# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=706 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 707 --- ## [The current direction capitalism is going is politically unsustainable - Very good article](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-direction-capitalism-is-going-is-politically-unsustainable-very-good-article/764584)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2016, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-direction-capitalism-is-going-is-politically-unsustainable-very-good-article/764584 "2016-09-02T21:27:28Z")
Article here Democracy And Capitalism May Be Headed For Divorce - Inequality is fueling global political unrest. The article crystalizes a lot of the thoughts and concerns I’ve has about the direction capitalism is goi… --- ## [Hypothetical: being interviewed on TV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-being-interviewed-on-tv/764699)
**Author:** [@Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyer)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2016, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-being-interviewed-on-tv/764699 "2016-09-02T21:15:37Z")
Imagine that you are a celebrity of some sort, and you have been invited onto one of the popular late-night shows hosted by the likes of Jay Leno, Stephen Colbert, etc. Once the preliminaries have been exchanged, the ho… --- ## [I feel like such a tool. I'm always surprised when black people like nerdy white people things.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-feel-like-such-a-tool-im-always-surprised-when-black-people-like-nerdy-white-people-things/764341)
**Author:** [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2016, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-feel-like-such-a-tool-im-always-surprised-when-black-people-like-nerdy-white-people-things/764341 "2016-09-02T19:35:01Z")
I’m constantly trying to be more progressive, but I still have a few prejudicial strings I can’t snap. For instance, while getting my oil changed, I was reading a Terry Pratchett book in the lobby. The mechanic, a young … --- ## [Are you angry? \[Political Views\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-angry-political-views/764483)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2016, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-angry-political-views/764483 "2016-09-02T17:09:40Z")
When watching and reading the news, there appears to be quite a bit of anger among Americans with regard to how the country is being run or not being run across all spectrums: The federal government, across all branches… --- ## [The most interviews you've had for a single job](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-interviews-youve-had-for-a-single-job/764668)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2016, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-interviews-youve-had-for-a-single-job/764668 "2016-09-02T16:26:04Z")
I had a fourth interview for a position early this week (it was supposed to be three, but one of the interviewers was ill, so there was another tucked in). That’s my new high, but I see online that it’s nowhere near the… --- ## [Have you been to a brunch wedding? What was the music like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-to-a-brunch-wedding-what-was-the-music-like/764534)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2016, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-to-a-brunch-wedding-what-was-the-music-like/764534 "2016-09-02T15:34:10Z")
The lovely Ms. Cups and I have finally found a good spot for us to get married. It’s outdoors, it’s at a hotel that mostly means something to us, and (due to the hotel circumstances) it requires us to have a brunch wedd… --- ## [A work reference lied about me, could this be an issue?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-work-reference-lied-about-me-could-this-be-an-issue/764482)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2016, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-work-reference-lied-about-me-could-this-be-an-issue/764482 "2016-09-02T15:16:17Z")
There was an IT project I worked on last year that I joined several months after it started. I recently had my former boss write me a reference letter for another job, and in it, he claimed that I worked the entire leng… --- ## [Chicken People, any breeds you DON'T like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-people-any-breeds-you-dont-like/764602)
**Author:** [@Brodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brodi)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2016, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-people-any-breeds-you-dont-like/764602 "2016-09-02T13:55:54Z")
For me its Barred Rocks. Out of all the various breeds I’ve owned, the BRs have been the most aggressive towards me and the other chickens. Only TWO of the many I’ve gotten have been able to get along with the other ch… --- ## [What part of the U.S. is West Virginia in?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-part-of-the-u-s-is-west-virginia-in/764269)
**Author:** [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2016, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-part-of-the-u-s-is-west-virginia-in/764269 "2016-09-02T12:28:42Z")
Yes, I know how to find it on a map. There’s a reason this Thread is in IMHO instead of General Questions. West Virginia Border States are all easy to place as to what region of the country they’re in:\[ul\] \[li\]Ohio - T… --- ## [Killing a nazi guard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/killing-a-nazi-guard/764698)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2016, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/killing-a-nazi-guard/764698 "2016-09-02T11:37:20Z")
