# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=759 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 760 --- ## [Fluid Mechanics helpful websites](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fluid-mechanics-helpful-websites/752418)
**Author:** [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2016, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fluid-mechanics-helpful-websites/752418 "2016-04-16T22:58:24Z")
Fluid Mechanics was never my strong suit. It has also been 10 years since I took fluid mechanics at university. Can anyone recommend a good online source to freshen up? In particular, I’m interested in better understa… --- ## [Need shoes for neanderthal feet.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-shoes-for-neanderthal-feet/751423)
**Author:** [@perillotours](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/perillotours)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2016, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-shoes-for-neanderthal-feet/751423 "2016-04-16T18:46:28Z")
When you have neanderthal feet, it’s hard to find fitting shoes. The following is a link to an album of my feet. Note the space between the toes, and near equal width from ball to toe. Length: 10.63 in/27.1 cm Width:… --- ## [Yes, it's time for another round of "Who's the dick?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-its-time-for-another-round-of-whos-the-dick/751896)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2016, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-its-time-for-another-round-of-whos-the-dick/751896 "2016-04-16T16:14:17Z")
I’m an Uber driver, and I’m occasionally called to locations to pick people up where there’s no good place to wait. The other day I’m sent to a location on a fairly busy street with no driveways or alleys to pull in to,… --- ## [Twin Cities--Stuff to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twin-cities-stuff-to-do/752016)
**Author:** [@BrassyPhrase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrassyPhrase)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2016, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twin-cities-stuff-to-do/752016 "2016-04-16T16:04:25Z")
Any Dopers from that area? We’re going to be there for about two weeks. The Fella and I like off the beaten path stuff. (I can find everything else on travel websites.) He will be working for part of it, so I will be… --- ## [Your work environment, and how you'd feel about it changing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-work-environment-and-how-youd-feel-about-it-changing/752108)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2016, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-work-environment-and-how-youd-feel-about-it-changing/752108 "2016-04-16T13:44:09Z")
My company is in the process of consolidating office space in order to save on rent. This will involve moving employees off of certain floors and into unused space on other floors. One of the upshots is that a lot of fol… --- ## [Etiquette opinions - contributing food to social gatherings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/etiquette-opinions-contributing-food-to-social-gatherings/752083)
**Author:** [@LC\_Strawhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LC_Strawhouse)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2016, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/etiquette-opinions-contributing-food-to-social-gatherings/752083 "2016-04-16T12:51:30Z")
I was always told growing up that, when attending a social event, you ALWAYS NEED TO BRING SOMETHING - even if you’re running a half hour late, you still grab a vegetable platter or bottle of wine at the grocery store on… --- ## [How do you see yourself?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-see-yourself/752155)
**Author:** [@CCitizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CCitizen)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2016, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-see-yourself/752155 "2016-04-16T11:26:45Z")
Transgender people suffer unique discrimination and oppression. Many more people struggle with their social identity. Anyone who failed to achieve their goals in a major way has a struggle. --- ## [Question for anyone who's a Dr.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-anyone-whos-a-dr/752107)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2016, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-anyone-whos-a-dr/752107 "2016-04-15T23:21:55Z")
This is something I picked up on the Mrs. Miss or Ms. thread. Some women like to be addressed as Dr. and some dont. So, I’d like to ask: Are you a Dr. because your in medicine or thru academia? Do you use the Dr. titl… --- ## [Some rivers have "forks". Shouldn't they be called "tines?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-rivers-have-forks-shouldnt-they-be-called-tines/752189)
**Author:** [@Me\_Billy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Me_Billy)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2016, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-rivers-have-forks-shouldnt-they-be-called-tines/752189 "2016-04-15T22:02:18Z")
A river may have several “forks”. Say 3 rivers which all flow into one river… There will be the “north fork”, “middle fork”, and “south fork” of said river. Shouldn’t it be the “north tine”, “middle tine” and “south ti… --- ## [A conservative in a liberal domain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-conservative-in-a-liberal-domain/752056)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2016, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-conservative-in-a-liberal-domain/752056 "2016-04-15T20:34:45Z")
