# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=753 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 754 --- ## [College class, would you finish the assignments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-class-would-you-finish-the-assignments/753535)
**Author:** [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2016, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-class-would-you-finish-the-assignments/753535 "2016-05-02T15:33:47Z")
You have two minor assignments left to turn in for a class. The professor has told you that turning in those two assignments aren’t going to change your grade. In this case an A. Would you still do them because you fe… --- ## [How would you feel if your dreams were recorded and broadcast?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-feel-if-your-dreams-were-recorded-and-broadcast/753601)
**Author:** [@CCitizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CCitizen)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2016, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-feel-if-your-dreams-were-recorded-and-broadcast/753601 "2016-05-02T10:47:40Z")
Such technology does exist. In 2016 it is not commonplace, but it can be soon. --- ## [Do you currently have "household servants"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-currently-have-household-servants/753414)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2016, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-currently-have-household-servants/753414 "2016-05-02T05:54:08Z")
As a follow on to the GQ thread about the history ofhousehold servants in England and then digressed into the US, I thought I would pose the question as to who currently has some form of household servants. I would qual… --- ## [Things I should do in Illinois/Missouri (need answer fast!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-should-do-in-illinois-missouri-need-answer-fast/752273)
**Author:** [@Staggerlee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Staggerlee)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2016, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-should-do-in-illinois-missouri-need-answer-fast/752273 "2016-05-02T02:19:39Z")
Should have asked weeks ago really. The lovely wife and I are visiting her cousins in Chicago and St Louis between April 19th and May 5th, coming over from England. I gather it’s both Passover and Spring Break during th… --- ## [Could you write a book?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-write-a-book/752429)
**Author:** [@CCitizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CCitizen)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2016, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-write-a-book/752429 "2016-05-02T00:16:31Z")
I have written my first book in 1999 – 2006, and my second book in 2008 – 2014. I have started writing my third book in January 2016. I have written my first book in September – October 2015, and my second book in Nove… --- ## [Weird mouse issues - a sign of impending doom?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-mouse-issues-a-sign-of-impending-doom/753543)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2016, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-mouse-issues-a-sign-of-impending-doom/753543 "2016-05-01T23:51:51Z")
I have a Lenovo PC running Win7. I don’t remember when I bought it, but it’s been a few years. I was using a Rocketfish wireless mouse until recently when it started acting up. Periodically for no apparent reason, it … --- ## [Best way to fill in title ownership transfer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-fill-in-title-ownership-transfer/753285)
**Author:** [@IaMoDiNaRy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IaMoDiNaRy)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2016, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-fill-in-title-ownership-transfer/753285 "2016-05-01T23:26:50Z")
I’m not sure if this is the appropriate place for this question so I offer my apologies to the mods in advance… Here’s my question but a little background first … Several years back, a friend was unable to get a loan t… --- ## [Was I "sexually assaulted" by my gym coach?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-i-sexually-assaulted-by-my-gym-coach/753357)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2016, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-i-sexually-assaulted-by-my-gym-coach/753357 "2016-05-01T22:26:38Z")
I’ve sometimes wondered about this, although in full disclosure I can’t say it had any negative affect on me at all. But, I do remember it quite well after many decades, and it was only after many years past that it eve… --- ## [High heel sports shoes, would you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-heel-sports-shoes-would-you/753404)
**Author:** [@mistymage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mistymage)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2016, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-heel-sports-shoes-would-you/753404 "2016-05-01T20:48:10Z")
For the women: would you wear high heel sports type shoes if they were comfortable and allowed you to get stuff off that shelf? For the men: would you wear high heel sports type shoes if they gave you enough height to b… --- ## [Publicity prank gone bad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/publicity-prank-gone-bad/753542)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2016, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/publicity-prank-gone-bad/753542 "2016-05-01T20:38:23Z")