Let’s say it is 1950 and a young polish woman sees a German man who personally participated in the medical torture and death of her parents and brothers at Auschwitz. Enraged she runs up to the man and kills him on the s… --- ## [Does anyone read prospecti?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-read-prospecti/764587)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2016, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-read-prospecti/764587 "2016-09-02T04:02:49Z")
I get these in the mail all the freaking time. Mostly from Mutual funds, but also other investment vehicles. I always open the envelope look at the grey, newsprint brochure, and dump them in the recycle bin. Does anyon… --- ## [Strange Subaru Car Noise Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-subaru-car-noise-question/764570)
**Author:** [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2016, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-subaru-car-noise-question/764570 "2016-09-02T01:42:56Z")
We started getting this odd whine from our Outback; IIRC 2011 and say 75k miles. Its fairly high pitched and seems to be coming from one of the wheels. It first started after the car had been parked in a bad rain storm a… --- ## [Experience with Medicare](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experience-with-medicare/764522)
**Author:** [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2016, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experience-with-medicare/764522 "2016-09-02T00:16:46Z")
I get to start Medicare in November. I am researching options - I’ve read Medicare for Dummies, and have been deep in the plan comparison site. I have no initial bias to Medigap or Medicare advantage, and have found two… --- ## [This is how you lower healthcare costs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-how-you-lower-healthcare-costs/764731)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2016, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-how-you-lower-healthcare-costs/764731 "2016-09-01T23:34:44Z")
Seems like if you’re in the Netherlands you might not want to claim you’re depressed. --- ## [Tell me about living in the Florida Keys](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-living-in-the-florida-keys/764557)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2016, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-living-in-the-florida-keys/764557 "2016-09-01T23:31:39Z")
Just what the title says. Quality of life, jobs, retirees, housing, cost of living… What’s it like for someone to pack up and move there? --- ## [Expired Allergy Medication: Okay, Worthless, Dangerous or Other?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expired-allergy-medication-okay-worthless-dangerous-or-other/764607)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2016, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expired-allergy-medication-okay-worthless-dangerous-or-other/764607 "2016-09-01T23:17:12Z")
I’ve got this near full bottle of Allergy Tablets (diphenhydramine hydrochloride 25mg) that have an expiration date, we’ll say, A while ago. (about 5 years) Seems a shame to waste 'em, especially with all the weeds and s… --- ## [Problem with Google Play Services](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-with-google-play-services/764629)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2016, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-with-google-play-services/764629 "2016-09-01T20:00:29Z")
(on my Android phone, if not otherwise obvious) For the past few months I have been getting notified by my Android phone that I am almost out of storage space. When I investigate I always find close to 4gb of data under… --- ## [Adding audio to a video. (Need help fast!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adding-audio-to-a-video-need-help-fast/764599)
**Author:** [@MannyL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MannyL)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2016, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adding-audio-to-a-video-need-help-fast/764599 "2016-09-01T19:56:45Z")
I am working on a project for work where I need to make some video’s for an internal website that walk people through certain tasks. My speaking voice is not that great and I had a coworker record audio that I am going … --- ## [Why are inside jokes so satisfying?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-inside-jokes-so-satisfying/764435)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2016, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-inside-jokes-so-satisfying/764435 "2016-09-01T19:02:39Z")
I was wearing my “Faber College, 1963, Phys. Ed” T-shirt today, and the checkout guy at Trader Joes called after me as I left and said “Hey, is that shirt from…” And I smiled, and gave him a thumb’s up. I probably wea… --- ## [What's good at Costco?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-good-at-costco/764127)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2016, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-good-at-costco/764127 "2016-09-01T18:42:07Z")
We finally got a Costco and people have lost they damn mind. I thought it might be safe to go on a weekday morning yesterday and still had to stand in four separate lines outside in the heat before I could even get the … --- ## [Problems stopping Lipitor cold turkey?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problems-stopping-lipitor-cold-turkey/764667)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2016, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problems-stopping-lipitor-cold-turkey/764667 "2016-09-01T16:59:10Z")
