# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=720 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 721 --- ## [Uber is about the best 2nd job I can imagine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uber-is-about-the-best-2nd-job-i-can-imagine/758699)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2016, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uber-is-about-the-best-2nd-job-i-can-imagine/758699 "2016-07-25T01:01:35Z")
I’ve been driving for Uber pretty regularly since March, usually anywhere for 15-35 hours a week. That’s one of the things I like best about it – I’m completely free to start or stop driving on a whim. Uber only cares … --- ## [Why the huge turnover in mascara formulas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-huge-turnover-in-mascara-formulas/760608)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2016, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-huge-turnover-in-mascara-formulas/760608 "2016-07-24T17:45:53Z")
I swear, mascara formulas multiply like rabbits. Ever major make-up brand has far more mascaras then seems necessary. And even within the brand, say Max Factor, the mascara that you buy this year will have been replaced … --- ## [Small, budget Android smartphone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-budget-android-smartphone/760598)
**Author:** [@TwoCarrotSnowman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoCarrotSnowman)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2016, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-budget-android-smartphone/760598 "2016-07-24T12:30:32Z")
Mrs Snowman’s birthday is coming up, and she’s expressed an interest in a new phone to replace her Nokia Lumia 635. The phone itself is fine; the issue is that it runs Windows 8.1 and that she’s finding more and more tha… --- ## [What is the worst town/city in the world?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-town-city-in-the-world/759931)
**Author:** [@Hbk4894](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hbk4894)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2016, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-town-city-in-the-world/759931 "2016-07-24T10:54:45Z")
Rochdale England --- ## [Almost everyone is a right-winger (when it comes to dating and relationships)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-everyone-is-a-right-winger-when-it-comes-to-dating-and-relationships/760470)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2016, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-everyone-is-a-right-winger-when-it-comes-to-dating-and-relationships/760470 "2016-07-24T04:11:36Z")
This is going to be a very long post, so you can scroll down to the TL;DR version at the bottom if you’d like to skip most of it. (Right off the bat, I would like to point out that “right-winger” isn’t the best term, bu… --- ## [How do you respond ? \[Guessing someone's age\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-respond-guessing-someones-age/760522)
**Author:** [@ToughLife](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ToughLife)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2016, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-respond-guessing-someones-age/760522 "2016-07-24T02:19:46Z")
Sometimes people ask me How old do you think I am? / How old do I look ? An honest answer, if way off, might disappoint, an obvious understatement might feel flattering but considered as a sign of a weakness. But the… --- ## [What to wear for second / third round of job interviews?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-wear-for-second-third-round-of-job-interviews/760630)
**Author:** [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2016, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-wear-for-second-third-round-of-job-interviews/760630 "2016-07-23T17:37:44Z")
A few weeks ago I interviewed for an office job. I sweated bullets and answered the questions as best I knew how, and I guess I made a decent impression as I was just called back for a second round of interviews. Here’s… --- ## [How early is too early to mow your lawn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-early-is-too-early-to-mow-your-lawn/760527)
**Author:** [@xizor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xizor)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2016, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-early-is-too-early-to-mow-your-lawn/760527 "2016-07-23T09:24:07Z")
My subdivision has a facebook page. I was recently called out on it for having the audacity to mow my grass at 8:45 on a Saturday morning. I admit I am an early riser, but I feel anything after 8 is a fine time to mow … --- ## [Question about Catholics, divorce and re-marriage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-catholics-divorce-and-re-marriage/760599)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2016, 9:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-catholics-divorce-and-re-marriage/760599 "2016-07-23T09:14:05Z")
Is it true that an observant Catholic cannot marry (in a Catholic ceremony) someone who has been married and divorced? Does it matter if the previous marriage was not a Catholic marriage? For example, if Jane is married… --- ## [Women are more privileged than men (At least, in the West)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-are-more-privileged-than-men-at-least-in-the-west/760076)
