# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=686 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 687 --- ## [Excellent and useful new rule for Congress](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excellent-and-useful-new-rule-for-congress/770426)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2016, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excellent-and-useful-new-rule-for-congress/770426 "2016-11-02T13:47:07Z")
Laws, laws and yet more laws. Up on Capitol Hill the Congressmen spend all their time thinking up and passing new laws, most of them totally unnecessary. Enough is enough. Let me suggest the adoption of an ancient rule … --- ## [Veterans Day should be moved to today ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/veterans-day-should-be-moved-to-today/770274)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Quatro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Quatro)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2016, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/veterans-day-should-be-moved-to-today/770274 "2016-11-02T12:07:40Z")
In my humbel opinion they should change veterans day (November 11th) to today Oct 31st … Halloween. So they can legally say, “Trick or Treat” :smiley: --- ## [Do you pick up calls from a 1-800 number?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-pick-up-calls-from-a-1-800-number/753397)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2016, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-pick-up-calls-from-a-1-800-number/753397 "2016-11-02T11:03:29Z")
The past week, I keep getting a call showing up on call display as a 1-800 number. Same one, calling about four times. I don’t pick up 1-800 numbers. I assume it’s a telemarketer. In the rare case where it might be a… --- ## [poll workers, election inspectors check in here!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-workers-election-inspectors-check-in-here/770323)
**Author:** [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2016, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-workers-election-inspectors-check-in-here/770323 "2016-11-02T08:47:34Z")
I’ve volunteered to work elections with my local township going back a number of years. It’s a rural township, so the traffic while steady is never daunting to voters. THis year still expecting a big turn out. WHo will … --- ## [In which ways \*are\* men and women indeed (mentally, emotionally) different?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-ways-are-men-and-women-indeed-mentally-emotionally-different/770335)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2016, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-ways-are-men-and-women-indeed-mentally-emotionally-different/770335 "2016-11-02T06:30:04Z")
With the recent trend of blurring the differences between the genders (such as some Cracked articles, and also other sources making the case that men and women think much more similarly than previously believed,) I wante… --- ## [How did Halloween get so big?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-halloween-get-so-big/770097)
**Author:** [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2016, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-halloween-get-so-big/770097 "2016-11-02T03:41:42Z")
First off, Halloween is not a holiday, it never was a holiday, and it’s ingenuous to call it a holiday. I’m fairly adamant about this…not nearly as much as my views on, say, libertarianism, or the gross overuse of that … --- ## [Could the union have been preserved without lincoln](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-union-have-been-preserved-without-lincoln/770388)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2016, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-union-have-been-preserved-without-lincoln/770388 "2016-11-02T02:25:23Z")
Had the democrats not split the vote in the 1860 election and one of his opponents succeeded could the union have been persevered? Would slavery have ended? What about had McClellan won in 1864? If anyone could have wres… --- ## [Who was the first woman to cross the Atlantic east-to-west solo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-first-woman-to-cross-the-atlantic-east-to-west-solo/770380)
**Author:** [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2016, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-first-woman-to-cross-the-atlantic-east-to-west-solo/770380 "2016-11-02T00:34:04Z")
This might look like a GQ question but I suspect that most of you don’t actually know. I only came across her story this week. What I would like is for anyone who is interested to post who they think it was, before they … --- ## [Dealing with violent kids in my daughter's class](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-violent-kids-in-my-daughters-class/769244)
**Author:** [@AngelSoft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelSoft)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2016, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-violent-kids-in-my-daughters-class/769244 "2016-11-02T00:23:23Z")
So my daughter is in third grade, so all the kids in her class are between 8 and 9 years old. Well, lately she’s been coming home overly upset about two boys in her class. She tells me how they never listen to the teache… --- ## [Backround Checks, Discrepancies & Salaries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/backround-checks-discrepancies-salaries/770327)
