# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=680 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 681 --- ## [Convincing kitty to be an indoor cat.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convincing-kitty-to-be-an-indoor-cat/772766)
**Author:** [@mind\_the\_gap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mind_the_gap)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2016, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convincing-kitty-to-be-an-indoor-cat/772766 "2016-11-23T13:28:31Z")
Oh wise fellow dopers, I am in need of advice. Mrs. Gap and I are the adopted care takers of a very nice cat. I say adopted because she came to us. She was evidently a “barn cat” born near our house and judging by her cl… --- ## [Becoming an Entrepreneur](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/becoming-an-entrepreneur/772722)
**Author:** [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2016, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/becoming-an-entrepreneur/772722 "2016-11-22T21:49:32Z")
I’m a freshman in college right now, doing a math and statistics double major and I have actuarial Exam P passed. That’s been my plan so far, to become an actuary. I’ve lately been thinking about the prospect of going … --- ## [British prejudice against soldiers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-prejudice-against-soldiers/772624)
**Author:** [@AWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AWB)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2016, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-prejudice-against-soldiers/772624 "2016-11-22T21:20:05Z")
Watching the Doctor Who episode “Into the Dalek”, there’s a new character, Danny Pink, who is a former soldier. Everyone acts rather rudely to him, assuming that since he was a soldier, he’s a mindless killing machine. … --- ## [Anyone Own a Grease Gun?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-own-a-grease-gun/772570)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2016, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-own-a-grease-gun/772570 "2016-11-22T20:45:33Z")
In my very slow, intermittent decluttering process I see a grease gun in my basement which I haven’t used for quite a few years. It seems like a lot of consumer products where you used to use grease guns now have seal… --- ## [Who's making restaurant reservations in my name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-making-restaurant-reservations-in-my-name/772680)
**Author:** [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2016, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-making-restaurant-reservations-in-my-name/772680 "2016-11-22T19:02:47Z")
OK, this one is odd. My Hotmail account received a notice of a reservation made through OpenTable for lunch, for five people, tomorrow at a restaurant in Calistoga, CA. The reservation had my correct name, which is not … --- ## [Pence harangued by cast of Hamilton](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pence-harangued-by-cast-of-hamilton/772436)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 258\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2016, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pence-harangued-by-cast-of-hamilton/772436 "2016-11-22T18:59:58Z")
From the Washington Post So now when you go to the theatre you can expect, if your politics are ‘wrong’ to be addressed directly by the cast and rebuked for how you think. A fresh form of abuse by liberals who really ha… --- ## [Men or Women: who stinks up the bathroom more?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-or-women-who-stinks-up-the-bathroom-more/772706)
**Author:** [@cjackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjackson)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2016, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-or-women-who-stinks-up-the-bathroom-more/772706 "2016-11-22T16:59:06Z")
In your opinion, which sex makes the bathroom smellier after a bowel movement? --- ## [Would you report someone you suspected of terrorism/mass shooter without concrete proof?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-report-someone-you-suspected-of-terrorism-mass-shooter-without-concrete-proof/772641)
**Author:** [@femmejean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/femmejean)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2016, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-report-someone-you-suspected-of-terrorism-mass-shooter-without-concrete-proof/772641 "2016-11-22T16:16:06Z")
You always hear after atrocities people discussing ‘how could this have been stopped/prevented?’ It usually warning signs. For terrorist attacks, its warnings from other governments of communication between groups and fo… --- ## [Ant Eaters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ant-eaters/772723)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2016, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ant-eaters/772723 "2016-11-22T16:16:03Z")
Do the ant eaters perform any valuable services to the environment by tearing up termite mounds and ant nests? Does it help the prey in someway? Does it help the environment? --- ## [Sick of the term "atheist", is there a better alternative?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sick-of-the-term-atheist-is-there-a-better-alternative/372831)
**Author:** [@mrrealtime](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrrealtime)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2016, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sick-of-the-term-atheist-is-there-a-better-alternative/372831 "2016-11-22T14:16:00Z")
No wonder no one likes athiests, the very word basically says I am anti-god. Its like calling oneself “everyoneisanidiotexceptme” and expecting to win friends and influence people. Not only does the term extend a nasty… --- ## [CTE for toddlers? (Concussion concerns)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cte-for-toddlers-concussion-concerns/772669)
