# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=713 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 714 --- ## [Reasonably urgent question, on behalf of friends](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reasonably-urgent-question-on-behalf-of-friends/762680)
**Author:** [@Lacunae\_Matata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lacunae_Matata)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2016, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reasonably-urgent-question-on-behalf-of-friends/762680 "2016-08-14T03:52:24Z")
My former in-laws are near Baton Rouge, and have - for the first time in 47 years in their home - evacuated because of flooding. They weren’t expecting to leave, and had to shelter without their dog. They made a high spo… --- ## [Legal DVD-ripping software for Mac?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-dvd-ripping-software-for-mac/762713)
**Author:** [@DaphneBlack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaphneBlack)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2016, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-dvd-ripping-software-for-mac/762713 "2016-08-14T03:39:26Z")
I own a lot of DVDs, quite legally. Is there a legal way that I can transfer their content onto my Mac’s hard-drive and watch them (assuming they don’t have DRM)? --- ## [Is the weather around the world getting more volatile?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-weather-around-the-world-getting-more-volatile/762582)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2016, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-weather-around-the-world-getting-more-volatile/762582 "2016-08-14T02:51:31Z")
I’m not sure if there is a factual answer to this one, so I put it in IMHO. While I know that there is a huge amount of evidence that the globe is getting warmer, I also believe that the weather is getting more volatile… --- ## [So Chrome went and broke the f'n backspace key..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-chrome-went-and-broke-the-fn-backspace-key/762020)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2016, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-chrome-went-and-broke-the-fn-backspace-key/762020 "2016-08-14T02:18:28Z")
FWP: Used to be when surfing the net, you could hit the backspace key and it would take you to the previous page. Not any more, Chrome for whatever reason has decided to put a kibosh to that. Now you have to hit ‘alt + l… --- ## [Kentucky's Ark Encounter: $100 million boondoggle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kentuckys-ark-encounter-100-million-boondoggle/758907)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 209\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2016, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kentuckys-ark-encounter-100-million-boondoggle/758907 "2016-08-14T00:15:09Z")
Even though I’m Christian, I do not believe that the Noah’s Ark story was a worldwide flood. It would be geologically impossible, among other things. In the meantime, Ken Ham, a longtime apologetic who has debated a nu… --- ## [Looking for a language translator reccommendation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-language-translator-reccommendation/762692)
**Author:** [@knits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knits)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2016, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-language-translator-reccommendation/762692 "2016-08-13T19:26:40Z")
I am trying to find a voice to voice translator that translates French, Farsi, Nepali, Burmese, and Arabic. Does anyone have any suggestions? It could be one where you can download additional languages, but it does nee… --- ## [Is expecting privacy if you post personal details on a public dating app a realistic expectation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-expecting-privacy-if-you-post-personal-details-on-a-public-dating-app-a-realistic-expectation/762522)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2016, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-expecting-privacy-if-you-post-personal-details-on-a-public-dating-app-a-realistic-expectation/762522 "2016-08-13T16:30:10Z")
The Daily Beast published an article earlier today (since taken down) of a non-gay Daily Beast writer at the Olympics creating a profile on Grinder then seeing what kind of bites he got. He got a bunch of Grinder bites t… --- ## [Alt-History: Teddy Roosevelt wins in 1912](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alt-history-teddy-roosevelt-wins-in-1912/762670)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2016, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alt-history-teddy-roosevelt-wins-in-1912/762670 "2016-08-13T15:02:35Z")
So say that after Roosevelt goes all Bull Moose Taft throws in the towel. He still respects Roosevely - even if they’re rivals - and knows with TR in the race he’s finished. Instead, he throws his support behind TR and… --- ## [Has Rick murdered Jessie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-rick-murdered-jessie/762340)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2016, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-rick-murdered-jessie/762340 "2016-08-13T13:41:15Z")
Here’s the scenario - there are two friends, Rick and Jessie, Jessie’s got himself a girl and Rick wants to make her his. So rather than being funny and being cool with the lines he’s gonna travel back in time, instead … --- ## [Alternative History, WWII, Iwo Jima](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternative-history-wwii-iwo-jima/762420)
