# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=673 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 674 --- ## [Wasted work time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wasted-work-time/774230)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2016, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wasted-work-time/774230 "2016-12-15T01:42:02Z")
We all do it. Drink coffee, chat with coworkers, surf the web, etc… I’d like to know, let’s say at your workplace the shift is 8-5:30. People show up at 8 and are supposed to work until 5:30 pm but in reality, if they s… --- ## [An annual reminder for all you moms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-annual-reminder-for-all-you-moms/676534)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 256\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2016, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-annual-reminder-for-all-you-moms/676534 "2016-12-15T00:07:01Z")
If you tell your husband and kids that you don’t want anything for Christmas, and you don’t get anything, please do not mope around the house all day, or come on here and complain about it. You asked for nothing, you GO… --- ## [Abolishing Social Security](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abolishing-social-security/774381)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2016, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abolishing-social-security/774381 "2016-12-14T22:50:06Z")
Some people would like to abolish Social Security. How, exactly, would that work? I see two options: \[ul\]\[li\]Younger workers continue to contribute to Social Security, providing benefits to retirees. When the younger… --- ## [The Economy, Consumers, and Stuff; Are we reaching a saturation point?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-economy-consumers-and-stuff-are-we-reaching-a-saturation-point/774428)
**Author:** [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2016, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-economy-consumers-and-stuff-are-we-reaching-a-saturation-point/774428 "2016-12-14T18:50:49Z")
Despite the employment numbers, it still seems the economy is in the doldrums in some ways. I wonder if consumers are simply running out of things they want to buy. I realize this doesn’t apply to large parts of the wo… --- ## [Married Dopers - how long did you know your spouse before marriage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/married-dopers-how-long-did-you-know-your-spouse-before-marriage/774108)
**Author:** [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2016, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/married-dopers-how-long-did-you-know-your-spouse-before-marriage/774108 "2016-12-14T16:30:26Z")
In the arranged marriage thread in GQ I mentioned that I knew my wife less than 10 months before we were married. In fact, I proposed to her about two months after our first face-to-face meeting. We recently celebrated o… --- ## [Time magazine pranks Trump!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-magazine-pranks-trump/774241)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2016, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-magazine-pranks-trump/774241 "2016-12-14T11:50:16Z")
Okay, the comment over in the POTY thread attracted no attention, so I’ll try again. A friend sent me a (rare) rushed ping to look at the POTY/Trump cover of Time Magazine, so I did. OMFG is all I can say. Them’s some b… --- ## [Climate Change, A Debate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/climate-change-a-debate/774458)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2016, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/climate-change-a-debate/774458 "2016-12-14T10:50:23Z")
What I would like to see is President Trump call for a 2 hour national televised debate between the “warmers” and the “deniers” . Each side chooses their 3 best minds to debate. There would be 2 moderators. Each side wo… --- ## [Jet lag: when to stretch/compress a day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jet-lag-when-to-stretch-compress-a-day/774614)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2016, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jet-lag-when-to-stretch-compress-a-day/774614 "2016-12-14T08:23:12Z")
I live in the eastern (US) time zone. If I travel to the central time zone, it’s trivially easy to “stretch” my day by staying awake for one extra hour. When I return to the eastern time zone, it is easy to undo that t… --- ## [Are you a rich liberal or a poor conservative? If so, explain why.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-rich-liberal-or-a-poor-conservative-if-so-explain-why/774289)
**Author:** [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2016, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-rich-liberal-or-a-poor-conservative-if-so-explain-why/774289 "2016-12-14T05:00:00Z")
I would like to hear from rich liberals and poor conservatives why their political orientation is as such. Rich is defined as having a gross household income of over $250,001 or more. Shoot, I forgot to add a poll. Mo… --- ## [How the bleep do I get my Bosch dishwasher repaired?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-the-bleep-do-i-get-my-bosch-dishwasher-repaired/774411)
**Author:** [@Elemenopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elemenopy)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2016, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-the-bleep-do-i-get-my-bosch-dishwasher-repaired/774411 "2016-12-14T04:40:56Z")
So last year I bought a Bosch dishwasher. Via Amazon. It’s been mostly great. But now I’m getting an error code meaning that water is leaking into some bit under the main compartment. Could be an issue with how it’s … --- ## [Seeking Opinions about Boyfriends vs. Career Post-Divorce](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-opinions-about-boyfriends-vs-career-post-divorce/774627)