**Author:** [@ILikeForeignLanguages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ILikeForeignLanguages)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2016, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-are-more-privileged-than-men-at-least-in-the-west/760076 "2016-07-23T05:09:10Z")
Men are definitely more privileged than women in many parts of the world; however, in Western Europe, the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, women are not oppressed, nor are they less privileged than men. Here’s proo… --- ## [Who's more at fault in this kitchen scenario?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-more-at-fault-in-this-kitchen-scenario/760488)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2016, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-more-at-fault-in-this-kitchen-scenario/760488 "2016-07-23T00:16:17Z")
Person A and Person B are in a relationship and live together. Person A typically handles food preparation, while Person B normally picks up or orders food (if A can’t or doesn’t feel like cooking). A and B both like t… --- ## [Apparently saying "all lives matter" is racist according to a BLM's co-founder.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-saying-all-lives-matter-is-racist-according-to-a-blms-co-founder/760083)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 243\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2016, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-saying-all-lives-matter-is-racist-according-to-a-blms-co-founder/760083 "2016-07-22T21:09:11Z")
Story here. So I’m wondering what the posters here have to say about this…do you agree? Me, I understand and get that it’s been used to quash “black lives matter” discussion and protesting, but this sort of rubs me the… --- ## [Any strategies for living with auto correct phone keyboards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-strategies-for-living-with-auto-correct-phone-keyboards/760511)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2016, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-strategies-for-living-with-auto-correct-phone-keyboards/760511 "2016-07-22T20:13:43Z")
I am constantly fighting auto suggest/auto correct. Whatever they call this crap. I’m constantly looking up to see it’s inserted a word I don’t want. Forcing me to backspace multiple letters. Emoticons here don’t work … --- ## [How to set up a small home security camera system](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-set-up-a-small-home-security-camera-system/760529)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2016, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-set-up-a-small-home-security-camera-system/760529 "2016-07-22T20:12:03Z")
I’m wanting a home security system that will consist of 3-4 cameras and a DVR. None of the cameras will be outside. Two will be placed against windows to look outside the house, one for the front yard and another for th… --- ## [What do you make of this bizarre comment/compliment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-make-of-this-bizarre-comment-compliment/760392)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2016, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-make-of-this-bizarre-comment-compliment/760392 "2016-07-22T19:29:17Z")
If you are a man, and someone remarked about your physical appearance, “You would be a very pretty woman - if you were a woman”…or, if you’re a woman, and someone commented about your physical appearance, “You would be a… --- ## [Hillary's tweet about Chris Christie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillarys-tweet-about-chris-christie/760412)
**Author:** [@bizerta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bizerta)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2016, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillarys-tweet-about-chris-christie/760412 "2016-07-22T17:24:15Z")
Hillary tweeted, “If you think Chris Christie can lecture anyone on ethics, we have a bridge to sell you.” News media say this is a reference to the George Washington Bridge scandal a year or two ago. Am I the only one… --- ## [Most unusual car you've seen today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-unusual-car-youve-seen-today/314092)
**Author:** [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2016, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-unusual-car-youve-seen-today/314092 "2016-07-22T14:13:55Z")
Feel free to define unusual any way you want. Mine was a 1963 (according to the antique plates and Kennedy/Johnson bumper sticker) Studebaker Avanti, light-blue. It really stands on out a city street full of Civics and… --- ## [Allergic to lamb? Is that a thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/allergic-to-lamb-is-that-a-thing/760385)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2016, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/allergic-to-lamb-is-that-a-thing/760385 "2016-07-22T12:57:03Z")
(Note: NOT intended as a sneak brag) Our family spent Sunday celebrating kaylasmom’s birthday at Disneyland Resort. Part of the festivities included dinner at the Carthay Circle Restaurant in Disney California Adventure. … --- ## [Who should be the DD?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-be-the-dd/760431)
**Author:** [@GunnarFranz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GunnarFranz)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2016, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-be-the-dd/760431 "2016-07-22T12:49:10Z")
I have a Summer Soiree coming up on Friday and wanted to know if it is typical for the employee or their significant other to be the designated driver at an employer function. Is this is a societal norm I am clueless ab… --- ## [Head buried in one place, body in another. Which grave(s) do you visit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/head-buried-in-one-place-body-in-another-which-grave-s-do-you-visit/760406)