**Author:** [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2016, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternative-history-wwii-iwo-jima/762420 "2016-08-13T11:44:32Z")
In this alternative history, the Japanese commander has all the troops, equipment, ammunition, naval support, and supplies as the IRL Japanese commander had. In this alternative history YOU are the commander of the Alli… --- ## [Windows laptop without bloatware?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-laptop-without-bloatware/762638)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2016, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-laptop-without-bloatware/762638 "2016-08-13T05:07:56Z")
Looking for a new Windows laptop that does not come preloaded with all kinds of extra software I don’t need. I hope they exist . I would prefer not to buy some obscure brand. I’ve had good luck with Toshiba and… --- ## [What kind of rental agreement am I looking for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-rental-agreement-am-i-looking-for/762640)
**Author:** [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2016, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-rental-agreement-am-i-looking-for/762640 "2016-08-13T00:38:26Z")
I’m planning to run a festival (small, only about 100-200 people) on someone else’s land. The other party has never used any sort of contract when renting their land out to festivals. I’m not cool with that. What are my… --- ## [Why is taking a day off work with a hangover unacceptable in society?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-taking-a-day-off-work-with-a-hangover-unacceptable-in-society/762268)
**Author:** [@guitario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guitario)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2016, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-taking-a-day-off-work-with-a-hangover-unacceptable-in-society/762268 "2016-08-12T21:50:53Z")
I, like most people, have woken up at some point with the hangover from hell. I also expect most people have at one time or another phoned in sick (or skipped some prior arrangement) - but the thing is, they probably lie… --- ## [Help! History textbooks in english for highschoolers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-history-textbooks-in-english-for-highschoolers/762550)
**Author:** [@Septima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Septima)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2016, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-history-textbooks-in-english-for-highschoolers/762550 "2016-08-12T19:43:52Z")
I know there are plenty of teachers here, so I was hoping for some help in locating english language materials. I teach “high schoolers” (age 16-19), and most of our books and materials are in danish. This is usually no… --- ## [Should You Thank People For Their Twitter Following?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-you-thank-people-for-their-twitter-following/762542)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2016, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-you-thank-people-for-their-twitter-following/762542 "2016-08-12T16:56:39Z")
I have only been on twitter for a short while now. But I am still delighted when I see new people following me. As you know, I am a very opinionated person. And I enjoy the idea more people will be able to share in my th… --- ## [What's the first election you remember? How old were you? When did you vote for the first time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-first-election-you-remember-how-old-were-you-when-did-you-vote-for-the-first-time/761969)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2016, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-first-election-you-remember-how-old-were-you-when-did-you-vote-for-the-first-time/761969 "2016-08-12T16:12:14Z")
The title says it all. I remember the election of 1960 when JFK was running against Nixon. I was 6. No, I wasn’t politically astute or anything like that. But I grew up in a Catholic family, so Kennedy being Catholic… --- ## [How to respond to "I'll pray for you"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-respond-to-ill-pray-for-you/762216)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2016, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-respond-to-ill-pray-for-you/762216 "2016-08-12T15:16:06Z")
I don’t share the political views of a lot of people at my gym. Often, when I get sucked into political discussions (I know, I know… stupid me), these people will end the conversation with “I’ll pray for you.” I’ve been… --- ## [Archery Badassery: Can any Dopers comment on its legitimacy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archery-badassery-can-any-dopers-comment-on-its-legitimacy/762450)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2016, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archery-badassery-can-any-dopers-comment-on-its-legitimacy/762450 "2016-08-12T15:00:55Z")
Deadspin is part of Gawker media - so it is basically an online tabloid. Most of the stuff on it is crap, occasionally they break a story that goes big, and occasionally they offer an interesting article on a sports to… --- ## [When did America \*stop\* being "great?" (If you believe it to be the case)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-america-stop-being-great-if-you-believe-it-to-be-the-case/761579)
**Author:** [@Calatin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Calatin)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2016, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-america-stop-being-great-if-you-believe-it-to-be-the-case/761579 "2016-08-12T14:47:28Z")
Inspired by this thread, and I almost wanted to ask the question there, but given the wide range of opinions, I didn’t want to risk derailing the thread. Basically, I have friends all across the political spectrum, but … --- ## [Uveitis and photophobia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uveitis-and-photophobia/762558)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2016, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uveitis-and-photophobia/762558 "2016-08-12T14:31:42Z")