Inspired by the liberal gun ownerthread, I’d like to ask if their is a comparable situation on the left? Some activity or maybe a profession where almost everyone is as liberal as can be but occasionally a right winger c… --- ## [Tell me your Mazda stories.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-your-mazda-stories/746451)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2016, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-your-mazda-stories/746451 "2016-04-15T20:06:41Z")
Good or bad. I’m on my on my third. (Here’s my newest, a Mazda3 just shy of 2 months old. I had another Mazda 3before it and a Protégé 5 before that one. I’ve loved them all, but I expect that there’s some of you out … --- ## [Passion or Security--Which Means More?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passion-or-security-which-means-more/113666)
**Author:** [@belladonna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/belladonna)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2016, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passion-or-security-which-means-more/113666 "2016-04-15T19:49:06Z")
PASSION A single touch that lights a flare down my spine and unhinges my knees. The look in his eyes that makes me forget everything except that moment, and him, and us. Wanting to be with him always, even when I’m so… --- ## [Do you keep a pair of "throw on" shoes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-keep-a-pair-of-throw-on-shoes/751591)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2016, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-keep-a-pair-of-throw-on-shoes/751591 "2016-04-15T18:48:53Z")
I keep a pair of worn out shoes by the door that all I have to do is slip them on (no tieing or buckleing) and I’m out the door. Yes they look like crap but thats ok. So do you call keep a pair of shoes, boots, sandles,… --- ## [Shouldn't the really young kids at elementary schools be separated from the older kids?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shouldnt-the-really-young-kids-at-elementary-schools-be-separated-from-the-older-kids/752218)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2016, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shouldnt-the-really-young-kids-at-elementary-schools-be-separated-from-the-older-kids/752218 "2016-04-15T18:41:23Z")
I recall clearly that the very young 1st and 2nd grade kids were in an entirely different wing at my elementary school. They had a separate play ground area during recess. IIRC they got out of school a hour or two earlie… --- ## [How To Get An Apartment Without A Job in Hand](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-an-apartment-without-a-job-in-hand/396903)
**Author:** [@pbbth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pbbth)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2007, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-an-apartment-without-a-job-in-hand/396903 "2007-03-23T04:03:23Z")
Approximately 8 weeks from now I will be packing up my stuff and heading to NYC. It is very exciting and I have been applying for jobs and such for a looong time now, but the problem I am running into is that no one wil… --- ## [Exploding dye packs are referenced in crime movies and here on SDMB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exploding-dye-packs-are-referenced-in-crime-movies-and-here-on-sdmb/752231)
**Author:** [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2016, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exploding-dye-packs-are-referenced-in-crime-movies-and-here-on-sdmb/752231 "2016-04-15T17:10:02Z")
Do banks really use exploding dye packs? If they get their money back how do they remove the dye pack? Completely unrelated mention here on this board.exploding dye pack like banks use. --- ## [Employer overpayment and estoppel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/employer-overpayment-and-estoppel/752215)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2016, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/employer-overpayment-and-estoppel/752215 "2016-04-15T16:33:55Z")
If I am overpaid by my company, I don’t have to pay them back if the legal doctrine of estoppel applies. Part of the estoppel is that they indicate that I was paid correctly. But what exactly does that mean? The paych… --- ## [So, your overboss just fired a hero. What do you do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-your-overboss-just-fired-a-hero-what-do-you-do/752121)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2016, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-your-overboss-just-fired-a-hero-what-do-you-do/752121 "2016-04-15T15:37:53Z")
You are at work one morning and all is far from normal: your department is being visited by a company bigwig. You have no prior knowledge of the bigwig. Your immediate boss is in a meeting. Then a colleague stumbles in, … --- ## [What's your favorite soap scent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-soap-scent/393729)
**Author:** [@Improv\_Geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Improv_Geek)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2007, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-soap-scent/393729 "2007-03-03T06:16:27Z")
Personally, I love eucalyptus scented soaps. How about you? --- ## [Getting used to racial vilification](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-used-to-racial-vilification/751977)
**Author:** [@Medici](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Medici)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2016, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-used-to-racial-vilification/751977 "2016-04-15T12:52:29Z")
We seem able to contemplate the full range of seven deadly sins with hardly a murmur, but at the merest hint of racial vilification we teter on the brink of nervous breakdown. Will we get over this, too? --- ## [Can you identify this barnstorming airplane pic from 1949?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-identify-this-barnstorming-airplane-pic-from-1949/752243)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2016, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-identify-this-barnstorming-airplane-pic-from-1949/752243 "2016-04-15T05:10:23Z")