**Author:** [@Sateryn76](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sateryn76)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2016, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-opinions-about-boyfriends-vs-career-post-divorce/774627 "2016-12-14T03:01:31Z")
Hi everyone! I split up with my husband this Spring - amicable, not a lot of heartache - and I think I have figured out my new dilemma: working on my career versus working on a new relationship(s). Currently, I am a re… --- ## [Wedding registries seeming too forward?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wedding-registries-seeming-too-forward/774598)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2016, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wedding-registries-seeming-too-forward/774598 "2016-12-13T23:15:34Z")
I don’t mind buying things for other people’s wedding registries at all (although it does still seem a bit odd), but am not at all comfortable with the idea of having a wedding registry of my own (I’m not getting married… --- ## [You have little/no hope for the future under Trump. What do you tell the kids in your life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-little-no-hope-for-the-future-under-trump-what-do-you-tell-the-kids-in-your-life/774246)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2016, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-little-no-hope-for-the-future-under-trump-what-do-you-tell-the-kids-in-your-life/774246 "2016-12-13T22:35:01Z")
I know people with this perspective exist, because they’re all over this board. Surely not ALL of them have absolutely no kids or teens they care about in their life. Even if so, treat it as a hypothetical. Based on wh… --- ## [Recommend Walking/Tracking GPS Mapping App?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-walking-tracking-gps-mapping-app/774383)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2016, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-walking-tracking-gps-mapping-app/774383 "2016-12-13T21:15:11Z")
I was using Google My Tracks, and liked it just fine. But it got “deprecated” (whatever the dickens that means) and a warning pops up to say it won’t work any longer. So I tried Map My Walk, and it was fussy and demand… --- ## [Comcast modem upgrade experiences?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comcast-modem-upgrade-experiences/709245)
**Author:** [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2016, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comcast-modem-upgrade-experiences/709245 "2016-12-13T18:59:11Z")
Has anyone here done the Comcast modem upgrade, and what were your experiences? One stumbling block for me is that the new modems have wifi included. I have a perfectly good wifi network based on Apple hardware, and it… --- ## [Please explain "casual" gift giving to me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-casual-gift-giving-to-me/774515)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2016, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-casual-gift-giving-to-me/774515 "2016-12-13T18:58:03Z")
The experience that gave rise to this post was a gift exchange at my wife’s book club. Each member was supposed to bring a small gift for each other member. My wife bought nice bookmarks ($5-10) for all of the members.… --- ## [So, tourism in Bozeman?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-tourism-in-bozeman/774604)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2016, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-tourism-in-bozeman/774604 "2016-12-13T18:29:26Z")
A follow-on from this thread about my eclipse trip. The cheeky blighters have changed the start location from Cody to Bozeman, because of the better airport. Thank goodness I delayed booking my flights. But a quick searc… --- ## [Annual Refollowing and Refriending Day on FB and other social media](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/annual-refollowing-and-refriending-day-on-fb-and-other-social-media/774505)
**Author:** [@Clarence01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clarence01)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2016, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/annual-refollowing-and-refriending-day-on-fb-and-other-social-media/774505 "2016-12-13T17:57:26Z")
Why hasn’t Zuckerberg tried to establish an “Annual Refriending and Refollowing Day” or something like that for around New Year’s. This would increase Facebook activity greatly and in my opinion not the worst thing in t… --- ## [Vanillaphiles on chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanillaphiles-on-chocolate/774554)
**Author:** [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2016, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanillaphiles-on-chocolate/774554 "2016-12-13T16:52:03Z")
Poll for the minority (probably) of us who like vanilla better than chocolate: what do you think of chocolate? --- ## [Other world leaders who were widely unpopular/said crazy ass things](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-world-leaders-who-were-widely-unpopular-said-crazy-ass-things/774574)
**Author:** [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2016, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-world-leaders-who-were-widely-unpopular-said-crazy-ass-things/774574 "2016-12-13T15:31:34Z")
We’ve got a lot of threads and a lot of talk expressing peoples’ horror and disbelief over Mr. Trump’s upcoming presidency. I’m not happy either, believe me, but it’s done. So… can we possibly find a bright side and look… --- ## [Car insurance - I didn't do it!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-insurance-i-didnt-do-it/773675)