My Anterior Uveitis is back. :frowning: And I’m just back from the doctor. The ophthalmologist had great difficulty because the uveitis has rendered the eye extremely photophobic. Which meant that my eye watered like cr… --- ## [When things don't go your way](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-things-dont-go-your-way/761104)
**Author:** [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2016, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-things-dont-go-your-way/761104 "2016-08-12T10:25:30Z")
Let me preface this by saying I’m not looking for tough love. If I’m struggling with something emotionally, telling me to stop being so selfish, such a baby, etc. will not actually stop be from being that way. I’m look… --- ## [North Korea Hypothetical](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-korea-hypothetical/761938)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2016, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-korea-hypothetical/761938 "2016-08-12T07:08:23Z")
NK’s missiles seem somewhat unreliable if not erratic. They are now hitting in the waters closer to Japan. The last one ‘near’ Japans territorial waters. Near could mean anything. Anyway… The hypothetical/s, that I … --- ## [The American notion/joke that a mother-in-law is a mortal enemy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-american-notion-joke-that-a-mother-in-law-is-a-mortal-enemy/762296)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2016, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-american-notion-joke-that-a-mother-in-law-is-a-mortal-enemy/762296 "2016-08-12T07:00:39Z")
Someone once noted that the joke/meme about one’s mother-in-law being an enemy or hostile figure seems to be a mostly American phenomenon, because in some other cultures, women typically look \*favorably \*on their sons-in… --- ## [Jury duty selection- is it really fair for a court to do this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jury-duty-selection-is-it-really-fair-for-a-court-to-do-this/761757)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2016, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jury-duty-selection-is-it-really-fair-for-a-court-to-do-this/761757 "2016-08-12T06:40:30Z")
So my number got called for Jury Duty selection and like a good citizen, I showed up and filled out my paperwork, and after about 2 hours, the lady running the whole deal said the selection process for the case was takin… --- ## [Is this terrorism joke offensive? Is the reply offensive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-terrorism-joke-offensive-is-the-reply-offensive/761473)
**Author:** [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2016, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-terrorism-joke-offensive-is-the-reply-offensive/761473 "2016-08-12T05:37:16Z")
Okay. After YEARS of dodging email drama related to politics and such with friends and family and running from Facebook like a nun runs from a porn convention I’ve finally got my first flesh wound. Back story. Got a wie… --- ## [Why not make single-seater restrooms unisex?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-not-make-single-seater-restrooms-unisex/761506)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2016, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-not-make-single-seater-restrooms-unisex/761506 "2016-08-12T04:46:27Z")
As I sit here at Starbucks waiting for the sun to go down, a question that’s bugged me for a little while again rears its ugly head. Probably because when my mother uses the restroom, she tends to be in there awhile. W… --- ## [Anyone here have blepharitis? \[redux\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-have-blepharitis-redux/762378)
**Author:** [@Declanium](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Declanium)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2016, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-have-blepharitis-redux/762378 "2016-08-12T02:47:28Z")
I was just diagnosed last month. Was told to use baby shampoo for lid scrubs and sent on my way. They kinda dismissed the whole thing comparing it to dandruff of the eyelid with a simple home remedy. Uh…nope. Here I sit … --- ## [a friends suicide](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-friends-suicide/762507)
**Author:** [@flygirl2172](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flygirl2172)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2016, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-friends-suicide/762507 "2016-08-12T01:58:35Z")
Is a ketamine infusion effective in treating depression? Thanks --- ## [TV's Brave New World - How Much is It Worth to YOU?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tvs-brave-new-world-how-much-is-it-worth-to-you/762415)
**Author:** [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2016, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tvs-brave-new-world-how-much-is-it-worth-to-you/762415 "2016-08-11T23:49:09Z")
OK, I haven’t seen a “TV Show” for a couple of decades. The progression: Broadcast - 3 national networks, any other was local. Small town with no local stations? How big an antenna are you ready to buy? Cable Soon bl… --- ## [Need advice re: training situation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-advice-re-training-situation/762142)
**Author:** [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maggie_the_Ocelot)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2016, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-advice-re-training-situation/762142 "2016-08-11T16:31:03Z")
So. I’m supposed to do some training tomorrow, where I’ll be standing up in front of people for a full 8 hour day. There is a 1 hr lunch break, and 2 15 minute breaks. I’m not supposed to do more breaks than that. How… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=712) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=714)