It all started as a publicity prank. What wasn’t to like? The media was sure to give the mogul hundreds of $million worth of free publicity; he’d finish high in several primaries; have much fun and excitement; impress … --- ## [Multifunction usernames](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multifunction-usernames/753614)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2016, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multifunction-usernames/753614 "2016-05-01T17:20:15Z")
Prompted by something somewhere else, I thought of Flying Baker as a multifunction username. Obviously, it could be used by a pilot who likes making cakes. Once upon a time, the letter ‘B’ was ‘Baker’ in the phonetic a… --- ## [Advocating more humane laws for ex-sex offenders while grooming a 16 year old is not helpful](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advocating-more-humane-laws-for-ex-sex-offenders-while-grooming-a-16-year-old-is-not-helpful/753514)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2016, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advocating-more-humane-laws-for-ex-sex-offenders-while-grooming-a-16-year-old-is-not-helpful/753514 "2016-05-01T17:01:32Z")
I do think ex-sex offenders have (in some cases) been demonized and punished beyond what is reasonable, but this advocate is probably not the best poster boy in making the argument for more human treatment of ex-offender… --- ## [Why does my cellphone sometimes die overnight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-cellphone-sometimes-die-overnight/752935)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2016, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-cellphone-sometimes-die-overnight/752935 "2016-05-01T12:50:16Z")
Usually I leave it plugged in overnight anyway, but sometimes I forget. Usually, it may go down maybe 5% or 10% during the night, if I forget to plug it in. But every so often, like last night, it was nearly fully charge… --- ## [Poll: No paid time off and higher pay, or lower wage and PTO?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-no-paid-time-off-and-higher-pay-or-lower-wage-and-pto/753310)
**Author:** [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2016, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-no-paid-time-off-and-higher-pay-or-lower-wage-and-pto/753310 "2016-05-01T08:25:31Z")
There is a point where people might value time over money and vice-versa. Let’s see where people land. For this poll, there are two jobs. Both jobs have the same work and working hours. Job A has a higher rate of pay t… --- ## [Could you perform a very basic task in MS-DOS?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-perform-a-very-basic-task-in-ms-dos/752246)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2016, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-perform-a-very-basic-task-in-ms-dos/752246 "2016-05-01T06:01:21Z")
Your boss comes to you one day and gives you a seemingly simple task. All you have to do is locate a folder called “SOMEOLDSHIT,” open it, find a file called “OLDFILE,” and copy it onto a disk. He then leads you to a s… --- ## [Gender equality](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gender-equality/753438)
**Author:** [@quantumleap2016](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quantumleap2016)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2016, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gender-equality/753438 "2016-05-01T05:31:25Z")
Why do a lot of people still see women as less than unless they are with a man? For example I used to date this guy- he was my first real boyfriend. After that my family especially and some friends started to become mor… --- ## [Hotel near BCN](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hotel-near-bcn/753551)
**Author:** [@dauerbach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dauerbach)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2016, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hotel-near-bcn/753551 "2016-05-01T01:09:15Z")
For our last night in Spain we are traveling from Madrid to Barcelona, and want to find a decent but cheap hotel room in close proximity to the airport (BCN). FYI, after advice from hear I booked Room Mate Emma for most… --- ## [Most odoriferous flatulence.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-odoriferous-flatulence/409980)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2016, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-odoriferous-flatulence/409980 "2016-05-01T00:38:40Z")
A discussion on farting in a tank has taken the expected digression into various things said while farting, and a discussion of rankness, which leads to today’s question: What foodstuff or combination of foodstuffs gives… --- ## [White couple spent all their savings to renovate house that's now worth 100K less](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-couple-spent-all-their-savings-to-renovate-house-thats-now-worth-100k-less/753281)
**Author:** [@GovernmentMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GovernmentMan)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2016, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-couple-spent-all-their-savings-to-renovate-house-thats-now-worth-100k-less/753281 "2016-04-30T21:12:12Z")
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/23/your-money/in-a-big-hole-for-a-detroit-house-but-happy.html Couple House --- ## [For non-US Dopers, what do you think of Obama?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-non-us-dopers-what-do-you-think-of-obama/753149)
**Author:** [@chacoguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chacoguy)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2016, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-non-us-dopers-what-do-you-think-of-obama/753149 "2016-04-30T21:01:39Z")
What do you think? Did he live up to the hype? Is he the Anti-Christ, what? --- ## [4 yr old suddenly wetting bed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-yr-old-suddenly-wetting-bed/674254)