**Author:** [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2016, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/head-buried-in-one-place-body-in-another-which-grave-s-do-you-visit/760406 "2016-07-22T03:24:11Z")
Just something slightly weird that occurred to me. For reasons I will not get into, one of your loved ones has been killed and decapitated. Or, if that sounds too gruesome, let’s say that they died peacefully in their s… --- ## [Help me choose a new cell phone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-choose-a-new-cell-phone/760090)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2016, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-choose-a-new-cell-phone/760090 "2016-07-22T02:47:20Z")
I’m sick & tired of getting replacement/refurbished phones that don’t work. Instead of going for my third in about a month, I think I’m just going to buy a new phone. Criteria: \[ul\] \[li\]Must: Be an Android phone. I … --- ## [Multiple auto accidents with same car](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-auto-accidents-with-same-car/760312)
**Author:** [@bizerta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bizerta)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2016, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-auto-accidents-with-same-car/760312 "2016-07-22T02:07:16Z")
I was involved in a hit-and-run fender-bender about a month ago. It scraped and bent two fenders behind a rear door. I have $1000 deductible. I haven’t even established if the repair cost exceeds that amount. Yesterd… --- ## [Is a fetus ever awake?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-fetus-ever-awake/760455)
**Author:** [@protoboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/protoboard)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2016, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-fetus-ever-awake/760455 "2016-07-22T01:03:00Z")
Apparently there is evidence that a fetus is asleep until birth, including studies that show that lambs (who are more developed at birth than human babies) never awake in utero. However fetuses experience REM sleep and … --- ## [Teaching or motivational strategies that backfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teaching-or-motivational-strategies-that-backfire/760467)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2016, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teaching-or-motivational-strategies-that-backfire/760467 "2016-07-21T22:42:35Z")
I have been a teacher before, and I think certain teaching “motivations” or “encouragements” really tend to have the opposite effect of what is desired: I think that such advertisements or exhortations as, “My teaching … --- ## [SPECULATIONS: probably unanswerable questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speculations-probably-unanswerable-questions/760498)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2016, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speculations-probably-unanswerable-questions/760498 "2016-07-21T21:54:26Z")
Things you might be curious about but which there is probably no information to answer them one way or another. For example: on the one hand female bodybuilders typically have small-to-completely flat breasts (unless th… --- ## [Dog training advice Part 2: Housebreaking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-training-advice-part-2-housebreaking/760423)
**Author:** [@AngelSoft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelSoft)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2016, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-training-advice-part-2-housebreaking/760423 "2016-07-21T21:40:54Z")
So it’s me again with my adorably annoying little puppy Toby. As the title says, I’m having a hell of a time housebreaking him. He’s a min pin/chihuahua mix, about five months now, and not fixed yet (he will be). When I … --- ## [I miss bench seats](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-miss-bench-seats/760239)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2016, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-miss-bench-seats/760239 "2016-07-21T21:31:19Z")
That, and the heavy creak of the metal car doors as they shut, are probably the only thing I miss about older cars. I loved bench seats! Yadda yadda bucket seats are safer and all that jazz, but with bench seats you coul… --- ## [Is this SPAM?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-spam/760461)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2016, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-spam/760461 "2016-07-21T20:52:46Z")
At my Gmail account I rarely get SPAM. Here is a screen capture of an email I received. Do you feel it is safe to open? --- ## [Something is slowing down. Is it Netflix or USPS?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-is-slowing-down-is-it-netflix-or-usps/716757)
**Author:** [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2016, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-is-slowing-down-is-it-netflix-or-usps/716757 "2016-07-21T19:29:34Z")
I subscribed to Netflix’ DVD mail service for the first time long ago. Maybe it was 8 years, although I have not subscribed continuously. First, the facts. I live about 150 miles from the nearest Netflix distribution … --- ## [Hitler's house](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hitlers-house/760303)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2016, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hitlers-house/760303 "2016-07-21T17:18:48Z")
Or birthplace at Braunau am Inn, more accurately, has been causing a headache for Austrian authorities who do not want it to become a ‘cult site’ for neo-Nazi fuckheads. Currently the only sign that baby Adolf was there … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=719) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=721)