Pic here Any idea what model it is? --- ## [Car window decal memorials -- I don't get it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-window-decal-memorials-i-dont-get-it/752026)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2016, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-window-decal-memorials-i-dont-get-it/752026 "2016-04-15T04:31:44Z")
You know what I’m talking about. In Loving Memory Omar Magnus Little, Jr. 4/1/42 - 4/12/16 …on the back windshield. Why? Can they not afford a headstone? Is there an appropriate amount of time you leave these on y… --- ## [What is a good size motorcycle for a beginner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-good-size-motorcycle-for-a-beginner/750985)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2016, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-good-size-motorcycle-for-a-beginner/750985 "2016-04-15T00:22:30Z")
I was thinking of a used motorcycle. Problem is (among other problems) that there are multiple sizes in my price range. I am looking to stay under 5k, and am wanting to buy used. There are 250s, 500s, 750s and 900s in th… --- ## [Scared to go to work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scared-to-go-to-work/751959)
**Author:** [@scared\_to\_go\_to\_work](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scared_to_go_to_work)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2016, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scared-to-go-to-work/751959 "2016-04-14T20:45:30Z")
My name says it all. I live in missouri. My employment is at a small business a total of 6 employees, including the manager. The manager is the owners son. The managers job is to look up and order parts. There are 3… --- ## [Non-Communist Chinese flag](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-communist-chinese-flag/752077)
**Author:** [@Gretchion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gretchion)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2016, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-communist-chinese-flag/752077 "2016-04-14T20:27:45Z")
I wasn’t sure where to put this question, so feel free to move it wherever. Let’s say China reaches a point where they no longer want anything to do with communism. They look at their flag and it reminds them of that wh… --- ## [Why are some people so resistant to "political correctness"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-some-people-so-resistant-to-political-correctness/750666)
**Author:** [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Replies:** 189\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2016, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-some-people-so-resistant-to-political-correctness/750666 "2016-04-14T19:34:20Z")
It seems to me that they just want to go on being boorish and rude, sexist, racist, homophobic, what have you. They make it sound like it’s a kind of groupthink and it’s evil. Is there any effective way to counter this … --- ## [People you would consider 'aunt' and 'uncle' after a divorce?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-you-would-consider-aunt-and-uncle-after-a-divorce/751848)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2016, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-you-would-consider-aunt-and-uncle-after-a-divorce/751848 "2016-04-14T18:02:51Z")
I’m using the words more or less in their most common sense, not as a general honorific for some old family friend. Anyway, Merriam-Webster’s definition (using ‘uncle’, but the same would apply to 'aunt): a : the bro… --- ## [Help with a chart/error bar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-a-chart-error-bar/752131)
**Author:** [@Always\_thinking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Always_thinking)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2016, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-a-chart-error-bar/752131 "2016-04-14T15:51:17Z")
I have to convert some complicated information at work into a simpler form for the lay person. The information reads something like this (example only): They wanted to show that tall people eat the same amount as shorte… --- ## [Do you experience emptiness?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-experience-emptiness/752059)
**Author:** [@CCitizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CCitizen)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2016, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-experience-emptiness/752059 "2016-04-14T14:48:38Z")
I do not know how to define emptiness scientifically. According to Wikipedia, “Emptiness as a human condition is a sense of generalized boredom, social alienation and apathy.” --- ## [Support for the parent of a gender-questioning child? Please?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/support-for-the-parent-of-a-gender-questioning-child-please/705204)
**Author:** [@papergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/papergirl)\ **Replies:** 207\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2016, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/support-for-the-parent-of-a-gender-questioning-child-please/705204 "2016-04-14T13:28:22Z")
I’ve been hesitant to post this, but I’m floundering and need some input and support. Background: My 13 year old daughter has identified as a lesbian since she was 10 or so, as I’ve noted on the board before. Her brothe… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=758) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=760)