# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=657 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 658 --- ## [The Practicality of Hording Spices for the Post-Apocalypse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-practicality-of-hording-spices-for-the-post-apocalypse/778650)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2017, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-practicality-of-hording-spices-for-the-post-apocalypse/778650 "2017-01-31T22:47:09Z")
A while ago I remember reading on a message board somebody jokingly bringing up how the thing people should be hording for any potential apocalyptic event wasn’t gold, bullets, or batteries. Instead the idea was to horde… --- ## [What will the year 2060 be like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-year-2060-be-like/773986)
**Author:** [@protoboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/protoboard)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2017, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-year-2060-be-like/773986 "2017-01-31T22:09:41Z")
Will globalization continue to make the world’s countries more alike? Will the Internet be the same or even still around in the same way? Will the Earth be richer due to economic growth or poorer due to depletion of reso… --- ## [What's it like to live in St. Louis, MO?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-it-like-to-live-in-st-louis-mo/778351)
**Author:** [@shugarshorts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shugarshorts)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2017, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-it-like-to-live-in-st-louis-mo/778351 "2017-01-31T19:17:06Z")
May be promoted and relocated to the St. Louis area. Wanting to know what living there is like. Anywhere from weather, cost of living, activities, travel, animal friendly?, family friendly?, healthy? is there culture? I … --- ## [Historical use of two middle names in the US](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/historical-use-of-two-middle-names-in-the-us/778492)
**Author:** [@Magicicada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magicicada)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2017, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/historical-use-of-two-middle-names-in-the-us/778492 "2017-01-31T18:57:12Z")
How common would the use of two middle names have been in the US in the late 1800s-early 1900s? I’m coming across this naming convention in some of my ancestors, and it kind of surprised me because I associated it more … --- ## [At what point would you leave the US, if you had citizenship elsewhere?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-point-would-you-leave-the-us-if-you-had-citizenship-elsewhere/778645)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2017, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-point-would-you-leave-the-us-if-you-had-citizenship-elsewhere/778645 "2017-01-31T18:47:06Z")
If you had dual citizenship to some reasonable other country, say, Ireland, at what point would you throw in the towel and move there? Things are getting really crazy in this country but how bad does it have to be befor… --- ## [Robotics, stepper motors and CNC hobbyists (and professionals) - please comment on my plan...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robotics-stepper-motors-and-cnc-hobbyists-and-professionals-please-comment-on-my-plan/775895)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2017, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robotics-stepper-motors-and-cnc-hobbyists-and-professionals-please-comment-on-my-plan/775895 "2017-01-31T18:39:58Z")
I decided I want a CNC Router - I would really like something like the X-carve, but my budget doesn’t stretch to it. My budget does stretch to smaller devices, but all of them look like they may have pitfalls built in (… --- ## [Does this exist? Hiring an agent to sell my used car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-exist-hiring-an-agent-to-sell-my-used-car/778506)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2017, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-exist-hiring-an-agent-to-sell-my-used-car/778506 "2017-01-31T17:12:20Z")
I’m losing my freakin’ mind with all the Craigslist and Cars.com Scummy McScamsters (fake inquiries trying to phish my credit card at vehicle report sites; supposed buyers not showing up for test drive; and curbstoners m… --- ## [Advice on fixing a lamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-fixing-a-lamp/778425)
**Author:** [@TSBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TSBG)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2017, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-fixing-a-lamp/778425 "2017-01-31T15:58:26Z")
I have a lamp with a wooden base. The metal assembly which includes the bulb socket and the armature that holds the lampshade screws in the base. The threads have stripped the wood though, and so the whole thing wobble… --- ## [Help me design a workflow: documentation workflow](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-design-a-workflow-documentation-workflow/778595)
**Author:** [@JcWoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JcWoman)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2017, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-design-a-workflow-documentation-workflow/778595 "2017-01-31T15:45:31Z")
I am unfortunately assigned to a horribly dysfunctional team in my day job. It’s come to the point where last Friday I told my manager that I wanted off the team. I told her that I liked her and she is a good manager (… --- ## [How many of you actually do the customer service survey on the receipt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-you-actually-do-the-customer-service-survey-on-the-receipt/765079)