**Author:** [@imostlylurk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/imostlylurk)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2016, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/backround-checks-discrepancies-salaries/770327 "2016-11-01T21:40:38Z")
Hello - I’m new to this board. After reading some of the other posts, I’m wondering if one of you might be able to provide me some guidance. I recently left my job after being there for several years. Prior to that, I… --- ## [You have 10 million followers on Facebook, Twitter or a blog. How/what do you post?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-10-million-followers-on-facebook-twitter-or-a-blog-how-what-do-you-post/770273)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2016, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-10-million-followers-on-facebook-twitter-or-a-blog-how-what-do-you-post/770273 "2016-11-01T20:02:00Z")
I was thinking about how people like Kobe Bryant, Lionel Messi, etc. have many millions of followers on Facebook and whatnot, and thinking of the incredible amount of vetting and proofreading and scrutiny that must go in… --- ## [Bearded Lizard Experience or Advice to Share?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bearded-lizard-experience-or-advice-to-share/770382)
**Author:** [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2016, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bearded-lizard-experience-or-advice-to-share/770382 "2016-11-01T19:01:30Z")
Hello - My kiddos really would like a reptile. My son has really bonded with a Bearded Lizard at school. His math teacher lets it sit on his shoulder during math class and he thinks it’s very awesome. From what I’ve … --- ## [External Blu-Ray drive for laptop?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/external-blu-ray-drive-for-laptop/770368)
**Author:** [@Cuckoorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cuckoorex)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2016, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/external-blu-ray-drive-for-laptop/770368 "2016-11-01T17:03:05Z")
My cheap Toshiba Satellite laptop’s internal DVD drive seems to be crapping out, and I was thinking of upgrading to a Blu-Ray combo drive. The easiest solution would seem to be an external drive; anyone have experience u… --- ## [Did you experiment sexually in your youth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-experiment-sexually-in-your-youth/770164)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2016, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-experiment-sexually-in-your-youth/770164 "2016-11-01T15:42:57Z")
It’s a cliche that people often go gay a bit in college, with its mix of horny, drunken kids tasting freedom. In my case, not really. I mean, I considered it, being drunk and horny, and thought of going to one of the f… --- ## [Talcum Powder lawsuits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talcum-powder-lawsuits/769944)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2016, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talcum-powder-lawsuits/769944 "2016-11-01T15:35:56Z")
Lawsuits connecting Talcum powder and ovarian cancer have been in the news a lot recently. Johnson and Johnson is the company targeted. I think Talc is sold by many companies? I brought home a small bottle after my last… --- ## [Most Effective Espionage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-effective-espionage/770260)
**Author:** [@Malthus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malthus)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2016, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-effective-espionage/770260 "2016-11-01T15:23:03Z")
Wondering what our board historians would choose from the world of cloak and dagger (or, equally likely, reams of paper!). By “effective” I mean actually had a real-world impact, changing the course of history in some m… --- ## [Car insurance question – need answer fast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-insurance-question-need-answer-fast/770006)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2016, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-insurance-question-need-answer-fast/770006 "2016-11-01T14:33:29Z")
A little background: my wife and I are 49 years old. We have near-perfect driving records; neither of us has ever been in an accident, we have always had the same insurance provider, and in 33 years we have never made an… --- ## [My employer has become self-insured. Do I care?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-employer-has-become-self-insured-do-i-care/770248)
**Author:** [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2016, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-employer-has-become-self-insured-do-i-care/770248 "2016-11-01T12:46:47Z")
My company has just announced that as of January, they will be self-insured in terms of the health insurance offered. From an end-user point of view, they are assuring us that nothing will change. The plan will be admini… --- ## [Does anyone else find it slightly horrifying that you can never escape "you"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-find-it-slightly-horrifying-that-you-can-never-escape-you/769803)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2016, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-find-it-slightly-horrifying-that-you-can-never-escape-you/769803 "2016-11-01T10:22:20Z")
I’m speaking specifically about those trying times of stress. Like say… quitting smoking, or the death of a loved one, or after a nasty break up with your significant other. Those times when your brain is so seemingly o… --- ## [Going to Lost Wages (Las Vegas)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-lost-wages-las-vegas/770142)
**Author:** [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2016, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-lost-wages-las-vegas/770142 "2016-11-01T08:09:04Z")
Library1900 and I are going to Vegas! We’re going right after Thanksgiving. We’ll have four days to see the sights. Any tips or suggestions of what to do or what to avoid? We’re not big on gambling. (I’m a blackjack d… --- ## [Do you use a standing desk? Love/hate/meh?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-a-standing-desk-love-hate-meh/713412)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2016, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-a-standing-desk-love-hate-meh/713412 "2016-05-08T02:03:51Z")