I’ve been on Lipitor daily ever since a heart attack/cardiac catheterization/stent done 2 1/2 years ago. My lipid profile has always been excellent, but my cardiologist said that a study suggested that statins increased… --- ## [How do you wash your car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-wash-your-car/764309)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2016, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-wash-your-car/764309 "2016-09-01T16:35:33Z")
I go to a “wand” style and go through the following routine: Presoak the entire vehicle. I’m not sure that this step is necessary. Power wash with soap. Power rinse with water. Spot free rinse. The water in our area i… --- ## [Is there really any \*real world\* way modern society could collapse back to pure survival levels?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-really-any-real-world-way-modern-society-could-collapse-back-to-pure-survival-levels/764172)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2016, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-really-any-real-world-way-modern-society-could-collapse-back-to-pure-survival-levels/764172 "2016-09-01T08:35:32Z")
In looking at some prepper videos like the one linked below (actually fairly well done production wise) I wonder how fragile industrialized society is. It seems pretty robust to me, but in most prepper’s view social coll… --- ## [What have you changed your mind about?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-changed-your-mind-about/763763)
**Author:** [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2016, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-changed-your-mind-about/763763 "2016-09-01T01:16:55Z")
In so many threads over the years, I see the same pattern of people dogmatically sticking to their positions. Citations are given, and then brushed aside. Hundreds or even thousands of comments are made in a thread. But … --- ## [Linked In: Can't I Just Post Resume?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/linked-in-cant-i-just-post-resume/764444)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2016, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/linked-in-cant-i-just-post-resume/764444 "2016-09-01T00:12:19Z")
I believe in efficiency. On LinkedIn, why can’t I just post my resume? Why the hell do I have to go through the process of regurgitating my resume!?! Perhaps some SDoper can walk me through a method to post a legible res… --- ## [Best way to fight difficult constipation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-fight-difficult-constipation/763988)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2016, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-fight-difficult-constipation/763988 "2016-08-31T22:54:01Z")
I am taking an anti-inflammatory drug to help me recover from my recent hernia operation. Its caused me to be heavily constipated. What I wan to know is they say you can 2 maximum strength ex-lax pills. What would happe… --- ## [The legal implications of a century-long absence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-legal-implications-of-a-century-long-absence/764384)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2016, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-legal-implications-of-a-century-long-absence/764384 "2016-08-31T17:16:25Z")
Inspired by this thread. So you’re going away on a trip that will take a century or two. How would the legal institutions cope with this? You can’t be declared dead because you’re coming back, but OTOH you’re not comin… --- ## [Ridding the world of EEEvillll \[Windows 10\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridding-the-world-of-eeevillll-windows-10/764151)
**Author:** [@Medi-Mouth1565p](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Medi-Mouth1565p)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2016, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridding-the-world-of-eeevillll-windows-10/764151 "2016-08-31T14:56:05Z")
I intend to do my part and I am asking that you join me. Remove those OSs, hard drives, laptops or desk tops, throw them in the river, in front of a train, install windows .45(caliber) or whatever is in your power. Am I… --- ## [Dreams: what was your most terrifying nightmare?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dreams-what-was-your-most-terrifying-nightmare/142718)
**Author:** [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2016, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dreams-what-was-your-most-terrifying-nightmare/142718 "2016-08-31T03:03:08Z")
When I was about twelve years old, I dreamed that I was watching my mother sleeping on the couch. She woke up and smiled at me. I wanted to hug her, but I couldn’t move. That’s when I noticed the grayish white hands and… --- ## [Video card advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-card-advice/764478)
**Author:** [@Grey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grey)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2016, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-card-advice/764478 "2016-08-31T01:39:05Z")
Well, after driver roll backs, updates, restarts and reseats I think I need to move on to replacement of my video card but I’m a little out of my depth here. I’ve a 5 year old PC with a GTX 560 TI card. What I’d like to… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=705) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=707)