**Author:** [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2017, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-you-actually-do-the-customer-service-survey-on-the-receipt/765079 "2017-01-31T12:09:15Z")
Inspired bythis thread. It seems that every store I buy stuff from has a “how’d we do?” survey on the receipt. I generally don’t complete them on general principle because most of these transactions boil down to me comi… --- ## [What are some non-US English language newspapers or news sites?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-non-us-english-language-newspapers-or-news-sites/778512)
**Author:** [@PatriotGrrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatriotGrrrl)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2017, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-non-us-english-language-newspapers-or-news-sites/778512 "2017-01-31T06:32:54Z")
I’m looking for well-respected mainstream news sources from outside the US. There’s the BBC of course, but what else? --- ## [Have You Ever Personally Known A Murderer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-personally-known-a-murderer/520228)
**Author:** [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2017, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-personally-known-a-murderer/520228 "2017-01-31T04:41:39Z")
The other side of this thread. The more closely involved with the murderer the more interesting. It is only mildly interesting to hear about someone you haven’t even talked to in a decade. It’s far more interesting if… --- ## [Upclose youtube video of a pore strip removing whiteheads is puzzling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upclose-youtube-video-of-a-pore-strip-removing-whiteheads-is-puzzling/778636)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2017, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upclose-youtube-video-of-a-pore-strip-removing-whiteheads-is-puzzling/778636 "2017-01-31T03:55:13Z")
Video here At 57 I guess I’m not producing enough facial oil to cause the pore blockage I had in my younger years but the video does beg a question. In the video the zits being peeled out of the pore like lazy slugs ar… --- ## [What the Hell is Happening to My Hands?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-happening-to-my-hands/778196)
**Author:** [@Saintly\_Loser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saintly_Loser)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2017, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-happening-to-my-hands/778196 "2017-01-31T03:36:15Z")
Something weird is happening to my hands. Specifically, the skin on my hands. My hands look and feel like I’ve been doing hard manual labor for the past couple of weeks, without gloves. The skin on my palms is rough a… --- ## [Do you store leftover pizza in the oven?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-store-leftover-pizza-in-the-oven/778384)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2017, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-store-leftover-pizza-in-the-oven/778384 "2017-01-30T23:01:03Z")
Nearly started a couple of house fires after moving in together with my IT Guy. He puts the pizza box into the oven to store the leftovers, and I, being an “out of sight out of mind” type will not only forget that there’… --- ## [Feeding fetish question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feeding-fetish-question/778359)
**Author:** [@JoeSchmoeNC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoeSchmoeNC)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2017, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feeding-fetish-question/778359 "2017-01-30T22:48:29Z")
Trying to get an objective point of view… My husband seems to have a feeding fetish. He finds it romantic to feed me. Not just cooking or serving me food, but actually putting it my mouth. I don’t understand it and d… --- ## [Need a new email program for my comcast email account - 2007 MS Outlook is not making it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-new-email-program-for-my-comcast-email-account-2007-ms-outlook-is-not-making-it/778572)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2017, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-new-email-program-for-my-comcast-email-account-2007-ms-outlook-is-not-making-it/778572 "2017-01-30T22:27:50Z")
I use gmail for everything else but this old comcast.net email account is plugged into so many places I can’t drop it cold plus sometimes I need to find emails that are years old. Outlook’s searching is now broken by the… --- ## [Narcissistic Abuse Syndrome is a thing...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/narcissistic-abuse-syndrome-is-a-thing/778531)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2017, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/narcissistic-abuse-syndrome-is-a-thing/778531 "2017-01-30T20:31:55Z")
…and looking at Trumps effect on America as such might yield insights. Link to an essay on narcisism and the effect it has on the victims of the narcissist: One more link. --- ## [Are Too Many People in Nursing Homes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-too-many-people-in-nursing-homes/778336)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2017, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-too-many-people-in-nursing-homes/778336 "2017-01-30T20:06:18Z")
Obviously there are a lot of people who are mentally gone or who have massive physical care needs in nursing homes but in my few visits there seemed to be a lot of people mentally OK and seemed to move around adequately … --- ## [Anybody have any experiences with CREDO Mobile as your cell phone service provider?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-have-any-experiences-with-credo-mobile-as-your-cell-phone-service-provider/778524)