**Author:** [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2016, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cte-for-toddlers-concussion-concerns/772669 "2016-11-22T03:04:06Z")
My son is a pretty normal kid, a bit small, but otherwise OK. He just had his 2.5 year appointment at the pediatrician and they had no concerns. There is one thing that I forgot to ask the doctor. He hits his head a lo… --- ## [Suggest a gift](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-gift/772506)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2016, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-gift/772506 "2016-11-22T01:40:24Z")
I have to buy a gift for a gift exchange at work. It’s not enforce-- I signed up for it. Give me some suggestion of things to buy, besides gift cards. Here’s the very diverse group I have to consider: (Price range is $… --- ## [When idiots write reviews.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-idiots-write-reviews/771592)
**Author:** [@Brodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brodi)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2016, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-idiots-write-reviews/771592 "2016-11-21T22:12:31Z")
Here is a one star review from Netflix: The movie in question is a German language movie called \*\*After The Truth. \*\* The film is not in the Kids & Family section and the above description is the first thing you see… --- ## [Will Hillary campaign items be valuable someday?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-hillary-campaign-items-be-valuable-someday/772443)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2016, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-hillary-campaign-items-be-valuable-someday/772443 "2016-11-21T20:44:35Z")
I volunteered for the Hillary campaign in Maine and have a lot of rally signs, magnets, stickers , and pins that they gave me. People tell me that it is worth keeping because it will be rare and valuable someday. Is th… --- ## [Article says hate violence against trans people increasing - I don't see it from the data provided](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/article-says-hate-violence-against-trans-people-increasing-i-dont-see-it-from-the-data-provided/772601)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2016, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/article-says-hate-violence-against-trans-people-increasing-i-dont-see-it-from-the-data-provided/772601 "2016-11-21T20:41:59Z")
Article here caught my attention as I thought trans people were slowly becoming more accepted over time. How Society Let This Happen: The Transgender People Killed in 2016 What is then offered as the confirming data f… --- ## [Some personal takeaways you have as the dust settles on the 2016 election](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-personal-takeaways-you-have-as-the-dust-settles-on-the-2016-election/772299)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2016, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-personal-takeaways-you-have-as-the-dust-settles-on-the-2016-election/772299 "2016-11-21T19:20:00Z")
Here are mine, strictly IMO only - Go ahead and list yours Assuming Trump does not start a nuclear war or crash the economy at this point the most important real world, near term impact on my day to day life will be wh… --- ## [Looking for Input from Grandparents and yeah other parents too I guess](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-input-from-grandparents-and-yeah-other-parents-too-i-guess/772454)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2016, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-input-from-grandparents-and-yeah-other-parents-too-i-guess/772454 "2016-11-21T19:03:20Z")
So I’m going to be a Grampa in a few weeks squee!!! And I’m looking for advice on how to best go about being the best Grampa I can be. My thinking thus far is this. Mom and Dad (or whatever set of parental units) hav… --- ## [Got any good office party stories or advice for us all](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-any-good-office-party-stories-or-advice-for-us-all/772439)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Quatro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Quatro)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2016, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-any-good-office-party-stories-or-advice-for-us-all/772439 "2016-11-21T18:34:37Z")
Anyone been fired? Anyone been embarrassed? Anyone get drunk and forgot what happened, but someone told you the next day? Did you want to get away? --- ## [Trump's Secret Service codename](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-secret-service-codename/772066)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2016, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-secret-service-codename/772066 "2016-11-21T10:59:52Z")
The Secret Service assigns codenames to POTUS, FLOTUS, and others. For example, Obama is ‘Renegade’. Bush 43 was ‘Tumbler’ (later, ‘Trailblazer’), and Reagan was ‘Rawhide’. What should Trump’s codename be? I nominate… --- ## [Why is Hillary so Hated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-hillary-so-hated/771433)
**Author:** [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2016, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-hillary-so-hated/771433 "2016-11-20T23:30:23Z")
\[I’m not sure if I needed to put this in Elections, GD, here or the Pit, so if I’ve screwed up, I’m sorry. Toss it wherever it fits best.\] So I’ve been seeing all over the place that many either voted for Trump, or felt… --- ## [1968 compaired with today.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1968-compaired-with-today/772405)