Wife works from home on a regular basis. Most of that time is spent sitting at a computer, and she has developed what appears to be sciatica (I’m trying to get her to go see a doctor about it). We’re thinking about get… --- ## [Before I take my cat back to the shelter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/before-i-take-my-cat-back-to-the-shelter/763812)
**Author:** [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2016, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/before-i-take-my-cat-back-to-the-shelter/763812 "2016-11-01T02:39:48Z")
Any and all advice would be appreciated. I’ve asked about this in the MMP, but now I’m asking for any other advice that can be offered. Mid April I adopted a car from the local shelter. The only thing I was looking fo… --- ## [I have discovered the personification of HELL for white nationalists](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-discovered-the-personification-of-hell-for-white-nationalists/770229)
**Author:** [@Salvor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Salvor)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2016, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-discovered-the-personification-of-hell-for-white-nationalists/770229 "2016-11-01T01:46:00Z")
This comes from Fiction, star trek in fact, there is a scene near the beginning in the movie that intros this fantastical utopian base where the peoples of the universe congregate together in a grand unification of socie… --- ## [Medical opinions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-opinions/770319)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2016, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-opinions/770319 "2016-11-01T01:39:09Z")
We have a Dr. Appointment on wed and I know most of us are no Doctors here so just looking for personal experiences with my issue. My SO had lung surgery on the left lung 6 days ago. She is home now and still on O2. Supp… --- ## [I seem to have some for of quantum uncertainty watch ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-seem-to-have-some-for-of-quantum-uncertainty-watch/770285)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2016, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-seem-to-have-some-for-of-quantum-uncertainty-watch/770285 "2016-11-01T00:57:53Z")
… or perhaps the polar opposite. It might be the only time it is accurate is when I’m observing it. It’s a Citizen Men’s AT4006-06X watch. Solar powered, “atomic” time accuracy set by radio signals from the Halls of S… --- ## [Marriage proposals in same-sex couples](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marriage-proposals-in-same-sex-couples/770041)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2016, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marriage-proposals-in-same-sex-couples/770041 "2016-11-01T00:47:31Z")
In male/female couples, it’s still overwhelmingly common for the man to propose marriage to the woman. I realize that there’s generally an unspoken level where both people will signal their desires but it seems to be reg… --- ## [Divorced man & woman marry. Their non-local kids also marry each other. Is this legally problematic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/divorced-man-woman-marry-their-non-local-kids-also-marry-each-other-is-this-legally-problematic/769902)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2016, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/divorced-man-woman-marry-their-non-local-kids-also-marry-each-other-is-this-legally-problematic/769902 "2016-10-31T22:20:18Z")
A man and women who are both divorced with several kids each marry in their 50’s. They both have semi-estranged kids who live far away and who are unaware of their marriage. His daughter and her son meet each other, marr… --- ## [Semi-submersible cocaine subs keep getting caught. How much to go fully submersible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/semi-submersible-cocaine-subs-keep-getting-caught-how-much-to-go-fully-submersible/770077)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2016, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/semi-submersible-cocaine-subs-keep-getting-caught-how-much-to-go-fully-submersible/770077 "2016-10-31T21:30:13Z")
Re the story here I have two questions. How much more expensive to go fully submersible? How far down would you have to travel to be undetectable, or alternatively untouchable by the US Coast Guard? U.S. Coast Guard s… --- ## [Kaiser Permanente health care in Ohio - gone.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kaiser-permanente-health-care-in-ohio-gone/770236)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2016, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kaiser-permanente-health-care-in-ohio-gone/770236 "2016-10-31T20:03:26Z")
I had Kaiser health care coverage for decades. My employer (NASA, so US government) offered many national and local plans for employees and retirees to choose from. Kaiser was the clear choice for a lot of people. They w… --- ## [Broken iPhone Screen Work-Arounds?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broken-iphone-screen-work-arounds/770278)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2016, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broken-iphone-screen-work-arounds/770278 "2016-10-31T17:50:42Z")
Does anyone know if I place a clear packing tape over the shattered glass\* of an iPhone…will the touchscreen still work? Or, will the tape idea work if I use a stylus? If not, can I still work the phone’s buttons (inclu… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=685) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=687)