**Author:** [@Moonchild](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonchild)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2017, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-have-any-experiences-with-credo-mobile-as-your-cell-phone-service-provider/778524 "2017-01-30T19:21:59Z")
We have been using AT&T and have been mostly pleased with the service. But my son now needs a phone (and line), and both Moonwife and I do as well (my wife is on a Blackberry, for goodness sakes). CREDO has offered us th… --- ## [What would you do with the power of a USA president?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-with-the-power-of-a-usa-president/778508)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2017, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-with-the-power-of-a-usa-president/778508 "2017-01-30T19:08:21Z")
What is the underlying difficulty the world/planet faces? For myself, I think it’s over population. Organizations such as Planned Parenthood are very, very important. --- ## [Business Ethics: Designer Returns Horrible Unusable Work, do they get paid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/business-ethics-designer-returns-horrible-unusable-work-do-they-get-paid/777944)
**Author:** [@andrea\_green](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andrea_green)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2017, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/business-ethics-designer-returns-horrible-unusable-work-do-they-get-paid/777944 "2017-01-30T17:31:24Z")
I’ve just started working for a tech company and one of my new responsibilities is marketing. I looked online for a designer and found someone that I thought had some potential (based on references and a bit of their pa… --- ## [Anybody here us Sonos products?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-here-us-sonos-products/680423)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2017, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-here-us-sonos-products/680423 "2017-01-30T17:29:55Z")
The Sonos wireless system. I’m thinking of getting rid of the radio and ipod and going with this system that streams from the intertoobs and my music library. Any of you have any experience with this system or somethin… --- ## [I Massively Screwed Up Caulking My Tub. Please Help.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-massively-screwed-up-caulking-my-tub-please-help/778484)
**Author:** [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2017, 9:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-massively-screwed-up-caulking-my-tub-please-help/778484 "2017-01-30T09:49:07Z")
So, I’m looking for some advice. We’ve got a bathtub that’s been converted to a large shower with a cover on the tub and a surround for most of the walls. Basically, the only places that need to be caulked are the top of… --- ## [Anxiety Sufferers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anxiety-sufferers/778463)
**Author:** [@anomalous1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anomalous1)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2017, 8:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anxiety-sufferers/778463 "2017-01-30T08:46:23Z")
Anyone else with anxiety/ocd issues such as myself on here? any really good coping methods that are not of the standard variety/textbook/psychiatrist that they can share to help myself and possibly others. Just looking f… --- ## [A word about Melania Trump.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-word-about-melania-trump/778001)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2017, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-word-about-melania-trump/778001 "2017-01-30T03:24:22Z")
I don’t know anything about her past what I’ve read during the campaign and what I’ve seen in the last few weeks. I do know that I stood no more than 30 feet away from her and The Donald as they walked on Pennsylvania Av… --- ## [What really caused the hippies movement?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-really-caused-the-hippies-movement/777928)
**Author:** [@sweat209](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweat209)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2017, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-really-caused-the-hippies-movement/777928 "2017-01-30T03:02:15Z")
Some say it was the civil rights movement, war, nuclear fallout, women’s rights, Feminism, human sexuality, civil rights movement… But nothing really explaining what really caused it and the social issues going on back … --- ## [Card Stolen, will I get my money back?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/card-stolen-will-i-get-my-money-back/778361)
**Author:** [@Mrdeals](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrdeals)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2017, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/card-stolen-will-i-get-my-money-back/778361 "2017-01-30T02:43:27Z")
Tonight I noticed a string of preauthorized card transactions , which I did not authorize. They drained my account, what are the odds of me getting that money back? --- ## [Earplugs for sleeping?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earplugs-for-sleeping/778385)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2017, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earplugs-for-sleeping/778385 "2017-01-29T22:21:07Z")
Looking for good earplugs to use while sleeping. I sleep on my side if that matters. --- ## [Is Planned Parenthood a racist organization?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-planned-parenthood-a-racist-organization/778350)
**Author:** [@Girlundone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Girlundone)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2017, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-planned-parenthood-a-racist-organization/778350 "2017-01-29T22:07:38Z")
This video is circulating on FaceBook. “Big Joe” has some pretty strong feelings about Planned Parenthood, and Margaret Sanger. He asserts that Margret Sanger’s goal was to eliminate the Black race through sterilization… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=656) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=658)