**Author:** [@X.L.Lent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/X.L.Lent)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2016, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1968-compaired-with-today/772405 "2016-11-20T16:58:01Z")
The events of the past couple weeks have been unbelievable but how does it compare with 1968? I was just a little kid at the time but I remember there was a large violent riot at the Democratic convention in Chicago an… --- ## [OK, what would you do about illegal immigration?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-what-would-you-do-about-illegal-immigration/772301)
**Author:** [@excavating\_for\_a\_mind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/excavating_for_a_mind)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2016, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-what-would-you-do-about-illegal-immigration/772301 "2016-11-20T14:11:58Z")
In this thread, aceplace57 asks what changed in our immigration policy. An interesting thread and even more interesting how blame is shifted to our latest election, while the problem has been growing for the past two or… --- ## [On disabled people and "labels"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-disabled-people-and-labels/772241)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2016, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-disabled-people-and-labels/772241 "2016-11-20T10:52:27Z")
I work at a preschool, and there is a little boy who very obviously has some diagnosable problem, probably selective mutism, or a more generalized anxiety disorder. His parents have not taken him to a doctor for a forma… --- ## [Is Samantha Bee being too hard on white women/(herself)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-samantha-bee-being-too-hard-on-white-women-herself/772175)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2016, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-samantha-bee-being-too-hard-on-white-women-herself/772175 "2016-11-20T10:08:45Z")
Wow. She really sticks it to white women. Why are people like this? I’ve been sick of people telling me I’M the problem, (when I vote the way I do), for a long time now. Now I see white women blaming th… --- ## [Opinions on choosing an Eternity Ring](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-choosing-an-eternity-ring/772252)
**Author:** [@GreedySmurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreedySmurf)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2016, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-choosing-an-eternity-ring/772252 "2016-11-20T06:32:52Z")
My ten year wedding anniversary is approaching, and I’ve set my mind on buying my wife an eternity ring. I believe I have decent taste when it comes to jewellery, but I’m curious to hear from the doper ladies particular… --- ## [Stray Parrot In My Yard, Need Help Fast!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stray-parrot-in-my-yard-need-help-fast/772373)
**Author:** [@kaiwik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaiwik)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2016, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stray-parrot-in-my-yard-need-help-fast/772373 "2016-11-20T04:33:35Z")
Yesterday I was watching the birds at the feeders, and directly after the Cooper’s Hawk\* left an Indian Ringneck parrot flew in and perched on one of the feeders. Our temperatures are really cooling off and this guy isn’… --- ## [I'm confused is this author a Roosevelt descendant or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-confused-is-this-author-a-roosevelt-descendant-or-not/772477)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2016, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-confused-is-this-author-a-roosevelt-descendant-or-not/772477 "2016-11-20T00:34:25Z")
Re this article How Teddy Roosevelt Diffused a Scandal by Destroying His Brother’s Marriage The noted author William J. Mannhas the same last name as the mother of the illegimate Roosevelt son’s mother, but no where (… --- ## [Turbo tax](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turbo-tax/772376)
**Author:** [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2016, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turbo-tax/772376 "2016-11-20T00:19:51Z")
I saw a thread about taxes and it reminded me my husband and I need to decide what to do. We’ve used an accountant for years because my husband was either self employed or an independent contractor. He’s now an employee.… --- ## [Exempt employee on PTO; worked for an hour; do you get the vacation day back?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exempt-employee-on-pto-worked-for-an-hour-do-you-get-the-vacation-day-back/772383)
**Author:** [@black\_rabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/black_rabbit)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2016, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exempt-employee-on-pto-worked-for-an-hour-do-you-get-the-vacation-day-back/772383 "2016-11-19T22:30:50Z")
I took the day off, using 8 hours of my PTO/Vacation. I got paged by work to help handle an urgent technical issue after 5PM, and spent an hour and a half resolving the issue. I intend to log 1.5 hours of time for the p… --- ## [What would happen if everyone between 12 and 70 died tomorrow?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-everyone-between-12-and-70-died-tomorrow/772341)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2016, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-everyone-between-12-and-70-died-tomorrow/772341 "2016-11-19T22:07:06Z")
As long as we’re looking at the other possibilities might as well consider this one too. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=679) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=681)