/780487)
**Author:** [@Anny\_Middon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anny_Middon)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2017, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removing-cap-on-income-subject-to-ss-tax-making-ss-benefits-nontaxable-impact/780487 "2017-02-22T18:12:20Z")
One method that has been discussed for making Social Security solvent (or at least more solvent) is to remove the cap on income that’s subject to Social Security tax. (I admit this strikes me as a really good idea.) I … --- ## [Tax Software Opinions (US)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tax-software-opinions-us/780462)
**Author:** [@Fleetwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fleetwood)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2017, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tax-software-opinions-us/780462 "2017-02-22T17:00:11Z")
Can anyone give me their opinions on Tax Software? My brother died lat year and I need to prepare his final personal 1040 and also a 1041 for his estate. Does any program handle both types of returns or do I need to get … --- ## [Does anybody take seriously the notion of "the American Dream?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anybody-take-seriously-the-notion-of-the-american-dream/780389)
**Author:** [@2Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2Bits)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2017, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anybody-take-seriously-the-notion-of-the-american-dream/780389 "2017-02-22T16:37:57Z")
If so, how do you define it? Are we the only country with it’s own specific dream? --- ## [Trump supporters live in a "bubble", not the "Blue States"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-supporters-live-in-a-bubble-not-the-blue-states/780040)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2017, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-supporters-live-in-a-bubble-not-the-blue-states/780040 "2017-02-22T04:19:23Z")
During the election, this idea kept circulating that the “Blue States”, particularly cities such as New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles live in a “Liberal bubble”. The implication that these cities or regions are so… --- ## [Admit it: You're guilty of NOT disturbing a sleeping pet!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/admit-it-youre-guilty-of-not-disturbing-a-sleeping-pet/321855)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2017, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/admit-it-youre-guilty-of-not-disturbing-a-sleeping-pet/321855 "2017-02-22T01:05:33Z")
Yeah, so the other day I go to take a short nap only to discover my cat is sleeping on MY side of the bed. Instead of pushing her to the side like I should have, I opt to just sleep on the other side. -And if that weren’… --- ## [Please walk me through outpatient surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-walk-me-through-outpatient-surgery/779829)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2017, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-walk-me-through-outpatient-surgery/779829 "2017-02-22T00:22:14Z")
Or is it called “ambulatory”? I have never had an operation other than tonsils when I was very little, and cataract surgery a couple of years ago. I go in next Monday for the removal of a cyst on the back of my neck, w… --- ## [Your family and pet care.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-family-and-pet-care/780369)
**Author:** [@Brodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brodi)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2017, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-family-and-pet-care/780369 "2017-02-21T22:30:29Z")
By “family” I mean the people you are related to by both blood AND marriage. Do they do their homework before adopting/buying a pet? Have they left a string of dead, traumatized or abandoned pets in their wake? Do they … --- ## [DIY bathroom tiling advice needed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diy-bathroom-tiling-advice-needed/780331)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2017, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diy-bathroom-tiling-advice-needed/780331 "2017-02-21T20:40:35Z")
Bathroom tiling project. As an accent tile, we have selected penny round tiles in sapphire blue, like this. As you can see, the tiles are offset so they fit together more closely. We are doing a horizontal row of four ti… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=647) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=649)