**Author:** [@Jake61241](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake61241)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2013, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-yr-old-suddenly-wetting-bed/674254 "2013-11-20T17:40:01Z")
My daughter has been potty trained since she could walk. She, of course, had the occasional accident for a few months after she was trained but it was never excessive. All if a sudden she has started to wet the bed at ne… --- ## [Dowsing with pictures of people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dowsing-with-pictures-of-people/753242)
**Author:** [@dervesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dervesh)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2016, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dowsing-with-pictures-of-people/753242 "2016-04-30T17:50:57Z")
…I am a 40 year old Lawyer from Pakistan) ( also lived and studied law in UK) , basically a level headed guy ….My question IS about a Month Back just for fun I used pictures of friends and relatives FOR DOWSING (commun… --- ## [In what ways are you nosy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-what-ways-are-you-nosy/752745)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2016, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-what-ways-are-you-nosy/752745 "2016-04-30T17:27:50Z")
I’ve recently come to realize that I am particularly nosy when it comes to books that other people are reading, but especially in situations where somebody who is serving me from the other side of a counter has a book in… --- ## [What's the next holiday American culture should adopt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-next-holiday-american-culture-should-adopt/753306)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2016, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-next-holiday-american-culture-should-adopt/753306 "2016-04-30T17:14:02Z")
We’re close to Cinco de Mayo, the Mexican holiday that got repurposed as a drinking and party holiday just like St. Patrick’s Day. So what other ethnic/religious holiday should American culture adopt as an excuse for a … --- ## [U.S. strike on Afghan hospital in 2015 not a war crime: Pentagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-strike-on-afghan-hospital-in-2015-not-a-war-crime-pentagon/753485)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2016, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-strike-on-afghan-hospital-in-2015-not-a-war-crime-pentagon/753485 "2016-04-30T13:37:01Z")
Reuters report Well, thank goodness for that. Nothing like an independent investigation to clear the air. :slight\_smile: --- ## [Click Bait Ads : Any Actual Interesting Ones?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/click-bait-ads-any-actual-interesting-ones/753377)
**Author:** [@Dante\_G](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dante_G)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2016, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/click-bait-ads-any-actual-interesting-ones/753377 "2016-04-30T09:06:53Z")
We’ve all seen the Click Bait Ads on social media sites. They are annoying and often times cause your phone, tablet or computer to stall or crash … but still they persist. Has anyone ever clicked on one and truly laugh… --- ## [Apparently I'm not a "real" man, so what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-im-not-a-real-man-so-what/753405)
**Author:** [@GlowingDarkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GlowingDarkness)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2016, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-im-not-a-real-man-so-what/753405 "2016-04-30T07:14:35Z")
I was having a conversation with one of my female coworkers about a few things and it came to her saying that someone is not a “real” man if they hit a woman in any circumstance even in self defense. I chuckled at this… --- ## [What are your criteria for accepting newbies into your post-apocalypse refuge?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-criteria-for-accepting-newbies-into-your-post-apocalypse-refuge/753364)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2016, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-criteria-for-accepting-newbies-into-your-post-apocalypse-refuge/753364 "2016-04-30T03:20:56Z")
THE BAD NEWS: Civilization has fallen. Zombies, WALKING DEAD type. THE GOOD NEWS: You and the one person you love best were on the run from a herd of ravenous revenants when you chanced upon the Rhymer Enterprises compo… --- ## [Talk to Me About Sarcomas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-me-about-sarcomas/753043)
**Author:** [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2016, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-me-about-sarcomas/753043 "2016-04-30T03:04:49Z")
I have reasons to know more about sarcomas. Specifically muscle lesions, thigh muscle. Anyone have good resources? Sent from my LG-V410 using Tapatalk --- ## [Talk to me about selling a house](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-me-about-selling-a-house/753282)
**Author:** [@dflower](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dflower)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2016, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-me-about-selling-a-house/753282 "2016-04-30T02:07:40Z")
I don’t know much about real estate so any help you can give will be appreciated. My house went on the market in Feb. There have been only 3 showings. My agent wants to reduce the asking price. Not sure if I should. So… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=752) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=754)