**Author:** [@araminty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/araminty)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2016, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-insurance-i-didnt-do-it/773675 "2016-12-13T05:39:38Z")
(Bear with me, please, I may get some terminology wrong.) So my neighbours think I damaged their car. (I didn’t.) Being a peaceable sort, I gave them my insurance details and told them to make a claim if they insisted. … --- ## [Questions about the atmosphere/climate change](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-the-atmosphere-climate-change/774579)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2016, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-the-atmosphere-climate-change/774579 "2016-12-13T04:05:09Z")
First of all have approximate optimum levels of CO2 in our atmosphere ever been established? Or better yet an optimum range, this might mean some sacrifices as melted ice and loss of land, possibly even a change in ocean… --- ## [Modern car design: windows up when driving?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-car-design-windows-up-when-driving/774304)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2016, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-car-design-windows-up-when-driving/774304 "2016-12-13T03:17:53Z")
What is it about the design of more modern cars that driving with the windows (particularly rear ones) down creates an unpleasant booming noise? Sure, aircon being standard now means we shouldn’t need the windows down, … --- ## [End Game? Russia, Fake News, Propaganda on Social Media \[Here\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/end-game-russia-fake-news-propaganda-on-social-media-here/774541)
**Author:** [@Me\_Billy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Me_Billy)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2016, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/end-game-russia-fake-news-propaganda-on-social-media-here/774541 "2016-12-13T01:20:03Z")
Are Russian agents spreading propaganda on this forum? Beware! It is quite obvious Russia is up to its old antics again\*. That being the spreading of propaganda in the U.S. But this time also adding “fake news” into the… --- ## [Multiplying two 3 digit numbers on paper - How quickly can you do it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiplying-two-3-digit-numbers-on-paper-how-quickly-can-you-do-it/774476)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2016, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiplying-two-3-digit-numbers-on-paper-how-quickly-can-you-do-it/774476 "2016-12-13T00:49:53Z")
Seems like a trivial exercise and it is, but I’m 57 and sometimes you wonder just how rusty your basic mental skills are so I wanted to know how quickly I could do this. I chose two random 3 digit numbers and put them do… --- ## [1-day Yellowstone visit from Bozeman, worth it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-day-yellowstone-visit-from-bozeman-worth-it/768969)
**Author:** [@scr4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scr4)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2016, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-day-yellowstone-visit-from-bozeman-worth-it/768969 "2016-12-13T00:27:47Z")
I’m in Bozeman MT next week on business, and I have 1 full day free. Is it at all practical to try to visit Yellowstone, or will I end up driving all day without seeing much of anything? I’ve never been there and have no… --- ## [Do you trust 5 star reviews?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-trust-5-star-reviews/774156)
**Author:** [@Brodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brodi)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2016, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-trust-5-star-reviews/774156 "2016-12-12T22:15:41Z")
I don’t fully trust reviews for people, places or things if they are too “glowy” (ex: This blender changed my life! This burger is the bestest in the world!), which alot of 5 star reviews seem to be. I’m more liable to … --- ## [Working in IT sucks. Ever transitioned out of it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/working-in-it-sucks-ever-transitioned-out-of-it/773809)
**Author:** [@black\_rabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/black_rabbit)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2016, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/working-in-it-sucks-ever-transitioned-out-of-it/773809 "2016-12-12T21:36:17Z")
So I’m spending my 26th weekend in the last 52 weeks babysitting a team doing maintenance on some systems that support a “critical” business application that does some dumb shit to convince morons to waste their money, a… --- ## [Paxil - now manufactured only as generic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paxil-now-manufactured-only-as-generic/647030)
**Author:** [@MLS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MLS)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2016, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paxil-now-manufactured-only-as-generic/647030 "2016-12-12T20:50:24Z")
First the necessary disclaimer: I am not asking for medical advice. I will be discussing this with my doctor. This is especially directed to others who are being helped by Paxil. I’ve been taking Paxil for many yea… --- ## [My phone wouldn't turn on, so I took the battery out and put it back in. Now it works. WTF](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-phone-wouldnt-turn-on-so-i-took-the-battery-out-and-put-it-back-in-now-it-works-wtf/774460)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2016, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-phone-wouldnt-turn-on-so-i-took-the-battery-out-and-put-it-back-in-now-it-works-wtf/774460 "2016-12-12T18:08:57Z")
So I have a samsung galaxy J3, I’ve had for about 8 months. I plugged it in last night to charge it. When I went to use it today it was a blank screen and wouldn’t turn on. When I plugged it into the PC, it would make a… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=672) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=674)